Chapter 440 - 363: Void Refining! Void Refining! (Part 2)
His Primordial Spirit spread out like a tide, instantly enveloping the outer Daoist Palace, where the figures of Chen Fengxing and his group were clearly revealed in his consciousness.
Many of them were his old acquaintances from his time at Yunlan Mountain.
"So they are old friends."
Chen Sheng smiled faintly, flicked his fingers, and enriched Chen Clan’s group’s Dao Rhyme perception, then his gaze shifted to the altar’s center.
An orb the size of a fist was slowly floating and sinking in the golden light, precisely the Origin Orb that condensed once every three years in the Xuanhuang Realm.
He raised his hand for a virtual grasp, and that Origin Orb transformed into a stream of light that flew into his palm, feeling warm to the touch, containing the Power of Origin within.
"An Origin Orb every three years, truly the Xuanhuang Realm is rich in origin."
Chen Sheng secretly compared in his heart.
The ancient tomes of the Original Saint Sect recorded that those declining Small Thousand Worlds lacking Spiritual Qi require twenty years to condense an Origin Orb.
"Harvesting the Xuanhuang Realm is equivalent to harvesting several declining Small Thousand Worlds."
A trace of understanding flickered in his eyes, then he shook his head again:
"However, the Celestial Abyss Realm harvests even more."
As the bridge connecting the two realms, he could clearly perceive the flow speed of origin between them, the total origin harvested by the Celestial Abyss Realm in three years, if transformed into Origin Orbs, would definitely exceed a hundred.
"One hundred orbs, yet only one for me!"
He shook his head, then opened his mouth to swallow, the Origin Orb transformed into a golden light that flew into his mouth, and the Yin Yang Dao Principle rapidly operated within his body, decomposing and absorbing the Power of Origin, thoroughly refined within mere breaths.
He sensed the slight increase in the fluctuation within his Dao Domain and shook his head lightly:
"For ordinary Divinity Transformation Cultivators, this one orb may save decades of hard work."
"For Nascent Soul Cultivators, one orb might directly open the door to Divinity Transformation, but for me, it is but a drop in the ocean."
Now he had already cultivated the Yin Yang Dao Domain, and his Dao Principle Realm was above many Void Refining Cultivators, unless he could refine thousands of Origin Orbs at once; otherwise, it wouldn’t be very useful.
"Indeed, it is still necessary to rapidly elevate the realm; once I am in Void Refining, I personally would harvest a wave."
A sharpness flickered in Chen Sheng’s eyes, Refining Void Great Power could directly induce the world’s origin tides, with quite a high harvest efficiency, without being divided by the Celestial Abyss Realm.
His right hand slowly raised, and nine black-and-white interlaced gates appeared in the palm, each gate with one or two Celestial Venerables of Divinity Transformation’s Primordial Spirits bound by chains, their demeanor dispirited, eyes full of despair.
In the past three years, Chen Sheng had already used the Soul Searching Skill to scour thoroughly the cultivation techniques, secret techniques, and Secret Realm information in their minds.
Initially, he had intended to obtain profound enslavement techniques from the Spirit Realm to enslave these Celestial Venerables as servants; hereafter, they would make excellent death warriors during subjugations.
But now it seemed these Celestial Venerables, having lost their value, are better used as nourishment for his realm breakthrough.
"Please, fellow Daoists, lend me your strength!"
Chen Sheng’s voice carried a hint of coldness; as his words fell, the nine gates suddenly rotated, transforming into a gigantic Yin Yang millstone, engraved with runes of Annihilation and End Dao Principle.
The millstone slowly turned, making a rumbling sound, absorbing all the Celestial Venerables’ Primordial Spirits from within the gates.
"You brute, you’ll die a miserable death!"
"Monstrosity, divine retribution will fall upon you!"
The Celestial Venerables’ roars and curses surged one after another, yet quickly dissipated as the millstone turned.
Inside the millstone, Yin Yang Qi frantically obliterated, excluding impurities from their Primordial Spirits, leaving only the purest energy.
Chen Sheng opened his mouth, utilizing the Swallowing Heaven and Earth Divine Technique, a massive black hole appeared below the millstone, absorbing all the refined energy into his abdomen.
In a moment, the Dao Platform above experienced a drastic surge in Dao Principle fluctuations!
The radiance of the Five Elements Clouds grew immensely, Yin Yang particles proliferated crazily, and the Treasures Mirror of the Heavens also blossomed with brilliant golden light, casting a faint glow upon the entire Xuanhuang Realm.
Heaven and earth’s Spiritual Qi surged like tides towards his body, Chen Sheng’s aura rose steadily, advancing from Late-stage Divinity Transformation.
"The Dao Domain has formed; once my cultivation reaches Perfection, the Void Refining Realm is bound to be achieved."
"It seems I might accomplish the Void Refining Realm ahead of the Yang Soul!"
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In a blink, thirty years passed.
On this day, the Dao Platform, dormant for thirty years, suddenly erupted with radiant light, its magnificent phenomena instantly alerted all the cultivators.
At the pinnacle of the Dao Platform, the Five Elements Clouds had expanded to ten thousand miles, with beams of azure, crimson, yellow, white, and black light piercing the heavens, transforming into five floating Divine Mountains at the horizon, atop which dragon and phoenix illusions hovered and roared, exhaling Original Spiritual Qi.
