The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Chapter 2178 Refining the Order of Life and Death

"No problem, I am indeed curious about the mysterious core area and want to find out what it is!"

This time, the skinny old man, who had turned into a puddle of mud, agreed without any hesitation.

In fact, he had already secretly planned to follow Matthew to the legendary core area to find out what was going on.

That mysterious core place has attracted him and haunted him for many years.

However, when he saw Matthew's cautious attitude, he couldn't help but feel worried, fearing that if he rashly mentioned the matter, it would arouse Matthew's suspicion.

The aura of vigilance emanating from Matthew was like an invisible shield that prevented him from acting rashly.

Fortunately, Matthew actually took the initiative to bring up this matter, which was exactly what he wanted, as if God had specially opened a door to hope for him.

So he agreed without hesitation, his voice full of joy that was hard to conceal.

"Okay, that's settled. But before that, I'd like to trouble you to stay in this Azure Dragon Bracelet for the time being."

Matthew nodded slightly to show his agreement, and gently shook the Qinglong bracelet on his wrist.

In an instant, a dazzling green light flashed on the Green Dragon Bracelet, as dazzling as the bright stars in the night sky suddenly blooming.

The green dragon carved on the bracelet seemed to come alive in an instant, with its scales gleaming and its whiskers dancing, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

Immediately afterwards, a ray of green light suddenly gushed out like a dragon emerging from the sea, sweeping towards the pool of mud on the ground at lightning speed.

Wherever the rosy glow reaches, the air seems to be ignited, with ripples forming.

In the blink of an eye, the mud was tightly wrapped by the green light, and was quickly submerged in the Green Dragon Bracelet as it was pulled by the glow of the light.

"Fellow Daoist Ma, there is a piece of floor in the upper left corner of this platform. As long as you can break it, you can escape from here. However, before you leave, it is best to thoroughly refine the Life and Death Order first."

At this moment, a slightly urgent reminder from a skinny old man came from inside the Qinglong bracelet.

The voice seemed to come from a distant valley, with a hint of echo, reverberating in Matthew's ears.

The old man knew the importance of the Life and Death Order, and also understood the difficulty of refining it. The reminder at this moment was not only for Matthew to better control his own destiny, but also for him to explore the core area with the help of Matthew's power in the future.

Matthew nodded when he heard this, and without saying anything more, he sat cross-legged again and continued to refine the Life and Death Order in his hand.

His face was stern and his eyes were focused. The air around him was still heavy, like a materialized block of lead, suppressing people to the point of suffocation. However, Matthew seemed completely unaffected and devoted himself to refining.

Time passed like a slowly flowing stream, and the life and death order in Matthew's hand had been completely enveloped by white and black light.

The light was like two lively ribbons, entwined and dancing with each other, exuding a mysterious and powerful aura.

This object had long since been separated from his hand and was floating quietly in front of him, as if being held up by an invisible force.

The entire refining process does not require Matthew to perform any complicated operations, he just needs to keep his mana sufficient.

The two runes that enter the Life and Death Order will help him refine this thing.

However, the consumption of mana is indeed not small.

As the refining continued, Matthew could clearly feel the magic power in his body receding like the tide, as if his body was being drained away bit by bit.

From time to time, he needed to take out a jade bottle and pour some spiritual liquid into his mouth to replenish his consumed magic power.

Matthew closed his eyes tightly and concentrated on feeling the changes in the life and death order.

In his perception, the Order of Life and Death was like a mysterious little world, with flashing runes and surging energy inside.

The two runes continued to explore and adjust inside, trying to awaken the power hidden deep within the Order of Life and Death.

Matthew could keenly capture every fluctuation of energy, as if he could hear the subtle "buzzing" sound.

As the refining progressed, the light around the Life and Death Order became more and more dazzling, like a star about to explode.

Fine beads of sweat gradually seeped out of Matthew's forehead, like dewdrops on grass leaves in the morning, sparkling in the light.

His clothes had long been soaked with sweat and stuck tightly to his back, but he seemed unaware of it and was still immersed in the crucial process of refining.

After a long period of effort, the light of the Life and Death Order finally began to stabilize.

It was as if after a violent storm, the sky gradually returned to calm.

The black and white light no longer flickered violently, but intertwined softly, like a harmonious painting.

Matthew's heart moved. He knew that the refining had entered the final critical stage.

He took a deep breath, mobilized the remaining magic power in his body again, and sprinted with all his strength.

Like a runner sprinting to the finish line, he puts all his strength into it.

The Life and Death Order seemed to sense his determination, and its light trembled slightly, as if responding to him.

Finally, after a long and arduous refining process, with Matthew's unremitting efforts, the Life and Death Order was completely refined!

The originally dazzling light gradually became soft and slowly converged, and finally, as if it was tamed, the Order of Life and Death hovered quietly in the air, like a docile little bird, lightly falling into Matthew's palm.

Matthew slowly opened his eyes which had been closed for a long time, and a trace of fatigue that was difficult to conceal was revealed in the depths of his eyes.

However, behind this exhaustion, there is more of an indescribable joy brought by success after going through untold hardships.

He stretched out his hands with slight trembling, gently held the Order of Life and Death in his hands, and felt the powerful force and mysterious aura contained therein.

Then, Matthew stood up slowly. His body seemed a little stiff due to maintaining the same posture for a long time.

He gently twisted his neck and stretched his limbs to relax himself a little.

After completing these simple movements, Matthew's gaze naturally turned to a corner of the platform.

That was the place the skinny old man said they could leave.

Now that the Order of Life and Death has been completely refined, the next step is to leave this place and look for the location of the seven spirit beads.

He was not too worried about this matter.

No matter how strong the guardian beast is, he has already subdued the Black Tortoise King.

If it doesn't work, wait until you have subdued the other three alien beast kings, and then go find the guardian beast.

With four exotic beast kings here, there is no need to worry too much about this matter.

Alternatively, he can also wait until he successfully breaks through to the God Transformation stage before doing this.

After quickly sorting out the follow-up plans in his mind, Matthew walked towards the corner.