BTTH : genius planner

In the spacious study, Hu Qian looked at the slowly closing walls of the room and turned to Lin Yuan, who was standing in the room, smiling as he said, "Alright, you've received your reward. Take a good rest, and report to the inner courtyard tomorrow. How has Old Fire arranged things?"

Lin Yuan replied, "In the past two days, Master Fire has already given me some pill formulas and alchemy tasks. Once I get to the inner courtyard, I can start refining pills anytime as long as I have the medicinal materials!"

"That's good. Your arrangements in the inner courtyard have also been made. The Grand Elder has decided to let you enter the inner courtyard directly as an elder. After all, it doesn't make much sense to have a Dou Wang as a student. However, you won't be assigned any other duties; you just need to focus on cultivation and alchemy," Hu Qian conveyed the academy's specific arrangements for Lin Yuan.

"Thank you, Dean!"

"Go back and prepare. Tomorrow, I'll take you to the inner courtyard."

"Yes."

After bidding farewell to the vice president, Lin Yuan visited the Alchemy Department to observe Elder Fire refining a mid-level fifth-grade pill, the Recovery Pill. With his now comparable soul perception to Elder Fire, he was able to easily and clearly understand aspects he had previously found confusing. This greatly boosted Lin Yuan's confidence in refining fifth-grade pills.

Once the Recovery Pill was refined, Elder Fire immediately handed it to Lin Yuan. Under Elder Fire's supervision, Lin Yuan took the pill and successfully replenished two years of his lifespan, slightly easing the urgency in his heart.

The next day.

Lin Yuan followed Hu Qian through the vast forest of magical beasts on the back mountain. Upon reaching a clearing, Hu Qian waved his hand, and a burst of energy shot out, striking the empty space in front of them. Immediately, the energy created ripples like water waves, and a large silver door, towering seven to eight meters high, appeared out of thin air!

"Follow me." With a wave of his hand, Hu Qian led the way into the silver door.

After passing through the door, an old man in a black robe stood with his hands behind his back. He turned around, his white beard and hair contrasting with his cold, blade-like gaze fixed on Lin Yuan.

Seeing this, Hu Qian was slightly surprised, "Grand Elder, what are you doing here?"

The old man before them was the Grand Elder of the inner courtyard, Su Qian.

After staring at Lin Yuan for a few seconds, the Grand Elder looked at Hu Qian and then revealed a satisfied expression, saying with a smile, "I was nearby and sensed your aura, so I came over. This must be our little genius Lin Yuan from the Canaan Academy!"

Hearing this, Lin Yuan stepped forward, clasped his fists, and respectfully said, "Student Lin Yuan pays respects to the Grand Elder!"

Hu Qian smiled slightly beside them and said to the Grand Elder, "Grand Elder, since you are here, I will leave Lin Yuan in your care. I have a lot of matters to attend to, so I will take my leave."

The Grand Elder nodded, "You go ahead!"

Hu Qian turned to Lin Yuan and said, "Little Lin, do well in the inner courtyard!" Without waiting for Lin Yuan to respond, he turned and flew away.

The Grand Elder patted Lin Yuan's shoulder and said, "Let's go, Little Lin. It's been a while since I heard about you from Hu Qian and the others. Now that I see you, it seems they weren't exaggerating. It looks like their work in the outer courtyard has gone smoothly, which pleases me greatly."

As he spoke, he led Lin Yuan toward the student area of the inner courtyard.

Upon arriving at the inner courtyard, the Grand Elder explained Lin Yuan's specific arrangements. In the elder area, they assigned Lin Yuan a courtyard, gave him an elder's token, and handed him a purple fire crystal card filled with abundant fire energy. His task was to complete the alchemy assignments given by Elder Fire while cultivating. The medicinal materials for alchemy could be registered and taken from the material storage, and the Grand Elder had already informed Elder Hao, who managed the materials.

After leaving the Grand Elder's office, Lin Yuan directly followed the map to the "Sky Burning Refining Tower," eager to experience the unique features of Canaan Academy.

Upon reaching the "Sky Burning Refining Tower," Lin Yuan entered. The moment his feet touched the ground inside the tower, a strange, formless flame appeared within him. The high temperature radiating from this formless flame caused a slight stinging sensation in Lin Yuan's meridians, bones, muscles, and other organs.

Immediately, Lin Yuan closed his eyes, using his powerful soul force to stabilize the formless flame within him. Then, with great interest, he controlled his fighting energy to interact with the formless flame. The fighting energy that had been burned by the formless flame indeed became more refined, and as Lin Yuan's fighting energy washed over it, the flame quickly extinguished.

"This flame is too weak; it won't be of much use to a Dou Wang. I should go down to the lower levels," Lin Yuan thought, and then he stepped downwards.

Ultimately, Lin Yuan chose an empty single cultivation room on the lowest level, sat cross-legged on the cultivation stone platform, inserted the fire crystal card, and smiled in satisfaction at the heart fire flame that had appeared within him, which was much stronger than before.

"This place is good; the intensity of the heart fire has increased significantly, enough to refine my fighting energy and solidify my foundation."

With that, he closed his eyes, formed hand seals, and began his cultivation.

A month later.

In a cultivation room on the lower level of the Sky Burning Refining Tower, Lin Yuan, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, slowly moved his hand seals. After completing the last seal, he gradually opened his eyes.

After getting up, Lin Yuan focused his mind and quickly condensed a solid fire cone using the Dan Fire technique. He used his soul perception to examine the fire cone and smiled slightly, "It's much more refined than a month ago. It seems the improvement in the quality of my fighting energy has a greater impact on the Dan Fire technique than I imagined."

Dismissing the fire cone, Lin Yuan assessed his own state, "Spending a month refining my fighting energy has indeed not been a waste of time. The quality of my fighting energy has improved significantly, and my cultivation level has also risen a bit, getting closer to a Three-Star Dou Wang. Unfortunately, I'm still a bit short; the level-up after Dou Wang is indeed much slower than before."

After organizing his thoughts, Lin Yuan retrieved his fire crystal card and opened the door to the cultivation room to walk outside.

During his exit, as he ascended, several students noticed the clearly young and unfamiliar Lin Yuan coming from below, and they couldn't help but feel puzzled.

A two-star Dou Ling raised his hand to grab Lin Yuan's shoulder from behind while asking, "This student looks quite unfamiliar. May I ask who you are?" As he spoke, his hand passed through "Lin Yuan," and his expression changed, "A residual image?"

It was indeed the residual image created by Lin Yuan combining the Dragon Step and Instant Step.

To further hone his skills and refine his fighting techniques, Lin Yuan often applied various fighting energy techniques in different practical activities, enhancing his control over combat skills, fighting energy, and soul power. Therefore, he was quite adept at combining multiple fighting techniques.

The student turned to look, and Lin Yuan's true self had already flickered ten meters away, leaving a residual image and appearing even farther away, quickly disappearing from this level.

In the distance, a silver-haired girl murmured with slight confusion, "Lin Yuan?"

**(End of Chapter)**