After returning to his room, Chen Yuyang immediately threw himself into his routine cultivation.
As the Primordial Saint Body, Chen Yuyang was naturally best suited to various supreme Yang attribute cultivation methods.
Among them, the fire attribute was the most compatible.
Tai Lingxuan had indeed spent a considerable amount to procure for him a set of sixth-grade fire attribute techniques.
A sixth-grade technique was already an extremely high-level cultivation method, usually only accessible to disciples within top-tier sects.
But…To be honest, Chen Yuyang wasn’t impressed.
More than ten lifetimes ago, through countless cycles of retraining, he had mastered a vast number of seventh-grade, eighth-grade, and even some secret ninth-grade techniques from hidden sects.
By studying countless cultivation methods and combining them with his own understanding, ten lifetimes ago, he had crafted a tailor-made technique called the “Primordial Art.”
Chen Yuyang didn’t know the exact grade of this technique himself, but judging by the results of his cultivation, it was in no way inferior to those ninth-grade techniques.
Not to mention, throughout these ten lifetimes of training, he had perfected and optimized this technique through personal experience.
Now, this technique was as refined as it could be, and it remained the most perfect and suitable method for him.
Therefore, Chen Yuyang could only thank Tai Lingxuan for her kindness and continue cultivating his own technique.
“Foundation Establishment Realm, third level. Hmm, I can finally condense the first strand of Primordial Fire.”
Chen Yuyang felt the situation inside his Qi Sea and nodded with satisfaction.
The Primordial Fire was the very first flame that appeared after the chaotic cosmos began.
It possessed the terrifying power to burn all things to ashes and to evolve all things.
It was also one of the final fruits of Chen Yuyang’s hundreds of lifetimes of refinement.
In his previous life, although he did not have the Primordial Fire, he had mastered the Chaos Fire, which was extremely similar to the Primordial Fire.
It was with the Chaos Fire that he was able to fight a few rounds with opponents at the Nascent Soul and Great Ascension realms, burn the magical artifact they used to seal him, and escape with his life.
However, for the current Chen Yuyang, its greatest use was for body refining.
Using the Primordial Fire to refine the body.
Even after countless lifetimes of refinement, Chen Yuyang had never truly attempted this before.
Because the power of this flame was too domineering and even contained the power of heavenly laws, his previous self could not fully control it, nor was he confident his body could endure the refining process.
But now, in this lifetime, he possessed the perfect Primordial Saint Body and could finally completely control the Primordial Fire.
He truly had the qualifications to refine his body with it.
So, as soon as the first strand of Primordial Fire condensed, Chen Yuyang couldn’t help but eagerly begin his attempt.
Raising his hand, the Primordial Fire appeared.
The Primordial Fire had no color and almost no tangible presence; only the space in his palm twisted slightly under its existence.
Chen Yuyang carefully controlled it.
Using the Primordial Fire, he began to temper his physical body.
A burning pain spread throughout him.
Although intense, Chen Yuyang had ample experience from countless lifetimes of refining his body with fire, so he could endure the pain.
Just as he was about to push the Primordial Fire deeper to temper his muscles and bones, a sudden knock on the door interrupted him at an inconvenient moment.
Chen Yuyang frowned slightly, stopped circulating the Primordial Art, and looked toward the door.
“Who is it?”
“Junior Brother, it’s me!”
Outside, Gu Qiushui’s clear voice sounded.
“Senior Sister, at this late hour, what are you looking for me for?”
Chen Yuyang asked curiously and went to open the door.
Gu Qiushui immediately squeezed inside and smiled brightly as she came close.
“Junior Brother Yuyang, I need your help with something~”
“Help you?” Chen Yuyang was puzzled. “Help you with what?”
“Master bestowed me a fifth-grade spirit artifact, but with my strength alone, I cannot refine it, so Master told me to come find you for help.”
“Senior Sister, if you can’t refine it, is it really okay to ask me?”
