Chapter 469: Refining the Void (Bonus Chapter—Requesting Moon Tickets)

Time flows like water; years passed in the blink of an eye.

Immortal Realm, Death God Island.

Fang Xing's immortal avatar sat cross-legged, his face glowing with divine radiance, clearly having adjusted himself to the peak of essence, qi, and spirit.

At a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes:

"I now fully comprehend the essence of refining the void!"

His primary cultivation was, of course, the Ascension Legacy of the Soul Sword Sect—the *Spiritual Void Sword Scripture*!

After unifying the Qian Yuan Immortal Realm, every faction that had produced an ascended being and possessed an Ascension Legacy had either been annihilated or bowed in submission, surrendering their foundational scriptures.

Fang Xing's immortal avatar, using the *Spiritual Void Sword Scripture* as the core, had fused the *Ethereal Void Scripture*, the *Ascension Scripture*, the *Six Dragon Essentials*, and other Void-Refining legacies; for the step of refining the void, he had no trace of doubt left.

He formed a sword seal with his hands; his soul subtly stirred, and streams of primordial qi descended, transforming into countless golden seal-characters.

These golden seal-characters immediately sank into his soul's vessel—the fated flying sword—and propelled it to continuously ascend in rank.

Fang Xing had reached full completion of the Divine Transformation realm; his fated flying sword, Rusty Iron, was naturally at peak fifth-rank, and he had already refined it with countless precious materials, bringing its foundation to the absolute pinnacle of this world!

At this moment, as it absorbed the countless golden seal-characters, Rusty Iron suddenly roared.

At its tip, a thread of void shattered, and void energy was refined into the blade's body!

The silvery-white void energy merged with the golden seal characters, forming a seamless yin-yang taiji of gold and silver, causing Rusty Iron to roar again and violently break through to the sixth rank!

Fifth rank is a Divine Transformation treasure!

Sixth rank is a Void-Refining treasure, capable of effortlessly drawing upon and refining void energy!

Almost the instant Rusty Iron broke through, the cultivation energy within Fang Xing's body shifted, glowing gold and silver, and naturally surged into the Void-Refining realm!

"Indeed, simple and natural, as water flowing to its course…"

Fang Xing sighed, silently feeling the power of Void-Refining cultivation.

His soul fully penetrated the Dao layer, endlessly drawing in qi—and even mysterious immortal spiritual energy—replenishing his lifespan.

Theoretically, as long as he continuously absorbed qi, he could remain "immortal" indefinitely!

"This state… is not true immortality for Void-Refining cultivators, but a characteristic of the 'Immortal Dao'—a trace of the Dao's power radiating slightly can grant eternal life to those who receive it!"

Legends say immortals are naturally immortal, even capable of elevating chickens and dogs along with them, "awakening" other beings—even animals—to immortality!

"But… this immortality is not self-generated; it is like a vine clinging to a tree. If it can no longer absorb the radiant immortal spiritual energy of the Immortal Dao, it will collapse and die without fail… and there are hidden dangers."

Fang Xing frowned; he already felt the world's rejection.

Compared to Divine Transformation, Void-Refining cultivators exerted far too much pressure on this small world.

He could even sense the gathering of external heavenly tribulations.

"According to the information the heavens gave me… even if I survive the heavenly tribulation, it will not vanish—it will reform, again and again… until it either kills me or drives me away!"

Fang Xing's face twitched: "No wonder Void-Refining cultivators must ascend—staying here forcibly means certain death…"

As for the Void-Refining demonic tribulation?

He still felt nothing.

"Heavenly tribulation?"

Fang Xing laughed aloud; Rusty Iron let out a sword cry, flew out of the cave, and rose above Death God Island.

At this moment, the qi of Death God Island—and indeed the entire Hanhai Immortal Realm—was in chaos.

The sky, clear and bright, suddenly split into nine layers.

Heaven has nine tiers!

Within each tier, a heavenly tribulation brewed.

This was the Void-Refining cultivator's Three Nines Heavenly Tribulation!

…

"This…"

Inside the Ethereal Immortal Palace, Immortal Qiong and two Divine Transformation elders stared at the celestial phenomenon, gasping: "The Lord of Mingkun Island… has succeeded in Void-Refining and has already triggered the Nine-Tier Heavenly Tribulation."

Ancient Elder sighed: "If he fails, there's nothing more to say. But if he succeeds… he will ascend to the Spirit Realm."

"One of the two Lords of Death God Island is already gone… Fortunately, there's still that Fang Yun…"

"Even so, outsiders won't remain peaceful… this realm has barely stabilized—it's about to descend into chaos again…"

At this mention, Immortal Qiong's expression grew most complex.

As Fang Xing's intimate companion, she had vaguely suspected something.

If her suspicion was true, once the Lord of Mingkun Island ascended, the immortal realm would immediately face a great calamity.

…

"Three Nines Heavenly Tribulation? Nine layers of thunder?"

Fang Xing held his sword in hand and laughed heartily: "Come then… let me see what you've got!"

He merged with his sword, transforming into a white dragon, charging into the first heavenly tier.

Within this tier, countless purple-and-green dragons filled the sky.

Each dragon carried pressure rivaling that of a Divine Transformation elder—this was the Ten Thousand Wind-Thunder Dragon Tribulation!

"Cut!"

Fang Xing's sword light shifted; countless sword shadows split, refining swords into threads.

Thousands of threads spun, wielding the power of "one sword shatters ten thousand methods," effortlessly piercing through the wind-thunder dragons. The slain dragons vanished instantly, leaving not even a trace of wind or thunder energy.

