The following period of time passed quite peacefully.
For a Dou Qi cultivator with a certain level of cultivation, memorizing things was simply too easy.
Xun'er held the "Fundamentals of Alchemists" and devoured it; with the processing speed of a Dou Wang level consciousness, she memorized it in three days.
Then, under Xiao Xue's guidance, she began to learn how to refine pills.
Xiao Xue remained indoors, not stepping out, spending her days with Xun'er studying alchemy.
During this time, Zi Yan came to look for Xiao Xue twice to beg for snacks, and Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin also visited once.
Other than that, no one came to disturb them.
The other students were helpless regarding Xiao Xue staying in the dormitory and never showing her face.
After all, they didn't have the guts to go in and look for her.
During this time, Xiao Xue naturally discovered that Xun'er and her Cheap older brother seemed to have no romantic feelings for each other.
To say she was surprised, she was indeed a little surprised.
However, not by much.
After all, after the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, she had left the Xiao Family and had been training outside almost the entire time.
At that time, although the relationship between her Cheap older brother and Xun'er was not bad, it was undoubtedly much worse compared to the original work.
Thinking about it, without the absurd events from childhood in the original work.
Xun'er's feelings for Xiao Yan were probably only slightly closer than for an ordinary person.
Therefore, Xiao Xue could completely understand why there was no deep affection between the two of them.
Xiao Xue felt no guilt for stopping Xiao Yan when they were children.
After all, inside her body was the Soul of an adult woman.
How could she watch Xiao Yan, with the Soul of an adult, acting like a hooligan toward a real little girl while inside a child's shell?
What "verifying if Dou Qi exists" experiment, it was nothing but an excuse.
There were so many people in the Xiao Family, yet you fixated on that little girl?
However, aside from this point, her Cheap older brother was decent in other aspects.
Unlike some people, just mentioning what he did feels like cyber-bullying him.
As the saying goes, in the original work, Xiao Yan became stronger all the way just to gain the recognition of the Ancient Races and be with Xun'er.
Everyone else seemed forced into the plot.
Even for Xiao Yi Xian, who sacrificed the most, Xiao Yan only treated her as a friend with whom he had life-and-death bonds.
Therefore, if Xiao Yan and Xun'er, without that incident, still naturally ended up together, Xiao Xue would naturally bless them.
But without Xun'er, her brother as the Protagonist wouldn't lack female companions; at worst, she would just get a different sister-in-law.
Therefore, upon discovering that things between Xun'er and her Cheap older brother seemed to have fallen apart, Xiao Xue didn't care too much.
After all, if she couldn't be a sister-in-law, being best friends was still fine.
Although Xun'er and her brother might not make it, Xun'er was a bona fide rich woman.
In the entire continent, one couldn't find many second-generation heirs with a more impressive background than Xun'er.
Xiao Xuan couldn't get out of the Heavenly Tomb, Zhu Kun was trapped in the magma world, and Hun Tiandi didn't seem to have any offspring.
With a Nine-Star Dou Sheng as a father who could be summoned at any time, in the entire continent, only Xun'er fit that description.
If Xun'er didn't like her brother and couldn't be her sister-in-law, then it would be nice for the two of them to be best friends.
After all, in the future, if nothing went wrong, the Xiao Clan and the Ancient Races would inevitably form an Alliance to resist the Hun Clan, which possessed two Nine-Star Dou Sheng combatants.
Therefore, building a good relationship with Xun'er in advance was definitely the right move.
Cooperation between two major powers didn't necessarily require marriage.
Xiao Xue, a descendant of the Xiao Clan, a Seven-Star Dou Wang under seventeen, whose Soul Power had reached the Peak Seventh-Rank.
The potential she was currently displaying would not be weaker than anyone when compared to the top geniuses of the Central Plains.
Even some people who possessed the Dou Di Bloodline and were naturally gifted in the path of cultivation were not as good as her, especially in terms of the Soul.
If she could receive good training and didn't perish halfway, with her talent, reaching the Dou Zun Realm would be effortless.
Don't forget, inside the Heavenly Tomb was the remnant soul of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng, Xiao Xuan.
Once she entered the Heavenly Tomb and received guidance from Xiao Xuan, it wasn't impossible for her to reach Dou Sheng in the future and incidentally become a Ninth-Grade Alchemist.
Perhaps she could even reactivate the Xiao Clan's Dou Di Bloodline and Cultivate to the high-level Dou Sheng tier.
And a Ninth-Grade Alchemist at the high-level Dou Sheng tier could not be ignored, even by the Ancient Races.
Coupled with the conflicts between the Ancient Races and the ambition currently displayed by Hun Tiandi.
The Ancient Races taking the initiative to befriend the Xiao Clan was undoubtedly sending a friendly signal to the other Ancient Races.
They would also be more inclined toward the Ancient Races between the Hun Clan and the Ancient Races.
Moreover, her relationship with Xun'er was already quite good.
