While the player is in Battle Through the Heavens, the system is in The Great Ruler.

Chapter 52 Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, Initial Refinement of the Floating Pagoda

The two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Soon after, as the morning light fell upon Canaan Academy, Lu Yu had already stepped into the inner courtyard.

Having avoided the humiliation of the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, he, armed with the Azure Fire Crystal Card, was led directly to a detached courtyard by a beautiful senior student from the inner academy.

Meanwhile, in the dense forest leading to the inner courtyard, a fierce chase is unfolding.

The Little Fairy Doctor, clad in flowing purple robes, moved through the forest like a ghost. Behind her, five senior students from the inner courtyard relentlessly pursued her, their faces filled with shock.

"Damn it! Why are this year's freshmen so difficult to deal with?"

The leading blue-robed youth gritted his teeth. They had originally intended to give the new students a hard time, but they hadn't expected to be tricked instead.

"Purple Butterfly Explosion!"

Little Fairy Doctor suddenly turned around, surrounded by purple aura, and eighteen poisonous butterflies flew out from her sleeves, reflecting an eerie light in the sunlight.

"burst!"

With a soft shout, poisonous mist filled the air. When the mist dissipated, five senior students lay sprawled on the ground, their faces still bearing expressions of disbelief.

Little Fairy Doctor picked up the fallen Fire Crystal Card and said softly, "Thank you all for your gifts, seniors."

That evening, Little Fairy Doctor calmly stepped into the inner courtyard, holding the Blue Flame Crystal Card she had seized.

……

The next day.

Lu Yu slowly opened his eyes, finished his night of cultivation, stretched his muscles and bones, and was about to go out when he pushed open the door and saw Little Fairy Doctor standing under the sycamore tree in the courtyard.

She had changed her usual simple attire, now wearing a light purple dress, the white jade hairpin in her hair gleaming warmly in the sunlight. Seeing Lu Yu emerge, she smiled brightly: "Good morning, Brother Lu."

Lu Yu's gaze lingered on her for a moment before he asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

"No, here, it's returned to its rightful owner."

Little Fairy Doctor opened her fair hand, and in her palm lay the Xuan Turtle Seal, which shimmered with a blue halo, with faint traces of battle qi flowing within its patterns.

Lu Yu reached out and took it, then suddenly raised an eyebrow and frowned, saying, "This defensive mark seems to have been triggered?"

Little Fairy Doctor playfully stuck out her tongue and said, "Yesterday I encountered a nine-star Grand Dou Master surrounded by several senior students at the seven- or eight-star Grand Dou Master level. I had no choice but to use up one of my defense opportunities."

As she spoke, a sly glint flashed in her eyes, and she continued, "But those guys are probably still in bed right now."

Lu Yu nodded, hung the Xuan Turtle Seal back on his waist, and suddenly remembered something, so he asked, "Where do you live now?"

Little Fairy Doctor tilted her head, her hair fluttering, and said, "I'll be living with three other freshmen, not far from you."

She pursed her lips and added, "Before entering the inner courtyard, Elder Su of the inner courtyard specifically instructed us that the senior students in the inner courtyard love to bully the newcomers, and that we should stay together and keep each other warm."

"Why don't you move in with me?"

Lu Yu pointed to the courtyard behind him and said calmly, "It's spacious enough to house five or six people without any problem, and besides..."

"Okay."

Before he could finish speaking, Little Fairy Doctor had already smiled and agreed, her eyes, like autumn water, shimmering with a subtle light. Her answer was so decisive that it startled Lu Yu for a moment.

"I'll go pack my things now."

As Little Fairy Doctor turned around, her skirt traced a graceful arc. After taking a few steps, she turned back and asked, "By the way, what would you like to eat today? I..."

"Spicy rabbit head..."

Lu Yu replied with a smile in his eyes.

Little Fairy Doctor gave a knowing gesture, and her purple-clad figure quickly disappeared at the end of the courtyard.

