"What! You want to exchange Heavenly Flames?"
In the hall, First Elder Su Qian was startled by what Xiao Ming said and asked with a surprised face.
"That's right, and I ask for your agreement, First Elder, to carry it out". Xiao Ming said slowly as he began to explain.
"This..." Su Qian was silent, just a moment ago, Xiao Ming had invited him to the hall and mentioned the idea of exchanging Heavenly Flames, he already mentioned the whole plan to him and it seemed very feasible.
After a moment of silence, Su Qian raised his head and asked, "Does your Master know?"
"I already discussed it with my Master yesterday and he agreed."
"In that case... then let's do it". Su Qian was quick to agree, Xiao Ming's plan was quite feasible.
If it had been in the past, he definitely would not have agreed to this plan, with him alone, it would take a lot of effort for him to suppress the Fallen Heart Flame all by himself.
Not to mention that such an act might attract the attention of people like Han Feng from the Black-Corner Region.
But now, because of Xiao Ming, the Jia Nan Academy had several more Dou Ancestors, and with their combined strength, suppressing the Fallen Heart Flame was only a minor problem.
The strongest of the Black-Corner Region had also been eradicated by them, and not many forces would dare to come to Jia Nan Academy to cause trouble in the coming years.
As for the situation where Xiao Ming would turn his back on them after obtaining the Heavenly Flame, Su Qian did not consider it.
After all, Xiao Ming had come to the Jia Nan Academy at the age of six and had grown up here until the present, so it could be completely said that he was a direct descendant of the Jia Nan Academy, and Su Qian had even thought of handing over the position of First Elder to him.
It was natural not to think in this direction, and Xiao Ming's reputation was very obvious to everyone in Jia Nan Academy, so Su Qian was very relieved.
Therefore, he agreed to Xiao Ming's plan after only thinking about how feasible it was.
Seeing that Su Qian agreed, a smile appeared on Xiao Ming's face, "Then, after this, I will have to trouble you with the matter of capturing the Fallen Heart Flame, First Elder."
Su Qian also revealed a helpless smile, "Understood, however, that Fallen Heart Flame is not something that is easy to mess with, I still have to discuss with your Master, Old Hu, and the others before I can do so, in the meantime, fill this special container first."
With that, Su Qian took out a red cauldron the size of a human head.
The importance of Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower was naturally extremely significant to the Inner Academy, or else Su Qian and the others would not have sworn to guard it until death.
If the Fallen Heart Flame were to disappear, the effect of increasing cultivation speed would gradually weaken or even dissipate, and in that case, the existence of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower would have little meaning.
Without the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, the Inner Academy's proud system of cultivating strong people might have to break down, and the consequences would be quite serious.
Therefore, in order to ensure that the normal operation of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower would not be affected when Xiao Ming was devouring the Heavenly Flame, there were still preparations that had to be made.
"This is the Flame Gathering Cauldron; you must remember to fill it with enough Heart Flame Essence in the next few days." Su Qian instructed earnestly.
"I will". Xiao Ming said as he solemnly accepted the Flame Gathering Cauldron handed over by Su Qian.
"Then the matter is settled, come back to see me in two days, there is still a lot of work to be done before realizing this matter". After saying this, Su Qian got up from his seat and was escorted out by Xiao Ming.
Soon after, Xiao Ming walked back in through the door.
Qing Lin, who sensibly had not spoken inside the hall, hurriedly stood up and said, "Congratulations on your next breakthrough to Dou Ancestor, Young Master!"
"Hehe, it's still early for that." After patting Qing Lin's little head, Xiao Ming told her to sit down and, after sitting on the chair across from her and taking a sip of tea, he stared at her.
Noticing Xiao Ming's stare, Qing Lin's snow-white neck was dyed red and her legs became a little restless, rubbing against each other.
Qing Lin, in just a few months, had grown quite well and Xiao Ming couldn't help but look at her some more.
Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xian, who was sitting next to Xiao Ming, rolled her eyes.
After spending so much time together, she also discovered some of Xiao Ming's mannerisms.
For example, Xiao Ming loved to tease others, and Zi Yan usually was a victim of it, but of course, Xiao Ming's teasing was usually light and not very frequent.
So she decided to give him a gentle warning to stop him from teasing her little sister.
