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The Ash Sky Furnace was originally a Xuan-grade magic artifact, but after being placed into the Qiankun Xuan Gourd, it was directly upgraded to an Di-grade artifact.

As the original information of the alchemy furnace flooded into his mind, Ling Xiu realized that the upgraded Ember Sky Furnace was not only a top-level alchemy furnace, but also an extremely powerful offensive magic weapon.

Once activated, it can unleash dual-attribute ice and flame divine abilities, first freezing the opponent instantly, and then incinerating their body with the ice flames in the furnace.

Even powerful beings at the Spirit Sea Realm would go to great lengths to covet and contend for this item.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Ling Xiu was overjoyed and gently placed his hands on the body of the Ember Sky Furnace.

With this precious treasure by his side, it will surely become a great asset on his path to immortality.

He forcibly suppressed his turbulent emotions and took out the Hundred-Turn Pill from the Qiankun Mystic Gourd.

The original milky-white Xuan-grade spiritual pill is now completely gilded, with endlessly flowing golden pill patterns swirling around its body.

Moreover, the pill trembled slightly, and Ling Xiu, holding it in his palm, could clearly sense the pure and powerful medicinal properties within it.

The elixir seemed to develop a faint spirituality and even tried to break free from his grasp.

"Could it be... that the quality of the pill has also improved, becoming a Heaven-Rank Spirit Pill?"

As this thought arose, Ling Xiu focused his mind and carefully sensed it, his eyes instantly filled with overwhelming shock.

Heavenly-grade spiritual pills are naturally imbued with spirituality, and it is said that those who achieve mastery of them can fly on their own.

Unexpectedly, the Qiankun Xuanhu purified this Hundred-Turn Pill to the Heavenly Rank!

"So, the Heavenly Rank Hundred-Turn Pill can increase lifespan by five hundred years, which is a full three hundred years more than the original Profound Rank version!"

Ling Xiu's breath hitched, his eyes filled with emotion.

"This is absolutely priceless!"

He still had two Hundred-Turn Pills in his hand. Instead of immediately refining them with the Qiankun Xuan Gourd, he carefully put them into a specially made jade bottle and sealed them away.

Each cultivator can only consume one of these precious pills in their lifetime; taking more will have no effect.

With his current cultivation level at the Profound Realm, one pill is already the limit his body can withstand.

Suppressing his overwhelming joy, Ling Xiu took out the most mysterious gilded gourd.

This is the most crucial and precious treasure from this journey to the secret realm.

It was the very essence of this gilded gourd that caused the Qiankun Xuan Gourd to stir, allowing Ling Xiu to successfully locate the gourd.

This gilded gourd has an ordinary appearance, without any extraordinary phenomena or spiritual light. It feels as light as a feather when held in the palm of your hand, and looks like a common, worthless item.

"Could it be a useless piece of equipment?"

Ling Xiu steadied his mind and began to attempt the blood sacrifice.

He forced out a drop of blood from his fingertip onto the surface of the gourd, but the blood slowly slid down the outer wall of the gourd, completely unable to be absorbed by the vessel.

He then activated the Profound True Fire to scorch and temper the gourd, but it remained completely still.

He tried every means possible, but could not uncover even the slightest secret of the gourd. His own divine sense was directly rejected by the mysterious restriction on the surface of the gourd, and he could not penetrate into the inside at all.

"Extremely bizarre."

Ling Xiu frowned slightly.

He has now broken through to the Profound Realm and condensed a ninth-order golden core. His divine sense, divine soul, and true essence have all undergone a qualitative leap. He is now at the top level among cultivators of the same realm, yet he still cannot shake this gourd in the slightest.

After several unsuccessful attempts, he couldn't help but feel frustrated.

Judging solely from the unusual phenomena in the secret realm, this could never be an ordinary object.

The secret chamber where the gourd was originally stored was filled with ancient, deadly formations.

The overwhelming demonic energy that erupted the moment he seized the gourd still haunts him.

This treasure must have an extremely extraordinary and mysterious origin.

"Very well, let's put it aside for now. I'll explore the secrets of this treasure once I break through to the Spirit Sea Realm."

Helpless, Ling Xiu put the gilded gourd back into the Qiankun Xuan Gourd for safekeeping.

He had a strong premonition.

This mysterious gourd will likely become his most crucial and powerful reliance on his path to immortality.

At present, the purified Hundred-Turn Pill and the Earth-Rank Ash Dome Furnace are already an incredible opportunity.

