Zhang Xinglie stared at the furnace, his expression extremely complex, as if trying to smoke with all his might, twisting his face.

The light ball that fell into Zhou Leng's hand transformed into half a piece of the Tiger Talisman.

Song Juesi showed a strange expression, opened his mouth to swallow it, and then sat down to meditate on the spot.

Surging mysterious power overflowed from Song Juesi's body, turning into a faint white mist that instantly filled the entire second layer of the light shield.

Zhou Leng and Zhang Xinglie exchanged glances.

"Let's wait a bit."

The two of them waited quietly as the white mist inside the second layer of the light shield grew thicker, and those outside could no longer see the three people inside.

Even though the two did nothing, that mysterious power still flowed into their bodies.

They looked at the items in each other's hands and saw a hint of loss in each other's eyes.

"How's your item?" Zhang Xinglie asked.

Zhou Leng said, "It's not something for cultivation, it's half a Tiger Talisman, it might be very useful, but maybe not until far in the future."

Zhang Xinglie weighed the small furnace in his hand, then tossed it to Zhou Leng.

"Catch."

"Hmm?" Zhou Leng caught it, immediately feeling its weight of over ten tons, and hurriedly used qi manipulation to stabilize it.

Zhang Xinglie sighed, "I never thought that in my life of good luck, even Zhang Xinglie would have a time of setback."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Leng asked.

"This item is very good, it even imparted a piece of divine text to me. But I don't understand divine text, I don't know what it means, and now I've even forgotten the divine text. Plus, this thing is too heavy, my Space Magic Spirit Bag can't fit it. I'll give it to you, consider it a thank you for the Ancient River Trial Ticket."

Zhang Xinglie patted his Magic Spirit Bag, wishing he had a cigarette; if so, he would definitely smoke a pack.

Zhou Leng carefully observed the object, its ancient form and aura made it a significant treasure.

As he slowly rotated it, he saw a small divine text in the center of one side.

Star Refining Furnace.

Zhou Leng's heart shook, immediately recalling the Star Pill in Master Wu's hand.

"Could it be..."

Zhou Leng felt a surge of excitement, this object was likely the first crafting-type Stellar Treasure of the Human Race or even the Ten Realms, and its overall value to humanity would surely far exceed that of a single sword.

"Don't tell me you can't see the value of this treasure?" Zhou Leng asked.

"Of course I can see it, it's definitely a Stellar Treasure, maybe offensive, crafting, or at the very least defensive. But I have no idea how to use it, and no one in the Ten Realms is more likely to figure it out than you. Only in your hands can it reach its true potential. You happen to have a Space Magic Spirit Bag, keep it safe quickly, don't wave it in front of me, in case I regret it, it'll be on you."

Zhang Xinglie was full of melancholy, like a young man finally knowing the taste of regret.

Zhou Leng looked at the Star Refining Furnace.

Only someone as detached as Zhang Xinglie would willingly give away a treasure worth billions.

Zhou Leng said, "I initially figured out that this furnace is called the Star Refining Furnace, probably for refining pills or other treasures. The first batch of pills or treasures produced will go to you first."

"Deal."

Zhang Xinglie looked up at a 45-degree angle to the sky, feeling even more despondent.

As the owner of the treasure, he knew nothing about it.

Zhou Leng barely touched it and recognized it as the Star Refining Furnace.

Why is the gap between people so vast?

This scholar life, might as well forget it, it's embarrassing.

Zhou Leng put away the Star Refining Furnace.

The Star Refining Furnace was really precious. He selected some medicinal fruits and Promotion Pills from the Magic Spirit Bag and handed them to Zhang Xinglie.

Zhang Xinglie didn't refuse; he took as much as he was given.

Finally, Zhou Leng handed out a Crystal Fruit, a gift from Xiaoba.

"This fruit is very important, eat it if you're severely injured to the point of threatening your life."

Zhang Xinglie accepted the Crystal Fruit, its appearance resembled a colorless, transparent crystal apple, with the core swirling like a living creature.

"Good stuff." Zhang Xinglie carefully put it away.

Before long, Song Juesi opened his eyes.

He seemed unsatisfied, glancing at the surrounding white mist.

"This thing suits me, but my body has reached its limit. You two try to absorb the energy, don't let it go cheap for those who come later."

The two sat down cross-legged and began cultivating, absorbing the other forces dispersed by Elder Song.

Using the Star Gazing Technique initially, Zhou Leng found it inefficient.

Switching to the Undying Star Body's cultivation technique, absorption efficiency increased significantly.

Although Zhang Xinglie had good talent, without an absorption method, it was slow.

Thanks to the Undying Star Body, Zhou Leng absorbed most of the energy.

Elder Song saw Zhou Leng surrounded as if forming a vortex, with the vast white mist pouring into his body.

"This brat..."

After a long time, the white mist completely dissipated.

Zhou Leng faintly felt an indescribable vitality bursting within him.

Just a few days ago, he drank the Water of Life and even consumed a Life Crystal, experiencing pure Power of Life.

The energy in the white mist, in terms of both energy level and totality, surpassed the Life Crystal.

It even felt like it could reverse one's lifespan.

Currently, he couldn't absorb it all; it settled within his body, gradually unleashing its power.

Zhou Leng and Zhang Xinglie opened their eyes.

They observed Song Juesi, his skin delicate and shiny as a young man of twenty or thirty.

Instead of looking aged, he carried an odd youthful aura.

Zhang Xinglie asked, "Elder Song, what is this?"

Song Juesi replied, "I don't know either, but I know it's full of vitality. From now on, my body will have no hidden dangers. I have a feeling that advancing to Grandmaster might be faster than expected."

