Chapter 213: Things in Retreat

Afterwards, Lin Yuan and Su Qian talked for a while, exchanged some information, and learned about the important events that happened after the former went into seclusion.

A lot of things happened during the nearly four months of seclusion.

Among them, there are three things that deserve his attention.

First, the Black Emperor Sect, a Dou Zong-level force, was destroyed by a woman some time ago; second, Su Qian received news that someone from the Ancient Clan would visit soon; third, Yao Lao proposed to trade the Fallen Heart Flame, but was rejected by Su Qian.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan chuckled and gently stroked his Qi Sea, where the Fallen Heart Flame was helping him refine his Dou Qi.

"This master and disciple are really persistent about the strange fire!"

He walked to the fire-gathering pot, saluted the five elders who were injecting their fighting spirit, and chuckled, "Speaking of the Fallen Heart Flame and the Sky Burning Refining Qi Tower, I can still do something here. This seed fire can be strengthened..."

After saying this, he thought about it and extracted some of the essence of the Fallen Heart Flame from his body and slowly injected it into the Heart Flame Sub-Fire in the pot.

As Lin Yuan moved, the power of the Heart Flame became stronger, and the heart fire generated after receiving the injection of fire-attributed Dou Qi also suddenly became hotter.

"Lin Yuan, you..."

"Don't worry, Great Elder. I just took some of the fallen heart fire essence to feed the child fire." Lin Yuan waved his hand confidently, "It's the same as the essence of human fighting spirit. If the alien fire only loses a small amount of essence, it will recover in no time."

"During my time at the academy, I will continue to do this to accelerate the growth of the Heart Flame Sub-Fire and further enhance its ability to transform Heart Fire."

“Its effect is enhanced, and Canaan College as a college can achieve further development.”

Su Qian looked at Lin Yuan in surprise when he heard this. "I didn't expect that you could see this at such a young age. Choosing you as the next great elder is indeed the right choice."

At present, the obstacle restricting the continued development and growth of Canaan College is the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower itself.

The core of Canaan Academy - the Inner Court, its system is built around "fire energy", and the heart fire produced by the Fallen Heart Flame is the foundation of the fire energy system.

Thanks to this system, the operation of the Canaan College inner courtyard can be described as a no-cost business.

The Fallen Heart Flame is like a machine that never stops, providing a constant supply of heart fire for tempering fighting spirit, and the academy converts it into "fire energy", the universal currency of the inner academy. Many students exchange their skills, medicinal materials, fighting skills, etc. for "fire energy".

As long as there is the Fallen Heart Flame, operating the inner courtyard will not cost anything. Instead, it can use "fire energy" to exchange for various resources collected by students and increase its own foundation.

Raising the Fallen Heart Flame is one of the reasons why Canaan Academy is extremely wealthy.

For this reason, the amount of fire energy that the Fallen Heart Flame can create also limits the size of the inner courtyard students and restricts the upper limit of the academy's development.

The previous Fallen Heart Flame had such a bad relationship with Canaan Academy that it was impossible to make full use of it.

However, things have changed now.

After the core of the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower changed from Fallen Heart Flame to Sub-Fire, its positioning has changed from an uncontrollable resource pool to a controllable conversion device, converting the fighting spirit of the fire-attributed elders into fire energy.

Although human participation is required to provide fighting spirit, the production and circulation of fire energy has now become completely controllable.

Which one is better or worse will depend on future developments.

However, one thing is certain, that is, enhancing the ability of the Heart Flame Fire to transform the Heart Fire will increase the upper limit of the number of students that the inner courtyard can accommodate and enhance the potential for the development of the academy.

Strengthening the sub-fire is also what Lin Yuan, as the next great elder, can do with all his heart and responsibility.

After a while, feeling the instinctive resistance of the Heart Flame in his body, Lin Yuan retracted his action and ended the first round of strengthening the sub-fire. "Let's do this for now. I will proceed to the next round when the essence of the Fallen Heart Flame is restored."

Looking at the fire that was at least 20% stronger, Su Qian smiled and said, "Thank you, Lin."

"It's just a small matter, and it's what I should do." Lin Yuan waved his hand casually and said seriously: "By the way, the Great Elder happens to be here, so I'll give you the puppet we agreed on before..."

As he spoke, he waved his sleeves lightly, and a bronze puppet appeared beside him. After removing the soul mark he had set, he transferred it to Su Qian.

After that, he left the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower.
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Walking out of the tower gate, soft sunlight pours down.

Lin Yuan, who had stayed in the tower for four whole months, couldn't help but relax at this moment. He covered his face with his hands, and looked at the blue sky through the gaps between his fingers. A feeling of ease and leisure filled his heart.

