Isn't This Here?
"Red Fire Energy Card! Who is this person?!"
Seeing Xiao Yan take out the Red Fire Energy Card, Han Yue was greatly shocked and began to size up Xiao Yan, guessing his true identity.
Obtaining a Red Fire Energy Card doesn't necessarily require strength. As long as you have six hundred Fire Energy, you can exchange for one. And Fire Energy can be traded. In other words, as long as you possess precious pills, treasures, or even Cultivation Methods, you can exchange them for a large amount of Fire Energy.
"Hehe, if I'm not mistaken, you must be Xiao Yan." At this moment, Elder Liu, who had been at the entrance, came over upon hearing the sound and smiled.
Elder Liu couldn't help but size up Xiao Yan. Although he wasn't very sure at first, seeing Xiao Yan take out the Red Fire Energy Card, he was 100% certain.
You should know that not long after Xiao Yan entered the Inner Academy, Great Elder Su Qian, who was in charge of the Inner Academy, had informed all the Inner Academy elders about Xiao Yan's affairs.
In particular, the elders who supervised the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower were told about Xiao Yan's matter, after all, Xiao Yan possessed a Strange Flame, and they were afraid that the Strange Flame in Xiao Yan's body would have some other connection with the Fallen Heart Flame.
Xiao Yan smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Student Xiao Yan greets Elder Liu."
Elder Liu nodded harmoniously to Xiao Yan, then smiled and asked the silver-skirted woman again, "Yue Yatou, which level are you planning to enter for cultivation this time?"
"The sixth level, I guess." The silver-skirted woman hesitated slightly before replying.
"The sixth level?! That's only accessible after reaching the six-star Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit) level. Could it be that Senior Han Yue has already reached this level?" The woman's reply immediately caused a burst of exclamations from the surrounding crowd.
"Eh?" Elder Liu was also slightly surprised by Han Yue's answer. His eyes, filled with hidden light, slowly swept over the latter, and after a moment, he sighed, "It seems that in a few years, Yatou, you will be qualified to run for an elder position in the Inner Academy. This kind of cultivation talent and speed is truly amazing."
"It's all thanks to the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Refining Tower. If I were to cultivate on my own, I'm afraid I would only just be entering the Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit) realm now." Han Yue shook her head.
Elder Liu looked at Xiao Yan and asked, "What about you, kid? Which level do you want to go to?"
Xiao Yan frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I'll go to the sixth level too."
?! Elder Liu's eyes flashed, revealing an interested smile. Han Yue, who was beside him, frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan immediately waved his hands and said with a wry smile, "Senior, please don't misunderstand. I already have someone I love. The reason I'm going to the sixth level is purely because I think I can cultivate there, not because I want to follow you."
Elder Liu, who knew Xiao Yan's strength and details, smiled. With Xiao Yan's strength and possession of a Strange Flame, entering the sixth level was indeed reasonable.
Generally speaking, a two-star Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit) would be most suitable for the fifth level, but Xiao Yan, who possessed a Strange Flame, was more suitable for the sixth level.
"If it were someone else, even if they had the strength of a six-star Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit), I wouldn't let a new student enter the sixth level. But you, kid, are indeed capable." Elder Liu didn't say much and agreed to Xiao Yan.
Hearing Elder Liu confirm Xiao Yan's status as a new student, even Han Yue, who was always elegant and indifferent to worldly affairs, was shocked.
A new student?! A new student entering the sixth level right after arriving!!
"He he he is a new student?!"
"Impossible, how could a new student enter the sixth level and possess a Red Fire Energy Card!"
Some of the older students around who were also planning to go to the next level immediately began to discuss. After all, there were so many students in the academy, and many of them were focused on cultivation and had never heard of Xiao Yan's 'glorious deeds'.
Seeing that more and more people were gathering, Elder Liu beckoned to Xiao Yan and said, "I'll take you to visit the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower, and then we'll go to the sixth level."
"Then I'll have to trouble Elder Liu." Xiao Yan cupped his hands and nodded lightly. His etiquette was quite proper, and he looked like a young master from a certain family.
"Hehe, you're welcome."
In the tower space, which was distributed in a circular shape, there were cultivation rooms of various sizes. As they slowly moved from east to south, Xiao Yan discovered that all the high-level cultivation rooms were close to the central position of the tower, while the intermediate cultivation rooms were distributed around them, and the low-level cultivation rooms were on the outermost periphery.
