The Tomb of the Ancient Emperor is undoubtedly one of the secrets, known by very few.

Back when Xiao Yi participated in the Hundred Schools Competition, he had never even heard of it.

It wasn’t until the Vice Dean forced him to back down and revealed the reason that he learned of the Tomb of the Ancient Emperor’s existence.

Thinking back, just take the recent battle for slots within the Dongli Sword Palace.

While it was said that various forces from the Central Region participated, in fact, only second-class forces and above could take part.

And deep within this Ancient Restriction Group in the Extreme East, second-class forces had no qualifications to come at all.

Even among nearly a hundred first-class forces, only a few could enter.

Besides the two strongest elders within a force, only the most outstanding Heavenly Talents—such as the Young Sect Masters and Young Leaders—were present.

The truly outstanding among these Heavenly Talents were the ones who could actually enter the Tomb of the Ancient Emperor and glimpse its grandeur and mystery.

Naturally, the matters regarding the Tomb of the Ancient Emperor were unknown to nearly everyone.

To truly know and have some understanding, one must at least belong to forces of the Eighteen Mansions level and above.

Moreover...

Though the Tomb of the Ancient Emperor is mysterious, people have indeed entered it.

Especially in each generation of the Central Region, there are a dozen or so top Heavenly Talents who can enter the main structure and see for themselves.

Of course, these individuals mostly come from the Five Great Academies, the Eighteen Mansions, and other Overlord Forces, or the Heavenly Talents of the Eight Palaces.

Therefore, these forces have records of the secrets within the Tomb of the Ancient Emperor, although they are kept as internal secrets and not passed on.

Leaders like the Heavenly Star Mansion Master of the Eighteen Mansions likely also entered the Tomb of the Ancient Emperor in their youth as victorious Heavenly Talents.

Thus, the Eighteen Mansion Masters likely had instructions for their young successors.

However, the two Young Masters in Xiao Yi’s team, Guu Lianxing and Gongsun Huowu, clearly regard the elders’ admonitions as mere whispers.

There’s no need to say more about Gongsun Huowu.

One can imagine that before Gongsun Xuan could even finish, she’d impatiently interrupt.

And for Guu Lianxing, she would quickly forget whatever the Heavenly Star Mansion Master had just instructed her.

It’s not until a critical moment that she remembers.

But...

Xiao Yi suddenly furrowed his brows.

Beside him, Guu Lianxing and others felt increasingly hot, urgently asking, "Young Master Xiao Yi, is this the most difficult trial in this Land of Flames?" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Xiao Yi nodded.

Guu Lianxing said, "This proves that the current trial is the test to leave this Land of Flames."

"In other words, if you can successfully refine the Elixir and break the prohibition, we can leave here and enter deeper into the Ancient Emperor’s Mansion."

"Everything depends on Vice Master Xiao Yi now." Dozens of Heavenly Talents immediately bowed.

Xiao Yi nodded and focused on quickly condensing the Elixir.

...

Time gradually passed.

An hour later.

The surroundings seemed even hotter.

Before Xiao Yi, the Elixir inside the Pill Furnace still had not fully formed.

"Young Master Xiao Yi, how much longer?" Guu Lianxing bit her lip and asked, her clothes soaked with sweat.

The dozens of Heavenly Talents panted heavily, collapsing weakly to the ground.

The surrounding flames had reached an astonishingly high temperature.

Xiao Yi furrowed his brow and said, "An hour."

"Still another hour?" Guu Lianxing nodded.

For her, an hour would pass quickly.

But at this moment, Xiao Yi’s frown deepened.

Why was the temperature of the surrounding flames continuously rising?

Guu Lianxing and the others had already stopped breaking through prohibitions; why was the temperature still increasing?

Another point, which was why Xiao Yi previously frowned.

The Alchemy Prohibition is said to be the most difficult prohibition, but to Xiao Yi, this difficulty, while high, was limited.

Understanding the Supreme Pill Recipe and refining the Supreme Elixir was difficult, but not impossible.

Those eligible to lead teams into the prohibition were among the best of their time.

Xiao Yi even believed that whether it was Mo Youu, Hua Ruolian, or Ye Liu, each had the skill to refine the Supreme Elixir.

He wasn’t sure about Mo Youu,

but he could roughly guess Hua Ruolian and Ye Liu’s capabilities.

These two, when placed in refining the ’Hundred Dao Pill’, might take longer in comprehending the recipe and slower in refining,

but within a few days, they would surely succeed in refining the Hundred Dao Pill and pass through this Land of Flames.

So, what was the claim that nobody could pass the ’Alchemy Prohibition’?

At least in terms of the difficulty of refining the ’Hundred Dao Pill’, it wasn’t insurmountable.

As Xiao Yi continued to condense the Elixir, he turned to Guu Lianxing and asked, "Miss Lianxing, did the Heavenly Star Mansion Master mention anything else?"

"Like any other dangers within this Alchemy Prohibition?"

"Um..." Guu Lianxing began to ponder.

Xiao Yi rolled his eyes at this.

Time gradually passed.

Guu Lianxing took half a minute to think but still didn’t answer.

"It seems..." Guu Lianxing hesitated and said.

Xiao Yi’s eyes narrowed, "Forget it, no need to say it."

"I already understand."

"Hmm?" Guu Lianxing and Gongsun Huowu looked puzzled.

Xiao Yi’s senses had continuously swept over the entire Land of Flames, and his face suddenly turned grim.

"The surrounding prohibitions are being automatically disabled," Xiao Yi said seriously.

"How is that possible?" Guu Lianxing exclaimed, "We haven’t touched those prohibitions anymore."

Clearly, Guu Lianxing and Gongsun Huowu were already parched and uncomfortable, how could they tamper with those prohibitions again?

The remaining dozens of Heavenly Talents were in even worse shape, already collapsed on the ground.

No one was tampering with the surrounding prohibitions anymore.

"It’s unrelated to you," Xiao Yi shook his head, his face growing serious.

"The temperature of the surrounding flames is climbing on its own."

"The intense flames are causing the inner prohibitions to gradually disable themselves."

"Why is the flame rising on its own?" Guu Lianxing’s face changed as she urgently asked.

She already understood Xiao Yi’s implication and knew the dire consequences of continuing.

They had only dismantled fifty-six prohibitions, and the flames were already this powerful.

If 180 prohibitions were all disabled automatically, how terrifying would the temperature of this Land of Flames become?

Swoosh...

Xiao Yi formed a Sword Qi at his fingertips, which slashed through the air.

The Sword Qi swept across, dispersing the flames in its path.

The Sword Qi charged toward the end.

Then, with a clang, a crisp sound of metal resonated.

Everyone’s eyes were drawn to the end of the Sword Qi.

At the end, beyond the roaring flames, was a large, dark iron wall.

"What is that?" Everyone exclaimed.

"Such a big iron wall."

"That’s not an iron wall," Xiao Yi gritted his teeth. "It’s the body of the Alchemy Furnace."

"What?" Upon hearing this, everyone trembled.

Xiao Yi’s face looked grim as he said, "We’re inside the Alchemy Furnace."

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First update.