Immortal Refiner

Finally, as the first rays of dawn broke on the horizon, Condensed Light Lake erupted in chaos!

Boom!

The entire lake churned as if boiling, bubbling furiously, and even the great earth trembled.

”The Heavenly Light eruption has begun!”

”Charge! No time to waste!”

”...”

Figures shot out like arrows, plunging directly into the lake.

Over the years, the Extraterrestrial Lumina that had fallen into Condensed Light Lake had been softened and tempered by the water, becoming much gentler.

But at this very moment, these Heavenly Lights were about to erupt once more, soaring back into the heavens to transform into elusive Extraterrestrial Lumina.

The instant the Heavenly Lights burst from the lake’s surface was the perfect moment to refine them!

The Little Bull King, slinging his massive axe over his shoulder, let out a boisterous laugh. ”Last time, I could only watch my elder brothers compete for the Heavenly Light in the lake. Now, it’s finally my turn!”

With that, Niu Shan leaped into the air, soaring toward the Condensed Light Lake.

The Crimson Phoenix Holy Son moved with unimaginable speed, transforming into a crimson streak of light and diving into the lake in a steep dive.

White-Eyed Giant smacked his lips. ”I wonder if I’ll be able to find a Nine Suns Divine Light to refine, just like our ancestors did.”

As he spoke, he began walking toward the Condensed Light Lake.

Li Qing didn’t hesitate either. He unfurled his Wind-Thunder Silver Wings and flew at breakneck speed toward the lake.

As he approached the Condensed Light Lake, he finally understood why this body of water could attract the Heavenly Light.

Splash!

Almost instantly, an irresistible force pulled him down from the sky, plunging him into the lake.

”What a peculiar lake,” Li Qing thought as he surfaced. ”It has such a powerful gravitational pull.”

Submerged in the Condensed Light Lake, Li Qing’s eyes flickered. He discovered the water was terrifyingly viscous, making swimming feel as if his limbs were filled with lead, rendering every movement agonizingly slow.

Without hesitation, Li Qing activated the Kunpeng divine power within him, transforming into the Swimming Kun form, which allowed him to move freely through the water.

Boom!

In the next instant, an orange beam of light shot up from beside Li Qing.

A warm qi mechanism swept across his cheek. The orange light vanished as quickly as it had appeared, surging out of the lake and streaking across the sky like a flickering orange meteor.

”So fast!”

Li Qing was startled. If he had reacted a moment sooner, he might have been able to guide this mysterious Extraterrestrial Lumina into his body and refine it.

”The warm qi and orange light... it resembles the Auspicious Fortune Immortal Light, but I can’t be certain.”

”This is a Heavenly Light on par with the Fortune Star’s Radiance and the Grand Destiny’s Radiance. Refining it would enhance one’s fortune, perhaps even allowing one to stumble upon treasures while walking down the street.”

”Pity it wasn’t meant for me.”

Li Qing didn’t dwell on it. The Condensed Light Lake held abundant Heavenly Light. By swimming toward the center, he could increase his chances of encountering more to refine.

Using his Kunpeng divine power, he lifted his head above the water.

At that moment, vibrant beams of Heavenly Light repeatedly erupted from the lake’s surface, transforming into streaks of light that streaked across the sky.

Some people wrung their hands in regret. ”No! I was just a step too late. That yellow light must have been the Wealth-Attracting Treasure Light!”

”Damn it! I missed my chance. Could that purple light just now have been the legendary Violet Zenith Heavenly Light?”

”I suspect I missed the North Pole Immortal Light, a peerless Heavenly Light. If I’d obtained it, I might have ascended directly to the immortal realm.”

Some people’s words were utterly absurd, their grief over missing the Heavenly Lights so profound.

Yet it was clear that refining Heavenly Light was no easy task.

These pillars of light moved with blinding speed. Unless one could anticipate their appearance, it was nearly impossible to react in time.

Moreover, the Condensed Light Lake was vast. Even with so many people rushing into the water, few could approach the Heavenly Lights.

Some were even more unlucky, with not a single Heavenly Light having burst forth near them by now.

Li Qing remained unhurried, maintaining his composure. He occasionally sent out a pulse of daoist art, hoping to stumble upon a Heavenly Light just as it erupted.

”The Condensed Light Lake blocks divine sense, and the lake bed is a murky blur. Without a guiding spiritual object, refining a Heavenly Light from here is an almost impossible task.”

At this rate, achieving any success seemed unlikely.

Just then, someone cried out in astonishment:

”Look!”

On the other side of Condensed Light Lake, Old Lord Hei You refined a black profound crystal, summoning waves of yin wind.

A pitch-black aura of light inexplicably swirled around the profound crystal for a long time. Without hesitation, Old Lord Hei You swallowed the dark Heavenly Light whole.

After this, he withdrew the yin wind profound crystal and swiftly refined it into his body.

He had successfully guided a strand of Heavenly Light into his body, very likely the Great Yin Profound Light he had long coveted.

However, this was only the first step. Successful guidance did not guarantee successful refinement.

Even after being softened by Condensed Light Lake for so many years, these Heavenly Lights remained stubbornly resistant to refinement, far from an easy task.

Still, simply guiding it into one’s body was an accomplishment beyond the reach of most.

Many onlookers watched with envy. ”How lucky! He obtained a yin wind profound crystal. I wonder if it’s the Great Yin Profound Light.”

”I doubt it. It might be Black Soul Yin Light, only capable of slightly strengthening one’s divine soul.”

”...”

It wasn’t just Old Lord Hei You. A Giant Spirit Race member who had arrived recently was also incredibly lucky, swallowing a pale azure light without the aid of any magical artifacts.

”Could that be the Taiyi Azure Light? If so, they’d be set for life.”

”This light nourishes the fleshly body and spontaneously increases one’s mana by three-tenths, making their mana far more profound than that of their peers.”

”...”

As more people successfully guided the Heavenly Light into their bodies, anxiety surged among the crowd. They thrashed wildly in the lake, creating splashes, but their efforts were futile.

Meanwhile, Li Qing, using his Kunpeng divine power, had already reached the center of the lake, far ahead of the others.

Here, the Heavenly Light burst forth with greater intensity, increasing his chances of refining it.

In just a short while, he witnessed two or three bursts of multi-colored Heavenly Light erupting into the sky before him.

”When I used the White Emperor Golden Sovereign Slash a few times before, I seemed to borrow some of the Heavenly Light’s power for the blade.”

”Why not give it a try here!”

With that, Li Qing drew his Immortal Slaughtering Sword from the lake. Its golden radiance seemed like a golden beam of Heavenly Light captured in his hand.