Chapter 971

"These things don't need to be spread. The only people in the entire Shushan who know about this are the past Sect Masters... after all, it's not a glorious story."

Ganyu and Shenzi nodded slightly. After a moment of silence, Ganyu added:

"So, regarding the Star Rail universe, do we really need to hold the mountain-opening ceremony again? After all, a large-scale recruitment of disciples just ended not long ago..."

"If we continue now, wouldn't it be a bit..."

Jiang Yan shook his head.

"There's no need for a mountain-opening ceremony, but the geniuses of the Star Rail universe must join Shushan."

"Let's do it like the special channels for geniuses from all over Teyvat a while ago."

"After a while, when the people from the Star Rail universe come over, let the Law Enforcement Hall hold a meeting."

"Select some people with good talent, record them, and then pull them all into Shushan."

"Not to mention anything else, at the very least, divine bodies, special physiques, heavenly spiritual roots, and top-grade single spiritual roots should be pulled into Shushan first."

"Some who are stronger and have higher cultivation realms after switching to cultivation should also be allowed to join Shushan. It's time to supplement our middle-level combat power."

Ganyu nodded slightly and said softly:

"Should I tell Head Zhongli?"

"No need, it's still early. Besides..."

Jiang Yan looked into the distance with a faint gaze and said softly:

"In the next few days, Shushan will also have a relatively important matter."

Shenzi's heart moved. She looked in the direction Jiang Yan was staring at, penetrated the cave dwelling, and stared at Wind Return Peak.

Shenzi was stunned for a moment and said with some surprise:

"Ei... has she made the Body-Refining Furnace?"

Jiang Yan nodded slightly and smiled lightly:

"Yes, so I said, Ei's talent in artifact refining is still very strong."

"It seems Shushan is going to get lively."

In fact, it was just as Shenzi and the others thought.

At this time, when all the Shushan disciples were paying attention to the movements of the Star Rail universe, a sky-piercing beam of light erupted on Wind Return Peak.

Even though the Heavenly Dao had retreated, it still caused the Heavenly Dao to shake.

Golden lotuses fell all over the sky, leaving the Shushan disciples a bit bewildered.

But before long, the streams of light from the other seven peaks gathered on Wind Return Peak. Before the ordinary inner disciples knew what was going on,

the top of Wind Return Peak condensed an impenetrable barrier that isolated all sight, and in turn, the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall also received orders to patrol Wind Return Peak.

At this, everyone knew that something big had happened, but at this juncture, it was clear that they didn't want it to spread, and the disciples could only ponder what had happened.

And on Wind Return Peak, after such a long time, many world-famous disciples had gathered.

Ningguang, Lisa, Keqing, and others all came to Wind Return Peak.

Everyone was now curiously surrounding a huge furnace carved with mysterious runes.

A mysterious aura permeated, yet there was a trace of Dao rhyme that defied the heavens.

"This is... the Body-Refining Furnace."

Lisa's eyes flashed with indescribable excitement.

Cloud Retainer raised her head quite proudly.

"That's right! The famous Body-Refining Furnace, successfully replicated by Head Ei!"

"So... what are you proud of? This has nothing to do with you..."

Mountain Shaper looked at Cloud Retainer helplessly.

Before Cloud Retainer could get angry, Ei shook her head.

"I can't say that. Relying on me alone, I couldn't have created a real Body-Refining Furnace."

"Cloud Retainer and the others helped a lot."

857. The first user of the Body-Refining Furnace, Bai Zhu.

"At first, I thought that making the Body-Refining Furnace step by step would basically be no problem, but only when I actually started doing it did I feel the difficulty."

"God-Machine Hundred Refinements is just the most basic condition. As a divine object that can reverse the acquired, twist the innate, and change a person's talent, no wonder the former... was exterminated."

"This kind of existence is truly too terrifying."

Ei paused, her gaze filled with amazement:

"God-Machine Hundred Refinements forges its root, Six-Storehouse Immortal Thief endows its soul, Qi-Body Source Flow transforms its flesh..."

