"What did you say? That I need your help? " Songyue looked at Yi Yun as though he was a lunatic. She had suffered immeasurably while cultivating in the Crystal Refinement Art. She had tightened her belt to save up for the scattered heritage she had. She began cultivating from slag, and after decades, she had finally attained her present accomplishments. But now, a fellow who had just arrived in the Chaos Heavens and knew nothing was spouting nonsense.
"Since you are so powerful, joining our team will probably be a burden to you," Songyue said sarcastically as she glared at Tie Mu.
Songyue said sarcastically as she glared at Tie Mu. What sort of people did Tie Mu know? It was no wonder he had offended Cang Gu. Such a person had high standards but little ability. In the Chaos Heavens, he would be the first batch of cannon fodder to be eliminated.
Tie Mu was at a loss for words. Was Yi Yun on fire? What was on his mind? The more he spoke, the more ridiculous he became.
"Get to work. Ignore him!"
Songyue gave the order. This was the second time she had started the crystal refinement. The amount of ores in the Crystal Refining Furnace was less than half of the previous amount. This was because Songyue had expended too much previously. Refining so much was already challenging her limits.
Tie Mu, Taishan, and Chuan injected energy into the Crystal Refining Furnace as Songyue began forming seals.
Although Songyue did not believe Yi Yun's nonsense, she was extra careful when forming the seals. Her speed was several times slower than before because she could not afford to lose.
The next few days were the most critical moments of Songyue's life!
Master Duanmu's recruitment of an apprentice was a rare opportunity! Against the intense competition, Songyue's chances were slim. She had to perform well.
If the furnace were to really explode at this moment, not only would she have to compensate a huge loss, her dream of becoming Master Duanmu's apprentice would also be a pipe dream.
Songyue was fully focused and had completely entered a trance-like state. In her eyes, there were only ores and the Crystal Refining Furnace.
As such, Tie Mu, Taishan, and company were facing a test. Songyue was risking her life, but they had to do the same.
With the passage of time, Taishan and Tie Mu's bronze skin was covered in sweat. However, they could not be bothered to wipe it off.
Yi Yun watched by the sidelines. He could see the way Songyue focused on her crystal refinement. He knew very well that Songyue was an extremely hardworking woman. Unfortunately, in the martial world, there were many times when one would end up in failure despite putting in all their effort.
Yi Yun's perception was locked onto the piece of ore that had been tampered with in the Crystal Refining Furnace. The design of the array on the ore was very ingenious. It could perfectly conceal itself in the furnace fire, and it was already accumulating energy.
The heat of the flames, Songyue's Essence Energy, and the energy of the Chaos Ores all surged into the concealment array formation bit by bit. The amount of energy it devoured was extremely small, so much so that Songyue failed to notice it.
When the concealment array formation finally gathered enough energy, it was activated. Its energy was not strong, in fact, it was very weak, but it was like a drop of water falling into a pot of oil.
And then … the frying pan began to boil!
"Boom!!"
The furnace fire became agitated and the tongue of flame rolled in the opposite direction. The entire Crystal Refining Furnace began to tremble slightly. The crushed ores in the Crystal Refining Furnace jumped up like beans being fried.
"Huh?!"
Songyue's expression changed. What was happening!?
At that moment, she felt that the energy she had gathered in the mark had lost control. The Yuan Qi in the ores was like a wild horse that had escaped its reins as it galloped wantonly in the Crystal Refining Furnace.
"Ka Ka Ka!"
One after another, cracks appeared on the Chaos Ores!
The cracks were constantly expanding. Once they completely cracked open, the energy would be released like a flood. There was only one outcome — a furnace explosion!
Songyue's face turned pale when she thought of a furnace explosion.
The next few days were the most important moments of her life. She absolutely could not afford to make such a huge mistake.
How could the energy lose control? Songyue was extremely careful with every step she took during her second crystal refinement. She believed that she had not made any grave mistakes. Even if the refinement failed, it was unlikely for the furnace to explode. That was definitely not normal.
Songyue naturally remembered Yi Yun's words. He had previously mentioned that the furnace would explode if she refined the ores.
At that moment, Songyue was highly nervous. She was using all her strength to control the energy in the Crystal Refining Furnace that was on the brink of losing control. She did not even dare turn her head to look at Yi Yun. All she could do was glance at him through the corner of her eye. Her face was filled with anxiety.
At that moment, Tie Mu, Taishan, and company also sensed that something was amiss. Their energies were connected to the Crystal Refining Furnace's array formation, so they could clearly sense the violent forces contained in the Crystal Refining Furnace.
Once it exploded, not only would the expensive Crystal Refining Furnace be destroyed, they would also be embroiled in the explosion and injured!
And they were already very close to the next mining. If they were injured now, they would undoubtedly be one step closer to death.
"Senior Sister Songyue, what's going on!?"
Taishan asked anxiously. If not for Songyue's care, he would have abandoned the furnace and fled.
"Senior Sister Songyue!" Tie Mu said as he looked at Yi Yun.
Everything had really developed according to Yi Yun's plan …
"Yi Yun … You … You knew that the Crystal Refining Furnace would … explode?"
