Soul Cultivation Technique, Heavenly Realm

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The refined man unleashed his Dou Qi at the stone door. It trembled repeatedly before bursting open with a thunderous crash.

The moment the stone door opened, a soaring fragrance of flowers wafted out. Xiao Xuan and the others looked as though they had seen the most delicious feast imaginable.

"Wanling Ganoderma, Fire Kei Fruit..."

Several precious medicinal ingredients rarely seen in the outside world appeared before them. To a high-level alchemist, nothing was more exciting than rare herbs. Even a high-level alchemist could not cook without rice.

Then they looked at the drops of crimson blood slowly circling above the skeletal hand. He could sense an unprecedented pressure from them!

"This is as far as I can take you. I hope you three little fellows have good luck.

"As for the inheritance, those light orbs are it.

"Oh, and I am the Yin Yang Saint!"

After saying this, the refined man shattered like glass, completely turning into tiny light orbs that vanished from this world.

"What? The Yin Yang Saint? The peak expert of the continent from several thousand years ago?"

The Yin Yang Saint had been a Nine-Star Peak Dou Saint renowned throughout the Central Plains thousands of years ago.

Xiao Xuan had read of him in his clan's ancient records and had also heard Ancestor Xiao Tian mention him.

Tang Xiao said, "Either we divide those Dou Techniques equally, or each of us makes a complete copy.

"As for the medicinal ingredients, I do not want any. Let us divide this essence blood and refine it to turn it into our own strength. What do you think?"

Dan Chengzi glanced at Xiao Xuan, and the two nodded.

They each took out jade bottles and divided the essence blood into three portions. After splitting the medicinal ingredients and Dou Techniques, they immediately began secluded cultivation on the spot to refine the essence blood.

Tang Xiao had said he did not want any medicinal ingredients, but Xiao Xuan and Dan Chengzi still divided out a share for him.

Time passed slowly. A day later, the three had each refined the vast energy within the essence blood.

Both Tang Xiao and Dan Chengzi entered the level of a one-star Dou Zun.

Even Xiao Xuan successfully reached the level of an eight-star Dou Zun, his foundation stable and solid.

The three were clearly very satisfied with their gains.

Dan Chengzi said, "Brothers, the alchemists of the Central Plains are scattered and disorganized.

"So, a year from now, I plan to establish my own faction, called the Dan Tower.

"I believe that the Dan Tower will one day become the sacred land in the hearts of all alchemists across Tianxia.

"I hope you two brothers will honor me with your presence then."

Hearing this, Tang Xiao thought for a moment, as if he had made a decision.

"You actually have such ambition?

"Then I will definitely go have some fun when the time comes.

"Oh, I have decided as well. Once I become a Saint, I will establish a faction of my own.

"Brother Xiao, why not establish one too? Then we can compete and see whose faction among the three of us becomes stronger."

Xiao Xuan finally understood. Perhaps because their talents were too exceptional, both of them had very few peers in the Central Plains.

Yet the two happened to be evenly matched. They truly admired each other.

Neither was willing to fall behind, nor did they want to be completely surpassed by the other.

Such healthy competition would instead help them cut through every obstacle on their path.

"When you two elder brothers establish your factions, the news will surely spread throughout the Central Plains. I certainly will not be absent.

"As for me, to be honest, this little brother comes from a family whose strength is barely passable.

"So, I have no plans to establish a faction for now.

"When I do have such a plan, I will certainly inform you two elder brothers."

The three left the great hall. Relying on their formidable strength, they vanished without a trace after a few flickers.

However, Xiao Xuan did not go far. Instead, he chose a hidden cave in the Wilderness, entered it, and began secluded cultivation to sort through the gains from this expedition.

He had long dreamed of obtaining a soul cultivation technique, yet he had never expected to acquire one during this exploration.

As for how he obtained it? He had gained it from the essence blood while refining it: the Earth Tier high-grade Nine Revolutions Soul Forging Technique. According to the technique's description, every three revolutions formed one realm.

Perhaps those two fellows had also obtained other inheritances. If they had, they surely held the same suspicions about him, but none of them voiced it.

As for the other cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques, he had taken a look. There were quite a few of the Earth Tier, while there was only one Heaven Tier Dou Technique: the mid-grade Heaven Tier Yin Yang Divine Palm.

It had only five palm strikes: Yin Yang Void Breaker, Yin Yang Return to Ruins, Yin Yang Annihilation, Yin Yang Reversal, and Yin Yang Convergence!

Now, he possessed the Nine Revolutions Soul Forging Technique as a soul cultivation technique, while the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon was a method of both soul and sound-based attacks.

Feeling that his soul realm was about to break through, Xiao Xuan immediately began cultivating the Nine Revolutions Soul Forging Technique.

Three revolutions formed one realm. In merely an hour, he cultivated this technique to the peak of the sixth revolution.

His empty, lucid Soul Origin, dreamlike in its clarity, wrapped around Xiao Xuan's primordial spirit. Seemingly endless Soul Origin flowed into it like water.

Xiao Xuan felt as though he were enveloped in a warm current, relaxed from the depths of his heart. As the Soul Origin circulated according to the technique, it continuously pushed his primordial spirit forward.

Beneath the silent starry expanse, starlight spilled from the heavens and was drawn into the hidden cave. Great waves surged within the Flame Sea, while Xiao Xuan between heaven and earth emitted a faint, hazy glow.

He felt his soul drifting through a warm ocean, sensing its growing strength every moment.

At this moment, time seemed stretched infinitely. Xiao Xuan did not know how long had passed, only that long, long ago, his soul had already reached the final critical moment before breaking through to the Heavenly Realm.

After twenty years of tempering his soul with Heavenly Flames day after day, the barrier of the Heavenly Realm did not obstruct him for long.

Soul Domain—this was an ability possessed only by Heavenly Realm souls!

Every corner was filled with soul power. Every strand of starlight and every wisp of flame was controlled by Xiao Xuan through his soul power.

A sound like crystalline layers shattering rang out. In that instant, Xiao Xuan truly awakened. His soul erupted, tearing through the crystalline layer and throwing the surrounding space into utter chaos. The Void trembled, ripples appearing one after another as though the world were ending.

Outside, the clear sky, completely free of clouds for ten thousand miles, suddenly rippled with layer upon layer of distortions, as though space itself were about to shatter.

He had finally broken through. Xiao Xuan had finally entered the Heavenly Realm of the soul.

However, he did not leave seclusion. Instead, he continued cultivating. The future was ever-changing, and he still needed to raise his strength as quickly as possible.

As his palm casually slid and struck, the surrounding space immediately underwent endless changes.

The Void shattered like a mirror beneath the movement of his palm. Then the broken space seemed to fall into complete annihilation and vanish without a trace. After that, everything seemed to reverse: the vanished space gradually reappeared, fragments emerged, the fragments reassembled, and finally, it even showed signs of returning to its original, unbroken state.

The Yin Yang Divine Palm was ultimately still a Dou Zun technique. He had only finished cultivating the first three palm strikes.

Although he could execute the fourth palm strike, its power was insufficient. As for the fifth, he simply could not continue cultivating it.

The reserve of Dou Qi within his body was far from enough.