# Chapter 233: The Great Emperor's Weapon-Refining Ground
*Clang*
The Li Fire Divine Furnace blazed with flames reaching the sky, clanging loudly, like a burning crystalline divine mountain, scorching hot, the furnace body being struck and constantly deformed.
The unidentified creature possessed astonishing strength, beating the furnace until it twisted and tilted, producing earth-shaking sounds, swelling with many protrusions.
The hundred-meter-tall Li Fire Divine Furnace burned fiercely, turning half the sky crimson red, shaking violently, threatening to topple over at any moment.
The sounds continued without end, the furnace body beaten until it became like a flattened persimmon one moment, then like a broken teacup the next, bizarre in shape.
Such force sent chills down one's spine. Even cultivators in the third secret realm could not withstand it—truly heaven-shaking power!
The Li Fire Divine Furnace was like a lump of clay, kneaded into whatever shape desired, transforming into various forms, yet never breaking apart.
"Daoist, what kind of furnace is this? It almost possesses indestructible properties." Yao Xi couldn't help asking.
This broken furnace was too sturdy. Beaten crooked and twisted, completely losing its shape, looking somewhat absurd, yet it refused to shatter—truly unbelievable.
Ye Fan gave an embarrassed smile and said, "I picked it up while wandering the world."
The Holy Maiden of Yao Chi looked thoughtful, studying the deformed Li Fire Divine Furnace, and said, "It very much resembles an imitation of the Sun God Furnace, though lacking in power."
"This broken furnace has a significant origin?" Li Desheng clicked his tongue.
"While its power falls far short of the Sun God Furnace imitation, in terms of durability it far exceeds it—this thing simply cannot be destroyed!" Old Dao Ba Zi muttered.
The Holy Son Yao Guang stood atop the furnace lid like an Immortal King, radiating ten thousand beams of holy light, with him as the center forming an eternal radiance, completely suppressing the furnace below. The unidentified creature inside roared in terror, unable to break free.
"Let's all act together and quickly refine this beast. This place is not suitable for lingering." Old Dao Ba Zi suggested.
The five acted simultaneously, assisting the Holy Son Yao Guang. Streams of divine power surged toward the furnace, making it sparkle crystalline.
Though it constantly deformed and its power was not overwhelming, it could absorb all the divine power of the six without showing signs of bursting.
"Owww—"
The desperate howls grew weaker and weaker. The furnace flickered with light, and the sun imprint along with several blurry divine bird markings on its body radiated extraordinary brilliance.
"Eh, the patterns on the furnace have disappeared!" Li Desheng exclaimed in surprise.
On the Li Fire Divine Furnace, the sun and several divine birds blazed with intense light, then completely vanished.
"This broken furnace really is somewhat extraordinary." Old Dao Ba Zi muttered, "The sun and divine bird imprints have entered the furnace, participating in refining the demon."
Everyone sensed the furnace temperature rising sharply. Their divine power flowed into it like rivers into the sea, and the furnace shone with boundless radiance.
The unidentified creature screamed miserably, eventually weakening completely, falling silent, no longer making any sound. At the same time, the furnace quieted down, and the blurry patterns on its body reappeared.
Now, the copper furnace looked like a multi-headed gourd, oddly shaped. The lid had deformed, sealed tightly on top, difficult to open. Ye Fan spent a long time before finally managing it.
The furnace tipped over, scattering a pile of black ash. The powerful unknown creature had been refined into nothingness, which secretly astounded everyone.
"This thing needs major repairs, right?" Li Desheng wanted to laugh—the furnace looked too strange.
Ye Fan waved his hand, and the furnace shrank to an inch high, appearing in his palm. Though it resembled a rotten persimmon, it remained crystalline and translucent.
"Daoist, would you be willing to part with this furnace? I would trade a precious treasure for it." The Holy Son Yao Guang smiled warmly, descending to the ground.
Ye Fan shook his head. Just because the furnace was indestructible and could always repair itself, he couldn't exchange it. He needed time to figure it out.
