Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 686 Fire Source Forging Bones! The Undying Divine Army!
"My lord! Great news!"

Li Yu, the master craftsman of the Ministry of Works, followed closely behind, his voice trembling, "This spring contains surging earth fire vitality. When ordinary soldiers soak in it, their muscles and bones will be strengthened, and their physical strength can be increased by at least 300 jin! It can also nourish the body, causing pale golden fire patterns to naturally appear on the skin, making it resistant to the high temperatures of ordinary fire!"

He pointed to the Fire Spirit Pearls shimmering with an alluring luster at the bottom of the spring, his voice becoming even more excited: "Each of these Fire Spirit Pearls contains enough fire essence to allow a peak-stage cultivator of the Water and Fire Paths to break through their bottlenecks. They are also top-grade materials for enhancing, controlling, and igniting fire when refining pills and weapons. A single pearl is worth at least three hundred Immortal Jade!"

"Judging by the size of this spring and the amount it contains... this place is of immeasurable value! It's worth millions!"

"My lord! This battle is a great victory!" Yu Wanjun, the commander of the Ironclad Battalion, strode forward with a radiant face. His rough voice was filled with barely suppressed joy as he excitedly pointed towards the collapsed island and the new spring.

"Not to mention how much charcoal and fuel the Nirvana Fire will save in the future for forging weapons and refining pills, the stable platform formed after the ley lines of Fire River Island solidified, and especially this newly formed spiritual spring... its value is immeasurable!"

He counted on his fingers, spittle flying as he calculated: "Just the diamond veins on the island that sank to the bottom of the sea and then floated up again, roughly estimated, are worth at least fifteen million taels of gold!"

"This spiritual spring is of exceptional quality, flowing day and night, producing enough to supply medicinal baths for an army of 100,000. If we calculate it at market price... wait, how do we calculate this..."

He was so confused by the calculations that he was starting to feel dizzy, but the joy on his face only grew stronger. He turned to the officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue beside him and said, "Quickly calculate how much military expenditure this spring, the ore, and the Fire Spirit Pearl can cover in a year? Twenty million? Thirty million? Hahaha!"

The generals and clerks around him were also infected by his excitement, and their faces were filled with great joy of their achievement.

So this is what it's like to hunt in the East China Sea with the Marquis.

However, Zhang Yuan, who stood at the edge of the spring with a gentle phoenix perched on his shoulder, simply waved his hand slightly.

"A mere deposit of gold and iron ore, and a few traces of gold and silver, are hardly worth mentioning." His voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable weight. "This place, where yin and yang are reversed, sea and fire merge, and the true meaning of Nirvana has not yet dissipated, has already become a blessed land and grotto-heaven!"

His gaze swept over the gurgling, azure spring water, imbued with the pure life force of fire spirits and the gentle power of nirvana.

His gaze swept over the densely packed fire spirit orbs shimmering with an alluring red light at the bottom of the spring, finally settling on the surrounding area, a brand-new region reshaped by the power of the great war and Nirvana.

The air was filled with a rich blend of fire-elemental spiritual energy and a faint, invigorating, mysterious vitality intertwined with the remnants of Nirvana.

"This is truly a godsend!"

Zhang Yuan's voice suddenly rose, carrying an undeniable decisiveness: "Ten thousand taels of gold cannot buy even a moment in this sacred place of cultivation! Yu Wanjun, Yao Puti, Pei Lie, heed my command!"

The ecstasy on Yu Wanjun's face vanished instantly, and he, along with Yao Puti and Pei Lie, bowed solemnly: "Please give your orders, Lord Marquis!"

"Don't waste your breath and miss this opportunity!" Zhang Yuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "The power of Nirvana is fleeting. We must seize the opportunity and fight with all our might! Issue the order: all parties, follow the plan and quickly prepare for training!"

"Yes!" the three responded in unison, their eyes also burning with the desire to break through in their cultivation.

Almost the instant the order was given, Pei Lie, an elder of the Nine Yang Sword Sect, could no longer contain himself, his eyes seemingly filled with countless sword shadows.

He roared, "Disciples of the Nine Yang Sword Sect, heed my command! From this moment forth, on this sacred land of fire, re-establish the Nine Heavens Sword Prison! Draw spiritual fire to temper your swords, and burn your hearts to refine your will!"

"Respect!"

One hundred thousand sword cultivators responded in unison, their voices filled with anticipation and excitement.

In an instant, the sound of swords rang out like a tide, and 100,000 longswords once again soared into the air, their sword energy crisscrossing, and the chilling Sword Prison reappeared!

