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Sunset City, a massive stone city standing on the edge of the wilderness, is famous for its proximity to the perilous "Tomb of Sunset," and is frequented by cultivators and alien races who live on the edge of death.

The city walls are mottled, marked by the passage of time and the imprint of magical bombardment.

Suning and his entourage entered the city weary from their journey, without attracting much attention.

With a clear goal in mind, they headed straight for "Duobaolou," the largest building materials shop in the city.

"Shopkeeper, do you have silver core stones?" Su Ning asked directly.

The old man behind the counter looked up, sensing the subtle pressure emanating from Su Ning and his group, and dared not be negligent: "Silver Core Stone? This item is extremely rare. Our shop does have three in stock, but the price..."

“Price is not an issue.” Su Ning flicked his finger, and a storage bag full of spirit stones landed on the counter. “In addition, prepare all the materials on this list.”

The old man scanned the spirit stones in the bag with his divine sense, then glanced at the equally precious natural treasures on the list, and his face immediately lit up with a smile: "Honored guest, please wait a moment, we will prepare everything immediately!"

The acquisition process went surprisingly smoothly.

Suning even acquired additional detailed information about the Tomb of Sunset.

They stopped briefly in the city and rented a cave dwelling with a fire chamber.

Inside the underground fire chamber, Su Ning held his breath, with the silver core stone and other auxiliary materials floating in front of him, their silver light constantly shifting and changing.

He formed hand seals, and true fire surged forth from his body. It was not simply the true fire of Yin or the essence fire of Yang, but a chaotic flame formed by the initial fusion of the two, with an extremely high temperature and profound mysteries.

Under the dual tempering of the earth's fire and its own true fire, the materials rapidly melt, purify, and fuse...

The whole process was as smooth as flowing water, full of the beauty of following the natural way.

In just a few days, a magical artifact radiating a soft silver light and with restrained runes appeared...

The Silver Sky Barrier was successfully crafted, possessing both defensive and short-range spatial teleportation capabilities.

Then Suning and his group continued their adventure, feeling as if the Tomb of Sunset held a special place for them.

Half a month later, at the edge of the Sunset Tomb.

The land here has an eerie dark red color, as if it were soaked in blood and then dried up for countless years.

The air was filled with the frenzied energy of fire spirits and an ancient sense of deathly stillness.

Just as they ventured deeper into a withered forest of crimson flame trees, a sudden change occurred!

The Taiyin True Fire within Su Ning's body and the Divine Fire that had merged with the Sun Essence Fire suddenly began to stir uncontrollably, as if they were being strongly attracted by something!
At the same time, the void ahead twisted, and a blurry spirit race life form (Devouring Flame) exuding the pure aura of fire spirit origin was forcibly forced out of its hidden state. It seemed to want to devour Su Ning's flames as well!
"Roar!"

Without Su Ning needing to exert his full power, the two divine fires within his body seemed to have been provoked, spontaneously bursting forth and transforming into two fiery dragons, one chaotic and one silver-white, which intertwined and instantly devoured the spirit race life form (Devouring Flame)!
The Flame Devourer let out a shrill scream and struggled desperately, but its original power was being frantically refined and absorbed by the two divine flames!
The whistling stopped abruptly after only a short while.

The chaotic and silvery-white flames suddenly collapsed and merged inward, eventually transforming into a new flame that constantly changed shape and had a mesmerizing color, emitting a heart-palpitating aura of devouring and destruction—the Soul-Devouring Heavenly Flame, complete!
The moment the flames returned to his dantian, an extremely pure energy flowed back into Su Ning's entire body.

At that very moment, an inconspicuous dark red rock not far ahead suddenly exploded, revealing a small pool of golden blood that was as viscous as mercury and exuded an indescribable majesty and life energy—the blood of the Spirit Race!

Almost the instant the divine blood appeared in the world, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth surged!
"How dare you steal divine blood!"

Two deafening roars, like thunderclaps, exploded from the horizon. Two streaks of light tore through the air at an incredible speed, and the terrifying pressure of the Void Refinement stage was like a solid mountain, crashing down!
The ground cracked, and the Crimson Flame Forest instantly turned to dust!
The visitors were an elderly spirit race member dressed in a red robe and a tall, thin human cultivator with a gloomy face.

The elder of the Spirit Race stared intently at the pool of divine blood, his eyes filled with greed and killing intent; the human cultivator, meanwhile, sneered and locked onto Su Ning: "Hand over the divine blood, and I'll leave you with a whole corpse!"

