Chapter 604: Fang Mei's Visit
Chapter 604: Chapter 603: Fang Mei’s Visit
Qin Ya’s brow furrowed at the sight. “Is something amiss?”
Jii Xingyue said faintly, “The River Mountain Box that Inspector Qin took is an exceptionally special treasure. It contains a world of mountains and rivers within. I saw it last time I entered and wanted to choose it. However, the Venerable Lord’s attitude toward the River Mountain Box seemed a bit odd. When I asked for the box, she just told me to pick another treasure.”
‘Heh, there’s a Venerable hidden inside, after all.’
Qin Ya smiled faintly. “Didn’t Mansion Master Jii go inside to look?”
“I haven’t.”
“No wonder,” Qin Ya said. “Let me speak with the Venerable Lord personally.”
“There’s no need.”
At that moment, a cool voice sounded. The figure of Meiying Venerable appeared before Qin Ya and Jii Xingyue. She said faintly, “That old fellow should be coming out soon. As for this River Mountain Box, if Inspector Qin wants it, just take it.”
“Then I thank the Venerable Lord.”
“By the way, I’ve used up all the Demon-Entering Heavenly Slaughter Pills. If you can, please refine another batch for me, Inspector Qin. I’ve already prepared the ingredients.”
After speaking, Meiying Venerable tossed a Storage Ring over.
“I can.”
After accepting the Storage Ring, Qin Ya returned directly to the Ninth Inspectorate.
With his level of skill, it only took him a few short days to finish refining the Demon-Entering Heavenly Slaughter Pills that Meiying Venerable required. He had Jii Xingyue deliver them directly.
Next, he began preparations to awaken the Artifact Spirit of the Primordial Heaven Qi Furnace.
He only knew of this method but didn’t have a deep understanding of it. To ensure complete success, he consulted Tai Xu and Ting Xiao, two old antiques who had lived for an unknown number of years, and obtained several potential methods.
Among them, the most suitable was a type of Array.
This Array was called the Spirit Gathering Fire Element Array. It could maximize the effects of the Celestial Fire Spirit Crystal and greatly increase the probability of awakening the Artifact Spirit of the Primordial Heaven Qi Furnace.
Under Ting Xiao’s guidance, he spent a full three days setting it up.
「In a spacious courtyard within the Inspectorate.」
Throughout the courtyard, multicolored Crystal Stones shimmered, arranged in some profound pattern. A faint, scorching aura emanated from them.
Strangely, however, this scorching aura didn’t cause the slightest bit of irritation. On the contrary, it made one feel refreshed and relaxed, their Divine Thought clear and their mind suddenly enlightened.
Qin Ya took a deep breath, brought out the Primordial Heaven Qi Furnace, and placed it in the center of the Array. Then, his hands flashed as he formed a series of Seal Techniques, activating the Array!
SWOOSH, SWOOSH, SWOOSH…
In an instant, nearly fifty seven-colored flames emerged from all over the courtyard. Under the sunlight, the ten-thousand-zhang area became like a colorful ocean.
Such a magnificent scene couldn’t help but cause an unusual light to flash in the eyes of Bi Xiaoyu, who was watching from the side.
Immediately after, these individual seven-colored flames began to converge toward the center.
Fifty, forty, twenty, ten… three, one!
In the span of just a few breaths, the flames completely condensed!
BOOM! A surging, scorching aura instantly swept out. A colossal, hundred-zhang-tall Seven-Colored Flame floated in the courtyard, swaying gently.
What was even more astonishing was that not only did the flame not cause the slightest harm to the surrounding flowers and plants, but they actually swayed in the wind with even greater vitality.
Qin Ya took a deep breath and swallowed an Elixir. Then, he circulated his True Essence without reservation, continuously pouring it into the Array and pushing its power to the peak.
The Seven-Colored Flame suddenly trembled and then began to peel open, layer by layer, like a flower bud rapidly blooming to fully unfurl its petals.
