Refining a Star

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If it weren't for the Heaven Corpse incident, Li Wei probably would never have done this. Refining the Copper Pot was no small matter; if he failed, Li Wei would lose his most important tool. On the contrary, if he could truly refine the celestial body within his body, which was originally like a dead land, into a living celestial body, then the generated celestial power would increase exponentially, which would be the best way for him to improve his combat power.

With a thought from the Demon Lord's primordial spirit, Li Wei's Copper Pot shattered, bursting forth with countless rays of seven-colored light, illuminating the previously lifeless star system within his body with dazzling brilliance. Wherever these rays of light touched, Li Wei could vaguely sense that he had received immense benefits, as if the entire star system within his body had come alive.

Li Wei let out a joyful shout, then selected a star that had been illuminated by the rosy light. With a thought, mountains and seas appeared on the entire surface of the star, some areas were vast oceans, and others were continuous mountain ranges. With another thought, countless flowers, trees, fish, insects and other creatures covered the star, and in just a moment, it became a thriving scene.

Li Wei actually used spatial power and his divine sense to create the terrain, geography, and biological cycles of a star. But just as Li Wei was about to continue creating higher-level creatures, he suddenly felt powerless. The Demon Lord's primordial spirit quickly withdrew from the star system within his body, and Li Wei also woke up from his introspective state.

"What happened? Why was the enormous star power I just obtained completely depleted?" Li Wei felt weak in his limbs, clearly exhausted.

"Master, you have just used your supreme divine power to create a world, which is comparable to the legendary great gods. However... creation is no child's play. The power required is unimaginable. And this is only after you created mountains, rocks, flowing water, plants, fish, and insects. If you wanted to create higher-level creatures, the stellar power required would be a hundred times, or even a thousand or ten thousand times. This is simply beyond human capability!" The Heaven Corpse, who had also taken up residence in Li Wei's internal star system, could sense Li Wei's exhaustion and explained.

"I see!" Li Wei thought about it and agreed. Although the star system in his body had been brought to life, he did not have enough power to 'refine' this supreme magic weapon, which was indeed quite frustrating.

"Heaven Corpse, it is said that you rose to fame the earliest and have considerable knowledge. Tell me, do you have any other methods to generate a large number of life forms on the celestial bodies within my star system? You also said that if there were a large number of living beings, the stellar power generated by the celestial bodies would be a hundred times higher than that of an ordinary Star King-level powerhouse!!"

"This... Master, although I have lived a long time, my breadth of vision and spirit are far inferior to yours. I can't think of a way!" Heaven Corpse spoke the truth. If he really had so many ideas and abilities, he probably wouldn't be subservient to others at this moment.

Li Wei could roughly foresee this outcome, but he remained calm and composed. He pondered for a moment, then entered meditation again, his divine sense transforming into the Demon Lord's primordial spirit, entering the star system within his body for the second time.

This time, however, his primordial spirit avatar did not land on any celestial body, but instead roamed freely in a vast galaxy that resembled an infinite starry sky. Within this galaxy within his body, time moved tens of thousands of times faster than in the outside world, and Li Wei drifted in the infinite starry sky for a hundred years.

Finally, during the hundred years he spent in the galaxy within his body, Li Wei had a flash of inspiration and suddenly gained some insight.

"Foolish, I really am foolish. Why did I create everything myself? Little did I know that the so-called Tao is natural, and only nature is the true meaning, the truth of the universe..." With this thought, Li Wei's primordial spirit clone, having gained some enlightenment, chose a star in the very center of the star system within his body and landed there.

The star was vast, but it remained desolate, devoid of anything.

"I used stellar power to create life, which is undoubtedly extremely foolish to defy the heavens. The only right way is to let life naturally appear on the celestial body within my body. However, for life to appear, a sun is also needed. So I refined this celestial body, making it a star. From then on, it became the central star of the galaxy within my body, providing a continuous source of stellar power..."

Li Wei acted immediately, but he had no experience whatsoever in refining stars.

A star must have a hot core, under which the entire celestial body burns continuously, generating enormous energy that illuminates the universe. Any planet illuminated by this star, if it has water, can produce life.

"As for flames, what could be purer than the Dragon Essence Flameblood of Dragon Power?" Li Wei chuckled, then opened his mouth and spat out a ball of black flame.

The black flames formed a sphere that burned continuously, seemingly inexhaustible, and floated in the air.

"I'll use it as the core? I'm afraid that won't be enough!" Li Wei muttered to himself, looking at the ball of black flame.

At this moment, he summoned the Heaven Corpse to his side and revealed his intentions. Li Wei felt that perhaps the Heaven Corpse, a master who had become a Star King long ago, could be of some help.

