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Chapter 726 Congratulations
On Little Turtle Peak.

After Qin Ming broke through to the Void Refinement stage, he resolved the troubles outside, gave some instructions to the Devouring Sky Rat and the others, and then returned to his cave to consolidate his realm.

The wild beasts to the south also scattered and fled.

The moment Qin Ming transformed into the True Spirit Kunpeng, the sixth-order desolate beast was also terrified by the Primordial True Spirit Bloodline and disappeared without a trace.

The previously tense situation was resolved easily after Qin Ming advanced to the Void Refinement stage.

After returning to his cave, Qin Ming took out the five pieces of immortal jade, top-grade spiritual objects that he originally intended to use for breaking through to the Void Refinement stage.

As a result, his magical power was incredibly profound, and he easily triggered the Refining Void Celestial Phenomenon with almost no effort.

He was using it to consolidate his newly broken-through cultivation, making the best use of it.

Qin Ming took out a piece of milky white immortal jade, which contained a trace of immortal energy. As he absorbed it, it flowed into his body through his meridians, circulating endlessly.

"Such spiritual items are indeed far superior to top-grade spirit stones."

With the blessing of the immortal jade, Qin Ming's cultivation level was consolidated very quickly.

His foundation was already far superior to that of other cultivators of the same level, and he only needed a few days to completely consolidate his Void Refinement Realm.

Subsequently.

He reached out and flipped his hand, taking out Ling Tianjun's storage bag.

With a casual sweep of his powerful divine sense, he broke the restriction left inside.

He searched inside for a while and finally found something.

With a thought, Qin Ming summoned twelve zodiac animal statues, which landed on the open ground of the cave.

Through his soul-searching technique, Ling Tianjun learned that the other party was willing to go to any lengths to secretly covet the essence of the Devouring Rat, hoping to unlock the secrets within the Zodiac Stone Statue and obtain a great opportunity.

For someone at the Void Refining stage, this is considered a great opportunity, so it must be something extraordinary.

Furthermore, these twelve zodiac animal statues were obtained by Ling Tianjun and several fellow cultivators when they entered a certain secret realm. Only he knew about this, and he secretly kept them to himself.

Qin Ming examined the strange stone statues briefly but couldn't discern anything unusual.

The only certainty is that Ling Tianjun has infused the eleven stone statues with the essence of the corresponding zodiac beasts, and the bloodlines of these beasts are all of quite high quality.

The spiritual runes on it emitted a layer of dim, blood-red light.

Qin Ming put it away, planning to study it slowly after dealing with some recent matters.

In addition, as a rogue cultivator in the Void Refinement stage, Ling Tianjun also had quite a few things in her storage bag.

Unfortunately, there were only two pieces of immortal jade, which is probably considered quite poor among cultivators in the Void Refinement stage.

Subsequently.

After Qin Ming broke through to the Void Refinement stage, he was able to completely unleash his control over the Spirit Treasure, the Immortal Slaying Gourd.

Its internal space originally had three layers.

The first and second level of supernatural powers, 'Soul Capture and Spirit Fixation' and 'Mysterious Female Spirit Severing', have been unlocked.

The next layer, the 'Annihilation Layer', requires a cultivation level of the Void Refining stage to open, and also requires refining several spiritual items.

After Qin Ming arrived in the Spirit Realm, he collected everything he had been looking for and had obtained it all.

Next.

Qin Ming's divine sense invaded the inner space, communicating with the artifact spirit inside, and immediately began refining this top-tier treasure.

next moment.

The twin artifact spirits appeared before him.

……

Meanwhile, within the sacred grounds of Little Turtle Peak.

The most excited of all were the Xu family, who had previously sought refuge with Xiaoguifeng.

The Xu family never expected that they would suddenly have such a powerful backer at the Void Refinement stage.
Clan Chief Xu Xuan was greatly encouraged. He had only been desperate and originally wanted to seek Qin Ming's protection.

But who would have thought that his powerful backer would turn into a towering tree?

Even if you place him in the vicinity of Tianxing City, he would still be a big shot.

Moreover, their peak master is incredibly powerful; he actually annihilated the renowned Lingtian Divine Lord with a mere wave of his hand.

Even at the Void Refinement stage, his supernatural abilities are probably extremely powerful, far surpassing those of ordinary cultivators.

The Xu family was the only one to join early on, and it's likely that later families will never have the chance to do so.

The loyalty of everyone was also at its highest level.

In the past few days, Xu Xuan has been trying to get close to Baili Hui whenever he has free time.

Hopefully, he can say a few kind words to Qin Ming so that the Xu family can stay in the Little Turtle Peak spiritual land in the future.

……

Inside a deep courtyard in the inner city of Tianxing City.

Jiang Tian stared blankly at his father, Jiang Wuji, and said incredulously, "What?! That rogue cultivator from Little Turtle Peak has actually broken through to the Void Refinement Realm?"

He had been in seclusion in the library a few days ago, and only came out to inquire after hearing a loud commotion outside.

