Chapter 1024: Chapter 992: Refining the Infinite Celestial Fire Map
Upon hearing the origins of the Profound Yang Sect, it indeed seemed like they were trying to win him over. Lu Ping remained calm and did not rush to respond.
Xu Deliang, showing a respectful expression, looked at Lu Ping and said: "Senior, our Profound Yang Sect sincerely invites you to serve as the Inner Sect Honored Guest Elder. Please consider it."
As for becoming an Honored Guest Elder for a sect, Lu Ping had long accepted Shui Wuyue’s invitation to become an Honored Guest Elder of the Heaven Mending Saint Realm.
For a cultivator, whether out of morality or rules, it is naturally not common to serve as an Honored Guest Elder for two or even multiple sects simultaneously.
Lu Ping’s future focus was mainly on the Central Ancestral Realm, with little interest in the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars, so he directly declined Xu Deliang’s invitation.
"Senior has your plans, then the junior will not insist."
"If senior needs anything in the future, you can come to find our Profound Yang Sect, and we will do our utmost."
Unable to persuade him, Xu Deliang responded courteously, maintaining a smile throughout.
This was clearly just polite talk.
If a problem can’t be solved even by a Divinity Transformation Stage cultivator, seeking help from the Profound Yang Sect might not have any effect.
Lu Ping had no intention of speaking further, he simply nodded slightly.
Observant and tactful, Xu Deliang decided not to disturb further, and respectfully bowed and took his leave: "I apologize for any disturbance from this visit, the junior shall take leave and return to the sect to report."
The other two, Li Kahe, also respectfully bowed, then followed Xu Deliang and turned to leave.
The three of them walked more than a hundred meters away before boarding a flying ship and flying off, leaving behind a comfortable feeling without any faults.
At Nanhe Market, Xu Deliang and the two came to the guild and directly called upon Hou Haixia.
"That senior is a distinguished guest of our Profound Yang Sect, there must be no neglect, remember."
"From today, all future expenses for the cave mansion he rents will be waived, the sect will provide them for free, he can stay as long as he wants."
"Additionally, the other vacant cave mansions surrounding his, in my opinion, should not be rented out temporarily, we must leave a good impression on that senior, providing a peaceful and comfortable environment."
"Finally, remember, if that senior comes to the guild again with any needs or requests, do your utmost to satisfy him first."
"The subsequent expenses in black and white, you should seek reimbursement from the sect, make sure, under no circumstances offend him, what we can do is to win him over, do you understand?"
"Yes, the junior will certainly remember."
After clearly instructing Hou Haixia and demonstrating the Profound Yang Sect’s sincerity, Xu Deliang returned to the sect to report that day with another elder.
The view shifted back to Lu Ping, in the cave mansion, Lu Ping prepared everything, and began secluded cultivation using the spiritual energy of this cave mansion to refine the Lifebound Spiritual Treasure Infinite Celestial Fire Map.
Even though he was not a high-tier refiner, with his current strength and having the Red Bright Nine Heavens Flame at hand, Lu Ping could completely follow the records of the Infinite Celestial Fire Immortal Technique to gradually refine the Infinite Celestial Fire Map.
The entire refining process could be divided into four parts: Melting, Fusion, Shaping, and Array Engraving.
Lu Ping went through the refining method repeatedly in his mind, ensuring every step was thoroughly memorized without any doubt.
Based on the current material preparation, he could conduct the refining as many as three times, with each refining taking approximately ten years.
"Three opportunities to refine, surely one attempt will succeed."
Lu Ping took a deep breath and started refining, immersing his entire self into this secluded cultivation.
The first step was melting, which generally required earth fire or the cultivator’s primordial pill fire to refine.
Lu Ping possessed the primordial pill fire and also had the Heaven and Earth spirit flame Red Bright Nine Heavens Flame at hand, so this step was no issue.
The Red Bright Nine Heavens Flame emerged, slowly burning in his palm, starting to melt the Dark Demon Flood Dragon’s flood dragon skin.
Though this was demon beast skin, logically it would ignite when encountering fire and could hardly withstand burning.
Yet as the hide of a Tier Six demon beast, its toughness was enough to resist attacks from spiritual artifacts below Tier Six.
A Nascent Soul cultivator might not necessarily be able to deal with this layer of skin.
The strength of a Divinity Transformation Stage demon beast lies in their powerful physical bodies.
As Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, the Red Bright Nine Heavens Flame can refine all things, not extinguished even in water, instantaneously igniting upon contact with the flood dragon skin.
Given the special material of flood dragon skin, it wouldn’t be burned to a pile of ashes.
Instead, it would be melted into a mass of essence suitable for fusion with other materials, which is the goal of melting.
The entire melting process lasted forty-nine days.
It has to be said that the Tier Six flood dragon skin is indeed quite resilient to burning; without the help of the Red Bright Nine Heavens Flame, it would take even longer.
A third of the flood dragon skin had transformed into a fist-sized mass of essence, gently floating in front, emitting waves of intense heat and appearing lustrous red.
Next was fusion.
Since he had already skillfully mastered the Red Bright Nine Heavens Flame, there was no need to melt it further.
At this step, Lu Ping directly attempted to segregate a stream of Red Bright Nine Heavens Flame and slowly proceed with the fusion.
Time passed bit by bit; three years had swiftly gone by.
The fusion process was notably slow, requiring the gradual melding of two energies through a process of mutual adaption and integration.
The profound mystery of this lay in storing the full power of Red Bright Nine Heavens Flame within the flood dragon skin while being able to employ magical power to unleash the Infinite Celestial Fire against foes.
The origin of this Infinite Celestial Fire was the slow convergence and creation due to the merging of these two materials.
However, this fusion attempt failed during the middle because of impatience and somewhat unskilled technique, causing the melting to be unsuccessful.
Lu Ping was mentally prepared and temporarily halted the refining.
"This lifebound spiritual treasure is truly difficult to refine; if only I were a Tier Six Refiner, it would be much easier."
With a bitter smile, Lu Ping resumed summarizing the experience and learning from his mistakes.
After a moment, he began melting another piece of flood dragon skin and commenced the second attempt at refining.
Seasons came and went, cold and warmth alternated, flowers bloomed and wilted.
Time swiftly passed to six years later.
On this day, outside Lu Ping’s cave mansion, a large amount of spiritual energy began to surge and gather, enclosing the area around the cave mansion.
Nearby birds and insects felt the abnormal phenomenon in the heavens and started to scatter away, fearing these forces might harm them.
A thousand meters away, within another cave mansion inhabited by cultivators.
An elderly man with a youthful face and white hair, full of vigor, sensed this heavenly anomaly, and immediately stepped out of the cave mansion.
