Chapter 629: Magic Fire Forging (Extra Chapter for Ally Yuecheng's Mom Jingjing!)

**The Human World**

Not all souls retain their sentience. The souls within the soul-refining demonic artifacts Qin Sang had previously found in the ancient cultivator's ruins had long since lost their spirituality. Only the soul banners confiscated from the remnants of the Kuiyin Sect, which were created by recently killing people and extracting their souls, might retain a trace of sentience.

Ultimately, Qin Sang released the souls that still possessed sentience. He then extracted the pure soul energy from all the soul banners, refined it into threads, and used them to repair his magical treasures.

The three Ten Directions Yama Banners stood in the void, forming an array that slowly rotated before Qin Sang. In the center of the array, black demonic flames gathered into a ball. With the three banners forming an array, the power of the Nine Nether Demonic Flames is not merely doubled; it possesses power comparable to a mid-grade magical treasure. This is certainly no exaggeration. However, the demands on the cultivator are also higher!

Although they originate from the same banner array and are closely connected, not requiring separate attention during manipulation, wielding three magical treasures simultaneously still places a significant burden on the cultivator. When activating the Nine Nether Demonic Flames against an enemy, true essence is consumed very quickly, and it places extremely high demands on the cultivator's divine sense.

Qin Sang has the Corpse Pill as external aid, allowing his true essence to sustain for a longer period. However, due to his insufficient cultivation and weak divine sense, he still finds it very strenuous.

Qin Sang attempted to activate the banner array. The Nine Nether Demonic Flames transformed into a fire dragon, roaring out from the array. Suddenly, with a snap, the fire dragon collapsed, and the demonic flames scattered, filling the entire cave dwelling. The banners vibrated, and their surfaces trembled wildly. Qin Sang's expression subtly changed, and he quickly recalled the Nine Nether Demonic Flames.

"Several attempts have failed," Qin Sang muttered. "I need to practice diligently from now on and master this banner array as soon as possible. After all, for a long time to come, this will be my ultimate trump card."

Then, he stored two of the Ten Directions Yama Banners into his Qianjun Ring and took out the corpse of the Black-Winged Eagle, the original owner of this cave dwelling. This was a great demon in the mid-stage of the Demonic Spirit phase, covered in iron-like feathers, and even after death, it retained an unruly aura. Demonic beast corpses can be used to refine magical artifacts.

For Qin Sang, the Black-Winged Eagle's cultivation was too low; he wouldn't value any magical artifact refined from it. Instead, Qin Sang intended to use this demonic corpse to refine Soul-Devouring Cones. The Soul-Devouring Cone was a disposable magical artifact given to him by Shopkeeper Wu at Moon-Asking Market years ago. It had remarkable effects in the early Foundation Establishment phase, but its effectiveness gradually diminished as cultivation improved. Qin Sang rarely refined them anymore. Coincidentally, he had a Black-Winged Eagle demonic corpse, and if the refining technique was proper, he should be able to obtain two Soul-Devouring Cones.

Qin Sang kept one Ten Directions Yama Banner, firstly, to test whether the Nine Nether Demonic Flames could be used for artifact refining, and secondly, to refine the Soul-Devouring Cones, which he could then give to Dumb Sister for self-defense. This was contingent on Dumb Sister possessing a spiritual root and being able to cultivate. Two Soul-Devouring Cones would be enough to ensure Dumb Sister's safety before the Foundation Establishment phase, serving as Qin Sang's repayment for her life-saving kindness.

The Nine Nether Demonic Flames flew out of the Ten Directions Yama Banner and floated before Qin Sang. Under his control, they continuously shifted, sometimes gathering, sometimes dispersing, before finally coalescing into a ball. Qin Sang's eyes were slightly closed as he sensed the aura of the flames, attempting to manipulate the demonic flames using artifact-refining techniques.

The Nine Nether Demonic Flames were a rare and unique flame in the world. If they could be used for artifact refining, they would be more efficient than pill flames, and the success rate of refining artifacts would also be higher—an advantage other artifact refiners did not possess. With the Flying Yaksha guarding the door, Qin Sang could proceed without reservation, concentrating on sensing the Nine Nether Demonic Flames.

