Fallen Heart Flame (Seeking Investment, Recommendations, and Bookmarks)

Heavenly Flames were powerful and terrifying because most of them possessed at least two attributes.

For example:

Nihility Devouring Flame: fire attribute and devouring power.

Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame: fire attribute and the power to purify all things.

Bone Spirit Cold Flame: ice and fire attributes.

Sea Heart Flame: water and fire attributes.

Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire: lightning and fire attributes.

Three Thousand Burning Flame: fire attribute and the power of stars.

Nether Poison Fire: poison and fire attributes.

Although Xiao Yu cultivated wind-attributed Dou Qi while Sea Heart Flame was a water-and-fire-attributed Heavenly Flame, trying to refine it under normal circumstances would be nothing short of courting death.

But things were different with Xiao Chen, an Eight-Star Dou Saint, as her ancestor.

Sea Heart Flame was indeed extraordinarily powerful. Even a Dou Zong expert could only avoid its edge when facing it.

Yet in Xiao Chen's hands, it was nothing worth mentioning.

He directly and forcefully sealed it within Xiao Yu's body, allowing her Dou Qi to nourish and tame it.

Once Xiao Yu's body had fully adapted to the Heavenly Flame, she would naturally be able to wield Sea Heart Flame.

At the same time, he sealed a drop of Dou Saint essence and an eighth-tier medicinal pill, the First Origin Pill, within Sea Heart Flame.

As the Heavenly Flame was refined, the two would subtly transform and strengthen Xiao Yu's physique.

They would also allow their effects to be brought to their fullest extent.

Although the process would take some time, it was nothing to Xiao Yu.

Moreover, as her cultivation rose, the time needed to tame the Heavenly Flame would shorten.

According to Xiao Chen's estimate, Xiao Yu would be able to control Sea Heart Flame once she became a Da Dou Shi.

In truth, Xiao Chen could have raised Xiao Yu to the Da Dou Shi realm within a single day with his strength.

However, doing so would completely ruin Xiao Yu's potential. The losses would outweigh the gains.

More importantly, that damn... ahem! The Ancestor System would not allow him to do so.

"I still have matters to deal with. Return to the academy on your own. Also, do not reveal a single word of what happened today."

Xiao Chen warned her with a grave expression.

"Mm! Yu'er understands the importance of this."

Through the illusion created by the Nightmare Sky Mist, she had already learned the truth behind the destruction of the Xiao Clan.

She also understood how terrifying the Soul Clan was, so she could understand why Xiao Chen remained hidden behind the scenes.

"Cultivate diligently. Whether the Xiao Family can regain its former glory will depend on all of you."

"This Pill Beast possesses strength no weaker than that of a Dou Zun expert and has already been tamed by me. Keep it by your side as your guardian. The pills to feed it are all in the Storage Ring. Give it two or three each day. That will be enough to feed this Little Fellow for one or two years."

The pills in Xiao Chen's possession had all been acquired in the Central Continent by exchanging the heavenly treasures from the Dou Sheng Ruins with the Pill Tower.

With his strength, he could certainly have played the role of a thief and "borrowed" some.

But in the end, he suppressed that tempting thought.

After all, although that person from the Pill Tower was weaker than him, if the two fought, it would certainly become a world-shaking battle and could easily be sensed by the Dou Saint experts among the ancient clans.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he would not act rashly.

One had to know that among the current Ancient Seven Clans, quite a few Dou Saint experts were ancient monsters who had lived for thousands of years. They were still rather familiar with his aura.

Once he acted and his aura was exposed, he would have to face the Soul Clan's endless pursuit.

Even Nihility Devouring Flame and Hun Tiandi himself might personally make a move.

With his mid-stage Eight-Star Dou Saint strength, unless he used the rewards granted by the system, he would not last ten exchanges against the Nine-Star Dou Saint Nihility Devouring Flame before suffering serious injuries. One misstep could very well lead to his death.

Therefore, before reaching the Nine-Star Dou Saint realm, he absolutely would not appear in the Central Continent again, nor would he personally take action.

Thus, he intended to recruit a fighter.

Fallen Heart Flame: ranked fourteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, one place higher than Sea Heart Flame.

Fire arose from the heart, tempering Qi and refining bones.

In the world of alchemy, this so-called Fallen Heart Flame also had an especially eye-catching nickname: the cultivation cheat! Once Fallen Heart Flame was successfully refined, it would continuously produce a kind of Heartfire. This Heartfire required no control and would burn one's Dou Qi day and night, at every moment. Through this nearly unceasing tempering, it was as though one's body remained in a state of cultivation at all times. Moreover, its effects were even better than ordinary cultivation. Such cultivation naturally far surpassed normal cultivation, so calling it a cheat was hardly surprising.

From a certain perspective, if an alchemist were presented with Fallen Heart Flame and a flame ranked somewhere between tenth and fifth, then asked to choose between them, most would likely choose the former. There was no other reason: the special effect that could provide unceasing tempering power for one's Dou Qi day and night was simply too enticing.

In the original work, this flame was refined and subdued in succession by Heavenly Fire Venerate, the headmaster of Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Yan.

One of Xiao Chen's purposes in coming to Jia Nan Academy was Fallen Heart Flame.

Otherwise, he would not have had the Xiao Family relocate to the Tagor Desert.

That was right. Xiao Chen wanted to construct a new Heavenly Incineration Qi Refining Tower for the Xiao Family to cultivate in.

Fallen Heart Flame was the most crucial step in that plan.

However, he had little interest in Jia Nan Academy's Fallen Heart Flame.

After all, Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy was almost entirely supported by that thing. If it lost Fallen Heart Flame—

Then Jia Nan Academy would be no different from an ordinary academy.

Over time, the title of the continent's number one academy would likely pass to someone else.

Entering Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy was no challenge at all for Xiao Chen. With a mere thought, he bypassed everyone and appeared in the magma world beneath the Heavenly Incineration Qi Refining Tower.

However, while he appeared to have entered the magma world, he had actually completely isolated himself from it using spatial power.

After briefly scanning the magma world with his senses, Xiao Chen appeared inside a transparent barrier.

There was nothing else within the barrier, only a skeleton reduced to white bones. A faint fluorescent glow radiated from the bones. Yet what shocked Xiao Yan was not the skeleton, but the flame drifting above it. The flame was completely transparent, as though formless. It was precisely the second Fallen Heart Flame from the original work.

"Come out. I have no interest in playing hide-and-seek with you."

The calm voice exploded like thunder.

Then, a brilliant white light suddenly erupted from within the skeleton. The white light slowly writhed before finally taking the form of an illusory old man. He wore white robes, and both his beard and hair were snow-white. His face was aged, while faint sharpness gleamed in his calm eyes. He then respectfully bowed to Xiao Chen.

"This junior, Yao Tianhuo, pays respects to Your Excellency."

Heavenly Fire Venerate kept a very low profile.

Of course, he had no choice but to do so.

Although he had claimed in the original work that he no longer feared Dou Saint experts, having reached his level, he understood better than most just how terrifying Dou Saint experts were.

With a single thought, they could reverse heaven and earth and recreate the world.

"I will help you resurrect. Serve me for ten years!"

Xiao Chen was not negotiating. He spoke in the tone of an order.

"It would be my honor!"

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