"Very well!"

Hearing Wu Zhukong's somewhat respectful yet flattering words, Mu Shiyi's eyes grew increasingly intense with golden light, as he voice resonated deeply: "It seems many have forgotten me after all these years!"

"Teacher, what should we do next?"

As Mu Shiyi's words fell, Wu Zhukong, perceiving a hint of underlying meaning, appeared quite excited and immediately asked, now seeming less like the dominant Palace Master and more like a student seeking guidance.

"The greatest enemy of Wuyan Palace is naturally Xuan Yin Hall, so let's deal with Xuan Yin Hall first!"

Without much hesitation, Mu Shiyi spoke, and his words sent a chill through the elders below, who then looked toward the old Palace Master with anticipation, wanting to understand where his immense confidence stemmed from.

Honestly, even if not so many Wuyan Palace elders had died at Yun Xiao's hands, they might still not be a match for Xuan Yin Hall, as Wuyan Palace had long lost the courage it had at its founding.

They were even forced to relocate their headquarters and ancestral land due to the overwhelming strength of Xuan Yin Hall. Although in recent years, Wuyan Palace showed signs of revival, it had not reached the point where it could crush Xuan Yin Hall.

"Hmph, a mere Xuan Yin Hall wouldn't even enter my eyes!"

Seeing the many gazes from Wuyan Palace, Mu Shiyi's face showed a hint of a cold smile, his voice falling as an extremely powerful aura suddenly erupted from him.

This aura was countless times stronger than Wu Zhukong, the Palace Master at the late stage of the Lingyun realm, powerfully surging toward the hall's ceiling, causing the Wuyan Palace elders to retreat several steps under its impact.

"Heavenly Realm!"

At this moment, Wu Zhukong, who was closest, had no more doubts and exclaimed with delight, for he could clearly sense this aura was far more violent and powerful than that of Lianyun Mountain's President, Lu Yanji.

Lu Yanji was already the number one on the Heavenly List, a peak expert of the Lingyun realm, stronger even when thought about with one's toes.

"Now, do you believe Wuyan Palace has the strength to annihilate Xuan Yin Hall?"

Mu Shiyi's aura flared up and then instantly dissipated, though the Wuyan Palace elders had not yet come to their senses, seemingly stunned by this sudden excitement.

A Heavenly Realm expert, a rarity on the Tenglong Continent for countless years, even Lu Yanji, the President of Lianyun Mountain of the same generation as the previous Palace Master, had not reached this level despite many years of cultivation.

And even so, he had occupied the number one position on the Heavenly List for years, with no one easily able to challenge him. One can imagine what kind of prowess a true Heavenly Realm expert possesses!

Now, potentially the number one expert on Teng Continent, surprisingly belonged to Wuyan Palace. The many Palace elders have every reason to believe that with the return of this old Palace Master, Wuyan Palace may once again shine with the glory it had at its founding.

"From this moment, collect all information on Xuan Yin Hall, we shall act with thunderous momentum and eliminate Xuan Yin Hall when we do!"

Evidently, the long-absent old Palace Master held a grudge against Xuan Yin Hall for forcing Wuyan Palace out of its ancestral land years ago. With his cold voice, Wu Zhukong, Fu Lingxue, and others stiffened, respectfully accepting the order.

In truth, destroying Xuan Yin Hall has long been the ultimate goal of successive Palace Masters of Wuyan Palace, yet due to the roughly equal strength with Xuan Yin Hall, or slightly weaker, generations of Palace Masters haven't achieved this wish.

But now, with the dominant return of Mu Shiyi, and his heaven-defying breakthrough to Heavenly Realm, all Wuyan Palace experts see immense hope. Perhaps soon, this generation will accomplish the annihilation of Xuan Yin Hall.

Immediately, everyone excitedly accepted orders and dispersed, leaving the vast Holy Flame Hall with only Mu Shiyi. At this moment, he shifted his gaze to the depths of this Holy Flame Hall.

There, an invisible flame moved automatically, despite the absence of wind. It was the Holy Fire No Flame that had existed since the founding of Wuyan Palace, a wondrous and terrifying supreme flame.

Including the founder, Hua Wuyan, no one had ever refined or fused the Holy Fire No Flame, yet it was always a symbol of Wuyan Palace, even said to be the very meaning of its existence.

The dream of refining this Holy Flame No Flame was held by successive Palace Masters, but each ended in failure. One generation of Palace Master, too obsessed, even died from the backlash of this Holy Fire No Flame.

Since then, the Holy Flame No Flame inspired both love and fear among successive Palace Masters, but they dared not easily attempt it again, as its possible consequences could be beyond their ability to bear.

