Breaking the Masked Man

For a time, a strange scene unfolded in Black Seal City: countless people sat cross-legged, absorbing the emerald green energy mist falling from the sky. Some even broke through their bottlenecks, driving countless people into a frenzy.

At this moment, inside the city lord's mansion.

Yao Yan looked at the pill in his palm, which emitted a faint emerald green glow, and a smile appeared on his lips. He chuckled and said, "Not bad, the difficulty of refining it is average."

As he devoured the Fallen Heart Flame, he felt he had made a significant leap forward in alchemy. Seventh-grade pills were no longer a challenge for him, and perhaps he would have the opportunity to try eighth-grade pills.

Seemingly sensing Yao Yan's thoughts, the old man's aged voice echoed in his mind: "If your strength has not reached the Dou Zong level, do not think about trying to refine eighth-grade pills. Otherwise, your Dou Qi will not be able to keep up with the consumption required to refine eighth-grade pills, and even with the help of pills, it will be useless... The difficulty of refining eighth-grade pills is completely different from that of refining seventh-grade pills."

"I understand." Yao Yan listened to the advice and nodded. At the same time, she handed the pill in her hand to the seven-colored little snake that was eagerly waiting on her shoulder.

Without any hesitation, the little guy demonstrated what it meant to 'swallow an egg' to Yao Yan. You could clearly see his neck thicken. Fortunately, the pill melted in his mouth. The moment he swallowed it, the pill shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then, a halo full of vitality enveloped his body, causing him to instinctively curl up and fall into a deep sleep.

"The Qi-Nourishing Pill is enough to make up for the energy she lacked during her evolution. After she has fully digested it, she should be able to fully recover her human form," the old doctor said slowly.

"kindness."

Yao Yan's eyes revealed a hint of anticipation. Compared to that alluring snake tail, he still preferred the long legs of the Cai Lin humanoid form... Of course, he didn't dislike the snake tail either, since he could switch between them, right?

The old man's words interrupted Yao Yan's reverie: "When do you plan to make a move against Demon Flame Valley?"

"Go to Canaan Academy later and let me know."

Yao Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and he spoke softly.

"...What do you plan to say?" Elder Yao frowned, his voice slightly deep. After all, Han Feng's attack on Canaan Academy was orchestrated by Yao Yan. If the people of Canaan Academy knew about this, they might not continue to maintain a friendly attitude towards Yao Yan.

No one likes a cunning conman, even if that person is a genius or prodigy!

"To be honest," Yao Yan said calmly with a smile.

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Canaan College.

More than half a year has passed since that incident, and now the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy has returned to normal, even more prosperous than before. After all, the old monster of Canaan Academy had just taught the patriarch of Demon Flame Valley a lesson, even tearing off one of his arms and hanging it on the Death Tree.

That's the arm of a high-level Dou Zong; that alone is worth more than a thousand words.

Nowadays, no matter which force in the Black Corner Region, they all keep a certain distance from Canaan Academy. Even the students there dare not provoke it anymore, for fear of causing trouble for their ancestors.

Inside the inner courtyard.

Su Qian was looking at the girl in front of him with a headache. She looked to be about ten years old, with long purple hair that reached her waist, a cute face like a porcelain doll, and a pair of purple eyes that showed a hint of indifference. She pouted, tilted her head back, and looked like she didn't care what anyone did.

"There can't be a next time. You've almost stolen all of the alchemy elder's medicinal herbs..." Su Qian said helplessly.

He's a master at teaching students, but when it comes to teaching a brat like Ziyan, he's a bit out of his depth.

The girl in front of him was naturally Zi Yan, who had completed her advancement. As her strength broke into the fifth rank, the power of her bloodline was further developed after being nurtured. Her control over space had reached a level that left Su Qian speechless. On one occasion, this girl even directly broke into the place where the two elders, Qian Bai and his sister, were in seclusion.

Only Zi Yan is one of their own; if she were an enemy, she would probably have been crushed to death by the two elders.

However, it was precisely because of Zi Yan's intrusion that Su Qian was able to ask those two to take action, giving a shock to the many forces in the Black Corner Region and saving the reputation of Canaan Academy from its many years of stagnation.

Overall, the merits and demerits cancel each other out.

Zi Yan is a troublemaker. Relying on her terrifying spatial talent, there is no place in the inner courtyard that she cannot go. The barriers set up by Dou Huang and Dou Wang are useless to her. As a result, Su Qian now hides many treasures in his storage ring, for fear that this little guy will steal them.