Lin Yuan stretched lazily, held the back of his head with both hands, and walked leisurely towards his own courtyard.

At this moment, two figures rushed past him in a hurry.

"Old Xu, hurry up, or we won't be able to catch up with Fairy Mu's pharmacology class. That's a Dou Zong master teaching us, we can't miss it."

"Haha! Xiao Guo, are you going to attend the class? You are obviously just craving for her body! Wake up, she doesn't like you..."

"You are so noble, so great, if you have the guts, don't go!"

"Hey, why not go? Seeing Fairy Mu, who is one of the top three beauties in the inner courtyard, giving a lecture is a good thing for the eyes..."

The two of them ran towards a square while flirting with each other.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows, with a playful look on his face: "Fairy Mu, is this the pharmacology class of the Little Medical Fairy that the Great Elder mentioned? In terms of human relations, the Great Elder is still much better than me!"

"Inviting Xiao Yixian to teach at the academy is really an interesting idea."

After Lin Yuan went into seclusion, perhaps to help Xiao Yixian integrate into the academy, or perhaps to win her over, Su Qian invited Xiao Yixian to serve as an honorary elder of Canaan College.

Considering the relationship between Lin Yuan and Canaan College, Xiao Yixian readily agreed.

Afterwards, she opened a course in the hospital and occasionally taught medicine and poison-related knowledge to students in the inner courtyard.

Her powerful strength, extraordinary beauty and profound knowledge quickly made her extremely popular in the inner courtyard, especially among female students. She is currently respected as Fairy Mu by many students and elders.

In this situation, Lin Yuan was naturally happy for her.

Although his feelings for the women around him were not pure and were mixed with a desire to exploit them, he also sincerely hoped that they could be happy.

Xiao Yixian had a rough fate since she was young, and she has come to this day alone, all alone. Although her poisonous body has given her a strong talent, it has also caused her to spend most of her life in loneliness.

Just like Qinglin's inferiority complex, Xiao Yixiang also has her own heartache.

Canaan College is full of vitality and is a great place to heal one’s heart.

It would be great if Xiao Yixian could heal the scars hidden deep in her heart during her time at Canaan College.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan's mouth curled up slightly, and he did not go to see the Little Medical Fairy's lecture, but leisurely returned to his own courtyard. He lit the cauldron (pot) and started the fire.

Soon, wisps of smoke rose from Lin Yuan's courtyard, and an intoxicating fragrance echoed in the yard.

When the Little Medical Fairy finished her lesson and returned to the courtyard, Lin Yuan and Zi Yan were already sitting at the table.

Looking at Lin Yuan with a smirk on his face, Zi Yan with drooling mouth, and the steam rising from the delicacies on the table, the Little Medical Fairy's eyes softened a little at this moment.

She smiled gently, walked to Lin Yuan and sat down, and said gently: "Long time no see, Lin Yuan, congratulations on your successful breakthrough to Dou Zong..."

"Breaking through Dou Zong, isn't this a matter of course for me?" Lin Yuan said confidently, and immediately filled the wine glass in front of the Little Medical Immortal, chuckling, "How about you, are you used to the life in this inner courtyard?"

"Yeah." Xiao Yixian smiled and nodded, and said softly: "I have never enjoyed this kind of atmosphere before, it's quite pleasant."

"That's good……"

"You two, are you done yet?" Zi Yan curled her lips, staring at the food in front of her, and said anxiously: "Lin Yuan, Sister Xiao Yixian is back, can I start eating these things..."

Lin Yuan pinched Zi Yan's little face and said, "Eat, you little greedy ghost..."

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan's face lit up with joy and she began to devour the food like whirlwind, with an intoxicated expression on her face.

Lin Yuan and Xiao Yixiang witnessed it and smiled at each other. Looking at the girl's happy expression while eating was also a visual enjoyment, which made people feel good unconsciously.

Suddenly, Xiao Yixian seemed to remember something and handed a few storage rings to Lin Yuan, saying softly, "A few days ago, Zi Yan and I destroyed the Black Emperor Sect. This is what we seized from them. See if you can use it."

"It was you who really did it?" Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and asked curiously, "By the way, how did you become enemies with the Black Emperor Sect?"

Unlike someone like himself who had a very low bottom line, Xiao Yixiang had not yet reached the point of slaughtering indiscriminately for profit.

There must be a reason why it has come to the point of destroying the clan.

Zi Yan, who was standing by, heard Lin Yuan's words, swallowed the meat in her mouth, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes.

"Humph, there was a pretty boy from the Black Emperor Sect who wanted to steal my things because I was small, and he even dared to drug me. I easily beat him to death. Later, his Dou Zong master came to seek revenge on me, so Sister Xiao Yixian beat him to death as well."

