After the meeting, Xiao Xuanyuan returned to the top-floor training room of the Alchemist's Office Hall and sat cross-legged. "The Grand Elder of the Inner Court is a sham. He only gives empty titles and doesn't give any real benefits."

The old man floated in the surrounding void, stroking his long white beard. "You have already devoured and refined the Fallen Heart Flame of the Inner Court's Heavenly Flame Refining Tower. Isn't that the greatest benefit? What more could you want?"

"That's true. Fortunately, a new Fallen Heart Flame has emerged from beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower in the Inner Court, otherwise I would have been too embarrassed to come back." Xiao Xuanyuan nodded somewhat awkwardly.

"However, strength is more important. Only strength is the bargaining chip to earn respect. Otherwise, I wouldn't be respected by so many academy elders in the conference room. Let's not wait any longer and devour and refine the Sea Heart Flame first!"

"Your strength has now reached the peak of the first-star Dou Zong realm. Moreover, the Fallen Heart Flame is commonly known as a cultivation cheat device. The fire originates from the heart, tempering the qi and refining the bones, which can accelerate cultivation. You will soon break through to the second-star Dou Zong realm." Yao Lao's gaze swept over Xiao Xuanyuan with a hint of envy.

"Indeed, ever since I devoured and refined this Fallen Heart Flame, a kind of heart fire has been continuously generated within my body. This heart fire doesn't require my control; it's constantly tempering my battle qi. In this almost non-stop tempering, my body feels like it's always in a state of cultivation, and the effect is even better than usual cultivation. My strength is also rapidly increasing." Xiao Xuanyuan exclaimed in surprise as he sensed the situation within his body.

"So, you've already taken full advantage of the inner courtyard's greatest benefits," the old apothecary said with a smile.

"I'll break through to the two-star Dou Zong realm first. It's not safe to keep this Sea Heart Flame on my person, so I'll swallow it as well."

Xiao Xuanyuan stopped talking nonsense and began to form hand seals to enter a state of cultivation. Half an hour later, with a slight hum within his body, he successfully stepped into the realm of a two-star Dou Zong. He opened his eyes, took out a pale yellow ball of light containing a sky-blue sea heart flame from his ring, and threw it into his mouth. Now he was becoming more and more adept at devouring and refining strange flames.

Time passed slowly, streaming through the window and falling on the floor of the practice room. Gradually, the intense, bright light transformed into a hazy, golden sunset. The position of the light on the ground also shifted until the bright moon climbed up the treetops and onto the window.

The next day, as the first rays of dawn shone through the window, another new day began. However, Xiao Xuanyuan, who had been cultivating with his eyes closed, never opened them.

Time marched swiftly, and three days later, Xiao Xuanyuan suddenly opened his eyes. At that moment, the terrifying aura emanating from his body surged wildly upwards, only stopping at the peak of the Eight-Star Dou Zong realm, and finally reaching the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Zong realm!

"That's not enough!"

Now that Xiao Xuanyuan has revealed his ability to devour and refine strange flames, it is estimated that Hun Youdie will report this to the Soul Palace's headquarters through the branch hall. At that time, the Soul Palace will definitely send a Dou Zun realm expert to surround and capture him.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xuanyuan frowned deeply, and countless thoughts kept surfacing in his mind. He could forget about Yao Lao's Bone Spirit Cold Fire for the time being, so where could he get a different kind of fire now?

Going to the Central Continent to participate in the Pill Tower Alchemist Conference and compete for the Three Thousand Starry Sky Blazing Flames? Not only is the journey too far, but his own strength is also too weak. The Soul Palace's headquarters is also in the Central Continent. Without strong self-defense capabilities, Xiao Xuanyuan doesn't want to go for the time being. This won't do.

Collect the fragments of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame Record? And then wait for the Pure Lotus Demon Flame to be born? That's too far-fetched and unrealistic. So where can we find a better way to obtain a different kind of flame?

Xiao Xuanyuan thought it over and over. It seemed that he had basically swept away all the strange flames in the northwest region of the Dou Qi Continent. If there were any left, they would only be possessed by the powerful figures of the eight ancient clans of the Central Continent. However, his mind suddenly changed and his eyes lit up!

