Chapter 97: Refining People, Refining Treasures, Even Refining Heaven

After half a year, the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda had completely integrated into his body; Jiang Xuan's body could now be called impervious to ten thousand laws, with unmatched defense.

"Impervious defense, but still no interweaving of Dao and Principle!" Jiang Xuan sensed his whole body, instantly understanding his own state; judged solely by cultivation realm, he still had not reached the Great Power Realm of the Secret Realm system.

As for combat power, only a fight would tell.

Jiang Xuan looked toward that cluster of Immortal Fire in the deepest part, its entire body entwined with runes.

"If refined with Immortal Fire, Dao and Principle would surely be born; only thus could one be considered sweeping across heaven and earth, but I fear that before it is refined, I will first be burned into a pile of ashes."

"However, after the divine ability is perfected, this cluster of Immortal Fire can be collected; a Quasi-Emperor fusing with Immortal Fire can fight to the death for the ultimate sublimation of a Supreme, but I fear this cluster of Immortal Fire truly transcends the mortal realm."

Wu Guang Mountain; Jiang Xuan's palm revealed that piece of Immortal Treasure Black Iron obtained from the Holy City Stone Workshop.

Immortal Treasure Black Iron, the same material as Dou Zhan Sheng Huang's instrument of proving the Dao; though not among the Nine Great Immortal Golds, it was inferior to no Immortal Gold.

Jiang Xuan sat cross-legged in meditation within the Nine-Colored Flames; his Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Body was complete, and he needed no technique at all, for the Nine-Colored Flames could not harm him.

Jiang Xuan's Sea of Consciousness was tranquil; his mind sank into a magic treasure imprint within the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror—a ring, brilliant as stars, crystalline and lustrous.

Vajra Ring!

Jiang Xuan fell into complete silence, his entire spirit entering a state of Heaven-Man Unity, serene and peaceful, transforming into his comprehension of this Vajra Ring.

One month, two months...

Jiang Xuan's spirit was immersed in contemplating the magic treasure imprint; his spirit permeated the Vajra Ring, comprehending its wonders, roaming within the endless imprints; he "saw" the endless Universe Star River, countless layers of Time all entering that ring blooming with dazzling divine radiance, a kind of free and unfettered feeling, absorbing the Dao Rhyme of the Myriad Realms.

Finally, Jiang Xuan opened his eyes and took a great gulp; the endless Nine-Colored Flames turned into countless fire dragons diving downward, entering his belly.

The gorgeous and violent Nine-Colored Divine Fire leaped and surged, like great waves, wrapping the Immortal Treasure Black Iron; Jiang Xuan made hand seals with both hands, holding the ring—the seal was the Myriad Things Return to One Seal, the ring was the Endless Life Ring.

Within Jiang Xuan's belly, a booming sound shook through his body, the ringing sound echoed throughout the entire Fire Domain, and even above his head in the High Sky formed a Vajra Ring phenomenon, dark yet emitting endless radiance.

Time passed bit by bit; the nearly endless Nine-Colored Flames were constantly summoned by Jiang Xuan, that piece of Immortal Treasure Black Iron constantly deformed; within his belly, a constantly rotating ring flickered with a captivating and stunning radiance; the Nine-Colored Divine Fire burned blazingly within the Eight Trigrams Furnace, the power of heaven, earth, mountains, rivers, water, fire, wind, and thunder surged wildly, constantly promoting its growth.

Jiang Xuan's hands changed, instantly striking out hundreds of patterns; during the following period, he constantly summoned Divine Fire on one hand, activating the Eight Trigrams Furnace, while on the other making hand seals with both hands, imprinting countless patterns upon it. Only after another three months did he slowly stop...

At this moment, within his belly, a Vajra Ring flickering with black radiance appeared, as if the most brilliant star river in the Universe had gathered into a ring, dazzling and alluring, yet also like a black hole spanning the sky, devouring all matter, laws, and energy between heaven and earth.

This Vajra Ring emitted a cold, gloomy radiance all over, countless patterns densely covering it; these patterns constantly interwove, almost giving birth to Dao and Principle, faintly containing the divine meaning of Myriad Things Return to One, One Origin and Beginning.

