Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix (Infant Stage)
Rank: Seventh-Tier Demonic Spirit
Characteristics: Rebirth Through Fire, Lord of Fire Spirits, True Spirit Majesty, Crimson Phoenix Flame
Status: Hatched, Joyful, Naively Curious.
A seventh-tier Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, a hybrid of an eighth-tier Blazing Fire Phoenix and a seventh-tier Crimson Refining Skylark. Newly born, its attack power is weak, but it is a natural master of fire control with immense potential. By consuming a large amount of fire-element spiritual items, it can pass its infant stage and enter its growth stage within ten years.
Li Mu stared at the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, and under his Heavenly Talent - Identifying Myriad Spirits, he obtained all of its attributes.
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix struggled to climb out of its eggshell, its body covered in light red down, emitting faint flames. Its two small, black-bean-sized eyes blinked at Li Mu, revealing an innocent curiosity, as if confirming his identity.
Li Mu smiled slightly, opened his palm, and took out a Medicinal Pill bottle from his nine storage spiritual pearl. He poured out a few second-tier Fire Essence Pills and approached the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix.
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix’s eyes lit up slightly, its black-bean-like eyes fixed on the Fire Essence Pills. It opened its mouth and anxiously chirped, wanting Li Mu to feed it.
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix was only palm-sized, and its mouth was too small. Li Mu had to break the Fire Essence Pills in half to feed it.
After continuously feeding the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix seven or eight Fire Essence Pills, it let out a satisfied burp and stopped eating. Li Mu smiled slightly, raised his right hand, condensed Five Elements Spiritual Fire, and gently stroked the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix.
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix looked up and glanced at Li Mu. It had already recognized his kind aura, lowered its guard, and contentedly enjoyed the comfort, comfortably dozing off.
Seeing the little fellow fall asleep, Li Mu smiled slightly, condensed a Spirit Control Contract Seal in his hand, and struck it into the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix’s body, attaching it to its Divine Soul.
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix suddenly woke up, looked at Li Mu with confusion. Young and ignorant, it didn't understand what had happened, only feeling that the aura of the person in front of it had become more intimate. It narrowed its eyes and continued to sleep peacefully.
Perceiving the successfully established connection with the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, Li Mu smiled happily and put it into the skyfire cauldron’s fire source space to rest.
Li Mu continued to focus on the character panel, resuming the upgrade that had been interrupted earlier.
Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point, Refining Skill proficiency +1.
Li Mu ‘invested’ a free proficiency point into the ‘+’ sign next to Refining Skill, and a new prompt suddenly appeared in the log.
Li Mu’s mind trembled with uncontrollable joy. The Refining Skill, which had been stuck at the fifth-tier, could finally continue to increase in proficiency. He immediately continued to pour in free proficiency points.
Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point, Refining Skill proficiency +1.
Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point, Refining Skill proficiency +1.
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Ding, you consumed one free proficiency point, Refining Skill proficiency +1. Refining Skill Rank has increased to: Level Six. Your Artifact Refining experience has greatly improved. You have comprehended Artifact Refining Divine Ability: Artifact Inscription Formation, Artifact Momentum Nurturing Spirit.
As the Refining Skill broke through to Level Six, a large amount of Artifact Refining-related experience, artifact momentum, and artifact foundation-related content suddenly flooded Li Mu’s mind.
Li Mu frowned, his expression slightly pained as he endured the influx of Level Six Artifact Refining techniques and a large amount of Artifact Refining experience, comprehending the key points of refining Level Six Acquired Spirit Treasure.
Unlike refining fifth-tier Acquired Spiritual Artifacts, sixth-tier Spirit Treasure contain more profound refining techniques. Not only must the arrangement of artifact inscriptions and artifact foundation arrays be considered, but also the characteristics of the Artifact Refining Materials must be combined to construct the artifact foundation array, while considering the artifact momentum, condensing the artifact inscriptions into momentum, following the momentum of the Dao, and adhering to the root of the artifact spirit’s birth… ultimately enabling the Spiritual Artifact to naturally conceive an artifact spirit.
The new type of artifact inscriptions were obscure and difficult to understand, containing the mysterious Dao essence. The construction of the artifact array foundation momentum… all sorts of complex and mysterious knowledge repeatedly washed over Li Mu’s mind.
Li Mu stood still, motionless, having entered a state of Epiphany.
One day, two days, three days… Li Mu was like a stone sculpture, standing in front of the four directions house, completely immersed in the world of Level Six Refining Skill.
