After Li Yi and the two others left the Tai Yin Star, Li Yi asked Yuan Shi:
"Second brother, how is the collection of your artifact forging materials coming along?"
Yuan Shi immediately replied upon hearing this:
"Big brother, although I've gathered quite a few artifact forging materials on the Tai Yin Star, they are all exclusive to this place, making their attributes too monotonous."
Upon hearing this, Li Yi said:
"In that case, let's head to the Tai Yang Star! Last time we visited, we only explored its periphery. Today, we will traverse the entire Tai Yang Star."
Yuan Shi immediately responded:
"Since big brother says so, let's go to the Tai Yang Star. I didn't have time to come when big brother and third brother visited last time. I want to see it for myself today!"
Tong Tian said to Yuan Shi:
"Second brother, forget it. That place is extremely hot and not much fun!"
Yuan Shi laughed heartily:
"Third brother, the more you say that, the more I want to go. Yang attribute is the best for artifact forging materials. Since that place is so hot, the materials produced there must be excellent! I absolutely have to go!"
Tong Tian, who didn't want to go to the Tai Yang Star in the first place, said this, but unexpectedly, Yuan Shi became even more determined to go. He immediately pouted and said:
"What good things could possibly be in that godforsaken place!"
Li Yi said:
"Third brother, stop complaining. Let's go!"
Tong Tian reluctantly followed behind Yuan Shi and Tong Tian.
Tong Tian walked behind Li Yi and Yuan Shi, watching Li Yi leisurely riding his green ox. He thought to himself that he also needed to have his own mount, and it had to have a sufficiently high cultivation, so he wouldn't have to walk himself, just like his big brother.
Tong Tian kept pace with Li Yi and the others, and sometimes Li Yi and Yuan Shi would stop to wait for him.
Yuan Shi, growing impatient waiting, came up to Tong Tian and said:
"Third brother, your speed is too slow. Second brother will lend you a hand."
After saying that, Yuan Shi grabbed Tong Tian and rushed forward rapidly.
Fearing another beating from Yuan Shi, Tong Tian quickly broke free and went to Li Yi's side, saying to Yuan Shi:
"Second brother, no need. I'll stay by big brother's side!"
Li Yi knew Yuan Shi was getting impatient and that Tong Tian was indeed dawdling. He said calmly:
"In that case, you must keep up, don't fall behind!"
Hearing Li Yi say this, Tong Tian knew that even Li Yi was finding him slow, and he said somewhat dejectedly:
"Don't worry, big brother!"
Yuan Shi had no choice but to give up. He had originally intended to drag Tong Tian forward and give him a beating. Ever since Yuan Shi had soundly beaten Tong Tian last time, Yuan Shi had discovered he enjoyed that feeling.
Li Yi knew Yuan Shi was eager to get the artifact forging materials on the Tai Yang Star and also increased his speed a bit.
Li Yi also wanted to go to the Tai Yang Star to give Di Jun a good thrashing. Last time, for Yuan Shi's sake, he didn't have time to tangle with those two brothers. Now he had plenty of time, and it depended on whether they knew what was good for them.
With Li Yi's speed picking up, the three of them arrived at the Tai Yang Star not long after. The three of them took out their magical treasures, broke through the formation on the Tai Yang Star, and entered it.
As soon as Yuan Shi entered the Tai Yang Star, he discovered a large amount of rare artifact forging materials and exclaimed happily:
"This place is truly a paradise for artifact refiners! This abundance of solar divine fire, even ordinary materials, when tempered by this solar divine fire, will become excellent artifact forging materials! Not to mention that the Tai Yang Star has existed since the creation of the world by Father God!"
Li Yi smiled faintly:
"This is just the periphery. The deeper we go, the more vigorous the solar divine fire becomes. Second brother will surely return with a full haul."
Hearing Li Yi say this, Yuan Shi stopped paying attention to the materials on the ground and said to Li Yi and Tong Tian:
"Big brother, third brother, what are we waiting for? Let's head deeper."
