Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 680 Refining Demons to Strengthen True Form, Mirage Dragon Returns from Scenic Gathering (Part Two)

The palace was built to house the gods, which is the realm of the divine palace.

The cultivation of the Divine Palace Realm is a further sublimation and transformation of essence, energy, and spirit under the nourishment of magical power, until all methods are in harmony, at which point the Golden Core can be condensed.

The Golden Elixir is named after the immortal nature of gold, signifying perfection and completeness.

Its essence is the self-god, moving closer to the god of heaven and earth. That strand of golden immortality actually comes from the 'divine runes' contained within the magic power.

Divine runes originate from the laws of heaven and earth, from the ultimate principles of the Great Dao, and possess an indestructible nature.

The Divine Furnace is a superior method that can accelerate the cultivation of the Divine Palace Realm and help condense the 'Golden Core' and 'Dharma Ring'. It cannot be forged by anyone without high-grade magical power.

"Divine furnace, divine palace".

Absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Li Yuan dissected the various secrets of the Divine Palace Realm.

The library contained many such insights, many of which could be borrowed for free. He borrowed many of them and, through cross-referencing them, became quite familiar with the subject.

In essence, the cultivation of this realm is about absorbing the meaning of the divine runes' 'immortality'.

Therefore, the cultivation of the Divine Palace Realm is more special than that of other realms. Cultivators can take a wisp of 'golden essence' and use their Divine Palace Level 1 body to forge a golden core, thus advancing to the fourth realm.

Alternatively, one can take nine strands of golden essence and use them to forge the 'Nine Scenery Golden Elixir' in the Nine Heavens of the Divine Palace, and sculpt the 'Nine Phases Dharma Ring'.

The difference in quality of the Golden Elixir lies in the amount of 'golden nature' it contains.

Nine represents perfection, hence this realm has at most nine heavens. The nine strands of golden essence also represent the perfection of this realm. When the alchemy is successfully forged, one can absorb the mysteries of all the learned spells and nurture one's own unique 'supernatural powers'!
"The amount of metal element is related to the Dharma Realm, the Dharma Heaven, and even higher levels of cultivation..."

"Therefore, most cultivators at this stage will pursue multiple Heavenly Realms. If their Golden Nature is even slightly lacking, their future foundation may be twice as weak..."

"As for innate supernatural abilities... according to Shuhao's cryptic revelation, the stronger one's foundation and the more spells one cultivates, the more powerful one's innate supernatural abilities will be..."

……

Li Yuan has always approached spiritual practice with the utmost reverence, striving to make every step he takes steady and accurate.

The divine furnace is deeply involved, so he naturally has a lot to consider.

But this step was not difficult for him at all, not only because he was extremely talented, but also because he had the blessing of the Xuan Teng Snake Sheath that he had obtained from Qi Yun.

Having the blessing of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture, which is nearly sixfold, is of great benefit to the cultivation of the Five Realms and the realms below.

Qi Yun also forged the divine furnace.

"Theoretically, forging a divine furnace requires at least nine strands of Azure Emperor's magical power, and even at my cultivation speed, it would take me two years to accumulate that amount..."

Li Yuan comprehended the various meanings derived from the molted snake vine, searching for a solution from the vast sea of ​​information.

Before long, he actually found it.

Before Qi Yun cultivated the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture, he also cultivated six kinds of mid-grade magical powers, which were the best resources for him to cultivate the Azure Emperor's magical powers.

To diminish all methods and strengthen the tree.

"Hmm... Using the Mystic Vine Tree as a medium, I can weaken water magic and strengthen wood magic. Theoretically, I can exchange twenty-four Kunpeng magic powers for eight Azure Emperor magic powers..."

"If we can really get three for one, that would be a huge profit..."

Li Yuan considered it for a moment.

He only took three years to cultivate all eighty-one Kunpeng magical powers, while the Azure Emperor's magical powers would take at least twenty years. If he could truly exchange three for one, he could save at least half the time.

