Chapter 137: The Furnace of Heaven and Earth

After the beautiful female disciple from Jiulan Peak left, Er Gou approached Lin Fan, his hands slightly trembling, showing signs of nervousness.

“Master, what do you think of your disciple?” Zhang Er Gou asked with a sly grin.

“Not bad. What’s on your mind?” Lin Fan replied, glancing at him.

“Well, that is, my personal matters…” Zhang Er Gou was genuinely hesitant to speak openly, feeling embarrassed by the directness of the topic.

Lin Fan looked at Zhang Er Gou helplessly, finally understanding his intentions—Zhang Er Gou was dreaming of reaching for a swan, like a toad longing for swan meat.

Sighing with helplessness, Lin Fan said, “Er Gou, you are one of my most valued disciples. You will be the seventh sect leader in the future, and I have high hopes for you. Please don’t let me down.”

Zhang Er Gou had only intended to ask the sect leader for an introduction, perhaps even hoping to resolve his personal matters. However, he hadn’t expected Lin Fan to say something so profound, leaving him completely surprised.

“Yes, Master, rest assured. I will definitely not let you down,” Zhang Er Gou replied solemnly.

He was deeply moved by Lin Fan’s words. Being the sect leader’s most valued disciple and the future leader of Saint Demon Sect made Zhang Er Gou feel an even greater sense of responsibility.

He hadn’t expected the sect leader to place such trust in him, so he resolved that no matter what, he would not let the sect leader down.

“Alright, go now,” Lin Fan said, waving his hand and heading indoors.

Zhang Er Gou nodded firmly as he watched Lin Fan’s back disappear, instantly pushing aside any romantic feelings he had just begun to develop. Compared to the sect leader’s trust, love affairs seemed trivial.

How could he possibly disappoint the sect leader who had placed so much faith in him?

One day,

Lin Fan was in a specially built pill refining room by Di Mo, preparing to refine a batch of pills. This was another high-level pill commissioned by Tian Jiao Jian Wu Di from the outer sect.

“Success.”

“Boom…”

In his spiritual sea, the pill furnace opened, and a pill exuding a fragrant aroma emerged, displaying three colors as it floated into his palm.

“Ding, congratulations on refining a high-grade three-colored divine pill.”

“Ding, congratulations on leveling up your secondary profession in pill refining.”

“Ding, congratulations, your secondary profession in pill refining has reached level twenty, unlocking advanced mode.”

“Ding, congratulations, your pill refining skills have advanced to ‘Heaven and Earth Furnace’ (0/20).”

“Heaven and Earth Furnace: Melt the heavens and earth, nothing is beyond transformation.”

At this moment, Lin Fan was overjoyed. His pill refining skills had finally advanced. This transformation into the Heaven and Earth Furnace intrigued him.

Melt the heavens and earth, nothing is beyond transformation—what made it so unique?

Moreover, it seemed that Heaven and Earth Furnace wasn’t the final stage, and it could still progress further.

Lin Fan entered his spiritual sea and silently called upon Heaven and Earth Furnace.

In an instant, Lin Fan felt a tremor in his spirit. Within his spiritual sea appeared a furnace that reached from the heavens to the earth, far more powerful than his previous furnace, with raging flames seemingly encompassing the entire furnace.

A primordial and ancient aura emanated from this furnace, as if gazing at it transported one back to ancient times.

…

Now, Lin Fan was ready to test it, eager to discover the true capabilities of Heaven and Earth Furnace.

Previously, he could only place herbs or similar items into the furnace. Now, he wondered what effects this advanced Heaven and Earth Furnace would bring.

He threw a Su Yuan into the Heaven and Earth Furnace. This time, he did not add any other ingredients, simply letting the raging heavenly and earthly flames burn.

In an instant, a faint glow appeared, and a pill shot out from the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

“Ding, congratulations on refining a mid-grade Huang-level Su Yuan Pill.”

“Ding, congratulations, experience +0.”

…

Lin Fan was astonished. Previously, the Su Yuan Pill he had refined was merely low-grade Huang-level. However, after placing this low-grade Huang-level Su Yuan Pill into the Heaven and Earth Furnace for refining, its quality had improved, which was quite surprising.

After advancing to Heaven and Earth Furnace, refining ordinary pills no longer increased his experience. It seemed that leveling up would be more challenging from now on.

The experiment didn’t stop here. If this was all, then it wouldn’t deserve the name Heaven and Earth Furnace.

At this moment, Lin Fan threw the upgraded mid-grade Huang-level Su Yuan Pill back into the Heaven and Earth Furnace. He then retrieved a mid-grade Xuan-level sword named Zi Shuang Jian, which he had looted from Ni Mantian back in Cang Ling Continent.

Lin Fan had never used this sword. Now that he was in Dong Lin Continent, it had become useless. He wanted to see if this sword, together with the Su Yuan Pill, could produce any effect.

“Refine…”

At this moment, the flames of the Heaven and Earth Furnace roared fiercely. Lin Fan even saw the Zi Shuang Jian melt into a stream of liquid within the furnace, merging with the Su Yuan Pill.

Lin Fan was filled with anticipation, unsure of what kind of pill would be produced.

If it turned out to be a divine pill, then there would be nothing more to say.

Lin Fan knew this was the first experiment in pill refining history. If pills could truly fuse with weapons, then it would indeed be pioneering a new pill refining technique.

In an instant, the Heaven and Earth Furnace opened its lid, and a pitch-black pill appeared in Lin Fan’s palm.

“Ding, congratulations on refining a low-grade Di-level Jian Yi Yuan Pill.”

Jian Yi Yuan Pill: Formed when a Su Yuan Pill absorbs sword intent.

This was a new product, and it looked edible.

Sword intent… sword intent.

At this moment, Lin Fan slapped his thigh, instantly understanding.

Ni Mantian, as the chief disciple of the Sword Pavilion, was highly skilled in swordsmanship. This Zi Shuang Jian had accompanied Ni Mantian for years, gradually absorbing his sword intent.

Now, refined together with the pill, it naturally absorbed that sword intent.

The Heaven and Earth Furnace, which refines heaven and earth, refines only the will.

Zi Shuang Jian was originally an inanimate object. No matter how it was refined, it could not become a pill. However, whether it was a weapon or something else, if it had been used by someone, it would naturally retain traces of that person’s cultivated will.

At this moment, Lin Fan fully understood.

The Heaven and Earth Furnace was indeed impressive, but further experimentation was needed.

Lin Fan threw the Jian Yi Yuan Pill into the Heaven and Earth Furnace once more and retrieved a high-grade sword he had used before, which naturally contained his own will.

At this moment, Lin Fan watched intently.

Suddenly, Lin Fan frowned. Had he failed?

“Ding, congratulations on failing. This pill cannot withstand a third refinement.”

Congratulations on failing? That was quite something.

Three refinements?

It seemed that the low-grade Huang-level Su Yuan Pill could only endure two refinements. He wondered whether higher-grade pills could withstand more refinements.

Eventually, Lin Fan became completely reckless in his experimentation.

He discovered that the number of refinements wasn’t determined by the pill’s grade. Other pills, like the Su Yuan Pill, could endure at most two refinements, and any additional attempt would result in failure.

Whether he had yet to discover new rules or whether this was simply how it was, Lin Fan realized he would need to explore further in the future.