As the three Heavenly Fires materialized, the Heavenly Fire Furnace disintegrated, and pure Materials, transformed from Demonic Beasts, appeared before Li Mu, floating in front of him.
Their surfaces glowed with a warm luster, completely devoid of any trace of Devilish Qi.
After the Heavenly Fire's baptism, these high-grade Spiritual Artifact Materials seemed to have been reborn, radiating new vitality.
"Success!" Li Mu smiled softly, his eyes filled with relief.
These Materials, purified and refined by the Heavenly Fire, not only had their Devilish Qi removed but also retained their essential essence, making them top-grade Materials for refining high-grade Spiritual Artifacts or Talismans.
Under the Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, the attributes of numerous high-grade Spiritual Artifact Materials after purification were presented one by one.
However, the quantity was indeed reduced by about half.
Among the hundreds of Demonic Beasts, some had Devilish Qi too deeply ingrained in their bones, and even with the full purification of the Heavenly Fire, it could not be completely removed.
To ensure the purity of the Materials, Li Mu had no choice but to directly obliterate those Demonic Beasts that could not be thoroughly purified.
"Chirp! Chirp!"
Just as Li Mu was observing the various Spiritual Artifact Materials and contemplating how to best utilize them, he heard the urgent "Chirp! Chirp!" of the Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix.
Li Mu turned to look at the Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix, only to see that its fiery eyes were full of anticipation and longing, its wings gently flapping, seemingly urging him to hurry.
A smile flashed in Li Mu's eyes; the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire was urging him to fulfill his promise!
Li Mu waved his hand, taking out three jade boxes from his storage ring and extracting the fire essence dao pills from them.
"Extreme Yang, this is yours."
Li Mu tossed a fire essence dao pill to the Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix.
The Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix was quick-eyed and quick-mouthed, swallowing the Medicinal Pill in one gulp.
The Medicinal Pill melted upon entering its mouth, transforming into a vast surge of fire essence power that poured into its body, making the flames all over it even hotter and more dazzling.
The Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix let out a long cry towards the sky, its voice filled with joy and satisfaction.
As the Medicinal Pill's potency spread and a massive amount of fire essence power integrated, its Origin was greatly enhanced, and its fire spirit Dao rhyme also received a significant boost.
Seeing the Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix's transformation, the Azure-Blue Flood Dragon and Scarlet Fire Dragon also became more excited and expectant; they knew it was their turn next.
Li Mu smiled slightly and tossed the other two fire essence dao pills to them respectively.
The Azure-Blue Flood Dragon and Scarlet Fire Dragon likewise eagerly swallowed the Medicinal Pills and absorbed their potency, and for a time, a rich fiery Aura permeated the entire space.
Li Mu silently put away the refined Spiritual Artifact Materials, patiently waiting for the three Heavenly Fires to refine the fire essence dao pills and enhance their Origin, because next, there was an even more troublesome task that required their help.
The large amount of spoils obtained this time, besides numerous Spiritual Artifacts and Demonic Beasts, also included the corpse of an Eight-Order Demonic Dragon.
The three Dao Lords humbly presented these spoils to him because only he could utilize them to refine Dao Weapons.
Li Mu naturally needed to reciprocate and custom-make suitable defensive Dao Artifacts for them, and the scales of that Eight-Order Demonic Dragon Corpse were undoubtedly one of the best raw Materials.
However, before utilizing the scales of the Demonic Dragon Corpse, its Devilish Qi needed to be removed first, which would still require the help of the three Heavenly Fires.
After all, an Eight-Order Demonic Dragon, comparable in strength to a Great Vehicle Dao Lord, had deeply rooted Devilish Qi, and its Dragon Armor was extremely hard; only the Heavenly Dao's fire could remove its Devilish Qi.
Time slowly flowed, and as the three Heavenly Fires continuously refined, the fiery Aura in the space grew denser, almost solidifying, illuminating everything around it in crimson.
The Auras of the Azure-Blue Flood Dragon and Scarlet Fire Dragon were also steadily increasing, their forms seemingly becoming more solid, and a trace of majesty and ancient Aura was revealed within their flames.
