As if remembering something, Su Qian's expression tightened, and in a few flashes, he arrived at the black well in the center of the tower's bottom.
Seeing this, Zi Yan also hurried over!
The two looked down, and when they saw the scene inside, their pupils suddenly contracted!
They saw that in the calm magma world, the huge invisible Fallen Heart Flame had disappeared.
"???"
Su Qian was full of question marks at this moment. How could such a large Fallen Heart Flame in his Inner Court be gone?
"Little Yun!"
Meanwhile, Zi Yan covered her mouth with one hand, her eyes moist as she looked at the figure in the center of the magma.
It was Jiang Yun!
However, at this moment, he was much thinner than the two had expected. He was emaciated all over, and even with his eyes closed, they could see deep exhaustion in his brows.
He no longer had the handsome and elegant appearance he had a year ago!
Seeing this, Zi Yan felt a pang in her heart. With a slight movement, she was about to leap up and fly to Jiang Yun's side.
"Wait a moment—" Su Qian reacted quickly, grabbing Zi Yan and hastily saying, "Jiang Yun is fine. He's at a critical moment right now. Are you sure you want to disturb him?"
"Mm—" Zi Yan stopped at his words, but she bit her lip tightly, her eyes red as she looked at the frowning Jiang Yun, a sharp pain in her heart.
"Alas—" Seeing Zi Yan regain her composure, Su Qian sighed and looked at Jiang Yun, muttering with a low chuckle, "I didn't expect that it would end up benefiting you, you stinky brat."
"I hope you treat her well!"
Although Jiang Yun was emaciated and covered in bloodshot veins, Su Qian could still discern the steadily rising profound aura from him, knowing that Jiang Yun had already passed the danger.
Next, it was just a matter of refining the Fallen Heart Flame step by step. He hadn't expected that a problem that had plagued the academy for so many years would be solved by this kid.
With the strange flame protecting him, Jiang Yun would no longer be in danger. Wait... a strange flame?
Jiang Yun could actually absorb two strange flames?
Coming back to his senses, Su Qian turned his head, a hint of shock in his eyes, to look at the figure sitting cross-legged. While marveling in his heart, he also felt a touch of envy.
What a lucky kid.
Thinking this, Su Qian looked at Zi Yan, whose beautiful eyes hadn't left Jiang Yun's sight for a moment, and said softly, "Jiang Yun is fine, and he's gained a great opportunity. You can rest assured now, right?"
Zi Yan didn't answer. She lightly bit her enticing lips, and the hand gripping the edge of the well tightened slightly. Under the alarmed gaze of the two elders behind her, cracks slowly appeared.
Her heart secretly quivered!
Looking at the figure sitting in the magma, Zi Yan's usually carefree eyes showed, for the first time, an expression of heartache.
After surveying the surroundings, Su Qian frowned slightly. Ever since Jiang Yun set up the Spirit Gathering Array, although the heaven and earth energy here had become much more abundant, the surrounding fire poison had also deepened significantly.
Staying here for a long time was more dangerous than before!
"Zi Yan, it's no use staying here, and it will harm your body. Shall we go outside and wait for Jiang Yun?" Su Qian reached out and patted Zi Yan's shoulder, a hint of concern in his tone.
"No—"
"I want to stay here and watch Jiang Yun, to confirm his safety!"
A clear and firm voice rang out. Zi Yan's gaze was fixed on Jiang Yun, ignoring Su Qian's advice.
"You—" Su Qian was momentarily speechless. He took a deep look at Jiang Yun and Zi Yan, then sighed: "Alas—, be careful yourself. If you can't hold on, come out. You wouldn't want Jiang Yun to see you deeply poisoned by fire when he wakes up, would you?"
After a moment of hesitation, Zi Yan finally nodded her small head gently.
After getting her reply, Su Qian left the bottom of the tower with Elder Huang and Elder Shi. He had to deal with follow-up matters, and the two elders were also about to change shifts to regularly clear the fire poison from their bodies.
After the three left, Zi Yan's purple Dou Qi wings slowly unfurled behind her. She leaped up and charged directly towards Jiang Yun in the center of the magma at the bottom of the tower.
"Boom—"
Countless magma erupted, striking at Zi Yan with terrifying high temperatures, but they couldn't break through the thin purple shield around her.
She easily arrived in front of Jiang Yun. Seeing him looking even more disheveled than before, Zi Yan's heart trembled. She couldn't help but reach out, wanting to caress Jiang Yun's face.
