Starting With Chaos Physique

Chapter 59 Refining the Heavenly Book Divine Manual, Smelting Peak Opening the Heavenly Furnace

“Refining the Heavenly Book Divine Manual… I might as well take this opportunity to visit the Smelting Peak of the clan. After all these years, I’ve only ever heard about it but never seen it myself.”

Gu Changsheng murmured softly. After finishing his study of the refining method for the Heavenly Book Divine Manual, the booklet—made of the rare Da Luo Silver Gold—instantly turned to ashes and vanished.

This was due to the restrictions placed by the Heavenly Dao Sect: the booklet was set to self-destruct after reading. Moreover, according to the agreement, Gu Changsheng was strictly forbidden from sharing the refining method.

This was easy to understand. The Heavenly Dao Sect would never allow the secret method of refining its treasured artifact to leak out. Gu Changsheng was granted access only because of his special identity. For an ordinary cultivator, obtaining such knowledge would surely invite endless pursuit and extermination.

Afterward, Gu Changsheng summoned a servant and instructed them to gather the divine materials he required.

This was one of the advantages of having a powerful family background: there was no need to worry about materials when refining a secret treasure.

Soon, messages were sent from the Divine Island to various places, causing a stir throughout the Gu family.

“What!?”

“The Divine Son wants to refine a secret treasure and needs these materials…”

“Coincidentally, I’ve collected some over the past hundreds of thousands of years. If the Divine Son needs them, he may have them.” Such remarks echoed from various divine islands and mountain peaks.

In less than half a day, a vast assortment of divine materials, glowing with radiant colors and imbued with divine light, was delivered to Gu Changsheng’s palace. Each piece was a rare treasure.

There was a fist-sized piece of Supreme Thunder Gold, containing a strand of true thunder, capable of forging sacred weapons. There was a basin-sized piece of Vermilion Phoenix Aurum, tainted with the essence blood of a fallen True Phoenix. If found in the outside world, it would undoubtedly spark a bloody conflict and frenzied competition.

And these were just a few of the divine materials gathered.

…

The Smelting Peak was located in the eastern region of the Gu family’s territory.

Although called a ‘peak’, it was actually a sprawling mountain range, with flames rising from almost every summit. The air was suffused with the aura of countless divine and spiritual flames, radiating intense heat waves.

These flames had been collected by the Gu family’s ancestors over countless years from various places and were imprisoned here for the clan’s descendants to use in forging divine weapons. Each type of flame possessed unique attributes, providing different enhancements to divine artifacts.

The skies were filled with the figures of Gu family members, bustling back and forth between the peaks. The atmosphere was lively yet harmonious.

“I just need the Extreme Cold Bone Flame for one final refinement. Could someone lend me a spot?”

“Why is the Black Wind Demon Flame so popular these days? I can’t even get a turn,” grumbled an elder of the clan as he was jostled out of his place by younger members, his face filled with frustration.

In this place, seniority meant little. To refine something, one had to bring their own materials and abide by the first-come, first-served rule. Disputes were rare, as the Patrol Squad maintained strict order.

It was common to see elders seething in anger, unable to compete with the younger generation.

“Hey, isn’t this Fourth Ancestor? Didn’t you get a spot yesterday?” A young cultivator winked at an elder nearby.

“Get lost, you little rascal! If I don’t teach you a lesson when we get back, my name isn’t Gu!” The elder’s beard bristled with anger.

…

Gu Changsheng arrived as a streak of divine light. Before landing, he heard the lively commotion from the various peaks. The scene was bustling yet carried a sense of peace and harmony.

The Smelting and Alchemy Peaks were always the most crowded areas for the clan members. Divine weapons and secret treasures were indispensable for cultivators, and the Gu family had put much effort into this aspect.

Gu Changsheng’s arrival caused an immediate stir across the mountain range. There was no one in the Gu family who didn’t recognize him.

“Greetings, Divine Son!”

A streak of divine light landed in front of Gu Changsheng. It was a young man with a powerful aura, his body surrounded by the force of the stars. His name was Gu Xingchen, one of the Gu family’s top ten sequence members and the possessor of a Star God Physique. He could summon the power of the stars from the heavens to temper his body and was in the Third Stage of the Heaven Splitting Realm.

He had just returned from the outside world, planning to refine a divine artifact at the Smelting Peak, but coincidentally encountered Gu Changsheng.

Other young cultivators and clan members nearby immediately paused their activities and rushed over in streaks of divine light to pay their respects. “Greetings, Divine Son,” they said respectfully.

Word had already spread that Gu Changsheng had been collecting rare divine materials, apparently to refine a secret treasure. Now, it seemed to be true.

Gu Changsheng’s demeanor was gentle as he nodded slightly. “There’s no need for such formality.”

“Does the Divine Son require a specific divine flame? We can vacate our spots for you.”

“Yes, Divine Son, if you need any flame, please let us know. This place has thousands of spiritual flames, hundreds of divine fires, and even some holy flames. If you require the Imperial Flame, we can ask the elders to activate it.”

The crowd spoke eagerly, offering their assistance despite the rules.

Gu Changsheng chuckled and shook his head. “There’s no need. I’m here to activate the Heavenly Furnace and summon fire essence from the ten star regions. I won’t be using the flames here.”