However, this is only the theoretical optimal ratio. At least when Qi Yun refined the Azure Emperor's magic power, it should have been five to one.

“My conditions are better than Senior Brother Qi Yun’s because Kunpeng’s magic power is not only water-based, but also belongs to the same Primordial Five Extremes Dao as the Azure Emperor’s magic power, which theoretically results in less energy loss…”

After mentally reviewing the secret technique, and with the enhancement of the Xuan Teng snake molt, Li Yuan felt almost no confusion. After a slight hesitation, he decided to give it a try:
"It's just a matter of a few strands of magical power!"

hum~
As soon as Li Yuan had a thought, the divine realm reacted accordingly.

The Xuan Teng tree, already over two hundred feet tall, swayed its trunk, with countless branches hanging down, like thousands of long vines falling into the vast ocean outside the island.

The Golden-Winged Roc leaped into the sea, transforming into the form of a giant Kun, allowing thousands of long vines to fall into its body, and letting out a slightly painful cry.

"Wow!"

In just a few moments, the Xuan Teng tree retracted its branches, while the giant Kun, severely damaged, spewed out a huge wave and sank into the sea.

"Four for one!"

Feeling the changes in the magical power within his body, Li Yuan's eyes brightened slightly. This ratio was much better than Qi Yun's, and it would save him at least a few years.

"The only ones capable of achieving a 3:1 attrition ratio are probably the mid-grade mana corresponding to those who cultivate the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture, such as the Azure Dragon mana or the Azure Phoenix mana?"

A realization dawned on Li Yuan: the loss of Kunpeng and the strengthening of the Azure Emperor had been too great; if it were the Black Emperor's power, then it would surely be a three-for-one exchange.

"Not bad at all."

Li Yuan could accept the losses, but he did not continue.

Having lost four strands of Kunpeng magic power out of thin air, even with his profound foundation, he felt exhausted and would need at least a few days to recuperate before he could continue to replenish his water and strengthen his trees.

"Om~"

Li Yuan swallowed a spiritual pill and simultaneously activated the power of the Azure Emperor and the power of the Kunpeng. He felt the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth becoming increasingly dense, and the two powers could grow stronger at the same time.

"This secret technique is very useful for cultivators who practice multiple magical abilities."

Li Yuan was naturally well aware of this, and couldn't help but silently express his gratitude to Senior Brother Qi Yun, feeling that he could delve deeper into the Xuan Teng Snake Shedding.

Although the secret techniques contained within the snake's molted skin were only part of the Mystic Vine Tree, they were still quite useful to him.

"call!"

"Suck!"

He swallowed the elixir and practiced his cultivation techniques.

Seven days later, Li Yuan refined a Kunpeng magic power, then lost four more to obtain a third Qingdi magic power, and so on, seven days after seven days.

Thus, forty-two days later, Li Yuan's dantian already contained nine strands of Azure Emperor's magical power.

Seven of them were obtained by him at the cost of Kunpeng's magical power, while the last one was refined by him by absorbing spiritual energy.

As for Kunpeng's magical power, even though he refined seven more strands in the past forty-odd days, he only had sixty strands left. Falling below the Perfect Realm made him quite uncomfortable.

"It will take more than four months to refine it back to perfection."

Li Yuan calculated with his fingers, but his heart was not stirred. He sat quietly for another day, and only after his spirit had fully recovered did he begin to enter the Niwan Divine Realm.

The power of the Nine Azure Emperors was enough to forge the divine furnace.

……

"Om~"

In the vast ocean of the divine realm, in a military training ground three zhang square, Li Yuan stood with his hands at his sides. In the distance, towering trees reached the sky, and hundreds of branches of the Xuan Teng tree hung down here.

A golden-winged roc flapped its wings and landed on his shoulder, preening its feathers.

The two colors intertwined, manifesting as a pale gold magical power that transformed into mist and permeated the area outside the training grounds.

"Furnace casting method".

Li Yuan sorted through the various methods of forging furnaces in his mind and quickly made a decision.

