Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

Atai's words not only explained that forming a faction would not be restricted by the academy, but also that relying on a faction for cultivation could bring many benefits. He also introduced the importance of sticking together in the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower. The surrounding freshmen were not fools and were tempted.

The look in her eyes as she looked at Xiao Fan also carried a hint of anticipation.

“Atai, you seem to know a lot about the inner court.”

Xiao Yan and the others were curious about how much Atai knew about the Inner Academy, and looked at Atai.

"Hehe, I know some friends in the inner courtyard, so I know a little about these things. As long as you're willing, Senior Xiao Fan, I'll take care of the freshmen." Atai smiled slightly, then looked at Xiao Fan again.

Xiao Fan turned his head and found that the freshmen around him were all quietly watching him. Xiao Fan naturally had ideas about building his own faction, but he had not forgotten the system's final mission, so he looked at Xiao Yan.

"You all probably saw my duel with Xiao Yan in the outer courtyard, right?"

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, although the crowd did not know why he suddenly brought this up, they had all naturally seen him before.

"Yes, I have seen it. Your battle with Xiao Yan back then really shocked us."

"Yes, yes, I was sitting in the front row and I even felt the presence of death."

When the topic of that decisive battle came up, the many students present started talking all at once.

"Hehe." Xiao Fan chuckled, then said loudly, "I don't object to the idea of ​​forming a force, but I don't want to be the head of a force; it's too much trouble."

Hearing Xiao Fan's words, everyone was pleasantly surprised. Then they seemed to understand why Xiao Fan had suddenly mentioned Xiao Yan. They all looked at Xiao Yan, and even Xiao Yan himself was a little surprised.

"Hehe, you've all witnessed Xiao Yan's strength. He can command respect, right?" Xiao Fan waved his hand and smiled, then put his arm around Xiao Yan. "I prefer a more relaxed life. Let Xiao Yan build the faction. I'll just be a figurehead..." He seemed unable to find the right words, "...I'll just be the deputy sect leader."

After listening to Xiao Fan's words, everyone had no objections and turned their attention to Xiao Yan.

"Senior brother... what are you doing..."

Xiao Fan patted Xiao Yan and said with a smile, "Take it easy and get used to it. Think about it, you'll have to achieve something before you can marry Xun'er, right? Just consider it practice."

Hearing Xiao Fan's teasing, even Xun'er felt embarrassed. Xiao Yan and Xun'er looked at each other and then smiled faintly.

"Alright! In that case, let's form a faction!"

"Boss, what should we call our faction?" Atai asked Xiao Yan.

"Since our original intention is to establish ourselves in this inner courtyard, let us call ourselves the Panmen! We hope that we can be as solid as a rock in this inner courtyard where powerful people gather."

"Alright! From now on, we'll be called Panmen! Senior Xiao Yan will be our leader!"

"Alright! Panmen!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, the freshmen cheered excitedly, their faces flushed with excitement.

Chapter 131 Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower

Seeing that the establishment of Panmen was settled, Xiao Fan had no intention of staying any longer and squeezed out of the crowd.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yan caught up with Xiao Fan shortly after he left.

"Senior brother, wait for me!"

Xiao Fan turned around and looked at Xiao Yan, who had followed him, and smiled, "What, are you planning to just sit back and do nothing as the sect leader?"

Xiao Yan smiled and shrugged helplessly. "Oh dear, things like building up a faction are best left to Xun'er and the others. I'm not good at that." He then looked at Xiao Fan with curiosity. "Senior brother, why don't you become the sect leader? These new students clearly trust you more."

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xiao Fan smiled, patted Xiao Yan's shoulder, and said softly, "Junior brother, I have no interest in doing these things; they're too troublesome." He stepped forward and said to Xiao Yan, "Let's go see what's so special about this inner courtyard!"

Xiao Yan watched Xiao Fan walk away, smiled, and said nothing more. After all, in his opinion, it didn't matter who of the two became the sect leader.

Xiao Fan: This is different! You're the protagonist, and I'm the supporting character!

The two hadn't gone far when they encountered many students from the inner academy. If a conflict arose, they would immediately start fighting on the spot, and many onlookers would gather around. Along the way, there were no fewer than four or five groups of onlookers.

"It seems the battles within the inner courtyard are quite common!" Xiao Fan said thoughtfully, looking at the crowd of onlookers around him.

Xiao Yan nodded, then seemed to have thought of something. "It's just like in the Black Corner Region, except the battles here are smaller, and there are still academy rules to follow."

That's true. After all, if the struggles within the academy were as ruthless as those in the Black Corner Region, problems could easily arise. While the academy hopes to train its students, it still places great importance on their safety.

"It seems that many students are heading in this direction along the way."

Xiao Yan noticed that the crowd around them was mostly moving in the direction the two were heading, as if something ahead was attracting them.

Xiao Fan knew that the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower was ahead, but he didn't say it outright. He simply said softly, "Never mind, let's go and see. We'll find out when we get there."

Without refusing, Xiao Yan followed behind him, walking in the direction of the crowd.

Soon, the two saw a dark mass of people stop ahead, and every now and then groups of forces wearing the same badge arrived together.

Xiao Fan flashed around, looked around, then walked to the foot of a giant tree, leaped to the top, and looked out at the scene in the center of the crowd.

Beyond the dense crowd, Xiao Fan's gaze fell upon a sunken landscape. In the center of the basin, a massive black tower lay buried deep underground, with only a small spire and a dark entrance visible above the ground.

"So this is the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower."

