Fights Break Sphere: I have five palaces for receiving energy

Chapter 196 Advance to Dou Wang!

Deep in the inner courtyard, in a window-side room of a quiet pavilion, two figures stood at the window, one in front and one behind. Su Qian had changed into a brand new robe and was in a mixed mood.

Xiao Yuan was still wearing a white robe, and there was a strange fragrance on his body. Su Qian was very familiar with the owner of this fragrance. She was the charming woman who had chased him and beaten him before.

Xiao Yuan didn't even need to explain anymore, Su Qian could imagine the relationship between him and Queen Medusa. Although the process might be completely wrong, the result was almost the same.

"I wonder what the Great Elder wants to talk to me about?"

Xiao Yuan asked with a smile.

"Haha, you should show some concern for your students. How strong have you become now? Don't lie to me. You are able to act under the pressure of a Dou Zong master. If you say that you have just been promoted to Dou Ling, even if you have a close relationship with that mysterious Dou Zong, I will teach you a lesson!"

Su Qian turned around and looked carefully at Xiao Yuan, who was not showing any signs of his true colors. He pretended to be dignified and said with a cold snort.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't talk nonsense with Su Qian anymore. He coughed dryly, touched his nose, and whispered as if he was muttering, "He just got promoted to a nine-star Dou Ling."

"Oh, it turns out that he is already a nine-star fighting spirit!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qian nodded with satisfaction, stroked his beard, and showed an expression of "as expected".

But he reacted quickly, his hands trembled, and he pulled out a few hairs of his beard. At the same time, he widened his eyes and looked at Xiao Yuan, his voice tone rising several degrees: "Ah? How many star Dou Ling???"

"Nine stars."

Xiao Yuan blinked, looking innocent.

Hearing this, Su Qian felt that he might be getting old and had problems with his ears.

It's only been a few months since he entered the inner courtyard? He has already soared from a great Dou Shi to the peak of Dou Ling?

How many abilities has this kid hidden and not revealed?
"Great Elder?"

Seeing Su Qian stunned, Xiao Yuan stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes.

"I didn't expect that your talent is so terrifying. Even if it is... I'm afraid it's not as good as you."

Su Qian's words were a little confusing, and this time Xiao Yuan really couldn't understand.

"What level of Star King is your current combat capability?"

Su Qian ignored Xiao Yuan's doubts and continued to ask.

"Well, I did kill a Snow Demon Sky Ape that was comparable to a five-star Dou Wang before, but I can't say what level it is now."

Xiao Yuan said somewhat uncertainly.

"Five-star Dou Wang? No wonder he can act under the pressure of Dou Zong. Such fighting power is indeed extraordinary."

Su Qian nodded when he heard this, but did not continue asking questions. Instead, he fell into silence.

???

Why aren't you talking again? Do old men nowadays like to keep people in suspense?
Xiao Yuan looked at Su Qian with some confusion, his mind full of doubts.

Su Qian was silent for a long time before he said slowly:

"Looking at your current state, there's no need for you to participate in the next Power Ranking Competition. You've just broken through to the Nine Stars, so you need some time to settle down. When you feel you're ready, come back to me and see if you can break through to the Dou Wang realm."

After that, Su Qian suddenly added:
"I'm reminding you that your brother Xiao Yan's girlfriend, Gu Xun'er, is about to leave the inner courtyard. Her family has already informed the academy and will send someone to pick her up. I believe you are not completely unfamiliar with her, right? But your background is obviously not as big as that family, so conflicts are bound to arise. It's not easy for me to deal with some juniors, but it's not a glorious thing for students of Canaan Academy to be bullied in the inner courtyard."

Looking at Su Qian's meaningful expression, Xiao Yuan also raised his eyebrows.

This great elder, there is something behind his words!
"What the Great Elder means is that he wants me to break through to the Dou Wang level as soon as possible, so that I can show them the style of the inner courtyard students of Canaan College?"

Xiao Yuan asked with a smile.

"Not only that, there is another thing I need your help with. You possess the Strange Fire, so you must have noticed some potential crises in the inner courtyard, right?"

Su Qian nodded and continued.

"Great Elder, are you referring to the Fallen Heart Flame?"

Xiao Yuan said thoughtfully.

During this period, although he had been concentrating on practicing, he could vaguely sense some abnormal movements of the Fallen Heart Flame.

