Negotiations Reached, Entering the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower

"Is what you said true?" Su Qian asked Meng Chen in shock. "There's a second Falling Heart Flame below?"

Meng Chen replied with certainty, "Yes. There's no reason for me to lie to you. After all, once a Battle Venerable arrives, even taking the entire Jia Nan Academy wouldn't be impossible for me, right?"

Meng Chen smiled brightly, leaving Su Qian with nothing but silence.

Damn! This was a naked threat!

But crude as his words were, they made sense. Before Mang Tianchi returned, he simply could not refuse Xiao Yan.

"Little Divine King, don't forget that Jia Nan Academy has a Battle Venerable expert as well!"

Su Qian put on a fierce front despite his inner weakness.

"But he isn't here, is he?"

That single sentence silenced Su Qian once again.

"...Fine. I hope the Little Divine King will honor his promise."

"Trust me. My word is worth its weight in gold."

Meng Chen spoke solemnly.

Only then did Su Qian's expression improve somewhat.

Once the terms had been settled, the elders of Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy immediately began urgently evacuating the students. The Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and its surroundings were cleared completely, and every student cultivating within the tower was evacuated in the shortest possible time.

Some who had originally been in secluded cultivation fled outside with bewildered faces, having no idea why the academy had suddenly gone mad.

Meng Chen only needed to wait.

Half an hour later, Su Qian asked the people in charge of clearing the area, "Has everyone been evacuated?"

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, every level of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower has been cleared. There are no students left inside."

Upon hearing the report, Su Qian nodded and turned toward another direction.

A tall, powerfully built figure was