He reached out and grabbed, and streams of Azure Emperor's magic power landed in his palm, changing shape according to his will. Before long, a tremor was heard.

A pill furnace the size of a fist had appeared in Li Yuan's palm.

There are hundreds of casting furnaces in Dongxuan Mountain, each with its own mysteries, and he naturally chose the one that Qi Yun had built, which is said to be related to the 'Antarctic Crimson Emperor Fire Phoenix Scripture'.

"Green wood fuels fire, and water magic is at its disposal. This Fire Phoenix Furnace is perfect for me. Once I can absorb the mysteries of wood magic, and even see the signs of wood fueling fire, it will be of great benefit to condensing the Nine Infant True Form..."

Li Yuan weighed the alchemy furnace in his hand, then tossed it aside.

With a loud 'boom,' the training ground trembled violently, and the fist-sized alchemy furnace expanded in the wind, growing to a height of ten feet in the blink of an eye.

"call!"

With a gentle whistle, the Xuan Teng tree scattered its wood element essence. Nourished by the wood magic, the alchemy furnace trembled violently, with faint flames rising.

With a flap of its wings, the golden-winged roc unleashed a torrent of water vapor that, with a hissing sound, transformed into a dense fog that enveloped the training grounds.

Before long, the fog dissipated.

Li Yuan looked up and saw that a three-legged cauldron, 36 feet 5 inches tall, with nine orifices and eight holes, and its whole body was as red as fire, had appeared on the training ground.

Divine patterns were faintly visible on it, and upon closer inspection, they were found to be the divine patterns contained in the power of the Azure Emperor and the power of the Kunpeng.

"It can be considered a preliminary success."

Li Yuan reached out and knocked, making a 'bang bang' sound. It was forged with magical power, yet it was no different from a physical alchemy furnace. As long as the Azure Emperor's magical power was injected, it could ignite a divine fire.

"The best fire for the Fire Phoenix Furnace is four parts Red Emperor's magic power, three parts Green Emperor's magic power, and three parts White Emperor's magic power. I only have Green Emperor's magic power now, and it can barely be used with three parts incense."

Li Yuan focused his mind and sensed for a moment, then nodded in satisfaction.

There are countless types of fire in the divine furnace, each with its own effects. Incense is the most special of them all, as it originates from the power of the thoughts of all living beings and can be used in conjunction with any magical power.

Incense can travel to all realms because it has immense value, and every cultivator can find a use for it.

"This furnace is newly formed and will need more magical energy to nourish and strengthen it in the future, but it is usable for now. However, the items it refines cannot exceed one's own cultivation level..."

Li Yuan glanced at the military training ground.

The Fire Phoenix Furnace was over three zhang tall, making the three-zhang-tall military training ground seem rather cramped in comparison.

"Once this furnace is complete, we can begin experimenting with the method of refining demons!"

Li Yuan had high hopes for this. If the method of refining demons could be used, not only would the White Tiger Spirit Form grow stronger rapidly, but it would also greatly benefit his future cultivation in the Divine Palace Realm.

With these thoughts in mind, Li Yuan exited the Divine Realm and, in a flash, arrived at the Qi Gathering Platform.

"Owner!"

The little black gourd was busily collecting the Nine Smoke Divine Patterns when it saw him arrive, and hurriedly bowed.

"I need to practice my cultivation techniques; you must protect me."

Li Yuan flicked his finger and released a burst of Kunpeng magic power, which the small black gourd swallowed with a cheer and repeatedly agreed.

The Calabash Dao Soldier is not only capable of capturing scenery; the 'Calabash Sword Qi' he condenses from various kinds of malevolent energy is also quite extraordinary, and its grade is even no less than his Taiyin Sword Qi.

Furthermore, this gourd is already a third-realm Dao weapon, so it naturally has the ability to protect the Dharma.

"go with!"

Li Yuan took off the white bone bracelet again, chanted a prayer, and the white prayer beads rolled over, transforming into twelve tall white bone demons.