Obviously, it has accumulated strength and is waiting for an opportunity to break out of the tower!
Seeing that Xiao Yuan indeed knew about this, Su Qian nodded.

If Xiao Yuan knew nothing about this matter, he would be worried. After all, that would mean that Xiao Yuan was not proficient in controlling the strange fire. If the Fallen Heart Flame really rioted, he would not be willing to let Xiao Yuan take action.

"Yes, it is the Fallen Heart Flame. To tell you the truth, the Fallen Heart Flame's riots have become more frequent these days. I'm afraid that soon, the beast will try to break through the seal. By then, the inner courtyard is likely to face a catastrophic disaster!"

Su Qian said with a serious expression.

"One more person means one more force. If you can break through to Dou Wang as soon as possible, with your familiarity with the strange fire, you might be able to help the inner courtyard survive this disaster. So, I hope you can break through to Dou Wang before the Strong Ranking Competition. Of course, after the breakthrough, you will be qualified to become an elder of the inner courtyard, and there will be no need to compete with those students."

After saying that, Su Qian turned his gaze to Xiao Yuan.

"Well, then, my training resources and so on..."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan frowned.

"No matter what, the elders have more cultivation resources than the students. You don't have to worry about this. As long as you can bear it, even if you want to go to the last floor to practice, I will make it convenient for you."

Su Qian waved his hand and said generously.

"Then I have no problem, don't worry, Great Elder, Xiao Yuan will never let you down!"

Xiao Yuan nodded and said confidently.

Seeing Xiao Yuan's confident assurance, Su Qian nodded with satisfaction.

Although Xiao Yan has great potential and is a fifth-rank alchemist, if he really has to face the situation of the Fallen Heart Flame impacting the seal, he still needs someone like Xiao Yuan who has stronger combat power.

After a while, Su Qian first set up a soundproof Dou Qi shield, and then asked in a voice transmission:

"How is your training going with the fighting technique that the dean taught you?"

This double insurance operation surprised Xiao Yuan a little.

However, although it was an accident, it was not a bad thing for Su Qian to take this matter so seriously.

"I think I have achieved some initial success. I have been practicing in the back mountain before. I killed the five-star Snow Demon Ape with the help of the Earth-level fighting skills that the dean taught me."

Xiao Yuan said honestly.

"Well, that's good!"

Su Qian nodded in relief when he heard this. Being able to cultivate his fighting spirit while also cultivating his earth-level fighting skills to the point where he could perform them showed that Xiao Yuan was not only extremely talented, but also extremely hardworking.

Such people usually achieve great success!

Moreover, Xiao Yuan's ability in flirting with women is quite impressive. He was able to make a Dou Zong strongman chase him to the academy. It is truly amazing.

Su Qian has lived for so many years, but this is the first time he has seen Xiao Yuan act so outrageous.

"Okay, go ahead. You can practice so quickly, so you don't need anyone's guidance. If you need anything, just come to me. I will help you as much as possible."

"Then I'll take my leave!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan bowed and then turned and left.

When Xiao Yuan returned to the Lionheart Club, Xiao Yu was practicing fighting skills in the open space behind the attic.

Xiao Yu did not have as terrifying talent as Xiao Yuan, so while she was cultivating her Dou Qi to the level of a five-star Grand Dou Master, although she had successfully transferred to practice her low-level Earth-rank technique, Green Water Condensing Waves, she had never been able to master the accompanying Dou technique of the same name.

Looking at Xiao Yu practicing fighting skills in the open space in the attic, Xiao Yuan subconsciously prepared to walk over, but the strong desire to survive sounded alarm bells in his heart, so before Xiao Yu could react to someone approaching, Xiao Yuan used Three Thousand Thunders and ran away on the spot.

After Xiao Yuan disappeared, Xiao Yu turned around with a slight sense of something and looked in the direction where Xiao Yuan had stood before, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Illusion?
She shook her head and continued to practice her fighting skills.

After returning to the room, Xiao Yuan immediately started a silky little combo. The water-attributed Dou Qi surged out and washed over his body. The wind-attributed Dou Qi blew away the strange fragrance on his body. He then changed into a new set of clothes. After making sure that there was no scent of another woman on his body, he put away the clothes he had changed and walked out of the room.

Coincidentally, after walking a few steps, he met Xun'er who had just returned from outside. However, she looked a little absent-minded, with her head down, and did not notice that Xiao Yuan was not far in front of her.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and understood why Xun'er was like this, so he took the initiative to step forward and talk to her: "Xun'er, why are you so listless?"

