Chapter 37: Tempering Dou Qi
After leaving the area surrounding the fire well, Xiao Ling headed towards the training room.
He randomly found a low-level training room and entered, intending to familiarize himself with the method of tempering Dou Qi using the Fallen Heart Flame's fractional flames.
Closing the door he had opened upon entering, Xiao Ling began to carefully survey the room.
This training room was intended for individual training. In the center, there was a black stone platform, barely large enough for two people to sit on, about two inches above the ground.
Xiao Ling approached and carefully touched the black platform with his palm. A faint warmth spread across his fingertips. Under this strange warmth, the flow of Dou Qi within him seemed to have intensified.
"The effect of this Tianfen Qi Training Tower is truly remarkable, especially for fire-attributed practitioners. Training in this place truly achieves twice the result with half the effort. I wonder what effect swallowing that large Fallen Heart Flame will have on me later," Xiao Ling muttered to himself, before rolling onto the stone platform.
Sitting cross-legged on the stone platform, feeling the growing warmth, Xiao Ling let out a long breath. With a flick of his finger, a cyan fire crystal card appeared in his palm.
He gripped the card tightly with both hands and carefully inserted it into the groove in front of him. A subtle click sounded, and a faint light burst out from the groove. As the light appeared, Xiao Ling clearly saw that the number on the card had immediately decreased by one. This was obviously a deduction from the cost of one day's training, that is, one fire energy. Shortly after
the fire energy was deducted, Xiao Ling slowly closed his eyes, formed a training seal with his hands, and his body remained motionless like an old monk in meditation.
In his solitude and tranquility, only the sound of a long, steady heartbeat echoed slowly. After entering a state of cultivation, Xiao Ling's sensitivity to the energy of the surrounding heaven and earth became increasingly acute. He could sense the astonishingly rich, fiery energy within this training room. Those who practiced fire-attributed techniques in such a place would undoubtedly achieve more significant results than others.
"Puff..."
His mind grew increasingly tranquil when, suddenly, a low, subtle sound echoed. Immediately, a seemingly invisible, yet pulsating, flame suddenly appeared not far from Xiao Ling's heart. A gentle warmth emanated from it, scorching his inner body.
Focusing on the invisible flame, Xiao Ling once again felt a surge of anxiety at the Fallen Heart Flame's elusive appearances. Even now, he was on extreme alert, yet he still hadn't noticed how this flame had appeared...
With a silent sigh, Xiao Ling stared at the flame. This one was undoubtedly more powerful than the one he had encountered at the entrance of the Heavenly Burning Qi Training Tower. Perhaps it was due to this training room.
Despite the burning pain within his body, the invisible flame rose even more joyfully, wisps of high temperature seeping out from it, forming a furnace within the human body. Every organ and even the meridians within the body were tempered within this furnace, and as they were tempered, they were constantly strengthened!
Although the burning pain caused by the high temperature caused Xiao Ling's meridians to twitch slightly occasionally, fortunately, whenever the tendons and veins were damaged, the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor's torso bones in the body would automatically emit life energy to heal them. In this constant destruction and reorganization, his physical fitness was also slowly improving. After persisting in this way for about ten minutes, Xiao Ling's mind moved, and the diamond-shaped Dou crystal in the cyclone suddenly emitted a faint light, and then a stream of powerful Dou Qi poured out from it like a flood.
The Dou Qi circulated rapidly in the meridians, and finally, under the guidance of Xiao Ling's soul power, it came to the place where the projection of the Fallen Heart Flame was emitting high temperature. With a slight movement of his mind, the Dou Qi that had been waiting there immediately rushed down, and the red Dou Qi poured straight into the invisible flame!
The moment the Dou Qi entered the invisible flame, Xiao Ling could clearly feel that the latter suddenly became much hotter at that moment, and the Dou Qi that entered the flame was like boiling water, and something was constantly being expelled and peeled off in the high temperature.
This turmoil didn't last long before the strand of Dou Qi successfully emerged from the flames. Its volume had shrunk by nearly half, yet the energy contained within it was far more powerful and compact than before. Clearly, after being tempered by the invisible flame, the strand had successfully slimmed down...
After emerging from the flames, the first strand of Dou Qi, guided by Xiao Ling's soul power, circulated once more along its meridians before being poured into the Dou Crystal. Immediately, the light on the surface of the Dou Crystal slightly intensified.
