The Innate Fetal Poison that had plagued him for the past year was nowhere to be seen. In its place was a ball of pitch-black gas.
The ball of pitch-black gas wasn't too big. It was roughly the size of a finger, and it lay quietly in his meridians, not moving at all.
"Burn!"
Zhang Xuan continued infusing his heavenly flame into the ball of pitch-black gas, but there wasn't the slightest change to it. It was as if the heavenly flame was completely ineffective against it.
"What in the world is this?"
Zhang Xuan tried to expel the ball of pitch-black gas with his zhenqi, but to his dismay, it was as if the ball of pitch-black gas had taken root in his body.
"Could this be … the thing that Kong Shi said was hidden within the poison?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
When he tamed the Pavilion Master Seal, he had seen Kong Shi's will within it. The latter had once said that the Innate Fetal Poison was easy to deal with, but the thing hidden within the poison wasn't that easy to expel …
Now that the Innate Fetal Poison had disappeared, could this pitch-black gas be the thing that Kong Shi was talking about?
Since even Kong Shi said that it was troublesome, there was probably more to it than met the eye.
"The meridians where the black gas is located are too small for my soul to enter. Unlike the Innate Fetal Poison, this fellow isn't as reckless as the Library of Heaven's Path either …"
A moment later, Zhang Xuan frowned.
He had used both the Eye of Insight and the Library of Heaven's Path previously, but he was still unable to discern what the black gas was.
"Forget it, it seems to be harmless to me for the time being. I'll ask Kong Shi the next time I meet him …"
After examining the black gas for a moment, Zhang Xuan confirmed that it wasn't poisonous, so it shouldn't be able to harm him. Thus, he heaved a sigh of relief.
He wasn't too sure what the black gas was, but to him, the disappearance of the Innate Fetal Poison was a huge relief.
Hu hu!
At this moment, the ominous clouds in the sky were showing signs of dissipating, and it seemed as if they would disperse at any moment.
"The current heavenly flame is no longer a threat to me …" Zhang Xuan muttered.
Even when the heavenly flame was at its most ferocious previously, he was still unable to do anything to it. Now that it was on the verge of dissipating, he couldn't afford to harm it.
"There's nothing that the heavenly flame can't burn, so I mustn't waste it … Otherwise, who knows when I'll be able to summon it again?"
With a thought, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist.........
Golden Origin Spirit Stone!
Back when he was in Ancient Sage Ran Qiu's ancient domain, the Dragonbone Divine Spear had gifted him this artifact. Due to the lack of suitable flames to melt it down, he had been keeping it with him all this while. Now that there was only heavenly flame left in the sky, it just so happened that it wasn't of much use to him anymore. Since that was the case, he might as well make use of this opportunity to melt it down and reforge the Jin Yuan Ding.
That fellow had been following behind him for too long, and as his cultivation rose too quickly, his usefulness had dwindled. Since there was an opportunity for him to raise his cultivation, he had no choice but to lend him a hand.
Whoosh!
As soon as the Golden Origin Spirit Stone came into contact with the Heavenly Flame, this precious metal, which was said to be difficult to melt even with the Earth Flame, began to soften. In less than ten breaths, it had turned into a liquid.
"Jin Yuan Ding, go!"
Zhang Xuan flipped his wrist again.
Whoosh!
Jin Yuan Ding suddenly appeared. As soon as he appeared, he excitedly cheered, "Master, why did you think of me? Did someone bully you? Watch me turn him into cinders in a matter of minutes … "
Before he could finish shouting, he sensed that something was amiss. He was so frightened that his voice changed. "What is this thing? Why is it so hot? Master, do you find me an eyesore and want to melt me? Don't kill me, I can warm your bed … "
"…"
Black lines streaked across Zhang Xuan's face. "Shut up. I'll help you raise your cultivation. If you dare to spout any more nonsense, I'll throw you here and burn you alive!"
