"Five Hells King Cauldron, Mirage Qi Grand Array!"
With a single thought, clusters of mist burst out from Fang Han's body. Within this mist lay bizarre and motley views, with fish and dragons spreading out, filling the entire fine copper hall. Fang Han, the demoness, and Long Xuan were all covered up. All traces of them turned into illusory scenes, like a mirage.
This was another grand array within the Five Hells King Cauldron, called the "Mirage Qi Grand Array," a bewildering array used to cover the physical form of the King Cauldron. After all, this was the Black Turtle Hall of the Ever-returning Immortal Island; cultivating in here would certainly catch the eyes and ears of others. Activating a grand array to cover their physical forms now was necessary.
Fang Han could be certain that Hai Shan likely had some sort of prying dharma talismans inside this grand hall. Now that the "Mirage Qi Grand Array" was executed, the other party's prying dharma talismans could only see clusters of mist, and apart from that, nothing else could be seen.
The Five Hells King Cauldron was a top-grade treasure artifact. It concentrated the lifelong energy of the Five Hells Great Heavenly Demonic King, refined with excruciating effort. Among the nine hundred and ninety-nine array formations inside, every array formation had a purpose. Fang Han had now slightly figured out some methods of use, as well as the tricks of the grand arrays within.
At the very least, he had more or less figured out the three array formations: the "Five Fire Divine Thunder Array," the "Void-Grasping Shifting Array," and the "Mirage Qi Grand Array." He began to practice and utilize them. The remaining grand arrays had yet to be explored.
Thoroughly familiarizing himself with this top-grade treasure artifact, playing it to the point of utter perfection, and utilizing it with miraculous skill required powerful magic power, as well as a very long time.
The experience of utilizing array formations would also be a tremendous help when he broke through to the realm of the Heaven-Man Realm in the future, serving as a kind of accumulation.
Currently, his magic power, which was equivalent to two thousand galloping fiery horses, was completely unable to spur some array formations within it. However, he was merely using it to temper his body now, requiring only a tiny bit of function, which did not demand much magic power.
Swish swish swish swish…
Fang Han gathered the "Wood Sovereign True Qi" in his palms, grabbing and patting in all directions. Those medicinal materials stored in the large crystal vats were seized by the true qi one after another, dancing fully in the void before turning into clusters of powder and entering his sleeves, finally reaching inside the Five Hells King Cauldron within the Yellow Spring Diagram.
After absorbing the medicinal materials, the house-sized Five Hells King Cauldron also flew out from the Yellow Spring Diagram, placed right in the center of this fine copper hall.
Fortunately, this fine copper hall was extremely tall and spacious, otherwise, it could not have accommodated this King Cauldron pill furnace at all. This was also the reason why the Target Island Master traveled everywhere without bringing this great cauldron along; it was too inconvenient to carry. Nor did he possess a Dao artifact like the Yellow Spring Diagram, which contained a space of its own and could store massive amounts of items.
After taking all the medicinal materials into the King Cauldron, Fang Han jumped into it as a whole.
"Myriad Waters and Thousand Mountains!"
Long Xuan's magic power split into seven streams, flying onto the bodies of the seven "spirited" jellyfish. These jellyfish resisted intensely, yet they could not withstand an expert of the Divine Ability Realm. Exploding one by one, seven crystal-clear water curtains flew around Long Xuan's body, turning into water silks entwining through the void.
After completing this action, she too jumped into the pill furnace.
"Smash the medicinal materials!"
Fang Han paid no attention to Long Xuan's cultivation. After the sea of medicinal materials flew into the King Cauldron, they were placed in front of a folding screen. Subsequently, a ray of light shot out from this folding screen. Any medicinal material illuminated by the ray of light shattered successively, turning into the finest medicinal powder.
This was a small "Smashing Array." After injecting magic power, it could pound medicinal materials; ores and metals could all be turned into powder. The Smashing Demonic Light shooting out from it was originally a variant of a demonic dao divine ability, the Great Smashing Demonic Art. But using it out to crush medicine now was perfectly fitting.
Moreover, this Smashing Demonic Light could even be used against enemies.
This small demonic array could not be seen in ordinary pill furnaces.
Ordinary pill furnaces only had true fire; upon encountering hard ores, they dissolved them first uniformly. During the firing process, a portion of the medicinal properties would be lost.
However, crushing with the "Smashing Array" would not alter or lose the slightest bit of medicinal properties. This guaranteed maximum utilization, which was also the brilliance of the Five Hells pill furnace.
Skill was seen in the minor details.
"Medicine Refining Array! Purify the essence!"
Seeing the countless medicines crushed, Fang Han did not hesitate. Injecting his magic power, he activated another small array formation.
Then, the folding screen emitted a whirlwind that swept up the medicinal powder, spinning continuously. Finally, pinning to the extreme, an extremely strong flame shot out from the folding screen again, instantly melting all these medicines into air currents.
Streams of rich-colored "medicinal qi" rolled in the air, while piles of medicinal residue were left on the ground.
"Good! To think extracting medicinal materials is this fast! It saved me so much effort." Seeing the "Medicine Refining Array" separate the medicinal dregs at once, extracting the purest medicinal qi, Fang Han was extremely joyful in his heart.
The most crucial step in refining pills was to extract the medicine, leaving the dregs behind. General pill furnaces used water for boiling and stewing. This wasted an extreme amount of effort, and if the timing of the fire was poorly controlled, it would be ruined. Often, purifying a pile of herbs required several days and nights without sleep or rest. Seven days and seven nights was on the lesser end; instances of forty-nine days, or eighty-one days, were not uncommon!
Therefore, refining pills was hard work, consuming both time and energy.
