Chapter 1051: Purple Mansion Rare Treasure—Xuan Kun Creation Stele (First update,)

The next morning, Li Zhangsheng took out the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron and began to repair the Xuan Kun Creation Stele.

Ever since he obtained the second piece of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele in the Baisheng King Secret Realm, Li Zhangsheng had been deliberating on repair plans from time to time; now, having gained the Baisheng King's experience in artifact refining, it was like adding wings to a tiger, and there was a not-insignificant possibility of perfectly repairing the Xuan Kun Creation Stele.

Of course, even if perfectly repaired, the Xuan Kun Creation Stele would often still be inferior to its peak period.

The Qiyuan Creation Stone had reached the level of a Low Grade World Wonder, and its melting point was not generally high—perhaps even higher than that of the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron.

If the artifact refining cauldron were to melt first, it would naturally mean the refining had failed.

Under these circumstances, it was necessary to raise the melting point of the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron, even if only temporarily.

In the Baisheng King's inheritance, there was a Special Forbidden Array called the Heavenly Square Solid Origin Forbidden Array, which could significantly increase the melting point of an artifact refining cauldron.

The Heavenly Square Solid Origin Forbidden Array was not complex; in less than half an hour, Li Zhangsheng completed the setup.

Once the Forbidden Array was activated, the five elements of energy shot out; under the blending of the Heavenly Square Solid Origin Forbidden Array, the five elements of energy were forcibly condensed into tiny specks of gray jade-like substance, which fell into the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron.

Very quickly, the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron turned into a large gray cauldron, with both its exterior and inner walls completely covered by the gray substance.

"Begin!"

Following Li Zhangsheng's command, the Crown Li Fire Luan spewed out a mass of red and white flames; because it had become a Pseudo-Demon Saint grade Demon Pet, the temperature of its flames far exceeded what it was before.

In an instant, phantom images of five phoenixes appeared on the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron, circling and swirling above the cauldron, causing the temperature inside to rise by another notch.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng tossed the Qiyuan Creation Stone into the cauldron.

Even though the Crown Li Fire Luan had reached the Pseudo-Demon Saint grade, the melting point of the Qiyuan Creation Stone was truly too high; even with Li Zhangsheng occasionally buffing the Crown Li Fire Luan with the Burning Ember Secret Technique, it was still impossible to refine it in a short time.

Under these circumstances, Li Zhangsheng could only wait slowly on the side, occasionally buffing the Crown Li Fire Luan with the Burning Ember Secret Technique once his Mental Power had recovered, accelerating the melting speed.

The Crown Li Fire Luan had once absorbed the Undying Fire and had even comprehended the Endless Wood Rain Undying and the Burning Unquenchable Truth; as long as it spewed a mass of flames every one or two minutes, it would suffice, which also made its endurance extremely strong.

Li Zhangsheng had not tested the limit of the Crown Li Fire Luan, but he estimated it could maintain this for several days.

Waiting was quite dull, especially since Li Zhangsheng had to constantly consume and recover his Mental Power to melt the Qiyuan Creation Stone bit by bit.

This wait lasted for the better part of a day; until dusk, the Qiyuan Creation Stone finally melted into a pool of translucent, colorless liquid.

Only then did Li Zhangsheng toss the remaining auxiliary materials into the cauldron, categorized by type.

Compared to the Qiyuan Creation Stone, the melting points of these materials were much lower; in just a moment, they all melted into pools of liquid. However, these liquids remained distinct, with no signs of merging for the time being.

During this process, Li Zhangsheng also tossed the two large and small fragments of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele into the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron, until the cracks of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele melted.

Under the super-high temperature, a large amount of five-colored mist drifted out from the cauldron.

During this process, the liquid inside the cauldron was also rapidly shrinking.

Until the five-colored mist disappeared, Li Zhangsheng finally employed the "Hundred Refinements Returning to Origin" technique obtained from the Baisheng King's inheritance to remove the dross and keep the essence, further refining the impurities.

