Chapter 416 Bountiful Harvest

"Nether Stone (Spiritual Object)?"

The sky was bathed in crimson rays as the Slanting Sun Wheel suddenly spoke.

He gazed at the Nether Stone (Spiritual Object), a flicker of surprise crossing his expression. "We happen to require a fifth-tier treasure to serve as the formation's keystone. Should you place this artifact at the core, it would enhance our suppression of Crimson Flame the Blazing Lord (Person Name)."

"As long as the demon seeks to break free, it will continuously refine the Nether Stone (Spiritual Object) with True Flame. By then, the nether energy will naturally be eradicated."

"That is indeed a brilliant approach."

Eldrin exclaimed with pleasant surprise, "This is a true display of open strategy. To break free from his confinement, Crimson Flame the Blazing Lord will undoubtedly devote his full strength to refining the Nether Stone."

This not only served to suppress Crimson Flame the Blazing Lord (Person Name), but also allowed for the refinement of the nether energy within the Nether Stone (Spiritual Object)—truly killing 2 birds with 1 stone.

They wasted no time and joined forces, positioning the Netherstone as the formation's core upon the array.

After reinforcing the formation, the Setting Sun Wheel cautioned, "This Nether Stone (Spiritual Object) is not an ultimate treasure for refining demons—it possesses no will of its own. Once the nether energy within the stone is depleted, it will begin to be refined by Crimson Flame the Blazing Lord (Person Name)."

Approximately 1 cycle of 60 years later, the Nether Qi would be completely dissolved, and after 2 such cycles, it would be refined by Crimson Flame the Blazing Lord (Person Name).

"Therefore, you must return within 2 jiazi cycles to retrieve the Void Gem (Spiritual Object), lest it becomes far more challenging to deal with once he refines this treasure."

"We understand."

Lyra nodded. They could hardly wait even 1 sexagenary cycle, let alone return to claim it after 2 such cycles had passed.

Seeing the 2 agree, the 2 Refining Devil Supreme Treasures revealed faint smiles. With the assistance of this Nether Stone (Spiritual Object), their tasks would be considerably easier over the next 100 years.

At that thought, Qingyue Lun still handed the Creation Jade and the Guixu Spirit Jade to the 2 of them: "You've been of great help to us this time. Take these—the Creation Jade and the Guixu Spirit Jade."

"Many thanks, Seniors." Eldrin no longer declined the offer. After storing the treasure, he spoke solemnly, "This Nether Stone is exceptionally precious. I must ask both Seniors to keep watch over it."

"Rest assured, with us here, we shall ensure its complete safety." The Clear Moon Wheel spoke, pausing slightly before continuing, "With your innate talents, we believe your strength will grow tremendously within 1 100 years."

"With your aid when the time comes, we might just slay Crimson Flame the Blazing Lord and permanently eradicate this thorn in our side."

A faint stir arose in Eldrin's heart. The companion treasure of Crimson Flame the Blazing Lord was forged from astonishing materials. If he could extract and refine its essence, then fuse it into the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss, it might just assist this sword in ascending to become a Demon-Smiting Immortal Sword.

At this thought, Eldrin was also deeply stirred. He nodded and said, "Rest assured, Senior. If our strength proves sufficient, we will naturally take action and utterly slay this fiend."

"In that case, we can set our minds at ease."

The 2 Demon-Subduing Supreme Treasures spoke no more, sinking into the firmament as they began drawing upon the spiritual veins' power to restore themselves.

The toll of this battle was immense; even with the aid of a fifth-tier formation to replenish their energy, it would still require no small amount of time to fully recover.

Seeing that matters here were settled, Lyra took a moment to restore her spiritual power before saying, "The ruins will close soon. There's no need for us to linger—let's return first and discuss later."

"Very well."

Eldrin nodded and took flight, heading out of the ancient ruins.

Considering the 2 great enemies on the Heavenly Abode Continent (Location), the 2 did not linger here after leaving the ruins.

They soared over the Heaven's Spine Mountains on their swords, returning to the borders of Ji Province. To prevent any information leaks, they once again refrained from using teleportation arrays, slipping back to Spirit Isle Lake in complete silence.