"I'm hungry, what can I do?" Zi Yan pouted and muttered softly.

As her strength increased, her appetite also grew. Ordinary things could no longer satisfy her, and there weren't many good things left in the Monster Mountain Range, so she could only turn her attention to her own family.

Su Qian fell silent upon hearing this. For a moment, he missed Yao Yan. If that kid were here, he probably could solve Zi Yan's hunger problem.

"kindness?!"

Almost at the same time that Su Qian had this thought, a familiar aura entered his perception range.

Yao Yan, whom we hadn't seen for more than half a year, appeared brightly in front of the courtyard. Compared to half a year ago, the boy seemed to have grown a lot taller, and even his temperament had become more mature. He had a faint smile on his lips and was waving at Zi Yan.

"Big brother?" Zi Yan, with her bare feet and surrounded by a purple halo, appeared in front of Yao Yan in a flash, tilting her head and looking at Yao Yan with some uncertainty.

"it's me."

Yao Yan reached out and patted Zi Yan's head, nodding in response.

A smile immediately appeared on Zi Yan's face. She stretched out a dirty little hand and tightly gripped Yao Yan's pants. Then, she played the victim, pointing at Su Qian beside her, and said in a crisp voice, "Big brother, that old man bullied me. Help me beat him up!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qian was both amused and exasperated. She rolled her eyes at the heartless scoundrel and said to Yao Yan, "I thought something had happened to you."

As he spoke, he glanced at Yao Yan and could clearly sense the changes in Yao Yan. Both her body and aura were completely different from what they had been like half a year ago. If it weren't for the fact that her life force hadn't changed, Su Qian would have even suspected that she was an imposter.

"I was about to break through my strength, so I found a place to cultivate in seclusion for a while," Yao Yan explained, while taking out a bottle of pills from his storage ring and handing it to Zi Yan.

"Thank you, brother."

Zi Yan thanked her sweetly and accepted the pill.

Upon hearing this, Su Qian felt a little uncomfortable. It turned out that after cleaning up Zi Yan's messes so many times, she had become the bad guy. This little guy really was a opportunist.

Yao Yan looked at Su Qian and smiled, "Elder, you shouldn't hold a grudge against Zi Yan. She's only a few years old and doesn't have that awareness yet... Once she gets older, she'll understand how good you've been to her."

"I didn't bring her back expecting these things... Tell me about yourself, what level have you reached in terms of strength?" Su Qian stroked his white beard and asked curiously.

"Peak of the four-star Dou Huang."

Yao Yanyan was a man of few words, and one sentence from him left Su Qian completely frozen in place.

"What..." Su Qian stared at Yao Yan in shock, as if he were listening to a ghost story. He remembered that Yao Yan's strength was only Dou Wang before, how could his strength have broken into Dou Huang in the blink of an eye, and even a four-star Dou Huang? Is it that easy to improve one's strength?

If it were that easy, what would those powerful figures who are still stuck at the Dou Huang stage at an advanced age be?

Su Qian swallowed hard and clicked his tongue, saying, "You're not planning to break through to the Dou Zong level before you're twenty, are you?"

"I have this plan."

Yao Yan nodded, indicating that she had this idea.

Su Qian felt that his joke wasn't funny at all, because the kid in front of him seemed to actually be able to put on a show. He shook his head and said irritably, "Alright, let's not talk about this. What are you going to do this time you've come back? With your strength, you shouldn't need to waste time in the inner courtyard, right?"

"I have something to confess to the Grand Elder, and I also want to apologize. Actually, I entered the Inner Court in the first place because of the Fallen Heart Flame," Yao Yan said without any pause, extremely frankly.

Su Qian paused again, then stared at Yao Yan with a complicated expression. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "...What is your relationship with Han Feng's mysterious uncle?"

Some things are easy to deduce; no one in this world is a fool.

"It was me... I forced Han Feng to attack the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy, and even the breaking of the seal on the Fallen Heart Flame was my doing." Yao Yan continued to drop bombshells, shocking Su Qian so much that he was completely numb.

He was at a loss for words. (End of Chapter)

Chapter 180. The Two Elders

180.

Su Qian was completely taken aback by Yao Yan's words. Yao Yan didn't even try to hide anything and revealed everything, even the fact that the Fallen Heart Flame had been broken. Did Yao Yan really think he wouldn't do anything to Su Qian?

