Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 69 Inner Court

Inside the conference room, when Hu Qian uttered that name, the entire room seemed to grow slightly colder.

"Commander Wu, I've long admired your name!"

Lin Feng cupped his hands slightly and greeted him first. He genuinely admired this person; the Canaan Academy's enforcement team didn't just enforce the rules against those who violated academy regulations. More importantly, they enforced the law against the vicious and ruthless thugs of the Black Corner Region.

This demonstrates the formidable reputation of Canaan Academy's enforcement team, and Wu Tianlang's strength is evident in his ability to command such a powerful force. Even Old Man Huo, who only cares about alchemy, greatly admires him, privately believing his abilities surpass those of Vice Dean Hu Qian.

In addition, given his relatively young age at the peak of the Dou Huang level, it can be said that among all the experts at Canaan Academy, Wu Tianlang is the first name that comes to mind when thinking about who has the best chance of advancing to Dou Zong.

"Elder Lin Feng's name has become extremely renowned lately. We'll likely need his help with elixirs in the future!"

Lin Feng had assumed that the leader of the enforcement team, who exuded a murderous aura, would be extremely aloof, but to his surprise, the leader was quite polite to him when he spoke.

In truth, Lin Feng hadn't truly realized his monstrous talent. His Dou Qi level alone was enough to leave others far behind. Not to mention, having reached its peak, he had practically mastered every aspect of alchemy on the Dou Qi Continent.

It's safe to say that if Lin Feng were to issue the word, any force in the Northwest Continent would be willing to provide him with financial assistance. Of course, the Soul Palace is an exception!

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Lin Feng finally voiced his initial doubts.

"May I ask, Vice Dean, I happened to overhear the elders' indignant words just now, but I wonder what happened?"

"Elder Lin Feng is unaware that a group of students, led by an instructor from the academy, went to the Black Corner Region for training, but they have mysteriously disappeared. Therefore, the academy suspects that they must have been taken control by lawless individuals who are attempting to do something malicious to the academy."

Seemingly noticing Lin Feng's confusion, Hu Qian offered an explanation.

"As for why it is described as missing rather than dead, it is because the soul jade of the elder sent to protect him is still intact, so it is determined that he has been kidnapped."

Then, Hu Qian explained to Lin Feng what Soul Jade was. It was something that every Dou Wang elder had to leave a mark on one of the academy's few Soul Jade when they went out on official business, so that the academy would know whether they were alive or dead.

After learning the whole story, Lin Feng clasped his hands in a slight gesture of respect.

"I never expected this to happen. If there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask."

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, everyone stroked their beards slightly, their expressions full of admiration.

"Haha, Elder Lin Feng is quite chivalrous. But there's no rush. The Soul Jade shows that the guard elder is in good condition. I suspect these thieves have other plans. We can just wait for them to come to us."

After several discussions, the group decided to proactively dispatch law enforcement team members to conduct a search and issue a wanted notice. Although the thieves would certainly take the initiative, the academy prioritized the safety of its students and could not afford to be careless.

After everyone had left, the shrewd old man Hu Qian could tell that Lin Feng had come to discuss something, so he asked directly.

"Elder Lin Feng, is there anything I can help you with? Please don't hesitate to ask. The academy still owes Elder Lin Feng a favor!"

Since Hu Qian had already said so, Lin Feng didn't beat around the bush and stated his request clearly: he hoped to go to the inner courtyard for intensive training.

Hu Qian stroked his beard, not surprised by Lin Feng's request. After all, he was already an elder of the academy, and it was only natural for Elder Huo, who often discussed alchemy with him, to explain the benefits of the inner academy to him.

"Very well! I have nothing else to do anyway. If Elder Lin Feng is ready, I will take you there!"

As expected of the academy's vice dean, he made his decision without hesitation and immediately wanted to take Lin Feng to the inner courtyard. Lin Feng raised an eyebrow at this, thinking that he didn't have anything to do in the outer courtyard and that Little Fairy Doctor had already given him instructions, so he agreed.

"Since the vice dean has made the arrangements, then I shall respectfully accept!"

On an open space, Hu Qian looked up and gestured to Lin Feng, preparing to transform his battle qi into wings. This surprised Lin Feng somewhat; if he remembered correctly, shouldn't they be riding a griffin?

Seemingly noticing Lin Feng's confusion, Hu Qian gave him a strange look.

"We ride griffins because students can't fly. Our speed in transforming our battle qi into wings is much faster than that of griffins."

After explaining, Hu Qian was the first to sprout wings and take to the air.

"Hahaha, Elder Lin Feng, let me see how fast you are!"

Although Lin Feng knew this person was disrespectful to his elders, he never expected him to resort to such tricks.

"Let's see how fast a peak Dou Huang can go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of enormous five-colored wings, mainly emerald green, materialized, followed by a Xuan-level flying combat technique covering them.

"flutter"

A huge flapping sound rang out, and Lin Feng took off quickly, transforming into a bolt of lightning as he chased after Hu Qian, who had not yet flown far, leaving behind only a cloud of dust.

"Um?"

In just a few moments, Hu Qian sensed a figure rapidly approaching him at an extremely fast speed.

"Elder Lin Feng's speed is incredibly fast! It far surpasses the speed of an ordinary Dou Wang. I'd like to see how you compare to a low-level Dou Huang!"

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Hu Qian's aura rose to another level. His wings seemed to have received some kind of boost, and with a slight tremor, his speed increased dramatically.

With Hu Qian's movement, the distance that Lin Feng had been closing slowly widened again. Noticing this change, Lin Feng's lips twitched slightly. "Since that's how it is," he thought, "then don't blame me."

"Old man Amber, I can't keep up!"

Lin Feng's wings immediately stopped fluttering, and he hovered in the air, shouting loudly.

The flying ape, initially observing Lin Feng's calm and collected demeanor, knew he must have some hidden trump card and, out of curiosity, wanted to test him. However, Lin Feng's shamelessness in stopping immediately extinguished any desire to probe.

If Lin Feng knew what he was thinking, he would definitely curse him for being disrespectful to his elders. What trump card did he have? It was just that his cultivation technique was so profound that his battle qi conversion speed far exceeded the requirements for flying.

Hu Qian turned his back to Lin Feng, not letting him see the slight twitching at the corner of his mouth. He left only a "follow me" and continued flying forward, but his speed decreased considerably.

After this interlude, nothing else happened. After flying for about fifteen minutes, the amber stopped in one place.

After Lin Feng caught up, it slowly descended to the bottom of a mountain stream. Then, without waiting for Lin Feng to have any questions, it waved its hand and blasted a beam of energy towards the empty space in front of it.

"Buzz"

A spatial ripple appeared where the energy struck, and a few moments later, a spatial gate appeared before Lin Feng.

"The power of space, how fascinating!"

A soft sigh escaped Lin Feng's lips. Faced with such power, no matter how high his talent or how promising his future, he was still powerless to resist.

"The power of space... I wonder when I will finally reach the Dou Zong realm!"

Hearing Lin Feng's sigh, Hu Qian also felt compelled to speak, then glanced at Lin Feng indifferently, the meaning of which was self-evident. However, Lin Feng pretended not to see it, which made Hu Qian raise an eyebrow slightly in anger.

Let's go!

As the two stepped inside, the portal slowly disappeared.

What greeted his eyes was still the lush and verdant forest, seemingly no different from the outside world. However, Lin Feng knew that he had now stepped into the legendary inner courtyard.

The two did not exchange any words. After flying for a while longer, buildings came into Lin Feng's view.

"Elder Lin Feng, welcome to the Inner Court!"

(End of this chapter)