With that, Yuan Shi took the lead, collecting a lot of precious materials along the way.
Last time Li Yi came to the Tai Yang Star, he didn't have time to collect spiritual herbs. As they walked along this path, he also collected many spiritual herbs and obtained an excellent spiritual root—the Solar Crimson Fruit.
As Yuan Shi walked, he became more and more excited, sweeping up all the artifact forging materials he saw.
Tong Tian, seeing Yuan Shi, who was usually steady and not prone to smiling, now grinning like an idiot, was filled with disdain.
He kept his distance from Yuan Shi, as if saying he didn't know him.
Yuan Shi's attention was focused on the artifact forging materials on the ground, and he didn't notice Tong Tian's small actions. Li Yi, however, noticed and said:
"Second brother, be more composed. There's plenty of it here; no need to rush."
Yuan Shi's face was beaming with joy, and he said to Li Yi:
"Big brother, my artifact forging materials are not like your spiritual herbs that can be cultivated over time. These materials, although common here, are rare elsewhere. My artifact forging materials, without ore veins, decrease with every use. Third brother also wasted quite a bit of mine recently, so I must collect more."
Li Yi said:
"Why don't you take some ore veins back to Kunlun Mountain? You can retrieve them whenever you need them in the future?"
Yuan Shi gave a wry smile:
"I wish I could, but these materials have different attributes. Even if Kunlun Mountain can nurture veins, it won't be for long. With different attributes, they might turn into废脉 (waste veins) after a while, unless the spiritual energy of heaven and earth can be converted into the required spiritual energy."
Hearing Yuan Shi say this, Li Yi immediately said to Tong Tian:
"Third brother! Come here!"
Tong Tian heard Li Yi call him and walked over, asking Li Yi:
"Big brother, what is it?"
Li Yi asked:
"Third brother, among the formations you've mastered, are there any that can convert the spiritual energy of heaven and earth? For example, converting ordinary spiritual energy into the spiritual energy of the Tai Yang Star or the Tai Yin Star!"
Tong Tian asked in confusion:
"Big brother, why are you asking about this?"
Li Yi said:
"If there were such spiritual energy of heaven and earth, we could move these ore veins to Kunlun Mountain, and second brother would have an endless supply of artifact forging materials. Also, the Solar Crimson Fruit I just obtained wouldn't need to be planted in the Chaos Pearl to survive?"
Tong Tian's eyes lit up at this, and he nodded:
"Big brother makes sense. Let me think, it should be feasible!"
As Tong Tian said this, Yuan Shi and Li Yi looked at Tong Tian with great anticipation, no longer drawn by the artifact forging materials and spiritual herbs on the ground.
Tong Tian sat cross-legged on the ground and pondered for a long time before immediately using the formation diagram he had left over from last time to experiment.
Seeing Tong Tian begin his experiment, Li Yi and Yuan Shi knew there was hope. They didn't disturb him, quietly waiting for Tong Tian's results.
With a "boom," the formation diagram in front of Tong Tian exploded. Tong Tian was not discouraged and began to deduce and experiment again.
Thus, after countless failures, Tong Tian repeatedly deduced and experimented, combining his previous experiences.
When the formation diagrams were insufficient, Yuan Shi would find materials on the spot to refine them for Tong Tian. With the combined efforts of the three, the formation diagram in front of Tong Tian finally stopped exploding.
Tong Tian breathed a sigh of relief and activated the formation. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the formation immediately turned into attribute-less spiritual energy.
Tong Tian laughed heartily:
"It worked!"
Seeing this, Yuan Shi and Li Yi were also very happy.
Tong Tian continued:
"As long as this formation is reversed, it will achieve the effect big brother mentioned!"
Li Yi said happily:
"As expected, it's my third brother! This way, our Kunlun Mountain will have more artifact forging materials and many more spiritual herbs in the future!"
Yuan Shi also nodded, extremely excited!