"I can't take this heat anymore, it's cooking me!" Wang Xuan exclaimed as he traversed the meteorite passage. His spiritual essence felt like it was on the verge of evaporating from the intense heat.0

His only recourse was to take refuge in the Life Essence Furnace, propelling himself upward through the fiery corridor until he reached a vast expanse swathed in red mist where real material particles and large fragments abounded.0

The furnace glowed red-hot, the temperature inside high enough to melt fairy gold and refine secret silver. Wang Xuan's spirit suffered immensely in this region, further than he had ever ventured before. His spirit became hazy and indistinct, feeling as if it might burst from the unbearable heat.0

Inside the furnace, the pile of divine items, including a short sword, emitted strange fluctuations before calming down again, with no signs of merging into one.0

Above the meteorite passage, the realm of red mist stretched boundlessly. Wang Xuan suspected he had left the passage behind and entered a new and terrifying domain.0

"Keep moving upward!" he urged himself, hoping for the resurgence of the Imperial Flag, but to no avail. Preparing for one last effort, he lamented, "It's no use. The treasure won't form, and I'm...0