Gongsun Huowu pouted but did not take the elixir.

Around them, more than a dozen heavenly talents’ eyes lit up, "If Young Master Tianxing and Young Master Tiansuo don’t want it, we do."

"That won’t do." Guu Lianxing glared with her beautiful eyes and snatched the Hundred Dao Pill from Xiao Yi’s hand.

Xiao Yi didn’t mind.

A Hundred Dao Pill can only be taken once, so having an extra is useless.

"Since Huowu doesn’t want it, then I’ll take it shamelessly," Guu Lianxing smiled.

"Anyway, since Young Master Xiao Yi can refine it once, he can surely refine it a second time."

"After we get out, we can just have another one refined for Huowu."

"Is that okay, Huowu?" Guu Lianxing asked Gongsun Huowu with a smile.

Gongsun Huowu was silent, her face full of grievance.

Xiao Yi shook his head and said softly, "Whatever."

Guu Lianxing looked at Xiao Yi and laughed, "Young Master Xiao Yi obtaining the pill recipe for the Hundred Dao Pill is enough to drive outsiders crazy."

Xiao Yi smiled and nodded.

He understood Guu Lianxing’s meaning well.

The Hundred Dao Pill is a supreme elixir with incredible effects.

Though it’s restricted to being effective only for martial artists at the supreme realm.

In other words, if a martial arts great power near the supreme realm takes it, they can instantly step into the supreme realm.

With the efficacy of the Hundred Dao Pill, reaching the supreme 9999 Dao level is impossible.

But a martial arts great power at the 9890 Dao level stepping into the 9990 to 9993 level is absolutely achievable.

The difference between a martial arts great power and a supreme expert may seem small, but it’s a world of difference in strength.

Take the Eighteen Mansions for example, how many elders at the supreme realm are there?

Without counting the masters, at most, just a few.

But with the Hundred Dao Pill, it could suddenly increase the number of supreme realm individuals in a short time.

The effect is terrifying.

However, the Hundred Dao Pill had been lost since ancient times.

Even in the Main Hall of the Medicine Venerate Hall, he had never seen it.

You can imagine, once he leaves the Ancient Emperor’s Mansion, all the major forces outside will be scrambling to have him refine pills.

If he wishes, he could easily amass an astounding fortune.

Thus, just obtaining the pill recipe for the Hundred Dao Pill makes this trip worthwhile for Xiao Yi.

...

Outside.

Ao Donglou, the Five Great Academy Elders, and the Eighteen Mansions Elders all stared intently ahead.

Yet, after more than half an hour, no team had been expelled from the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb.

The Five Great Academy Elders first frowned and looked at Zhang Baicao.

"Did Xiao Yi’s team really encounter the alchemy prohibition?"

"If you’re lying, don’t blame us for being rude."

Zhang Baicao’s face changed, and he quickly said, "Honored elders, I wouldn’t dare lie."

"Our group did indeed encounter the alchemy prohibition."

The Five Great Academy Elders spoke coldly, "Then why hasn’t Xiao Yi and his team been expelled yet?"

In fact, the Five Great Academies hold a grudge against Xiao Yi.

During the Battle of the Hundred Schools, Xiao Yi vented his anger and gave no face to any of the academies.

Each academy’s heavenly talents, each academy’s pride, were all defeated with the humiliation of ’blown away by a single sword’.

To the Heavenly Hidden Academy, the other of the twins recently turned their academy upside down.

Naturally, they did not welcome Xiao Yi, one of these twins.

And as for the Five Fools Academy, during the Sword Emperor Stele event, Xiao Yi slaughtered countless sword cultivators from their Five Fools Sword Palace.

He even killed Ouyang Lie, their academy elder, who was at the supreme level.

The Five Fools Academy holds a deep grudge against Xiao Yi.

Additionally, the Golden Dawn Academy knows all too well about his past grudge with their chief, Golden Dawn.

To put it plainly, Xiao Yi has grudges with all the Five Great Academies.

At this moment, the Five Great Academy Elders coldly stared at Zhang Baicao.

Zhang Baicao was flustered and said, "Honored elders, I really don’t know."

"When I came out, more than 80% of the 180 prohibitions inside had already been broken automatically."

"The flames were raging, and just the scorching heat alone was hard to withstand."

"It’s reasonable to say that in just a few minutes, Vice Hall Master Xiao Yi and his group should have been forced out."

The Five Great Academy Elders said coldly, "But now, it’s already been more than half an hour."

"Heh." Ao Donglou chuckled confidently, "This proves that Xiao Yi’s friends have already surpassed the alchemy prohibition."

"Impossible." A Five Great Academy Elder sneered, "The alchemy prohibition has been unbreakable for countless years, and now a mere kid..."

Ao Donglou interrupted with a cold laugh, "The twins have already done countless things deemed impossible."

"The renowned Heavenly Hidden Academy, was it not claimed to never be violated?"

"Yet what happened? Did not Vice Hall Master Yi Xiao, that so-called kid, crush most of it? None of the academy elders were a match."

The elders of the Heavenly Star Prefecture and the Heavenly Rope Prefecture smiled proudly, "As expected of the twins, truly formidable."

"It seems the young masters will surely reap rewards inside the Emperor Tomb."

"Hmph." a Five Great Academy Elder snorted coldly.

...

Inside the Ancient Emperor’s Mansion.

Everyone asked, "Vice Hall Master Xiao Yi, what do we do next?"

Xiao Yi smiled, forming mysterious seals with his hands.

These hand seals were all techniques from the Ancient Cauldron Technique.

Before him, the giant alchemy furnace suddenly rose into the air.

"Collect." Xiao Yi whispered.

The raging flames within the giant alchemy furnace suddenly dissipated.

Then, the alchemy furnace automatically shrunk, steadily landing in Xiao Yi’s palm.

"Eight Wind Furnace." Xiao Yi smiled.

The Eight Wind Furnace is the name of this giant alchemy furnace, with its own Eight Wind Flames within the furnace.

And the Eight Wind Furnace’s original size is just like this.

It was under the Ancient Cauldron Technique left by the Ancient Emperor that it became so large, even serving as a test of prohibition.

Beside him, Guu Lianxing exclaimed in surprise, "This alchemy furnace is at least above the high grade Holy Artifact tier."

Xiao Yi nodded, "It just reaches the high grade middle stage, quite good."

"If it were sold, it should be worth a lot."

"Sell the high grade refining furnace?" Guu Lianxing’s face twitched.

"Stop talking nonsense." Xiao Yi smiled and looked ahead.

In front, the 180 prohibitions still existed.

The methods inside the Ancient Emperor’s Mansion were truly remarkable.

The fire prohibitions, which had already automatically dissipated, recovered once Xiao Yi’s group left.

And now, with Xiao Yi taking away the Eight Wind Furnace, the 180 prohibitions independently existed within the mansion.

"We haven’t claimed all the rewards in the Land of Flames, have we?" Xiao Yi smiled.

Everyone understood Xiao Yi’s intentions and their eyes lit up.

Xiao Yi said softly, "This is the final test of the alchemy prohibition."

"Passing this leads to the path to the main chamber."

...

Third update.

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