After everyone landed, someone quickly arranged accommodation for them.
Su Qian invited Han Feng to a room for a talk.
"Medicine Emperor, our Jia Nan Academy is divided into an Inner and an Outer Academy. The Outer Academy recruits students widely, while the Inner Academy cultivates the elite. With your strength and alchemy skills, you can hold a position in the Inner Academy. However, there are some things I need to say upfront."
Su Qian stroked his beard and spoke slowly.
Han Feng listened quietly.
"First, there is a place in the Inner Academy called the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower. You cannot go near it."
As Su Qian spoke, his gaze was fixed on Han Feng, as if confirming something.
However, Han Feng just nodded, his expression quite calm.
Su Qian then continued, "I know you need to manage Feng City, so you can enter and exit the Inner Academy freely. But, apart from the female companions you brought today, you are not allowed to bring anyone else. If something unexpected happens, you need to report to me."
"A reasonable request. But Great Elder Su, I see that this academy is located deep in the mountains. You won't prohibit me from going out to look for medicinal ingredients, will you?" Han Feng said.
Su Qian stared at Han Feng suspiciously for a long time before finally nodding. "You can, but could it be that the Medicine Emperor came to my Jia Nan Academy because you value this point?"
Compared to the outside world, Su Qian knew even better that the surroundings of Jia Nan Academy were all treasure lands.
Han Feng smiled without saying a word.
Su Qian sighed.
"There is one more thing. The elders of my Inner Academy generally hold regular public lectures to impart some insights on cultivation, about once every two months. I hope the Medicine Emperor can also find the time to teach and impart knowledge."
Han Feng nodded and joked, "If I give a lecture, is there a salary?"
Su Qian was taken aback, then smiled. "Of course there is, but a single high-grade pill refined by the Medicine Emperor would far surpass it."
"By the way, speaking of alchemy, I'll have to ask Elder Su to find me a secluded place. After all, refining a seventh-grade pill will attract a lightning tribulation. It wouldn't be good if someone got hurt then."
Han Feng suddenly thought of this and said it.
Su Qian hadn't thought of this and nodded seriously.
"In that case, welcome to Jia Nan Academy, Medicine Emperor. I hope you will abide by the rules here."
"Naturally."
"Then in the future, I will address you as Elder Han."
Su Qian clasped his fist in a salute, giving his preliminary approval of Han Feng.
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Han Feng returned to the temporarily arranged accommodation. The student, perhaps having misunderstood their relationship, had only arranged three rooms for them.
As soon as he walked into the room, Lin Xian'er rushed over and hugged Han Feng's leg.
"Master, I'll sleep with you tonight!"
"Huh?"
Caught off guard, Han Feng was led away by the little girl's hand.
That night, Lin Xian'er got her wish and lay down next to Han Feng.
Patting the little girl's head, Han Feng smiled gently.
She didn't look like the Heavenly Poison Woman at all.
Just a little girl who liked to act spoiled.
Lin Xian'er hummed in her sleep, holding onto Han Feng's hand and refusing to let go.
"Such a messy sleeper."
With one hand held, Han Feng had no choice but to lie down.
The master and disciple slept for a night. At the crack of dawn, Han Feng opened his eyes. The little girl had already rolled into his arms.
"Time to get up, little sleepyhead."
Han Feng tapped Lin Xian'er's forehead.
The little girl hummed for a long time, then turned over and went back to sleep.
Han Feng was helpless. He got up first to wash up.
"Master..."
A moment later, Lin Xian'er climbed up by herself, found Han Feng, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and yawned.
"Brush your teeth and wash your face. Be more energetic in a bit. We still have a way to fly."
"Mmm..."
Usually, Lin Xian'er was not this lazy, but she had slept very peacefully with her master yesterday and wanted to indulge a little.
Although Han Feng was Lin Xian'er's master, he would not punish her for these details.
In his attitude towards Lin Xian'er, Han Feng was greatly influenced by the Yao Chen of his previous life.
The Yao Chen of his previous life had doted on Han Feng considerably. He would only scold and beat him for major mistakes, and would let minor ones slide.
Of course, with the lesson of patricide from this world, Han Feng would not be too indulgent with Lin Xian'er either.
Han Feng watched as Lin Xian'er, after washing up, half-closed her eyes again, raised her head slightly, and threw herself at him. He caught her in his arms.
This girl relies on me too much...
Han Feng thought to himself.
After breakfast, Su Qian and the others prepared to head to the Inner Academy.
Accompanying them to the flight plaza was another elder with a round figure.
