Chapter 1178: Reentering the Base of the Refining Qi Tower

In response to the tribe members' questioning, the two young men guarding the Ancestral Hall immediately trembled, extended their fingers, their throats quivering a few times, then pointed at the jade plaques in the main hall.

The crowd, seeing the two guards' reaction, turned their heads with puzzled expressions and looked in the direction they indicated.

Immediately, the Stone Clan people who gathered around, just like the others ahead, were frozen on the spot, and the once bustling doorway fell silent in an instant.

"Th-this… th-this…"

Seeing several soul jade plaques cracked above, the elder in front trembled as he extended his aged hand, his throat feeling as if clutched, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"Quick, someone! Go fetch the clan chief here immediately; there's a major incident!"

Soon after, the elder finally managed a full sentence, shouting at the people beside him.

While the Stone Realm of the Stone Clan descended into chaos, Lin Feng and Zi Yan had already left the Zhongzhou Continent and entered the dim Heijiaoyu.

"Hehe, this time I'm back, I'll also drop by to see Old Man Su Qian; that guy will be terrified when he sees my current strength."

Seeing the Black Corner Domain where she had once stayed for a long time, Zi Yan couldn't help but giggle, regaining much of her former liveliness, her face full of anticipation.

After all, since she left the Canaan Academy, many years had passed without seeing Su Qian.

Moreover, she was eager to see him scared half to death, hehe.

However, when Lin Feng heard Zi Yan wanted to meet Su Qian, his eyes flickered slightly.

After a moment's thought, he looked at her and cautioned: "Zi Yan, the place I mentioned is the base of the Heaven-Burning Refining Qi Tower, and I sense it may not be simple. Why don't we first go down and check the situation before meeting Grand Elder Su Qian? After all, Grand Elder Su Qian won't just disappear without reason, so there's no need to rush now."

"But that thing below—if something goes wrong, we might miss something important, perhaps."

Considering the importance of what's below, Lin Feng finally spoke up to stop Zi Yan from meeting Grand Elder Su Qian now.

After all, they had previously been attacked by the Stone Clan; later, other ancient races might follow the scent.

Of course, he's not afraid other ancient races will learn that the Stone Clan Great Elder's death is linked to him; he's worried they will suspect the Canaan Academy.

Even if they claim publicly that Zi Yan wants to revisit her former home, they can't guarantee no one will investigate, especially since the Canaan Academy is connected to the Thunder Tribe.

If Grand Elder Su Qian tells their dean Mang Tianchi, and the Thunder Tribe gets curious and sends someone to investigate the Magma World beneath the Heaven-Burning Refining Qi Tower, the fun will be huge!

As for telling Su Qian not to speak out, hehe, you've come all this way to investigate, and you won't let him tell anyone else; wouldn't that make him more likely to report to his own dean?

"Huh?"

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Zi Yan immediately looked at him with some confusion.

After all, finding traces of their Ancient Dragon Clan beneath the magma, what is there to hide?

But she thought that Grand Elder Su Qian still had plenty of life left, so a single exploration wouldn't kill him.

After a brief hesitation, she nodded and agreed: "Fine, since you want to explore the Magma World beneath the Heaven-Burning Refining Qi Tower first, I'll go with your plan."

Seeing Zi Yan agree, Lin Feng breathed a huge sigh of relief.

After all, he doesn't want to give the Thunder Tribe any more reason to learn about the possibility of the Gu Di Dong Fu beneath the Heaven-Burning Refining Qi Tower.

Meanwhile, as they spoke, their forms rose above the Canaan Academy.

As their soul energy swept rapidly through every corner below, Lin Feng realized that after several years, Su Qian had now advanced to the Five-Star Dou Zong.

Moreover, in the direction of the Canaan Academy's Scripture Repository, he sensed two traces of early Dou Zun aura.

It seems that Elder Qian Bai Er of the Canaan Academy has already broken his shackles and entered the Dou Zun Realm.

"Zi Yan, let's go."

Looking at the Heaven-Burning Refining Qi Tower still standing in the academy's inner courtyard below, Lin Feng's eyes showed a hint of excitement.

After all, what's below is the lair of the last Dou Emperor strongman of the Dou Qi Continent!

It's just a pity he lacks the means to open that lair.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Lin Feng acted first, darting swiftly into the void and disappearing into the sky.

