# Chapter 1649: Inside the Flame Golden Tower
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Lin Xue looked at Mu Yi and Lin Feng.
"Xue'er, I was the one who told Lin Feng not to tell you. If you had known that I asked Lin Feng to help you, given your personality, you probably wouldn't have accepted Lin Feng's help," Mu Yi said with a smile. "But everything is in the past now, and you and Lin Feng have gotten along well, haven't you?"
Mu Linxue remained silent. Lin Feng walked over to her side and said with a gentle smile, "Over the years, Uncle Mu Yi deliberately studied formations. After I met you, I understood that he did all of this for you. But later, because he encountered me, he asked me to come and help. Lin Xue, you should understand everything Uncle Mu Yi has done."
Mu Linxue looked up, saw Lin Feng's warm smile, and finally nodded. She looked at Mu Yi and said, "Father."
Hearing Mu Linxue's address, Mu Yi's face also showed a delighted expression. He exchanged a smile with Lin Feng—finally, everything was in the past.
"Mu Yi, these years have been difficult for you. I hope you won't blame the family." The head of the Mu Clan stepped forward and spoke to Mu Yi.
"En, I understand, Clan Head." Mu Yi nodded. How could he not understand? In the world of martial arts, for a clan, the most important thing was benefit. He deeply understood this, so he wouldn't resent them. He needed to use the Mu Clan to provide benefits for Lin Xue.
"It's good that you understand. Come back to the clan with me. Now that Lin Xue has become a disciple of the Flame Golden Tower, she will certainly be going into the tower." The Mu Clan head said to Mu Yi.
"Alright." Mu Yi knew why the clan head was eager for him to return to the clan—to win people over by starting with him. Not to mention Mu Linxue, now that the Mu Clan knew Lin Feng was summoned by him, how could they not know to use him to draw Lin Feng closer? Today, everything Lin Feng had done had deeply shaken even him.
"Lin Feng, take good care of Lin Xue for me." Mu Yi gave Lin Feng a meaningful smile, then looked at Lin Xue again and laughed, "You two really do make a good match, haha. I'm leaving."
Leaving behind these words, Mu Yi followed the Mu Clan members away, causing Lin Xue's face to flush slightly. When she looked at Lin Feng, her gaze flickered, and her shyness added even more to her beauty.
"Lin Feng, don't listen to my father's nonsense."
"Sister Lin Xue, I also think you two are a good match. I'm leaving too." Mu Qingying snickered, then followed the Mu Clan crowd. Lin Feng watched her leave together with Mu Xiao, his gaze lightly sweeping over Mu Xiao, causing Mu Xiao's heart to tremble slightly, as if he was very afraid of Lin Feng. He never imagined that a guard he had taken in would become so heaven-defying. Lin Feng could crush him with ease.
However, Lin Feng didn't bother to make things difficult for him. Now Mu Qingying should understand everything. It was up to her to handle these matters; the decision was in her hands. He couldn't be bothered to interfere.
The crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only the Flame Golden Tower's refining masters and the young refiners selected by the tower.
Mu Linxue's master walked over to her side and said with a smile, "Mu Linxue, now that you have obtained the Nine-Headed Serpent Emperor's beast flame, I plan to first help you protect your body while you refine it. This way, both your strength and refining abilities can advance further."
"Thank you, Master." Mu Linxue said with a smile. Of course, she wanted to refine the beast flame as quickly as possible. That way, she could control the flame in battle, and its killing power would be enough to threaten Martial Emperor level experts. Moreover, refining a powerful flame meant she could melt better refining materials and produce higher quality Imperial Artifacts.
"If you could also have Master Red Gold protect you, it would be even more perfect." The Purple Robe Master said with a smile, causing the Red Gold Long Robe Master, who would be teaching Mu Linxue for a year, to smile and step forward: "Since you've said so, I'm naturally happy to lend Mu Linxue a hand."
"Mu Linxue thanks the senior." Hearing that Master Red Gold had also agreed to help her refine the flame, Mu Linxue became even happier. This way, the resistance to her refinement would be even smaller.
The atmosphere here was pleasant, but on the other side, the Purple Robe Master and Red Gold Long Robe Master who had chosen Yan Feng had unpleasant expressions. They had chosen Yan Feng, but Yan Feng had been killed by Lin Feng—something no one could have predicted. Now, staying here seemed somewhat superfluous, so they quietly flicked their sleeves and left.
