Chapter 249: Breaking the Seal of the Fallen Heart Flame
Han Yue!
Looking at the woman with silver hair and her mid-level Dou Spirit strength, Gu He was certain that this woman was Han Yue.
Speaking of which, in the inner court of Canaan Academy, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Han Yue all had quite good talents.
If appropriate, Gu He wouldn't mind taking on a few more disciples.
"Hehe, it turns out to be Miss Yue. Which level do you plan to enter for cultivation this time?"
While Gu He was pondering, Elder Liu beside him had already started conversing with the woman in the silver dress with a smile on his face.
"The fifth level!" The woman in the silver dress hesitated slightly before replying.
Hearing the woman's answer, Elder Liu was surprised and couldn't help exclaiming, "Good, good! At this rate, it won't be many years before you can compete for an elder position in this inner court. Your cultivation talent and speed are truly astonishing!"
"It's all thanks to the blessings of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower. Without it, I definitely couldn't achieve this level on my own!" the woman in the silver dress humbly said, then glanced at Gu He next to Elder Liu with a flash of curiosity in her eyes.
"By the way, I almost forgot to introduce him to you. This is Elder Gu He, a new elder at the academy!" Seeing the woman's gaze towards Gu He, Elder Liu quickly introduced him.
Is this Elder Gu He, the new six-rank alchemist in the academy?
Hearing Elder Liu's introduction, Han Yue was very surprised. Just a moment ago, she thought that Gu He standing next to Elder Liu was a senior brother with high seniority in the academy.
"Han Yue pays her respects to Elder Gu!" Upon learning of Gu He's identity, Han Yue bowed very formally to him.
Han Yue came from a prominent family in the Northern Region of Central Province, with many Dou Emperor experts and even a Dou Ancestor in her family. Normally, she didn't pay much attention to ordinary elders in the academy, but for a six-rank alchemist like Gu He, even her father would treat him with respect. So at this moment, she was particularly respectful.
"No need for such formalities!" Facing Han Yue's salute, Gu He replied with a warm smile.
After Gu He spoke, Han Yue suddenly said, "Elder Gu, I have a question for you!"
"Ask away!" Gu He casually waved his hand.
"Why haven't we seen the 'Barbarian King' come to the tower for cultivation for a long time?" Han Yue asked with confusion in her eyes.
She had heard about Gu He taking Zi Yan as his disciple, but since the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower had recently reopened after being closed for nearly half a month, Zi Yan had never come, which made her quite curious.
"Hehe, the 'Barbarian King'? Are you talking about Zi Yan?" Gu He laughed lightly when he heard Han Yue's question.
"Yes, I'm used to calling her that!" Han Yue said somewhat embarrassedly: "I wonder what she has been doing during this time."
"Ah, Zi Yan hasn't been as diligent and hardworking in her cultivation as you all. She just knows to stay in my courtyard, clamoring for me to feed her spirit medicines and pills. She eats up dozens of spirit herbs a day!" Gu He sighed, showing a frustrated expression.
What!
Hearing Gu He's words, Han Yue was tremendously shocked and blurted out: "Who can afford to consume dozens of spirit herbs a day?"
"I can still afford these spirit medicines. Besides, even if I can't afford it, I must support her, as she is my disciple!" Gu He said with a bit of helplessness on his face.
At this moment, even Elder Liu beside them wore the same surprised expression as Han Yue.
However, after their initial surprise, both of them felt immensely envious of Zi Yan.
Thinking of Zi Yan's treatment under Gu He, Han Yue couldn't help but have a somewhat strange thought herself.
The next moment, Han Yue's face showed a bit of expectation, and she hesitantly asked, "Elder Gu... are you still accepting disciples?"
Hearing Han Yue's words, both Gu He and Elder Liu were quite surprised.
After a moment's thought, Gu He deliberately asked, "What did you just say? I didn't hear clearly."
"Han Yue wishes to take Elder Gu as her master!"
When she said this, Han Yue's face was very nervous, almost shouting it out, completely unlike her usual cold demeanor.
"Elder Gu, Miss Yue has excellent talent for cultivation and is extremely diligent. She is a promising candidate!" Seeing Gu He's silence, Elder Liu also persuaded him from the side.
Gu He had already considered taking Han Yue as his disciple, but if he accepted her so readily, the
threshold of his courtyard might be trampled by others soon.
Moreover, Gu He did not solely consider talent in accepting disciples; if other aspects did not meet his expectations, he would not take them even if they had the necessary talent.
