Chapter 214: Seize him, and in an instant refine him!

A Golden Immortal beating a Mysterious Immortal is basically bullying novices; Xue Xuan stopped pretending right there— that 'Lao Bing' definitely could only crash.

But at the moment of this fake Jin Bing's death, besides fear, his heart was filled more with shock and bewilderment.

How could he be unrestricted by the heavenly tribulation?!

It's a pity he never got a chance to have that question answered……

In an instant, refined!

Under the impact of Xue Xuan's Golden Immortal power, a mere Mysterious Immortal had no strength to resist, and almost instantly perished, his cultivation turning into surging spiritual energy.

But Xue Xuan did not, as usual, intercept this spiritual energy to take back to the Heavenly Court's treasury, for this was merely a side plot that would be reset later, making it unnecessary.

His attention was focused solely on this person's primordial spirit.

First, a bloody object connected to its primordial spirit fell out.

Xue Xuan found this object very familiar, because he had one inside himself—a humanoid blood clot, namely the Blood God Son!

Upon seeing the Blood God Son, Xue Xuan suddenly understood.

"No wonder he just said he wanted to give me 【Purification】; turns out he also has a Blood God Son."

Then this person lured him to the Sea of Blood, intending to use the Blood God Son to control him!

It seems he took a fancy to Xue Xuan's Mysterious Immortal cultivation, wanting to enslave him as a beast of burden.

And this speculation was confirmed in the subsequent soul search.

According to the residual information in Jin Bing's primordial spirit, he indeed wanted to control him after hearing that Xue Xuan had established the Heavenly Court with Mysterious Immortal cultivation.

But to Xue Xuan's surprise, Jin Bing did not intend to enslave him; he simply felt admiration and wanted to take him under his wing to rebuild a strong Heavenly Court.

To rebuild the Heavenly Court, Jin Bing specially built a market beside the Sea of Blood and promoted universal cultivation, thus creating a prosperous civilized zone in the Sea of Blood.

In his ideal, rebuilding the Heavenly Court would require at least 1.8 million Mysterious Immortals to be effective; without that many, he could not effectively control the vast wilderness of heaven and earth.

Thus he greatly needed Mysterious Immortals, not only cultivating them himself but also broadly recruiting talent; for every Mysterious Immortal expert he knew, he would send a letter to lure them here, then control them with the Blood God Son……

But strangely, the reason he wanted to use the Blood God Son to control enough Mysterious Immortals was merely that he could not earn everyone's loyalty by his own ability.

And his ultimate goal was truly just to rebuild the Heavenly Court, thereby seeking benefit for all beings of the wilderness!

As for himself…… he never had any selfish motives……

The simplicity Xue Xuan had previously observed was not an act; he truly thought that way, he was genuinely simple, and even with control over all markets in the Sea of Blood, he never considered indulging in anything.

In this regard, he was not much different from the ancient Golden Heaven Emperor.

What shocked Xue Xuan even more was that, in his residual memories, he truly believed himself to be Jin Bing……

"Could I have misjudged?"

Xue Xuan was dumbfounded, so he reviewed Jin Bing's memories again.

The result showed he wasn't lying; although this Jin Bing's memories of past events were vague, the basic mythological stories still matched up.

As for the Heavenly Court's downfall and the Six Sages' disappearance, he truly didn't know; his memory contained no description of those events.

It seemed that after serving as Heavenly Emperor and abdicating, Jin Bing fell into a deep sleep; upon waking, he found himself beside the Sea of Blood, the wilderness having entered the Dharma-ending Age, the Heavenly Court gone, the Six Sages gone, the Wu Clan and Demon Race gone, leaving only countless mortals in the world……

That memory— truly, the stranger it was, the stranger it became.

So……

"Could he really be Jin Bing?!"

Xue Xuan couldn't believe it, but the memory was written exactly so.

As for the origin of the Blood God Son, the memory is vague; it only says that after he woke up beside the Sea of Blood, the Blood God Son was on him, and he thus began using it to control his newly recruited subordinates.

His subordinates were:

Di Jun, Xuan Du, Huanglong True Person, Guang Chengzi, Duobao Daoist, and so on……

These individuals shared Jin Bing's fate— they knew nothing, and upon waking found themselves beside the Sea of Blood.

【Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appears!】

【You had just flipped through the memories of these people when you suddenly heard a shout: 'The Heavenly Emperor has been assassinated— quickly seal off the scene!'】

【Immediately after, a large crowd came rushing over!】

【You hurriedly looked over and saw someone in a red imperial robe, with a stern face— this was Di Jun.】

【Someone in a black robe, with an honest face— this was Xuan Du.】

【Someone in a yellow robe— this was Huanglong True Person.】

【Someone with a handsome appearance— this was Guang Chengzi.】

【……】

【In short, all the ancient great divine beings in Jin Bing's memories rushed up at once; seeing Jin Bing already killed, they were first startled, then their expressions varied: some angry, some panicked, some delighted, some sluggish……】

【A large group appeared before you, letting you get a good look at this rare gathering of ancient and modern great divine beings in the wilderness!】

【But strangely, all these ancient great divine beings had only Mysterious Immortal cultivation, even Di Jun, who had once been a Quasi-Sage, was no exception.】

