Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 73

Ch 73: Sword Refining

Zhou An knew very little about formations and asked, “Do you have a way to break it?”

“I’ll try.” Hua Wuyue was anxious at first, but now she calmed down. To save Master, being anxious would only ruin things.

Her right hand stretched out, and True Energy transformed into countless flower petals that flew out, dancing around the fire eye in front. When the petals touched the formation, they were incinerated.

As the petals touched all directions, she quickly discovered that the petals actually passed through the lava pool around the fire eye without being incinerated.

“Found it, follow me.” Hua Wuyue revealed a look of joy, transforming into a green light and flying into the lava pool. Zhou An also controlled his escaping light and followed.

As they passed through the lava pool, the surroundings changed, and this time they were truly standing above the fire eye.

It was a stone platform in a lava pool, with two swords stuck in the middle. Hundred Flowers Lady was now skin and bones. If it weren’t for the essence still on her body, they would have thought she was a corpse.

As Zhou An arrived here, the system prompted a check-in at the Fire Phoenix Eye, rewarding him with Phoenix Essence.

Ten thousand years ago, a phoenix fell here. The phoenix’s essence absorbed the Earth’s core poison fire to preserve the huang’s essence, resulting in this kind of one evil and one righteous phoenix essence and huang essence.

Zhou An just glanced at the check-in reward and closed the system interface.

Hua Wuyue jumped up, and the Ten Thousand Flowers Mystic Light Sword cut off the demon sealing lock, catching the falling Hundred Flowers Lady.

With this movement, the surrounding magma surged, and eight stone pillars rose from the lava. A crimson force field appeared around the stone platform, trapping them inside.

Zhou An frowned. The Son of Heaven Sword flew out, transforming into a sword rainbow to impact the force field.

With the power of the Son of Heaven Sword, it couldn’t shake the force field at all. It felt like a dragonfly skimming the water, only causing a ripple.

Hua Wuyue flew down, holding Hundred Flowers Lady in her left arm, and extending her right hand. The Ten Thousand Flowers Mystic Light Sword rushed out, and a torrent of petals impacted the force field, bursting into flames. These petals were burned when they touched the light screen.

Hua Wuyue could only retract the Ten Thousand Flowers Mystic Light Sword. Zhou An immediately released the Void Wheel, but when the Void Wheel flew out, it only collided with the force field and failed to cut through the void.

Zhou An was shocked. He activated the magic art several times, but the Void Wheel failed to break through space.

“No need to try, I have already set up a space restriction formation here. Knowing that you can use the Void Wheel, how could I not prepare in advance?” A golden-robed voice came from above.

The two looked up and saw azure formation patterns appearing on the cave wall above, casting a faint white light screen that enveloped the crimson force field.

On the other side of the stone pillar, a woman wearing a blue cloak with a phoenix totem flew over. She revealed her face, and looked like a woman in her thirties, still charming. It could be seen that she must have been a stunning beauty when she was young.

“Thank you, fellow Daoist, for the gift. Using Qianyuan Empire Emperor and Hua Wuyue as spirit tools to refine my Phoenix Twin Swords is an excellent material. This time, when the sword is completed, it will definitely become an Immortal Treasure, and it will also remove the Qianyuan Empire, a confidant’s trouble, haha.” The woman couldn’t hide her joy and eagerly activated the formation.

The eight stone pillars around shot out red light, landing on the force field in the middle.

Zhou An and Hua Wuyue simultaneously released the Sun Moon Universe Pearl to protect themselves. The red force field covered them, and was blocked by the Sun Moon Mystic Light. Distorted energy fluctuations appeared where they made contact.

“Imperial Advisor is too polite. By eliminating the Qianyuan Emperor, your Phoenix Twin Swords will be greatly completed. When the time comes, the countries will jointly annex Qianyuan, and Feng Guo will definitely be able to fight for more.” The golden-robed man’s tone was flat, as if he wasn’t a living person.

“Fellow Daoist, leave this place to me. Don’t you still have important things to do? When my sword is completed, I will definitely come to help you.” The Imperial Advisor said with a smile. It was obvious that she was driving people away, after all, she was refining treasures and didn’t want outsiders to stay by her side.

“The Qianyuan Emperor does have some skills. This old man has calculated several times, but not only was he seen through, but he also injured two important chess pieces. Imperial Advisor, please be careful. This old man won’t bother you any longer, goodbye.” The golden-robed man took one last look at Zhou An, transforming into a golden light and flying away.

The Imperial Advisor watched the golden-robed man leave, and immediately activated the Mountain Guardian Formation here. The crimson Mystic Light completely sealed the area, making it difficult for outsiders to enter.

Hua Wuyue was able to find the entrance because she deliberately left it open, just to lure them into this place.

Now, even the golden-robed man couldn’t get in. Forcibly breaking the formation would trigger a disturbance in the Earth’s core, burning the entire forest. No one dared to do that.

Zhou An and Hua Wuyue held hands. The Sun Moon Universe Pearl merged, and the Great Yin Great Sun True Fire intertwined, transforming into a pillar of fire that impacted the light wall. As a result, the two powers were absorbed by the two swords in the middle.

The Imperial Advisor laughed loudly and said, “The golden-robed man was right. The Yin-Yang Universe Pearl can not only break this Universe Divine Fire Furnace, but also help me refine the sword. Wonderful, truly wonderful.”

Hua Wuyue revealed a look of guilt when she saw such a desperate situation, and said, “Zhou An, I’m sorry, I’ve burdened you.”

“Now is not the time to say these things.” Zhou An looked at the twin swords in the middle, and asked in a low voice, “She’s refining the swords. Will the formation stop once these swords are refined?”

