Refining medicine can't save Doupo!

Chapter 699 Burning away the obscurity of all spirits, purifying the spiritual realm of all beings?!
"If this kid isn't eliminated, given his current abilities, even a peak Dou Zun wouldn't be able to handle an ordinary early-stage Dou Sheng."

When the people on the Ink Soul Plain saw the enormous Dharma Image with a huge lotus mountain as its lotus platform, a dazzling nine-colored energy vortex as its background, and a black divine black hole that was constantly absorbing and emitting brilliant divine light as its divine halo, a high-ranking member of the Soul Palace suddenly spoke subconsciously.

However, after uttering those words, the high-ranking member of the Soul Hall immediately noticed more than a dozen pairs of extremely imposing gazes fixed on him from the void. His face paled instantly, realizing he had misspoke, and he quickly said, "Occupational hazard, occupational hazard, please forgive me, please forgive me."

Although no Dou Sheng-level experts appeared openly, and the experts that various forces publicly displayed were only at the Half-Saint level, the sheer scale of the spectacle orchestrated by Ling Jiang, coupled with the prelude to the Ice River Venerable incident not long ago, drew many Dou Sheng from the Central Continent.

Although most of them were still unaware of the true value of a life-bound artifact, the Pill Tower and the Heavenly Craft Pavilion possessed the concept of 'Pill Artifacts,' and the Spirit Craftsmen had clearly completed the practice of 'Pill Artifacts.' Therefore, it was impossible for those Battle Saints not to be curious.

However, the words spoken involuntarily by that high-ranking member of the Soul Hall made the Dou Zun of other forces realize a problem: the background of the Spirit Craftsman seemed to have connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds.
Moreover, judging from the code name "Spirit Craftsman," many forces have already automatically aligned Jiang Lin's identity with the Spirit Clan.

However, when they realized that there seemed to be a Dou Sheng hiding in the surrounding space, they looked in shock at the incomparably powerful divine image on Lotus Weapon Mountain, and a deep sense of awe appeared in their eyes!

Perhaps, they are about to witness the birth of the first ultimate being who can dominate both the black and white worlds in every aspect!

hum! ! !
The unparalleled divine aura remained unaffected. Jiang Lin simply sat silently on the bluestone plaza atop Lotus Weapon Mountain, his eyes tightly closed. The divine aura enveloped his body, with a dazzling energy vortex above his head and a terrifyingly deep divine aura black hole behind him.
Even without opening his eyes, within the fourth level of the Chaotic Spirit Eyes' field of vision, Jiang Lin could 'observe' the Dou Sheng from various forces in the surrounding spatial gaps. Jiang Lin could even 'see' those Dou Sheng silently communicating with each other. The core of their communication was always about Jiang Lin.

When Jiang Lin slowly opened his eyes, a chaotic lotus flower with nine-colored petals and a black lotus platform slowly unfolded before his eyes. In that instant, the world he saw was no longer the colorful world that people saw, but a more splendid and enchanting world of a higher dimension.
Energy appeared in his eyes as different colors, and space appeared as various threads.
The moment he opened his eyes, the divine avatar behind him also opened a black lotus divine eye.

At this moment, Jiang Lin is the Divine Essence Dharma Image, and the Divine Essence Dharma Image is Jiang Lin.

When the Divine Manifestation Dharma Image opened its black lotus divine eyes and glanced indifferently at the figures in the surrounding void, its gaze lingered slightly on certain places.

In that instant, the Divine Essence Dharma Avatar saw a large group of high-level Dou Sheng. Although he was not very clear about them, the Divine Essence Dharma Avatar recognized a few of them, such as Soul Emperor, Soul Extinction, Lei Ying, and Burning Flame Ancestor. As for the other high-level Dou Sheng, although the Divine Essence Dharma Avatar had never seen them before, he could roughly deduce their identities from the strange fire aura on their bodies.

Chieftain of the Ancient Clan. Chieftain of the Flame Clan. Chieftain of the Medicine Clan.
Although he didn't know why these top figures had come, once he realized that Soul Emperor and others had all appeared, Divine Essence Dharma Aspect Jiang Lin understood that there were too many people coming, and other imperial clans had no choice but to follow.

After all, everyone else is here. If you don't come, what if they suddenly reach some kind of agreement and gang up on you?
Therefore, after the Soul Emperor, Gu Yuan, and Lei Ying appeared in Zhongzhou, the other patriarchs of the imperial clans had no choice but to join forces and seek a sense of security.

What surprised Jiang Lin, the Divine Manifestation Dharma Image, was that the Burning Flame Ancestor had actually appeared. However, Jiang Lin soon realized that the Burning Flame Ancestor might have misunderstood something, or perhaps the bored Burning Flame Ancestor was simply curious and decided to come and see what Jiang Lin wanted to do.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lin instantly composed himself, and then his divine essence dharma form merely glanced at the surrounding void before looking down at the shocked crowd below.

"I am a spiritual craftsman, and I have summoned you all here today only to pass on my lineage. All those who are destined will be able to obtain my wondrous methods."

