What stood before Xiao Yan were over a hundred transparent, formless little flame serpents. Within each one, pure Fallen Heart Flame burned slowly.
In other words, these hundred-plus strands of Fallen Heart Flame were enough to allow dozens of Dou Ling experts to successfully advance to the Dou Wang realm.
Looking at these Origin Heart Flames before him, Xiao Yan flicked his sleeve, collecting all of them into it. Then, under Su Qian's anxious gaze, he flew toward the light barrier above.
"Hehe, Elder Yan Xiao's strength is truly terrifying. Even our entire Inner Academy couldn't subdue the Fallen Heart Flame, yet in your hands, it was so easily brought under control."
Seeing Su Qian's flattering tone, Xiao Yan naturally knew what the old fellow was thinking. With a wave of his hand, over half of the Origin Heart Flames were tossed out from his sleeve.
Seeing the sudden appearance of more than fifty Origin Heart Flames, Su Qian couldn't help swallowing hard.
He never expected Yan Xiao to be so generous—to hand over half of the Fallen Heart Flame in one go.
This was something he had never imagined.
In Su Qian's original expectations, Xiao Yan being willing to give up one-quarter or even one-third would already have been extremely generous.
After all, these Origin Heart Flames were incredibly precious. Each one had a high chance of producing a Dou Wang powerhouse.
Thus, under Xiao Yan's gaze, Su Qian hurriedly and carefully stored the fifty-plus Origin Heart Flames into a special jade device.
Watching Su Qian's cautious behavior, Xiao Yan first chuckled, then slowly said, "Leave three strands of these Origin Heart Flames each for Zi Yan and Han Yue. You may distribute the rest as you see fit."
After saying that, he cast his gaze toward the Fallen Heart Flame in the magma, tightly bound by the Heavenly Flame, and said with a light laugh, "Later, I'll take the elders of the Alchemy Department to study a pill that can help better utilize the Origin Heart Flame, and try to maximize its efficiency.
"Once I'm done handling these matters, I can also help the Academy search for another Fallen Heart Flame."
Hearing Xiao Yan's confident and methodical planning, even Su Qian was left stunned. The look in his eyes as he watched Xiao Yan grew increasingly warm.
"Elder Yan Xiao, if you truly accomplish all of this, then your contribution will be second only to the Headmaster in our Academy's history.
"If that's the case, even handing you my position as Great Elder would be no problem at all!"
Su Qian said excitedly.
He had originally harbored some doubts about Xiao Yan, suspecting that he might be like Han Feng—someone who came solely for the Fallen Heart Flame. But he never expected that everything this man promised actually seemed genuine.
Not only that, he could even lead the Alchemy Department elders to develop a pill to better utilize the Origin Heart Flame. If that were the case, who knew how many new Dou Wang powerhouses Jia Nan Academy would produce in the future.
"Heh, a lousy Great Elder position—just a high-level wage slave. Who'd want it?" Xiao Yan silently mocked in his heart.
On the surface, however, he wore a polite smile.
"The position of Great Elder carries heavy responsibility and a long road ahead. It's better suited for someone as responsible as you. I, Yan Xiao, am used to a carefree life—I can't handle it, can't handle it."
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the smile on Su Qian's face grew even broader.
Ignoring Su Qian's grin that looked like a blooming chrysanthemum, Xiao Yan quickly left the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.
Without special equipment to store them, these Origin Heart Flames would dissipate into pure fire-attribute energy unless Xiao Yan wrapped them with a Heavenly Flame.
Such a batch of Origin Heart Flames would be a considerable resource even within the current Yan Alliance, enough to cultivate many newcomers.
What's more, in a couple of years, the youngsters of the Xiao Clan would all begin charging toward the Dou Wang stage.
People like Xiao Mei and Xiao Ning had already reached the point where they could be tempered using Origin Heart Flame.
There were also Ya Fei, Yao Ye, and the other beauties of his harem, who would likely be advancing toward Dou Wang within two years.
Xiao Yan's research into pills that could efficiently utilize Origin Heart Flame was mainly for their sake.
To be safe, Xiao Yan also reminded Su Qian to remain underground and guard the sealed Fallen Heart Flame.
After exiting the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, golden sunlight shone onto his face, causing Xiao Yan—who hadn't seen the sun for three days—to squint slightly.
But soon, he noticed a group of students causing a disturbance at the tower entrance.
"Look, look! Someone came out of the tower!"
A group of students had been waiting for the tower to reopen.
Once they had tasted the double or triple cultivation speed inside the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, they were no longer satisfied with normal cultivation.
When Xiao Yan emerged, several elders were momentarily stunned. Then Elder Hao, who was guarding the entrance, was the first to walk over.
"Elder Yan Xiao, can the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower be used again?"
Xiao Yan glanced at the elders who were being driven crazy by the students, smiled, shook his head, and continued walking forward.
"Elder, we're all academy students! Why does that guy get to freely enter and exit the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower? Tell me—he's not your grandson, is he?"
One student looked dissatisfied as he watched Xiao Yan leave.
"Nonsense! That's the newly arrived Elder Yan Xiao from the Alchemy Department. Behave yourselves, you brats, or I'll fail you in your courses!"
Elder Hao glared.
"Haha, you're just a logistics elder—what failing courses are you talking about? I don't believe it. That guy must have connections!"
That student was clearly a troublemaker, making Elder Hao grind his teeth in anger.
"That young man does seem to be a newly arrived elder from the Alchemy Department," a disciple from the Alchemy Department said uncertainly at that moment.
"That's right, it's definitely him. I saw it with my own eyes—those Alchemy Department elders were all extremely respectful toward him.
"This new elder's alchemy skills seem even stronger than the department head's."
Another student nodded in agreement.
Hearing this, the loudmouthed student froze, staring in shock in the direction Xiao Yan had left.
"Little guy, don't block the way."
On the road to the Alchemy Department, Xiao Yan encountered an uninvited guest.
It was a tall, powerfully built young man with a black spear over a zhang long strapped to his back. Just by his appearance, one could tell he was resolute and domineering.
After spending so long around a group of old fogeys, Xiao Yan himself had started to sound somewhat old-fashioned.
"Little guy?" Liu Qing was stunned for a moment, then his gaze toward Xiao Yan grew even more hostile.
Among the younger generation of Jia Nan Academy, no one had ever dared call him "little guy."
"You injured my cousin in the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower. Although she was in the wrong, don't you think you were a bit too heavy-handed?" Liu Qing said calmly, making no move to step aside.
"My cousin?" Xiao Yan was momentarily confused, then recalled Liu Fei's face.
"You mean that beaker?"
"What beaker?" Liu Qing frowned. Although he didn't understand the word, he could tell Xiao Yan was insulting someone.
His hand slowly reached for the spear on his back.
"Brother! Brother!"
At that moment, a slightly childish yet crisp voice suddenly rang out.
A small, white-clad figure suddenly rushed to Xiao Yan's side.
And upon seeing that white figure, the previously calm look in Liu Qing's eyes abruptly shrank.
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