After learning that Qin Ming had broken through to the Void Refinement stage, she still couldn't believe it.

He thought he had misheard, but after his father confirmed it, he belatedly realized what had happened.
Jiang Tian was immediately filled with lingering fear. If his father hadn't confined him in the library and made a special trip to apologize, he didn't know what would have happened to him.

Offending a Void Refining God-King is not a good thing.

Moreover, this rogue cultivator surnamed Li from Little Turtle Peak is a sixth-level alchemy master, and it's estimated that he's not far from becoming a sixth-level spiritual plant master.

Their status and position are naturally higher than those of ordinary cultivators in the Void Refinement stage.

He had previously heard that Qin Ming, upon reaching the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, had repeatedly refused offers of service from the Heavenly Palace and the Star Guard Army.

Now that he has broken through to the Void Refinement stage, his status and position need no further explanation.

In an instant, Jiang Tian was filled with regret, becoming worried and gloomy.

Jiang Tian was afraid that Qin Ming would seek revenge after advancing to the Void Refinement stage, and then even his father Jiang Wuji wouldn't be able to protect him.

"Sigh! Wait a while, then bring generous gifts and go to apologize in person. I'm sure that with Fellow Daoist Li's reputation, he won't hold a grudge against you for such a small matter from back then."

"Fine, I'll just go with you!" Jiang Wuji said helplessly.

Meanwhile, inside the Star Guard's camp.

The cultivator surnamed Luo, covered in sweat and with a complex expression, reported to the Golden Pride Divine Lord at the head of the table:
"Ling Tianjun's soul lamp left in Tianyuan Valley has gone out, it seems... he has perished."

"What?! With his thousands of years of cultivation, he actually died at the hands of a newly advanced Void Refinement cultivator?" Upon hearing this, Jin Ao Divine Lord's expression immediately became somewhat uneasy.

The cultivator surnamed Luo was also somewhat unable to accept this fact: "How could a mere rogue cultivator have the resources to break through to the Void Refinement stage?"

"Hmph! This person is quite skilled in alchemy and spiritual plant cultivation, and he also has a group of subordinates under his command. It's possible that he has secretly amassed resources."

“Otherwise, this boy wouldn’t be so close to Old Monster Feng and the others from the Wood Crystal Clan,” Jin Ao Divine Lord said coldly.

"This means that they were already preparing to break through to the Void Refinement stage before coming to Tianxing City."

……

Soon after.

News of another cultivator successfully advancing to the Void Refining Divine Lord realm near Tianxing City spread like wildfire throughout the Kunlun Domain.

For a time, Qin Ming's breakthrough to the Void Refinement stage as a rogue cultivator became the talk of the town among cultivators.

Such a rare event would be headline news even in the entire Kunlun Domain. It's perfectly normal for a Spirit Domain to produce only one new Void Refinement cultivator every few thousand years.

Another half month passed.

Qin Ming tended to his spiritual plants for a while, then left the cave.

however.

Before he could even step out of the cave, he heard a murmur of conversation outside, which came from Baili Hui and the Devouring Sky Rat.

"What Daoist title do you think Master will adopt when he breaks through to the Void Refinement Realm?" Baili Hui asked first.

"It will probably be called 'Lord Gazing at the Moon'," Mo Lingwei said after thinking for a moment.

"The Moon Gazing Deity?" Xu Xuan asked in great surprise, "Why would Senior Li use this title?"

The Devouring Rat scratched its head, blinked, and chimed in at the opportune moment, "If we don't call him the Moon Gazing God, and this place is called Little Turtle Peak, then we can't call him the Turtle God, can we?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, realizing that what it said made perfect sense.

Qin Ming strode out, grabbed the Devouring Rat by the ear, and asked, "Who are you calling Turtle God?"

"Ouch! Master, I was wrong. I was just praising you!" the Devouring Rat pleaded repeatedly.

Qin Ming immediately released it.

Subsequently.

Everyone present stepped forward to congratulate Qin Ming on his successful completion of his seclusion.

"Congratulations, Master, on achieving the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement Realm. In recent days, many forces and cultivators have sent us invitations to pay their respects. Please make your decision."

After offering his congratulations, Baili Hui respectfully presented a jade slip.

Qin Ming took the document and glanced at it briefly before saying, "I don't like crowds. You can decide for yourselves the smaller forces. As for those that you can't refuse, I will step in."

a few days later.

Upon learning that Qin Ming had emerged from seclusion, Yao Tiannan, Su Yuqing, and Diaoyunsou were the first to arrive together.

Qin Ming still wanted to meet these three old acquaintances in person.

He immediately ordered the Sky-Eating Rat to welcome the person in.

When Su Yuqing and her two companions arrived at Little Turtle Peak, they found Qin Ming sitting in the pavilion, looking quite content.

He was attended to by two women, Little Silver Fox and Tian Ling'er, who burned incense and brewed tea, making him quite carefree.

When Qin Ming saw them arrive, he smiled and invited them to take a seat.

