Within the Jiang Lan Realm, Qin Hao had completed the original refining array and upgraded it, making all the secret patterns more complex.
These secret patterns and arrays had undergone multiple iterations of upgrades. Although Qin Hao spent most of his time cultivating, his research in refining never stopped. Each time he had a new idea or insight, he would apply it to refining.
This time, as he prepared to refine, he naturally wanted to test the ideas and insights he had gained about refining during this period. The upgrade of the array was just the beginning.
After a thousand years in the Jiang Lan Realm, Qin Hao finally completed the upgrade of the entire refining array. Looking at the complex patterns, and the aura of laws pervading them, Qin Hao nodded with satisfaction.
If he weren't in the Dark Land, Qin Hao would have even considered trying to refine a Supreme Treasure.
“Array, activate!”
Qin Hao softly commanded, and a vast amount of divine power quickly merged into the array before him. The array and patterns were instantly enveloped by divine power, and a massive furnace appeared before Qin Hao.
Although this furnace was formed by divine power activating the array, its strength was absolutely no less than that of a peak treasure, and it had even touched the edge of a Supreme Treasure.
With the array activated and the furnace appearing, Qin Hao began to refine the Star Banner. Materials were thrown into the furnace by Qin Hao, and in an instant, they were completely consumed by the furnace. Impurities were entirely extracted, leaving only the parts Qin Hao needed most.
As various ores and materials entered, over a hundred types of materials began to fuse within the furnace. The entire process was very smooth, without any unexpected occurrences.
For the current Qin Hao, refining a treasure posed no difficulty; it was merely a matter of time. However, time was precisely what was long.
The fusion of materials, followed by shaping, and then engraving various related arrays and secret patterns, all required time. Even if Qin Hao was extremely powerful, this process could not be entirely omitted.
Especially in the refining of the Star Banner, it also needed to align with its corresponding star, the corresponding law, and its required function within the Zhou Tian Star Array. Every point needed to be carefully considered.
After all, the more complex the array, the more stringent the precision required. Even a slight difference could cause problems in the array's operation.
However, these were not problems for Qin Hao. In just 5 years, a new Star Banner was directly refined.
Qin Hao did not stop and began refining the next Star Banner. He needed to refine a total of 10081 banners. Even if each one maintained a speed of one every 5 years, it would still take fifty thousand years.
Fortunately, the Jiang Lan Realm could still be used in the Dark Land. Fifty thousand years inside was only 50 years outside, so Qin Hao still had enough time to complete his subsequent arrangements.
Fifty thousand years passed in a flash, and a large number of Star Banners had accumulated around Qin Hao. These Star Banners floated in the air, emitting a strange aura, connected to each other, but not yet fully complete.
“The last Star Banner has been refined!” As the last Star Banner flew out of the furnace and quickly merged with the surrounding Star Banners, the 10081 Star Banners shimmered in the air, subtly forming a massive space. Within the space, stars twinkled, and star power rapidly accumulated.
“Indeed, with the enhancement of the Star Banners, the Zhou Tian Star Array is a complete array,” Qin Hao couldn't help but exclaim, sensing the changes in the Star Banners.
The role of the Star Banners was undoubtedly immense. After all, the Star Gods, though powerful, were merely divine power constructs and could not fully manage the entire array. Having to both control the array and constantly absorb power to maintain its operation was still very strenuous.
The Star Banners themselves, as important components of the array, could maintain its basic operation. The Star Gods only needed to adjust the array according to internal changes, and the power exerted would be increased tenfold, or even dozens of times. This was the efficiency improvement brought by tools.
Furthermore, although the Star Banners were of treasure level, their might was by no means weak. Now, they were even no less powerful than the Sealed Star refined by Zuo Shanke.
“Collect!”
The Star Banners in the sky transformed into streams of light, entering Qin Hao's body and settling into the divine kingdoms of the various Star Gods within him. After the Star Banners took residence, the divine kingdoms of all Star Gods began to become more solidified. Divine power continuously merged into the Star Banners, intertwining with them.
The Star Gods within the divine kingdoms also merged into the Star Banners one by one. On the surface of the Star Banners, various distinct totems began to form.
This was the Star Gods refining the Star Banners and merging with them, engraving the aura of the stars onto the Star Banners to achieve deeper control. One by one, the Star Gods rapidly refined the Star Banners, and the divine power within the divine kingdoms also began to gradually boil, as if turning into wisps of smoke, continuously passing through the Star Banners.
Each time divine power passed through the Star Banners, the aura on the Star Banners became more solidified, and the laws became clearer. And after the divine power passed through the Star Banners, it also became imbued with the aura of laws, becoming more agile, as if it had undergone a sublimation.
Seeing the changes within his divine kingdom, Qin Hao did not leave the Jiang Lan Realm. He directly sat down, waiting for the Star Gods to fully control the Star Banners and for the Star Banners' final transformation.
This process did not last too long. Ten thousand years later, all the Star Gods had completely mastered the Star Banners, and the aura on the Star Banners became even more solidified.
Each Star Banner also became more agile, as if it had developed sentience.
“It’s time to go out and act!”
As his voice fell, Qin Hao's divine consciousness had already emerged from the Jiang Lan Realm.
“Master, you’ve finally come out!” You, looking at the suddenly appearing Qin Hao, was surprised but still respectfully approached him and said.
“Mark out the locations of all nearby third-order World Beasts!”
Ignoring You's words, Qin Hao directly commanded. The next target was the third-order World Beast, and Qin Hao also needed to plan, to see which World Beast's location was more suitable, and to prepare to leave the Dark Land at any time.
“Yes, Master. We have ten third-order World Beasts nearby. Their lairs are quite scattered, and the strongest one is about to enter the fourth-order...” You began to mark out the locations of the ten World Beasts one by one.
Upon entering the Dark Land, Qin Hao had also explored the surrounding terrain. He was very clear about the locations marked by You and the surrounding environment.
Listening to You's narration, Qin Hao also began to carefully consider which target to act upon. After all, they were third-order World Beasts, so he still needed to be careful.
