My Beasts Grind Proficiency For Me

Of all the Spiritual Artifacts his disciples had chosen, the one that surprised Yang Jing the most was the Divine Fire Gourd.

The Gourd’s ability to assist in refining Spiritual Fire wasn’t particularly useful to him, but the flask full of Nine Flames True Fire allowed him to obtain the Wood Fire he needed for his Five Elements True Fire.

While Nine Flames True Fire wasn’t considered the pinnacle of Wood Element True Fires, it was exceptionally compatible with Yang Jing’s own Celestial Yang Fire. Moreover, with the destruction of the Nine Yang Sect and the Pure Yang Apricot Tree within it, this True Fire had all but vanished—at least on the Western Continent.

He borrowed the Gourd from Ji Feng.

The Divine Fire Gourd’s Spiritual Essence was far gentler than that of the Red Blood Saber. Yang Jing only had to urge it slightly to wield it with ease.

He carefully poured a wisp of Nine Flames True Fire from the Gourd and began refining it into his Magical Power.

Refining the Nine Flames True Fire was incredibly easy; Yang Jing could almost feel the True Fire actively cooperating with the process. The wisps of Nine Flames True Fire not only integrated into his Magical Power but also merged seamlessly with his Celestial True Yang.

This flask of Nine Flames True Fire, having been nurtured within the Divine Fire Gourd for a millennium, was already incomparably pure.

It took Yang Jing barely a day to refine the Nine Flames True Fire to the full capacity of his Magical Power. Not only did the might of his Magical Power increase substantially, but his Celestial True Gang also saw significant improvement.

’Perhaps this fire was originally used by Nine Yang Sect Cultivators to aid their cultivation of the True Yang Body,’ he speculated. Unfortunately, with the fall of the Nine Yang Sect, too many key insights into cultivating the True Yang Body had been lost to time.

’This means that for the Five Elements True Fire, I’m only missing the Metal and Water Elements.’

Yang Jing could faintly sense that gathering all Five Elements True Fire would grant him another formidable ability. However, due to the Five Elements of Mutual Generation and Inhibition, Metal Element True Fire and Water Element True Fire were the rarest, far more difficult to find than the other three elements.

As he circulated his Magical Power, the pure yellow flames of the Nine Flames True Fire enveloped his body.

Having refined a sufficient amount of Nine Flames True Fire, Yang Jing could now effortlessly convert all his Magical Power into it. He was still some way off from achieving the same with his Sun True Fire, Kunli Earth Fire, and One-Element Heavy Water.

Yang Jing retracted his Magical Power, and the flames around him vanished.

He put the Divine Fire Gourd away and returned it to Ji Feng.

At that moment, Chi Yu and Iron Head were taking inventory of the materials they had redeemed from the hidden vault. Iron Head had been diligently studying the Artifact Refining Technique in preparation for smelting the Five Elements Gang Sha into his Five Elements Wheel.

To seal the Red Blood Saber’s Evil Qi and killing intent, Chi Yu had chosen a two-thousand-year-old piece of Parasol Wood as the primary material.

Phoenixes roost only on Parasol Wood, so this type of Spirit Wood naturally possesses the power to ward off evil. Paired with various supplementary materials, it was the perfect choice for a scabbard for the Red Blood Saber.

Seized by a sudden impulse to test the efficacy of his Nine Flames True Fire, Yang Jing said,

"I have just finished refining the Nine Flames True Fire. Why don’t I control the Spiritual Fire this time and assist you two with your Artifact Refining?"

Perhaps because Nine Flames True Fire was inherently a type of Wood Fire, refining the Parasol Wood went exceptionally smoothly. The master and his two disciples completed the scabbard in just half a day.

The design of the scabbard reflected Ji Feng’s usual magnificent style. Intricate Restrictions were cleverly interwoven to form the image of a phoenix dancing through the Nine Heavens, wrapping around the vermilion scabbard.

"This scabbard not only seals the Evil Qi and killing intent within the Red Blood Saber, but it also stores them, allowing the first strike upon drawing the blade to possess earth-shattering power."

