Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

After a long while, Xu Yang withdrew from the Celestial Destiny List.

The two great rankings had truly shocked him to the core.

Not supreme treasures, yet born from primordial chaos—he could hardly fathom it.

He was even more curious—what kind of opportunities would so-called Children of Destiny receive?

But clearly, this was not something he could imagine out of thin air.

Such existences, even Golden Immortal experts of Heihei Star Heaven might not be able to explain.

Heihei Star Heaven, September Ring Heaven, Golden Light Taihao Heaven, and Taihao Ancient Heaven: these are the Four Heavens, ordered from lowest to highest, with Heihei Star Heaven at the bottom. Each Heaven has its own unique restrictions.

Wind, Fire, Thunder, and Rain Heavens—Xu Yang had memorized them. In the future, if opportunity arose, he’d be sure to investigate further.

At last, he picked up the booklet he had bought and began reading.

The introduction to Black Fire Immortal Mountain was rather detailed.

For those living in Black Fire City, everyone surely knew about it.

But the territory of Black Fire Immortal Mountain was vast and boundless; people coming from remote mountain villages mostly had only superficial understanding.

This made the booklet highly marketable.

Black Fire Immortal Mountain had the most inner and outer sect disciples, but if they could not meet the requirements within three years, they would be expelled. Moreover, outer sect disciples bore heavy tasks and had scarce resources—very few managed to remain in the end.

Of course, to become an outer sect disciple at all meant one’s talent and potential were not high—staying at Black Fire Immortal Mountain for three years was already a tremendous opportunity.

As for inner sect disciples, the treatment was much better.

They received a good amount of Immortal Crystals and Immortal Jades each month, and their acquired Immortal Techniques were the orthodox ones of Black Fire Immortal Mountain. The rewards from completing missions also far exceeded those of the outer sect.

And those recognized as seeds had nearly equal status to ordinary elders.

The booklet also described the seed disciples—most were young Celestial Immortal prodigies, some at the True Immortal Realm, but the requirements were even stricter: at least a fourth-grade immortal foundation, and combat strength that utterly surpassed their peers.

At present, there were only a dozen or so seed disciples in Black Fire Immortal Mountain—this speaks volumes!

"After joining, I’ll also have advantages in the Alchemy Dao. Black Fire Immortal Mountain even has a special Dan Feng."

Seeing this, Xu Yang’s face lit with joy.

With a dedicated Dan Feng, as a Pill Master, the advantages were tremendous.

But for now, what he cared about most was the examination.

As expected, the details were described below.

This time, the Immortal Mountain was recruiting three thousand outer sect disciples and one thousand inner sect disciples.

The number was truly astounding—after all, this recruitment occurred only once every three years.

Accumulated over time, it was truly staggering.

One could only say—the Immortal Domain was vast and bountiful, incomparable to the Spirit Realm.

As for the content of the assessment, it consisted of two stages: first, the Black Fire Melting Furnace, a special immortal fire area within Black Fire Immortal Mountain. Candidates would endure the trial by immortal fire, and depending on how long they could withstand it, would be ranked as inner, outer, or eliminated.

"Although this first stage of the examination seems somewhat skewed, Black Fire Immortal Mountain’s orthodox techniques are based on the special Earth Flame Black Fire, so it’s only natural!"

Xu Yang spread open his palm, summoning the Heaven-Burning Divine Fire. The flame was pitch-black as ink. Using this divine fire as the foundation to devour Earth Flame Black Fire—this made perfect sense.

The second stage: Seizing an immortal fire seed.

The immortal fire seeds were also ranked, with a total of four grades.

First grade meant immediate elimination; second grade earned outer sect status; third and fourth grades meant inner sect status!

At the previous examination, over ten thousand people participated, but only seven managed to refine and seize a fourth-grade fire seed.

In other words, among the thousand inner sect disciples, the third grade accounted for nine hundred ninety-three—but only seven obtained the fourth grade. This proportion was astonishing, showing just how extraordinary the fourth-grade fire seed was.

Even if one could not become a seed disciple, one’s potential and treatment would still be exceptional.

"The difficulty of the examination isn’t great."

Xu Yang closed the booklet, his expression relaxed: "With the inheritance of the Celestial Refining Divine Scripture, my physique is unparalleled—a flawless pure body. Though I have yet to forge my immortal foundation or complete my pure body, it’s already more formidable than most True Immortals."

