The comet remained silent, only relentlessly unleashing heavenly tribulations.

As the True Water of the Universe entered the formation, the entire formation instantly rippled with a rich layer of time power, flowing and swirling, creating an extraordinary spectacle.

After a brief calculation, Song Yi estimated that the ratio of time flow inside the formation to that outside the formation was about fifty to one.

In other words, what is a year for the outside world is fifty years for the team.

"If we weren't bound by the Investiture of the Gods and our path to enlightenment were cut off, with the time flow of this Primordial Light Array alone, coupled with the endless essence of the sun, moon and stars in the vast void, how could we not achieve the Great Dao?" Song Yi sighed inwardly, feeling quite regretful.

For a true god like him who has made it onto the list, the only way to improve his strength is to elevate his divine rank and strengthen the laws of the divine path.

"Very well, with this formation, we'll have plenty of time to refine magical artifacts."

Song Yi composed himself and took out an object.

It was a golden pill the size of a chicken egg, radiating countless rays of light, with faint echoes of countless prayers resounding in the ears like a tide.

It was Kumarajiva's relic.

Kumarajiva was a peak Golden Immortal, and this relic embodies the essence of his life's cultivation, making it extremely precious.

Song Yi put the relic into the Bagua Refining Furnace and slowly refined it with the Southern Bright Fire.

This process took another five years.

In the furnace fire, the indestructible relic finally turned into a pool of golden liquid.

Although few in number, it radiated billions of golden rays, its entire body as if forged by the blazing sun, intense and solemn.

On the surface of the liquid, golden Sanskrit characters floated, flowing endlessly, their imposing power as strong as mountains and peaks, seemingly capable of suppressing all karmic obstacles in the world.

This is the supreme treasure, the Heavenly Gold of Merit, which is the result of the ultimate sublimation of incense offerings and vows.

This item is infinitely close to the merits of humanity, and is a supreme treasure among the three realms. Many ancient Buddhas in the Western Buddhist sect also used it to condense their supreme golden bodies, which shows how rare it is.

Kumarajiva's ability to condense relics from the gold of the Heaven of Merit is truly extraordinary.

Song Yi focused his mind and began to refine the Golden Pill Military Talisman.

Most Taoist immortals are not good at close combat, so they often create guardian deities to subdue demons and protect themselves.

These guardian deities are not ordinary puppets or crude incarnations, but possess a certain level of intelligence, able to distinguish friend from foe and know when to advance or retreat.

For example, the prison guards in the Heavenly Prison, which are formed by mixing yin and evil energy with various forbidden techniques, possess a certain level of intelligence and are by no means inanimate objects.

However, even though they have just begun to develop intelligence, these divine generals can only complete the simple tasks assigned by their masters and are ultimately unable to cultivate on their own.

If one can reach that stage, it is no longer about refining weapons, but about truly creating living beings.

Within the Primordial Array of Light, a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

Song Yi cultivated nine golden warriors at the level of Earth Immortals, each over three zhang tall and possessing immense divine power.

There were also eighty-one Yellow Turban Warriors at the Returning to Emptiness Realm, each over ten feet tall and radiating golden light.

The Heavenly Gold of Merit in the Eight Trigrams Furnace has been nearly half consumed.

After a moment's thought, he decided to use the remaining Heavenly Gold to forge a seventh-grade Dharma Image Golden Body to guard the Qingtianjian.

While refining the relics of Kumarajiva, Song Yi also glimpsed some of the secret techniques and methods of Buddhism.

Kumarajiva was originally an Arhat under the Buddha of the Western Paradise. He listened to the sage's teachings for many years and had a profound understanding of the path to the golden body of Bodhi in the West.

Upon closer examination, the golden Bodhi bodies of Western Bodhisattvas and Buddhas are remarkably similar to the golden Dharma bodies of Heavenly Gods.

In fact, with Song Yi's current abilities, creating a sixth-grade Dharma body would not be difficult.

But within the Heavenly Court, this would be considered usurpation.

If a cunning deity seizes upon this weakness, it will ultimately not end well.

Another fifty years have passed.

Within the furnace fire, a golden body has begun to take shape, with a solemn and dignified appearance.