"what?"

Xun'er came back to her senses after hearing what he said. She looked at Xiao Yuan in front of her, stunned for a moment, and then shook her head in a panic: "No, I'm fine." After that, she subconsciously walked around Xiao Yuan, ready to avoid Xiao Yuan's questioning, but as soon as she walked around, she stopped, turned her back to Xiao Yuan, lowered her eyes, and asked with a sigh: "Brother Xiao Yuan, can we talk?"

"of course."

Xiao Yuan nodded and spoke loudly.

Seeing Xiao Yuan agreed, Xun'er seemed to be relieved, and then took Xiao Yuan to a room in the attic that was specially arranged for meetings.

"Brother Xiao Yuan, I may have to leave."

After closing the door, Xun'er looked at Xiao Yuan who was sitting opposite her and said with a hint of helplessness in her tone.

"Go? Where to?"

Xiao Yuan didn't want to tell her directly that he knew Xun'er was from one of the eight ancient clans, so he put on a serious face and asked seriously.

"I think Brother Xiao Yuan has already guessed it. I have been away from the clan for many years and have delayed my return several times. This time, it seems that I really can't postpone it. However, I don't know how to tell Brother Xiao Yan about this news. I am worried that he can't accept it. However, our clan is too large, and it is not good to reveal it to you now. So, I don't know what to do.

After thinking about it, Brother Xiao Yan usually listens to Brother Xiao Yuan the most. Brother Xiao Yuan should be able to guess Xun Er's intention, right?"

Xun'er could see that Xiao Yuan was not surprised by what she said, and she said with a wry smile.

"Don't worry, Xiao Yan will be fine with me here. Besides, you should believe in that kid. He is not someone who will collapse after a blow!"

Xiao Yuan nodded and comforted softly.

"As expected, Brother Xiao Yuan can always see further. In this case, I feel much better after talking about this matter. Brother Xiao Yan, I'll leave it to you."

Xun'er was completely relieved upon seeing this. She stood up and bowed slightly to Xiao Yuan to express her gratitude.

"You are so polite to me, girl, but I still hope to hear you call me Third Brother when we meet in the future. As for the power behind you, no matter how powerful it is, I will not be afraid at all. Believe me, there may be some resistance between you and Xiaoyan, but the final result will definitely be good. As for those who stand in your way, I, as your brother, will naturally take action."

Xiao Yuan waved his hand and said with a faint smile.

"Thank you so much, Third Brother!"

Hearing this, Xun'er's eyebrows curved and a bright smile appeared on her face again.

"Haha, okay, don't look so sad, otherwise Xiaoyan will be able to see that there is something wrong with you before you even say anything."

Seeing Xun'er finally smile, Xiao Yuan also said with a smile.

"okay!"

Xun'er nodded obediently after hearing this, then blinked playfully and waved her hand: "Goodbye, Brother Xiao Yuan!"

After saying that, he jumped and ran out of the door.

"Tsk, it's a good thing this girl came from the Xiao family, otherwise if my name became her brother, it would be a lot of fun."

After Xiao Yuan sensed Xun'er's departure, he muttered to himself with a slightly strange expression.

"Hey! I forgot about Sister Xiao Yu!"

After a moment, Xiao Yuan came back to his senses, slapped his head and muttered something in annoyance. Then, with a flash of green lightning, his figure disappeared directly in the room.

In the following month, Xiao Yuan's time was evenly distributed between helping Xiao Yu practice fighting skills, practicing fighting skills himself, and studying alchemy.

Time flies when practicing, and soon, a month has passed quickly. Xiao Yuan has finally completed the tasks of this stage temporarily. The fighting spirit in his body has also been consolidated, and he is ready for promotion!
So, after informing Elder Su Qian in advance, Xiao Yuan entered the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower after it was closed that evening.

After entering the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower, Su Qian didn't waste any words. He immediately grabbed Xiao Yuan's shoulder, and then his figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.

What surprised Xiao Yuan was that Su Qian did not take him down the tower level by level as usual, but directly into the core area blocked by an iron gate.

Although it was a huge deep hole, there were also roads spiraling downwards around it.

But because the road was very wide, the two of them were walking on the outer part closest to the edge of the iron gate, so they were quite far away from the deep hole in the center. However, even so, Xiao Yuan could feel an extremely hot temperature.

At this temperature, the yin and yang flames in the body are also quite active.