Although the three-realm skeletal demons only number twelve, their divine power originates from one source. When they erupt, even ordinary cultivators of the three realms must retreat.

"Dharma protector."

At Li Yuan's command, twelve skeletal demons lined up around him, solemn as armored soldiers.

"Um……"

After thinking for a moment, Li Yuan also activated the Communicative Knowledge Sphere. With just a thought, he could communicate with the Spirit Pivot Child.

"That's about right." Li Yuan switched the control again, feeling the blessing of various mystical weapons and spiritual treasures, including the Sky-Escape Boat, before he felt safe. He thought that even if a fourth or fifth realm demon invaded, he would still have time to call upon the Spirit Pivot Child.

"This concerns the Heavenly Demon Realm; it's always better to be cautious."

Li Yuan swallowed a spiritual pill, closed his eyes and entered a meditative state, practicing his cultivation techniques and visualizing the 'True Form Diagram of the White Tiger of the Western Regions', intending to summon the corresponding demon.

"Summon magic!"

After meditating for a long time and circulating his energy for a full cycle, Li Yuan secretly urged the method of refining demons.

The Taoist Fufa was extremely skilled. Last time, he transmitted the Dharma from afar, and no one knew what kind of supernatural power he used. Anyway, this method of refining demons seemed to be imprinted deep in his mind, and he could use it freely with just a thought.

hum~
For a moment, Li Yuan was in a daze. Suddenly, he felt an unparalleled mystery surge into his mind, as if the path to immortality he had pursued all his life was right before his eyes, making him unconsciously want to immerse himself in it.

However, he also had a deep understanding of the method of refining demons. As soon as this thought arose, the golden-winged roc in the divine realm issued a warning.

"call!"

"Suck!"

Li Yuan remained calm and continued practicing his cultivation techniques.

In a daze, I felt my mind merge into the magical power flowing around me, and even along the wisps of spiritual energy, I saw a terrifying world deep in the void, in the endless darkness.

It was an extremely terrifying place, so vast that even from an endless distance, one could not glimpse even a corner of its outline.

Within and outside that great realm, there are countless tiny realms, like grains of sand, seemingly existing in dependence on that great realm.

"The Heavenly Demon Realm".

Li Yuan was startled but remained calm.

He practiced his cultivation techniques repeatedly, which seemed to take a long time, or perhaps only a moment, when he sensed something and suddenly opened his eyes.

"Roar!"

In the void, the tiger's roar was like thunder.

Under Li Yuan's watchful gaze, a tiny particle hidden within the spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly leaped out, transforming into a ferocious black tiger three zhang long, which pounced upon him.

"cut!"

The black gourd reacted the fastest; with just a shake, a wisp of dark sword energy shot out, and after a single spin in the air, the black tiger's head, as big as a bucket, fell to the ground.

The foul-smelling demon blood was spilled all over the ground.

"boom!"

At that moment, the sonic boom of the sword piercing the air finally resounded on the gas-gathering platform.

"Owner!"

The black gourd, having achieved its goal with a single blow, bounced and jumped around.

"A tiger demon at the second realm."

Li Yuan was not disappointed. He flicked his finger and released a burst of magic power as a reward to the black-skinned gourd. The gourd was naturally overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

After refining the Azure Emperor's magic power, even the Kunpeng magic power that had not yet been fused with it was still imbued with the aura of high-grade magic power, which was naturally an excellent resource for the gourd soldiers.

"call!"

Li Yuan raised his hand and grabbed the tiger demon's body, stuffing it into Niwan. He wanted to try refining demons in the divine furnace, and the demon's rank did not matter.

……

"Bang~"

The lid of the Fire Phoenix Furnace was lifted, and the three-zhang-long tiger body suddenly shrank as it was swallowed by the divine furnace.

Li Yuan activated his magic and ignited the furnace fire.

hum~
Before his eyes, light and shadow intertwined, and the scene inside the furnace was clearly visible. He could completely control the furnace fire to burn any part of the tiger demon's body.

