Chapter 974: Refining the Original Light (Second update, requesting everything)

It took only a little over half an hour for the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron to look brand new, as Li Zhangsheng had completely repaired the damaged parts.

After the preheating, Li Zhangsheng added materials again; this time, he used only materials possessing the five elements, and the disparity between the five types of energy was relatively balanced.

After all these materials had melted, Li Zhangsheng solemnly added a wisp of World Power.

Boom—

There was another explosion; strangely, this explosion was much milder than the previous one, but it still sent the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron flying into mid-air.

This time, the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron did not suffer any damage.

Li Zhangsheng stepped forward impatiently and immediately looked inside the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron, discovering a head-sized Five-Colored Stone lying inside, along with a pile of ash.

"It really is related to the five elements' energy!"

This experiment allowed Li Zhangsheng to confirm his deduction.

"Then, if I use the five elements' energy to replace these materials, can I also refine a Five-Colored Stone?"

Li Zhangsheng immediately took action, taking out five Third-Tier Demon Cores representing Metal, Wood, Water, Fire Element, and Earth, and tossed them into the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron.

The Crowned Li Fire Luan breathed out flames at the right moment, letting

Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop—

A sound like popping beans rang out as all five Demon Cores burst open. Because the Demon Cores were of a lower rank, the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron was not affected much and did not let these energies escape.

Li Zhangsheng controlled his Mental Power to gather these energies, forcibly condensing them into a mass, temporarily transforming them from a gaseous state to a liquid state, and then added a wisp of World Power.

This time, the five elements' energy could be said to be quite balanced, with the disparity being negligible.

Pop—

The sound of an explosion rang out again; this time, the force was weakened even more, and the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron was not blown away, merely shaking a few times before stabilizing once more.

Li Zhangsheng's gaze fell into the interior of the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron, and he saw a Five-Colored Stone lying quietly inside, with very little ash.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng could already confirm that as long as there is the five elements' energy, plus World Power, one can refine this kind of Five-Colored Stone, and the more balanced the five elements' energy is, the less waste there will be.

"Since the five elements' energy works, what about yin and yang energy?"

Li Zhangsheng thought to himself, a new idea emerging, and he immediately tossed a Dark Demon Core and a Light Demon Core into the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron.

After the two melted, Li Zhangsheng again infused a wisp of World Power.

Boom—

The sound of this explosion was a bit beyond his expectations, and the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron flew high up, then slammed heavily onto the ground.

Li Zhangsheng took a glance; inside the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron, apart from a pile of ash, there was nothing—no product at all.

Besides that, the interior of the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron had also become pitted and scarred; this time, the damage was even more severe than the first experiment.

However, Li Zhangsheng could still easily repair it.

"Why does the five elements' energy work, but yin and yang energy doesn't?"

Li Zhangsheng was full of confusion, and after repairing the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron, he continued to experiment.

Over an hour later, Li Zhangsheng stopped the experiments. Aside from a large amount of ash on the ground in the backyard, there was no output at all; other than the Five-Colored Stone, all his hypotheses ended in failure.

On the other side, Kailan had destroyed several Liandalu, and like Li Zhangsheng, had not managed to tinker anything out either.

"I wonder what the use of this thing is?"

Until this moment, Li Zhangsheng was holding a Five-Colored Stone to study it.

After a while, he put down the Five-Colored Stone helplessly. Apart from being unusually hard and having an extremely high melting point, he had discovered almost nothing. It couldn't even be used as a material, because even if the Crowned Li Fire Luan used its full firepower and Li Zhangsheng applied the Burning Secret Technique for it, they could not melt it; its melting point was unimaginably high.

Not to mention its hardness; even Adai could not leave a mark on it.

Strangely, if two Five-Colored Stones were brought into contact, they would automatically soften and fuse into one.

In this situation, Li Zhangsheng could only choose to give up for the time being. He did not discard the Five-Colored Stone; after all, it was formed by consuming World Power, and perhaps one day he would learn its function.

"It seems I cannot use World Power for artifact refining or alchemy!"

Li Zhangsheng reached this conclusion, feeling somewhat depressed.

He did not continue to experiment with World Power and directly poured all the remaining World Power into the Secret Realm Core to continue expanding the area of his Secret Realm.

Under Li Zhangsheng's signal, the Crowned Li Fire Luan once again breathed flames toward the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron.

This time, Li Zhangsheng prepared to re-refine the Original Light, fusing the Original Light with the Glazed Bottle that had lost its Demonic Qi and Abyss Consciousness.

The Glazed Bottle was originally a Lower-Grade World Wonder, and even after losing its Demonic Qi and Abyss Consciousness, it could still serve as a World Wonder-level material.

Because the Glazed Bottle possessed soul characteristics, Li Zhangsheng decided to use the Original Light to fuse it, attempting to take the Original Light a step further.

In addition to the Glazed Bottle, Li Zhangsheng also prepared to expend a certain amount of Mysterious Yellow Merit Qi to make the fusion of the two more compatible, and to raise the Original Light by a grade if possible.

The miserable Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron continued its work, and Li Zhangsheng first tossed the broken Glazed Bottle into it.

As a World Wonder-level material, the melting point of the Glazed Bottle was naturally very high.

Li Zhangsheng once again cast the Burning Secret Technique, causing the temperature of the Crowned Li Fire Luan's flames to soar.

After half a quarter of an hour, the Glazed Bottle finally showed signs of melting.

Only then did Li Zhangsheng release the Original Light and toss it into the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron.

Just as the Original Light was about to melt, Li Zhangsheng endured the scorching heat and used his Mental Power to open nine orifices on the Original Light.

Li Zhangsheng prepared to use a special refining technique recorded in the Artifact Refining Canon, with the Original Light as the main body, to fuse in the Glazed Bottle.

This refining technique could greatly preserve the original efficacy of the Original Light and improve the compatibility of the materials; it could be said to be one of the signature skills of the Hundred Refinement King.

Li Zhangsheng grasped the timing very accurately; after opening the nine orifices for the Original Light, the Glazed Bottle also melted into a pool of gray liquid at the same time.

Under the guidance of his Mental Power, the scalding gray liquid surged continuously into the nine orifices, beginning to fill the Original Light.

It was also at this time that Li Zhangsheng added a mass of Mysterious Yellow Merit Qi, wrapping the Original Light in it, and then slowly fused it inside.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Zhangsheng condensed countless Silver Seal Scripts; the moment they touched the Original Light, they transformed into strands of newly formed Restrictions, using the peculiar efficacy of the Mysterious Yellow Merit Qi to fuse perfectly with the Original Light.

Before the Mysterious Yellow Merit Qi disappeared, Li Zhangsheng stopped his movements a step early, and only then waited on the side for the final result with a bit of nervousness.

(End of chapter)