Liu Changxu's Artifact Refining Room on White Cloud Peak had also been left behind by the estate's former owner. It lay deep within the mountain, and could only be reached through a short-range teleportation array.
Thus, Liu Changxu used the short-range teleportation array in an inconspicuous building to enter the Artifact Refining Room.
The Artifact Refining Room was spacious, spanning a hundred zhang, with countless Luminous Pearls embedded in its ceiling, lighting it as brightly as day.
At the center of the Artifact Refining Room was a deep pit several zhang across. Its rim was lined with heat-resistant fireproof stone, and within the pit lay the fire vent.
When Liu Changxu approached, he discovered that the fire vent was currently sealed. Although he could see flames dancing within it, he could not feel the intense heat of the earthfire inside the Alchemy Room. It was pleasantly cool!
Liu Changxu strode to the jade platform beside the fire vent. After studying it carefully, he performed a spell to release the seal.
Freed from the seal's restraints, the earthfire immediately revealed its savage side, spewing a fire dragon several zhang high. The temperature throughout the Artifact Refining Room soared. Liu Changxu darted back while hastily summoning his Eight-Treasure Artifact Refining Furnace.
The Eight-Treasure Artifact Refining Furnace, originally no larger than a fist, swiftly expanded into a massive object several zhang across. With a clang, it settled firmly over the fire vent.
Fierce flames soon blazed inside the Eight-Treasure Artifact Refining Furnace. Liu Changxu repeatedly formed spell seals to control their temperature. Under the furnace's control, the formerly savage earthfire grew docile, and Liu Changxu began his artifact refining endeavor.
Since Liu Changxu had never refined a third-tier magical treasure before, he decided to first refine several lower-grade third-tier magical treasures. Once his