The Heavens: Man Covers the Heavens, Refines Treasures to Become an Emperor

This unusual calm only convinced more people that something earth-shattering must have happened last night!

The area where poor students gather is the secret stronghold of the Qingyun Society.

President Cao Yunxiu sat in the main seat with a gloomy expression, with more than a dozen core members gathered below, including Lin Xuan, Shi Tie, Su Xiaowan and others.

"President, our people have been investigating all morning, but we haven't found any concrete information about last night's operation! All the involved parties are unusually tight-lipped!"

Lin Xuan said in a heavy tone, his face showing resentment and a hint of fear.

"We originally planned to make a big fuss about Jiang Xuan's case, to spread the message that the wealthy families persecute geniuses from poor families, but now... the news has been completely blocked!"

Shi Tie slammed his fist on the table, angrily saying.

"How could this be?! Could it be that Brother Jiang Xuan... really..."

Su Xiaowan's eyes reddened, and she bit her lip tightly.

Cao Yunxiu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart.

He originally planned to use Jiang Xuan's death to ignite the pent-up anger of the poor and powerful families, putting them on the defensive.

But now, the news has been completely blocked, and his plan has completely failed. This makes him feel extremely unwilling, and at the same time, he feels a deep fear of the power that can silence all the wealthy families at the same time.

"For now...be patient."

Cao Yunxiu squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

"This matter will not end here! The conflict between the poor and the rich is deeply rooted and will inevitably erupt sooner or later! What we need to do now is to accumulate strength and wait for the right opportunity! I believe that one day, our Qingyun Society, and we, the children of the poor, will truly rise in this Yanxia City, in this empire!"

His words carried a sense of conviction, but also an undeniable sense of helplessness.

"President, so... is Jiang Xuan dead or alive?"

Someone couldn't help but ask.

Cao Yunxiu remained silent for a moment, a complex look flashing in his eyes, before finally shaking his head.

“He has long since refused to join our Qingyun Society. His affairs are no longer our concern. If he falls into trouble, we, the humble ones, will no longer stand by his side.”

He paused, his tone carrying a cold realism.

"He has offended the powerful families and distanced himself from us. In this Yanxia City, he is like a rootless duckweed, unable to gain a foothold."

Of course, all of this is predicated on... him still being alive.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

They understood what the president meant: a genius who could not be controlled and might even bring disaster was not a good friend to a poor family that needed to survive cautiously.

……

In the southwest corner of Yanxia City, in the bedroom of an inconspicuous, secluded courtyard.

Jiang Xuan lay on the bed, having been asleep for a long time.

The horrific hole in his chest had been carefully bandaged, and although his face was still pale, his breathing had become much more steady.

Deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, amidst a chaotic void, a cold, ethereal female voice, seemingly devoid of any emotion, suddenly resounded, as if traversing countless ages.

"The Heavenly Realm will open in the 'Meteor Wasteland' one year from now."

"Qingyun Avenue, the third level, 'Hundred Battles'."

"You only have three chances to complete the challenge."

"If we are defeated... the secret realm will be sealed for a thousand years."

The voice, like a resounding bell, carried an undeniable majesty and an ancient sense of vicissitude, deeply imprinted on his soul.

As the voice faded, Jiang Xuan shuddered violently, his tightly closed eyelashes trembling, and finally, he abruptly opened his eyes from his long slumber!
Jiang Xuan woke up in a familiar room. The layout was simple yet tidy: a wooden bed, a table, two chairs, and a small courtyard outside the window, with sunlight filtering through the window lattice and casting dappled shadows.

This is where he stayed in Yanxia City after leaving the Bloodthirsty Camp. Although it was simple, it gave him a long-lost sense of peace and relaxation.

He slowly sat up, his mind involuntarily calculating the time. "There are less than three months left until the opening of the third stage of the Azure Cloud Path, 'Hundred Battles'..."

A sense of urgency arose spontaneously.

He recalled what he had gained from the first two rounds.

In the first trial, he struggled on the edge of life and death, and in the end, he not only obtained the mysterious and powerful "Minor Underworld Divine Art", but also used it to repair the hidden injury to his heart meridian left in his early years, laying a solid foundation.

The second stage was a complete transformation, reaching the legendary "golden and jade-like" physique. The purity and potential of his physical body and spiritual energy underwent a qualitative leap, and he obtained the first part of the "Dongxuan Devouring Wilderness Scripture" and the first part of the "Tianyuan Blade Technique".

The "Dongxuan Tunhuang Jing" is incredibly profound, enough to support his cultivation to the Cave Heaven Realm, while the "Tianyuan Dao Jue" is even more powerful. Currently, he can only barely use the first move, "Caixing Shi," but he has already repeatedly achieved success in desperate situations.