The next moment, wisps of five-colored mist appeared again, though they were quite sparse; clearly, even if there were still impurities in the liquid, there was very little left.

Once no more impurities could be refined out, Li Zhangsheng finally stopped; the color of the liquid in the cauldron had become much more crystalline than before, looking like a large mass of colorful jelly.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng formed Seal Techniques, his ten fingers flying like phantoms; one after another, twisted and complex Silver Seal Scripts poured into the liquid like milk entering a forest.

Within a few breaths' time, the masses of liquid that were originally distinct finally showed signs of merging.

Li Zhangsheng stopped forming seals, holding a Superior Soul Crystal to recover his Mental Power while keeping a constant eye on the changes in the cauldron, waiting quietly.

This wait lasted another two hours or more; these liquids were finally completely merged, turning into a pool of viscous, gray-white liquid.

Only at this moment did Li Zhangsheng wave his hand, and a beam of light shot straight into the gray-white liquid.

At the same time, the broken edges of the two Xuan Kun Creation Stele fragments joined together, though there were still gaps and holes of varying sizes between them.

Under Li Zhangsheng's control, the gray-white liquid formed a thread that fell into these gaps and holes, acting like glue to bond them completely together.

"Success or failure rests on this one move!"

Because it had reached the final step, Li Zhangsheng's expression was exceptionally solemn; whether the Xuan Kun Creation Stele could return to the ranks of Zifu Qizhen would, more or less, depend on luck.

Li Zhangsheng formed Seal Techniques again, striking some Restrictions into the bonded areas, and even tossed a mass of Mysterious Yellow Merit Qi into it; he then saw Silver Seal Scripts flickering on and off on the Xuan Kun Creation Stele, causing the two Xuan Kun Creation Stele fragments to combine even better.

The Xuan Kun Creation Stele suddenly erupted with intense power, rushing out from the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron and hovering in the sky, faintly resonating with this world and stirring up a large number of ripples in the void.

The heart Li Zhangsheng had been holding did not settle; although the Xuan Kun Creation Stele was repaired and the best materials were used, it did not necessarily mean it would return to the Zifu Qizhen level.

Li Zhangsheng could not wait to use his Mental Power to scan and observe the energy fluctuations of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele.

Upon looking, the heart Li Zhangsheng had been holding finally settled, because the energy fluctuations of the repaired Xuan Kun Creation Stele were not inferior to the Sun Moon Shuttle Heavy Light Wheel at all, which meant that the Xuan Kun Creation Stele had already stepped into the Zifu Qizhen level, and it was not the bottom-tier kind either.

To test the power of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele, Li Zhangsheng left the Secret Realm directly, riding Aixi to break into the Gale Layer, and arrived near the Abyss Gate suppressed by the Sky Fortress without anyone noticing.

Because he had retracted his King's aura, and because he had entered from the Gale Layer, the Butterfly King Luo Qingning, who was stationed at the Sky Fortress, did not notice at all.

Li Zhangsheng came here, besides testing the power of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele, to incidentally let the Gate of Light and Darkness absorb enough Abyss Consciousness, preparing to take it to another world to refine slowly.

The Xuan Kun Creation Stele flew out, hovering slightly above Li Zhangsheng's head.

Under the activation of his Mental Power, the Xuan Kun Creation Stele emitted peculiar fluctuations; the surrounding Abyss Consciousness was instantly repelled and cleared away, and it continued to be pushed toward the outer perimeter.

Li Zhangsheng sensed carefully; in the blink of an eye, the nearby Abyss Consciousness had been pushed ten thousand meters away by this force.

Within a ten-thousand-meter radius, Li Zhangsheng could not sense a single trace of Abyss Consciousness; in terms of distance, it could be said to have made significant progress, and it was not like before where it could not be cleared thoroughly.

(End of chapter)