In the game "Covering the Sky," I can create nine kinds of immortal gold.

Chapter 96 Fire-Controlling Gourd

What sets Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold apart from other immortal golds is that it can be quickly softened by a unique Nirvana Fire. In other words, if Zhang Taichu hadn't come to the Fire Domain, then among the nine immortal golds, only Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold would have allowed him to refine it into a Dao-inheriting artifact.

Zhang Taichu had thought about which type of immortal metal to use for refining the weapon many times before. His ultimate goal was to combine the nine types of immortal metal to create an immortal weapon.

But he also knew that this kind of thing was simply impossible to do without the strength and knowledge of an emperor.

Initially, he could only choose one option, and after much deliberation, he decided to choose the Golden Tribulation.

Firstly, the golden color looks very luxurious, like "nouveau riche gold." Secondly, the immortal gold essence of Dao Tribulation Gold is most suitable for the inferior to the superior; once the Heavenly Tribulation occurs, unless one is the most outstanding genius, everyone will die under the Heavenly Tribulation.

Moreover, the higher the enemy's cultivation level, the greater the power of the heavenly tribulation they will suffer, making it a perfect trump card for a counterattack when one's strength is weak in the early stages.

Therefore, Zhang Taichu chose Dao Tribulation Gold instead of Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, which was easier to process.

The magical artifact he has now crafted using Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold is called the Fire-Controlling Gourd. It is a fire-attribute storage artifact with two functions: storing flames and producing flames.

Zhang Taichu's idea was to use it to collect the fire of the Fire Domain and release it in one go to burn the enemy to death.

In addition, it can use the Dao Fire inside the gourd to nourish the fire, so that the Dao Fire can be kept burning continuously and it doesn't have to be returned to the Fire Domain to be stored after each use.

In about ten days, Zhang Taichu finished forging the Fire-Controlling Gourd. The small, crimson gourd was only the size of a palm, using little material, but its internal space was quite large.

"It can hold a mountain the size of ten football fields. Of course, once you start filling this gourd with fire, it will burn indefinitely. If you fill it with anything else, it will burn. If you fill it with fire, it will be more than enough to fight the enemy."

"Moreover, as long as the Dao fire inside is not exhausted, it can slowly regenerate, achieving the effect of endless life."

"Furthermore, I can use it to assist in cultivating the Immortal Fire Technique!"

Zhang Taichu infused his magic power into the Fire-Controlling Gourd, and a large number of Dao patterns appeared on the surface of the gourd, which were the Dao patterns of the first five types of Dao Fire in the Fire Domain.

"No wonder so many people from the Eastern Wilderness like to come to the Fire Domain to refine their magical artifacts. Just by using the flames here, they can weave together the Dao and principles within their artifacts. If they add their own Dao patterns, the power will be even greater!"

With the Fire-Controlling Gourd, Zhang Taichu's efficiency in comprehending the Immortal Fire Technique greatly increased. He mastered the sixth level, the Purple Qi Coming from the East Flame, in just two months, a month less than the fifth level, the Golden Flame.

"Next up is the five-colored flame on the seventh level!"

Zhang Taichu arrived at the edge of the seventh level of the Fire Domain, where a large expanse of five-colored mist was visible not far ahead.

That's right, the flames on this level are like mist, and they don't look like fire at all. But once you get close, you will feel the terrifying high temperature. Even half-step immortals don't dare to get close.

To forge weapons on the seventh floor, one must have at least the strength of a second-level immortal; otherwise, entering would be life-threatening.

In the original story, the Crow Taoist was able to cultivate at the deeper eighth level not only because he was a top-level expert, but also because he was a fire-attribute demon cultivator, possessing a racial advantage.

Even so, he was still unable to effectively control the seven-colored flames on the eighth level; otherwise, he wouldn't have failed to refine the weapon due to the interference of sound.

Upon entering the seventh level of the Fire Domain, Zhang Taichu had no choice but to go all out. He even used the Source Array to forcibly enhance his cultivation to the Ninth Transformation of Dragon, and with the help of the Fire Control Gourd, he was able to stabilize the situation.