However, Mu Shiyi now stood directly before the Holy Fire No Flame, staring at the invisible flame exuding a special aura. He hesitated little, immediately reaching out his right hand to finally touch the intangible flame.

Boom!

When Mu Shiyi's right hand just touched the Holy Fire No Flame, a tremendous energy erupted. Within this force, there was a blazing heat, yet it contained a hint of special attribute, appearing extremely mysterious.

In fact, this is the same origin as the Chaos Sub-fire Yun Xiao refined in the Wuyan Water Palace in the past, only the attribute is entirely different because this is a Gold Extreme Fire!

The Chaos Sub-fire Yun Xiao refined in the Wuyan Water Palace was an extreme form of water attribute known as the Water Extreme Fire, containing the ultimate water attribute.

As for the Holy Fire No Flame discovered incidentally by the founder of Wuyan Palace, Hua Wuyan, it represents another ultimate manifestation of five elements attribute, which is why no Wuyan Palace master throughout the generations could refine it.

On the day at Impermanence Island, Yun Xiao sensed a trace of Chaos Sub-fire aura from Lu Tianrun, which is actually the aura of this Gold Extreme Fire, also regarded as Holy Fire No Flame by Wuyan Palace.

This Chaos Sub-fire indeed contains extremely strong fire attribute, but it is the flame generated by Gold Extreme Fire, whose inner gold attribute aura rarely appears, without anyone able to discover it.

When this aura erupted, the former palace master of Wuyan Palace, Mu Shiyi, suddenly emitted a strong golden light from his body, interacting with that tremendous force, appearing exceptionally mysterious.

Moments later, the originally formless force seemed to be stimulated by Mu Shiyi's golden light, and the previously invisible Holy Fire No Flame suddenly transformed into a golden flame emitting golden light.

"Ah!"

The moment the golden flame appeared, even Mu Shiyi's resilience couldn't help but let out a painful scream, yet his right hand remained inside the golden flame.

If Wu Zhukong and others were here, perhaps even their eyeballs would fall out in shock, because they never imagined the Holy Fire No Flame could change like this.

What makes it even stranger is that when the golden flame rampaged through Mu Shiyi's entire body, the golden light on this old palace master's body became more intense, eventually as though his entire body transformed into a golden glowing light.

The golden lights of both intertwined, seemingly merging into one, yet no one knows how long this scene will last, or perhaps this suddenly returned old palace master of Wuyan Palace will become the first to refine the Holy Fire No Flame!

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Southeast of the Inner Domain of Tenglong Continent!

This is where the headquarters of the top four forces, the Meridian Refining Master Association, is located. Among the continuous mountains, dense buildings stand, with the Meridian Refining Master Association built here.

At this moment, it's been about two months since the battle at Impermanence Island. While the continent is still bustling due to that major event, Lianyun Mountain remains unusually calm.

In a courtyard, several figures were either sitting or standing, appearing quite young. Among them, a chubby lad kept pacing back and forth, causing the two seated women to frown slightly.

A bright red mouse was energetically perched on a stone table, continuously nibbling on the nuts in the tray, producing irregular sounds, adding a unique charm to the quiet courtyard.

"Ling Wan, can't you stop pacing?"

Retracting her gaze from the door that's been closed for more than a month, Liu Hanyi finally couldn't help but reprimand, making the chubby lad Ling Wan halt his steps.

"Sisters, when do you think Brother Yun Xiao will come out?"

Yet even after stopping his steps, Ling Wan's mouth didn't stay idle. Upon these words, Liu Hanyi and Mo Qing's eyes revealed a trace of melancholy.

The reason is that ever since Yun Xiao left Impermanence Island, he fell into a coma and hasn't awakened after returning to Lianyun Mountain.

Qian Sanyuan, a heavenly-grade pulse refining master, personally treated Yun Xiao, but couldn't make him awaken. Eventually, Qingmu Wu tried several times, but the coarse-clothed youth only maintained breathing and heartbeat, showing no signs of awakening.

Later, Qian Sanyuan, Qingmu Wu, and others were at a loss. The president, Lu Yanji, was still in seclusion, leaving them with no choice but to let Yun Xiao fend for himself.

Fortunately, although Yun Xiao remained unconscious, his aura was stable, not becoming increasingly weak, but it contributed to the distress of those close to him.

Over the past two months, neither Liu Hanyi, Mo Qing, nor Ling Wan had any heart for cultivation, coming to this courtyard every few days with hope but leaving in disappointment.

Under such circumstances, the trio's strength showed no progress, remaining at the half-step Heavenly Rank.

By contrast, Chi Yan was unworried, further advancing in the demon vein qi cultivation during this time, nearing the Intermediate Silver-Grade Sky Demon once again.

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