“This is a spirit artifact with a Supreme Yin attribute,” Gu Qiushui explained simply.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuyang instantly understood and reluctantly nodded.
“Alright… since that’s the case… but Senior Sister, couldn’t you have come to me in the morning? Why must it be so late at night?”
Gu Qiushui chuckled softly, “The atmosphere at night is better.”
Atmosphere…What atmosphere could there possibly be at this late hour?
Silently rolling his eyes, Chen Yuyang welcomed Gu Qiushui into the room.
In the cultivation world, there were several professions especially revered by cultivators.
First was the Alchemist.
Second, the Formation Master.
Third was the Artifact Refiner.
Chen Yuyang was well-versed in the way of Artifact Refining.
From the Pure Yang to the Primordial Body, from Solar Fire to now the Primordial Fire, Chen Yuyang’s constitution allowed him to command the most supreme flame power in existence.
Such talent would be a waste not to apply in Artifact Refining and Alchemy.
Chen Yuyang had accumulated at least dozens of lifetimes of experience and tens of thousands of years of insight and study in the arts of Artifact Refining and Alchemy.
Therefore, helping Gu Qiushui refine the Hanjiang Ribbon was not a particularly challenging task.
Even upgrading the grade of this artifact through reforging wouldn’t be too difficult.
But why, although she came to ask for his help refining a spirit artifact, did Chen Yuyang feel that Senior Sister Qiushui’s gaze toward him was somewhat strange?
As if she…Intended to devour him.
Hopefully, it was just his imagination.
“Ahem, Senior Sister Qiushui, I have other matters to attend to, so let’s start the refining quickly.”
Clearing his throat, Chen Yuyang put on a serious face.
“Junior Brother, what could you possibly be busy with? Could it be busy cultivating dual cultivation with Senior Sister or Junior Sister?”
Gu Qiushui teased with a meaningful smile.
“Senior Sister is joking. The Sisters are either on a trial or in seclusion, so there’s no time.”
“So, it’s not that you don’t have time to do it, but that you’re choosing not to~” Gu Qiushui smiled slyly and quickly leaned in close.
So close that Chen Yuyang could easily smell the faint fragrance on the young girl’s body.
“Senior Sister, stop joking and take out the Hanjiang Ribbon quickly. I’ve never even seen a fifth-grade spirit artifact before,” Chen Yuyang said with feigned interest, though he was actually trying to change the subject.
Fifth-grade spirit artifacts were rare, but for Chen Yuyang, they weren’t much.
In his Sumeru Consciousness Sea, he had several ninth-grade Immortal Artifacts, hundreds of eighth- and seventh-grade treasures, and countless lower-grade spirit artifacts.
But now, his strength was still weak, and no matter how many of these weapons and tools he possessed, they wouldn’t help.
Revealing them might only bring trouble.
He only used equipment and items suitable for his current cultivation level.
At his early Foundation Establishment realm, carrying a third-grade spirit artifact was already top-tier.
Even being so low-profile, Chen Yuyang had encountered assassins on the road several lifetimes.
In comparison…
Gu Qiushui, at the Foundation Establishment peak realm wielding a fifth-grade spirit artifact, was rather conspicuous.
“Here, this is it.”
Gu Qiushui said and with a flicker of the space ring on her finger, a frost-white ribbon appeared in her hand.
“Oh—”
Chen Yuyang pretended to be impressed, but as an Artifact Refiner with a sharp eye, he immediately noticed some flaws on the Hanjiang Ribbon.
“Senior Sister, why did Master suddenly bestow this spirit artifact to you? This artifact… might attract some people with ulterior motives to target you.”
Chen Yuyang asked curiously.
He believed that Tai Lingxuan couldn’t possibly be unaware of such a simple fact.
“What’s this, Junior Brother, are you worried about me?”
Gu Qiushui smiled gracefully and reached out her finger to teasingly lift the young man’s chin.
Their eyes met, and Chen Yuyang quickly looked away, his face reddening.
Youth was a curse.
