Xu Yang had no idea about anything happening in the Dong Family!

At this moment, he had already arrived at Tang Yan's residence!

After passing through a stone wall, Tang Yan directly teleported him to a tranquil valley outside the capital.

The valley wasn't large, but had everything one could need!

Several small houses, a massive Artifact Refining Tripod, and the air was thick with a scorching intensity that made one's heart tremble!

Xu Yang could also sense a terrifying fire attribute power hidden beneath this valley.

It seemed to be a shocking fire vein!

"This is where this old man usually lives, and where I do all my artifact refining!"

"Speak, kid—what kind of Divine Weapon do you want to forge?"

"But let me be clear upfront: I won't take any reward, but you have to provide the materials yourself!"

Tang Yan stared at Xu Yang as he spoke.

"That's only natural!"

Xu Yang grinned, "I want to forge a blade!"

As he spoke, Xu Yang handed over a Storage Ring.

"A blade?"

Tang Yan raised an eyebrow, "You're skilled with blades?"

"That's right!"

"So the Chaotic Void Celestial Hammer doesn't appeal to you, huh." He couldn't help but sigh, a hint of disappointment in his heart!

Xu Yang quickly said, "Senior, you misunderstand—Chaotic Void Celestial Hammer is immensely powerful, but I'm just used to using a blade."

"Besides, I feel that the technique can be performed with a blade just as well!"

"Hmm?"

Tang Yan's eyes narrowed, pondered for a moment, then suddenly broke into laughter, "Looks like I was too rigid—using a blade for the Chaotic Void Celestial Hammer isn't out of the question!"

As for whether Xu Yang had enough insight?

No need to say more!

If he could comprehend such a secret technique in just over half an hour, modifying it slightly to perform with a spirit blade was really no big deal!

"You have my permission to cultivate it, but you'll need to change the name!" Tang Yan said solemnly.

Change the name?

Xu Yang was stunned for a moment, then understood!

Tang Yan was obviously proud.

Letting him cultivate the secret technique without becoming a disciple was already extremely generous!

Spreading the original name would naturally be inappropriate!

"Thank you, senior! Later, I'll come up with a good name worthy of the legacy!"

Hearing this, Tang Yan was finally satisfied and nodded.

Then, he looked at the Storage Ring.

With one look, his eyes nearly popped out!

"Holy shit! Are you nuts, kid?"

"Five True Monarch's Supreme Treasures—what exactly do you want to forge?"

Tang Yan was so stunned he was practically dazed!

Five True Monarch's Supreme Treasures, especially the Asura Blood Book and the Blood Blade Seal—their aura was terrifying, making even him feel dread!

With his level of artifact refining, even if he had enough materials, crafting these would require thorough preparation!

And he wanted to handle two at once!

Xu Yang hurriedly said, "Senior, please smelt all five True Monarch's Supreme Treasures into a brand new spirit blade!"

"..."

Tang Yan's mouth twitched; he glared at Xu Yang, silent for a long while before saying, "Do you want to work me to death?"

This was even more tiring than forging two or three typical True Monarch's Supreme Treasures!

No exaggeration—after working on Xu Yang's supreme treasures, Tang Yan reckoned he'd need a year or more of recovery just to get back to his peak!

Even with a disciple who'd inherited the Thunderfire Dominating Body, Tang Yan still felt he was being shortchanged—big time!

Seeing Tang Yan's disgruntled look, Xu Yang's mind stirred and he chuckled, "Senior, I feel like Alchemy Dao and Artifact Dao share common ground. When the time is right, maybe my teacher could come here to exchange insights with you—what do you say?"

"Really?"

Tang Yan's eyes went instantly bright, looking at Xu Yang with anticipation.

That was Gu Jun!

The Alchemy Emperor from a thousand years ago—still unmatched to this day!

Alchemy and artifact refining naturally had subtle affinities; if he could exchange knowledge with Gu Jun, surely he'd gain something!

With Gu Jun's experience and vision, perhaps Tang Yan would even have an epiphany!

This was something impossible by just working behind closed doors!

For someone at his level, the chance to exchange knowledge was almost irresistible!

"Of course, really!"