"In this Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower, these high, medium, and low-level cultivation rooms generally have to be fought for based on one's own strength. The stronger you are, the better the cultivation conditions you can obtain. The weaker you are, the only thing you can do is cultivate in the low-level cultivation rooms on the outermost periphery." Pointing to a cultivation room with a high-level sign hanging on it, Elder Liu explained to Xiao Yan indifferently.
Nodding slightly, Xiao Yan's forward footsteps suddenly stopped. Following his gaze forward, he discovered that they had already reached the central position of the tower.
"This is...?"
Somewhat astonished, Xiao Yan looked at the bottomless black hole that appeared in front of him. He slowly took two steps forward, came to the edge of the black hole, and carefully glanced down. The pitch-black darkness extended to the end of his vision. The strange darkness, which had almost no light, made Xiao Yan's head feel slightly dizzy.
This black hole seemed to run through the entire Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower. If it weren't for the cover of the tower's tip, this pitch-black deep hole could probably be seen clearly from the sky at a glance.
In this pitch-black deep hole, if you sensed it carefully, you could feel that the air here was much hotter than in other places. That feeling... it was as if something at the bottom of the deep hole was constantly emitting heat to provide energy for the entire Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower.
Reaching out his palm and grabbing a handful of hot air, something in Xiao Yan's body suddenly jumped.
Could it be that the bottom is!
His throat rolled slightly, and Xiao Yan leaned his head slightly forward, his eyes staring fixedly at the deep darkness. After a long while, a Black Flame flashed in Xiao Yan's pupils.
As the Black Flame surged into his eyes, the endless dark space below suddenly began to twist slightly. Immediately afterward, these twisted spaces, like invisible Giant Pythons, climbed towards the entrance at an extremely terrifying speed.
"Xiao Yan, step back!"
Xiao Yan's Soul power was even stronger than Elder Liu's. Before Elder Liu could even react to save him, Xiao Yan had already used Exploding Step to widen the distance.
The next second, a transparent Giant Python emerged from the black hole, staring intently at Xiao Yan.
"Fallen Heart Flame!" Xiao Yan's heart jolted! Meow! A voice suddenly echoed in Xiao Yan's mind, Mao Wu confirming Xiao Yan's thoughts. Moreover, this wasn't just any Strange Flame, but one that had already developed sentience! Just like Mao Wu!
"It sensed the Strange Flame within me, so it came to take a look?" Xiao Yan roughly understood that there was a strange relationship, or rather, hostility, between Strange Flames.
This Fallen Heart Flame already possessed sentience, and upon sensing Xiao Yan's presence, it had awakened from its slumber.
The next second, an extremely terrifying and ancient aura slowly emerged from the black hole, finally bursting out of the seemingly endless, profound darkness like lightning tearing through the night.
The space about two meters above the cave entrance had already fallen into an extremely distorted state, a Space Barrier personally set up by a Dou Zun, with the purpose of trapping the Fallen Heart Flame!
After struggling frantically for a long while, the formless fire python finally seemed to be exhausted, raising its head to the sky and letting out a hiss filled with furious emotion. Then, the space twisted continuously, and the fire python once again turned formless, burrowing back into the dark depths of the cave.
Feeling the surrounding temperature drop, Elder Liu finally let out a long breath, muttering, "That was close, but how could this thing suddenly awaken?"
Then, Elder Liu glanced at Xiao Yan, as if he had guessed the reason why.
Xiao Yan coughed twice and said, "Elder Liu, you wouldn't consider depriving students of their right to cultivate in the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower because of such a small episode, would you?"
His eyelids twitched, and Elder Liu looked helpless. Indeed, it was Xiao Yan's ability to possess a Strange Flame, and there was no reason to deprive him of entering the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower.
"Sigh, I'll inform the Great Elder, wait a moment."
After Elder Liu entered a cultivation room for elders next door, Han Yue looked at Xiao Yan with beautiful, suspicious eyes, and asked, "Was this anomaly because of you?"
"This time?"
"These kinds of anomalies happen every so often, we're used to it."
A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes, and he thought to himself, Could it be that I'm really this lucky! Is this Fallen Heart Flame about to be unsealed?
But if this seal can last for several years or even ten years, doesn't that mean I have to wait ten years in the Inner Academy?
