Xu Qingtong kept his eyes fixed on the Supreme Clarity Yin-Yang Cauldron. Once the temperature inside rose, he picked up a piece of the artifact-refining materials he had selected and tossed it into the cauldron.
Xu Qingtong controlled the intensity of the flames, slowly refining the material.
Only after the material had melted completely and its impurities had been removed bit by bit did Xu Qingtong steel himself, take out the Houtu Seal, and toss it into the Supreme Clarity Yin-Yang Cauldron.
An hour passed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Xu Qingtong's forehead. Oblivious, he focused his entire mind on the Houtu Seal inside the cauldron, letting the sweat run down.
After two hours, Xu Qingtong was drenched in sweat.
He was sweating neither from heat nor exhaustion, but from extreme tension!
Inside the cauldron was his Life-Bound Treasure. If he made a mistake and damaged it, the backlash would inevitably injure his divine soul!
Fortunately, Xu Qingtong was fairly lucky. After five hours, he finished reforging the Houtu Seal with a scare but no mishap.
The improvement of their artifact spirits had already pushed the Five Elements Divine Seals to the threshold of supreme grade treasures. Now, with higher-grade materials incorporated into it, the Houtu Seal finally transformed into a supreme grade treasure.
With this successful experience behind him, Xu Qingtong rested briefly, then pressed on in one sustained effort, raising the Goumang Seal, Zhurong Seal, and Rushou Seal to supreme grade treasures as well. Looking at the four supreme grade treasures inside his dantian, Xu Qingtong truly wanted to laugh aloud!
Yet extreme joy bred sorrow, and when good fortune reached its height, misfortune followed. Just as he was brimming with confidence and planning to finish everything in one go, a careless mistake ruined the Xuanming