Blue Gold Is Hard to Refine

Blue Gold Is Hard to Refine

The fourth level of the Fire Domain was filled with black flames, but even these flames could do nothing to Zhou Tong.

He continued onward.

Before long, he reached the fifth level of the Fire Domain, where golden flames burned. Even Zhou Tong felt his mouth go dry here. The flames had begun to affect him.

"But it's still not enough. These flames are too weak. Even if Eternal Blue Gold were burned here for one or two years, it would be difficult to melt!" Zhou Tong sighed softly.

There were nine kinds of immortal gold in this world, each with its own unique ability. For example, once Phoenix Blood Red Gold was refined to the utmost limit and its immortal gold profundity was developed, it could be reborn from flames like a Phoenix. Likewise, once Divine Mark Purple Gold was refined to the extreme, it could imitate the Great Dao patterns of heaven and earth.

Similarly, Eternal Blue Gold possessed such an immortal gold profundity.

The immortal gold profundity of Eternal Blue Gold lay in the two words "eternal."

Simply put, Eternal Blue Gold was the hardest of all immortal golds, and it was also the most difficult to process. Naturally, it was likewise the hardest of all immortal golds to destroy or corrode.

One had to know that even immortal gold would rust and decay after millions of years if it remained in a place lacking spiritual energy, losing all its spirituality. Eternal Blue Gold alone was an exception.

Once Eternal Blue Gold was refined to the utmost limit and developed its unique immortal gold profundity, it became sturdy and imperishable. Even in a barren place, it could preserve its own spirituality forever!

This was the true profundity of Eternal Blue Gold, and the true meaning of the word "eternal."

"Keep going. The flames of the sixth level, Purple Qi Coming from the East, should barely be able to refine Eternal Blue Gold!" Zhou Tong continued forward. He soon crossed the region of fifth-level golden flames and arrived at the sixth level.

The sixth level of the Fire Domain was called Purple Qi Coming from the East. The flames here did not resemble blazing fire, but rather flowing purple mist, hazy and indistinct.

The sixth layer of the Fire Domain was a place where mighty cultivators refined artifacts, and it was usually extremely quiet. Purple mist curled about without the slightest sound. Aside from stone forests arranged like interlocking canine teeth, there was no other scenery.

Upon entering this level of the Fire Domain, Zhou Tong's expression immediately grew much more solemn.

Yet he was not overly nervous. After all, this level of the Fire Domain still could not harm him.

"This level of the Fire Domain truly deserves to be a place where mighty cultivators refine artifacts. These flames... are extraordinary!" Zhou Tong carefully examined the surrounding flames, then nodded.

With a casual grab, he sent a wisp of purple mist directly into his Wheel Sea.

Boom!

At once, boundless waves rose from Zhou Tong's purple Sea of Bitterness, blocking the purple fire and sealing it within.

Then, the purple flames were swept up by the purple seawater and instantly submerged, on the verge of being extinguished.

"Just as I expected. As an Azure Heaven Hegemonic Body on the same level as the Primordial Sacred Body, I naturally have nothing to fear from these purple flames!" Zhou Tong nodded, then made his way to the hottest part of the "Purple Qi Coming from the East" Fire Domain.

The mist there was thick, like liquid that could not be dispersed. There were some human-shaped ashes on the ground. Clearly, certain great figures had died here while refining artifacts.

Buzz!!

With a thought from Zhou Tong, his Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings instantly emerged.

The moment this divine ring appeared, the surrounding area immediately became blank. The purple mist seemed afraid and did not dare approach. Within ten feet of Zhou Tong, there was not a trace of purple fire.

In that instant, Zhou Tong felt the temperature around him plummet.

"Are they afraid of my Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings?" Zhou Tong was startled, but he quickly understood.

Because the Ten Heavenly Caves were connected into a divine ring, they were fundamentally on the same level as the Desolate Heaven Emperor's sole Heavenly Cave, and also on the same level as Zhou Tong's own Wheel Sea.

Since the purple flames could be effortlessly extinguished by the "water" of the Wheel Sea, they naturally could not do anything to the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings.

Moreover, his Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings contained two supreme treasures: the White Tiger Divine Medicine and the Bodhi Seed. Naturally, these purple flames found it even harder to approach.

"I can begin refining an artifact!" Zhou Tong quickly activated the most basic function of his Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings.

Whoosh!!

A faint breeze seemed to blow through the sixth layer of the Fire Domain, sweeping up the surrounding purple mist and drawing it all into the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings.

The essence of the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings was still Heavenly Caves.

The function of Heavenly Caves was to absorb the spiritual essence of heaven and earth from the outside world, then refine it into the cultivator's own life force.

Now that he was in the Fire Domain, the external essence was naturally the flames of Purple Qi Coming from the East.

Very soon, the fist-sized piece of Eternal Blue Gold within the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings was completely engulfed by purple fire. At the same time, Zhou Tong unleashed the power of his Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings to completely suppress the purple flames and prevent them from leaking out.

Purple flames blazed within the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings, continuously tempering the Eternal Blue Gold. The clang of metal rang out without end.

One day, two days, three days...

Day after day passed. Half a month later, even the purple mist in this area had become much thinner, yet the Eternal Blue Gold had only deformed slightly. It had not progressed in the direction Zhou Tong had envisioned.

"No... the flames here are still too weak." Zhou Tong pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "To refine Eternal Blue Gold here would probably take ten years."

He rose and continued deeper into the Fire Domain.

Before long, he arrived at the boundary between the sixth and seventh levels of the Fire Domain.

Five-colored clouds and mist lay hazily ahead. They did not resemble flames at all, but rather Immortal Qi. They looked incomparably peaceful, yet made one's heart pound in terror.

But Zhou Tong showed no fear whatsoever and calmly walked forward.

The moment he entered the seventh level of the Fire Domain, Zhou Tong immediately felt the heat surge again. Even with the suppression of the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings, it felt unbearably scorching.

"I can still endure this level of the Fire Domain! Let's test it first and see whether these Five-Colored Flames can shape the Eternal Blue Gold!" Zhou Tong walked directly to the hottest place in the seventh level of the Fire Domain and sat down cross-legged.

Five-Colored Divine Flame instantly entered the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings. The piece of Eternal Blue Gold was soon wrapped in Five-Colored Flame and continuously tempered.

For a time, the sound of iron being forged seemed to come from within his Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings. Zhou Tong had already decided on the form of the Vajra Ring, and he was now using the Divine Fire here to temper it continuously.

"As expected, the flames of the seventh level are far more terrifying. One day here is equivalent to half a month of hard work with the sixth-level flames!" Zhou Tong watched his piece of Eternal Blue Gold slowly deform and nodded slightly, but he soon shook his head again.

"But it's still too slow... At this pace, it will take at least half a year to take shape! I don't have that much time to waste here!"

"And this is only a palm-sized piece of Eternal Blue Gold. If it were that large piece of Divine Mark Purple Gold of mine, it would be even harder to refine." Zhou Tong fell silent for a moment, then rose once more and continued walking deeper into the Fire Domain.