147: Strange fire entering the body [Thanks to the big brother from Qidian "5153

"Beast, don't run!"

Su Qian's eyes widened in fury, instantly clearing his head. A peculiar black light shot out from his body, growing larger as it flew, transforming into a black net that lunged towards the Fallen Heart Flame.

Upon contact, a large cloud of smoke billowed upwards, and the Fallen Heart Flame's mournful shriek echoed through the underground.

Su Qian's face turned pale, his aura weakened slightly, and his trembling fingertip pressed downwards.

The Fallen Heart Flame continuously surged, yet it couldn't stop the downward pressure.

"Screech!"

A sharp cry emanated, and the Fallen Heart Flame was once again forced downwards. At the critical moment, a flame as thick as an adult's arm separated from its body and shot upwards.

"Hoo..."

Su Qian let out a breath, and along with the other Elders who had rushed over, he reinforced the Seal.

In a few breaths, they had added nearly a thousand layers to the Seal.

"Quickly go find the Clone that escaped!"

Facing the concerned Elders who gathered around, Su Qian waved his hand, indicating he was fine.

"Grand Elder, all the other students in the tower have left. A wisp of the Fallen Heart Flame's Clone won't be a big problem."

One Elder felt Su Qian was being overly anxious. He also knew this was the Grand Elder's concern for the students' safety.

After all, that wisp of a Clone wouldn't have much impact on them Elders, and there were Seals on every floor.

Even if it could rush upwards, by the time it reached the first or second floor, its energy would be mostly depleted.

"Hurry! It must be going for Lin Xiu!"

Su Qian said sharply.

Whoosh!

As his words fell, the Elders present suddenly realized, connecting it to what the other Elders had just said.

Everyone immediately understood that the Fallen Heart Flame's sudden rampage, even going so far as to separate a wisp of flame despite being Sealed, wasn't to cause trouble for the Qi Refining Tower.

Instead, it had detected their plan to Cultivate a Fire Spirit!

Whoosh whoosh!

On the entire first floor, all the Elders moved like phantoms, quickly dispersing and searching every corner.

Su Qian remained in his original position, staring at the Fallen Heart Flame through the Seal.

At this moment, the Fallen Heart Flame's massive form was coiled on top of the lava.

Separating a Clone had clearly taken a significant toll and a great price, as its aura had weakened considerably. It was continuously drawing energy from the lava to replenish itself.

Looking at the black-clad old man at the edge, the formless Fallen Heart Flame, with no substantial body, bared its fangs, seemingly smiling.

"Beast!"

Su Qian secretly gritted his teeth.

On the other side.

The Elders first arrived at the eighth floor.

When they saw the violently damaged and severely deformed door of the Cultivation room, their expressions all darkened.

Inside, various traces of battle were clearly visible.

In front of a black stone platform, the violet flame crystal card was still in the card slot.

From this point, it could be seen how urgent the situation was at the time, so much so that there wasn't even time to pull out the card.

"It really was going for Lin Xiu!"

Everyone here felt a strong aura of the Fallen Heart Flame.

This scent was different from ordinary heart fire; having been in contact with the Fallen Heart Flame for many years, they knew it best.

"Quickly go find him!"

"Lin Xiu being able to get out of there means he's not dead yet. I hope we can save him!"

"We absolutely cannot let the Fallen Heart Flame succeed!"

The Elders all began searching throughout the tower.

Meanwhile, Lin Xiu, whom everyone was searching for, was sprinting rapidly, with an invisible flame following behind him.

"Damn it, Fallen Heart Flame, if you have the guts to kill me today, otherwise, you'll be waiting to be my dog!"

Lin Xiu glanced back, the distance between them constantly closing.

He rushed to the passage entrance from the seventh to the sixth floor, sensed a gust of wind coming from behind, and quickly dodged to the side.

Terrifying high temperatures swept past his ear, and the acrid smell of burnt hair immediately wafted out.

No more road to run!

Lin Xiu's eyes narrowed, becoming resolute. He raised his hand and summoned the Azure Ox Fire Spirit.

