Chapter 11 Return to the Xiao Family!
The water flows eastward, the leaves fall, and the time passes by quietly.
Heping Town in the Black Horn Region is the pre-entry checkpoint for entering Canaan City. Robbery and murder are not allowed here. If anyone dares to violate it, the law enforcement team affiliated with Canaan Academy will come and kill the evildoer.
"Please, let me go, I just killed a few uncultivated ants, why do you want to kill me? You Canaan Academy are so domineering that you will cause public outrage!" In a dark alley, a fierce-looking, fleshy man knelt on the ground with a hole on each wrist, bleeding continuously. With a begging look in his eyes, he cried to the people coming towards him.
"You know the rules that do not allow killing in Heping Town, don't you? In your eyes, they are ants, but in my eyes, you are nothing!" A cold voice came, and a young man in light blue clothes slowly approached with a long gun. On the chest of his clothes, he wore a blue badge with a dagger stained with a little red blood.
"If I let you go, how can I explain to those people you killed? Remember to be a good person in your next life!" Without saying too much, the young man raised his arm when he was far enough away, and the long gun pierced out like lightning, directly piercing the big man's throat.
Walking out of the shadows, the soft light outside shone on the boy's face. He had sharp features, sharp eyebrows, and bright eyes. His handsome face was filled with an indifferent expression, as if the person who just died in his hands was not a person, but an animal. Taking off the storage ring on the big man's finger, the boy flashed and left the alley directly.
"Xiao Yun, has the villain been arrested?" Outside the alley, a tall young man leaned against the wall and smiled at the boy who walked out of the alley.
"Yes, I have completed this mission." The boy, Xiao Yun, said that since he was beaten by Xu Ning last time and realized his shortcomings in combat, Xiao Yun applied to join the law enforcement team and honed himself in life-and-death battles. It has been a year and a half now.
"That's right. With your six-star master's cultivation and this spear, it's easy to deal with a five-star master." The young man nodded, staring at the spear in Xiao Yun's hand with envy. Hearing the young
man's words, Xiao Yun also smiled and looked at the spear in his hand. This weapon was given to him by Elder Huo when he heard that Xiao Yun was going to join the law enforcement team. The name of the spear is Chixue, and the whole body is fiery red. The spear is engraved with fighting spirit inscriptions. The most important thing is that a fifth-level fire magic core is embedded in the head of the spear! With this spear, Xiao Yun can retreat even when facing a fighting spirit master.
"Okay, since the mission has been completed, let's return to the law enforcement team." The young man retracted the envy in his eyes and spoke.
"Senior Fang Xu, I will not go back to the law enforcement team. The inner courtyard selection will be held in half a year. During this time, I want to practice hard and try to pass the selection to enter the inner courtyard."
"Oh? That's fine too. With your current level of cultivation, passing the selection is a sure thing. It's just that you may suffer a little when you enter the inner courtyard. If you can wait until next year to participate, with your talent, you won't suffer after breaking through the fighting spirit." Fang Xu smiled and said, "But it's better to enter the inner courtyard earlier. When you get in, I will treat you to a meal." Xiao Yun nodded.
He had longed for the inner courtyard for a long time. The young man in front of him, whom he called Senior Fang Xu, was an inner courtyard student. Before, Xiao Yun didn't have the strength to enter. Now he has reached the realm of a six-star great fighter. He is basically the best in the outer courtyard. If he doesn't enter the inner courtyard, who will? The reason
why Canaan Academy is famous in the mainland is that the dean, Mang Tianchi, is a semi-saint strongman, and the second is the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower in the inner courtyard, which can speed up the practice. The lower the realm, the stronger the effect!
As for the bitterness mentioned by Fang Xu, Xiao Yun also knew that it was the old student team in the fire energy hunting competition. This is also an old tradition of Canaan Academy. No matter whether you are in the outer courtyard or the inner courtyard, as long as you are a freshman, you will be bullied by the old students once you enter school. However, Xiao Yun doesn't care much about such a little fire energy. Now he is already a third-grade pharmacist. Even if it is a fourth-grade pill, he has a 20% success rate.
When the time comes, I can sell some pills in the inner courtyard, and I can make a lot of money from fire energy!
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In Canaan Academy, Xiao Yun, who had just returned from Heping Town, went back to the dormitory as soon as possible, washed off the bloody smell on his body, and changed into a set of clean clothes. After doing all these, he went straight to his teacher's residence.
Elder Huo's residence is a small courtyard built of green bamboo. There is a large bamboo forest around the courtyard, which looks very quiet.
