Time flew by, and Li Mu, like a skilled butcher, dismembered the enormous Dragon Corpse; blood, flesh, sinews, and bones were clearly separated, and the Dragon Soul, whose Divine Sense had been erased, had long since been collected into a soul gathering bottle, saved as a snack for Little Bai when she awakened.
He placed the Dragon Bones one by one into the tianxuan ring; all the value of the eighth order spirit material Fire Dragon Corpse was fully utilized by Li Mu, and the Treasure Trove it had kept within its body naturally could not escape his Dharma Eye.
Li Mu's gaze finally landed on a Dragon rib bone, a seemingly inconspicuous spot that actually concealed a storage space—the internal storage space that the Blazing Fire Old Ancestor himself had opened up.
Li Mu's eyes became fervent; what this Dragon rib bone concealed was not merely an ordinary storage space, but the Blazing Fire Old Ancestor's lifelong collection, a Mahayana Dragon Clan's Treasure Trove.
Li Mu impatiently reached out, his fingertips gently touching the seemingly ordinary Dragon rib; Chaos Power and Divine Thought were injected, erasing the Blazing Fire Old Ancestor's Divine Soul imprint.
Soon, a faint spatial fluctuation quietly emerged, and the Dragon rib bone seemed to be activated, its surface glowing with a faint luminescence, revealing the storage space.
The next moment, with a 'whoosh' sound, piles of treasures shimmering with various lights surged out of the storage space like a tide, dazzling and mesmerizing.
Li Mu's Divine Sense swept across them, and countless top-grade Fire Origin Spirit Stones, Magical Artifacts, Spirit Treasures, and so on, all floated in the air, tens of thousands of them, like celestial maidens scattering flowers, adorning the entire space as if in a dream.
Among them, there were even several Dao Artifacts that exuded an ancient aura, clearly having undergone countless Years of precipitation, Seventh-Order, eighth order spirit material, and Legacy scrolls, with spiritual power fluctuations flowing on them, which even made Li Mu look sideways.
Li Mu secretly marveled, this Blazing Fire Old Ancestor indeed had profound foundations; even if these treasures were placed in the outside world, they would be enough to cause a bloody storm, but at this moment, they were like ownerless objects, quietly awaiting his selection as their new owner.
Under the Heavenly Talent - Identifying Myriad Spirits, the attributes of those rare and exotic treasures appeared one by one in Li Mu's eyes.
“Sun-Blazing Fiery Cauldron”
“Rank: Seventh-Order Dao Artifact”
“Characteristics: Heart of Blazing Sun, Fiery Cauldron Condensation, Burning Heaven and Destroying Earth, Eternal Brilliance.”
“The Sun-Blazing Fiery Cauldron, a Seventh-Order fire-elemental supreme treasure, a fire-elemental Divine Cauldron refined from the Heart of the Blazing Sun and cast with Fiery Qi, its power can burn the sky and boil the seas, its heat surpasses the extreme, it contains the Law of the Great Dao of Fire, and the cauldron body flows with fire that incinerates all things.”
“Blazing Nine-Leaf Lotus”
“Rank: Seventh-Order Spirit Plant”
“Characteristics: Blazing Sun, Fiery Lotus Blooming, World-Burning Might, Cycle of Life and Death.”
“The Sun-Blazing Heaven-Burning Fiery Lotus, a Seventh-Order Spirit Plant, medicinal age: three thousand five hundred Years, a fire-elemental Spirit Lotus born from blazing flames, its contained Fire Origin is enough to burn the sky and boil the seas, possessing the ultimate Law of Fire, its flame power surges, and in its cyclical flow, it displays both the vibrancy of life and the catastrophe of destruction, nurturing the most scorching and destructive power.”
“Blazing Nirvana Stone (Quenched)”
“Rank: Seventh-Order Fire-elemental Crystal”
“Characteristics: Blazing Flames, Nirvana Rebirth, Fire Spirit Fusion, Self-Quenching.”
“Status: Blazing Seal, Spirit Essence Hidden”
“The Blazing Nirvana Stone, nurtured deep within a unique fire vein, is formed by the Fusion and condensation of the Spirit of Fire and the Origin Qi of Heaven and Earth over countless epochs. This stone contains endless Blazing Essence, having undergone countless Years of quenching; the power of fire and the crystal spirit have reached a perfect balance, forming a unique Blazing Seal state. Its appearance seems ordinary, but its spiritual essence is vast, awaiting Awakening. By quenching its surface with pure Fire Spirit power, the Seal can be removed, releasing its hidden Blazing power and the mystery of Nirvana Rebirth. Refining the Dao contained within this stone allows one to master the ultimate power of fire and further comprehend the true meaning of the symbiosis of life and fire.”
