34: Chapter 34 Fire Domain Weapon Forging! The Feelings Between Two Women!

Hearing this, An Miaoyi turned her slender hand over.

A flash of light appeared in her palm, and an exquisite jade hairpin appeared.

The jade hairpin was translucent purple throughout, with a lifelike Phoenix carved at the tip, emitting a faint, warm luster.

"This is the Life-Bound Artifact Miaoyi refined—the Purple Phoenix Jade Hairpin."

An Miaoyi introduced it softly, "It was crafted from a piece of Purple Jade Marrow from the nine heavens divine jade series. Although the quality is good, the Materials I obtained at the time were too scarce, only a palm-sized piece. Therefore, to this day, it can only be considered a passable Magic Treasure, still a far cry from a true heavy artifact."

A Cultivator's 'Artifact' emphasizes Materials and Dao patterns.

The better the material and the greater the mass, the deeper the Dao it can carry.

An Miaoyi's hairpin was beautiful, but when used against enemies, it was indeed a bit flimsy.

Ye Xuan took the jade hairpin and weighed it in his hand.

It was light as a feather.

"The material is nine heavens divine jade; the foundation is good."

Ye Xuan evaluated softly, "It's just too light. If it encountered a heavy weapon, I'm afraid it would shatter upon contact."

He looked at An Miaoyi and smiled, "Since we're already here, I'll help you re-refine it."

An Miaoyi was stunned, and then a look of pleasant surprise appeared in her eyes.

"Young Master... you have a way?"

She knew how difficult re-refining an artifact was, especially a Life-Bound Artifact that had already taken shape. Adding new Materials required extremely high Artifact Refining attainment and incredibly powerful flames.

"It's a small matter."

Ye Xuan said with a relaxed expression.

"Come, let's go inside."

He propped up a golden light barrier to protect everyone and stepped directly into the Fire Domain.

The first layer, the second layer, the third layer...

They went deeper and deeper until they reached the sixth layer of the Fire Domain.

The flames here were called 'Purple Qi from the East,' swirling like mist and appearing less violent than the flames outside.

But in reality, the temperature was terrifying to the extreme; even Great Experts didn't dare to touch them lightly.

"Right here."

Ye Xuan stopped and found a relatively flat black stone platform.

He asked everyone to wait a moment, then with a thought, he took several items out of his Sea of Bitterness.

When those items appeared, An Miaoyi's breathing stopped.

A fist-sized piece of crimson metal emitted a heart-palpitating divine glow; inside, it was as if blood were flowing, and the faint sound of a Phoenix's cry could be heard.

There was also a large piece of crystal-clear jade, which was exactly nine heavens divine jade.

"Is this Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold?"

An Miaoyi cried out in shock, her voice changing pitch.

Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold—that was a sacred object exclusive to Great Emperors, a supreme immortal material for refining Extreme Imperial Weapons!

A piece the size of a fingernail would be enough to make Holy Lands fight to the death, yet the piece in Ye Xuan's hand was as big as a fist!

"Yes, Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold."

Ye Xuan's tone was flat, as if he were talking about a piece of scrap iron.

"Your hairpin is in the shape of a Phoenix; this is the most suitable."

Saying that, he directly channeled the surrounding purple fire mist.

Under the urging of Ye Xuan's majestic blood Qi and Divine Power, the purple fire transformed into a fire dragon, enveloping An Miaoyi's jade hairpin.

Immediately after, Ye Xuan threw the nine heavens divine jade and the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold into the fire together.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.

The incomparably hard immortal gold, under the dual action of the purple fire and Ye Xuan's Divine Power, began to melt slowly, turning into a purple-gold liquid.

Ye Xuan's hands moved, striking out one profound Dao pattern after another.

The purple-gold liquid slowly seeped into the jade hairpin.

The originally slender jade hairpin began to undergo a qualitative change.

Its volume did not increase, but its density was rising frantically.

In the purple jade body, strands of crimson gold patterns like blood vessels appeared.

The Phoenix at the tip became incredibly vivid, as if it would spread its wings and fly at any moment.

Half an hour later.

"Success."

Ye Xuan gave a soft shout and withdrew the flames.

A brand new hairpin floated in mid-air. Its entire body flowed with purple-gold divine light, emitting a pressure as heavy as a mountain.

Although it was just a hairpin, it gave people the feeling of a towering mountain peak.

An Miaoyi reached out with trembling hands to catch the descending hairpin.

Her palm suddenly sank.

The tiny hairpin actually weighed ten thousand pounds!

If she weren't a Cultivator of the Four Poles Secret Realm, this weight alone might have crushed her hand.

