Three-Eyed Soul Concealment, the Copper Furnace Speaks of the Ancestor

Southern Border, a remote valley.

At the bottom of the valley, broken rocks were scattered everywhere, and beneath the rubble were charred, black marks.

Sudden!

With a flash of light and shadow, the scorch marks seemed to come alive, wriggling and shrinking.

Snap!

With a soft sound, the black charred marks converged into one place, as if transforming into a black hole. Then, a Copper Furnace flew out from it— the World-Troubling Copper Furnace!

Boom!

The Copper Furnace landed on the ground, shattering a patch of rock.

Crackling! Crackling! Crackling!

Sparks flew everywhere from the furnace, vibrating incessantly and emitting a constant buzzing sound, which only subsided after a long time.

Inside, the mind within the furnace finally breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

"I thought it was just an ordinary Lesser God, but I never expected it to be Natural-born God. Even after refining the Earth-Origin Elixir, I still couldn't subdue it. Even the Flying Leopard was lost because of it, leaving me without a place to reside. I must now devise fortuitous opportunity to find another destined person."

The thought of the Copper Furnace had just left his mind when a Divine Sense, divine power, and flame suddenly descended from the sky. As soon as the three arrived, they were drawn together by Karma and effect, quickly combining to form a strange seal character. The character was fiery, and within the flame, there were hidden figures of city dwellers and pedestrians, the Unseen connected to the Copper Furnace. It also contained a trace of explosive energy, as if it might explode at any moment.

"This is... the flame of the World-Troubling Copper Furnace!" The consciousness within the Copper Furnace was startled. "Just now, when I faced that god, I couldn't sense any trace of the furnace fire. Now it seems that he has basically refined me! However, this god is too arrogant and relentless. If he had come in person, I would have had to be more cautious. Now that he has only sent out his Divine Sense, it's like meat delivered right to my mouth. How can I not take it? I can even use this to reclaim the furnace fire!"

Boom!

The Copper Furnace trembled and floated up, revealing a figure emerging from its opening. It was a Daoist priest dressed in a robe, exuding an air of otherworldly grace, holding a whisk in his hand.

Facing the fiery seal characters, the illusory Daoist flicked his whisk and raised his hand to form a hand seal!

"The Cleansing Art!"

Instantly, the seal and the furnace merged. The resulting ripples spread outwards, blasting away the rapidly approaching seal characters.

But the word spun in mid-air and flew back again, the Karma chains tightening slightly, making it even faster!

Seeing this, the illusory Daoist was not surprised and made another hand seal.

"Great Soul Refinement Art!"

In a flash, the Copper Furnace surged, extracting the Essence Blood of the Flying Leopard once more!

Blood gushed from every pore of Flying Leopard's body, falling into the furnace. The furnace walls vibrated and generated heat, evaporating the blood and extracting its essence, which was then transformed into flames.

Immediately afterwards, flames shot out from the furnace opening and condensed on the hand seal, unleashing an aura of refining, purifying, and recombining!

Call!

The surrounding scenery changed drastically. Wind rose and clouds gathered, smoke swirled, and the temperature soared rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the entire valley floor seemed to have become a giant furnace, filled with heat!

The next moment, the illusory Daoist flicked his whisk, and instantly the air currents changed, and smoke surged, converging towards the seal character. Layer upon layer, continuously, it enveloped the character, turning it into a small wisp of smoke, only the size of a palm.

Flames flickered in the center of the smoke.

Upon seeing this small flame, the illusory Daoist priest's face lit up with joy. "With this little bit of furnace fire, we can use it as a catalyst to draw the rest over. Perhaps we can even steal some of that deity's Domain of Law and Divine Office. Since this deity can refine the Chaos-World Furnace Flame, he must have some understanding of the Human Path. Domain of Law are related to the Human Path; absorbing them will be of great help."

Thinking this, he reached out and grabbed the ball of mist, then threw it into the furnace.

