80: Chapter 80 Entering the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower

Just as Su Qian was pacing back and forth, Chen Yang slowly walked out of the storehouse, leading Zi Yan by the hand.

As soon as Zi Yan stepped out and saw Su Qian pacing, she immediately looked up at Chen Yang, as if she had realized something.

"Have you two finished talking?"

Su Qian watched Chen Yang walk out holding Zi Yan's hand, a look of astonishment on his face. He thought to himself that Chen Yang had actually managed to subdue Zi Yan; was this really the same little tyrant of Jia Nan Academy he knew?

"Old man, you didn't sell me to Han Li, did you?!"

Zi Yan pulled her hand away from Chen Yang, crossed her arms over her chest, and asked Su Qian with a haughty expression.

Seeing Zi Yan's questioning look, Su Qian awkwardly raised his hand as if to say something, but ultimately held back and said slowly.

"Zi Yan, Jia Nan Academy cannot help you much, but Han Li can."

"Only he can help you return to your tribe and find your father."

Looking at Su Qian's guilty expression, Zi Yan said slowly, "Fine, old man, I won't blame you. From now on, I will leave Jia Nan Academy with Han Li."

"I probably won't be back, so you need to take good care of yourself."

Upon hearing Zi Yan's words, Su Qian smiled with relief and said, "Haha, don't worry. Remember to come back and visit the academy whenever you have the chance."

Zi Yan nodded, not refusing Su Qian's suggestion.

"Alright, Great Elder, since Zi Yan's affairs have been settled, let's go to the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda now and deal with that rampaging Heavenly Flame."

Chen Yang said slowly. He was already impatient to break through to the third level of the Four Extremes, as that would give him more confidence when heading to the Central Plains.

"Very well, since Han Li says so, let us go and resolve the threat to the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda."

Su Qian nodded, agreeing to Chen Yang's proposal. Normally, such a major matter would require a meeting of the Jia Nan Academy leadership to decide, but Su Qian decided to endorse Chen Yang's opinion on his own.

"Then, Zi Yan, you go and play by yourself. I'm going to help the Great Elder deal with the threat in the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda first."

Chen Yang raised his hand to stroke Zi Yan's hair and said slowly.

Zi Yan, however, said with a worried expression, "Han Li, you must be careful. That guy down below is still very strong."

"Haha, I can subdue a mere Heavenly Flame in an instant; it will just take a little bit of time."

"Come here, Zi Yan. Here are some Grade 4 and Grade 5 medicinal pills for you. That way, you won't be without pills to eat while I'm gone."

"These pills have very potent medicinal effects, so you need to be a little careful."

Chen Yang flicked his wrist, and five or six bottles of pills floated into his hand. He handed them to Zi Yan with a smile, not taking the sentient Heavenly Flame to heart at all.

Zi Yan looked at the jade bottles in Chen Yang's hand. With a wave of her hand, she stored them all into her storage ring, a sight that made Su Qian incredibly envious.

"Alright, Han Li, you must be careful."

Zi Yan said goodbye to Chen Yang playfully. Chen Yang nodded, exchanged a glance with Su Qian, and said directly.

"Great Elder, let's go."

Su Qian grunted an acknowledgement, and he and Chen Yang transformed into two streaks of light, rushing directly into the lowest level of the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda.

Looking at the sealed magma entrance before him, a flash of apprehension crossed Su Qian's eyes as he said slowly, "In that case, Han Li, I will send you in."

Chen Yang nodded and said, "Great Elder, after I enter, have the students of Jia Nan Academy stay far away from the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda. Prepare the medicinal ingredients; when I emerge from underground, I will refine the pills."

"I'll leave the area outside the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda to you. I'm going in."

Chen Yang did not wait for Su Qian to open any passageway; instead, he tore through space directly and entered the underground.

Seeing Chen Yang enter the underground directly, Su Qian was once again filled with admiration for his cultivation. He was truly a genius who had achieved the status of a Grade 8 Alchemist at such a young age.

"I also need to quickly call out the students who are currently cultivating, so they don't get caught in the crossfire."

As he left, Su Qian looked back at the seal one last time before turning and walking away without looking back.

Upon reaching the surface, Su Qian did not hesitate to order all the teachers to begin calling out the students who were cultivating in the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda. The Heavenly Flame was about to erupt. Upon hearing Su Qian's words, the elders were shocked and immediately began to take up positions around the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda.

As the last student walked out, Su Qian arranged for people to close the doors of the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda.

Underground.

Chen Yang's vision was a sea of crimson. Everywhere he looked, there was flowing magma. The fire-attribute energy was extremely abundant; for a fire-attribute cultivator, this could be considered a treasure trove for cultivation.

Chen Yang strolled slowly over the magma. Such temperatures could not harm him in the slightest. At this moment, Chen Yang released his Spirit Realm soul power completely, carefully searching for the location of the Fallen Heart Flame.

Chen Yang knew that the Fallen Heart Flame was deep within the magma. Finding it in this vast magma world was quite difficult. It seemed he would have to use the Green Lotus Core Flame to see if he could lure it out.

Thinking of this, Chen Yang controlled the Green Lotus Core Flame to burn on his feet, emitting the aura of a Heavenly Flame. For Heavenly Flames, the aura of another Heavenly Flame was incredibly attractive to its kind.

Sure enough, deep within the magma, a giant lava serpent slowly wiggled its body and swam toward Chen Yang's direction. There, it had detected an aura that was incredibly attractive to it.

Looking at the human walking on the magma, a hint of greed flashed in the giant python's eyes. In its perception, that aura that was so attractive to it was coming from inside this human's body.

"Boom!"

A tremendous sound exploded across the calm magma. The giant python formed by the Fallen Heart Flame opened its bloody maw and swallowed Chen Yang, who was strolling on the magma, in one gulp.

Watching the human being swallowed, a hint of human-like joy flashed in the python's eyes.

However, Chen Yang was not that weak. He had intentionally exposed himself right under the Fallen Heart Flame's nose. Only by being eaten by the Fallen Heart Flame could he find its fire seed and deliver a fatal blow.

Sure enough, exactly as Chen Yang had expected, the Fallen Heart Flame really did swallow him in one gulp. Cyan flames ignited, blocking the Fallen Heart Flame's Dou Qi.

After swallowing Chen Yang, the Fallen Heart Flame did not dive back into the magma. Instead, it coiled its massive body and closed its eyes, preparing to refine Chen Yang.

Chen Yang sat cross-legged inside the Fallen Heart Flame's belly, resisting its refinement. Time passed second by second, and the Fallen Heart Flame discovered that no matter how it tried to refine him, Chen Yang remained completely unmoved. It did not understand why.

With no other options, the Fallen Heart Flame directly used its fire seed origin, transforming it into a small python that appeared inside its own body.

Chen Yang watched the small python appear, a faint smile curving his lips. Having discovered it couldn't refine him, it had resorted to using its origin to try and severely injure Chen Yang first before refining him. But in Chen Yang's eyes, this was all futile, because the Fallen Heart Flame had no future left.

The moment it decided to expose its origin fire seed, it had already lost; it could not possibly be Chen Yang's opponent.