I, the mortal, come from the great world of Xuanhuang

Fang Yu's arrival was known throughout Canaan Academy, and his existence was a shocking event for the entire academy, comparable to a major earthquake. Therefore, most students already knew Fang Yu's identity.

As for the students who are unaware, they are all in seclusion and have not yet emerged. They will naturally find out once they emerge.

Fang Yu ignored these matters because he didn't care about them. What he did every day was to check on the status of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.

As it turned out, the elders of Canaan Academy didn't have such a great opportunity; they failed to refine the strange fire on the spot. That's right, they failed to refine the strange fire entirely. Under these circumstances, Canaan Academy had no choice but to relinquish the strange fire.

Although it was given up, there were conditions.

Neither Fang Yu nor Xiao Yan refused this condition; they agreed immediately.

In particular, Fang Yu went directly underground, or rather, into the magma, to search for the second Fallen Heart Flame.

Even knowing that there was a second Fallen Heart Flame in the lava, finding it was not an easy task, because they encountered lizardmen as soon as they entered.

Facing these guys from the underground world, Third Brother might be very happy, but for Fang Yu it's a rather troublesome matter. Of course, it's just a troublesome matter and won't have much of an impact on him.

Fang Yu originally wanted to invite the Grand Elder to come in with him, but the Grand Elder declined, citing other matters. The Grand Elder simply told him that there was some danger here and that he should be careful.

Fang Yu was fully aware of the elder's warning; if there were no danger, these lizardmen wouldn't have appeared.

Dealing with these lizardmen was not a difficult task for Fang Yu, and the fire pills inside them were a considerable tonic for him.

After all, it contains pure fire-attribute energy, but not just anyone can refine it. It requires immense strength, and also the presence of a different kind of fire within the body. Only by harnessing the power of that fire can the violent energy within the fire pill be removed. Otherwise, simply swallowing it raw would be unbearable for anyone.

As he descended, the dangers he encountered naturally increased, but for Fang Yu, these dangers were nothing. He also obtained more and more Fire Pills, but unfortunately, he still hadn't encountered another Fallen Heart Flame.

Fang Yu was quite troubled by this matter, because he had been in the lava for two whole months. In those two months, he had killed countless fire lizards, but unfortunately, he had not encountered this new Fallen Heart Flame.

If he doesn't encounter it again, then the tower above his head will be in big trouble, because the Heart Flame inside is almost gone.

Just when Fang Yu thought he couldn't find the Fallen Heart Flame, his eyes suddenly lit up and a light shield appeared. The appearance of this light shield made Fang Yu realize that what he had been waiting for had arrived.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Yu entered the space where the light shield was located, and then saw a skeleton.

At the same time, he saw what he wanted to see: the Fallen Heart Flame.

This one was very small, only the size of a head, and the temperature it emitted wasn't very high. Undoubtedly, it was in its infancy, and infancy-stage strange flames are extremely precious.

Just as he approached, a white light suddenly appeared above the skeleton, and this white light transformed into a phantom figure at a speed visible to the naked eye. This figure had an old face and white hair and beard, but his eyes shone brightly and he exuded an extremely powerful pressure.

"This junior greets the senior. I wonder if the senior is the owner of this Fallen Heart Flame?"

Although it was a rhetorical question, Fang Yu still had to ask, otherwise he couldn't just say that he knew the other person.

"I am not the owner of this Fallen Heart Flame. On the contrary, I was harmed by him and ended up like this. Of course, I can't entirely blame him. I can only say that I was too greedy back then, otherwise I wouldn't have ended up like this."

Then Venerable Tianhuo told Fang Yu everything that had happened. Although Fang Yu already knew, he was still shocked after listening to it and then said...

"Senior means you want me to help revive him. Although I do have this ability, what benefits would I gain? Could you tell me, senior?"

Fang Yu naturally wouldn't refuse Venerable Tianhuo's request, because that was exactly what he had in mind.

"This is a fighting technique I used to practice. Of course, it can't really be called a fighting technique. It can be considered a fire control technique, which should be of some use to you."

Then Venerable Heavenly Fire took out his only bargaining chip, which was the Five-Round Fire Separation Technique.

Faced with such a fighting technique, Fang Yu smiled and said...

"Thank you, senior, but I don't think it's necessary. I have better options, so I don't need such fighting spirit at all. However, I appreciate your kindness, so I can agree to help you revive."

Fang Yu readily agreed, which relieved Venerable Tianhuo. He then tried to say something, but Fang Yu stopped him.

"Senior, this is not the place to talk. You'd better leave with me first. This is not a suitable place to talk."

Fang Yu took out a ring, and Heavenly Fire Venerable could only agree and enter the ring. After settling Heavenly Fire Venerable in, Fang Yu immediately left the underground world.

Staying any longer would not do him any good, since he was still unable to find the ancient emperor's cave, so he could only hurry up and leave.

He quickly arrived at the foot of the tower, where he saw the Grand Elder who had been waiting for a long time. He then handed over the Fallen Heart Flame of the Juvenile Form that he had just acquired to the Grand Elder.

"Elder, I apologize for keeping you waiting. This is what I promised you. It should be of some use to your Canaan Academy."

Fang Yu spoke very modestly, and it could be said that as soon as he said this, the Grand Elder couldn't wait to take the young Fallen Heart Flame.

"Thank you very much, Young Master Fang. This is indeed a great favor for Canaan Academy. May I ask what Young Master Fang would like?"

Although the Grand Elder had already fulfilled his promise to Fang Yu, he continued speaking.

