Transcending two realms to become an earth immortal

In the art of crafting artifacts, people often discuss the grade of spiritual materials, the intensity of the fire, and the inscription of talismans... They all believe that these aspects must be perfect and meticulously calculated in order to create superior magical artifacts, or even legendary treasures.

However, the essence of refining artifacts lies in refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the nature of all things, ultimately forging an artifact that embodies the Dao and resonates with oneself.

Blindly adhering to ancient methods, daring not to make any rash moves, and meticulously calculating every step, one will not truly grasp the essence of weapon crafting, and such cultivation will fall into a lower level.

Only by deeply investigating the inherent nature and root of turbidity of spiritual materials, and understanding how to guide their mutual generation and restraint with the principles of law, and ultimately return them to oneness, can we find the right path!

"The changes in Qi are related to the Five Elements, not just the generating and restraining relationships. Rather, it is the interaction of all Qi, their mutual clashes and interactions that give rise to different substances; and even the interaction of all Qi, under the guidance of the mechanism of balance, they merge into one, or interact with each other's nature, but their essence remains unchanged..." Fang Chen recalled the discussion in the ancient Daoist texts and suddenly understood.

It sounds mysterious, but if you trace it back to its source, isn't it just as wonderfully similar to the fundamental principles of metal smelting in the mundane world, such as [decomposition of gold into iron], [combination of gold into liquid], and [quenching into steel]?

It's just that ordinary iron and metal have been replaced with the turbidity of heaven and earth, the bellows and furnace fire have been replaced with the five elements' mutual generation and restraint, and the forging and tempering have been replaced with divine guidance... The core mechanism is the same: heaven transforms all things, but the Great Dao is one!

Fang Chen possesses the two seals of Heaven and Earth, which allow him to perceive the nature of ordinary turbid evil and the mysteries of ordinary spiritual objects. This provides him with the most fundamental basis for refining the five poisons and forging this ferocious weapon using the Five Elements method!

"The [Mysterious Yin Life-Slaying Soul-Slaying Talisman Sword] is too ferocious. With my current cultivation level, forcibly refining it will inevitably result in a backlash, turning me into a sword slave."

"Therefore, we can only take a wisp of the five turbidities of heaven and earth, a section of the embryo of the [Mother and Child Resentful Infant Sword], and incorporate the spirit of yin and yang and the five elements to first refine an embryonic magical artifact as a transition."

He composed himself and resolved to take action.

"The first step is to seal it using the Golden Refining Technique!"

Fang Chen pointed his fingers and the five jars of turbid evil energy rose up in response.

The dim yellow of the [turbid world and decadent dust], the pitch black of the [nine insect corpses], the dark blue of the [yin well and cold soul], the dark red of the [grave mound and evil soil], and the gray and withered of the [plague qi] were all driven by his magic power and successively injected into that piece of gray and black resentful bone.

Its resentful bones are fierce and malevolent, possessing the sharpness of metal and spear. After bearing the five turbidities, their malevolent aura soars to the heavens, chilling to the bone.

The bones creaked and cracked, but were ultimately suppressed by its own malevolent metal energy, sealing the five turbid evil energies in one place.

However, its ferocity has already surged, and the Yin energy and deathly stillness it contains are so intense that they are almost tangible. If it were to be released carelessly, the entire hundred-mile stretch of the earth's veins would be turned into a dead zone!

"The second step is to refine it using the method of fire!"

Fang Chen flipped his palm, and a ball of golden flame leaped out, shining like the sun in the sky.

This is a pseudo-Great Sun Fire created by my incarnation using the essence of the forty-nine Great Suns of the Pure World, gathered through the laborious gathering of the [Carriage and Horse] and combined with the power of the Spirit Platform. It is most suitable for refining evil and turbid things.

Without hesitation, he threw the bones, laden with the five filths and riddled with cracks, into the fire.

As the golden flames burned, the bone structure and the turbid air began to merge, gradually showing signs of melting.

However, even that pure Yang fire was tainted by filth, its color changing from golden yellow to dim yellow, and quickly becoming dark and turbid.

As the flames flickered, countless tiny, distorted, and wailing faces appeared, extremely eerie... In just a moment, this pseudo-Great Sun Fire was completely corrupted!

However, after being refined by this fire, the resentful bones and the five turbidities have melted into a fist-sized, dark and murky viscous liquid that wriggles endlessly like a living thing, exuding a cold and ominous aura.

"The third step is to refine it using the method of water tempering!"

Fang Chen took out a jade cup containing a pure liquid condensed from the spirit mist of the carriage and horse and his own magic power, and then placed the chaotic evil liquid into it.

