Free Web NovelChapter 576: Chapter 574: The Little Scarlet Finch Who’s Never Seen the World
Xu Yang forcibly suppressed the urge to turn and flee, his eyes wide with shock.
Minghuo, chains, and Evil Qi surged forth, all flooding over the shattered bones in one overwhelming torrent.
Crack!
With a crisp snap, the bones shattered into fragments, dissolving into a vast cloud of flying ash.
Whoosh!
The energy unleashed from the pill core was swiftly annihilated amid the swirling ash.
"Damn it!"
Xu Yang’s expression changed dramatically.
To be directly extinguished—were these shattered bones truly so formidable?
Could it be the power of taboo?
In the blink of an eye, all the power of the pill core was utterly snuffed out.
Yet, that cloud of ash, like mist and dust, gathered together, forming a palm-sized mass that wriggled and buzzed upward.
"Kid, retreat for now!"
The Divine Sparrow, watching the scene unfold, felt a formless, terrifying threat bearing down, and immediately growled in a low voice.
"Wait!"
Xu Yang’s eyes glinted coldly, and he hurriedly shouted to halt the retreat!
Then, under the Blood Ming Divine Sparrow’s gaze—shocked, almost fearful—he suddenly darted toward the cloud of bone dust.
What’s he doing?
Is he insane?
Could he actually be thinking of attempting a refinement?
The Blood Ming Divine Sparrow was chilled to the bone.
He knew too well that the threat that made him feel on the brink of collapse could not possibly be faked in any way!
How the hell can this be refined?!
"Kid..."
Though he didn’t believe Xu Yang was acting out of hotheadedness, the Blood Ming Divine Sparrow still shouted again, wanting to take Xu Yang and escape directly from this place.
"Hold on!"
Xu Yang tossed out a command. And the instant he faced the bone dust, it seemed to sense him, distorting and surging straight toward his face.
In that moment, Xu Yang’s hair stood on end, as if a monstrous evil spirit had locked onto him; ice crept through his limbs.
Still, his mind remained clear.
To confront such a bizarre thing—this was no reckless impulse!
Swish!
The Celestial Refining Divine Tripod shot forth from his body, clamping down directly.
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The Divine Tripod flipped over, mouth-up, landing heavily and securely on the ground.
Xu Yang sat cross-legged where he was, and before him chains of the Heaven-Locking Divine Chain manifested, while Heaven-Burning Divine Fire roared out from within the tripod.
The bone dust writhed inside the tripod.
But as the ancient intent of the tripod erupted and the Spirit Fire enveloped it, the dust abruptly shuddered in fear.
It was as if an intelligence resided within, and now it tasted terror for the first time.
Realizing this, Xu Yang could not restrain a wild rush of joy across his face.
It looks like there’s hope!
He immediately went all out, pouring every ounce of strength into the attempt.
The dust writhed, then gradually ceased its struggle.
The scene resembled the final throes of a feeble will, scattered in moments by the tripod and the Spirit Fire.
The Blood Ming Divine Sparrow stared blankly, then shot forward as quick as lightning.
When he saw the bone dust inside the tripod—no resistance at all, just lying quietly within the strange Spirit Fire as the refinement continued—he was utterly dumbfounded, his eyes about to pop out of his head.
"This..."
What about the taboo?
Wasn’t there supposed to be a catastrophic eruption?
How could it be so calm?
The threat that had terrified him had been anything but an illusion!
This tripod, this fire...
The Blood Ming Divine Sparrow was no fool; he immediately thought of countless possibilities, his heart and mind in turmoil, his eyes brimming with disbelief.
Absolutely extraordinary!
Could it be an Immortal Dao inheritance?
The Blood Ming Divine Sparrow could not help but leap to this bold, almost unthinkable conclusion.
And yet even he couldn’t believe it!
It makes no sense!
Among the ancient rumors of the Spirit Realm, Immortal Dao did indeed exist!
But through the ages, no trace of Immortal Dao had ever been discovered.
Let alone any inheritance of the Immortal Dao.
Otherwise, even the invincible Heaven Man would not be so ignorant of the Immortal Dao!
So, how could an Immortal Dao inheritance possibly surface here?
Unbelievable—yet the Blood Ming Divine Sparrow dared not entirely refute it!
"Kid, you—" Even his voice stuttered from shock.
