While the player is in Battle Through the Heavens, the system is in The Great Ruler.

Chapter 83 Uprising, Dual Cultivation Again

And just as Lu Yu condensed the Floating Pagoda and summoned the Floating Pagoda Fire...

At the very bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, the intense heat distorted and blurred the entire space. Dark red light seeped out from all directions, illuminating the area as if it were a purgatory.

In the central area, a giant, deep cave with a diameter of a hundred feet was clearly visible. The cave was not pitch black, but rather glowed with an eerie dark red color, like congealed blood.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a vast ocean of lava, but the lava was dark red like blood, exuding an eerie aura that sent chills down one's spine.

Outside the deep cave, a massive energy barrier firmly sealed it off, with violent energy ripples constantly spreading across its surface and faintly emanating low-pitched bursts of air.

At this moment, strange fluctuations suddenly arose from the depths of the magma, and fine bubbles began to appear on the previously calm, dark red magma surface.

"Gudu... gudu..."

With a strange sound, the pair of invisible fiery eyes, dormant for many years, suddenly opened. Through the thick layers of rock, it clearly sensed the special fluctuations coming from above—the aura of strange fire that it both longed for and feared!
There were three such auras!

"hiss……"

The enormous, transparent fire python slowly stretched out its body, its ferocious head, several feet wide, raised high, radiating a terrifying, suffocating pressure. Its cold, vertical pupils gleamed with undisguised greed.

Just the next moment——

"Roar!!"

The fire serpent let out a deafening roar, instantly causing the entire sea of ​​magma to boil. The violent energy shockwave crashed directly into the energy shield, creating countless ripples. Space itself distorted violently under this immense pressure, groaning in agony as if it were about to collapse completely at any moment.

"Hey!"

The space beside the energy shield was suddenly torn apart, and several figures in black robes stepped out into the air. They were the inner elders of Canaan Academy.

The leading elder, Su Qian, bristled with anger, his hands rapidly forming hand seals as he shouted sternly, "How dare you, you beast!"

The elders' expressions turned solemn, and they attacked simultaneously. Columns of battle qi of various colors shot into the crumbling energy shield like rainbows piercing the sun, instantly causing the transparent barrier to burst into a dazzling array of colors.

"Rumble..."

A terrifyingly high temperature suddenly struck, causing the surface of the energy shield to ripple violently as if a boulder had been thrown into water. Dark red magma erupted from the ground, crashing against the barrier like a tidal wave.

"Bang bang bang!"

The two forces clashed fiercely, and the elders' expressions changed drastically. They hurriedly increased their battle qi output, and the colorful energy shield solidified again, sealing off all the splashing lava.

"seal up!"

Su Qian shouted in a deep voice, his hand seals changing. Suddenly, energy ripples appeared in the deep hole in the dome, and another five-colored barrier instantly formed.

After a long while, the lava gradually subsided. The transparent fire python gazed deeply at Su Qian before reluctantly sinking into the ground.

"Cough cough..."

An elder suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and said with some trepidation, "This beast's power has increased again..."

"If this continues, it won't be long before we can't hold on any longer..."

Su Qian gazed at the now calm lava, his aged face deepening with wrinkles. He stroked the communication jade slip in his sleeve, murmuring, "Dean, how much longer until you return..."

……

At this moment, outside the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.

As early as the very beginning of the Fallen Heartflame eruption, after receiving an urgent message from the elders within the tower,

Lu Yu then quickly evacuated the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower along with many other students.

He stood at a safe distance, his gaze fixed intently on the black tower nestled in the deep pit in the distance. Within his body, the Floating Pagoda Fire surged restlessly, emitting bursts of resentful hiss.

"Now is not the time..."

Lu Yu gently stroked his dantian, circulating his internal fighting spirit to slowly soothe the restless Floating Pagoda Flame. Although the gilded flames still flickered unwillingly, they eventually subsided under his suppression.

"That beast is at least a mid-level Dou Zong..."

"Don't be impatient..." "Sooner or later, you'll swallow it..."

……

When we returned to the courtyard, it was already dark.

As soon as Lu Yu pushed open the courtyard gate, he sensed an unusual fluctuation of energy.