Unconsciously, an entire night passed. At dawn, Qin Sang suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze falling upon the demonic corpse nearby. He raised a hand and beckoned, his true essence forming a claw, grabbing the demonic corpse and throwing it into the Nine Nether Demonic Flames. A ripple stirred within the demonic flames, then gradually settled down.

Qin Sang stared intently at the demonic corpse in the center of the demonic flames, his expression a little tense. He then saw the iron-like feathers on the Black-Winged Eagle melt one by one, seemingly incinerated completely by the Nine Nether Demonic Flames, leaving behind only two drops of ink-black molten iron. The molten iron contained extremely violent demonic energy, but it was firmly sealed within by the Nine Nether Demonic Flames. Qin Sang's expression relaxed, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. The successful formation of these two drops of molten iron indicated that his prediction was accurate; he could indeed use the power of the Nine Nether Demonic Flames for artifact refining.

Then, Qin Sang no longer hesitated and boldly proceeded to refine the demonic corpse. Before long, the massive demonic corpse was completely incinerated by the demonic flames. In the center, two palm-sized black single horns appeared, shaped like the beak of the Black-Winged Eagle. The tips of both single horns were inserted with slender needles, refined from the venomous fangs of a black flood dragon, and carried potent flood dragon venom.

Qin Sang had killed a black flood dragon in Wuyuan Valley and preserved its corpse, but he had never decided what to refine from it. This black flood dragon was at the peak of the Demonic Spirit phase, extremely rare in the Small Cold Region, and a valuable spiritual material for artifact refining. However, in the Canglang Sea, it seemed less precious. It was said that great demons at the Demonic Core phase frequently appeared in the Storm Demonic Sea, and demonic beasts at the Demonic Spirit phase were countless.

Qin Sang was already considering, after this busy period, taking a trip to the Storm Sea to gather all the flood dragon essence souls required for the Nine Dragons Celestial Chariot Talisman, which would significantly enhance his life-saving abilities. The Nine Dragons Celestial Chariot Talisman was one of the four secret talismans of the Grand Pure Serenity Palace. Once all flood dragon essence souls were gathered, its astonishing escape speed made it a coveted treasure for cultivators in the Core Formation phase. Unfortunately, demonic beasts were hard to find in the Small Cold Region, and Daoist Master Xuanyu had failed to gather all nine flood dragon essence souls in his entire life.

The Soul-Devouring Cones were now refined.

Qin Sang put away the Ten Directions Yama Banners and other items, stored the Flying Yaksha into his Corpse Puppet Bag, then left the cave dwelling and flew towards Qianhu Village.

Swift!

Desolate mountains and wild lands. The sword hummed like thunder, shaking the mountains and wilderness. Immediately after, two streaks of light, like shooting stars, sped from afar, chasing each other in the air. A moment later, one of the streaks of light suddenly vanished, and the remaining one hovered motionless, revealing its true form: an exquisitely beautiful flying sword. A figure appeared out of thin air, taking the flying sword into his palm.

Qin Sang looked down at the Ebony Sword, recalling the process of sword light bifurcation from moments ago. After forming his Core, his 'Primordial Spirit Sword Nurturing Chapter' broke through to the fifth layer, allowing Qin Sang to use the sword light bifurcation divine ability. Sword light bifurcation is a more profound divine ability than Sword Qi Thunder Sound, and a sword cultivation realm countless sword cultivators dream of. After mastering sword light bifurcation, the split sword shadows can almost perfectly mimic the real one and inherit a portion of the spiritual sword's power, making them impossible for opponents to guard against.

Qin Sang consulted ancient texts and read records that some sword cultivators who mastered sword light bifurcation could split out several sword shadows. Stronger ones could even use sword intent to form a force and deploy powerful sword arrays with sword light. A single sword forming an array, daring to claim to be an enemy to ten thousand! This is what truly defines a worthy sword cultivator.

However, the divine ability granted by his cultivation method can only split out one sword light. Only if Qin Sang can comprehend further on his own might he reach such a realm. Qin Sang speculated that, in the original cultivation method, more and more sword lights should be split out as the realm increased. It's still unclear whether Senior Green Bamboo's self-created cultivation method would enhance the sword light bifurcation divine ability. What he needed to do now was to skillfully apply the art of sword light bifurcation.

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