Clearly, the fire essence dao pill had greatly helped them.
Finally, when the last trace of medicinal power was completely absorbed, the three Heavenly Fires each let out a clear cry, their voices filled with indescribable joy and a sense of accomplishment.
The Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix soared high, its body of flames as dazzling as the scorching sun.
The Azure-Blue Flood Dragon and Scarlet Fire Dragon also roared to the heavens, their Auras like rainbows.
They circled Li Mu, playing, clearly extremely satisfied with the fire essence dao pill's effects.
"It's good that you like them.
I still have a few fire essence dao pills.
If you continue to help me, I'll give you another one after you're done, how about it?"
Li Mu smiled at the three Heavenly Fires, gesturing.
Upon hearing this, the three Heavenly Fires nodded vigorously, like pounding garlic, emitting joyful chirps, seemingly expressing their agreement and delight.
The Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix even flapped its wings, circling Li Mu a few times, its excitement overflowing.
"Haha! It's settled then.
You're not allowed to go back on your word or give up halfway!"
Li Mu laughed heartily, like a cunning old man who had tricked innocent children.
As soon as his voice fell, Li Mu's Divine Thought moved, and he took out the Eight-Order Demonic Dragon Corpse from the tianxuan ring.
With a loud "Whoosh," as if space was suddenly torn apart, a colossal creature abruptly appeared in mid-air, shocking to behold.
This was an Eight-Order Demonic Dragon nearly a thousand zhang long.
Its body was enormous, like a moving mountain, covered in scales as black as ink, shimmering with a dark and eerie luster.
Its deep eye sockets seemed to still contain endless rage and unwillingness, making one fearful to look upon it.
Upon the Demonic Dragon's body, wisps of black Qi entwined, like maggots clinging to bone, tightly adhering to the Demonic Dragon's scales, emitting a heart-palpitating Devilish Qi.
This Aura was cold and evil; even though it had lost its life, the deep-seated Devilish Qi still permeated the air, causing a chill in one's heart, as if even one's Soul would be devoured by this power.
The three Heavenly Fires, the Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix, Azure-Blue Flood Dragon, and Scarlet Fire Dragon, upon suddenly seeing this colossal creature, their entire fiery light clusters flickered slightly, fluctuating, as if on guard.
Clearly, they were shocked by the colossal creature before them and the terrifying Devilish Qi entwined around it.
Next, they were going to refine this Demonic Dragon?
This deal seemed like a huge loss!
The appearance of the Eight-Order Demonic Dragon Corpse immediately alarmed the Treasure Mansion Space's Artifact Spirit and the Azure Dragon - Qing Lin, who was resting in the dense forest.
A five-colored small Dragon materialized out of thin air, and with its appearance, a powerful sealing force permeated the Treasure Mansion Space, tightly enveloping the Eight-Order Demonic Dragon Corpse to prevent its scattered Devilish Qi from contaminating the space.
The next moment, a hundred-zhang-long five-clawed Azure Dragon flew over at lightning speed, emitting a faint azure glow all over its body.
Its Dragon eyes were like torches, directly looking at the suspended Eight-Order Demonic Dragon Corpse, a hint of surprise and vigilance flashing in its eyes.
"Qing Lin, still well."
Li Mu smiled as he greeted the Azure Dragon.
Qing Lin nodded slightly, its Dragon body circling in the air before finally transforming into a human form and landing beside Li Mu, becoming a small boy of eight or nine years old, dressed in green clothes, with a tender face but an extraordinary Aura in his brows.
"Master, this big fellow doesn't seem to be from this realm.
How did it appear here?
Its Devilish Qi cannot be underestimated!"
Qing Lin, though young and only in the form of a small boy, spoke earnestly to Li Mu, a hint of solemnity in his expression.
"You're not mistaken.
This Dragon comes from the Demon Abyss and is indeed not native to this realm, ......"
Li Mu nodded, then informed him about the three Dao Lords from the Demon Abyss invading this realm.
