Translator: CinderTL
"Void Refining! Void Refining! He did it! Heavenly Monarch Li actually did it!"
"Who would have thought we'd witness the birth of a Void Refining cultivator today! And such an effortless breakthrough! Achieving Void Refining in just a dozen breaths—this speed will be etched into history!"
"I was wrong! I actually doubted Heavenly Monarch Li's chances of reaching Void Refining! Who is he!? First on the Star Brilliance List! First on the Star Brilliance First Rank! First on the Cosmic Light List! Triple First-Rank Achievement! With such talent, foundation, and strength, if he doesn't become Void Refining, who will!?"
Unlike Zhuo Guang, whose mind had regressed due to intense envy, the others...
were equally stunned and disbelieving at the scene of near-instantaneous Void Refining.
However, Li Chunjun's previous astonishing displays had prepared them mentally.
Though they initially considered his decision to immediately cultivate Void Refining after his tribulation reckless, once he truly entered the Void Refinement Realm, their initial shock quickly gave way to acceptance.
For a moment, the Divine Senses of the many True Monarchs in the arena converged, filled with excitement and profound emotions. Witnessing Li Chunjun's rapid breakthrough to Void Refining firsthand would undoubtedly become a treasured topic of conversation for them in the years to come.
Princess Qingxi was among them.
"It's a pity Heavenly Monarch Li has already reached Void Refining. Recruiting him into the Celestial Qin Dynasty now will require a different approach."
This "different approach" no longer meant recruitment. It leaned more toward cooperation.
A Void Refining cultivator held a position of paramount importance within any major power. To take on an official role, they would invariably be placed in a crucial position. Even someone with a modest background could become a feudal lord of a Realm Region, governing countless Lesser Chiliocosms and commanding billions upon billions of cultivators. The extent of their power would surpass the comprehension of ordinary cultivators.
If such an individual were to join the Celestial Qin Dynasty, they would at least be granted the title of Marquis, and one with a fief at that. Considering Li Chunjun's potential... conferring the title of Duke, or even arranging a marriage with an Imperial Princess to tie him to the imperial family's chariot, wouldn't be unheard of.
As she pondered this, the princess immediately instructed her Primordial Spirit: "Report this matter to my father, and prepare another lavish gift. I must congratulate Heavenly Monarch Li."
She wasn't the only one issuing such orders; others were doing the same.
Previously, Li Chunjun had been the top-ranked cultivator in the Three Lists, a Refining Void Seed!
But a Refining Void Seed was one thing; a true Void Refining cultivator was another matter entirely.
A genius who failed to realize their potential, no matter how gifted, remained just that—a genius.
Even if Li Chunjun had possessed the potential to reach Void Refining, or even Dharma Aspect, Sagehood, a Void Refining cultivator who broke the rules could still be killed.
Without any backing, such a Void Refining cultivator might not even face retribution beyond being sent to a more dangerous battlefield.
But now, things were different.
Li Chunjun had become a Void Refining cultivator!
He had truly entered the ranks of the strong in the Profound Yellow Great World.
To treat such a powerhouse with the same attitude as before would be foolish.
Outside Cloud Surge Mountain, Cultivators buzzed with activity, frantically sending messages to their respective major powers to announce Li Chunjun's breakthrough to Void Refining.
Inside the mountain range, Zuo Cheng and other discerning Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, who had anticipated this moment but hadn't expected it to arrive so soon, were overwhelmed with excitement.
"Void Refining! Void Refining! It's Void Refining! Heavenly Monarch Li has reached Void Refining!"
"Congratulations to Heavenly Monarch Li on ascending to the Void Refinement Realm! May he traverse the Star Sea and achieve eternal life!"
"As we have the honor of following a Human Void Refining, our decision to serve Swordmaster Li was the wisest of our lives!"
Various uncontrollable emotions surged from the Primordial Spirit and Fifth-Tier Cultivators below.
