Gongsun Huowu waved her long whip, effortlessly manipulating the surrounding flames, her face filled with joy.

In fact, her previous prohibition test was ’alchemy,’ which she couldn’t do much about, so she could just ignore it and find another prohibition.

However, different prohibitions have different tests.

In her thinking, what if she ran into another ’alchemy test’ due to bad luck? Wouldn’t it be a waste?

Therefore, she’d rather exchange with other Heavenly Talents who didn’t have the ’alchemy test.’

At that moment, Gongsun Huowu seemed to sense something and slowly turned her head, puzzled, "What are you looking at me for?"

Zhang Baicao, observing the smile on Gongsun Huowu’s face, was immediately delighted, "Don’t worry, Miss Huo Wu, I assure you I won’t let you down."

Saying that, Zhang Baicao turned around and looked at the pill recipe before him, "Oh? Turns out it’s just a mere Emperor-grade pill recipe, Qi Emperor Pill. Hmph, it’s a bit challenging, but not a big problem."

Zhang Baicao quickly sat down cross-legged and began to comprehend the pill recipe.

Gongsun Huowu frowned and pursed her lips, "How strange."

With that, she swung the long whip again, driving the surrounding flames.

Soon after, Gongsun Huowu gave a cold shout, and the long whip struck heavily.

The surrounding flames instantly dissipated.

And the prohibition in front of her also disappeared with a swoosh, vanishing into thin air.

An ancient book slowly floated into her hand.

Gongsun Huowu glanced at it and smiled slightly, "Emperor Realm Peak Fire Control Cultivation Technique, and it’s an Ancient Technique, which is quite good."

Although her main focus is the Whip Dao, she also simultaneously practices the Fire Dao.

Thus, this Fire Control Cultivation Technique, if she successfully trains in it, can likewise greatly enhance her prowess.

Setting aside the cultivation technique book, Gongsun Huowu’s figure flashed, directly pursuing Guu Lianxing who had already moved ahead.

She didn’t notice that the temperature in the surrounding Fire Sea Land had once again increased a notch.

On the other side.

Aside from Zhang Baicao, the other dozen or so Heavenly Talents still hadn’t managed to break through the flames surrounding the prohibition.

In other words, they aren’t even qualified to contact the prohibition and face the test.

With their abilities, they could actually break through the flames around the prohibition, albeit at the cost of considerable time.

Yet their purpose in coming to the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb is to attain opportunities, so they couldn’t just waste time.

Thus, the dozen or so Heavenly Talents had already given up on breaking the flames alone, choosing instead to collaborate.

With just the dozen working together, they could easily break through the flames surrounding prohibitions, and subsequently face the tests within.

Of course, since the dozen worked together, Gongsun Huowu was unable to exchange prohibitions with them and could only catch up with Guu Lianxing.

Perhaps exchanging prohibition tests with Guu Lianxing was a better choice.

...

Time gradually passed.

After a dozen minutes, at the end, Xiao Yi had stopped his exploration.

The Eight Desolate Furnace had long been taken out, and ingredients were already being thrown into the furnace.

"Hmm?" However, at this moment, Xiao Yi slightly frowned, "Why has the surrounding flame temperature increased so much?"

Xiao Yi furrowed his brow, not thinking much yet.

Naturally, he didn’t use his own flames, but gently moved his fingers to draw the surrounding flames in order to refine.

Inside the Fire Furnace, the materials were slowly being burned and melted.

On another side.

With Guu Lianxing and Gongsun Huowu teaming up, prohibitions were being broken more and more.

"Ho, break." Guu Lianxing let out a low shout.

The prohibition in front of him dissipated, and three elixirs slowly drifted into his hand.

"Three Pure Essence Pills, not bad," Guu Lianxing smiled.

Gongsun Huowu also broke through a prohibition, receiving a book, "Fire Attribute Whip-type Martial Technique, Fire Whip Technique, and it’s an Ancient Martial Technique, just perfect for me. Hehe, lucky day."

On another side, the dozen Heavenly Talents teaming up broke through the flames, also collaborating against the prohibition tests, with decent speed.

On Zhang Baicao’s side, he barely refined the ’Qi Emperor Pill,’ and as the prohibition dissolved, he also obtained a book.

"Ancient Alchemy Technique? Phew, struck it lucky," Zhang Baicao was delighted.

