Chapter 189: Refining Before Ascension!

Startrack Cultivation Society.

Inside the alchemy secret chamber, Ta Ke, who was controlling the flame forging, slowly withdrew his gaze.

"Cleansing my desecration of the Dark Sun?"

The firelight reflected in Ta Ke's pupils.

A faint smile gradually formed at the corner of Ta Ke's mouth.

"Aren't they afraid that my desecration of the Dark Sun will intensify again?"

He recalled the many conversations he had with Taniru.

Ta Ke couldn't help but mutter to himself, indeed there are still insiders who make things easier.

Without mentioning anything else, the fact that Ta Ke knows the Dark Sun Holy Son is seeking to ascend to the Fifth Rank, and that the Dark Sun Holy Son's Four Knights are plotting the Lamore Lighthouse, is already sufficiently important.

"Trying to sabotage Lamore Long Street to lure me out?"

"Perhaps… those Fourth Rank Holy Son Knights may not be able to stir up waves."

He hasn't spent a short time on Lamore Long Street.

Ta Ke could clearly feel that there are many powerful Third and Fourth Rank transcendants.

They have all voluntarily taken residence in the Steam Lighthouse of Lamore Long Street.

Some were dispatched from the Saint Land Tower.

Others came because of the Defiler of Gods.

Of course, among these people, there may also be knights of the Dark Sun Holy Son.

But not all of them can be knights of the Dark Sun Holy Son.

Nevertheless, the power of the Lamore Steam Lighthouse is not only not weak, but quite strong.

Moreover, strong figures from Saint Land are secretly observing and guarding the Steam Lighthouse of Lamore Long Street.

On one hand, because inside Lamore's Steam Lighthouse there may be a request from Ta Ke.

On the other hand, the strong ones of Saint Land's Tower also know that the Dark Sun Church may specifically protect Lamore's Steam Lighthouse.

After a moment of thought, Ta Ke slowly gathered his mind.

The lighthouse plan lets the tide belonging to Saint Land gradually surge.

Ta Ke learned this from Yabohan.

Now, many forces across the Ao Gu Twin Stars are watching Saint Land.

This is a large‑scale confrontation of forces.

Ta Ke's current power cannot sway the overall situation.

But Ta Ke needs to make thorough preparations on his own modest plot of land.

Ta Ke, whose mind is gradually focused, begins to concentrate on refining these materials.

The Dark Sun Holy Son knows that after upgrading, they will come back to cause trouble.

Ta Ke naturally will not be slower than the opponent.

"Isn't it just an upgrade?"

"Who wouldn't?"

About five or six days later.

Ta Ke completed the refining of all the numerous materials, and even produced some extra.

After delivering the items in order to Lord Gustav, the Dark Walker,

Gustav naturally could not refrain from praising Ta Ke.

He even promised that if Ta Ke needs assistance, he can send a magical letter to him at any time.

After a discussion with this relatively warm‑hearted Lord Gustav.

Ta Ke left the Underground Startrack Black Market carrying his many materials.

Inside the hidden alchemy hut.

These past few days, although Ta Ke hasn't been here.

Ta Ke left a Soul Veil here, along with a large amount of materials.

With the Soul Veil, Ta Ke's multithreaded work has greatly increased his life efficiency.

During the days Ta Ke was away, he also used the Soul Veil to feed remotely.

At this moment.

Ta Ke is sitting on a woolen carpet.

In Ta Ke's hand is a material that is astonishingly a Third Rank Quasi‑Lord Blue Whale Ocean Crystal about the size of a basketball.

As a creature of such gigantic size as a whale.

Its transcendent crystal is also much larger.

To dissolve these materials, Ta Ke spent over three thousand mana gold on special Third Rank advancement elixirs.

Ordinary Third Rank advancement

costs only a few hundred mana gold.

But to achieve top‑tier advancement,

it requires tens of thousands of mana gold, hammered in.

At this point, Ta Ke has basically gathered all the materials for Third Rank advancement.

Life material: Third Rank Lord, Black Dragon Crystal.

Source material: Third Rank Quasi‑Lord, Blue Whale Ocean Crystal.

Soul material: Luminous Holy See Talisman, Angel Sequence Trait also counts as a third‑tier leader level.

All three materials must also be tempered.

Black Dragon Crystal, of course, needs no further explanation.

The quasi‑lord Blue Whale's Ocean Crystal is also full of a curse from the sea.

