The door was pushed open, and instantly, a burst of faint red light surged out, causing Xiao Yan to instinctively close his eyes. After a while, he slowly opened them, gazing at the scene within the room, a look of astonishment growing more intense on his face. The spacious cultivation chamber was almost completely enveloped by a thick layer of faint red mist. His gaze could only see a few meters in front of him; beyond that, it was obscured by the dense, faint redness.
Stepping into the cultivation chamber with a look of amazement, Xiao Yan reached out and grabbed a handful of the floating faint red mist. Instantly, a warm sensation came from his palm, and a wisp of faint red mist seeped through his slightly opened pores, entering his body and transforming into pure energy, flowing naturally through his meridians.
“Such robust energy!” A look of shock flashed in his eyes, and Xiao Yan took a deep, cold breath. After a moment, he murmured softly. The intensity of the energy here was ten times greater than that of the advanced cultivation chambers on the fifth floor! There was no doubt that cultivating here would allow him to truly experience a sense of flying.
“Hmph, of course. Otherwise, those guys wouldn’t be so envious of this place,” Zi Yan said proudly, puffing out her small chest behind him.
Xiao Yan nodded joyfully and slowly walked into the room, his figure passing through the faint red mist. After a moment, he saw a dark stone platform similar to those in other cultivation chambers at the center of the room. In front of the platform, there was a small concave slot, indicating that energy was also required for cultivation here.
“This is the place for cultivation. You have your Fire Crystal Card, right? Oh, I forgot to tell you, although Chamber One is better than the others, it deducts a lot of fire energy. Cultivating here for one day seems to cost thirty days of fire energy,” Zi Yan said, shaking her light purple ponytail and flashing her two little fangs at Xiao Yan.
“Thirty days of fire energy…” Such a massive cultivation fee, even with Xiao Yan’s current financial strength, caused a chill to run down his spine. If he were to cultivate here for a month, it would require nearly a thousand units of fire energy? Heaven… such a high fire energy deduction. If he didn’t have a way to earn fire energy by selling pills, he would never be able to afford to cultivate here. This amount of fire energy was something even ordinary students couldn’t afford in a year.
“Don’t tell me you don’t have ‘fire energy.’ I can’t do anything about it if you don’t,” Zi Yan said quickly, seeing Xiao Yan’s expression. She didn’t know how to earn fire energy, so she could only rely on the monthly allowance of fire energy from the Inner Academy to maintain her cultivation. However, even though the top-ranked student could receive a substantial amount of fire energy each month, it was just enough for her to cultivate here. She had no way to sponsor others.
“You don’t need to worry about that,” Xiao Yan said helplessly, shaking his head as he walked to the stone platform and sat down cross-legged. “I’m going to start cultivating now. During this time, don’t disturb me. If you want me to refine any pills, just wait for me to wake up. Don’t force me out of my cultivation state, or… you’ll have to continue eating those herbs.”
Xiao Yan’s threat had a significant effect on Zi Yan, and she immediately nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice, looking like she was about to raise her hand and swear an oath.
Seeing Zi Yan’s reaction, Xiao Yan smiled with relief. He took out his Fire Crystal Card from his ring and gently inserted it into the slot. Then, he slowly formed a cultivation seal with his hands, closing his eyes…
As Xiao Yan entered his cultivation state, Zi Yan pouted and made a face at him before leaving the cultivation chamber with a hint of resentment, closing the door behind her.
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Though the deduction of fire energy in Chamber One was sky-high, it was undeniable that its effects matched the price. This thought crossed Xiao Yan’s mind as he saw the extremely concentrated heart fire appearing in his body. If the heart fire produced in the previous levels was in wisps, then in Chamber One, it appeared in clumps, and its heat was several times stronger than before. Under this fierce heart fire, the speed of tempering his Dou Qi was astonishing, even making Xiao Yan gasp in amazement.
Inside his body, a large, intangible heart fire rose near his heart, and streams of robust Dou Qi flowed continuously through his meridians, pouring in. When the Dou Qi reappeared, it had transformed from being as thick as a thumb to as fine as a thread, crystal clear, resembling a green crystal rod.