Looking at the small courtyard in front of him, Xiao Yun sniffed his body. He didn't smell any blood, so he walked in with confidence.
"My dear disciple, have you come to see me?"
In the house, Elder Huo was lying leisurely on a bamboo chair, flipping through a book. He was very satisfied with his disciple Xiao Yun. He was very talented, humble, and respectful to his teacher. Elder Huo could hardly see any flaws in Xiao Yun.
Hearing his teacher's words, Xiao Yun shook his head a little embarrassedly, "Teacher, I'm not here to see you, I'm here to say goodbye to you. Today is the day when the academy instructors are out recruiting students. I want to go back to the family with them and pass on some of the skills and fighting techniques I have acquired in the law enforcement team for the past year and a half."
After two years of studying away from home, Xiao Yun himself changed to a low-level earth-level skill, but he still remembered the hard days when he could only practice the high-level yellow-level skills in the Xiao family.
In the past year and a half in the law enforcement team, he has obtained dozens of Xuan-level martial arts and fighting skills. Although most of them are of no use to him, they are a huge fortune for the Xiao family, who only have one Xuan-level martial arts.
"Okay, you have been in Canaan Academy for two years, so it's good for you to go home. However, the inner court selection will be in another six months, so remember to come back in advance." Elder Huo nodded, and didn't say much about Xiao Yun's return home, but just told him not to forget the inner court selection.
"I remember, teacher, I'll go back and pack my things first."
"Go out and close the door."
After saying goodbye to Elder Huo, Xiao Yun ran quickly to the flight stop in Canaan City. He hurried all the way and finally caught up with the college's admissions team. After explaining the situation to the teacher leading the team, Xiao Yun boarded the griffon beast to Wutan City.
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Two months later, Wutan City, Xiao's family.
Xiao Yun stood in front of the gate of the Xiao family, looking at the Xiao family that had not changed much after two years of absence, and couldn't help but feel some emotion in his heart.
The Xiao family is still the Xiao family, but he is not the Xiao Yun of the past.
Walking quietly on the small path of Xiao's family, Xiao Yun came back this time completely on a whim and did not tell any member of the Xiao family, so the entire Xiao family did not know that Xiao Yun had returned until Xiao Yun walked in front of his own courtyard and met Xiao Zhan and three elders who were about to go out to visit the college's enrollment.
"Xiao, Xiao Yun!" Xiao Zhan and the three elders were stunned for a moment, then they reacted and shouted in surprise.
"Uncle Xiao Zhan, three elders, long time no see." Xiao Yun smiled and nodded, greeting them.
"Hahaha, it's been a long time since we last met. It's been two years and you just came back." Xiao Zhan laughed and walked forward, patting Xiao Yun on the shoulder, "Aren't you studying at Canaan College? Why did you suddenly come back without telling us so that we could pick you up."
"I came back just to give some things to the family this time, and I know the way myself, so there's no need to make a big fuss."
"That's right, we're all family, why would we make a big fuss? This is not the place to talk, let's go to the hall." The elder squeezed forward and said with a smile.
In the hall, Xiao Zhan and his friends sat at the round table with Xiao Yun and asked about Xiao Yun's recent situation.
"I heard from Xiao Long and Xiao Hu that you have not only broken through to the fighter realm, but you are also an alchemist?"
"I heard that you also became a disciple of an alchemist master in Canaan Academy. Your alchemy skills were all taught by that master, right?"
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Xiao Zhan and his friends asked at the same time. In the past two years, Xiao Yun has not returned to the family and has not written to them. They have written several letters, but have not received any replies. The only way to get information about Xiao Yun is from the brothers Xiao Long and Xiao Hu who are also in Canaan Academy. However, since Xiao Yun joined the law enforcement team, he rarely returned to the academy, and the two did not know much about Xiao Yun's situation.
As a result, Xiao Zhan and his friends' intelligence on Xiao Yun was still an outdated version of a year ago.
Hearing the questions, Xiao Yun did not answer, but took out his alchemist badge from his ring and threw it on the table.
"Third-rank alchemist!" Looking at the badge on the table, which was carefully painted with three silver waves, Xiao Zhan and the others opened their mouths wide, their faces full of disbelief. You know, in the entire Wutan City, none of the three major families have alchemists. The only alchemist is Master Gu Ni from the Mitel Auction House. Usually, Xiao Zhan and the others would curry favor with him.
But that Master Gu Ni was only a second-rank alchemist, and now, a ten-year-old child in his family has become a third-rank alchemist!