"Ouch!" Xiao Ming felt a stabbing pain in his waist and as he turned to look at the "smiling" Xiao Yi Xian, he realized that she had misunderstood him. This time he wasn't teasing Qing Lin, he was just looking at her cultivation level.
Well, that was his initial goal...
"Cough cough, how has your cultivation progressed in these few months, Qing Lin? "Although he had already seen the progress of her cultivation, Xiao Ming still decided to ask, sometimes the answer given by the person in question would make them feel more satisfied. At the same time, he took Xiao Yi Xian's hand and looked at her as if declaring his innocence.
"Qing Lin didn't slack off while Young Master was out, now I'm already a nine-star Dou Master!" After inwardly celebrating the apparent progress in the relationship between his Big Sister and her Young Master, Qing Lin responded cheerfully as her beautiful big eyes looked expectantly at her Young Master's reaction.
"Qing Lin is really diligent!" Xiao Ming smiled and praised her.
"Hee hee, it's all thanks to Young Master's good teachings!" A smile of happiness appeared on Qing Lin's face as she received Xiao Ming's praise.
"Have you practiced well the Sky Serpent Secret Code I gave you?" Xiao Ming asked another question.
The Dou Techniques in the Sky Serpent Secret Code had all the knowledge of the strongest people in the Sky Serpent Mansion through the ages, even if he wasn't around, Qing Lin could still practice well on her own.
"Yes". Qing Lin nodded her head vigorously.
"I'll show you, Young Master". Qing Lin said as a flash of greenish light appeared in her pupils, and suddenly, three small spots formed.
In the middle of the hall, three fourth-rank snake-type magical beasts suddenly appeared, one of which had two heads, and it was clearly the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent that had not been seen in a long time.
The snake's aura was much weaker compared to when Xiao Ming captured it.
Seeing Qing Lin release these three magical beasts, Xiao Ming looked stunned, then said, "Can you already put magical beasts in your pupil space now?"
"Mmhmm, thanks to the Sky Serpent Secret Code given by you, Young Master, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to master this skill so quickly."
"Sister Han Yue and the other Moon Spirit sisters helped me capture these two magical beasts outside the Inner Academy."
"After putting them in my pupil space, I found that they all supplied me with more Dou Qi during combat and my cultivation speed has also doubled, if Xiao Ling, Xiao Shuang, and Xiao Tan were a little more powerful, I would be able to cultivate even faster."
Qing Lin's words caused Xiao Ming to sink into deep thoughts, and after a moment, he said, "Let your sister Xian'er take you to capture a few fifth-rank snake-type magical beasts to control in the next few days."
"Xian'er, I'll bother you to help her for the next few days."
"Mhm, it's not a bother to help my little sister, I'll take her to the surrounding forests, besides, I also need a few battles to get used to my strength growth". Xiao Yi Xian approached Qing Lin and pinched her cheeks as she said softly.
Xiao Ming smiled and nodded, then raised his hand and took out a bottle of green jade that emitted special fluctuations from his storage ring.
Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin cast curious glances towards the jade bottle instantly.
"This is a sixth-tier Soul Cleansing Pill, which can increase soul power, and there are three of them inside the bottle. Qing Lin, since you will have to control fifth-tier magical beasts next, the burden on your soul power will be great, so take one. Xian'er, you will take the other one, and if your Soul Realm has not yet reached the perfection of the Mortal Realm by then, take the remaining pill as well". Xiao Ming handed the bottle to Xiao Yi Xian.
Could this increase the soul power? Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes contained surprise as she took the bottle from Xiao Ming's hand.
After looking the bottle up and down for a while, she put it away in her storage ring, then beckoned Qing Lin and turned to look at Xiao Ming with a playful smile, "In that case, we will also have to give you something in return."
Seeing her beckon, Qing Lin seemed to understand what she meant and became shy all of a sudden, and after placing the magical beasts in the space of her pupils again, she obediently approached.
Under Xiao Ming's curious gaze, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin stood in front of him.
"Close your eyes, and you are not allowed to use your soul power". Xiao Yi Xian said as she wagged her finger in front of him in a sign of denial.
Xiao Ming was puzzled, but since they both wanted to play some kind of game, he complied and closed his eyes, contracting his soul power.
