With a thought.
On the panel, the two entries, [Mountain-Shifting and Sea-Filling Art] and [Unfailing Memory], abruptly dimmed.
Two streaks of light flew out of her body.
They plunged straight into the enormous bronze cauldron.
In an instant.
Jiang Yuechu felt as though something had vanished from the depths of her soul.
"Why does my head feel so empty..."
She hardly used them ordinarily, but now that they were truly gone, she found it strangely hard to get used to.
Just as she was thinking this.
Rumble-
The enormous cauldron in the middle of the training grounds gave a muffled roar.
At the same time, another notification sounded in her mind.
[Smelting initiated. Dao cultivation must be consumed. Continue?]
Jiang Yuechu's expression remained blank. "Continue."
As her words fell.
The dao cultivation figure on the panel plunged wildly, losing five hundred thousand years in an instant.
The cauldron trembled ever more violently, billowing blue smoke from its mouth as though it would engulf everything around it.
An unknown length of time passed.
The cauldron gradually fell silent, and the blue smoke dispersed.
[Smelting complete] [Innate divine ability consumed: Mountain-Shifting and Sea-Filling Art] [Innate divine ability consumed: Unfailing Memory] [Dao cultivation consumed: Five hundred thousand years] [Obtained: Origin-Returning Demon Heart]
As the final line appeared.
An object the size of a longan fruit slowly rose from the enormous cauldron.
It was pitch-black, shaped like an irregular crystal, with faint threads of blood flowing across it.
Hm?
Jiang Yuechu froze for a moment.
When she opened her eyes again.
The crystal was already in her palm.
It felt warm to the touch, but otherwise nothing about it seemed special.
She turned her gaze back to the panel.
``` [Origin-Returning Demon Heart: A crystallized essence smelted from demons' innate