After Xiao Yi landed, he casually opened up a cave.

Setting down a prohibition barrier, he then began to sit down with crossed legs.

Closed cultivation is naturally necessary; otherwise, how could he pass the half-month period?

No matter how much time is spent on training, it doesn’t accomplish much.

Simply close cultivation, stabilize the cultivation, and see if there’s any other improvement.

But before that, Xiao Yi must first recover from his injuries.

Taking a few elixirs in hand, he swallowed them, using the Asura Power within his body to rapidly heal the injuries.

His injuries, there were only two.

One was from Yi Xiao, Ye Shang, and Lin Xinghe’s combined attacks, a palm strike from Ye Shang caused the injury.

This palm strike wasn’t too concerning.

But the other injury, Lin Xinghe’s protective sword energy, along with the Sword Emperor Origin, directly pierced his chest, severely injuring him, making it more troublesome.

The Sword Emperor Origin was left by the Sword Emperor, an Origin Power.

It is extremely terrifying in augmenting sword dao practitioners and sword energy and the like.

Lin Xinghe’s sword energy was the Star-cutting Sword Energy, inherently strong.

With an added boost from the Sword Emperor Origin, this sword energy naturally became quite formidable.

In the past, Xiao Yi would usually ignore ordinary injuries, healing slowly while training.

But the injury from this sword energy requires him to stabilize and completely focus on treatment for several hours to fully recover.

"Sword Emperor Origin, indeed powerful." Xiao Yi squinted his eyes.

"However, I’m not afraid of it."

"This time I’ll spare your life temporarily; after the journey to the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb, I won’t let you have another chance to live."

Xiao Yi clenched his fist, his eyes cold to the extreme.

Mo Youh, he must kill.

Having crossed his bottom line, he wouldn’t easily let it go.

That Furious Flame Finger today could have taken her life.

But ultimately, Xiao Yi held back.

The reason lies within Elder Huoo’s dangerous glance.

Yes, the glance.

Since Xiao Yi entered the Heavenly Hidden Academy, he knew his only obstacle was Elder Huoo.

So he prepared from the beginning.

At the last moment, he suddenly burst out with beast leg speed.

Originally, he thought it would be enough to catch Elder Huoo off guard.

But when the finger truly fell, Xiao Yi noticed clearly that Elder Huoo’s gaze was faster than his.

The means of this legendary figure were even more startling than he imagined.

That gaze could indeed instantly stop all the flames at Xiao Yi’s fingertip.

Yet Elder Huoo just gave him a glance, with a dangerous implication.

Xiao Yi understood it was a warning.

The implication was clear: Yi Xiao could harm Mo Youh, but absolutely cannot take her life.

Had Xiao Yi not swiftly retracted that finger, instead insisting on taking Mo Youh’s life, Elder Huoo surely could have stopped it.

Yet Elder Huoo, clearly capable of reacting, watched as Xiao Yi approached Mo Youh, delivering the finger, for a simple reason.

Xiao Yi had long noticed Elder Huoo’s words, ’Years ago, you were remarkable for rescuing people from the Mist Dangerous Land.’

Elder Huoo even glanced subtly at the high sky. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Obviously, Elder Huoo was slightly helping him.

If those words came from others, Xiao Yi wouldn’t think much of them.

But spoken by the sagacious Elder Huoo, Xiao Yi naturally understood.

Elder Huoo meant to return a favor for saving Huoo Linlang from the Mist Dangerous Land.

So, when Xiao Yi dealt that finger, Elder Huoo didn’t interfere.

Yet, if Xiao Yi took undue advantage, intent on killing Mo Youh, Elder Huoo wouldn’t stand idly by.

In fact, it was Xiao Yi’s first encounter with Elder Huoo as "Yi Xiao".

But he, with his true identity as Xiao Yi in the Heavenly Hidden Academy, had encountered Elder Huoo several times, knowing the relationship between Huoo Linlang and Elder Huoo well.

Hence, he understood everything.

Xiao Yi knows clearly, had his last finger been enforced, the consequence would be Elder Huoo’s intervention, resulting in everything being wasted.

Therefore, he hastily withdrew.

Following Senior Luoo’s arrival and three Masters of the Main Hall appearing, he had no choice but to depart, signaling the end of the tumult.

Such formidable figures signaling the battlefield shall no longer belong to Xiao Yi.

But to the five legendary figures.

Even if he continued, disregarding the intense battles, the outcome of potentially killing Mo Youh would merely be handed over to others.

Xiao Yi didn’t wish for such, thus he could only leave.

However, that doesn’t mean he gained nothing.

That last finger, although he hastily withdrew without taking Mo Youh’s life, the final finger movement transformed the Furious Flame Finger into a prohibition.

The Furious Flame Finger itself represents his strongest Fire Control Skill.

A simple finger, yet it’s the eruption of all the flames he controls, the prohibition constructed by all his Flame Martial Way power.

Over eight thousand complete Flame Martial Ways, containing six types of formidable flames, and those first-class flames obtained last time from the Ice Venerate Hall.

And also rare flames, like the Golden Flame Sacred Fire.

Over eight thousand complete Flame Martial Ways, irregularly constructed into this flame prohibition.

Unless this prohibition is removed from Mo Youh, she would endure daily agony of being burned once by the eight thousand flames separately.

Such torture, worse than being in a fiery furnace.

Such agony would make life unbearable.

Even if somewhat cruel, Xiao Yi wouldn’t frown over this for a moment.

Having interacted with Mo Youh several times, Xiao Yi knows she is far from virtuous.

Back during the competition among the Hundred Schools, she used the Soul-breaking Needle to try and take Qing Lin’s life, and now uses Sword Emperor Origin and sword energy to ambush him, wanting his life.

Additionally, she borrowed the name of the Eight Palaces for hired killings.

Such a vicious person is far from virtuous.

Another point, to remove the flame prohibition from her, Xiao Yi believes Senior Luoo can certainly do it.

Yet, not achievable in a short period.

Senior Luoo may be profound and control myriad complete martial ways, incredibly capable.

But if it’s something else, Xiao Yi wouldn’t be overly confident; yet discussing Fire Control skill, he is adequately assured.

Those eight thousand Flame Martial Ways, simply different combinations, can yield different prohibitions.

Such irregular combinations, impossible to breach without thorough comprehension.

Xiao Yi wouldn’t believe Senior Luoo could control complete martial ways of formidable flames and rare flames like the Golden Flame Sacred Fire.

Therefore, Senior Luoo can’t easily break it.

Given Mo Youh’s nature, she’d undoubtedly spare no expense to plead for Senior Luoo’s intervention.

And if Senior Luoo were to cure her, he’d hardly have spare time to head to the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb.

The Sword Emperor Stele incident already gave Xiao Yi a warning bell.

These experts, if forcibly used against him, he is helpless.

He’s dealt with countless old figures.

Yet these don’t appear terrifying despite their strength.

What’s terrifying is characters like Senior Luoo, already tremendously powerful and shameless.

Last time, at the Sword Emperor Stele, brought the Dawn Bell intentionally, effortlessly taking his Sword Emperor Origin, leaving Xiao Yi helpless.

But this time, Senior Luoo will have no chance.

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Fourth update. (Explosive)

Next Chapter, before one o’clock.