Seeing that Xiao Ming had complied with the directions, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin stood on either side of Xiao Ming's seat, and after looking at each other in unspoken understanding, one of them leaned in and rested her hands on his upper body, while her face came only inches away from his.
With his eyes closed, the first thing Xiao Ming smelled was a fragrance that concealed the unique scent of the two women, it didn't take much thought to know it was Xiao Yi Xian, who did not let him guess through the smell who was who.
An instant later, he felt a softness pressing against his cheek, this softness did not last long before pulling away, and only a second later, he felt it again on another part of his cheek, clearly, one of them is giving him small kisses on his face.
The soft, moist lips of both beauties were taking turns committing their playful acts, and over time, they both started to become more and more playful. The feeling Xiao Ming received at each moment was completely different.
Experiencing something like this for the first time, Xiao Ming couldn't imagine where his Xian'er had learned these things from, and even Qing Lin seemed to have prior knowledge of it, due to how quickly she was drawn into the game.
A few minutes later, Xiao Ming felt that they had moved away from his face, and the fragrance that had flooded his nose faded.
When Xiao Ming opened his eyes and before he could say anything, he saw that Xiao Yi Xian had already taken Qing Lin's hand and was leading her to her room. She turned back to give him a loving look, and said softly, "We sisters will catch up. Go do what you have to do. We'll be waiting for you".
Qing Lin, who had been blushing, added in a small voice, "B-Be safe, Young Master". She seemed too shy to look at him as if she had just used up all her courage.
As he watched the duo leave and enter one of the rooms, Xiao Ming touched the wetness on his face with his fingertips and then saw the collar of his robe somewhat messy, causing him to shake his head with a smile.
This seemed to be the way they both chose to bid him farewell.
But there was something that had left Xiao Ming speechless.
'Did Qing Lin really think I wouldn't recognize her? She even bit my ear at the end!'
Xiao Ming couldn't help but wonder if Qing Lin's actions were a result of her half-Snake-People bloodline or if she had just done it unconsciously out of nervousness. But he didn't want to make her feel embarrassed or uncomfortable, so he decided that he would pretend nothing had happened.
"What! You want to exchange Heavenly Flames?"
In the hall, First Elder Su Qian was startled by what Xiao Ming said and asked with a surprised face.
"That's right, and I ask for your agreement, First Elder, to carry it out". Xiao Ming said slowly as he began to explain.
"This..." Su Qian was silent, just a moment ago, Xiao Ming had invited him to the hall and mentioned the idea of exchanging Heavenly Flames, he already mentioned the whole plan to him and it seemed very feasible.
After a moment of silence, Su Qian raised his head and asked, "Does your Master know?"
"I already discussed it with my Master yesterday and he agreed."
"In that case... then let's do it". Su Qian was quick to agree, Xiao Ming's plan was quite feasible.
If it had been in the past, he definitely would not have agreed to this plan, with him alone, it would take a lot of effort for him to suppress the Fallen Heart Flame all by himself.
Not to mention that such an act might attract the attention of people like Han Feng from the Black-Corner Region.
But now, because of Xiao Ming, the Jia Nan Academy had several more Dou Ancestors, and with their combined strength, suppressing the Fallen Heart Flame was only a minor problem.
The strongest of the Black-Corner Region had also been eradicated by them, and not many forces would dare to come to Jia Nan Academy to cause trouble in the coming years.
As for the situation where Xiao Ming would turn his back on them after obtaining the Heavenly Flame, Su Qian did not consider it.
After all, Xiao Ming had come to the Jia Nan Academy at the age of six and had grown up here until the present, so it could be completely said that he was a direct descendant of the Jia Nan Academy, and Su Qian had even thought of handing over the position of First Elder to him.
It was natural not to think in this direction, and Xiao Ming's reputation was very obvious to everyone in Jia Nan Academy, so Su Qian was very relieved.
Therefore, he agreed to Xiao Ming's plan after only thinking about how feasible it was.
Seeing that Su Qian agreed, a smile appeared on Xiao Ming's face, "Then, after this, I will have to trouble you with the matter of capturing the Fallen Heart Flame, First Elder."
Su Qian also revealed a helpless smile, "Understood, however, that Fallen Heart Flame is not something that is easy to mess with, I still have to discuss with your Master, Old Hu, and the others before I can do so, in the meantime, fill this special container first."
