Chapter 832: Chapter 440: Two Become One "Why so tense?" The Fire Crow Man smiled faintly, seemingly a bit disdainful. "The Fire Spirit Dagger, not bad..." The Fire Crow Man held the short sword in his hand, his eyes full of admiration. "The Fire Spirit Dagger?" Gu Sheng heard the name and only then did he realize that this short sword actually had its own name. The Fire Crow Man gently stroked the blade of the dagger, his eyes seemingly filled with a light of reminiscence. "Ah... six thousand years..." The Fire Crow Man slowly spoke, his voice carrying a sense of the ages. "The Fire Spirit Dagger, it was the personal divine artifact of the Supreme Elder of the Supreme Mysterious Sect from ancient times. It’s said that the elder once used this dagger to slay countless demons, and the dagger, thus stained with the blood of countless demons, acquired extraordinary power." The Fire Crow Man was full of emotions. Gu Sheng listened, dumbfounded. He hadn’t expected this short sword to have such an extraordinary origin, and at the same time, he was curious about what the Fire Crow Man had said. "Why is it called the Fire Spirit Dagger?" Gu Sheng asked. "The reason is simple, it can absorb fire attribute power and transform it into the dagger’s attack power." The Fire Crow Man explained. At the end of his words, the Fire Crow Man suddenly exerted force. "Swoosh!" A vibrating sound was heard. In an instant, the previously dull and dim Fire Spirit Dagger suddenly turned bright red all over. The spots of rust on the dagger’s body instantly fell off, followed by a gleaming body that made Gu Sheng startled. Gu Sheng was shocked in his heart; he hadn’t expected the short sword in his hand to have such a background, let alone expected it to be so sharp. "This dagger is fated with you, you should take good care of it." The Fire Crow Man handed the Fire Spirit Dagger back to Gu Sheng, his gaze much softer. Gu Sheng received the Fire Spirit Dagger, surprised by the Fire Crow Man’s words. He originally thought he would have to fight to take back the Fire Spirit Dagger, but unexpectedly, the other party returned it to him voluntarily. "Thank you." Gu Sheng said these two words lightly. "Little guy, no need to be hostile to me. The mad elder you mentioned was a friend of mine from thousands of years ago. Back then, we feasted and talked freely, but now, I don’t know how he is." The Fire Crow Man, speaking of these things, had a look of sadness in his eyes. Friend? Feasting and talking freely? Gu Sheng was slightly taken aback and then asked, "Then why are you here?" "Artifact Refining!" As the Fire Crow Man spoke, a ball of flame appeared from his hand. He then summoned his spiritual artifact, which was a fiery red pearl. That moment allowed Gu Sheng to clearly feel the scorching aura emanating from the pearl. Gu Sheng squinted at the pearl. It spun in the air, eventually hovering over Gu Sheng’s head. Instantly, an indescribable scorching sensation surged through Gu Sheng’s entire body like a heat wave. "Don’t move, I’m helping you refine an artifact." The voice of the Fire Crow Man sounded in Gu Sheng’s ear. "Artifact Refining?" Gu Sheng was stunned. From Gu Sheng’s point of view, if the Fire Crow Man wanted to kill him, he would probably already be a corpse now. So Gu Sheng chose to believe his words, perhaps really being able to make his ’artifact’ more powerful. "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖 Waves of heat rolled over. Gu Sheng endured the surge of heat, remaining still. At the same time, he also felt the tripod within him seemingly absorbing the flame power emitted by the fire pearl. Gradually, the surface of the tripod started to emit layers of red light, as if undergoing some kind of transformation. "Buzz, buzz, buzz..." Simultaneously, the Fire Spirit Dagger in Gu Sheng’s hand also began to emit a buzzing sound. Gu Sheng noticed that some Dao patterns actually appeared on the dagger. These lines seemed to come alive under the roasting of the flames. Time passed by second by second, and Gu Sheng felt that both his tripod and Fire Spirit Dagger were undergoing earth-shattering changes. Just from the feeling alone, the tripod became more solid, and the spiritual power of the Fire Spirit Dagger seemed to have increased several times. ... After an unknown period, the light from the fire pearl gradually restrained, and the Fire Crow Man retrieved his spiritual artifact. Gu Sheng quietly stirred his divine power and sensed that both his tripod and Fire Spirit Dagger had been greatly enhanced. "Elder, junior Gu Sheng thanks you here." Gu Sheng said with a grateful expression. "Gu Sheng, no need for formalities, you and I are fated, I was just doing this in passing." The Fire Crow Man waved his hand, appearing very nonchalant. "Even so, thank you, Elder. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to break through the seventh layer of the Fire Domain." Gu Sheng nodded with a smile. "Hmm?" Hearing Gu Sheng’s words, the Fire Crow Man was briefly startled, "What? You want to break through the seventh layer of the Fire Domain? You didn’t come for artifact refining?" "Yes, I was trapped in the Fire Domain and couldn’t break through, so I thought of using the seventh layer of the Fire Domain to escape." Gu Sheng replied. "Trapped in the Fire Domain? Who did this?" The Fire Crow Man was suddenly puzzled. In his mind, Gu Sheng’s skills were quite good, considering this was the seventh layer of the Fire Domain, which ordinary practitioners couldn’t reach. "It was... the people of the Ji family." Gu Sheng sighed slightly. When he mentioned the Ji family, he couldn’t help but think of Ji Ziyue, thinking of past events. He just hadn’t expected to be forced into a dead end by the Ji family now. "The Ji family?" Hearing these two words, the Fire Crow Man nodded slightly, "You mean the renowned family in East Desolation, the Ji family?" "Yes, precisely that Ji family, why? Elder, you know the Ji family too?" Gu Sheng was instantly a bit surprised. He hadn’t expected the secluded Fire Crow Man to also know about them. "Hmm, Ji family people could be both good and bad, it’s wise to have less dealings with them in the future. Since you want to break through the seventh layer of the Fire Domain, I can show you a path."