"arrive!"

As a Dou Zong expert, Su Qian was naturally extremely fast. Before Xiao Yuan could fully digest what he had seen, he felt his body stop moving.

At the same time, the originally dim environment was suddenly brightened by the dazzling light. Xiao Yuan reflexively covered his eyes with the strange fire and scanned the surroundings.

This is an extremely spacious and empty space in the tower. It occupies a very large area. From a visual inspection, it is almost wider than any of the floors above. And since there are not many practice rooms here, at a glance, there is a sense of The feeling of emptiness.

Xiao Yuan's gaze moved around, and after a moment, it stopped at the center in front of him, where there was a huge hole about tens of meters wide. His gaze slowly moved upwards, and Xiao Yuan's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he saw an equally huge hole on the top of the nearly 100-meter-high floor, facing the deep hole below with great precision. Apparently, there seemed to be such a hole on every floor of the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower, and these holes were connected to each other.

Su Qian on the side waved his hand, and suddenly two figures flashed out from nowhere, and finally stopped about ten meters away from the cave entrance.

Xiao Yuan glanced at the two figures. They were obviously also elders of the inner courtyard, but they did not seem to show up often, so even he had never seen them.

"sit down!"

Su Qian pointed to the ground beside him. There, there was a specially made jade platform that exuded an emerald green luster and looked somewhat strange.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan took a step forward and then sat down. Immediately, a light warm and cool feeling permeated his body. Sitting here, it seemed that even the scorching temperature from the outside world was isolated.

Seeing Xiao Yuan sitting on the jade platform, Su Qian turned around and whispered a few words to the elder. Then, the two elders slowly approached the entrance of the deep cave, formed hand seals with their hands like lightning, and finally shouted in a low voice.

As the two men shouted, a wave suddenly surged around the empty deep cave, and then a layer of somewhat illusory energy ripples slowly appeared in Xiao Yuan's sight.

"It looks like a special energy blockade. It seems that the inner courtyard is very tightly guarded against the Fallen Heart Flame." Looking at the energy ripples that seemed illusory but were actually very solid, Xiao Yuan suddenly realized in his heart.

After the energy ripple shield emerged, the two elders moved their hands. Suddenly, a pale white light shield the size of a human head slowly floated out from the deep hole. Finally, the energy ripples penetrated and floated two meters above the ground. The position is up and down.

Xiao Yuan already knew what this was going to do, and anticipation showed in his eyes.

Seeing Xiao Yuan's expression, Su Qian smiled faintly and waved his sleeves lightly. Suddenly, the color of the pale white light shield quickly became transparent. Then, a ball of strange flame that seemed invisible but could be seen with the naked eye appeared in front of Xiao Yuan.

"This is the Origin Heart Flame." Su Qian stared at the invisible flame, and then explained to Xiao Yuan: "This Origin Heart Flame is extremely difficult to obtain. Every year, we spend a lot of manpower to get about three to four groups, and it depends on luck. This thing is not very useful for people above the Dou Wang level, but for those below the Dou Wang level, it can pave the way for them to become Dou Wang. Of course, this also has a lot of risks. The pain of forging the body is extremely difficult to endure. If you are not careful, not only will you fail, but you will also cause a lot of damage to yourself."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan did not show any sign of retreating, but instead seemed to be looking forward to it.

"Haha, I knew I couldn't scare you. Then close your eyes and concentrate. Don't be distracted. Try to take this opportunity to break through to Dou Wang!"

Seeing Xiao Yuan's expectant expression, Su Qian nodded with satisfaction, and then waved his hand. The ball of light flew over Xiao Yuan's head, and finally, under his gaze, it burst with a bang, and the invisible flame in it fell straight down and drilled into his head.
As the invisible flame penetrated into Xiao Yuan's head, his body suddenly began to tremble slightly. Then, his face turned red like charcoal, and there was even a wisp of white mist seeping out from his forehead.

"Great Elder, can Xiao Yuan really succeed?"

The two elders looked at Xiao Yuan's young face with some concern and asked in a low voice.

“Haha, although this Heart Flame Body Forging is successful, it can generally only make it easier for him to advance to Dou Wang in the future, and it cannot directly achieve the effect of promoting them to Dou Wang. However, with his talent, as long as he passes this level, it will not be difficult to advance to Dou Wang!”

Hearing this, Su Qian stroked his beard with a smile and said with confidence.

