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Chapter 289: Another Breakthrough! Refining the Spirit and Returning to the Void! (Subscribe)
"I feel the breath of 'Nine Skies'."

A disembodied voice came from the darkness.

Immediately following this voice, a slightly rough voice sounded, with a hint of coldness in the tone:
"Where is he? After a thousand years, has the old thief Lin Xuansu finally been unable to hide?"

"It couldn't be Lin Xuansu. I personally ended his life in the battle that year. It couldn't be him."

An indifferent female voice sounded, with a calm tone.

“Even if it wasn’t Lin Xuansu, it must be Lin Xuansu’s backup!”

The rough voice said with a hint of impatience.

"Maybe."

The female voice said indifferently.

"'Taiguang', you haven't told me which world that old thief Lin Xuansu is in."

The rough voice said impatiently.

"I can't feel it anymore. The aura of 'Jiuxiao' just now only lasted for a while. It seems that Lin Xuansu's seal has sealed it very well."

The disembodied voice was heard again.

The rough voice asked again, somewhat unwillingly: "Where is the location? You should know the exact location, right?"

"Southeast."

Hearing the disembodied voice say this, a rough voice sounded quite disappointed:

"There are at least hundreds of worlds in the southeast direction. How can we find this one?"

The other two voices were silent for a while, and suddenly, a female voice suddenly sounded:
"Could it be possible that it is related to the Heavenly Dao Attention just now? As soon as the Heavenly Dao Attention appeared, the breath of 'Nine Skies' came immediately. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?"

Hearing the female voice say this, the owner of the rough voice and the owner of the ethereal voice both agreed. The ethereal voice said:

"In that case, let's let 'Stinky Lung' check it out. It's a good opportunity to retrieve the Dao Fruit that was missed that year."

"Which world is that missing Dao Fruit in? How come I don't know it?"

The owner of the rough voice was a little surprised.

But the female voice replied calmly:

"In the battle with Shenxiao, all the people in Huangquan were recruited. Choufei had bred half of the Dao Fruit and had to rush to help Shenxiao Realm. Now, the Dao Fruit is probably still in that world."

"So which world is it?"

"The Netherworld."
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Chen Yan, who was far away in Thunder Cliff in the Netherworld, did not know that the mysterious organization [Huangquan] had already set its sights on the Netherworld. He also did not know that when "Stinky Lung" extracted the origin of the Netherworld to nurture the Tao Fruit, it did not complete the nurturing and left the Tao Fruit in the inner world.

However, Chen Yan couldn't take care of these for the time being, because he had already begun to prepare for the breakthrough of refining the spirit and returning to the void.

It is less than five months until the third blood moon arrives.

In order to avoid any accidents during the breakthrough of Spirit Refining and Returning to the Void, Chen Yan deliberately spent nearly another month adjusting his condition to the best.

Although it took Chen Yan only about five years to go from the initial stage of Qi Refining to the perfection of Qi Refining, this process took Chen Yan only about five years.

The speed of cultivation is unheard of. Even the geniuses of the top Yangshen forces are far less fast than Chen Yan, but this does not mean that Chen Yan's foundation is weak.

In fact, it is just the opposite. Chen Yan's foundation is so solid and strong, just like those old-fashioned golden elixirs who have been immersed in refining Qi and transforming spirits for many years. He is not inferior to these old-fashioned golden elixirs in any way.

Whether it was the great achievement of the Nine Breaths of Submission or the special nature of this ancient thunder pool itself, both allowed Chen Yan to achieve results in a short period of time that would take other cultivators hundreds or even thousands of years to achieve.

In the ancient thunder pool.

Chen Yan sat cross-legged at the bottom of the pool, and the water transformed from the power of thunder submerged him.

Chen Yan slowly opened his eyes, a look of determination flashing in his eyes:
"It's time to break through."

As this thought came to mind, a sense of perfection arose from the bottom of his heart and rose in Chen Yan's mind, as if he had been tempered in some way. In his dantian, the golden elixir burst into an unprecedented golden light!
Seizing this ray of inspiration, Chen Yan closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and began to formally launch the attack on refining the spirit and returning to the void.

At his waist, sensing Chen Yan's changes, the blade of the Dragon Sparrow Sword trembled slightly, and a fiery red mist emanated from it, protecting Chen Yan.

Chen Yan had his eyes closed, unaware of the outside world. He was not worried that outsiders would be able to disturb him.