Taking it directly will cause the loss of the 【Swimming】 ability.

The Luminous Holy See Talisman, however, contains a greater amount of faith power internally.

Harvesting the benefits of the Angel trait is plentiful, but the price is worship of the Great Lord of Light.

Hmm… the Lord of Light gave aid to humanity during the Human Dark Age.

Then that bunch from the Luminous Holy See squandered it.

The Lord of Light's power and faith are without issue.

The problem lies with those charlatans who invoke the name of deities to desecrate them.

Although the Luminous Holy See in the human world has long ceased to exist.

The Luminous Temple Academy, the Luminous Church organization, and some Luminous orders—such as Luminous Priests, Luminous Knights, Luminous Wizards, and so on—still exist.

Even Steam Demon Hunter An Deli's organization has the Luminous Church behind it providing Luminous power assistance.

Of course, the organizational strength and scale of the Luminous Temple Academy and Luminous Church are far inferior to those of the Three‑Eyed Divine Church, which spreads to every corner of human territories.

In Saintland, the largest church is the Three‑Eyed Divine Church.

Every time the Prayer Day falls on the most intense sun of the Ash Cycle.

The plaza outside the Three‑Eyed Divine Church is packed with crowds.

Examining the three materials in his hand, Ta Ke let out a long sigh.

"The materials are finally complete."

"After properly refining the materials, I can enter the Lamor Lighthouse as an ordinary wizard."

"The Four Knights of the Dark Sun Saint want to play hide‑and‑seek with me in the Lamor Lighthouse?"

Ta Ke groped his palm.

"If I discover them… that would be fatal."

Just as Ta Ke was about to stand up to refine these materials.

A suppressing, damp, oppressive feeling spread.

Boom—

Boom—

Footsteps gradually approached.

Ta Ke's tentacle messenger returned.

Ta Ke felt a slight stir in his heart.

He directly phase‑shifted back into the hut.

Then he casually removed the barrier power of the rented hut.

"From now on, my normal dwelling should be equipped with an energy shield, not such a barrier."

"Otherwise…"

Ta Ke glanced at the black, oppressive, bizarre dimensional layer outside.

"This guy will eventually tear down my residence."

Not long after.

Several tentacles seeped in from the bizarre layer.

They then placed a magical letter in front of Ta Ke.

After receiving the magical letter.

This terrifying tentacle messenger then gradually receded amid the booming.

When the light from the furnace core's fire channel outside once again illuminated the hut.

Ta Ke finally opened the envelope.

"Dear Wizard An Deli, greetings!"

"I have received your letter; remember… never, ever write to me lightly again! Unless it's a genuine death crisis."

"This truly was a nightmare‑like encounter."

"That indescribable messenger, sir, pursued me for three days."

"Please forgive me for not knowing this was the wizard's messenger."

"In the end, it caught up with me, just as I was awaiting death in despair, I received your letter."

"That absurd feeling was terrible."

"During the time I was writing, my hands were trembling."

Seeing this, Ta Ke gave a mischievous laugh.

From Doctor Si Tan·Li's scrawled handwriting, it is clear he urgently wishes to get rid of this big fellow quickly.

"Just the tearing damage the tentacle inflicted on my magical hut, plus the contamination the messenger itself brought, forced me to spend a great deal of time cleaning."

"Fortunately, it had no malice; I survived."

"But the trouble left behind is quite, quite numerous."

"Remember… never, ever write to me lightly again!"

—Doctor Si Tan·Li.

Looking at that hastily scrawled final closing.

Ta Ke rubbed his brow.

"The messengers are too powerful; although they are a bit troublesome, at least they can guarantee that my magical letters are delivered accurately."

"And those weak messengers, who knows, might end up sending themselves away while delivering."

"Hah..."

"Ta Ke, taking a long breath, again passed through, entering the secret chamber hut."

"Begin tempering the materials."

"With the source-energy steam engine opened."

"Looking at that series of steam-engine flame crucibles and the like, with small size specifications and weak fire capabilities."

"Ta Ke shook his head."

"After feeding and raising the magical cottage, I will definitely plan a slightly larger alchemy secret chamber, and then equip it with a set of alchemy instruments worth more than one hundred thousand demon gold."

"After all, in the future smelting demons, dragons, titans, behemoths, and other naturally powerful lordly creatures, without a good setup it simply won't do."

"Ta Ke, having gathered his spirit, began the pre-promotion refining work."