Breaking the Restriction

The dark, black pool water, the dark, black stones.

How to refine these black stones, how to condense the purple flames.

Ji Tian pondered for a moment. Did he have to burn his Primordial Spirit? If he burned it, everything would have to start over. Where would this world find so much Soul Power for him to absorb? The essence within the Black Remnant Bone was almost completely absorbed by him.

Or perhaps there was another method. Ji Tian had actually thought of one, but it also carried risks.

He would gamble, gamble that his Spiritual Power could sustain it.

Ji Tian said, "I want to borrow that Death Spirit."

A lifeless voice echoed in Ji Tian's mind, "How do you know he isn't an illusion?"

Ji Tian said faintly, "I'm just guessing. You probably gave him consciousness while researching this Restriction, right? Repeatedly testing, repeatedly destroying, repeatedly being reborn."

"My Primordial Spirit Fire has already transformed into black, but before its transformation, my Core Elixir produced a purple flame. I vaguely knew it contained immense power. I originally thought it was something I could possess, but later discovered that utilizing it required a price. The first time was burning my primordial Soul Power. This time, I want something to take its place."

The lifeless voice sighed, "This, he is a living being after all. You want to forcibly activate it by burning the Death Spirit's soul as the price."

"What choice do we have? It's your tool anyway. We're all just trying to survive."

The Black Bone Arm berated, "No need to test each other. We don't have much time left. Ji Tian already understands that survival requires any means necessary."

The lifeless voice suddenly became high-pitched, "Haha, a ruthless man is a successful man. It's better for a fellow Daoist to die than for me to die."

A black shadow appeared out of thin air, exclaiming, "What are you doing?!"

Ji Tian didn't even look at him, quickly forming hand seals. A phantom hand grabbed the Death Spirit.

A cold voice said, "I want to help you improve your realm a bit." As he spoke, he injected a stream of primordial Soul Power into the Death Spirit, and like refining a magic treasure, he continuously cast hand seals. These hand seals originated from the Black Bone Arm's memories.

These hand seals were also a form of Restriction, constructed with Spiritual Power and Spiritual Sense.

The Death Spirit roared in agony, the Soul Flame within it rapidly changing. The green deepened quickly, turning blue. Boundless Yin Energy was forcibly injected into the Death Spirit by Ji Tian.

Ji Tian wasn't using Spiritual Power to construct an inner elixir for the Death Spirit, but rather using the Yin Energy to build an inner elixir shell for it.

Black Yin Energy gathered, constantly compressed by a peculiar Restriction, forming a thin black shell. As more Yin Energy poured in, it formed something like a black hole. The black Core Elixir continuously devoured the Yin Energy.

As the devouring intensified, the black Core Elixir became even darker, with a strange glimmer.

The black Core Elixir swallowed the entire Death Spirit, along with the Soul Flame that had turned purple. This purple was merely ordinary purple, lacking the power of heaven and earth.

Ji Tian then used Spiritual Power to forcibly engrave the innate marks of heaven and earth, imprinted in his own Primordial Spirit, onto the black Core Elixir.

The marks of heaven and earth communicated with the purple Soul Flame within the Core Elixir and began to continuously devour it.

Ji Tian was not at ease now either. He had to continuously inject his own Soul Power to maintain the Soul Flame in the black Core Elixir, preventing it from extinguishing. Engraving these marks of heaven and earth also consumed a great deal of his Spiritual Power, but the Spiritual Power he could draw from this space was too little.

This was, after all, a sealed space.

The marks of heaven and earth seemed to continuously devour the Death Spirit's Soul Flame, causing them to become tinged with purple.

The color of the marks of heaven and earth gradually developed towards purple, but the speed at which they drew Spiritual Power from Ji Tian's body also accelerated. Ji Tian could barely maintain this balance.

Ji Tian felt his Primordial Spirit withering. Why was it so difficult? It would have been simpler to burn his Primordial Spirit. He roared, "Let some of the pool water in, especially those fish. I'll try to absorb their energy."

"Impossible. Most of that is Restriction power. If you absorb it, you might be refined by this Restriction power and become a Restriction spirit."

"I don't care anymore, I need Spiritual Power."

Ji Tian truly didn't care anymore and began to gulp down the pool water. In reality, the entire pool was a Restriction. The Restriction had merged with the pool water, and every drop contained the Restriction.

However, the Restriction also contained Spiritual Power. Without Spiritual Power, it couldn't operate. It might be the caster's Spiritual Power, or it might be Spiritual Power drawn from the heavens and earth.

They were definitely a form of Spiritual Power.

The Restriction in this pool water was formed by the suppressing power of Pangu's blood, containing immense Spiritual Power, all for the purpose of suppressing the so-called Demon Bone.