Xiao Yan also appeared on a tree branch not far from Xiao Fan, and saw the huge black tower in the center of the crowd. His tone was somewhat surprised. "Senior brother, look around that black tower."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan looked over, his pupils slightly contracting. Just like the library in the outer courtyard back then, the space around the black tower had subtle folds, a barrier that only a Dou Zun could set up—a spatial lock.

Just as the two were watching, a group of people wearing leaf badges on their chests pushed through the surrounding crowd and landed in front of them. The people around them glared at them angrily, but then fell silent after seeing the badges on their chests.

"It seems this force is quite powerful within the inner courtyard!" Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, rubbing his chin with his right hand, and said calmly.

"Yes, just like Atai said, in the inner courtyard, the greater the power, the better the cultivation room that can be occupied in this Heavenly Flame Refining Tower," Xiao Fan added softly from the side.

Before long, a clear bell rang, and the surrounding crowd began to stir.

"Open the tower!"

As the bell tolled, an aged voice seemed to emanate from within the tower, and after the voice faded, the previously tightly closed, pitch-black door slowly opened under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

crunch~

As the dark gate slowly opened, a scorching heat emanated from it, causing the temperature around the square to rise slightly.

Sensing the sudden surge of fire-attribute energy in the world, Xiao Yan took a deep breath, his curiosity about the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower growing even stronger.

"Enter the tower!"

The aged voice rang out again, and immediately the crowd waiting in the square surged toward the tower gate, rushing in one after another.

"They probably want to get a better spot, right?"

Seeing everyone scrambling to get in, Xiao Yan said thoughtfully, then looked at Xiao Fan. "Senior brother, should we go in and take a look?"

"Since we've come this far, let's go take a look!"

Xiao Fan had originally planned to scout out the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, but he hadn't expected Xiao Yan to follow him. However, Xiao Fan's plan wouldn't change, since the existence of the cultivation cheat device meant he naturally had to pay attention.

As the two approached, they discovered that even a small spire in the distance was nearly two or three stories high. It was hard to imagine just how enormous the tower body buried deep underground must be.

Upon reaching the dark gate, their gazes fell upon the dark tower.

Xiao Yan sensed an icy aura from above. The intense heat within the tower contrasted sharply with the tower's icy chill, creating two extremes that drew his attention to the tower.

"It's really strange. The aura inside is so intense, yet the building materials are made of materials with completely opposite properties. Why is that?" After all, such drastically different properties are usually used for suppression. Xiao Yan is unaware that what is being suppressed inside is the Fallen Heart Flame that he and Yao Lao have been searching for.

Xiao Fan already knew what was inside, but he was curious about what was so extraordinary about the Black Tower that could suppress the sentient Fallen Heart Flame for hundreds of years.

"Let's go!" Xiao Fan smiled as he looked at Xiao Yan, then glanced at the dark gate, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.

The two exchanged a glance and stepped into the black tower.

As their feet touched the ground, the two felt themselves stepping onto solid earth. Before they could react, they suddenly felt something outside their bodies, causing their expressions to change drastically.

Xiao Fan's originally fair and rosy cheeks instantly turned as red as burning coals.

Chapter 132 Heartfire Scorching

The two stood frozen in the center of the dark gate, like puppets. When the crowd behind them saw them stop, they were about to shout at them when they saw a cloud of white mist emanating from their bodies, accompanied by a sizzling sound like roasting meat.

The surrounding crowd burst into gloating laughter: "Haha, looks like these are two freshmen who just entered the inner courtyard. Entering the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower for the first time without any precautions, serves them right..."

Some people, seeing the state of the two, left immediately to call the elders. After all, if the elders hadn't intervened, these two novices would probably have been burned alive from the inside out by the inner fire.

The two of them no longer cared about the gossip around them.

Xiao Fan examined the invisible flame that had suddenly appeared within his body with curiosity. "Is this the Fallen Heart Flame?"

Controlling his internal fighting spirit, Xiao Fan slowly passed through the invisible flames. He realized that although his fighting spirit had been somewhat concentrated, it had not reached the same level of effectiveness as in the original story.

"It seems it really was an exaggeration!"

Xiao Fan shook his head, but still controlled the fighting spirit within his body to flow towards the invisible flame. After all, condensing fighting spirit could greatly enhance one's strength to some extent.

"No!" Xiao Fan suddenly had a flash of inspiration. The enhancement that the flames provided to him was not a weakening, but rather because his current cultivation technique had reached the advanced Earth Rank, and the battle qi he cultivated was already very condensed, which was why the effect was somewhat less.

For those whose cultivation level is slightly lower, the enhancement effect brought by this flame is even greater.

Just as Xiao Fan realized this, he suddenly felt...very hungry.

It's not physical hunger; this feeling of hunger comes from...the soul.

Xiao Fan frowned and carefully examined his body. After a thorough examination, he discovered that this feeling of hunger came from... Chaos Fire.

A glint of light flashed in Xiao Fan's eyes. He quietly controlled a wisp of pitch-black chaotic fire and slowly enveloped the location of the invisible flame. The invisible flame, which had been burning arrogantly, suddenly shrank back as if it had encountered the heavens and earth.

"This is?"

Xiao Fan hadn't expected this unexpected turn of events. He then controlled the Chaos Fire to approach the small cluster of invisible flames. After the Chaos Fire enveloped the invisible flames, although he couldn't see them, Xiao Fan could "see" strands of invisible threads peeling off from the invisible flames and flowing into the Chaos Fire.

As those invisible threads were injected, the chaotic fire became even more ferocious, and the invisible flames that were originally the size of a fist gradually began to shrink.

"This... seems to be devouring?"