While the incarnation pondered in silence, the Daoist boy finished his explanation.0

After answering a few of the incarnation’s questions, the boy took him away from Jade Finger Peak. Controlling an artifact, he flew with him across a great river to a crimson stone hall perched on the cliff at the riverbank.0

Before they even drew near, a wave of scorching heat rolled toward them. The hall had been built from a rare stone imbued with the power of flame and reinforced with matching barriers, allowing the fire power to be preserved for a long time.0

It was far easier to kindle spiritual fire here, which made artifact refinement twice as effective for half the effort.0

The two landed before the hall but did not barge straight in. The...0