“Yang Flame Golden Gravel”
“Rank: Seventh-Order Fire-elemental Spirit Ore”
“Characteristics: Blazing Yang Flame, Dazzling Golden Gravel, Burning All Evil, Furnace of Origin Qi.”
“Yang Flame Golden Gravel, a Seventh-Order fire-elemental Spirit Ore, is golden gravel formed by the Fusion and condensation of True Sun Fire and Earth Core Gold Essence. It weighs over a million catties, shines with dazzling golden light, and contains immensely fierce Yang Flame fire. It possesses the powerful ability to burn all evil and purify all Impurities, making it a supreme treasure for fire-elemental Cultivators and Origin Qi Alchemists, capable of assisting them in refining Origin Qi, purifying Medicinal Pills, and improving their Cultivation.”
“Crimson Cloud Origin Crystal”
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As Li Mu's gaze swept, the attributes of Sixth-Order and Seventh-Order Spirit Materials and Dao Artifacts were presented in detail before his eyes; the vast majority were fire-elemental, all of them top-grade Spirit Materials of excellent quality.
Li Mu's excitement was unconcealable; so many treasures, each worth a fortune, would undoubtedly be like adding wings to a tiger for the impending refining of a thousand Dao Artifacts.
Li Mu took a deep breath, placing all the treasures and Spirit Materials one by one into the tianxuan ring. A faint light flashed across the ring's surface, categorizing and containing all these precious Spirit Materials and treasures.
Having done all this, Li Mu's mind stirred, and his figure instantly vanished from his spot, entering the Artifact Refining Room within the Five Elements Spirit Palace.
Li Mu sat cross-legged and summoned three clusters of Heavenly Fire to assist in refining the Dao soldiers.
The next moment, the three clusters of Heavenly Fire—Yin Yang Lightning Fire, Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire, and Earth Vein Heavenly Fire—appeared around Li Mu. After a period of recuperation and ample feeding with fire-elemental Spirit Materials, they were full of spirituality, and their Fire Spirit forms were mighty and extraordinary.
The Azure-Blue Flood Dragon formed by the Yin Yang Lightning Fire sometimes spiraled upwards and sometimes swooped downwards; lightning arcs flickered on its Dragon Body, and the sound of thunder was incessant, showcasing the Yin and Yang power of Heaven and Earth it contained;
The Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix formed by the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire spread its wings as if stretching, hot fire waves assaulted the face, and its golden eyes revealed an inviolable majesty;
The Scarlet Fire Dragon formed by the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire, on the other hand, was like the Incarnation of underground magma; its Dragon body was entwined with blazing flames, its scales shimmered with a metallic luster, exuding a sense of power that shocked the heart.
“Next, help me refine artifacts well, and you will not be without benefits then!” Li Mu smiled slightly at the three clusters of Heavenly Fire, his words carrying a hint of confident promise. Having just obtained the Mahayana Fire Dragon's Treasure Trove, there were more than enough high-grade fire-elemental Spirit Materials to satisfy the three clusters of Heavenly Fire.
The three clusters of Heavenly Fire understood Li Mu's meaning, each emitting different fire sounds in response to his call, as if expressing their anticipation and excitement.
“Let's begin!” Li Mu looked at the three clusters of Heavenly Fire, signaling them. He then formed hand Seals, circulated the Eightfold Heavenly Fire Tempering Method, and with his vast Chaos True Essence of the Refining Void Middle Stage surging out, he suddenly let out a low roar: “Heavenly Fire as Furnace!”
As soon as his voice fell, the three clusters of Heavenly Fire quickly converged, gradually evolving into a massive three-colored Heavenly Fire Furnace before Li Mu.
The entire Skyfire Refining Furnace was nearly ten zhang tall, floating in the air, immensely majestic, like an ancient flame temple. The furnace body was interwoven by three types of Heavenly Fire, presenting the azure-blue of Yin Yang Lightning Fire, the purple-gold of Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire, and the scarlet of Earth Vein Heavenly Fire. The three colors intertwined, and the splendid light illuminated the entire Artifact Refining Room, dazzling beyond compare.