Songyue diverted a wisp of her psyche with great difficulty and asked Yi Yun with a voice transmission. She could not bear the consequences of the Crystal Refining Furnace's explosion.
"You went through so much trouble to divert your psyche to send me a voice transmission just to say such nonsense?"
Yi Yun said slowly. His words made Songyue choke back the words she was about to say.
"You …!"
"What about me? I've already warned you, but you refused to listen. Now, you're asking me something that's already obvious. You originally had thirty seconds, but now, you only have about thirty seconds left. By the way, you have been constantly attempting to restrain the energy in the Crystal Refining Furnace. Now, it's accumulating more and more energy. When it explodes, I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand it. "
Taishan and Tie Mu were dumbfounded when Yi Yun said that.
After five breaths of time, they would all be heavily injured!
But if they were to flee now, the Crystal Refining Furnace would immediately explode. Songyue's outcome was obvious!
"Brother Yi, what do we do?"
Tie Mu paced around anxiously. Although this pocket world had a Godly Monarch Crystal Refinement Master presiding over it, he was someone of a higher standing than Master Duanmu. He was only in charge of enforcing the laws in this pocket world. How could he hope for a Godly Monarch to help them?
"Yi Yun, didn't you previously say that you would help when needed?" Songyue suddenly recalled Yi Yun's words. All she could do now was seek Yi Yun's help in a desperate attempt.
"I did say that I want sufficient remuneration," replied Yi Yun unhurriedly.
Yi Yun answered unhurriedly. And now, with only two seconds left, the explosion could no longer be controlled!
"I'll agree to whatever remuneration you want!"
Songyue nearly shouted. At that moment, her eyes were bloodshot. She had already reached her limits!
"I want all the ore slag in your interspatial ring. I want five kilograms of refined ores!"
Songyue was completely dumbfounded when she heard that. Yi Yun was demanding an exorbitant price!
"You are profiting from a burning house!"
Yi Yun did not answer her at all. Songyue was on the brink of tears, but she also knew that it was a choice she had made. She had ignored Yi Yun's warning, but now, the price was naturally different if she sought Yi Yun's help. He had already declared it beforehand.
With regards to this, Songyue could only bear the consequences of her wrong choice.
Even if she were to risk destroying the most important opportunity in her life, she could not watch Tie Mu and Taishan be implicated by her.
"I will make it up to you in the future. But now, I need these," said Yi Yun curtly.
As though his words gave Songyue confidence, she gritted her teeth and took off her interspatial ring. With a flick of her finger, she shot it at Yi Yun.
In a flash, Yi Yun arrived in front of the Crystal Refining Furnace. At the same time, the interspatial ring sank into the God Advent Tower space inside him.
He grabbed the Crystal Refining Furnace with one hand!
"What are you doing? Don't you want your hand!?"
Songyue was alarmed. The Crystal Refining Furnace's temperature was unimaginable. Even warriors would be instantly charred if they placed their hands on the furnace's surface.
However, Yi Yun did not seem to hear Songyue at all. His hand was already pressed on the Crystal Refining Furnace.
Yi Yun's Yuan Qi immediately surged into the Crystal Refining Furnace!
Yi Yun was extremely weak at that moment. His Yuan Qi was on a completely different level compared to the violent energy in the Crystal Refining Furnace. It looked like an ant trying to shake a tree. Upon seeing this scene, Songyue felt despair. How was she to stop the explosion?
However, the Crystal Refining Furnace's surroundings lit up the next moment with specks of purple light. Every speck of light was a tiny nomological mark. Before Songyue could figure out what the nomological marks were, they had already fused into the Crystal Refining Furnace.
Instantly, it was as though an ice-cold ocean had been splashed onto a path of boiling lava. The violent energy suddenly cooled down before it was absorbed by an invisible force …
This is …
Songyue found it unbelievable. How did Yi Yun do it? How was such a weak Yuan Qi able to calm the violent energy!?
"You are … a Crystal Refinement Master?"
Songyue realized the possibility that left her extremely shocked. However, since Yi Yun was a Crystal Refinement Master, why did he ask Tie Mu what a Crystal Refinement Master was?
"I'm not."
"But you were able to …"
"What's so strange about using a tiny array formation to stir the energy of your furnace of ores, causing it to explode. All I did was reverse the situation and use a weak energy to calm it down."
How … could it be the same?
Songyue was rendered speechless. A single spark could set a prairie ablaze, but had anyone ever heard of a prairie fire being extinguished by a drop of water?
Of course, Songyue had no idea that Yi Yun had the Purple Crystal on him. His ability to control energy was something no one could match.
And at that moment, Yi Yun had already found the source of the explosion. It was a concealment array formation that someone had secretly set up. Although the array formation was ingenious, it did not have much strength. Yi Yun sent a thought over, reducing it to ashes!
"It's done!"
After doing all of this, Yi Yun immediately retracted his Yuan Qi and psyche powers. After all, he had borrowed the Purple Crystal's powers. It was fine just calming the explosion, but if he were to absorb all the energy in the Crystal Refining Furnace, he would probably attract the attention of the Godly Monarch presiding over it. That would put him in danger.
If not for his lack of Chaos Ores to restore his Yuan Qi, he would never have taken action.
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