The three of them looked at one another in silence, each lost in their own worries.
At last, a flash of inspiration struck Xia Huosong. "Have you reported that Xu Yi mastered the metal-type star pattern of the Number Three Star Refining Furnace?"
Zhong Changming smacked his thigh. "Right! How did I not think of that? A Star Refining Master can reach four rotations at most, but Xu Yi has solidly reached the fifth. He's broken through all the rules. I haven't had time to report it yet."
Xia Huosong said, "At this juncture, I suppose we have no choice but to keep it under wraps. We can't report it."
Zhong Changming said, "That won't be hard to manage. The real problem is that if things don't work out with Xu Yi, the operation on Xing Tian Sect's end will probably be delayed indefinitely."
"Then we'll have to let it drag on. Are you and I really so afraid we can't afford to wait?"
Xia Huosong said calmly.
Xu Yi sighed inwardly. What kind of plan was this? They could afford to wait, but he couldn't.
The plan he had in mind had nothing whatsoever to do with Xia Huosong's.
He meant that he could fake his death during Xing Tian Sect's operation and perfectly evade the Grand Refining Hall's execution.
Xia Huosong and Zhong Changming hadn't thought of that possibility, so Xu Yi decided not to bring it up. The plan was highly workable, and he already had a clear idea of how to pull it off.
Three months later, Xu Yi sent Lie Yan Yang a message, saying he had obtained all the Subordinate Star Patterns for the Number Four Star Refining Furnace.
Three days later, Zhong Changming and Xia Huosong charged into Xu Yi's refining room like