Old Xiao Stands Up!
In the Inner Courtyard of the Jia Nan Academy, at the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Training Tower, in the Magma World.
Xiao Aotian's face was deathly pale, but he still smiled so hard his gums showed! In his palm, a semi-transparent flame flickered.
This is the Fallen Heart Flame, ranked fourteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking and known as the "Cultivation Cheat Device"!
Suddenly, a semi-transparent, aged soul appeared beside Xiao Aotian: "My judgment is as sharp as ever. Aotian, you are indeed the most suitable person to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame!"
Upon seeing this aged soul, Xiao Aotian's body trembled involuntarily.
Before, he looked at the Fallen Heart Flame like he was looking at a lover; now, looking at this translucent soul, it was like seeing the King of Hell! But Xiao Aotian still had to adopt the most respectful attitude. "Senior, Heavenly Fire."
This soul is the previous owner of the Fallen Heart Flame before Xiao Yan in the original work. At its peak, it was Five Star Dou Zun. It had a close relationship with Xiao Yan, the protagonist of the original work, and was both a teacher and a friend. Later, it was because of Xiao Yan that it reshaped its body and became even stronger than before!
From the moment Xiao Aotian entered Jia Nan Academy, he had been pondering whether he could subdue the Fallen Heart Flame.
Xiao Aotian has always wanted to follow in Xiao Yan's footsteps.
He made enough contributions to the Inner Courtyard, subdued the Fallen Heart Flame Fallen Heart Flame, used it to protect himself, went to the underground Magma World to find the second Fallen Heart Flame that had just been conceived, and handed it over to the Jia Nan Academy!
In this way, Jia Nan Academy will no longer face the crisis of the Fallen Heart Flame outbreak. Xiao Aotian not only contracted the Fallen Heart Flame, but also became a great contributor to the academy.
They gained both fame and fortune, making a fortune! So other players used Fire Energy Points to exchange for Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills, or equipment.
Xiao Aotian hasn't left the Black-Corner Region since version 1.3!
He only does two things:
Accept missions, kill enemies, and earn Fire Energy Points.
Spend Fire Energy Points to go to the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Training Tower!
In terms of temperament, Xiao Aotian is definitely one of the most resilient players.
Instead of using Fire Energy Points, you can exchange them for experience points, which are much cheaper than cultivation techniques, Dou Technique, and equipment.
I went down to the bottom again and again, but there was no hint of any opportunity.
Xiao Aotian remained steadfast in his resolve.
Try again! Maybe try again! It's not like there aren't other players trying to find the opportunity to trigger the Fallen Heart Flame in the deepest level.
But after one, two, three times, ten days or half a month? they all gave up.
More than half a month ago, Xiao Aotian had accumulated a lot of Fire Energy Points by killing a large number of the Black Alliance members. Therefore, he exchanged a byproduct of the Fallen Heart Flame, the "Body Tempering Heart Flame," from the Secret Treasure Vault. (In the original work, it was called the Origin Heart Flame, but I didn't want Dou Di to confuse the "Heavenly Flame Origin" with this thing, so I gave it a different name.) The attributes granted by the Body Tempering Heart Flame were comparable to the Heart Blood Meat of a sixth-tier King of Beasts. After using it, the sixth-tier Heart Blood Meat would become completely ineffective.
This is one of the reasons why many players can stay at the Jia Nan Academy until they reach the Dou Emperor level.
The resources of the Jia Nan Academy are even sufficient to supply players at the Dou Emperor level!
This time, Xiao Aotian went to the tenth floor, which is normally inaccessible to students, and used the "Body Tempering Heart Flame".
The hoarse voice that sounded like someone had kicked his throat made Xiao Aotian think he was seeing a ghost.
"After so many years, we've finally found a decent prospect."
Then Xiao Aotian received a system notification that he had completed 100 days of daily check-ins at the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Training Tower and used the "Body Tempering Heart Flame" to trigger the related opportunity of the "Fallen Heart Flame".
Unexpectedly, after Xiao Aotian spent five points of Good Fortune, he was pulled to another "place" by a mysterious force! As far as the eye could see, there were rocks above and lava below.
He arrived at the basement of the Heavenly Flame Training Tower!
In the original work, there is a deep Magma World underground, as deep as the sea. In the deepest part, there is the cave of the last Dou Di of the Dou Qi Continent - "Tou She Ancient God"!
Just as Xiao Aotian was in shock, the Soul Body of Heavenly Flame Venerable appeared! "Young man of unwavering resolve, do you desire the Fallen Heart Flame?"
Is there any need to hesitate? A single word, "think," began Xiao Aotian's journey of being "tortured"! From then on, Xiao Aotian could only do two things when he went online.
The first thing to do is grind monsters! And there's only one type of "monster"—the Flame Lizardmen!
This unique race lives in this Underground Magma World, serving as the first line of defense for the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.
Within their race, there are even "Half-Saint" level powerhouses! But Xiao Aotian didn't manifest a "physical" form; instead, he entered an "illusionary realm."
Each time, you have to kill 10,000 enemies before you can leave the illusion.
The second thing was even more absurd! It was chatting with Heavenly Flame Venerable! Xiao Aotian deeply experienced what Tian Yao Company meant when they said, "The original work is just a reference, and everything is based on the actual situation of the game."
In the original novel, Heavenly Flame Venerable was severely injured by the Flame Lizardmen, and his body was gradually burned away, leaving only his soul to linger on. When he met the protagonist Xiao Yan, his soul was only two or three years away from completely dissipating!
