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After leaving the Nalan house, Xiao Lin took his son, Xiao Zhan, to visit the Mu Clan and several other factions that had decent relations with the Xiao Clan.
However, unlike at the Nalan Clan where Xiao Lin directly asked Nalan Jie to look after the Xiao Clan after his departure, his visits to the other factions were purely social.
After all, just as Xiao Lin had said, the relationship between those other factions and the Xiao Clan was, at most, that of "fair-weather friends."
While Xiao Lin was still around, they would maintain contact, but if something were to happen to him, it would be a blessing if they didn't kick the clan while it was down!
To expect them to sincerely help the Xiao Clan in times of trouble was nearly impossible.
Between them and the Xiao Clan, it was mostly a matter of business and interests. After finishing his visits to the various factions that were on decent terms with the Xiao Clan, Xiao Lin naturally took Xiao Zhan back home.
For the next three days, Xiao Lin stopped practicing and spent all his time accompanying his son. According to Xiao Lin's plan, this journey of tempering would last for several years. Naturally, this meant Xiao Zhan wouldn't see his father for a long time.
During these final days, Xiao Lin wanted to stay by his side as much as possible.
Time flew by, and three days passed in a flash.
On a quiet morning three days later, Xiao Lin bid farewell to his son and gave a brief notice to the Clan Leader, Xiao Dongcheng, before officially setting off on his journey.
He traveled all the way from the capital of the Jia Ma Empire until he left the empire's borders. During this time, Xiao Lin swept the surrounding area with his Heaven Realm soul power. Once he confirmed no one was following him, the Star Dou Qi within his body began to surge.
Under Xiao Lin's control, this Star Dou Qi flowed beneath the skin of his face. In the next second, Xiao Lin's appearance underwent a transformation as if he had undergone plastic surgery—he had a completely different face!
If it could be said that Xiao Lin's appearance had frozen at the age of twenty-five or twenty-six after breaking through to Dou Huang, he now looked like a middle-aged man! Furthermore, there were absolutely no common features between the two faces!
It was safe to say that even if his best friend Nalan Jie were standing right in front of him, he wouldn't be able to connect this person to Xiao Lin.
When traveling abroad for tempering, it was highly necessary to change one's image to prevent anyone from recognizing him and linking him back to the Xiao Clan!
At the very least, by causing trouble with this appearance, Xiao Lin wouldn't have any lingering worries. Of course, the most important reason was that by showing this face to the world, he wouldn't have to constantly guard against that damned, haunting Hall of Souls!
Since he didn't need to guard against the Hall of Souls, it also meant Xiao Lin no longer needed to hide his cultivation. Back in the Jia Ma Empire, Xiao Lin had clearly advanced to Dou Zong, yet he had to pretend to be a Dou Wang.
But now? There was absolutely no need for that!
Sure enough, after changing his appearance with his Star Dou Qi, Xiao Lin took a step forward into the air, and his entire body soared into the sky!
Moreover, no Dou Qi Wings sprouted from his back.
A Dou Zong expert was already capable of utilizing their partial comprehension of spatial power to achieve the goal of void trekking!
"As expected, not hiding one's cultivation feels great!"
Standing tall in the void, Xiao Lin couldn't help but let out a sigh of exclamation. He had held back for too long while within the borders of the Jia Ma Empire.
Now that he was out for tempering, there was naturally no need to suppress himself anymore.
This was likely one of the reasons Xiao Lin insisted on coming out; otherwise, he feared he would go crazy if he stayed in the Jia Ma Empire any longer!
After letting out a long cry toward the heavens, Xiao Lin picked a direction and flew forward with a "whoosh."
"In the entire Northwestern Region, if we're talking about tempering, the best place is undoubtedly there! Coincidentally, I've wanted to visit that place for a long time."
With a faint smile, Xiao Lin already had a goal in mind.
That's right, it was the place known as the most chaotic region in the entire Northwestern Region—the Black-Corner Region!
One must know that within the Black-Corner Region, there is no such thing as law.
here, only the naked law of the jungle exists: the strong prey on the weak!
As long as you have the strength, you can do anything in the Black-Corner Region, including acquiring wealth, power, and beauty. Therefore, the Black-Corner Region attracted countless powerful experts who were fleeing from elsewhere.
Even some outlaws from the Central Plains would come to the Black-Corner Region to make a living. At the same time, you could basically obtain intelligence on the entire Northwestern Region within the Black-Corner Region. Of course, that was provided you could pay the price.
A place governed only by the law of the jungle was naturally the most suitable place for Xiao Lin's current tempering. While the strength of a Dou Zong couldn't make Xiao Lin stand at the absolute peak of the Black-Corner Region, it was enough for him to walk almost anywhere unopposed.
Furthermore, Xiao Lin was interested in a specific place within the Black-Corner Region.
That was the Jia Nan Academy, famous throughout the entire Dou Qi Continent.
This institution was established on a whim by Mang Tianchi, an Elder of the Lei Clan (one of the Eight Ancient Clans), during one of his journeys. The students it attracted came not only from the various countries of the Northwestern Region but also from the younger generations of certain clan forces in the Central Plains.
If one were to ask which two forces on the Northwestern Region were the most unique, the first would be the Sky Serpent Mansion of the Sky Serpent Empire, which was suspected of possessing Dou Zun experts, and the second would be the Jia Nan Academy.
These two forces could be called the colossi of the Northwestern Region! Even Dou Zong experts wouldn't dare offend them. Setting the Sky Serpent Mansion aside for now, the Jia Nan Academy was actually more unique.
Because it was an academy!
It could be said that as long as one met the standards, anyone could enter to study and cultivate.
The primary reason Jia Nan Academy could attract so many students was because of the foundation of the school located within the Inner Academy—the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
Others might not know, but Xiao Lin was well aware that beneath that Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower lay the "cheating tool" for cultivation, the Heavenly Flame ranked fourteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking—the Fallen Heart Flame!
In fact, because of the Fallen Heart Flame's ability to help a person cultivate rapidly, in Xiao Lin's view, many Heavenly Flames ranked above it weren't as useful.
Xiao Lin's goals for coming to the Black-Corner Region were simple.
First, to use the unique environment of the Black-Corner Region to temper himself. Second, Xiao Lin wanted to find an opportunity to enter the Jia Nan Academy's Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to cultivate.
Actually, long before Xiao Lin broke through to Dou Zong, he had wanted to come to Jia Nan Academy. At that time, he wanted to find a chance to enter the tower and use the effects of the Fallen Heart Flame to break through to the Dou Zong realm.
However, because he became a Spiritual Array Master, his departure for tempering was delayed.
Now, he was finally arriving!
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