After returning to Spirit Isle Lake, Eldrin breathed a slight sigh of relief. He retrieved the Jade of Creation and the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss, saying:

"I see the clan vault still contains the Returning Abyss Flower and 5-Element Treasure Pearl. Later, I'll have our clansmen gather more medicinal herbs to refine the Pills of Creation for Returning to Nothingness and Pills of Creation for Returning to Origin."

"I'll have someone check if the Tianxu Sect's clan vault contains these treasures as well."

Lyra (Person Name) also said with a smile, this time they had not only fulfilled their wishes, but also obtained this piece of Creation Jade (Magic Treasure) and 2 pieces of Abyssal Spirit Jade (Magic Treasure).

Upon consuming the Pill of Creation Returning to the Void, a Golden Core cultivator could gain 60 years of cultivation. Both Eldrin and Lyra had already taken this pill, yet the family's elder patriarch, Kael, and others remained eligible to ingest it.

The Old Patriarch possessed dual spiritual roots, but his natal magic treasures were fewer than Eldrin's. With Eldrin's full support, his cultivation progress had always been remarkably swift.

He had now reached the Golden Core, 4th Tier (Cultivation Realm). After consuming this, he would immediately catch up to Eldrin (Person Name) and was estimated to break through to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core even earlier than Eldrin (Person Name).

To forge the treasured pill, Eldrin and Lyra mobilized the entire clan and the power of the Celestial Ruins Alliance, initiating a massive acquisition of supplementary spirit herbs.

In less than a month, they had gathered all the auxiliary spiritual herbs and immediately began refining the precious elixir.

This alchemy session had taken nearly half a year. Only after the 2 of them had fully refined the entire family's stockpile of fourth-rank spirit herbs did they finally emerge from their secluded cultivation chamber.

On this day, as the final batch of Creation Return to Origin Pills was successfully refined, Eldrin stored the pills away and said with delight, "With these pills, I am certain to break through to the Golden Core, Late Stage in 60 years."

This time, they refined a considerable amount of medicinal pills. First, they consumed 2 pieces of Guixu Lingzhen Jade and 5 Yuanbao Pearls to initiate the alchemical process, successfully producing 2 cauldrons of Creation Guixu Pills.

The first cauldron of Creation-Returning-to-Void Pills yielded 2 pills, while the second cauldron finally surpassed it, producing a full 3 precious pills.

After obtaining 5 Pills of Creation Return to Void, they did not stop immediately. Instead, they lit the furnace once more to refine a batch of Longevity Elixirs.

As early as 2 100 years ago, they had obtained a Sunmoon Grass at Celestial Python Lake (Location). Now, after more than 2 centuries had passed, even Celestial Python Lake (Location) had long since fallen into ruin.

By now, even Tianxu Lake had been renamed, yet they had only just gathered enough spiritual herbs for 1 furnace of Longevity Pills—proof of how exceedingly rare these pills truly were.

To refine this batch of Life-Extending Pills, Eldrin and Lyra worked tirelessly day and night for an entire month before finally succeeding, ultimately producing 3 pills in total.

A fourth-grade Life Extension Pill could extend 1's lifespan by 2 sexagenary cycles. The high-level cultivators of the Chen Clan still had relatively long lifespans remaining, so they had no immediate need for such a fourth-grade Life Extension Pill. Surely, selling it would be sufficient to alleviate the clan's external debts accumulated over the past years.

In addition to the Life-Extending Elixir, they also refined a batch of Nirvana Pills. These Nirvana Pills could reconstruct a cultivator's physical form, making them indispensable treasures for Golden Core cultivators.

Although only a single pill could be refined per cauldron of this elixir, its existence ensured that the family's Golden Core cultivators would not have their Dao paths irrevocably severed even if their physical bodies were destroyed.

In addition, they refined 2 cauldrons of Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object), producing a total of 8 Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object). The remaining fourth-grade superior demon core had to be set aside for future refinement due to insufficient Skyheart Grass.

The final cauldron yielded the Creation Cloud-Returning Elixir. Forged from Creation Jade, a single batch of this elixir required an investment exceeding 15,000,000 spirit stones.

Fearing any mishaps, the 2 devoted 3 full months to the alchemical process before finally achieving success. Though the yield amounted to merely 3 pills—barely enough to break even—for Eldrin and Lyra, this represented a significant harvest.