Translator: AnubisTL
The golden patterns spreading across the surface of the Black Furnace grew increasingly dense, as if undergoing a metamorphosis, transforming it into something utterly different from its former state as a discarded artifact.
Li Qing even considered beginning treasure refinement right there, intending to restore the forge to its original state as a powerful spirit treasure.
Boom!
Li Qing unleashed the Great Sun Golden Flame, its roaring flames surging forth with boundless heat.
"Hmm? The Great Sun Golden Flame is resonating with these Gold Fire Marks."
Li Qing's brow arched as he noticed a portion of the spirit fire he had summoned merging with the Flame Gold Marks, as if drawn together by some peculiar resonance.
In the next moment, the originally pitch-black furnace body completely disintegrated, leaving behind only the forge structure composed of thirty-six Gold Fire Marks.
The dazzling golden flames emitted a blinding light, radiating an aura of annihilation.
"This must be the Black Furnace's origin. With this, I can restore the Annihilation Furnace."
Gazing at the nascent golden forge before him, Li Qing intensified the flow of flames. The surrounding earth even began to melt into magma under the overwhelming heat.
It was unbelievable. Just moments ago, the surrounding area had been an endless snow-field, its frozen expanse stretching as far as the eye could see. Now, it had transformed into this molten landscape.
Amidst the scorching heat of the Great Sun Golden Flame, the furnace was autonomously reshaping itself, requiring little intervention from Li Qing. He merely needed to continuously supply spiritual flame power.
"The Annihilation Furnace's origin is absorbing the Great Sun Golden Flame's power," Li Qing murmured to himself, his entire focus fixed on the forge's reconstruction. "This self-reconstruction process is truly extraordinary."
He could already foresee that before long, the forge would complete its transformation entirely on its own, requiring no further assistance.
Boom!
Time gradually passed.
One day, two days... seven days.
Li Qing's magical power was abundant. Having reached the divine transformation realm, he no longer needed to worry about his mana reserves depleting.
Even if his internal mana reserves were severely depleted, he could draw upon the power of heaven and earth, even using this method to summon heavenly spirit fire with even greater potency.
However, this method consumed vital essence. Though Li Qing had a long lifespan, he didn't want to waste it unnecessarily.
As Li Qing focused intently on refining the Annihilation Furnace, the mending of the heavens continued on the other side.
True Monarch Tianbao persisted in activating the Starlight Mending Heaven Formation. Each night, he drew starlight from the night sky to repair the demonic realm rift.
Having already repaired nearly one-fourth of the rift, it was estimated that another half-month would be sufficient to completely seal the void rift connecting to the demon realm.
However, fate had other plans. At this critical juncture, the void rift connecting to the demon realm began to tremble violently once more.
The disturbance startled True Monarch Tianbao, who immediately halted the mending process, ready to activate the formation to confront any enemies.
Observing this, Li Qing calmly summoned the Great Sun Golden Flame with one hand and said, "Don't worry. Continue mending the heavens."
Hearing this, True Monarch Tianbao reluctantly resumed drawing starlight, slowly repairing the demonic realm rift.
Finally, several figures shrouded in dense primordial demonic qi plummeted from the rift.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The figures crashed to the ground, shaking the very earth.
"They died during the dimensional descent—just a few dead ancient demons," Li Qing remarked calmly, instantly discerning the true nature of the figures.
It seemed that even descending through a stable void rift couldn't guarantee absolute safety. Various unforeseen accidents could occur during the dimensional descent.
The Chi Demon Tribe's ancient ancestor had likely survived his descent so smoothly because he had spent time in the human realm, absorbing its aura and gaining a higher degree of acceptance.
True Monarch Tianbao let out a sigh of relief. Li Qing's calm demeanor gave him considerable confidence, dispelling his fear of the rift in the sky, from which a terrifying ancient demon might descend at any moment.
In the blink of an eye, another ten days had passed.
Li Qing's reconstruction of the Annihilation Furnace was nearing completion.
The forge was a pale golden hue, its surface mottled with markings that resembled dao patterns but were subtly different, radiating an aura of destruction.
Inside the furnace's walls, thirty-six Gold Fire Marks glowed with a hazy light, occasionally surging with vital energy before fading back into nothingness, fluctuating between these two states.
The Annihilation Furnace had been successfully reconstructed!
The moment Li Qing extinguished the flames, the clouds in the sky began to swirl, and the distant rumble of thunderbolts could be heard.
Rumble!
The spirit treasure tribulation had arrived, striking suddenly yet feeling utterly natural.
As a reforged Annihilation Furnace, it was only natural that it would attract a heavenly tribulation. Judging by the scale of this tribulation, the furnace's grade was undoubtedly high. Li Qing speculated it had reached the level of a Profound-Grade Spirit Treasure.
"I never imagined it would require absorbing so much Great Sun Golden Flame," Li Qing murmured. "If I hadn't managed to subdue the flame, I wonder if the Annihilation Furnace could have been successfully reforged at all."
With a gentle push, Li Qing sent the forge soaring into the sky, allowing it to undergo its tribulation to perfection.
But at that very moment, the heavens trembled. The demonic realm rift suddenly twisted violently, its distortions so extreme that True Monarch Tianbao's repair process slowed to a crawl.
"Senior Limitless, something big is about to come through!" True Monarch Tianbao exclaimed, his heart pounding with dread.
Li Qing's expression turned grave. He narrowed his eyes, focusing intently on the rift in the sky.
Finally, the violent distortions subsided, and an irregular mass of flesh slowly descended from the rift.
In the next instant, a dense primordial demonic qi surged forth, instantly corrupting the surrounding environment.
The irregular mass of flesh began to split, dividing into three distinct figures.
Formless and featureless, their faces lacked any facial features, making them utterly eerie.
These were the dao bodies of the Formless Saint Ancestor—three of them!
"Bypassing the heavenly dao's rules in this realm is such a nuisance. I had to sacrifice twenty-five dao bodies just to barely manifest these three."
"But with these three, it's enough. No need for further elaborate schemes."
"To think I'd witness a grand spirit treasure tribulation the moment I descended. Tsk, the aura of the Great Sun Heavenly Monarch... Is this spirit treasure forged from the Great Sun Golden Flame?"
The three dao bodies spoke in turns, as if conversing with each other, yet also as if speaking to themselves.
Li Qing's expression turned grave. He knew a fierce battle was imminent.
These were three dao bodies of the Formless Saint Ancestor, each at the divine transformation realm—far surpassing the single dao body he had faced before.
Even Li Qing's scalp tingled slightly at the sight. He hadn't imagined the Formless Saint Ancestor's scheme would be so grand, deploying three divine transformation realm dao bodies at once.
(End of the Chapter)
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