Inside the Seven Star Furnace, Yuan Huang revealed her true form, lying at the bottom of the furnace, her body engulfed by raging flames.
Suddenly, a clear phoenix cry rang out, and a sixth-grade white lotus flew out from beneath Yuan Huang.
Yuan Huang opened her mouth and swallowed the sixth-grade white lotus. Instantly, a mysterious and holy power emanated from her body.
As the true fire burned, the phoenix's body gradually melted away, turning into wisps of primordial energy that scattered in all directions, until finally only a white lotus remained suspended above the raging flames.
At this moment, Yuan Huang's primordial spirit was sitting upright on a lotus platform, her hands forming a strange hand seal. With each breath, wisps of Seven Star True Fire entered through her left nostril.
The lotus blossoms that bloomed on the sixth-grade white lotus resembled a serpent that slithered into her right nostril.
Soon, Yuanhuang's primordial spirit turned silver-white. As the light flowed, wisps of black aura continuously dissipated, but were immediately diminished by the light of the blooming white lotus.
As soon as the black mist broke free of the white lotus's embrace, it plunged into the sea of fire, where it was completely annihilated by the Seven Star True Fire...
And so, after all the divine and demonic aura within Yuan Huang's primordial spirit had been cleansed away, Hu Le's voice rang in Yuan Huang's ears again.
This time, she was taught a method for condensing the physical body.
This technique is a supernatural power that Hu Le comprehended from the physical body techniques of Pangu. When practiced to a high level, it can regenerate from a drop of blood and reach the realm of immortality.
Having received instruction from Hu Le, Yuan Huang quickly studied and mastered the method.
Then, she began to cultivate according to the secret method. As her cultivation progressed, the primordial energy that had dissipated when her physical body collapsed suddenly surged in from all directions, quickly enveloping her primordial spirit completely.
Seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.
The vital energy inside the furnace shifted and changed with the flickering flames, gradually coalescing into the shape of a phoenix...
Half a month later, a high-pitched cry suddenly rang out from inside the Seven Star Furnace.
The next instant, the alchemy furnace opened, and a phoenix spreading its wings and scattering black netherfire flew out of the furnace.
Seeing this, Hu Le smiled slightly, then sealed the Seven Star Furnace again, extinguishing the true fire within.
At the same time, after circling once in the hall, the phoenix's radiance suddenly faded, transforming into a girl dressed in black.
The girl floated down from the sky, took a few steps to Hu Le, turned over and knelt down, and kowtowed, saying, "This disciple thanks Master for his kindness!"
Having undergone the tempering process in the furnace, she not only completely eliminated the demonic aura from her body, but also greatly improved her cultivation and magical power.
In particular, her phoenix true form, after being destroyed and rebuilt, and because she cultivated the secret technique passed down by Hu Le, has become even more resilient than before, and has a faint ability to regenerate from a drop of blood.
"Alright! There's no need for formalities between us, master and disciple. Get up now."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Huang stood up, exchanged a few more words with Hu Le, returned the spiritual treasures that Hu Le had previously lent her, and was then sent back by Hu Le.
Hu Le himself left the alchemy room and returned to the Lingyun Palace.
He hadn't had a chance to properly organize his gains from the previous energy tide.
Especially since the Purple Bamboo Staff, a magical artifact that had just been used to prove the Dao by obtaining the full power and spirit of the Great Sage Qinyuan, still needed to be refined again.
Thinking of the Great Sage Qinyuan, he suddenly remembered that the old demon's physical body was probably still in his own dojo at this moment.
Since the True Spirit Imprint has gone to the Nine Netherworlds, there's no point in leaving the physical body behind. It's better to bring it back and put it into the Purple Bamboo Staff.
After all, this Great Sage Qinyuan was an ancient giant demon with noble blood. He had transformed into human form and attained enlightenment at a very early age, and most of his essence of creation was in his physical body.
If the Purple Bamboo Staff could devour it, its essence would surely increase greatly, and its mysteries would surpass those of the past...
Once he had an idea, he did it. So he hurriedly left Penglai Immortal Island with his bamboo staff and went directly to the Heavenly Court. There, he inquired about the location of the Great Sage Qinyuan's Daoist temple.
Next, he descended from the Heavenly Court and headed straight for the northern part of the prehistoric world.
The Daoist temple of the Great Sage Qinyuan is located in the northern part of the prehistoric world, in a place called Xiaohan Mountain.
Having traveled from the desolate inland to the north, the temperature gradually dropped, and looking down from the clouds, the land appeared visibly desolate.
This desolation is different from the barrenness of the Western continent.
The western continent is filled with malevolent energy and chaotic earth energy, presenting a desert-like landscape with very few green plants.
In the northern part of the wilderness, the temperature is too low, especially when you go deeper into it, you can see a frozen landscape everywhere, with the earth and mountains covered in a white coat.
In this harsh climate, apart from plants and animals adapted to the cold weather, very little other life can be seen...
Of course, this bit of cold was nothing to a Qi cultivator like Hu Le. Standing in the clouds, he let the cold wind howl, but it was blocked by the auspicious clouds beneath his feet before it could reach him.
Having arrived at the center of the northern continent, Hu Le stopped Yun Guang atop an iceberg and looked down.
Although most of the mountain was covered by ice and snow, a valley halfway up the mountain was filled with warmth and the vibrant colors of spring, with lush vegetation and blooming flowers creating a picturesque scene.
He lowered the auspicious cloud and used his divine sense to investigate. He discovered that there were many hot springs in the valley, and hot lava was flowing underground. It was the geothermal heat that created the unique scenery in the valley.
This is Xiaohanshan.
Above that valley, there was a blessed land.
It was the Lesser Cold Mountain Grotto.
The Daoist temple of the Great Sage Qinyuan is located in this Xiaohanshan Grotto.
This grotto-heaven is one of the most supreme grotto-heavens in the Northern Continent. The Great Sage Qinyuan was conceived and born in this grotto-heaven, and later he occupied it and turned it into a Taoist temple.
Hu Le stopped outside the cave and probed into it with his divine sense. He found that the inside and outside were completely different worlds. Outside, it was a world of ice and snow, but inside, it was just like the valley, with birds singing and flowers blooming, and spiritual energy swirling around it.
He cast an incantation to become invisible and swaggered into the cave. He encountered many monsters along the way, but none of them saw through his disguise.
After traveling for a short while, he finally arrived at the center of Xiaohan Mountain Grotto-heaven, where a thousand-foot-tall immortal peak stood, with auspicious clouds gathering above the peak, and a long palace complex sitting on the clouds.
The residence of the Great Sage Qinyuan was in that palace in the clouds.
He concealed his whereabouts and quietly ascended the immortal peak, arriving at the palace.
Two rows of imposing demon soldiers stood guard outside the palace gates.
Hu Le held his breath and walked past them with an air of nonchalance, treating them as if they were invisible.
Even after Hu Le went inside, none of them noticed his presence.
No wonder Hu Le was so fearless.
They were just a group of ordinary demon soldiers after all. Could they really expect them to break Hu Le's supernatural powers? That was just wishful thinking!
Even if the Great Sage Qinyuan himself were to guard this place, he might not be able to accomplish this...
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