A Year of Tempering!

Qian Shengyuan rose to his feet. "I'll have him cultivate in seclusion with Yaoting at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well for a while. If you have any experience with using the Coiling Dragon Staff, pass some of it on to him as appropriate."

Long Yuan neither refused nor agreed.

Qian Shengyuan did not linger. He turned and walked out of the stone chamber, and the stone door closed behind him with a dull echo.

Icefire Yin-Yang Well.

Li Long and Qian Yaoting each occupied a cultivation area beside the Ice-Fire Springs.

Crimson and deep-blue currents met and flowed through the air between them, forming two Soul Power environments of differing attributes.

Qian Yaoting sat cross-legged near the Ice Spring, using its cool aura to suppress the overly blazing aspect of his Angel Martial Soul and make his Soul Power circulate more steadily.

Li Long sat beside the crimson spring, using the warm aura of the hot spring to nourish the Dragon Emperor Medusa's vitality within the Dragon Emperor Rod and deepen the coordination between his Martial Soul and himself.

The External Soul Bone had completely fused into Li Long's right hand on the third day after absorption.

Whenever he circulated his Soul Power, faint dark-gold scale patterns occasionally surfaced on his right palm, almost identical to the patterns on the Dragon Emperor Rod.

The Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear's power had already seeped into his muscles and bones. Every time he clenched his fist, he could feel an explosive force far beyond the norm gathering in his palm.

The two spent a full year together at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well.

Throughout that year, their daily routine maintained an extremely regular rhythm.

Each morning, they practiced the Guidance Method, using the spiritual energy of the Ice-Fire Springs to accelerate their Soul Power cultivation.

Mornings