There was absolutely no room for negotiation; the attack from the Void Refinement stage cultivator had already arrived!

With a wave of his hand, the red-robed elder unleashed a barrage of crimson chains that lashed down like venomous snakes, sealing off the surrounding space.

The tall, thin human cultivator then unleashed a bone banner, and countless vengeful spirits roared and rushed forward, directly attacking his primordial spirit!
"Formation!"

Su Ning roared, the God-Slaying Spear already in hand, and took the initiative to meet the sky full of crimson divine chains!

The spear shot out like a dragon, its murderous aura tearing through the void and shattering a section of divine chains.

At the same time, the team behind him suddenly unleashed astonishing fighting power!

Ling Yuling showed no fear on her cold face, her hands forming a hand seal, and starlight shone brightly around her!
"Zhou Tian Xing Dou, Yu!" An even more solid starlight screen instantly opened up.

Combined with the newly refined Silver Barrier by Suning, it withstood the pressure of the Void Refinement stage and most of the energy aftershocks!
Song Yu sat cross-legged, with the guqin resting on his lap, his ten fingers flying across the strings!

It is no longer a melody of tranquility, but a sound of slaughter!
Sharp sonic blades slashed at the thousands of vengeful spirits like a storm, annihilating them in large swaths!
Zi Ling let out a sharp cry, and her seven-colored silk robes surged forth, resembling seven giant pythons. They did not attack directly, but rather skillfully coiled around and interfered with the red-robed elder's hands and feet, slowing down his spellcasting speed and creating an opportunity for Su Ning.

"Roar! You two old bastards dare to be arrogant!" Feng Xi laughed wildly, transforming into a half-demon. With a flap of his wings, countless wind blades that tore through space formed a destructive storm, sweeping towards the tall, thin cultivator.

Kunpeng was even more direct. He roared and revealed part of his true form. His massive body contained terrifying power, and he punched the bone banner directly!
Wherever the fist passed, space distorted, and vengeful spirits wailed and dissipated!

The great war has completely broken out!

Su Ning pushed the "Brahma Saint True Demon Art" and "Ming King Technique" to their limits, his body shimmering with golden light and demonic energy. Holding the God-Slaying Spear, he clashed head-on with the old man from the Spirit Clan like a war god!
Each collision unleashed a deafening roar, with energy shockwaves radiating outwards, destroying everything in their path.

However, the power of cultivators in the Void Refinement stage is beyond imagination, especially that old man from the Spirit Clan, whose control over the fire elemental laws is superb.

However, the Suning team cooperated so well, with their offense and defense working in tandem, that they did not fall behind for a while!
"Now!" Su Ning saw the moment when the red-robed old man was briefly bound by Zi Ling's silk and then interfered with by Feng Xi's wind blades, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes!
He slapped his forehead, and the newly generated Soul-Devouring Heavenly Fire surged out, not to attack the physical body, but to directly rush towards the old man's primordial spirit!

"Ah! What kind of fire is this?!" The old man in the red robe screamed in agony.

The Devouring Spirit Fire's ability to specifically devour the essence of a spirit caught him off guard, and his primordial spirit was instantly severely damaged!

Suning would not let this opportunity slip by.

The God-Slaying Spear unleashed an unprecedentedly ferocious light, and man and spear became one, transforming into a black lightning bolt that tore through the heavens and earth!

puff!

The spear tip pierced the old man's forehead with unparalleled precision, and the terrifying power instantly shattered his consciousness and primordial spirit!

A powerful cultivator at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm has perished!

All this happened in a flash of lightning.

The tall, thin human cultivator was terrified. He never expected that this group of Nascent Soul stage cultivators would be so fierce and ruthless, even able to kill a Void Refinement stage cultivator!

Seeing the elder of the Spirit Clan die, he lost all courage. He took a punch from Kunpeng, spat out blood, and used the force to escape frantically, disappearing into the sky in an instant.

The battle ended, leaving the battlefield in a mess.

Su Ning's face was pale and her breathing was somewhat disordered, but her eyes were incredibly bright.

Without hesitation, he waved his hand and put away the precious drop of spiritual blood and the storage magic treasure of the Void Refining Elder.

"Let's go! This place is not safe to stay any longer!"

The group quickly left, found a remote mountain range, forcibly carved out a temporary cave dwelling, and set up numerous restrictions.

Deep within the mountain, Su Ning looked at the ball of divine blood in his hand, which radiated immense energy and fluctuations of laws, and took a deep breath.

"Defend me!"

He sat cross-legged and slowly absorbed the divine blood into his body, beginning the refining process.