"Don't forget my refining technique." Mu Linxue's master called out to Yan Feng's master's retreating back, causing the latter's steps to pause slightly, his expression unpleasant.
"Lin Feng, let me show you around the Flame Golden Tower. If you change your mind, the Flame Golden Tower welcomes you to join at any time." The Purple Gold Long Robe Refining Master said to Lin Feng with a smile, his gaze warm and unusually friendly. Lin Feng nodded without ceremony and said, "I'll trouble the senior."
"Let's go. This batch of disciples isn't familiar with the Flame Golden Tower yet. Let's take them for a casual stroll." The Purple Gold Long Robe Refining Master said with a smile. Then, the group nodded one after another and stepped toward that golden gate.
Lin Feng followed behind the Purple Gold Long Robe Refining Master. After stepping through the golden gate, he suddenly discovered that the scene before him had completely changed. What appeared in his sight were countless flame pagodas, stretching endlessly as if without borders.
"I thought the Flame Golden Tower looked impressive from the outside but seemed a bit small and lacked people. So that's it—that was just the outer perimeter of the Flame Golden Tower. This small world is the real Flame Golden Tower." Seeing this world of flames, Lin Feng's heart stirred slightly. This small world seemed to be a true world of laws. The void was filled with the interweaving aura of flames and flame laws. Rolling heat continuously rose, and he could even hear hammering sounds coming from afar.
"This is a terrifyingly massive refining base." Lin Feng now understood why no one dared to provoke the Flame Golden Tower. It was hard to imagine how many Imperial Artifacts this world could produce each day. If they were willing to cooperate with any major power, that power would absolutely be very willing. Although martial strength was fundamental, no one would mind having Imperial Artifacts to make their combat power even stronger.
"You should be mentally prepared. Disciples of the Flame Golden Tower often have trial tasks—refining, refining day and night. Only after undergoing thousands of hammerings can one become a powerful refining master." The Purple Gold Long Robe Refining Master slowly spoke. Everyone nodded. Every major force often had trials to temper one's will and hone their strength, allowing them to go further.
"Of course, refining is also based on strength. The stronger you are, the more opportunity you have to refine higher quality Imperial Artifacts. Therefore, the Flame Golden Tower will do its best to help you increase your strength. Once you complete a stage of trials, there will be corresponding rewards. These rewards could be law techniques, formations, or ancient scripture books."
The Purple Gold Long Robe Refining Master continued speaking, then said, "Come, let's go inside and take a look."
Passing through this world of fire, Lin Feng and the others arrived at another space. Here, the temperature was no longer so scorching. Pavilions were everywhere, towers stood tall, though each tower seemed to have a different aura and different uses.
Occasionally, people would look over in their direction. These were all members of the Flame Golden Tower, living in this area.
"The aura of earth." Lin Feng's gaze fell on a pagoda. The pagoda contained waves of earth aura rushing toward him, as if it were a pagoda condensed from earth power.
"That's right, that's the Earth Pagoda. In the Flame Golden Tower, there are not only Flame Pagodas but also Earth Pagodas, Ice Pagodas, Wind Pagodas, and even Life Pagodas and Death Pagodas. These are the accumulations of generations of the Flame Golden Tower, benefiting the descendants of the tower, allowing them to enjoy these resources for cultivation. After all, the disciples of the Flame Golden Tower also excel in various powers, not just flames."
The Purple Gold Long Robe Refining Master explained. Everyone could understand. Such powerful forces that had been passed down for countless years had truly terrifying foundations. No one could truly know the extent of their absolute power. Outsiders only had a vague impression.
"The martial world is too vast and boundless. Even this Flame Golden City is just the tip of the iceberg. Some forces that have been passed down for epochs—how terrifying must they be? How many fearsome figures have they nurtured? This kind of cultivation resources is something ordinary people cannot compare to." Lin Feng thought to himself. It seemed his vision had been too narrow before. Simply establishing the Heavenly Terrace was far from enough to compare with the great forces of the major world. If those prodigies from the small worlds had been born into the powerful forces of the major world and enjoyed their resources, Lin Feng believed their achievements would have been even more terrifying.
"Lin Feng, as a guest elder of our Flame Golden Tower, you can enter many of these pagodas to cultivate. You can stay in the Flame Golden Tower and train for a while, or even remain here permanently—I wouldn't mind." The refining master smiled again. He knew that Lin Feng excelled in multiple powers, and some of the Flame Golden Tower's resources would indeed be helpful for Lin Feng's cultivation.