Thousand Layer Seal Formation
After Xiao Ming and Su Qian discussed exchanging the Fallen Heart Flame, the elders of the Inner Academy got busy again.
Many elders serving in the Outer Academy were summoned back to the Inner Academy in order to activate the Thousand Layer Seal Formation to prevent the Fallen Heart Flame from escaping.
The elders weren't particularly upset about the unexpected trouble.
Because Xiao Ming's exchange for the Heavenly Flames also benefits them. At least after Xiao Ming successfully obtains the Heavenly Flames, the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda will no longer need to send a Tower Guard Elder to each floor, and they can be much more relaxed.
Besides the elders of the Inner Academy, the students were also affected. Many students who wanted to go to the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda for cultivation were told that the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda would be closed for a period of time.
This caused many cultivation fanatics to wail in despair.
Fortunately, the tower closure was short-lived, so it did not cause much of a disturbance.
After Su Qian and his group had completed all the preparations, they officially began the operation to suppress the Fallen Heart Flame.
Today is a rather lively day in the Inner Academy. As is customary, the Inner Academy organizes an event every month in which all students enter the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda for cultivation. The students of the Inner Academy are very supportive of this event because entering the tower for cultivation on this day does not require paying any "Fire Energy". And today happens to be the collective cultivation for this month.
Many students instinctively went to the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda early in the morning, but when they saw the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda's closed gates, they suddenly remembered that the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.
Naturally, this monthly event was suspended.
Although they missed out on one benefit, not many people complained.
Because of the tower's closure, the academy gave everyone Heavenly Fire Energy as compensation.
Heavenly Fire Energy not seem like much, but it's better than nothing.
Many people chose to leave after seeing the sealed-off Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.
At this moment, a number of elders began to appear outside the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.
As the number of elders increased, many astute individuals guessed that something big was about to happen.
As a result, many people stopped to see what had happened, and the number of people outside the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda increased.
After waiting for a long time, a sudden uproar arose from the crowd.
Five white-haired, white-bearded old men descended from the sky together.
Arriving through the air is not unusual; many of the elders flew directly there. What caused the astonishment was that none of these elders had wings on their backs.
The words "Dou Zong) suddenly appeared in the minds of those students: "Flying through the sky without wings."
"My God! When did Jia Nan Academy get so many Dou Zong?!"
"Even across the entire continent, Dou Zong can be considered a powerful figure!"
"That's Great Elder Su Qian! And that's Vice Dean Hu Gan, Outer Academy Elders Lei Yi and Mu Yuan, and Elder Huo Elder Xiao Ming's teacher!" Someone with good eyesight named all the visitors.
A man dressed in Alchemist's robe nearby sighed upon hearing this, "I heard Elder Huo is already Grade Six Alchemist. How wonderful it would be if I could become his disciple! That way, I would be Elder Xiao Ming brother, and no one would dare to offend me."
As he spoke, the Alchemist glanced to his left, where seven or eight graceful figures stood, led by a young woman in a silver robe.
The woman was tall and slender, with a slightly thin face, yet possessing a rare beauty. Her skin was as white as snow, and her features were exquisite. What surprised people most was her waist-length hair, which was an unusual silver color. The silver hair, combined with her silver dress, gave her an aloof and unapproachable air, making her seem untouchable.
The woman was extremely beautiful, but a tall, slender beauty next to her, with her long, straight, snow-white legs, drew the attention of many.
Upon hearing the Alchemist's words, the cold-faced woman glanced at the long-legged beauty beside her, a faint, fleeting smile appearing on her cheek, causing the surrounding students to momentarily lose their composure.
"Xiao Yu, I heard that you are a member of Elder Xiao Ming's clan, and that he expelled an Inner Academy student for you before. Is that really true?"
Xiao Yu nodded slightly.
"Yao Huai brought this on himself. He tried to sabotage me, but I happened to be caught, and then he was expelled from the academy. To be honest, my relationship with Xiao Ming isn't as close as people in the academy make it out to be. We're just distant relatives, not related by blood at all."
Han Yue was somewhat surprised to hear this. Seeing Han Yue's expression, Xiao Yu thought she didn't believe him, and added, "Actually, Xiao Ming is a rather upright person. If Yao Huai hadn't tried to do something malicious to me, he would have been stopped by Xiao Ming and expelled from the academy."
Xiao Yu was very confident about this.
Han Yue nodded slightly, then pointed into the distance and suddenly said, "Elder Xiao Ming seems to have arrived!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge cheer suddenly erupted from the crowd.
Xiao Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a familiar figure floating over the outer group of students before landing among Su Qian and the other Dou Zong.
Among a group of elderly men with white hair and beards, this man's youthful appearance stood out, but no one dared to say that he was not qualified to stand there. The man was Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming first nodded to the crowd outside who were exclaiming in surprise, and then looked at Su Qian and the others.
"Teacher, Great Elder, Vice Dean!"
"It seems you're very popular among the students!" Su Qian smiled and stroked his beard.
Xiao Ming simply smiled wryly and nodded, then handed the Fire Gathering Pot, which was already filled with Fallen Heart Flame, to Su Qian.
"It seems you're all ready. Shall we open the tower later? The Fallen Heart Flame is currently dormant. Go inside the tower and lure it with your Heavenly Flames. Once it appears, your teacher and I will work together to tame the Fallen Heart Flame. You just need to focus on refining it." Su Qian said, taking the Fire Gathering Pot from Xiao Ming.
"Refining Heavenly Flames dangerous; remember to be careful," Elder Huo cautioned from the side.
"I will." Xiao Ming nodded slightly.
Seeing this, the crowd fell silent. They had already said what needed to be said over the past few days, and there was no need to repeat themselves.
Su Qian glanced around at the students, and a deep voice suddenly came out from his mouth.
"All students must immediately leave within 200 meters of the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda! Otherwise, they will bear the consequences!"
"Therefore, students must immediately leave within two hundred meters of the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda! Otherwise, you will bear the consequences!"
After repeating it twice, Su Qian. After a short wait, he addressed the dozens of elders who had gathered, saying, "Prepare the Thousand Layer Seal Formation!"