Fifteen days passed in a flash. Li Mu awoke from his Epiphany. With a wave of his hand, he summoned the skyfire cauldron, and the Purple-Gold Little Fire Phoenix gushed out with it.
“Heavenly Fire Furnace, condense for me!” Li Mu formed a hand seal, continuously outputting a large amount of spiritual power, performing the Eightfold Heavenly Fire Tempering Method.
The Purple-Gold Little Fire Phoenix, condensed from Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire, gracefully flapped its fiery wings, then disintegrated in the air, quickly reforming into a three-dimensional flame furnace.
A solid image of a purple Cauldron gradually took shape: the Cauldron, the body of the furnace, the legs of the furnace. Finally, the three merged into one in the air, and the purple flame furnace solidified, emitting terrifying high temperatures.
Li Mu looked at the Heavenly Fire Furnace, his Divine Sense entering the nine storage spiritual pearl. With a wave of his hand, pieces of sixth-tier gold-element spiritual Materials flew out and were successively thrown into the Heavenly Fire Furnace.
Li Mu successfully digested the Artifact Refining experience and knowledge brought by Level 6 Refining Skill, and comprehended a part of the method for constructing Innate Artifact Spirits. Immediately, he attempted to refine a sixth-tier Spirit Treasure to test the upgrade effect of Level Six Refining Skill.
Artifact inscriptions, artifact arrays, and artifact momentum, when combined, form an environment for the nurturing of artifact spirits, thereby allowing the Spirit Treasure to give birth to Innate Artifact Spirits. Constructing an environment within the artifact for the nurturing and birth of Innate Artifact Spirits is the core cost of refining sixth-tier Spirit Treasure.
To achieve the unity of the three, one must first have a deep understanding of the characteristics of the Artifact Refining Materials, be thoroughly familiar with the function and efficacy of each artifact inscription, and be able to ‘have a well-thought-out plan’ when constructing the artifact momentum and the spirit-nurturing environment.
Li Mu chose three sixth-tier gold-element spiritual items as sixth-tier Artifact Refining Materials: Flowing Light Fiend Gold, Vast Heaven Spirit Gold, and Purple Crystal Stone Gold. He put them into the Heavenly Fire Furnace, and under the forging of the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire, they quickly melted into three golden liquid masses.
Li Mu looked at the three golden liquid masses, sending in streams of spiritual power. At the same time, he multi-tasked, urging the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire to assist in condensing artifact inscriptions within them, slowly fusing them, and building artifact momentum and an artifact array for nurturing Innate Artifact Spirits.
Based on the special characteristics of the three sixth-tier gold-element Materials, he condensed artifact inscriptions: golden fiend, 肅殺, stable, tough, and so on, gold-element artifact inscriptions, constructing the momentum of extreme gold, nurturing the artifact spirit of extreme gold.
Time flowed by bit by bit. Li Mu outputted a large amount of spiritual power, and the three golden source liquids in the Skyfire Refining Furnace successfully mixed together.
Streams of artifact inscriptions floated on the artifact embryo, condensing into a golden long staff.
Time flew by, half an hour passed.
A golden long staff shot out from the Skyfire Refining Furnace, slowly hovering in front of Li Mu.
Ding, you have successfully refined a fifth-tier High Grade Spiritual Artifact. Refining Skill proficiency +90.
A prompt appeared in the log column of the character panel.
Glancing at the prompt, Li Mu’s expression was somewhat unsightly. This attempt to refine a sixth-tier Spirit Treasure was a failure. He had consumed three sixth-tier gold-element Materials but failed to refine a sixth-tier Spirit Treasure. Instead, he had refined a fifth-tier High Grade Spiritual Artifact. He had suffered a huge loss!
Li Mu stared intently at the fifth-tier gold-element spiritual staff in front of him, his Divine Sense entering it to examine its internal artifact inscription and artifact array structure, summarizing the reasons for this Artifact Refining failure.
The artifact momentum within the artifact array was clearly successfully constructed, so why did it fail to give birth to the artifact essence environment for nurturing Innate Artifact Spirits? … Li Mu frowned, thinking seriously, unable to find the key to the failure.
Vaguely, Li Mu thought of a blurry clue, but it was obscured by a wisp of mist, preventing him from seeing the full picture.
Suddenly, Li Mu had a flash of inspiration, remembering something. He quickly took out the eighth-tier ‘Divine Inscription True Explanation’ from his storage compartment, quickly opened it, and searched for Divine Inscriptions related to gold-element Divine Charm. (End of this chapter)
