Immortal Refiner

As Li Qing continued to shout, the artifact spirit of Fallen Soul Mountain finally terminated the trial of the divine soul.

After enduring the terrifying grinding mill twice, Li Qing had experienced pain beyond anything he had ever known in his life—a torment that originated from the depths of his soul. Even his formidable willpower had barely held it at bay.

”Trial terminated. The next time you enter the Fallen Soul Realm, you will restart from the first trial. Rewards already claimed will no longer be issued to Holy Sect disciples.”

A mechanical, lifeless voice echoed through the eerie space, causing Li Qing’s cheek to twitch. He hadn’t expected to have to endure the torment of the first trial again, yet the rewards wouldn’t be reissued!

Suddenly, he regretted terminating the trial so early. Perhaps he should have attempted the third trial.

But since it had already been terminated, he had no choice but to withdraw and see if he could truly claim the rewards.

Before that, however, his mind was brimming with questions. He didn’t know where to begin.

”Wait, I want to know—how many trials are there in total?” Li Qing asked curiously.

The artifact spirit of Fallen Soul Mountain replied swiftly: ”There are nine passes in total!”

Seven more passes? The first two were already so terrifying, constantly threatening to annihilate his divine soul. How much more monstrous would the remaining trials be?

”Nine passes in total... Who could possibly endure all nine without their divine soul perishing? Such a being would have to be close to a true immortal,” Li Qing murmured to himself.

The artifact spirit responded: ”Since my creation, no one has ever reached the final two passes. These last two were established by the Nine Heavens Holy Monarch before he underwent his True Immortal Tribulation. The number nine represents the ultimate, making the Fallen Soul Mountain trials truly perfected.”

”Even the Nine Heavens Holy Monarch didn’t get to attempt these final two trials. However, disciples of the Holy Sect only need to clear the first seven passes to receive all the trial rewards.”

So the last two passes offered no rewards at all!

Li Qing was unwilling to waste his energy on tasks without any benefit.

That Nine Heavens Holy Monarch had already reached the stage of undergoing the True Immortal Tribulation. His power was likely not far behind that of a true immortal.

The difficulty of those final two trials would probably be extraordinary.

”I want to know the rewards for the remaining passes.”

Even if he didn’t plan to continue, he needed to know the rewards for the later trials first. Only then could he decide whether to proceed.

”The rewards for the first three passes are fixed. From the fourth pass onward, rewards will be randomly distributed. If you manage to clear seven consecutive passes, you’ll obtain the complete inheritance of the Nine Heavens Holy Sect.”

”The reward for the third pass is the Creation Origin Liquid!”

Li Qing gasped, genuinely moved by the subsequent rewards.

The complete inheritance of the Nine Heavens Holy Sect!

Not to mention, the Nine Heavens Holy Monarch had already reached the stage of the True Immortal Tribulation. Obtaining his complete inheritance would guarantee his cultivation journey for the rest of his life.

However, Li Qing was self-aware. Judging by the intensity of the first two trials, he would face a risk of his divine soul being annihilated in the third pass.

At his current level, he could at most attempt the fourth pass trial!

Anything beyond that was out of the question unless his divine soul underwent a sudden leap forward, or he managed to cultivate the Soul Refinement Scripture to its highest level in one go.

He maintained a clear understanding of his own strength, refusing to be blinded by the astonishingly generous rewards.

”Take me away first!”

In an instant, the surroundings warped and dissipated like a bubble.

When his vision cleared, Li Qing felt his fleshly body firmly planted on the ground, knowing he had returned.

”What a truly peculiar and bizarre place,” he murmured.

As he spoke, he noticed a small black crystal vial beside him, containing three plump, round spirit pills.

Moreover, a peculiar weapon refinement method had appeared in his sea of consciousness.

A primordial spirit weapon!

This was a method of forging weapons from one’s divine soul. Through a secret technique, one could refine their divine soul into a unique artifact that directly attacked the opponent’s soul.

Such primordial spirit weapons were far more devastating than his Netherworld Cold Fire. They could bypass defenses and inflict direct damage on the soul!

”This primordial spirit weapon is far more formidable than my Netherworld Cold Fire. It can directly invade the sea of consciousness and inflict fatal damage to the divine soul!”

After reading through the secret technique in his sea of consciousness, a look of shock spread across Li Qing’s eyes.

Such a unique method was truly unprecedented in his experience.

”Truly, all things in the world can be forged into weapons. Even the divine soul can be hammered into an artifact. My eyes have been opened.”

The weapon refinement method Li Qing obtained was the Divine Invasion Spear. By following this method, he could refine his divine soul into the form of a lance, making each strike absolutely irresistible.

Even before beginning his cultivation, Li Qing could sense the immense power of the Divine Invasion Spear.

Refining one’s divine sense into a weapon required no spiritual materials, but it demanded an exceptionally strong divine soul.

This was likely the most precious thing in the world. Even in the spirit realm, individuals with divine souls surpassing the norm were exceedingly rare.

Fortunately, Li Qing had nearly deciphered the third layer’s introductory passage of the Soul Refinement Scripture. Once he successfully cultivated the third layer of the scripture, his divine soul would undergo another leap in growth.

At that point, his divine soul would be comparable to that of a void refinement realm cultivator.

Not eager to begin cultivating the Soul Refinement Scripture and forging his primordial spirit weapon, Li Qing picked up a small black crystal vial beside him.

”The Soul Condensation Pill sounds like a spirit pill and elixir that greatly benefits the divine soul. As a reward for clearing the first trial pass, it’s not bad at all.”

With that, Li Qing poured out a Soul Condensation Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

”Strange. It’s still warm.”

Before he could ponder this further, in the next instant, Li Qing felt a blissful, ethereal sensation course through his divine soul, as if it were about to break free from the shackles of his fleshly body and ascend to the heavens.

During the two trials he had just endured, his divine soul had been subjected to immense torment. Even after he managed to restore it, some imperceptible lingering injuries remained.

Now, with the Soul Condensation Pill in his belly, these hidden wounds were completely healed, and the abundant medicinal power continued to nourish his divine soul.

In this brief moment, Li Qing sensed his divine soul had become significantly more refined—not through quantitative growth, but through a qualitative transformation.

This was a step toward the void refinement realm for his divine soul. He had originally thought he would need to cultivate the third layer of the Soul Refinement Scripture to achieve this, but now he had the opportunity to do so ahead of schedule.