"Little ancestor, you can't force your way through this barrier—it'll collapse!"
Su Qian was just short of personally stepping in to stop Zi Yan from forcing her way through the seal. He had no idea what kind of bewitching potion Xiao Fan had fed her. How long had he been gone? Yet Zi Yan had already turned back into the little tyrant who ran wild through the Inner Academy.
"Old Man Su, then open it for me. I'll go down and find him myself." Zi Yan glared at Su Qian angrily, hands on her hips as she grumbled without end.
Su Qian had no idea what was happening beneath the magma now, and there was even less chance that he would let Zi Yan take such a risk.
Su Qian could only patiently explain, "Refining a Heavenly Flame means risking one's life. Many people go their entire lives without seeing one even once. Xiao Fan won't simply refine it whenever he says he will."
Zi Yan seemed genuinely persuaded and simply sat quietly beside the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower.
Seeing Zi Yan wait obediently, Su Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief. As her old father figure, he was beginning to feel overwhelmed. As Zi Yan's strength increased, it had become increasingly difficult for him to deal with her mischief.
In the instant Su Qian lost focus, Zi Yan slipped through the barrier set around the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower. The tower itself shook violently from her brute-force destruction of the formation.
Su Qian felt heartbroken as he looked at the shattered barrier. Seeing Zi Yan choose Xiao Fan so recklessly and without hesitation always left an emptiness in his heart.
Still, Su Qian had to take responsibility for the trouble she had caused. The barrier, which had