Zhang Yan was just about to walk forward to take a closer look when he suddenly felt the outside world become sluggish. There was an invisible force obstructing his body, and it seemed to be trying to push him out.
His heart shook slightly. This situation undoubtedly meant that the refinement of the treasure had been completed, and it had already developed its own consciousness, so it was resisting outsiders.
Not only that, logically speaking, he had been here before, so once the treasure was completed, he should have at least sensed it. However, he hadn't sensed it before. If no one had interfered, then the treasure had concealed itself from the heavens on its own to avoid being captured and refined.
Based on this, if he had come a little later, perhaps the treasure would have been able to escape.
He circulated his magic power and was about to push the resistance to the sides. However, as soon as he exerted force, he noticed that the qi movement seemed to have hit nothing and everything had vanished. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the treasure was slightly different from Just Now. The edge of the lotus petal was faintly dyed with a layer of light black, but under the washing of the clear water that flowed over from thin air, it was gradually fading. Although the process was extremely slow, it was still ongoing.
After sensing it slightly, he instantly knew that it hadn't been swallowed, but had been converted into another kind of qi movement, stored, and even seemed to be able to expel it.
However, he was even more interested. The greater the power this treasure displayed, the greater the assistance it would bring after being subdued. So, he flicked his sleeve and continued forward.
Even though the obstruction hadn't decreased and was even slightly larger than Just Now, it was still unable to resist his copious strength. As he approached, the color of the lotus petal gradually darkened, and then it was almost black. Moreover, it gradually extended downwards from the edge of the mouth, but it didn't extend too far. After just a line, it stopped.
Zhang Yan slightly nodded when he saw this. This wasn't to say that the treasure's ability was limited to this, but this type of treasure had its own consciousness. However, because it lacked a master, no matter how formidable it was, it was difficult for it to display its full power. Being able to display 10% or 20% of its power was already not bad. Even treasures like the Elephant Dragon Golden Furnace usually needed to find someone to refine when mingling in the mortal world, and it couldn't purely rely on itself.
It didn't take long for him to arrive before the Glazed Lotus Cup. After observing it for a moment, he raised his hand and took it down before bringing it before his eyes. The object shook and trembled incessantly in his hand as if it wanted to struggle free.
At this moment, he could clearly feel that incomparably strong resistance, as if it was not willing to recognize him as its master at all.
He didn't mind it at all. This magical item had been nurtured by the essence of that demon, so it must have been contaminated with some of its original wild and untamed nature. As long as he took a stroll in the Elephant Dragon Golden Furnace, it would be washed clean.
At this moment, apart from the fact that the color of the lotus petals had deepened, it did not display any other formidable power. Presumably, it had already reached its limit.
At this moment, there was a sense of resentment and even threat in his mind. However, no matter how you looked at it, there was a hint of weakness in it.
He smiled faintly and didn't bother talking to it. With a thought, he summoned the Elephant Dragon Golden Cauldron out of thin air and threw it inside.
Boom!
As the Glazed Lotus Cup fell into the furnace, it was instantly enveloped by the blazing furnace fire.
After a moment, a white fish spirit could be seen fleeing in panic. However, no matter how it tried, it couldn't get out, so it sent out a thought of begging for mercy.
Zhang Yan's gaze was deep and serene, but he didn't move, allowing the lid to close.
He could see that this treasure had not been touched by anyone for millions of years, so it was deeply affected by the otherworldly nature. However, there might be another reason. Human Dao had declined and the demons were about to flourish. Under the operation of the heavenly secrets, that strand of Demonic Qi had risen instead.
It was just that after being purified by the furnace fire, all of this would become false.
The Elephant Dragon Golden Cauldron wouldn't take long to refine a treasure. At this moment, he only needed to remove that consciousness, and after ten days, he had succeeded.
When he saw there was no further movement from within, he flicked his sleeve and opened the lid of the furnace, causing a strand of dense mist to rise up while the lotus cup stood silently above it. At this moment, it had already become extremely smooth, translucent, and extremely bright. It seemed as if everything inside and outside had been cleansed, and it didn't have the ruthless aura from before any longer.
Looking at the Elephant Dragon Golden Cauldron, it was silent and motionless, as if it had eaten its fill.
He thought about it, it seemed that this Glazed Lotus Cup was an extremely high quality treasure, and the golden cauldron had obtained many benefits during the refining process. Otherwise, it wouldn't be like this.
Now that there was no obstruction, he sent his consciousness into the Glazed Lotus Cup and immediately understood its ability.
This treasure could fuse any external force with itself, and transform it into a kind of turbid Qi that was stored in the lotus petals.
Of course, there was a limit. When the entire Glazed Lotus Cup turned black, it could no longer accept external Qi. It could only be used after the clear spring had washed away some of the Qi.
Fortunately, this Qi could be dissolved with Yuan Qi, and the amount of Yuan Qi poured in determined the power of this treasure. In short, as long as the owner had enough Yuan Qi, then logically speaking, they wouldn't be affected by any disasters. This treasure might not be able to display its full potential in the hands of an ordinary person, but in the hands of the right person, it would be very useful.
