C1144 Refining the Blood Crystal!

Whoosh!

The dark cauldron, under Yu Yiyi's control, floated towards Yu Yuan. Before the eyes of all present, the cauldron's mouth faced downward, securely covering Yu Yuan.

Chen Qinghuang, intuitively understanding the situation, dashed forward and halted before the withered heart.

A grayish-white wall of death rippled outward like water, separating Cao Yi from Yu Yuan, effectively isolating them.

Cao Yi's vitality, remnant soul, and spiritual energy proved incapable of penetrating the death wall Yu Yiyi had erected, thus he could not get close to Yu Yuan.

Tan Junshan, with crescents manifesting behind him, refrained from any notable action. He simply cast a distant glance at the scene, while Lee Yupan, perched atop the Lunarphite, appeared somewhat bewildered and alone.

Tan Junshan's thoughts reached Lee Yupan in secrecy: "Seize an opportunity to leave. Later, when you visit the Moonlit Wanderers' domain, I'll introduce you to that individual."

Lee Yupan subtly nodded in acknowledgment.

Within the cauldron's little world, Yu Yuan observed the swarms of Bane and the enigmatic glyphs that emerged once the Bane had entered.

He instantly realized that to prevent any unforeseen incidents, Yu Yiyi had activated all the latent powers of the Crucible of Evil.

Summoning numerous refined Bane into the cauldron's wall glyphs, she bolstered the might of each Circle of Damnation.

"Master, rest assured. Aside from those with a primordial spirit or at the Dark Deity level, no other beings' souls or vitality can penetrate here!" Yu Yiyi assured him, moving from the exterior to the interior, "Neither Tan Junshan nor the Songbird Queen have the capacity to influence the interior."

"Good!"

In Yu Yuan's chest, at the Profound Gate acupoint, the crimson Altar of Rebirth floated out in response to his mental summons.

The blood-red Altar of Rebirth, upon leaving the Profound Gate, immediately darted towards the blood crystal originating from the Demon God Grec.

En route, the Altar of Rebirth subtly morphed into the form of a colossal fish, capable of engulfing the cosmos.

The gargantuan fish opened wide and drew in a forceful breath.

The millstone-sized blood crystal, along with its surrounding white mist, was devoured in an instant.

Crack! Sizzle!

As soon as the blood crystal touched the Altar of Rebirth, it was violently shattered, the nascent blood-colored skeleton within bursting into countless glimmers of crimson, merging with the crystal to form an ocean of blood.

This sanguine sea birthed a multitude of arcane skills and the exquisite essence of blood, revealing the secrets of the Blood Fiend clan. It also held the bloodline talents of various other races and ancient legends.

A veritable ocean of knowledge nearly filled the Altar of Rebirth, awakening the latent power within to assimilate and decipher its intricacies.

"Master, you can allow your heaven soul to contemplate and perceive it."

At that moment, Yu Yiyi, seated on the tenth step of the cauldron, offered her best advice with a focused and careful demeanor.

Yu Yuan's spirit stirred.

In an instant, his heaven soul soared from his brow and entered the Altar of Rebirth.

As the heaven soul settled into the Altar, the subtle spirit spell of the Soul Forging through Enlightenment seemed to spring into action, prompting his heaven soul to immediately begin transforming the Altar.

The once ruby-like Altar of Rebirth softened under the influence of his dispersing heaven soul.

He perceived the Altar as a miraculous structure, now akin to a skeletal form for his heaven soul to inhabit, while the newly integrated blood ocean was refined into meridians, becoming the lifeblood coursing through them.

The altar as the skeleton, the blood ocean as the meridians, coalescing into blood—was this the heaven soul refining the Solar Spirit Body?

Yu Yuan's heart quivered.

"There are no anomalies. The spiritual mist that Cao Yi used to suspend the blood crystal contains no malevolent forces."

Yu Yiyi observed silently from above for a while, concluding that the Ebon Star's esteemed prodigy might not be as unprincipled as they had suspected. "Master, you can now return the entire Altar of Rebirth to the little world, using vitality and Soul Power to aid the heaven soul in its refinement."

