136: Advance to the Void Refining Stage

Within the White Space, Xu Qi'an smiled as he watched the white-gold spiritual light around the dunwu spirit pearl grow stronger.

He clearly felt that as the white-gold spiritual light surrounding the spirit pearl continuously strengthened, the effect of this treasure was constantly amplifying.

As long as Xu Qi'an was within the range of the white-gold spiritual energy it emitted, he could feel various inspirations surging.

Various Bottlenecks in cultivation could be easily broken through, and his comprehension reached its Peak!

If the original dunwu spirit pearl's greatest function was to help Divine Transformation Stage Peak Cultivators advance to the Refining Void Stage, after which the pearl would naturally dissipate.

But now, after multiple gatherings of treasure, Xu Xi discovered that this treasure was no longer a one-time item.

However, the number of these chaotic spirit pearls had not increased.

Xu Qi'an somewhat suspected that it was due to the unique nature of this item.

After using the gathering treasure basin, Xu Qi'an had made some discoveries; some items seemed to possess a unique characteristic.

But it didn't seem to be entirely the case. For example, the original crystal shard's quantity couldn't increase.

However, after he stepped into the Divine Transformation Stage, its quantity changed.

Therefore, the so-called uniqueness was likely due to his own strength.

Once his strength increased, more patterns on the Omnipotent Treasure Basin would be unlocked, and perhaps there would be no more restrictions on uniqueness.

Xu Qi'an placed the dunwu spirit pearl on his forehead, and he was enveloped by the white-gold light of the dunwu spirit pearl.

This time, Xu Qi'an planned to use the dunwu spirit pearl to comprehend the Time Domain to the perfected Realm and then elevate his cultivation to the Refining Void Stage.

In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed in the White Space.

With the help of the dunwu spirit pearl, Xu Qi'an successfully cultivated the Time Domain to Perfection.

As for the pills for breaking through to the Refining Void Stage, Immortal Palace Spirit had already prepared them for Xu Qi'an.

These were prepared by the Xuanling Immortal Palace for the inheritors long ago.

Xu Qi'an now possessed a Nether Spirit root, Refining Void Stage Breakthrough pills, the perfected Realm of the Time Domain, the dunwu spirit pearl, and a Refining Void Stage soul.

The success rate of breaking through to the Refining Void Stage had reached a terrifying ninety-nine percent.

Xu Qi'an no longer hesitated and immediately entered a state of meditation, adjusting his aura to its Peak, preparing to break through the Void Refinement Bottleneck.

...

Fifth-Grade Cultivation Country, the Sect of the Gu Yu Sect.

After the disappearance of a large number of Cultivators, including the Sect Leader of the Gu Yu Sect, the Gu Yu Sect's Fifth-Grade Cultivation Country was immediately encroached upon by other surrounding Cultivation Countries.

Only one or two Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators were left in the Gu Yu Sect's Sect, struggling to resist.

However, today, two Cultivators dressed in golden luxurious robes arrived at the Gu Yu Sect's Sect.

One of the golden-robed Cultivators was furious upon seeing the current decline of the Gu Yu Sect.

With just a single palm strike, he annihilated all the Cultivators attacking the Gu Yu Sect.

With an iron-like expression, he glanced at the decaying Gu Yu Sect before speaking to the Cultivator beside him with his hands behind his back, "Senior Brother, you must be laughing at me!"

The golden-robed youth beside him waved his hand, "It's alright, Junior Brother should first go inside the Sect and ask what exactly happened."

The luxurious-robed youth then landed on the Sect plaza of the Gu Yu Sect.

The remaining two Nascent Soul Cultivators within the Gu Yu Sect burst into tears upon seeing the luxurious-robed youth, crying out, "Grand Ancestor, you've finally returned!"

Flower Chenyou urgently inquired, "What exactly happened? Why was my Gu Yu Sect besieged by other Fourth-Grade Cultivation Countries?"

"Hua Lingfeng, and all the Deity Transformation Elders?"

The two Nascent Soul Cultivators immediately replied, "Several years ago, they reportedly went to Dunwu City, and since then, there has been no news."

"The soul lamps of all the Gu Yu Sect Cultivators who went to Dunwu City have extinguished. Only the Sect Leader's soul lamp is still lit!"

Flower Chenyou's face instantly turned ashen, and a monstrous spiritual energy pressure soared into the sky.

"Dunwu City!"

"Isn't Dunwu City a Fourth-Grade Cultivation Country?!"

Just then, another golden-robed youth came to Flower Chenyou's side and said coldly.

"Junior Brother, it might be related to the warning from my Celestial Pivot Sect's Celestial Pivot Spiritual Treasure!"

Flower Chenyou's mind suddenly trembled, "Senior Brother, are you talking about the warning regarding the Three Great Forbidden Domains?"

"So Senior Brother came with me to Nine Dragon Star this time because of this matter!"

Lu Guan nodded.

"To be honest, Junior Brother, I came here on Revered Master's orders to investigate the truth of the Celestial Pivot Spiritual Treasure incident."

With his hands behind his back, he continued, "The Celestial Pivot Spiritual Treasure pointed in the direction of Nine Dragon Star, and now combined with the truth of your Gu Yu Sect's tragic destruction, it was likely done by that Cultivator who cultivated the forbidden domain."

"There's no time to lose, Junior Brother. Let's quickly go to Dunwu City to investigate!"

Flower Chenyou suddenly understood, then nodded, left the Gu Yu Sect, and flew towards Dunwu City.

...

Within the White Space.

Xu Qi'an suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of starlight revealing itself in his gaze.

"Finally broke through to the Refining Void Stage!"

This Breakthrough to the Refining Void Stage was basically unobstructed, without any hindrance; everything was a natural progression.

He then came out of the White Space and found Ning Sui trimming branches in the courtyard, with Hua Lingfeng standing beside her.

And Ning Sui had now successfully stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage.

"Master, you've come out of seclusion?"

Upon seeing Xu Qi'an emerge, Ning Sui quickly greeted him.

Xu Qi'an nodded slightly, then chuckled softly.

"Little Sui'er, your cultivation speed isn't fast enough; you're only in the Nascent Soul Initial Stage now."

Ning Sui was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and her mouth twitched slightly, "Master, you know about my Spiritual Root. It's a Low Grade Spiritual Root, how fast can it possibly be?"

"I'm not a Genius like Master!!"

Xu Qi'an then coughed twice, "I do know a method to improve the grade of Spiritual Roots, but..."

Ning Sui's eyes brightened upon hearing this, full of anticipation, "Master, but what? Tell me!"

Xu Qi'an then lay down on the chair and said weakly, "Cultivation was too tiring. I can't remember it right now."

Ning Sui suddenly had a realization, "Alright, alright, I'll immediately make tea for Master and massage your shoulders!"

Xu Qi'an smiled slightly, but his mind was deep in thought.

"The core function of a Spiritual Root is to increase the speed of spiritual energy cultivation, but sometimes it still relies on comprehension."

"Ning Sui's comprehension isn't bad. As long as her Spiritual Root Aptitude is improved, even without pills, her cultivation speed can greatly increase."

"However, I haven't used this method of replacing Spiritual Roots on others before. I still need to spend some time researching it."

Just then, Xu Qi'an's eyes widened. He suddenly felt two extremely powerful auras approaching Dunwu City from a distance.

One of the auras was clearly that of a Refining Void Stage Cultivator.

"Could they be coming for the Gu Yu Sect?"

"But the Gu Yu Sect isn't a Fifth-Grade Cultivation Country, and in my memory, there doesn't seem to be any Senior who was on good terms with a Refining Void Stage Cultivator!"