...

Time kept passing.

Among the people present, except for Xiao Yi who was still refining the ’Hundred Dao Pill.’

The rest were constantly breaking through flames, dealing with prohibition tests, and indulging in the rewards within prohibitions.

After two hours.

Out of 180 prohibitions, probably dozens had already been broken by everyone.

And their gains were just ample.

Elixirs, cultivation techniques, martial techniques, alchemy techniques, etc.

Pill recipes, at least Emperor-grade Peak, and of rare level.

Cultivation techniques, martial techniques, etc., were also at Emperor Realm Peak level, all Ancient Techniques.

Yet it seemed no one noticed that virtually all prohibitions here are related to Fire Control Skill and alchemy.

And the rewards within prohibitions also almost entirely involve Fire Control Skill and alchemy.

Everyone looked at their gains, their faces radiating joy.

Soon after, though, Guu Lianxing suddenly frowned, tugging at his collar, "Whew."

"Do you all feel like it’s getting hotter around here?" Guu Lianxing wiped the sweat from his brow and asked.

The dozen Heavenly Talents behind him were equally drenched in sweat but smiled, "Breaking through the flames surrounding the prohibition is quite challenging."

"After breaking the flames, the tests within prohibitions are extremely troublesome."

"To break them all and receive the rewards inside takes a lot of effort."

"This whole time, we’ve been breaking prohibitions, naturally sweating all over."

"But..." Guu Lianxing wanted to say more but couldn’t find anything amiss.

...

Half an hour passed.

Everyone kept moving forward.

The encountered flames grew hotter.

The encountered prohibitions increased in difficulty.

So far, the number of prohibitions they’ve broken through had reached sixty or seventy.

But at this point, all flames throughout the Fire Sea Land, the temperature, had become frighteningly high.

Guu Lianxing and Gongsun Huowu, even drenched in fragrant sweat.

While the dozen Heavenly Talents were sweating like water.

"What’s going on?" Guu Lianxing asked with a frown, "If I’m not mistaken, when we first arrived, the surrounding flames remained calm, without change."

"Only the flames near prohibitions would become unruly."

"Now, the entire Fire Sea Land’s flames... why have they suddenly turned unruly?"

"It’s those prohibitions." At the end, while controlling the fusion of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures liquids inside the furnace, Xiao Yi said in a low voice.

He wouldn’t judge wrong, with his Fire Control skill here, every rise in flame temperature, even if only slightly, couldn’t escape his senses.

"Each time you break a prohibition, the surrounding flame temperature increases a notch."

"You all have broken 56 prohibitions, flame temperature thus increased 56 times."

"I remember now." Guu Lianxing suddenly exclaimed.

"Remember what?" Beside her, Gongsun Huowu jumped in shock and asked.

Guu Lianxing’s expression changed, "Before I left Heavenly Star Prefecture, my father told me something."

"The eighteen prohibitions lead to different parts of the Ancient Emperor’s Mansion."

"Each team meets different tests."

"And among them, the test within the alchemy prohibition may seem ordinary but is the most dangerous."

"Oh?" Xiao Yi expressed surprise.

Gongsun Huowu realized it, "So, our team entered the most difficult of the eighteen prohibitions?"

"Correct." Guu Lianxing nodded.

"And what then?" Xiao Yi asked softly.

"There was nothing after." Guu Lianxing shook his head repeatedly.

"The other seventeen prohibitions have been breached by predecessors, with records left." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"But no one has ever breached the alchemy prohibition’s flame land, even those with quotas had to leave the Ancient Emperor’s Mansion prematurely before reaching the main bureau."

"What?" The dozen Heavenly Talents’ expressions changed.

"We just entered the Ancient Emperor’s Mansion and this opportunity ends here?"

"Heh." Xiao Yi sat cross-legged, responding lightly with a smile, "With just this difficulty, it’s said no one has ever breached it?"

"Give me a little more time." Both hands extended, the elixirs within the furnace were rapidly taking shape.

...

Third update.

Sorry, the update is quite late tonight.

Besides, I haven’t written ’Today’s update complete’ these days.

It’s because I’ve resumed normal updates lately, with a daily minimum of three updates.

If an explosion occurs, Xiao Ba will take a break for a few days and then start again in mid or late month.