"To intervene in the workings of nature, by imperial decree!"
Bai Cang pointed his finger, and the "Primordial Spirit Pill" transformed from the Myriad Manifestations Ancestor instantly transformed into a profound aura, which was then added to the "Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pill".
Ninety-nine illusory Dao principles interwoven with immortal golden nature gradually condensed into the second Heavenly Gang Treasure Restriction under the guidance of "Meditating Creation".
Then came the third, the fourth, the fifth...
In a short while, nine Heavenly Gang-level "Immortal Slaughtering Sword Restrictions" materialized out of thin air within the "Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pill," elevating its rank to the "Peak of the Void Spirit" level.
If outsiders were to see the “convenient and quick” refining speed, they would probably be utterly astonished.
Who refines magical artifacts like that?!
Which family's magic treasures didn't require decades or even hundreds of years of painstaking effort to refine into a single layer of Heavenly Gang Treasure Restriction?
Which magic weapon at the peak of the Void Spirit realm, or even the True Form realm, doesn't take thousands of years to refine?
Some of the treasures passed down by major sects have even undergone refinement by several generations over tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.
Only then can one reach a relatively long distance at the True Form level and refine one or two dozen Heavenly Gang Treasure Restrictions.
The thirty-six Heavenly Gang Treasure Restrictions, all of which are perfected true-form peak magic treasures, are almost all "family heirlooms," and very few cultivators can complete the refining process on their own.
As for spiritual treasures of the Illusion God level and above, apart from those that are naturally formed, those that are refined later are extremely rare.
If refining magical artifacts were as "simple" as Bai Cang's method...
Wouldn't that mean that "the ethereal is no better than a dog, and the real thing is everywhere"?
You're trying to reduce the "value" of this magic weapon, aren't you?
However, even if someone witnessed the entire process of Bai Cang refining the treasure, they probably wouldn't have any idea of "replicating the operation".
After all, the first step in this method of refining treasures is to capture a "Nine Tribulations Dao Lord" alive, otherwise the "Primordial Spirit Dao Principles" will not be complete.
Then, all his achievements, cultivation, and spiritual attainments must be "refined."
In particular, the opponent's primordial spirit and Dao principles should be kept as intact as possible.
These first two steps alone are enough to deter most people.
Most importantly, one must master the supreme supernatural power of "manipulating creation" in order to transform the "Primordial Spirit Dao Principles" into the "Heavenly Gang Treasure Restriction".
Each of these three steps is more difficult than the last; it's practically an incredible feat.
In this light, his "convenient and quick" method of refining can hardly be considered a "shortcut".
However, after refining the nine Heavenly Gang Treasure Restrictions, no matter how Bai Cang refined the profound aura transformed from the "Primordial Spirit Dao Principles", it was all useless.
Within the "Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pill," the tenth Heavenly Gang Treasure Restriction has yet to take shape.
The step from "Peak of the Void Spirit" to "Advancement to True Form" has been a long and difficult one to cross.
"Could it be that this shortcut has some limitations, which is why it cannot advance to the True Form stage?"
Seeing this, Bai Cang was also completely puzzled. "Or rather, what other key point is there that I don't know about, from the peak of the Void Spirit realm to the advancement to the True Form realm?"
Just as he was thinking this, Bai Cang activated the "Heart-Mind Divine Number".
Suddenly, the white light transformed from the "Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pellet" flickered and changed, and amidst the violent trembling, it burst forth with a clear and melodious sword cry.
A vague, yearning spirituality conveyed an inexplicable emotion to him.
"So that's how it is. All that's left is the step of unsealing the sword through the ritual!"
A look of realization flashed in Bai Cang's eyes.
A sword is a weapon of killing; one should not offer one's life as a sacrifice to it.
If one does not kill, the sword will be dull, the nature will be impure, and the spirit will be dull; how then can one take form?
Fortunately, there is no shortage of offerings here!
With this in mind, Bai Cang rolled up his sleeves and put away the last "blood pill".
He grabbed the "Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pill" again, and the space-time before him shifted once more.
Don't be fooled by the fact that he seems to have done a lot of things, such as killing Jue Luo Daojun, annihilating the Xieyue Sanxing Cave, refining and killing the Wanxiang Ancestor, and helping his family to be reunited.
In the process, he also "helped" the Taoist Zhenru, enabling him to engage in a fierce "death battle" with the Five Emperors' Children.
However, for some "spacetimes," it is actually just a fleeting moment in time.
"In the dark and gloomy depths, hibernating insects lie hidden!"
As Bai Cang shifted through time and space, a primordial spirit dharma image immediately broke through the void and attacked him.
This being had a human face and a bird's body, with feathers like armor.
Its upper body resembles a tiger or bear, its lower body a dragon or a roc, and its wings are spread wide, soaring over two snakes.
With a mere flap of its wings, countless yin ghosts transformed into layers of calamities and descended upon it.
"Boom!"
In an instant, boundless yin energy, evil energy, death energy, and killing energy intertwined to form towering clouds, containing billions of fierce souls and demonic spirits that spread throughout the void of heaven and earth, evolving into yin talismans and ghostly scripts.
Blood-red thunder in the sky, the chilling winds of the netherworld, azure flames and scales, golden, malevolent energy...
All sorts of natural disasters and calamities manifested themselves one by one within it, each sweeping across the world.
"So you're from Beiman Mountain. You bunch of rats in the gutter, how dare you even hop around?"
Bai Cang stood tall, seemingly detached from the world, exuding an aura of "unyielding through countless eons and untouched by any law" amidst the surging flow of time.
No matter how many calamities befall him, they can never touch him.
Upon closer inspection, he finally understood why this person was willing to transform into his "external demon" to make things difficult for him.
Beiman Mountain is also a major sect of Xuanmen, but it is an extremely special existence.
There is no distinction between superiors and inferiors among the members of this sect, nor is there a strict lineage of Daoist traditions. The sect's cohesion is almost non-existent, and it is more like a large alliance of rogue cultivators from the Xuanmen sect.
However, no major sect of Xuanmen dared to underestimate them.
This is because the cultivators of Beiman Mountain are all successors of the lineage left behind by the Netherworld God.
It's just that due to various reasons, the lineage of their Taoist traditions has changed, causing them to fall from the ranks of the major Xuanmen sects and have no choice but to gather together in Beiman Mountain for mutual support.
The individual cultivators of Beiman are nothing special, but if they unite, they become an extremely powerful force, even surpassing most of the major Xuanmen sects.
Moreover, since their ancestors all served as deities in the underworld, most of them were proficient in the art of controlling ghosts and skilled in various underworld techniques.
For example, the method of destiny and evolution of this person before us!
However, most of the cultivators in Beiman Mountain are secretive and rarely reveal their identities to outsiders.
That's why it's not well-known and has not been widely recognized.
The reason why the people from Beiman Mountain came to cause trouble for Bai Cang was quite simple.
The answer lies right there in the riddle!
The founders of all the cultivators on Mount Beiman were basically the Netherworld Gods under the command of Grand Lord Cui Jue.
Bai Cang then wreaked havoc in the Netherworld, even slaying more than one of the Netherworld Gods.
No matter how weak the rogue cultivators of Beimang are, there are always some powerful figures who are unwilling to swallow this insult.
In some cases, the Netherworld God might even descend from afar, possessing one of his disciples to cause trouble for Bai Cang.
As expected, no sooner had Bai Cang finished speaking than the primordial spirit dharma image shouted in a stern voice: "I am Xie Bayang of Beiman Mountain, and I do not change my name or surname!"
"If you've got the guts, then go back into the Netherworld and come looking for trouble with me!"
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