Due to the special energy resonance, Jiang Lin's voice was filled with a sacred and majestic feeling, as if it could resonate with heaven and earth. In that harmonious resonance, there were also solemn and majestic Sanskrit sounds!
Jiang Lin's remarks were somewhat unsettling to hear, but no one refuted them; in fact, they made light of the situation. This was because, as the energy of heaven and earth resonated continuously, a terrifying sense of pressure enveloped the entire area!

Jiang Lin didn't know if the Void Devouring Flame was an Emperor-level soul, but he knew that it must be an Emperor-level soul!

"The method of spiritual craftsmanship is the most wonderful method for the study of spirituality in the world. It does not talk about bloodline or innate qualities, nor about the depth of one's realm, but only about whether one is intelligent and whether one's mind is calm."

"The mountain beneath my feet is called Lotus Mountain. Lotus Mountain has nine layers, which means nine steps. I will use the spiritual fire of the Emperor Realm as a guide and the nine-layered lotus platform as a step to burn away all spiritual obscurity, purify the spiritual platforms of all living beings, open the gates for teaching, carry on the past and open up the future, melt the weapon techniques of all ages, and transmit the true methods of the Weapon Sect!"

"Those with exceptional talent can undergo nine trials to see my true self and become my personal disciples!"

With the blessing of the resonance between heaven and earth, Jiang Lin's voice, imbued with a wondrous Daoist charm, brought a sense of clarity to those who listened even briefly! At the same time, Jiang Lin's words also shocked the assembled Dou Zun and Dou Sheng below!
What does it mean to use the spirit fire of the Emperor Realm as a catalyst and the nine-tiered lotus platform as a step?
What does it mean to "burn away the darkness of all spirits and purify the spiritual realm of all beings"?
What does it mean to "melt the techniques of all ages and transmit the true methods of the art of craftsmanship"?

These words alone are enough to shake people's minds, not to mention that at this moment, the Divine Essence Dharma Form Jiang Lin is frantically refining the surrounding heaven and earth energy with the Divine Essence Spiritual Fire in the Divine Essence Black Hole, and then spewing it out wildly. The dazzling divine light that fills the sky can make people feel spiritually clear just by touching it! But at the same time, they will also feel a pressure that hits their souls directly!

What did Jiang Lin mean by that?! With his peak Dou Zun physique, he had mastered all the weapon-refining techniques of this world?
Do not!
Jiang Lin may still lack many pieces of knowledge about weapon crafting, but he has figured out his own system!

The Way of Soul Weapons left behind by the Soul Craftsman! The Way of Sacred Artifacts supplemented by Ling Jiu and successive Spirit Emperors!
Jiang Lin's knowledge of weapon crafting has been completely filled, so he doesn't even need to advance to the Dou Sheng level. This is because the weapon crafting knowledge at the Dou Sheng level is too crude! Soul craftsmen craft soul weapons for Dou Sheng, and the Spirit Clan crafts sacred weapons for themselves. It's the same routine, and there's no way for knowledge to break down.

Therefore, Jiang Lin, who is at the peak of Dou Zun, has reorganized the weapon-refining system of this world with "Theory of Spiritual Qi", "Theory of Fate and Weapon", "Weapon and I Have No Form", "Illusory Spirit Weapon Technique" and "Divine Essence Emperor Technique" as the core!
Perhaps in other fields you can say you are stronger than Jiang Lin, but in the field of weapon crafting, even if a weapon master from the Spirit Clan came, he could only say, "Each has its own merits!"

And what's most terrifying is that Jiang Lin has perfected his 'methodology' and 'worldview'. Like a masterpiece of materialism, the dragon-slaying technique is now complete and systematic. The rest depends on whether you use it in the right way or in the wrong way!

Jiang Lin has already solidified the foundation of the Weapon Sect, and there is no need for Jiang Lin to prove the limits of the Weapon Sect at this stage, because a Fate Weapon is a Spirit Weapon, and an extremely special one at that! Even among Spirit Weapons, Fate Weapons, which are companion Spirit Weapons, are extremely special!

"This child may be the most amazing youth in this world." In the void, a high-level Dou Sheng sighed after hearing Jiang Lin's words.

"This person is actually a member of the Soul Clan... No, this person should be a member of the Spirit Clan. The Soul Clan identity just appeared out of nowhere." In the void, a refined middle-aged man looked in Jiang Lin's direction with a complicated expression.