On the bed, Xiao Yan's complexion had improved considerably. After nearly half a month of recuperation and the consumption of healing and restorative pills, although his hands and legs had been broken by the enraged Xiao Xuanyuan, and more than a dozen ribs in his chest were also broken, Xiao Yan had recovered to a considerable extent and could eat simple meals, wash up, and get out of bed on his own.

Inside the room, Xiao Yan was eating the food that a member of the Medicine Alliance had just brought in. He was eating with great relish, the taste lingering in his mouth. Even though he had wasted some time of his life, he was living a very fulfilling life. He was waited on hand and foot, and it was so comfortable.

"Elder Yan, in a couple of days, once my injuries have healed a bit, I plan to leave Canaan Academy and head to the Central Continent." Xiao Yan said to Elder Yan, who was inside his ring, while eating.

“You really should leave this place. Your cousin’s talent is too amazing, and his strength has improved so quickly that you can no longer compete with him. As the saying goes, the mountains don’t move, but the water does. If he doesn’t move, you will. Only by truly leaving his sphere of influence can you have a bright future.” Recently, Elder Yan had also heard about Xiao Xuanyuan’s deeds at Canaan Academy.

A sixteen-year-old seventh-grade alchemist created a pill that triggered a celestial phenomenon of azure pill lightning. He survived the azure pill lightning and fought Han Feng, the Medicine Emperor of the Black Corner Region, alone. He severely injured Han Feng with a single punch and forced him to flee. He also repelled the numerous forces that had joined forces to enter the inner courtyard to seize the pills.

It can be said that Xiao Xuanyuan's reputation within Canaan Academy is almost universally known. Even the cleaning ladies sweeping the streets of Doulan Commercial Street know of such a person. His name is widely known and talked about by everyone.

At the same time, Xiao Xuanyuan's outstanding talent and greatly enhanced strength made Elder Yan extremely wary, and he felt a great sense of threat.

Just as Xiao Yan and Elder Yan were talking, a faint voice came in from outside the door, startling the two of them.

"I heard you two are heading to the Central Continent? Would you like me to see you off?"

Chapter Ninety-Four: Removing the Red Lotus Karmic Flame from Xiao Yan's Body

"who is it?"

Xiao Yan exclaimed in surprise, temporarily concealing his figure to avoid being exposed, while Elder Yan remained silent, hiding inside his ring.

"It's me, Xiao Xuanyuan!"

Xiao Xuanyuan walked in calmly, without revealing any imposing aura.

"It's you! What are you doing here?!"

Upon seeing Xiao Xuanyuan, Xiao Yantong shrank back abruptly, his eyes fixed on him.

"I've come to talk to you."

Xiao Xuanyuan found a chair and sat down by himself.

"I have nothing to talk to you about. Please leave." Xiao Yan said coldly, pointing to the door and dismissing him.

"Since you've said that, I'm not going to waste any more words with you!"

Xiao Xuanyuan opened his palm and reached out to grab Xiao Yan. An invisible yet powerful force instantly bound Xiao Yan's entire body. Xiao Yan was shocked. His surging fire fighting spirit burst forth, trying to break free from the invisible shackles. He also transmitted his voice to Elder Yan's soul, anxiously saying, "Elder Yan, please save me!"

Boom!

A surge of powerful soul energy rushed into Xiao Yan's body like a tidal wave, forcefully raising his strength from a mere two-star Dou Wang to the Dou Zong realm in an instant. His eyes also blazed with red lotus-shaped flames.

"Don't push your luck!"

An old man's roar rang out, shattering all the invisible forces binding Xiao Yan and unleashing a powerful aura belonging to a four-star Dou Zong.

"I thought you didn't want to come out. Now that you're out, there's no need to go back."

Xiao Xuanyuan sneered, and the oppressive aura of a peak nine-star Dou Zong was instantly released from his body, completely crushing the Dou Zong aura of Xiao Yan. It was as if a strong wind had suddenly appeared in the room, sweeping away all the tables, chairs and other clutter, and violently slamming into Xiao Yan's figure, sending him flying backward.

Boom!

Xiao Xuanyuan's aura was too terrifying. He only needed to unleash his full power to crush Xiao Yan, sending him flying, crashing into the wall, and flying outside.

