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"But Xiao Fan..."
The elder looked at the hole below, his voice tinged with a hint of helplessness.
"The inner courtyard was able to overcome this crisis thanks to you, senior and those two lads. Su Qian thanks you in advance."
The First Elder came to his senses and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards "Xiao Yan".
Xiao Yan waved his hand, and then Yao Lao's voice rang out again.
"So be it. Perhaps this is my disciple's fate, but I believe he will not perish like this..."
The First Elder looked in the direction where "Xiao Yan" disappeared, his heart filled with bitterness, and then an imperceptible voice rang out.
"Little ones, no wonder you are so outstanding. The renowned Medicine Master, who is famous throughout the continent, is actually your master. No wonder you are so talented and skilled in alchemy at such a young age. Little ones, you must live..."
Inside the rebuilt Panmen area, Yueyao sat quietly on the bed, hugging her knees. In front of her was the jade box that Han Yue had given her.
The jade box had been opened, and inside it was only a round, crescent-shaped jade pendant; nothing else.
Yueyao looked at the jade pendant in front of her, but her eyes were completely empty as she stared ahead.
Tears blurred her vision without her even realizing it.
A moment later, Yueyao buried her head in her lap and convulsed silently.
"You idiot, why are you leaving me too?"
"From the first moment I saw you, I knew I had fallen in love with you. I didn't even care what others thought of me just so I could stay by your side."
"I've always felt that I'm just someone who can't even control my own destiny. I just want to do something I won't regret in the last moments of my life, but why won't they give me that chance...?"
Yueyao's shoulders trembled incessantly, her delicate body quivering slightly. Her long, azure hair slipped down from behind her, cascading over her legs and onto the bed.
After sobbing for a while, Yueyao remembered You Ruo, who had appeared beside Xiao Fan when he was fighting against Elder Jin.
"Only someone as beautiful and powerful as her would be qualified to stand beside you. I'm just a Grand Battle Master; there's nothing I can do..."
Yueyao stretched out her arm, trembling, looking at the snow-white jade pendant before her. She then gritted her teeth and whispered, "The Golden and Silver Elders, the Eight Doors, the Blood Sect, Han Feng, the Fallen Heart Flame... I've remembered them all..."
"Also, I don't believe you'll die like this. You must still be alive, right?"
"But... I'll never see you again..."
"I wonder if you'll still recognize me now that I look different..."
"We've known each other for so long, but I've always been so insecure that I haven't even dared to call you by your name. Today, let me be a little bolder..."
"Xiao Fan, I like you..."
"boom!"
Suddenly, a silvery-white light fell from the clear sky and landed inside the Panmen Gate.
Han Yue gazed at the distant silvery-white light, her hands unconsciously clenching together. Her eyes were filled with sorrow. She bowed slightly, making a gesture of respect where no one could see her, and whispered, "Goodbye, Miss..."
Chapter 259 Follow-up
Within the scorching magma, Xiao Fan seemed tireless, relentlessly baking the energy shield before him.
It was slowly consuming the energy of the Fallen Heart Flame.
However, the endless magma surrounding it was its energy source, so even though the Chaos Fire was incredibly powerful, its progress was still very slow.
As Xiao Fan felt the Chaos Fire he was controlling, his technique became more and more skillful over time.
With meticulous control, Xiao Fan trapped the source of the Fallen Heart Flame within the Chaos Fire. He narrowed his eyes.
"I never expected it to have such an effect..."
As he controlled the Chaos Fire and continuously consumed it, the energy extracted from the origin of the Fallen Heart Flame was also nourishing Xiao Fan himself.
Although he didn't know how much time had passed here, Xiao Fan's strength had improved considerably compared to before.
Each wisp of Fallen Heart Flame's essence was extracted, and a trace of battle qi returned to Xiao Fan's body, enhancing his strength. Moreover, his mental power was also greatly improved.
"I must thank you for bringing me here..."
Xiao Fan looked up and met a pair of huge eyes, which were none other than the Fallen Heart Flame that had previously wreaked havoc in the inner courtyard.
However, the other party's originally violent, scarlet pupils now revealed a human-like message of pleading for mercy.
Xiao Fan paid no attention to its behavior, sneered inwardly, and turned his gaze back to the source of the flame before him.
Xiao Fan had long since figured out what the other party was planning at the time.
I guess it's because of his Chaotic Flame Body.
For flames that have not developed sentience, their own constitution is extremely compatible with them. So, just like the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame in the past, they did not cause any harm to them at all.
Only this fallen heart flame.
Because of its long imprisonment, the strange fire within it has grown to such a terrifying extent that it can basically be considered another form of life. However, because it has been imprisoned for so long, its consciousness is only filled with the instinctive longing for the outside world.
