Is This the Fallen Heart Flame?

Inside the softly lit ancient tower, a large group of people surrounded Xiao Yuan and his dozens of companions, who had their eyes closed. They whispered among themselves, and occasionally, low laughter could be heard.

"Make way, make way, Elder Liu is coming."

Suddenly, shouts rang out from outside the crowd, and a small path was quickly cleared. In this "Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda," the elders on each floor held the highest positions. Anyone who offended them here would suffer the consequences. They could easily use their positions to trip you up and leave you in tears.

As the crowd parted, an elderly man dressed simply walked in. His smiling gaze swept over Xiao Yuan and the others who were standing stiffly in the room. He laughed and said, "What an ignorant little fellows! They didn't even report in advance when they first entered the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda. They've suffered quite unjustly."

"Hehe, every year there are impetuous freshmen who can't wait to enter the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda. They deserve this suffering." Some gloating laughter broke out from the crowd. Although the cultivation speed inside the tower is quite fast, it is still somewhat boring. Now that there are newcomers coming in to make a scene, these senior students are naturally happy to see it.

"Old Man Su, why are you acting so suspiciously?"

Elder Liu ignored the students around him who were laughing at him. Instead, he raised his head and looked at a corner of the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, asking in confusion.

"These little guys are quite interesting, so they didn't show themselves. We'll have to work together to help them out later!"

Elder Su stepped out of the shadows upon hearing this and said with a smile.

"Let's begin then, some people are already giving up."

Seeing white smoke rising from some of the new students, their faces flushed red like burning embers, Elder Liu quickly spoke up.

"Um."

Upon hearing this, Elder Su naturally wouldn't joke about his student's life, and immediately joined forces with Elder Liu to take action.

The two men extended their withered, eagle-claw-like hands and aimed them at the students whose bodies were beginning to tremble slightly. Wisps of milky-white flames slowly emerged from their fingertips, condensing into a constantly rotating vortex of fire.

He flicked his finger lightly across the swirling fire, and the fire quickly left his hand, finally hovering about a foot away from the newborn heart.

"Come out!"

With a slight twist of their palms, the two elders gave a soft shout, and the milky white vortex of fire spun rapidly, emanating a strong suction force. Finally, under the pulling force of this flame, a slightly distorted, invisible flame was forcibly pulled out from their hearts and sucked into the vortex, where it was forcibly shattered into nothingness.

As the invisible flame departed, the trembling bodies of the freshmen froze instantly. Their legs went weak, and they collapsed to the ground. Their faces, as red as burning coals, quickly faded, and they gasped for breath like wild bulls. At this moment, in a state of extreme physical and mental exhaustion, they had no mind to look at the crowd around them.

However, just as the two were about to continue in the same manner, a loud laugh suddenly came from the side.

"Elders, please stop. Leave this to me."

Upon hearing this, the two elders turned to look at Xiao Yuan, who was smiling at them.

"You?" The two elders were taken aback at first, then exclaimed in surprise, "How did you wake up on your own?"

Is it difficult?

Xiao Yuan blinked in confusion and asked.

"This isn't a question of whether it's difficult or not, it's..." Elder Liu was somewhat amused and exasperated by Xiao Yuan's Versailles-like remarks. Just as he was about to explain, he noticed that a freshman next to him had reached his limit and his body was trembling violently.

However, before he could make a move, Xiao Yuan flashed to the student's side, then covered his palm with black and white flames, curled his fingers into a claw, and grabbed at the student's heart from a distance.

A wisp of invisible flame was suddenly drawn out! Elder Liu's expression changed slightly as he sensed the faint threat emanating from the black and white flame.

This seems to be Heavenly Flames!

Elder Su already knew that Xiao Yuan possessed Heavenly Flames, but he was still extremely shocked.

Because Xiao Yuan was also able to extract the fragmented flames of the Fallen Heart Flame from other people's bodies.

This was quite unexpected! While the two elders were shocked, Xiao Yuan had already smiled and wrapped the wisp of split flame in Yin Yang Dual Flames, guiding it into his body and beginning his cultivation.

This flame is beyond the control of others.

