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This made Spirit-Devouring Forest even more interested in Hua Ying. They truly could not fathom what manner of person she was—not only had she turned Spirit-Devouring Forest upside down, she had even hidden Earth Divine Ape's spy.

Yan Chihuo had transformed into a wild blade of grass. None of the discussions about this matter among the plant spirits and monsters of Spirit-Devouring Forest escaped his Spiritual Ear, and hearing them left him groaning inwardly.

The matter of the Flower Clan chief had yet to settle down, and now there was also the affair of Earth Divine Ape. For him, leaving this place anytime soon had become even more impossible. Moreover, the fact that Earth Divine Ape knew artifact refinement would likely not remain concealed either. Yan Chihuo had already experienced how important artifact refiners were to Spirit-Devouring Forest. This only gave its various clans even greater incentive to capture him.

He did not dare act rashly. Since both the Red Sun Clear Wind Art and the Spirit Jade Vajra Art had reached the peak of the Dao Foundation realm, he ordinarily could no longer cultivate them, so he began studying swordsmanship and various spells while also pondering these two cultivation arts.

Only after Yan Chihuo arrived at Divine Ape Peak did he realize just how shallow his understanding of the Spirit Jade Vajra Art truly was. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he thoroughly sorted through everything he had learned at Divine Ape Peak.

In the blink of an eye, three years passed. This day, Yan Chihuo was still contemplating the Ten Thousand Sword Intent. At present, he could be said to be just one step short of success.

He had also found the reason for that missing step: the tempering of the Dao heart—in other words, the self-restraint Chi Songzi