Chapter 578: Chapter 477: Supreme Physique, All for Myself!

"Martial Fire is unlike Mellow Fire; the power of the Six Ding Divine Fire reaches its peak, and any slight carelessness leads to the fall of the Divine Spirit."

Taishang Laojun advised.

Inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace, Han Zhan, resembling a Jade Skull, asked, "Laojun, in your opinion, is my physique now capable of withstanding the activation of the ninth white vortex?"

Upon hearing Han Zhan’s question, Taishang Laojun shook his head.

"Nine represents the utmost limit, and since it is the limit, it naturally isn’t easily reached."

"The Nine Revolutions of Mellow Fire can only elevate your flesh body to the level comparable to Ancient Cultivators, opening the eighth secret of the human body. But to unlock the ninth, it still isn’t possible."

Is it only comparable to Ancient Cultivators?

"How goes the Dao’s development of the elixir?" Han Zhan inquired further.

"There’s progress, but it’s not yet suitable for the perfect Nine Revolutions Golden Pill," Taishang Laojun answered truthfully.

"Since neither of us has fully succeeded, let’s continue," Han Zhan ultimately decided.

Taishang Laojun slightly nodded, saying no more.

Martial Fire is different from Mellow Fire, and he too needed to give it his all, completely concentrated and fully committed.

Martial Fire, First Turn!

In an instant.

The flames inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace intensified a hundredfold.

Han Zhan immediately opened his mouth, and fire spewed endlessly from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

Even the Jade Bone, inscribed with fire patterns, shattered anew at once.

No respite for Han Zhan, the Six Ding Divine Fire came wave after wave, vast like an abyss, overwhelming like the sea.

Martial Fire, Second Turn.

The Jade Bone, painstakingly tempered through the Nine Revolutions of Mellow Fire, completely turned to dust.

Only the six white vortices barely maintained Han Zhan’s human form outline, preventing his spirit and form from being entirely annihilated.

Besides that, the phantom image of a Tier Nine Celestial Serpent twisted and appeared, struggling and silently roaring, seemingly trying to smash through the Furnace walls to escape to freedom.

But ultimately, the light and shadow of the Tier Nine Celestial Serpent disintegrated inch by inch under the burning of the Six Ding Divine Fire, vanishing without a trace.

Next came the Tier Nine Sword Remains.

The Six Ding Divine Fire, as a Celestial Fire, not only possesses the world-ending power to incinerate heaven and boil the seas but also purifies all things, dispelling all evils.

The Abnormal Skeleton, which Han Zhan had ingested as a foundational support during his lower realms, was not originally part of his body.

In the lower realms, it seemed fine, but the higher his realm, the more apparent the inherent risks became.

The inherent risk mentioned here does not mean the fusion of the Abnormal Skeleton itself is problematic, but its existence renders the body impure.

Humans are humans because of their various imperfections, creating methods for breaking realms by fusing Abnormal Skeletons.

But now, Han Zhan no longer needed that.

If he was an Ancient Cultivator before,

now, under the tempered refining of the Six Ding Divine Fire’s Martial Fire, his body had, in the strictest sense, completely transcended the confines of the mortal realm.

The Abnormal Skeleton, representing the foundation of mortal creation, also dissolved in this supreme divine fire.

Buzz!

A hefty, substantial artifact figure appeared beside Han Zhan.

Shennong Cauldron’s Divine Talent, the creation of life, activated.

Han Zhan finally couldn’t endure it and deployed this ability.

Inside the Shennong Cauldron, the vast Life Spiritual Power was consumed in an instant, its speed comparable to the breach of the Celestial River.

To remold Han Zhan’s Celestial Fire Body required an astonishing amount of Life Spiritual Power.

Fortunately, he had foreseen this situation.

Besides the Ancient Divine Soldiers Shennong Cauldron, there was also another Original Dao Soldiers that Han Zhan activated, the Void Origin!

