After finishing all this, Zhang Nian emerged from the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower.
When Qian and Bai Elders and Su Qian saw that Zi Yan was nowhere to be seen, confusion crept across their faces. Su Qian was the first to ask, "Your Excellency, didn't that girl Zi Yan come out with you?"
Seeing this, Zhang Nian explained:
"There's another world beneath us, and I found this there!"
A faint spatial force rose around Zhang Nian. He summoned the wisp of Fallen Heart Flame sealed inside his personal space. The faint, translucent flame flickered in midair, leaving everyone present astonished.
"How is that possible?"
Su Qian's mouth fell open. He knew that flame all too well. Wasn't it the very thing that had once given every elder of Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy a headache?
"This flame... Good heavens, are there really two identical Heavenly Flames in this world?"
Qian and Bai Elders exchanged a glance, both seeing the same shock in the other's eyes. Who could have imagined that the same Heavenly Flame would exist in the same place?
"Although this flame hasn't matured yet, with a little cultivation, it won't be as unruly as the previous Fallen Heart Flame. But, Great Elder Su Qian, you must be careful. Heavenly Flames have a spirit. This one may be immature, but remember: it's better to guide it than to block it. Under no circumstances should you trap it inside a Space Barrier Mirror."
After dealing with the previous Fallen Heart Flame, Su Qian understood this principle. But the academy had no expert like Zhang Nian, and if the headmaster had been there, they wouldn't have resorted to this method of dealing with the Heavenly Flame.
"All right, I have other things to do. Oh, right—there's something else, something very