"Furthermore, with the Heaven-Burning Divine Fire plus the control bestowed by the Alchemy Dao, I’ll have significant advantages in both stages!"

This advantage was several times more impressive than that of the vast majority of True Immortals.

His current strength had been proven multiple times.

First with Lu Chuan, who personally claimed his power rivaled the Early Stage of True Immortal.

Then, after a month’s journey and cultivation, Xu Yang battled with immortal beasts at the True Immortal Realm. Upon arriving at Black Fire City, he could easily suppress Early Stage True Immortal beasts, and even Middle Stage True Immortal beasts could only escape from his grasp.

"There are still about ten days left."

Xu Yang closed his eyes, drawing in essence from the Devouring Divine Cauldron, entering cultivation.

...

Ten days later.

The day before the assessment.

The inn’s waiter was rather determined, reminding Xu Yang in advance that the examination was about to begin.

After Xu Yang checked out of his room, he saw teeming crowds in the city surging toward the gates.

Once he followed the crowd out of the city, the spectacle was simply like a swarm of locusts: masses upon masses took to the skies, hurtling toward Black Fire Immortal Mountain.

"Good heavens."

Xu Yang was amazed.

Worthy indeed of being the assessment of one of the top three immortal sects in North Province.

Its reputation was well-deserved!

Heaven and earth surged with wind and rolling clouds, tyrannical immortal light crisscrossed all directions, and the passage of the multitude stirred up undulating waves converging and clashing, the momentum soaring to the heavens.

Amidst all this, Xu Yang felt a surge of heroism.

This was the Immortal Domain!

The Immortal Dao is vast and boundless, supreme and unparalleled—with destiny and immortal prodigies, those who do not advance will be left behind. One must strive and compete with all one’s might!

After half an hour.

At last, they arrived beneath Black Fire Immortal Mountain.

The sprawling mountain ranges stretched for countless miles, their ends unseen, magnificent and grand.

Ancient trees towered skyward, myriad peaks pierced the clouds.

The surface was nearly blanketed with burning black fire, crossing in all directions, making the temperature here extremely high and astonishing.

Deep within, chains of black fire draped across the landscape, veiling colossal peaks standing tall, each mountain both massive and wide, with awe-inspiring ridgelines and clusters of ancient structures.

This single range alone, Xu Yang felt, could outmatch the combined might of a dozen Spirit Realms.

His gaze swept around, and suddenly he saw a few familiar figures.

"It’s actually them."

It was Bai Yu, Bai Zhou, and Bai Jie, accompanied by a few unfamiliar young people; besides them, Bai Hua was there as well.

The others did not notice Xu Yang; at this moment, they were gazing at Black Fire Immortal Mountain, faces full of awe and yearning.

Xu Yang’s figure flickered as he swiftly slipped to one side of the crowd’s edge.

After so much time, surely the people of Baimu Village had realized that both he and Lu Chuan had disappeared—they might have guessed a few things by now.

It was better not to meet them for the time being.

Besides, among the people from Baimu Village, only Bai Jie had no malice toward him.

Meeting now would only bring unnecessary complications.

For now, all that was left was to wait.

After one night, at dawn the next morning, as the faint light of day appeared,

Shua, shua, shua!!

Within Black Fire Immortal Mountain, countless figures shot out at high speed, trailing arcs of rainbow light.

The once silent crowd instantly came alive, a hubbub rising.

"They’re here, they’re here."

"Immortal Mountain Lords have come out."

"The examination is about to begin—I’m certain I’ll become an Immortal Mountain disciple."

"The sect exam is as demanding as ever. With so many competitors and only four thousand spots, my aptitude is average—becoming an outer sect disciple will be enough."

"My family has prepared everything for me. Seizing a third-grade fire seed will be no trouble!"

...

At the foot of the mountain, people packed together, hearts ablaze with excitement.

Shua, shua, shua!!

Dozens of figures descended from the heavens. The leader stood with hands clasped behind his back, projecting an overwhelming immortal might, surging out in waves and sweeping across the crowd, suffocating all present.

"Silence!"

In an instant, all noise ceased; it was so quiet, one could hear a pin drop. Only the swirling of clouds remained in the heavens and earth.

"All participants—their ages must not exceed twenty, and their cultivation must not be below First Grade Immortal Soldier!"

"Those who meet the requirements, step forward!"

No unnecessary words at all—his stern, sweeping tone, brimming with awe-inspiring immortal might, rolled thunderously through the skies.