Chapter 1082: Chapter 58: He Always Manages to Draw Hatred Towards Himself

Once, I was obsessed with finding Senior Brother and having him personally explain the reason for his betrayal.

Now that Senior Brother has finally been found and has explained everything to me, it should be twice the joy, but… why does it feel this way?

Why can’t those women just die!

To be fair, this isn’t their fault, after all, Senior Brother played the role of a traitor first. Who would know that behind Qing Heng and Jingyun was Changgeng, who already had a Daoist Companion in Kunlun?

To blame someone, blame that bastard Senior Brother, who didn’t hold the line in Shushan and Penglai… It’s just that the matter is beyond repair and time can’t be turned back to stop Senior Brother, but if all those women died, the problem would disappear immediately.

Xu Yinglian’s heart was tossing with these delusional thoughts until she finally sighed.

No, if I really did that, what difference is there from the demonic path’s indiscriminate killing of innocents?

Throwing all these distracting thoughts out of her mind, Xu Yinglian returned to the inner hall, where she saw Chen Guanshui discussing with the Kunlun Mirror:

“This Heaven-Mending Stone fragment is the most stable material I’ve ever seen, even subjected to constant heating with Earth Fire, the melting signs are extremely slow.”

“Currently, from the structural perspective, there doesn’t seem to be any runic script or array within this thing. It’s seemingly just the nature of the material itself.”

“But if we could scan more finely, perhaps we can figure out a way to speed up the melting.”

“Scanning…” The Kunlun Mirror pondered, “It’s not that I’m unwilling, but I’m unable to do it.”

“As you said, this Heaven-Mending Stone material is very peculiar, almost unresponsive to any spells… It doesn’t belong to the five elements, it’s indestructible, even art calculation cannot analyze it, and even the method of heating it with Earth Fire is an imitation of how Nuwa smelted stone with Heavenly Fire in ancient times.”

“Maybe we could scan how it melts.” Chen Guanshui speculated, “Why does extreme heat cause it to melt? What about polar temperatures, extreme pressure, or the fiercest lightning?”

Speaking of lightning, he suddenly recalled he hadn’t practiced the Thunder Method!

Back then, because he was being chased by his wives, he simply had no time to comprehend it along the way. Now perhaps he could try to integrate the Nine Thunders; if he really masters the so-called “First Sound of the Era” Taiji Thunder, wouldn’t he be utterly invincible in the world?

“If controlling heat is needed, I can help.” Xu Yinglian suddenly spoke from the side.

“Junior Sister can help?” Chen Guanshui asked in surprise, then quickly realized.

Junior Sister Xu’s ability to control fire comes from the Phoenix True Blood in her body, and the Phoenix Ancestor residing in her Sea of Consciousness.

If one were to build a high furnace and guide the heat, Liuli Lady, who is proficient in metallurgy and sword casting, would be apt enough; however, when it comes to stirring Earth Fire and increasing heat, how could she compare to Junior Sister Xu?

Your strengths lie in different aspects, complementing each other. Only by sincere collaboration can both ladies better serve… no, I mean serve the Heaven-Mending plan!

“I think it’s worth a try.” Chen Guanshui nodded solemnly.

“Yes, give it a try.” The Kunlun Mirror agreed.

Since this guy isn’t afraid, I definitely don’t mind at all!

So, they brought Xu Yinglian to the Earth Fire site, where they saw Shi Liuli working beside the high furnace.

The so-called high furnace is a new type of smelting furnace designed by Shi Liuli through experience and innovation.

Due to the extreme heat of the Earth Fire, ordinary materials simply cannot withstand it, so the internal structure of the furnace is largely constrained by Chen Guanshui’s formation.

Shi Liuli’s work involves monitoring the melting state of the Heaven-Mending Stone fragments within the furnace and then adjusting the heat channel for dynamic optimization… Anyway, Chen Guanshui and the Kunlun Mirror don’t understand, so whatever she says goes.

“Liuli.” Chen Guanshui tried hard not to let his tone be too intimate, lest Xu Yinglian felt jealous and unhappy, but not too cold either, lest Shi Liuli felt displeased, “Ying Lian says she can drive the Earth Fire and increase the heat… If successful, it would benefit the melting of Heaven-Mending Stone fragments.”

“Oh.” Shi Liuli said lightly, “Then let her try, do I need to teach her how to operate the furnace?”

“No.” Xu Yinglian said coldly.

She walked to the edge of the crack, scrutinizing the furnace that confined the Heaven-Mending Stone fragments, finally sneering:

“Making a rite inside a snail’s shell, no matter how exquisite, what’s the use? Once, Nuwa used Heavenly Fire to smelt stone, yet you use Earth Fire; the heat isn’t on the same level, no matter how good your heat conduction is, you cannot change the fundamental issue, it’s just twice the work for half the result.”

Although her tone was chilly, seemingly stating the facts, she was actually mocking Shi Liuli for doing futile work, making Chen Guanshui secretly break into a cold sweat.

“Then let’s witness the great tricks of Daoist Friend Qiong Ying.” Shi Liuli said with a shallow smile, “If Phoenix True Fire makes a move, it should bear eighty percent of Heavenly Fire’s heat, Heaven-Mending Stone would surely melt in one go.”

Although she spoke with a charming smile, superficially retreating and praising the other, she subtly responded with sarcasm. Phoenix True Fire could hardly compare with Heavenly Fire, and melting all at once was mere wishful thinking.

“Let’s not talk about that.” Seeing the two begin sparring upon meeting, Chen Guanshui hurriedly interrupted them, “Junior Sister, can you manipulate this Earth Fire?”

“Junior Sister?” Shi Liuli sneered sarcastically, while Xu Yinglian ignored her, bowing her head and saying:

“We’ll have to try to know.”

She calmly raised her arms, True Yuan surged through her body, and suddenly the Earth Fire below flared violently, almost instantly breaking through the furnace bottom, but luckily it did not touch the Heaven-Mending Stone fragments and then receded once more.