A Century Early in the Battle of Dou Qi

Appearing in Zhao Li's line of sight was a sunken geographical feature, like a dried-up large lake. Within that lake, a black tower that didn't look very large only exposed a small section of its tip above the ground, just about one floor high. At the entrance of the tower tip, there was a pitch-black, tightly shut large door, while the rest was deeply buried underground.

Zhao Li didn't focus too much on the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower itself. After just a glance, he looked at the Space around the tower body. Even people without his level of strength could vaguely feel a sense of distortion and wrinkles.

And in Zhao Li's eyes, the surrounding Space was clearly layered with seals, constantly rippling. This situation was undoubtedly the genuine technique of a Dou Venerate.

"Has that Mang Tianchi already reached Dou Venerate? Well, he was originally from the Lei Clan, his talent isn't bad, so having this Cultivation Level is normal. It's a pity he's not in this Academy, otherwise, perhaps we could have exchanged some ideas and gotten some information."

Zhao Li didn't sense any powerful auras within Jia Nan Academy and was slightly disappointed. If that Mang Tianchi were here, he naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to interact with an Ancient Race.

Whoosh whoosh—

Several sounds of air breaking from behind pulled Zhao Li back to his thoughts. He suppressed the ideas in his mind, turned his head to look, and saw more than ten figures flying from a distance. Their Dou Qi Wings behind them were of various colors, emitting different glows, and their speed was extremely fast. They quickly appeared before the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower, turned to look at the students gathered below, and after a while, the leading Elder slowly spoke:

"Students, the previous disturbance has been resolved. The Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower can continue to be used. Now, open the tower!"

After his aged voice fell, the tightly shut pitch-black large door slowly opened with a "creak, creak" sound. A faint, scorching aura permeated out, causing the temperature of this area to rise slightly.

Zhao Li raised an eyebrow. From the Elder's words, it seemed that something had gone wrong with the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower earlier:

"Could it be that the Fallen Heart Flame developed sentience at this time and tried to break free from the suppression?"

Other students wouldn't think about these things themselves. For them, if the Inner Academy didn't have the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower to assist them, it wouldn't be much better than the Outer Academy.

So the reopening of the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower was rare good news for them. As the large door of the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower opened, the students filed in one after another. They hadn't received Heart Flame Tempering for nearly half a month, and the Dou Qi and cells within their bodies seemed a bit impatient.

Seeing this, Zhao Li stopped thinking and also followed the crowd, slowly walking into the tower:

"Who cares? Let's go down and see first."

He walked into the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower openly, but no one paid attention to him. With his current strength, if he truly wanted to hide, he naturally wouldn't be detected by the only two Dou Sects in the Inner Academy. As for the other Elders, it was even more impossible for them to discover him.

Upon entering the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower, the bright light immediately became much dimmer. Zhao Li's gaze was instantly drawn to the pitch-black deep hole in the center, fixated on it. He could vaguely see some invisible Flames, scorching the air to the point of slight distortion.

After a long while, he finally retracted his gaze and scanned his surroundings, seeing many students sitting cross-legged on the ground, mostly students at the late Dou Master and early Great Dou Master levels.

With a slight sense, he knew what the so-called Heart Flame was, and then gently shook his head. That thing was too weak.

Ignoring it, Zhao Li began to wander around the tower. As he walked, he discovered that the area of the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower was unexpectedly large. This was just the single floor exposed above the ground, yet it was equivalent to a two or three-story building.

"As expected of an Imperial Clan member, only they could have this sealing Formation. And the design of this Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower also completely squeezes the Fallen Heart Flame dry."

Zhao Li walked inside the tower, feeling a bit of admiration.

He could feel that the material of the entire tower body had a strong cold property, locking most of the heat of the Fallen Heart Flame inside the tower.

But what he praised was the combination of the Formation and architecture within the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower. Each floor was built according to the strength of the energy projected by the Fallen Heart Flame's Heart Flame. The top floor had weaker Heart Flame, but it was enough for Dou Master and Great Dou Master Cultivation. The bottom floor had strong Heart Flame, but even Peak Dou Spirit could withstand it. It could be said that the Fallen Heart Flame was arranged perfectly.

Zhao Li went down floor by floor, but he didn't feel the Heart Flame being generated. He wasn't surprised. The gap between the Fallen Heart Flame and him was too large. If he couldn't even find the entity, he naturally couldn't sense the projected Heart Flame.

Although he had the intention to experience Heart Flame Tempering and see how effective this Heavenly Flame, known as a Cultivation cheat, was, he also knew that now was not the time.

In the dimly lit, winding Passage going downwards, his footsteps followed the continuously turning stairs, Zhao Li could sense that he was descending into the bottom of the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower.

And as he continued to descend, the number of students encountered in the Passage became fewer and fewer, but their strength became stronger and stronger, even including existences above Dou Spirit Seven Star.

Zhao Li was also unfamiliar with the place. After walking for nearly half an hour, a different light finally appeared at the end of the dim Passage.

Stepping out of the dim Passage, Zhao Li's gaze swept across the area, and then he was once again surprised by the depth of Jia Nan Academy's foundation.

This floor was extremely spacious and empty, covering a vast area, even three times the size of the top floor. Along the way, Zhao Li also gained an understanding of the grandeur of this Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower. Strictly speaking, the tower tip above the ground was just the tip of the iceberg of this Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower.

Just the Deep Sea Cold Iron used to cast the tower body was worth no less than the price of an Earth Tier Mid-Grade Cultivation Technique.

While marveling, Zhao Li, as usual, directly looked towards the central area. As expected, there was also an extremely spacious deep hole there. The opening of that deep hole was wider than any of the upper floors, and it was no longer the bottomless blackness of the upper floors. Instead, it was filled with a faint dark red, like solidified blood.

The opening was more than ten meters wide. In Zhao Li's line of sight, invisible Flames continuously spread and rose from the opening. The Space around the opening was extremely distorted, and strange "hissing..." sounds constantly echoed, which was the sound of the air being scorched.

Sensing the energy that was much denser and more violent than before, as well as the aura of a Peak Dou King and an Early Stage Dou Emperor in the dark, Zhao Li knew that he had reached the bottom of the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower. The dark red light emanating from the opening was likely the red glow of the underground Magma.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Li slowly approached the hole. Through a layer of faint energy seal, a point of crimson light appeared deep within the hole. It was an ocean of Magma, but the color of the Magma here was particularly red compared to ordinary Magma, as if countless fresh blood had been mixed into it, giving the whole thing a strange color.

Zhao Li's gaze swept downwards. Not long after, beneath the churning and rolling orange-red Magma heat flow, he saw an invisible giant Fire Python, at least ten meters thick but of unknown length, swimming within it.

From time to time, it would rush out of the Magma, splashing it everywhere, and each time, its gaze towards the opening was humanized with shame, frustration, and resentment.

For some reason, Zhao Li actually felt a bit sorry for this guy. It was truly being completely squeezed dry by the Formation of this Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower, not wasting even a bit of the escaping Heart Flame. If it were Zhao Li, he would have gone on strike long ago.

"Fallen Heart Flame, what a pity."

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