Despite the hundreds of lifetimes of refinement, his soul was hardened and resilient.
But each retrained body was still easily stirred, and this affected his temperament, making him less…
Mature and steady.
So even a slight tease from Gu Qiushui made his body react unnaturally.
“How cute~”
Gu Qiushui whispered softly, then withdrew her hand in time, not advancing further.
“This spirit artifact was bestowed by Master for my protection,” Gu Qiushui explained with a faint smile.
“By the time I’m forced to use it, I’m afraid I will have already attracted some people with ill intent.”
Chen Yuyang nodded in understanding.
“In that case, Senior Sister Qiushui, let’s begin.”
“Junior Brother Yuyang, you’re really impatient. Only a few minutes and you’re already eager. Senior Sister obviously prefers to take things slow~”
“But it’s understandable; this is your first time doing this kind of thing, so it’s normal to be anxious~”
Chen Yuyang said, “Senior Sister, we’re discussing helping you refine this spirit artifact, right?”
Upon hearing this, Gu Qiushui immediately widened her eyes, surprised, and covered her mouth.
“What are you saying, Junior Brother Yuyang? Of course, we’re discussing refining the artifact. Otherwise, what do you think Senior Sister is talking about?”
Chen Yuyang: “……”
“Tell me, Junior Brother Yuyang, what did you think Senior Sister wanted to do?”
“N-nothing…”
Chen Yuyang’s eyelid twitched slightly as he hastily waved his hand to brush it off. “Since that’s settled, let’s begin immediately.”
Saying this, Chen Yuyang promptly activated his cultivation method and began circulating spiritual energy.
In the next moment, the temperature of the entire room rose drastically.
A blazing orange-red Solar Fire appeared in the youth’s palm, transforming into a ribbon-like stream of flames that twisted around his raised arm.
In an instant, Gu Qiushui felt a stir in her heart; the Supreme Yin energy condensed within her body through the Union Heart Art seemed to be guided by something.
So this was the Solar Fire controlled by the Pure Yang Body.
Sure enough, it was completely different from ordinary flames.
Thinking this silently, Gu Qiushui held the Hanjiang Ribbon aloft as her spiritual power began to activate her own Supreme Yin energy.
“All right, I’m going to start refining it now. Junior Brother, help me suppress its coldness.”
“Got it!”
As if sensing the heat of the Solar Fire and Gu Qiushui’s consciousness attempting to control it, the Hanjiang Ribbon immediately erupted in fierce resistance.
Ice and fire collided.
But in just a moment, the scorching Solar Fire thoroughly suppressed the fiercely cold Hanjiang Ribbon.
The effect was surprisingly obvious, much to Gu Qiushui’s astonishment.
Yet, she did not slack off and immediately began refining the ribbon.
Half an hour later…The girl sat cross-legged on the floor, her white gauze dress soaked with sweat and nearly transparent.
The sticky silk fabric clung tightly to her jade-like skin.
Her damp hair stuck to her neck, and the droplets of water on her forehead trembled with her heavy breathing.
Although the Hanjiang Ribbon was suppressed by the Solar Fire, it continued to try to resist.
During this half hour, the entire room remained in a state of extreme humidity and heat.
At this moment, the liquid on the girl’s body was not just sweat but also naturally condensed dew.
But whether it was water or sweat, there was no longer any difference.
Gu Qiushui exhaled a long breath, a smile appearing on her face.
Though she was now in a rather disheveled state, the entire refining process had gone extremely smoothly.
At this point, the Hanjiang Ribbon had completely submitted, obeying her every command.
“Congratulations, Senior Sister.”
Chen Yuyang smiled and congratulated her.
“It’s all thanks to you, Junior Brother,” Gu Qiushui’s eyes shone with gratitude.
She knew that if not for Junior Brother Yuyang, things would never have gone so easily.
Thinking this, the girl suddenly smiled slyly and became playful:
“Junior Brother, you helped me so much. How do you think Senior Sister should thank you?”
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