CHAPTER 780: CHAPTER 655: QIANKUN CREATION FURNACE

A cauldron is a tool used by the ancient Huaxia ancestors for cooking.

Since ancient times, the people have regarded food as the heavens, as only with food can there be life, and only with life can there be everything.

During the time of the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns, many cauldrons were cast, the most famous being the Nine Tripods of Yu the Great.

Emperor Xuanyuan also cast cauldrons, and there are several cauldrons in his mausoleum. This Nine Suspicions Tripod is the smallest, and its functions are quite similar to others.

The reason the Nine Suspicions Tripod ranks alongside the Heavenly Mirror as a cosmic treasure lies not in the cauldron itself but in its Chaos Core. Without the Chaos Core, although this cauldron is an impressive Immortal Sword treasure, its power decreases by more than one level.

Shi Feiyang first absorbed the Chaos Core into his own Chaos Dragon Ball and then melted this cauldron into the furnace outside.

After refining the Nine Suspicions Tripod, Shi Feiyang took out the Yu Ding and melted it too.

During the refining process, Shi Feiyang added Five Metals Essence, Magnetic True Qi, and Nine Stars Meteor Iron... causing the massive mountain furnace to transform, changing in height, thickness, and exterior properties.

After one Circulation, it finally became a hundred-zhang tall Furnace of the Three Talents and Eight Diagrams.

Overall, it stands at one hundred and eight zhang, appearing as if metal is coated with a layer of glaze, resembling jade, divided into three layers. The topmost layer is the smallest, the bottom the largest, with numerous symbols originally from the Nine Suspicions Tripod and Yu Ding. The top layer has the Yu Golden Talisman, the bottom the Emperor Huang’s Golden Talisman, with eight gateways; both upper and lower are solid, except the middle abdomen, which is hollow, known as the bellows.

Shi Feiyang named this furnace the Qiankun Furnace, specifically to refine the universe and all things, standing among the mountains in the Bright Realm, taller than several small peaks nearby.

Both the Nine Suspicions Tripod and the Yu Ding contain many demon beast primordial spirits.

This time, Shi Feiyang liberated them all: "You have followed me for many years and have accomplished much. I promised you there would come a day when you would be freed; now, I fulfill that promise. Here is the Demon Kingdom I have created. If you wish to reincarnate, go and reincarnate; if not, you can continue to cultivate in your Primordial Spirit Body, advancing from a demon ghost to an Earth Immortal, with hope for a righteous outcome in the future..."

These beast souls, slain by the Yellow Emperor and Yu the Great, had their primordial spirits imprisoned in the cauldron for thousands of years. They had expected anyone who obtained the two cauldrons to treasure them, not willing to destroy them, instead using them as eternal servants. Little did they know that today they would be freed from their bondage.

Demon beasts of all sizes flew around Shi Feiyang, nodding and calling out in gratitude.

The largest and most formidable of these demon beasts was the Elephant Dragon, so large it blotted out the sun, obscuring a small mountain opposite.

Shi Feiyang summoned the small Elephant Dragon that Lin Han and the others retrieved from the Red-haired Ancestor’s Lush Peach Mountain. These were probably the only two Elephant Dragons left in the world, urging them to recognize each other. The small Elephant Dragon had made a home on the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain. Now finally reunited with its "ancestor," it was very joyful, approached for recognition, and invited the large Elephant Dragon to live at its home.

These demon beasts circled around Shi Feiyang for a long time before gradually dispersing.

Shi Feiyang then opened the furnace and began refining fire.

With his disciples, he gathered a large amount of True Sun Fire, channeling it into the Qiankun Pill Furnace, refining it into Qiantian Pure Yang Immortal Fire.

Qian represents the Heavenly Phenomenon, with the sun high in the sky, and True Sun Fire also comes from the heavens.

But the sun is about to reach the end of Yang and the beginning of Yin, from which True Yin can be born.

Pure Yang, having no Yin, distinguishes it.

Shi Feiyang refined it into Pure Yang, then opened the "Li Fire" gate of the Pill Furnace, releasing the pure flames, continuously channeling them underground, enhancing the energy of the Earth Fire Core of the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain.

The Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, having no shortage of True Sun Fire, is bathed in perpetual daylight with intense sunlight, making it ideal for refining magical treasures or serving as an energy source with low cost. Over the years, industries have collected and refined large amounts, and almost every household has several bottles of True Sun Fire for cooking, lighting, refining treasures, and more. The Great Ming Capital has long regarded this fire as the primary energy source for warming and living.

This True Sun Fire comes from the sky, comparable to the energy of the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain itself. If not collected and refined, it would dissipate, but now refined into Qiantian Pure Yang Immortal Fire and channeled underground, it maintains the core energy.

The core true fire is equivalent to the Earth Core, and besides the Earth Core, two poles are also needed.

This is manageable. The Outer Heaven Divine Mountain faces the Earth Axis, firmly held by the South Pole Lunar Magnetic True Qi. The Magnetic True Qi erupts upwards, igniting to form the Aurora Fire.

Shi Feiyang ventured deep underground, beside the Pure Yang True Fire core in the heart of the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, and expelled his Chaos Dragon Ball.

The Dragon Ball, fused with the Chaos Core, contains Mixed Element True Qi. Chaos, existing before the creation of heaven and earth, is Innate, while Qian Heaven and Kun Earth are Acquired. Thus, there is no conflict; rather, when they meet, they can merge. Shi Feiyang also wielded the Nine Heavens Yuan Yang Ruler, placed within the Earth Fire Core, using Hongmeng Purple Qi to partially block the Magnetic True Qi, forcibly absorbing it here, creating a "Earth Axis" belonging to the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, crossing it narrowly...

Magnetic True Qi is extremely mysterious, divided into Yin-Yang poles, but the poles can transform into each other. Yang magnetism can transform into Yin magnetism, and Yin magnetism into Yang magnetism.

He extracted a large amount of Taiyin Magnetic True Qi from the Earth Axis, which, after condensing into the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain’s Earth Axis, automatically split into Yin-Yang poles.

As soon as this Earth Axis appeared, the entire Outer Heaven Divine Mountain began to rotate, sitting atop the axis, with magnetic energy wildly spraying out. It was originally akin to being on an air cushion, not in contact with the land outside. At this time, the more intense the Magnetic True Qi within the axis became, the faster it spun.

Shi Feiyang adjusted it to rotate once a day.

Due to the massive influx of magnetic energy transforming into the Earth Axis, the Aurora Fire also thinned out, reducing by nearly one-tenth.

The Nine Heavens Yuan Yang Ruler was left in the belly of the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, being refined and nurtured in Pure Yang True Fire. Firstly to allow the treasure ruler to evolve over the long run, and secondly, should anyone attempt to destroy the Earth Core and demolish the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, the Nine Golden Flowers and Hongmeng Purple Qi would provide protection, even powerful figures like the old man Kuzhu or Ancestor Haha would have to exert effort to break through.

A Magnetic State appeared on the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, with a new magnetic field surrounding the land masses. This magnetic field reacted to cosmic rays falling from space, creating various bizarre laser lights, and even the Sun would turn multicolored at certain times. The "Aurora Fire," including "Aurora" and the "Fire" formed by burning magnetic energy, has seen an increase in "Aurora" and a decrease in "Fire."

As a result, the ecological environment on the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain underwent various changes...

Apart from transforming the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, Shi Feiyang also worked on refining his Magical Treasures.

This time, he acquired the Lotus Platform relic left by Yu the Great in the West. This item was crafted by Yu the Great in ancient times, using the Yellow Lotus Spiritual Root, combined with Taiyin True Gold and Earth True Qi, to contain the Mystics Yin True Water.

He took out the Earth Tablet, which is an ancient treasure, condensed from the true soil essence of the world. He spent a hundred days of diligent effort, using three Purple and Blue Divine Flames to smelt it, then transformed it with True Water, incorporating the root systems of the blue, yellow, and white lotus flowers into it, and then initiated spell casting and refining, dividing it into three Nine-Grade Platform Lotuses.

Three lotus platforms, with three Shi Feiyangs sitting atop each.

He, the true Shi Feiyang, sat on the Nine-Grade Yellow Lotus in the center. The True Gold and Earth Element residues left by Yu the Great had been refined, the lotus petals spread out in a dazzling golden hue, encircled by the Emperor’s Circulation Talisman, spiraling brilliantly, more radiant than the other two.

