Xun Er's Departure, Chaos About to Begin

Under normal circumstances, before the Misty Cloud Sect was destroyed, they would have taken away the Xiao Family's Clan Leader, Xiao Zhan.

When this news reached the Gu Clan, it caused a stir, because the Tou She Ancient God Jade they cared about most might have been on Xiao Zhan. With his capture, the Ancient Jade might very well vanish as well.

As a result, the Gu Clan would have taken Xun Er back.

However, in this world, the Xiao Family was doing perfectly well, so Xun Er had more time to remain at Jia Nan Academy.

Even the Falling Heart Flame's rampage had been delayed. For some inexplicable reason, many concealed yet powerful auras had appeared throughout the academy, though ordinary people might not have sensed them.

But the Falling Heart Flame, which had developed intelligence, was itself an expert at manipulating souls. It had noticed this and remained hidden, gathering its strength until this day.

When the butterfly's wings fluttered, the hurricane seemed to change everything.

Now, Xiao Lin had emerged from seclusion and was heading for Jia Nan Academy with the might of a Nine-Star Dou Zong.

After Xun Er's guards discovered this news, they would not only inform Xun Er, but also send the information back to the Gu Clan.

As the Xiao Family grew stronger and stronger, a mission like stealing the key was clearly impossible to complete. Xun Er's mission had thus come to an end.

Moreover, Xun Er had been away for more than ten years, and the Gu Clan had been urging her to return. Under all these circumstances, she was directly taken away by a high-ranking member of the Gu Clan.

She did not even get to see Xiao Yan one last time. That Gu Clan member who had mocked Xiao Yan never appeared either; only a handwritten letter from Xun Er was left behind.

A single move affected the whole situation. Once Xun Er and her group had left, they naturally could not simply depart without a sound.

At the very bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, the intelligence born from the Falling Heart Flame noticed that those powerful souls had all disappeared. After waiting for some time and confirming that its senses had not been mistaken, it finally could not endure any longer!

Jia Nan Academy, the very bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda!

Unable to sense those powerful and terrifying Soul Powers, a violent, piercing sound wave surged out from a sea of Magma!

At once, an invisible fire serpent with a massive body twenty to thirty zhang long shot toward the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda like an invisible bolt of lightning, carrying scorching heat and violent energy!

Thanks to more than half a year of accumulated strength, this assault was even more powerful and terrifying.

In merely an instant, the entire Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda began to tremble as though the heavens and earth were collapsing.

Grand Elder Su Qian of Jia Nan Academy suddenly opened his eyes and appeared outside the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.

"Damn it, that beast is about to break through the seal!"

He immediately formed hand seals with both hands and shouted. His voice rumbled like thunder, echoing through the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda and across the skies of the entire Inner Academy.

"All elders, proceed to the tower immediately! All students, leave the area within one hundred meters of the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda!"

Hearing that thunderous shout resounding through the sky, the entire Inner Academy fell completely silent.

Inside the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, layers of dazzling multicolored barriers emerged, protecting the seal from being broken by the Falling Heart Flame's assault.

There were still students cultivating within the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.

Xiao Yan, Lin Xiuyai, Zi Yan, Lin Yan, and the others were jolted awake from cultivation by the rampaging Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda. Immediately afterward, elders rushed in one after another and told them to leave at once.

"It's happening again. A few years ago, the fire beneath this tower went berserk once too." Zi Yan puffed out her little cheeks, her childish voice explaining everything.

"But this time, it's much more violent." Lin Xiuyai stretched out a hand, sensing the turbulent energy within the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda as he frowned slightly.

"Forget it, let's get out first. You heard the First Elder just now too. Don't stay here and cause trouble." Lin Yan urged.

Xiao Yan turned to look at the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, then followed the others out.

A vast number of students rushed out of the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda. High in the air, Grand Elder Su Qian's expression grew increasingly grim, because another layer of the seal had been broken in his perception!

"Not good!" Suddenly, Su Qian was blasted away through the air.

Inside the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, the dazzling multicolored barrier shattered with a bang. A scorching torrent of Magma dozens of meters wide surged from below, shooting from the bottom of the tower to its peak and turning the entire Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda into a blazing sea of fire!

Within that endless sea of flames was an enormous creature, opening its ferocious maw as it slammed against the seal.

With every collision, the entire Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda shook violently, as though it would split apart the next moment. Clearly, it was only a matter of time before this terrifying creature escaped!

"All students, withdraw! Elders, stay behind and reinforce the seal with me!"

Grand Elder Su Qian acted swiftly and decisively. Faced with such a predicament, he promptly made his response and issued orders.

Yet at that moment, the terrifying creature charged straight out of the boundless sea of fire!

Its continuous hissing made everyone's ears ache. Enduring the pain, Xiao Yan looked up and discovered that a Formless Fire Python dozens of zhang long was coiled around the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda!

"Form the formation! Reinforce the seal! Thousand-Layer Sealing Formation!" Su Qian shouted as figure after figure rushed over from the Outer Academy and other parts of the Inner Academy.

Xiao Yan and the others retreated to a relatively safe area. Xiao Yan stared at the Formless Fire Python and communicated with Yao Lao.

"The day has finally come..."

Black Region Great Plains. There were no rolling mountains here, only endless black plains stretching as far as the eye could see.

A long caravan traveled across the Black Region Great Plains, intending to cross the plains and enter their depths.

However, the caravan leader suddenly shouted, "Everyone, pay attention! A Black Storm is coming! Prepare to stop immediately! Be careful not to scatter, or you'll lose your way."

The caravan quickly made preparations for protection. Clearly, they were not novices, but people who frequently traveled across the Black Region Great Plains.

"Within a Black Storm, even a Dou Ling expert will be swallowed up and disappear if they are carelessly caught in it! Be careful!"

Suddenly, the gloomy sky darkened abruptly, becoming so black that one could not see their own hand before their face. Then, howling gales suddenly swept down from the heavens.

At once, some weaker individuals were swayed by the gale, frightening them into hurriedly grabbing hold of anything nearby.

Black winds swept down from the dark, overcast heavens like demons opening their huge mouths, devouring everything in their path.

The connected caravan formed a circle, with the front and rear linked together. Everyone hid within it, driving their weapons firmly into the ground and pinning themselves in place like nails.

In that dark world, the gale howled as if it meant to blow everything away.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the sky gradually brightened. By that faint light, everyone watched the departing Black Storm.

Yet the expressions of everyone who looked up at the sky changed drastically. Their eyes widened as though they could not believe what they were seeing.

Within the dark and gloomy sky, there was actually a tiny white speck. Only upon closer inspection did they realize it was a person dressed in white!

That white-robed man stood high in the sky. One terrifying Black Storm after another swept around him, yet they had no effect on him at all. Instead, they seemed to be carrying him forward without end!

"Th-that... what kind of terrifying existence is that?!"

After witnessing that sight, many would never forget it for the rest of their lives!

"Keep this matter buried in your stomachs. Don't wag your tongues when we return. Someone like that isn't someone we can afford to provoke! If we anger him, a single puff of his breath could kill us all on these Black Region Great Plains!"

The caravan leader was equally shocked. He spoke to everyone in the caravan with utmost seriousness.