The Void Origin, utilizing nearby resources, absorbed everything within the Eight Trigrams Furnace, including the Six Ding Divine Fire, devouring all.

The Void Origin was responsible for devouring, supplementing spiritual power, then, through the Shennong Cauldron, converting it into Life Spiritual Power to repair himself, completing a cycle.

Martial Fire, Third Turn, Martial Fire, Fourth Turn.

Han Zhan’s condition stabilized once more.

Although at this moment, he couldn’t even maintain the form of a Jade Skull, only able to form a vague human shape through six white vortices.

Yet with unwavering will, he maintained mental clarity.

Outside the Eight Trigrams Furnace, the usually composed Taishang Laojun couldn’t help but utter a low "hmm" once more.

Han Zhan’s performance far exceeded his expectations.

Originally, it was a mere hunting invitation, yet Han Zhan persisted through the Nine Revolutions of Mellow Fire, deepening his comprehension of the Alchemy Dao.

But Han Zhan didn’t stop there.

The Nine Revolutions of Martial Fire exceeded its fourth.

For refining a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill of a higher grade, Taishang Laojun faintly discerned the outline.

Previously maintaining calm, even Taishang Laojun could no longer remain unperturbed in the face of the true Golden Core Dao.

"No, not possible." Taishang Laojun, with meticulous perception of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, could "see" Han Zhan absorbing residual spiritual essences of heavenly treasures within the Furnace for self-repair.

"The residual spiritual essences within the Eight Trigrams Furnace will eventually be depleted, and absorbing the Six Ding Divine Fire is merely a desperate measure."

"At this rate, he can only last until the Fifth Turn at most."

As Taishang Laojun thought of this, a momentary hesitation flashed across his face.

But ultimately, he understood the choice.

For a higher level of the Golden Core Dao, he decided to try.

With a slight wave of the duster in his hand, the elixir gourds lining the alchemy room walls flew up above the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

The mouths of the gourds opened, dropping glimmering elixirs, like pouring beans, into the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

Inside the Furnace, buoyed by this spiritual essence, vast spiritual power was absorbed by the Void Origin, bringing Han Zhan back to an upright and firm stance.

Martial Fire, Fifth Turn, Martial Fire, Sixth Turn.

The further he progressed, the more terrifying the fire’s power became. After the Sixth Turn, the spiritual essence within the Eight Trigrams Furnace was once again completely consumed.

Taishang Laojun, feeling a twinge of pain, waved his duster again.

This time, several more luxurious and noble-looking Purple Gold Gourds flew from the wall.

Inside the Purple Gold Gourds, each Golden Pill sparkled like a petite night pearl, suffused with surging spiritual power, each incredibly precious.

They too were poured into the Eight Trigrams Furnace!

Martial Fire, Seventh Turn, Martial Fire, Eighth Turn.

The incineration power of the Six Ding Divine Fire neared its limit; the entire Eight Trigrams Furnace wall turned crimson, white smoke constantly spewed from the Furnace, the cover clanged incessantly, seemingly on the verge of explosion.

Taishang Laojun, relinquishing his treasured Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, threw it all in.

Yet even so, it still couldn’t resist the divine fire’s power.

With all the Golden Pill’s spiritual essences exhausted, fire threatening to consume everything, the Ninth Turn faced imminent failure.

Inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace, Han Zhan, who had been sitting cross-legged, abruptly rose, giving it all at this moment!

"Flowing Light and Shadow, Time Reversal!"

This time, the Flowing Light and Shadow wasn’t cast on himself, but on the spiritual essences within the Furnace that he had just devoured.

In the next moment, the spiritual essence concentration inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace returned to its peak.

Martial Fire, Ninth Turn!

Boom!

The entire Eight Trigrams Furnace emitted a massive explosion, the furnace’s lid blasted off, blowing a huge hole in the alchemy room’s ceiling.

Amidst the smoke and dust, a figure emerged.

Supreme Physique, bestowed upon me!