"Keep the bones."

With a thought, Li Yuan engulfed the tiger demon's body in flames, and after a short while, the furnace lid was opened with a 'bang'.

A plume of smoke and a skeleton of a pale white tiger flew out.

"A murderous aura."

Li Yuan raised his hand and grabbed the wisps of smoke. One of them was the killing aura he needed, and it had become pure after being refined by the divine furnace.

As for the other few, they were the blood essence of the Tiger Demon, along with the incomplete divine restrictions it contained, which had four divine runes inside. They were obviously obtained by devouring other demons.

"It can be used to nourish the military training grounds."

Li Yuan didn't mind. With a flick of his finger, the incomplete Tiger Demon Restriction fell into the training ground. The latter trembled slightly and visibly grew a little larger.

The training grounds can absorb divine runes to grow stronger, and they are not picky about what they eat.

"Tiger bones can be fed to the White Bone Demon, and the Xuan Teng Tree can transform into a snake to devour and refine its blood and qi. This wisp of killing intent can be used to strengthen the true form of the Qianjin White Tiger..."

"These incomplete divine restrictions can be used to nourish the military training grounds. When there are enough of them in the future, they can be freely combined for the purpose of cultivating spells or refining treasures."

"My senior brothers were right, this demon is indeed a treasure trove, beyond words!"

After considering it, Li Yuan immediately realized that the method of refining demons was indeed of immense value, and even though it was somewhat dangerous, it was still a superior method.

"With the Demon Refining Technique, I can easily cultivate White Bone Dao Soldiers myself!"

Nodding in satisfaction, Li Yuan arrived at the Xuan Teng tree. The tree, which was connected to his mind, had already lowered a branch that had transformed into a small black snake, waiting for him.

After feeding the wisp of blood energy to the Xuan Teng Snake, Li Yuan looked at the little white tiger sleeping soundly under the tree. With a flick of his finger, the pure killing energy entered its body.

"Roar!"

The little white tiger trembled, and Li Yuan immediately sensed something in his heart. In a daze, he felt as if the little white tiger had fallen into the Heavenly Demon Realm and experienced a fierce battle there.

After a few breaths, the sensation disappeared. He looked down at the tree and saw that the small white tiger, which was the size of a fist, had swelled up to the size of two fists.

"Strong spirit and abundant energy, truly a superior resource!"

Sensing the changes in the little white tiger, Li Yuan's eyes shone brightly, seeing the path to quickly mastering the true form of the white tiger, and even the nine spiritual forms.

"continue!"

Feeling quite invigorated, Li Yuan exited the Divine Realm and resumed his cultivation practice. Before long, another demon came along with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and greedily pounced on Li Yuan.

They wanted to devour this exceptionally gifted cultivator's body.

"cut!"

Having tasted the sweetness of success, the little black gourd, having waited for a long time, suddenly moved, unleashing a burst of sword energy that cleaved the demon in two.

"A Crimson-Eyed Demon Bird of the First Realm?"

Li Yuan raised his hand to put away the demonic bird and resumed his cultivation practice. After several cycles, he sensed something again, and the black gourd unleashed another sword strike, but this time the strike missed its mark.

It was a ferocious child demon about three feet tall. When faced with the gourd sword energy slash, it instantly turned into a cloud of mist to dodge, then reassembled into a ferocious child and pounced on Li Yuan.

"Roar!"

The twelve skeletal demons moved in unison, transforming into twelve bone whips shaped like spines, crisscrossing and enveloping the demon child who could split the mist.

"cut!"

Missing its first strike, the black-skinned gourd glared angrily, and a wisp of gourd sword energy split into hundreds, slashing the still-moving demon child like a storm, killing him in the bone whip net.

"The 'sub-demon' of the second realm."

Li Yuan waved his hand and grabbed the blood-stained demonic body, examining it curiously.