Her words confirmed that Yu Yuan's approach was entirely correct.

Yu Yuan continued to sense quietly, ensuring that the Altar of Rebirth had indeed consumed the blood crystal, obliterated the remains of the Demon God Grec, and dissolved any residual imprints before finally allowing himself a measure of relief.

With a whoosh, the Altar of Rebirth, as red as a ruby, enveloped his heaven soul and returned to the microcosm of vitality. The gently rotating altar reached out to the external organs, blood, and flesh, craving the essence of blood and drawing in the pure Soul Power from his Lunar Spirit, converging upon his heaven soul. The altar itself, malleable as red crystal clay, was being shaped by the heaven soul into a human form.

He realized that the essence of the Altar of Rebirth had undergone a peculiar transformation due to the blood crystal before he had even begun to refine it. Without the blood crystal, the altar was as unyielding as a red diamond, impervious to sculpting, let alone being casually molded into various shapes. It was the crystallization of the Demon God Grec's vital energy that had altered the altar, temporarily changing its very substance.

"The opportunity Chen Qinghuang spoke of, the unique item I need for the refinement of the Solar Spirit, is that blood crystal! It's the miraculous crystal that the Great Demon God Grec used to revive and refine himself!" Yu Yuan came to a sudden realization.

"Please, make it quick!" Cao Yi, agitated within his withered heart outside, glanced repeatedly at Chen Qinghuang and pleaded, "Yu Yuan has all the time he needs to refine that object, and it's not as if it can't be done concurrently."

He gestured toward the heart and continued, "The resurrection ceremonies in the other two forbidden areas, orchestrated by Demon God Grec, must be destroyed first. As you know, any delay could mean that once Grec is revived, none of us will stand to gain."

Chen Qinghuang's brow furrowed.

"I can sense that the Wightspawn of Galuo is undergoing some eerie transformation," Cao Yi urged. "Without understanding the subtleties of the resurrection ceremony, no one can stop Grec. It has to be me; only I can ensure the failure of Grec's resurrection ceremony."

Convinced by his argument, Chen Qinghuang, standing on the opposite side of the wall of death, projected a thought toward the Crucible of Evil.

Yu Yiyi, within the cauldron, received this thought. "Master, Chen Qinghuang and Cao Yi have requested that you pause for a moment," Yu Yiyi hesitated before speaking up. "They wish for you to use the Dragon Slaying Stage to transport them to another forbidden area. Once there, you can proceed with the refinement of the Altar of Rebirth and the cultivation of the Solar Spirit."

"Since Cao Yi has shown his sincerity, I'll choose to trust him this time," Yu Yuan nodded.

...

Shattered Star.

The formidable figures from the Devil Palace and Shadow's Keep watched the rapidly expanding scarlet mass of flesh in the chest of the Shadow Husk, each looking more solemn than the last.

By now, thanks to Yu Zhu's hints, they understood that this object was connected to the Great Demon God, Grec.

There were no Colddeath experts present, nor any cultivators versed in the Blood Fiend's mysteries. They had no choice but to keep the weaker archdemons and cultivators at a distance from the heart.

Crack! Crack!

Yu Zhu, with her human face and spider body, pierced the hard earth with her blade-like legs, shrouded in thick toxic smog, until she finally reached Galuo's Wightspawn.

"You're too close!"

The Golden Elephant God, hovering in the air, her golden eyes heavy with concern, warned her to be cautious.

"He dares not recklessly draw upon my vital energy," Yu Zhu declared fearlessly. "My blood is laden with potent toxins. If it were Grec at his peak, he might have the power to purify it. But here, he is merely a fraction of himself; he wouldn't dare."

As she spoke, a wave of psionic power, capable of piercing through time and space, emanated from the void where the pulsating flesh lay.

Instantly, the Dragon Slaying Stage materialized.

Following closely behind the Dragon Slaying Stage were Yu Yuan, Tan Junshan, Chen Qinghuang, and the Crucible of Evil.

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