"Brother Su, Brother Yao, Fellow Daoist Diaoyunsou, you've arrived. Please have a seat."

"Senior Li, we dare not accept such an honor!" Yao Tiannan quickly stepped forward and bowed.

“There is a hierarchy in the cultivation world. Since Senior Li has already achieved the Void Refinement stage, we naturally cannot overstep our bounds.”

"Alright then," Qin Ming had no choice but to say.

When Su Yuqing and Diaoyun Sou saw Qin Ming again, they could no longer see through his cultivation aura.

It was as if an ordinary person was standing in front of them, yet somehow they were one with the heavens and earth, giving them a strange feeling of wanting to worship.
'Could this be the Void Refinement stage?'

'Indeed, there's a world of difference between them and those in the Nascent Soul stage.'

Even the strongest cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage remains at the level of 'law,' while the Void Refinement stage marks the beginning of glimpsing the gateway to 'the Dao.'

"Greetings, Senior Li," Su Yuqing and Diaoyun Sou stepped forward to pay their respects.

The two of them were filled with mixed emotions at that moment.

As fellow cultivators who ascended from the mortal realm, he felt the gap between himself and Qin Ming growing ever wider, and they were drifting further and further apart.
"No need for formalities, please sit down and talk." Qin Ming immediately invited them to sit down and had Little Silver Fox and the others serve them spiritual tea.

Qin Ming also wanted to ask the others about the recent situation in Tianxing City.

In particular, after searching Ling Tianjun's soul, he learned from her memories that the upper echelons of the human race had actually sent down a commander in purple-gold holy armor to take charge of Tianxing City.

This thwarted the power struggle between Qian Yuanzi and Jin Ao Shenjun.

More importantly, the newly arrived commander in the Purple Gold Armor is actually from the Star Palace, one of the three holy lands of the human race.

Qin Ming already knew that Xiao Xun had been taken away by the Star Palace. Perhaps once the Purple Gold Saint Armor Commander arrived, he would be able to learn more about her current situation.

After exchanging ideas and visiting each other for half a day, Su Yuqing and the other two took their leave.

……

The three of them had just left.

The higher-ups from Tianxing City arrived.

Moreover, it was Qian Yuanzi from the Zhitian Palace who came with Elder Lin and several other Void Refinement Elders, including Yu Hanzi.

Qian Yuanzi had previously ordered someone to give the sacred land of Little Turtle Peak to Qin Ming, which he felt was an extremely wise choice.

Originally, he was only speculating about whether Qin Ming could advance to the Void Refinement stage.

I didn't expect the other party to achieve a breakthrough so easily.

In addition, as Jin Ao Shenjun's old rival, Qian Yuanzi had secretly learned from his informant a piece of information that shocked even him.

That was Ling Tianjun, a rogue cultivator in the Void Refinement stage from Tianyuan Valley, who did some shady things while 'Li Qianjie' was attempting to break through to the Void Refinement stage.

But they never returned and perished.

This suggests there's only one possibility: he was killed by this newly advanced Daoist Li.

Among those of the same level, those who can annihilate their opponents often possess extremely powerful supernatural abilities.

Not long after.

The golden magic ship carrying a group of Void Refinement Elders from Tianxing City landed outside Little Turtle Peak.

More than ten silver-armored star guard ships followed behind.

This is the first time that such a high-ranking official from Tianxing City has personally visited a sacred place, having traveled thousands of miles.

This drew gasps of amazement from passing cultivators; such treatment was not something everyone could receive.

Qin Ming, being on the main peak, naturally also noticed this scene.

He personally went out and welcomed Qian Yuanzi and his entourage in.

"So it is the presence of the Lord of the Heavenly Palace. I am unworthy of such an honor. Please come in quickly."

Qin Ming stood in mid-air and cupped his hands in greeting to the leading golden magic ship.

This was also the first time he had met this bigwig from Tianxing City, and he could sense that his cultivation level in the late stage of the Void Refinement realm was extremely profound.

"Hahaha! Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Li, on your great success in the Void Refinement stage! You've taken another step forward on the path to immortality!"

"I had heard of your deeds before, but I was too busy to meet you. Now that I see you, you are indeed a hidden dragon in the abyss!"

Qian Yuanzi also took the lead and flew down from the Dharma ship, stopping in front of Qin Ming to congratulate him.

When he first saw Qin Ming, he noticed that the other man had a calm and serene demeanor, like a lush ancient tree.

But then, Qian Yuanzi was also taken aback. With his cultivation level after reaching the Void Refinement stage, he couldn't fathom the depth of this newly promoted Void Refinement cultivator.
Elder Lin, Yu Hanzi, and others also came forward to offer their congratulations.

"Hahaha! I still remember last time I was in the Dao Discussion Square, giving a lecture to young friend Li. I didn't expect that after so long, I would have to start calling you 'Fellow Daoist Li' now."

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Li!"

"Elder Lin, you flatter me. Please come in and have a cup of my own spiritual tea."

(End of this chapter)