"This..."

Feeling the majestic power inside the hairpin, mist rose in An Miaoyi's eyes.

A Life-Bound Artifact mixed with Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold!

This was not just a Magic Treasure; this was a foundation for attaining the Dao!

As long as she continued to nurture it, this hairpin had the potential to become a World-Passing Saint Weapon, or even a Quasi-Emperor Weapon in the future!

"Thank you, Young Master!"

An Miaoyi bowed deeply to Ye Xuan, her eyes brimming with affection.

Such a heavy gift... even selling the entire Miaoyu Nunnery wouldn't be enough to repay it.

Ye Xuan smiled and waved his hand to indicate there was no need for formalities.

Then, he turned to look at Xiao Yixian, who had been watching eagerly from the side.

The little girl didn't say anything, but her envious little eyes had long since betrayed her.

"Don't worry, there's something for you too."

Ye Xuan picked through the pile of Materials again.

"Xiao Yixian, although you are now a Dou Zong, your primary means still rely on poison. You have too few self-defense methods."

Ye Xuan picked up a piece of silver-white metal—Daluo Silver Essence.

"I'll refine a sword for you."

The fire rose again.

This time, Ye Xuan refined it very quickly.

A longsword, silver-white throughout and glinting with cold light, soon took shape.

Complicated Dao patterns were carved on the blade; not only was it peerlessly sharp, but it could also amplify the power of Dou Qi.

Immediately after, Ye Xuan picked up a piece of crimson Copper Essence.

"Besides a sword, you also need this."

He gestured with his hands.

"Since you can now control the Woeful Poison Body, you can try to follow the path of an Alchemist. After all, poison is also medicine; medicine and poison come from the same source."

"An Alchemist?"

Xiao Yixian's eyes lit up, but then they dimmed again.

"But... an Alchemist needs both Fire and Wood attributes, as well as Beast Flames or Heavenly Flames. My Physique..."

"Who said refining medicine requires one to have their own fire?"

Ye Xuan gave a mysterious smile.

The crimson Copper Essence in his hand melted in the flames, gradually stretching and deforming into a half-foot-tall small cauldron.

The small cauldron had an ancient design, with three legs and two ears.

Ye Xuan made a startling move.

He reached out and forcibly seized a wisp of purple fire source from this sixth layer of the Fire Domain.

That was the essence of the Fire Domain that had not been extinguished for millions of years; it was definitely not inferior to ordinary Heavenly Flames, and was perhaps even stronger.

"Seal!"

Ye Xuan forcibly struck that wisp of purple fire source into the interior of the small cauldron and carved a Seal Formation.

"A divine fire is sealed within this cauldron. In the future, when you refine medicine, you only need to inject Dou Qi to activate the cauldron and draw out the divine fire. You won't need to search the whole world for Heavenly Flames anymore."

Ye Xuan handed the longsword and the small cauldron to Xiao Yixian.

"Here, take them."

Xiao Yixian took these two heavy treasures, completely dazed.

A defensive sharp sword.

A Medicine Cauldron with its own divine fire.

Group Leader Big Brother had not only solved her Physique problem but had even taken care of her future career planning and equipment.

"Group Leader Big Brother..."

Xiao Yixian held the items in her arms, her eyes red.

In this strange world, she felt an unprecedented sense of security and being pampered.

"Thank you... thank you, Big Brother!"

If she weren't holding things in her hands, she would surely have lunged forward to give him another kiss.

The way the two girls looked at Ye Xuan now was as tender as water.

Ye Xuan didn't pay much attention; he looked down at little Nannan, who was hugging his thigh.

The little one was looking up at him with an expectant face.

"Big Brother, Nannan wants some too!"

"Alright, alright, everyone gets some."

Ye Xuan looked at the remaining divine Materials in his hand.

He thought for a moment, his fingers flying.

Soon, several exquisite little trinkets appeared.

A small rattle drum carved from Five-Colored Divine Jade; when shaken, it would produce a crisp Great Dao Heavenly Sound that could cleanse the Divine Soul.

A Longevity Lock made of Daluo Silver Essence, covered in defensive Formation patterns; even a full-strength strike from a Cultivator in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm couldn't break it.

There were also a few shiny little marbles, polished from surplus Divine Source.

"Here, take these to play with."

Ye Xuan stuffed these toys into Nannan's hands.

Nannan was overjoyed, shaking the rattle drum with a 'dong dong dong' sound.

The crisp sound echoed in the Fire Domain, bringing a bit of coolness to this parched place.

"Thank you, Big Brother!"

Nannan hung the Longevity Lock around her neck, unable to put it down.