Xuanwu War Sovereign

Qin Feng looked up. Above the Spirit Refining Platform, a jade-green Jade Realm had appeared.

This jade-green Jade Realm was the key to controlling the Spirit Refining Platform!

Qin Feng formed a Seal Technique in the air. It was a set from the Ten Thousand Treasures Array Activation Technique. As he performed a series of Hand Techniques, his Innate True Qi transformed, forming one complex and obscure Ancient Seal Rune after another. These runes blasted into the Jade Realm above his head.

Every Array has a unique activation method. Without the specific Array Formation Method, many Profound Arrays cannot be activated.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Array Activation Technique was an activation method Qin Feng had personally created after dedicated research into Arrays. This Hand Technique was like a master key, capable of opening most Profound Arrays.

Layer after layer of radiance was stimulated, and the jade-green Jade Realm erupted with a brilliant light that enveloped the Spirit Refining Platform.

The Spirit Refining Profound Array was officially activated.

However, the Refining Spirit process was not a success!

Qin Feng suddenly realized that the Refining Spirit process was still missing an extremely important step!

"Barbaric Beast Essence!" Beneath the Cyan Dragon Claw, the Stone Man’s mocking gaze was almost tangible as it waited to watch Qin Feng make a fool of himself.

"Kid, don’t think you’re done just because you repaired the Spirit Refining Profound Array. The Barbaric Beast Essences stored by the Lingxu Sect for ten thousand years have already been plundered. If you want to perform a Refining Spirit, you’ll have to find a Barbaric Beast Essence first!"

"And Barbaric Beasts, even the lowest-tier, a First-level Barbarian Beast, are not something a pathetic little ant at the Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven can even touch!" the Stone Man sneered, gloating over Qin Feng’s misfortune.

The youth in the black robe had repeatedly defied its will and treated it with contempt. Now, seeing him thwarted, the Stone Man was overjoyed.

"Kid, think about it. If you agree to my conditions, I will keep my promise and help you find a Barbaric Beast Essence to complete your Refining Spirit!"

The Stone Man continued its temptation. "You should know, the higher the level of the Barbaric Beast was in life, the greater your chance of obtaining a powerful Divine Ability. I know where to find a Beast King Essence. A Beast King is the king of Barbaric Beasts; each one is close to becoming a Divine Beast and possesses incredible Divine Abilities. If you can seize the Divine Ability of a Beast King, the benefits will last you a lifetime!"

On the Spirit Refining Platform, Qin Feng’s expression was grim. ’Barbaric Beast Essence?’ His eyes shifted as he pondered, and soon, they lit up.

’My Mystic Turtle Divine Pill... wasn’t it refined from a Black Tortoise Egg? The egg didn’t just contain its essence, qi, and spirit—it also had a complete Black Tortoise Essence inside!’

Qin Feng suddenly recalled obtaining the Mystic Turtle Divine Pill in the Six Tripods Divine Temple. The Alchemist who refined it had said he’d created it from a Mystic Turtle Divine Egg that he had chanced upon deep within a Spirit Vein.

Qin Feng’s eyes gleamed. ’A Black Tortoise Essence! The Xuanwu is the Northern God, an Innate Divine Beast that rules the oceans, born from an Innate Divine Egg nurtured by heaven and earth. This is far more powerful than any mere Barbaric Beast!’

’If I can seize one of the Innate Divine Abilities from the Innate Divine Beast Xuanwu, I’ll have hit the jackpot!’

Although Qin Feng had already absorbed half of the Mystic Turtle Divine Pill’s power, the majority of its substance remained. Qin Feng suspected that the Mystic Turtle Essence was contained within this remaining half.

’I’ll give it a try!’ Qin Feng resolved. Fortune favors the bold!

Qin Feng immediately opened his mouth and forced out the Mystic Turtle Divine Pill.

A dazzling, cyan-glowing pearl flew out of Qin Feng’s mouth and landed on the Spirit Refining Platform. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"What is that?" The Stone Man’s eyes widened as it stared at the pearl the youth in the black robe had spat out. From the pearl, it sensed an incredibly profound aura of Creation, as well as an extremely familiar presence.

’It’s a Xuanwu! The Northern God of the Four Spirit Beasts, Xuanwu! This is an Elixir refined from a Mystic Turtle Divine Egg!’ The Stone Man’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as it screamed internally.

’How does this kid have something so good? This is a Divine Pill! How could a little ant like him possess such a Treasure!’ The Stone Man’s eyes turned red with jealousy.

