Chapter 858 Scarlet Copper Umbrella, Fire-Gathering Stage (1/2)

Zhou Yuan’s Spirit was seated atop the peak of a scarlet-red mountain. His Spirit power spread, stopping the golden fire lotuses that slowly fell from the sky before pulling them towards him. They hovered around his body.

There were already more than twenty golden fire lotuses around Zhou Yuan.

However, using his Spirit to grab and draw in the lotuses was far too troublesome. According to Zhou Yuan’s estimates, he would at most be able to collect a hundred lotuses. Any more would only create a frustrating situation, and he would not have any attention to spare for anything else.

Fortunately, Yi Qiushui’s Spirit flew over an incense stick of time later.

“The scarlet copper umbrellas are ready!” With a wave of her hand, a flash of scarlet light shot towards Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan’s Spirit rippled, and the scarlet light came to a stop before him. He looked over and saw a scarlet-red umbrella within the light. The surface of the umbrella was as smooth as a mirror. It was clearly made from wood but looked as if it was crafted from copper.

“So this is the scarlet copper umbrella?”

Zhou Yuan was a little curious. His Spirit curled around the umbrella and opened it. Faint scarlet light immediately sprinkled downwards, enveloping his Spirit. The surrounding heat swiftly dropped as if the scarlet light blocked it.

Zhou Yuan twirled the umbrella at the twenty golden fire lotuses around him. The fire lotuses were immediately drawn towards the umbrella, taking the shape of small flames as they slowly flowed around the umbrella’s edge, creating a dazzling and beautiful sight.

A look of joy involuntarily rose on Zhou Yuan’s face. Although manually pulling the golden lotus flames had not exhausted a substantial amount of his Spirit power, it was still quite a ha.s.sle. In comparison, the scarlet copper umbrella made it much easier to collect the fire lotuses.

He estimated that this scarlet copper umbrella would be able to temporarily house over a hundred golden fire lotuses at once.

It was no wonder the umbrella was necessary in the Heaven Flame Ritual. It was indeed much more convenient with them around.

“How much longer before we can equip everyone with one?” asked Zhou Yuan.

Once everyone was equipped with a scarlet copper umbrella, they would be able to move freely in the Heaven Flame Cauldron. After all, there was a limited amount of Heavenly Sun Flames in one particular location, and they needed to constantly move about in order to collect more.

Yi Qiushui answered, “We’ve crafted a little over three hundred so far, so it should take about half a day to equip every member. Besides this, I’ve also come to report that the fire-gathering stage is in the process of being constructed.”

Zhou Yuan followed her gaze and found a giant scarlet stage slowly taking shape in the valley below. The stage was also made from scarlet copper wood and scarlet rock, and it looked like a giant scarlet ball from a distance.

This was the fire gathering stage.

Zhou Yuan nodded in approval. “Continue the construction. Those who have been allocated scarlet copper umbrellas can start to spread out and gather Heavenly Sun Fire.”

“What about the Fire Pavilion?” asked Yi Qiushui.

Zhou Yuan said, “Let’s calmly observe for the moment. They are a powerful force, and we have no choice but to wait for them to take action first. Only then will we be able to find an opening to defeat them.”

The Fire Pavilion was much stronger than their Wind Pavilion. They would have zero advantage if they took the initiative to attack.

Yi Qiushui nodded. With nothing else to report, she turned around and leaped downwards, returning to the other Wind Pavilion members to urge them to hasten the construction of the fire-gathering stage and the scarlet copper umbrellas.

Zhou Yuan raised his head and peered into the distance as his eyes narrowed slightly. It might seem calm, but a storm was brewing under the calmness.

For the next half a day, no battles erupted in the Heaven Flame Cauldron. More and more scarlet copper umbrellas were completed and quickly distributed to the Wind Pavilion members.

“Pavilion master, the fire gathering stage is complete!”

A sliver of joy flitted across Zhou Yuan’s eyes at this happy voice. His figure moved and appeared in the valley as he cast his gaze forward. A giant scarlet ball several dozen feet wide could be seen.

“Pour the Heavenly Sun Flames into it.” Zhou Yuan waved his hand.

At his command, numerous figures quickly appeared around the scarlet ball. The scarlet copper umbrellas in their hands slowly pointed forward before being closed. Golden flames leaped from umbrella towards its sharp tip, flowing along its body and pouring into the fire-gathering stage.