Ever since Demon Corpse Gu Chen seized the Haotian Treasure Mirror in the South Sea, the cosmic treasure had set his heart pounding and his blood boiling. He was wild with joy.
Afraid that Shi Feiyang might cast some spell to reclaim the treasure, he immediately gathered up all his Mystic-Yin Demon God Banners and fled, abandoning his original plan to unleash a massacre there. He did not even spare a thought for Dharma King Xuanyuan.
Upon returning to the Western Sea, he immediately sealed the entrances and hid inside the Underground Palace to refine it with all his concentration.
He first tried the Mystic-Yin Great Method, but this technique conflicted with the Haotian Treasure Mirror. Every spell he applied was immediately dispersed by the mirror's mystic light, making refinement impossible.
His magical power and abilities were formidable enough to place it directly inside the Mystic-Yin God-Demon Formation and forcibly suppress it with his own strength, eventually refining it into a Mystic-Yin Haotian Mirror. However, its power would be greatly diminished: he would not be able to unleash even a tenth of its full strength, and many of its wondrous functions would remain inaccessible.
Moreover, the refinement would be extremely dangerous. One misstep could harm both him and the treasure, damaging the mirror and severely depleting his vital energy.
Left with no other choice, Gu Chen patiently studied the ancient seal-script mantras on the back of the mirror. Having merged with an avatar of the Heavenly Lust Cult Master, he possessed knowledge of Tadpole Script and similar writings. After many days, he did manage to decipher quite a few things and began refining it. By now, he could barely put the mirror to use.
Just as he was about to refine it further, he suddenly sensed something and hurried out