However, this time, as soon as the Sword Prison took shape, it was tainted by the dark blue flames and pure fire elements rising from below.

Wisps of blue flames, as if alive, actively coiled around the flying longsword. As the sword light flickered, it was no longer a pure, cold edge, but faintly revealed golden-red flames! Even more astonishingly, the cold cage that was originally constructed of sword energy now seemed to be infused with life.

Above the core of the Sword Prison, countless sword energies, fire elements, and the essence of Nirvana rapidly converged and swirled, eventually condensing into a lifelike phantom of a crimson fire phoenix with wingspans of hundreds of feet!

Although this phantom of the Fire Phoenix lacked the violent and destructive aura of the previous Burning Sea Fire Phoenix, it was majestic and sacred.

Each flap of its wings unleashed a visible river of golden-red sword fire, stirring up the spiritual energy within a radius of dozens of miles!
"My God! The power of the Sword Prison... has increased by more than 50%!"

The disciples in the formation were all shocked and overjoyed.

At the same moment, Bodhi, the chief physician of the Secret Medicine Department, shot towards the newly formed giant pit spiritual spring like an arrow released from a bow.

"Quickly! Immediately set up the Spirit Gathering and Qi Locking Array to ensure the life force of the spring remains! Move all medicine cauldrons and alchemy furnaces to this Jiaoyan platform!"

While directing his men to quickly establish a barrier to protect the spring, he ordered the alchemists and apprentices who were already waiting: "Commander Yuchi, Chen Wu! Enter the cauldron in order!"

On another relatively stable scorched rock platform, hundreds of huge bronze medicine cauldrons had been set up, with amber-lustered medicinal liquid churning inside.

That is the "Burning Vein Body Refining Soup" made by using the secret methods of the Secret Medicine Bureau to guide a trace of the essence of the Burning Sea Fire Phoenix into the medicine, and adding rare auxiliary medicines!
"Hahaha, good time!"

Yuchi Changshan, his muscular, bronze-colored upper body bare, let out a long laugh and, along with Chen Wu and several other generals and elites at the peak of the Innate Realm or even the early stage of the Grandmaster Realm, jumped into the scalding hot medicine cauldron like dumplings being dropped into boiling water!
"Ugh—!"

Almost instantly, a shrill yet powerful and yearning scream rang out.

The domineering medicinal power of the Phoenix Blood, mixed with the vitality of the spiritual spring and the Nirvana essence permeating the space, was like billions of red-hot steel needles, frantically piercing into every pore of their bodies and drilling into the deepest part of their bones.

This powerful medicine penetrates the body, bringing excruciating, tearing pain, but also boundless vitality and strength!
Yuchi Changshan clenched his teeth, the veins on his forehead bulging like earthworms, and his muscles bulged and swelled wildly under the influence of the medicine, making a teeth-grinding gurgling sound, as if he were undergoing a flesh and blood reshaping!

"Ah wu——"

Suddenly, a vast, ancient, and ferocious aura erupted from his body, and a heart-shaking wolf howl resounded through the sky—

The enormous phantom of the Azure Wolf War Spirit behind him, under the tempering of the Phoenix Blood and the nourishment of the Nirvana Aura, visibly became more solid and clear, its ferocious power surging, almost transforming from a phantom into a semi-solid entity!
In the medicine cauldron beside him, Chen Wu, a man of resilient and calm character, was also undergoing a complete transformation.

He roared in a muffled voice, his entire body convulsing and rolling violently in unimaginable pain, as if rivers were surging and thunder was exploding within him.

The moment the drug pushed his inner potential to its peak, he suddenly looked up and let out a suppressed roar like a tiger's howl and a dragon's cry: "Ha—!"

A tremendous force, as heavy as a mountain and as majestic as a vast ocean, suddenly erupted from his body. The giant bronze cauldron beneath him could not withstand this new force, and its bottom was crushed and dented!
What rose from his body was no longer the fiery blood and qi of an ordinary martial artist, but a powerful pillar of qi with a faint golden haze!

"Grandmaster!"

The apprentice responsible for observing the drug's effects was so excited that he became incoherent.

With the combined power of the secret medicine and favorable timing and location, Chen Wu finally broke through his innate limits and officially stepped into the threshold of the Vajra Grandmaster realm!

In that instant, his physical strength increased by more than ten thousand jin.
That was merely the starting point of a phoenix-like rebirth!
At this moment, his physical strength far surpasses that of others of the same level, and his life level has undergone a leap!

(End of this chapter)