He had joined forces with the Gold and Silver Elders to severely injure the Grand Elder, Su Qian?
Even with Xiao Yan's steady temperament, he couldn't help but pause slightly upon hearing this.
"Yes."
Seeing Xiao Yan's surprised expression, Ruo Lin didn't hide anything and continued speaking.
Han Feng arrived at our Jia Nan Academy last year. At first, we all thought he was a blessing sent by heaven.
A Dou Zong powerhouse, and also a seventh-grade alchemist—even within Jia Nan Academy, and the entire Northwestern Continent, he could be considered a major figure.
At the time, the academy warmly welcomed him and even invited him to serve as the Chief Elder of the Inner Academy's Alchemy Department.
However, as time passed, some of the academy's elders began to notice that Han Feng didn't seem genuinely interested in teaching at the academy.
Ever since he arrived, he had been fixated on the Inner Academy's supreme treasure—the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower. He rarely spent time guiding students. Later on, the elders seemed to discover some unspeakable secret of his and planned to expel him from the academy.
Unexpectedly, Han Feng directly invited the Gold and Silver Elders and forcibly attacked the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower. Fortunately, Grand Elder Su Qian discovered it in time and stopped the three of them.
At this point, Ruo Lin's face showed lingering fear as she said, "With those three joining forces, the Grand Elder was no match for them. If not for the academy's hidden guardians intervening in time, Jia Nan Academy's only publicly known Dou Zong powerhouse would probably have been lost."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan finally understood the situation clearly.
It seemed Han Feng had indeed received news about him and truly rushed to Jia Nan Academy.
That fellow lay low in the academy for half a year, but was ultimately discovered by Su Qian during his attempt to steal the Fallen Heart Flame. He then tried to join forces with the Gold and Silver Elders to kill Su Qian, only to be driven off by the academy's guardians.
However, Su Qian appeared to have suffered serious injuries in that battle.
"Then… is there any news about Han Feng in Jia Nan Academy now?" Xiao Yan asked, glancing at Ruo Lin.
"Probably not," Ruo Lin paused briefly, then shook her head helplessly. "I'm just an Outer Academy instructor. Sometimes my status and strength aren't even as good as some Inner Academy students'. I'm not qualified to know high-level matters."
Xiao Yan nodded, understanding. If he wanted accurate information on Han Feng, it seemed his best option was to go to Jia Nan Academy and find Su Qian personally.
With that thought, he smiled faintly and said, "Let's continue on our way."
"Alright." Ruo Lin nodded gently and then motioned for the students behind her to keep close.
As they traveled, she couldn't help but take out the small jade bottle again, examining it carefully.
This young man was simply too generous.
Casually handing over a fifth-grade pill—and especially the Water Spirit Pill, which was practically a priceless treasure for water-attribute experts.
Yet Xiao Yan looked completely indifferent, as if the pill were no different from a pebble to him.
Ruo Lin initially thought Xiao Yan might be interested in her appearance, but to her disappointment, although he occasionally glanced at her and his gaze carried the kind of look men give women, he never once showed genuine interest in her.
Instead, this made her even more curious about Xiao Yan's true strength and identity.
As the group advanced, the black dot in the distance gradually became clearer. It grew larger and larger, until a pitch-black city appeared before them.
The entire city was built from massive black stones. At the four city gates, dense streams of people flowed in and out like ants.
After moving closer, three large characters came clearly into Xiao Yan's view at the city gate.
Looking at those characters, a trace of confusion appeared on Xiao Yan's face.
"Black Seal City."
Why did this name sound so familiar?
A flash of insight crossed his mind, and Xiao Yan immediately remembered why this city felt familiar.
This was the place where, in the original story, he clashed with Fan Ling, and also where he obtained the map fragment of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
Although in this lifetime the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame had long since been seized by Xiao Xuan and dragged back to the Xiao Clan as free labor, rendering the map fragment seemingly useless, Xiao Yan still felt that the fragment concealed other secrets.
Subconsciously, he decided to collect the remaining fragments of the Demon Saint's map.
As the group drew closer to Black Seal City, the sky gradually darkened.
"Senior Rock Maple, how about we rest here for the night?" Ruo Lin suggested after glancing at the increasingly dim sky.
"Very well. We'll do as you say," Xiao Yan replied with a slight smile.
Seeing Xiao Yan agree, Ruo Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. With Xiao Yan's strength, walking for ten days or half a month wouldn't tire him—but the students behind her were only Dou Zhe.
No matter how energetic they were, a full day of travel would still leave them exhausted.
More importantly, after passing Black Seal City, it would take several more days before reaching the next city.
After entering Black Seal City, Xiao Yan sensed that the city was far livelier than expected.
Soon after, a new piece of news spread through the crowd, causing many students' faces to light up with anticipation.
"What? There's an auction in Black Seal City tomorrow?"
Even Ruo Lin's face showed excitement upon hearing this.
Although Black Seal City wasn't a top-tier power in the Black Corner Region, it was still stronger than the Blood Sect. Its City Lord ranked among the top ten on the Black Ranking.
As such, Black Seal City was considered a major city in the Black Corner Region. Auctions held here could even feature Earth-grade Dou Techniques and seventh-grade pills, making the younger generation eager to broaden their horizons.
Ruo Lin also expressed some expectation toward Xiao Yan. However, Xiao Yan neither agreed nor refused. He merely smiled lightly and said, "Let's find a place to stay first."
Seeing his response, the students showed some disappointment, but they understood their limits. A powerhouse like Xiao Yan being willing to protect them along the way was already a great blessing—they wouldn't dare demand more.
Xiao Yan paid no attention to their disappointment. An auction of this level simply didn't interest him.
Not to mention the Xiao Clan's Pill Tower—even a casual auction held by the Yan Alliance today would far surpass Black Seal City's top auction in scale.
His thoughts were focused entirely on the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame map fragments.
"Elder Wen, Elder Wu—have you found anything?" As night fell, Xiao Yan's voice echoed into the surrounding space.
"Young Master, this place should not contain the so-called Demon Saint map fragment," the voices of the Twin Saints Wen and Wu responded from behind him.
Xiao Yan wasn't surprised. According to the original timeline, the Demon Flame map fragment wouldn't appear in Black Seal City until two years later.
Thus, he switched to his second method.
His soul power silently swept across the entire city, finally locking onto a figure inside a great hall.
This person was currently engaged in primal activity on the bed, but the moment Xiao Yan's soul fluctuation passed over him, his body stiffened.
"Who's there!"
The Black Seal Emperor hurriedly drew his long spear. At that moment, the space in the room rippled gently, and a black-robed youth stepped out from the void.
"You are the Lord of Black Seal City?"
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