It was a pity that this treasure was nurtured, which meant that it wasn't innate. No matter what, it could only be considered a Dao Artifact, and couldn't be compared to the Taiyi Golden Bead. But compared to the treasure in his hand, it was better.
However, when he took another look, he felt that this treasure wasn't complete. It was refined, and seemed to be used to support something. He dismissed this thought. He couldn't guess what the Patriarch's intentions were, but as long as this treasure could help him, it was enough.
With this treasure, in addition to the few Dharma artifacts that he had refined earlier, and with the help of the formation, he could fight with that demon.
He put away the Glazed Lotus Cup, and with a thought, he returned to the world where Michihito Ichito was.
At this moment, the three of them were sitting under an old pine and cypress pavilion, and there was a formation under their feet. It looked like they were discussing the setting up of the formation with their Divine Wills.
When Dan Yi saw him, he greeted, "Fellow Daoist Zhang is back. “
After greeting the three of them, Zhang Yan took a look at the formation and said, "This trap formation is very exquisite, but it seems to rely on a lot of external objects."
Dan Yi invited him to take a seat and said, "Yes, this is set up by Fellow Daoist Yi. It's called the Nebula Formation. I've seen it, it's not difficult to set it up, but the objects used to set up the formation need to be harvested from the heavens and refined. The more compatible they are with each other, the more powerful it will be."
Zhang Yan subconsciously nodded. He looked at it for a moment and tried to calculate, and found that the formation needed to be set up. That would require at least ten thousand stars. With the strength of the four of them, it would not be difficult to move them. However, the crucial step, which was to refine them to a level close to harmonizing with each other, was not an easy thing to do.
Even if it was the same type of object, if it was placed in the most minute of details, it would still be different from each other. Not to mention the stars that were taken from the Myriad Heavens and Realms. Even if they were refined, they would generally be similar to each other. However, the slightest difference could cause the foundation of the array to become unstable.
Because this formation needed to borrow a part of the world's power, these stars had to be naturally created, or else they would not have to go through so much trouble if they were to visualize it themselves.
He thought for a moment, and with a wave of his sleeve, he took out the Elephant Dragon Golden Cauldron and said, "Everyone, use this cauldron to refine it, and you might be able to adjust it."
Michihito Ichito did not stand on ceremony, he kept the golden cauldron and said, "I'm afraid this will take a lot of effort, and there's no time to waste, I'll take my leave first."
After apologizing, he took his leave.
Seeing him leave, Fu Qingming asked with his Divine Will, "Fellow Daoist, did you gain anything from this trip?"
Zhang Yan pointed with his finger, and the arrangement of the three formations appeared in his Divine Will, he said, "The Forbidden Formation here is passed down from the I School, and I'll take a look at it with you."
As for the visualization method in the Divine Will, he did not reveal it at the moment, not because he was selfish, but because it was not a top-notch technique. He could do it because he had a huge amount of vitality to rely on, and if it was someone else, even if they knew, they would not be able to do it.
Fu Qingming and Dan Yi listened to him, and their expressions became serious, and they solemnly bowed to him.
They all knew that the formation that Zhang Yan had taken out today was definitely an extremely powerful one. Putting everything else aside, just the fact that it could restrain a True Yang cultivator was enough to show how valuable it was. No matter where it was, it would undoubtedly be a secret technique of a powerful sect. The price that Zhang Yan had paid was definitely not small.
Dan Yi understood that even if it was for the sake of dealing with the demons, they would still be benefiting from it after viewing it. Thus, he spoke in a serious tone, "We will not take advantage of you for free. We will repay you in the future."
Fu Qingming also nodded.
Zhang Yan shook his head slightly, he said, "We can talk about these things later, we need to think of a way to deal with those Innate Demons first."
Dan Yi said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang is right." He looked down and observed for a moment, and after a while, he fell into deep thought.
Not only him, but even Fu Qingming was the same, because the formation did not only involve the mysteries of the formation, but there were also many changes in the Dharmic Dao, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that there were profound mysteries.
As their consciousness was too focused, the two of them unknowingly retracted the consciousness clones that they placed in the various worlds.
After a long time, the two of them retracted their gazes.
Dan Yi was slightly energized, he said, "There are many intricacies in the formation that fellow Daoist Zhang showed that I can't see through, but if I arrange it, it should be able to deal with those demons, and we won't be as helpless as before."
Fu Qingming pondered, he said, "Looking at these few formations, we need to work together to arrange them, it's not difficult to solve, but the things that are suppressed are a little troublesome."
Zhang Yan said, "I think that Fellow Daoist Yi's previous suggestion is worth it, we can refine one or two suitable treasures, we don't need them to last forever, we just need them to deal with this battle."
Fu Qingming pondered for a while, he said, "That's a feasible plan."
The Dharma treasures that were refined using the previous method could usually last forever, but they did not need to use them in the future, as long as they could deal with this battle, it would save a lot of effort.
Dan Yi sighed, "We can't enter Bushu Heaven, so this is all we can do for now. Just doing these things will take a long time, I hope that those four Daoists can buy us some more time."
Zhang Yan nodded, there was definitely not much time left for them, maybe the demons would attack in the next moment, they did not have to hope to be completely prepared this time, they could only do as much as they could now.
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