The Immortal Vine Gourd remained inside the Profound Celestial Tripod, absorbing Spiritual Qi for a full three days. Only then did the Restrictions imprinted upon its body gradually fade, integrating with it completely.

A potent Spiritual Essence began to blossom from within the gourd, but it couldn’t quite coalesce and take form, as it was still missing a crucial element.

Yang Jing let out a breath. With a point of his finger, the lids of the ten gourds containing the Thunder Marsh Divine Sand popped open on their own.

Grains of sparkling, brilliant Divine Sand, each carved with Restrictions, flew out. They fell into the Profound Celestial Tripod and entered the Immortal Vine Gourd.

The moment the auras of the Divine Sand grains connected, they threatened to erupt with thunder.

Given the Five Elements Essence Qi contained within these 1,250 grains of Thunder Marsh Divine Sand, if they were to trigger a chain reaction of lightning, the resulting power would likely obliterate the entire mountain range where Yang Jing’s Cave Mansion was located.

Yang Jing forcefully used his Great Divine Technique of mastering the Five Thunders to suppress the nascent True Thunder. Forming a Spell with his hands, he caused the Five-Colored Divine Sand to flow into the gourd like a reverse waterfall.

As the Positive and Negative Five Elements Thunder Marsh Divine Sand fell into the gourd, the Spiritual Essence within the Immortal Vine Gourd grew increasingly vibrant, stirring as if on the verge of bursting forth.

Yang Jing retrieved a Token from his Storage Bag and casually activated it. It transformed into a streak of fiery light and flew out of the array.

This Token was for his Senior Brother Guo, Guo Chuanzhi.

Given the Immortal Vine Gourd’s innate potential, its completion would certainly trigger a Spiritual Treasure Tribulation and disturb the Grand Array protecting the Sect.

The Sect’s Grand Array was managed by the General Affairs Hall. Since the Immortal Vine Gourd’s Artifact Spirit was about to be born and the Spiritual Treasure Tribulation was due in the next day or two, he naturally had to report it in advance.

At this point, the treasure Yang Jing was refining was nearly complete. With nothing more to do, he simply closed his eyes without disrobing and fell into a deep slumber, using the Five Dragons Hibernation Scripture to restore his depleted Divine Sense.

Only after personally undertaking the task did he truly understand how difficult refining the Immortal Vine Gourd was. Other Artifact Refiners at the Golden Core Cultivation level, lacking a True Fire as suitable as his Five Elements True Fire, could only choose simpler Restrictions and barely manage to refine it into a Magical Treasure. It was a move born of necessity, as they had no better option.

If not for his own deep foundation, Yang Jing would have found it impossible to continue even halfway through this session of closed-door Artifact Refining.

In his slumber, Yang Jing’s aura was like a dragon’s, stirring the sounds of wind and thunder. The Five Elements Wheel in his Dantian spun on its own, drawing in the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth and refining it into his own Magical Power.

He slept for a full three days. When he rose, he found that his depleted Divine Sense had fully recovered. The Magical Power in his Golden Core had also been restored by ten percent, no longer feeling as empty as before.

Yang Jing noticed two children standing respectfully before him. His heart skipped a beat. His first reaction was to think something had gone wrong with the Artifact Refining, and that the Positive and Negative Five Elements Divine Sand and the Immortal Vine Gourd had formed into two separate Magical Treasures.

"Five Fire Child pays his respects, Master."

"Profound Celestial Child pays his respects, Master."

The moment they saw Yang Jing awaken, the two children bowed deeply and respectfully to him.

Of the two children, one was as fair and delicate as a jade carving, with crimson hair styled to point at the sky, and was dressed as a Daoist Child. The other had a slightly darker complexion, with thick eyebrows and large eyes, and his temperament bore a slight resemblance to Iron Head’s.

Yang Jing recognized them at a glance as the Artifact Spirits of the Five Fire Gourd and the Profound Celestial Furnace. Relief washed over him, and he knew the Spiritual Treasure Tribulation had already passed.

What he hadn’t expected, however, was this pleasant surprise. The Essence Qi that had leaked out when the Five Fire Gourd was completed had helped the Profound Celestial Furnace cross a great threshold, allowing it to become a Tier Three Magical Treasure.

Still, this furnace had been used by him and Ji Feng to refine countless Spiritual Artifacts. For it to break through to Tier Three in one go, aided by a Top Tier, Tier Three Magical Treasure like the Five Fire Gourd, was only a natural result.

Yang Jing narrowed his eyes, and the Artifact Spirits’ attributes appeared before him.

[Name]: Five Fire (Five Fire Gourd Artifact Spirit)

[Species Level]: Epic

[Power]: Tier Three Magical Treasure

[Talent]: Five Fire Divine Thunder (Epic), True Martial Demon Vibration (Epic), Positive and Negative Five Elements (Epic)

[Affinity]: 100

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[Name]: Profound Celestial (Profound Celestial Furnace Artifact Spirit)

[Species Level]: Legendary

[Power]: Tier Three Magical Treasure

[Talent]: Profound Celestial Treasure Refining (Legendary)

[Affinity]: 100

Compared to Profound Celestial’s, the Five Fire Gourd’s stats were far more impressive. With three Epic Talents, it left even the Demon-Catching Tripod far behind.

With a thought, Yang Jing summoned the Demon-Catching Tripod and the Celestial Waterfall Sword, allowing the four Artifact Spirits to get acquainted.

Among the four Artifact Spirits, Heavenly Waterfall Child had a cold and aloof personality, Wanhua Child was somewhat mercenary, Five Fire Child leaned toward being hot-tempered, and Profound Celestial had a calm and steady disposition.

The personalities of these Artifact Spirits were all heavily influenced by the Restrictions within their respective Magical Treasures.

Yang Jing could vaguely sense that the personalities of Five Fire Child and Wanhua Child were quite incompatible. They only refrained from clashing because their master, Yang Jing, was present.

He scratched his head, a headache forming. This was certainly an unexpected development.

After returning the Demon-Catching Tripod to his Inner World and the Celestial Waterfall Sword to his Dantian, Yang Jing picked up the Five Fire Gourd. He left the Profound Celestial Furnace in the Quiet Chamber and walked out.

Although he had been asleep when the Five Fire Gourd underwent its Spiritual Treasure Tribulation, judging by its astonishing innate potential, the commotion must have been immense.

Though Yang Jing was mentally prepared, he was still startled by the scene outside. The two Nascent Soul cultivators of his master-disciple lineage were sitting under the Pure Yang Apricot Tree, waiting for him to emerge from his seclusion.

His five disciples stood respectfully to the side.

He hurried forward, bowed, and said, "Greetings, Fiery Fire True Monarch. Greetings, Bai Shui True Monarch."

"What an incredible Artifact Refining Skill. I’d heard the Cultivators of the Northern Domain spreading rumors that you were the best Artifact Refiner, and I thought they were just flattering you. I never expected you to truly live up to the name."