For a fleeting moment, this refined middle-aged man had the feeling that he had bet on the wrong horse.
How come the Soul Clan has silently joined forces with the Spirit Clan? Their ancient clan hasn't even gotten on board yet!
(Soul Clan: Don't you have the Xiao Clan? That's one of the top imperial clans.)
(Ancient tribe:)

"Tsk tsk tsk, I realized something was off about this guy back in the Black Corner Region. I didn't expect it to actually be like this. Just wait and see, this kid's path is completely unique, integrating so much inherited knowledge. He's surpassed everyone else." Lei Ying, the Lei Clan Chief, glanced at Gu Yuan, whose expression was complex, then looked down at Jiang Lin, a hint of emotion in his eyes. He never thought his Lei Clan would actually bet on the right person!
"..." In the void, the Soul Emperor and his group remained silent, simply watching Jiang Lin below. He had anticipated that Jiang Lin would cause a commotion, but he hadn't expected it to be this big.
From a certain perspective, once Jiang Lin passes on his lineage, he will owe a debt of gratitude to everyone, meaning all the forces in Zhongzhou will owe him a debt of karmic debt. In other words, Jiang Lin possesses the power to break the deadlock and challenge the Soul Clan.
In that instant, the Soul Emperor realized that the Soul Clan had lost control over Jiang Lin. Although, it seemed the Soul Clan had never truly possessed control over Jiang Lin. No, it should be said they had briefly held it.
Just like the Eldar in the past, they also had it briefly.
However, the corners of the Soul Emperor's mouth turned up slightly, and some brand new ideas were forming in his mind.

The conflict between the Soul Clan and the other imperial clans stems from a single word: distrust. What? You say it's three words? See? It's distrust.

Because of the conservatism of the ancient clans, the Medicine Clan, Flame Clan, Thunder Clan, and Stone Clan all lived in isolation, incapable of any real progress. Consequently, the Soul Clan's practices were often more radical, as they distrusted those incompetent imperial clans. At the same time, the Soul Clan's prejudices led other imperial clans to distrust them as well, inevitably leading to conflict between the two sides.

When was the period when the Soul Clan had the best relationship with the other imperial clans? It was when they tricked Xiao Xuan into becoming Emperor.
It wasn't a lie; Xiao Xuan had enough courage to convince the other imperial clans, which is why he briefly became the de facto Dou Di candidate of the ancient imperial clans.

At that time, there were not many people who could touch the threshold of Dou Di, such as Hun Tiandi, Xiao Xuan, Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, and Fen Yan Lao Zu.

However, Zhu Kun has been missing for too long. Even if he hadn't disappeared, the eight clans wouldn't agree. Not to mention Ancestor Fenyan, as an outsider, the eight clans wouldn't accept him.

Therefore, among the eight clans with the most peak Dou Sheng, only Soul Emperor, Xiao Xuan, and Gu Yuan can be selected as the final Dou Di candidate. The Spirit Clan could also participate, but the Spirit Clan is a rational race—who would sacrifice their brain at the start? Therefore, the Spirit Clan will only provide methods and solutions, and will not rashly participate.

Gu Yuan was indecisive, and at that time Gu Xun'er had just been born (and was later sealed away). Furthermore, Gu Xun'er's mother had passed away, which made Gu Yuan even more reluctant to let go. Therefore, Gu Yuan was excluded.

The only remaining candidates for Dou Di are Soul Emperor and Xiao Xuan.

Does the Soul Emperor have a conflict with Xiao Xuan?
Yes, there was indeed a conflict, because the Soul Emperor was not convinced. At the time, he believed that he should be the candidate for Dou Di. However, Xiao Xuan won by virtue of his almost orphan status and the advantage of having a thinner direct lineage.

It was around that time that stories of conflict between the Soul Emperor and Xiao Xuan began to circulate. As for whether the Soul Emperor felt any lingering fear after Xiao Xuan's failed breakthrough?
That's definitely not the case; the Soul Emperor certainly had that much confidence. Not only was the Soul Emperor not afraid, but he also resented Xiao Xuan, this guy with a very thin family background, for wasting the resources that the eight clans had spent so much effort to acquire to become emperors. Therefore, afterwards, the Soul Clan ruthlessly annexed the Xiao Clan's resources.

People generally believe that the relationship between the Soul Clan and other ancient imperial clans is very bad, and it is indeed very bad, but not as bad as people imagine.
After all, people cannot understand what kind of historical context the era of the Eight Emperors was.

However, as the trend progressed, the radical imperial clans such as the Soul Clan, Spirit Clan, and Xiao Clan began to realize that the other imperial clans were useless. If Xiao Xuan wanted to improve, the other imperial clans could try to gather resources, since Xiao Xuan had good relations with the other seven clans.

After Xiao Xuan failed to advance, Soul Emperor wanted to improve, but the Ancient Clan, Flame Clan, and Medicine Clan refused to help.
Since the other imperial clans refused to help, the Soul Palace began to expand its operations. The Soul Clan, focused on advancement, no longer wanted to cooperate with the other imperial clans. This distrust deepened, with the other imperial clans waiting to see the Soul Clan fail, while the Soul Clan used the other imperial clans as fertilizer.
but now
The Soul Emperor suddenly realized that Jiang Lin's appearance might serve as a bridge for the Soul Clan to re-establish communication with other imperial clans.
Furthermore, the Soul Emperor connected this to the young people around Jiang Lin.
This idea became increasingly firm.

(Orcs (shocked): The eldest and second eldest have joined forces? Oh no! Our family tree is in danger!)

(End of this chapter)