The next moment, Fifth Yue and Chen Fei's figures blurred at the same time, then vanished from the quiet chamber.
When Chen Fei regained his footing, the surroundings had already changed.
This was an enormous space, perhaps deep beneath Tianhai City, or perhaps within some independent dimension.
Above stretched an endless black Void, dotted with several massive spheres of light that burned eternally like stars, providing illumination. Beneath their feet lay flat ground paved with unknown dark-gold metal, incomparably sturdy.
At the center of this space stood a refining furnace a thousand zhang tall, its entire body woven from dark red and mysterious black.
The furnace was densely covered in naturally formed Great Dao patterns. Various lights occasionally flowed through those patterns, as though they were inhaling and exhaling some vast energy.
A terrifying aura that stood above all things washed toward them like tangible tides. This was the supreme pressure belonging to a Great Cang Realm expert.
"This is the Creation Returning Furnace of Tianhai City's Merit Points Department."
Fifth Yue's voice sounded from beside him, carrying reverence and pride. "It is a true Sixteenth Order Taicang Divine Weapon, dedicated to refining all things, turning the coarse into essence, and synthesizing status."
"Taicang Divine Weapon..."
Chen Fei looked up at the furnace, waves stirring in his heart.
"You must find a way to gather the Status Fragments yourself," Fifth Yue continued. "As for using the Creation Returning Furnace to synthesize Fifteenth Order Status Spiritual Materials, you must pay the corresponding merit points as energy and maintenance costs according to the grade. Synthesizing a Top-grade Fifteenth Order Status Spiritual Material costs nine merit points."
"This junior understands." Chen Fei nodded. "This junior wishes to begin the synthesis now. I will trouble you, Senior."
"Good!"
Fifth Yue did not waste words.