I wonder if Mao Wu has a way to open this seal and let me sneak in to refine this Fallen Heart Flame.
Before long, Elder Liu returned and said, "Xiao Yan, you can enter the sixth level to cultivate."
After following Elder Liu for nearly five minutes, Xiao Yan finally felt him slow down. He looked ahead and saw a spiral staircase at the corner not far away. It seemed that this should be the entrance to the next level.
"A Space Barrier is set up here. Since you're also entering the sixth level, you can follow Yue Yatou all the way down to reach the sixth level." Elder Liu said as he quickly approached the staircase entrance.
Elder Liu reached out and took off the Badge on his chest, carefully pressing it into an obscure groove on the wall.
As the Badge was pressed in, the space in front of them suddenly rippled slightly. In just a few blinks of an eye, Xiao Yan noticed that the sense of spatial distortion in front of him had completely disappeared.
"There are Dou Zun's methods everywhere here. If I'm not mistaken, this Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower was built by a Dou Zun."
"Remember, if you can't withstand the Heart Flame's scorching heat on the sixth level, then find a place to rest." Elder Liu reminded Xiao Yan.
"Hehe, I understand, thank you, Elder Liu." Elder Liu's kind reminder made Xiao Yan smile and nod. He cupped his fist at him again, and with a flash of his figure, he followed behind Han Yue, darting into the spiral staircase corner and disappearing.
There would be someone guarding the entrance to each level of the staircase, mainly to check the Fire Energy Card. Only with the corresponding Fire Energy Card could one go to the next level.
Walking into the sixth level of the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower, Xiao Yan couldn't help but sigh inwardly as he looked at the tower's interior space, which was more spacious and empty than the previous levels, "Such environment and treatment, no wonder only the Inner Academy's top experts are qualified to enter."
The space on the sixth level was quite large, but there were very few people. Xiao Yan looked around, and in the vast space, there were only a few figures standing there. Compared with the crowded scene on the upper levels, there was undoubtedly a world of difference.
"Then, let's part ways here." Han Yue said indifferently.
Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Thank you for leading the way, Senior Han Yue."
As Xiao Yan's footsteps entered, the whispers in the field suddenly subsided, and gazes that seemed peaceful but were actually sharp shot out from all directions, finally landing on Xiao Yan's body. Immediately, they were all slightly stunned, and low voices of doubt rang out.
"A two-star Dou Ling? When did someone of this strength become able to enter the sixth level? Has the Inner Academy started to lower its standards?"
Xiao Yan ignored these gossips and walked into the outermost cultivation room. There were more cultivation rooms than people on the sixth level, so each cultivation room was basically independent, and the outermost one was naturally the least desirable.
The door was pushed open, and immediately, a faint red light gushed out from the doorway, causing Xiao Yan to habitually close his eyes slightly. After a long while, he slowly opened them, and looking at the scene inside the room, a touch of amazement became even stronger on his face.
"Tsk tsk tsk, the Fire attribute energy here is really terrifying, but unfortunately, there are too many impurities. If it were used directly for cultivation and refinement, it would be a big trouble." Xiao Yan shook his head slightly.
At the center of the cultivation room, a black stone platform could be seen, and there was a small groove in front of the stone platform. Like getting water at university, only by inserting a Fire Energy Card would the purified Heart Flame that could be used for cultivation appear.
With a beep, six points of Fire Energy were deducted from Xiao Yan's Fire Energy Card. One point per day on the first level, two points on the second level, and so on.
With a whoosh, a large mass of formless Heart Flame rose up around the Qi Cyclone. Xiao Yan circulated the *Burning Mantra*, and streams of majestic Dou Qi continuously flowed along the meridians, then poured into it.
And when the Dou Qi reappeared after passing through the Heart Flame, it had transformed from the thickness of a thumb to that of a fine thread, crystal clear and as thin as hair.
"This refining speed!"
Xiao Yan's heart jolted. After a Cultivation Method absorbs external Dou Qi, it needs constant refinement. The higher the cultivation level, the more exaggerated the degree of refinement required, and naturally, the slower the process.
This is why Cultivation Methods are so important. If a Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit) still uses a Yellow Rank Cultivation Method, it might take ten years to advance one star. With a Mystic Rank, it would take one or two years. But Xiao Yan has an Earth Rank! A Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit) with an Earth Rank Cultivation Method is like driving an F1 race car!