With that, Su Qian took out a red cauldron the size of a human head.
The importance of Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower was naturally extremely significant to the Inner Academy, or else Su Qian and the others would not have sworn to guard it until death.
If the Fallen Heart Flame were to disappear, the effect of increasing cultivation speed would gradually weaken or even dissipate, and in that case, the existence of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower would have little meaning.
Without the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, the Inner Academy's proud system of cultivating strong people might have to break down, and the consequences would be quite serious.
Therefore, in order to ensure that the normal operation of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower would not be affected when Xiao Ming was devouring the Heavenly Flame, there were still preparations that had to be made.
"This is the Flame Gathering Cauldron; you must remember to fill it with enough Heart Flame Essence in the next few days." Su Qian instructed earnestly.
"I will". Xiao Ming said as he solemnly accepted the Flame Gathering Cauldron handed over by Su Qian.
"Then the matter is settled, come back to see me in two days, there is still a lot of work to be done before realizing this matter". After saying this, Su Qian got up from his seat and was escorted out by Xiao Ming.
Soon after, Xiao Ming walked back in through the door.
Qing Lin, who sensibly had not spoken inside the hall, hurriedly stood up and said, "Congratulations on your next breakthrough to Dou Ancestor, Young Master!"
"Hehe, it's still early for that." After patting Qing Lin's little head, Xiao Ming told her to sit down and, after sitting on the chair across from her and taking a sip of tea, he stared at her.
Noticing Xiao Ming's stare, Qing Lin's snow-white neck was dyed red and her legs became a little restless, rubbing against each other.
Qing Lin, in just a few months, had grown quite well and Xiao Ming couldn't help but look at her some more.
Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xian, who was sitting next to Xiao Ming, rolled her eyes.
After spending so much time together, she also discovered some of Xiao Ming's mannerisms.
For example, Xiao Ming loved to tease others, and Zi Yan usually was a victim of it, but of course, Xiao Ming's teasing was usually light and not very frequent.
So she decided to give him a gentle warning to stop him from teasing her little sister.
"Ouch!" Xiao Ming felt a stabbing pain in his waist and as he turned to look at the "smiling" Xiao Yi Xian, he realized that she had misunderstood him. This time he wasn't teasing Qing Lin, he was just looking at her cultivation level.
Well, that was his initial goal...
"Cough cough, how has your cultivation progressed in these few months, Qing Lin? "Although he had already seen the progress of her cultivation, Xiao Ming still decided to ask, sometimes the answer given by the person in question would make them feel more satisfied. At the same time, he took Xiao Yi Xian's hand and looked at her as if declaring his innocence.
"Qing Lin didn't slack off while Young Master was out, now I'm already a nine-star Dou Master!" After inwardly celebrating the apparent progress in the relationship between his Big Sister and her Young Master, Qing Lin responded cheerfully as her beautiful big eyes looked expectantly at her Young Master's reaction.
"Qing Lin is really diligent!" Xiao Ming smiled and praised her.
"Hee hee, it's all thanks to Young Master's good teachings!" A smile of happiness appeared on Qing Lin's face as she received Xiao Ming's praise.
"Have you practiced well the Sky Serpent Secret Code I gave you?" Xiao Ming asked another question.
The Dou Techniques in the Sky Serpent Secret Code had all the knowledge of the strongest people in the Sky Serpent Mansion through the ages, even if he wasn't around, Qing Lin could still practice well on her own.
"Yes". Qing Lin nodded her head vigorously.
"I'll show you, Young Master". Qing Lin said as a flash of greenish light appeared in her pupils, and suddenly, three small spots formed.
In the middle of the hall, three fourth-rank snake-type magical beasts suddenly appeared, one of which had two heads, and it was clearly the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent that had not been seen in a long time.
The snake's aura was much weaker compared to when Xiao Ming captured it.
Seeing Qing Lin release these three magical beasts, Xiao Ming looked stunned, then said, "Can you already put magical beasts in your pupil space now?"
"Mmhmm, thanks to the Sky Serpent Secret Code given by you, Young Master, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to master this skill so quickly."