It was filled with extreme malice and had become violent.
Therefore, upon seeing Xiao Fan and sensing the special nature of his physique, her only rational thought was to take over his body.
That's why Xiao Fan felt the gaze of the Fallen Heart Flame so many times; it's all because Xiao Fan was just one of the bodies it was looking for.
Of course, another reason is the Chaos Flame that Xiao Fan possesses. Although Xiao Fan usually doesn't reveal it, so ordinary people can't detect it at all, the Fallen Heart Flame is a seed of heaven and earth fire.
The connection between different flames is very special, which is why it was able to sense the unique flame aura within Xiao Fan's body.
This is probably part of the reason why the Fallen Heartflame is so attractive.
"You initially harbored thoughts of devouring me, but now our roles have simply reversed."
Xiao Fan looked at the Fallen Heart Flame indifferently, his tone utterly calm.
"However, you failed while I succeeded. Therefore, you will become my nourishment. If I had failed, if I hadn't had the Chaos Fire protecting me, I probably wouldn't have the chance to negotiate with you here now."
"So...no matter how much you struggle, it's useless."
"grumble!"
Whether it understood Xiao Fan's words or felt threatened and pained by the burning sensation from Xiao Fan, the massive body of the fire python outside suddenly began to churn and roll, stirring up waves of magma around it.
Although the Fallen Heart Flame's weak intelligence couldn't fully comprehend Xiao Fan's unyielding attitude, it could sense that what Xiao Fan was doing was about to bring it a devastating disaster.
Despite the churning and roaring of the body outside, it did not affect Xiao Fan's movements in the slightest.
As the flame continued to erode the source of the Fallen Heart Flame, Xiao Fan's gaze fell upon the seven-colored snake coiling around his left arm.
The faint soul aura within it has now almost completely merged. Due to the influence of the contract, Xiao Fan can clearly feel that the powerful soul fluctuation within it is gradually becoming more active.
"It shouldn't be long before you wake up... I wonder if I'll have finished dealing with things here by then."
"And Yueyao, Junior Brother, they don't think I'm dead, do they? Aside from this matter, it seems there won't be any major incidents for the time being. When we get out, I'll definitely give them a big surprise..."
Xiao Fan muttered to himself, then refocused his gaze on the origin of the Fallen Heart Flame.
However, in the inner courtyard that Xiao Fan longed for, these two were not keeping to themselves.
Are you really leaving too?
Hu Jia frowned, looking at the familiar yet utterly unfamiliar girl in front of her with curiosity, and asked.
"Ah."
A cold, indifferent voice rang out.
Then, the girl, with her graceful figure and long strides, walked directly towards the outside of the gate.
As Hu Jia watched Yue Yao gradually disappear into the distance, a strange feeling rose in his heart.
Ever since the pavilion where Yueyao lived was inexplicably destroyed that day, Yueyao has become a completely different person, and her whole demeanor has become very strange.
Today, after much difficulty, he finally took the initiative to speak, but instead, he brought up the idea of leaving.
In the past, Yueyao gave Hu Jia the feeling of a gentle and weak younger sister, but at this moment, Yueyao exuded a fierce aura, which made Hu Jia, a Dou Ling, feel a sense of threat.
Moreover, his entire personality seemed to have changed instantly.
His eyes now only held a cold, icy glint, completely devoid of any trace of his past.
"Sigh, I don't know how to tell Xiao Fan, and Xiao Yan too, he's been missing for days, and we don't know where he is..."
In a dense forest outside Canaan Academy, Xiao Yan raised his hand and put away the corpse of the magical beast in front of him. Then he looked up at the other side of the mountain range, where the Black Corner Region was located.
"Teacher, I heard from the Grand Elder that things are very chaotic in the Black Corner Region recently."
"Ah."
The old doctor's calm voice rang out. "The Blood Sect's sect leader is dead, and with so many powerful figures in the Black Corner Region who caused such great damage to the Inner Court last time, I estimate that they are currently dividing up the Blood Sect's territory. Perhaps in the end, they will choose to form an alliance to fight against the Inner Court."
"Hmph! I will absolutely not let them get away with this so easily."
Xiao Yan clenched his fists, his eyes filled with indifference, and said calmly, "I plan to go to the Black Corner Region."
When Yao Lao heard Xiao Yan's choice, he showed a hint of surprise. After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "That's fine. The Black Corner Region is a good place for training, but you'll have to change your appearance."
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Chapter 260 Absorbing the Power of Origin
Before we knew it, three months had passed since the last incident in the inner courtyard.
Many things have happened in the inner courtyard over the past three months.
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