The night was already deep.
No lamps were lit in the room. Only the Heaven Refining Furnace hovered above the stone table, shedding a half-azure, half-red glow that left Hu Fangyuan half in light and half in shadow. Moonlight spilled through the window lattice, laying a layer of silver frost across the floor.
Hu Fangyuan sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion and drew a deep breath.
Skin, flesh, tendons, and bones. He had already successfully refined the Copper Bone Gu and Silver Tendon Gu. He had to refine the remaining Iron Skin Gu and Brute Flesh Gu tonight. Only with all four Gu worms could he attempt a true combination refinement of a Rank Three Gu worm.
"Iron Skin first."
Hu Fangyuan murmured.
With a thought, the mouth of the Heaven Refining Furnace expanded slightly.
He activated his second Soul Skill, Fire-Refined Scarlet Force.
A mass of Pure Yang True Fire rose from the bottom of the furnace, pure azure without a trace of any other color. The flames were low, yet radiated astonishing heat. Even the furnace walls glowed faintly red.
Hu Fangyuan reached for the Iron Armor Beetle shell on the table. Dark brown and palm-sized, it was thick and hard, ringing when tapped. This was a top-quality, three-hundred-year-old Century-Old Iron Armor Beetle Shell he had just bought from the trading house today, considerably better than his previous materials.
He lifted it with Soul Power from his fingertips.
The Iron Armor Beetle shell slowly floated up and fell into the furnace.
Hiss-
The moment the shell entered the flames, azure fire enveloped it. Impurities, grime, and remnants of the insect's corpse on its surface were instantly charred, turning into a wisp of black smoke that drifted away.
Hu Fangyuan dared not be careless.
The Iron Skin Gu governed