Immortal Refiner

Without hesitation, he immediately began cultivating the Soul Refinement Scripture, aiming to seize this chance and push his divine soul across the threshold of the void refinement realm.

”Accumulate yang...”

Before he had been cultivating for long, the surrounding scenery shifted once more. He had forgotten that as soon as he activated the Soul Refinement Scripture, he would be guided into a secret realm for testing his divine soul.

Boom!

The grinding millstone surged forward, still the first trial of the first pass. Without a word, it began abruptly.

However, Li Qing, having anticipated this, paid no further heed to the colossal millstone rolling toward him.

In this peculiar divine soul space, cultivating the Soul Refinement Scripture seems to yield exceptionally rapid progress, directly strengthening my divine soul.

At that moment, Li Qing finally understood: this was a secret realm specifically designed for cultivating the divine soul.

By enduring wave after wave of soul trials here and forging through them, one could temper their divine soul into an exceptionally powerful force.

This was precisely why the artifact spirit of Fallen Soul Mountain would guide anyone within the mountain who was practicing a soul-refining secret technique into this realm.

The first massive millstone crushed down on Li Qing’s divine soul body. This time, however, it didn’t shatter his soul, only inflicting minor damage.

After what felt like an eternity, with no prompt to continue the second trial, the two golden millstones once again began to grind toward Li Qing.

Rumble!

This time, the golden rollers didn’t just crush horizontally. Instead, they collided, sandwiching Li Qing’s divine soul between them and repeatedly grinding and polishing it.

Piercing agony surged through his divine soul body. Li Qing groaned, realizing that no matter how many times he endured it, the second trial’s torment was beyond normal human tolerance.

Trapped within the golden millstones, Li Qing continued to circulate the Soul Refinement Scripture, ignoring the soul-shattering pain that threatened to break him.

Then, the golden millstones vanished, and his divine soul returned to stillness.

This time, his divine soul body bore far more wounds, with countless fragments ground into dust scattered across the ground.

Fortunately, through his practice of the Soul Refinement Scripture, he slowly reassembled these fragments, restoring his divine soul body to its original form.

Though excruciatingly painful, the damage was not fundamental.

After another long wait, the artifact spirit of Fallen Soul Mountain spoke again in its mechanical, monotonous voice:

”The rewards for the second trial have been distributed. Do you wish to proceed to the third trial?”

Li Qing remained silent, using the artifact spirit’s question as an opportunity to continue cultivating the [ Soul Refinement Scripture ]. He could feel his divine soul growing stronger, advancing toward the void refinement realm.

After the artifact spirit of Fallen Soul Mountain asked several times without response, its voice faded away once more.

In its place, sharp, piercing sounds filled the air as something tore through the void.

Li Qing had already implicitly agreed to attempt the third trial. He needed to obtain the Creation Origin Liquid, which was his primary objective for coming here.

Even under such time pressure, Li Qing couldn’t resist opening his eyes to survey his surroundings, trying to discern the nature of the third trial.

The moment he saw the scene surrounding his divine soul body, his expression froze.

What was this? Countless fine needles materialized around him, each resembling a primordial spirit weapon!

The sheer number of these needles was staggering—tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands. Each one radiated a terrifying, life-or-death aura that made Li Qing’s hair stand on end.

Hiss...

There was no time for him to react. The needles surged toward him like a living storm.

Whoosh!

An excruciating pain shot through Li Qing, nearly causing him to lose consciousness.

If not for the considerable strengthening of his divine soul, he would have surely passed out at that moment.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

A dense rain of primordial spirit weapon needles pierced his divine soul body, giving him no time to breathe.

As he endured the agony of the needles, Li Qing’s consciousness teetered on the brink of collapse, his will alone keeping him from succumbing.

After an immeasurable time, the excruciating pain finally subsided. His divine soul body was riddled with countless wounds!

With his remaining consciousness, he struggled to activate the Soul Refinement Scripture. Reintegrating his divine soul was now agonizingly slow, and he could barely form another thought.

Fortunately, the artifact spirit of Fallen Soul Mountain showed a semblance of mercy. It waited until Li Qing had fully reformed his divine soul before slowly asking:

”You have passed the third trial. Your reward is a jar of Creation Origin Liquid. Do you wish to proceed to the fourth trial?”

”Warning: From the fourth trial onward, you will face various enemies. It is strongly recommended that you forge a primordial spirit weapon before continuing!”

This time, there was an additional warning, which sent shivers down Li Qing’s spine.

He didn’t dare delay and immediately said, ”End trial!”

In the next moment, his divine soul body was teleported out and re-entered his fleshly body.

This time, a small jar, much smaller than a washbasin, appeared beside him.

A rich, refreshing fragrance wafted from it. Just inhaling the scent gave Li Qing a feeling of ascending amid rosy clouds.

This was the Creation Origin Liquid that City Lord Lingxu had yearned for day and night. Many cultivators at the void refinement realm coveted this spirit liquid, willing to pay exorbitant prices for it.

”So this is the item that can help cultivators survive a great heavenly tribulation? In other words, this is three thousand years of lifespan.”

Li Qing’s heart pounded wildly. His eyes flickered, and he finally took out one-fifth of the Creation Origin Liquid, carefully storing the rest for himself.

This was a treasure he had obtained through countless hardships and tortures. How could he possibly hand it all over to City Lord Lingxu?

He only planned to give away one-fifth, keeping the rest for himself. After all, he aspired to reach the void refinement realm and even higher realms in the future.

Who knew when he might need this spirit liquid again? In the future, this bottle of treasure liquid could be equivalent to a second life, helping him survive a great heavenly tribulation and gain an additional three thousand years of lifespan!

”Creation Origin Liquid—this precious liquid completely captures the essence of creation from heaven and earth. Once consumed, it can help one reshape both their divine soul and fleshly body. Even if the power of the great heavenly tribulation is terrifyingly vast, timely consumption of this liquid will allow one to endure the process of remolding their true self.”

”Moreover, the remolded true self will have its innate aptitude completely transformed, becoming far more powerful than before.”

”No wonder City Lord Lingxu was so desperate for this Creation Origin Liquid. If I were in his position, I might have gone to even greater lengths.”

This was far more than simply gaining a second life. It could elevate one’s cultivation to new heights, ensuring that when the next three-thousand-year great heavenly tribulation arrived, their own strength would have grown significantly.

Li Qing sighed, then carefully stored the remaining four-fifths of the precious liquid in the jar.

Regardless, he had successfully completed his mission in the Heavenlight Secret Realm. With a satisfactory report to give upon his return, he could now focus on his own matters.

With this thought, Li Qing once again took out a Soul Condensation Pill and swallowed it whole.

His divine soul had been severely damaged during the Thousand Needle Soul Piercing trial, and he needed to recover as quickly as possible.