Chapter 1409: Threefold Refining of Wind and Thunder Wings

Han Li did not get up immediately; instead, he pondered in the secret chamber.

After an unknown period, he flicked his sleeve, and a green ring appeared in his palm.

It was Xiao Hong's storage bracelet from the Black Phoenix Clan.

Though he had suppressed her under the Primordial Magnetic Mountain that day, sparing her life, he had unceremoniously confiscated her storage bracelet.

It was essentially a ransom for her life.

As a direct descendant of the Black Phoenix Clan, Han Li was quite interested in the contents of this storage bracelet.

After a quick scan with his spiritual sense, a look of delight appeared on Han Li's face.

It indeed contained many rare items!

For instance, the beast materials, which occupied nearly half of the storage bracelet's space, were largely things rarely seen in the major marketplaces. As one of the Seven Great Demon Clans, acquiring these materials was naturally several times easier for her than for a human cultivator. Furthermore, seven or eight top-grade spirit stones, emitting various colors of light, lay quietly in a corner of the storage bracelet, presenting another great surprise.

While top-grade spirit stones were not as rare in the Spirit Realm as they were in the Human Realm, they were by no means readily available consumables. High-level cultivators would always desire more of these supreme-grade spirit stones.

Especially notable was one distinctly white crystal, a rare wind-attribute spirit stone among crystals.

This made Han Li ecstatic.

Since entering Tianyuan City, he had always wanted to acquire such a wind-attribute spirit stone but had been unsuccessful.

Aside from these items, Han Li found no interest in the other magical artifacts and several ancient treasures in the storage bracelet. In terms of power, these items simply couldn't compare to the treasures he currently possessed, such as the Primordial Magnetic Divine Mountain and the Void Heaven Cauldron.

Perhaps even Xiao Hong herself didn't value them, otherwise, she would have used them in the previous battle.

However, Han Li was somewhat curious about the spiritual herbs and elixirs contained in various bottles and jars within the storage bracelet.

He took them out one by one to identify them. Most were healing medicines, while a few were elixirs for advancing cultivation and some rare alchemy materials.

The Ganoderma Dragon Fruit was indeed in one of the wooden boxes.

Han Li naturally took it out and carefully put it away without hesitation.

Suddenly, a peculiar silver bottle, inscribed with a black fire phoenix, appeared in Han Li's hand.

A golden sealing talisman was affixed to it, indicating extreme caution.

Seeing this, Han Li's spirits immediately lifted.

He tore off the talisman, and the lid twisted open.

With several muffled pops, before Han Li could even discern what was inside the bottle, three thumb-sized black pills shot out. After a single rotation, they instantly transformed into three small black fire phoenixes, fleeing in different directions.

"Oh?"

Han Li uttered a surprised sound, but then he quickly touched his head, and a hazy gray light immediately flew out, sweeping the three phoenixes into it.

The three black phoenixes spun several times in the gray light, then flashed and reverted into three dark pills.

The gray light swirled back, and the three pills obediently landed in Han Li's palm.

He pinched one of the pills with two fingers and brought it closer for a detailed examination.

The fact that this pill could shapeshift and fly made it an extraordinary item.

Han Li's expression grew serious, and he continuously recalled various legendary elixirs he knew, trying to find one similar to the pill before him.

"Black Flame Pills!"

Given the striking appearance of these three pills, Han Li's eyes flickered twice before he immediately identified them, his face then filled with wild joy.

Throughout the world, only the Black Phoenixes among the demon race could refine Black Flame Pills using their innate flames. Otherwise, even a grandmaster alchemist could not create this spiritual elixir.

Refining this pill requires absorbing certain mysterious elements from the Black Phoenix's innate flames, so even the Black Phoenix clan cannot refine this elixir without limit. Generally, only Black Phoenixes who have cultivated their innate flames after reaching the Soul Transformation stage can refine one Black Flame Pill every millennium.

Given the scarcity of high-level demon cultivators in the Black Phoenix clan, the rarity of the Black Flame Pill is self-evident. The main reason this pill is so renowned among both human and demon races is that it is one of the best auxiliary elixirs for cultivators at the peak of Soul Transformation to break through the Void Refinement bottleneck.

Consuming these three Black Flame Pills would increase his chances of breaking through the Void Refinement bottleneck by at least 20 percent.

How could Han Li not be overjoyed?

He carefully examined the three pills again, confirming they were indeed Black Flame Pills. Han Li suppressed his excitement, placed the pills back into the silver bottle, resealed it with the talisman, and then carefully put it away.

To break through to Void Refinement, the most crucial step is to achieve the integration of the five elements of spiritual energy within the body. With his Primordial Magnetic Divine Light, Han Li didn't need to worry much about this.

With these three Black Flame Pills and the prospect of finding other spiritual herbs and secret techniques to break through the Void Refinement bottleneck, his chances of reaching the Void Refinement stage would naturally greatly increase.

However, what he needed to do most urgently now was to cultivate his power to the late Soul Transformation stage. With a large number of elixirs, breaking through the bottleneck to the peak of the mid-Soul Transformation stage was only a matter of time.

