"Who is that person?" Xiao Ziyan, unafraid of strangers, plopped down in Xiao Xuanyuan's lap, and in such a painful spot that Xiao Xuanyuan screamed in agony.

"Where are you sitting? You're going to die!" Xiao Xuanyuan quickly picked up Xiao Ziyan and kept rubbing her there while gasping for breath.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Xiao Ziyan was about to reach out her chubby little hand, Xiao Xuanyuan slapped it away impatiently. "You have no manners. She's not even fully grown yet. What are you doing touching me like that?"

"Waaah, I have hair on my head, look!" Little Ziyan grabbed her light purple hair and tried to show it to Xiao Xuanyuan.

"Alright, alright, I know you have hair, and your hair is very long." Xiao Xuanyuan rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Then I can touch you there." Little Ziyan blinked her big eyes, looking at her curiously.

"Get lost!" Xiao Xuanyuan slapped Xiao Ziyan on the forehead, amused and annoyed, and said with a laugh, "When you grow up, you can touch me as much as you want."

"Tch, what's so great about it?" Xiao Ziyan said dismissively, sitting quietly to the side. Xiao Xuanyuan didn't say anything either, just quietly looking at the night sky and the twinkling stars. To be honest, he missed Nangong Wan a little. He really wanted to run back to the Medicine Refining Valley and live happily ever after with his beloved master.

My mind unconsciously conjured up images of my beloved Master, wondering if he, too, was gazing at the twinkling stars in the night sky at this very moment, just like me.

"Boring, you big bad uncle, you're so boring! I'm leaving, I'm not playing with you anymore!" Little Ziyan was just that capricious; she got up and ran off in a flash.

Watching the little one happily chasing butterflies in the night sky, Xiao Xuanyuan couldn't help but chuckle. Little Ziyan was just so amusing, hehe.

I don't know how much time passed, but the night gradually deepened.

As Xiao Xuanyuan pondered whether he should go and explain things to Xun'er and the others, his steps led him back. Today, he had plundered several fourth-tier gold-type magic cores from the many elders in the inner courtyard, and Elder Su Qian had given him a fifth-tier gold-type magic core. He could go back and devour and refine these gold-type magic cores; he didn't have that much time for romance.

"Brother Xuanyuan!"

"

I had only taken two steps when a familiar voice came from behind me.

"Xun'er, what brings you here?!"

Xiao Xuanyuan turned around and saw Xun'er with red, swollen eyes from crying.

"Brother Xuanyuan!" Xun'er rushed over and bumped into his arms. Xiao Xuanyuan immediately hugged her tightly.

"Brother Xuanyuan, are you lying to me?! Lying to Sister Xun'er?" Xun'er sobbed, her voice choked with emotion.

"What did I lie to you about? Why are you crying so sadly?" Xiao Xuanyuan felt a pang of sympathy and tightened his embrace around the figure in his arms.

"You have another woman outside, don't you?! You're already married, aren't you?! You already have a child, aren't you?!" Xun'er continued to bombard him with these three soul-searching questions, leaving Xiao Xuanyuan completely bewildered. How could he possibly answer such a question?! To say no would be utter nonsense, and to say yes would surely break Xun'er's heart, and she might even leave him forever, severing all ties and never speaking of him again.

Xiao Xuanyuan had no choice but to remain silent, not saying a word or answering any questions. However, sometimes, silence is also a tactful way of giving an answer.

Xun'er cried even harder, even wailing loudly, soaking Xiao Xuanyuan's clothes. Xiao Xuanyuan could only gently pat his beloved's shoulder. Whether to stay or leave was Xun'er's decision, and he had no right to interfere.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but the night grew darker and deeper, and there were no more pedestrians passing by. Xun'er still held tightly to Xiao Xuanyuan's chest, which she always felt was extremely warm and reliable, and which was also the harbor she often missed.

But now, everything is different. Xun'er feels it's all fake, unreal, and painful, yet she still clings to it and doesn't want to leave.

"Brother Xuanyuan, I'm leaving. I want to leave this place."

Suddenly, Xun'er said something that struck Xiao Xuanyuan like a bolt from the blue, yet seemed to have been expected. He felt conflicted and sad, a mix of emotions. He thought that was how it was, but when it actually happened, he realized how painful it was. However, Xiao Xuanyuan remained silent.

Sometimes, silence is the best answer, and it is also the answer itself.

Seeing that Xiao Xuanyuan remained silent and only held her tightly without uttering a word, Xun'er seemed to sense his sadness and reached out to draw circles on his muscular chest.

To be honest, Brother Xuanyuan has a great physique, with explosive muscles all over his body, but he doesn't reach the level of a freakish muscle man. Instead, he's more of a bodybuilder. In particular, the pure masculine scent emanating from him makes Xun'er somewhat intoxicated.

"Brother Xuanyuan, will you come to find me?" Xun'er asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Yes, as long as you're willing to wait for me!" Xiao Xuanyuan finally said, though his voice was low and hoarse.