"Peak of the Nine-Star Dou Zong realm?! How is this possible?!"

Outside the room, Elder Yan, who was possessing Xiao Yan's body, looked shocked and incredulous. At such a young age, only sixteen years old, Xiao Xuanyuan had already reached the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Zong realm. Even the most outstanding geniuses and prodigies in the Central Continent were not as terrifying as him!

This extraordinary talent and strength can even be described as making him the number one young person in the Dou Qi Continent!

"Impossible? There are many impossible things."

Xiao Xuanyuan floated in mid-air, as if he were nothing, and drifted out of the room, hovering opposite Xiao Yan.

"Could it be that you've absorbed and refined another strange fire?"

Xiao Yan's aged voice trembled as he pointed a finger at Xiao Xuanyuan in disbelief.

Previously, Xiao Xuanyuan had already given Xiao Yan the Burning Flame Technique and the Black Profound Heavy Ruler, among other cultivation supplies. As someone who had accompanied Xiao Yan throughout his growth, Elder Yan naturally understood the importance of the Burning Flame Technique and thus grasped the key point.

"Yes, the Fallen Heart Flame suppressed by the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower in the Inner Court, as well as the Sea Heart Flame given to me by Han Feng, the Medicine King of the Black Corner Region, have both been devoured and refined by me. Now you should also hand over the Red Lotus Karmic Flame on your body!"

As he spoke, Xiao Xuanyuan waved his hand, and several spatial locks locked Xiao Yan's body, limbs, and neck. In a flash of golden light, he grabbed Xiao Yan's neck, and the surging power crushed him.

The difference between the four-star Dou Zong realm and the peak nine-star Dou Zong realm is five minor levels. Moreover, Xiao Xuanyuan now possesses seven different flames, so even if Elder Yan's soul has the strength of a Dou Zong realm, it is still not enough.

"No, impossible!"

The aged voice struggled to come out of Xiao Yan's mouth, mixed with his own accent. He had been completely overwhelmed by Xiao Xuanyuan in terms of both imposing aura and strength.

"Then I can come and get it myself."

Xiao Xuanyuan activated the Burning Technique, and a powerful suction force appeared on his body, surging into Xiao Yan's dantian and desperately pulling the Red Lotus Karmic Fire from his spiritual energy storage outwards.

"No, no!"

Feeling the fierce and domineering suction force within his body, Yan Lao Xiao Yan was shocked. However, a black hole vortex had appeared on Xiao Xuanyuan's body, and the continuous suction force was surging out and drilling into Xiao Yan's dantian, wildly pulling at the Red Lotus Karmic Fire within his body.

Amid Xiao Yan's desperate and terrified expression, a deep red, rather bewitching flame was slowly being pulled out of Xiao Yan's body, one part, two parts, half, and finally all of it was pulled out.

The Crimson Lotus Karmic Flame was slowly rising. As the flames leaped up, streaks of red lotus-shaped sparks rose and swirled around. This was the Crimson Lotus Karmic Flame, ranked eighth on the Strange Flame Ranking!

After completely pulling the Red Lotus Karmic Flame out of Xiao Yan's body, Xiao Xuanyuan casually tossed him to the ground. Xiao Xuanyuan also extracted Elder Yan's soul from Xiao Yan's body, imprisoned it with the Soul Cage Lock, and threw it into his ring while chatting with Elder Yao.

"Xiao Yan, I'm still willing to spare your life and not kill you. You'd better take care of yourself."

Xiao Xuanyuan did not kill him. After capturing Elder Yan and sending him to Elder Yao, he reached out and forcibly erased the mark that Xiao Yan had left on the Red Lotus Karmic Flame.

Countless pale golden flames emanated from his palm, enveloping the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire within a sphere of light. Then, he rose into the air and flew towards the Alchemist's Office, leaving Xiao Yan behind, his face filled with despair, staring blankly at his departing figure.

"I'm not reconciled!"

Xiao Yan's clenched fists cracked and popped, his face contorted in pain and rage. "Why did he take everything from me? My Xun'er, my ring, my Red Lotus Karmic Flame, and Elder Yan—why?"

A furious roar shot straight up into the heavens, startling the white clouds into dispersing and fleeing. Xiao Yan, now like a wounded and enraged beast, had eyes that were bloodshot with rage.

