Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 991: Rising Threats in the Immortal Palace

Chapter 991: Rising Threats in the Immortal Palace

The air grew noticeably hotter, forcing everyone nearby to take several steps back.

Jinhwa Hou’s expression changed as he saw the flame. "That flame—has it been infused with the Natural Flames?"

"Yes, it’s Solarian flames," Amalia confirmed.

Renshu Chang immediately remembered, "Solarian flames—is that the same natural flames you found in the Double Cavern Secret Realm?"

Amalia nodded again. "I came across it by chance back then, alongside a Golden Solarian Tree."

"You really have incredible luck," Renshu Chang said with admiration. "Solarian flames may share the same origin as the Golden Solarian Tree, but it’s incredibly rare for the two to appear together—one in a billion, even."

"No wonder you could refine a pseudo-divine artifact that day. So it was related to the Solarian flames," Jinhwa Hou said, his eyes lighting up with understanding and a growing sense of anticipation. With the Solarian flames’s help, this divine artifact could be refined much faster.

Now he couldn’t wait to see it operate at full power.

"I’ll stand guard outside," Jinhwa Hou volunteered immediately.

At his current stage, the Deity Transformation stage, he could take on most opponents unless they were exceptionally strong, giving him confidence that he could handle one or two wandering spirits of his level.

About half an hour later, Renshu Chang came out to let him know that the artifact was ready.

"That quickly?" Jinhwa Hou had thought that even with Solarian flames, it would take at least half a day.

Surprised, he came over to Amalia, who held the artifact in her hands, now looking practically brand new. There was no mistaking it—she wasn’t exaggerating; the artifact had truly been refined.

"Try it out," Amalia said, tossing it to him.

Jinhwa Hou caught the artifact, immediately sitting cross-legged to begin forming a bond with it.

His dantian already held a natal weapon, but that didn’t stop him from also placing this divine artifact there.

After Amalia’s refining process, all previous markings on the artifact had disappeared, and she seemed to have added some material to it, making its quality even sturdier.

Moments later, Jinhwa Hou absorbed the artifact into his dantian, right in front of them.

"Do you have a divine artifact as well?" Amalia asked Renshu Chang.

Renshu Chang paused. "I do, but I won’t be able using it. Even if I refine it, I wouldn’t be able to wield its full power. It’s better to save it for our senior brothers."

"You’re not even the sect leader yet, and you’re already worrying about your seniors," Jinhwa Hou chuckled, standing up and brushing off the invisible dust. "I think you should keep it for yourself. That way, it benefits everyone."

"He’s right; since Kenny gave it to you, you should keep it for yourself. If you give it away, he might not be too pleased," Amalia added.

Renshu Chang laughed, not really believing that martial uncle would mind. Recalling the disdainful look he’d given when tossing them the artifact, Renshu Chang figured he could give it to anyone, and he wouldn’t even raise an eyebrow.

"Alright, I’ll keep it for now."

"That’s the spirit. So, what’s next for you?" Jinhwa Hou asked, nodding in approval.

"I’m planning to look for Kenny. With all this commotion, no one has come from nearby halls, so he’s likely at one of the more distant ones. I think I’ll head there—it’ll be good training regardless, so I might as well find him soon."

"We’ll go with you. We’d like to find our senior brothers too," Renshu Chang said immediately.

Junior Brother Hsu and Sechang Dai had gotten separated from Jirandai Tang and the others, so they were likely still in the vicinity of nearby halls.

"Then let’s go. I’ll protect the path for you," said Jinhwa Hou, now full of confidence from his breakthrough, feeling like he could walk freely throughout the Immortal Palace.

While Jinhwa Hou began challenging the king of Celestial Harmony Hall, similar battles erupted in each hall.

After an adjustment period, the young elites from each sect started to strike back. Wandering spirit at the Soul Formation stage no longer satisfied them, and they began targeting the kings standing behind those wandering spirit.

The kings being defeated weren’t just the crimson spirit from the Jade Radiance Hall and Heavenly Flames hall; similar chaos broke out in halls such as Starry Wisdom Hall and Celestial Harmony Hall as well.

Deep in the Immortal Palace.

"It seems a few of those guys outside have died."

"The humans are starting to retaliate. Soon, it’ll be more than just a few."

"It would be humiliating if they all perished."

"Without the tokens, we can’t access the Immortal Spring. In a few days, it will open, and if we still don’t have the tokens, none of us will get in."

"This is the only chance to escape from that person—we can’t lose it because of these setbacks."

"But how will we enter the Immortal Spring when he’s barred our entry? His restrictions prevent us from getting inside; what can we do?"

"If we don’t enter the Immortal Palace, we won’t get the tokens. If we do, he’ll notice. Let’s send more spirits at the Deity Transformation stage; he only restricted us, not the number."

"That’s a good idea. Let’s proceed with that."

After the enigmatic voices finished discussing, they faded away once more.

A flood of Deity Transformation stage spirit poured into the ten main halls. Just as the elites from each sect managed to get a reprieve with their breakthroughs, they now faced even greater challenges.

"Why are there suddenly so many wandering spirit at the Deity Transformation stage? Is the Immortal Palace replenishing them every time we kill one?"

With the elite young cultivators falling, an ominous shadow settled over the hearts of those who survived.

Those who hadn’t yet broken through might have had a chance against wandering spirit at the Soul Formation stage, but against the Deity Transformation stage, they were almost certainly doomed.

Kenny Lin had initially planned to find Amalia, but several more Deity Transformation wandering spirit emerged, pinning him down at Heavenly Flames hall.

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