"Yes, Xun'er will wait for you too. As long as you become truly powerful one day, as long as you come to Xun'er, Xun'er will still follow you without hesitation." Xun'er breathed in his scent with a touch of infatuation.

"When are you leaving?!" Xiao Xuanyuan couldn't resist Xun'er's teasing. Didn't she know what that meant for a strong man?

"First thing tomorrow morning." Xun'er nodded.

"Then we still have one more night!"

Xiao Xuanyuan reached out and picked Xun'er up by the waist, returning to the alchemist's office amidst Xun'er's shy and surprised reproachful voice.

Nothing happened that night, and the next day, Xun'er was truly gone!

They left in a hurry, their eyes were bloodshot, and they were reluctant to leave!

Xiao Xuanyuan could only watch her leave silently. As she stepped onto the back of the enormous flying beast, the Azure Phoenix, Xiao Xuanyuan shouted at her receding figure, "Xun'er, I love you! I will find you, I will definitely come!"

Xiao Xuanyuan's eyes also turned red.

Chapter Fifty: The Provocation of the Fallen Heartflame

The next day, in front of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.

Xiao Xuanyuan, Xiao Xue, Daphne, Xiao Yu, Princess Yaoyue, Han Yue, Xiao Ziyan, Lin Xiuya, and Xiao Mei were all present. Due to the departure of Xun'er, who ranked third on the Strong Ranking, Yan Hao, who ranked eleventh on the Strong Ranking, took her place, making a total of ten people waiting here.

Since Xiao Xuanyuan has been promoted to honorary elder of the inner court, he has also been removed from the ranking list. He has been selected from the twelfth-ranked Little Witch Hu Jia to make up the ten people, that is, eleven people.

"Follow me!" After delivering a brief, impassioned speech, Elder Su Qian waved his hand and led the eleven people into the tower in a grand procession.

The Heavenly Flame Refining Tower has an iron gate that is usually closed and guarded. Once opened, the group followed Elder Su Qian down the winding path in the dim light of the darkness. After walking for more than a quarter of an hour, an extremely vast space appeared before them.

This floor is extremely large, covering a vast area. Judging by its size, it is more spacious than any other floor, and there are not many practice rooms here, making it seem extremely empty.

Xiao Xuanyuan looked around and saw a huge opening, several tens of meters wide, in the center. Moving his gaze upwards, he saw another equally enormous, dark opening on the ceiling.

"Follow me!" Su Qian waved again, leading everyone toward the center of the square. As they got closer to the black hole in the center, Xiao Xuanyuan felt increasingly hot, and the surrounding temperature rose higher. At the same time, the strange fire in his body was stirring, and the feeling of the season was becoming more and more profound.

"You wretched woman, what are you doing here again?"

"Come on in if you want, oh, why haven't you come out yet? Hehe, that's really strange, tsk tsk."

When Hei Sha spoke, her words were sharp and sarcastic, enough to infuriate anyone who dared to utter a sound, driving the fallen Heart Flame's spirit to a furious rage.

When they were about ten feet away from the underground black hole, Su Qian waved his hand, and two figures emerged from the shadows. They were the two inner court elders who had met in the conference room a few days ago. Xiao Xuanyuan still remembered that one of them was surnamed Li and the other was surnamed Li, and they were at the peak of the nine-star Dou Wang level.

"Please sit down." Su Qian pointed to a spot on the ground where there were more than a dozen specially made white jade platforms.

As soon as he sat down, Xiao Xuanyuan felt a chill rush from his bottom to his head. So cold! A wave of coolness washed over him, and he could no longer feel the heat outside.

Su Qian gave the order, and the two elders walked to the dark underground cave and formed hand seals. An invisible ripple spread out, and eleven white light clusters enveloped the Origin Heart Flame from...

"This is the Origin Heart Flame. You only need to use it to temper your bodies, which will greatly benefit your advancement to the Dou Wang rank. Of course, Elder Xiao and Xiao Ziyan are exceptions." Su Qian's voice was calm and gentle, reaching everyone's ears.

Gazing at the invisible, twisting flames before him, which seemed to be rising like birds, Xiao Xuanyuan sensed an aura stronger than the invisible flames he had received at the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower in the past. Even through the white sphere of light, he could not block it out.

"Alright, enough with the chit-chat, let's start enjoying the pain of body training!"

With a wave of his hand, Su Qianshou caused the eleven orbs of light to dissipate the light barrier, and eleven invisible flames shot directly into the group.

"Ah!"

Everyone hurriedly sat cross-legged. A few who were slow to react cried out in pain, gritted their teeth, and entered into cultivation with ferocious expressions, enduring the scorching heat of the primordial heart fire.

