Chen Xu pressed the bottle of liquid directly to his brow, as colorful energy seeped down, his pineal gland at the brow twitched crazily like a little mouse, a mysterious power was fiercely colliding at the acupoint of his brow, suddenly a crack opened at his brow, like a bottomless pit, directly absorbing all the colorful energy, then all the colorful energy was absorbed by the acupoint in his brow, followed by a silver-white light shooting out from the acupoint, though faint, it was brilliant enough to shatter the jade bottle.
The line of light was about a foot long, with inexplicable runes faintly appearing within, looking quite mysterious.
Zhang Chen's eyes looked at the light, with a hint of curiosity: "Is this the so-called Celestial Eye?"
Chen Xu pointed at his brow, the acupoint closed: "To call it a Celestial Eye is inaccurate, it is not completely a Celestial Eye, this is a supreme Divine Technique in Feng Shui, merely using the Celestial Eye acupoint, manifesting in the form of a Celestial Eye."
"This liquid is quite extraordinary, using it to activate the Feng Shui Secret Technique, its power far surpasses what is recorded in the texts, unbelievably strong." Chen Xu looked at Zhang Chen with a face full of surprise.
Zhang Chen, having no covetous intent towards Chen Xu's Secret Technique, smiled and said: "This liquid is a Creation acquired from the Ascension Pool, unfortunately, most of the liquid was spilled onto Prince Pingbian's Ancestral Vein, absorbed by it, completing it, I arrived too late."
"Damn Prince Pingbian's Mansion." Chen Xu gritted his teeth in hatred, then with a confused expression said: "I have another question, what exactly is this so-called Ascension Pool?"
Upon hearing Chen Xu's question, Zhang Chen didn't hide it, roughly narrating the origins of the Ascension Pool, upon hearing this Chen Xu's eyes widened: "There is actually such a Divine Object in the world, capable of transforming one directly into an Immortal Body? Isn't that to say, one can directly transform into a legendary Immortal?"
"Theoretically speaking, it should be like that." Zhang Chen said.
Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, Chen Xu took a deep breath, a burning look in his eyes: "We must get our hands on this Ascension Pool."
"I have already obtained it, but since the Ascension Pool is integrated with the Earth Vein, it cannot be extracted temporarily. When Prince Pingbian Zhang Shicheng undergoes Dragon Transformation, shaking the power of the Earth Vein, that will be my opportunity to take the Ascension Pool." Zhang Chen said with a smile.
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Chen Xu's eyes were full of envy, leaning forward to flatter: "Brother Zhang, if you obtain the Ascension Pool, you cannot forget me in the future, you must bring me to become an Immortal as well."
Zhang Chen shook his head: "Becoming an Immortal is an illusion, the Ascension Pool is damaged, it's not enough to transform someone into an Immortal Body, to become a legendary Immortal."
Hearing this, Chen Xu showed a hint of disappointment: "That's a pity."
Then asked: "What are your plans now?"
Zhang Chen said: "First try to break the Feng Shui Grand Array set by Prince Pingbian's Mansion, revealing the anomalies of the Ascension Pool, then force Zhang Shicheng to undergo Dragon Transformation prematurely."
Hearing this, Chen Xu's eyes flickered: "That's a good idea! Before, you said to tear the great array of Prince Pingbian's Mansion, I had no way, but now I have mastered the Celestial Eye, we can tear the Feng Shui Grand Array, find the flaws, I can give it a try."
"Let's go, we'll talk outside!"
Chen Xu led the way ahead, with Zhang Chen following closely, they quietly made their way through the rat tunnel, arriving at the distant mountains, secretly observing the Qi Mechanism of Prince Pingbian's ancestral tomb.
"I probably need to deduce for seven or eight days." Chen Xu said to Zhang Chen.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen patted Chen Xu's shoulder: "I will provide for your three meals a day, you just need to focus on breaking the Feng Shui Grand Array."
Hearing this, Chen Xu opened the Celestial Eye, continuously observing the Feng Shui Grand Array, while Zhang Chen waited quietly by Chen Xu's side for the results, but two hours later, Zhang Chen suddenly sensed something, a subtle feeling emerged from his heart, and the next moment Zhang Chen turned into Escape Light and left, reappearing at the location of the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
Zhang Chen appeared in the stone cave where the Eight Trigrams Furnace was, looking at the blazing Eight Trigrams Furnace, the previous sensation emanated from here.
Zhang Chen stretched out his hand to touch the Eight Trigrams Furnace, sensing the situation inside, seeing the flames raging within, the colorless flames changing once again, a strong breath of energy from the Ascension Pool circulating inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
"Well, the energy from the Ascension Pool is infused into the Earth Vein, and the Eight Trigrams Furnace has stolen the energy unleashed by the Ascension Pool, aiding in the refinement of treasures." Zhang Chen sensed the scene within the Eight Trigrams Furnace, full of amazement and wonder in his eyes: "Truly, every sip and bite is predestined! Prince Pingbian's Mansion intended to harm me, yet it has all unwittingly aided me."