This lotus platform, having integrated with the Earth Tablet, possesses greater power and more wondrous utility than the other two.

Shi Feiyang sat on the lotus platform, thinking silently, this lotus platform must complete the five elements count to be ideal. The Blood Lotus Calyx he saw at Shi Pi’s belonged to the Red Lotus and was imbued with several Shura Blood Flames from the Demon Path, while the Black Lotus was in Xuanyuan Dharma King’s hands, integrated with much Seven Evil Karma Fire.

If he could obtain these two and strip them of their evil techniques, then gather them with the Five Elements Four Symbols Skill, subsequently irrigating with Three Lights Divine Water, upgrading into a Twelve Grade Five Elements Lotus Platform, at that time not only would he gain a breakthrough in comprehension of the Circulation Great Dao, but he could also utilize it to evolve various heavens. Combining it with the Chaos Dragon Ball and Heavenly Treasure Mirror, he might have a chance to create a realm as an Sect Hierarch of Creation.

However, both Shi Pi and Xuanyuan Dharma King possess great mana, and the former has yet to encroach on him, making it unwise to rashly seize treasures vital to others’ lives. As for Xuanyuan Dharma King, he has already fled to the North Sea to hide and cultivate, finding him would require considerable heart power, and defeating him to seize treasure wouldn’t be easy since he swallowed the Demon Corpse Gu Chen.

In contests between experts of their caliber, one must wait for the right opportunity, and the objective can’t be achieved prematurely.

Furthermore, with Chi You about to reemerge, ready for a comeback at any moment, he must quickly head to Central Earth to preside over and oversee.

Man plans, Heaven laughs. He can’t calculate everything to perfection, he can only grasp the general direction, with the rest proceeding step by step, adapting to circumstances; ultimately, achieving the main goal is sufficient.

He, for instance, still cannot deduce who the righteous high expert turned demon mentioned by Master Chi Zhang is, even Master Chi Zhang can’t deduce it.

Shi Feiyang spent more than two years on the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, completing the transformation tasks, and then called for Jin Xunu.

Jin Xunu is a Heavenly Official, specializing in observing the Heavenly Dao and executing heavenly actions.

Currently, even the Heavenly Phenomenon has changed, with the Purple Star shifting location... At the same time, the Earth Phenomenon has transformed even more, beginning to rotate.

All calendrical calculations must be remeasured and corrected.

Shi Feiyang entrusted him with a new task.

The Eight Trigrams Furnace formed from merging the two tripods is named the Qiankun Furnace, solid above and below, only the center is void. He placed the Chaos Dragon Ball inside, suspended in the middle, achieving the power of creation.

This newly achieved Qiankun Creation Furnace is a hundred times more powerful than the original Nine Suspicions Tripod!

Shi Feiyang assigned Jin Xunu to manage the furnace, every day during the two hours from Zi to Wu, to incite the furnace fire, emitting billions of golden star red lines, which then gathered and shot straight toward space uninterrupted.

Upon the furnace’s activation, the entire Outer Heaven Divine Mountain turned dark, with the sunlight fully absorbed into the furnace.

Shi Feiyang instructed Jin Xunu to use this treasure to absorb the energy of the sun, moon, and five stars, as well as the Heavenly Stars from space, then incorporate them into the furnace, undergoing brewing like alchemy during the two hours from Mao to You, and finally infusing all into the Chaos Dragon Ball. The Chaos Dragon Ball, in turn, resonated with the Earth Core True Fire of the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, transmitting energy rays downward to the Earth Core.

Through this sacrificial refinement, the Chaos Dragon Ball became akin to the inner core of Shi Feiyang, while the Earth Core True Fire was equivalent to his outer core.

He used the Qiankun Creation Furnace for alchemy, with inner and outer complementing each other, nourishing and refining at their scheduled times, each having a method. This means of extracting celestial spiritual energy to feed both himself and the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, thereby increasing the mountain’s spiritual energy.

This way not only ’opens sources’ but also ’conserves flow’, ensuring that even if the entire Shushan World experienced spiritual energy exhaustion, turning every immortal into a feeble mortal, his Outer Heaven Divine Mountain could at least maintain a spiritually abundant status for two to three hundred years. Subsequently, as the connection between his ’inner core’ and ’outer core’ deepens, and as accumulated energy grows, sustaining for a millennium will not be out of the question.