"The Heaven-Refining Gourd saved me, but the twelfth level of the Heavenly Ruins had already been completely swallowed by the Strange Black Mist!"
Fire Virtue Star Lord continued, "I used the Heaven-Refining Divine Fire to protect the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Palace, then sealed myself inside the Nine Luminaries Star Coffin to cut off all signs of life and Primordial Spirit fluctuations. Only then did those monsters fail to discover me!"
"For countless years, the Heaven-Refining Gourd kept devouring and refining the Strange Black Mist on the twelfth level by itself!"
"It wasn't until recently that the mist was completely refined, and I woke from my slumber!"
Only then did Li Qingshan and Chu Yingluo understand why the twelfth level of the Heavenly Ruins resembled a complete paradise.
The Heaven-Refining Gourd could refine anything and purify foreign origins.
Over countless years, it had forcibly refined all the Strange Black Mist on an entire level of the Heavenly Ruins!
The Strange Divine Power it refined had then turned into the purest essence of heaven and earth, nourishing the twelfth level and bringing it back to life.
The Heaven-Refining Gourd was even more powerful than they had imagined!
"Since you've awakened, why haven't you left the Heavenly Ruins?"
Chu Yingluo asked slowly.
With Fire Virtue Star Lord's Half-Step Immortal Emperor cultivation, plus the Heaven-Refining Gourd and the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Burning Blade, those in the Immortal Realm who could threaten him could be counted on one hand.
Yet he had remained hidden in the Heavenly Ruins, impersonating the Nine Luminaries Immortal Emperor. Clearly, he had another reason.
"I didn't dare!"
Fire Virtue Star Lord gave a bitter laugh. "That battle was too terrifying! The Heavenly Court was so powerful, yet it still ended up in ruins. Even the Nine Luminaries Immortal Emperor was like