"Here's what, since you want to become my disciple, show your sincerity. If you can break through one star within a month, I will agree to take you as my disciple!" After thinking it over, Gu He set his condition for accepting a disciple.
"Miss Yue has just recently achieved her Dou Spirit rank, and breaking through again within a month might be a bit too difficult!" Elder Liu secretly thought.
"Agreed! If I don't break through one star within a month, I will not bother Elder Gu anymore!"
Hearing Gu He's words, a determined look flashed in Han Yue's eyes. After bowing again to Gu He, she headed straight for the lower levels of the tower.
Watching Han Yue's departing back, Elder Liu sighed to Gu He, "With Miss Yue's stubborn nature, she might turn into a cultivation machine this month."
...
After this episode with Han Yue, Gu He walked out of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower and soon returned to his courtyard.
Now that Gu He was very clear about the situation inside the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower, he just needed to wait for his avatar to arrive, and then he could let his avatar directly seize control.
The next day, when Gu He sensed that his avatar was approaching the outer area of Canaan Academy, a smile appeared on his face.
Immediately after, Gu He instructed Zi Yan a few words before entering his room.
Quickly setting up a seal in the room, Gu He's figure disappeared with a twist in space.
The next moment, Gu He suddenly appeared in the deep hole at the bottom of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower, amidst the magma.
Upon appearing in this magma-filled area, Gu He quickly shot several hand seals towards the hidden black energy shield above the peak of the deep hole, then summoned a purple flame and struck the magma several times. After completing these actions, Gu He's figure eerily vanished again.
As Gu He's figure disappeared, the magma where he had been suddenly shot out two sharp beams of light like gleaming eyes.
There, an extremely violent and vast energy was slowly emerging from the bottom of the magma, and with the surge of this wild energy, the tranquility of the magma world was also shattered. A wild wind, arising from nowhere, howled over the magma, stirring it into a fiery wave ten meters high before crashing down with a thunderous roar, reminiscent of mountains collapsing and the earth splitting!
At the same time, Han Yue, who was deeply focused on her cultivation inside the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower, suddenly heard a dull sound, followed by a slight tremor throughout the cultivation room. The previously calm energy around her suddenly began to boil and churn violently.
"What's happening! Why is the energy here suddenly becoming so violent?"
As Han Yue was taken aback, the figures of numerous tower-guarding elders quickly rushed to the bottommost floor of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower.
"All students in the tower, leave the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower within ten minutes!"
Soon, a particularly deep voice resonated above the inner courtyard, reaching the ears of every student practicing within the tower.
Hearing this voice, Han Yue did not hesitate and immediately left the cultivation room, quickly heading towards the tower's apex exit.
...
"What exactly happened to cause such an upheaval..."
Soo Qian, who had arrived at the deep hole beneath the tower at an unknown time, looked towards the magma-filled space with a shocked and uncertain gaze.
Above him, outside the large circular energy shield, a group of tower-guarding elders and some who had arrived later also appeared utterly baffled.
While everyone was puzzled, the endless world of magma suddenly began to churn violently, and an extremely fierce energy filled the area.
As the magma rolled, it seemed as if something was about to break through the surface. After a moment, the churning magma suddenly quieted down, but Soo Qian's gaze did not relax; he clearly felt that the violent energy was getting closer to the surface of the magma.
"Whoosh!"
The calm surface of the magma suddenly lifted in a wave, and amidst the flying magma, a massive, nearly transparent serpent head, at least ten meters long and covered with invisible flames, burst through the magma, bringing with it a formidable energy that shook the space around it.
"Sss!"
Breaking through the magma, the gigantic transparent fire serpent, as if it had been imprisoned for a thousand years, raised its massive head. The piercing sound waves that it emitted were enough to cause an ordinary Dou Spirit to burst on the spot, spreading rapidly.
With the spread of the sound waves, the world of magma seemed as if numerous bombs had been dropped into it. The deep rumbling sounds continued, and magma and flames violently spewed everywhere.
After a nearly frenzied release, the massive transparent fire serpent, as if sensing the gaze from above, suddenly raised its huge head with invisible flame-filled triangular pupils and locked its gaze firmly on Soo Qian at the entrance of the deep hole!
With his body locked by the transparent fire energy from below, Soo Qian suddenly felt a chill, as if his entire body had been scanned inside out by the opponent.
The serpent's gaze locked on Soo Qian, and almost instantly, an extremely terrifying wave of energy surged from its massive body. The level of ferocity and magnitude of this energy made even Soo Qian feel a chill.