After all, this favor is indeed great, and it cannot be repaid with just a few words. "These are some medicinal herbs that I need. I would appreciate it if the Elder could help me collect them. Once they are collected, just give them to me. I need to use these herbs to refine something."

Fang Yu directly handed a list of medicinal herbs to the Grand Elder. These herbs were naturally prepared for Venerable Tianhuo.

After all, he still needed to help Venerable Tianhuo recover his strength.

The two had already made everything clear on the way, and Venerable Tianhuo had agreed to his conditions.

As for cultivation techniques for the soul, he naturally possessed them, but he wouldn't pass them on to Venerable Tianhuo right now. He needed to help Venerable Tianhuo refine resurrection pills, and resurrection was, frankly, quite a troublesome matter for him.

For example, the elixir must be at least a seventh-grade elixir, otherwise there is no way to revive, so a suitable body must be found.

These are all necessities.

The Grand Elder immediately looked at Fang Yu's conditions and then readily agreed.

“No problem. Although these medicinal herbs are somewhat precious, they are nothing to Canaan Academy. I will definitely gather them for you in half a month at most.”

The Grand Elder's promise made Fang Yu and Venerable Tianhuo very happy. It could be said that they had accomplished something quite important.

"Then I will cultivate here for a while. Once the Grand Elder has gathered all the medicinal herbs I need, he can send them here. This place is very suitable for my cultivation. You could say there is no place more suitable for my cultivation than this place."

The Grand Elder naturally wouldn't refuse Fang Yu's request. After giving him a few more instructions to be careful, he left. After the Grand Elder left, the old man, Venerable Heavenly Fire, also appeared.

"You said you're already a seventh-grade alchemist. To become a seventh-grade alchemist at such a young age, your alchemy talent is truly monstrous. But when will you help me revive?"

This was the thing that Venerable Heavenly Fire cared about most; it was something he cared about immensely.

"Senior, please don't be in a hurry. First, recover some of your depleted soul power before thinking about resurrection. Resurrection requires some preparation. We currently lack everything, including elixirs, the necessary body, and other items. To resurrect, we must first gather these things, which is not something that can be done easily. After all, this is not the Central Continent; this is just a remote Black Corner Region. Gathering what you need here is not an easy task. Therefore, it will take at least a year and a half to help you gather these necessary items. We hope you can wait a little longer. After all, you have already waited for so many years; waiting a little longer shouldn't be a problem."

Fang Yu's words silenced Venerable Tianhuo, but he did not refuse, because he knew very well that what Fang Yu said was true. Now was not the time to rush, and rushing would be of no use, because he still needed a lot of things to be resurrected.

"Alright, I agree."

"Please rest assured, senior. I will definitely do what I promised. I am a person of good character, so please don't worry about that. It will just take some time to gather the things you need."

Fang Yu continued, and Venerable Tianhuo had no choice but to believe him.

The two didn't continue their conversation. Venerable Heavenly Fire returned to his ring to recuperate, as revealing himself even briefly would deplete his soul power. Therefore, he needed to rest and recuperate properly within the ring and couldn't come out casually.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan had successfully refined the Sea Heart Flame.

So he immediately took out the Fallen Heart Flame he had obtained from Canaan Academy.

"Teacher, when will we continue refining this Fallen Heart Flame? After all, if we can refine this thing, I believe I can break through to the Dou Huang realm very soon, or even directly break through to the Dou Huang powerhouse."

Xiao Yan's impatient tone caused Yao Lao to pop out of the ring, then shake his head.

"Not yet. You need to stabilize your current realm. Your current power comes from refining a strange fire, not from your own cultivation, so it's very unstable. You need to hone it little by little, which will take at least a year and a half. Although it will take a year and a half, having this Fallen Heart Flame will save you some time. I must say, you're really lucky to have obtained this Fallen Heart Flame. It's an absolutely wonderful thing for you, so you must make good use of it and not waste it."

"Teacher, I understand, but it will take some time before I can refine this Fallen Heart Flame."

Xiao Yan was eager to break through to the Dou Huang level.

After all, it's related to his lifespan.

"At most one year. You will definitely be able to refine it within a year. As long as you do as I say and stabilize your current realm without further improvement, you will definitely be able to refine it within a year. At that time, you will be able to break through to the Dou Huang realm smoothly."

The old man's words made Xiao Yan extremely happy.

"Teacher, what should I do now? What should I do now?"

"Now you will hunt one Dou Wang-level magical beast for me every day. Remember, you must hunt one, one a day. If there are no Dou Wang-level magical beasts, then hunt Dou Ling-level ones, but you absolutely cannot hunt less than three. If that's still not enough, then hunt Da Dou Shi-level ones, twenty a day. In short, you need to consume most of your Dou Qi every day, or even completely consume it. Then you need to cultivate it back little by little. Every time you finish cultivating, you must continue hunting magical beasts without delay."

The old doctor's words immediately made Xiao Yan's face turn ugly. He hadn't expected that what he was about to do would be so difficult.

It's not that he can't kill monsters at the Dou Wang level, but finding them isn't difficult, since every monster that can become a Dou Wang is the overlord of a mountain range.

It is not an easy task to wipe them out easily.

"If you encounter a Douhuang-level magical beast, don't hesitate, just attack it. If you can kill the Douhuang-level magical beast with your own strength, then this test will be over, so you can go find one directly."

"The Grand Elder should know where there are Douhuang-level magical beasts. I'll go ask him; he should know."

After listening to what Yao Lao said, Xiao Yan immediately thought of a clever way to do it.

That means finding the Grand Elder; no one knows the mountains near Canaan Academy better than him. (End of Chapter)