Xu Yang nodded vigorously—he figured Gu Jun would be very interested once he heard about this!

"Additionally, Senior should know I can refine transcendent-rank pills; I can now easily make sixth-grade transcendent pills!"

"If Senior ever needs anything, I'll never refuse!"

This was a true promise!

Tang Yan's heart was shaken; thinking of the miraculous effects of transcendent pills, his throat couldn't help but move.

Maybe he was actually getting a great deal!

"Heh."

He suddenly chuckled, his cheeks glowing with excitement, his smile especially radiant.

"No wonder you're a prince—so generous!"

"Alright, take a seat. This old man has to make some preparations!"

With these two promises, Tang Yan was fully satisfied, determined to give Xu Yang an eye-opening experience!

His preparations alone took several hours.

After listening to Xu Yang's request and studying the matter, Tang Yan finally clenched his teeth, and for the sake of those two promises, reached into his vault to fetch a treasure he'd kept for years!

An egg-sized, oval stone—entirely purple with an irregular, pitted surface!

"Don't look down on this thing, it's got a big background!"

"This is an extra-terrestrial star stone, even True Monarchs find it extremely tough to smelt—it's about as tough as it gets!"

"Adding just one piece to the Divine Weapon, you can push a True Monarch's Supreme Treasure up a whole notch!" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Tang Yan introduced it proudly.

Xu Yang's face lit up with delight.

He couldn't wait.

Just how powerful would a spirit blade smelted from five True Monarch's Supreme Treasures and this stone be?

"Just stand there and watch."

"This old man's artifact refining has its own set of Secret Techniques! The Chaotic Void Celestial Hammer may be impressive, but it's just the foundation!"

"How much you can comprehend depends on your own insight!"

Finishing, Tang Yan pressed his palm down.

The ground trembled, and beneath the massive tripod, terrifying flames surged up.

Then he ignored Xu Yang, took out the True Monarch's Supreme Treasures one by one, hovering them above the tripod, and under the blazing fire, pressed both palms out.

Whoosh!

A torrent of terrifying Spirit Fire burst from his palms, roasting with double force!

Xu Yang's expression grew solemn as he watched Tang Yan's every move intently.

He wasn't all that interested in artifact refining itself.

But the hammer skill Tang Yan would use afterward was crucial!

Just the foundational Chaotic Void Celestial Hammer was already formidable; the advanced Secret Techniques could only be imagined!

Any insight here would make his own applications several levels stronger!

As time passed, the True Monarch's Supreme Treasures slowly melted.

The Asura Blood Book and Blood Blade Seal were the slowest of all!

This process alone took a full four days!

And that was with Tang Yan's skills!

Anyone else—it'd simply be impossible!

In the end, five masses of liquid merged, and then the extra-terrestrial star stone was added!

Tang Yan lifted an enormous dark gold hammer—also a True Monarch's Supreme Treasure—his expression stern as he began to strike!

Boom!

Bam!

With earth-shaking blasts echoing out, sparks flew everywhere.

Xu Yang's pupils contracted; he stared fixedly at the hammer's afterimages!

It looked slow, but with each strike, heaven and earth were moved, hammer shadows overlapping—above the refining tripod, it was as if an independent world had formed, cut off from the outside!

By the end, the speed grew faster and faster, leaving Xu Yang dazzled!

He saw traces of the Chaotic Void Celestial Hammer!

But aside from the wild chaos, it was far more intricate.

If the Chaotic Void Celestial Hammer was simply chaos within a single area, then what Tang Yan performed now was like intertwining thousands of chaotic worlds together.

By logic, it should have collapsed out of control long before!

Yet instead, it was strangely stable—achieving an indescribable balance amid the ultimate chaos!

Xu Yang's eyes gradually became dazed.

He couldn't quite grasp it.

Then, at a certain moment—

Tang Yan suddenly spoke: "The essence of this technique is to let go of bodily constraints, treat yourself as a mass of nothingness, ever-expanding—limitless void, encompassing everything!"

That single sentence was like enlightenment from heaven—Xu Yang's mind rocked as if a bolt of lightning had blasted away his inner confusion!

Boom!

His whole body trembled; countless chaotic, blurry hammer shadows in his eyes suddenly became clear!