But he can!

Thus, under the incredulous gazes of the two elders and the surrounding senior students who were watching the spectacle, Xiao Yuan single-handedly extracted all the fragmented flames projected from the Fallen Heart Flame within each human body.

Although some of the energy of the fragmented flames projected by these Fallen Heart Flame had been consumed, it still allowed Xiao Yuan to refine half of the Dou Qi within one of his Qi Mansion, which was quite a considerable gain.

Elder Liu and Elder Su exchanged a glance after watching Xiao Yuan finish his performance, both noticing the amazement in each other's eyes.

Upon first entering the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, one can actually assess a student's potential. During the initial exposure to the scorching Heart Flame, since none of the new students know how to dissipate it, the longer one endures, the stronger their resistance to the Heart Flame becomes. This is extremely beneficial for future studies within the tower. Of course, nothing is absolute, and this is not absolutely precise, but it can still serve as a general assessment.

However, someone like Xiao Yuan, who almost cheated, not only awoke from the burning heart fire on his own, but was also able to help other students. Just based on this skill alone, Xiao Yuan was more than capable of carrying out some of the elders' tasks.

Moreover, being able to extract one's inner fire without harming the students requires extremely precise control over one's own Dou Qi, a skill that is truly astonishing.

"Thank you both for taking care of me."

After Xiao Yuan finished his cultivation with great satisfaction, he smiled and said to the two elders.

"You're too kind. If I had known you were this capable, I wouldn't have shown myself."

Elder Su, who was somewhat acquainted with Xiao Yuan because of the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, smiled and teased him upon hearing this.

"Hehe, this year's freshmen are indeed quite good!"

Elder Liu, who was standing to the side, also nodded with a smile.

A student with a bright future and Heavenly Flames will surely achieve far greater things than him if he cultivates normally. Being polite at this moment will not do any harm.

"Alright, I have something to do, so I'll be going now. Old Liu, why don't you take this little guy for a tour of the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda?"

Once inside the Qi Refining Tower, things would be relatively less complicated, so Elder Su no longer needed to keep a close eye on Xiao Yuan. After giving a brief instruction, he then transmitted his voice to Elder Liu: "If the Great Elder says that it's possible, then give Xiao Yuan some more conveniences. You can decide for yourself."

After saying that, Elder Su walked out of the tower without looking back.

Upon hearing this, Elder Liu was slightly taken aback, and then looked at Xiao Yuan with suspicion.

This person doesn't look like the Great Elder at all! "Elder Liu, I'm new here and don't understand many things. Could you please introduce me to some things?"

Xiao Yuan didn't stand on ceremony with Elder Liu. After bowing, he asked with a smile.

"Oh, come with me."

Reminded by Xiao Yuan, Elder Liu came to his senses, smiled kindly, and then turned around to lead the way. Xiao Yuan followed closely behind, and A Tai behind him waved his hand, signaling the freshmen to keep a little distance before following Xiao Yuan.

This Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, buried deep underground with only its spire visible, was surprisingly spacious inside. As he walked along, Xiao Yuan discovered that the space on the first floor alone was enough for Xiao Yuan hundred people to cultivate at the same time.

Inside the circular tower, there were cultivation rooms of varying sizes. However, most of these rooms were already occupied. Above the doors of each room hung small red plaques, but the words written on them were different. Xiao Yuan stopped to take a look and found that the plaques were labeled with three levels: high-level, intermediate-level, and low-level, used to distinguish the levels of the cultivation rooms in the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda.

All the advanced training rooms are located near the center of the tower, while the intermediate training rooms and the lower-level training rooms are distributed around them.

"In this Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, these high, medium, and low-level cultivation rooms are generally contested based on one's own strength. Those with strong strength can obtain the best cultivation conditions, while those with weak strength can only cultivate in the outermost low-level cultivation rooms."

Pointing to a cultivation room with a "high-class" sign, Elder Liu smiled faintly.

"Within the same level of the tower, regardless of the level of the training room, the training fee is the same. For example, in this first level, a low-level training room costs one day for ' Fire Energy ' training, and the same applies to high-level training rooms."