Lu Yu watched the purple figure gradually disappear into the distance, his slender fingers gently tracing the patterns on the Xuan Turtle Seal, his eyes slowly turning cold.

"A nine-star Grand Dou Master?" "You'd better be thankful you can't even get out of bed yet..."

……

Soon after,

After spending a few days in the inner courtyard and getting familiar with the environment,

Lu Yu and Little Fairy Doctor then arrived at the most renowned cultivation holy land in the inner courtyard—the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.

Before them lay a wide-open space, and a dozen or so feet away, stood a colossal, pitch-black tower, its body mostly buried in the ground, with only the top few stories visible.

At this moment, the open space outside the tower was divided into several areas, each with dozens of senior students from the inner court sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed, clearly the territory divided by the major established forces of the inner court.

Lu Yu and his companion stood quietly under an ancient tree. The surrounding students sensed the faint pressure of his battle spirit and wisely kept their distance.

"clang--"

With a melodious chime, an aged voice echoed from inside the tower: "Open the tower!"

The heavy, black iron door slowly opened with a grating creak, and a burst of scorching heat immediately gushed out, making the surrounding air feel hot and dry.

"Enter the tower!"

At the command, all the students in the square opened their eyes at the same time, and their figures rushed towards the tower gate like arrows released from a bow, with the sound of air being torn apart rising and falling.

"Let's go too."

As Lu Yu spoke, he took out a white jade porcelain bottle from his storage ring and handed it to Little Fairy Doctor, saying, "Although the Heart Flame of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower can temper battle qi, it is easy to be corroded by fire poison if you cultivate it for too long. You can take this bottle of Ice Heart Pill to keep your mind clear. Although the Calamity Poison Body can devour poison gas, it is better to be prepared."

"It's always good to be cautious."

Little Fairy Doctor smiled sweetly and put the pill into her sleeve: "Brother Lu is so thoughtful."

The two walked side by side toward the dark tower gate. Just as Lu Yu stepped into the tower, he suddenly stopped. He keenly sensed an invisible, scorching energy seeping into his body from the soles of his feet.

"Ok?"

Lu Yu raised an eyebrow, but before he could react, the illusory Great Floating Pagoda within his body spontaneously protected him. Before the transparent flame could spread, it was swallowed up by the Great Floating Pagoda like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

Fallen Heartflame, is that all?
"what happened?"

Little Fairy Doctor noticed his unusual behavior and asked him with concern.

Lu Yu shook his head and said, "It's nothing, it's probably just my imagination."

A hint of lingering satisfaction flashed in his eyes as he thought to himself, "The first level of Heart Flame isn't very strong. I just swallowed a wisp, and it was gone before I could even taste it. I wanted to try what it felt like to be burned by Heart Flame..."

"Looks like we'll have to go down a few more floors..."

Thinking this, Lu Yu turned to Little Fairy Doctor and said, "Fairy, I plan to go down a few levels. Since our cultivation levels are different, how about we cultivate separately for the time being?"

Upon hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor nodded slightly and said, "Alright, the Blue Flame Crystal Card I have can only go up to the fourth level. Which level are you planning to go to, Brother Lu?"

"The sixth floor," Lu Yu said casually, as if he were talking about something completely ordinary.

Little Fairy Doctor's pupils contracted slightly, and she frowned as she said, "I heard that it's a level that only high-level Dou Ling experts can access..."

Lu Yu smiled and nodded, replying, "That's exactly right."

Then, the two parted ways at a fork in the road leading to different floors. Lu Yu first took Little Fairy Doctor to the fourth floor, and then continued towards the sixth floor.

After a long time,

Lu Yu arrived at the entrance to the sixth floor and pushed open the door to a training room.

In an instant, a wave of almost suffocating heat rushed towards him. Looking around, the vast training room was empty, save for the crimson stone platform in the center, radiating a chilling energy fluctuation…

Lu Yu felt the Floating Pagoda stirring within his body, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "That's more like it..."

(End of this chapter)