Deep within the northern peak of the Crafting School. The stone doors to the belly of the mountain swung open wide to reveal Bai Yunfei striding in.

A figure materialized from the flames when Bai Yunfei appeared and quickly took on the form of Heavenfire.

“What is it, Yunfei?”

“Everything’s going well so far. Ah’Rui is fine, Dongfang Ming is dead, and his core is destroyed.”

“Very well then.” Heavenfire sniffed, “Not even death is good enough for the likes of him! And so goes for the demonic core. Such a thing is not meant to exist.”

“Senior Heavenfire,” Bai Yunfei spoke up, not willing to spend any more time on the superfluous details, “Let’s get started crafting. Master is slowly getting weaker, it’d unwise to stall any longer.”

“Indeed. Let us begin at once!”

Nodding, Bai Yunfei sat down on the ground and waved his hand. With a ‘bang’, the Dualflame Cauldron slammed down onto the ground in front of him. A stream of...