Large swathes of cold air surged from beneath his feet, covering the ground and the surrounding walls.

The Fire Spirit let out a low "moo-moo," pawing at the ground with a hind leg, revealing severe unease.

But facing Lin Xiu's command, it still charged towards the invisible flame.

Standing in a field of cold air, Lin Xiu was covered in armor made of pale yellow and white Dou Qi, his gaze fixed on the invisible flame entangled by the Azure Ox Fire Spirit.

His hands began to form Seals, moving at lightning speed, creating a blur.

"Flame Soul Separation Technique!"

Suddenly, Lin Xiu roared in his heart, pointing his fingers out.

The invisible flame's body stiffened, freezing in place. The Azure Ox Fire Spirit took the opportunity to kick fiercely. Its body swelled to six or seven meters in size, its limbs exerted force, leaping three feet high, and pressing against the invisible flame with its body.

At the same time, it also opened its mouth wide, biting fiercely.

"Screech!"

The invisible flame shrieked, breaking free from control after two seconds of stillness.

Its body twisted.

Splat!

The air was sucked out with a crisp sound, and the Azure Ox Fire Spirit floated away like a balloon, cracks appearing on its surface, its form continuously shrinking.

The invisible flame then charged directly at Lin Xiu.

Looking at the invisible flame rapidly growing larger in his vision, Lin Xiu's lips suddenly curved into a smile.

Only to see a terrifying energy stop at the flame's original position.

The violent factors had been separated by Lin Xiu!

"There's movement ahead!"

"It's Dou Qi fluctuations, it must be Lin Xiu!"

"Quick!"

Excited voices came from afar. The invisible flame glanced at the violent factors.

At this point, turning back to Fuse would definitely be too late.

It didn't stop, charging towards Lin Xiu without hesitation.

The terrifying high temperature belonging to the Fallen Heart Flame continuously erupted. The ice layer Lin Xiu had set up vaporized in an instant, disappearing.

No water droplets on the walls, no smoke in the air.

This area became exceptionally dry.

The armor Lin Xiu had condensed from ice and earth attributes only lasted less than a second before it turned into Dou Qi energy and dissipated into the air.

Boom!

The next second, Lin Xiu's entire body turned crimson, like a lit lantern. The blood vessels and muscles beneath his skin were clearly visible.

The pupils in his eyes were covered in flames.

He felt as if he had been thrown into the Pill Furnace of Taishang Laojun, like Sun Wukong.

Every part of his body was being scorched by flames.

This taste was ten, even a hundred times more severe than any previous instance of heart fire entering his body.

The Azure Ox Fire Spirit walked to Lin Xiu, who had fallen to the ground, letting out a low whimper from its mouth, then transformed into a streak of light and merged into Lin Xiu's chest.

One Elder after another appeared from afar, almost teleporting, all arriving beside Lin Xiu.

When they saw Lin Xiu's transparent, reddish skin, they all gasped in unison.

"We were still a step too late."

"Old Yan was like this back then, with the Fallen Heart Flame entering his body."

"Alas, now we can only see his fortune. If he can endure, then he might still save his life."

The Elders' faces showed sadness. From Lin Xiu's appearance, they remembered the last person who had Cultivated a Fire Spirit using the Flame Soul Separation Technique.

And that person was also the creator of the Flame Soul Separation Technique.

"Cough cough..."

Su Qian walked over, covering his mouth. After glancing at Lin Xiu, he waved his hand, sending out a burst of Qi that swept up the unconscious Lin Xiu. "I'll take him for treatment. You all guard the Qi Refining Tower.

For these two days, temporarily do not open it. The main focus is to observe the Fallen Heart Flame."

Everyone nodded, watching Su Qian leave with Lin Xiu.

The incident happened too suddenly; at first, no one had connected it to Lin Xiu.

It had been half a year since they started providing heart fire.

During this period, the Fallen Heart Flame only occasionally showed minor unrest, but being so resolute as it was today...

At least several years had passed since something like this occurred.

Many Elders had solemn expressions.

[Thanks to Qidian Big Brother "Book Friend 20220724132515346" for the support]

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