"You went to the medicine warehouse again?"
Su Qian watched as Zi Yan kept snacking on medicinal ingredients, the corners of his mouth twitching.
Medicinal ingredients of such caliber were all extremely precious, and most importantly, who would dare to actually consume them as food? If one did not promptly circulate their Dou Qi to dissolve the energy of the medicinal ingredients within their body, they would soon explode and die.
However, Zi Yan kept eating them one by one, quite at ease, without any issues whatsoever.
Su Qian didn't know her background, initially being scared witless by Zi Yan's reckless consumption of various medicinal ingredients, but gradually he became accustomed to it.
"They're just some medicinal ingredients, don't be so petty."
Even as Su Qian arrived, Zi Yan didn't stop, continuing to munch on the medicinal ingredients in her hands.
The stronger the magical beast, the greater its need for energy.
Zi Yan's fondness for elixirs and medicinal ingredients was also because she probably never really had her fill.
The Taixu Ancient Dragon, as a sovereign among magical beasts, became the true overlord after the disappearance of the Tian Huang Clan. Their need for energy during growth is naturally very high.
It could be said that if there were enough elixirs available, Zi Yan's Cultivation Level would absolutely skyrocket.
"At this rate, our Canaan Academy will really be eaten into poverty by you. How can you have such a big appetite, girl? Your stomach clearly isn't that big, yet you can eat anything and everything," Su Qian said, his mouth twitching, somewhat speechless.
But luckily, Zi Yan's meals were secured for the future.
In fact, his main reason for seeking Xu Ran this time was to have Xu Ran discipline Zi Yan.
The rest was an unexpected windfall.
And he deliberately didn't mention Zi Yan's huge appetite out of fear of scaring Xu Ran.
Xu Ran was an Alchemy Master. The elixirs he crafted could definitely satisfy Zi Yan's appetite.
Now that Zi Yan was at the Douwang Cultivation Level, Fifth-grade Elixirs were sufficient to make her content. Previously, the strongest in Canaan Academy was but a Fifth-grade Alchemist, barely enough to satisfy the Academy itself, let alone have extra elixirs continually for Zi Yan's consumption.
As the Great Elder of Canaan Academy, he had no solution for Zi Yan's sneaky forays into the medicine warehouse to steal ingredients.
Even though Zi Yan was a Douwang, she possessed the ability to control space power, and unless the warehouse was guarded by a master, it was really impossible to stop her.
"I am not being petty. Haven't I just let you steal without interference these years? But from now on, you don't have to steal anymore. I've found you a great place where you can openly eat all sorts of medicinal ingredients and elixirs," Su Qian said with a sinister smile.
That was his ultimate goal!
Zi Yan was indeed adorable, but he really couldn't afford to keep her anymore.
Yet he couldn't bear to deprive Zi Yan of these medicinal ingredients and elixirs.
So, he had turned to Xu Ran. By the time Xu Ran realized the devilish aspect of Zi Yan, it would be too late.
"Who is it?" Zi Yan blinked.
"Xu Ran." Su Qian said directly.
"Oh." In the next moment, Zi Yan vanished on the spot and reappeared hundreds of meters away.
...
"Xu Ran, he's the one who recently came to the outer courtyard." It only took Zi Yan a little while to gather information about Xu Ran, and she was immediately dissatisfied. An outer courtyard newcomer, what good stuff could he have?
"That darn old fool clearly just doesn't want me to steal from the Academy, how petty. It's just a little medicinal ingredient, right?" Zi Yan's body floated in mid-air, her delicate legs and small feet exposed, clad in white, looking just like a little girl, utterly adorable.
Although Zi Yan estimated she was already a thousand years old, in fact, according to the lifespan of the Taixu Ancient Dragon, a thousand years seemed to be merely their juvenile stage.
"Wait, what's that smell..."
Zi Yan wrinkled her nose, her large eyes scanning the distance.
As a Taixu Ancient Dragon, she had an extremely sensitive perception of various Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, as well as Elixirs.
"So many delicious things. Could it be that the old man was telling the truth? Is this Xu Ran a rich young master from a good family?" Zi Yan wouldn't bother with such details, her figure flashed and in an instant, she was hundreds of meters away, in front of Xu Ran's door, effortlessly passing through the wall with a flicker.
Space power, one of the few potent abilities innate to Taixu Ancient Dragons.
Humans, however, would need to reach the Cultivation Level of Douzong to achieve it, and still, they could never master it with the proficiency Zi Yan now possessed.
Compared to humans, Magical Beasts were naturally endowed with some peculiar talents, no doubt favored by the heavens.
"What is this? It smells so good?"
Zi Yan casually picked up a bottle of Elixirs, sniffing the rich medicinal fragrance inside, her stomach grumbling with hunger.
Having been at Canaan Academy for so many days, she had never encountered something so fragrant.
Without saying another word, Zi Yan poured them into her mouth.
After swallowing three or four Elixirs, Zi Yan licked her tender lips, feeling almost full. She couldn't remember how many years it had been since she last felt this sensation.
"This place is so much better than Canaan Academy's medicinal herb storage. Every time in the herb storage, those things are not tasty at all," Zi Yan murmured, continuing to rummage through the Elixirs, scattering many on the ground.
These Elixirs had been concocted by Xu Ran for Xun Er and the others.
Although they were not of particularly high grade, the energy contained within them was substantial, and they were almost completely pure, with the quality of the Elixirs reaching Divine Grade.
Therefore, for Zi Yan, these Elixirs were simply unparalleled delicacies she had never tasted before.
Zi Yan burped contentedly, lying on her stomach and patting her bulging belly. This feeling of fullness gave her an unprecedented sense of happiness.
And this was after consuming less than a third of them.
"What a great place. It's my first time eating such delicious Elixirs."
"I'll take the rest with me as well, after all, Xu Ran won't know it was me," Zi Yan thought, her eyes shifting. She quickly stored all the Elixirs into her Space Ring, only after this did she smile satisfyingly and then searched the room. Seeing no other delicious things, she finally stopped.
"Hehe..." Zi Yan laughed happily to herself, already deciding she would come here to play often.
"Wait..."
"What's going on?"
Zi Yan's expression suddenly became serious, her pretty face filled with unease.
She was just about to use space power to stealthily leave the room when she found she couldn't use her space power inside the room. It was as if the space had been sealed off.
"It was fine when I arrived, so why has it suddenly become like this?" This was the first time Zi Yan encountered such a thing; in the past, no space or restrictions could stop her.
It was as if she had been cursed today.
"It must be because I ate too much and then ran out of energy," Zi Yan touched her big belly, feeling a bit bloated. The energy from the Elixirs was so abundant that even a glutton like her couldn't digest it in a short time.