A vast, ocean-like power exploded within him, impacting his limbs, bones, meridians, and dantian...

His aura began to rise rapidly at a visible speed!
……

Deep inside the mountain, in a makeshift cave.

Suning sat cross-legged, his aura surging like a boiling ocean.

The drop of spirit blood, obtained from an ancient secret realm and containing the power of the origin of ancient divine beasts, was being frantically refined by him, with the Great Wilderness Technique as the core and the Brahma Saint True Demon Art and the Bright King Technique as auxiliary techniques.

The golden divine blood power, like molten gold, surged into his limbs, bones, meridians, and dantian.

Every drop of blood seemed to be burning, cheering, and undergoing a fundamental transformation!
His bones emitted a dense, popping sound, his internal organs trembled, and he radiated a crystal-clear light. Golden runes appeared and disappeared beneath his skin, a manifestation of his physical strength reaching its peak.

The barriers of the Mingwang Technique have already been broken through, and it has officially stepped into the unprecedented eighth level!

With his physical strength alone, he felt he could easily contend with ordinary magical treasures with his bare hands.

At the same time, his cultivation level also soared at an unprecedented speed, propelled by the vast energy of the divine blood.

The barrier of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm was instantly shattered. The spiritual power surged and roared through the meridians like a burst dam, directly climbing to the peak of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm. And the momentum did not diminish at all, advancing triumphantly towards the mysterious Great Perfection realm!
Within the dantian, the Taiyin True Fire and the remnants of the Taiyang Essence Fire, which had initially merged, completely lost their balance under the stimulation of the supremely Yang and powerful primordial force within the divine blood.

However, this imbalance is not necessarily a bad thing. After extreme conflict comes a deeper level of integration!
"Om-!"

A profound and mysterious sound emanated from Su Ning's body. The chaotic flames suddenly collapsed and then exploded, transforming into a brand new flame that constantly changed colors, sometimes blazing white, sometimes dark blue, and sometimes chaotic—the Soul Devouring Heavenly Flame, which was now fully formed!

This fire not only retains the bone-chilling cold of the Taiyin True Fire and the blazing heat of the Taiyang Essence Fire, but also possesses the terrifying characteristic of devouring the spiritual energy of all things and burning away the primordial spirit!
The heavenly fire scorched his dantian, further purifying and compressing his surging spiritual power, making it more refined and pure, and giving it a domineering attribute that could burn everything.

Time flies by during cultivation.

After an unknown amount of time, the violent aura surrounding Su Ning gradually subsided, eventually giving way to an unfathomable composure.

He slowly opened his eyes, and deep within them, a golden divine light and chaotic flames seemed to flash and disappear simultaneously, causing the void to slightly distort. He gently clenched his fist, feeling the terrifying power lurking within him like a primordial beast.

The blood flowing through his limbs and bones seemed to glow with a golden light, containing explosive energy.

The spiritual energy in the meridians was as heavy and condensed as mercury, and its surge was accompanied by the sounds of wind and thunder.

His divine sense was unprecedentedly powerful; with the slightest thought, he could clearly perceive the faint patterns of various laws in the world.

His body refinement realm has far surpassed the Nascent Soul stage. With his physical body alone, he is no longer afraid of cultivators in the early stages of the Void Refinement stage!

His magical power cultivation has reached the ultimate peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and he is only a thin membrane away from the early stage of the Void Refinement stage, which can be easily broken!

Furthermore, it possesses powerful weapons such as the Soul-Devouring Heavenly Fire, as well as the God-Slaying Spear, newly crafted spiritual tools, and many other abilities.

A powerful sense of confidence, as if "the world is in my grasp," arises spontaneously.

He felt that he was in a better state than ever before, with the power in his body surging so much that it was almost overflowing. It was as if he could draw on the primordial energy of heaven and earth to infuse his body and break through the bottleneck of the Void Refinement stage at any time if he wanted to!
But he forcibly suppressed the urge to break through immediately.

Breaking through to the Void Refinement stage is no small matter; it triggers tremendous celestial phenomena and is further complicated by inner demon tribulations. This desolate wilderness is definitely not a suitable place.

He needs a city with powerful protective formations, abundant spiritual energy, and absolute safety as his place of seclusion.

His gaze seemed to pierce through the mountainside, looking towards a distant direction.

"The Void Refinement stage..." Su Ning murmured to himself, his voice filled with anticipation and absolute confidence, "The moment I break through will be when I arrive at Tianyuan City!"

