Cultivating Inside the Tower

"Junior brother, have you refined this flame?" Shortly after notifying someone to summon the elder, Lin Ming's previous physical condition had greatly improved. Now, Lin Ming had even returned to the state he was in before entering the tower and had opened his eyes, so Xu Shilin, as his senior brother, asked.

"Yes, Senior Brother. I just tested the power of this flame, and it was still within my tolerance range. Then, following your instructions, I used it to refine my Dou Qi, which is why it took a little longer," Lin Ming replied.

Lin Ming didn't try to hide his words, so everyone around him could hear them. After hearing Lin Ming's words, they all expressed their admiration for Lin Ming.

These people had all experienced the pain caused by the Heart Flame roasting their bodies when they first entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, but they only experienced it passively.

If they were given another chance, to return to the moment they first entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower with their current memories, almost none of them would be willing to endure that burning pain again. Instead, they would all choose to use it directly to refine their Dou Qi.

Judging from Lin Ming's appearance, he clearly already knew how to properly use the Heart Flame to refine his Dou Qi before entering the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower. Yet, knowing this, he still chose to deliberately endure the Heart Flame's burning for so long. Such a ruthless person towards himself earned the admiration of the others present, but also a sense of apprehension.

If the people before were avoiding provoking Lin Ming because of Xu Shilin's protection of Lin Ming, or out of fear of Xu Shilin Lin Ming, now they are even more wary of Lin Ming because of the ruthlessness he has shown towards them.

Upon hearing Lin Ming's words, Xu Shilin, the senior disciple, initially showed surprise, but his expression quickly transformed into a smile. His initial disappointment with his junior brother, Xu Shilin Lin Ming, had turned into satisfaction.

"Make way, make way, don't block the way, Elder Liu is here to treat the new student." At this moment, the person who had just gone to ask the elder to come and treat Lin Ming was now leading Elder Liu on his way.

When the students inside the tower saw Elder Liu approaching, they all made way for Elder Liu to pass through as quickly as possible.

The position of elder in the academy requires the cultivation Dou King cultivation), so those who can serve as elders are synonymous with strength within the academy. Even in ordinary times, these people will respectfully greet the elders, otherwise, if they offend an elder, they will suffer the consequences.

As for now, Elder Liu is in a hurry to rescue people, so these people dare not block Elder Liu's way even more. If you are in the middle of the road and Elder Liu feels that you are blocking him, with his Dou Wang cultivation, almost no one on the scene can withstand a move from Elder Liu.

If Elder Liu forcibly pushes someone away, not only will it be embarrassing, but if that offends Elder Liu and he decides to suspend that person's qualification to enter the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower for a month, then there will be nothing left but tears.

At this moment, a simple-looking old man hurried over from the crowd. This Elder Liu was the same Elder Liu who had escorted Lin Ming and his group of new students into the Inner Academy.

All the new students in this year's class were brought in by Elder Liu, which is why Elder Liu cared about them a lot. So when he heard that new people had entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, Elder Liu rushed over.

Elder Liu.

Elder Liu.

Lin Ming and Xu Shilin addressed Elder Liu had come to the front, at the same time.

"Hmm, good! Lin Ming, who from your year came to the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and needed treatment? Why haven't we seen anyone?" Elder Liu asked Lin Ming anxiously, because he had already scanned the area and hadn't seen anyone burned by the Heart Flame.

"Well, Elder Liu, Lin Ming has already refined the Heart Flame within his body and enhanced his Dou Qi, so there's no one left who needs treatment." Lin Ming scratched his head, speaking with a hint of embarrassment.

"Huh! The person they said needs treatment is you, Lin Ming? If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have come. This Heart Flame can't do any harm to you, Lin Ming." Elder Liu said with a smile after letting out a sigh of relief.

"Lin Ming is still grateful to Elder Liu for coming to treat us new students," Lin Ming said respectfully.

"Haha, it's my duty, no need to thank me. Alright, Lin Ming, with your senior brother's guidance, you must have a good understanding of the situation inside the tower. Go find a place to cultivate now," Elder Liu said to Lin Ming with a smile.

"That miraculous flame that could refine Dou Qi just now has stirred Lin Ming's desire to cultivate. Lin Ming will go find a place to cultivate now. Elder Liu, farewell." Lin Ming clasped his hands and said to Elder Liu.

"Then I'll take my junior brother and go cultivate first. Elder Liu, farewell," said Senior Brother Xu Shilin.

"Go!" Elder Liu nodded and said, and then Xu Shilin led Lin Ming deeper into the tower.

Upon arriving at the center of the first floor of the tower, Xu Shilin pointed to the Cultivation Room and said to Lin Ming, "Junior brother, this is your first time cultivating in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, so you can start by cultivating on the first floor! This is the best cultivation room on the first floor. After you've settled in here for a few days, you can go to the second or even the third floor to cultivate."

