Jia Nan Academy

Biodata

History

Jia Nan Academy was founded by Mang Qianchi and included separate Outer and Inner Academies. The Inner Academy was protected by two Nine-Star Dou Zongs, while the Outer Academy's strongest expert was only a Dou Emperor. Its Inner Academy was also home to the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, the institution's central cultivation resource. 15 32

The tower drew on the Fallen Heart Flame to accelerate cultivation and was described as the foundation upon which the academy stood. The mature flame eventually became difficult for the academy to contain. 17

Jiang Xing infiltrated the academy with Lin Shan and removed the mature Fallen Heart Flame from beneath the tower. To avoid taking both flames and drawing Mang Qianchi's attention, he replaced it with an infant Fallen Heart Flame. The academy's elders noticed that the tower's cultivation-accelerating effect had weakened; Great Elder Su Qian led them below and found only the juvenile flame. 16 17

Zi Yan had previously been brought to the Inner Academy by Su Qian after consuming Transformation Grass and taking human form. After Jiang Xing saved her, she returned to the academy long enough to leave a letter for Su Qian before departing with him. 17 18 36

The academy also stood above the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion. Jiang Xing later returned with Zi Yan to descend through the magma beneath the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower and reunite her with her father, Zhu Kun, who had been trapped in the cave mansion. 36

After obtaining the location of the cave mansion, Hun Tiandi led the Soul Clan's Dou Saint experts to Jia Nan Academy. A single palm strike from Hun Tiandi killed the academy's students and teachers, while a second strike destroyed the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower and exposed the magma and ancient stone gate below. 200

Campus

Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower

The Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower was an enormous black tower built largely underground in a sunken area of the Inner Academy. Only part of its spire and a black entrance were visible above ground, while the surrounding space appeared distorted. 15

• It used the Fallen Heart Flame's power to accelerate cultivation. 17
• Before Jiang Xing's intervention, it contained a mature Fallen Heart Flame that the academy struggled to restrain. 17
• Jiang Xing replaced the mature flame with an infant Fallen Heart Flame, which was weaker but easier for the academy to control. 16 17
• The tower stood above a magma passage leading to the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion. 36 200
• Hun Tiandi destroyed the tower during the Soul Clan's assault. 200

Inner and Outer Academies

• Inner Academy — Guarded by two Nine-Star Dou Zongs and contained the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower. 15 32
• Outer Academy — Its strongest expert was a Dou Emperor; Xiao Yan remained there briefly after placing first in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament. 32

Notable Members and Associates

• Mang Qianchi — Founder of Jia Nan Academy; a Half-Saint elder of the Lei Clan. Jiang Xing considered provoking the academy dangerous because it could draw Mang Qianchi's involvement. 15
• Su Qian — Great Elder who investigated the weakened Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower and had previously brought Zi Yan into the Inner Academy. 17 36
• Qianbai Elders — Inner Academy elders believed to be at the half-step Dou Venerate realm. 15
• Zi Yan — Former Inner Academy resident who frequently raided its treasure vault for medicinal ingredients before leaving with Jiang Xing. 18 61
• Xiao Yan — Student who won the Inner Academy Selection Tournament but was captured before entering the Inner Academy. 32 42

Trivia

• Jiang Xing believed that replacing the mature Fallen Heart Flame with its juvenile counterpart may have effectively helped Jia Nan Academy, since the smaller flame was easier to control. 17 36
• The academy's location ultimately exposed the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion after Hun Tiandi obtained the Eight Ancient Jades. 200