Turtle Spirit Earth Fire, Yao Lao Coughs Blood!

When Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Family, the entire clan was immersed in the joy of the Jia Lie Family's destruction.

The moment Oba Pa heard the news, his face turned deathly pale, and he nearly fainted.

"Clan Leader Xiao, yesterday..."

Oba Pa had prepared lavish gifts, but the moment he stepped into the reception hall, beads of sweat the size of soybeans rolled down his face.

"Mite'er... Teng Shan?" A storm surged through Oba Pa's heart.

Mittel Tengshan had actually come to visit the Xiao Family?

And he was even seated below the place of honor!

"Chief Oba, have a seat." Xiao Zhan smiled and pointed to an empty chair.

How could Oba Pa possibly dare to sit in such a setting? After setting down his gifts and offering a few flattering words, he fled in disarray.

"Yan'er, you're leaving the Xiao Family tomorrow?" Xiao Zhan asked worriedly.

"Perhaps I'll be back soon." Xiao Yan smiled.

He still had many things to do. The Amethyst Winged Lion King's Beast Flame, Fallen Heart Flame, and helping Yao Lao reconstruct his true body—all of it required strength.

"Xiao Yan, I have transferred one Third Grade Alchemist and two Second Grade Alchemists from headquarters. I plan to have them permanently stationed with the Xiao Family as Guest Elders."

Mittel Tengshan's words delighted Xiao Zhan and the others, and they repeatedly offered their thanks.

"Clan Leader Teng Shan, you've put a lot of thought into this." Xiao Yan nodded approvingly.

To hold the foremost position in the Mite'er Family, Mittel Tengshan truly had some skill.

"Brother Xiao Yan is leaving? You're not going to Jia Nan Academy with me?" Xun Er asked unhappily.

"Once I'm done with this stretch of work, I'll go soon enough. How could I bear to leave Xun Er behind?"

Only after hearing Xiao Yan's childlike coaxing did Xun Er brighten up.

"Alas!" Mittel Tengshan could not help sighing.

He had originally wanted to use this opportunity to bring Xiao Yan and Ya Fei together, but for now, he could not bring it up.

If only my Fallen Heart Flame could split off another flame.

Feeling the admiring gazes of the younger generation, Xiao Yan murmured inwardly.

Fallen Heart Flame's cultivation-boosting effect was practically heaven-defying. Combined with medicinal pills, it could multiply one's cultivation speed several times over.

"Where do you think you'll find such a good thing?"

Yao Lao rolled his eyes. "Do you know why Jia Nan Academy has stood firm for so long, with an endless stream of students? It's because of the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower!"

"Back then, a Dou Zun set his sights on Fallen Heart Flame and was hunted by Mang Tian Chi for three years!"

"And you want to create a Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower?"

Even if Xiao Yan only created a miniature Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower, it would instantly elevate the Xiao Family into the Jia Ma Empire's fourth greatest power.

This Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower would become the Xiao Family's strongest foundation!

"There's no law against thinking about it..." Xiao Yan muttered gloomily, forced to give up.

Once the Fallen Heart Flame within his Qi vortex left his body, it would quickly vanish.

It simply could not provide any cultivation benefits.

The banquet continued until dawn before finally dispersing.

Inside the room.

Xiao Yan quietly waited for the New Heavenly Flame to arrive.

Finally.

Whoosh!

As the panel appeared, Xiao Yan's realm instantly surged from a Three Star Great Dou Shi to a Seven Star Great Dou Shi.

"Hmm?" Yao Lao watched Xiao Yan curiously.

The further one progressed, the harder it became to increase one's Dou Qi. This New Heavenly Flame seemed far stronger than the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.

Whoosh!

Xiao Yan spread open his right hand, and a flame shaped like a giant turtle danced upon it.

The flame was covered in sharp fiery spikes, while its ferocious massive maw was filled with fangs as sharp as blades.

"Thirteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, Turtle Spirit Earth Fire?"

Yao Lao paused, somewhat disappointed. "I've seen this flame before. Someone studied it for thousands of years without discovering any ability it possessed. It can only be used for alchemy."

Xiao Yan frowned and unwillingly gave it a try, but the result was exactly as Yao Lao had said.

It had no effect whatsoever.

