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"Too slow, I've been waiting so long I'm about to fall asleep!"
On the way back to Jia Nan Academy, Zi Yan yawned while complaining.
Over the past few days, she had been incredibly busy!
In order to fully execute Xiao Lin's plan, she had hardly rested at all. If the location hadn't been so inappropriate, she likely would have lied down and fallen asleep on the spot. Indeed, at this moment, Zi Yan was exhausted beyond measure.
Of course, this wasn't just due to fatigue; it was more because she had consumed too many medicinal herbs recently, causing her life level to undergo another transformation. After this sleep, there was a high probability she would advance to Dou Ling.
Regarding this point, although Zi Yan didn't say it explicitly, how could Xiao Lin, who possessed Heaven Realm soul power, fail to notice?
"Zi Yan, you're about to break through again, aren't you?"
Glancing at Zi Yan, who kept yawning beside him, Xiao Lin couldn't help but ask.
"Yeah, probably. Old Man Lin, I'm really sleepy... carry me."
As she spoke, Zi Yan looked at Xiao Lin with pitiful eyes.
Xiao Lin: "..."
Without saying anything more, Xiao Lin silently crouched down. Then, he felt a petite body lean onto his back.
"Old Man Lin, take me back to the academy. When I wake up, let's go together again next time... zzz..."
Before she could even finish her sentence, Zi Yan had already fallen asleep the moment she settled onto Xiao Lin's back.
It was clear that after spending this period of time together, Zi Yan had developed a considerable amount of trust in Xiao Lin. Otherwise, as a magic beast by birth, how could Zi Yan fall asleep so defenselessly in front of him?
It could be said that in Zi Yan's heart, Xiao Lin had now become one of her most trusted people, alongside Grand Elder Su Qian!
"This little girl... I didn't expect her to fall asleep just like that..."
On the way back to Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan on his back, Xiao Lin couldn't help but shake his head. For the first time, Xiao Lin felt like he was looking after a granddaughter. One must know that even when he was raising his own son, Xiao Zhan, he hadn't been this attentive!
Afterward, Xiao Lin carried Zi Yan back into Jia Nan Academy.
As for the discussions regarding Old Yin Gu, Su Mei, and Tie Wu, Xiao Lin wasn't very interested.
In fact, just as they had said, the Black Prison Alliance had been wiped out. Even if they realized that the ransacking of the medicinal treasuries wasn't done by the Black Prison Alliance, what could they do?
The rice was already cooked. Even if they guessed they had been used, they could only grit their teeth and accept it. In fact, besides those three, had Blood Sect's Sect Master Fan Lao or the others not suspected anything?
That was obviously impossible!
After all, in Xiao Lin's planning, the biggest flaw was that when the resources of the Black Prison Alliance were finally divided, none of the medicinal herbs belonging to the various Dou Huang level factions were among them.
If the Black Prison Alliance had truly done it, how could their treasuries not contain the ingredients belonging to those major factions? However, because the Black Prison Alliance was already gone, the leaders of the various Dou Huang level factions maintained a basic unspoken understanding.
Xiao Lin naturally no longer worried that they would suspect Jia Nan Academy. Suspicion was just suspicion; without evidence, would they really dare to fall out with Jia Nan Academy? Besides, weren't the Black Emperor Sect and the Demon Flame Valley also potential suspects?
With three potential targets to suspect, the leaders of the various Dou Huang level factions would only pin this "black pot" on the head of the Black Prison Alliance, which they had already joined forces to destroy!
After all, they didn't lose out after dividing the Black Prison Alliance's assets, did they?
At this point, with Xiao Lin's return to Jia Nan Academy, the matter had completely settled.
Upon returning to the academy, Xiao Lin immediately reported the matter to Grand Elder Su Qian.
After listening to Xiao Lin's report, the joy in Grand Elder Su Qian's eyes couldn't be hidden. However, seeing that Xiao Lin had returned with Zi Yan on his back, he was currently more concerned about her situation.
After realizing that Zi Yan was the same as before—simply falling asleep because she was about to break through—Grand Elder Su Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
"Old Lin, I really didn't misjudge you. Entrusting Zi Yan to your care back then was the right choice! I didn't expect that in such a short time, Zi Yan would grow again. You've really worked hard!"
After discussing the affairs of the Black-Corner Region, Grand Elder Su Qian naturally shifted the topic back to Zi Yan.
"Spending time with this little girl has brought me many benefits as well. I wouldn't really call it hard work," Xiao Lin said truthfully.
Setting aside his later plan to weaken the overall strength of the Black-Corner Region, during his time with Zi Yan, his mastery over spatial power had risen like a rocket!
In the Dou Zong stage, the degree of mastery over spatial power is actually the key to advancement. It could be said that Xiao Lin's current mastery of spatial power was no longer inferior to that of a high-level Dou Zong.
Indeed, given a bit of time, Xiao Lin would cross the mid-level Dou Zong stage without any bottlenecks and enter the high-level Dou Zong ranks!
Moreover, while spending time with Zi Yan, Xiao Lin had even researched and deduced a Void Spirit-Locking Formation!
No matter how you looked at it, he hadn't lost out by taking care of Zi Yan during this period.
"It seems, Old Lin, that you've gained quite a harvest yourself lately?"
After scanning Xiao Lin from top to bottom, Grand Elder Su Qian showed a look of realization.
"It's alright. Next, I'll likely go into a long period of cultivation to digest these gains. If the Grand Elder has any matters, I probably won't be able to help for the time being."
Experience plus cultivation was always the best path to increasing strength.
This had always been the principle Xiao Lin followed.
"Don't worry, just focus on your cultivation. How can we let a Dou Zong handle every little thing? The many Elders in the academy aren't just for show!"
Xiao Lin had recently helped Zi Yan break through a major realm and had even weakened the overall strength of the Black-Corner Region; he had done more than enough. Grand Elder Su Qian certainly wouldn't be thick-skinned enough to trouble him with everything.
Subsequently, after handing Zi Yan over to Grand Elder Su Qian, Xiao Lin took the opportunity to depart. For the next period of time, he was going to enter the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to cultivate properly!
Time slowly passed for another two years.
During this period, whenever Xiao Lin had free time, he would enter the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to cultivate.
When his mental became fatigued, he would come out. After resting for a day or two, he would enter the tower again. In this seemingly dull cycle, Xiao Lin himself remained completely immersed.
Because during this time, his strength had achieved a significant increase!
When Xiao Lin stepped out of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower once again, his Dou Qi cultivation had already reached the realm of Seven-Star Dou Zong!
At this point, Xiao Lin had become the number one person in Jia Nan Academy in terms of Dou Qi cultivation, second only to the Headmaster, Mang Tianchi. Even the two Guardians, Elder Qian and Elder Bai, were currently only at Six-Star Dou Zong.
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