Beneath the clouds, the Yin-Yang Dao Domain fully unfurled, with billions of black and white particles weaving into a massive net spanning a hundred thousand miles.
Within the mesh birthed miniature celestial bodies, with the Dao Principles of Annihilation and End flowing like dark currents between the emergence and extinction of stars.
The Supreme Treasure hung above Chen Sheng’s head, sometimes transforming into a Jade Ruyi suppressing the void, sometimes into a Golden Bridge connecting the heavens and earth, and sometimes into nurturing clouds for the Dao Domain.
The three forms alternated and transformed, their emanating pressure causing the void within a thousand miles to ripple.
Amidst the radiant light, Chen Sheng’s meditating silhouette grew clearer and more majestic.
Over thirty years, he gradually refined the Primordial Spirits of twelve Celestial Venerables of Divinity Transformation, turning them into the purest nourishment, allowing him to steadily progress from late-stage Divinity Transformation to the realm of Perfection.
The key was that he had already comprehended the method of "realm creation" based on the Yin-Yang Dao Domain thirty years ago, forcefully carving out a personal "Yin-Yang Domain" within the Great Void.
Now, that Yin-Yang Domain was connecting to reality through the Dao Platform, where black and white qi flowed like a long river, with countless Dao Principles floating within the waters.
A blurry "Void Spirit" illusion was slowly rising from the core of the domain—this was the primordial divine form nurtured by the Great Void, crucial for the Void Refining Realm.
Chen Sheng’s Primordial Spirit had connected with the Void Spirit illusion, and in his sea of consciousness, countless Dao Principles surged like tides, impacting the final barrier of the realm.
"Boom!"
A thunderous sound, echoing across a realm, emanated from the sky as the sun and moon were simultaneously obscured by radiant light, replaced by the Yin Yang Tai Chi Illusion above the Dao Platform.
As the Tai Chi rotated, countless rays of golden light plummeted from the sky like meteor showers, each containing pure Primordial Qi, absorbed entirely by the Yin-Yang Dao Domain.
Beneath the Dao Platform, the Spirit Crystal Vein began to tremble violently, countless Spirit Crystals pulverized into dust, merging into the Spiritual Mist Cloud Sea, then drawn into Chen Sheng’s body, transforming into the final thrust toward Void Refining.
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In the Calm Heart Garden, Chen Fengxing abruptly opened his eyes. Over thirty years, he’d relied on the Power of Origin from the Mystic Yellow Realm and the Dao Rhyme of the Dao Platform to grasp the rudiments of the Dao Principles.
Yet, feeling the majesty of the Dao Platform at this moment, he still felt as insignificant as dust.
His form flickered, appearing on the Observatory outside the garden, where he saw the distant Dao Platform now the center of heaven and earth.
Amidst ten thousand feet of radiant light, a majestic silhouette exuded authority surpassing all creation.
Red Scale, Qingluan, and other Demon Emperors assumed their true forms, crossing the sky towards him, halting ten thousand miles from the Dao Platform, their immense eyes filled with fervor.
"It’s happening! The Empyrean Lord is about to break through to Void Refining!"
"Thirty years ago, the Empyrean Lord dominated a realm, and now, thirty years later, he’s breaking through to Void Refining. Such progress is unprecedented in ancient times!"
The wings of Qingluan Demon Emperor trembled slightly, able to perceive distinctly that the majesty upon the Dao Platform had transcended the scope of Divinity Transformation, touching true "Void Spirit" tier strength.
Peng Xuan and other descendants also arrived at the scene, standing beside the Demon Emperor, their gaze locked on the center of the Dao Platform.
"Father, you will succeed!"
On the Dao Platform, a golden light suddenly gleamed on Chen Sheng’s brow—a sign of refining the Void Spirit, with the Yang Spirit about to form.
The Yin-Yang Dao Domain around him began contracting, flowing entirely into his body, melding completely with the Void Spirit illusion.
Meanwhile, heavenly anomalies grew increasingly tempestuous, with mountains trembling, rivers reversing, and countless Dao Principles runes manifesting within the void, the entire world appearing with astonishing phenomena.
...
In the expectant gazes of all, a joyous sound suddenly echoed from the heavens above:
"The Dao Domain opens wide and covers realms, Yin and Yang grind down until ten thousand demons perish, once called Empyrean, endless lifespan reigns, and the Yang Spirit undying illuminates mystic yellow."
Chen Sheng serenely chanted, echoing like a grand bell through mountains and rivers.
An identical Yang Spirit flew out from his brow, clad in the Yin-Yang imperial robe, crowned with the supreme treasure, surrounded by heavenly intent.
Its mere presence instantly pacified heavenly anomalies, with mountains and rivers returning to normal, leaving only that Yang Spirit suspended above the Dao Platform, emitting an eternal aura of limitless longevity.
Void Refining Realm, accomplished!
"Salute the Empyrean Lord, wish the Empyrean Lord shares eternity with heaven and earth, and exist perpetually with the Great Dao!"
The outer circle’s descendants, Demon Emperors, Chen Fengxing, and others all bowed in unison, their voices echoing across the sky.
Only Chen Sheng upon the Dao Platform, his Yang Spirit achieving great success, gazed calmly down at all beings, like the sovereign of heaven and earth.
