Standing atop the nine cauldrons in mid-air above Dragon Butterfly Valley, Yan Zhaoge waved his hand as streams of dense mist circulated.
Dense purple qi instantly suffused the entire valley. Still, it was confined within the valley.
A massive three-legged furnace appeared amidst the dense purple qi. It was shockingly the Profound Sky Purple Gold Furnace.
This furnace was a pill furnace. Because it was too miraculous and of such a high level, Yan Zhaoge was currently unable to wield it.
Still, he could make use of the miraculous properties of this furnace to complete some of his other plans.
The nine Internal Crystal Furnaces down below took up positions in the shape of nine palaces before jointly receiving the streams of purple-gold light that surged from the Profound Sky Purple Gold Furnace.
One large and nine small, ten furnaces. One large above and nine small below.
Streams of light formed amidst space, vaguely forming an even larger, completely transparent, illusory furnace.
Yan Zhaoge tapped lightly with his finger, the dense purple qi filling it.
The originally transparent illusory furnace turned purple at this moment.
Accompanying the dense purple qi were the various materials that Yan Zhaoge had prepared for artifact forging this time.
The illusory furnace turned pure purple before a purple-gold mist arose.
Numerous graceful runes were inscribed amidst space, extending into the surroundings as they gradually formed a formation that enveloped Dragon Butterfly Valley, resonating with the spirit patterns that had been inscribed on the ground earlier.
Yan Zhaoge descended from mid-air, sitting in the meditative position atop the furnace that resembled a mountain.
Ah Hu stood beneath the furnace, arranging the other materials as he turned to look at Yan Zhaoge atop the furnace.
The light mist suffused Dragon Butterfly Valley. Yet, it did not dissipate as it instead drew the spiritual qi of the surrounding heavens and earth to gather here.
Whether it was artifact forging or pill concoction, they were both work that required a great deal of effort. Patience, meticulousness, and time were required.
Yan Zhaoge used all his methods, greatly saving time.
Still, some of the most basic consumptions were still indispensable.
One did not know the length of time within the mountain. Fully focused on a single task, time would always pass very quickly.
Close to a month later, Yan Zhaoge suddenly opened his eyes as he sat atop the furnace, chanting slowly, "Open!"
He rose upwards. As he did, the purple furnace began mightily disintegrating!
All-encompassing purple qi swept and dispersed into the surroundings, transforming into thick clouds.
The ten furnaces of one large and nine small appeared where they had been.
Meanwhile, streams of purple-gold light circulated in mid-air, enveloping some things.
That was the result of Yan Zhaoge opening the furnace this time.
Having long since received Yan Zhaoge's instructions, knowing that the furnace would be opened today, Ah Hu rushed over excitedly. He saw that the thing enveloped by the purple-gold light were seven long metal strips that were half curved to form a certain arc.
The surface of every metal strip that was like a crescent moon was inscribed with talisman markings.
Every talisman pattern was a talisman formation that contained a unique and profound principle.
The array glyphs were linked together in a mysterious manner.
There seemed to be a connection between the seven metal strips.
"Young Master, what is the use of this thing?" Ah Hu asked curiously after circling around the seven long metal rods a few times.
Yan Zhaoge extended his hand, lightly waving it towards the seven long metallic strips.
The seven curved metal strips fell down at the same time and surrounded Ah Hu in the middle. Then, they closed up like a flat and long cage.
"Young Master, this isn't some kind of punishment, is it?" Ah Hu couldn't help but shiver when he saw this.
Yan Zhaoge teased, "That's right, you haven't been diligent in your cultivation recently; I need to teach you a lesson."
Radiance simultaneously appeared on the metal strips which then formed a mechanism.
Ah Hu, who was in the middle of it, blinked his eyes. He did not sense any danger.
Instead, the spiritual qi within the cage had become even denser and more refined!
Kunlun Mountain was already the place with the densest and most abundant spiritual qi in the World beyond Worlds in the first place. Due to this, martial practitioners with lower cultivation bases would be hard pressed to adapt to it.
While the spiritual qi in Dragon Butterfly Valley was not as dense as places like Northern High Peak, Southern High Peak and Restful Immortal Valley, it could still be considered high quality.
Still, within the mechanism now, Ah Hu could clearly feel that the spiritual qi here was even purer.
Even more miraculous was that even with his Merging Avatar Martial Saint cultivation base, he did not feel any discomfort at all.
Ah Hu had never seen or even heard of such an environment in his life, let alone seen such a thing.
"Young Master, surely this isn't some sort of excessive cultivation technique?" Ah Hu did not go wild with joy as he instead felt a chill run down his spine.
Yan Zhaoge said exasperatedly, "Can't you think of something better?"
He flicked a long, curved metal strip, "This technique is known as the Seven Paths Pivotal Mechanism. It is an ancient technique of pre-Great Calamity times, originating from … the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace."
In the past, the Heavenly Court had been filled with experts. Still, there had still been some casualties.
In order to make up for it, they had recruited and selected experts from outside the Heavenly Court to ascend to the Nine Heavens. On the other hand, they had groomed themselves internally as well.
Aside from abundant supreme martial arts and miraculous pills, the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace also had many wondrous techniques for grooming martial practitioners.
It was just that most of these techniques had very harsh requirements.
In the post-Great Calamity times, many techniques would already be very hard to find their way into this world.
Still, there were still some methods that could be thought of.
For example, this Seven Paths Pivotal Mechanism had always been on Yan Zhaoge's mind.
Its function was simple. It was to refine and purify spiritual qi, aiding in one's cultivation.
Still, its effects were shocking.
If the same person were to cultivate in the Seven Paths Pivot Apparatus all year round, the effects would be several times stronger than cultivating outside of it!
It did not involve comprehending principles, instead just purely accumulating experience and tempering one's body. It could truly be said to yield twice the results with half the effort.
Virtually to the greatest extent, it reduced the amount of time spent on some absolutely necessary grinding in the process of cultivation.
As the saying went, 'Cultivating for a year is equivalent to others cultivating for several years'. This was a situation like this.
"Young Master, your and Family Head's cultivation speed is already faster than that of ordinary people. Like this, wouldn't it be even faster?" Ah Hu was overjoyed.
Yan Zhaoge stroked the half-bent metal rod, "I lacked raw materials before. Now that I finally have some material, I naturally have to work on it. The only pity is that the materials are still too scarce, making it hard to mass-produce."
He clasped his palm together, the ritual disintegrating into seven half-bent metal rods that were kept together.
"Make the best use of time if you can." Yan Zhaoge handed those metal rods to Ah Hu, "I will be forging the second one now. Send this first one south and hand it over to my father."
Ah Hu hurriedly received it, "Yes, Young Master. I'll be back soon."
After watching Ah Hu leave, Yan Zhaoge sat in the meditative position, closing his eyes and resting.
Borrowing the power of the Profound Sky Purple Gold Furnace was rather taxing on his mind.
He could not waste any of the materials he had on hand. If he failed in the forging, it would really be too much of a heartache.
After a while, Yan Zhaoge opened his eyes, flying up into the air once more as he opened the furnace to forge an artifact.
Gazing over from afar, Dragon Butterfly Valley seemed calm as ever at Kunlun Mountain.
Few knew that waves were currently surging from here.
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