Old Dao Ba Zi suggested, "We should leave quickly. The creature we refined was likely just a pawn, probably a soldier of some terrifying existence."
"That's very possible. The surrounding area is likely dangerous." The Holy Maiden of Yao Chi nodded.
Living beings in the Primordial Forbidden Zone were all extremely fearsome. Encountering one meant almost certain death. Though this creature was powerful, it couldn't compare to the legends.
Ye Fan's heart tightened. There might very well be ancient royal clans sleeping beneath this ground, and this creature was merely a guardian.
"Let's go quickly!" The six sped away like flying, not daring to delay a moment.
Usually, a weaker being was left to guard a sleeping site. Once a stronger being awoke or a royal clan was disturbed, even the various Saint Lords would regret coming.
Now it was past midnight. They had only run a few li when they heard low roars from behind, accompanied by intense killing intent rushing toward them.
Their hearts trembled. An even more powerful creature had indeed awakened. What slightly reassured them was that it didn't immediately give chase.
"Eh, what's that ahead?"
At the horizon's end, shadowy and indistinct, a massive dark shape blocked their path.
"It's ruins—a vast stretch of ruins!" This was an extremely expansive ruin, heavy with gloom, broken walls and collapsed buildings lying ahead.
"Let's go around."
None wanted unexpected trouble. If they startled something, it would mean endless problems.
The six chose to go right, trying to bypass the ruins.
Suddenly, a chilling, sinister killing intent surged toward them, making their spines cold and every hair on their bodies stand on end.
"That thing is chasing us!" Li Desheng's hair stood on end, his face pale.
The six turned to look. About ten li away stood a dark figure with disheveled hair, about the height of an ordinary person. Gray hair reached the ground, completely obscuring its true features.
A body covered in eerie fur!
Empty eye sockets devoured moonlight. Strands of lunar radiance, filtering through the hair that spread to the ground, disappeared into those hollow pupils.
"What... is that thing?"
Heavy, labored breathing came clearly from a li away, matching the low roars from before—the same creature.
"Run!"
This creature was much more powerful than the one earlier. Everyone felt their hair stand on end, unable to muster any thought of fighting.
Now, only fleeing was possible. They definitely couldn't win; charging forward would be suicide.
Fierce killing intent surged toward them, sharp as blades, raising goosebumps on everyone's skin.
The six ran wildly, feet barely touching the ground, like six shadowy figures under the night moon.
The unidentified creature let out a low roar and gave chase. But puzzlingly, after advancing only a few hundred zhang, it stopped.
"Why did it stop?" Everyone was confused.
"Wait—stop!" Ye Fan's heart sank as he blocked them.
He felt extremely uneasy. Though the path ahead seemed clear, it gave him a bad feeling.
Behind them, the terrifying creature with gray hair touching the ground and killing intent that made people tremble stared at them for a moment, then turned and disappeared into the darkness.
"It actually left without chasing us. Why?" Li Desheng was puzzled.
Ye Fan's expression grew grave. Using the terrain observation method recorded in the Source Heaven Scroll, he surveyed the area.
"Source Master Ye, what do you see?" Li Desheng had considerable faith in Ye Fan's expertise in this area.
"I also feel something is off." Yao Xi frowned.
"Indeed, there's something strange. An extremely yin and soft aura—extremely dangerous." The Holy Son Yao Guang's spiritual perception was very sharp; he instinctively sensed danger.
"Everyone, we're in big trouble!" At that moment, Ye Fan's expression changed, his heart trembling. He never expected to encounter such terrain.
"Aren't we almost out of the Primordial Forbidden Zone? Are we still in danger?" Li Desheng pressed.
"That's right, and it's quite terrifying. This is a very rare terrain."
Ye Fan pointed ahead and said, "Look carefully, and you'll surely notice something unusual."
"A blood moon!" The Holy Maiden of Yao Chi exclaimed.
"A blood-stained crescent moon, extremely yin and soft!" Yao Xi's peerlessly beautiful face showed alarm.
"What's so special about it?" Old Dao Ba Zi asked.
