In Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy, the ancient Heaven-Burning Qi Refining Tower that had once stood at its heart had been removed following the earlier upheavals and the disappearance of the Fallen Heart Flame.
A tall, silvery-white building now stood on the former site of the Heaven-Burning Qi Refining Tower, looking far more ornate and exquisite than the old, austere black tower.
Unlike the immensely useful Heaven-Burning Qi Refining Tower, however, this silvery-white building served only as ordinary living quarters. As a result, the center of the Inner Academy, once bustling all day long, had grown considerably quieter.
Not far from this silvery-white building lay an enormous square, also situated in the center of Jia Nan Academy. Five Combat Arenas stood in an orderly arrangement across it.
At that moment, a dense sea of heads filled the square. As far as the eye could see, the bustling crowds sent their clamor spreading in every direction before it converged into a single roar that surged into the heavens.
Two people faced each other on each of the five platforms. Powerful auras laced with burning battle intent radiated from their bodies, colliding and contending with those of their opponents.
A tall viewing stand stood beside the square, where more than a dozen elderly men sat cross-legged in scattered seats. They watched the students on the platforms below, discussing something in low voices. From the powerful auras faintly emanating from them and their matching white robes, they could be identified as the elders of Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy.
In a seat above these murmuring elders sat an elderly man with slightly graying hair and rugged features, though his expression looked somewhat haggard. He was Su Qian, the Inner Academy's Grand Elder, who had been listless and miserable ever since Hun Changqing had