On the Layered Mountains Continent, the years passed as they always had.
Although the shift in the Bloodfire Dao's fortune caught Jiang Chen's attention, he did not intervene. He merely kept part of his mind on it, quietly watching how matters developed.
He was interested in the Bloodfire Immortal Treasure, but only somewhat. It was not that important to him, and no matter what, he would never take a path so clearly fraught with problems.
"The materials are finally almost cleansed."
In the Great Void, Jiang Chen swept his sleeve, extinguished the mystic flames, and let out a long breath.
At that moment, the Skull-Shattering Heart-Extinguishing Hammer's true form appeared. Compared with before, however, it had become exceedingly pure, all its many wondrous properties washed away.
"With this as the main material, together with the Xuanhuang Stone born in the Hundred-Fruit Garden Blessed Land, I can forge the Spirit Lord a lifebound artifact."
"Most importantly, the Skull-Shattering Heart-Extinguishing Hammer was itself an instrument for sacrifices to heaven. It held the wondrous ability to become one with heaven and earth and borrow their power to temper itself. By following the clues it left, I've managed to reconstruct a preliminary version of that secret method. I can pass it to the Spirit Lord and have him use it to refine his lifebound artifact, adding a few more wonders to it."
As Jiang Chen gazed at the Skull-Shattering Heart-Extinguishing Hammer, all manner of calculations flashed through his mind.
The next instant, he beckoned and drew out the Xuanhuang Stone he had cleansed long ago, along with hundreds of auxiliary materials. The Spirit Lord and the Mountain-Chasing Dao had gathered them, most from the Layered Mountains Continent.
"Refine!"
With a plan firmly in mind, Jiang Chen activated his divine ability once more.
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