Chapter 95: Xiao Yan: Teacher, do you see if I still have a chance?

"Gu Fei, kid, the old man is heading back first. You should also take your new bride back to the clan soon!"

"Also, you must be careful!"

Gu Xiong smiled and patted Gu Fei on the shoulder, then lightly waved his palm in the void, and a spatial rift appeared beside him.

"Don't you worry, I will be careful. I'll head back in a while!"

Watching Gu Xiong step into the spatial rift, Gu Fei responded in a relaxed manner.

Soon, that spatial rift quietly healed, as if nothing had happened.

"Young friend Gu Fei, since the Three Thousand Burning Flame has already been taken away, let us head out!"

Now, when Xuan Kongzi spoke to Gu Fei, he was even more courteous than before.

"Mm!"

Gu Fei nodded, then followed Xuan Kongzi and Qiu Ling out of the Star Domain.

The Star Domain upon leaving seemed different from the one they had just entered.

The stars filling the sky were twinkling; it seemed that with the disappearance of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, this Star Domain was truly radiating a brilliant light.

Outside the Pill Tower, on that massive plaza, a crowd was gathered at this moment; most of these people were wearing Alchemist robes.

Because they had heard the news that someone was going to attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, many people had gathered here, wanting to know the result.

Before long, in the sky above the Pill Tower, that silver spatial gate suddenly fluctuated.

Immediately following, Xuan Kongzi, Qiu Ling, and Gu Fei walked out from the gate one after another.

"Out so soon? It seems he failed. I said long ago that this kid thinks too highly of himself. The Three Thousand Burning Flame can only be truly subdued by me, Song Qing..."

In the crowd, the youth who had previously been jealous of Cao Ying and Gu Fei chatting happily now spoke with schadenfreude to the person beside him.

"Indeed, that Three Thousand Burning Flame can only be subdued by you, Brother Song Qing!"

The man at his side said obsequiously.

At this time, some people who were unclear about the situation inside the Star Domain all felt that Gu Fei had failed.

After all, the time Gu Fei had spent inside the Star Domain was very short; in their understanding, it was impossible for anyone to refine that fierce Three Thousand Burning Flame in such a short time.

"Young Master Gu Fei, although you failed this time, this young lady believes that in a few years, you will definitely be able to successfully subdue it!"

Unlike Song Qing's face full of schadenfreude, Cao Ying walked up to Gu Fei and sincerely said some encouraging words to him.

"Hmph, what is so good about him? Isn't it just that he stepped into the Spirit Realm a bit earlier? That realm, I will also step into sooner or later..."

Watching the woman he secretly loved being so attentive to Gu Fei, Song Qing clenched his fists, and his face became somewhat ferocious in an instant.

However, what Xuan Kongzi said next made everyone's expressions change.

Xuan Kongzi cleared his throat, his face solemn. He walked to the front of the crowd, paused his gaze for a moment, and announced loudly: "Everyone, the Three Thousand Burning Flame within the Star Domain has been taken away. From this day forward, the reward for the winner of the Pill Gathering will no longer include the item of subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame!"

Xuan Kongzi did not explicitly state the outcome of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, because these Ancient Races did not want their affairs spread by too many people.

"Taken away?"

Cao Ying looked at Gu Fei beside her in surprise, her beautiful eyes filled with incredible reverence.

Because she was not clear about what had happened inside the Star Domain, Cao Ying took it for granted that it was Gu Fei who had subdued and refined the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

"How is this possible?"

Not far away, Song Qing, who had originally been gloating, saw his face turn dark instantly, as ugly as if he had eaten excrement.

Watching the restless crowd, Gu Fei did not stay long. He politely cupped his hands toward Xuan Kongzi, then ignored Cao Ying, who wanted to come over to offer congratulations, and left directly.

【Cao Ying experiences embarrassment and slight disappointment, Emotion Value +60】

"Gu Fei..."

Cao Ying's hand hovered in mid-air, her mouth slightly agape, and her smile gradually froze.

She looked distractedly at Gu Fei's departing back, not understanding why she had developed this emotion, subconsciously not wanting Gu Fei to leave.

"No matter what, as long as you are not yet married, I still have a chance..."

A moment later, Cao Ying's gaze gradually became firm again.

On Gu Fei's side, after leaving the Pill Tower, he headed straight toward the outer region.

On the way, he still packed some desserts for Xiao Yixian and the girl Qing Lin.

"Brother Gu Fei, you're back so soon!"

Seeing Gu Fei return, Qing Lin was very surprised, because when he went out in the morning, he had mentioned that it might take a long time to return this time.

"There were some changes, so I came back early... Where is Xiao Yixian? Is she not up yet?"

As Gu Fei spoke, he pushed open the door to Xiao Yixian's room and walked in.

Inside the room, poisonous mist was permeating out. In the center of the room, there was a bathing barrel, and Xiao Yixian was soaking inside it.

At this time, Xiao Yixian's expression was slightly painful, and crystal-clear sweat beads were soaked on her face.

Looking at Xiao Yixian's situation, it was clear she had used too much poison; even with the poison pill absorbing and converting the poison energy, she was still somewhat unable to adapt.

"Brother Gu Fei, wait a little longer, I will be done soon!"

Regarding Gu Fei's early return, Xiao Yixian was clearly somewhat surprised.

"No rush, convert the poison slowly first!"

Gu Fei waved his hand to signal Xiao Yixian to continue, then walked straight to the side of the bathing barrel.

He knew that Xiao Yixian was currently very eager to improve her cultivation.

That was why she had risked injecting a large amount of poison at once, to the point where she could not convert it in time.

Northwest Continent, Tagor Desert.

"Teacher, looking at it this way, the Exotic Fire has very likely already been taken by that guy riding the Sixth Rank Magical Beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King!"

Xiao Yan hid behind a sand dune, communicating with the soul of Yao Lao inside his Storage Ring.

At this time, he had already penetrated deep into the territory of the Snake-People Tribe and had inquired about some of the events that had previously occurred in the Snake-People Holy City.

Furthermore, Xiao Yan had previously passed through Shi Mo City, where his eldest brother and second brother were located, and had even discovered the passage leading to the underground magma lake.

"It should be him. The person who took the Exotic Fire is perhaps the Gu Fei that the girl spoke of. Although you have never met him, you have indirectly dealt with him quite a bit!"

Yao Lao nodded and said.

"Then what should I do? The Exotic Fire here is gone; I can't just go and snatch it from his hands, can I?"

Xiao Yan said with great helplessness: "That would be no different from seeking death!"

He had heard with his own ears a Gu Clan Elder say that Gu Fei was a Dou Zun powerhouse.

"Do not be anxious. Although the Exotic Fire here is gone, Teacher still knows of another place that hides an Exotic Fire. That Exotic Fire will be of great help to your cultivation!"

Looking at Xiao Yan, who was somewhat dejected because the Exotic Fire had been taken by someone else, Yao Lao spoke to encourage him; his plan was naturally to scheme for the Fallen Heart Flame, which was ranked fourteenth.

"Where are we going?"

"Jia Nan Academy!"

"Isn't that the place where I previously requested a one-year leave of absence? It has been over two years now; I don't know if the academy will still accept me!"

Hearing the location mentioned by Yao Lao, Xiao Yan could not help but feel a bit guilty.

"It is fine..."

"With the progress of your cultivation, Jia Nan Academy should not turn you away!"

Yao Lao said with great confidence: "When the time is ripe, Teacher will take you to retrieve an Exotic Fire!"

(End of this chapter)