"Sss!"
Another violent, sharp sound wave burst forth, and the massive body of the invisible fire serpent suddenly slapped the magma. At once, its nearly twenty to thirty meters long colossal body, like invisible lightning, charged up the deep hole with scorching temperatures and fierce energy!
"This beast is going to break the seal!" Soo Qian's face changed, he tapped the edge of the platform with his foot, and his figure flashed out of the energy shield. His hands moved rapidly, and suddenly, the energy at the mouth of the deep hole surged violently, eventually forming a huge energy shield that tightly sealed the entrance.
At the moment his hand seals moved, a thunderous shout erupted from Soo Qian's mouth. The vibrant energy shield, like a colorful lid, tightly closed off the entrance to the deep hole.
As the energy shield formed, the space around it immediately rippled with waves, showing that despite appearing to be hastily formed, the energy shield possessed immense power.
This extremely powerful energy shield was a pre-set seal by the inner courtyard, which any elder could activate in critical moments to guard against the sudden outburst of the Heartflame.
However, despite the strength of the energy shield, when an extremely hot temperature approached in the blink of an eye, its surface immediately rippled like a lake surface struck by a huge stone.
"Boom!"
A massive blood-red column of magma burst from the endless depths below, carrying a force capable of moving mountains and seas, and violently struck the colorful energy shield.
Instantly, a dull sound echoed throughout the bottom of the tower. The moment the sound started, tiny cracks began to climb over the energy shield, changing Soo Qian's expression slightly.
Finally, with a crisp sound, it burst open!
As the energy shield shattered, a massive, several tens of meters wide column of blood-red magma, like a volcanic eruption, burst out of the last seal and violently struck the spire of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower.
"Boom!"
A deep sound like thunder suddenly boomed in everyone's ears. In this collision, akin to meteors colliding, the entire Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower trembled violently.
The blood-red magma column struck the spire of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower heavily, but did not cause the latter to crack due to its fierce momentum. At the moment of impact, the pitch-black spire immediately revealed a slightly dark, thin energy shield. Although this shield appeared frail, merely less than a finger thick, it was this thin layer of dark energy that blocked the formidable magma column!
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Chapter 249: Breaking the Seal of the Fallen Heart Flame
Han Yue!
Looking at the woman with silver hair and her mid-level Dou Spirit strength, Gu He was certain that this woman was Han Yue.
Speaking of which, in the inner court of Canaan Academy, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Han Yue all had quite good talents.
If appropriate, Gu He wouldn't mind taking on a few more disciples.
"Hehe, it turns out to be Miss Yue. Which level do you plan to enter for cultivation this time?"
While Gu He was pondering, Elder Liu beside him had already started conversing with the woman in the silver dress with a smile on his face.
"The fifth level!" The woman in the silver dress hesitated slightly before replying.
Hearing the woman's answer, Elder Liu was surprised and couldn't help exclaiming, "Good, good! At this rate, it won't be many years before you can compete for an elder position in this inner court. Your cultivation talent and speed are truly astonishing!"
"It's all thanks to the blessings of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower. Without it, I definitely couldn't achieve this level on my own!" the woman in the silver dress humbly said, then glanced at Gu He next to Elder Liu with a flash of curiosity in her eyes.
"By the way, I almost forgot to introduce him to you. This is Elder Gu He, a new elder at the academy!" Seeing the woman's gaze towards Gu He, Elder Liu quickly introduced him.
Is this Elder Gu He, the new six-rank alchemist in the academy?
Hearing Elder Liu's introduction, Han Yue was very surprised. Just a moment ago, she thought that Gu He standing next to Elder Liu was a senior brother with high seniority in the academy.
"Han Yue pays her respects to Elder Gu!" Upon learning of Gu He's identity, Han Yue bowed very formally to him.
Han Yue came from a prominent family in the Northern Region of Central Province, with many Dou Emperor experts and even a Dou Ancestor in her family. Normally, she didn't pay much attention to ordinary elders in the academy, but for a six-rank alchemist like Gu He, even her father would treat him with respect. So at this moment, she was particularly respectful.
"No need for such formalities!" Facing Han Yue's salute, Gu He replied with a warm smile.
After Gu He spoke, Han Yue suddenly said, "Elder Gu, I have a question for you!"
"Ask away!" Gu He casually waved his hand.
"Why haven't we seen the 'Barbarian King' come to the tower for cultivation for a long time?" Han Yue asked with confusion in her eyes.