Therefore, this path was completely feasible.
As for Xun'er's so-called "sweetheart," Xiao Xue didn't care.
Based on her understanding of Xun'er over so many years, that was merely a shield she had fabricated to deflect arrows.
A proud daughter of heaven like Xun'er, what kind of Genius hadn't she seen?
Her brother Xiao Yan was the Protagonist, but without the intelligence-lowering halo from the original work, it wouldn't work even if he came.
Someone like Bai Shan, a Dou Ling from a small Family in the Central Plains, would Xun'er look at him?
Do you think this is filming "Fireworks of My Heart"?
Therefore, Xiao Xue didn't take it to heart.
The days in Jia Nan Academy passed just like that—peacefully, stably, and boringly.
More than a month later.
After all, Xun'er was also a Dou Wang, and her Soul Power and Dou Qi strength were far beyond the threshold of a First-Grade Alchemist.
As for ordinary medicinal herbs used for practice, with Xun'er's wealth, there were naturally plenty, as many as she wanted.
Therefore, after a great deal of practice, the current Xun'er could already refine a first-grade pill with a pill pattern.
Xiao Xue had also gone through quite a bit of practice, stabilizing her alchemy at the Peak Sixth Grade.
As for a seventh-grade pill, she hadn't tried it yet, so she wasn't confident right now.
Moreover, because most of the medicinal herbs used for practice were poisonous, these Medicinal Pills could not be eaten.
In the end, these poison pills all turned into cat food, which Xiao Xue handed to Xiao Yi Xian to use for building a relationship with the Fire Spirit.
The Fire Spirit of the Netherworld Poison Flame had already awakened; once the soul cleansing toxin suppressing pill was obtained, Xiao Yi Xian could begin refining the Netherworld Poison Flame.
A few days later, Yao Lao exited seclusion, having successfully recovered to the Dou Zong level.
Therefore, Xiao Xue left Xun'er to be guided by Xiao Yi Xian, then borrowed the ring on Xiao Yan's hand, and left Jia Nan Academy with Medusa.
If Yao Lao were to refine a seventh-grade pill in the back mountain of Jia Nan Academy.
The Pill Lightning when the pill formed would definitely attract a whole lot of trouble.
Other things were minor, but if Han Feng didn't dare to come to Jia Nan Academy to stir up trouble because of this, it would be a huge loss.
Once Han Feng discovered that someone was refining a seventh-grade pill near Jia Nan Academy, he definitely wouldn't dare to come and snatch the Fallen Heart Flame.
Because a Seventh-Rank Alchemist's strength was definitely above that of a Dou Wang; they certainly wouldn't have come to enjoy the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower.
To the average person, a Seventh-Rank Alchemist coming to Jia Nan Academy would have no other purpose than the Fallen Heart Flame within.
And the gap between the seventh-grade and sixth-grade was huge.
Han Feng, at Peak Sixth Grade, didn't have the qualifications to wrestle with a Seventh-Rank Alchemist.
He might only be able to invite a Dou Zong if he bled a little and cut off some meat.
Among the helpers he could call, most were still Dou Huangs.
But a Seventh-Rank Alchemist could definitely call a bunch of Dou Zongs to hold the line.
Therefore, once he discovered a Seventh-Rank Alchemist appearing, Han Feng would definitely not dare to come to Jia Nan Academy to snatch the Fallen Heart Flame.
And without Han Feng's interference from the side, the rampaging Fallen Heart Flame might be directly suppressed by the Inner Academy.
By then, Xiao Yan wouldn't be able to get the Fallen Heart Flame.
After all, the Fallen Heart Flame going berserk and intending to destroy Jia Nan Academy—if you, as a student, went up and subdued it, that would be a great achievement.
But if you came to Jia Nan Academy with the intention of getting the Fallen Heart Flame from the start, that would be different.
The Fallen Heart Flame, which could accelerate Dou Qi cultivation, was the foundation of the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy.
If you coveted the Fallen Heart Flame in the Inner Academy, you would be a mortal enemy.
After all, others in the Inner Academy didn't know there was a second Fallen Heart Flame deep underground.
Moreover, this thing was hard to explain.
Therefore, Xiao Xue, who knew the plot in advance, felt it was safer to let Han Feng come and cause some trouble.
Moreover, Yao Lao didn't want to refine pills near the Inner Academy, worrying about exposure.
Therefore, Xiao Xue borrowed Yao Lao's ring from Xiao Yan and prepared to take him into the Black-Corner Region to find a secluded place to refine pills.
Xiao Yan remained in the Inner Academy, working hard to Cultivate with the help of the Fallen Heart Flame.
How fast was Medusa, a Seven-Star Dou Zong? Two and a half days later, she brought Xiao Xue and Yao Lao, who was inside the ring, to a deep mountain ten thousand miles away from Jia Nan Academy.
On the other side, a man looking like a middle-aged man appeared abruptly in Jia Nan Academy.
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