Chapter 457: The Primordial Divine Flame of the Three-Legged Golden Crow!

In the entire secret chamber, a blazing fire raged, enough to burn human flesh and blood to ash, scorching and unbearable, the void itself cracking.

The old man sat cross-legged to one side, his heart filled with great satisfaction, waiting for those inside to beg for mercy, so he could reap the benefits and shift all blame onto the Demon Spirit Sect, then flee far away.

"Sect Master, don't blame me for being ruthless; my lifespan is running short now..." The old man chuckled softly. He was merely the Grand Elder of the Demon Spirit Sect, with no sense of belonging.

The secret chamber was unbearably hot, rocks melting, turning into a world of magma, with large swaths of the void twisting.

The old man sat cross-legged on the furnace lid, his entire body continuously surging with energy, driving the power of this vessel to incinerate Yang Tian and the other.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. The old man, who had kept his eyes shut, opened them, his gaze falling on the furnace. He murmured to himself, "No movement for so long—could they have been burned to death?"

Clang, clang! He tapped the furnace lid and said slowly, "Young friend, if you come out now and offer compensation, you'll spare yourself the pain of torture."

Boom! As his words fell, the entire furnace was struck by a terrifying force. The heavens and earth rumbled, the vibrations so intense that the old man's ears rang.

"Old bastard, this little flame can't even singe a single hair of mine. Stop making a fool of yourself. If you've got the guts, kill me!" A cold snort echoed through the secret chamber.

The old man's face darkened. He immediately replied to Yang Tian, "I'm not stupid. If I kill you, it will surely trigger some protective charm on you, alerting your clan."

"Pfft..." Inside the furnace, Yun'er couldn't help but burst into laughter, like silver bells, very charming.

"This old geezer is crazy for bloodstones." Rubbing his nose, Yang Tian couldn't help but chuckle. When he noticed the flames around him intensifying, he rolled his eyes.

Sizzle! Although the Starry Sky Tower was formidable, with nine layers of starry rivers, facing a vessel driven by a mighty cultivator, the gap was immense, and the layers of starry rivers twisted slightly.

At that moment, Yang Tian's expression turned solemn. He opened his mouth and inhaled, drawing a wisp of flame into his belly.

As soon as that wisp of flame surged into his body, it transformed into strands of crimson threads, clinging to Yang Tian's flesh and blood, burrowing in desperately like parasitic maggots.

"No, the flame is too weak." After refining for a while, Yang Tian frowned and said, "With my current physique, I need some terrifying heavenly fire to harm myself."

Opening his eyes, Yang Tian's gaze shot forth a purple-red thunder flame, radiating energy fluctuations that made one's heart tremble, causing even Yun'er to shrink her head involuntarily.

His eyes swept over the purple-red thunder flame. After observing for a moment, Yang Tian shook his head.

The fusion of two terrifying origins had birthed a mysterious energy, but this energy had not yet awakened. Yang Tian vaguely felt that to awaken it, he would need powerful flames and lightning to merge and give birth to it.

The thunder flame descended to the center of the furnace, domineering and wild. The surrounding flames dared not approach, as if in submission, making Yun'er's eyes widen in surprise.

"Brother Yang Tian, is this the origin?" Yun'er curled a strand of hair around her finger, somewhat astonished. She sensed that the power contained in the thunder flame was terrifying and extremely formidable.

"Yes, this is a fusion of the origin of lightning and the origin of fire." Hearing this, Yang Tian nodded and smiled slightly.

"Two origins!" Yun'er was stunned, unable to help exclaiming. Each origin was a heaven-defying treasure born from the world; two origins were truly unimaginable.

The thunder flame took root deep within, like a sovereign, drawing resonance from the flames all around, which were devoured by the thunder flame. The speed was so fast that a large vortex formed in the entire furnace.

"I hope the old bastard works harder, so my thunder flame can grow a bit stronger." Looking at the scene before him, Yang Tian couldn't help but smile.

Ahead, it was like a bottomless abyss, accepting all external flames without refusal, devouring them all. Before long, the surrounding flames rapidly diminished.

Licking his lips, Yang Tian's eyes swept toward the furnace lid above. He smiled, and suddenly a dazzling golden lightning bolt shot from his eyes—this was Yang Tian's Thunderous Radiance, now terrifyingly powerful.

Hum! The entire furnace trembled, the lid buzzing and vibrating, like a dragon splitting the sky, emitting a piercing sound that shook the heavens and earth.

The old man, who was pouring in energy, was shaken by this sound. He grimaced, his face darkening, and the energy he emitted suddenly surged.

In the entire secret chamber, flames spread everywhere, terrifying flames curling, splitting the sky. The temperature had soared to a terrifying level, even the surrounding formations were distorting.

"If I don't show him some color, he'll think I'm really afraid of him!" The old man's face darkened as he bellowed. The energy emanating from his entire body did not stop but surged wildly.

"Even if you're an indestructible stone, I'll make you suffer a bit!" The old man pointed a finger, and a terrifying creature awakened within the furnace, making the heavens tremble.

With the awakening of this energy, the intensity of the flames in the furnace soared to a new level. Every wisp of flame was terrifying, containing unimaginable divine power.

The pressure around Yang Tian surged. His expression changed slightly as he grabbed Yun'er's jade hand and moved beneath the thunder flame. The Starry Sky Tower in the void was also withdrawn.

At that moment, strands of golden divine flames fell from all directions. Each strand of golden flame was terrifying enough to make one's heart tremble, extremely fearsome, seizing one's soul.

"Brother Yang Tian, what kind of flame is this? It's really powerful." A hint of fear appeared in Yun'er's eyes as she spoke to Yang Tian.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should contain a trace of the Three-Legged Golden Crow's primordial divine flame!" After thinking for a moment, a gleam of excitement appeared in Yang Tian's eyes as he said.

"The flame of the Three-Legged Golden Crow—that's a divine flame!" Hearing this, Yun'er was astonished. Her curvaceous figure rose and fell, her temperament ethereal and elusive, her jade-like face filled with surprise.

Yang Tian's gaze was fervent as he looked at the golden flames rushing in from all directions. Although these flames were not the divine flame of the Three-Legged Golden Crow, they were still extraordinary and had a miraculous effect on origin power.

The wisps of flame were all forcibly gathered by the thunder flame, devoured into its interior, and frantically refined. Yang Tian could sense that with each wisp refined, a bit more energy was added to the origin.

What surprised him most was that the ever-constant mysterious energy seemed to have strengthened a little, but the speed was extremely slow, like a turtle crawling.

"Although the thunder flame is powerful, it still cannot devour the divine flame of the Three-Legged Golden Crow." Yang Tian licked his lips and said slowly in his mind.

At that moment, a furnace appeared in Yang Tian's hand. This was the Golden Crow Divine Furnace, an imitation of the Sun Divine Furnace. Although it was only a Dao artifact, it contained a trace of the Three-Legged Golden Crow's intelligence, making it already quite extraordinary.

As soon as the furnace appeared, the image of the Three-Legged Golden Crow engraved on its wall trembled slightly, and a faint wisp of intelligence transmitted into Yang Tian's mind.