"They're both Heavenly Flames. How could it have no special ability?" Refusing to give up, Xiao Yan summoned Fallen Heart Flame.

Whoosh!

Just as it was about to touch Fallen Heart Flame, the turtle-like Turtle Spirit Earth Fire trembled faintly.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Yan raised his brows in surprise. After hesitating briefly, he brought the two Heavenly Flames together.

"Xiao Yanzi, what are you doing?!" Yao Lao cried out in alarm.

Xiao Yan had only fused Mysterious Yellow Flame and the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire. If two unfused Heavenly Flames came into contact, they could explode!

However.

The expected explosion never came. When Turtle Spirit Earth Fire touched Fallen Heart Flame, it directly enveloped Fallen Heart Flame and slowly wriggled.

In an instant, a tiny fire seed condensed within Turtle Spirit Earth Fire.

"What is that?" Yao Lao asked in astonishment.

Xiao Yan raised his hand and dispersed both Heavenly Flames, only to discover in surprise that the fire seed still remained!

A moment later.

Whoosh!

The fire seed crackled and shattered, and an invisible flame ignited in Xiao Yan's palm!

"Fallen Heart Flame?"

Yao Lao's pupils contracted as he cried out in shock, "No! This isn't your Fallen Heart Flame. This is that Fallen Heart Flame's Sub-fire!"

"Sub-fire?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.

"Heavenly Flames can have Sub-fires too? That shouldn't be possible! I've only heard of Beast Flames having Sub-fires!"

Yao Lao spoke incoherently. "A Sub-fire is a flame that possesses the same effects as its Mother Fire. Even after leaving the Mother Fire, it can remain active!

"However, its very existence depends entirely on the Mother Fire. With a single thought, the Mother Fire's owner can make it disappear!"

Staring at the dancing Fallen Heart Flame, Yao Lao was nearly driven mad.

"Doesn't that mean my grand Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower project has hope?" Xiao Yan murmured.

Upon hearing that, Yao Lao nearly coughed up blood.

If Jia Nan Academy's Elders learned that the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower they had painstakingly guarded for centuries, while the Black-Corner Region watched it hungrily, could be replicated in tiny Wutan City...

They would probably die of rage on the spot!

"Since Turtle Spirit Earth Fire can produce a Sub-fire whenever it touches another Heavenly Flame, why did the Yao Clan never discover this before?" Yao Lao frowned, staring intently at Xiao Yan as he continued experimenting.

After a series of tests.

Xiao Yan discovered that Turtle Spirit Earth Fire could only produce one Sub-fire at a time.

Moreover, it could only produce a fire seed by colliding with a Heavenly Flame that he himself possessed.

And when it came into contact with Bone Chilling Flame, a small-scale explosion immediately occurred.

Cough, cough!

Amid the ruins, Xiao Yan's face was blackened by soot. His room had originally only lost its roof, but now even the walls were gone.

"It can only produce one Sub-fire at a time? That's kind of useless..." Xiao Yan said unwillingly.

"Useless?"

Yao Lao was nearly losing his mind. You little backwater native from Wutan City, do you know what the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower represents?!

Just a single Fallen Heart Flame Sub-fire could raise the Xiao Family's status to rival that of the Jia Ma Empire's Royal Family!

Even more so.

Once the Xiao Family had grown strong enough, even the Misty Cloud Sect's thousand-year foundation would pale before the Xiao Family!

"Sometimes, when I hear you talk, I really want to beat you up!"

Yao Lao cursed as he returned to the Storage Ring. "Go find Mittel Tengshan. If he learns you have such a treasure, he'll worship you like an ancestor!"

Xiao Yan grinned, spread his Fire Wings, and invited Mittel Tengshan and the others over.

"You want to build this thing?"

Mittel Tengshan stared blankly at the Black Tower in the blueprint.

What was this?

"Just build it. Deduct all expenses from the Xiao Family's profits!"

Yao Lao had drawn this blueprint.

As an alchemy master, he naturally knew how to make the most of a Heavenly Flame.

"This..."

Mittel Tengshan smiled helplessly. "Mite'er Family Elders, build it according to Xiao Yan's wishes!"

"The blueprint's structure is complicated, but this old man hopes you can finish it before sunset tomorrow!"