If either of these two treasures were to fall into the wrong hands, it would trigger a frenzied battle among major sects and top experts.

"One's own strength is the foundation for survival."

Possessing a powerful treasure without matching cultivation level will ultimately be a curse rather than a blessing.

Ling Xiu's gaze was firm as he clenched his fists tightly.

The Ash Sky Furnace is now a Rank 1 Earth-level magic weapon. With his cultivation at the Profound Realm, he is not yet qualified to fully refine and control it. He must wait until he breaks through to the Spirit Sea Realm.

His current cultivation level limits him to perfectly wielding Xuan-grade magic weapons.

His gaze fell on the sealed Earth-rank Hundred-Turn Pill.

Since the pills will be taken sooner or later anyway, there's no need to delay.

Flipping through the records in the "Mysterious Origin Creation Pill Canon" in his mind, he learned that this pill is mild and gentle, and will not produce violent medicinal power that will impact the physical body. Cultivators in the Profound Realm can refine it safely.

He wouldn't dare to try a Heaven-rank Hundred-Turn Pill, but this Earth-rank Hundred-Turn Pill was completely risk-free.

With his mind made up, Ling Xiu opened the jade bottle and swallowed the Earth-grade Hundred-Turn Pill directly.

The path to immortality is long and arduous. Ling Xiu now has a lifespan of over seven hundred years, but cultivators never complain about their long lifespan.

As the pill entered my throat, a warm and lingering medicinal effect instantly flowed through my limbs and bones, leaving me feeling incredibly comfortable.

The medicine has no violent or aggressive properties, but is as gentle as spring rain nourishing the earth and warm sunshine covering the body.

A vast and pure life energy permeated his dantian and meridians, enveloping his entire body in a rich vitality.

Flesh and blood, meridians, bones, internal organs, and even the very essence of the soul are all slowly sublimated under the nourishment of the medicinal power.

This is a mysterious physical sensation of leaping through life levels, with the whole body bursting with vitality, as if returning to the physique of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy.

The excess medicinal power was condensed into pure true essence, which continuously flowed into the ninth-order golden core in his dantian.

A brilliant golden light burst forth from the golden elixir, making the elixir increasingly solid and substantial.

His cultivation level steadily increased, approaching the peak of the third level of the Profound Realm, just one step away from breaking through to the middle stage of the Profound Realm.

This ultimate physical sensation of spiritual elevation brought Ling Xiu immense joy.

It took him more than a month to fully refine and absorb the potent and lingering medicinal power.

Ling Xiu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze clear and bright, his skin delicate and supple like that of a newborn baby.

This refining process has completely transformed him into a new person.

After carefully sensing his own condition, a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

This Earth-Rank Hundred-Turn Pill increased his lifespan by a full three hundred years.

At this point, Ling Xiu's total lifespan has exceeded one thousand years!

Ordinary cultivators at the Profound Realm typically have a lifespan of only a few hundred years.

Even most powerful beings in the Spirit Sea Realm only live for a thousand years.

With his peak cultivation at the third level of the Profound Realm and a lifespan of a thousand years, he is a rare talent in the entire Central Continent.

"Truly miraculous, worthy of being a high-grade elixir."

Ling Xiu inwardly praised.

He still has one Heavenly Rank 100-Turn Pill (which increases lifespan by 500 years) and one Primordial Profound Rank 100-Turn Pill (which increases lifespan by 300 years).

Ling Xiu carefully sealed it away, intending to give it to Nuonuo and his grandson Ling Tian in the future.

These two were his closest relatives in this cultivation world.

As his thoughts wandered, two stunningly beautiful figures quietly surfaced in his mind.

Mu Yinxue and Yun Ziling.

He still vividly remembers his close entanglements with the two fairies.

However, neither of them knew his true identity and therefore had no way to recognize him.

After resting, Ling Xiu went into seclusion to continue his intensive training.

My days in seclusion were fulfilling and regular.

In his spare time, he would try to refine the three treasures in his hands, and spend most of his time diligently cultivating the physical body technique "Nine Tribulations Thunder Essence Body".

Occasionally, I would take some time to refine pills and earn sect contribution points by undertaking pill refining tasks.

On this day, Ling Xiu was meditating when he suddenly sensed that the protective array of his spiritual mountain peak had been activated by an external force.

His divine sense spread out instantly, and he quickly saw who it was.

One was Elder Ling Xuan, who had previously gifted him the Lingxiao Sword, and the other was a sect elder of equal status.