"This is the legendary Red Blood Cavern. Beneath it lies an extremely yin and soft demonic ground." Ye Fan answered.
Ahead, everything was silent. If one didn't look carefully, nothing would be noticed. But if one calmed the mind and sensed carefully, the anomaly would soon be discovered.
On the ground, there was a blood moon, echoing the moon in the sky, drawing down the clear moonlight. But once it entered the ground, it turned blood red.
That was a blood-stained crescent moon, emitting an extremely yin and soft aura. The more one looked, the more it made one's hair stand on end.
"What's... under this ground?" Li Desheng asked with a trembling voice.
Ye Fan didn't answer. This was the famous "Red Moon Cavern," extremely terrifying. What lay beneath the ground couldn't be clearly explained.
"Above ground is a blood moon; below ground is a divine cavern—this is demonic ground!"
The Red Blood Cavern took up several pages in the Source Heaven Scroll, recorded as one of the most terrifying death grounds.
"I understand now. That fearsome creature behind us retreated because it was frightened away by the Red Moon Cavern." Old Dao Ba Zi said solemnly.
Now everyone knew they were in big trouble. They had personally experienced how dangerous that creature was—completely unable to contend with it.
That chilling dread, even now thinking about it, still made them shiver. Yet it had been frightened away by this Red Moon Cavern.
A crescent moon stained with blood, imprinted on the ground—shocking to behold!
"Daoist, how can we escape this calamity?" Li Desheng placed all his hope on Ye Fan.
"We can only go around. The only fortunate thing is that we haven't entered that blood moon yet."
The blood moon spanned several li in radius. Their current position happened to be between the ruins and the blood moon, not yet entering.
"Retreating is impossible—that creature is behind us. We can only move slightly closer to the ruins and then proceed forward." The Holy Son Yao Guang spoke.
"Don't act rashly yet. Let me observe further." Ye Fan studied the ruins.
Unexpectedly encountering the Red Moon Cavern made him uneasy. So close to leaving the Primordial Forbidden Zone, yet such a world-class death ground appeared. He felt something was wrong, a bad premonition rising.
"This..." Ye Fan's expression changed. The more he looked at the ruins, the more alarmed he became. His bad premonition had come true.
Sunken Sun Ridge!
Sunken Sun Ridge was as famous as the Red Moon Cavern, occasionally appearing together. If both were born together, it would be extremely terrifying. Rare throughout history—no more than three such places existed.
"Daoist, what do you see?"
"Something's not right!" Ye Fan was surprised. The Sunken Sun Ridge didn't have such heavy yang energy, different from what he imagined.
"I sense it—a black sun, extremely firm and yang, but it can't overcome the Red Moon Cavern's extreme yin." The Holy Son Yao Guang spoke.
"That's right. Faintly, there's a black sun imprinted among the ruins." The Holy Maiden of Yao Chi frowned.
Yao Xi sensed the black sun's presence and asked, "What kind of terrain is this?"
"This is the legendary Sunken Sun Ridge, as famous as the Red Moon Cavern. If both appear together, gods will be killed and Buddhas slain." Ye Fan answered, then added, "But something's off. The firm and yang aura seems somewhat insufficient."
"What? This is Sunken Sun Ridge?"
"This place!"
"Could this be... the Eternal Universe Great Emperor's weapon-refining ground?!"
The Holy Son Yao Guang, Yao Xi, and the Holy Maiden of Yao Chi all exclaimed in shock.
Old Dao Ba Zi was also moved, his face full of astonishment. "The place where the Great Emperor of the Northern Domain's ancient aristocratic Jiang family refined his extreme weapon?!"
"The Eternal Universe Great Emperor, whose divine might shook the world and whose fame resounded through the ages, was born in the ancient era. That must be at least a hundred thousand years ago." Li Desheng was also full of surprise.
Hearing these words, Ye Fan was deeply shocked. A Great Emperor had once entered the Primordial Forbidden Zone, using the terrifying "Sunken Sun Ridge" to refine an extreme weapon—this was too horrifying.