Inner Academy back mountain.
On the mountaintop, more than ten giant horned flying magical beasts swiftly landed in front of them.
The aura of these magical beasts was far beyond what ordinary magical beasts could compare to; after all, their masters were not ordinary people either.
"Miss Xun'er, we finally found you."
From the leading unicorn, a young man dressed in purple-black robes dismounted.
His face was handsome, and his aura was steady and powerful.
"I am Ling Quan, the newly promoted Vice Commander of the Black Abyss Army, ordered to bring Miss back to the clan."
Xun'er knew the purpose of their visit, but when it came to actually facing the separation, she was still very reluctant.
"Brother Xiao Li, I have to go back."
She turned to look at her beloved, saying with deep reluctance.
Her reluctant expression made Xiao Li's heart ache. He reached out and embraced the girl's slender waist, pulling her into his arms.
"Xun'er, don't worry, I will definitely come find you. Just wait."
Xiao Li comforted her softly.
Their intimate actions made Ling Quan, who was opposite them, burn with anger in his eyes, wishing he could separate the two on the spot.
"Presumably, you are that genius from the Xiao Family, aren't you?"
Ling Quan coldly broke the atmosphere between them.
Xiao Li released Xun'er and looked up at the ignorant Ling Quan before him.
"I heard you are the most talented person in your Xiao Family right now, even considered a genius."
"But no matter what kind of genius, in front of our ancient clan, you geniuses are just mediocre. You are not worthy of our Miss," Ling Quan said.
Xiao Li was not affected by his words, his expression calm: "Whether I am worthy or not does not require your judgment, but in any case, you are not worthy."
"I know you like Xun'er, but it's useless."
"Xun'er likes me, and I like Xun'er. You, as a third party, cannot interfere."
In front of so many people, he showed Ling Quan no respect at all.
The latter's entire face twisted in anger: "Are you looking for death?!"
A long spear suddenly appeared in his hand, and he lunged it towards Xiao Li.
Xiao Li snorted coldly, raised his hand, and lightly slashed through the air. A powerful surge of Dou Qi instantly broke through all of Ling Quan's attacks, striking him fiercely and sending him flying.
Ling Quan was hit hard, his body rapidly retreating. He grunted, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes.
He was a Five-Star Dou Zong; his strength was not top-tier, but dealing with a mere person from the Xiao Family should have been very simple.
Yet now he had been forced back by Xiao Li?
The several Black Abyss Army soldiers behind Ling Quan, seeing their Vice Commander forced back, immediately stepped forward, ready to act.
"Are you trying to rebel?" Xun'er shouted with a cold, pretty face.
"Whoever dares to make a move again, don't blame me for disregarding our clan ties!"
The others looked at each other.
Although the Black Abyss Army was subordinate to the commander, Xun'er was the Miss of the ancient clan, and even if she wasn't the commander of the Black Abyss Army, she held a very high status.
"Ling Quan, if you want to embarrass yourself, do it back in the clan. Don't make a fool of yourself here," Xun'er coldly glanced at Ling Quan.
Ling Quan's expression changed, becoming ugly.
Originally, he had wanted to take the opportunity to teach Xiao Li a lesson and make him stay away from Xun'er.
As a result, he was now being taught a lesson by Xiao Li, and it was even in front of Xun'er.
It was simply too humiliating!
"Let's go back."
Xun'er proactively jumped onto the back of the flying magical beast, leaving Jia Nan Academy.
Only Xiao Li and Elder Su Qian remained on the entire back mountain.
"Xiao Li, I will not interfere too much with the relationship between you and their clan."
"However, I believe you will definitely be able to make their clan look at you in a new light," Su Qian said.
"Hahaha, thank you, Great Elder, for thinking so highly of me."
Xiao Li was actually still a bit melancholic.
Although he believed that it wouldn't be long before he could go to the ancient clan.
But separating from Xun'er was still a bit difficult.
"I heard from Hu Gan that you joined our Jia Nan Academy to become an Elder to stay by Xun'er's side."
"Now that Xun'er has left, will you continue to stay in our academy?" Su Qian looked at him, asking a very serious question.
"What, Elder Su, are you already eager to drive me away?" Xiao Li teased.
He would, of course, leave Jia Nan Academy, but not now.
"Hahaha, of course, I am reluctant to part with Elder Xiao, but everyone has their own ambitions. If Elder Xiao wants to leave, this old man cannot stop him; I just want to be mentally prepared in advance," Su Qian laughed.
"I will definitely leave later, but not so soon. Give it some more time," Xiao Li said.
He hadn't even obtained the fallen heart flame yet, so he certainly wouldn't leave so quickly... Returning from the back mountain, just as he reached the dormitory door, Xiao Li saw a small figure.
"Xiao Li, where did you go? I couldn't find you!"
As soon as she saw him, Zi Yan walked over angrily, her cute little face full of indignation.
"Cough cough, I was just looking for medicinal ingredients to help you prepare for alchemy," Xiao Li casually lied.
"Now that the medicinal ingredients have been found, let's go in and start refining the pill."
"Hurry up!"
Zi Yan was impatient.
She was now eager to grow up.
If Xiao Li dared to lie to her, she would bite him to death!
Back in the room, Xiao Li immediately took out the medicine cauldron and began to refine the shape-shifting pill.
Zi Yan waited obediently by the side.
She watched Xiao Li throw one high-grade medicinal ingredient after another into the cauldron to refine, and she couldn't help but drool a little.
But thinking that these medicinal ingredients were for refining a pill for her, she had to forcibly suppress it... As time passed, several hours quickly went by, and the pill in the cauldron also reached its final stage.
The shape-shifting pill was a seventh-grade pill, and under normal refining, it would take several days to produce.
But with the help of the Endless Pill Furnace, Xiao Li directly shortened the refining time by 90%.
And just as the pill was about to come out, Xiao Li timely opened a barrier, sealing the pill lightning attracted by the seventh-grade pill to prevent chaos.
Finally, as a rich medicinal fragrance permeated the entire room.
The shape-shifting pill was a success!
Looking at the smooth, round pill, Zi Yan's eyes immediately filled with brightness.
"Is this the shape-shifting pill?"
"That's right. After taking the shape-shifting pill, you will be able to counteract the effects of mistakenly consuming the shape-shifting grass back then and completely grow up," Xiao Li said.
Zi Yan didn't hesitate; she took the shape-shifting pill and swallowed it directly.
The pill melted instantly upon entering her mouth, transforming into pure medicinal power that permeated Zi Yan's entire body.
Subsequently, Zi Yan's body emitted a purple glow, and she began to grow rapidly.
Her beautiful hair became softer and longer, her face transformed from a little girl's into that of a mature woman.
Her chest also went from small to large.
Her waist became slender and rounded, and her small feet turned into a pair of fair, long, beautiful legs.
At this moment, Zi Yan had completely grown up!
From a little girl, she had transformed into a tall, mature woman!
Xiao Li watched her grow up with his own eyes, and he was amazed by the drastic changes in her figure.
"Is this… growing up?"