【Year 3,700: The Marrow-Devouring Bear Emperor helped you verify the first taking-in of the Parting-Flame to refine the spirit-soul, confirming that this step held no danger. You raised a hand, signaling it to continue.】

Let the remnant demon consciousness keep repeating it until he'd thoroughly learned it himself.

Shen Yi felt no pang over this bit of lifespan.

He currently had no means whatsoever of guarding his spirit-soul; a little caution never went amiss.

By the time the Bear Emperor's remnant consciousness had begun to show signs of dissolving—

the silver-backed ape emperor, long since made ready, stepped in as its replacement.

Remnant consciousnesses of Spirit-Transformation demons like these — Shen Yi had a great many of them.

【Year 12,300: The Crimson-Heart Serpent Emperor met with mishap while attempting the fifth taking-in of the Parting-Flame; its remnant consciousness was scorched away entirely by the surging Parting-Flame. Fortunately, the Qingqiu Old Ancestor had observed the whole process, and quickly pinpointed where the problem lay.】

"Tch."

Watching the notifications flit past on the panel, Shen Yi withdrew his gaze with lingering unease.

Had it been some rogue cultivator out in the world, even one lucky enough to come by this Parting-Flame Heart-Burning Palm, there was no telling how many experts' lives it would cost to complete this final step.

Under the support of over ten thousand years of demon lifespan, the Qingqiu Old Ancestor finally derived the complete Parting-Flame Heart-Burning Palm.

Then had the other demon-emperor remnant consciousnesses verify it once more.

"..."

Shen Yi's expression grew steadily graver, and in the next instant, the golden light over his eyes very nearly scattered apart.

A surging, searing pain welled up in his heart.

Beneath that powerful body, his fragile spirit-soul began to tremble wildly.

Until a wisp of colorless flame branded itself onto his spirit-soul, and he'd only just managed to let out a breath of relief when he found the second wave of agony crashing in right on its heels.

The whole process lasted ten thousand years within the panel.

By the time the final notification leapt up, Shen Yi was…