Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 637 Just a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

But for him right now, it's just right.

He did not choose to integrate himself into the group.

Once the gods of this realm completely merge with their divine status, they become enslaved by the Heavenly Dao, which is a taboo for cultivators.

We are all people who pursue unbridled freedom, so how could we be controlled by others?

Especially the way of heaven.

Cultivators defy the heavens and act against the very laws of nature.

After a moment of contemplation, he finally sat cross-legged on the ice cliff and once again activated the "Mysterious Capital Eight Scenes Refining Heaven and Creating Cloud Book".

Eight-colored clouds rose and surged from his palm; the fiery clouds scorched the remaining imprint of divine will; the watery clouds cleansed away the impurities of faith; and the yin-yang spiritual soil reshaped his foundation...

After nearly twenty days of continuous refining, the divine essence gradually lost its ferocity and finally condensed into a pure blue crystal containing liquid lightning.

Xu Yunfan stared at the rhombus-shaped Thunder Godhead that had been separated from Tatus in his palm, with blue and white lightning arcs flickering restlessly on its surface.

At this moment, he flipped his palm and took out a piece of Nine-Aperture Spirit-Nourishing Jade obtained from the ruins of the Heavenly Realm, along with a large amount of precious materials.

The eight scenic clouds rise again, the fire of Li forges the form, the water of Kan cleanses the impurities, and the thunder of Zhen shapes the veins...

Amidst the intertwining clouds, a simple, ancient three-legged cauldron slowly took shape.

Thunder patterns are faintly visible on the body of the cauldron, and it contains a strange space.

This cauldron can gather the mixed incense and vows of believers, using the power of thunder to dispel evil as fire and the clouds of creation as a furnace, repeatedly refining and purifying it, transforming the torrent of faith into pure divine power, and then condensing it into immortal golden nature.

"Then I will call you the Divine Firmament Refining Cauldron."

Xu Yunfan lightly touched the body of the cauldron with his fingertip, and the thunder patterns shone faintly.

With his current skill in crafting, he could produce as many low-grade magical artifacts as he wanted, as long as the design was well-thought-out.

The barbarians of the Frostskull tribe below still prostrate themselves before the altar, completely unaware that deep within the thunderclouds above, the thunder god they had worshipped for generations had been replaced.

Priest Barutu presided over the blood sacrifice ritual, sensing that the divine pressure remained unchanged, yet he failed to detect the newly added aura of order deep within his divinity.

The true god Tatus only knew how to demand blood and food, and had no patience to guide the barbarians to build cities and cultivate the frozen land.

Xu Yunfan looked at the phantom of Zhang Ziyang beside him and handed over the small cauldron: "Does the sect leader need this to purify his willpower?"

Zhang Ziyang touched the silver star mark between his eyebrows and shook his head, saying, "In this world, the incense and prayers of believers are also the source of refining divinity and strengthening divine power. Purification would only distort its true nature; I need to immerse myself in it to comprehend its mysteries."

His gaze swept over the expanding barbarian cities on the icy plains.

"The more believers there are, the stronger their willpower will be, and that is the right path of the divine way. I will have my own way to break free from the control of the divine way."

Xu Yunfan stopped insisting and completely refined the Thunder Godhead into his own possession.

The moment the divine essence merged, the faint sense of rejection and hostility that permeated the world melted away like ice and snow, leaving the body and mind feeling refreshed.

Attila finally considered him one of their own.

They issued him a green card.

Zhang Ziyang said at the right moment, "In that case, my position as a divine explorer will be affiliated with your Thunder God System."

A divine light flashed, and an invisible thread of faith extended from the silver star between his brows, disappearing into the divine mark within Xu Yunfan's body.

This is a covenant of divine dependence.

Those who follow a deity can enjoy the protection of the main deity, and the main deity can also extract a portion of the deity's power.

Xu Yunfan had no objection; the two of them were originally of the same ilk.

Xu Yunfan felt the smooth flow of spiritual energy gathering from heaven and earth, and his divine sense resonated with the network of laws of the frigid Northern Plains.

He looked at the Divine Firmament Refining Cauldron, where the milky white flames of vow power within were slowly burning his divine essence.