’A Divine Pill! A single one can bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh on bones. A Divine Pill contains a trace of a Law. If one could fully comprehend it, it would be an incredible aid to one’s Cultivation.’

’This is a treasure rarely seen in this world!’

The Stone Man was going crazy. It wished it could break the seal right now, kill the youth in the black robe, and snatch the Divine Pill for itself!

Suddenly, the Stone Man came to its senses. ’No, that’s not it. This little ant wants to use the Mystic Turtle Essence within this Mystic Turtle Divine Pill. He wants to smelt the Black Tortoise Essence and seize the Divine Ability of an Innate Divine Beast!’

The Stone Man trembled, its eyes turning green with envy. Seizing the Divine Ability of an Innate Divine Beast... this was a heaven-sent opportunity, something simply unimaginable! In the ten thousand years since the Lingxu Sect’s founding, only its original founder had ever encountered such a fortuitous Creation.

And even then, he had only, by a stroke of luck, seized an Innate Divine Ability from an Acquired Divine Beast.

The Black Tortoise Divine Beast was different. The Xuanwu was one of a handful of Innate True Spirits, ranked alongside the likes of the Five-Colored Peacock, the Golden-Winged Roc, the Five Virtues Phoenix, the Heaven-Burning Vermilion Bird, the Wood Green Dragon, and the Mountain Giant Ape.

"FUCK!" The Stone Man couldn’t bear the jealousy in its heart and began cursing repeatedly.

"I curse you, you little bastard! I hope you end up refining nothing but the Xuanwu’s turtle shell!"

Hearing this, Qin Feng, who was in the middle of performing the Hand Techniques to activate the Jade Realm above, nearly lost control of his True Qi. He shot a vicious glare at the Stone Man, wishing he could mince the loud-mouthed creature with a single sword strike.

As he completed the final Hand Technique, the Jade Realm above his head erupted with a layer of jade light that enveloped him. At the same time, the Spirit Refining Platform seemed to light up.

A vast expanse of jade light burst forth, like a flame pregnant with the Vitality of Creation, wrapping around Qin Feng’s body.

The ugly, centipede-like cracks on the Spirit Refining Platform actually healed completely within the jade light, and a massive vortex appeared beneath it.

What a refreshing feeling!

His body gradually sank into the vortex beneath his feet, disappearing into the jade of the Spirit Refining Platform itself. It was as if he were on a Spirit Platform gestating within the jade, undergoing a Washing Marrow and Peeling Fur transformation, reverting to his Innate state to be reborn.

The feeling was wonderful beyond words. Qin Feng felt as if he had returned to his mother’s womb. Abundant, Innate jade light enveloped him, transforming him into a cocoon.

As he bathed in the jade light, all forty-eight thousand of his pores felt as if they were soaking in a hot spring. At the same time, the Mystic Turtle Divine Pill above his head began to release its own radiance.

Visible to the naked eye, a colossal Black Tortoise Divine Beast burst forth from the Mystic Turtle Divine Pill. It struggled desperately but was held fast by the light erupting from the Spirit Refining Platform.

ROAR! ROAR!

The massive Xuanwu’s phantom let out a great roar that seemed to come from a primordial ocean, causing the Void itself to tremble. But in the end, it was melted by the jade-green flame, gradually transforming into a single drop of jade-like liquid that fell into the cocoon on the Spirit Refining Platform.

Although Qin Feng’s entire body felt wonderful as he underwent his transformation, he was still uneasy. He was truly afraid that the Stone Man’s jinx would come true.

The Xuanwu possessed numerous Talent Divine Abilities, and that included the shell on its back. Qin Feng couldn’t imagine what would happen if he really did end up with the Xuanwu’s turtle shell.

Just as Qin Feng began the Refining Spirit process, a wall in a large courtyard not far from the Refining Spirit Hall suddenly collapsed with a BOOM. It revealed a large hole in the mountainside behind it, and a group of people appeared at the mouth of the newly formed cave.

The leader, dressed in white with black hair, was completely spotless and possessed a perfect balance of movement and stillness. A vermilion mark between his eyebrows shimmered with flowing light. A slight commotion arose, and someone exclaimed in amazement.

"I can’t believe there was a secret passage here leading straight to the Refining Spirit Hall! We took so many detours for nothing!"

"Where is Qin Feng?! Get out here and die!" a sinister youth with a face contorted by jealousy and rage shrieked from behind the leader.