He stood up, his aura perfectly harmonious and flawless. Although he had not yet broken through, the sense of pressure he exuded was in no way inferior to that of some powerful beings who had just entered the Void Refinement stage.

Ling Yuling, Song Yu, and the others sensed his aura as he emerged from seclusion and looked over, their eyes filled with undisguised shock.

At this moment, Suning gave them the feeling of a volcano about to erupt, containing the power to destroy the world.

……

After leaving the Sunset City area, Su Ning and his group did not choose the conventional route. Instead, they deliberately followed some ancient maps, jade slips, and fragments of records, traversing the desolate mountains in the hope of discovering some caves or secret realms left by ancient cultivators to hone their skills.

On this day, guided by a tattered animal hide map, they stumbled into a primeval forest shrouded in a natural maze.

The spiritual energy here is scarce, and poisonous miasma pervades the area, making it a place rarely visited by cultivators.

After clearing a mountain wall covered with poisonous vines, Ling Yuling, with her keen perception of array runes, noticed unusual rune markings buried in the soil at the bottom of the mountain wall.

“This place… seems to have an extremely ancient array base.” Ling Yuling’s fingertips shimmered with starlight as she brushed away the surface grime, revealing the incomplete yet still remarkable jade array platform beneath.

With everyone working together, they quickly cleared the surrounding area.

A teleportation array, over ten zhang in diameter, with most of its structure buried underground and its surface covered with intricate carvings, appeared before them, completely different from the currently popular array systems.

The array platform was damaged in many places, and the grooves for inlaying the spatial crystals were mostly empty, exuding a sense of vicissitudes of time.

"It's actually an ancient teleportation array!" Song Yu exclaimed softly, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise.

Most of these ancient formations are no longer functional, and their destinations are unknown, making them extremely dangerous.

Feng Xi examined the array platform and frowned, saying, "It's severely damaged, but the core runes seem to still have some slight energy reaction. If enough high-grade spirit stones are embedded, perhaps... it can be activated once, but the destination cannot be guaranteed."

Suning pondered for a moment.

While using the teleportation arrays of large cities is certainly safe, it inevitably leaves a record that can be tracked by those with ulterior motives.

This ancient formation is very old, and it might be an unexpected way to leave.

"Fix it, and we'll use it to get out of here." Suning finally made the decision.

He happened to have some high-level spirit stones that he had seized from the enemy, as well as several precious Void Stones (space crystals).

Under Ling Yuling's guidance, the group spent several days carefully embedding the spirit stones and void stones into the key nodes, barely managing to complete the energy circuit.

As the last piece of Void Stone was embedded, the entire ancient array platform trembled slightly, and the runes on its surface lit up one by one, emitting a faint but unstable spatial fluctuation.

"Stand up there! The formation won't hold for long!" Ling Yuling said urgently.

The six people quickly took their positions in the formation.

Suning channeled all his spiritual power into the array's core!
Om-!
A blinding white light shone, and the power of space distorted violently.

However, just as the teleportation was about to be completed, a key array gene could not withstand the pressure and shattered!
"Oh no!" Feng Xi exclaimed.

The out-of-control spatial forces, like a wild horse, violently dragged the group into the spatial turbulence.

The world spun around, and the force of space tearing came. It was only thanks to Su Ning's use of the [Silver Sky Barrier] and the combined efforts of everyone that it was not torn apart.

After an unknown amount of time, everyone felt a sudden lightness in their bodies, and then they were violently thrown out and crashed heavily to the ground.

After the intense dizziness subsided, everyone looked around warily, their hearts sinking.

This was by no means the safe place they had envisioned.

The sky was a perpetually hazy yellow, riddled with fine, black lightning-like spatial cracks. The earth was scorched and broken, with massive craters, fractured mountains, and shattered weapons and huge skeletons stuck in the ground everywhere.

The air was filled with a nauseating stench of blood and rust, and a thick, icy, and brutal aura of malevolence!

Countless blurry, resentful, and warlike remnant souls drifted and howled in the air. Some of the malevolent energy even solidified into various twisted and ferocious demons, wandering in the distance.

"Such a strong murderous aura... This is yet another ancient battlefield ruin!" Kunpeng's expression turned solemn as he sensed the extraordinary nature and danger of this place.

Before the words were finished, seemingly attracted by the presence of a living person, dozens of demons wandering nearby suddenly turned their heads, their eyes flashing with bloodthirsty red light, and they let out sharp howls as they rushed over like a tidal wave!
These demons varied in strength, but the leaders of several of them possessed an aura that clearly reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm!
"Form ranks! Prepare for battle!" Su Ning shouted, instantly drawing his God-Slaying Spear!
The war broke out instantly!