On the furnace body's surface, firelight danced, as if countless small Fire Spirits were playing within; the Fire Spirit flames sometimes transformed into Fire Flood Dragons, Fire Phoenixes, or Fire Dragons, extremely agile and mighty. The furnace lid, condensed from three-colored flames, was wreathed in flames, forming a blazing fire barrier that sealed the heat and light within the furnace.
The three-colored Skyfire Refining Furnace emitted intense heat waves and light, as if a giant fireball was burning fiercely within the Artifact Refining Room. The surrounding space was distorted by this heat wave, forming ripples of heat waves, exuding a heart-pounding high temperature.
Li Mu's mind stirred, and he summoned a Dragon Bone from his tianxuan ring, throwing it into the Heavenly Fire Furnace, thus beginning the Artifact Refining.
As soon as the Dragon Bone entered the furnace, it was immediately enveloped by the three-colored Heavenly Fire, emitting low Dragon roars, seemingly contending with the Heavenly Fire. Li Mu's expression was focused, his hands rapidly changing hand Seals, guiding the Fusion of Chaos True Essence and Heavenly Fire, assisting the Heavenly Fire's power to precisely act upon the Dragon Bone, refining the eighth order spirit material Dragon Bone, extracting its essence, and condensing the Dao Sword embryo.
As time passed, the nearly three-zhang-long gigantic Dragon Bone gradually softened in the Heavenly Fire, its surface Impurities completely incinerated by the high temperature, leaving only an extremely pure essence Dragon Bone. Under the tempering of the three-colored Heavenly Fire, it began to condense and take shape, gradually forming three white jade bone sword embryo prototypes. The sword bodies flowed with three-colored spiritual light, containing the ultimate principles of Heaven and Earth, revealing an indescribable majesty and agility.
Li Mu multitasked, refining three Dragon Bone Dao Swords simultaneously with the help of the three clusters of Heavenly Fire.
Li Mu stared intently at the changes within the furnace, his hands continuously changing hand Seals, and his Chaos True Essence continuously outputting. As the three Dragon Bone Dao Sword embryos took shape, his forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. Clearly, refining a Seventh-Order Dao Sword was not easy, let alone refining three simultaneously; the consumption of True Essence, Divine Soul, and energy was unprecedentedly immense.
However, Li Mu's will was as firm as a rock; he banished distracting thoughts and concentrated fully on the refining before him.
As the Dragon Bone Dao Sword embryos gradually stabilized, the next step began—arranging the artifact formation. Li Mu's mind stirred, and three sets of artifact formations containing the Dao of Fire appeared in his mind. These were the result of his many Years of Artifact Refining experience and countless deductions and layouts, tailor-made for these three Dragon Bone Dao Swords before him, named - Fire Dragon Heaven-Burning Slaughtering Sword Formation.
The Fire Dragon Heaven-Burning Slaughtering Sword Formation was meticulously improved and innovated by Li Mu based on the Nine Dragons Immortal Slaughtering Formation, Profound Heaven Sword Formation, combined with the attributes of the Dragon Bone and the Dao of Fire. This formation not only inherited the domineering and destructive nature of the Nine Dragons Immortal Slaughtering Formation but also incorporated the agility and changes of the Profound Heaven Sword Formation, and more cleverly utilized the inherent attributes of the Dragon Bone itself, as well as the power of fire-elemental Heavenly Fire, enabling the three Dragon Bone Dao Swords to unleash unimaginable power within the formation.
Soon, Li Mu formed hand Seals and chanted incantations. Complex spiritual patterns, along with Chaos True Essence, overflowed from his fingertips, shuttling like spiritual snakes within the three-colored Skyfire Refining Furnace, finally imprinting precisely onto the three sword embryos.
At this moment, Li Mu's mind was completely immersed in the arrangement of the artifact formation, performing the Artifact Refining secret technique—"Divine Refining Spirit Melting." With his mind as the guide and spiritual power as the foundation, he began to engrave intricate artifact formations within the sword embryos, inscribing detailed artifact patterns.
Under Li Mu's control, the sword embryos of the three Dragon Bone Dao Swords began to tremble slightly, and the three-colored spiritual light became increasingly dazzling, as if three Fire Dragons were Awakening within them, ready to break out of their cocoons at any moment. And the formation diagram of the Fire Dragon Heaven-Burning Slaughtering Sword Formation, under Li Mu's activation and the cooperation of the three clusters of Heavenly Fire, was deeply melted into the sword embryos of the three Dragon Bone Dao Swords.
