The morning mist had yet to disperse. On an undeveloped site on the western side of the island,
A circular stone array spanning nearly a thousand square meters stood on the flat ground.
Twelve stone pillars covered in runes were arranged in a radial pattern. Each pillar was densely inscribed with runes, and their fractured sections had been joined with liquid gold.
Mercury-like liquid flames flowed through the crisscrossing array patterns carved into the ground, converging toward a three-meter-tall bronze furnace at the center.
"This scale..." Wu Heng narrowed his eyes as he looked at the array, which was comparable to a football field. He could not help but recall the ancient array beneath Fissure Island that had stirred the sea.
Massive and spectacular.
It also somewhat resembled the altars used for sacrificial rituals in ancient films.
Construction on this array had begun when Wu Heng entered the second stage, since his cultivation speed had far exceeded expectations.
Empress Dowager had also prepared in advance.
Within the array, skeleton Array Masters conducted their final inspections, while ordinary skeletons piled all sorts of materials into the central furnace.
"The cultivation of the third stage, the Heavenly Mandate Body, essentially uses heaven and earth as a furnace." Empress Dowager controlled a puppet, dressed in a black embroidered robe. "These materials are merely catalysts. What truly needs to be refined is your body."
Wu Heng's eyelid twitched as he looked at the furnace. "Are you sure ordinary professionals can endure this?"
Empress Dowager glanced at him. "There's no real danger for you."
"So you've decided that I can revive even if I die, huh?" Wu Heng sighed and removed his robe. "Keep watch around us. If the island residents see their Island Master getting struck by lightning naked, my reputation will be..."
"Don't