After returning to his secluded cultivation chamber, Xiao Yan could not help giving a bitter chuckle. What a mess-this really was rather embarrassing... Fortunately, he had not made a grave mistake, or he truly would have been scorned for the rest of his life. For some reason, he suddenly recalled something Haruno Yu, a famous romance expert back on Earth, had once said: "Whatever you do, remember to close the door."
He had never thought much of it before, but now that he considered it, those were truly words of wisdom...
After driving all distracting thoughts from his mind, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on the Green Lotus Seat again and examined his condition. His strength should now have reached the realm of a One-Star Dou Zong, while the Flame Mantra had evolved to the peak of mid-grade Earth Tier, just a hair away from high-grade Earth Tier.
Given the Flame Mantra's unique nature, however, its effects were already almost on par with those of a true High-grade Earth-tier Cultivation Method. Besides, Xiao Yan still had a Green Lotus Core Flame entrusted to Queen Medusa. If he could successfully refine and absorb it, evolving the Flame Mantra to high-grade Earth Tier should pose no problem.
As for Heaven Tier... By Xiao Yan's estimate, unless he got lucky and found a Heavenly Flame ranked among the top five, evolving the Flame Mantra from high-grade Earth Tier to Heaven Tier would require at least two more Heavenly Flames even after he absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame!
"I remember Jia Nan Academy had a Heavenly Flame too." Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. When he had drenched the Black-Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy in blood in his previous life, the academy had unleashed a Heavenly Flame to attack him, though he had