Immortal Refiner

At the center of Condensed Light Lake, Li Qing stood poised with his sword, channeling the Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth and focusing it entirely onto the blade.

Buzz!

In that brief moment, the turbulent lake water surrounding Li Qing suddenly stilled.

The next instant, a dazzling golden radiance shot upward from the lakebed, hurtling toward the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.

So swift was the strike that Li Qing barely registered any movement. He only felt a violent tremor in his sword-wielding hand, nearly losing his grip on the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.

Fortunately, he had nourished the sword for many years, forging an intimate connection between his mind and the blade. It remained firmly in his grasp.

The killing sword, forged from geng metal, now glowed with an intensified golden light. This radiance wasn’t merely emanating from the sword itself, but also from a peculiar Heavenly Light that had fused with it.

”A Heavenly Light has attached itself to my Immortal Slaughtering Sword! What kind of Heavenly Light is this? Can I refine it into my body?”

Startled, Li Qing immediately scrutinized the sword, using his divine sense to probe its changes.

The moment his divine sense penetrated the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, he nearly suffered a mental injury. An alien, razor-sharp intent—an unparalleled sharpness rarely seen in the world—assailed his consciousness.

”Hiss! What a sharp and domineering Heavenly Light! It’s actually merging with my Immortal Slaughtering Sword on its own.”

As an artifact refiner, Li Qing clearly sensed the changes in the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.

As the Heavenly Light merged, the golden light on the sword began to retract inward, concealing its razor-sharp edge.

”This is likely a metal-attribute Lumina. Judging by its sharpness, it’s very likely the Great Luo Golden Light!”

The Great Luo Golden Light was renowned as an extremely sharp Extraterrestrial Lumina. If successfully guided into the body and refined, it could merge with any part of one’s fleshly body.

After merging with the Great Luo Golden Light, that portion of the fleshly body would become akin to a natural spirit treasure, possessing terrifying power.

Such Heavenly Light naturally held irresistible appeal for cultivators focused on body refinement or demon races.

Moreover, the Great Luo Golden Light itself possessed formidable destructive power. Once refined and unleashed, it could easily shatter ordinary defensive spirit treasures.

Now, his Immortal Slaughtering Sword had attracted a strand of Great Luo Golden Light that was autonomously merging with it—an absolutely monumental stroke of fortune.

It was clear that the Immortal Slaughtering Sword’s power would soon surpass even that of a Profound-Grade Spirit Treasure!

Incredible! The Immortal Slaughtering Sword might actually be capable of slaying immortals in the future, Li Qing thought to himself, secretly astonished. He dared not reveal this matter, knowing that the Immortal Slaughtering Sword was an external treasure. If others coveted it, it would only invite trouble.

A treasure already possessing immense power, now fused with the Great Luo Golden Light, would become extraordinarily valuable. Its future growth potential was particularly astonishing—it might even evolve into a Heaven-Grade Spirit Treasure.

Such treasures were true heaven-piercing spirit treasures, exceedingly rare even in the spirit realm. Those that could leave their mark on the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking ranked just below chaos supreme treasures.

The fusion of the Great Luo Golden Light and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword would take time, rendering the sword temporarily unusable. Judging by the current progress, the Great Luo Golden Light should fully integrate into the Immortal Slaughtering Sword by the time they left the Heavenlight Secret Realm.

Afterward, it would likely be renamed the Great Luo Immortal-Slaying Sword.

Li Qing carefully sheathed the sword. The brief burst of Great Luo Golden Light had gone unnoticed by others, thanks to its speed and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword’s original golden radiance. Even those paying close attention to Li Qing would have found it difficult to detect.

In the lake, everyone was focused on their immediate surroundings. Unless someone successfully guided Heavenly Light into their body, they wouldn’t notice anything else.

Next, Li Qing tried to summon his other magic treasures, such as the Primordial Chaos Peerless Hammer and the Annihilation Furnace.

Unfortunately, while these treasures possessed formidable power, they didn’t attract Extraterrestrial Lumina to actively merge with them like the Immortal Slaughtering Sword had.

”It seems the Immortal Slaughtering Sword is truly special,” Li Qing mused. ”After all, it was refined from pure geng metal, a spiritual material primarily associated with slaughter. This must be why it attracted Heavenly Light with such perfectly compatible attributes to actively merge with it.”

Li Qing felt a pang of regret. If every one of his magic treasures could attract a dao of Heavenly Light, that would be truly ideal.

”I’m being greedy,” he chided himself. ”For ordinary cultivators, refining even one dao of Heavenly Light is a coveted achievement. Yet here I am, wanting every magic treasure to merge with it.”

Li Qing chuckled dryly and shook his head before resuming his attempts to capture Heavenly Light.

Moments later, a piercing bird cry echoed across the Condensed Light Lake.

The commotion drew the attention of many, and several cultivators looked up to investigate.

A scarlet phoenix, its body ablaze with flames, struggled fiercely to break free from the lake’s surface. Drawing upon its powerful bloodline, the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son managed to briefly escape the lake’s grasp.

Intense flames raged across his body as he beat his wings, desperately resisting the Condensed Light Lake’s pull.

”I offer my Crimson Phoenix True Blood as a sacrifice!”

With these words, the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son spat out a drop of vividly crimson essence blood. The drop, shaped like a phoenix, emitted a series of mournful cries.

The sight left many onlookers secretly marveling, thinking the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son was pushing himself too far.

They surmised that lacking a suitable artifact to attract the Heavenly Light, he had resorted to using his own Crimson Phoenix True Blood as a catalyst, directly sacrificing it in an attempt to draw forth the Heavenly Light from the lake.

Just as everyone assumed this desperate gamble would fail, the next moment defied their expectations.

A crimson, cloud-like aura erupted from the lake, spontaneously surging toward the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son.

The scarlet aura swirled around the drop of phoenix true blood several times before finally engulfing it.

The Crimson Phoenix Holy Son’s sacrifice had been accepted!

Without hesitation, the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son guided the scarlet radiance into his body and began refining it.

Whoosh!

”It actually worked! This old bull will give it a try too!”

”It’s difficult. Unless you possess a True Spirit-level bloodline, these Extraterrestrial Lumina won’t even glance your way.”

”Legend has it these Lumina are like fish. Without special bait, we’re just fishing with empty hooks. Only those with extraordinary fortune have a chance of catching one.”

”Crimson Phoenix True Blood is indeed a rare fire dao treasure, even more precious than some fire attribute spiritual objects. The Crimson Phoenix Holy Son’s willingness to invest such a valuable resource naturally attracted Heavenly Light related to the fire dao.”

”The question is, which type of Heavenly Light is it? Its scarlet, cloud-like hue matches several extraordinary varieties.”

”...”

Many onlookers sighed in awe at the spectacle.

Some attempted to imitate the Holy Son, believing their own essence blood was worthy enough to attract Heavenly Light.

But alas, these Extraterrestrial Lumina had discerning tastes and refused to take the bait.

”So it requires True Spirit Blood...” Li Qing frowned slightly. He possessed several types of essence blood, each from different demon beasts or Ancient Savage Beasts.

However, none of these could compare to True Spirit Blood and were clearly unsuitable as bait.

”Besides essence blood, there’s one other thing on me connected to true spirits.”