Xiao Xuanyuan felt a red-hot branding iron directly enter his body, radiating extremely high temperature, almost scalding his meridians. He quickly calmed his mind, pulled the ball of primordial heart fire to his dantian, and controlled countless streams of fire battle qi to surge into it, enduring the pain of body tempering in this extreme high temperature.

Compared to others, Xiao Xuanyuan was better off because he possessed several different flames. The current burning hot iron felt no different from scratching an itch, like enduring the itch from a mosquito bite without being able to scratch or apply ointment. He just had to endure the itch.

"How is the seal?"

Seeing that Xiao Xuanyuan and the other eleven had entered the pain of body tempering, their faces contorted and red with pain, Su Qian nodded in satisfaction. If they wanted to become stronger, they had to constantly cultivate, enduring pain that ordinary people could not bear and a long and tedious cultivation life. This was the true path to becoming a strong person!

"Things have been fine these past few days, nothing much has happened, but there seems to have been some rioting just now," Elder Li, who was slightly thinner, stepped forward to answer.

“Yes, you all keep a close watch. The Fallen Heart Flame has become increasingly turbulent these days, and there are signs that it may break through the seal,” Su Qian nodded, his brows furrowed. “I have already notified the outer courtyard. They can come in to help whenever there are any changes.”

"If you've got the guts, come out and eat! I'll beat your pig head to a pulp! Hmph!"

Ahh!

"I'm so angry! I'm going to eat you black flame!" Deep underground, the Fallen Heart Flame Spirit pounded its chest and stamped its feet. Its two large lantern eyes emitted blood-red fury and rage. In an instant, it slammed its head into the spatial array that sealed it.

Rumble!

A burst of extremely powerful fiery energy suddenly erupted from the dark hole underground, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

"What's going on? The Fallen Heart Flame is violently attacking the seal again?" Elder Li was completely bewildered, his mind still reeling.

"Let's go take a look!"

Su Qian's expression changed drastically. His figure shot towards the dark hole a dozen feet ahead, moving with lightning speed. A moment later, Elder Li and Elder Li followed closely behind, and the three of them flew down into the ground one after the other.

"They're all gone?!"

Just then, Xiao Xuanyuan suddenly opened his eyes. The original heart flame in his body had long been devoured by him, but he felt nothing. It was as if he had eaten a grain of rice, as if he hadn't eaten anything at all.

Sensing the rising temperature and the violent flames raging throughout the spatial layer, Xiao Xuanyuan frowned. "Has the Fallen Heart Flame erupted again?"

"Brother Xuanyuan, Xiao Yanzi says it's going to come out and eat you." The words from the black veil reached her ears. Xiao Yanzi was the name she had given to the Fallen Heart Flame Spirit.

"Hehe, I can't wait!" Xiao Xuanyuan rubbed his hands together, looking eager to try.

"Little Flame said the seal is too strong, it can't break out right now. It tells you to go in if you're capable, and it will create a passage for you to enter. If you're a coward, then get out of its way!" Black Veil's words, which sounded a bit angry, came over again.

"Me, a coward?! I couldn't be happier!"

"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuanyuan was slightly taken aback, and then he instructed the black veil to communicate with the spirit of the Fallen Heart Flame to create a cave for him to enter.

Chapter Fifty-One: The Roaring Fall of the Heartfire Spirit

"Where is the location? My brother Xuanyuan said he's going to go in and smash your dog head in, so you'd better wash your neck clean and wait!"

With an arrogant expression, Hei Sha relayed Xiao Xuanyuan's words, as if they were a wireless signal from a cell phone or computer, completely unaffected by the sealing formation. Of course, she embellished these words, deliberately trying to infuriate the Fallen Heart Flame Spirit.

"Waaaah, I'm so angry! You've gone too far! You've gone too far!"

"The Fallen Heart Flame Spirit roared and howled, rampaging through the deepest part of the array space, venting its fury."

"Hehe, Little Flame, you're just a little brat who's still suckling. You're too green to fight with your grandma!" Then, the phantom image of the black-veiled figure with her hands on her hips appeared in the mind of the Fallen Heart Flame Spirit through the fluctuations of the strange fire.

"Black woman, black woman, you're just a dark, gloomy black woman!" The Fallen Heart Flame Spirit was furious and began to hurl insults and attacks, verbally abusing the black veil.

"I'm your daddy, I'm your daddy, I'm Xiao Yanzi's daddy!" Black Veil was equally unwilling to back down. The two strange fire spirits began to curse each other from a distance, fighting fiercely and having a great time.

Arriving at the edge of the dark, deep cave, Xiao Xuanyuan leaped down, soaring into the bottom of the several-dozen-meter-wide black hole. With his current strength at the Dou Huang realm, transforming Dou Qi into wings was a piece of cake. However, he still preferred the Purple Cloud Wings he had created with his previous flying Dou Techniques. Putting aside other reasons, it was mainly because it was cool and stylish to use. The Dou Qi wings he condensed himself always felt too plain and lacked that cool and edgy feel! This was exactly the feeling he wanted.

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