Beside the stone table in the courtyard, Little Fairy Doctor, dressed in white, was meditating with her eyes closed. An extremely powerful aura surrounded her, clearly the aura of a Dou Wang expert!

"You broke through?" Lu Yu raised an eyebrow, his tone tinged with surprise.

Little Fairy Doctor slowly opened her eyes, a hint of joy flashing in them. She said, "Thanks to the bottle of blood poison you gave me, after completely refining it, I also spent two months cultivating diligently in the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower..."

Before she could finish speaking, her expression suddenly changed, and a wisp of grayish-purple poisonous mist uncontrollably escaped from her body.

Lu Yu's gaze darkened. With his keen eyesight, he could naturally tell that this was a side effect of someone overdosing on poison again.

"It seems that after breaking through to the Dou Wang realm, your Calamity Poison Body has also been strengthened considerably..."

He hesitated for a moment, then raised his right hand slightly, and a cluster of golden flames suddenly leaped from his palm.

"In that case, why not give this a try?"

"This is……"

Little Fairy Doctor was taken aback, and then a look of astonishment flashed in her eyes. She could clearly feel that the unformed pagoda in her body was trembling uncontrollably under the attraction of the golden flames.

"The Floating Pagoda Fire, the flame nurtured by the Floating Pagoda, can accelerate the tempering of the Floating Pagoda. Now that you have broken through to the Dou Wang level, you are close to condensing the Floating Pagoda..."

“In the next few days, we will speed up the dual cultivation process. I will assist you in your cultivation. Once the Floating Pagoda is fully formed, your Calamity Poison Body will no longer have any worries.”

Lu Yu smiled calmly and said in a gentle but firm tone.

"Is this the Floating Pagoda Fire?"

Upon hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor looked at the ball of golden flame in Lu Yu's hand with some envy.

She only cultivated the Yin Scroll of the Great Floating Pagoda Technique. Although she could condense a Floating Pagoda, she could not condense Floating Pagoda Fire, which is an extremely yang and strong substance.

This is precisely the difference between the Yang scroll and the Yin scroll. The Great Floating Pagoda Technique, with the Yang scroll as the main one and the Yin scroll as the auxiliary one, is not without reason.

Lu Yu seemed to notice the envy in Little Fairy Doctor's eyes, coughed lightly, and said gently, "Fairy, you don't need to be envious. You cultivate the poison attribute, and this fire may not be suitable for you."

He paused briefly before continuing, "If I remember correctly, there is a Netherworld Poisonous Flame on the Ranking of Strange Flames that is naturally compatible with you. Once you have fully mastered the Calamity Poison Body, you can try to refine this flame."

"Using this fire to forge a unique fire vein will surely create a perfect match for you."

He not only taught Xun'er the method of creating this strange fire spiritual vein, but also gave a copy to Little Fairy Doctor back when he was in the Xiao family.

Upon hearing this, a gentle smile appeared in Little Fairy Doctor's eyes, and she said, "You always save the best things for me."

She gently raised her hand, her slender fingertips tracing across Lu Yu's palm. The golden flames then gently wrapped around her wrist, without causing the slightest burning pain.

"Do you remember when we were in Qingshan Town?"

Little Fairy Doctor suddenly asked softly, a look of nostalgia in her eyes, and said softly, "When we first met, I thought you were a wicked fellow..."

Lu Yu chuckled softly, his fingers gently brushing away the stray hairs from her forehead: "Back then, you called me a lecher..."

In the courtyard, the light of the pagoda fire gradually softened, turning into specks of golden light that seeped into Little Fairy Doctor's body like a drizzle. Under the nourishment of this golden light, the outline of the faintly visible white pagoda became clearer and more solid.

Little Fairy Doctor leaned gently on Lu Yu's shoulder, gazing up at the starry sky, and said softly, "After we find the Netherworld Poison Fire, shall we go back to Green Mountain Town? I want to visit the Myriad Medicines Hall..."

Lu Yu felt the warmth from her shoulder and the affection of the woman beside him. He gently wrapped her slightly cool fingers in his broad palm and said softly, "Okay, whatever you say."

……

(End of this chapter)