Huang Xiao still had some misgivings about whether he could successfully neutralize the Demon Refining Formula by continuing to strengthen his heart fire.
However, as long as the Patriarch also practiced the Longevity Chapter, their combined strength should leave little to worry about.
"Good." Huo Lian's face lit up with delight.
He had never expected that a solution he had failed to think of for so many years would finally be realized through Huang Xiao.
Huo Lian believed this method would surely succeed.
"Patriarch, could Senior Shi defect from the Demon Hall?" Huang Xiao asked.
Huo Lian pondered for a moment before saying, "Under ordinary circumstances, he would be unlikely to betray the Demon Hall, but what happens next is hard to say. If you don't return to the Demon Hall, they will certainly appoint a new Hall Master. That Hall Master will most likely be Pang Yi. I've heard that Pang Yi is still alive."
"Pang Yi?" Huang Xiao frowned.
"That's right. It can only be him. Even if his present condition is far from promising, treating a youngster in the Dao Realm would still be easy for Kui Yong," Huo Lian said.
"A new Hall Master." Huang Xiao could not help shaking his head with a sigh.
He would follow the Patriarch's wishes and no longer return to the Demon Hall.
If he went back, he would be in danger too.
As he was now, he was unlike the Hall Masters of previous generations-he was not invincible beneath the heavens.
"You must be the Hall Master with the shortest reign in history," Huo Lian said with a chuckle.
"This disciple only held the title in name. I haven't even held an Enthronement Ceremony, so I don't count as a true Hall Master," Huang Xiao said.
"Even in name,