As soon as the ball of mist entered the furnace, it was blown away by the heat inside and melted rapidly like ice and snow under the Blazing Sun, along with the seal characters inside, which disappeared without a trace. However, it still existed in the Copper Furnace, only in a different form, and gradually became one with the furnace.

However, the intent within the Copper Furnace was not detected. Besides the Divine Sense, divine power, and flames, there was also a fragment hidden within the seal script, disguised as Divine Sense, which silently disappeared when the seal script was refined.

"Alright, the most urgent matter is still..." The illusory Daoist looked down at the Copper Furnace, deep in thought, when suddenly a thought flashed through his mind and abruptly dissipated!

Inside the furnace, after having his Essence Blood extracted twice, Flying Leopard had become skin and bones. Suddenly, a red light flashed on his forehead, and the skin on his forehead parted to reveal an eye!

A human figure was clearly visible in that eye.

Swish!

The figure flew out, rapidly expanded, transformed into Divine Soul, and re-entered the body.

"Hmm..."

Flying Leopard grunted, exhaled a long breath, and opened his tightly closed eyes. However, the eye on his forehead had dimmed; he was now blind.

"That was close! Luckily, there was a method to substitute for one's life, otherwise my soul would have been annihilated."

As he spoke, Flying Leopard moved his feet and jumped out of the furnace. He landed on the ground, stumbled, lost his footing, and fell to the ground.

After tripping and falling, Flying Leopard didn't get up. Instead, he turned around, sat on the ground, looked at his bony hands, and complained, "Brother Lu, I know you want to use me, but you can't exploit me like this. I didn't die at the hands of that god, but you're going to drain me dry."

"You..." A hesitant voice came from the Copper Furnace, clearly shocked by this turn of events. They hadn't expected the Flying Leopard to be able to come back to life!

It should be noted that previously, when the Flying Leopard Daoist's Divine Soul entered the Earth-Origin Elixir, after several twists and turns, he fought against the divine spirit within the Azure Dragon's body. Faced with the People's Wishes, he did not choose to retreat, but instead confronted them. In the end, his Divine Soul was obliterated by the People's Wishes, and he perished.

The soul and spirit are connected, and these changes can be reflected in the body of the Flying Leopard in the furnace. Based on this, the Copper Furnace thought that the Flying Leopard's soul had been destroyed, which is why it recklessly extracted its Essence Blood. Unexpectedly, a person whose soul has been destroyed can be revived!

"Could it be that he has been possessed?"

Suddenly, a thought arose, prompting a guess from the mind within the Copper Furnace.

"Although the Spirit-Sealing Dao values spirit over life, after being Copper-Skin Refinement, the Flying Leopard's physical potential, honed over decades, was fully unleashed..."

"Stop guessing."

At this moment, Flying Leopard stood up from the ground, swayed and walked to the furnace, raised his hand and patted the furnace body, and said, "This is a method of my Spirit-Sealing Dao, but it is not omnipotent and is extremely risky. Moreover, after this battle, my Nature Cultivation level has dropped, and I am only at the Initial Divine-Soul Formation."

Hearing this, Copper Furnace snapped out of his daze and said, "I see. You truly are a person of Fortune. However, given your current condition, it will be difficult for you to seek revenge against that deity. It will take more than a hundred years for you to fully recover."

Flying Leopard waved his hand and said, "Don't make it sound like it's all because of that god. Although my Divine Soul was severely injured and even my Yang Fire was taken away, my State of Mind is still intact. As long as I Soul-Nourishing by the Corporeal Soul, it will only take a few years to fully recover. But now that so much of my Essence Blood has been drained, it's hard to say when I will recover."

The Copper Furnace was speechless for a moment before finally saying, "Since that's the case, then I'll give you some compensation."

