Chapter 1232 The Ancient Emperor's Response_1

The Burning Heaven Qi Refining Tower was heavily guarded, with a statue-like sentry appearing almost every few minutes as you walked. This tight defense clearly demonstrated how seriously Canaan Academy took the protection of the Fallen Heart Flame.

Strange Fire, indeed a true treasure.

"Hey, you're going to steal the Fallen Heart Flame, aren't you?" Zi Yan cocked her head and looked at Xu Ran. She always had a feeling that being with Xu Ran would corrupt her. It seemed that Xu Ran was also a cultivator of fire; otherwise, he couldn't possibly be an alchemist. How could he be an alchemist without the fire property?

And for an alchemist, Strange Fire is an incredibly precious treasure.

So, Xu Ran now...

"Hmph, look who's talking. Aren't you the same as me? At most, I'm just sneaking some herbs and Elixirs. And you, as soon as you enter the Inner Court, you're thinking about taking away the Strange Fire," Zi Yan stuck out her tongue, giggling at Xu Ran.

"You're not planning on having me take the fall for you by deliberately bringing me here, are you? I knew you weren't that kind-hearted," Zi Yan stomped her feet unhappily as a thought struck her.

With her hands on her hips, Zi Yan felt quite unhappy in her heart.

If that old man found out that the Fallen Heart Flame was gone, wouldn't he tear her apart?

"No. It's not a bad thing for us to take the Fallen Heart Flame. Moreover, Elder Su Qian asked me to help resolve the problem with the Fallen Heart Flame. My solution is to take the Fallen Heart Flame for my own use. That's not too much, right?" Xu Ran quirked his lips. If he didn't help, once the Fallen Heart Flame completely erupted, even a Dou Zong expert would be unable to deal with it.

The Fallen Heart Flame was, in itself, equivalent to a super powerful being.

Although Canaan Academy used the power of the Fallen Heart Flame every year, its strength was still growing. Under the Canaan Academy, there lay the Ancient Emperor's Cave House. The Fallen Heart Flame, influenced by this mysterious connection, grew faster than it would in a normal environment. Despite the students of Canaan Academy drawing energy from it every year, this did not stop its growth.

When the Fallen Heart Flame was not that strong, Elder Su Qian and the other Dou Zong experts could forcefully suppress it. But once its strength grew, it wouldn't be easily controlled by Su Qian and the others.

And it might be the case that Su Qian and the others wouldn't be affected, but the myriad students of Canaan Academy could very well face significant danger.

"That's true. Otherwise, they wouldn't guard this place so stringently," Zi Yan suddenly realized, nodding repeatedly.

"But how did you do this? Why do the guards seem like they can't see us? This is even more impressive than controlling space," Zi Yan marveled, seeing that she and Xu Ran could speak so loudly without the powerful guards noticing.

If she could learn this skill, sneaking medicinal herbs would be even easier for her in the future.

"There's no trick to it. Once you become more powerful, many things that seem impossible to you now will be easy to achieve."

"Tsk. You're just saying I'm weak. But I'm now a Douhuang, you know. In the academy, there aren't many who can defeat me," although there were other Douhuang, clearly Zi Yan, who possessed the Taixu Ancient Dragon Royal Family bloodline, held a greater degree of prestige. Not just in Canaan Academy, but throughout the entire Continent, there were few who could match Zi Yan even for a few moves at the same level.

"But the deeper we go, the hotter it gets," Zi Yan's face turned red, feeling the intense heat, and her eyes started to look somewhat hazy.

The Fallen Heart Flame was extraordinary, with the ability to affect one's mental state.

In the lowest layer of the Burning Heaven Qi Refining Tower, the scenery was almost completely different from the upper layers. The sweltering heat rose in the vast space, making even the sight blurry and ethereal. Taking a light breath felt like inhaling a mouthful of fire.

A fiery red glow, seeping from unknown places, brightly illuminated the entire space. In the central area of this space was a very spacious chasm. The mouth of this deep chasm was wider than any of the upper layers, and it didn't appear as a bottomless black abyss but was filled with a faint dark red, like congealed blood.

Outside the deep cave, an energy barrier visible to the naked eye formed a cylindrical shape that firmly sealed it off. On the surface of the energy barrier, overflowed with various mysterious patterns, winding like the curving indentations left by a passing snake, and this energy barrier was also extremely violent, with robust ripples of energy incessantly spreading out, and even faint muffled sounds of explosions could be heard.

"Is this where the Fallen Heart Flame is located?"

"This layer of energy barrier must have been reinforced by those Dou Zong experts from the academy."

Zi Yan looked at this wondrous place, greatly shocked.

She had not expected the bottommost layer of the Burning Heaven Qi Refining Tower to actually look like this.

"However, this energy barrier seems..." Zi Yan looked at the cracks on the energy barrier, her expression grave. It seemed Xu Ran had not deceived her. The power of the Fallen Heart Flame was growing stronger and would become more and more difficult to control in the future.

"Boom!"

It was unknown whether it was due to Xu Ran's arrival.

The underworld, because of Xu Ran's arrival, erupted into chaos instantaneously. The magma world that had been utterly calm was, at this moment, in turmoil, churning up endless waves of heat.

Perhaps, even the breath of that ancient emperor could sense the might of Xu Ran.

A Dou Di, that was an existence transcending all other cultivators.

A Nine-star Dou Sheng Peak, and only a step away from Dou Di. Yet, that one step was a chasm as wide as the heavens, a Dou Di could even dominate the life and death of all the beings in this world.

And another Dou Di suddenly setting foot in his domain, even if the ancient emperor was absent, the environment still gave a very apparent reaction.

Tuo She Ancient Emperor, ranked number one amongst Strange Fires on the Continent.

Xu Ran was now wondering, what would happen if he devoured Tuo She Ancient Emperor? It seemed that even Xiao Yan, who had gone to the Great Thousand World, had not accomplished this feat.

Cultivating the Burning Decision allowed one to devour all Strange Fires in the world for one's own use. Naturally, Tuo She Ancient Emperor was no exception.

However, now was not the time to consider these things, as the strength of Tuo She Ancient Emperor was mighty, no less than his own.

"Damn, the Fallen Heart Flame."

"Seal it immediately, summon all the Elders to the Burning Heaven Qi Tower. Has the Fallen Heart Flame erupted? But why does this aura feel so terrifying? It seems many times stronger than the Fallen Heart Flame."

At this moment, in the outside world, the energy that had erupted from the underworld was quickly transmitted to the Burning Heaven Qi Tower, and the magnificent fire energy startled everyone cultivating inside the tower.

And those who knew the truth were even more grave in their expressions.

Elder Su Qian rushed into the Burning Heaven Qi Tower at the first opportunity. If the Fallen Heart Flame broke through its seal, it would definitely be a disaster for Canaan Academy.