The "Heavenly Secret Realm" mentioned by the mysterious voice was undoubtedly an unparalleled opportunity that defied the heavens, which filled Jiang Xuan with anticipation and fighting spirit for the upcoming third trial.

He carefully examined his condition. The "Storm Millstone" within his body was slowly rotating, and his strength had recovered to about 70-80%, his spiritual energy was abundant. However, the bloody hole left by the remnant snow on his chest, although treated and no longer bleeding, still required time to fully heal from the internal damage, and even slight exertion would still cause a dull ache.

"Chirp! Chirp!"

Just then, a familiar, cheerful chirping sound came from the courtyard.

Jiang Xuan got out of bed, pushed open the door, and saw in the small courtyard, the round and chubby Qiuqiu was chasing a butterfly and hopping around, while Xue Jin was sitting lazily on a stone bench, holding a large wine jar that was half a person's height and drinking it straight from the jar.

What made Jiang Xuan's eyes twitch even more was that Xue Jin actually took a small wine glass and poured a glass for Qiu Qiu, who had bounced over!
With its big, curious eyes, Chiu Chiu looked at the sloshing liquid in the glass, then stuck out its little tongue and licked it. Then, as if it had discovered something fun, it excitedly chirped and tried to lift the glass with its two little paws, just like Xue Jin. As a result, it spilled the wine all over itself, and then it swayed around like it was drunk, looking utterly adorable.

"You rascal! You don't learn anything good, you just learn to drink!"

Jiang Xuan was both annoyed and amused. He stepped forward and picked up the dizzy Qiu Qiu.

"Chirp!"

Sensing Jiang Xuan's presence, Qiuqiu immediately nuzzled his chest affectionately with its fluffy head, letting out a satisfied chirp, showing no trace of drunkenness.

"woke up?"

Xue Jin put down the wine jar, let out a burp, and glanced at Jiang Xuan.

"You slept for three whole days, you're really tough."

Three days... Jiang Xuan understood; it seemed he had been unconscious for quite some time.

Xue Jin seemed to read his mind and lazily added.

"Don't worry, no one in Yanxia City will dare to cause you any trouble before the provincial examination begins."

They still have to give them this much face.

His words carried an unquestionable confidence. Jiang Xuan understood that Xue Jin had already taken action and resolved all the subsequent troubles; otherwise, given the style of those powerful families, they would never have let it go so easily.

"Thank you."

Jiang Xuan thanked her sincerely. Although he didn't know exactly what Xue Jin had done, he remembered this favor.

Xue Jin waved her hand, but her gaze fell on Qiu Qiu in Jiang Xuan's arms, filled with intense curiosity.

"No need for thanks. But this little thing, where did you get it? It... is quite unusual."

Jiang Xuan stroked the chick's soft fur and shook his head.

"I guess you could say it was... something I found for free. I don't really know what it is."

He truly didn't know the origin of Chiu Chiu, only that it had followed him out of an ancient ruin during one of the Blood Killing Camp's missions.

"Found it for free?"

Xue Jin scoffed.

"You're quite lucky, kid."

This little guy possesses power far beyond simply swallowing arrows.

Upon hearing the mention of swallowing arrows, Jiang Xuan immediately recalled the thrilling scene from three days ago, as well as some of Qiu Qiu's previous unusual behavior.

he mused.

"When it was in the Blood Killing Camp, it was still a juvenile, yet it could breathe fire with a power comparable to the full force of a True Martial Ninth Level cultivator. Later, it swallowed a black beast tooth of a Water Barbarian assassin and fell into a deep sleep, only waking up three nights ago."

"Black beast fangs?"

Xue Jin seemed to be deep in thought, then as if she remembered something, she took something out of her pocket and tossed it to Jiang Xuan.

"Look at this."

Jiang Xuan caught it; it felt cold and heavy in his hand.

It was a piece of silvery-white metal, about the size of a palm, with a smooth, mirror-like surface. Faint silver arcs and snowflake-like patterns flowed within it, emanating a pure and icy spiritual energy.

"This is... Silver Lightning Snow Spirit Iron?"

Jiang Xuan recognized it as a rather rare spiritual material, usually used to refine spiritual artifacts with ice or lightning attributes.

The piece in my hand is extremely pure and without any impurities.

"Not bad, right? A top-grade human-level spiritual material like this is worth no less than five hundred silver coins."

Xue Jin took a swig of wine and chuckled.