"Master, you want to refine a star? This is truly a grand undertaking, unprecedented and unparalleled. Fortunately, I have some array diagrams here, which I found in the ruins of an abandoned star field. This array is called the 'Nine-Nine Blazing Sun Diagram,' which can gather eternal flames and should come in handy!" The Heaven Corpse (Flesh) Worm spat out an ancient array diagram and handed it to Li Wei.

Li Wei took it and examined it. He understood that it was indeed a very profound array diagram. As long as nine fire seeds were placed according to the diagram, an eternal flame could be generated, more than enough to serve as the core of a star.

"Let's see the effect of this Nine-Nine Sun-Splitting Diagram!" Li Wei took out many items he had obtained from mission worlds and plundered before. These items included swords, cauldrons, crystal cores, and even Firearms Mastery and interstellar warships. Upon seeing these, Li Wei directly exhaled another breath of flame. This time, it was Dragon Breath that directly melted all these treasures.

Only the red flames of Dragon Breath could melt these things without completely destroying them. Soon, these precious items were incinerated, turning into a liquid, which, under Li Wei's spatial power, formed a sphere.

The sphere has nine holes, forming the "Nine-Nine Blazing Sun Diagram," while at the center of the sphere, Li Wei has used the "Sumeru Mustard Seed Technique," which can be described as containing a universe within.

"This is the furnace of the Eternal Flame Core. Next, we just need to pour a large amount of Dragon Essence Flameblood into it, and black flames will spew out from these nine holes, forming the Blazing Sun Array. Then, we can drive this Eternal Furnace into the interior of this star and form a Blazing Star!" With the plan in mind, Li Wei immediately spat out a large amount of Dragon Essence Flameblood and poured it into the Eternal Furnace.

Soon, the nine-hole Eternal Furnace burst forth with a burst of flames, its exterior covered by a layer of black flames. Due to the Nine-Nine Blazing Sun Diagram, clusters of white and crimson flames enveloped the outer layer of black flames. As soon as it appeared, the surrounding air suddenly became scorching hot.

The Heaven Corpse (Flesh) Worm standing to the side was also dumbfounded. He never imagined that someone could create such an astonishing Eternal Furnace. It could be said that this fiery core could exist for billions or even tens of billions of years without drying up. Making it the core of a star would indeed be perfect.

Next, Li Wei will forge this Eternal Furnace into the star beneath his feet, making it a true star that will illuminate the other twenty stars.

Looking at the Eternal Furnace, which radiated terrifying heat and was over ten meters in size, Li Wei, in the form of a demon lord, raised his hand and used a force to lift it up, then broke through the surface of the star and pressed it towards its center.

Rumble!

In an instant, the entire celestial body beneath his feet began to tremble violently, its surface cracking and collapsing. But Li Wei did not stop. He knew that making this celestial body a star was tantamount to first destroying it and then allowing it to be reborn.

The first step is destruction.

As the scorching Eternal Furnace plunged into the center of the star, the entire star began to crack, with countless waves of heat and flames bursting out from the cracks. The Heaven Corpse (Flesh) Worms couldn't take it and fled far away, but Li Wei didn't care. He continued to apply pressure while also making sure that the star wouldn't be burst apart.

The surface of the celestial body was cracking more and more, and through these cracks, one could already see the molten lava beneath. Clearly, the Eternal Furnace had begun to refine the celestial body. At this moment, Li Wei was extremely cautious, constantly monitoring the changes in the celestial body. He realized that if this continued, the celestial body might disintegrate before it even became a star.

"It's not as easy as it seems. This pioneering move is quite risky!" The Heaven Corpse (Flesh) Worm, thousands of miles away, looked at the cracked star and shook his head, thinking to himself.

Li Wei remained silent, his forehead beaded with sweat. Seeing that the celestial body was about to collapse, he hurriedly released a large amount of spatial power and activated his spatial domain.

Unleashing a spatial domain within his own body is an original creation of Li Wei. Because it takes place within the star system inside his own body, the power of the spatial domain is amplified countless times, allowing Li Wei to cover the entire star system with his domain.

"Accelerate the refining process! Ancestor of Ten Thousand Flames, Eternal Furnace, unleash all your energy!" With Li Wei's command, the furnace, which had been continuously seeping into the center of the star, finally reached its position and released a terrifying burst of flames.

Boom!

Within Li Wei's spatial domain, a sea of fire instantly erupted. If not for the domain's restraint, the flames would likely have melted the entire galaxy within his body. If that were the case, Li Wei would probably have perished, consumed by the raging inferno. At this moment, within the domain, endless flames raged, completely obscuring the original outlines of the celestial bodies; everything seemed to be flames, everything was a blazing sun.

This process involves calcining the celestial body, melting it completely, and forming the surface of the star. At that point, Li Wei will be considered successful.