Ji Feng’s eyes gleamed as he gazed at the scabbard; it was his most satisfying creation to date. If not for the slightly inferior quality of the materials, it might have even developed its own sentience and become a Spiritual Artifact.

Yang Jing called Chi Yu over and had her sheathe the Red Blood Saber.

Ji Feng had already measured the Red Blood Saber’s dimensions perfectly. Scabbard and blade became one, fitting together without a seam. The once sinister aura of the Red Blood Saber was contained, and it instantly transformed into an unremarkable ring-pommeled long saber.

Chi Yu took the Red Blood Saber with a pout. She still preferred its original appearance.

Yang Jing nodded, satisfied.

"Iron Head, your Artifact Refining Technique is now sufficient. You can begin preparing to smelt the Five Elements Gang Sha."

After helping forge the scabbard, Iron Head’s Five Elements Refining Technique had reached the Mastery Realm. A technique of this tier was more than enough to smelt the Five Elements Gang Sha into his Five Elements Wheel.

A look of delighted surprise appeared on Iron Head’s face. In his eyes, his master was omnipotent.

He took some time to adjust his condition, then bathed and changed his clothes. That very night, he entered a Quiet Chamber for seclusion. Yang Jing had already redeemed the Five Elements Gang Sha for him long ago.

Just as expected, Iron Head emerged from the Quiet Chamber three days later. Yang Jing could sense the cyclically flowing True Meaning of the Five Elements emanating from him and knew he had succeeded.

"Excellent!"

Yang Jing nodded in satisfaction and had Ji Feng lend the Divine Fire Gourd to Iron Head.

Like Yang Jing, Iron Head had cultivated his True Yang Body to a very high Realm, giving him the highest affinity for the Nine Flames True Fire. Refining it would be incredibly easy for him, with virtually no difficulty.

If he had chosen to refine the Kunli Earth Fire, the process would have been extremely slow without the boost from a Five Elements True Fire Talent. He would have had to languish for another one or two years at the Qi Cultivation Perfection Realm just to bring his Magical Power to the limit of the Qi Cultivation Stage.

With the Nine Flames True Fire, however, Iron Head would only need a single day.

However, the Divine Fire Gourd belonged to Ji Feng. Yang Jing instructed Iron Head that after completing his Foundation Establishment, he must restore the Nine Flames True Fire within the Gourd for his junior brother.

"Master, Senior Brother is generous and has treated me like his own brother, like a father figure. It’s just a flask of Nine Flames True Fire. If it can help him achieve Foundation Establishment, what does it matter if he uses all of it?"

The usually compliant Ji Feng objected, a rare occurrence.

Yang Jing’s discipline was quite relaxed; typically, it was Iron Head, as the eldest disciple, who guided Chi Yu and Ji Feng in their cultivation.

This was especially true for Ji Feng. As they both cultivated the Five Talisman Scripture, he had deeply experienced Senior Brother Iron Head’s selfless guidance. Of all his fellow disciples, he admired Iron Head the most.

"Ji Feng, there’s no need to refuse," Yang Jing said, shaking his head. "If this were an ordinary item, it wouldn’t matter. But this is a treasure on the level of a True Fire. If you refuse, your senior brother will feel indebted, and that mental burden could affect the success of his Foundation Establishment."

Of his four disciples, he had spent the most time with Iron Head and knew his temperament best. Yang Jing himself wouldn’t think twice about using a disciple’s possession, but Iron Head was different. He couldn’t shake off such a feeling of obligation.

Besides, having refined the Nine Flames True Fire himself, Yang Jing now knew it like the back of his hand. While igniting the flame required the heartwood of a ten-thousand-year-old Pure Yang Apricot Tree, strengthening it only required the Pure Yang Qi from Six Yang Fruits. This wouldn’t be too difficult for Iron Head to accomplish.

Iron Head nodded in agreement. Having lacked familial affection since he was a child, he saw his three junior disciples as his own younger siblings.

Hearing his master’s explanation, Ji Feng had no choice but to nod in agreement.

That very night, within the Concealing Array, Iron Head completed his Foundation Establishment with ease.