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Furthermore, the boy who saved the inner courtyard back then, the boy whose statue now stands in the square, was also one of the founders of Panmen.
From any perspective, those inside the Panmen Gate deserve to stand there and deserve the respect of others!
"You bastard, we've come to see you again!"
Sitting cross-legged in front of the black statue, Hu Jia's usually serious face softened, and she spoke softly: "This month, Xiao Yan and Wu Hao have found out the movements of the sects in the Black Corner Region. According to their information, the Medicine Emperor Han Feng seems to have summoned all the sects that participated in the battle of the Inner Academy to Maple City, and seems to be planning to form an alliance."
"If you ask me, no matter how they combine their elements, the final result won't change."
"As for you lot, Xun'er went back, and you too... Xiao Yan went to the Black Corner Region, and he even took Wu Hao with him. Now I'm the only one left. And Yue Yao, you probably don't know, she also left Canaan Academy..."
"Hey, what are you saying? What do you mean you're the only one left? Am I not a person?"
Just as Hu Jia was feeling sentimental, Lin Yan walked up to her and said casually, "I'm the Great Protector of Panmen now, so don't say you're all alone, making it seem like I haven't done anything."
Hu Jia glared at Lin Yan with dissatisfaction. Her feelings for this senior had changed from admiration at the beginning to dissatisfaction now. Mainly, just thinking about what Lin Yan had done in Panmen gave Hu Jia a headache.
Year 262
While the students were gathered outside, a different scene unfolded inside the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.
The elders in the inner courtyard were all gathered together with serious expressions, looking at the First Elder in front of them with a furrowed brow.
"What is the current concentration of the 'heart fire' inside the tower?"
The elder sighed and asked wearily.
Upon hearing the First Elder's words, the elders standing at the back exchanged glances, their expressions freezing and filled with helplessness.
After a while, an elder dressed in a black robe stepped out from the crowd and stood behind the Grand Elder, saying, "Grand Elder, the heart fire within the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower is becoming increasingly difficult to generate, and its effect on the tempering of the students' fighting spirit is also limited. Since two months ago, all the elders in the inner courtyard have stopped using the heart fire within the tower for cultivation, but the problem has still not been solved."
As the elder spoke, a helpless expression appeared on his face.
Nine months ago, they discovered that the effect of the Heart Fire in the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower was gradually weakening.
Therefore, they immediately reported it to the higher authorities, but after discussing it for a long time, the elders of the inner court still couldn't find a solution.
Even the Grand Elder personally went to the bottom to check, and the seal at the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower was not damaged in the slightest. He still couldn't understand the origin of this change.
Therefore, from that time onward, the inner fire within the tower was no longer sufficient to support the students' daily cultivation.
After discussions among the elders of the inner courtyard, the requirements for entering the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower for cultivation were changed, and it was opened for a limited time each month. In this way, the enormous consumption of the inner courtyard was barely supported.
However, this method is not always effective. Since the reason for the weakening of the inner fire cannot be found, even if the cultivation time is reduced, it is impossible to sustain it indefinitely.
Two months ago, in order not to affect the cultivation of these students, the elders of the inner court no longer chose to cultivate in the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, leaving these increasingly rare Heart Flames to the students of the inner court.
Even so, the amount of inner fire that can be extracted from the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower is still close to the point of collapse.
Upon hearing the elder's words, the First Elder's expression remained unreadable; he simply nodded slightly and then slowly asked, "How many more times can the Heart Flame within the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower be used?"
"I'm afraid it will only happen... twice."
The black-robed elder hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.
As his words fell, the faces of the elders in the inner courtyard also darkened.
The First Elder nodded helplessly, and was about to speak when his expression changed instantly. He shouted, "Retreat! All elders, immediately leave the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower! All students, stay away from the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower!"
As soon as the Grand Elder finished speaking, the other elders immediately retreated alertly. Among them, two of the stronger elders also noticed the anomaly underground and shouted, "Get out of here! That thing has started acting up again!"
Upon hearing the elder's voice, all the elders quickly left the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower to organize the inner courtyard students to retreat.
The Grand Elder, however, landed at the sealed spot atop the tower with a grim expression, sensing the scorching energy below that was gradually surging.
......
In the crimson space, Xiao Fan's consciousness gradually returned. He opened his eyes, and a beautiful face came into view.
Xiao Fan was slightly stunned, and then the memories before he lost consciousness surfaced. He swallowed hard in disbelief. Xiao Fan carefully looked down and then felt a warm sensation on the tip of his nose, almost causing a warm current to flow out.
Just as Xiao Fan was in a daze, the soft body in his arms trembled, and then You Ruo slowly opened her eyes.
Xiao Fan met a pair of pale purple pupils, and at that moment, You Ruo's eyes flashed with an unnatural look, which was then instantly covered by the queen's nobility.
"that......"
Looking at You Ruo who was so close to him, Xiao Fan recalled his previous intoxicating experience and said something as if possessed.
"How about... we do it again?"
"what!"
Before he could react, a powerful energy emanated from You Ruo's body, directly blasting Xiao Fan away, sending him churning in the magma for an unknown distance.