"Finally, the fire of the Two-Faced Hand ignites the Body-Refining Furnace to recast the flesh and soul."

"I mastered God-Machine Hundred Refinements, and later I also obtained Qi-Body Source Flow and Six-Storehouse Immortal Thief. But relying on me alone, I couldn't master such arts in a short time."

"At the root, it was me using God-Machine Hundred Refinements as the foundation, while Cloud Retainer and Ping controlled Six-Storehouse Immortal Thief and Qi-Body Source Flow respectively."

"The Two-Faced Hand was still supplemented by Ningguang."

"The fusion of four of the Eight Strange Skills is not something that ordinary materials can withstand."

"At that time, the only thing I could think of was that piece of Immortal Gold. But Immortal Gold is one of Shushan's treasures of the mountain, and there isn't much of it, so naturally, it was impossible to take it all out to forge the Body-Refining Furnace."

"Fortunately, we found the Primordial World."

Ei said with some emotion:

"Based on the Qiankun Cauldron that transforms the acquired into the innate in the Primordial World, it accommodates Chaos Gold Crystal, Heaven-Mending Divine Stone, Nine-Heaven Breathing Soil..."

"Finally, it accommodates a small piece of Immortal Gold, and the Sect Master took action to break up and melt the materials."

"I also borrowed a spark of Samadhi True Fire from the Sect Master, intercepted the Heavenly Dao Divine Thunder, and tempered it in the Demon-Locking Tower for eighty-one years."

"After filling in the final Eight Strange Skills runes, it was successfully forged into the current Body-Refining Furnace."

"Although it has no combat ability, under such operations, the Body-Refining Furnace already has the power of a top-grade treasure."

"Unfortunately, my strength is insufficient. Otherwise, with the help of the Sect Master's Samadhi True Fire, the Heavenly Dao Divine Thunder, and the Immortal Gold, the Body-Refining Furnace should have been a half-step immortal artifact."

"The success rate of the talent-modifying power would also be higher."

"However, a top-grade treasure Body-Refining Furnace is enough to use."

Ningguang looked at the Body-Refining Furnace with some surprise and shook her head repeatedly:

"The current Body-Refining Furnace is already a quite powerful treasure. This is enough. It can continue to be re-refined in the future. All in all, it is enough to use."

Lisa couldn't wait:

"So, can it be used now?"

"Not yet."

Ei shook her head and said in a deep voice:

"Every operation of the Body-Refining Furnace is an act of defying the heavens and changing fate, and even a law that violates the Dao."

"To operate the Body-Refining Furnace, one must consume unimaginable resources."

"At the very least, one operation will consume ten thousand top-grade spirit stones."

"In addition to the thirty thousand top-grade spirit stones for insurance, one also needs spiritual materials that seize the creation of heaven and earth."

"One also needs to let powerful living beings turn into pure source matter. Only then is there a chance to defy the heavens and change fate."

"The above three conditions are indispensable. Even so, after the Body-Refining Furnace is activated, I can only guarantee that failure will not endanger life, but serious injury, or even damage to the foundation, is still unavoidable."

"In the end, one still has to gamble."

Hearing this, the fiery enthusiasm in everyone's hearts dissipated slightly, but Bai Zhu nodded with a smile.

"This is very reasonable. After all, talent is destined by heaven. We are defying the heavens and changing fate. This kind of behavior that violates the Dao—to have such an opportunity is already incredible."

After saying that, Bai Zhu walked up close and said softly:

"Why don't we let me be the first to use this Body-Refining Furnace..."

"Junior Brother Bai Zhu?" ===== CHAPTER 972 =====

858. Bai Zhu, the Reforged Talent

Ei looked toward Bai Zhu, pondered for a moment, and then said softly:

"Are you certain? The Body-Refining Furnace is not without its dangers."

"The resources required are also massive, and everything depends on luck. If your luck is poor, not only will you lose your entire investment, but it's very likely your cultivation will suffer significant losses as well."

Bai Zhu shook his head.