This three-legged cauldron was his key tool for manipulating the rules of Heaven and stealing immortal resources.

Xu Yunfan flipped his hand to put away the divine spark and casually tried out a few divine pronouncements.

After resting for a few days, Zhang Ziyang turned his gaze to Frostlight City, which was protected by divine power below. He said, "That Winter God, Lockman, has probably already noticed."

"No problem, this mark is a good opportunity to meet this Lord of Winter. Is the donation channel going smoothly?"

Since Tatus is a mid-level god, his realm is comparable to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, by analogy, a high-ranking god is most likely in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

As a cultivator who has reached the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment and is invincible among his peers, why would he be afraid of his opponent?

Zhang Ziyang closed his eyes and sensed for a moment.

"The faith threads of the 170,000 barbarians in Frostthunder City have all been transferred to the divine essence you refined. The morning prayers presided over by the priests have just ended, and the resulting power of their vows is being purified through the 'Divine Firmament Refining Cauldron' that you refined in advance, with an efficiency 30% higher than when Tatus was in power."

However, the high priest named Barutu seemed somewhat puzzled by the farming regulations that had been suddenly added to yesterday's oracle.

A slight smile played on his lips.

“Tatus never cared what crops mortals grew.”

"It doesn't matter."

Xu Yunfan didn't care at all.

"The summoning of the higher gods is the most urgent matter. Have the three strands of immortal golden nature been completely refined?"

He sensed that Zhang Ziyang's aura was more refined and restrained than it had been a few days ago.

"Thanks to you, the weak divine banner spirit within the Star Spirit Banner worked together to refine the power of wishes, resulting in a significant increase in the purity of the divine power extracted."

Zhang Ziyang nodded, "Now that my divine foundation is stable and I am affiliated with your Thunder God system, as long as I do not leave the Northern Plains, I can still exert 70% of my investigative authority."

Three days later, a biting wind carrying shards of ice crystals swept across the sky above Frost Thunder City.

The will contained in the wind was cold and majestic, directly imprinted into the core of the Thunder Godhead that Xu Yunfan had refined.

"Thunder God Tatus, come at once!"

The command is brief and leaves no room for argument.

Xu Yunfan and Zhang Ziyang exchanged a glance, and the space around them slightly distorted.

Zhang Ziyang's figure blurred, transforming into a silver stream of light that entered Xu Yunfan's brow. His probing divine mark attached itself to the Thunder Divine Spark, like a satellite.

Xu Yunfan then activated the power of the Thunder God, and fine blue and white lightning patterns appeared on his body. His aura was no different from that of Tatus, only more restrained and profound.

He took a step forward, his figure merging into the howling north wind, and following the guidance of the divine imprint, sped towards the far north.

The vast ice plains rushed past beneath his feet, and the chill contained in the gale was enough to freeze fine steel, but it was easily dispelled by the lightning patterns on Xu Yunfan's body.

The further north you go, the more active the ice-attribute energy becomes, until a majestic glacial mountain range comes into view.

In the center of the mountain range, a colossal palace, entirely sculpted from millennia-old ice, floats amidst the blizzard. This is the eternally frozen royal court, the divine kingdom of Lockman, the god of winter and a high-ranking deity in the nature pantheon.

Before the palace gates, two towering frost giants, each ten feet tall, slowly opened their deep blue eyes, their chilling gazes sweeping over Xu Yunfan.

A staircase of ice crystals extended down from the palace gate and landed in front of Xu Yunfan.

On both sides of the stairs, ice elemental spirits of various shapes floated silently, emanating a pressure equivalent to the late stage of Qi Refining.

Xu Yunfan remained calm as he climbed the steps.

The moment you step through the palace gates, it's as if you've passed through an invisible curtain of cold water, and the howling wind and snow outside instantly disappear.

Before me lay a vast, chillingly empty ice dome, its ceiling adorned with countless icicles that reflected a cold, eerie blue light.

At the far end of the hall, on a throne entirely constructed of deep blue ice, sat a figure shrouded in a hazy icy mist.

His mere existence caused the surrounding space to freeze slightly, to become still.

This is the supreme ruler of the Northern Plains natural pantheon, the god of winter, Lockman.

(End of this chapter)