"This must be the Medicine Emperor. I am the vice-headmaster of the Outer Academy of Jia Nan Academy, Hu Gan. I have long admired your name."
"A pleasure to meet you."
Han Feng returned the salute.
The group boarded the flying magical beast. Han Feng was still piloting the Cloud-Patterned Eagle; he couldn't just leave it here.
"Let's go!"
Su Qian flew at the very front, leading the way.
To get to the Inner Academy, one had to pass through a special space. Those who didn't know the way would just go around in circles and not find the entrance.
The group flew high above the forest. This place was different from yesterday; it seemed they had reached the interior of the magical beast forest. The magical beasts were more ferocious, and some even attacked them directly.
With a light palm strike from Su Qian, the attacking enemy exploded into a bloody mist.
The status of a Dou Ancestor expert was fully demonstrated at this moment.
After flying for about an hour, the speed of the magical beasts began to decrease.
Su Qian stretched out his hands and gently pulled. A huge, silver gate about 25 meters high appeared in the mountain stream before them.
"A space gate."
Han Feng recognized this thing.
As expected, this place was established by a Dou Venerate expert.
A Dou Ancestor could not condense a physical space gate with their rudimentary spatial power.
The group began to descend, rushing directly into the space gate.
Swoosh!
A flash of white light, and the next moment, the flying magical beast had carried the students into the Inner Academy.
What came into view was a huge academy. To the south of the academy stood a tall black tower. The rest of the area was a dense magical beast forest, stretching as far as the eye could see.
After the group landed in the academy, the students went their separate ways.
Han Feng and his group followed Su Qian to a secluded office building.
Su Qian tidied up a bookshelf and found a map.
"The accommodation will be set here. Elder Han, what do you think?"
Su Qian circled an area on the edge, near the northern magical beast forest, some distance from the black tower in the south.
Knowing that Su Qian was wary of him, Han Feng was happy with this arrangement. It would be convenient for him to go into the forest to search.
"I'll go with Elder Su's arrangement."
Seeing Han Feng agree, Su Qian smiled, his voice much more cordial.
"Come with me, Elder Han. I'll take you to this courtyard."
On the way, Su Qian introduced to Han Feng, "This courtyard was once for the headmaster's friends to live in, but no one has come for many years."
"Don't look at how remote it is, but the area is not small, and the scenery is very beautiful. If I weren't in an important position, I would want to retire here."
Su Qian said half-jokingly.
Arriving at the courtyard Su Qian had mentioned, Han Feng's eyes lit up slightly.
In the distance, one could see the overlapping green peaks of the mountains. Up close, one could admire the green leaves and red flowers of the lotus pond.
It was indeed a good place.
Lin Xian'er ran around the courtyard happily. Qing Lin followed behind, and the two girls frolicked.
Su Qian watched this scene with a smile.
"By the way, Elder Han, I should mention that there is another private courtyard nearby, hidden in the woods. It is Elder Shi's residence. You can have a chat when you have time."
"Elder Shi?"
Han Feng felt that Su Qian's special mention of this might have some deeper meaning.
"Yes, he is a friend of the headmaster, but it seems there is something wrong with his body, and he has been recuperating here."
Su Qian said, intentionally or unintentionally, "If you can cure him, the headmaster might thank you."
Han Feng nodded.
"I'll go and see when I have time."
"Elder Han."
"Yes?"
"You have indeed changed a lot."
Su Qian looked at Han Feng solemnly and said something that even he himself found strange.
Han Feng was taken aback, then smiled. "People always change."
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After giving a few instructions about the lectures, Su Qian left.
Han Feng stood in the courtyard, looking at the beautiful scenery, and let out a contented breath.
Overall, the Inner Academy was quite free.
Although Su Qian was still wary of him, Han Feng could also understand.
For him to be able to do this much was already very "bold."
However, Elder Su might have misjudged his own strength. If he knew that even the two guardians of the academy combined could not contend with a full-powered Han Feng, then he probably wouldn't have agreed.
"Han Feng, can we go out and look for treasures now?"
Seeing Su Qian leave, Medusa didn't delay for a moment and ran to Han Feng to ask.
"In such a hurry?"
Medusa nodded.
She felt that she could not continue to be so young. A person's mentality could really be affected by their physiology.
"You can, but I have a request."
"Name it!"
"When you are looking for treasures, pay more attention to places with rich fire energy, especially underground. I suspect there is a magma world below the academy."
Han Feng said, and even added a bounty.
"If you can find the entrance, I will refine pills for you three times for free, no payment required."
Medusa's eyes lit up.
"It's a deal!"