"Humph!"
You Ruo gave a soft hum, watching Xiao Fan disappear into the depths of the magma. A hint of a smile flashed in her narrow eyes. Then, a pale purple energy covered her delicate body, and a magnificent red robe once again concealed her snow-white figure.
You Ruo took out a pair of exquisite red shoes from her storage ring and put them on her feet, which were as smooth as jade. Then she flew towards Xiao Fan's location.
Xiao Fan was thrown into a great flight by You Ruo, and he was completely awake. He quickly took out a set of clothes from his storage ring and put them on before carefully feeling the changes in himself.
[The Strongest Supporting Character System] (Pidan)
Host: Xiao Fan
Level: 6 (312000)
Strength: Two-star Dou Huang (2301000) Fifth-grade Alchemist (5901000)
Source Coins: 25620
Cultivation Technique: Nine Stars Shining Sun Technique (Advanced Earth Rank)
Combat Techniques: Low-level Profound Rank Absorbing Palm (Mastered), High-level Profound Rank Eight Extremes Collapse (Mastered), Low-level Profound Rank Dragon Step (Mastered), Low-level Earth Rank Cloud Crane Shadow (Mastered), Mid-level Earth Rank Shadow Prison (Beginner), Mid-level Profound Rank Void Blade (Mastered), Low-level Earth Rank Combat Technique Three Thousand Thunderclaps (Beginner)...
The cultivation of combat skills is divided into four stages: beginner, master, advanced, and proficient.
Items: Shadowless Mask, Thousand Flame Spear, Sea Heart Soft Armor, Pure Soul Experience (to be absorbed)...
main mission:
Moon's Lament, Quest Rewards: Earth-Rank High-Level Combat Skill, Moon Shadow; 500 Battle Qi Points; 7000 Source Coins.
Sacrifice the Fallen Heart Flame. Quest Rewards: Chaos Flame Advancement, gain control of the Chaos Flame Seed, Battle Qi +200, Source Coins +2000. (To be claimed)
"This is my strength!"
Xiao Fan looked at his panel, his expression one of utter shock.
He only sacrificed the Fallen Heart Flame, yet his strength actually broke through from Dou Wang to two-star Dou Huang?
Feeling the vast energy fluctuations within his body, Xiao Fan felt as if he were dreaming.
Seeing that the sacrifice mission was complete, Xiao Fan immediately chose to claim the mission reward.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Fan's strength, which was originally at the level of a two-star Dou Huang, once again rose to the level of a four-star Dou Huang.
Xiao Fan blinked as he looked at his panel, feeling that his strength seemed somewhat unreal.
At this moment, You Ruo had also arrived beside Xiao Fan. Her pretty face was slightly cold. She looked Xiao Fan over, frowned, and asked, "Your strength..."
Xiao Fan looked up and met You Ruo's eyes, smiled and said, "How about it, Your Majesty? Am I worthy of you now?"
"Ah."
Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, You Ruo gave a soft shout and turned her head away. Then she said calmly, "You should think about how to get out first."
Xiao Fan nodded upon hearing this, then took a deep look into the depths of the speech world before choosing to turn back.
This is not the time to explore.
Chapter 263 Breaking Through the Tower!
Following the fluctuations of the formation, Xiao Fan and You Ruo finally arrived at the location where the seal was originally set up beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower after about half an hour.
"This seal is extremely strong. Even with my power, it would be very difficult to break it."
You Ruo placed her right hand on the sealing formation, sensed it for a moment, and then asked, "What's your solution?"
This time, absorbing energy not only greatly enhanced Xiao Fan's strength, but also significantly boosted her own.
Originally, after fusing with the soul of the Devouring Python, she was only at the initial stage of the Dou Zong realm. However, after so much energy infusion, her strength directly increased from a one-star Dou Zong to the peak of a three-star Dou Zong.
It should be noted that many Dou Zong experts only manage to advance their realm once every few years, but she actually skipped the two-star Dou Zong realm in one go and directly reached the peak of the three-star Dou Zong realm, just one step away from the four-star Dou Zong realm.
However, even with his current strength, it would be extremely difficult to break through this seal.
The person who set up this formation must have borrowed from the endless magma world around it, so it would be extremely difficult to destroy it by brute force.
She was also curious whether Xiao Fan had any way to break through.
"Just watch it."
Xiao Fan smiled mysteriously, then flicked his finger, and a wisp of black flame flew out from his hand and landed on the array membrane in front of him.
Looking at the familiar black flames controlled by Xiao Fan, You Ruo raised her eyebrows but remained silent.
For the past year, the two of them had been within this Chaos Flame, so You Ruo was extremely familiar with the terror of this flame. Even the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame that she had devoured back then was no match for it.
"go."
With a flick of Xiao Fan's finger, the black flame landed on the array membrane, but instead of dissipating, it took root in the array, with black threads gradually spreading outwards from the point of impact.
This is the new technique Xiao Fan has mastered: the Chaos Fire Seed.
The Chaos Fire Seed has a wide range of uses. It can be used to directly corrode formations, just as it is now, or it can be used in the same way to analyze other things with the primordial energy of the Chaos Fire.