He had bought a scroll of Heavenly Demon Chart, which recorded various demons from the Heavenly Demon Realm, including this little demon.

The Child Demon is a demon child born from the 'Thousand-Child Demon Mother'. He is ferocious, bloodthirsty, and can gather and disperse without form. Although both are at the second realm, he is much stronger than the Tiger Demon.

"The Thousand-Child Demon Mother can be classified as a snake demon. This child demon must have been attracted by the aura of the Mysterious Vine Serpent?"

Li Yuan pondered this, then put away the demon child and continued practicing his cultivation techniques.

Next, it was as if he had stirred up a den of demons. More than thirty times in a row, he summoned demons, including one at the third realm that almost bypassed the gourd soldiers and the white bone demon to attack him.

But he was ultimately just a third-realm demon, and was eventually killed by the White Bone Dao Soldier.

"The harvest was alright, but it was quite mentally taxing."

After practicing the magic forty times in a row, Li Yuan was quite tired. He dared not practice demonic arts in this state, in case the demon came from a fierce and malevolent source, his mental confusion could be fatal.

"Take it easy."

Li Yuan wasn't in a hurry. He had already made quite a haul today, enough to provide the White Bone Demon with a month's worth of food.

……

"Wow~"

The waves surged and merged with thirty kinds of broken divine restrictions in succession. The changes in the training ground were visible to the naked eye. Before long, it had expanded to a radius of thirty feet.

"Now this place for raising troops can finally be considered complete."

Sensing the various broken divine restrictions wandering underground, Li Yuan felt he could try 'planting soldiers'.

The weapon-raising manual obtained from the Xuanjing Sect is quite miraculous. Using broken divine patterns as a guide, and melting hundreds of pieces of gold and iron into water to irrigate it, various weapons can grow according to the corresponding divine patterns.

The Sea-Splitting Whale Hammer seems to have grown from various broken divine restrictions, but because the divine restrictions are incomplete, it is not classified as a spiritual treasure.

However, this shows that the founder of this scripture, Xuanjing, lacked sufficient knowledge. If a complete divine restriction were provided, a corresponding magic weapon or spiritual treasure could naturally grow.

There is a similar tradition within Dongxuan Mountain.

"It's not just the Art of Raising Soldiers; the Art of Nourishing Elixir, the Art of Nourishing the Body, the Art of Concealing the Sword, the Art of Concealing the Mysterious Armor, the Art of Concealing Fire... you can find corresponding magical inheritances in Dongxuan Mountain."

"This is the benefit of being a disciple of the Holy Land."

Li Yuan was planning the location for raising troops.

Although this small island is not close to Xuan Teng Island, they will eventually border each other as the two islands expand.

"The training ground contains divine runes and divine restrictions. Although it is not complete, it is still a treasure land. Moreover, as the number of demons refined in the divine furnace increases, it may well give birth to complete divine runes and divine restrictions..."

After pondering for a while, Li Yuan grabbed the various wisps of smoke from the divine furnace and landed under the Xuan Teng tree.

The blood and energy of the more than thirty demon offspring, plus the blood and energy of a third-realm human demon, greatly benefited the Xuan Teng Tree, causing it to grow more branches. The small white tiger, originally the size of a fist, also seemed to swell to the size of a normal tiger cub as if it were being inflated.

Its fur is smooth and its bones are strong. It only appears somewhat chubby due to the large amount of killing energy it has absorbed in a short period of time, which makes it look less ferocious.

"If one can refine thirty demon heads a day, in a little over a month at most, the Qianjin White Tiger will be of great use and will be able to condense the Nine-Headed Serpent True Form."

"The Nine-Headed Serpent possesses both water and fire. Once it is formed, it can guard the divine furnace, and I won't need to run back and forth anymore."

"Hmm...we need to adjust the selection of the next true form image a bit, preferably a ferocious beast..."

……

As Li Yuan pondered and planned, he exited the divine realm and looked up to see a wisp of nine-colored smoke. The little dragon mother had returned from her field trip.

(End of this chapter)