Chapter 117 Transition
In the Black Horn Region, Lin Yuan led Qing Lin and Zi Yan to leave the Black Horn Region about ten days later.

Maple City, Blood Sect, Earth Flame Sect, Black Bone Sect, Heavenly Poison Sect, Blade Shadow Sect, several well-known forces in the Black Horn Region were destroyed on the same day without any warning. The news that their resident treasury had been looted eventually spread in the Black Horn Region.

This news was like a huge storm, sweeping across the entire Black Horn region in an instant.

Several Douhuang-level forces were destroyed overnight, and many Douwang and Douhuang powerhouses, even five powerhouses ranked in the top ten of the blacklist, were not spared. Such events were extremely rare even in the extremely chaotic Black Horn Region.

While many forces were shocked, they also began to privately explore and speculate on the truth behind it.

However, these were all in vain. What happened that day was too sudden, and few people knew about it. In addition, the top leaders of several major forces were completely eliminated by Lin Yuan, making it extremely difficult to find the truth. After many forces made inquiries, they did not get much useful information.

There are many different opinions about what happened that day. Some say it was a strong man from Zhongzhou who took action, some say it was a hidden strong man from the Black Horn Region who took action, and some speculate that Han Feng, the strongest of the missing people, "robbed the gang" and annihilated several major forces in one fell swoop before leaving the Black Horn Region.

The surface is filled with all kinds of news that seem true, but not true, and seem false, but not false.

Amidst all the rumors, Su Qian, who was paying close attention to the situation in the Black Horn Region, vaguely guessed the truth - it was Lin Yuan who took Zi Yan and Qing Lin to do it. There was no other reason, the conditions were very suitable. The only way to find several sect treasure houses in a short period of time was to rely on Zi Yan's extraordinary treasure hunting ability; and Lin Yuan had the strength to destroy these forces within a day. The time, place, ability, and style were all right. But he did not make it public, but just quietly observed the development of the situation.

"These little guys made such a big fuss before leaving." Su Qian sighed lightly, with a bit of pride in his eyes and a smile on his lips, "They are worthy of being students of Canaan College. Well, some of the destroyed families had some conflicts with Canaan College, so destroying them is also a good thing."

"But how did he get into conflict with Han Feng?" Su Qian frowned and turned the teacup in his hand. "That guy is a disciple of the famous Medicine Venerable. Although there are rumors that he is related to the death of Medicine Venerable, there is no real evidence after all. Even Feng Venerable let him go."

"Forget it. Medicine Master is dead anyway. Given Lin Yuan's personality, if he takes action, he will definitely handle it cleanly. It's not a big deal."

Su Qian took a sip of tea leisurely, with a look of relief in his eyes: "Little Lin has such strength at such a young age. It seems that in a few years, he will be able to take over my position as the Great Elder. By then, I can retire with peace of mind and focus on cultivation."

In the outer courtyard of Canaan College, on an inconspicuous mountain.

On the edge of the cliff, a girl in a light blue dress stood quietly. She was graceful, with long hair swaying in the wind and falling to her waist, like a moving painting. The breeze blew, and the hem of her skirt fluttered, vaguely outlining her graceful figure.

The girl stared at the distant sky quietly, her eyes were clear as water, and her whole body seemed like a green lotus blooming in the mortal world. After a while, her crisp voice sounded, calling out: "Come out."

As her voice fell, a black figure strangely appeared in front of her. The black figure knelt on one knee and said respectfully to the girl's back: "Miss, Master Xiao Yan has arrived at Jiama Imperial Capital."

The girl slowly turned around, revealing a face as delicate and exquisite as jade. It was Gu Xun'er, who had been in Canaan College for more than a year.

On the lush green cliff, Gu Xun'er looked at the figure kneeling in front of her, and a gentle smile appeared on her face. She smiled softly and sighed: "It's been more than a year, and Brother Xiao Yan finally got there."

Looking at the girl's extremely rare gentle expression, the black figure wisely remained silent.

Soon, when Gu Xun'er's eyes were focused on his body again, he respectfully handed over the two volumes of notes in his hand that recorded a lot of detailed information, "Miss, this is some specific information about Master Xiao Yan's experience, as well as some information about the Jia Ma Empire. In the past year, the Jia Ma Empire has undergone a lot of changes."

Hearing this, Gu Xun'er took the volume of detailed intelligence notes about Xiao Yan from his hand, flipped through it page by page, her eyes constantly changing.