In fact, Canaan Academy had also investigated Han Feng's mysterious senior uncle during this period.

However, no useful clues were found in the end. It seemed that all those who knew about it had been deliberately eliminated. The only useful information was that Han Feng's mysterious senior uncle looked very young and seemed to be accompanied by two peak Dou Huang level experts...

When Su Qian first learned of this news, he had some doubts about Yao Yan, but he eventually suppressed them. He didn't want to believe that Yao Yan had orchestrated all of this. After all, how could someone so young plan such things? Besides, Canaan Academy had never offended Yao Yan and had always treated him with goodwill. Moreover, Yao Yan didn't seem like that kind of person... But the truth is always so cruel.

Su Qian frowned, and the fighting spirit within his body moved instinctively. The invisible pressure belonging to the Dou Zong instantly enveloped Yao Yan's entire body. His gaze darkened, and his original smile vanished. He said coldly, "Do you know what you're saying? If all of this was your plan, I'd like to know what your purpose is."

"Fallen Heart Flame." Yao Yan raised his hand and summoned the Fallen Heart Flame. An invisible flame floated in his palm, with milky white light along its edges.

As soon as it appeared, Su Qian's expression froze again. He stared at the invisible flame floating in Yao Yan's palm with disbelief. The restlessness in his heart reminded him that the Fallen Heart Flame in front of him was not an illusion.

Others might not recognize it, but Su Qian had dealt with the Fallen Heart Flame for a hundred years, so how could he not recognize it?

"...How is this possible? Don't you already have the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame in your body?" Su Qian asked in a deep voice, his face showing surprise.

Different flames are the most violent things in the world. Ordinary people could not possibly take two different flames into their bodies at the same time. Moreover, what level is Yao Yan's strength at? At most, he is at the peak of Dou Wang. Even if he were to exaggerate and break through to Dou Huang, there is absolutely no possibility of him being able to contain two different flames.

Su Qian had never heard of anyone being able to contain two different flames at the same time. Even those Dou Zun level experts would not do such a stupid thing.

But Yao Yan did it, and even succeeded!

Simply incredible!

This shock even overshadowed the anger that was rising in Su Qian's heart. After all, no one could remain calm when they were being schemed against.

"The cultivation technique I practice is somewhat special, requiring the use of several different kinds of strange flames. When I came to the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy, it was for the Fallen Heart Flame... As for how I learned about this, it is related to an inheritance I obtained. It was left by a Dou Zun level expert. According to his description, there are two kinds of Fallen Heart Flames here. He tried to contain two Fallen Heart Flames, which led to his own death... However, when I arrived here according to the route, I found that an academy had already been built on it."

Yao Yan put his talent for making things up to good and started to fool Su Qian. He told her half-truths and half-lies, and he even believed them himself.

Su Qian fell silent. He understood what Yao Yan meant. If the other party was not lying, then the Fallen Heart Flame that Canaan Academy had sealed at the beginning was left behind by the other party. There was even a Fallen Heart Flame larva that they had not discovered below it.

But if that's the case, why hasn't this nascent Fallen Heart Flame grown over the years?

Could it be that it was sealed by some powerful Dou Zun?

However, this makes sense. For example, the Fallen Heart Flame cub that Canaan Academy is currently placing at the bottom of the Burning Heaven Refining Tower. The explosion of the dragon that the Fallen Heart Flame transformed into was inexplicable, and the cub that was left behind was also quite strange. Now, after hearing what Yao Yan said, it all seems to make sense.

"Did you control that Fallen Heart Flame back then?" Su Qian suppressed the surging battle qi within him and looked at the extremely honest Yao Yan in front of him, speaking in a low voice.

"Naturally, after all, Han Feng also has a strange fire within his body."

Yao Yan nodded in agreement, and at the same time, a deep blue flame floated out from between his eyebrows, emitting a soft halo, like a calm sea, without any of the power that had erupted that day.

"Sea Heart Flame?!" Su Qian's pupils shrank as he looked at the Sea Heart Flame that floated out of Yao Yan's body. At this moment, he had no doubt about Yao Yan's words.

There really is someone in this world who can contain multiple different flames at the same time. If it were before, he would never have believed it. But now that the facts are right in front of him, he has no choice but to believe it. Yao Yan can actually integrate three different flames into his body at the same time and make them so docile. It's simply unbelievable.