However, the Heavenly Flame Venerable in the game, although also only Soul Body, seems to be still alive and kicking, and is far from his end!
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to use Dou Zun methods to secretly transport Xiao Aotian here without damaging the seal of the Heavenly Flame Training Tower.
Chatting with Heavenly Flame Venerable is truly a skill.
This old geezer is like a recluse who is out of touch with the times.
The communication with Xiao Aotian was very difficult! It was almost as if Xiao Aotian was saying that if he had played a royal flush, then four twos would be the best hand.
Then Heavenly Flame Venerable replied, "I've always felt that since Dark Seven Pairs is so hard to win with, the score shouldn't be so low!" It sounds like they're both talking about "card games," but it doesn't really feel like they're putting it all together.
And so, Xiao Aotian logged in every day to kill 10,000 monsters, and then chatted with Heavenly Flame Venerable. The key was that he had to coax him a little! If Heavenly Flame Venerable's favorability dropped too much, the opportunity would be canceled! This process of killing monsters and chatting took half a month!
During a friendly banter session between business partners, Yang Shan, in an attempt to annoy Xiao Aotian, revealed some details about subduing the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning.
Of course, this content has been "polished".
Basically, Yang Shan simply eloped with Xiao Xun'er, traveling and enjoying the scenery along the way. Then, they accidentally encountered Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning. With Xiao Xun'er's tireless help, they easily got their hands on the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning!
"Why is it that Yang One-Blade had Xiao Xun'er accompanying him on a journey of sightseeing after subduing the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, while I have to keep grinding monsters and coaxing an old man?"
Why is there such a big difference between people? He also really wants a girl to keep him company! He's given up on Xiao Xun'er, Zi Yan is probably out of the question too, but he still has the cool and sassy Han Yue black stockings and the enchanting Hu Jia in the Inner Courtyard!
Fortunately, Xiao Aotian's resilience allowed him to pull through.
Half a month later, he gained the approval of Heavenly Flame Venerable.
They have gained the qualification to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame.
The Fallen Heart Flame that Xiao Aotian subdued was a "newborn" Fallen Heart Flame that had just been conceived in this underground world! If it were the Fallen Heart Fallen Heart Flame that had already developed sentience and was suppressed by the Burning Sky Refining Tower, even ten Xiao Aotian would be of no use!
(The sentient Fallen Heart Flame is sealed in a fixed area, different from where Xiao Aotian and Heavenly Flame Venerable are located. Without this setting, the sentient Fallen Heart Flame could freely choose to delve into the magma, and the Heavenly Flame Training Tower would not have the effect of accelerating cultivation. This is not explained in detail in the original work, so it is a supplementary setting. More supplementary settings will be added in the future, mainly because there are many inconsistencies in the original work, and as a game, these plot holes need to be filled.) It is precisely because the young Fallen Heart Flame is relatively weak and easier to subdue that the trial stage before subduing it is made more difficult.
The Flame Lizardmen in each illusion are basically high-level Dou Ling, and there are a few Dou Wang hidden among them.
Aside from his Dou Qi spirit, Xiao Aotian's other attributes will not improve.
Not only do you have to kill 10,000 monsters, but you also can't "die" while killing monsters!
For half a month, Xiao Aotian was always on tenterhooks and extremely cautious. The most dangerous time was when he had only 300 drops of blood left and fought to the death against the last Dou Wang- level Flame Lizardmen.
Players with weak mental fortitude would have already run into trouble! Xiao Aotian proved his ability and character, and Heavenly Flame Venerable granted him the opportunity he deserved! There was a Nashi vein in the Underground Magma World! Xiao Aotian Xiao Aotian as a miner for two more days, digging out Naling the size of a fingernail from the vein.
With the guidance of Heavenly Flame Venerable, the refining process went very smoothly.
For more than half a month, it felt like being in prison, during which I even missed the great battle between the Jia Nan Academy and the Black Alliance!
But when the translucent Fallen Heart Flame appeared in Xiao Aotian's hand, everything was worth it! Persistence in reality may be meaningless.
But perseverance in the game will definitely pay off! When Xiao Aotian returned to the surface, breathing in the fresh air that was so different from the underground world, he looked at the empty Inner Courtyard.
He felt as if he had lived through another world.
Of course, the fact that the Inner Courtyard was empty did not surprise Xiao Aotian.
After all, even in the Underground Magma World, he could still communicate with his friends.
Han Feng was surrounded and attacked by many experts, and was forced to self-destruct.
The Black Alliance collapsed.
Jia Nan Academy wins big!
"What a pity, if only it had been a few days later."
The feeling of having obtained a heaven-defying treasure but having nowhere to show it off made Xiao Aotian extremely frustrated.
Xiao Aotian opened the leaderboard.
In the Combat Power Rankings, with a battle power rating of 9527, he utterly crushed Hao Yunqi's chrysanthemum! From this moment on, he is the second-best player in the entire server! Xiao Aotian roared with laughter, "I, Xiao Aotian, have stood up! Hahaha, hahaha, wuwuwuwu!"
As he laughed, tears streamed down Xiao Aotian's face.
A man doesn't easily shed tears, unless he's truly heartbroken.
We made it through!
We finally made it through!
This feeling of finally being saved after a long and arduous struggle is something that those lucky college students who "prepare for postgraduate entrance exams" at key universities, working from dawn till dusk, spending their days studying and eating, and finally "successfully passing the exam" can surely empathize with!