Immortal Refiner

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another ten years had passed.

Li Qing, who had been contemplating the Secrets of the Five Elements within his cave abode, found his condition steadily deteriorating.

He was using himself as a test subject, personally conducting each experiment. Along the way, he had strayed from the correct path several times, causing himself significant injury.

Initially, he had used his five viscera and six bowels as the foundation for the five elements, attempting to achieve Five Elements Harmony through this method.

However, this approach proved too difficult. Halfway through, his internal organs became entangled and fused, directly damaging his five viscera and six bowels and causing him to cough up blood.

Later, he sought opportunities within various wondrous Five Element techniques, using his own cultivated Immortal Dao as a supplementary guide. Finally, he managed to find some inspiration.

In the blink of an eye, it had already been fifteen years since he arrived in Yujing City. He had consumed a vast amount of spirit stones just by residing in this cave abode.

For a Divine Transformation cultivator preparing to advance to the Void Refinement realm, fifteen years was by no means a long time—it could only be described as average.

In this somewhat groggy state, Li Qing reached out and retrieved five Five Elements Jujubes.

Over the years, he had gleaned many Secrets of the Five Elements, gaining profound enlightenment.

If I were to return to that mysterious isolated island and answer the Questions of the Five Elements again, I could probably achieve a top grade solution.

He chuckled self-mockingly, then made an utterly astounding move: he tossed all five five elements jujubes into his mouth at once.

If any other cultivator had witnessed this, they would have been horrified, convinced Li Qing had lost his mind.

A single five elements jujube was, of course, a miraculous elixir—consuming one could boost one’s magical power and cultivation.

But consuming five jujubes of different attributes simultaneously would turn them into the world’s most potent poison. The Five Elements would clash and generate within the cultivator’s body, a process so volatile that even those specializing in five elements daoist arts couldn’t withstand it.

Yet Li Qing’s actions were resolute, devoid of any hesitation.

Was he committing suicide?

Of course not!

His foundation was deep enough. He intended to use the five elements jujubes to achieve five elements harmony and thus advance to the void refinement realm.

”Hah!”

Li Qing exhaled a long breath as his body erupted with five-colored light.

The moment the Five Elements Jujubes entered his body, the Five Elements’ cycle of mutual generation and overcoming began to evolve within him, unleashing a terrifying power.

In just a fleeting moment, Li Qing’s body was ravaged with exaggerated intensity, yet it was also restored to new life in the shortest of times.

Amidst the continuous cycle of destruction and rebirth, his dantian seemed to transform into a realm of chaos, and his mana was completely dispersed.

”It’s time. This is the moment of truth!”

As his words fell, Li Qing formed hand seals and closed his eyes.

Over the past decade, he had gained many insights into the profound mysteries of the Five Elements Jujubes, allowing him to comprehend even more of the Five Elements’ secrets.

This was why he dared to consume five Five Elements Jujubes in one go. This was by no means a suicidal act, but a move he made with considerable confidence.

Boom!

As the Five Elements’ cycle of mutual generation and overcoming continuously evolved within him, Li Qing’s consciousness sank deep into his body, seizing control of the wild, unbridled power that raged like a runaway horse.

With his consciousness, he restrained the five wild and chaotic forces within him, guiding the Five Elements Jujubes and integrating them into his Five Elements Spirit Root.

Li Qing’s ambitions were vast. He intended to achieve Five Elements Harmony not just by unifying his spiritual roots, but by also integrating the powers of his five viscera and six bowels.

By harnessing the generative power of the Five Elements, this unification would not damage his internal organs. Instead, it would perfectly interconnect them.

The Five Elements Jujube played a crucial role in this process.

Suddenly, Li Qing snapped his eyes open. Five-colored halos erupted from his pupils. With each blink, it seemed as if stars were being born and dying within his gaze.

”Five Elements Harmony!”

In that instant, his aura surged violently. His once chaotic mana became perfectly ordered, returning to his complete control.

Empowered by the Five Elements Jujube, Li Qing finally began his breakthrough into the Void Refinement Realm.

After fifteen years, he could no longer afford to wait. The Void Refinement Realm was now within his grasp!

Soon, his Five Elements Spirit Roots began to intertwine. Guided by the Five Elements Jujube, they started evolving according to the laws of mutual generation and overcoming, even drawing in the power of his five viscera and six bowels.

Li Qing’s breakthrough this time was not merely an advancement in mana, but also a simultaneous refinement of his fleshly body’s cultivation.

Advancing both mana cultivation and body arts realm in a single breath was exceedingly rare in the history of the entire cultivation world—perhaps even unprecedented.

”The five viscera and six bowels are the most crucial parts of the fleshly body. Although I have advanced far along the path of body refinement, I have never specifically cultivated or developed them. This time, I will refine them all at once.”

With that, Li Qing once again used the power of the five elements jujube as a bridge to aggregate and link his five viscera and six bowels with his five elements spirit root!

Finally, his aura surpassed the Peak of the Divine Transformation Stage!

”Five Elements Harmony, Refining Void into Reality!”

Li Qing’s mana fully infused his nascent soul. Within his dantian, it had already begun to take the form of a small, chaotic universe, as if creating the world from chaos.

The four heavenly spirit fires each surged, and the spirit treasures stored within his dantian also received immense benefits.

His aura continued to grow, and his qi and blood became as vigorous as the waves of a great river and sea.

Rumble!

A mighty aura erupted from his cave abode, so powerful it even altered the weather in the sky.

Within Yujing City, many powerful cultivators sensed this fluctuation.

”Hmm? Such a powerful aura. Is someone attempting a breakthrough?”

”Hiss! Someone is breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm? The commotion is so immense—could it be some peerless heavenly prodigy?”

”Let me think... The Crown Prince of the Prince’s Manor advanced to the Void Refinement Realm over a decade ago. Could it be the son of some other powerful noble?”

”With such a massive disturbance, the person attempting this breakthrough must be no ordinary figure.”

Many sensed the breakthrough’s fluctuations and confirmed it was indeed someone attempting to reach the Void Refinement Realm.

Even in the vast Yujing City, breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm was no common occurrence.

A cultivator of this level was already qualified to serve as the City Lord of a small city anywhere in the Great Yu Kingdom.

And once successful, it would trigger a Great Heavenly Tribulation!

Inside the cave abode, Li Qing had completely mastered the Five Elements Harmony within his body. This breakthrough had been exceptionally smooth, and he was already close to stabilizing his new realm without having spent much time at all.

At this critical juncture, a streak of violet light surged from within Li Qing’s body, once again flooding into his mana.

The Violet Zenith Heavenly Light!

Li Qing had almost forgotten about it—the Violet Zenith Heavenly Light still resided within him.

”I was already on the verge of a successful breakthrough, and only now does the Violet Zenith Heavenly Light take effect. This is truly adding a finishing touch to a masterpiece,” Li Qing chuckled softly, then completely suppressed the aura erupting from his body.

Boom!

Above Yujing City, a Great Heavenly Tribulation was about to form!