. After leaving the Black Seal Auction House, Xiao Ling purchased some herbs at the nearby "Thousand Pharmacy" before returning to the courtyard.
Seeing Xiao Ling's return, Zi Yan immediately ran to his side and embraced him. "Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling, did you find what you were looking for?"
Touching Zi Yan's soft purple hair, Xiao Ling smiled faintly. "Lucky, I've found quite a few."
Reaching out, a bunch of Qingling berries fell into Xiao Ling's hands. "These aren't common, and I was lucky to find a few this time."
Seeing this, Zi Yan quickly offered Xiao Ling's arm, grabbed the bunch of Qingling berries, plucked one, and popped it into her mouth.
It melted in her mouth, had a refreshing sweetness, and a refreshing fragrance that left a lasting impression.
Feeling the sweet taste in her mouth, Zi Yan squinted her eyes comfortably, with a satisfied expression on her face. She couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's worthy of being the Qingling berry, it tastes really good."
She took a few more Qingling berries from the bunch and handed them to Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin, "You can eat a few too. This thing is very rare. I've only eaten it twice in Canaan Academy."
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan on the side felt a little envious and said, "Qingling berries can relieve fatigue and enhance the body's resistance after taking them. It can also promote the speed of practicing exercises and improve the practitioner's absorption efficiency of spiritual energy in a short period of time. If it is refined into pills, it can be refined into two fourth-grade pills, Qingling Huazhan Pills and Juling Xingshen Pills."
Seeing Xiao Yan's envious look, Xiao Ling smiled slightly and generously gave Xiao Yan a bunch of Qingling berries.
The Little Medical Immortal looked at Xiao Ling with curiosity. "Xiao Ling, when are we going to continue our journey to Canaan College? I'm quite interested in it."
Qing Linhe chimed in, "Yes, yes. I'm also very interested in where the young master grew up."
Xiao Ling looked relaxed, waved his hand, and said, "Don't worry, it's not a big deal. We'll leave for Canaan College tomorrow and get some rest tonight."
The Little Medical Immortal nodded slightly and replied softly, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
...
Canaan College, outside Heping Town.
Standing on the back of the six-winged black snake king, Xiao Ling gazed into the distance and just happened to see a small town looming at the angle between two majestic mountains in the distance.
Patting the six-winged black snake king on the back, Xiao Ling said, "We're almost at Canaan Academy. Descend. No flying within a hundred miles of Canaan Academy is allowed unless it's an emergency."
The six-winged black snake king nodded obediently, gently flapping its three pairs of broad wings. Its flight slowed considerably, and it slowly descended, finally landing on a hillside.
After disembarking from the six-winged black snake king, the group joined a loess road that led directly to Heping Town.
After a short distance, they soon arrived at the outskirts of Heping Town and stopped.
Pointing to the now-visible Death Tree, Xiao Ling smiled and introduced it to Qing Lin and the other two. "This tree has a name: the Death Tree. Anyone who dares to provoke Canaan Academy will eventually have their body hanged from it."
Pointing to one of the corpses, Xiao Ling smiled faintly. "That man's name was Tang Ritian. He was a wanted criminal at Canaan Academy. I killed him during my time as a Grand Fighter, and he ended up hanging from this Death Tree."
After a brief introduction, Xiao Ling led the others toward Heping Town.
Xiao Ling's group quickly attracted the attention of the Canaan Academy law enforcement team.
Several young men and women hurried over to Xiao Ling's group. The leading man spoke first, "Anyone from Heping Town must report their identities, names, and so on. Otherwise, they will be expelled."
"Also, after reporting your names and identities, you must take this elixir." With a wave of his hand, a bottle of pale red elixir appeared in the young man's hand.
Xiao Ling's face remained calm as he leisurely took out a token from his storage ring and handed it to the young man. "With my status, I should be able to enter the academy directly."
The young man took the token and examined it carefully. His pupils suddenly shrank as he exclaimed in surprise, "You are actually the elder of the Alchemy Department, the sixth-rank alchemist Master Xiao Ling!"
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The young man's exclamation instantly captured the attention of everyone around him. Glances of surprise, admiration, and envy shot towards Xiao Ling.
"Ah, that's Elder Xiao Ling, renowned within the Inner Court!"
"I've long heard of Master Xiao Ling's mastery of alchemy. It's a true honor to meet him today!"
"Elder Xiao Ling is a legend within our academy!"
"I've heard that Master Xiao Ling's elixirs are incredibly potent, but I've never had the chance to see them. Today is truly an eye-opener!"
"I've heard Elder Xiao Ling has a remarkable appearance, and seeing him today is truly life-like."
At this moment, a middle-aged instructor, noticing the commotion, approached.
His gaze swept across the crowd before landing on Xiao Ling. A warm smile spread across his face, and he bowed, saying, "Elder Xiao Ling, Miss Zi Yan, how are you?"
Xiao Ling nodded slightly and returned the greeting, "Instructor Huo De, thank you for your trouble."
Instructor Huo De quickly replied, "No, no, Elder, now that you've returned, I'll be there to lead the way," gesturing to him.
Xiao Ling didn't refuse, and followed Instructor Huo De with his group.
Instructor Huo De glanced at Xiao Yan, Xiao Yixian, and Qing Lin, then asked, "Elder Xiao Ling, who are these people?"
Xiao Ling smiled, pointing first at Xiao Yan, then at Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin. "This is my cousin Xiao Yan," he said. "Little Yixian and Qing Lin are the geniuses I brought back."
"I plan to take them directly to the inner courtyard. They shouldn't need to register in Heping Town, right?"
Huo De waved his hand at Xiao Ling's question. "Since they're familiar to Elder Xiao Ling, there's no need to waste time registering with me."
Glancing at the darkening sky outside, Huo De smiled and said, "It's getting dark now, but I see you're in a hurry to get to the academy. Heping Town still has a few available flying beasts. Elder Xiao Ling, would you like to use them?"
Xiao Ling smiled faintly and shook his head. "No need for the griffins. We have our own flying mounts."
"Haha, in that case, I won't bother Master Xiao Ling anymore. The flight station isn't far ahead, and the Warcraft can take off from there."
With that, Huo De said hello to Xiao Ling and returned to his post.
After bidding farewell to Instructor Huo De, Xiao Ling and his companions arrived at the flight station.
With a gentle call from Qing Lin, the massive body of the Six-Winged Black Snake King appeared before them.
Everyone leaped onto the Six-Winged Black Snake King's back. Once everyone was firmly planted, Xiao Ling patted the snake's body and gave the order, "Let's go!"
The Six-Winged Black Snake King's massive wings flapped violently, stirring up a gust of wind as it flew towards the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy.
On the Six-Winged Black Snake King's back, Xiao Ling gazed toward Canaan Academy. Xiao Yan, Xiao Yixian, and Qing Lin were also filled with anticipation.
The sun was setting, and the sky, stained orange-red, looked like flames dancing across the horizon.
The figures of the people standing on the Six-Winged Black Snake King's back were stretched out in the afterglow.
(End of this chapter)