The Wood Spirit Clan, Jade Hill Clan, and other vulnerable Foreign Races gazed at Li Chunjun with eyes that saw him as nothing less than a god.
No!
He was a god!
Whether from the Divine Race or countless smaller clans, Void Refining represented a True God-level existence—an omnipotent being.
Some Foreign Races even revered Void Refining as their primordial ancestor, taking pride in their clan's descent from such a magnificent Void Refining!
At that moment, Cloud Surge Mountain erupted into a sea of cheers.
And Li Chunjun...
Quietly sensed the changes within himself.
After reaching the Void Refining stage, not only did all forms of power—Qi, Sword Qi, Qi and Blood—unify, serving the Law of Power, but Divine Sense, Divine Sense, and Mind Power also merged into the purest form of mental power.
Once unified into mental power, the strength of Divine Sense and Divine Sense would drive the advancement of the Mind Realm.
Conversely, the Mind Realm's progress would also stimulate the growth of both Divine Sense and Divine Sense.
The two complemented each other, inseparable and mutually reinforcing.
For Li Chunjun, the Divine Sense foundation he possessed at Life Level 36 once again spurred the growth of his Mind Realm.
This growth gave him a premonition: even without returning to the Land of Buried Demons to refine his Heart Demon, his Mind Realm would naturally advance to the Fifth Layer in as little as a decade or as long as several decades.
In the Void Refinement Realm, many cultivation practices often required time units measured in millennia or even tens of thousands of years.
For the Mind Realm, even advancing a single layer in tens of thousands of years would be considered a remarkable achievement, let alone progressing to the Fifth Layer in just a few decades.
To think he could reach the Fifth Layer of the Mind Realm in a mere decade or two...
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he had pushed his progress to 99% and was already standing on the precipice of a breakthrough.
"Not only have Divine Sense, Divine Sense, and Mind Power been completely integrated into mental power, but all the other forms of Essence Qi, Sword Qi, Divine Power, Monster Power, and Demonic Power within me have also unified into another form: the Law of Power..."
Li Chunjun sensed his own being.
His expression was slightly dazed.
The power of the Laws is known as Qi.
Yet the Human Race has always referred to their mastery of this power as Qi...
This alone reveals the Human Race's domineering nature!
"Truly worthy of being the Cosmic Supreme Race! They've forced all other races and systems to adopt the Human Race's standard for terminology! This is the ultimate unification of writing and standardization of practices!"
Li Chunjun couldn't help but admire them.
Cultivators are often praised for their vast Mystical Powers and boundless Qi.
Spirit Refining cultivates Mystical Powers, hence the term "vast Mystical Powers."
"Boundless Qi" refers to the endless capacity of the Heart-Mind to control, contain, and utilize the power of the Laws—limitless, like the myriad things of the world and the vast Cosmic Void.
"In the Void Refining stage, we call Qi 'Qi' and the understanding of the Laws and the amount of Law power the Heart-Mind can bear 'Dao cultivation'—a measure of how far one has progressed on the path of comprehending the Great Dao!"
Li Chunjun's mind flashed through the unified standards of the Void Refining stage: "Whether it's Qi or Dao cultivation, we can simply call it Millennial Magic Power or Ten-Thousand-Year Magic Power. More elegantly, we might say 'Ten Lifetimes of Cultivation,' 'One Origin Count,' or 'Primordial Epoch Magic Power.'"
The maximum Qi capacity at the Great Void Refining Realm is one Primordial Cycle of Qi, equivalent to 129,600 years.
The higher one's comprehension of the Laws, the faster their Qi accumulates.
If one could fully comprehend a Law...
For instance, if one were to master all 10,800 Law Mysteries of the Void Law, then a year of cultivation would yield a year's worth of Qi.
However, for someone like Li Chunjun, who had only grasped 1,281 Law Mysteries, it would take a decade or even eight years of arduous cultivation to gain a single year's worth of Qi.