She had heard about Gu He taking Zi Yan as his disciple, but since the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower had recently reopened after being closed for nearly half a month, Zi Yan had never come, which made her quite curious.
"Hehe, the 'Barbarian King'? Are you talking about Zi Yan?" Gu He laughed lightly when he heard Han Yue's question.
"Yes, I'm used to calling her that!" Han Yue said somewhat embarrassedly: "I wonder what she has been doing during this time."
"Ah, Zi Yan hasn't been as diligent and hardworking in her cultivation as you all. She just knows to stay in my courtyard, clamoring for me to feed her spirit medicines and pills. She eats up dozens of spirit herbs a day!" Gu He sighed, showing a frustrated expression.
What!
Hearing Gu He's words, Han Yue was tremendously shocked and blurted out: "Who can afford to consume dozens of spirit herbs a day?"
"I can still afford these spirit medicines. Besides, even if I can't afford it, I must support her, as she is my disciple!" Gu He said with a bit of helplessness on his face.
At this moment, even Elder Liu beside them wore the same surprised expression as Han Yue.
However, after their initial surprise, both of them felt immensely envious of Zi Yan.
Thinking of Zi Yan's treatment under Gu He, Han Yue couldn't help but have a somewhat strange thought herself.
The next moment, Han Yue's face showed a bit of expectation, and she hesitantly asked, "Elder Gu... are you still accepting disciples?"
Hearing Han Yue's words, both Gu He and Elder Liu were quite surprised.
After a moment's thought, Gu He deliberately asked, "What did you just say? I didn't hear clearly."
"Han Yue wishes to take Elder Gu as her master!"
When she said this, Han Yue's face was very nervous, almost shouting it out, completely unlike her usual cold demeanor.
"Elder Gu, Miss Yue has excellent talent for cultivation and is extremely diligent. She is a promising candidate!" Seeing Gu He's silence, Elder Liu also persuaded him from the side.
Gu He had already considered taking Han Yue as his disciple, but if he accepted her so readily, the
threshold of his courtyard might be trampled by others soon.
Moreover, Gu He did not solely consider talent in accepting disciples; if other aspects did not meet his expectations, he would not take them even if they had the necessary talent.
"Here's what, since you want to become my disciple, show your sincerity. If you can break through one star within a month, I will agree to take you as my disciple!" After thinking it over, Gu He set his condition for accepting a disciple.
"Miss Yue has just recently achieved her Dou Spirit rank, and breaking through again within a month might be a bit too difficult!" Elder Liu secretly thought.
"Agreed! If I don't break through one star within a month, I will not bother Elder Gu anymore!"
Hearing Gu He's words, a determined look flashed in Han Yue's eyes. After bowing again to Gu He, she headed straight for the lower levels of the tower.
Watching Han Yue's departing back, Elder Liu sighed to Gu He, "With Miss Yue's stubborn nature, she might turn into a cultivation machine this month."
...
After this episode with Han Yue, Gu He walked out of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower and soon returned to his courtyard.
Now that Gu He was very clear about the situation inside the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower, he just needed to wait for his avatar to arrive, and then he could let his avatar directly seize control.
The next day, when Gu He sensed that his avatar was approaching the outer area of Canaan Academy, a smile appeared on his face.
Immediately after, Gu He instructed Zi Yan a few words before entering his room.
Quickly setting up a seal in the room, Gu He's figure disappeared with a twist in space.
The next moment, Gu He suddenly appeared in the deep hole at the bottom of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower, amidst the magma.
Upon appearing in this magma-filled area, Gu He quickly shot several hand seals towards the hidden black energy shield above the peak of the deep hole, then summoned a purple flame and struck the magma several times. After completing these actions, Gu He's figure eerily vanished again.
As Gu He's figure disappeared, the magma where he had been suddenly shot out two sharp beams of light like gleaming eyes.
There, an extremely violent and vast energy was slowly emerging from the bottom of the magma, and with the surge of this wild energy, the tranquility of the magma world was also shattered. A wild wind, arising from nowhere, howled over the magma, stirring it into a fiery wave ten meters high before crashing down with a thunderous roar, reminiscent of mountains collapsing and the earth splitting!
At the same time, Han Yue, who was deeply focused on her cultivation inside the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower, suddenly heard a dull sound, followed by a slight tremor throughout the cultivation room. The previously calm energy around her suddenly began to boil and churn violently.
"What's happening! Why is the energy here suddenly becoming so violent?"