Zhang Chen was now quite certain that ninety-nine percent of the liquid flowing from the Ascension Pool had been seized by the Eight Trigrams Furnace. Prince Pingbian Zhang Shicheng's soul hadn't absorbed much of the fortune leaking from the Ascension Pool, nor had the ancestral vein of Prince Pingbian's Mansion absorbed more than just a very minuscule amount.
"Interesting! Very interesting!" Zhang Chen secretly praised in his heart, so delighted he almost burst into laughter.
Looking again at the earth-colored little ball, under the energies of the Earth Vein, Ascension Pool, and Colored Realm Fire, the innate restrictions had begun to collapse, disappearing completely within the Eight Trigrams Furnace. At this moment, all the materials in the furnace melded together, forming a long whip-like object, suspended within, gradually stabilizing.
Zhang Chen's previous perception was due to sensing changes in the treasure inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace, which made him hastily use an escape technique to rush over.
Zhang Chen, seeing this, didn't hesitate at all and directly integrated the innate restriction. He watched as thirty-six layers of innate restrictions merged into the long whip. However, the materials for the God-Beating Whip were incomplete and could only manifest the power of the first twenty-two innate restrictions. To wield the power of the remaining twelve restrictions, Zhang Chen would have to find the missing materials and continue to sacrificially refine the whip.
As the innate restrictions integrated, the God-Beating Whip underwent mysterious transformations, emitting radiant gleams and beginning to voraciously absorb the energy within the Eight Trigrams Furnace, intending to intake all the energy it held.
As the energy absorption by the God-Beating Whip intensified, the energy supply from the Eight Trigrams Furnace became somewhat inadequate, compelling it to reverse and absorb the Power of the Earth Veins to replenish itself.
Witnessing this scene, Zhang Chen's pupils shrank. If he were the naive fool of the past, he'd be ecstatic at the Eight Trigrams Furnace wantonly devouring the Power of the Earth Veins, hoping it would drain Prince Pingbian's Mansion dry.
However, ever since witnessing the Ancestral Master of Longevity extracting the Earth Vein during that Mysterious Era, which led to the descent of Celestial Punishment, Zhang Chen had developed a psychological shadow.
"This isn't good! There's no telling how much energy from the entire Earth Vein the Eight Trigrams Furnace will draw! If by chance it provokes Celestial Punishment, would I even survive?" Zhang Chen grew anxious, like an ant on a hot pan, restless, even considering destroying the God-Beating Whip to prevent the treasure's formation.
Although the treasure was crucial, it was not as important as Zhang Chen's life. Although the God-Beating Whip was excellent, Zhang Chen had no shortage of treasures. Losing one wouldn't affect his survival.
"You need not worry; this Eight Trigrams Furnace was formed naturally. Though you activated its power to refine a treasure, it will not provoke karmic retribution, for the Eight Trigrams Furnace is a part of Heaven and Earth, and its mutual absorption with the Power of the Earth Veins is recognized by Heaven and Earth." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon perceived Zhang Chen's unease and, knowing how flustered he was, quickly appeared to console him.
Upon hearing the Great Freedom Celestial Demon's words, Zhang Chen felt somewhat reassured, but still glanced at the demon with suspicion. "Old man, you always desire my death. Aren't you deceiving me now, trying to trick me into dying under Celestial Punishment?"
"You ungrateful wretch! Why would I, your ancestor, harm you? I tried to comfort you, yet you doubt me. How unreasonable!" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon cursed, pointing at Zhang Chen's nose, "You've been drawing from the Earth Vein for so long. If Celestial Punishment were to come, it would have come already, not linger until now!"
There was logic to this explanation, and Zhang Chen believed the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
"That's good, that's good! If Celestial Punishment were provoked, I'd never survive it." Zhang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, this treasure you're refining seems a bit sinister, as if crafted specifically against sentient beings. It's quite remarkable." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon circled the Eight Trigrams Furnace, inquiring.
Zhang Chen did not hide anything and directly explained the function of the God-Beating Whip.
The first twelve layers of the God-Beating Whip's innate restrictions were to strike a person's Primordial Spirit back into the body. The middle twelve layers were to expel the Primordial Spirit from the body.
This function seemed rather insignificant yet quite powerful.
As for the final twelve layers of innate restrictions, they served to seal a person's Primordial Spirit, locking it, dispersing it, targeting destructive force.
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon stared heatedly at the God-Beating Whip within the Eight Trigrams Furnace. "If you say so, then this God-Beating Whip indeed aligns with a certain Creation. Only by relying on this whip can that Creation be extracted."
"Creation? What Creation?" Zhang Chen loved the word 'Creation', immediately perking up, pressing the Great Freedom Celestial Demon for details.
"When you've finished refining the treasure, then I will share the clues to the Creation," said the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
"So secretive." Zhang Chen grumbled with discontent, turned to look at the Eight Trigrams Furnace, his gaze falling upon where the little round ball had vanished. He saw an earth-colored light orb scattered on the ground, unsure whether it was a skill or an experience point.