Xia Mo took a set of clothes from his Storage Ring and put them on. His previous clothes had long since been burned to nothing by the Heavenly Flames.
He touched his completely hairless head. If he put on a monk's robe and held his palm upright for others to see, he would look exactly like a little monk.
Xia Mo fell silent for a moment. He took out a Storage Ring and transferred its contents elsewhere, then gently placed Azure Fire Venerable's remains inside it. He set it in an empty hollow nearby, covered it with a thick layer of rock dust, and piled broken stones over it into a small mound.
Xia Mo took out his Heavy Saber and circulated his Dou Qi, carving out a stone tablet. On it, he engraved: Tomb of Lin Feng of Clear Wind City, erected by his disciple Xia Mo.
He did not take Azure Fire Venerable's remains with him, instead allowing him to rest here in peace. Azure Fire Venerable had not asked him to bring his remains back to the Lin Family, presumably because he feared he would not rest peacefully there.
"Teacher, I'm leaving. Rest here in peace. I'll go to the Lin Family and fulfill our agreement. Don't worry." Xia Mo knelt before the stone tablet and respectfully kowtowed three times.
Xia Mo turned around, walked to the Space Barrier, gave it one final look, then stepped through it and entered the passage he had come from.
Looking at the Space Barrier, Xia Mo backed away a few steps and raised his right hand. With a thought, the Flame Receptacle within his body trembled, and a surging Golden Flame shot out, flowing through his meridians to his palm.
"Whoosh..." Golden Flame instantly appeared in Xia Mo's hand, rapidly