Dao cultivation, separate from the Laws, is determined by multiplying the Law Mysteries by one's Mind Realm.
Li Chunjun's Mind Realm was at the Fourth Layer. Multiplying this by his Law Mysteries yielded 5,100 years of Dao cultivation.
Of course, his Mind Realm was actually nearing the Fifth Layer, so he should be considered to have over 6,000 years of Dao cultivation.
Qi, Dao cultivation, enemy-slaying divine abilities, Mystic Treasures, and Lifebound Flying Swords constitute the complete criteria for assessing a Cultivator's strength at the Void Refining stage.
And of course, the ultimate divine ability, Mystic Treasure, and Lifebound Flying Sword is the Dharma Aspect!
It can be said that the accumulation of Qi, the comprehension of Dao cultivation, including the cultivation of divine abilities and the forging of Mystic Treasures and Lifebound Flying Swords, are all preparations for the Cultivator's ultimate offensive form—the Dharma Aspect!
The Dharma Aspect is the foundation of everything!
In the Void Refining Realm, Qi and Dao cultivation can be weak, but the Dharma Aspect cannot. If it's weak, it's truly weak.
Of course, without sufficient Qi and Dao cultivation, one cannot cultivate a powerful Dharma Aspect.
Unless one invests an astronomical amount of cultivation resources, forcing the Dharma Aspect into existence through external means.
"Qi plus Dao cultivation, multiplied by the Dharma Aspect coefficient—that's the true combat power in the Void Refining Realm!"
Li Chunjun collected his thoughts and circulated the Essence Qi within his body. "After completing the First Step of Refining Void—integrating Divine Sense, Divine Sense, and Mind Power—the next step is to use the Law Power carried by the mind to transform all the energy foundation within the body into Qi..."
Because his own mental power was already sufficiently strong, this transformation process was not slow.
It would take him three to five months to complete.
Finally...
He would likely cultivate six to seven thousand years of Qi.
"Six thousand years of Dao cultivation, six to seven thousand years of Qi... not bad. With ten thousand years of Dao cultivation and ten thousand years of Qi, I can start crafting my Dharma Aspect... In other words, ten thousand years of Dao cultivation and ten thousand years of Qi represent the limit of the First Step of Refining Void..."
Li Chunjun mused inwardly.
Of course, he knew this was only the limit for ordinary Void Refining cultivators.
A Dharma Aspect forged to this level wouldn't be very powerful.
In the future, it would just be waiting to be challenged by stronger Void Refining cultivators who surpassed its level.
Li Chunjun didn't know about other Dharma Aspects, but his Void Storm Dharma Aspect required him to comprehend 4,511 Law Mysteries of the Void Law, 3,600 Law Mysteries of the Destruction Dao, and ideally reach the Fifth Layer of the Mind Realm.
"Over 20,000 years of Dao cultivation and Qi," Li Chunjun realized.
This requirement wasn't difficult to achieve.
His foundation was profound; his Essence Qi strength theoretically equaled 60,000 years of Qi, but its conversion efficiency was too poor.
Once he refined a hundred Void Dao Pills and Destruction Dao Pills to purify his Essence Qi, reaching 20,000 years of Qi wouldn't be a problem.
After all, cultivating Qi was fundamentally a matter of time.
As long as one grasped the Law Mysteries, even a pig could cultivate a Primordial Cycle of Qi.
Moreover, the materials used to forge his Scarlet Sky Sword were extremely precious.
When he used the Scarlet Sky Sword as the core of his Void Storm Dharma Aspect, it would significantly reduce the requirements for Dao cultivation and Qi.
Lost in thought, Li Chunjun vanished in a flash, reappearing on Cloud Surge Mountain.
The moment he appeared, Zuo Cheng and his followers rushed forward with fervent expressions. "Sword Master..."
"Prepare to launch the Golden Crow Battleship! We're heading to the Land of Buried Demons!"
(End of the Chapter)
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