Chapter 678: Artifact Refinement
For immortal cultivators, as long as spiritual qi was abundant, nothing posed a true problem.
Though the city on Duyan Island appeared rough and simple on the surface, the number of mortals and low-level cultivators residing there was not small. The island thrived with vitality.
At the Stormy Demonic Sea, places that remained as stable as Duyan Island were few and far between. The surrounding waters teemed with rich demonic beast resources. Not only had the island’s original inhabitants flourished, but many cultivators from distant regions also braved the journey to settle here by sea.
Qin Sang disembarked with Ran Luo and the others. With her guidance, he easily located the cave dwelling prepared for him.
The cave dwellings Elder Zhou had secured were located on the city’s outskirts, near a bare mountain. This spot had been chosen with purpose.
The mountain, called Redstone Mountain, differed from the other rocky peaks. Its stones bore a faint reddish hue due to a fire vein running beneath it. The island master had excavated many fire rooms in the mountain, making it an ideal place for both artifact refinement and alchemy.
Ran Luo and Elder Zhou were busy organizing their personnel, leaving Qin Sang undisturbed to enter seclusion.
It wasn’t until ten days later that Ran Luo finally came knocking.
"Daoist Master, have you rested enough? If you're free now, shall we begin artifact refinement? The members stationed here have gathered a large number of demonic beast corpses, enough to fill several warehouses. Elder Zhou and the alchemists have already sorted out the corpses. The ones suitable for refining Malevolent Demonic Pills and Blood Bone Pills have been set aside. As for the rest, we’ll need you to step in. Everything is ready on Redstone Mountain..."
Qin Sang had been prepared for this and responded readily, "Lead the way, Daoist Ran."
Refining artifacts on Duyan Island naturally meant working atop Redstone Mountain. Especially when refining in bulk, the Pill Fire of a single cultivator would not be sufficient to sustain the process.
Since Qin Sang had no intention of revealing the Devilish Flames of Nine Hells, using earth fire as a cover was a necessity.