Zi Yan Falls Asleep

Seeing Elder Huo deep in thought, Xiao Ming immediately seized the opportunity.

"Don't worry, teacher. I have special techniques, so extracting the Heavenly Flame Origin won't cause me much damage."

That's not entirely wrong. After all, the Heavenly Flames is absorbed by the spirit, so it doesn't really harm Xiao Ming's physical body, but it does cause some discomfort to the spirit.

However, Xiao Ming didn't actually plan to extract the Heavenly Flame Origin; he would just use the Little Huo from the Venerable Tian Huo.

This is a classic case of getting something for nothing!

"After you devour the Heavenly Flames, what will happen to the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda? We can't just shut down the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda in the Inner Academy for a while because of you. You know, breaking through to the Dou Zong takes a lot of time." Elder Huo's tone softened slightly, but not much, and he was still making excuses.

"Furthermore, you know how difficult it is to deal with that beast under the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda; that beast has already acquired a physical form."

Xiao Ming smiled confidently; he had considered all of these things.

"The Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda is easy to handle. I remember the academy has a special container that can store Heart Flame for a long time, right?"

"You even know this? Looks like you've been eyeing this Fallen Heart Flame for a while now, haven't you?" Elder Huo gave Xiao Ming a meaningful look.

Xiao Ming chuckled sheepishly, "I'm not doing anything bad to the academy, am I? The big Fallen Heart Flame is causing trouble every day, but it's nothing compared to the small one."

"While you've all broken through to the Dou Zong, it's the perfect time to suppress this unruly Fallen Heart Flame. It'll be entirely beneficial."

"You certainly have the academy's best interests at heart." Elder Huo shook his head speechlessly, but Not Admit what Xiao Ming made a lot of sense.

Replacing it with a younger Fallen Heart Flame would indeed be a good thing for the Jia Nan Academy, as Xiao Ming could also use it to break through to the Dou Zong.

It can be said to be a win-win situation.

The only thing to worry about is that Xiao Ming will run away after obtaining the Fallen Heart Flame.

As for this, Elder Huo, who watched Xiao Ming grow up, can guarantee that Xiao Ming wouldn't do that.

What worried him was whether the special technique Xiao Ming was true.

"Is your special technique real or fake?" Elder Huo asked with a suspicious look.

"Of course it's true," Xiao Ming assured, patting his chest.

Finally, after much persuasion from Xiao Ming, Elder Huo reluctantly agreed.

The next day, after spending the day in the Outer Academy, Xiao Ming went directly to the Inner Academy, accompanied by Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King, as always, continues to serve as a mount.

Leaning against Xiao Ming, Zi Yan kept stuffing pills into her mouth, her gaze fixed on the Xiao Yi Xian beside Xiao Ming.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Hmph, just wait. Once I break through to the Dou Emperor, I'll grow bigger too. Then you'll fall out of favor with Xiao Ming, hahaha."

Thinking of the clever idea, Zi Yan couldn't help but laugh.

This caught Xiao Ming's attention. What he saw nearly gave him a fright. "You're laughing, fine, but why is your face turning purple?"

Xiao Ming quickly turned around and touched Zi Yan's little head, only to find that Zi Yan's head was burning hot, like a furnace.

"Hmm, Xiao Ming, what are you doing?" Zi Yan was a little confused at the moment.

Xiao Ming's actions also caught the attention of Xiao Yi Xian. She glanced at Zi Yan, whose face was unusually rosy, and asked in surprise.

"What's wrong with Zi Yan?!"

"It seems she's about to advance." After examining her, Xiao Ming let the dazed Zi Yan lie in his arms and said somewhat speechlessly.

He had just checked Zi Yan's Na Ring and found that she had consumed all the pills he had given Zi Yan.

Keep in mind, this has only been one day!

With so many pills containing such immense energy, coupled with Zi Yan's persistent struggle with a breakthrough bottleneck, it's no wonder things turned out this way.

"So it was a breakthrough." Seeing that Zi Yan was alright, Xiao Yi Xian breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately said, "We're high in the sky now, this isn't a good place to break through. Let's hurry to the Inner Academy."

Xiao Ming nodded, then instructed the Amethyst Winged Lion King, "Lion Purple, head to the Inner Academy at full speed!"

"Yes!"

With the full force of the Amethyst Winged Lion King's flight, Xiao Ming and his companions arrived at the Inner Academy half an hour later. Using a special technique, they opened the barrier, and Xiao Ming's back flashed with silver light as he carried Zi Yan directly to his residence, leaving the two resident elders looking on with puzzled expressions.

Fortunately, with Xiao Yi Xian and the Amethyst Winged Lion King explaining things, the two elders finally understood what had happened.

In Xiao Ming's arms, Zi Yan had already begun to lose consciousness. Her delicate face was glowing with a purple hue, and Xiao Ming could feel that a huge amount of energy was about to surge out of Zi Yan's body.

"Don't you dare cocoon yourself now, or you'll trap me inside."

Seemingly having heard Xiao Ming's words, Zi Yan frowned, and the purple light on her face faded slightly.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief, but increased his speed even further.

A short while later, the small courtyard where he lived came into view, and in the courtyard, a young girl dressed in a blue dress was sitting.

Xiao Ming's arrival filled the young woman in green with joy, but Xiao Ming abrupt entry left her bewildered.

The girl in green followed closely behind Xiao Ming, and then she saw Zi Yan suddenly shine brightly after Xiao Ming got off her.

A rich purple light surged from its body, eventually transforming into a Light Cocoon several feet wide, completely enveloping its entire body.

"What's wrong with Sister Zi Yan?" Qing Lin asked in surprise.

The purple light on the Light Cocoon flickers, like the rhythmic beating of a heart.

Xiao Ming could clearly perceive that whenever the light of the Light Cocoon changed, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Energy) would fluctuate slightly, and then all the energy in the air would be absorbed into the Light Cocoon, making the cocoon's light even brighter.

Seeing that everything was alright, Xiao Ming wiped away imaginary cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Zi Yan is about to break through; she'll be fine, don't worry."

"So it was a breakthrough." Qing Lin nodded, putting aside his worries, and then asked, "Young Master, where is Sister Xian'er? Didn't she go out with you? Why did only the two of you come back?"

"The situation was urgent just now, so I rushed back first. They're behind me," Xiao Ming explained, then pulled Qing Lin out of Zi Yan's room and locked the door behind them.

After doing all this, Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the courtyard, accompanied by Great Elder Su Qian.

As soon as Su Qian landed, he asked, "I heard that Zi Yan is about to break through?"

"Yes, it's already formed a cocoon and is lying inside," Xiao Ming replied softly. "Would the Great Elder like to go in and take a look?"

"No, as long as it's confirmed that she's about to break through." Hearing that Zi Yan was about to break through, Su Qian stroked his beard with satisfaction and declined Xiao Ming's suggestion.