After reading the first part, Gu Xun'er's eyes were very gentle, and she sighed softly: "He had the courage to train in the Magic Beast Mountain Range at the Fighter stage, and it only took him nine months to be promoted from a four-star Fighter to a Fighter Master, and he also became a second-grade alchemist. Such amazing talent is worthy of Brother Xiao Yan."

After reading the second part, Gu Xun'er's eyes sparkled with pride, and she exclaimed: "When they arrived at the Tagor Desert, Brother Xiao Yan subdued the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, which ranked 18th on the Different Fire List, and was promoted to a Seven-Star Fighting Master. He also defeated a Great Fighting Master. He subdued a Different Fire at the Fighting Master stage and completed a cross-level counterattack. This amazing fighting power is worthy of Brother Xiao Yan."

However, when Gu Xun'er saw the third part, her expression became a little subtle.

"Huh? Brother Xiao Yan was actually favored by a female snake person at the Douling level and almost lost his virginity. Who is she? In addition, he also saved Princess Yao Ye of the Jia Ma Empire and accepted her invitation to train in the army. During the military training, he defeated the geniuses of the major families of the Jia Ma Empire and won the first place in the military competition. Now the Mitel family, the Mu family, the He family and other powerful families in the Jia Ma Empire want to marry their daughters to Brother Xiao Yan to win him over. Even the Jia Ma royal family has this intention."

"Such amazing charm, you are worthy of being Brother Xiao Yan." She smiled faintly, but in her plain voice, there was a hint of imperceptible resentment.

The black figure half-kneeling on one knee in front of him felt an inexplicably heavy pressure and did not dare to respond.

Afterwards, Gu Xun'er carefully read this part of the information again and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, Brother Xiao Yan changed his appearance and did not use his real name, so he did not expose himself. Yan Xiao, it's really a good name, worthy of Brother Xiao Yan."

Then, she took another volume of information about the Gama Empire and read it carefully.

Not long after, after seeing a piece of intelligence, Gu Xun'er was delighted: "Is the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Conference about to begin? It seems that this is the reason why Brother Xiao Yan went to Jia Ma Holy City. The champion of the Alchemy Competition? As the first stop to become famous, it is indeed very suitable. Brother Xiao Yan, let the world see your style. Xun'er also likes to see your brilliant appearance."

But when she saw another piece of information, she couldn't help but frown.

"Yun Yun was defeated and captured in the desert, which caused the loss of Yun Lan Sect's prestige and she was expelled. Now it is the old Sect Master Yun Shan who has regained control of Yun Lan Sect, and he has broken through to the Dou Zong realm."

"In this case, during the three-year agreement, even if Master Ling protects Brother Xiao Yan, there will inevitably be some risks, which is not safe enough."

After thinking for a moment, Gu Xun'er quickly made a decision: "Well, the thing sent by the clan is of little use to me for the time being, so I will give it to the soul body next to Brother Xiao Yan. According to the information we have obtained so far, the white and extremely cold flame must be the Bone Spirit Cold Fire. With the Bone Spirit Cold Fire and the powerful alchemist soul, that soul body is very likely to be the residual soul of the former Medicine Venerable." "He seems to have formed a master-disciple relationship with Brother Xiao Yan. If we can help him recover some of his strength, it should be enough to cope with the three-year agreement. Moreover, if we lend a helping hand now, he will be able to continue to provide more support for Brother Xiao Yan's growth in the future."

“However, Brother Xiao Yan is really amazing! Even though he is in this remote place in the northwest, he can still get the favor of the former number one alchemist on the continent.” Thinking of this, Gu Xun'er couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Then, she took out a jade box from her ring. In the box was a green plant that looked like a ginseng and gave off a faint fragrance. When the black-clothed figure smelled the scent, his spirits lifted slightly.

If Lin Yuan saw this plant, he would definitely recognize it at a glance. It was the Heavenly Soul Branch, a soul-type treasure comparable to the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva.

Gu Xun'er handed the jade box to the half-kneeling black figure and said calmly: "Give this to Master Ling, and have him pass it to the soul body next to Brother Xiao Yan without being noticed by Brother Xiao Yan."

The black figure hesitated for a moment, wanting to speak but stopping himself, but in the end he said nothing and took the jade box, "Yes, Miss."

"Remember, you must not let Brother Xiao Yan know about this. I don't want him to think that I am sending people to follow and monitor him. He doesn't like this kind of thing." Gu Xun'er reminded seriously.

"Yes." Hearing his young lady's words, the black figure couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "What an enviable and jealous guy... I really don't know how he won the young lady's favor. The young lady is so proud, but she would actually fall in love with a man..."

Of course, it would be particularly interesting if he knew the truth.

