A month passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, the carriage that departed from the Qian family slowly stopped in the backyard of Mingxin Pavilion.
Qian Nishang alighted from the carriage, her divine sense quickly sweeping the surroundings. After confirming that no one was secretly observing, she let out a light cough.
Immediately, Ji Yuan poked his head out, his footsteps somewhat weak, and entered Mingxin Pavilion through the back door with her.
The two made their way to the top floor and knocked on the door of a private room.
After many years of reunion, Mo Zigui’s heart was filled with endless emotions.
When they first met, the person before him was just a boy, with a cultivation base barely at the early stage of the second realm.
Now, the other party had grown into a young man, and his cultivation realm had advanced into the third realm.
"I beg Fellow Daoist Mo for your assistance!"
Ji Yuan took out a block of solid ice, within which a nine-story small tower was sealed.
For a full month, while recovering from his injuries, he had exhausted all possible methods but was still unable to remove the extreme cold power from this treasure.
In his desperation, he had no choice but to head to Mingxin Pavilion to seek the assistance of this artifact master before him.
If it were an ordinary artifact master, they might also be helpless against this extreme cold power.
However, Mo Zigui possessed a primal fire from the Crimson Bright Fierce Horse, ranked on the Spirit Fire List.
Although this fire was at the bottom of the Spirit Fire List, and merely a primal fire, it was still extremely precious.
Moreover, the Crimson Bright Fierce Horse’s attributes inherently belonged to the extremely strong and yang category, making it precisely the nemesis of extreme cold energy.
Mo Zigui, who had already been informed, nodded gently and then reached out to take the small tower frozen in solid ice.
The moment he grasped it, he felt a surge of extreme cold trying to drill into his body. Fortunately, a wave of heat swept over, instantly dissolving it all.
He turned and sat on a wooden couch, tossing the solid ice in his hand into the square cauldron before him.
Subsequently, he formed seals with his hands, and a ball of flame appeared in his palm, which then condensed into a palm-sized fire horse.
Ji Yuan’s eyes flickered. This was the first time he had seen the Crimson Bright Fierce Horse with his own eyes.
Although this spirit fire was ranked at the bottom, if cultivated, its power would undoubtedly be formidable.
Furthermore, in the art of artifact refining, it possessed extraordinary auxiliary effects, significantly increasing the success rate of an artifact master.
With the appearance of the Crimson Bright Fierce Horse, the temperature in the private room suddenly soared.
Fortunately, with the presence of restrictions and formations, it was contained.
In the next breath, the Crimson Bright Fierce Horse fell into the square cauldron, and a ball of crimson flames began to burn fiercely.
Mo Zigui took out a piece of crystal, its color like rouge, and threw it into the cauldron.
"Rouge Fire!"
Ji Yuan whispered. He was not unfamiliar with this item.
Rouge Fire, also known as Rouge Stone, was named for its color resembling rouge.
Its colors varied, but the brighter it was, the higher its grade, and its value would skyrocket.
Its sole effect was to be thrown into fire, which could increase the flame temperature.
It was widely used in both artifact refining and alchemy, saving the consumption of one's own spiritual power.
As a piece of Rouge Fire of no small grade was thrown into the square cauldron.
The fiercely burning Crimson Bright Fierce Horse within suddenly surged by several tenths!
Rolling heatwaves swept outwards. Even with the restrictions and formations, the temperature inside the private room rose to an astonishing level.
However, as Ji Yuan felt the high temperature, a glint of joy flashed in his eyes.
This was not only because the solid ice that had frozen the Profound Heaven Devouring Spirit Pagoda was slowly melting.
Even the extreme cold energy that had been lingering within his body was gradually dissipating along with it.
In just a moment, he quickly sat cross-legged and quietly circulated the Profound Heaven Sword Art.
Spiritual power surged through his meridians, desperately absorbing the intense heat from the outside.
Within his physical body, the persistent extreme cold energy immediately showed signs of dissipation.
As the scorching energy gradually increased within his body, small fire horses began to condense silently.
These fire horses galloped through his meridians, and wherever they went, waves of heat were stirred up. Even the extreme cold energy could only retreat.
In the end, this energy could no longer retreat and was forced into the corners of his body.
Fire horses leaped out of his meridians and, under Ji Yuan’s control of his spiritual power, charged headlong into the extreme cold energy.
In less than fifteen minutes, the extreme cold energy that had lingered in his body was completely dissolved.
He slowly opened his eyes, then exhaled a final breath of cold air. His spiritual power could now circulate smoothly, and his qi and blood within his physical body were no longer obstructed.
Even Ji Yuan himself had not expected that the extreme cold energy that had plagued him for nearly a month could be resolved so easily.
He slowly stood up, his gaze falling on the flames in the cauldron, and a sense of emotion arose in his heart.
Spirit fires were indeed worthy of their name. Even those at the bottom of the rankings still possessed various incredible abilities.
As his thoughts flickered, the solid ice on the Profound Heaven Devouring Spirit Pagoda also gradually melted, with traces of extreme cold power spreading out.
This situation continued for nearly three hours. During this time, Mo Zigui added several pieces of high-quality Rouge Fire.
Furthermore, to maintain the supply of spiritual power, he also consumed many elixirs and always held a mid-grade spirit stone in his hand.
Finally, when the last trace of extreme cold power within the Profound Heaven Devouring Spirit Pagoda dissipated, he finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Mo Zigui then did not stop his recuperation but turned to look at Ji Yuan beside him.
The latter immediately understood and took out the spirit materials he had prepared, floating them before the other with his spiritual power.
Scorching flames rose, immediately melting the spirit materials being thrown into the cauldron one by one.
At Mo Zigui’s signal, Ji Yuan sat cross-legged in mid-air, continuously forming seals with his hands, controlling the refined spirit materials to fill the cracks on the Profound Heaven Devouring Spirit Pagoda.
Several more hours passed. With the help of Mo Zigui and the Crimson Bright Fierce Horse, the Profound Heaven Devouring Spirit Pagoda, which had almost been split by a sword, finally had its cracks filled.
The restrictions and other formations within also gradually recovered under the repair of the spirit materials.
However, to restore all its spiritual essence and its original might, it would require further nurturing and refining for some time.
At the same time, the spiritual materials needed would also represent a considerable resource.
Fortunately, with Ji Yuan’s current wealth, he could easily afford it.
He swallowed the Profound Heaven Devouring Spirit Pagoda in one gulp and felt the treasure return to his dantian, being enveloped by a large amount of spiritual power and slowly nurtured, before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for your assistance, Fellow Daoist!"
Ji Yuan took out a wooden box and placed it on the table beside him.
He naturally would not ask for help without offering compensation; he would not squander favors for nothing.
Mo Zigui did not act coy. After putting away the Crimson Bright Fierce Horse, he put the wooden box into his Mountain River Bag.
"It's just a small effort, nothing to mention."
He smiled, appearing unconcerned.
In fact, this was indeed the case. With the help of the Rouge Fire, coupled with the supply of elixirs and spirit stones, all of which came from Mingxin Pavilion.
He had practically no consumption, merely working hard and spending several hours.