The issue was that elixirs had negligible effects on cultivators in the late Soul Transformation stage. Only higher-grade elixirs could continue to rapidly advance cultivation.

However, there weren't many elixirs effective for late Soul Transformation cultivators. One of the most widely known was the True Toad Liquid. His adventurous decision to accept the Wood Clan's mission and appear here was closely related to this spiritual liquid.

As Han Li pondered, he recalled the mysterious guests who had suddenly appeared at his door shortly before he left Tianyuan City, his eyes involuntarily narrowing.

If things proceeded as smoothly as those people claimed, he could obtain a considerable amount of True Toad Liquid. While this item could not be artificially produced and thus could not be consumed without limit like other elixirs, it would still save him a significant amount of cultivation time.

He carefully reconsidered the promises made by those individuals. Feeling there were no issues, Han Li let out a long breath, dismissing the matter from his mind. With a sweep of his hand over the storage bracelet, he took out another important acquisition from this trip.

A shimmering five-colored feather.

It was the Heavenly Phoenix Feather he had obtained from the two women, Ye Ying.

Han Li held the feather in one hand and gently swayed it. Immediately, large swaths of five-colored light flickered, almost submerging the entire room.

Han Li's expression shifted.

As expected of an innate feather from a true spirit Heavenly Phoenix. The aura emitted by this item alone surpassed that of the Kunpeng feather he had obtained in the Human Realm.

Han Li gazed at the feather in his hand, his eyes flickering restlessly. Suddenly, he opened his mouth and spat out a bluish-white electric arc.

After a low rumble of thunder, the electric arc condensed and transformed into a pair of several-inch-sized bluish-white wings.

Han Li beckoned with one hand, and these mini Wind-Thunder Wings landed in his palm.

His gaze swept over them, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Two small holes had appeared on these wings, showing slight damage.

This was the damage left by the two finger-like sections of the wood spirit's transformed giant that had pierced through them.

Han Li's expression immediately relaxed; he didn't care.

He had already planned to re-refine the Wind-Thunder Wings, and this minor damage would be easily repaired during that process.

According to the Heaven-Luring Sacred Beast clone, the reason the Wind-Thunder Wings had not transformed into a spiritual treasure even after the Kunpeng feather was added was that they couldn't activate the wind-attribute Heaven and Earth Law contained within the Kunpeng feather. A top-grade wind-attribute spirit stone was needed to fully activate it.

This was why he had always been on the lookout for a top-grade wind-attribute spirit stone.

Now that he had obtained the Heavenly Phoenix Feather, a true spirit material, his original plan naturally needed to be revised.

He would incorporate this feather into the Wind-Thunder Wings.

The Heavenly Phoenix Feather was different from the Kunpeng Feather. The Heaven and Earth Law contained within it was the most awe-inspiring spatial divine ability. If the rule power of this feather could truly be refined into the Wind-Thunder Wings, its power would be unimaginable.

Next time he encountered an irresistible and terrifying existence like the Silver-tier Wood Spirit, he might not need to clash head-on but could directly escape.

Han Li toyed with the wings and the five-colored feather, pondering silently.

It was fortunate that he had previously refined the Kunpeng Feather into the Wind-Thunder Wings, otherwise, he wouldn't know how to begin re-refining this phoenix feather.

With his plan decided, Han Li took out six top-grade spirit stones from his storage bracelet, each with a different attribute.

Five of them corresponded to the five elements, and the last one was the stark white wind-attribute spirit stone.

With Han Li's current divine abilities, he didn't need earthly flames or similar things.

He opened his mouth and immediately spat out a silver fireball. After a swirling condensation, it transformed into a massive, silver-flame-engulfed furnace.

Han Li tossed the Wind-Thunder Wings into the furnace, then pointed at the wind-attribute spirit stone.

With two "swish" sounds, both items entered the furnace and disappeared.

Han Li then swept his sleeve across the ground, and a flash of green light appeared. A large pile of materials and various bottles and jars emerged on the ground.

These were the auxiliary materials required for re-refining the Wind-Thunder Wings.

Fortunately, he had always kept the re-refinement of the wings in mind and had already acquired all the necessary auxiliary materials beforehand.

Han Li threw a bottle of mercury-like liquid into the furnace while chanting incantations. His ten fingers continuously flicked, sending a series of incantations into the furnace.

After a full ten days and nights, Han Li's hearty laughter echoed from the secret chamber.

He stood in the center of the secret chamber, holding a pair of crystal-clear wings, a look of delight on his face.

One of these wings was radiant with green light, while the other was enveloped in five-colored light. Both were as transparent as crystal, shimmering indistinctly in Han Li's hand, as if they could vanish at any moment.

Han Li had just tested the power of these Wind-Thunder Wings, which had now advanced to spiritual treasures. Their miraculous properties far exceeded his expectations.

This was hardly surprising. Whether it was the Kunpeng Feather or the Heavenly Phoenix Feather, as long as they could be refined to unleash their power, refining them into Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasures was not an issue.

Now, with both refined into a single treasure, their immense power naturally pleased Han Li greatly.