Enter the inner courtyard

Reaching the early stage of Tier 5 Warcraft and defeating two one-star fighting spirits was nothing more than a cannon shooting mosquitoes. Xing Chen Jiao had indeed taught them a valuable lesson.

"Tsk, another sum of fire energy acquired. This day couldn't be better," Lu Yunxiao remarked, smacking his lips. He swiftly transferred the fire energy from the two cards to his own fire crystal card, casually strolling towards the finish line.

When they reached the finish line, many teachers from the inner courtyard had already gathered. Upon seeing Lu Yunxiao, they cast perplexed glances in his direction.

"Is it now a trend for students to bring Warcraft as bodyguards?" one inner courtyard teacher whispered while looking at Lu Yunxiao.

"No, no, no, this isn't a bodyguard; it's a spiritual pet. Carrying a spiritual pet around here is quite reasonable," Lu Yunxiao replied with an innocent expression. "After all, Canaan College doesn't explicitly forbid it, right?"

Lu Yunxiao's unconventional approach left many inner courtyard teachers bewildered. Nevertheless, they couldn't find any rules that his actions violated. Since the law didn't prohibit it, Lu Yunxiao's actions were within the rules.

"In this Fire Energy Hunting Competition, you're the number one. Please wait here for the other students to arrive," an elder from the inner courtyard confirmed Lu Yunxiao's achievement.

"Elder Xie," Lu Yunxiao acknowledged.

Lu Yunxiao found a spot to sit down, closing his eyes to rest and recover from the long journey.

After about half a day, other students began to trickle in. However, compared to Lu Yunxiao's relaxed demeanor, they appeared worn out and dejected, as if they'd been through a trial.

The old students arranged by Canaan College had proven to be formidable opponents. Dealing with these new students was child's play. Even Lu Feng and his companions were not exempt from this treatment; they were bullied by the veterans of Canaan College on their way here.

As four-star masters of the outer courtyard, they were naturally prideful and haughty. They had also journeyed alone, but the outcomes differed dramatically. They couldn't help feeling humiliated when compared to Lu Yunxiao.

"Lu Yunxiao? When did you arrive?" the four surrounded Lu Yunxiao.

"It's been a while. From the looks of it, have you all been through some hardships?" Lu Yunxiao asked, his eyebrows raised.

"Weren't you beaten up?" Lu Feng inquired in surprise.

"Of course not. Anyone who tried to beat me ended up faring even worse," Lu Yunxiao responded nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng and his companions exchanged glances and saw the defeat in each other's eyes. They had experienced a severe thrashing and understood the harsh realities of the world.

"Did you encounter any tough opponents?" Lu Feng asked with a hint of reluctance.

"Quite a few. You guys must have had an easy time behind me, right? I cleared those levels," Lu Yunxiao said with a light shrug.

Lu Feng: "…"

Chen Yu: "…"

Zhao Guangyun: "…"

Li Cheng: "…"

They suspected that Lu Yunxiao was showing off, and the evidence was solid.

"Alright, enough of the chit-chat. Let's assemble; we're going to enter the inner courtyard," Lu Yunxiao said with a snap of his fingers. More and more freshmen gathered around. The Fire Energy Hunting Competition was nearing its conclusion.

"The Fire Energy Hunting Competition officially concludes. Now, we'll reward the freshmen who performed exceptionally well. First up is Lu Yunxiao."

Lu Yunxiao walked forward with a composed expression.

"As the first person to defeat all opponents and reach the end, Lu Yunxiao will be rewarded with 50 days' worth of fire energy and a Green Fire Crystal Card."

The reward was quite generous, causing many old students to gasp in envy. Fire Crystal Cards came in five types: black, blue, azure, red, and purple. Green Fire Crystal Cards were used for practice on the fifth and sixth floors of the Heavenly Burning Refining Tower. Lu Yunxiao's reward included 50 days' worth of fire energy, which was quite substantial.

"Feel free to challenge me anytime if you want to grab it," Lu Yunxiao remarked, casting a harmless smile. However, the seasoned students couldn't help but shudder at his words. After all, this was the person who had a Tier 5 spiritual pet by his side.

Lu Yunxiao transferred the fire energy from his original black crystal card to the blue fire crystal card, which now contained over two hundred days' worth of fire energy. It was indeed quite a windfall.

Once the awards ceremony concluded, the elder announced, "Alright, rewards have been distributed. Now, you may all enter the inner courtyard with me."

With this announcement, Lu Yunxiao finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was one step closer to returning to the inner courtyard.