“That’s natural. This kind of treasure is for refining weapons. It’s just that once it’s completed, we will probably be refined as well.” Hua Wuyue was full of guilt. Looking at Hundred Flowers Lady beside her, her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

She would rather die than abandon Hundred Flowers Lady, who had shown her great kindness, but she was also unwilling to let down her feelings for Zhou An, so she was very conflicted in her heart.

Zhou An knew what she was thinking, patted the back of her hand, and said with a smile, “Don’t worry, there will be a time when she cries. We’ll help her refine the swords.”

Hua Wuyue didn’t understand. She saw Zhou An take out the Phoenix Essence and throw it towards the twin swords in the middle. The two balls of essence flew into the sword bodies.

“Do it.” Zhou An called out, and the two simultaneously released the Great Yin Great Sun True Fire, transforming into two Mystic Lights that landed on the two swords.

Adding the Universe Divine Fire Furnace, the fusion of essence and swords accelerated.

They were now surrounded by red light, and people outside couldn’t see in at all. The Imperial Advisor was still focused on controlling the formation to temper the twin swords.

As long as the swords were completed, she would take them and have a place in the world of cultivators. As for Zhou An and Hua Wuyue, even experts at the Innate Tenth Level would be refined after staying inside for a long time. The only difference was the length of time they could hold out.

After an hour passed, Hua Wuyue’s True Energy was almost exhausted. If it weren’t for the protection of the Moon Universe Pearl, she would have turned into ashes in a few seconds.

Zhou An immediately transferred his True Energy to Hua Wuyue.

Hua Wuyue looked at him and said, “This way, we may not be able to wait until these swords are refined.”

Zhou An smiled and said, “Who told you to be so good? I can’t bear to see my wife burned.”

“You’re still saying such things at this time. I won’t let you die.” Hua Wuyue said firmly.

The two smiled at each other, loving each other even more deeply. Feelings and cultivation were the same. Only after experiencing setbacks and tests could they become stronger.

Then, after another hour passed, even Zhou An felt that his True Energy was somewhat insufficient. The twin swords and the phoenix essence still showed no signs of fusion. He took out two bottles of elixir and handed them to Hua Wuyue, saying, “Take the medicine to hold on.”

Although Hua Wuyue had never heard the term “take the medicine,” she could still understand it. After taking a bottle, she opened it and poured it directly into her mouth.

As the elixir entered her stomach, she immediately felt True Energy surging into her Dantian. She had never seen an elixir with such abundant Spirit Energy and such a fast effect.

Hundred Flowers Valley was skilled in refining elixirs, but she couldn’t imagine that there would be such amazingly effective elixirs in the world.

Seeing Hua Wuyue’s surprised expression, Zhou An smiled and said, “Don’t be afraid, I have a lot more here. I don’t believe anyone in the world can compare to me in terms of resource consumption.”

Seeing Zhou An’s expression, Hua Wuyue inexplicably felt a sense of security and finally smiled.

After a full three days, the Phoenix Twin Swords completely fused with the Feng and Huang essence, absorbing the Great Yin Great Sun True Fire. These two swords were finally refined.

The unique celestial phenomenon of the birth of an Immortal Treasure appeared above Phoenix Forest. The Imperial Advisor revealed an excited expression when she saw this scene, and couldn’t wait to remove the grand formation and put away the Universe Divine Fire Furnace.

When the red light from the eight stone pillars disappeared, the two suddenly rushed out. The Sun Moon Universe Pearl combined, and the Sun Moon True Fire Mystic Light struck her body.

The blue cloak on her body showed a blue Phoenix totem, blocking the Sun Moon True Fire Mystic Light.

However, the power of this Sun Moon Universe Pearl was so powerful that even Black Sky Great Sage and his sister would find it difficult to block, let alone the Imperial Advisor, whose cultivation was only at the Innate Third Level.

She was directly sent flying by the Mystic Light, crashing into the top of the cave, her face twisting in pain, and falling dizzy towards the lava pool below.

At this time, flower petals appeared. With a flash of light, the Imperial Advisor was penetrated through the forehead by the petals before she could react.

Zhou An reached out and grabbed the corpse of this person.

It could be seen that the cloak on this person was a treasure, and it could even withstand the combination of the Sun Moon Universe Pearl, so naturally he wouldn’t let it go.

Hua Wuyue said in surprise when she saw the blue Phoenix totem on the cloak, “This is the Blue Phoenix Cloak among the Nine Phoenix Spiritual Treasures of Feng Guo. This person must have a deep relationship with the Feng Guo royal family.”

“And Peacock Divine Needle! Golden Roc Wings! Thunderbird Golden Crown! Great Wind Demon Blade! Could this person be a member of the royal family? This Peacock Divine Needle is very powerful, and ordinary defense methods can’t stop it. You’ll die if you’re stabbed by it, even if it’s in the hands or feet.”

“The Golden Roc Wings can fly to the sky and escape to the earth, and its speed is extremely fast. Ordinary methods of Sword Control can’t catch up at all. There’s also the Thunderbird Golden Crown, which controls the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, and the Great Wind Demon Blade, which can split mountains and cut off seas. They are all very powerful Supreme Spiritual Treasures.”

“These Phoenix Twin Swords are really Low-Grade Immortal Swords. A pair of flying swords that cannot be separated. They are just right for Shangguan Rong to use.” Zhou An also took away the Phoenix Twin Swords. Sure enough, fortune and misfortune coexist.

People can only see fortune after passing a hurdle, and this is the same everywhere, only the way it is expressed is different.

Zhou An sighed and immediately said, “Three days have passed. The Righteous-Demonic War should have begun. I don’t know what the result of the battle between the Imperial Palace and the demons is. Let’s go back quickly.”

The two took Hundred Flowers Lady and controlled their escaping light to fly away.