A clear space suddenly opened in the once-chaotic thunder sea!

Each realm of sword cultivators builds upon the last; now, every sword thread Fang Xing split carried the Sword Intent of Heaven's Heart, easily locating the thunder dragons' weaknesses, piercing through their reverse scales, then unleashing the power to annihilate all methods.

This sword art had reached a realm that shook heaven and moved ghosts!

Those on the ground—Tai Bai Sword Immortal, Chu Kuangtu, and others—could not help but weep, as if witnessing their own divine faith.

"First heavenly tribulation… broken."

Fire Dragon True Lord murmured.

They had followed Fang Xing in destroying countless sects and collected vast scriptures; their insight was no longer what it once was: "The Three Nines Heavenly Tribulation… consists of wind, fire, ice… the Lord has just shattered the wind-thunder tier. The first three tiers are wind-thunder, the middle three are ice-thunder, and the final three are fire-thunder—the most violent…"

While they spoke, Fang Xing's sword surged forward, having already shattered two more heavenly tiers and plunged into the fourth.

Whoosh!

A chill that froze eternity emerged, merging with thunder to form strange, unfathomable ice-thunder.

It originated from heaven above and the heart within—even Fang Xing's sixth-rank Rusty Iron, guided by his soul, seemed frozen, its light slowing for an instant.

But the next moment—

A sliver of silvery-white void energy flashed at Rusty Iron's tip, shattering the void.

The frozen void shattered instantly; the sword light rapidly split, severing the ice-thunder dragons one after another.

Simultaneously, he opened his mouth slightly, and a streak of purple-and-green flame shot out, continuously burning the ice-thunder—it was Purple-Green Divine Flame!

In an instant, Fang Xing pierced through six heavenly tribulations!

His movements were effortless, even leisurely, causing the watching cultivators to feel, "The Void-Refining heavenly tribulation isn't so formidable after all."

Boom!

Then, in the seventh tier, fire-thunder danced wildly, forming a crimson thunder dragon.

Its scales were lifelike, even its eyes painted with perfect detail, glowing with a trace of Grand Cultivation's true spirit!

It seemed the heavenly tribulation had actively memorized images of powerful beings and fully simulated them here.

The Divine Transformation elders who had just thought the Void-Refining tribulation was unimpressive now broke into cold sweat.

They knew that if they faced this tribulation, they couldn't even withstand a single claw of this fire-thunder dragon.

"Fire-thunder dragon? Indeed, it can bring death to ordinary Void-Refining cultivators…"

Fang Xing murmured, summoning the Two-Principle Ring.

This ring was of near seventh-rank, a gift from the Void-Refining female cultivator who had descended from another realm.

As Void-Refining energy flowed into it, the Two-Principle Ring erupted in brilliant light; one strand of primordial Two-Principle Magnetic Divine Light severed the five elements, like a divine sword, instantly beheading the crimson fire-thunder dragon.

Fang Xing swept his sleeve; the Two-Principle Ring hovered before him, surrounded by Purple-Green Divine Flame, as he charged through the eighth and ninth tiers of fire-thunder tribulation with his sword.

In an instant, the nine layers of thunder passed—Three Nines Heavenly Tribulation, conquered as easily as turning over one's hand!

"Hmm?"

After passing the ninth tier of fire-thunder tribulation, Fang Xing sensed his Purple-Green Divine Flame had devoured vast amounts of thunder and fire, and was now entering another evolution.

After slight refinement, it would surely become a sixth-rank spiritual flame.

At this moment, streams of immortal light descended from the Great Void, like a guiding beacon, allowing Fang Xing to perceive a coordinate within the Great Void—infinitely distant, yet seemingly right before him.

"Ascension light, guiding immortal light? The coordinates stored within are surely those of the Spirit Realm."

Fang Xing silently sensed—he could temporarily seal the ascension light using void secrets, but with every passing moment, the world's rejection grew stronger.

Soon, a second wave of Void-Refining heavenly tribulation would descend!

Even endlessly, without end, without mercy!

"No wonder Void-Refining experts must ascend… I can delay briefly, but I have nothing left to do here…"

Fang Xing had no disciples, no close friends; everything needing arrangement had long been settled.

He had no desire to linger and show off; immediately, he guided his sword light, and the ascension light descended, enveloping him entirely, carrying him beyond the world, into the Great Void…

"The Lord of Mingkun Island… has ascended in Void-Refining."

Fire Dragon True Lord and Tai Bai Sword Immortal stared blankly at the scene, filled with envy and dread… countless words, yet ending only in a sigh.

…

Within the Great Void.

"So this is the function of the Ascension Light? To briefly thrust me into the Illusory Void Layer and enable instantaneous teleportation?"

"Is this a fixed-coordinate teleportation?"

Fang Xing's true body vanished into the Illusory Void Layer; in the blink of an eye, he understood this "Ascension Mode": "Clever enough… but too rigid and fixed. Hmm, no—this means the teleportation fluctuation will inevitably be detected. If the Upper Realm builds something like an 'Ascension Platform,' it's walking straight into a trap… Oh, last time I soul-searched that Void Refining woman, I learned the Spirit Realm currently lacks such technology…"

"Ascended cultivators appear randomly within the Spirit Realm…"

"Still, this fluctuation could potentially be detected and roughly localized…"

Though fully aware of this, Fang Xing made no effort to resist; instead, he wore an expression of eager anticipation, ready to fish.

After all, he had nothing in the Spirit Realm—he was waiting for someone to come to him with intelligence, spirit stones, and maps…

(End of Chapter)