"Girl, Jiang Yun is fine. It's best not to disturb him now!" Just then, an old voice came. Qing Ming's figure slowly appeared, looking at Zi Yan with a gentle expression.
Zi Yan had seen Qing Ming last time, so she was naturally not unfamiliar with him. In fact, the reason Zi Yan was able to regain her composure earlier was because she remembered that Jiang Yun still had Qing Ming as a trump card by his side.
"Senior Qing Ming, how is little Yun?" Even though she had already gotten the answer from Su Qian, Zi Yan couldn't help but ask.
"It was a close call, but Yun'er gained a lot this time!" Qing Ming looked at Zi Yan with a smile, his eyes revealing a hint of tenderness. He approved of this 'little dragon' who had unexpectedly met Jiang Yun.
"That's good then!"
"Compared to Yun'er, you, girl, need to pay more attention!" Qing Ming suddenly looked at Zi Yan seriously, seeing her relieved, and said.
"???" Completely relaxed, Zi Yan had now reverted to her naive self, looking at Qing Ming with a head full of question marks.
"If I'm not mistaken, your true form's bloodline is extraordinary, top-tier throughout the entire continent. You accidentally consumed a Shapeshifting Herb early on, transforming into human form prematurely. You also accidentally left your clan when you were young, so your bloodline has never awakened, and you haven't obtained the various bloodline inheritance divine abilities of your race."
"This time, for some unknown reason, a part of your bloodline has begun to awaken on its own. You must have received quite a bit of inheritance, haven't you?"
Qing Ming gently explained to Zi Yan. When he first saw Zi Yan, he noticed something was off about her. Often, such powerful bloodline races and imperial clans need to undergo a bloodline baptism to fully awaken their bloodline and gain various benefits.
However, as a Ancient Void Dragon wandering outside, Zi Yan had no one to help her awaken. This was not a big deal, but Zi Yan had accidentally awakened a part of her bloodline last time, and this time, her advancement had completely triggered the bloodline awakening.
Without any baptism, this was extremely dangerous. If she was not careful in the future, it could even lead to a reduction in her bloodline's grade.
Therefore, Qing Ming expressed his concerns!
"Mm—, there are indeed a lot of new things in my head!" Zi Yan clutched her head in confusion. Now that she deliberately tried to recall, there was indeed a lot of information.
Regarding the use of space power, several Dou Techniques, and... the origin of her race.
"So... I'm from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan!" Clutching her head, Zi Yan briefly browsed through the bloodline inheritance, and for a moment, she said softly with a touch of melancholy.
One of the reasons she longed to grow up was to know where she came from.
She wanted to know why she had no parents since childhood, why she had to compete for resources with those powerful magical beasts all alone, why she appeared there...
Too many, too many questions had troubled her. Now, after knowing her race, she suddenly felt as if there were no emotional fluctuations.
Is it because of you?
A bewildered look flashed across Zi Yan's eyes. In her amethyst-like pupils, Jiang Yun's figure sat quietly, cross-legged.
"Your bloodline has just awakened. There might be many powerful Dou Techniques in your bloodline inheritance, but... Zi Yan, remember, these Dou Techniques, if you can avoid using them, then don't. This type of Dou Technique often requires strong bloodline support. Your current bloodline is not yet stable, so you cannot squander it wantonly."
Hearing Zi Yan's murmur, Qing Ming nodded, and warned her seriously again.
"Yes, I understand!" Zi Yan still respected Qing Ming very much. She knew that he was Jiang Yun's only relative in this world, and he was also very knowledgeable. Zi Yan took his words deeply to heart.
"Speaking of which, compared to these Dou Techniques, I still prefer to solve problems with my fists." Finally, Zi Yan playfully raised her small fist, chuckled, and revealed two adorable canine teeth.
"Haha!" Looking at the innocent Zi Yan, Qing Ming's mood also brightened.
After putting her mind at ease, Zi Yan then carefully surveyed her surroundings. She saw that all around her was dark red magma, and the omnipresent aura of the Fallen Heart Flame made her wrinkle her delicate brows in distaste.
"Hmm? Such a familiar, kind aura?" Just then, Zi Yan looked towards the ground with some confusion in her heart.
There was a trace of a very faint aura remaining there, making her feel both familiar and strange, yet very intimate.
This made her can't help but sense it carefully, but this time, that aura didn't appear again, as if it was an illusion.