"Yes …"
Hearing that the young master was going to help it raise its cultivation, Jin Yuan Ding heaved a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt the surrounding heat gushing toward him. The entire cauldron began to distort and melt.
With a flick of his wrist, the melted Golden Origin Spirit Stone flew over and began fusing with the cauldron.
"Wait a moment … The Golden Origin Spirit Stone is too high-tier. I haven't touched on the smithing techniques that I have learned before. How much should I fuse with it to maximize its prowess?"
Zhang Xuan suddenly froze.
His comprehension of smithing had only reached 8-star pinnacle. He had yet to take the Nine Stars blacksmith examination, but he was already a Nine Stars master teacher.
In smithing, the ratio of ores and metals had to be fixed. The more precise the ratio, the greater the prowess.
He had never come into contact with the Golden Origin Spirit Stone before, and it was an extremely rare material. He had only heard of its name before, so he was completely clueless as to how it should be matched with other metals.
"I miscalculated …"
Zhang Xuan's face twitched awkwardly.
If the ratio wasn't right, no matter how many good materials he put in, the quality of the artifact might not necessarily be high.
He was just thinking that the heavenly flame was coming to an end, so he had to hurry up with the smithing process. Who would have thought that he was already halfway through the smithing process, and the Jin Yuan Ding was already fusing with the Golden Origin Spirit Stone?
Forget it, the Golden Origin Spirit Stone is a good material, so the more the merrier. The materials that the Jin Yuan Ding was using previously were too poor. If I can fuse them together, I should be able to raise its grade significantly …
After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan tossed the matter to the back of his mind.
In any case, they were all good materials. He would just fuse as much as he could!
Tzzzzzzz!
The two melted objects began fusing together. By the time the three meters wide round platform was fused together, the Jin Yuan Ding had already turned into a lump.
Hu!
At this moment, the dark clouds suddenly reached their limits, and the surrounding heavenly flame began to extinguish.
"This is bad. The heavenly flame is fading too quickly. I haven't even finished tempering it yet …"
Zhang Xuan's lips twitched.
He was trying to fuse the two together, but the heavenly flame was already extinguished before he could finish tempering it. He was trying to help the Jin Yuan Ding achieve a breakthrough, so this was a little too ugly!
With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuan whipped out a hammer, and he hurriedly hammered on the dark clouds.
Ding ding dang, ding ding dang!
The sound of hammering echoed in the air.
…
Outside the Kong Shi Ancestral Hall.
Ren Qingyuan and the others were looking at the dark clouds in the sky worriedly.
"Even a true Aureate Body realm cultivator would find it difficult to withstand the Empyrean Heavenly Flame Ordeal. Even I would have to avoid it if I were to encounter it … Zhang Shi has only just achieved a breakthrough. Will he be able to succeed?"
"I don't know, but … isn't he able to control the lightning tribulation? Perhaps, the heavenly flame ordeal might work as well! "
"The lightning tribulation is different from the heavenly flame ordeal … Un, look, he's charging right into the dark clouds!"
Seeing how Zhang Xuan had leaped into the clouds of ominous clouds after a brief moment of silence, not only did the crowd not feel reassured, they felt even more worried.
"He might still be able to withstand the lightning tribulation, but the heavenly flame ordeal is so scorching. How can he possibly withstand it?"
"I'm not too sure either. Let's just hope that he'll be fine …"
Amidst the discussions, the dark clouds began to dissipate.
"The heavenly flame ordeal is going to dissipate soon …"
"It's dissipating so quickly. He should be fine …"
The crowd quickly turned their gazes toward the sky, curious to see if this once-in-a-lifetime genius would be able to survive the onslaught of the heavenly flames. Following which, they saw a silhouette wielding a hammer and hammering away at the ground nonstop.
Ding ding dang, ding ding dang!
The sound was melodious and pleasant to the ears.
"H-he's smithing?"
The crowd fell silent.
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