An Elder's Treatment

Xiao Yu shook his head and smiled slightly. As for his reputation in the Inner Academy, he didn't care much. As for strength, it was all in his own hands.

His fame in the Inner Academy is likely to be even greater than it was in the Inner Academy's Fire Energy Hunt Competition, because he also wants to try his luck in the arena, where it will be impossible to hide his strength!

However, Xiao Yu naturally had no intention of hiding his strength. After all, while the trick of pretending to be weak to deceive others was very exciting, it was only a minor tactic. Boldly revealing his strength would not only not do any harm in the Inner Academy, but would actually bring more benefits. Only by letting the academy see his potential could he obtain more resources from the academy!

Xiao Yu already felt that his cultivation speed was too slow. He needed great strength, which was the foundation for protecting himself and those around him. He knew that his current strength was nothing to the Ancient Clan behind Xun'er, who also needed the strength of Dou Zun, which was still too far away for Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu's current strength is at the Nine Star Dou Ling. He plans to cross the entire Dou Wang realm within a year and become Dou Emperor. Although Xiao Yu's current strength is similar to that of Three Star Dou Wang, he is not a true Dou Wang expert. Crossing a major realm in a year is extremely challenging for Xiao Yu!

Han Yue and Xiao Yu didn't say much. "Alright, Junior Brother Xiao Yu, Xun'er Sister Xun'er, you two can wander around the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower for now. I still need to go to the sixth floor, so I won't stay any longer!"

Xiao Yu and Xun'er expressed their understanding, nodded, and said goodbye to Han Yue. Watching Han Yue's figure disappear into a corner of the ancient tower, Hu Jia beside them also reached a critical point, her face flushed, as if she could not hold on any longer. Elder Liu reacted extremely quickly, his palm forming a claw, and he pinched Hu Jia from a distance.

At Elder Liu's fingertips, wisps of milky-white flame gradually condensed, forming a fire vortex that swept towards Hu Jia, stopping abruptly a foot away from Hu Jia's heart.

Elder Liu gave a soft shout, "Come out!"

The fire vortex began to spin rapidly, and strange suction forces emanated from it. Under the pull of this fire vortex, an invisible, somewhat twisted flame was forcibly pulled out from Hu Jia's heart and finally fell into the fire vortex, where it was shattered into Nihility.

Hu Jia's face turned pale in an instant, and her body went limp as she was about to collapse. Xun'er rushed to Hu Jia's side and caught her, her eyes revealing endless exhaustion, as if she had just gone through a fierce battle!

"What... what the hell is this?" Hu Jia asked, still somewhat shaken. When she first entered this place, she suddenly discovered an invisible flame in her heart, followed by a searing pain. She used all her Dou Qi to resist the erosion of this Heart Flame, but to no avail. In the end, she recovered with Elder Liu's help!

Elder Liu chuckled and said, "Hu Jia, the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower can indeed help you cultivate. It seems your potential is quite good; you lasted for twenty minutes. No wonder you're Dean Hu Gan's granddaughter!"

"When you cultivate in this Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower in the future, you will know how much this Heart Flame can help your cultivation. Now, come with me to take a look at the structure of this Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and the cultivation rooms!" Elder Liu said.

Hu Jia looked at Elder Liu with only a vague understanding, then weakly placed her hand on Xun'er's shoulder, secretly pleased with herself.

Led by Elder Liu, Xiao Yu and his two companions toured the first floor. Then, at Elder Liu's direction, they entered a well-located intermediate cultivation room.

Upon opening the door, one finds a spacious room with black stone platforms on it. In front of each platform is a raised slot, which is where the Fire Crystal Card is placed.

After Elder Liu finished introducing the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, he left. Xiao Yu, Xun'er, and Hu Jia spent some time Fire Energy in this training room.

Just as Xiao Yu sat down on the stone platform, an invisible flame suddenly rose from his heart. Xiao Yu immediately began cultivating. At that moment, a system voice suddenly rang in Xiao Yu's mind. "Congratulations, host, on completing your cultivation in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower! Reward: Chaos Flame! Reward distributed. Please claim it as soon as possible!"

"Next check-in location: Blood Sect Headquarters. Reward: Dark Attribute Power!"

Xiao Yu didn't rush to claim the Chaos Flame reward here. He would wait until he returned to his room to absorb the Chaos Flame for safety. However, he was a little stunned by the next sign-in location. When he saw that the reward was Dark Attribute Power, Xiao Yu was secretly delighted. This was the second attribute power rewarded by the system. In that case, he would have five attribute powers!

Xiao Yu was quite looking forward to seeing what changes he would experience after gathering all the elemental powers. After thinking for a while, Xiao Yu calmed down and began cultivating again.

Finally, after a bell rang, Xiao Yu and the other two walked out of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower. In just one day, Xiao Yu's strength improved again, reaching the peak of the Nine-Star Peak Dou Ling level. It has to be said that the Fallen Heart Flame is really helpful for cultivation!

Shortly after they returned to their lodgings, Xiao Yan and Wu Hao also came back from outside. Hu Jia and Wu Hao then shared what they had seen and heard that day.

After hearing about the strange effects of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, Xiao Yan and Wu Hao also showed curiosity and discussed going to the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower with them the next day.

After watching them finish discussing their journey to the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and then their plans to establish a new force, Xiao Yu Xiao Yu delegated these matters to Xiao Yan and Wu Hao. Finally, with their approval, the Pan Men was officially established, and all that remained was for the new students to join the following day!

Xiao Yu went straight upstairs to his room. He still needed to absorb the Chaos Flame rewarded by the system. Suddenly, he remembered that the little guy was still with Cai Die, so he got up, opened his door, and knocked on Cai Die's door.

Xiao Yu heard footsteps, and then the door creaked open, revealing Cai Die Xiao Yu's tall and beautiful figure.

Cai Die smiled gently, "Your strength seems to have improved again?"

Cai Die, being a Dou Zong expert, was extremely sensitive to the fluctuations in Xiao Yu's aura. She naturally sensed the Dou Qi fluctuations emanating from him. Xiao Yu smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right. I went to the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower this afternoon. It's very helpful for cultivation; I think you could cultivate there too!"

With a slight flick of Cai Die fair hand, a cyan Fire Crystal Card appeared in her palm. She smiled and said, "This is Fire Crystal Card the academy issued to me. It provides thirty days of Fire Energy income every month—a perk reserved for academy elders!"

Xiao Yu couldn't help but look at the Fire Crystal Card in Cai Die's hand with some envy, then sighed, "Tsk tsk, it's really good to be strong. The academy even gives you Heavenly Fire Energy, unlike us, who only get seven days a month!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, Cai Die covered her mouth and chuckled softly.