The elder smiled and said to Xiao Yao.
"You're quite impatient; you just settled in and you've already come to the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower."
Xiao Yao chuckled and said with a smile, "I had no choice. I'd heard so much about the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower in the Inner Academy and was really curious, so I rushed over as soon as I settled into my accommodation."
"My surname is Liu, you can call me Elder Liu. Since you're so curious, I'll introduce myself to you."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao cupped his hands in a respectful gesture. "I'd be honored to accept your offer, Elder Liu. Then I'll trouble you."
The surrounding students all looked surprised, finding it remarkable that Elder Liu was so polite to Xiao Yao.
After all, elders hold a high position in the academy, and no student dares to easily disobey them.
Unexpectedly, Elder Liu was so kind to Xiao Yao, completely unlike his usual stern and harsh treatment of students.
This left many students wondering, but they also knew that it was Xiao Yao's talent that changed the elders' attitude.
It wasn't just Xiao Yao who received this treatment; other outstanding individuals in the Inner Academy also received the same.
Because if these people could stay in the academy, they would surely become elders.
At that time, everyone will be on the same level, and the elders will naturally not speak coldly to them.
Xiao Yao followed Elder Liu into the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, leaving behind many amazed students.
Today's events will likely spread quickly throughout the Inner Academy.
The length of time one can endure the burning of the invisible flames upon first entering the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower indicates their level of adaptation to the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
In a way, it's also a kind of talent.
This talent is extremely important in the Inner Academy.
To some extent, this represents the extent to which students can improve by using the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
As for Xiao Yao, who was able to recover on his own without relying on the elders, he is probably a unique case throughout the entire history of the Inner Academy.
This means that the improvement Xiao Yao can gain through the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower is probably extremely astonishing.
Xiao Yao's talent was already terrifying, but he was able to further enhance his strength through the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
In this way, it probably won't be long before Xiao Yao is able to start challenging for a place at the top of the Strong Rankings.
Thinking of this, some of the older students looked at Xiao Yao with envy and admiration.
Xiao Yao was unaware of the discussion among the students who remained in place. At this moment, he was following Elder Liu, slowly moving forward inside the first level of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
Elder Liu then introduced him to the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
"The training rooms within the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower are also divided into different levels: low-level, mid-level, and high-level."
As Xiao Yao listened to Elder Liu's introduction, he also looked around the interior of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
The first level of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower has a circular structure with numerous cultivation rooms. Each cultivation room has a small red sign at its entrance indicating its level.
"Even within the same floor, although the amount of Fire Energy consumed is the same, the cultivation effects will differ depending on the level of the cultivation room."
Elder Liu explained, "These different levels of training rooms are earned through one's own strength; the stronger one is, the better the training conditions will be."
Elder Liu looked at Xiao Yao and said with a smile, "Don't you think this will create a situation where the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker?"
Xiao Yao nodded. "That's true."
"People are often like this; if they don't face difficulties, they become complacent and find it hard to unleash their full potential."
"The situation that the academy intentionally created is a different kind of pressure and predicament."
"When suppression reaches a certain limit, some students will always completely break through their limits and catch up with the stronger students at an extremely fast pace. This happens every year, it's quite common."
Elder Liu paused for a moment, then looked at Xiao Yao and said with a smile.
"Of course, this doesn't apply to you. With your strength, cultivating on the first level won't be very effective. If you're interested, I can let you go to a deeper level directly."
Xiao Yao nodded happily upon hearing this.
Elder Liu nodded in satisfaction and led Xiao Yao toward the lower passage.
Although the academy has rules that all new students, no matter how strong they are, must cultivate on the first level for a week to adapt to the scorching heat of the Heart Flame before they can advance to deeper levels of cultivation.
However, some rules must be strictly followed, while others can be lenient when dealing with exceptionally talented individuals.
In other words, Xiao Yao demonstrated an extreme adaptability to the Heart Flame; otherwise, Elder Liu would not have taken the initiative to suggest that Xiao Yao pursue deeper cultivation.
Xiao Yao and Elder Liu arrived at the second level of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower. Elder Liu looked at Xiao Yao with a questioning look in his eyes, but Xiao Yao shook his head slightly.
"Elder Liu, if possible, could we go to a deeper level?"
"Hmm... that's possible, but with your current strength, reaching the third level should be sufficient. Don't be too ambitious."
Elder Liu pondered for a moment, and finally agreed.
Xiao Yao cupped his hands in thanks, knowing that Elder Liu had made an exception for him.
Midway through, some students saw the elder personally leading Xiao Yao down and began to look on in astonishment.
When Elder Liu saw the students looking over, he didn't hold back and coldly shouted.
I want to go for a stroll outside!
Upon hearing this, many students fell silent, too terrified to look any further.
However, they became increasingly curious about Xiao Yao.
They also noticed that Xiao Yao was wearing an Outer Academy student uniform and did not have an Inner Academy senior student badge on his chest.
This is clearly a new life!
But how could a newcomer be so highly regarded by an elder, who would personally escort him to the deeper levels of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower?
Upon entering the third floor, Elder Liu gave Xiao Yao some instructions.
"Find a training room and try it out. If it doesn't work, come out. Don't force it!"
"After all, while the Heart Flame is very beneficial to cultivation, it is also very dangerous; one careless move and it can burn the meridians and internal organs."
Listening to Elder Liu's earnest words, Xiao Yao nodded seriously.
"Alright, as an elder, I generally cannot interfere in the disputes among students within the tower over training rooms. You'd better watch yourself."
"The elder has already helped me a great deal; I am deeply grateful."
Xiao Yao smiled and watched the elder walk back to the upper area.
Some of the students around were surprised to see Xiao Yao being personally brought down by Elder Liu, and they were all quite astonished by Xiao Yao's identity.
Many people secretly wondered if Xiao Yao might be a relative of one of the elders.
Xiao Yao ignored this and casually found an empty low-level cultivation room and went inside.
He planned to test the strength of the third level of Heart Flame; if the Heart Flame wasn't strong enough, he would try a higher level or even a higher one.
Xiao Yao inserted the card into the slot and sat cross-legged on the platform.
Suddenly, a strong Heart Flame rose within Xiao Yao's body, and his body emitted wisps of heat, though it was still manageable.
Xiao Yao thought to himself, "Then I'll cultivate here for now."