"This... this can't be fake, right?" The second elder, who usually had the hottest temper, was also scared at this time. Forging an alchemist badge would offend the Alchemist Guild. The Alchemist Guild was spread all over the continent. If they knew that Xiao Yun had forged an alchemist badge, there would be no place for Xiao Yun in the entire Douqi Continent.
"What are you talking about! How can this be fake? This quality, these waves, they can't be fake at all, right? Don't you think so, Xiao Yun?" Xiao Zhan immediately scolded the second elder. He also understood the serious consequences of forging an alchemist badge. He pointed at the waves on the badge, wanting to prove that it was real. Although he also thought it was a bit ridiculous that Xiao Yun became a third-grade alchemist at the age of ten, he still believed in his genius nephew in his heart and turned to Xiao Yun for confirmation.
Seeing the disbelieving expressions of several people, Xiao Yun said helplessly, "My teacher is the Fire Elder of the Alchemy Department of Canaan Academy, a fifth-grade alchemy master. With such a great figure like him around, how dare I forge a badge? Moreover, I am not only a third-grade alchemist, I have also broken through to the level of a great fighter." He circulated the fighting spirit in his body, and gently bent his palm. A faint red light diffused at his fingertips. After a moment, he flicked his fingers lightly, and the red energy flew out of his fingers like a sharp arrow, shattering the vase beside the hall.
"The fighting spirit is released! You have really broken through to the level of a great fighter! Then it should be true that you have become a third-grade alchemist. I told you that Xiao Yun would not do such a thing." The release of fighting spirit is a sign of a great fighter. At this level, fighting spirit can leave the body. Xiao Zhan and the others have been great fighters for many years, so they are naturally familiar with it.
"Okay, uncle, three elders, I came back this time to thank the family for their cultivation of me. Now I have achieved some success, so I brought some skills and fighting techniques to give back to the family."
Xiao Yun finished speaking, and waved his palm lightly on the table, and a pile of scrolls appeared on the round table.
Looking at the scrolls in front of them, Xiao Zhan and the three elders were all stunned, and they didn't care whether Xiao Yun's alchemist badge was real or not.
"These are the martial arts and fighting skills I obtained in Canaan Academy. There are only three volumes of Xuan-level intermediate martial arts, namely fire, water and wood, and the others are low-level Xuan-level."
After hearing Xiao Yun's words, Xiao Zhan and the others could no longer sit still, and quickly stood up and looked at the three volumes of martial arts in Xiao Yun's hand.
You know, because the Xiao family had offended a powerful enemy before, they fled all the way from the Gamar Holy City to the Utan City, and almost all of the high-level martial arts and fighting skills were lost, leaving only a Xuan-level martial arts. Even so, the Xiao family can only be practiced by the patriarch, and the others, including the three elders, can only practice those Huang-level martial arts.
Now, the martial arts and fighting skills that Xiao Yun brought back have directly enriched the foundation of the Xiao family.
Let's not talk about how much Xiao Zhan and the three elders and other clan masters have improved after practicing these martial arts and fighting skills. The future achievements of the younger generations in the clan alone have improved a lot.
A Xiao family member with normal talent can only practice the Huang-level martial arts, and perhaps he will have to stay in the realm of the Great Fighter for the rest of his life and will never be able to break through the Dou Ling. But if he can practice the Xuan-level martial arts, then he will have the possibility of breaking through the Dou Ling, and even have a glimmer of hope to become the Dou Wang.
"Xiao Yun, your return is so important. Our Xiao family can produce a genius like you, it is really the blessing of the ancestors in heaven!" Xiao Zhan said excitedly.
"Don't worry, in addition to the martial arts and fighting skills, I have also prepared some pills for you."
Xiao Yun waved his hand again, and six jade bottles appeared on the table. "There are two Qi Gathering Powders here, which are low-level fourth-grade pills. Their effect is to allow a person with ninth-level fighting spirit to 100% condense the fighting spirit and become a fighter. They are refined by me. The other four are Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, high-level fourth-grade pills. When taken by a person at the level of a great fighter, they can basically increase their strength by one star. They were obtained from my Canaan City." Of
these six pills, the Qi Gathering Powder was refined by Xiao Yun before, and the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill was obtained from the storage rings of those evildoers he killed in the law enforcement team. In a year and a half, Xiao Yun only obtained four pills.
"The Qi Gathering Powder can be reserved for the talented people in the clan. As for the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill, Uncle Xiao Zhan and the three elders, you four can each take one." Xiao Yun casually distributed the six pills, as if he was not taking out fourth-grade pills, but six eggs.
Xiao Zhan and the others now felt that a huge sense of happiness surrounded them, so tightly that they even felt a little breathless.
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