Chapter 309: Chapter 216: Nine Prisons Reincarnation
Ten Thousand Poison Peak, Huaizhong Altar.
Inside the newly established Cave Mansion, all the Restrictions were activated.
An Eight Desolates Forging Fire Furnace, its body a dark cyan and engraved with countless arcane flame runes, hovered silently in the air.
Qin Xuan stood solemnly before the furnace. He bowed slightly with his hands clasped, his voice full of respect.
"Senior, I’ll be troubling you."
The furnace trembled slightly, and the Spirit Body of a little Daoist child materialized. He had a youthful face, wore a cyan Daoist Robe, and his hair was tied in tufted knots.
"Well, well, Young Qin! So you do have a day when you need to beg me for help!"
The Cyan-robed Little Daoist Child looked smug. He waved his hand with the air of a world-weary old man and said, "So? Are the materials all prepared?"
"Senior, they’re all here. I have three sets, in fact."
Qin Xuan smiled obsequiously and took out three sections of charred, twisted Yin Evil Thunderstruck Wood, followed by a half-block of inky-black Centennial Corpse Mud.
He also presented a sealed jade bottle. Inside, a seven-colored powder swirled with a hazy glow—it was none other than the Seven Emotions Heart-breaking Flower Powder, capable of summoning Heart Demons and corroding one’s very organs.
Finally, he took out a fist-sized piece of dark metal with great care. Its surface twinkled with tiny flecks of starlight.
"Oho! You’ve got quite a few treasures, kid! You even have Tier Three Star Steel! Its grade isn’t that high, but it’s an extremely rare material for crafting Tier Three Treasures. Where did you get your hands on it?"
The Cyan-robed Little Daoist Child’s eyes lit up, his curiosity clearly piqued by the origin of the Star Steel in Qin Xuan’s hand.
Qin Xuan hesitated for a moment, debating whether to tell him about the Broken Gold Blessed Land.
But before he could speak, the Cyan-robed Little Daoist Child waved his hand again.
"Forget it. You’re full of secrets, kid. The more I know, the faster I’ll die. Lord Huang isn’t getting involved."
The Cyan-robed Little Daoist Child said, "Let’s begin. We’ll use the True Sun Fire as the foundation and melt the Star Steel for the frame. Forging this Hundred Poison Cold Miasma Banner will be a good use of these materials."
"No need for three sets. One is enough. When Lord Huang takes action, it’s a guaranteed success."
With that, the little Daoist child opened his mouth and spat.
A wisp of brilliant, supremely yang and unyielding flame fell into the furnace.
It was the wisp of True Sun Fire that Qin Xuan had previously transferred to him!
The moment the flame appeared, the temperature inside the Cave Mansion skyrocketed, and even space itself seemed to warp slightly.
However, under the Cyan-robed Little Daoist Child’s exquisite control, the True Flame showed no signs of violence. Instead, it was as docile as a lamb.
"Go!"
Qin Xuan gave a low shout, and the three sections of Yin Evil Thunderstruck Wood were the first to be thrown into the furnace.
The Supreme Yang True Flame met the supreme yin wood, but there was no explosion.
Instead, guided by the Cyan-robed Little Daoist Child, the True Flame transformed into countless fine golden threads. Like a weaver’s shuttle, they darted through the wood, meticulously purging its impurities while perfectly locking the Yin Evil Qi within.
This Refinement process shaped the wood into three embryonic banner poles that flowed with a black-gold luster.
Next, the Star Steel was tossed in.
The True Sun Fire flared intensely, enveloping it completely.
The Star Steel gradually melted, becoming a pool of silvery liquid that shimmered with starlight.
Following the Cyan-robed Little Daoist Child’s guidance, Qin Xuan executed a series of Techniques, evenly coating and infusing the three banner poles with the molten Star Steel. Their strength and Spiritual nature increased explosively.
Flecks of starlight emerged on the black-gold surface of the poles.
Then came the Centennial Corpse Mud.
The moment this substance entered the furnace, it released a foul, defiling stench, even with the True Sun Fire suppressing it.
But the True Flame was supreme yang, its natural bane.
Under the searing Golden Flame, the deathly and resentful energies within the Corpse Mud were refined and purified, ultimately transforming into a viscous, pitch-black, and incomparably pure essence of Corpse Fiend.
"Kid, focus! The most critical step is here!"
The Cyan-robed Little Daoist Child shouted from the side.
Qin Xuan’s focus sharpened. He carefully undid the seal on the jade bottle.
Using his Divine Sense, he guided the powder of the Seven Emotions Heartbreak Flower to slowly merge with the essence of Corpse Fiend.
As the seven-colored powder dissolved into the black liquid, it immediately let out a strange SIZZLING sound.
Illusory images of love, hate, and passion materialized, only to be ruthlessly incinerated by the True Sun Fire.
The process was incredibly mentally taxing. Sweat beaded on Qin Xuan’s forehead, and he didn’t dare let his concentration waver for even an instant.
"Condense the banner!" the Cyan-robed Little Daoist Child snapped.
Qin Xuan’s hands moved like fluttering butterflies, casting countless Restriction Runes into the furnace.
The three Star Steel-reinforced banner poles fixed themselves in a triangular formation. The Corpse Fiend essence, now fused with the flower powder, was stretched and extended, forming a banner surface as thin as a cicada’s wing. It was pitch-black, with a seven-colored halo flowing across it, and it connected seamlessly to the poles.
A brilliant light erupted from within the furnace.
Gold, black, and seven-colored light intertwined.
A bone-chilling cold, mixed with a cloyingly sweet and strange fragrance, spread through the air, causing even the Cave Mansion’s Restrictions to tremble slightly.
VMMMM—!
With a soft hum, the furnace lid opened.
A black rainbow shot toward the sky, accompanied by the sound of wailing ghosts and howling wolves and a sweet fragrance that bewildered the mind. It transformed into a seven-foot-long Demon Banner.
The banner’s surface was pitch-black, and upon it, a seven-colored halo flowed like a living creature. Faintly, countless pained and twisted faces would appear and vanish within it.
The pole was black-gold, dotted with specks of starlight. It was both indestructible and contained a lingering trace of the True Sun Fire’s Pure Yang Sealing Power.
The Tier Three Treasure, the Hundred Poison Cold Miasma Banner, was complete!
Just as Qin Xuan gripped the banner’s pole, feeling the terrifying power of the Poisonous Fiend contained within, a clear voice called from outside the Cave Mansion.
"Is Junior Brother Qin present? Wei Qingyi has come to visit and to inform you about the Demon Child trial."
A glint flashed in Qin Xuan’s eyes. With a wave of his hand, he put away the Hundred Poison Cold Miasma Banner.
He then nodded his thanks to the senior Cyan-robed Little Daoist Child, whose Spirit Body dissolved into cyan smoke and disappeared into the furnace.
He straightened his robes and deactivated the Cave Mansion’s Restrictions.
"Senior Brother Wei, your presence honors my humble home. Please forgive me for not greeting you sooner." Qin Xuan clasped his hands and invited Wei Qingyi inside.
Wei Qingyi stepped into the Cave Mansion. His nostrils flared almost imperceptibly, and a flicker of astonishment crossed his eyes.
Although he hadn’t personally witnessed the Magical Treasure being forged, the trace of pure Poisonous Fiend energy lingering in the air, as well as the faint scent of True Sun Fire, caused his estimation of Qin Xuan to rise yet again.
"Junior Brother Qin, what impressive methods. Were you refining a Magical Treasure just now? It seems you’ve prepared quite thoroughly for the upcoming trial," Wei Qingyi said, probing for information.
