After seven or eight successive waves of golden light fell into the giant cauldron in this manner, the silver cauldron that had been roaring continuously suddenly emitted a shrill, ear-piercing shriek.
Yue Long witnessed this scene and his expression changed dramatically.
"Fellow Daoist Han, block the incoming Heavenly Golden Force. Once I've refined what's already in here, let more through."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Yue Long let out a great shout and spat out several more bursts of essence blood from his mouth in quick succession.
Once the spiritual flames beneath the cauldron absorbed so much essence blood, the fire blazed up once more, nearly engulfing the entire giant cauldron, their color shifting to a brilliant golden crimson. The temperature was so extreme that the surrounding void blurred and warped, while all the materials inside the cauldron melted into a boiling cauldron full of liquid, with countless specks of golden light flickering within.
Han Li furrowed his brows slightly and pointed a single finger toward the void.
The five-colored radiance within the stone formation swept around, and the densely packed giant boulders began rotating at a terrifying speed.
The golden light that had entered the stone formation paused briefly before emerging even dimmer from the other side.
Just then, Han Li raised his other hand, and a sheet of black light shot out. After a flicker, it expanded into a dark cloud several acres in size, sweeping up all the golden light that had emerged.
Within the black cloud, strands of sharp light flickered ceaselessly — it was none other than the black silk net that Yue Long had previously given to Han Li.
No one knew what material this net was forged from. It appeared to be merely a thin layer, yet once the golden light fell inside it, the light could not break free, only bouncing and flickering within like living creatures.
From a distance, Han Li formed hand seals with one hand, his cold gaze fixed unblinkingly on the black cloud, clearly using immense Magical Power to remotely control this treasure.
Below, Yue Long's heart leaped with joy the moment he saw the golden light caught by the black cloud, and he drove the spiritual flames even more desperately to refine the materials inside the cauldron.
Within the flickering light of the giant cauldron, over a hundred crystal bricks were slowly being forged, each one a pale golden color, roughly the size of a palm.
"Good, Brother Han, release the Heavenly Golden Force."
An unknown amount of time passed. When the golden light trapped within the black cloud had accumulated to nearly a hundred streams, Yue Long shouted toward Han Li once more.
Han Li gave a slight nod and traced a single finger through the air toward the distant black cloud.
A soft "puf" sounded.
The black cloud split apart in the middle, revealing a gap several chi long, and streams of golden light immediately tumbled downward from it, drawn one by one into the giant cauldron.
In this way, whenever Yue Long shouted out, Han Li would activate the black cloud to intercept most of the golden light in midair. When there was need for more, he would release the black cloud to let a portion of the Heavenly Force fall once again. Under Han Li's deliberate control, Yue Long was able to calmly focus on refining the materials in the cauldron while precisely managing the amount of Heavenly Force needed at any given time.
But as time passed, the golden light within the black cloud continued to accumulate. After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, there were a full seven to eight hundred streams.
Even someone with Han Li's deep reserves of Magical Power could not help but show a hint of a grave expression for the first time when blocking such a vast amount of Heavenly Golden Force at once.
Han Li let out a soft snort and suddenly flicked his sleeve toward the distance.
A silver light the size of a teacup flew from his sleeve. No sooner had it shot out than it swelled with the wind to the size of a house, then blurred and vanished into the black cloud as if teleporting.
It was one of the three silver beads Yue Long had given to Han Li.
A bizarre scene unfolded!
After a muffled boom within the black cloud, an orb of silver radiance exploded outward, expanding until it shrouded the entire black cloud beneath it.
When the silver radiance contracted and vanished, the golden light within the black cloud had likewise disappeared without a trace, as though the two had annihilated each other.
Only the black cloud remained, hovering emptily above the giant cauldron.
The three silver beads were actually rare treasures specifically designed to counter this Heavenly Golden Force.
With that, the pressure on Han Li was completely alleviated, and he once again began directing the black cloud to intercept the newly falling golden light.
Yue Long watched all of this with perfect clarity. Seeing that Han Li had used one of the silver beads, not only did he not show any regret, but a flash of joy crossed his face.
The fact that Han Li had managed to hold out this long before resorting to the silver beads far exceeded his expectations.
Han Li's profound depth of Magical Power also left him secretly astonished.
It seemed he had truly found the right person this time. The refining of the Extreme Origin Crystal had a very good chance of succeeding.
At this moment, Han Li's gaze swept casually over the crystal bricks within the cauldron, his mind quietly calculating how many gold-attribute Extreme Origin Crystals would ultimately be successfully formed.
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