"After we beat them to death, we will go and rob his treasure house and kill anyone who tries to stop us."

"Is that so?" Lin Yuan looked at the Little Medical Fairy.

"Although it's a little brief, it's basically what Zi Yan said." Little Medical Fairy nodded and added, "This happened a month ago, after we attended the Black Emperor City auction."

"Oh? The auction in Black Emperor City." Lin Yuan nodded slightly and asked in confusion: "Is there anything in the auction that attracts you?"

“Not really.” Little Medical Fairy shook her head and said calmly, “I was originally just planning to go there to get some beast fire, and attending the auction just happened to be the right opportunity.”

"I see, are you helping Senior Yao collect beast fire?"

Hearing what Little Medical Fairy said, Lin Yuan immediately understood that Lord Tianhuo's ability lies in fire. Whether he was performing the Five-Wheel Fire Separation Technique or studying the True Flame Manipulation Technique given to him by Lin Yuan, all of these were inseparable from the beast fire.

Afterwards, the Little Medical Fairy told Lin Yuan what had happened in detail.

Simply put, the Black Emperor Sect's Young Master Mo Ya became greedy for the demon puppet and wanted to use various means, including using drugs, to seize it.

However, the drug had little effect on Zi Yan. Instead, it made her furious and she punched Mo Ya to death.

Afterwards, the leader of the Black Emperor Sect, Mo Tianxing, sought revenge, but he met the Little Medical Fairy.

Mo Tianxing, who was only a four-star Dou Zong, was inferior to the five-star Xiao Yixian. Moreover, Xiao Yixian had received instruction from the Skyfire Venerable in the past few months, which made up for all her shortcomings. With the help of the strange fire and poisonous body, her combat power was even more outstanding.

In the end, Mo Tianxing didn't show much ability to resist, and was killed on the spot by Little Medical Fairy before he could even self-destruct.

Afterwards, Zi Yan and Xiao Yixian went to the Black Emperor Sect and looted it completely.

"I see. Well done." Lin Yuan nodded and said indifferently, "He dared to attack Zi Yan. I will take good care of his soul later."

As he spoke, he took the ring and examined it leisurely. When he saw the mountains of scrolls, medicinal herbs, and magic cores inside, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

"The trade center of the Black Horn Region is far richer than the Demon Flame Valley."

Among the items seized by Zi Yan and her companions, there were quite a few earth-level martial arts and fighting skills. There were a total of seven low-earth-level and mid-earth-level martial arts and fighting skills. If they were placed in the Black Horn Region and the Northwest Continent, they would be enough to cause a bloody storm.

However, although these earth-level fighting skills can be considered very precious, they have limited effects on Lin Yuan and can only enrich his foundation.

For him, to achieve an immediate effect, he would need at least high-level earth-level fighting skills or above.

High-level earth-level skills are the standard for Dou Zun-level forces, and are very rare outside Zhongzhou. In recent years, Lin Yuan has destroyed many sects, but the only high-level earth-level skills he has seized is the Falling Phoenix Bell of the Qiwu Sect.

Of course, after many years of improvement by the old demon, the True Flame Art could perhaps be considered an advanced earth-level fighting skill.

Compared to the gains in martial arts and fighting skills, Lin Yuan was even more delighted by the gains in medicinal herbs and magic cores.

For many years, the Black Emperor Sect has been the largest distribution channel in the Black Horn Region. Because of this, the amount of medicinal materials controlled by the Black Emperor Sect is also extremely large.

The Black Emperor Sect's reserves of medicinal materials are much better than Han Feng's in the past.

"The Black Emperor Sect can support a sixth-grade alchemist, so its reserve of medicinal materials is really impressive, and there are quite a few seventh-grade medicinal materials. This way, I can refine a few more seventh-grade pills."

"Unfortunately, no trace of the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva was found. It seems that the Black Emperor Sect has obtained the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva."

After carefully inspecting the item, Lin Yuan thought to himself, "It's too early for the Bodhi Transformation Saliva to appear at the auction. Fortunately, I didn't put too much hope on the Black Emperor Sect."

"But... Mo Tianxing actually got this thing so early?" Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with joy as his gaze fell on the mummy in the ring.

"Well done, Zi Yan and Little Medical Fairy." Lin Yuan gave the two girls a thumbs up.

"Hehe!" Zi Yan smiled smugly upon hearing this, "Lin Yuan, you have to thank me this time. The Black Emperor Sect's treasure house is hidden very deep and secretively, and the protection measures are also very powerful. It's all thanks to me."

"Don't forget what you promised me before. Help me refine the Transformation Pill quickly."

"Don't worry, I remember everything..."

　I've been writing, revising, and deleting. I've had too many thoughts lately, and my writing rhythm is a bit messy. I hope I can keep this up.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)