While the students gathered outside, a very different scene unfolded within the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
The elders of the Inner Academy had gathered with solemn faces, watching the First Elder frown deeply before them.
"What is the concentration of Heart Fire in the tower now?"
The First Elder sighed and asked wearily.
Hearing his question, the elders standing behind him exchanged glances. Their expressions froze, helplessness filling their faces.
After a long while, an elder in a black robe stepped out of the crowd. Standing behind the First Elder, he said, "First Elder, Heart Fire is becoming increasingly difficult to generate within the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, and its ability to temper the students' Dou Qi is limited as well. Two months ago, all the Inner Academy elders stopped using the tower's Heart Fire to cultivate, but that still hasn't solved the problem."
As the elder spoke, a helpless expression appeared on his face.
Nine months ago, they had discovered that the effects of the Heart Fire within the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower were gradually weakening.
They had immediately reported it, but even after the Inner Academy elders discussed it together at length, they had failed to find a solution.
The First Elder had even personally gone to the lowest level to investigate. The seal at the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower was completely undamaged, leaving him unable to understand the cause of this change.
From then on, the Heart Fire within the tower had no longer been sufficient to support the students' daily cultivation.
After consulting with one another, the Inner Academy elders changed the requirements for entering the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower to cultivate, opening it for only a limited time each month. Only then had they barely managed to