"Since you have all decided to let me refine it, there is nothing more to say. I will naturally give it my all. But someone must safeguard us during the process, or all our efforts may come to nothing. As for me, there is no need to worry—with the Supreme Realm protecting me, nothing can go wrong."
After their discussion, they still decided to have Ghost Mother carry out the refinement. Changing to someone else might not have made any difference, so the matter was settled.
Ghost Mother did not delay. With a turn of her body, several thousand ghost children appeared, each cradling a faint wisp of flame. They gathered together, forming a single mass of fire.
The moment the flame took shape, it blazed with radiance, illuminating the surroundings. The many Zhutuolan deities nearby felt an immense pressure. Their Divine Radiance, Divine Power, and Divine Sense were instantly suppressed, and even their Divine Bodies took on a mortal aura, as though they had fallen into the mundane world!
"What intense brilliance! Even our Divine Eyes can barely withstand it!"
"After all, that one's rank is exalted beyond measure. How could a trace of his radiance be something we can look upon directly?"
"Come to think of it, I seem to have caught a hint of mystery within this radiance. It appears related to the true meaning of the Divine Path. Perhaps we should investigate it."
Though enveloped by such radiance, the deities were neither frightened nor flustered. Instead, they found it only natural. Qiu Yan's rank was now lofty beyond compare; even if there had once been grudges between them, he would not deliberately remember them. Naturally, these deities would not go looking for trouble.
On the other side, once the flame descended, it fell directly onto