On Blazing Fire Peak, inside the Quiet Chamber of Flying Fire Hall, three Daoists sat cross-legged, eyes closed as they rested their Divine minds and carefully regulated their breathing.
True fire roared, rapidly heating the Eight Trigrams Furnace. The temperature in the chamber rose just as swiftly. When the furnace's inner walls glowed red, Xuanming opened his eyes, opened the furnace, and raised his hand to draw in the materials.
As before, he first refined two token-shaped treasures to test his hand, gain experience, and familiarize himself with the process. Only then did he put in the tiger bones and begin refining the White Tiger Token in earnest.
Xuan Yang and Xuan Kong each held a fan as they sat on either side of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, their eyes wide as they watched Xuanming's movements closely.
Once the tiger bones had melted into liquid, Xuanming added numerous kinds of spirit iron and wind-aspected spiritual objects, refining them into liquid. Guided by his spiritual perception, he fused the spiritual liquids and shaped them into a token. The tiger-head design carved on its face bore layer upon layer of profound runes, linked into various formations that formed intricate, ancient patterns.
The martial flame shifted to gentle flame, and the White Tiger Token began to mature inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace. The true fire tempered it, further removing impurities and honing its quality to perfection. Each day, Xuanming opened the skylight to draw in the essences of sun and moon, cleansing the token with Yin and Yang energies. At the same time, he raised his hand to gather the spirit mechanism of the north wind and infuse it into the White Tiger Token. Sometimes, he also gathered the essence of Stars to nurture the treasure's spirit mechanism.
Xuan Kong and Xuan Yang