Xiao Xuanyuan paid little attention to anything concerning Xiao Yan. Holding the pale golden orb wrapped in the Red Lotus Karmic Flame, he went straight back to the Alchemist's Office Hall, then darted through the window from the sky and into the training room. He had no interest in making him climb the stairs from the first floor.

Back in the training room, Xiao Xuanyuan immediately activated the Seventh-Order Scrubbing Defense Array. This composite seventh-order array combines the eighth-order Profound Heaven Wind and Cloud Transformation Array and the eighth-order Defense Fire Forest Array. The former can conceal any aura or fluctuation within the array and can also prevent the flame energy surge that occurs when devouring and refining the strange fire from spreading outside.

The function of the eighth-order defensive fire forest array is to defend against attacks from outside enemies. It is a protective gateway. According to Xiao Xuanyuan's tests, although this eighth-order defensive fire forest array is relatively crude and simple, it can still withstand two full-force attacks from a nine-star Dou Zong powerhouse.

Therefore, he was very relieved.

Chapter 1 Peak of Nine-Star Dou Zun

The training room on the top floor of the alchemist's office hall.

Xiao Xuanyuan activated the eighth-order composite defensive formation, then sat cross-legged, took a deep breath, and swallowed the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, which was floating in front of him and wrapped in pale golden flames.

The pale golden flame slowly unfurled, and countless streams of fire energy rushed into it, constantly pulling at and refining the strands of crimson lotus karmic fire's energy.

Within the fire battle aura formed by the fusion of seven different flames, its power and fiery nature are naturally extremely strong. Even the Crimson Lotus Karmic Flame, ranked eighth on the Different Flame Ranking, cannot resist it. It is constantly enveloped by countless pale golden fire battle auras, which slowly pull it towards the meridians through which the Burning Technique is circulating.

At the beginning of the refining process, the numerous pale golden fire battle energies pulled the Red Lotus Karmic Fire at a snail's pace. However, after circulating for a small cycle, the speed increased slightly. After a large cycle was completed, only a very small portion of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire's flame energy was refined.

However, Xiao Xuanyuan had plenty of patience to wait it out. He had already traversed such a long path of cultivation, so why wouldn't he have this much patience? He would just wait it out.

Time, like a snail, moved slowly forward. Though the pace was slow, it was still progressing. Xiao Xuanyuan focused all his attention on refining the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, and progress was made inch by inch.

Second week, third week, fourth week

Half a day has passed, a whole day has passed.

A week later, Xiao Xuanyuan suddenly opened his eyes and let out a long roar that resounded throughout the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy. A terrifying aura that swallowed the heavens and earth enveloped and descended upon the entire inner courtyard, and even continued to spread to the surrounding areas!

In the northeast of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower in the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy, there is a quiet little courtyard with a well-arranged layout.

In a pavilion, Su Qian was cultivating with his eyes closed when suddenly a terrifying aura swept over him, abruptly interrupting his meditation. Upon sensing the overwhelming and terrifying aura, his aged body trembled uncontrollably.

Even though he had just stepped into the four-star Dou Zong realm, in the face of that earth-shattering aura, he felt like a small boat on a stormy sea, in danger of capsizing at any moment, if the owner of that aura so desired.

"What terrifyingly important figure has come to Canaan Academy?! Or has the Dean returned?!"

That terrifying and powerful aura wasn't directed at anyone; it simply spread slowly in all directions, startling everyone in the inner courtyard and filling them with fear and trepidation.

Su Qian looked towards the source of the aura, which was sweeping from the direction of the Alchemist's Office Hall. He then lost all interest in cultivation, stood up from his seat, and flew towards the Alchemist's Office Hall, the source of the terrifying aura emanating from the powerful figure.

This powerful and terrifying aura not only alarmed Su Qian, but also sensed it from all the elders in the inner courtyard. While they were shaken, they were all curious about which important figure had descended upon the inner courtyard. Some elders who were at home and had some free time, like Su Qian, followed the direction from which the terrifying aura emanated and headed towards the alchemist's office hall.

After alarming the entire inner courtyard, this terrifying aura continued to spread towards the outer courtyard of Canaan Academy.

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