"Next, I want to dismember it and use its scales and Dragon bones to refine some Dao Artifacts.
However, before that, I need to first use the power of the three Heavenly Fires to remove its Devilish Qi."
Li Mu smiled, looking at the three Heavenly Fires, and gestured.
Upon hearing this, Qing Lin's gaze turned to the three Heavenly Fires, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes.
He naturally knew the power of the three Heavenly Fires, but removing its Devilish Qi would probably not be an easy task.
"Master, if you need help, I can also assist!"
Qing Lin hurriedly suggested.
"And me! I can help too!"
Ming Yue, unwilling to be left behind, quickly followed.
Upon hearing this, Li Mu smiled with joy, his eyes filled with relief and gratitude as he looked at Qing Lin and Ming Yue.
"Good, with your help, this matter will surely proceed more smoothly.
You help me maintain the Demon Sealing Formation."
Li Mu smiled and nodded, then he turned to the three Heavenly Fires and gestured: "Let's begin!"
Immediately, Li Mu's Divine Thought moved, slowly lowering the Eight-Order Demonic Dragon Corpse to the ground, and began to set up the Artifact Refining Formation, taking out precious Talismans one by one and placing them on the various nodes of the Formation.
As the Talismans were activated, the Formation began to emit a faint glow, enveloping the Eight-Order Demonic Dragon Corpse.
Next, Li Mu took out a Seven-Order Dao Weapon - the Corpse Dissection Blade - from the tianxuan ring and began to dissect the Demonic Dragon Corpse.
This Artifact was specifically refined for dissecting the corpses of powerful Yao Beasts or Demonic Beasts.
The sharp blade glided across the Demonic Dragon's thick scales, yet it failed to cut through as easily as expected.
The Demonic Dragon's scales were exceptionally tough; even the Seven-Order Dao Weapon, the Corpse Dissection Blade, only left a shallow mark on them.
"Hmm?" Li Mu frowned slightly, not expecting the Demonic Dragon's scales to be so hard, but instead of worrying, he was pleased.
Defensive Dao Artifacts refined from these Dragon scales would be impervious to damage from anyone below a Dao Lord.
Li Mu increased his force, simultaneously activating his own Chaos Power and infusing it into the Corpse Dissection Blade.
With the infusion of Chaos Power, the Corpse Dissection Blade glowed brightly, its blade becoming even sharper, its edge exposed.
This time, Li Mu swung the blade again, the blade drawing a brilliant arc in the air, then fiercely striking the scales at the Demonic Dragon's wound.
"Crack!" A crisp sound echoed, and the Demonic Dragon's scales at the wound finally split open with a large gash.
Seeing this, Li Mu's heart filled with joy, knowing that as long as he mastered the method, the Demonic Dragon's scales were not invincible.
For the next period, Li Mu focused entirely on dissecting the Demonic Dragon's corpse, while Qing Lin and Ming Yue assisted him, using their magical power to infuse the Demon Sealing Formation and suppress the Devilish Qi.
The three Heavenly Fires circled in the air, occasionally releasing scorching flames, burning the Devilish Qi that emanated from the Demonic Dragon's corpse.
This Devilish Qi dissipated into nothingness within the Treasure Mansion Space under the burning of the three Heavenly Fires.
After more than ten days of effort, the massive Demonic Dragon Corpse was finally completely dissected.
Looking at the mountain of scales and Dragon bones piled before him, Li Mu's heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment.
These Materials would be able to refine many powerful defensive Dao Artifacts, and even Dragon Bone Dao Weapons.
Li Mu's Divine Sense condensed, and he turned to transmit a message to the three Heavenly Fires: "Next, it's up to you to continue exerting your power to thoroughly remove the Devilish Qi from these scales and Dragon bones, so they can be refined."
As soon as his voice fell, the three Heavenly Fires, under Li Mu's urging, quickly gathered together, transforming into a hundred-zhang-tall three-colored Skyfire Refining Furnace, with endless Heavenly Fire power surging forth.
