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Chapter 221 Refining the Heart in the Furnace
Upon hearing the words of the Peak Master of Refinement, Yu Que's expression froze, as if he had misheard.

But after thinking it over for a few moments, he was certain that he hadn't misheard a single word.

He hesitated, then pointed to the bronze furnace beneath the peak master of the Refinement Peak, and then to himself, saying:

"Does the Peak Master mean to go inside the furnace and help you watch the fire?"

The Peak Master of Refinement Peak nodded in satisfaction: "Exactly."

Yu Que felt a thousand reasons not to want to.

Although he understood that the other party was a powerful immortal from the Dao Palace, who was said to be able to refine even fourth-rank ghosts and gods, he naturally had a thousand ways to ensure his safety inside the furnace.

But it's not the possibility of something happening that's scary, it's the possibility of something happening in the future.

If this person appears honest and kind, but is actually cunning and treacherous, once Yu Que enters the furnace, he will be in the crematorium. Then, who can he complain to?

Immediately, Yu Que shook his head and quickly said:
"You flatter me, Daoist. I am but a mortal and would never dare to enter the furnace to watch the fire."

Upon hearing this, the Peak Master of Refinement Peak showed a bored expression and said uninterestedly, "So you're just a coward too. I'm quite disappointed in you."

The other party paused for a moment, then said, "You don't need to enter with your physical body. You only need to enter the furnace with your Yin spirit. This is also a benefit of helping me manage the furnace and watch the fire. It will help you temper your Yin spirit and refine the true fire in your body."

Would you be willing to do that?

Upon hearing this, Yu Que's heart skipped a beat.

He could clearly sense that the true fire burning in the bronze furnace beneath the Peak Master of Refinement was definitely a more formidable flame than his own crow fire.

If it's just a spirit entering, then the danger is reduced by nearly half, and with so many benefits, it seems worth the risk.

But after a moment's thought, Yu Que still bowed and said in a deep voice:

"Thank you for your favor, Peak Master. However, my Yin Spirit is not yet mature enough, and I am worried that I might waste your kindness."

Although the danger is halved when the spirit enters the furnace while the physical body remains outside, the danger is still immense; if it occurs, the soul will be scattered!
Most importantly, Yu Que himself possesses the Taiyin Sword Qi and other benefits, so even if he is completely out of luck with the Refinement Peak, he still has his own way to cultivate to the sixth rank.

Why should he let the other party instigate him with a few words and fall into their trap, his life and death hanging in the balance?

"Whether you mean well, are malicious, or are testing me."

None of these are reasons for me to take the risk.

After making the decision, Yu Que remained silent, restraining his emotions and no longer displaying the same fervor as before.

He was already mentally prepared to be expelled from the mountain by the peak master of the Refinement Peak.

But to everyone's surprise, the Peak Master of Refinement only looked at Yu Que with pity, thinking to himself:
"My relationship with this boy is ultimately superficial. If I were his master, he would have dared to enter the furnace and help me, and he would have benefited as well."

However, this young man comes from a poor family at the foot of the mountain, yet he has achieved such good fortune. If he hadn't been careful, he would probably be buried somewhere long ago.

The Peak Master of Refinement suppressed his disappointment and maintained a gentle expression:
"Can.

Since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you. Go down to the bottom of the furnace and clean up the ashes for me, adjusting the heat so that the temperature inside the furnace can only be high, not low.

Is this matter manageable?

Yu Que was overjoyed to see that the Peak Master of Refinement Peak had not directly sent him down the mountain, and quickly said, "This junior can handle it!"

As long as he doesn't fall into a trap, even if the other party has ulterior motives, he won't be without any chance of survival.

Yu Que is willing to do this kind of work.

The Peak Master of Refinement spoke again:
"Don't be too happy yet. The fire in this furnace is earth fire, taken from the heart of Huangshan stone. It is said that it was the elixir fire that was leaked when the ancient emperor was refining elixirs in Huangshan. It has been stored in the Huangshan mountain range for countless years before it was finally condensed and formed."

Even the original Dao is merely borrowed.

The other person pointed to his lower body, and immediately a series of clanging sounds rang out.

The stone slabs on the ground were lifted up, revealing the bottom of the bronze furnace.

Although Yu Que had already guessed that the bronze furnace in front of him was definitely not as small as it appeared on the surface, and that the bottom would probably be even larger, he was still shocked when he looked down at it.

Because this bronze furnace is not one or two stories high, or ten or a hundred zhang tall, but rather its height is so great that one cannot see the bottom at a glance, and its size must be measured in thousands or tens of thousands of zhang!

Yu Que's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but gasp: "Is this furnace as big as a mountain?"

Upon hearing this, the Peak Master of Refinement smiled and replied:
"That's right. Benshan Refining Peak is actually the surface of this brass furnace, and the peak is where its lid is located."

As for the bottom of the peak, it is actually just the furnace body. The furnace bottom is even lower down, where it is extremely hot, with fierce earth fire and poisonous smoke everywhere. It is easy to harm one's body. Even evil gods and immortals cannot stay there for long. It is like a purgatory.

Only those who possess true fire can use their internal fire to refine the fire poison and prolong its duration.

After the other party finished their introduction, they sighed softly:

"But how could the immortals who cultivate true fire in the world be willing to endure such arduous work, especially for a long period of time?"

Yu Que was not arrogant; upon hearing the introduction from the Peak Master of Refinement, his mood also sank.

He also suspected that the phrase "easily harms the body" in the other party's words was mostly for immortals of the middle third rank, while for immortals of the lower third rank like himself, it was very likely that it meant "easily dies quickly".

However, Yu Que did not refuse decisively again, but asked:
"How long must the disciple watch the fire at the bottom of the furnace?"

The Peak Master of Refinement held up three fingers.

Yu Que's heart skipped a beat: "Three days?!"

The peak master of the Refinement Peak shook his head.

Yu Que frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "Three months?"

The peak master of the Refinement Peak shook his head again and said, "Not much, not much, just three years."

These words, when they reached Yu Que's ears, once again made him look troubled.

Fortunately, the Peak Master of Refinement Peak said in time:

"For the next three years, you will have to stay under the furnace day and night and cannot leave easily."

However, it's not that you're absolutely unable to leave. As long as the true fire within you doesn't leave, you can arrange your own rest time. Besides this, this path offers another form of compensation.

The other party immediately stated that the concentration of spiritual energy at the bottom of the furnace was not low, that the furnace bottom could also be used for refining, that it would not delay cultivation, and that after three years, the other party could refine Yu Que once, etc.

But Yu Que still frowned deeply when he heard these conditions.

He repeatedly inquired about the condition of the furnace bottom. Finally, he heard some information that excited him.

That is the bottom of the furnace, the place where the Refinement Peak suppresses evil spirits and melts down evil ghosts and useless ghosts.

Immortals living in such places are constantly subjected to demonic and ghostly sounds. If Yu Que can persevere for three years, which is also three years of tempering his mind, it will definitely be of great benefit to him when he establishes his foundation in the future.

Whether or not one cultivates their mind is of little concern to Yu Que, but what he cares about are those evil spirits and useless ghosts that interfere with the immortals...

(End of this chapter)