Zi Yan, who found nothing, frowned slightly. After a while, she gently shook her head and murmured.
"An illusion?"
Coming back to her senses, Zi Yan slowly moved towards Jiang Yun.
Qing Ming, who had been constantly watching Zi Yan, his gaze flickered. His deep eyes looked towards the magma at the bottom, and a bright light flashed in his eyes, realizing something in his heart.
"I didn't expect it to be like this? No wonder I unconsciously brought Yun'er here back then." Looking at Zi Yan and Jiang Yun, Qing Ming's smile deepened, filled with gratification, "Fate is truly wondrous!"
At this moment, Jiang Yun was quietly absorbing the origin of the Fallen Heart Flame within his body, oblivious to everything outside.
Meanwhile, Zi Yan smiled, hugging her knees, and stared at Jiang Yun with her purple eyes, unblinking.
At this moment, the two of them seemed like a perfect painting, full of tranquility and beauty.
After an unknown amount of time, as if remembering something, a blush appeared on Zi Yan's pretty face. After this advancement, she seemed to have undergone some different changes again.
"Little Yun, no matter what kind of enemies you have to face, I will always stand by your side."
Zi Yan was very intelligent. From the moment Qing Ming appeared, she sensed Jiang Yun's unusualness, combined with all of Jiang Yun's previous incredible feats.
The unknown strange flame, the unknown formations, and the endless unknown Dou Techniques—everything.
All revealed that Jiang Yun was not an ordinary orphan, but had an extraordinary background.
On weekdays, she also noticed Jiang Yun's craving for strength. Vaguely, she already knew that he probably had some terrifying opponent to face.
She didn't care about any of that. She only knew that she wanted to stand by his side and help him!
Having secretly made up her mind, Zi Yan's eyes were filled with the flames of fighting spirit. She took one last look at Jiang Yun, frowned slightly, and slowly closed her eyes, beginning to cultivate.
Although she disliked the environment here, for Jiang Yun to see her first when he woke up, she still chose to stay by his side.
As the two successively entered cultivation, the underground space once again returned to tranquility. Only the slowly converging heaven and earth energy signified that terrifying entities were quietly improving here.
Time flew by.
The crimson underground magma world was still as lifeless as ever. Besides the sounds of magma flowing and erupting, it was as quiet as a dead realm.
In this deathly silent space, in the endless depths, two figures sat cross-legged within a cyan shield, appearing faintly.
"Crack—"
At a certain moment, a subtle sound of shattering, as if it didn't exist, echoed deep within his soul.
The sudden abnormality seemed to startle the beautiful figure beside him. Her eyes moved slightly, and a pair of bright eyes like amethysts slowly opened.
Noticing the movement of the figure beside her, intense joy appeared in her eyes. With a slight movement, she stared at that figure unblinkingly.
At this moment, inside Jiang Yun's body, a look of lingering desire appeared in the black giant dragon's dragon eyes. The next moment, it burped as if it had eaten its fill.
As a mouthful of flame was exhaled, an invisible flame slowly emerged. At this moment, it seemed to have been completely drained, even the flames around it flickered unsteadily.
And the black giant dragon, like a'scumbag', contemptuously glanced at the Fallen Heart Flame, then leisurely headed towards Jiang Yun's Dantian.
In place, the Fallen Heart Flame could only watch the Holy Heavenly Demon Flame depart, at a loss. Now, even its sentience had been devoured, like a newborn strange flame. It had already forgotten the pain the other party had brought it.
It didn't even know who had taken everything from it, and could only helplessly jump in place.
As the Holy Heavenly Demon Flame returned to its place, Jiang Yun's aura seemed to break through a barrier, suddenly rising a notch. At the same time, an indescribably comfortable sensation permeated from within him, then spread to every corner of his body.
It was also at this moment that Jiang Yun's tightly closed eyes, which had been shut for an unknown amount of time, finally trembled slightly at this moment, then slowly opened.
"Hiss—"
As his eyes opened, black and white flames immediately ignited in his dark pupils. Two fiery streaks shot out from his eyes, forcefully tearing two gaps, each ten zhang wide, in the underground magma sea.
As the fiery streaks passed, the magma sea churned for a moment before slowly beginning to close.
"Hoo—"
An exceptionally scorching breath slowly exhaled from Jiang Yun's mouth. And with this exhalation, the rapidly rising aura on Jiang Yun's body gradually subsided.