From afar, Ye Qiu could see a massive Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace in the mountain hollow. It was taller than a building, shrouded in demonic mist and radiating myriad rays of rosy light.
“That is the Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace?” Ye Qiu exclaimed in amazement. “It is truly enormous!”
Mine is not small either.
Little White Fox puffed out her chest, then said proudly, “The Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace is an imperial artefact.”
“It once accompanied the Eternal Blue Heaven Great Emperor as he dominated the world. Later, it even stayed by his side during his tribulation, personally witnessing him attain emperorship.”
“It is said that the Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace was originally just an ordinary furnace, abandoned in the wilderness. It was picked up by the Eternal Blue Heaven Great Emperor and used for artefact refining. Over time, as his cultivation grew higher, the grade of this treasure furnace continually rose, eventually becoming an imperial artefact.”
“Come, I will take you closer to see it.”
As she spoke, Little White Fox led Ye Qiu to the front of the Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace.
“Greetings to the National Lord!”
Around the Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace, dozens of little demons from the chicken clan stood guard. Upon seeing Little White Fox arrive, they immediately knelt on the ground to pay respects.
These little demons all had profound auras, giving Ye Qiu strong pressure. Clearly, their cultivation levels were higher than his.
“You are not needed here for now. All withdraw!” Little White Fox said.
“Yes.” The group of little demons quickly retreated.
Ye Qiu took two steps forward. Immediately, an ancient and heavy aura rushed towards him.
Ye Qiu looked up and observed carefully. He discovered that the Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace was fully a hundred zhang tall, engraved all over with dao patterns. At the base of the furnace, there was even a large gate.
“Would you like to see what it looks like inside?” Little White Fox asked.
Ye Qiu nodded. He was very curious about this artefact-refining treasure furnace.
“Elder Chicken, open the gate.” Little White Fox instructed.
“Yes.” Elder Chicken responded, then struck out with her palm. Instantly, vast power surged from her palm, transforming into a beam of white light that landed on the furnace gate.
“Creak creak creak…”
The furnace gate slowly opened. Inside, it was filled with rolling mist, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
“Actually…” Elder Chicken had just begun to speak when she saw Little White Fox glaring at her fiercely. Frightened, she quickly closed her mouth.
“Elder Chicken, what were you going to say?” Ye Qiu asked.
Elder Chicken shook her head. “Nothing.”
Little White Fox said, “Ye Changsheng, you cannot see anything from here. You need to go to the doorway to look.”
Ye Qiu quickly walked to the furnace gate. He was very cautious and did not stick his head out. Instead, he stood at the entrance and peered inside. All he saw was still a vast expanse of mist.
“Why can I still not see anything?”
Ye Qiu was puzzled. Just as he prepared to activate his heavenly eye, a tremendous force suddenly came from behind him. His body flew into the furnace like a sandbag.
The next second, Ye Qiu felt as if he had entered a meat grinder. Intense pain wracked his body, as though it were about to shatter.
“Little White Fox, why have you harmed me?”
Ye Qiu flew into a rage and prepared to rush out. Unexpectedly, Little White Fox blocked the furnace entrance, emanating towering saintly might that prevented Ye Qiu from approaching.
“Ye Changsheng, you have read the Great Emperor Heart Sutra. You should understand that the prerequisite for attaining emperorship is cultivating every realm to its utmost extreme.”
“To cultivate every realm to its extreme, there are essentially three methods: body refining, qi refining, and spirit refining.”
“The Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace can not only temper divine weapons but also assist cultivators in body refining.”
“The longer one stays inside, the stronger the physique becomes.”
“All ten great elders of our demon clan have stayed inside it.”
This treasure furnace has such an effect?
Ye Qiu asked, “How long did they stay?”
Little White Fox said, “Elder Xiong stayed for three days. Elder Niu stayed for a day and a half. The other elders only stayed for half a day.”
Ye Qiu was surprised. “Such short times?”
“It is already not short.” Little White Fox said, “You will know the power of this treasure furnace after staying inside for a while. When Elder Xiong entered, he was already at the saint realm, so he stayed longer.”
“Have you entered it?” Ye Qiu asked.
“Of course.” Little White Fox said proudly, “This National Lord stayed inside for nine days.”
“Ye Changsheng, with your current cultivation, as long as you can endure inside for a period, your physique will surely undergo a qualitative leap upon coming out.”
Little White Fox said, “I will order Elder Chicken to close the gate. If you cannot hold on any longer, just call for Elder Chicken to open it.”
“Good.” Ye Qiu agreed readily.
“I hope you can stay for several days. Good luck.” Little White Fox shouted, “Elder Chicken, close the gate.”
“Yes!” Elder Chicken formed seals with both hands and silently chanted incantations.
Clang—
The instant the gate closed, a miserable scream rang out.
“Ah…”
Little White Fox clearly saw Ye Qiu’s body cracking, with blood splashing wildly.
However, Little White Fox’s expression did not change, for she had experienced this scene herself.
The gate closed completely.
Elder Chicken asked, “National Lord, how long do you think Ye Changsheng can stay inside?”
Little White Fox thought for a moment and said, “About two days, I suppose. At most, no more than three days.”
Elder Chicken said, “National Lord, is it possible that Ye Changsheng could stay inside for ten days or half a month?”
“Absolutely impossible.” Little White Fox said, “Ye Changsheng is only at the extreme Dongtian realm. His cultivation is too low. It is impossible for him to stay that long in the Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace.”
Elder Chicken said, “What if?”
“There is no what if.” Little White Fox said, “After all, even I only stayed for nine days, and at that time, my cultivation had not yet fallen.”
Elder Chicken said, “Too many miracles have appeared on Ye Changsheng. His cultivation is so low, yet he obtained the supreme opportunity on Immortality Mountain.”
“He entered that canyon at the extreme Dongtian realm and obtained ninety-eight strange flames, including one imperial-grade strange flame.”
“You also know that the dead monkey worked hard for so many years and only barely obtained a low-grade heavenly strange flame. His cultivation was much higher than Ye Changsheng’s.”
“And Old Niu cultivated for over a thousand years without mastering the third fist of the Mighty God Fist, yet Ye Changsheng achieved perfect mastery in less than a quarter of an hour.”
“For some reason, I have a premonition that Ye Changsheng will create another miracle this time.”
Little White Fox’s lips curved into a smile as she thought inwardly, “It is not surprising for the person I fancy to create miracles.”
Elder Chicken noticed Little White Fox smiling and asked, “National Lord, what are you smiling about?”
“Nothing.” Little White Fox restrained her smile and said, “If Ye Changsheng really can stay inside for ten days or half a month, his physique will certainly improve to an extremely abnormal level.”
Elder Chicken nodded, fully agreeing with Little White Fox’s words. When she had entered the treasure furnace, she had only stayed for half a day, but upon emerging, her physique had more than doubled in strength.
“National Lord, you can go attend to your matters.” Elder Chicken said, “I will watch over here. It will be fine.”
Little White Fox thought for a moment, then retreated some distance, sat cross-legged, and said, “I will guard here. I also want to see how long Ye Changsheng can stay inside.”