"Oh?" Flying Leopard's face immediately lit up with joy, seemingly unconcerned about the other party's actions. He pressed on, "Are you going to refine some pills for me? Speaking of which, not only was the Earth-Origin Elixir stolen in this battle, but I also lost my whip. I don't know how I'm going to explain this back home. Brother Furnace, why don't you refine another Earth-Origin Elixir? I'll offer it to my senior brother, and that way we can discuss things."

The voice from within the furnace immediately said, "Do you Earth-Origin Elixir is so easy to refine? Although the items I asked you to collect before were rare, what's truly scarce is the Qi within the furnace. Without the furnace fire to replenish it, less than three-tenths of the Qi within the furnace remains. How can it be refined any further?"

Upon hearing this, Flying Leopard frowned. "Oh? This is not good. How are you going to compensate me? Are you perhaps going to acknowledge me as your master?"

The voice from within the furnace said, "My body is incomplete, and I cannot recognize a master. The compensation I mentioned is to guide you to your master's cave abode. Even if you don't go deep inside, you can still gain something just by staying on the outer perimeter!"

"Your master's cave abode? Could it be Pill Ancestor's Legacy?! Excellent!" Flying Leopard's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together in delight.

The voice from within the furnace replied, "Indeed, my master is indeed known as the 'Pill Ancestor.' Follow my instructions, go to the cave abode ruins, retrieve the items, and then I will refine them. That way, everything will be foolproof."

"Good idea!" Flying Leopard nodded, raised his hand and lifted the Copper Furnace. Although he was thin as a rake, his strength seemed to have not diminished, and he could lift the cauldron.

But then Flying Leopard complained, "Now we can't even use Light Escape anymore, we can only use Earth Escape to travel."

"You don't need to worry. Once you get to the cave abode, you'll immediately have access to heavenly materials and earthly treasures to replenish your Qi and Blood," the voice from the furnace comforted you at the opportune moment.

Unexpectedly, Flying Leopard shook his head and said, "Let's put the matter of Pill Ancestor's Cave Abode aside for now. I need to return to my sect first." As he said this, he chuckled, "Although I, Flying Leopard, am careless, I still have some memory. Brother Lu said before that once this Earth-Origin Elixir is formed, its aura will leak out, exposing the Karma and allowing those who covet it to find traces. In my current state, I cannot withstand it, so I must return to my sect to take refuge for the time being."

Without waiting for a response from the Copper Furnace, he continued, "Furthermore, let's put aside the matter with that deity for now. Putting aside the fact that I am no match for him, just from this exchange of souls, we can see that this deity is extraordinary. Although the Essentials seek revenge for what I have suffered, there's no need to make a blood feud. I'll just find an opportunity to send him a challenge. As for Brother Furnace's flames, I have other methods."

"What method?" the voice from within the furnace asked, a hint of regret in its tone.

"I will inform you after I return from the Pill Ancestor's Legacy."

Before he could finish speaking, he and his furnace had already sunk into the earth.

"Oh? I didn't expect that although this Flying Leopard Daoist is reckless, he has some knowledge. Moreover, his Divine Soul was destroyed but he was able to be reborn. The methods of the Daoist Sect are indeed infinitely wonderful. As for the Pill Ancestor's Legacy..."

In an inn in the Eastern Capital, the scholar's clone sensed the information being transmitted, pondered a few words, and felt a surge of curiosity.

Before the time it takes to drink a cup of tea had passed, the scholar's clone had already left the White Jade Tower and found an inn to stay at. At this moment, he was sitting at a table with White Jade Paperweight and Jade Basin on it, in which lay Ginseng Baby.

Looking at what was in front of him, Qiu Yan gradually gathered his thoughts.

"Since Flying Leopard is returning to his sect, let's put aside the matter of the Pill Ancestor's Legacy for now. This time, I've secretly integrated my techniques into the Copper Furnace, so it shouldn't be easily discovered. It's a good opportunity to continue investigating the true nature of the Spirit-Sealing Dao. This sect is definitely not simple. I wonder what the meaning behind its name is."

As he pondered, his thoughts returned to what Ji Zheng had said.

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