Of course, while the extraction of Dou Qi under the intense, intangible heart fire was at least ten times faster, the scorching temperature caused occasional sharp pains in his meridians. This was still after his body had been reinforced by the Earth Core Body Refining Liquid. If this had happened before, such fierce heart fire would have caused his internal organs to churn violently. The sharp pain, though uncomfortable, did not deter him. His mental will continued to drive the Dou Qi, which surged out from the Sea Urchin Dou Crystal, which now had only seven long spikes.
The Sea Urchin Dou Crystal, which initially had nine long spikes, had now reduced to seven. As he became more familiar with the Dou Spirit rank, Xiao Yan began to understand some of the mysteries. Each time his strength advanced, one of the energy spikes on the Sea Urchin Dou Crystal would retract. According to this, when all seven remaining spikes fully retracted, he might finally reach the Dou King rank!
This unique measurement of the Dou Spirit rank intrigued Xiao Yan, giving him a clearer understanding of his own strength compared to the vague concept of the Great Dou Shi rank.
With the aid of the intense heart fire in Chamber One, Xiao Yan could faintly sense that the seventh energy spike on the Sea Urchin Dou Crystal was gradually shortening at a slow pace. Perhaps, when it fully retracted, it would mean he had reached the Three-Star Dou Spirit level.
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Time was irrelevant during cultivation, especially when he could clearly feel his Dou Qi becoming more robust and pure each day. Five days passed without Xiao Yan leaving the chamber. Zi Yan visited once, but seeing his cultivation state, she hesitated for a long time before deciding not to disturb him, fearing that he might get angry and stop refining pills for her. If that happened, she would have to return to her miserable life of eating raw herbs.
These five days were incredibly beneficial for Xiao Yan. Not only had his aura become more solid, but his Dou Qi was also purer. The seventh energy spike on the Sea Urchin Dou Crystal had shortened by nearly half, showcasing the effectiveness of his five days of cultivation. Normally, even a month of cultivation might not yield such results.
On the seventh day, Xiao Yan finally emerged from his cultivation state, coincidentally meeting Zi Yan, who had been waiting for him. Seeing the little girl’s unhappy face, he laughed awkwardly and quickly took the herbs from her, immediately starting to refine a batch of pills. This made Zi Yan’s expression slightly improve.
Seven days of cultivation equaled nearly a month of regular training. The surging, powerful Dou Qi in his body filled him with a sense of strength. Chamber One was indeed far superior to ordinary cultivation chambers.
After finishing Zi Yan’s pill refinement, Xiao Yan ate a little and stretched his limbs, but he had no intention of leaving. After resting for over an hour, he returned to the stone platform under Zi Yan’s incredulous gaze, sitting cross-legged and resuming his cultivation.
“You crazy guy, who cultivates like this…” Muttering, Zi Yan shook her head helplessly and left the chamber again.
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Xiao Yan’s plan was to remain in closed cultivation until the “Strong Rank” competition began. The urgency of time made him take it seriously. If everything went well, he could achieve his goal. However, after about fifteen days of closed cultivation, a peculiar change occurred in the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.
In Chamber One, the atmosphere was quiet. At the center, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged, with strands of faint red mist continuously flowing into his body through his breathing, transforming into dense energy that circulated through his meridians.
Suddenly, a low, rumbling sound echoed in the cultivation chamber. As the rumble spread, the entire chamber seemed to tremble slightly. The previously calm energy suddenly boiled and surged violently.
Naturally, Xiao Yan could no longer maintain his cultivation state. His tightly closed eyes snapped open, and he looked around the chamber with a mixture of shock and suspicion.
After a moment, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in shock, “Why has the energy in the tower become so turbulent?”
” All students in the tower, leave the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower immediately within ten minutes!” Just as Xiao Yan was shocked, an old voice boomed throughout the tower, echoing in everyone’s ears, lingering for a long time.
“Something’s wrong in the tower…” At that moment, this thought flashed through Xiao Yan’s mind.
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