As Han Yue was taken aback, the figures of numerous tower-guarding elders quickly rushed to the bottommost floor of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower.
"All students in the tower, leave the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower within ten minutes!"
Soon, a particularly deep voice resonated above the inner courtyard, reaching the ears of every student practicing within the tower.
Hearing this voice, Han Yue did not hesitate and immediately left the cultivation room, quickly heading towards the tower's apex exit.
...
"What exactly happened to cause such an upheaval..."
Soo Qian, who had arrived at the deep hole beneath the tower at an unknown time, looked towards the magma-filled space with a shocked and uncertain gaze.
Above him, outside the large circular energy shield, a group of tower-guarding elders and some who had arrived later also appeared utterly baffled.
While everyone was puzzled, the endless world of magma suddenly began to churn violently, and an extremely fierce energy filled the area.
As the magma rolled, it seemed as if something was about to break through the surface. After a moment, the churning magma suddenly quieted down, but Soo Qian's gaze did not relax; he clearly felt that the violent energy was getting closer to the surface of the magma.
"Whoosh!"
The calm surface of the magma suddenly lifted in a wave, and amidst the flying magma, a massive, nearly transparent serpent head, at least ten meters long and covered with invisible flames, burst through the magma, bringing with it a formidable energy that shook the space around it.
"Sss!"
Breaking through the magma, the gigantic transparent fire serpent, as if it had been imprisoned for a thousand years, raised its massive head. The piercing sound waves that it emitted were enough to cause an ordinary Dou Spirit to burst on the spot, spreading rapidly.
With the spread of the sound waves, the world of magma seemed as if numerous bombs had been dropped into it. The deep rumbling sounds continued, and magma and flames violently spewed everywhere.
After a nearly frenzied release, the massive transparent fire serpent, as if sensing the gaze from above, suddenly raised its huge head with invisible flame-filled triangular pupils and locked its gaze firmly on Soo Qian at the entrance of the deep hole!
With his body locked by the transparent fire energy from below, Soo Qian suddenly felt a chill, as if his entire body had been scanned inside out by the opponent.
The serpent's gaze locked on Soo Qian, and almost instantly, an extremely terrifying wave of energy surged from its massive body. The level of ferocity and magnitude of this energy made even Soo Qian feel a chill.
"Sss!"
Another violent, sharp sound wave burst forth, and the massive body of the invisible fire serpent suddenly slapped the magma. At once, its nearly twenty to thirty meters long colossal body, like invisible lightning, charged up the deep hole with scorching temperatures and fierce energy!
"This beast is going to break the seal!" Soo Qian's face changed, he tapped the edge of the platform with his foot, and his figure flashed out of the energy shield. His hands moved rapidly, and suddenly, the energy at the mouth of the deep hole surged violently, eventually forming a huge energy shield that tightly sealed the entrance.
At the moment his hand seals moved, a thunderous shout erupted from Soo Qian's mouth. The vibrant energy shield, like a colorful lid, tightly closed off the entrance to the deep hole.
As the energy shield formed, the space around it immediately rippled with waves, showing that despite appearing to be hastily formed, the energy shield possessed immense power.
This extremely powerful energy shield was a pre-set seal by the inner courtyard, which any elder could activate in critical moments to guard against the sudden outburst of the Heartflame.
However, despite the strength of the energy shield, when an extremely hot temperature approached in the blink of an eye, its surface immediately rippled like a lake surface struck by a huge stone.
"Boom!"
A massive blood-red column of magma burst from the endless depths below, carrying a force capable of moving mountains and seas, and violently struck the colorful energy shield.
Instantly, a dull sound echoed throughout the bottom of the tower. The moment the sound started, tiny cracks began to climb over the energy shield, changing Soo Qian's expression slightly.
Finally, with a crisp sound, it burst open!
As the energy shield shattered, a massive, several tens of meters wide column of blood-red magma, like a volcanic eruption, burst out of the last seal and violently struck the spire of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower.
"Boom!"
A deep sound like thunder suddenly boomed in everyone's ears. In this collision, akin to meteors colliding, the entire Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower trembled violently.
The blood-red magma column struck the spire of the Sky Blazing Qi Refining Tower heavily, but did not cause the latter to crack due to its fierce momentum. At the moment of impact, the pitch-black spire immediately revealed a slightly dark, thin energy shield. Although this shield appeared frail, merely less than a finger thick, it was this thin layer of dark energy that blocked the formidable magma column!
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