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When the liquid is added to water, it reacts violently, like boiling oil being poured onto snow. A large amount of grayish-black, filthy foam surges up, emitting a pungent, fishy stench... This is the mixed evil spirits of curses, resentment, and hatred mixed in with the five turbidities, which are now being forcibly tempered and expelled by the purifying liquid, turning into turbid dregs that sink to the bottom of the cup.

The evil liquid in the cup quickly contracted and condensed, eventually transforming into a small, fist-sized, jet-black droplet that shimmered with a cold, deathly luster, which floated quietly in the now turbid liquid.

This pearl has been cleansed of all impurities, leaving only an extremely pure and deathly stillness, chilling to the bone, like the waters of the dark and dead world, making people shudder!

"Fourth step: Mix using the earth-refining method!"

Fang Chen pointed his fingers like a knife and cut open a wound on his left arm.

He used a secret technique to force out the crimson essence blood containing life force, and further drew out the spiritual power and soul essence, which, along with a small amount of his own flesh and blood, floated in the air.

Essence and blood serve as the guide, magical power as the glue, soul as the rhythm, and flesh and blood as the foundation.

Before long, a ball of flesh and blood, about the size of a bowl, with a deep red color and radiating a vibrant, warm life force and pure Daoist spirituality, floated into the air, its form and substance somewhere between soil and living flesh.

He carefully dripped the dark liquid into the center of this flesh and blood spiritual soil.

Upon encountering soil, it spreads rapidly, like ink in water. The vibrant crimson of the sacred soil visibly dims and transforms, turning into a somber, pitch-black expanse that feels cold to the touch.

However, deep within it, the essence of Fang Chen's own spirit and energy has been imprinted.

"The fifth step is to forge the artifact using the wood-refining method!"

Fang Chen reached out and snatched the century-old spirit gourd from the air, then threw it into the blood and flesh soil that had turned black without hesitation.

The moment the gourd touched the spiritual soil, the clear, cloud-like patterns on its surface shone brightly, then quickly dimmed.

The rich, ancient vegetation and pure vitality contained within it, under the impetus of secret techniques, were absorbed, devoured, and assimilated by the dark spiritual soil like a river bursting its banks.

In just a few breaths, the lustrous, warm green gourd withered completely, turned gray, and shriveled, finally turning into a handful of ashes with a "poof." Only its most core and purest wisp of spiritual essence remained, like wisps of green smoke, completely merging into the dark spiritual soil below.

The pitch-black spiritual soil that had absorbed the essence of the spirit gourd suddenly underwent a dramatic change.

A pale white spot suddenly pierced out from the center of the darkness, quickly extending upwards and hardening, transforming into a three-inch-long, bony, white bone branch.

The surrounding spiritual soil also climbed and spread, transforming into strange, fleshy leaves with distinct veins and a dark red color like congealed blood.

In a short while, this bizarre plant, with bones as its trunk and flesh as its leaves, began to grow against all reason, its branches spreading out and fleshy leaves sprouting—

In a short while, it grew lush and leafy, and a strange flower bud the size of a fist, dark blue in color, with bulging blood vessels on its surface, appeared on the white bone branch.

The flower buds bloomed silently, without fragrance or taste, only a pure, sinister, and deathly aura emanating from them, before the petals withered and fell.

The flowers wither...and the fruit ripens!

A brand new gourd hangs quietly on the branch of white bones. The gourd is several inches tall, its entire body a deep, dark blue-green, like a cold pool at midnight, yet its surface seems to pulsate with the lifeblood of a living creature.

It rotates slowly without wind, and with each rotation, an invisible and intangible, yet chilling and sharp aura capable of freezing the soul is quietly released and released, which is then firmly locked inside the gourd.

Fang Chen stared at the newly formed sword gourd, his face pale from the damage, but his eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.

He slowly reached out his hand, and the dark blue gourd with blood-red patterns trembled slightly as if it had a spirit, then floated into his palm.

It felt warm and smooth to the touch, yet a chilling coldness that seemed to freeze one's very soul permeated his body, subtly echoing and blending with his own magical aura.

"Taiyin represents intention, the end times represent evil, the Three Corpses represent poison, Yinming represents turbidity, Corpse Fiend represents wickedness, and Demonic Infestation represents plague... Using the Five Elements to refine these five turbidities, borrowing the purity of spiritual objects to carry away the filth of the world, and relying on the Yang of the human body to suppress the Yin of Heaven and Earth..."

Fang Chen gently stroked the smooth, icy gourd with his fingertips, feeling the nascent yet fierce spirituality within it, and its close connection with his mind. A faint smile appeared on his lips.

"The way of refining weapons in this place is—"

"Heaven and earth are the furnace, and creation is the craftsman. Yin and Yang are the charcoal, and all things are the copper!"