From the outside, Ye Xiwen's secluded cultivation site looked no larger than a palm, merely situated at the very heart of the human encampment.
Yet within that palm-sized space lay layers upon layers of dimensions and barriers.
At its deepest point was a world of its own. With Ye Xiwen's current cultivation, opening up a world with a wave of his hand was as easy as eating and drinking.
Still, he remained exceedingly cautious. Though he was not in seclusion to make a breakthrough, refining the Martial Venerable Seal likewise could not tolerate any disturbance.
Before him, the Martial Emperor Seal bobbed up and down. Tens of thousands of auspicious rays spewed from its surface, yet they formed no storm; they were upright and peaceful.
Ye Xiwen continuously spat out mouthfuls of vital essence, which transformed into boundless true fire and relentlessly tempered the Martial Emperor Seal. This seal had once accompanied Ye Xiwen in battle at the Emperor realm, able to withstand any Dao Artifact without falling short. Yet now, under the true fire Ye Xiwen exhaled, it slowly began to melt.
This had been impossible for Ye Xiwen in the Emperor realm, but after stepping into the Celestial Venerable realm, everything became far simpler.
Very soon, the Martial Emperor Seal had completely turned into a pool of molten iron. Ye Xiwen did not stop. With another wave of his hand, several Celestial Venerable Dao Artifacts appeared. These were the artifacts left behind by Celestial Venerables of various eras whom Ye Xiwen had slain. Now, he intended to melt them all down and refine them together into the Martial Venerable Seal.
These were the most fundamental components of the Martial Venerable Seal.
However, some Source Spirits still remained within these Celestial Venerable artifacts. Once they sensed that Ye Xiwen