"Congratulations, Elder Song!" Both cupped their fists in unison.

At this moment, the ground shook.

The three of them looked outside, and the first Great Martial Stone-man collapsed on the ground.

Next to the Great Martial Stone-man, the Deep Dark Fury was in a miserable state.

The once mighty Spine-headed Demon Dragon had both wings torn off.

Its head on its back was flattened, sunken into its back.

Both front claws were broken, and its two hind legs limped.

The primary head was crooked, with swollen eye sockets leaving only two slits.

The scales fell to the ground, revealing the scarred and blood-blackened skin.

Like an oversized, plucked black chicken.

"Hehehehe..."

Deep Dark Fury laughed, his laughter filled with joy, limping as he walked into the second-layer light shield.

Everyone looked at Deep Dark Fury with admiration.

"Cyan Dragon, what should we do next?"

"Pay respects to the altar."

"Alright."

Deep Dark Fury bowed in respect.

A light orb flew high and fell into his mouth.

It was a piece of White Jade Bone Marrow, suffused with starlight, exuding a thick aura.

Deep Dark Fury swallowed it in one gulp, feeling nothing at first, but soon his face twisted.

"Raised by Tentacle Beast..."

Deep Dark Fury suddenly cursed, falling to the ground, rolling in pain.

The wounds on his body healed rapidly, as scales and dragon wings slowly regenerated.

Zhang Xinglie glanced at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng shook his head.

After a long while, Deep Dark Fury lay on the ground, exhausted, spread-eagle, completely un-dragonesque.

After quite a while, Deep Dark Fury got up.

"It hurts too much..." he complained softly.

"Your strength has increased again," Zhou Leng said.

"I think so too." Deep Dark Fury perked up again, looking outside.

Inside the first-layer light shield, everyone looked helpless.

Couldn't get in, just couldn't get in.

Previously, someone tried to fight the Great Martial Stone-man alone, but after three consecutive people were knocked out with one punch, no one challenged it anymore.

"I'll give it a try."

Mountain and River Origin stepped forward to face the taller Great Martial Stone-man.

Both sides collided like two elephants continuously, and after a hundred moves, Mountain and River Origin was punched flying, coughing blood on the ground.

Then, Mountain Armor stepped in, managing to endure until the 150th move before being sent flying.

After that, no one dared to try.

Wind of Grey Steel was still shaken, staying far away.

The Jade Dragon had no thoughts of engaging at all.

Outside the first-layer light shield.

The Impudent Scribe looked up, gazing towards the sky above the highest mountain, looking at the Youth Ranking.

In the Youth Ranking, the rankings of humans, especially those who had come out of the Ancient River Trial, had significantly improved.

They were originally ranked between three hundred to a thousand.

But now, many inexplicably ranked within two hundred or even the top one hundred.

The Impudent Scribe looked inside the light shield.

The other races, like these humans, fought the Martial Stone-man, it shouldn't be like this.

It's possible those humans discovered the secret to quickly improving their ranking, which is how they did it.

The veins on the surface of the Impudent Scribe's book bulged, blood flowing faster.

Inside the second-layer light shield.

Deep Dark Fury repeatedly worshiped the altar, gaining nothing.

"We probably don't need to stay here anymore." Deep Dark Fury attempted to extend a dragon claw, penetrating through the second-layer shield, walking back.

Zhou Leng and the other two exchanged a look, glanced at the altar, and turned to walk out of the second-layer light shield.

Zhou Leng headed straight to Jade Wings, pulling him to a secluded spot.

"Do you still have that Human Race Cultivation Technique of yours?"

"Of course, I still have it."

"It's not much use to you. Let's do it this way, I'll rent it for a year for magic gold worth a hundred million Long Guoyuan. Once I become a Grandmaster, I'll help you retrieve the corpse of the Jade Crown. How about that?"

"Do you think I'm an idiot?"

"Do you want the corpse of the Jade Crown or not?"

"I want it."

"Do you think, in today's world, besides me, who can get it for you? Even a Demigod might not be able to, and even if they could, why wouldn't a Demigod keep it for themselves?"

Jade Wings fell silent.

"Moreover, I'll only study it for a year and then return it to you. A year of free money for a hundred million Long Guoyuan, ten years is a billion, and a hundred years is ten billion, more valuable than the cultivation technique itself."

Jade Wings remained silent.

"You've seen my growth, my strength. Earlier, I was far below you, but now I have the confidence to fight you if you don't run. It won't be long before I can ascend to Grandmaster before you and help you acquire the dragon corpse of the Jade Crown, aiding your advancement. If I'm not mistaken, the corpse of the Jade Crown contains some particularly important treasure, right?"

Jade Wings's gaze shifted, rebutting: "As long as I want to run, you can't kill me."

Zhou Leng said: "You don't even know what kind of cultivation technique you're holding, it might be useless, or Martial Artists might not be able to cultivate it, no one may buy it. After all, it's something from your Dragon Race ruins... Hmm, one hundred million Long Guoyuan is a bit much, how about fifty million."

"No way, how can you go back on your word?" Jade Wings raged.

"You didn't agree either."

"I agreed in my heart!" Jade Wings retorted.

"Really?" Zhou Leng asked.

Jade Wings hesitated: "Besides helping me recover the dragon corpse of the Jade Crown, you also have to help me with a small favor. I'm not sure what it is yet, because I have quite a few favors. Of course, it won't be too difficult, if you find it difficult, you can give it up."

"Okay!" Zhou Leng said.

"You can't deceive me."

"When have I ever deceived anyone?"

"You're always using a false identity to deceive people."

"Are you also a human?"

"... Write up a contract."

"Sure."

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