After the Beast Head absorbed the spiritual power, a strange red light actually shone from its eyes, and it gave a soft hum, trembling without cease.
Lin Xuan's expression grew even more solemn. His hands cupped empty air as he murmured an incantation, and the spiritual power throughout his body began to boil like rolling water.
"Rise!"
Lin Xuan gave a soft shout and sent out another incantation seal.
With a boom, a pillar of flame several zhang high shot out from the Beast Head. The temperature in the entire Cultivation Room almost soared in an instant. A trace of joy appeared on Lin Xuan's face. Unlike ordinary Earth Vein Fire, this pillar of flame, amid its bright red, actually carried a faint touch of gold.
Judging from its temperature, it was already nearly comparable to Pure Yang Pill Fire.
But this was only the first step. Lin Xuan had not the slightest intention of easing up; instead, he drew in a deep breath, circulated the spiritual power within his body, then slowly opened his mouth and spat out a slender strand of reddish-white flame.
Innate True Fire!
Using only Earth Vein Fire to refine a treasure would not do. He had to brand it with his own mark before he could achieve unity of mind and spirit with it.
After Lin Xuan spat out the Innate True Fire, he carefully controlled it and guided it into the Earth Vein Fire.
First, he had to merge the two...
One shichen later.
The Beast Head stopped spewing fire, and the Alchemy Room returned to its original state. Lin Xuan sat quietly on the ground, his expression revealing neither joy nor anger.
A short while later, he sighed, sent out another incantation seal, and began stimulating the Earth Vein Fire again. Refining