The Restriction power within the pool water was continuously devoured by Ji Tian. At the same time, the Restriction power that opposed the Black Remnant Bone continuously weakened, thus buying Ji Tian and the others a little more time.

Purple Fire, a trace of purple flame was produced.

A wisp of purple flame erupted from the surface of the Core Elixir, and it continuously increased. Ji Tian exhaled a mouthful of black Primordial Spirit Fire as nourishment for this wisp of purple fire, and he continued to engrave more marks of heaven and earth on the Core Elixir.

The black stones could not withstand the forging of the purple flames. The stone material on their surface was rapidly forged and dissolved.

They turned into black gas and drifted out. They were Yin Energy and Death Energy.

As the surrounding black stones decreased, a powerful force emanated from the stones – it was vitality.

It was the vitality contained within Great God Pangu's blood.

Drawn by this vitality, the Restriction power suddenly strengthened considerably, increasing the pressure on the Black Remnant Bone. The Restriction power within Ji Tian's body, which could have been gradually refined, now became unrefinable.

It began to transform into sealing and restraining power within his body, sealing the Spiritual Power in his Primordial Spirit.

At this moment, a phantom finger pointed towards Ji Tian's brow, and a vast amount of Soul Power surged over.

"Quickly refine it, we're running out of time!"

With a "crack," the stone shattered in the purple flames, and a white light fled into the pool.

Ji Tian watched the white light slip past him, but he was powerless. He was already bound by a powerful force, not only the restraining force from the pool water, but also a finger hovering in his Sea of Consciousness, as if ready to press down at any moment.

The black Core Elixir, enveloped by the purple fire, chased after the white light. Phantom hands formed from Death Energy entangled the white light and quickly wrapped around it.

"Haha, as long as I devour this wisp of bone marrow, I can break free. I'll leave this dark and sunless place for you to enjoy."

The Black Remnant Bone roared, "You... you..."

Ji Tian said calmly, "I understand. The Restriction in this pool, it seems you've figured out some of it. Many scenes were actually created by you. This explains why the Flying Demonic Tiger obtained that withered bamboo. You've been controlling everything. You want to find someone who can help you refine the Black Stone."

"Haha, you know too late."

"Perhaps not too late. Do you really think you've completely controlled that black Core Elixir?"

"Why wouldn't I? All the death energy gathered in this pool contains my consciousness. This Black Core Elixir isn't under my control? It's perfect for forging a puppet for me. My Demonic Dragon can be improved further. It's the foundation that was recognized by the Heavenly Dao."

Ji Tian said, "Sometimes, being too confident isn't a good thing. Overconfident people often think they've grasped everything, yet they tend to overlook problems around them. How much do you truly understand about this Death Spirit?"

"Haha, you think it would betray me? What a joke. I created it, and I can destroy it."

"It's precisely because you've destroyed it too many times that it desires freedom."

"Impossible. Its memories are long gone. Besides, can it escape my soul imprint's control?"

Ji Tian sneered, "What if I help it erase it? Don't forget, I possess a powerful soul just like yours. Our souls are from a powerful deity."

At this moment, the black Core Elixir suddenly exploded, and boundless death energy scattered. There was no Death Spirit, nor that white light.

"Fooled! Even if it could betray me, as long as we're in this pool, I can seal all of you. I'll absorb you bit by bit. Haha, I'm still the winner."

"Then let's try and see who the winner is."

Ji Tian suddenly stood up. His Primordial Spirit body made a gesture, and the Black Bone Arm, which had been resisting the Restriction, flew back.

"Kid, how did you do that? Not bad. I underestimated you."

Ji Tian coldly laughed, "I am willing to become the Restriction Spirit. I compromised with the Restriction within my body. Those few fish only have instinct. As long as you don't leave this sealed area, they won't mobilize the entire Restriction's power to strengthen the seal. But I will."

"Heaven and Earth Seal!" Most of the pool water immediately churned, forming a giant vortex. The water was shrinking, but boundless pressure was generated. This was the power of heaven and earth being drawn by the seal.

"Oh, right. I forgot to tell you that I cannot refine the Black Stone." The Black Stone floated in the pool as it was.

"You... you..."

A giant finger formed from the pool water, with even its fingerprints clearly visible, pointed towards the churning water.

"Splash!" The two streams of water collided. An invisible ripple spread outwards, shattering the surrounding rocks and stones. The deep pool directly doubled in size.

Boundless pool water fell from mid-air, like a waterfall hanging on the horizon.

The light formed by many Restrictions dissipated.

"Kid, I was almost fooled by you. You haven't truly controlled the Restriction of this pool, you've only gained a method of operation. Did that damned Death Spirit tell you? I didn't expect this."

"Restriction Spirit—Devour!" Four small silver-white fish, connected head to tail, imprinted the entire pool controlled by Ji Tian with silver-white light.

The pool water formed a giant wave, charging towards the finger, overwhelming it.