"Pressure is a motivator? That's interesting!"

Xiao Yuan nodded in realization and said.

"Yes, that's right, that's exactly what I mean!"

A hint of appreciation flashed in Elder Liu's eyes.

Subsequently, Elder Liu directly helped Xiao Yuan by arranging for A Tai and the others to stay in an intermediate-level training room that was said to be as good as an advanced training room.

However, Xiao Yuan stated that he possessed Heavenly Flames and could withstand more, so he wanted to go to the next level.

Although Elder Liu was slightly worried about this, he felt somewhat relieved after Xiao Yuan released the Heavenly Flames.

After all, compared to the fragmented flames projected by the Fallen Heart Flame, the flame in Xiao Yuan's hand was a genuine Heavenly Flames that had been refined and was completely under his control.

Moreover, Xiao Yuan has the Azure Fire Crystal Card, so if he really wanted to go, he could go directly to the sixth level without any problem. However, that level of strength is only something a six- Dou Ling can withstand, and the difference is too great. If Xiao Yuan went, the effect would not be very good.

Xiao Yuan nodded slightly, then suddenly stopped walking. Before they knew it, they had reached the center of the tower. "This is...?"

Gazing curiously at the bottomless black hole that appeared before him, Xiao Yuan slowly took two steps forward, reaching the edge of the hole. He cautiously peered down; the pitch-black darkness stretched to the very end of his vision. The eerie darkness, almost devoid of any light, made Xiao Yuan feel slightly dizzy.

This black hole seems to penetrate the entire Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda. If it weren't for the tower's spire covering it, this pitch-black hole could probably be seen clearly from the sky.

Within this pitch-black cave, if one were to sense it closely, one could perceive that the air here was much hotter than elsewhere. It felt as if something at the bottom of the cave was continuously radiating heat to provide warmth to the entire Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda.

Is this the Fallen Heart Flame? Thinking to himself, Xiao Yuan leaned forward slightly, his eyes fixed on the deep darkness. With a thought, black and white flames surged into his eyes, and the endless darkness below began to brighten.

However, just as the darkness faded and his vision became clearer, Xiao Yuan's hair suddenly stood on end.

Under the gaze of those black and white eyes, blazing with flames, the space in the endless darkness suddenly began to distort slightly. Then, these distorted spaces, like invisible pythons, climbed towards the cave entrance at an extremely terrifying speed.

"Xiao Yuan, step back!"

Just as he was about to climb up the distorted space, a shout suddenly rang in Xiao Yuan's ears. Immediately, a withered hand landed on his shoulder and pulled him away from the dark cave entrance.

Hiss.

Not long after Xiao Yuan was pulled away from the cave entrance, strange sounds, like flashes of lightning, began to echo throughout the dark cave. In an instant, the slightly dim environment suddenly brightened, and the temperature in the air rose rapidly. An extremely terrifying and ancient aura slowly emerged from the black hole, and finally, like lightning tearing through the night, it burst forth from the seemingly endless deep darkness.

At this moment, the space about two meters above the cave entrance had almost fallen into an extremely distorted state. However, although the space was extremely distorted, nothing could be seen with the naked eye. Apart from the distorted space and the constant hissing sound, the whole area appeared somewhat eerie because of this scene.

Beside him, Elder Liu's face was also extremely solemn. He kept pulling Xiao Yuan back, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes as he looked at the distorted space. Although he couldn't see what was there, he had been an elder in the tower for so many years and had vaguely heard some things about it. Therefore, he knew just how terrifying that thing in the deep darkness was. However, he didn't notice that Xiao Yuan, whom he was holding, was being gradually melted by the terrifying high temperature.

Invisible to the naked eye, yet Xiao Yuan, who had somehow arrived at a distance, clearly saw the terrifying thing that had sprung out of the black hole through his eyes, which were enveloped in Yin Yang Dual Flames.

It was an Invisible Fire Python that was at least ten meters thick, but its exact length was unknown!

As the Fire Python appeared, the Yin Yang Dual Flames within Xiao Yuan's body also emitted a strange fluctuation.

Is this the Fallen Heart Flame?