"Okay, you should leave the academy first and don't stay here for long. Canaan Academy is extremely wary of strong outsiders. If you are discovered, it may cause unnecessary trouble." After arranging everything, Xun'er waved her hand and reminded.

"Yes, miss!" The black figure bowed and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, he remembered the recent turmoil in the Black Horn Region, so he said in a deep voice: "Miss, recently several Douhuang-level forces in the Black Horn Region were destroyed overnight, and even Han Feng, who was at the peak of Douhuang, disappeared. It is extremely turbulent there now. If it is not necessary, you'd better not go there in the near future."

"Hmm? Did something like this happen?" Hearing this, Gu Xun'er raised her eyebrows slightly, "When did it happen?"

"About half a month ago." The black figure replied.

"I know the truth about this matter." Gu Xun'er said lightly.

"Half a month ago? Is there any connection with those three auras?" At the same time, Gu Xun'er suddenly remembered the three powerful auras that she sensed flying out of Canaan College half a month ago. The reason why she noticed this was because when those three auras flew by, the strange fire in her body moved a little.

The last time such unusual movement occurred was nearly a year ago, when Hu Jia, who came to see him, accidentally told him about the day when Lin Yuan, the true number one genius of the Outer Court of Canaan College, returned to the academy.

Thinking of this, Gu Xun'er asked, "What are the results of your investigation into Lin Yuan that we mentioned earlier?"

Although Gu Xun'er had never seen Lin Yuan, she had heard the name 'Lin Yuan' many times. As early as when she participated in the enrollment of Canaan College, she heard about him from some students and instructors. He was a legendary figure in Canaan College. At the age of fifteen, he became a great fighter and a fourth-grade alchemist. He was recognized as the number one genius in Canaan College. Even the extremely ambitious Hu Jia and the battle fanatic Wu Hao were extremely impressed when they mentioned him.

Of course, if he was only a Grand Fighter and a fourth-grade alchemist at the age of fifteen, it would not be enough to arouse Gu Xun'er's interest. After all, her brother Xiao Yan only took more than two years to improve from the third stage of Dou Qi to the level of being on the verge of breaking through to the Grand Fighter. What really made her interested in Lin Yuan was that she heard that Lin Yuan not only broke through to the Grand Fighter at the age of fifteen, but also broke through to the Dou King at the age of fifteen. If this rapid improvement was an opportunity, she would naturally pay attention to it for Xiao Yan.

"Miss, the information about Lin Yuan is divided into two stages. The information about Lin Yuan before the age of fifteen is very easy to verify, and I have reported it to you before. But the information about Lin Yuan after the age of fifteen is very tightly sealed by Canaan Academy. At present, we only know that he did break through the Dou Wang level at the age of fifteen, became an elder of Canaan Academy, and entered the inner courtyard. At the same time, his alchemy skills are also above the fifth level. Moreover, he is very likely to be one of the candidates to take over as the next great elder of Canaan Academy."

At this point, the black figure couldn't help but admire him. If a 15-year-old Dou Wang was the result of his training, then he would be a very good talent in the ancient clan. If there were no accidents, it would be no problem for him to become a Dou Zun.

"Continue investigating, it would be best if we could find out how he achieved the breakthrough and why his cultivation suddenly increased dramatically." Gu Xun'er said calmly. She had a vague feeling that she would have many interactions with this mysterious Lin Yuan in the future.

"Yes, Miss." He bowed respectfully to Gu Xun'er again, and then his figure disappeared mysteriously on the spot.

Gu Xun'er slowly turned around and looked in the direction of the Gama Empire, with a hint of expectation and longing in her eyes.

"Brother Xiao Yan, we have been apart for more than a year! Even Xun'er is surprised by your progress. Finish everything quickly and come to Canaan College. Xun'er has been waiting for you here for a long time and feels a little lonely."

At the same time, in a palace in the holy city of Gama.

On the bed, Xiao Yan was sitting cross-legged, with energy fluctuating around him, and his aura was gradually rising. When the rising aura reached a certain point, the fluctuating energy around him suddenly stopped.

Immediately, Xiao Yan's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and the bright yellow flames in his eyes surged up instantly, and then quickly faded away. A sharp brilliance suddenly burst out from his dark eyes.

Xiao Yan maintained his training posture, opened his mouth slightly, and exhaled a breath of slightly black turbid air.

After exhaling the foul air, the sharp light in Xiao Yan's eyes quietly faded away, and the aura lingering in the room was also taken back into his body.

"Nine-star Fighting Master!"

(End of this chapter)