Jiang Xuan circulated his arcane art, completely fusing this Vajra Ring with his left wrist, turning it into one of his divine abilities, impossible to seize, unless his body and Dao were extinguished.

After a long while, Jiang Xuan's left wrist trembled slightly; instantly this space was as if encountering a collision of heaven and earth, countless space cracks densely spread in all directions, and many Nine-Colored Divine Fires sank into the cracks and were extinguished.

Jiang Xuan slightly frowned, somewhat guessing in his heart, "Very strong, terrifyingly strong, but still not yet perfected."

Whether it was the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Body or the Vajra Ring, the materials were all Immortal Treasure, refined with the Eight Trigrams Furnace aided by Nine-Colored Divine Fire, the patterns were the true peerless divine weapon imprint from the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror; logically speaking, they should have interwoven Dao and Principle.

But there was none; this was very abnormal.

Jiang Xuan sat cross-legged in the Nine-Colored Divine Fire, quietly thinking; every detail of the refining process replayed in his mind.

One day, two days... one month.

"Every detail had no problem; the top-grade materials, the most powerful Divine Fire, and the patterns were even from the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror; not counting grade, they were almost no different from the original magic treasure."

"No different at all, yes, no different at all!"

Boom!

Countless pieces of information in his mind exploded; Jiang Xuan seized that flash of inspiration!

No different at all, and thus one could never walk one's own path; this was the same principle as in Zhe Tian Jie, where following the Emperor's scriptures of predecessors meant one could never prove the Dao.

It was just that his Refining System came earlier in this aspect.

"Hahaha, as long as I want to walk, the path is beneath my feet!" Jiang Xuan laughed to the sky, giving rise to boundless heroic spirit; if there was no path ahead, he would be the first to open the way; even if thorns filled the path ahead, he would still smile foolishly.

Knowing the reason why Dao and Principle had not interwoven, Jiang Xuan was in high spirits; he firmly believed this hurdle was but the most insignificant episode in the countless years to come; looking back, he would only say one word: "Interesting," nothing more.

Having understood everything, Jiang Xuan still did not rise, remaining cross-legged in the sea of fire, letting ten thousand fires assail him, like an Ancient God Mountain, towering and standing firm.

"The Furnace Nurtures Hundred Scriptures, Refines Ten Thousand Daos, taking all things of heaven and earth as nutrients, transforming into an unparalleled demonic body and Dao seed." A scripture flashed through Jiang Xuan's Sea of Consciousness—it was precisely the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art obtained from Hua Yunfei.

Since cultivating the Vajra Ring divine ability, he had felt that the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, the Eight Trigrams Furnace, and the Vajra Ring had an unparalleled affinity between them, and this feeling grew stronger and stronger.

Jiang Xuan had a premonition that once he fused and comprehended these three powers, he would walk a cultivation path more terrifying than the Renren Yimai, one that everyone would shout to beat.

The scripture flowed; the more Jiang Xuan comprehended, the happier he became; this demonic art was simply born for his two great divine abilities; countless mysteries were deduced and collided in his mind...

Opening his mouth, he spat out a Great Dao Treasure Vase suspended in the High Sky; the vase trembled slightly, and above the Tianqiong, thunder clouds and gale winds densely filled, space shook, all entering the vase.

Another Vajra Ring spanned between heaven and earth, one origin and beginning, endless life, countless patterns densely covering it; everything in the Myriad Realms was covered by this ring, space twisted violently, devouring all things, not even light could escape; all laws, divine abilities, and magic treasures were collected—it was actually an incomparably captivating black hole.

The power of heaven, earth, marshes, water, fire, wind, and thunder surged; the Nine-Headed Immortal Phoenix shook the universe, the Eight Trigrams Furnace pressed down on heaven and earth; within this terrifying Fire Domain, a trace of fire energy gradually refined out; that energy was terrifyingly pure; just as it was refined from the Fire Domain, it turned into fire lotuses like flame crystals, which Jiang Xuan swallowed in one gulp.

"As the saying goes, today my sword finger points to the clouds above; refining people, refining pills, and even refining heaven! We cultivators, the whole world is our enemy; what is there to fear!"

(Chapter End)