After speaking, she couldn't wait and rushed into the magical beast forest.
Han Feng gave Cai'er a look. Cai'er immediately understood, stepped on the void, and followed.
If Su Qian were present at this moment, he would probably be dumbfounded.
He would never have thought that among the several women Han Feng had casually brought in, there was actually a Dou King and a Dou Ancestor.
It was all because the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's concealment was too perfect.
Han Feng watched the two of them leave and nodded secretly.
He liked Medusa's current drive.
With her positive attitude, it probably wouldn't be long before she made some gains.
While Han Feng and Su Qian were chatting, Ye Qingyun had already gone into the rooms to start tidying up.
Han Feng walked in and saw that some commonly used items had already been arranged.
The little maid was becoming more and more capable.
Han Feng lay down on a chair, relaxed, and thought about what to do next.
He would leave the matter of the underground magma world to Medusa and Cai'er. After they found the entrance, he would go down and explore it himself.
The Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower that Elder Su had been emphasizing, with its rich fire-attribute energy, was likely where the Heavenly Flame was located.
Han Feng had no intention of taking it by force; after all, it belonged to Jia Nan Academy.
However, if there was an opportunity, Han Feng had no intention of letting it go either.
For now, he would take it one step at a time, collecting the ingredients to reconstruct his physique on one hand, and looking for opportunities to enter the magma world on the other.
To reconstruct his physique, Han Feng's minimum requirement was an eighth-grade pill, which meant that before he could refine an eighth-grade pill, he had to raise his soul realm to the level of the Spirit Realm.
This was not an easy task, but given Han Feng's superb soul control, it was not impossible to take a shortcut. He only needed to break a small opening in the barrier of the Spirit Realm to be able to mobilize the spiritual nature of heaven and earth and refine an eighth-grade pill.
Besides his soul power, Han Feng also needed to consider the lightning tribulation after an eighth-grade pill was born.
According to his plan, the refined eighth-grade pill would be in the category of a three-colored Pill Lightning.
Even the current Han Feng had no confidence in withstanding a lightning tribulation of this level.
But this was not a problem for him. If his own strength was not enough, he would seek help from the outside.
The right time, the right place, and the right people.
As long as he made sufficient arrangements, he could still withstand a three-colored Pill Lightning.
Han Feng's mind unfolded his layout. The rocking chair behind him swayed back and forth, looking quite leisurely.
After an unknown amount of time, Han Feng slowly opened his eyes.
"It's done."
"Master, what's done?"
Lin Xian'er, who was cultivating on the side, asked curiously.
"The pill is done."
"Huh?"
Han Feng didn't explain much and patted Lin Xian'er's head.
"Cultivate well."
"Oh."
The master and disciple sat in the courtyard, one closing his eyes to rest his mind, the other sitting properly to cultivate.
Until dusk, two colored figures flew back from the horizon.
Medusa was in a very good mood. In just one afternoon, she had harvested a lot of medicinal ingredients.
She handed a storage ring to Han Feng and carefully calculated with him.
"These are mine, these are for you. When will you refine a pill for me?"
Han Feng counted and said, "Find two more sixth-tier medicinal ingredients, and I will check your body and refine a custom sixth-grade pill for you. How about it?"
"Deal!"
Medusa agreed readily. Thinking of the prosperity of this magical beast forest, she seemed to have already seen the dawn of tomorrow.
"Master, it's time for dinner!"
Ye Qingyun came out wearing an apron and called everyone to eat.
The group walked into the dining hall.
A sumptuous dinner represented the official move-in of Han Feng and his group into Jia Nan Academy.
"Qingyun, if you have time, you can walk around the academy more."
Han Feng suddenly said at the dinner table.
Although Ye Qingyun was already a mother, she was actually only in her early twenties, younger than many of the senior students in the Inner Academy.
If one were to say who among them was the most suitable to integrate into the academy, it would probably be Ye Qingyun.
"Huh?"
Ye Qingyun was stunned and blankly swallowed the food in her mouth.
"It's not enough to just have cultivation. you also need to master practical combat skills," Han Feng said.
"What's your cultivation level now?"
"Three-star Dou Master," Ye Qingyun replied.
Han Feng nodded. "I'll refine some pills for you later. Strive to break through to Dou Grandmaster within a year."
"Okay."
Ye Qingyun agreed, but in her heart, she was thinking silently.
She was already a mother of a child, and she had to go to school?
Wouldn't it be very awkward?
After dinner, Han Feng prepared the content for his lecture in his room.
This kind of thing was a piece of cake for Han Feng.
For the first lesson, he would first talk about the origin of alchemy.