Lin Ming did not object to his senior brother Xu Shilin's arrangement. Although with Lin Ming's current cultivation level of Two Star Dou Grandmaster, he was indeed capable of going to the second or even the third level to cultivate.

But as Xu Shilin said, Lin Ming has only just arrived at the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and needs time to adapt. Moreover Cultivation Room his senior brother found for Lin Ming is the best on the first floor, and its cultivation effect is better than the inferior Cultivation Room on the second floor. What could Lin Ming possibly complain about?

"Alright, senior brother. Then I'll cultivate in this Cultivation Room for now. I remember everything you did to me when you got into the Cultivation Room, so you can go and cultivate too. Don't worry about me anymore." Lin Ming said to his senior brother Xu Shilin as he entered the Cultivation Room.

"Alright, junior brother, once you've finished your cultivation, head back to the Medicine Gang. You don't need to wait for your senior brother." Xu Shilin nodded, gave Lin Ming another instruction, and then disappeared down the stairs to the lower levels of the tower to cultivate.

After his senior brother left, Lin Ming closed the door to the Cultivation Room. The moment Lin Ming closed the door, a layer Restriction locked it shut. Those inside the room could easily open the restriction, but those Cultivation Room could not do so so easily.

The purpose of this is to prevent people outside from disturbing those cultivating indoors. When one is deeply immersed in cultivation, their perception of the outside world becomes very weak. If someone who is impolite or harbors resentment appears at this time, it could cause great harm to the cultivator.

Such behavior is, of course, forbidden by the academy. While the Inner Academy encourages competition among its students, it must be based on mutual understanding. Attacking someone while they are cultivating is strictly prohibited by the academy.

After closing the door to the Cultivation Room, Lin Ming went to the middle of the Cultivation Room. There was a Black Stone Platform about waist-high, and in the very center of the top of the Black Stone Platform, there was a groove.

Lin Ming knew that the groove on the stone platform was where the Fire Crystal Card was inserted. As long as the Fire Crystal Card was inserted into this groove, a continuous stream of Heart Flame would be generated for the person inside to cultivate.

Of course, in order to continue cultivating, in addition to having enough Fire Energy in the Fire Crystal Card, one also needs to resist the Fire Poison attached to the Heart Flame.

Lin Ming doesn't need to worry about Fire Energy at all. He's currently cultivating on the first level of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, consuming only a little Fire Energy per day. With over a thousand days' worth of Fire Energy in Lin Ming Crimson Fire Crystal Card, it's enough for Lin Ming to cultivate continuously for three years without sleep.

Even if Lin Ming goes down to the lower levels of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower to cultivate, and the Fire Energy consumed increases with each level he cultivates, Lin Ming will hardly have to Heart Flame energy issue.

With the wealth accumulated by the Medicine Gang, there's absolutely no need to Heart Flame energy. Lin Ming can refine Tier 4 Medicinal Pill once, which is enough for him to cultivate on the lower levels for a month.

What Lin Ming is most worried about now is the Fire Poison. Unlike Xiao Yan in the original story, Lin Ming doesn't have Heavenly Flames protecting him, so he doesn't need to Heart Flame poison at all.

Although Lin Ming now possesses the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, and it shows signs of mutating into a Heavenly Flames Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, it is only slightly stronger than an ordinary flame. Compared to Heavenly Flames, it is far inferior.

If we judge Heavenly Flames their percentage of special Flame Berserk Factor, then even the lowest-ranked Mysterious Yellow Flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking has a special Flame Berserk Factor of exactly 100. The higher the Heavenly Flames is ranked, the more special Flame Berserk Factor it carries.

According to Lin Ming's estimation, the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, which underwent a mutation after absorbing the Earth Heart Fire Stone and became what it is now, only carries a special Flame Berserk Factor of about ten points, definitely not exceeding twenty points. Therefore, the current Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire is still far inferior to a true Heavenly Flames.

After entering the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and having the Heart Flame appear within Lin Ming's body, Lin Ming specifically checked the state of the Fire Poison to determine whether the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire could resist it.

After sensing and calculating, Lin Ming made his own assessment of the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire's ability to resist Fire Poison.

Within five days, the Fire Poison will have no effect on Lin Ming. And even if it exceeds five days but does not exceed half a month, the Fire Poison will not have much effect on Lin Ming. At that time, Lin Ming only needs to leave the tower and rest for two days, and the Fire Poison will automatically disappear.

However, if Lin Ming stays in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower for more than half a month at a time, the Fire Poison will accumulate in Lin Ming body and have a significant impact.

At this point, Lin Ming would probably need to take some pills to help clear the Fire Poison. The better the pill, the faster and more effective it would be at clearing the Fire Poison. For example, the Fire Cleansing Pill that Lin Ming had refined could completely clear the Fire Poison if it had been Fire Cleansing Pill for a month, with just one pill.