Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 181 - 181 114 Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire_1

181: 114 Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire_1 181: 114 Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire_1 Seven days passed quickly.

Early this morning, just as the sky was brightening, a vast expanse of Azure Stone Plaza was filled with over a hundred blue stone platforms, gathering more than ten thousand cultivators, most of them Qi Refining Cultivators.

Today was the day the Cloud Gathering Conference was set to commence.

The first part of the event involved the crafting of Flying Artifacts, followed by a competition of flying speeds.

If the Flying Artifact crafted was of a higher grade, one could gain a significant advantage.

Cultivators with profound mana from the Foundation Establishment stage could also have a certain edge.

Shen Long had learned Artifact Refining, but the success rate was too low.

Second-tier Artifact Refiners reported one after another to register for the competition—over three hundred people, with cultivation ranging from the initial stage of Foundation Establishment to Great Perfection.

A quarter of an hour later, the competitors took their places on the blue stone platforms, two Foundation Establishment Cultivators to a platform.

The competitors took out the Refining Furnace and their artifact refining materials, then handed their Storage Bags over to relatives and friends for safekeeping, or to the Bai Family, to be uniformly placed on a blue shelf set up on the Azure Stone Plaza.

Several cultivators were assigned to guard the shelf, setting up a Formation around it to ensure that only the owners could touch their Storage Bags, in the interest of fairness and impartiality.

A tall man in a white robe approached the presiding platform and spoke loudly, “I am Bai Changlong, the referee for this Cloud Gathering Conference.

The Artifact Refining shall begin now and will last for one month.

After one month, we enter the second round.

Let the Artifact Refining commence.

No external disturbances are allowed, and anyone who purposely disrupts the competitors will be severely punished.”

Just as his voice faded, a thick blue light screen appeared around the hundred or so blue platforms.

In the middle of the light screen was a white light wall, splitting each platform in two so that two Artifact Refiners could work at the same time.

The Formation had a soundproofing function to prevent outside interference.

Over three hundred Artifact Refiners began their work, each bringing their own materials as they crafted in front of all the cultivators, ensuring a fair and impartial process.

One couldn’t see what was happening outside the Formation from within, which alleviated the pressure on the Artifact Refiners.

Otherwise, being surrounded by a large crowd of spectators could make some refiners nervous and lead to failure.

The multitude of cultivators began employing various methods to start their Artifact Refining.

“Ah, Qian Gold Profound Fire!

A Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.”

Su Jianghai let out a soft exclamation of surprise, his gaze falling on a graceful golden-robed young woman.

Her gold skirt was embroidered with the pattern of a five-colored flame, which appeared to be the mark of some power.

“Five-Flame Palace!”

Shen Long recognized the origins of that emblem.

The Five-Flame Palace was a sect within the Northern Sea’s Cultivation Realm, skilled in the art of fire control.

The former Great Elder of the Spirit Control Sect had an acquaintance with the vice palace master of the Five-Flame Palace, but both had entered eternal rest by now.

More than wondering about the Five-Flame Palace’s identity, Shen Long was curious about the Qian Gold Profound Fire, which was ranked at 455 on the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire List.

There are many kinds of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, like Spirit Water, Strange Gold, and Spiritual Fire.

They are all naturally born from the heavens and earth under the right conditions of time, place, and harmony, and are hard to replicate.

Throughout ancient to current times, the Cultivation Realm has witnessed the birth of many Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fires, among which Qian Gold Profound Fire is one.

Enthusiasts compiled a Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire List, listing more than five hundred types of Spiritual Fires.

Heaven and Earth Spirit Fires are elusive treasures; having one can significantly increase the efficiency of both alchemy and artifact crafting.

The elixirs and artifacts refined with such fires are also of exceptional quality.

Shen Long, as an alchemist, knew that if he could acquire a wisp of Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, he might be able to refine top-grade elixirs.

Furthermore, Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire could be used in combat.

For cultivators who practiced fire-related techniques, possessing such a fire could considerably enhance their strength.

“Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, she actually has a Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.

What is the background of this person?”

“I don’t know her, never heard of her before.”

“Idiots, she is a disciple of the Five-Flame Palace from the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm.

To have the Qian Gold Profound Fire at such a young age, she must be a disciple who the palace is focusing on nurturing.”

The cultivators conversed amongst themselves, with some recognizing the identity of the golden-robed girl.

Among the more than three hundred Artifact Refiners, it was the golden-robed girl who possessed the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, making her the focus of the entire venue.

“Eh, actually using demon fire for artifact refining.”

Some cultivators’ attention shifted to a handsome man in a red robe.

In front of him, there stood a four-legged, two-eared red cauldron, beside which was a red turtle with three heads, each marked with flame-like patterns on its shell.

One of the heads of the red turtle spat out a stream of blue flames, which landed at the bottom of the red cauldron.

Apart from Innate True Fire, formations, earth fire, and Spiritual Fire, some Artifact Refiners used demon fire for refining, a method considered unorthodox.

Not all fire-related Spirit Beasts are capable of aiding Artifact Refiners, and moreover, there is a high risk of making mistakes during the process which could lead to failure—for instance, if the Spirit Beast is startled or runs out of magical power.

Due to these flaws, this method of refining has not become widespread, and only a minority of cultivators choose to use it.

Of course, there are advantages to this method too.

If the Spirit Beast has strong Divine Skills, it can greatly increase the efficiency of refining.

“Who is this person?

He actually has a Three-Headed Flame Turtle at the late stage of the second tier and uses demon fire for refining.”

A cultivator asked curiously.

The red-robed man wore no distinctive emblem to indicate his background.

“I know him; he’s from the Wang Family of Begonia Valley.”

Bai Yuxian spoke up.

“Begonia Valley’s Wang Family, no wonder he’s so young with a cultivation of Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and has a late second-tier Three-Headed Flame Turtle.”