Seeing this, Zi Yan immediately followed, her form slipping into the void as well.

Of course, throughout this process, the inner courtyard students below neither noticed nor sensed it.

Not only the students, but even the academy's elders, Grand Elder Su Qian, and Elder Qian Bai Er were completely unaware.

"This place is still unchanged from before!"

Arriving at the base level of the Heaven-Burning Refining Qi Tower, Lin Feng stood at the entrance to the Magma World, gazing at the crimson magma below that had remained unchanged for years, a wave of nostalgia stirring in his eyes.

When he first came here over a decade ago, he was only a small Dou King.

But now, after a year or two, he has climbed from that Dou King to the once unattainable Dou Saint.

While speaking, Lin Feng's gaze swept over the fire-collecting pot above the passage.

Since the fallen Heart Flame no longer supplies energy below, the entire Heaven-Burning Refining Qi Tower now relies on the flames he left behind for support.

However, the power he possessed when he left those flames was already at the Dou Zun Realm.

For inner courtyard trainees whose strength is below Dou King level, it would take at least several decades for the flames to wane.

"Lin Feng, let's go down and see what's inside this magma."

At the entrance to the Magma World at the tower's base, Zi Yan's treasure-hunting nature was sparked; she couldn't help to stick out her little tongue, lick her lips, and look down with eager anticipation.

When Lin Feng heard Zi Yan's sudden words, he was instantly jolted awake from his recollection.

He immediately replied, "Fine."

With that, Lin Feng's form flashed, turning into a streak of black light, and he was the first to plunge into the Magma World at the bottom of the lower passage.

Seeing this, Zi Yan's slender body swiftly followed, trailing behind Lin Feng as she dived at high speed toward the magma below.

After all these years, the Magma World remained the same deep red as back then.

Looking out, even Lin Feng now could not see where the bottom of the magma ended.

Hovering above the magma, Lin Feng's gaze drifted to a man-made cave in the nearby cliff wall, a nostalgic smile curling his lips as he recalled his younger self.

Back then, he had rummaged here for Old Man Yingshan's receptacle ring, obtaining his first soul-cultivation manual and an eighth-grade prescription.

These items are no longer precious to him now.

Yet at that time, he was delighted for quite a while by his own gains.

Huh, this lava below—even though I'm a mid-four-star Battle Saint now, I actually can't probe its bottom; it's really quite unusual. I want to see what exactly is down there!

Her beautiful eyes gazed at the lava sea below, and a flash of surprise involuntarily crossed Zi Yan's pure pupils.

Because although she couldn't use Battle Qi to probe the bottom, she discovered that as she went deeper into the lava underground, the temperature and pressure below were enough to make many Battle Saints hesitate.

Such a place that even many Battle Saints cannot enter is extremely rare on the Battle Qi Continent.

And in each of these places, there exist some extraordinary things.

At the same time, the appearance of this situation beneath the lava is enough to show that there is something extraordinary down there!

Thinking of this, Zi Yan also became impatient.

Seeing this, Lin Feng immediately gave a light smile and then waved his hand, saying, "Zi Yan, let's go!"

As soon as his words fell, he tapped his toe on the void, his body instantly shooting forward, and he dove headfirst into the red lava below.

Seeing this, Zi Yan, who had long been unable to wait beside him, seized the opportunity and also hurriedly shot out in the same way, closely following him into the lava.

Sizzle!

Having entered the lava, Lin Feng, who already knew what was down there, did not waste time, directly diving down at an extremely high speed.

At the same time, under Xiao Ling's control, without him needing to worry, a copper-colored flame shield quickly sprang up, isolating him from the surrounding lava.

Of course, Xiao Ling did not forget Zi Yan behind him.

Accompanied by a copper-colored streak of light flashing through the lava at high speed, that streak then swiftly halted before Zi Yan, forming an identical flame shield that protected her.

Of course, even without this, Zi Yan would not worry that these lava would pose a threat to her.

With the flame shield in place, the surrounding red lava would automatically evaporate upon coming within half a zhang of Lin Feng and Zi Yan's bodies.

After all, Xiao Ling is a flame formed from the fusion of more than ten kinds of strange fires, its power such that one dare not say it could defeat even the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame; therefore, this lava is obviously not qualified to pose the slightest obstruction.