Pain, pain that goes deep into the bone marrow! It was not as painful as this when I refined the Earth Core Tempering Milk before!

This is what Xiao Yuan felt at the moment. After the invisible flame entered his body, he felt as if he was thrown into a furnace. Moreover, the fire started from within his body. It was a raging fire with a scorching temperature. It seemed that it would not stop until it burned him to ashes.

White mist seeped out from the top of his head. The meridians, bones, and even blood in Xiao Yuan's body seemed to have turned transparent at this moment. Invisible flames seeped out from all parts of his body, and then burned everything in his body that could be burned like maggots on the tarsal bones. Even the Dou Qi hidden in the Qi Palace could not escape this disaster. He could almost clearly feel that the Dou Qi in the Qi Palace was like boiling water, constantly churning.
In this kind of burning pain that penetrates deep into the bone marrow, every minute and every second feels like a year. Even Xiao Yuan has the urge to faint on the spot. However, under the burning of the invisible flame, his sensory organs seem to become more acute, and this also constantly intensifies the pain. This kind of body training is simply a torture.

After these years of training and experience, Xiao Yuan was quite confident in the resilience of his will, and because he successfully refined the Yin and Yang dual flames, he had some adaptability to strange fires. But even so, he was still in so much pain from the tempering of this heart flame that it was hard to imagine how terrible the burning pain would have been for those who had not adapted in the past.

The time of suffering always passed extremely slowly. However, as the pain lasted longer, Xiao Yuan gradually became numb. After paying less attention to the pain, he was finally able to feel the slightest changes in the burning of the origin heart fire in his body.
The Dou Qi in his Qi Palace became more and more condensed. The Dou Qi, which was already solid, was now compressed even tighter. This would be the most fundamental foundation for him to successfully advance to the Dou King level!
Bones, meridians, and even muscles were like fine steel in the raging fire. At a slow but clearly perceptible speed, they were tempered to become tougher and more explosive.
Tempering the body with the Origin Heart Flame is a time-consuming task. Although Xiao Yuan has survived the most difficult period, he will be tempered by the Heart Flame for the next three days. During this period of tempering, he can clearly feel that the internal parts of his body, including the meridians, bones, etc., have been greatly strengthened.

On the third day, Xiao Yuan's Heart Flame Body Tempering was finally coming to an end. The blush on his face was slowly fading away, and a condensed aura was rising from his body. Although the intensity of this aura was not much different from that before the body tempering, Xiao Yuan knew clearly that he was now only one step away from becoming a Dou Wang!
Swish!
As Xiao Yuan opened his eyes, a ray of brilliance burst out, and the two elders waiting on the side were also startled!
Just now, they even had an illusion that if Xiao Yuan attacked them, even they would not be Xiao Yuan's opponent!
This little guy is indeed not simple, just as the Great Elder said!

However, before the two elders could say anything, Xiao Yuan took out the pill from his storage ring that Xiao Yan had taken time out to refine for him during the past month and swallowed it in one gulp!
Wow!
Along with the "Ice Spirit Pill" made from the Snow Demon Sky Ape's fifth-level ice-attribute magic core and various medicinal herbs that were most suitable for compatibility researched by Yao Lao, Xiao Yuan put it into his mouth. A cold ice storm swept through Xiao Yuan's body, raging everywhere!

Xiao Yuan, who had had this experience several times, was not at all panicked. He immediately mobilized the Yin and Yang flames, refining the ice storm into drops of pure, cold energy water droplets, which fell into the Black Water Qi Palace.

At the same time, frost condensed on Xiao Yuan's body surface, and in just a moment, Xiao Yuan was turned into an ice sculpture!

The two elders were also somewhat surprised when they saw this scene.

Does this little guy really want to take this opportunity to break through to become a Dou Wang?
At this time, Xiao Yuan was concentrating on refining the energy in the elixir in order to advance!

In the Black Water Qi Palace, the black fighting spirit sometimes turns into gas and sometimes turns into water. It absorbs, assimilates, and transforms all the energy injected into it into the most fundamental water-attributed energy, strengthening the Qi Palace.

As the Qi Palace became stronger, a black light appeared above the kidneys, and then spread to various parts of the body, enveloping it.

A warm feeling like spring rain flowed through Xiao Yuan's limbs and bones. At the same time, Xiao Yuan's aura was also steadily increasing.

Time passed by unknowingly, and the young man in white robe under the ice was transforming into a strong man step by step!
(End of this chapter)