Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

About an hour passed.

Xu Yang finally completed the Myriad Refinings.

The first Myriad Refinings.

Waves of wild, almost raging, aura surged forth, sweeping across the black clouds, making everyone gasp in shock.

The Immortal Seed grew stronger once more, even more condensed.

Every wisp of immortal essence was now refined not only a thousand times, but again ten thousand times over, and all in one go, without pause—the effect was even greater.

Feeling the power of his Immortal Seed, Xu Yang couldn’t help but deeply admire the creator of the Celestial Refining Divine Scripture.

To have created such a cultivation technique!

This cycle of Hundred Refinings, Thousand Refinings, Myriad Refinings—simply godlike!

Ordinary people could never even dream of it!

"After the Myriad Refinings, the might of my immortal essence surpasses that of the vast majority of those in the Late Stage of True Immortal, and approaches the Celestial Immortal Realm!"

"Moreover, in the process of tempering, every bone in my mortal body has improved."

"Below the Celestial Immortal Realm, my strength is enough to handle almost any trouble!"

"The One Hundred Twenty Thousand Refinings... will be even more terrifying."

This last One Hundred Twenty Thousand Refinings was not the usual meaning of one hundred twenty thousand refinings.

From the first Myriad Refinings to the second, to the third, to the fourth... stacking up on top of one another, up to twelve times, and it didn’t even end there.

When it accumulated up to the twelfth Myriad Refinings, it was the moment just before breaking through and forging the Twelve-grade Immortal Foundation.

At this moment, one must do another One Hundred Twenty Thousand Refinings on top of the twelve layers of Myriad Refinings!

The resources required made his scalp tingle just thinking about it.

Xu Yang consumed the Canghai Cyan Flood Dragon Elixir, drawing upon the power of the second tier, and was now able to absorb it with ease.

"This Jiao Elixir should be enough to support me through tens of thousands of refinings—even attaining the third tier, the power of the Celestial Immortal Realm, may not be enough for twelve cycles of Myriad Refinings!"

"Thankfully I have this, otherwise just gathering resources would already cost a tremendous amount of effort."

This Jiao Elixir would save him nearly a third of the cultivation resources.

"We’re almost there, prepare yourselves."

The Fourth Elder’s voice floated over.

So fast?

Xu Yang snapped back to attention, gradually calming the surging waves inside him, and opened his eyes to look ahead.

He saw black clouds speeding through the void. Heaven and earth now seemed a world of pure white snow, draped in silver, dazzlingly beautiful.

Ancient trees towered high, blanketed in snow; mountain peaks stood like lifelike ice sculptures.

The air was cold enough to be completely different from Black Fire Immortal Mountain—chilling to the bone.

They had fully entered arctic glacial lands.

Up ahead, a grand glacier came into view.

The glacier stretched as far as the eye could see, boundless and endless.

Pinnacles of ice crisscrossed among immense crystalline ice boulders and forests of sculptures, reflecting against the sky, casting arcs and rainbows—forming illusory bridges that flickered in and out of sight, utterly dreamlike.

As they drew closer, palaces and pavilions suffused with the aura of ice and snow, as though sculpted from immortal ice and dazzling jade, gradually grew clearer, standing tall on this snowy land.

"What a beautiful place."

Xu Yang couldn’t help but marvel.

This place was icy cold, but the scenery was truly breathtaking.

Black Fire Immortal Mountain was fire; Ice and Snow Immortal Palace was cold.

Yet the former was rough and wild, while the latter was crafted with the exquisite beauty of fine sculpture.

"Mr. Zhou, how is the relationship between our Black Fire Immortal Mountain and Ice and Snow Immortal Palace?" Xu Yang turned to ask Zhou Tai.

"So-so, I guess."

Zhou Tai shrugged and said, "The three major immortal sects of North Province stand in a stalemate, all vying with each other. No one really gets along. But on the surface, everyone’s all smiles."

"But behind the scenes, it gets absolutely fierce!"

Xu Yang understood.

They were all competitors—after all, there were only so many resources.

"As for strength, overall the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace is a bit weaker—there are fewer cultivators walking the path of ice. But in terms of individual strength, they’re not weak at all."

"But this time, Ice and Snow Immortal Palace is being all mysterious, and with Liou Xueyan, that Immortal Pride List prodigy, inviting both our Black Fire Immortal Mountain and Hongtian Guiyuan Sect together—I think they’ve made some preparations."

