Crimson flames, resembling karmic fire yet not quite karmic fire, were a special kind of flame that Minghe used specifically to refine magic treasures.
Minghe spat out this stream of blood flame, and it immediately swelled against the wind, expanding to completely envelop all thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.
Minghe began to temper the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls with the blood flame, thereby fusing them together.
This was entirely possible. After all, the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls were a complete set, and one could say that every single one of them was identical.
They would all merge together to become a single, unique Sea-Calming Divine Pearl.
Indeed, Minghe was not trying to forge some Twenty-Four Heavens or Thirty-Six Heavens.
Instead, he wanted to cause these thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls to return to their origin and substance, refining them into a Chaos Pearl.
Just as Hongjun had collected the fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation and re-refined a Jade Disc of Creation.
Minghe also wanted to collect the fragments of this Chaos Pearl and re-refine a Chaos Pearl.
Of course, the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls alone were not enough to achieve this, even if all thirty-six of them were completely fused together to form a single entity.
They still could not become a Chaos Pearl.
Yet Minghe currently had a method, which was to plant the Hollow Willow Tree before him right into it.
In this way, the Hollow Willow Tree would effectively become the World Tree within the Chaos Pearl.
A world could naturally and spontaneously be cleaved open within the Chaos Pearl.
Furthermore, this world would continue to expand as the Hollow Willow Tree kept growing.
This was Minghe's plan.
However, just as Minghe was tempering the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, suddenly, a system prompt rang out in his mind.
Ding, detected that Nuwa has sensed her own opportunity for sanctification and is searching for it. The host may make the following choices.
Choice One: Point the way for Nuwa, allowing her to successfully create humanity and attain the Dao to become a sage. Reward obtained: Mediating Creation.
Choice Two: Ignore this matter. Reward obtained: one Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation.
Hearing the system prompt, Minghe could not help a stir in his heart. Nuwa creating humanity—so soon?
Minghe felt somewhat conflicted and helpless, but there was no need to dwell on it.
He was still busy with his own affairs right now; how could he possibly have the time to guide Nuwa?
"System, I choose two," Minghe muttered inwardly, speaking to the system.
As Minghe made his choice, the reward for this time was swiftly delivered into the system space.
Yet another Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation. Adding this one, Minghe now possessed a total of four Fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation.
Minghe paid no mind to the fragment and instead continued to temper the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.
Thus, in the blink of an eye, a full ten thousand years passed. Under Minghe's tempering, all thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls underwent changes.
Each and every Sea-Calming Divine Pearl had been tempered until it was crystal clear and translucent, and faintly, there were already signs of them wanting to combine with one another.
At last, Minghe finally let out a breath as he suddenly and fiercely made hand seals with both hands.
The moment the seals were activated, the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls spun rapidly.
With them as the center, a whirlpool appeared, and spiritual qi from all directions rushed over swiftly.
They were devoured by the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.
At this moment, the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls seemed to have turned into a bottomless pit.
They continuously devoured spiritual qi.
If this were outside, Minghe had no doubt that doing this would definitely attract a heavenly tribulation.
After all, what he was doing now was merging thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls into one.
Moreover, thirty-six separate Sea-Calming Divine Pearls and a single one formed after their merger were two completely different things.
When separated, the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls were simply thirty-six High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Only when combined and treated as a set did they rival the might of an Innate Supreme Treasure.
They were not true Innate Supreme Treasures.
Yet it was different now that Minghe was refining the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls into a single one.
He was about to forge an Innate Supreme Treasure! One could say it would boundlessly attract a heavenly tribulation!
However, this was the outside world's situation; right now, Minghe was inside Mount Fangzhang. Strictly speaking, Mount Fangzhang was not considered a part of the Primordial World—at the very least, it did not fall under the jurisdiction of the Primordial Heavenly Dao.
It was an immortal island formed when a Chaos Fragment fell into the Primordial World, possessing an innate grand array that isolated it from the perception of the Primordial Heavenly Dao.
Therefore, fusing the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls here was exceedingly safe.
There was no need to worry at all about a heavenly tribulation interfering with him.
At this moment, under the guidance of Minghe's hand seals, while the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls devoured the island's spiritual qi, they simultaneously began fusing together in pairs.
This process went smoothly, taking only five hundred years to complete entirely.
Furthermore, the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls after the pairwise fusion were each a circle larger than their original counterparts.
Only eighteen Sea-Calming Divine Pearls remained, and the grade of every single one of these eighteen Sea-Calming Divine Pearls had also been enhanced.
A single Sea-Calming Divine Pearl at this point was equivalent to a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Moreover, it was a top-tier existence among High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and its might was astonishing.
After the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls turned into eighteen Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, they still did not stop devouring spiritual qi.
If anything, it became even more violent.
Minghe paid no attention to this, continuing to form hand seals to make the eighteen Sea-Calming Divine Pearls undergo pairwise fusion once again.
The time consumed this time was longer, taking a full five thousand and some years before it was considered complete.
The eighteen Sea-Calming Divine Pearls turned into nine.
These nine Sea-Calming Divine Pearls swelled by another circle, and their might grew even greater, with each one equivalent to a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
"Hah!"
Minghe let out a long breath. Refining treasures was truly tiring work.
Fortunately, while refining treasures, it was actually also a form of cultivation.
Through continuously fusing these Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, Minghe was able to get closer to their origins much more easily during the process.
Consequently, Minghe also reaped numerous gains.
However, now was still not the time to relax; Minghe needed to strike while the iron was hot and fuse these Sea-Calming Divine Pearls all the way to the end.
Only nine remained.
Next, Minghe no longer fused them in pairs, but rather fused them one by one.
This process was even longer.
Taking two thousand years, Minghe successfully fused one Sea-Calming Divine Pearl with another.
This fused Sea-Calming Divine Pearl remained a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and the change was not too large.
Then, Minghe took this Sea-Calming Divine Pearl and fused it with yet another, which took another two thousand-plus years.
With three Sea-Calming Divine Pearls fused together, this Sea-Calming Divine Pearl was still a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
However, Minghe could already sense its transformation, estimating that fusing just one more would cause it to undergo a qualitative change and become a supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Sure enough, this time, Minghe once again took this Sea-Calming Divine Pearl to fuse with another.
This time, it took a full four thousand-plus years—close to five thousand years—before it was finally completed.
This Sea-Calming Divine Pearl also successfully transformed into a supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
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