My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

Meng Hong sighed slightly. He meant it as a joke, but Gu Qing took it seriously.

Actually.

If Gu Qing asks for this item, they will give it to him.

For them, this item had limited value.

Meng Hong came to Gu Qing's side, first checking if Gu Qing was injured. After examining him, he explained:

"Brother Gu, this thing is called Molten Sandstone Essence."

"Lava Sandstone Essence?"

A glint of light flashed in Gu Qing's eyes.

"That's right."

Meng Hong patted the corpse of the tenth-tier Sand Fusion Beast and continued, "The Sand Fusion Beast we just killed was close to the first-tier limit in terms of cultivation."

Look at its size; it's 30% larger than other adult Sand Lava Cave Beasts, which is a basic characteristic of breaking limits.

From the day it is born, the Sand Fusion Beast begins to nurture the sandbags within its body, tempering them with crimson heavy sand.

When they break through to the first rank and transform into second rank demon beasts, the crimson sand within their bodies will turn into molten sand rock essence.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this lump of molten sandstone is only the size of a washbasin; it weighs at least tens of thousands of kilograms.

If these refined molten sandstone essences were dispersed and the innate spells of such demonic beasts were cast, it would be enough to cover an area of ​​about thirty feet in radius.

In the Immortal Kingdom, many low-level cultivators lacking resources refine sand-type magical artifacts, and they use crimson heavy sand.

However, in the Immortal Kingdom, there are professional companies that raise Sand Fusion Beasts, and ordinary Crimson Sand is not very valuable.

The molten sandstone essence we extracted from this Sand Cavern Beast is a semi-finished magical artifact; with a little refinement, we can obtain a sand-type magical artifact.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing's eyes lit up.

Meng's four older brothers are all wealthy men, each with several magical artifacts, while I, as their brother, don't have a single one.

My family isn't some kind of second-generation immortal being, with someone lifting me up.

For Gu Qing, every opportunity to enhance his strength is precious and cannot be missed.

If the molten sandstone essence were refined slightly and turned into a magic weapon, it would greatly increase Gu Qing's chances of survival in mercenary missions.

Seeing the light in Gu Qing's eyes, the four brothers couldn't help but think of the longing in their eyes when they were children.

When someone wants something, their eyes don't lie.

Meng Hu smiled and said to Gu Qing, "Brother Gu, do you want to refine this item into a magical artifact?"

"Well, if the opportunity arises..."

Gu Qing nodded. Before he could finish speaking, Meng Hu handed him a jade slip.

"This is……"

"The jade slip contains a basic treasure refining technique, which can be used to refine some low-level magical artifacts with limited power."

"These are all common goods, Brother Gu, please don't find them unpleasant."

Meng Hu said with a smile.

After several battles, the four Meng brothers' trust in Gu Qing deepened once again. Coupled with the terrifying "talent" Gu Qing displayed, they decided to continue investing in him.

Gu Qing was overjoyed upon hearing this.

What's wrong with low-level magical artifacts?

I don't even own a single low-level magic weapon.

"Brother Meng Hu, you are too kind. I will never forget your kindness in bestowing the Dharma upon me."

Gu Qing thanked the four people.

"Oh, Brother Gu, you're too kind..."

Upon hearing this, Meng Hu waved his hands repeatedly.

After a pause, Meng Hu couldn't help but remind him, "Brother Gu, most sand-type magic artifacts are of mediocre power. Common methods to enhance the power of sand-type magic artifacts include poisoning, or incorporating different kinds of fire, sharp metal spirit objects, and so on."

Monsters like the Sand Furnace Beast instinctively infuse the earth's fire energy into the crimson sand to enhance the power of their sand-flying spells.

"Yes, I'll be careful."

Gu Qing nodded.

He then held the jade slip in his hand and used his spiritual sense to access the knowledge within.

"The Dust-Condensing Refining Technique?"

"All things in heaven and earth have their own form, and even iron and stubborn stones have their own true meaning."

