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As the top five in the selection competition, Xiao Yan and Xun Er were qualified to go to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion of Jia Nan Academy to choose one item.
Accompanying them to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion were Hu Jia, Wu Hao, and an Outer Courtyard student who had replaced Bai Shan's position in the original novel.
They followed Vice Principal Hu Qian, walking all the way from the underground passage of the Outer Courtyard.
Along the way, Xiao Yan and Xun Er were deeply affectionate, whispering constantly, their faces brimming with happy smiles.
Hu Jia followed behind them, her face full of indignation: "Xun Er, my Xun Er... why does it feel like since 'Young Master Xiao Yan' arrived, she's smiled more times than in the past two years combined?"
Wu Hao smiled helplessly: "We really can't compare to him... He's very strong, much stronger than us."
"I won't give up... Compared to you, at least there's one thing Xiao Yan can't compare to me," Hu Jia said, looking unconvinced.
"What?" Wu Hao asked, puzzled.
"I'm a beautiful girl... As long as Xun Er realizes that stinky men aren't so great, she'll definitely fall into my embrace," Hu Jia said with a serious expression.
Wu Hao: "..."
Exiting the tunnel, meeting the Elders Qian and Bai, and entering the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, they saw the wall that spewed out large glowing orbs containing treasures.
After understanding the mechanism of the place, they all started grabbing those glowing orbs.
This time, Xiao Yan's choice was still a sound wave Dou Technique. Even though his strength was much greater than at the same point in the original novel, a Dou Technique that could be used unexpectedly in battle could still diversify his fighting methods, sometimes achieving miraculous effects.
He was not like Amon, who could use the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus in various ways. Although Qing Meng's existence allowed him to use this move almost at will, he would not abandon his fundamentals because of it; he would only treat it as a trump card.
After receiving their rewards, they returned to the Outer Courtyard.
The next morning, when it was still dimly lit, the team heading from the Outer Courtyard to the Inner Courtyard set off.
Led by Vice Principal Hu Qian and escorted by several Elders, fifty new students who had obtained Inner Courtyard spots rode giant griffins, moving rapidly through the air.
Below, the roars of magical beasts echoed through the forest from time to time, causing some timid students to shiver, their faces looking somewhat pale.
"Strange, where are those few rank six magical beasts?" a Dou King Elder muttered softly.
In the past, every time they escorted students through, those few rank six magical beasts would coldly stare at them from below, exuding their aura to intimidate, even making Elders of their Dou King level feel immense pressure, worried that a rank six magical beast might lose its mind and charge up to attack.
But this time, they did not see any rank six magical beasts, and even the occasional rank five magical beasts would just look at the academy's team from afar and then slip away.
Hu Qian answered their question: "Something happened in the forest a while ago; someone was hunting magical beasts. The rank six magical beasts nearby were either killed by him or fled to other places."
As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed: "Alas, this might not even be a good thing. The rank six magical beasts that originally ruled these mountains had already reached an understanding with the academy. If new ones come later, we'll have to communicate with each one..."
Rank six magical beasts, even without attacking, would bring great pressure just by exuding their aura from afar and staring at them. Without these disturbances, the team's speed was much faster than before, and after flying for a little over half a day, they stopped.
Amidst the strong winds and shadows created by the flapping wings of griffins, the students arrived at an open clearing.
Looking at the empty clearing, everyone's faces showed confusion, looking at Hu Qian in puzzlement.
Only Xun Er still had a faint smile on her face.
Space Lock... she had seen such methods many times in the ancient clan.
Hu Qian waved his hand, and a streak of energy shot forward like a bolt of silk. Amidst the scattering light, a large silver-framed gate slowly opened, with silvery-white ripples undulating like water.
"Let's go," Hu Qian said calmly.
The group followed him, disappearing into the silver light gate. After they left, the light gate automatically closed, and the spatial ripples slowly subsided.
Three old men seemed to have been waiting behind the light gate for a long time. Behind them were also some young people, and some students recognized a few familiar faces among these young people.
"Look there, isn't that Senior Lin who entered the Inner Courtyard last year...?" a slightly plump girl poked the student next to her and said.
"Hmm... are they here to welcome us?" the boy next to her whispered, guessing.
While the students behind them were whispering, Xiao Yan's gaze fell on the person among the three old men who stood slightly forward in the middle.
Although the other party just stood there without emitting any aura, for some reason, he felt immense pressure from this person, even surpassing Hu Qian, surpassing Yun Shan!
Hu Qian looked at this old man, slightly surprised: "Great Elder, why are you here too?"
Su Qian stroked his beard with a chuckle and replied: "Because today's students are a bit special..."
As he spoke, he intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan's gaze met his in mid-air. He couldn't help but look away, muttering in his heart:
"Could it be that Xiao Meng did something in the Inner Courtyard again, which made him notice me?"
Thinking of this, a hint of helplessness flashed across his face. His purpose in coming to Jia Nan Academy was to see if there was a chance to take away the Fallen Heart Flame. Now that he was noticed by such a strong person as soon as he entered the Inner Courtyard, it did not align with his plan to keep a low profile.
When Su Qian looked at Xiao Yan, the group of students behind him also looked over.
A person dressed in white said without concealing his voice: "He wouldn't be that 'Young Master Xiao Yan,' would he...?"
"I saw his portrait at the 'Witch's' place before, that's right, it's him!" someone responded.
Xiao Yan seemed to attract the attention of these Inner Courtyard students even more; even the two beauties, Xun Er and Hu Jia, were ignored. Everyone stared at Xiao Yan with burning eyes.
Xiao Yan's eyebrow twitched, and his face instantly fell. He now had an almost allergic reaction whenever he heard the title "Young Master Xiao Yan"...
Before, in the Outer Courtyard, although he had initially established his prestige by powerfully defeating Bai Shan, he was also ambushed many times afterward... The people who ambushed him usually called him that.
Hu Qian showed an expression of watching a good show. He was somewhat disappointed that he hadn't seen Xiao Yan's limits in the previous chaotic battle, and he secretly hoped that the Inner Courtyard students could be a bit more formidable.
He introduced to the students: "This is Great Elder Su Qian, who manages the affairs of the Inner Courtyard. Behind him are Elder Su and Elder Qing, respectively."
At Su Qian's signal, Elder Qing raised his palm and scattered a large number of black fire crystal cards. These dark fire crystal cards hovered in front of the fifty new students who had just entered the Inner Courtyard, including Xiao Yan and the others.
"These are fire crystal cards, which can also be called your student IDs in the Inner Courtyard," Great Elder Su Qian's voice echoed in their ears.
Xiao Yan took the fire crystal card, feeling a warmth in his hand. He lowered his head and saw a red number "Five" printed on the surface of the fire crystal card.
He keenly noticed that after they received the fire crystal cards, the group of senior Inner Courtyard students who had come with the three Elders seemed even more excited, their eyes seemingly glowing.
Could it be... that this fire crystal card had some special function? Xiao Yan pondered in his heart.
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