"This girl..."
The Tower Guard Elder smiled slightly and nodded.
Turning back, he saw Xiao Yi's slightly confused expression, and immediately said softly:
"You are Xiao Yi, right..."
"Since you have just entered the Inner Academy, let this old man lead you to carefully understand this Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda."
Xiao Yi nodded slightly: "Thank you, Elder..."
"I am the Tower Guard Elder of this Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda. In the future, you can just call me Elder Liu."
"Let's go, I will show you around..."
Elder Liu spoke softly, and immediately led Xiao Yi around the first level, explaining things.
"To Cultivate inside the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, there is no restriction on Rank. You only need to have enough Fire Energy; you can Cultivate on whichever level you wish."
"Just now, I saw that your Soul Power is quite strong. Are you an Alchemist?"
Elder Liu slowly turned around, looked at Xiao Yi, and asked.
Xiao Yi nodded, saying in a deep voice: "This junior is untalented; I have only studied the art of alchemy for a period of time..."
"Elder, may I ask how much Fire Energy is required to enter the sixth level that Senior Sister Han Yue just entered..."
Elder Liu looked down, paused for a moment, and then continued: "The sixth level, huh..."
"Cultivating for one day on the sixth level requires six days' worth of Fire Energy..."
After hearing this, Xiao Yi couldn't help but mutter in his heart:
"The sixth level already requires six days of Fire Energy. Currently, I only have a basic seven days of Fire Energy. That is only enough to enter the sixth level and Cultivate for one day..."
"It seems this Fire Energy is still hard currency within the Inner Academy. It's indispensable..."
After muttering to himself, Xiao Yi slowly lowered his head to look at the bottom of the tower, where the magma continuously churned beneath his feet.
Using his Soul Power to investigate, a sea of fire instantly appeared before Xiao Yi's eyes. Within the sea of fire, a massive Fire Python suddenly emerged.
The Fire Python suddenly shook its body, and Xiao Yi only felt as if his Soul was being stripped away.
Elder Liu's words beside his ear also became blurred and indistinct.
"Little Fellow!"
"Don't let your mind be confused!"
At this moment, Xiao Xuan's voice suddenly rang out in Xiao Yi's mind, and immediately, a trace of red Qi flashed in Xiao Yi's eyes.
Only then did Xiao Yi recover his senses.
"Alright, the situation of the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda is roughly like this..."
"If you have anything you don't understand in the future, just come and find me..."
"Since you just endured the scorching of the Heart Fire today, it is not suitable to continue Cultivating in this tower..."
"Go back and rest early..."
Elder Liu finished speaking softly, and immediately led Xiao Yi away from the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda...
"Ancestor, did you sense it... the Fallen Heart Flame at the bottom of the tower..."
Xiao Yi murmured in his heart, asking Xiao Xuan.
"That is natural..."
"But judging by its appearance, it has been Sealed at the bottom of this tower for too long and has already developed sentience..."
"Little Fellow, relying on your current strength, even with my help, trying to subdue this Fallen Heart Flame is extremely dangerous..."
"The urgent matter is still to improve your strength, prepare thoroughly, and then make your move..."
Xiao Xuan's voice slowly sounded.
Hearing this, Xiao Yi nodded.
The urgent priority was to accumulate Fire Energy. Only by collecting enough Fire Energy and entering higher Ranks of the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda to Cultivate!
Could he maximize the improvement of his strength.
According to Xiao Yi's understanding, there were only a few ways to obtain Fire Energy.
For Xiao Yi, sweeping the tower or copying scriptures was absolutely out of the question.
To obtain Fire Energy the fastest, the quickest method right now was to head to the Arena!
Gamble!
After all, nothing was faster than gambling... Canaan Inner Academy Arena.
Xiao Yi naturally already had a decision in his heart, and his execution was extremely swift.
In the blink of an eye, he had arrived at the Arena.
At this time, the Arena was bustling with noise and excitement.