Soon, the Heavenly Fire Furnace swallowed a large batch of Dragon scales and Dragon bones, and three-colored flames churned within it, carrying the Dao rhyme of Heavenly Fire, performing the purest refinement on the Dragon scales and Dragon bones.
Li Mu stood by, closely observing this process, his hands continuously forming profound seals, and his Chaos Power furiously outputting, assisting the power of the Heavenly Fire to accelerate the removal of Devilish Qi.
Although the three Heavenly Fires were infinitely powerful, even with Li Mu's Chaos Power augmenting them, the process of refining the stubborn Devilish Qi in the Demonic Dragon's scales and Dragon bones still appeared quite slow.
The Devilish Qi seemed to possess tenacious vitality, tightly adhering to the Dragon scales and Dragon bones, refusing to disperse for a long time.
Li Mu frowned, contemplating whether he needed to find a more efficient refining method, when a long and majestic Dragon roar suddenly sounded, shaking the entire Treasure Mansion Space slightly.
Then, the Azure Dragon - Qing Lin revealed his True Dragon body, and gestured to Li Mu: "Master, I will help you.
With the Azure Wood Qi to fuel the power of the Heavenly Fire, we will surely thoroughly purify the remaining Aura of this Demonic Dragon!"
"Good!" Li Mu nodded with delight.
The next moment, Qing Lin opened his mouth and slowly spit out a Dragon Pearl containing rich Azure Wood Qi, which floated above the three-colored Skyfire Refining Furnace.
The surface of the Dragon Pearl glowed with a emerald green spiritual light, as if containing endless life force.
Qing Lin's Divine Thought moved, and the Dragon Pearl began to slowly rotate, releasing a soft yet powerful Azure Wood Qi.
This Aura quickly merged into the three-colored Heavenly Fire Furnace, endlessly.
With a "Whoosh," wood fueled the power of the Heavenly Fire.
As the Azure Wood Dragon Qi was injected, the power of the three-colored Heavenly Fire in the Heavenly Fire Furnace suddenly increased several times, doubling the efficiency of removing Devilish Qi and its demonic nature.
However, this efficiency was still a bit slow!
Seeing this, Li Mu's heart stirred, and he suddenly took a deep breath.
His Chaos Power surged within him, gushing out like a breaking dam.
At the same time, his Chaos Power began to slowly transform, a fresh azure-green color flowing within it, a sign of it transforming into Azure Wood Qi.
"By my Chaos, transform wood into Origin, assist the Heavenly Fire in purification, and let the Devilish Qi be extinguished!"
Li Mu low-roared, transforming his Chaos Power into Azure Wood Qi and continuously injecting it into the three-colored Heavenly Fire Furnace.
With the assistance of the two streams of Azure Wood Qi, an unprecedented and wondrous reaction occurred within the three-colored Heavenly Fire Furnace.
The color of the furnace fire deepened, and purple, gold, and red lights intertwined, as if perfectly fusing the powers of life and destruction, displaying a breathtaking beauty.
The Devilish Qi attached to the Dragon Armor and Dragon bones in the Heavenly Fire Furnace seemed to have encountered its natural enemy.
The Devilish Qi that had been tightly adhering to the Dragon scales and Dragon bones began to rapidly dissipate, turning into wisps of black smoke, which were completely swallowed by the three-colored flames.
The Dragon scales and Dragon bones gradually changed their luster, emitting a faint spiritual light, appearing pure and sacred.
Li Mu fully concentrated on controlling this process, his Divine Sense closely connected to the three-colored Heavenly Fire Furnace.
Even the subtle changes within the furnace could not escape his perception.
He fully devoted himself to controlling the Heavenly Fire, refining the Dragon Armor and Dragon bones without damaging their structure.
Time flew by; fifteen days passed, and in the three-colored Heavenly Fire Furnace, the last trace of Devilish Qi was completely purified.
The Dragon scales and Dragon bones emitted dazzling light, their color changing from black to red, as if they had undergone Rebirth, radiating new vitality. (End of this chapter)
