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"That little guy who went down with me?" Wei Yang chuckled. "He's pretty interesting—quite gutsy too. He went straight into the depths of the magma to search for the Fallen Heart Flame. Up until the moment I left and returned to the surface, I never saw him come back."
Everyone's hearts sank upon hearing those words.
Undeniably, it was bad news.
"You're sure… you didn't kill him?" Hu Gan asked, half-skeptical.
"Why would I kill him?" Wei Yang shrugged. "We actually know each other—otherwise, why do you think he would've dared follow me down?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Indeed, back then, Xiao Yan had followed Wei Yang without hesitation and leapt straight into the fissure at the tower's peak.
Hu Gan opened his mouth, wanting to ask something else—
But Wei Yang raised his hand to cut him off, his tone growing slightly impatient: "We agreed that would be the last question. You've already asked one extra. Keep your word. I only answered for Xiao Yan's sake. But I hope you don't push your luck."
Hu Gan frowned, his expression displeased.
Su Qian shot him a glance, signaling him not to act rashly.
Left with no choice, Hu Gan reluctantly held his tongue.
"Breaking into my Jia Nan Academy can't possibly be settled without cost," Su Qian said solemnly, looking at Wei Yang. "You should provide some form of compensation, and then leave immediately. Jia Nan Academy does not welcome outsiders lingering around."
The words 'some form' were emphasized ever so slightly by Su Qian, who gave Wei Yang a meaningful look.
The meaning was clear—he was giving Wei Yang a way out, a face-saving resolution for both sides.
Behind the shadow of his cloak, a faint smile curved across Wei Yang's face.
He understood.
With his thumb gently brushing the Serene Sea Storage Ring on his middle finger, a jade bottle silently appeared.
With a wave of his hand, the bottle shot through the air and hovered in front of Su Qian.
"Breaking into your academy was indeed our fault," Wei Yang said calmly. "How about this—a Mighty Huang Pill as compensation?"
"Mighty Huang Pill?!"
The Elders immediately gasped in shock. All eyes locked hungrily on the small jade bottle floating before Su Qian, their breathing quickened.
The legendary Mighty Huang Pill!
Priceless. Rare beyond rare.
Even in the Black-Corner Region, an entire year might pass without a single one appearing on the market.
And every time one did appear in an auction, it would cause massive upheaval across the entire Black-Corner Region. A true treasure.
Its value was immense.
Arguably no less than a Low-Level Earth Grade cultivation technique or Dou Technique—perhaps even greater.
Su Qian's mood was slightly stirred. He reached out and grabbed the bottle, gently uncorking the lid.
Immediately, a visible wave of dense medicinal fragrance billowed forth from the mouth of the bottle.
The scent was so pure and invigorating that it made one feel refreshed in both body and mind. It even seemed to accelerate the circulation of Dou Qi in one's body by thirty percent.
Inhale... exhale...
Several nearby Elders couldn't help but take deep, greedy breaths.
Seeing this, Su Qian quickly resealed the bottle, weaving a few seals to secure it before storing it away.
Only then did he look at Wei Yang.
"Well? Is this compensation sufficient?" Wei Yang asked.
Whoosh—
Su Qian let out a breath and, knowing when to quit while ahead, nodded. "You may leave."
As he spoke, his hands changed seals.
At once, the surface of the energy barrier began to ripple, gradually parting open to form a gap.
The Elders showed no objection.
Clearly, the compensation offered by Wei Yang had satisfied them.
Seeing this, Wei Yang didn't waste words. With a flicker of his figure, he called out, "Let's go."
Behind him, Xian'er and Du Jiao calmly stepped forward and followed.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
As they exited the barrier, the three of them didn't pause in the slightest. They turned into three streaks of black light, shooting straight toward the edge of the spatial boundary.
A few flashes later, their figures landed in the forest and quickly vanished from sight.
Su Qian and the other Elders silently watched them go until they could no longer sense Wei Yang's presence at all.
Only then did they finally exhale in relief.
"Everyone, seal the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower immediately. We'll reassess afterward!" Su Qian ordered sternly.
"Yes!"