As soon as Xiao Yi stepped into the Arena, his gaze was drawn to a burly man with a dark complexion on the fighting stage.
"Is there anyone else who chooses to step onto the stage and challenge me!"
"The rules are still the same. No matter how much Fire Energy you have, you can come up and challenge me!"
"As long as you defeat me, all my Fire Energy is yours!"
The strong man held a green Fire Crystal Card in his hand, looking extremely confident as he loudly questioned the surrounding crowd.
"A green Fire Crystal Card, huh..."
Seeing this, Xiao Yi couldn't help but whisper.
Because a green Fire Crystal Card represented at least two hundred days of Fire Energy within it.
For the current Xiao Yi, two hundred days of Fire Energy was quite good.
Seeing that no one in the crowd was willing to step onto the stage to challenge him for a long time, Xiao Yi took a step forward.
"I wonder if I may challenge you..."
After Xiao Yi spoke, he raised the black Fire Crystal Card in his hand and lightly leaped onto the stage.
"May I ask, Senior, my black card only has seven days of Fire Energy, can I still challenge you..."
Xiao Yi smiled slightly, looked at the burly man, and asked softly.
"Brother, you look unfamiliar. Are you a newcomer?"
The strong man still had a confident smile on his face as he slowly stepped forward and asked.
Xiao Yi nodded: "Yes, a newcomer..."
The strong man sized up Xiao Yi: "A One-Star Great Dou Shi..."
"Seven days of Fire Energy, isn't that a bit too little..."
Seeing the strong man hesitate slightly, Xiao Yi immediately said softly:
"Senior, if I manage to defeat you, how about I only take sixty days of Fire Energy from your card..."
The strong man burst out laughing upon hearing this: "Only sixty days?"
"Then naturally, that is fine..."
"However, Brother, this Senior must remind you, if you lose, those seven days of Fire Energy are all mine..."
"The importance of Fire Energy in the Inner Academy, I probably don't need to elaborate, right..."
The strong man looked determined to win, as if before the match even started, Xiao Yi's seven days of Fire Energy were already his spoils.
"Thank you for the reminder, Senior... I am very clear about the importance of Fire Energy..."
Xiao Yi smiled slightly and then spoke softly.
"Good! I accept your challenge!"
The strong man nodded and immediately agreed.
Although seven days of Fire Energy was not much in the strong man's eyes, a mosquito, no matter how small, is still meat.
He was completely confident in dealing with a One-Star Great Dou Shi like Xiao Yi.
When the people below the stage saw Xiao Yi step up, they immediately started discussing:
"This kid must be crazy for Fire Energy..."
"They said he's a newcomer; he doesn't understand this Arena!"
"If he knew that Cheng Kui on the stage specializes in hanging around the Arena to earn Fire Energy, he wouldn't be so impulsive..."
"What does this have to do with being a newcomer? I think this kid is just stupid!"
"That Cheng Kui is a genuine Five-Star Great Dou Shi. He is only One-Star, how does he have the courage to step up and challenge him!"
... None of the spectators below the stage favored Xiao Yi. They all treated Xiao Yi as a foolish boy who had just entered the Inner Academy, rushing to hand over his Fire Energy to others.
"Brother, are you ready..."
Cheng Kui on the stage spoke in a deep voice, and immediately, yellow Battle Qi slowly emerged around his body, gathering onto the giant mace in his hand.
"Cheng Kui, Five-Star Great Dou Shi!"
Xiao Yi remained unhurried. A cold light flashed in his hand, and the Dragon Origin Breaking Array Spear appeared in response.
"Xiao Yi, One-Star Great Dou Shi!"
In the eyes of others, when a One-Star Great Dou Shi faced a Five-Star Great Dou Shi, the gap in Battle Qi was like a chasm; it was absolutely impossible for Xiao Yi to win.
Yet, Xiao Yi remained calm and composed. As a member of the Xiao Family.
Fighting above one's Rank was a gene that flowed in his bones...