Three days later, Upper Pure Qi Flow spilled over the Fish-Dragon Treasure Tripod, white mist rolled and churned, resembling steam about to surge forth, while the single-horned bronze Strange Beast atop the tripod lid issued a deep, low sound from its throat, a reverberation long and lingering. The refining room buzzed ceaselessly.
Zhang Yan sat upright on the cushion at the North Position, hearing the sound without a change in expression. His mind remained as calm as still waters, as the Elixir Evil spun like rolling smoke back and forth within the Fire Pool. The furnace fire remained steady as a water basin—neither blazing nor fading, neither increasing nor diminishing.
Zhao Houzhou looked visibly excited. The previous unusual phenomenon was precisely the omen that the Dharma Treasure was about to emerge, an event known as "Qi Connection"!