Now, a "Medicine Refining Array" inside this "Five Hells King Cauldron" could actually purify the medicinal materials in an instant, turning them into pure medicinal qi. How much time and energy did this save!
If Fang Han still used his own dharma artifact pill furnace, purifying these massive amounts of medicinal materials probably could not have been completed within three months, during which he also had to be tread carefully without making the slightest mistake.
From this, one could see the significance of the quality of a pill furnace to cultivation.
The massive amounts of medicinal materials were turning into billowing medicinal qi. Fang Han shook his body, and instantly all the clothes on his body were stripped clean, revealing a perfect physique. Although Long Xuan was also cultivating inside the pill furnace, the space of this pill furnace was separated by folding screens, forming individual small rooms, so he would not be seen by the other party.
"Flames temper the body! Medicinal qi enters the physique!" After Fang Han took off his clothes, the billowing medicinal qi, the Lunar Earth Dragon Earthworm, the thousand-year-old Gold and Silver Pangolin… under the urge of his true qi, the medicinal power was actually forcibly dragged into the myriad pores all over his body. In an instant, his physical stature seemed to grow two feet in height.
Subsequently, that Five Fire Divine Thunder Grand Array was also activated. But the flames this time were not fierce; instead, strands of tangerine-colored firelight softly wrapped downwards, seeming to drape a piece of flame silk clothing over Fang Han.
This kind of flame was called "Soft Fire," which was also the marvelous aspect of the Five Fire Grand Array.
Although the flames were not fierce, wrapping onto the body, Fang Han still felt incomparable pain. He could hear the sound of his skin sizzling as it burned.
This "Soft Fire" was very gentle, yet also very lethal. Fortunately, Fang Han had true qi protecting his body, and rolling medicinal qi on the pores of his skin. The moment it touched the flames, a transformation occurred immediately.
This rich medicinal qi, under the tempering of the gentle flames, gradually blended into Fang Han's skin, and into every inch of flesh, bone, and internal organ, turning his blood into a special dark gold color, resembling earth yet not earth, carrying wafts of the great earth's fragrant aura.
The medicinal materials he exchanged from the Black Turtle Hall this time were all spiritual items grown from the earth qi of the great earth. Now, all of them were refined, entering his body, and combining with massive vitality. Fang Han's "Yama Golden Body" finally began to transform, marching toward a higher level. He also distinctly felt the changes in his body. Without hesitating, he frantically followed the tempering methods of the Yama Golden Body, circulating the blood in his body, altering the peristaltic degree of his internal organs, and changing the various secretions within his body. This caused his whole body to change toward a more stable form. The membrane under his skin became stronger, and his body's explosive power, the impact force of his blood, and the beating power of his heart were elevated once more.
At the same time, Fang Han even felt as if he was standing on a vast, empty expanse of the great earth. The earth beneath his feet extended boundlessly, reaching toward the entire void. He felt his body as the center; beneath his feet, like a large tree, roots seemed to have grown, planting deeply into the soil. No force could push him over.
"No wonder, no wonder! Earth resides in the center. Earth can grow trees, earth can contain water sources, metals and ores can grow within the earth, and deep within the earth lies magma and fire. Earth encompasses all things."
A burst of enlightenment soared from the bottom of his heart. Fang Han's spirit was incomparably open. He felt as if his feet had become the roots of a large tree, extracting the nutrients of the great earth constantly. With a casual breath, origin qi came billowing, entering his mind, combining with his spirit, and becoming magic power.
Crack crack…
His magic power was continuously increasing, and his body was becoming stronger step by step. The vitality produced by his body caused the "Wood Sovereign True Qi" to undergo a sharp transformation as well, becoming more condensed. Strands of Wood Sovereign True Qi seemed to be crystallizing!
Originally, cultivating the Yama Golden Body conflicted with the "Wood Sovereign True Qi" for him; every time he cultivated, he had to endure the pain of qi deviation. But now, he had comprehended the meaning of earth! As his spirit altered, his magic power altered accordingly. Breaking through a layer of barriers, from now on, he no longer feared qi deviation.
Trees inherently grow upon the great earth.
Cultivating the "Yama Golden Body" was inherently providing origin qi for the "Wood Sovereign True Qi." With the two bringing out the best in each other, how could they conflict mutually and cause qi deviation?
"I have finally comprehended the true meaning of Ksitigarbha. From now on, the Wood Sovereign True Qi nourishes my body! And the Yama Golden Body provides origin qi to the Wood Sovereign True Qi, assisting in cultivation; the two complement each other!" Fang Han felt his Wood Sovereign True Qi continuously "crystallizing." He knew this meant his true qi had cultivated to a state of saturation, marching step by step toward "Gang Qi"!
Logically speaking, he still needed to cultivate for several years before being able to bring his true qi to saturation. But now, with the Yama Golden Body succeeding once again and achieving mastery through a comprehensive understanding with his Wood Sovereign True Qi, it saved him several years of bitter effort.
Although he had not refined gang qi, his true qi had achieved grand completion, and its power was even greater.
Fang Han felt that his magic power had also increased quite a bit.
Bang!
Fang Han's entire body shook; flames and medicinal qi were all withdrawn into his body as he threw a punch. Wu wu wu wu wu, seeming like ghosts crying and gods howling. Amidst this punch, the friction between his physical body and the air currents actually generated white air waves! Rumbling explosive resonances!
"Relying solely on my physical body, without using true qi, have I become this formidable? The strength of my physical body is this robust now! My fist is simply equivalent to a flying sword! Only I cannot fly."
Fang Han looked at his own body in pleasant surprise. His current physical body possessed the strength of at least eighty or ninety fiery horses! Approaching twenty times that of an ordinary Divine Transformation expert. He even felt that if someone used a flying sword to assassinate him, with a single punch and without utilizing any magic power, he could snap the flying sword.