"I originally thought it would take at least half a month to reach three stars, but now with this Heart Flame helping to refine Dou Qi, perhaps I can advance one star in less than two days!"
Xiao Yan originally had other plans, but seeing the cultivation speed of this Heart Flame, how could he resist? He immediately sat cross-legged, pushing the Burning Mantra Cultivation Method to its limit!
Generally, cultivators with other attribute Dou Qi would absorb a large amount of energy in advance before coming to refine it with Heart Flame. But Xiao Yan is of the Fire attribute, so there's no need to go elsewhere. This place is full of Fire attribute energy, and with the Heart Flame's help, there's no need to fear impurities.
The dense energy in the room now seemed to have turned into a vortex, frantically pouring into Xiao Yan, who was at the center of it!
The astonishing absorption speed even produced an engine-like sound. The clusters of Heart Flame visibly decreased, and the Dou Qi that poured in like a stream transformed into strands of crystal-clear hair under the Heart Flame's refinement.
Time flies when cultivating. A day passed in the blink of an eye. Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of stale air, and glanced at the numbers on his Fire Energy Card.
"Reduced by twelve Fire Energy. More than a day has passed."
"Earth Rank Cultivation Method combined with Heart Flame is really amazing! If I refine the Source Fire Seed of the Fallen Heart Flame, and the Burning Mantra evolves to Heaven Rank!"
Xiao Yan's eyes revealed endless greed. He couldn't imagine that kind of speed! Wouldn't that mean he could jump directly to the peak Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit) in half a year, and then become a Dou Wang (Fighting King) with a pill?! Moreover, the Dou Qi refined by the Fallen Heart Flame is incredibly pure and solid, and there's no Dou Qi instability. It can be said to be the perfect cheat! "Calm down, calm down. The more it is at this time, the less you can rush. There are two problems to solve now to obtain the Fallen Heart Flame." Xiao Yan calmed himself down.
"First, the Fallen Heart Flame is sealed by a Dou Zun (Fighting Saint)'s seal. How to solve this seal?"
Meow! With a flicker in the void, a small black cat emerged from it, pointing at itself.
"You mean to cooperate with the Fallen Heart Flame from the inside and outside, you tear a hole, and it might be able to break the seal itself?" Xiao Yan asked.
~o(=∩ω∩=)m Mao Wu nodded, indicating that was the idea.
Xiao Yan stroked his chin, muttering to himself, "Borrowing the Fallen Heart Flame's own power... that's not a bad idea."
"There's also the second problem, how to deal with the Fallen Heart Flame after breaking the seal... Although the seal set up by the Dou Zun (Fighting Saint) is not as strong as the Dou Zun (Fighting Saint) himself, even the Dou Zun (Fighting Saint)'s seal is about to fail to contain it, so the Fallen Heart Flame's strength is at least Dou Zong (Fighting Ancestor) level."
"To refine a Dou Zong (Fighting Ancestor) level, intelligent Fallen Heart Flame, that's a bit difficult."
The Strange Flames that Xiao Yan had refined in the past were all without intelligence, meaning that these Strange Flames had no attack power other than being extremely hot and difficult to approach.
But the Fallen Heart Flame is different. Having intelligence means it's like a living being, it will attack people! "Ask the Soul Palace's Protector to help? Not to mention the Protector's starting price is at least thirty to forty thousand Soul Points, I don't have that many Soul Points. Even if I could afford the Soul Points, letting the Soul Palace's people come to Canaan Academy would not be helping, but outright robbing!"
"Vice President Hu Qian is already at the peak Dou Huang (Fighting Emperor) level, and there is also a rumored Great Elder with Dou Zong (Fighting Ancestor) strength, as well as those two mysterious Pavilion Guardians. Can the Soul Palace's branch in the Black-Corner Region rob Canaan Academy?"
Xiao Yan and Mao Wu both sighed, at a loss for a good solution for a moment.
Just then! A beam of Azure light suddenly flew out of Xiao Yan's Storage Ring. The Azure Lotus slowly floated in the air. The moment the Azure Lotus slowly opened, a seven-colored divine light shot out from within.
The Medusa Queen, wearing a gorgeous dress, stepped on the Azure Lotus, looked around, and frowned slightly. She looked down at Xiao Yan and said coldly, "When are you going to reshape my body?"
Xiao Yan was overjoyed. Isn't this Dou Zong (Fighting Ancestor) combat power here!!!
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