The evil demon is formless and intangible, so physical attacks are ineffective against it. Moreover, it is fearless and extremely difficult to deal with.

Everyone displayed their unique abilities, with spiritual light, demonic energy, sound waves, star power, and overwhelming demonic energy blooming on the battlefield.

On one occasion, they were besieged by a demonic tide led by dozens of Nascent Soul level demons, and their situation was extremely precarious.

Su Ning had no choice but to unleash his full power, pushing the "Brahma Saint True Demon Art" and "Ming King Technique" to their limits, and even using part of the spatial suppression power of the Taixu Realm to barely stabilize the demonic tide for a moment.

Feng Xi and You Tiankunpeng revealed parts of their true forms and tore apart the Demon Leader.

Su Ning charged forward, wielding the God-Slaying Spear, frantically devouring the surrounding battlefield's malevolent energy.

The God-Slaying Spear hummed and trembled, its blood-red patterns shining like branding iron. The spear spirit (Golden Dragon King Soul) within it roared excitedly, becoming increasingly solid and ferocious.

While exploring a valley formed from the remains of a giant ancient demon, they encountered an even more powerful attack from evil spirits.

After a fierce battle, Su Ning discovered a golden finger bone half-buried in black soil beneath the skeleton of an ancient demon, whose ribs were as large as small mountains.

One half of the finger bone still shone with golden light, containing the immortal Daoist charm, while the other half was eroded by evil energy and turned as black as ink.

On the finger bones, inscribed in extremely ancient script were fragments of some mysterious body-refining technique.

Su Ning was overjoyed. With his superb comprehension and foundation in the "Great Wilderness Manual", he managed to deduce a part of the body-refining method that focused on stimulating the potential of the physical body and simulating the resilience of ancient demons from this half-corroded fragment.

He integrated this method into his own "Ming Wang Jue" system, which greatly enhanced his physical strength and recovery ability once again.

They trekked for years through this vast and dangerous ancient battlefield, covering countless miles.

After dozens of battles, large and small, they killed no less than a hundred strange monsters whose intelligence had been corrupted by evil energy and who intended to devour them, as well as cultivators who were also trapped here with malicious intentions.

The harvest was enormous, with various ancient cultivation fragments, pills, refining materials, and even several powerful ancient treasures filling their storage artifacts.

On this day, after they joined forces to kill a giant demon formed from the resentment of countless remnant souls, they crossed a scorched mountain range, and the view before them suddenly opened up.

On the distant horizon, a colossal city, whose grandeur and vastness defy description, like an ancient behemoth lying prostrate on the earth, finally came into view!
The city walls soared into the clouds, made of neither gold nor stone, and were engraved with countless complex and powerful, constantly operating rune arrays. They exuded a vast and terrifying pressure, firmly blocking the evil aura of the battlefield ruins from entering.

Countless streaks of light of various colors, like an endless meteor shower, shuttled back and forth inside and outside the majestic city gate. Powerful auras were everywhere among them, and even Nascent Soul cultivators seemed to be commonplace here.

Above the city gate, three enormous ancient characters, seemingly cleaved directly by supreme sword energy, exuded a soaring sword intent and a vast aura, proclaiming its identity...

Tianyuan City!
Standing before the city gate, Su Ning's aura had become even deeper and more restrained, like a divine weapon that had been forged through countless trials, its sharpness concealed in its sheath, yet appearing even more dangerous.

Having experienced countless battles, his eyes were sharp as knives, and his body was faintly surrounded by a chilling aura of menace and majesty.

Through various opportunities and continuous battles along the way, his cultivation level had long been firmly established at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and he had even taken a small step towards the Great Perfection realm.

Ling Yuling, Song Yu, and Ziling have also undergone trials and tribulations, shedding some of their original naivety. Their temperament has become more composed and capable, their eyes are firm, and their cultivation and magical power have become more refined and solid in actual combat.

Feng Xi and Kunpeng completely digested the new power, gathering their immense demonic energy within their bodies. Their eyes flashed with a sharp light as they opened and closed, making them even more unfathomable.

As Su Ning gazed upon this formidable city on the border of the human race, feeling its imposing aura, a smile of anticipation curved his lips.

"Tianyuan City, I've arrived." He muttered to himself, a barely perceptible glint in his eyes. "I wonder how the hidden pieces I laid out a hundred years ago through others have fared?"

...(End of chapter)