Jia Nan Academy.
Beneath the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
A figure hovered within a scorching Magma World. Endless flames spread around him, as though seeking to devour him.
But an eerie green flame emerged from his body, preventing the surrounding heavenly flames from consuming him.
As time passed, this eerie green flame not only resisted the flames surrounding him, but turned the tables and began devouring them instead.
Hiss, hiss!
At this, the surrounding heavenly flames seemed to possess intelligence and desperately tried to flee.
But the figure had become the center of what seemed like a dark vortex. None of the flames could escape; they could only be slowly devoured.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Only then did the figure abruptly open his eyes, a brilliant gleam shooting from them.
By now, the surrounding flames had long since vanished, while the ghostly green flame had undergone a transformation.
Threads of translucent white light now ran through the eerie green flame that had originally carried endless poisonous fumes, and its power had more than doubled.
"It worked!"
"The Flame Mantra really does work!"
Seeing the change in Xiao Yan's flames, Yao Lao appeared in midair, his face filled with excitement.
The Flame Mantra he had brought back from an ancient ruin truly could devour heavenly flames and advance its own rank.
"Xiao Yan, what rank has your Flame Mantra reached now?" Yao Lao immediately asked him eagerly.
"Roughly the Profound Tier Peak, but it's no worse than an ordinary Earth Tier Cultivation Method." Xiao Yan rubbed the bridge of his nose, delight shining in his eyes. "And the cultivation method wasn't the only thing that advanced. My strength made an enormous breakthrough too."
"I actually jumped straight from High-Rank Dou Ling to Peak Dou Wang!"
Sensing his current