One petal, two petals… ten petals, twelve petals… twenty-four petals!
In the end, the hundred-zhang-tall Seven-Colored Flame formed an incomparably magnificent and lifelike Seven-Colored Fire Lotus, swaying and rotating in the void.
“So beautiful,” Bi Xiaoyu couldn’t help but murmur in admiration.
And in the center of the Fire Lotus, the Primordial Heaven Qi Furnace floated silently like a Lotus Seed, as the surrounding seven-colored flames circulated and were continuously absorbed into it.
With each bit it absorbed, the body of the furnace would flash once.
“Whew. Now, all I have to do is wait.”
Qin Ya wiped the sweat from his forehead and withdrew his True Essence.
He gazed at the Primordial Heaven Qi Furnace and couldn’t help but sigh softly. This Spiritual Artifact had been with him since his past life, and now, there was finally hope for it to reawaken.
In the days that followed, Qin Ya didn’t engage in Cultivation or Alchemy. Instead, he stood guard by the Primordial Heaven Qi Furnace, barely leaving its side, not daring to be the least bit careless.
「Seven days later.」
The volume of the Seven-Colored Fire Lotus had clearly shrunk by half.
And the Spirituality fluctuations from the Primordial Heaven Qi Furnace were growing stronger and stronger. This brought Qin Ya heartfelt joy. He believed that as long as the furnace completely absorbed the Seven-Colored Fire Lotus, its recovery would be a matter of course.
Just as Qin Ya was keeping watch over the Primordial Heaven Qi Furnace, the Inspectorate suddenly received a visitor—a visitor whom Qin Ya was quite familiar with.
This person was… Fang Mei!
“Oh my, we haven’t seen each other in just a few days, yet Young Master Qin has already become an Inspector, a position second only to one and above ten thousand. Such a turn of events is truly remarkable.”
Qin Ya smiled faintly, his tone then taking on a deeper meaning. “This humble Inspector position probably counts for nothing before Master Fang.”
“Young Master Qin must be joking.”
Fang Mei covered her mouth and giggled, then looked toward the Fire Lotus in the courtyard. The corner of her lips curled up. “My, what a beautiful Fire Lotus. I wonder what it is.”
Qin Ya chuckled faintly. “Heh, it’s nothing much. Just an Array I’m using to awaken an Artifact Spirit. Could it be that Master Fang is interested?”
“I’m interested in everything about you.”
Fang Mei slowly walked up to him, her tone carrying a hint of ambiguity. Her breath was as fragrant as an orchid, and her Charm Power made Qin Ya’s heart itch, finding it difficult to resist.
“Master Fang truly loves to joke.”
Qin Ya took a deep breath and took a step back.
‘Good heavens. If not for the Holy Seal in my Divine Acupoint, I’m afraid I would have succumbed long ago. But even so, I feel waves of mental exhaustion.’
Seeing Fang Mei’s seductive demeanor, Bi Xiaoyu, who was not far away, disregarded the fact that the other party was a Venerable expert. She strode forward and blocked her path.
“Oh, isn’t this Miss Bi? It’s only been a few days, and you’ve already become an Era-Defining King. Your progress is truly fast.”
“No matter how fast my progress, it can’t compare to Master Fang’s. We’ve only been apart for a few days, and you’ve gone from being a humble Brothel owner to a lofty Venerable.”
“You flatter me.”
“I wouldn’t dare.”
Qin Ya knew Fang Mei held no malice; it was purely out of interest. So, he wasn’t particularly on guard. Besides, it would be useless even if he were. She was a Venerable, after all. If she truly wanted to harm him, she could just unleash her Domain and crush him with a single palm strike. He likely wouldn’t even have a chance to struggle.
At that very moment, a faint Soul fluctuation was transmitted.
‘This is… Ling’er!!’
An ecstatic look instantly appeared in Qin Ya’s eyes as he stared at the Primordial Heaven Qi Furnace.