Li Mu poured in a large amount of Divine Thought and Chaos True Essence, finally constructing an artifact formation within the sword embryos based on the "Fire Dragon Heaven-Burning Slaughtering Sword Formation." The formation patterns of this artifact formation were intricate and intertwined, like an invisible fire net, not only stabilizing the structure of the sword embryos but also containing profound fire-elemental Laws, which were the source of the Dao Sword's spirituality.
The surfaces of the three Dragon Bone Dao Sword embryos gradually revealed their artifact nature, forming complex patterns that contained the ultimate Dao of Fire and Dragon prestige aura.
With a 'hum' of a sword cry, the artifact formation perfectly integrated, and the artifact embryos of the three Dragon Bone Dao Swords took shape. The next step was to condense the artifact patterns, imbuing them with unique Dao and spirituality, assisting the Seventh-Order Dragon Bone Dao Sword to complete its artifact potential, nurture its artifact spirit, and finally take its final form.
Li Mu took a deep breath, slightly adjusted his state, and continued with the next step of Artifact Refining - condensing artifact patterns.
As the sword embryos became increasingly stable under this complex structure, Li Mu continued to advance the refining process, employing the Artifact Refining Divine Ability—"Divine Refinement Weapon Pattern," fully activating his Chaos True Essence to condense the corresponding artifact patterns onto the sword embryos.
The first artifact pattern—"Sword Origin of Fire." Once this artifact pattern successfully condensed, it would imbue the Dragon Bone Dao Sword with the purest fire-elemental Origin Qi, allowing the sword body to erupt with destructive flame impact when swung, like a volcanic eruption, unstoppable.
The second artifact pattern—"Dragon Flame Sword Heart." This artifact pattern, by combining the Dragon Power contained within the Dragon Bone with the Heavenly Fire, forms a flame capable of penetrating the Soul. Once struck by it, even powerful enemies will feel the pain of their minds being burned by blazing flames, and both their spirit and body will suffer heavy damage.
The third artifact pattern—"Fire Dragon Artifact Spirit" causes the Dragon Bone Dao Sword's Sword Spirit to take the form of a Fire Dragon, possessing the Dragon prestige and Dragon Power of a Fire Dragon. Once activated, the sword body will transform into a Fire Dragon soaring across the sky, delivering a fatal blow to the enemy with deafening Dragon roars. Its power is enough to shake Heaven and Earth, striking fear into the hearts of enemies.
The fourth artifact pattern—"Fire Element Regeneration." This artifact pattern grants the Dao Sword the ability of self-recovery; even if it suffers heavy damage in battle, it can rapidly absorb the surrounding Heaven and Earth Fire Origin to self-repair, maintaining Peak combat power.
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Time flew by. In the Skyfire Refining Furnace, artifact patterns condensed onto the three Dragon Bone Dao Swords one after another. Their sword bodies vibrated incessantly, and sword cries rose and fell, like celestial music, shaking the space.
The condensation of each artifact pattern was accompanied by waves of scorching flame fluctuations, a perfect Fusion of the Dao of Fire and the power of the Dragon Soul, a manifestation of the purest power in Heaven and Earth. With the condensation of the twenty-eighth artifact pattern—"Dragon Flame Skyfall"—the three Dragon Bone Dao Swords finally reached their Peak moment.
This artifact pattern can summon a torrent of flames that pours down like a waterfall. Every drop of flame contains terrifying power capable of incinerating mountains and rivers. Once unleashed, even the strongest opponents will find it difficult to stand firm in this torrent of flames.
On the sword bodies of the three Dragon Bone Dao Swords, twenty-eight artifact patterns intertwined, some bright, some dim, some moving, some still, and a vast Dragon prestige surged forth from the sword bodies.
With a roar of "Ang!" from a Dragon.
The three Dragon Bone Dao Swords simultaneously flew out of the Skyfire Refining Furnace. They manifested as three small Fire Dragons, tumbling and circling in the air with full spirituality, exuding scorching, dazzling, and unparalleled sword light.
Seeing this, Li Mu smiled broadly, his exhaustion mixed with unconcealed pride and joy. Without the assistance of the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation's power, being able to refine three Seventh-Order Dao Swords simultaneously was definitely a major Breakthrough in his Artifact Refining skills. (End of Chapter)
