The seven-colored wheel of light was first absorbed by the Heaven-and-Earth Furnace.
Then, with a whoosh, Kong Fang was drawn inside as well.
As the furnace lid closed with a rumble.
All light, sound, and fluctuations of laws were sealed within the furnace.
Xu Changqing sensed the situation inside and discovered that nearly forty percent of Kong Fang's body had already been refined by the Origin Flame, yet Kong Fang had not completely died.
Moreover, its laws, demonic power, and cultivation were all still present.
After all, the Tenfold Calamity Lord was one of the most ancient existences in All Heavens and Myriad Realms. Its reincarnation could not be completely erased so easily.
Its regeneration speed was nearly on par with the Origin Flame's burning speed, creating a temporary stalemate.
"No rush."
Xu Changqing withdrew his Divine Sense and stored the Heaven-and-Earth Furnace back into his sea of qi.
Kong Fang would not die anytime soon, but neither could it escape.
As the refinement continued, its cultivation would grow weaker day by day, until it was eventually exhausted.
The process might take several months, or even years, but Xu Changqing could afford to wait.
He then turned, preparing to fly toward the passage entrance.
Yet at the instant he turned around, his entire body suddenly froze.
"Hmm?"
It was not because he had encountered some new threat.
The true reason Xu Changqing stopped was a tremor coming from a certain direction.
However, neither his Divine Sense nor his vision could capture the source of that tremor.
This tremor directly stirred the power of the Torch Dragon Bloodline.
Xu Changqing's heart stirred, and he activated the Torch Dragon Transformation in human form instead.
His eyes changed at a visible speed.
His left eye transformed into the warm Daylight Eye.
His right