Song Yi separated one-third of his own divine soul and poured it into it.

In an instant, the Dharma image clone in the Eight Trigrams Furnace came to life, indistinguishable from the original, with lifelike features in its eyes and brows.

This Dharma body is far more sophisticated than the second primordial spirit or external avatar of the Daoist school.

Some spiritual objects or magical treasures in the world can nurture the primordial spirit. When a cultivator infuses a wisp of the primordial spirit's essence into it, allowing it to be nurtured and strengthened, it will become an incarnation.

The second primordial spirit is formed from the original primordial spirit of a cultivator, possessing independent consciousness and capable of autonomous action and even cultivation.

However, due to the incompleteness of the primordial spirit, the chances of the main body going astray and becoming possessed by demons will be greatly increased.

Furthermore, once the second primordial spirit perishes, the original body will also suffer severe damage.

Song Yi, however, had no such concerns.

With the Investiture of the Gods protecting one's true spirit, even if half of one's divine soul is separated, it will not cause any harm.

Furthermore, the main body and the clones originate from the same source, and the distinction between primary and secondary is not obvious.

The avatar leaped out of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, bowed to Song Yi, and said, "Fellow Daoist, I am departing!"

Having said that, he rolled up his sleeves, and together with those golden warriors, they transformed into a golden light and flew straight towards the Heavenly Court.

Before long, the thirty-three heavens came into view, like thirty-three vast and boundless floating continents, layer upon layer, stretching across the celestial realm, unchanging for eternity.

When Song Yi and his group stepped into the twenty-fifth heaven, the Boundless Vow Heaven, they saw dark clouds churning ahead, a murderous aura soaring to the sky, and a bloody wind blowing in their faces.

It turned out to be the Plague Emperor Lü Yue, who was leading six Plague Gods back from spreading plagues and seasonal diseases in the mortal realm.

When Lü Yue saw Song Yi from afar, his expression darkened slightly, as if he was displeased, but he ultimately remained silent and led his men straight into the Plague Department.

Song Yi looked around and saw that the Plague Department was located in the center of the Boundless Heavenly Vow. Within a radius of a hundred miles, the spiritual herbs were withered and the immortal plants were dying, making it much more desolate than his other heavenly realm.

Even the air seemed to be permeated with a faint miasma.

No wonder so few celestial beings in the Heavenly Court are willing to come to the Boundless Vow Heaven.

Song Yi withdrew his gaze and returned directly to the Qingtianjian.

As soon as you enter, you can hear the deafening shouts of battle coming from the training ground.

Xiong Ba was seen wielding a giant axe, training a group of immortal servants clad in golden armor.

In just six short years, this bear monster has undergone a complete transformation. Not only has it survived the final tribulation, but it has also achieved the status of a terrestrial immortal, with the sound of wind and thunder emanating from its every move.

"Greetings, Star Lord!"

Song Mingyuan, Gou Yueniang, and Xiong Ba stepped forward quickly, bowed respectfully, and looked very attentive.

Song Yi nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the spirited, golden-armored celestial warriors in the arena, and asked, "How is the training of the Golden Armored Battalion's celestial warriors going?"

Gouyue Niang stepped forward and reported, "They have thoroughly memorized all the heavenly rules and regulations, reciting them fluently. They have also mastered numerous cleansing spells and dust-repelling abilities to a high level, without the slightest oversight. At their current level, they are already quite capable!"

Xiong Ba grinned and clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "The cultivation of the Golden Armor Camp's immortal soldiers has also greatly improved. Many of them have already passed another Heavenly Tribulation, and their combat power is far beyond what it used to be!"

"good."

Song Yi nodded, then ordered, "Select a group of clever men from the Golden Armor Camp and assign them to the Thunder Department, the Grand Duke Department, the Plague Department, the Smallpox Department, the Finance Department, and the Water Department!"

The Golden Armor Camp was originally established to serve the eight departments of the Heavenly Court. If it only takes in and doesn't give out, keeping these celestial servants tightly in its own hands, it will be difficult to explain to Venus after a while.

What needs to be released will eventually be released.

"Then... what about the Plague Department and the Fire Department?" Song Mingyuan hesitated slightly before asking tentatively.