Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

At this moment, it was also dawn, and a hint of the morning's first light brightened the edge of the Heavenly Sea.

Zhao Sheng stood next to the Formation, his hands ceaselessly manipulating the Magic Spell, as strands of pure True Yuan carrying wisps of the Golden Crow True Flame continuously entered the thirty-six Array Flags.

"Puff," "puff" sounds kept erupting!

The thirty-six Array Flags suddenly manifested rounds of fireballs resembling the Great Sun, and the talisman array on the ground burst forth with a myriad of golden light, connecting with the "Great Sun" within the Array, followed by a dazzling pillar of fire that shot straight into the sky.

At that moment, Zhao Sheng's hands moved swiftly through the Magic Spells, his powerful Divine Sense burst forth, enveloping the entire top of Ao Shou Cliff, and his hands came together to form a Great Sun Seal.

In the next instant, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The thirty-six Array Flags began to move without wind, and beams of golden flame shot out between them, interlinking and crisscrossing to form a circular, three-dimensional Golden Flame Barrier.

At the same time, Zhao Sheng opened his sleeve, and a great quantity of Nie Crystals flew into the Treasure Refining Array as if pulled by some gravitational force, gathering at the center of the Array and floating in the air.

Zhao Sheng looked up towards the east, where a blazing Great Sun was just slowly rising from the edge of the Heavenly Sea, painting the sky with a red glow.

At this moment, wisps of morning purple qi were attracted by the Array atop Ao Shou Cliff, each landing on the Nie Crystals within the Array, refracting a myriad of misty purple auras.

Zhao Sheng viewed the curious phenomenon before him with some surprise.

"Indeed, this place is the right choice. However, the hour has not yet come. Noon is the optimal time for refining treasure."

Zhao Sheng's brows relaxed slightly, and he was quite pleased that the first step in treasure refinement was progressing smoothly.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Zhao Sheng watched over the Treasure Refining Array, maintaining its normal operation while silently waiting.

Time slowly trickled by.

The sun was at its zenith, its intense rays beating down, filling the air with heat.

However, within a hundred-mile radius of Dome Turtle Island, the light was strangely dim, and the temperature felt chillingly cold.

At this very moment, the top of Ao Shou Cliff was shrouded in a large expanse of blindingly bright white light, and the top of the cliff was unbearably hot, with heatwaves rolling in.

In the middle of the Treasure Refining Array atop the cliff, a massive pillar of fire that reached the sky constantly attracted and absorbed the sunlight from within a hundred-mile radius.

Inside the fire pillar, threads of gold and purple Sun Essence occasionally flowed down, then dripped onto the Nie Crystals below, and were quickly absorbed by them.

At the edge of the Array, Zhao Sheng's eyes were sharp, and Divine Light stretched over a foot long from his pupils.

Under the effect of a forty-fold Time Flow, he missed none of the minute changes occurring within the Array.

Whenever the Array became unstable, he would immediately utilize his Divine Sense, precisely manipulate the Magic Spell, and adjust the Array Flags in time to ensure the refinement process proceeded smoothly.

Refining a Magical Treasure was not as easy as refining a Spiritual Artifact.

Take the Bright Sun Mirror as an example, the actual beginning of its refinement hasn't even started yet, merely accumulating the Sun Essence for the Engraving Treasure Restriction required a continuous three months.

This process cannot be rushed, as haste could easily lead to oversights.

Of course, during this process, melting the Nie Crystal could also be carried out simultaneously.

In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.

For sixty consecutive days and nights, Ao Shou Cliff shone bright as daylight. This unusual phenomenon had already caused a sensation across the island, becoming the most talked-about piece of news recently.

Lately, a large number of curious Zhao Clan Members would arrive nearby every day, gazing from afar at Ao Shou Cliff to the east, and discussing the strange occurrence.

If it were not for the barriers preventing access, perhaps some daring clan members would have already climbed Ao Shou Cliff to kneel in worship and admiration of the True Immortal.

Furthermore, the phenomenon also attracted the attention of neighboring powers.

All of a sudden, many more spies appeared on Dome Turtle Island, and those who had already infiltrated the island became unprecedentedly active.

In regards to this situation, the ruling members of the Zhao Family did not specifically conceal the truth; instead, they deliberately let slips of information pass, hinting that a Golden Core Master from the main lineage of the Zhao Family had come to Dome Turtle Island, and the phenomenon was his doing.

Of course, the intention was to intimidate by riding on the tiger's coattails, using borrowed power for deterrence.

It must be said, although this tactic was simple and rough, it had an outstanding effect.

Upon learning that a member of the Golden Core Clan was visiting the Zhao Family, the surrounding forces of Dome Turtle Island immediately quieted down a great deal, followed by sending envoys to visit, either feigning closeness or trying to probe the truth.

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At the top of the cliff, the Fire Qi boiled fiercely, scorchingly hot.

Zhao Sheng was fully focused, looking at the Purple Gold Crystal Magma, about the size of a water jar, forming a Great Sun Seal with his hands, and a Golden Crow True Fire gradually condensed in the center of his palms.

"Go!"

With a low shout, the Golden Crow True Fire turned into a streak of flame, and with a "whoosh," after piercing through the array Barrier, it flew over the Purple Gold Crystal Magma and became a "Bright Sun," completely enveloping it.

At this moment, Zhao Sheng chanted the Magic Spell, his hands forming thousands of the Seal Mantra like a blooming lotus.

The Golden Crow True Flame, under his control, blossomed with dazzling flame light, scorching and licking the Purple Gold Crystal Magma within.

Quickly, a trace of "crystalline" purity rose from the Purple Gold Crystal Magma but was instantly extinguished by the Golden Crow True Flame.

This "crystalline" purity was the impurity within the Nie Crystal, which should have been extremely difficult to remove, yet it could not withstand the tempering of the Golden Crow True Flame.

As time passed, the impurities were refined bit by bit, and the Nie Crystal, originally at ninety-nine percent purity, approached near-perfection.

At the same time, the original purple gold color of the crystal magma began counterintuitively "fading," the purple gold color gradually lightened, until it was completely colorless and transparent, like an incredibly clear piece of crystal glass.

A month later, the volume of the crystal magma had shrunk slightly, melting into a transparent Crystal Ball that bobbed uncertainly in the Golden Crow True Fire.