Chapter 271: A Sudden Revelation
Chapter 271: A Sudden Revelation
Suo Huan had barely finished speaking when a streak of light suddenly shot out from the Terrestrial Flame Sea Core Furnace, landing before the two men and revealing a figure.
The newcomer was strikingly handsome, his youthfulness offset by streaks of white in his hair. His once-refined demeanor had given way to a mature, steady presence. Bowing respectfully to Suo Huan, he said,
“Senior Suo Huan, and… True Man!?”
His gaze shifted to Lv Yang beside Suo Huan, and his expression froze. Eyes widening in alarm, he instinctively staggered backward.
Lv Yang chuckled, stepping forward to clap Zhong Ming’s shoulder. The gesture sent Zhong Ming reeling, his face contorting in terror as he stared at Lv Yang.
Who the hell are you?
Get off Senior Yuan Tu’s body right now!
Unfazed, Suo Huan remarked, “Zhong Ming is a disciple left behind by the late True Monarch Zengcai Qiluo to assist me when needed.”
Zhong Ming nearly fainted. You were the one who drilled into me not to reveal the True Monarch’s secrets, locking me here to keep me quiet! Now you’re just casually spilling the beans?!
Or… does this mean it’s not that serious?
Glancing between Lv Yang and Suo Huan, Zhong Ming’s furrowed brow eased. Perhaps I overthought it.
Lv Yang, meanwhile, dismissed the matter entirely. His mind was fixed on refining Spirit Treasures and boosting his power for Yuan’ci Magnetic Mountain.
“Senior, let’s begin the refinement. We can’t afford delays,” Lv Yang urged.
Nodding eagerly, Suo Huan turned to Zhong Ming. “Come, help me tend the furnace. I’ll ignite the earthfire.”
“…Yes,” Zhong Ming replied reluctantly, suppressing his unease to avoid hindering their mission.
The furnace roared to life.
Lv Yang placed the Avici Sword first—a treasure taken from the Blood Demon True Man, now enhanced with four Divine Essences. Yet as it gleamed in the flames, a deep crimson glow pulsed from its blade.
Wait… Is this one of its Divine Essences?
Recalling its name—Tread Peril—he remembered how it once saved his life. Doesn’t matter. Just refine it and focus on Yuan’ci Mountain.
He tossed in the Avici Sword, followed by his other Spirit Treasures, holding back only the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner. The furnace blazed with radiant energy as he gestured to Suo Huan.
“Senior, I’ll leave it to you.”
“Rest assured, friend!”
Suo Huan chanted an incantation, and the furnace erupted with a thunderous roar. A thousand fire veins ignited, unleashing hellish flames laced with yin-qi. Zhong Ming channeled his power, slamming the furnace lid shut to contain the roaring blaze.
The furnace glowed red-hot. Suo Huan shifted his technique, summoning vast seawaters to douse the inferno, drawing water-qi into the flames.
“This is the Harmonious Water-Fire Refinement Art,” Suo Huan explained. “Only this furnace can perfect it. With your many treasures, only this method—balancing yin-yang—can unify their essences without weakening them.”
Lv Yang’s eyes lit up. “Truly?”
“Of course!” Suo Huan’s chest swelled with pride. “It’s the Huan Xu Realm’s ultimate forging legacy!”
As day turned to night, the treasures inside melted into a swirling, multicolored mass.
“Now!” Suo Huan bellowed. “Use your Essence-Soul to shape them!”
Without hesitation, Lv Yang channeled his divine consciousness and spat a wad of radiant blood into the furnace. This Essence-Soul—a refinement of soul essence, not mere bodily blood—drained his vitality. Dizziness washed over him, his vision darkening, but his senses locked onto the mass as it coalesced into a sword core.
The blade radiated frosty black light, its spine etched with cosmic runes, the edge adorned with celestial patterns. Its hilt bore a dragon-shaped guard devouring clouds, inlaid with golden talismanic inscriptions. Five-colored auras swirled along its length, and three mysterious sigils glowed faintly.
“It’s done!” Lv Yang exclaimed.
The sword core zipped to his side, humming with thunderous resonance.
“A supreme spirit blade… no, it’s attained true essence!” Suo Huan marveled—then froze.
A chill crept into his bones as Lv Yang, gripping the blade, mirrored his stunned expression. Sweat drenched their brows despite the furnace’s heat.
The sword’s light revealed the truth.
The Divine Essence Insightful Clarity, forged from the Avici Sword’s Tread Peril and the Ultimate Heaven Instrument’s Universal Clarity, now pierced through the veil of deception.
Lv Yang exhaled shakily, his earlier ambition replaced by dread.
Suo Huan, drenched in sweat, locked eyes with him. Neither dared speak.
If Ang Xiao is standing beside me right now…
He’d already know.
(End of Chapter)
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