Xu Yang gave a faint smile. "If soldiers come, we’ll block them; if water comes, we’ll build a dam!"

"If the sky falls, those taller can hold it up. Anyway, I’m just a Grade-One Immortal Soldier!"

Hearing the first sentence, Zhou Tai nodded slightly, but the next made his face immediately twitch—he rolled his eyes speechlessly.

You, a Grade-One Immortal Soldier?

Shameless much?

Hua!

The black cloud hovered outside the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace, stirring up waves of blazing energy spreading out.

The Fourth Elder slowly rose and stood at the head of the black cloud.

At the same moment, several figures swept out from the snowy grounds inside.

Seeing this, everyone instantly became solemn.

"Hahaha, who would’ve thought Elder Ma himself would lead the team here."

"It’s been years since we last parted ways."

"Mr. Wuo, still as dashing as ever."

The Fourth Elder strode out to warmly exchange greetings with the elderly leader on the other side.

A moment later.

The Fourth Elder waved away the black cloud and motioned with his hand.

The crowd rushed forward to follow, entering the territory of Ice and Snow Immortal Palace.

Midway there, the Fourth Elder turned and looked at the group, saying in a deep voice, "I will go meet the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace. The rest of you follow the palace disciples to your lodgings. Remember, do not cause trouble."

"We obey Elder’s orders."

The crowd accepted respectfully.

On someone else’s turf, of course, everyone behaved with utmost caution.

The Fourth Elder nodded slightly, then, together with the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace elder, sped deeper into the icy peaks.

Two disciples remained: one man and one woman.

The man was tall and handsome, the woman bright and charming.

They seemed especially selected as welcoming hosts.

Their cultivation was solid—both at Late Stage of True Immortal.

"I am Li Qingtian, this is my junior, Zhao Yuanyuan. Please, follow me."

"Thank you."

Ji Hong stepped forward, cupping his fists in salute.

"No need to be so polite, Brother."

Li Qingtian smiled back in greeting, then turned along with Zhao Yuanyuan to lead the way forward.

"Why do we have a Grade-One Immortal Soldier here too?"

At that moment, Zhao Yuanyuan’s quiet mutter drifted over.

Though spoken very softly, everyone present still heard it loud and clear.

Li Qingtian pretended not to hear, face unchanged.

Zhao Yuanyuan’s expression held a trace of derision, seemingly on purpose.

Ji Hong frowned slightly, then suddenly laughed, saying as he walked, "Mr. Xu, have you been able to refine Sixth-Turn True Immortal Elixir lately?"

Xu Yang instantly caught on and replied calmly, "Under Master’s guidance, I have already succeeded in refining it."

"Sixth-Turn True Immortal Elixir?"

Zhao Yuanyuan exclaimed, halting in her tracks, unable to help turning to stare at Xu Yang, her face full of disbelief and shock.

Even Li Qingtian was unable to remain calm.

How could that be possible?

Seeing this, Ji Hong spoke blandly, "Mr. Xu is a First-Rank Pill Master. His master is none other than Dan Qi, the head of Dan Feng in our Black Fire Immortal Mountain."

"Dan Qi the Pill Master, hiss—!"

Li Qingtian sucked in a breath of cold air.

The name of Dan Qi was known across nearly the whole of North Province.

To be Dan Qi’s disciple...

Though he was still skeptical, there was no denying Xu Yang’s identity as a Pill Master was most likely genuine.

And without enough talent and potential—how could he be Dan Qi’s disciple?

"This... how can it be possible?"

Zhao Yuanyuan still found it hard to believe.

Watching their reactions, Ji Hong and others remained impassive, but deep down they all felt rather delighted.

So what if he’s a Grade-One Immortal Soldier?

A genuine First-Rank Pill Master, able to refine Sixth-Turn True Immortal Elixir!

Isn’t that enough to shock the world?

If they knew his combat power, it might pop their eyeballs right out.

Ji Hong shot Xu Yang a subtle wink.

Xu Yang grinned, unable to help but laugh. Ji Hong really was quick on the uptake—after all, in someone else’s domain, it wasn’t good to go too far.

As for whether those two believed him or not, that was their own business.

"Impressive."

Li Qingtian exclaimed in admiration, glaring at Zhao Yuanyuan, "My junior hasn’t seen much of the world. Please, pardon us."

"Please, go ahead!"

The group finally continued forward.

But this time, it was especially quiet.