As Xiao Yan’s feet touched the ground inside the tower, his body suddenly froze. His handsome face turned as red as burning charcoal, and wisps of faint white mist emerged from within him, accompanied by a sizzling sound akin to roasting meat. Beside Xiao Yan, Wu Hao, who had entered the tower at the same time, also had a similarly flushed face with the same white mist seeping out of his body.
The two stood motionless at the tower’s entrance. Some senior students who were originally behind them wanted to scold them but stopped when they saw the condition of the two. They chuckled mockingly, “Looks like these are new students who have just entered the inner courtyard. They dared to enter the ‘Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower’ without any precautions. Serves them right…”
“Go notify the Elder inside the tower. If it’s their first time entering the ‘Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower,’ they might be burned to ashes if no Elder intervenes.”
Of course, Xiao Yan and Wu Hao couldn’t hear the words of the senior students. They were too busy being horrified by the strange occurrence in their bodies.
“Damn it, what’s going on?” Xiao Yan looked at the peculiar flame that had inexplicably appeared within him, feeling a growing sense of panic. This flame was unusually strange, almost beyond reason. It was shapeless and formless, and if Xiao Yan wasn’t an expert in controlling flames, he wouldn’t have recognized it as a flame at all.
This formless flame wasn’t particularly powerful, but the human body is the most vulnerable place. Even a Battle Emperor would not dare to let an unknown energy enter. Any damage here could cause irreparable losses, even permanent ones.
Since the appearance of this formless flame, the intense heat emanating from it caused Xiao Yan’s meridians, bones, and muscles to feel a stinging pain. Knowing well the signs of being scorched by high temperatures, Xiao Yan understood that if this continued, his meridians and other vital parts would soon be rendered useless. Once the meridians lose their function, it would be a death sentence for any cultivator of Dou Qi.
“Stay calm, stay calm!” Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan tried to suppress his panic. After a moment, his mind stirred, and the blue flame from the small space in the center of his energy vortex rushed out, swiftly weaving through his meridians and finally encircling the mysterious flame.
With the appearance of the Blue Lotus Heart Fire, the intense heat from the formless flame was completely isolated. Finally, Xiao Yan could breathe a sigh of relief, thankful for the protection of the Blue Lotus Heart Fire.
“How did this damn thing get into my body?” Having averted the danger, Xiao Yan began to wonder. He hadn’t touched anything after entering the ‘Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower,’ and his meridians were protected by continuously flowing Dou Qi. The flame shouldn’t have been able to enter his body unnoticed…
However, the way the mysterious flame appeared seemed as if it had been there all along, rather than coming from outside.
“How could it have been inside my body? I have the Blue Lotus Heart Fire protecting me. Ordinary flames can’t enter!”
Shaking his head, Xiao Yan quickly dismissed the thought.
“Hmm? Formless flame?”
Just as Xiao Yan was pondering, a surprised old voice echoed in his mind.
“Teacher?”
Hearing the voice, Xiao Yan was overjoyed.
“Formless and colorless, revealed by the heart, leaving no trace… This, this… this?”
The Medicine Elder mumbled to himself, then his shocked voice was filled with elation.
“Is this the Fallen Heart Flame?”
“Fallen Heart Flame?”
Xiao Yan’s mind trembled. In that instant, he felt an uncontrollable surge of emotion. The blue flame surrounding the formless flame also surged intensely, almost dissipating.
“Don’t get excited… don’t get excited… hmm?”
Feeling Xiao Yan’s agitated mind, the Medicine Elder hurriedly calmed him. As the blue flame gradually stabilized, the Elder refocused on the formless flame, only to suddenly emit a puzzled exclamation.
“What’s wrong, Teacher?”
Xiao Yan, fixated on the formless flame, asked anxiously.
“It’s not quite right…”
The Medicine Elder muttered in confusion: “This form is indeed that of the Fallen Heart Flame, but it shouldn’t be so weak… Ah, ah… This flame… It seems to be a projection, not the main body, likely due to proximity to the main body.”
“What do you mean?”
Hearing the Elder’s words, Xiao Yan became even more confused.
“This formless flame isn’t the real Fallen Heart Flame; it’s merely a projection in your heart. Swallowing this projection won’t achieve the effect of evolving the ‘Eight Extremes Collapse.'”
Understanding, Xiao Yan felt a wave of disappointment.
“Why be disappointed? If the Fallen Heart Flame can project a flame in your heart, it means it’s not far from you… And I can tell you now, the ‘Fallen Heart Flame’ you’re seeking is right here in the ‘Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower!’ I never expected Canaan College to hide such a rare flame in such a place. No wonder it was so hard to find.”
The Medicine Elder laughed, his joy evident in his voice.
“The Fallen Heart Flame is in this tower?”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan immediately perked up, despite his earlier disappointment.
“Only that would explain why the inner courtyard students train so quickly in this tower.”
The Medicine Elder smiled.
“Does this have something to do with the Fallen Heart Flame?”
Xiao Yan asked in surprise.
“Naturally… Withdraw the Blue Lotus Heart Fire, and channel your Dou Qi through this formless flame. See what happens.”
Following the instructions, Xiao Yan hesitated briefly before gritting his teeth and withdrawing the blue flame. The intense heat from the formless flame once again spread, causing his meridians and bones to ache.
Suppressing the pain, Xiao Yan willed the rhombus-shaped Dou Crystal in his energy vortex to release a flow of blue Dou Qi. Under his control, the Dou Qi weaved through several meridians and reached the location of the formless flame.
“Pass through.”
Xiao Yan ordered fiercely. The Dou Qi surged forward, passing through the formless flame in less than a second.
Xiao Yan was shocked to find that the robust Dou Qi had shrunk by nearly half after passing through the formless flame. However, although smaller, the remaining Dou Qi felt much more condensed, as if the slightly scattered Dou Qi had been tightly compressed. This smaller volume of Dou Qi could unleash more power than the original, larger volume.
Realizing this, Xiao Yan was overjoyed and eagerly controlled more Dou Qi to pass through the formless flame. However, after the fifth wave passed, the formless flame began to tremble and eventually faded away, leaving no trace.
“Gone?”
Xiao Yan was startled. He could feel the intense heat in his body rapidly diminishing.
“This is just a weak projection, so it can only purify a small amount of Dou Qi,” the Medicine Elder explained.
Realizing this, Xiao Yan nodded, somewhat regretful, and channeled the purified Dou Qi back into the Dou Crystal. He noticed that the Dou Crystal, which was about the size of a thumb, seemed to have grown slightly larger.
“If this tiny projection of the Fallen Heart Flame can improve my Dou Qi, imagine what swallowing its main body would do…” Xiao Yan swallowed, his heart racing. The Fallen Heart Flame could accelerate cultivation, making it a priceless treasure for any cultivator.
“Interested, little one?” The Medicine Elder teased.
Xiao Yan smiled, not hiding his desire.
“Teacher, the Fallen Heart Flame could be even more beneficial than the Blue Lotus Heart Fire. So, no matter what, I must obtain it!”
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