Feeling the burning sensation on his skin, Zhang Taichu used Phoenix Fire to heal his injuries.

"As expected of a region that can even burn to death a half-step immortal, these five-colored flames are not only extremely hot, but they also have the effect of burning mana. Ordinary protective divine light—"

As he spoke, Zhang Taichu raised his hand and unleashed a layer of protective divine light, the power of which was at the level of the Ninth Transformation of Dragon. Moreover, with his foundation, no other expert of the same level could break through it.

However, the protective divine light only lasted for half a minute before it was burned through several large holes.

Zhang Taichu carefully observed the edge of the hole and discovered that the five-colored flames were like countless tiny insects, frantically devouring the magical power of the protective divine light, directly consuming it and then strengthening themselves.

"In other words, when the five-colored flames burn the enemy, they not only do not consume themselves, but they also burn brighter and brighter, directly using the enemy's magic power as fuel."

At this moment, Zhang Taichu had begun to deconstruct the five-colored flames, with the fire-controlling gourd hanging above his head, providing him with assistance.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye. Zhang Taichu successfully deconstructed the five-colored flames and used the Fire Control Gourd to collect a lot of them, filling half of the gourd's space.

"I estimate that the eighth level is my limit. The immortal fire on the ninth level is very difficult to decipher at my current level, and it's also quite dangerous!"

"If that ball of immortal fire were to fly towards me, I would definitely be burned to ashes. I would stop after going one more level. As for now—"

Zhang Taichu took out a large piece of Dao Tribulation Gold, half a meter square. This was all the gold he had accumulated over the years. He would have to wait a long time before he could use it again.

"This is big enough!"

Zhang Taichu gently patted the Dao Tribulation Gold, and was about to use the Five-Colored Flames to begin refining the weapon. However, at that moment, a huge roar and strong fluctuations of magical power came from outside the fire domain.

Zhang Taichu immediately put away the Dao Tribulation Gold, and then released his divine sense.

This is because Zhang Taichu has completely mastered the Five-Colored Flame. If it were anyone else, daring to use their divine sense here, they would be instantly burned into an idiot by the Five-Colored Flame, and they wouldn't even be able to think about using their divine sense to investigate.

Under Zhang Taichu's divine sense reconnaissance, he discovered that three people were fighting a great battle outside the fire domain.

Calling it a major battle is a stretch; a more accurate description would be one pursuit and two escapes. Zhang Taichu knew both of the escapees.

"Yao Xi, the Holy Maiden of Yao Guang, and Ji Biyue from the Ji family? How did these two women run into each other? And why are they being chased? The Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness is the territory of the Yao Guang Holy Land and the Ji family. How dare someone chase after the holy maidens of these two forces here?!"

Zhang Taichu was greatly shocked. If he hadn't been familiar with the original work, he probably would have thought that the Yao Guang Holy Land and the Ji family had fallen on hard times and couldn't even protect their own valued juniors.

"Wait, the person chasing us is emanating a familiar aura—it's the Devouring Heaven Demon Art of the Ruthless Great Emperor! So that's it, the person chasing us comes from the Ruthless lineage, no wonder they're so arrogant!"

Zhang Taichu rubbed his chin, feeling that he could help with this. Not only could he gain friendship between Yao Guang and the Ji family, but more importantly, he wanted to see if he could obtain the complete Devouring Heaven Demon Art and the Undying Heaven Art from this ruthless lineage!

After thinking it through, Zhang Taichu grabbed the Fire Control Gourd in one hand and flew out of the fire domain.

"Don't be afraid, ladies, Zhang Taichu is here!"

Upon hearing the telepathic message, Yao Xi and Ji Biyue rushed over without a word. The half-step Grandmaster behind them also did not give up. After seeing that Zhang Taichu only had the strength of the Ninth Transformation of Dragon, they did not take it seriously and rushed over at full speed.

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