【This sight only made you shudder, not from fear of them, but from the astonishingly strange background information: what on earth happened? Even a Quasi-Sage could be beaten down to a Mysterious Immortal?!】

【"Great Chieftain!"】

【Seeing Jin Bing's miserable death, Xuan Du's eyes turned red as he roared and charged at you!】

【You wore a thoughtful expression, then raised your hand to meet him.】

【Seize him, and in an instant refine him!】

【Ancient Emperor Xuan Du, fallen!】

【The more you thought, the more wrong it felt; you decided to continue the soul search, thus also drawing out the information from Xuan Du's primordial spirit……】

【After a moment, you opened your eyes again, having found nothing, and solemnly told the group of ancient gods: 'Next.'】

【The crowd exchanged glances, for they were not Xuan Du, nor did they have deep feelings for Jin Bing, and you were clearly a rank above them, making them dare not move rashly……】

【Seeing that no one came to see you off, and lacking patience, you simply took the initiative, using Golden Immortal power to bind everyone, then searched their souls one by one!】

【Guang Chengzi, refined in an instant!】

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Duobao Daoren, refined in an instant!

Yuding Zhenren, refined in an instant!

Taiyi Zhenren, refined in an instant!

……

Damn, you've gone on a killing spree!

All the primordial great gods in your hands are merely a bunch of novices, mercilessly slaughtered by you in their infancy.

Yet you felt no elation over this feat; only a chill crept into your heart……

The primordial great gods are basically innately divine, their true forms being powerful essences of heaven and earth; yet you have slain one after another, yet obtained not a shred of heaven-and-earth essence.

The death of a primordial great god is no different from that of a mortal cultivator……

You can almost be certain: these so-called primordial great gods are not genuine at all; they're all damn knockoffs!

But according to the results of your soul-search, each of their memories matches the myths, proving they are not self-fabricated identities; they truly believe they are those legendary figures……

You can't help but form a bold hypothesis: these so-called primordial great gods are actually knockoffs deliberately created by some mysterious entity, and their memories are also forged by him!

But then the problem arises: is that mysterious entity mentally ill? Why go to the trouble of making so many knockoffs for no reason?

Could it be to satisfy his shameful role-playing fetish?

What the hell, you're just playing cosplay!

The more you think, the more confused you become; the developments have clearly surpassed your expectations—they are neither true primordial great gods nor self-fabricated products, but deliberately crafted by someone else……

You refined one knockoff after another until only two remained: Di Jun and Huanglong Zhenren.

Huanglong Zhenren's face was filled with terror, while Di Jun remained calm throughout, showing no extreme reaction to your slaughter, as if he had long anticipated this day.

You cast your gaze upon them.

Pa!

Huanglong dropped to his knees in a slip, sweat pouring down his back as he begged for mercy: 'Boss, spare my life, I know nothing! Searching my soul is useless!'

"Senior Immortal! Jin Bing, relying on his secret techniques, controlled many marketplaces in the Sea of Blood; now that he has died, these marketplaces have become ownerless."

"If you are willing, Senior Immortal, I can run back and forth for you, subduing the people of those marketplaces to serve as slaves and servants; you only need……"

"There's no need for that."

Not waiting for him to finish his anxious words, you coldly cut him off, then, in his terrified expression, seized him and refined him in an instant!

Huanglong Zhenren, fallen!

"Now, only you remain……"

Having finished perusing his memories and still gaining nothing, you sighed, dispersed Huanglong Zhenren's vast spiritual aura……and then turned your gaze to the sole remaining Di Jun.

"Are you really Di Jun?"

You did not act, merely asking him knowingly.

"……No."

Di Jun showed no fear, merely responding calmly: "I am not those foolish ones; their memories are so fragmentary and lacking, and their origin is not the essence of the sun. With just a little reasoning, one can spot the loophole……Thus I knew from the start that I am not the true Di Jun."

You felt surprised at his answer: indeed, as the primordial heavenly emperor, even if merely a fabricated creation, his wisdom is not low.

"I have a question for you."

You slowly said to him: "If you just tell me what the heavenly tribulation that a Golden Immortal must endure looks like, I will spare your life—not only spare your life, but I can also give you the Blood God Son that Jin Bing used to control the marketplaces, so you may thereafter command wind and rain in the Sea of Blood……"

Di Jun was somewhat surprised by your words, yet he shook his head: "I am not the true Di Jun, nor do I possess his lust for power, so you need not tempt me with these."

"I do not wish to live in a false life; if not for Jin Bing constantly using the Blood God Son to prevent my suicide, I would have already returned to heaven."

Di Jun sighed: "However, since you want to know what the Golden Immortal's heavenly tribulation is like, I will give you a live demonstration; after you watch, you will know……"

Speaking, he, already a peak Xuan Immortal, sat cross-legged in place, the vast spiritual aura of the surrounding "primordial great gods" continually flowing into his body.

Not long after, a speck of immortal gold nature condensed within him; Golden Immortal, achieved!

Immediately, it seemed this powerful qi mechanism triggered some cosmic mechanism, and an invisible presence in the void locked onto him.

You stood beside Di Jun, and even your divine sense could not help but surge with awe: this is the vast might of heaven and earth!

Crack!

A scarlet-red bolt of lightning suddenly descended from the heavens, striking down fiercely……

……

(End of chapter)