Chapter 1667: Confucian Temple Appears

Heavenly Fire Tribulation—even experts at the Golden Body realm face near-certain death when encountering it, and countless masters have fallen here.

At the headquarters of the Master Teacher Hall, many nine-star master teachers, before attempting to break through to the Golden Body realm, spend decades or even centuries preparing before daring to face the scorching...

But this guy, still at the Saint Realm Ninth Layer Universe Space realm, had already attracted it—and not just any, but the most supreme至尊 Heavenly Fire...

Just when everyone thought he couldn't withstand it and would be burned to death, they discovered that not only was he perfectly fine, but he was also using the flames to refine artifacts...

Damn!

A group of nine-star master teachers suddenly looked as if they were constipated, exchanging glances... at a loss for what to do.

They had imagined him being burned to ashes, or barely surviving with severe injuries, but... they had never imagined him refining artifacts inside the Heavenly Fire...

Was he living too comfortably?

Controlling lightning tribulation to attack those stronger than himself, and now using Heavenly Fire to refine artifacts...

Brother, is the Heavenly Dao run by your family?

It came to punish you, not to lend you a fire...

Just as a herd of alpacas was galloping through their minds, they saw Zhang Xuan in the air turn his head and look over: "Do you have any Cold Spirit Liquid here? Lend me some; I need to quench the fire..."

"Cold Spirit Liquid?"

His face twitching, Ren Qingyuan couldn't refuse and had to say: "Yes!"

With a flick of his wrist and finger, a jade bottle flew straight over.

"Thanks!"

Zhang Xuan casually caught it, surged his true energy, and slapped the bottle hard.

Whoosh!

Streams of spiritual liquid immediately surged toward the Golden Origin Cauldron before him.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

White mist rose, and dust scattered everywhere.

In artifact refining, the proportions and fusion of ores and metals are important, but compared to quenching, they still fall somewhat short.

The Cold Ice Spiritual Liquid was a supreme treasure for quenching weapons. Any Nine-Star Artifact Refiner would prepare some. With so many Nine-Star masters present, there should be some available. After asking, he indeed obtained it.

"Is this... the weapon he refined?"

Soon, the dust cleared. Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, while the many Nine-Star masters and Ren Qingyuan hurriedly looked over. All of them twitched at the corners of their mouths, nearly fainting.

They had thought that, with the aid of heavenly fire, the refined weapon would surely be extraordinary, at least a Great Saint-level divine weapon. But in the end... could someone tell me, what the hell is this lump?

It was pitch-black, not quite a furnace, not quite a brick, not quite a turd... You knocked on it for a long time, and your technique looked profound... What exactly did you knock out?

"Before this... it should have been a cauldron, right?"

A nine-star master said, somewhat uncertainly.

"Not quite. Now it looks like a shoehorn!" Another nine-star master added, stroking his chin, "Mm, a shoehorn resembling a brick..."

"..." Zhang Xuan.

"Haha, I, Jinyuan Cauldron, have indeed advanced! Thank you, master..."

Soon after quenching, an excited voice rang out, but then it became somewhat puzzled: "Master, what's wrong with me? I feel like my head is very square, and I'm wobbling when I walk... Where are my legs?"

"Well... your legs, I thought they didn't look good, so I trimmed them!" Zhang Xuan said without blushing.

"Trimmed them off? Then... where's my furnace for refining tools?" Jinyuan Cauldron searched for a long time but couldn't find it, and could no longer hold back.

"I think it's too big, filled with gold-element spirit stones..." Zhang Xuan said, his heart calm.

"Then how am I supposed to refine tools or alchemy?"

"What tools, what alchemy... Don't you think your butt is bigger now? It perfectly suits your attack style—sit on people with it!" Zhang Xuan said with utter seriousness. "I think you look much more handsome now..."

"Much more handsome? Haha, I knew it—I, Gold Origin Cauldron, am the most handsome... From now on, I'll definitely seduce plenty of female cauldrons!" A loud laugh, and Gold Origin Cauldron was thoroughly satisfied.

"..." Ren Qingyuan.

"..." The Nine-Star Master Teacher.

Did this master and servant have some mistaken understanding of aesthetics?

From a distance, it looked exactly like a brick...

A furnace-cauldron like this was seen for the first time!

Forget it, geniuses have their own way of thinking... As long as they're happy!

Ignoring the shock and frustration of those below, Zhang Xuan looked at the Gold Origin Cauldron before him.

Although it had been stuffed with too many gold-element spirit stones, making it look like a lump, its quality was not to be underestimated.

It had already reached the level of a Great Sage divine weapon.

Moreover, its weight was terrifying; even an initial-stage Immortality realm expert, if sat upon, would likely be crushed into meat paste.

"Go and comprehend power on your own, strive to master it early..."

Thoroughly satisfied, he stored the Gold Origin Cauldron into his folded space, then turned his mind inward to examine the changes in his body.

After being tempered by the Supreme Heavenly Flame, his cultivation had not only broken through to the Great Sage level, but all impurities in every cell of his body had been cleansed, radiating vitality like a newborn, brimming with rich life force.

"This is... the Indestructible Divine Body Grand Perfection realm?"

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Under the tempering of the Heavenly Flame, the Indestructible Divine Body realm, which would normally take countless years to advance, had directly reached Grand Perfection.

Not only that, his physical body and true energy had already begun to show signs of transforming into a Golden Body. It seemed that with a little consolidation, he could once again trigger the Heavenly Flame Tribulation and break through to the true Golden Body realm.

"Physical body at Indestructible Divine Body Grand Perfection... Witch Soul at Golden Body Grand Perfection, combined with the Gold Origin Cauldron and the Dragon Bone Divine Spear, I can even fight against late-stage or even peak Immortality realm experts!"

He clenched his fist.

Once cultivation reached the Great Sage level, each minor level was as difficult to cross as a natural chasm.

In just one day, not only had his Witch Soul advanced to Golden Body Grand Perfection, but his physical body and true energy, through Master Teacher Kong's superior breakthrough method, had also reached the peak of Indestructible Divine Body. Power surged within him... At this moment, even without external help, even if Xingmeng Sword Saint joined forces, he might not be able to contend with him.

In other words... his progress was simply too great!

Before, without burning Master Teacher Kong's blood, he could only flee when encountering those alien clansmen. Now, he had the strength to fight.

"However, having just advanced, I still need some time to master it before I can unleash my full power!"

His soul and physical body had advanced separately, so there were still some flaws in his control over power, not yet perfect. But that was fine; given a few days, he should be able to smoothly integrate them and unleash even greater combat strength.

After examining the Gold Origin Cauldron and himself, Zhang Xuan finally flew down.

Although the Heavenly Flame Tribulation had been triggered in the Confucian Temple this time, almost all the flames were absorbed by him alone, leaving the surrounding buildings unharmed.

As he landed, Luo Ruoxi also walked out of the main hall.

"Thank you, Hall Master Ren..."

Approaching Ren Qingyuan, Zhang Xuan clasped his fists and was about to express his gratitude, saying that without his permission to enter here, he would not have gained insights, when suddenly he felt the ground shake. Another sun appeared in the sky, its light dazzling, shining in all directions, seeming to envelop the entire continent.

Within the sun, a massive temple stood, like a splendid heavenly palace.

"The Confucian Temple... has appeared..."

Ren Qingyuan's pupils contracted.