"The way of crafting artifacts lies not in brute force, but in meticulous attention. Between heaven and earth, there are countless specks of dust, such as gold dust, wood powder, and water crystals... Use your thoughts and spiritual awareness as a guide to lead these specks of dust into the artifact and awaken its spirituality."

"As expected, this method is too low-level. It can only stimulate the spirituality of the material itself and evolve it into a magical artifact restriction."

After reading the contents of the jade slip, Gu Qing couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Gu Qing sat cross-legged, placing the basin-sized piece of molten sandstone essence in front of him. He took a deep breath and, following the instructions on the jade slip, channeled his spiritual sense into the essence.

"Refining Treasures from Dust..."

Gu Qing murmured, her mind sinking into it.

In an instant, Gu Qing's spiritual sense touched the essence of the molten sandstone. Each grain was filled with the energy of earth fire. Gu Qing used his spiritual sense as a guide to try to sort out and condense these spiritual elements.

The process did not go smoothly.

The internal structure of the lava sandstone is far more complex than imagined, and it nearly collapsed several times during attempts to guide it.

Sweat beaded on Gu Qing's forehead, but he gritted his teeth and persevered, gradually taming the raging earth fire energy.

After an unknown amount of time, the molten sandstone suddenly trembled slightly, and a faint red light appeared on its surface.

Gu Qing opened his eyes and saw that the molten sandstone essence, which was originally the size of a washbasin, had begun to soften, becoming like putty.

The next step is shaping.

With a slight thought, Gu Qing controlled the molten sandstone essence, gradually transforming it into a gourd shape.

The spiritual essence of the molten sandstone was awakened, and a reddish-brown spiritual light enveloped the gourd.

A moment later, three simple restrictions formed inside, allowing the object to move at will.

Gu Qing's mind stirred.

The formed reddish-brown gourd soared into the air, spewing out a cloud of crimson sand mist from its mouth, covering an area of ​​three zhang in diameter, with flashes of fire appearing as the sand grains rubbed together.

"receive!!"

The crimson sand and mist swirled back into the reddish-brown gourd, slowly settling into the palm of the hand.

Stroking the self-made magical artifact, Gu Qing couldn't help but smile.

It was a bit weak, but it was his own.

After Gu Qing finished refining the molten sandstone essence, the four Meng brothers discussed it with Gu Qing and all agreed that they should now go deep into the lair of the Fiery Sand Cave Beast to explore the origin of the volcanic rock flame.

The deeper the five went, the more terrifying sounds, like those of a dragon, echoed from the cracks in the cave walls.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying firestorm will erupt, which even the crimson sand inside the Red Sand Gourd cannot withstand.

The five could only find the nearest side road to take refuge.

The firestorm that swept in from the depths of the cave contained wisps of volcanic rock flames, and its power was extremely terrifying.

Even a first-grade, tenth-level Sand Furnace Beast would suffer if it encountered this firestorm.

previously.

In a side passage of a cave, they discovered two Tier 10 Sandstorm Cave Beasts mating. Suddenly, a firestorm erupted, and the two Tier 10 Sandstorm Cave Beasts struggled in the flames, turning into wisps of smoke in an instant.

As a monster with both earth and fire attributes, the Sand Fusion Beast naturally possesses strong fire resistance.

But they couldn't stop the volcanic rock fire either.

As Gu Qing and his group delved deeper into their exploration, they became increasingly cautious.

three days later.

The five people proceeded along a fork in the road, ahead of which was a precipice.

The firelight in front of the cliff was crimson and blazing.

The five people walked to the fork in the road and looked ahead. They saw a crimson ocean below the cliff, filled with a special red liquid that was several hundred degrees hot.

"The Fiery Sea at the Earth's Core has finally been found; the spiritual herb is inside it."

"Forehead!!!"

"Four brothers, are you sure you want to enter this sea of ​​fire?"

Standing on the edge of the cliff, looking at the seabed of the fiery ocean at the center of the earth, its structure is like a honeycomb, with volcanic rock flames emerging from time to time, evaporating the red seawater into steam, which rises along the cave.

If one were to fall into the fiery sea at the Earth's core, would they still be alive?

……