"This was three nights ago, when the little guy was drowsy after swallowing that arrow, and he spat it out of his mouth."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuan immediately connected the piece of Silver Lightning Snow Spirit Iron with the "Hongzhao Spirit Arrow" that Canxue had swallowed by Qiuqiu! That arrow contained extremely strong icy energy, so the materials used in its shaft must have been extraordinary. Could it be... that Qiuqiu not only swallowed the arrow's energy but also... extracted the spiritual materials that made up the arrow?!
To verify this conjecture, Jiang Xuan looked at Xue Jin. Xue Jin had clearly been thinking about this for a while. He then took out a gleaming longsword from his storage ring. Runes flowed across the blade, emanating a sharp aura—it was clearly a low-grade human-level spirit sword!

"Little one, look at this."

Xue Jin waved the spirit sword in front of Qiu Qiu.

"Chirp?"

Chiu Chiu's big eyes were immediately drawn to the spirit sword, sparkling with curiosity.

It broke free from Jiang Xuan's embrace, jumped onto the stone table, pointed its little paws at the spirit sword, and then at its own mouth, as if asking a question.

Xue Jin smiled and handed over the spirit sword.

Under the watchful eyes of Jiang Xuan and Xue Jin, Qiuqiu opened its small mouth, which was disproportionate to its size, and swallowed the low-grade human-level spirit sword in one gulp!

Its body instantly expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, like an inflated balloon, and a layer of blazing golden flames surged from its round body surface!

This flame was no ordinary fire. The moment it appeared, the surrounding temperature soared! The air sizzled and crackled, even appearing slightly distorted, and the space itself seemed unstable! A terrifying heat spread out, causing Jiang Xuan to feel a burning pain on his skin.

"This is... a Heavenly-grade Strange Flame—Shattered Star Golden Flame!"

Xue Jin suddenly stood up, her face showing shock for the first time, staring intently at the golden flames emanating from Qiu Qiu's body.

Jiang Xuan was also greatly shocked. Strange Fire is a rare flame born from heaven and earth, containing powerful laws and is of great benefit to alchemy, weapon forging, and combat.

Different flames are divided into four levels: Earth, Heaven, Saint, and God, each level being extremely rare. The Shattered Star Golden Flame is a Heaven-level different flame known for its ferocity and intense heat, making it extremely scarce. Usually, only the most powerful clans and aristocratic families possess the secret methods to tame it.

This little thing actually contains a Heavenly-level exotic fire within its body?!
Amidst the intense burning of golden flames, the low-grade human-level spirit sword melted and shrank at a visible speed, as if all its impurities were being completely incinerated.

After a few breaths, Chirp's swollen body quickly returned to its original size, and it opened its mouth and spat.

A crimson beam of spiritual light fell to the ground, transforming into a fist-sized, crimson metal block with natural flame patterns inside, radiating pure and scorching fire-attribute spiritual energy.

"Red-veined Firestone! Its quality... is also pure and flawless!"

Xue Jin picked up the piece of metal, examined it carefully, and then exclaimed in amazement.

"A mid-grade human-level spiritual material is worth at least 30% more than the spiritual sword itself!"

Jiang Xuan looked at the Crimson-Patterned Fire Essence Iron, and then recalled the Silver Lightning Snow Spirit Iron from before, finally confirming Qiuqiu's ability. "It...it can melt and purify the spiritual artifacts it devours, restoring them to their purest, most original spiritual materials?"

"That's right!"

Xuejin stared intently at the chirping bird that had returned to its original state, chirping smugly as if showing off, its tone filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"And look at its smelting process! It relies on primordial flames, the speed is astonishing, and the purification is flawless! This is simply... a born smelting master!"

He turned to look at Jiang Xuan as if he were a fool who didn't know his stuff.

"You brat, you actually think it's not worth it? Do you know how precious pure spiritual materials are? Whether used for refining weapons to enhance their power and potential, or as the core material for certain special formations and talismans, their value far exceeds that of finished spiritual weapons of the same grade!"

More importantly, one of the main limitations in crafting higher-level 'spirit pattern battle armor' is the purity of the core spirit materials! Many spirit pattern masters spend their entire lives searching for and purifying high-grade, pure spirit materials!

Xue Jin became more and more excited as she spoke, pointing at Qiu Qiu.

"If those spirit pattern masters knew about its ability to melt and perfectly purify things out of thin air, they would probably rush over to fight over it! And you're still complaining?!"

Jiang Xuan was speechless.

After all, he has only been involved in the field of spirit pattern masters for a short time, and he does not understand many of the deeper aspects.

He touched his nose and argued.

"Isn't smelting spiritual artifacts to obtain spiritual materials one of the standard methods for spirit pattern masters?" (End of Chapter)