Xu Yang’s face was grave; he glanced up and said, "Senior, my tripod and this fire are indeed unique. I must ask you to keep this secret!"
Hearing this, the Blood Ming Divine Sparrow’s gaze sharpened. He stared deeply at Xu Yang and nodded heavily.
"Can it be refined? Did you glimpse the power hidden within?" He couldn’t help pressing further.
Xu Yang gave a wry smile: "I should be able to—but it’ll likely take a very long time."
He was far too weak.
The Divine Tripod’s might and the power of Spirit Fire unleashed together—still too feeble!
"I estimate that to refine it would take at least full effort for more than a month!"
"More than a month... That can be endured!" The Divine Sparrow’s eyes glinted with joy.
If it can truly be refined, he’d wait not just months, but much longer if needed!
Even if the refinement was only possible due to Xu Yang’s unique abilities, just comprehending its properties and benefits afterward was more than worthwhile.
Taboo and fortune in one!
Xu Yang nodded slightly, secretly delighted within.
If it could indeed be refined—that would be the greatest tidings of all.
The Celestial Refining Divine Tripod, the Heaven-Burning Divine Fire, the Celestial Refining Divine Scripture—none of them had failed him!
Immortal Dao inheritance!
Now, he could finally be absolutely certain—all these legacies came from the Immortal Dao!
No matter what, with these legacies, he would stand utterly advantaged in this place.
"Let’s refine it first and see."
Xu Yang narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the Divine Tripod’s interior.
When refinement was over, only then would he see what exactly was produced.
And finally, whether he could refine it into the tripod’s unique Purest Essence Qi!
Time slipped by quietly; all around was dead stillness.
The Blood Ming Divine Sparrow, deeply shaken, remained silent, hovering calmly nearby in watch.
One day, two days, three days...
Fortunately, maintaining only the Divine Tripod wasn’t overly taxing.
And at every moment, he could recover his strength as well.
During this time, his surroundings remained unchanged.
The Ancient Ruins of Fallen Immortals were simply too vast; he hadn’t encountered another soul.
After a month.
Great waves suddenly surged within the Divine Tripod.
The bone dust was utterly gone—completely reduced to nothing!
The Divine Sparrow, whose gaze had never once left the Tripod, immediately blurted out, "Well? How is it?"
Xu Yang’s spirit trembled.
He felt that while the bone dust had vanished from the Divine Tripod, a strange and bizarre energy now hovered within.
"Could this be the manifested power of taboo?"
Xu Yang felt his skin crawl.
This uncanny force brimmed with a will to utterly erase all things.
Though very, very weak, it nonetheless inspired terror!
It was as if a single wisp could end the world!
Buzz!
The Spirit Fire faded within the tripod, leaving behind only a faint, wispy, threadlike haze of gray energy, nearly illusory.
The Blood Ming Divine Sparrow drew in a cold breath, his whole body shivering uncontrollably.
Just sensing this power made every feather quake with dread!
Far more threatening than the shattered bones before!
"Th-this is the taboo power?"
"Without the cover of bone dust, the threat is even greater."
The Divine Sparrow’s voice quavered; he instinctively retreated again and again.
His very being warned him that if he was contaminated—even by such a faint, threadlike illusion—it would erase him without a trace!
"Unless I’m mistaken, this really is the force of taboo."
"Every place that radiated such overwhelming threat along our journey—each probably hid power like this, impossible to glimpse!"
"As for the dangers that fill the world, they must be similar but, compared with this kind of special place and special thing, much weaker!"
Xu Yang mused, guessing, "This power, filled with a force to annihilate all life, feels born only for extinction; Senior, I suspect, at the very beginning this battlefield was destroyed by someone wielding such power, severing all chance of life; as time passed, the energy scattered and waned; yet some of it remains, hidden within objects across the ruins."
The Blood Ming Divine Sparrow, regaining some calm, nodded thoughtfully.
But soon, he fixed Xu Yang with a strange look. "Can you control it?"
He had never even considered refining such power.
How would you refine it?
The destruction of all life—if you tried, maybe you’d end up refining yourself away!
If it could even be controlled, that would be enough—using it against fiends and enemies would be terrifying indeed.
Xu Yang pondered: "It’s difficult to control. I’ll first try refining it."
"Refine?"
"You really intend to refine it?"
The Blood Ming Divine Sparrow suddenly raised his voice, his shock like a country bumpkin red sparrow who’d never seen anything in his life.
