A few days later, in the secret chamber of the Pope's Hall.
Suppressing the strange feelings in their hearts, Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue sat cross-legged facing each other on a bed, cultivating according to the method Qian Daoliu had given them.
They each extended their hands, pressing all four palms together. To be safe, Xiao Yan drew the faintest wisp of the fallen heart flame origin projection from his body and carefully channeled it into Qian Renxue.
Instantly, a dazzling golden light erupted from Qian Renxue's body.
After the searing fallen heart flame origin projection entered her body, Qian Renxue's aura gradually began to change in a strange way, as though she were undergoing some sort of inheritance trial. The method was somewhat similar to how Tang Chen had passed his completed Asura God Trial to Tang San in the original story, though this process was slower and more complicated.
They spent the night cultivating like this.
Only when a faint wash of fish-belly white gradually appeared on the horizon, the city's roosters crowed, and the sky outside the window began to brighten did Xiao Yan open his eyes.
"I never imagined you'd get to reap the benefits of the trial the fallen heart flame completed just like that." Xiao Yan's eyes shone brightly as he spoke with some amusement.
"Thank you." Qian Renxue nodded and spoke respectfully.
Over the next few days, Xiao Yan continued passing the inheritance trial to Qian Renxue. The later stages, however, proved extremely arduous. Because of the fallen heart flame, the farther they progressed, the greater the amount of its origin became, and the more pain Qian Renxue had to endure.
"Ah!"
Pain. Excruciating pain! Pain beyond imagination.
"I can't take it anymore!" Qian Renxue cried out. It felt as though a red-hot