"Sister Han Yue and the other Moon Spirit sisters helped me capture these two magical beasts outside the Inner Academy."
"After putting them in my pupil space, I found that they all supplied me with more Dou Qi during combat and my cultivation speed has also doubled, if Xiao Ling, Xiao Shuang, and Xiao Tan were a little more powerful, I would be able to cultivate even faster."
Qing Lin's words caused Xiao Ming to sink into deep thoughts, and after a moment, he said, "Let your sister Xian'er take you to capture a few fifth-rank snake-type magical beasts to control in the next few days."
"Xian'er, I'll bother you to help her for the next few days."
"Mhm, it's not a bother to help my little sister, I'll take her to the surrounding forests, besides, I also need a few battles to get used to my strength growth". Xiao Yi Xian approached Qing Lin and pinched her cheeks as she said softly.
Xiao Ming smiled and nodded, then raised his hand and took out a bottle of green jade that emitted special fluctuations from his storage ring.
Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin cast curious glances towards the jade bottle instantly.
"This is a sixth-tier Soul Cleansing Pill, which can increase soul power, and there are three of them inside the bottle. Qing Lin, since you will have to control fifth-tier magical beasts next, the burden on your soul power will be great, so take one. Xian'er, you will take the other one, and if your Soul Realm has not yet reached the perfection of the Mortal Realm by then, take the remaining pill as well". Xiao Ming handed the bottle to Xiao Yi Xian.
Could this increase the soul power? Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes contained surprise as she took the bottle from Xiao Ming's hand.
After looking the bottle up and down for a while, she put it away in her storage ring, then beckoned Qing Lin and turned to look at Xiao Ming with a playful smile, "In that case, we will also have to give you something in return."
Seeing her beckon, Qing Lin seemed to understand what she meant and became shy all of a sudden, and after placing the magical beasts in the space of her pupils again, she obediently approached.
Under Xiao Ming's curious gaze, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin stood in front of him.
"Close your eyes, and you are not allowed to use your soul power". Xiao Yi Xian said as she wagged her finger in front of him in a sign of denial.
Xiao Ming was puzzled, but since they both wanted to play some kind of game, he complied and closed his eyes, contracting his soul power.
Seeing that Xiao Ming had complied with the directions, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin stood on either side of Xiao Ming's seat, and after looking at each other in unspoken understanding, one of them leaned in and rested her hands on his upper body, while her face came only inches away from his.
With his eyes closed, the first thing Xiao Ming smelled was a fragrance that concealed the unique scent of the two women, it didn't take much thought to know it was Xiao Yi Xian, who did not let him guess through the smell who was who.
An instant later, he felt a softness pressing against his cheek, this softness did not last long before pulling away, and only a second later, he felt it again on another part of his cheek, clearly, one of them is giving him small kisses on his face.
The soft, moist lips of both beauties were taking turns committing their playful acts, and over time, they both started to become more and more playful. The feeling Xiao Ming received at each moment was completely different.
Experiencing something like this for the first time, Xiao Ming couldn't imagine where his Xian'er had learned these things from, and even Qing Lin seemed to have prior knowledge of it, due to how quickly she was drawn into the game.
A few minutes later, Xiao Ming felt that they had moved away from his face, and the fragrance that had flooded his nose faded.
When Xiao Ming opened his eyes and before he could say anything, he saw that Xiao Yi Xian had already taken Qing Lin's hand and was leading her to her room. She turned back to give him a loving look, and said softly, "We sisters will catch up. Go do what you have to do. We'll be waiting for you".
Qing Lin, who had been blushing, added in a small voice, "B-Be safe, Young Master". She seemed too shy to look at him as if she had just used up all her courage.
As he watched the duo leave and enter one of the rooms, Xiao Ming touched the wetness on his face with his fingertips and then saw the collar of his robe somewhat messy, causing him to shake his head with a smile.
This seemed to be the way they both chose to bid him farewell.
But there was something that had left Xiao Ming speechless.
'Did Qing Lin really think I wouldn't recognize her? She even bit my ear at the end!'
Xiao Ming couldn't help but wonder if Qing Lin's actions were a result of her half-Snake-People bloodline or if she had just done it unconsciously out of nervousness. But he didn't want to make her feel embarrassed or uncomfortable, so he decided that he would pretend nothing had happened.