Seeing this transformation in the Dou Crystal, Xiao Ling felt a surge of joy. This Fallen Heart Flame truly lived up to its reputation as a cultivation accelerator. Its effectiveness was enough to make anyone envious. If word got out, even with Canaan Academy's status on the continent, it would undoubtedly attract covetous attention. It seemed that none of the other forces in Zhongzhou possessed such a precious cultivation site. It was unknown how Canaan Academy prevented the news from leaking.
With the success of his first tempering, Xiao Ling finally let go of his last remaining worry. With a flash of his mind, strands of Dou Qi continuously flowed out from the Dou Crystal, then flowed along his meridians, passed through the flames, and finally reentered the Dou Crystal.
He fully activated the Burning Technique, and the Dou Qi surrounded Xiao Ling, penetrating through his pores and entering his body. Then, after being tempered by his inner fire, it became even purer. This feeling was truly wonderful.
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During his training, Xiao Ling lost track of time. He was immersed in his rapidly increasing strength, driven by a drive that seemed to spur him to reach his next level in a single breath.
In the spacious training room, Xiao Ling's entire body was enveloped in a faint, invisible ripple. Wisps of a faint white mist curled up from above his head, gradually fading until they vanished into nothingness.
Exhaling a breath of turbid air, Xiao Ling emerged from his training, a flash of crimson in his eyes. Feeling the scorching heat within him, Xiao Ling frowned, feeling a pang of discomfort. "Without the protection of the strange fire, it's easy to contract the fire poison. Fortunately, I'm an alchemist; otherwise, even taking drugs would drain a lot of my cultivation resources."
He then produced a jade bottle containing the third-grade Qingxin Pill, poured out a milky white pill, and placed it in his mouth. Feeling the discomfort gradually dissipate, Xiao Ling formed a training hand seal and continued to temper his Dou Qi.
Time slipped away like flowing water, slipping through his fingers. Suddenly, the sound of an ancient bell echoed throughout the entire tower. Xiao Ling, who had been tightly closed in his training room, slowly opened his eyes, a flicker of excitement in his eyes.
Checking his increased Dou Qi, Xiao Ling was very satisfied and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "At this rate of cultivation, I'll soon reach the level of a Five-Star Grand Dou Master. This Tianfen Qi Training Tower is incredibly powerful for tempering Dou Qi. I won't have to hesitate about taking elixirs anymore."
After reaching Dou Wang, one can seek the opportunities described in the original novels. The Fallen Heart Flame is no longer effective against Dou Wangs; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many Dou Wang elders in the academy.
Without further thought, Xiao Ling stood up from the stone platform, left the Tianfen Qi Training Tower, and headed back the way he'd come.
Watching the dense crowd exit the tower, Xiao Ling felt a pang of worry as he remembered that he still had several dozen minutes to run.
He had originally not wanted to expose Rayquaza to outsiders in the inner courtyard, but to avoid wasting too much time on the journey, he had to give it some exercise.
With a slap on his wrist, Rayquaza emerged from his sleeve, flew in front of Xiao Ling, and let out a long roar to the sky.
Under the envious gazes of the crowd, Xiao Ling leaped up and sat firmly on Rayquaza's back.
He patted Rayquaza, which was in tune with his thoughts, and it flew into the sky, disappearing from the students' sight.
The surrounding students saw this scene and started to discuss it.
"I really envy that guy. He has a magic beast to ride when he returns to the dormitory. This can save him a lot of training time."
"Isn't that the freshman Xiao Ling? Does anyone know what kind of magic beast he has? Why haven't I seen one like this? I will definitely not forget such a handsome magic beast if I see it."
"I just entered the inner courtyard last year. I asked about it when I was in the outer courtyard before. It seems to be called something like Split Sky Seat."
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"It would be great if I could raise such a handsome magic beast."
In the clouds, Xiao Ling felt the wind blowing in his face and felt extremely refreshed. He looked at the Split Sky Seat under him and thought to himself, "I can still take the Split Sky Seat out for a walk in the Northwest Continent, but I can't take this guy with me to Zhongzhou. It will inevitably attract other people's attention and cause trouble. It's better to let this guy follow Xun'er to the ancient clan to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks."
He shook his head and stopped thinking about it. These things are still too early for him now. It's better to live every day well.
(End of this chapter)