Leaving the Cave, Encounter

Inside the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.

Because the Falling Heart Flame fire spirit had repeatedly rammed the seal earlier, and because the form it condensed from the Falling Heart Flame had damaged the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower as it burrowed in and out,

the entrances throughout the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower leading to the lower levels had collapsed to varying degrees, with many blocked by fallen rubble.

Of course, Bai Ge had deliberately caused much of this.

Bai Ge knew that Xiao Xun'er and Zi Yan might come looking for him, so he had made several preparations in advance.

After drilling into the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower through its blasted-open spire, Xiao Xun'er and Zi Yan entered the first floor.

"Look!"

The moment they entered the hall on the first floor, they saw the trail left on the ground by the Falling Heart Flame fire spirit as it crawled along. The marks were very clear, and Zi Yan immediately cried out in delight.

The winding trail on the ground was half-molten and covered in tiny crystals. These were clearly scorch marks left by intense heat, undoubtedly left behind by the fire python from before.

Thus, the two girls immediately found the right direction.

However, as they followed the marks toward the bottom levels of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, they encountered all kinds of obstacles along the way.

Nearly every entrance leading down to the next floor had collapsed, completely blocked by rubble. Much of the debris had even fused together under the intense heat, making it extremely difficult to clear away.

Xiao Xun'er and Zi Yan were exhausted.

After spending more than ten minutes, they had only barely managed to clear the entrance from the first floor to the second. It was simply too