"And from this point forward, the final layer of the tower is to be completely sealed off. No one is permitted entry—not even me!"
Above the undulating mountain range—
Five black-robed figures streaked swiftly across the sky.
Beneath them, the dense forests blurred into a fast-retreating green tide.
"Young Master, what exactly happened after you entered the bottom of the tower?" Qing Lin asked curiously mid-flight.
She and Ah Da had remained at the spatial barrier and only witnessed what happened in the Inner Academy. As for everything that had occurred deep beneath the earth in the magma world, she knew nothing.
"After we entered the bottom of the tower…" Wei Yang briefly explained what had transpired, then smiled. "This trip was quite the haul—not only did we obtain a Heavenly Flame, but I also seized Han Feng's entire fortune."
"The Sea Heart Flame!" Qing Lin's eyes lit up.
She couldn't help recalling the radiant Dry Blue Water Flame she'd once seen back in the Jia Ma Sacred City.
"You already have the Azure Nether Flame, which is enough for now. Don't set your sights on the Sea Heart Flame," Wei Yang said with a chuckle. "In the future, I'll find a Heavenly Flame that suits you better. As for the Sea Heart Flame—just let it go."
"Okay." Qing Lin nodded obediently, not taking it to heart.
She merely thought the flame looked beautiful and liked it for that reason alone. Her desire for it wasn't that strong.
"Han Feng's entire fortune must contain plenty of rare medicinal ingredients!" Xian'er, on the other hand, immediately focused on the mention of Han Feng's possessions.
As a die-hard medicinal herb fanatic, her eyes were already beginning to shine.
"Heh." Wei Yang chuckled. "We'll sort through it once we're back."
Swish! Swish! Swish!
As they flew, the mountain range ahead finally began to thin out.
They were almost through. At the distant edge of the horizon, the silhouette of Qingshan City began to faintly emerge.
Seeing this, the five of them picked up their pace slightly, soaring toward Qingshan City.
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Qingshan City.
In a secluded chamber—
The five of them sat cross-legged on meditation cushions, a faint sense of anticipation in their eyes.
After all, the full fortune of a peak sixth-tier alchemist was no small matter.
Wei Yang smiled slightly as he lowered his head, his gaze falling on the deep-blue storage ring on his finger.
The faint blue gleam it emitted set it apart clearly from the typical low- or mid-grade storage rings.
A high-grade storage ring—extremely rare.
Even in the auction houses of the Black-Corner Region, they were considered priceless treasures—literally not available for sale.
Up until now, the ring Wei Yang had been using was the one he acquired in the cliff cave deep within the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
That ring was decent in its own right, but compared to this Serene Sea Storage Ring, it was completely bottom-tier.
The Serene Sea Storage Ring—unquestionably among the best of the best in the realm of high-grade storage rings.
Back in the day, Han Feng had spent immense effort and cost to obtain it.
Truth be told, Wei Yang had never been particularly obsessed with storage rings. He had never gone out of his way to pursue them.
But since this one had come into his hands, of course he wasn't going to let it go.
Leaving aside its value and internal space, the sheer durability of a top-tier high-grade storage ring was enough to bring peace of mind.
Gently stroking the deep-blue ring, Wei Yang channeled his spiritual power into it.
After just a moment of scanning, he withdrew his consciousness from the ring.
A faint, uncontrollable gleam of delight surfaced in his eyes.
The treasures Han Feng had accumulated over the years were beyond counting, and anything worthy of being kept within the ring and carried on his person was, without question, extraordinary.
Various medicinal ingredients rarely seen in the outside world were abundant within this ring.
Moreover, numerous scrolls of Dou Techniques and cultivation techniques were casually scattered about.
Clearly, these had been offered by those who sought Han Feng's alchemy skills—barter for pills.
After all, due to the Flame Mantra, Han Feng himself had little need for other cultivation techniques.
Even with just a general scan, the sheer abundance stored within this Serene Sea Storage Ring had left Wei Yang pleasantly surprised.
The treasures stored inside it could easily drive the entire Black-Corner Region into a frenzy.
That Mighty Huang Pill he had handed over to Jia Nan Academy earlier as compensation?It had come from this very ring.
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