Chapter 225: Another Fallen Heart Flame

"You've advanced again?"

"4-Star Dou Emperor. I must admit, your cultivation talent is unparalleled, even I am left in the dust."

As the spatial seal was broken, Cai Lin appeared immediately. Seeing the Dou Qi like a rainbow around Yun Tianming, she sighed. A Dou Emperor realm in his early twenties was indeed a rarity across the entire Dou Qi Continent!

Cai Lin's eyes sparkled continuously, and she couldn't help but recall what Yun Tianming once said to her: to conquer her body and soul.

At that time, she only saw him as an arrogant person. Now, it seems there might really be a slight possibility.

"Hehe~ Still far behind Cai Lin."

Yun Tianming smiled calmly. There was no obvious change in his appearance, but his entire aura was different.

Upon hearing this, Cai Lin rolled her eyes at him, thinking to herself: A 9-Star Dou King can kill a 4-Star Dou Ancestor. Now, as a 4-Star Dou Emperor, even a 5-Star Dou Ancestor like herself might not be his match in a fight.

"Yun Tianming, you finally decided to come out!"

"The pills you gave me are all gone!!"

A purple-haired, twin-tailed girl, Zi Yan, flew quickly from the horizon and jumped onto him.

"Alright, alright, I'll refine some for you."

Yun Tianming sensed her for a moment and was surprised to find that in just a few months, Zi Yan's aura had increased significantly, from an early-stage Dou Emperor to a mid-stage Dou Emperor. It's important to note that for Magic Beasts, despite their long lifespans, their cultivation speed is far slower than that of humans. This only shows that Zi Yan's bloodline power is truly extraordinary, not even inferior to Xun'er's.

It took Yun Tianming a week to refine a batch of high-level pills of the fifth and sixth grade. The gluttonous Zi Yan took more than half of them without hesitation, and Yun Tianming indulged her. This drew a stern look from Cai Lin, who suspected that he might have a special affection for young girls.

To prove himself, Yun Tianming took the initiative to approach Cai Lin. After a friendly exchange, Cai Lin understood Yun Tianming's preferences and finally felt relieved.

"Cai Lin, what are your plans next?"

The transaction between them had already ended the moment Yun Tianming gave her the Spirit Fusion Pill.

Cai Lin's eyes flickered slightly, and she stared at Yun Tianming for a while. After a moment of silence, she replied, "Recently, I've felt faint signs of advancing in my Dou Qi, so I plan to stay here and cultivate for a while."

The Snake People Tribe's constitution is inherently cold, fearing extreme heat and yang energy. However, after the rebirth and evolution through the Heavenly Flame, Cai Lin's constitution has reached a balance of yin and yang, and she now prefers intense fire attributes. Perhaps because of this, Yun Tianming, who possesses three Heavenly Flames, naturally attracts Cai Lin.

"A place rich in fire attribute energy, like the birthplace of the Fallen Heart Flame, the underground magma of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, is the most suitable place for your breakthrough."

Yun Tianming didn't think too much about it and instead pointed out a suitable place for her cultivation.

Coincidentally, there is something in the underground magma that he needs.

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Returning to the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, compared to the usual sight of inner academy students lining up early to enter, the entrance of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower was now deserted.

Because the Fallen Heart Flame had already been refined by Yun Tianming, the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, now without the Heart Fire for tempering, had lost its effectiveness in accelerating cultivation.

This caused great concern among the elders of Jia Nan Academy, especially since Grand Elder Su Qian had not yet recovered from his injuries, leaving them leaderless and even more at a loss.

"Let's go."

Yun Tianming and Cai Lin entered the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and headed straight to the bottom.

"Such rich fire attribute energy."

Cai Lin grabbed a handful of air with her jade-like hand, feeling the heat contained within. Then her gaze shifted to the deepest part, a bottomless hole with remnants of a now ineffective sealing spell nearby.

Yun Tianming explained, "This is where the Fallen Heart Flame was originally sealed. Following this hole down leads to the underground magma. You can cultivate here in peace. I will stay by your side to protect you."

"Thank you."

Without further ado, Cai Lin leapt into the hole. Yun Tianming followed closely behind. After descending another two hundred meters, they were met with a vast expanse of red magma.

Yun Tianming spread his Dou Qi Wings, while Cai Lin sat cross-legged in the air. With Yun Tianming around, she could enter a state of cultivation with peace of mind.

"This is indeed a great place for cultivation."

Yun Tianming did not activate his Qi Method to cultivate Dou Qi, as he had just advanced to a 4-Star Dou Emperor and his body had not yet fully adapted to the Dou Emperor's power. Cultivating now would yield poor results. Instead, he summoned his Heavenly Flame to practice fire control techniques.

The newly fused Heavenly Flame, the Jade Ocean Lotus Heart Fire, was far more powerful than the previous Green Ocean Lotus Flame, and the difficulty of controlling it had increased significantly. It would take Yun Tianming considerable time to master it proficiently.

In the lifeless Magma World, there was no concept of time.

Cai Lin remained sitting cross-legged in mid-air, frantically absorbing the surrounding fire attribute energy.

Practice makes perfect, and Yun Tianming's control over the new Heavenly Flame had become much more adept.

"Huh~"

Yun Tianming vaguely sensed an unusual fluctuation from the Heavenly Flame. With a thought, the Jade flame split into three, reverting to the Green Lotus Core Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Fallen Heart Flame. This was the power of the Flame Mantra Qi Method, which could not only fuse Heavenly Flames but also restore them to their original states.

"Is the Fallen Heart Flame being summoned by something?"

Yun Tianming looked at the flickering invisible flame in front of him, then glanced into the depths of the magma.

"It's time to meet your original master."

The deeper one goes into the magma, the higher the temperature. For an ordinary Dou Emperor, their Dou Qi would quickly deplete, eventually being consumed by the magma. However, Yun Tianming was an exception. This was the birthplace of the Fallen Heart Flame, and now, as its master, traversing it would be much easier for him than for others.

After descending for about twenty minutes, Yun Tianming spotted a transparent light ring within the magma, inside which lay a skeleton that had been dead for countless years.

"Found it, another Fallen Heart Flame!"

Yun Tianming had found his target. Floating above the skeleton was an invisible fire, precisely the Fallen Heart Flame he was most familiar with!

Unlike the Fallen Heart Flame refined within his body, this one appeared especially gentle, like a sleeping baby. This was a juvenile Fallen Heart Flame, likely ranked last according to the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

For the Flame Mantra Qi Method, which had evolved to the Earth Rank High level, consuming such a juvenile Fallen Heart Flame would have almost no effect. Yun Tianming planned to offer it to Jia Nan Academy as compensation. After all, as a mentor at Jia Nan Academy, he felt it was inappropriate to have refined the Fallen Heart Flame in silence, thereby rendering the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower useless.

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