[Forbidden technique: Blood-Burning Heavenly Flame, which consumes the caster''s own blood, muscles, and bones.]

    [It summons heavenly fire to incinerate the enemy.]

    [The stronger the caster, the more potent the effect.]

    [At its peak, it can burn a target one major cultivation realm above the caster.]

    [It can also be cast as an area effect, though the damage is spread out.]

    [It''s a deadly forbidden technique, practically a suicide spell.]

    [However, for Ye Yu, it’s immensely practical.]

    [He sacrifices the blood and bones of others to eliminate his foes.]

    [A perfect two-for-one deal!]

    Xiao Yinjian stared in a daze at the shriveled remains lying before him.

    [He could hardly believe that the once-innocent young boy had grown into such a fearsome figure.]

    [Two immensely powerful cultivators, snuffed out with a wave of his hand.]

    [What kind of cultivation realm had Ye Yu reached now?]

    [Could he have achieved the Integration Realm?]

    [In Xiao Yinjian’s eyes, the Integration Realm was already a peak he could only gaze upon from afar.]

    [As for anything beyond that, he dared not even imagine it!]

    [Moreover, Ye Yu had been away for less than a hundred years.]

    [Reaching the Integration Realm within a century was already something awe-inspiring.]

    [As for the Tribulation Stage?]

    [Across the entire Northern Wilderness Continent, there was no such precedent.]

    Ye Yu waved a hand in front of Xiao Yinjian’s face.

    He said, somewhat puzzled, "Why do you look like you''re frozen? Could it be that you’ve injured your head?”

    Xiao Yinjian snapped out of it, responding irritably, "Get lost, you’re the one with a...”

    [But he couldn’t finish his sentence.]

    [In the cultivation world, strength commanded respect.]

    [There was no doubt that Ye Yu''s cultivation had now far surpassed his own.]@@@@

    [And after nearly a hundred years apart, things had changed, perhaps requiring a more formal tone.]

    [What’s more, Xiao Yinjian was acutely aware that he hadn’t taught Ye Yu much of anything.]

    [The basic technique he’d passed on certainly wasn’t enough to bring Ye Yu to this level.]

    [Xiao Yinjian suddenly felt a bit restrained.]

    Ye Yu picked up on this immediately.

    He took out a pill and offered it earnestly, “Master, please take this to heal yourself. Your health is paramount!”

    He immediately used the Ten Thousand Souls Technique to extract Cui Heyan’s spirit.

    [The ghostly, translucent figure appeared, looking visibly terrified.]

    [As for Cui Yuehua, he had been completely consumed by the Blood-Burning Heavenly Flame, leaving nothing to extract.]

    Ye Yu raised his right hand, placing it above Cui Heyan’s head.

    Within mere moments, he had all the answers.

    [It turned out that Cui Heyan and Cui Yuehua were the Grand Elders of Chaos Valley, one of the sacred lands in the Northern Wilderness Continent.]

    [They had come on orders from their sect leader to obtain the Rebirth Sacrifice Technique.]

    [It was a direct command from their leader, though they had no knowledge of the reason.]

    Ye Yu snapped his fingers.

    [Cui Heyan’s spirit dissipated into the wind.]

    Ye Yu then relayed everything he had learned to Xiao Yinjian.

    He explained that the technique he had just used was something he had picked up during his travels, nothing to make a fuss over.

    [Xiao Yinjian wasn’t too concerned.]

    [He never cared much about the distinction between righteous and demonic practices.]

    [After all, the monastery had already taken in plenty of demonic cultivators.]

    [If Ye Yu knew a few demonic techniques, what did it matter?]

    [Still, he couldn’t understand one thing.]

    [How had the leader of Chaos Valley known the Rebirth Sacrifice Technique was at Yellow Springs Monastery?]

    After contemplating for a while, Xiao Yinjian went back to the main hall and retrieved the Rebirth Sacrifice Technique from a hidden compartment.

    “Disciple, copy this technique and take it with you.”

    “Never return here again!”

    [Xiao Yinjian’s intention was simple.]

    [Though Ye Yu was strong, he was still only one person.]

    [How could he face a sacred land on his own?]

    [Better for him, as the sect leader, to confront them himself.]

    Seeing Xiao Yinjian’s resolute expression, Ye Yu couldn’t help but smile slightly.

    He made no move to take the technique in front of him.

    “When I left back then, I already made a copy.”

    Hearing this, Xiao Yinjian’s face changed, instinctively reaching to examine Ye Yu’s aura, to see if he had practiced the forbidden technique.

    But Ye Yu raised his hand, blocking him.

    “Master, rest assured. I only copied it; I didn’t practice it.”

    “And by the way, you might want to stop meddling like this—it’s bad for your confidence!”