Xu Yi swept out his hand, and Cloud Crane Pure Qi surged forth in a steady stream, shooting straight toward a brand-new, pristine Refining Furnace Embryo. In an instant, a rainbow-colored line appeared across it.
The rainbow-colored line kept moving. Under Xu Yi's control, it went from wild and violent to calm and docile, then finally transformed into a Colorful Wandering Dragon and settled in place atop the furnace.
A pleased look crossed Xu Yi's face. He swept out his hand again, sending another stream of Cloud Crane Pure Qi into the furnace. In a flash, the Colorful Wandering Dragon was stirred into a complete mess.
After regulating his breath and qi, eating and drinking, and dawdling in the Crystal Refining Room for about half an hour, Xu Yi finally left the room and returned to the main hall.
As soon as he stepped out from behind the curtain, Lie Yan Yang and Xi Jin City both rose and hurried over to him. But the moment they saw his expression, the fervent anticipation on their faces quickly turned ashen.
When Xu Yi admitted that he had failed, the two men looked like chickens whose necks had been wrung. Their heads drooped to their chests, and they fell silent.
Xu Yi placed the Main Star Pattern Jade Slip on the tea table between them. "It's too bizarre. I thought I'd learned a thing or two about cracking star patterns, but the restriction array on this Main Star Pattern Jade Slip is like the heavens' own script to me. Still, I did make one useful discovery."
"What!"
Lie Yan Yang and Xi Jin City both raised their heads and cried out.
Xu Yi said, "I think the secret to unlocking the Main Star Pattern lies with the Subordinate Star Patterns. If we