The Solar System had eight planets. After refining Mars and tempering the Great Dao Divine Rune, Su Jie returned to Mercury and repeated the process he had used on Mars.
Then came Venus, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Aside from Mercury and Venus, the other three planets were enormous. However, because they were gas giants, their internal structures consisted of outer atmospheres, liquid metallic hydrogen layers, and so on. They lacked clearly defined solid surfaces, making the conditions for life to emerge rather harsh.
Thus, refining these gas giants brought Su Jie little Heavenly Dao fortune. However, counting his gains from Venus and Mercury, the Great Dao Divine Runes gathered on Su Jie's Chaos Dharma Aspect now covered more than fifty percent of its surface, reaching the minimum requirement for transforming into a True Spirit.
If it had been anyone else, they might have chosen to complete the transformation at this point. After all, once one achieved a True Spirit and fused with the Great Dao River, one could become a Dao Crossing cultivator—the highest pursuit dreamed of by countless cultivators, standing at the pinnacle of the world.
But Su Jie had no intention of doing that. He wanted more than merely advancing to become a Dao Crossing cultivator. Even if he advanced, he would become the strongest among Dao Crossing cultivators.
Fortunately, the Immortal blood in his hands was Su Jie's greatest capital and source of confidence.
Refining Mars, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune had consumed fewer than ten drops of Immortal blood. To Su Jie, that expenditure was nothing worth mentioning.
Su Jie did not stop refining planets. After refining those few planets, he arrived at the final planet in the Solar System and began his work of refinement.
In the outer space surrounding Jupiter, Su Jie stood