Whether it is the Dragon Sparrow Sword or the Thunder Department's Seal, they will take the initiative to intercept anyone approaching him.

As Chen Yan closed his eyes and entered into meditation, time passed slowly, and in a flash three days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the ancient thunder pool, Chen Yan's aura became stronger and stronger, and his energy connected the heaven and earth, directly evolving into a sea of ​​thunder.

And as time passed, all kinds of phantoms, flowers, trees, birds, and beasts appeared in this sea of ​​thunder, making it seem like a real world.

And in the deepest part of Chen Yan's soul sea, a faint human figure emerged from above the soul sea. From the vague facial features, a young face could be vaguely seen. It was Chen Yan's soul!
"Refine the spirit and return to the void, and achieve the Yin spirit today."

He opened his eyes and stretched out his hand, and an exquisite porcelain bottle appeared. It was the special container containing [Yu Shu Kan Lei Sha].

The mouth of the bottle opened by itself, and a ray of purple crystal surrounded Chen Yan's fingertips.

"Hey~"

The crystal clear Yushu Kan Leisha was like a nimble little snake. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into Chen Yan's nostrils, rose along the acupoints, and finally appeared above Chen Yan's soul sea and in front of Chen Yan's soul.

"Zizzi-"

Without any hesitation, Chen Yan's soul began to refine this strand of Yushu Kan Lei Sha.

As this ray of Yushukan Leisha turned into a purple light and merged into Chen Yan's soul, a heart-wrenching pain hit Chen Yan's mind like a heavy hammer!

pain!
Severe pain!

It was as if countless sharp needles were piercing into his brain, and as if countless ants were gnawing at his brain.

The severe pain that struck Chen Yan's heart at that moment made his face distorted.

This severe pain was actually more than a hundred times more painful than the physical tribulation Chen Yan experienced when he broke through the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation!
Because this is a severe pain that affects the soul and is more painful than the physical body.

But this is just the beginning.

As wisp after wisp of Yushukan Leisha flowed into the soul sea through the acupoints, Chen Yan seemed to be trapped in a sea of ​​pain.

These Yushu Kan Leisha seemed to have turned into an extremely sharp knife, constantly carving and tempering Chen Yan's soul.

While Yushu Kan Lei Sha was tempering Chen Yan's soul, Chen Yan's soul was also actively absorbing the power of the earth veins in Yushu Kan Lei Sha.

As the power of the earth veins was continuously absorbed, Chen Yan's originally blurred facial features gradually became clearer.

This is the first and most important step in the process of refining qi into spirit and breaking through the process of refining spirit and returning to the void. Only when the earthly evil Yin veins are used can a powerful spirit be condensed, and only when there is enough power in the earth veins can a powerful spirit be transformed into a Yin spirit in the process of tempering. This process is also called "refining the spirit".

The pain of refining the spirit penetrates into the bone marrow.

There are many cultivators who have achieved perfection in refining Qi and transforming their spirits, but they cannot endure the pain of refining their spirits and thus stop at the stage of refining Qi and transforming their spirits for the rest of their lives.

However, Chen Yan was determined to become an immortal, so how could he fail over the small pain of refining his soul?
A large amount of Yushukan Leisha poured into Chen Yan's soul sea. Under the condensation of Yushukan Leisha like a knife, Chen Yan's soul power continued to rise.

The greatest manifestation of this is that Chen Yan's originally empty and vague soul becomes solid at this moment, as if it were real, as if it were the same as the entity in the outside world.

And the huge power of the earth veins continued to merge into Chen Yan's soul, transforming Chen Yan's soul into a Yin God.

In the world of cultivation, a cultivator's soul cannot easily leave the body.

Even if they leave the body, they cannot get too far away from the main body, and they are all very fragile and have various limitations.

But it is different for Yin Spirit masters who have refined their spirits and returned to emptiness. When the Yin Spirit leaves the body, it can escape thousands of miles away, and is not even afraid of the erosion of strong light and cold wind. There is no limit on distance. Even if the main body dies, as long as the Yin Spirit is still there, it can be used to practice the way of ghosts or to take over another body and practice again.

It can be said that cultivators who have broken through to the stage of refining the spirit and returning to the void are basically equivalent to having a second life.

In the cultivation world of the Three Thousand Worlds, refining the spirit and returning to the void is also a sign of a master, and is the backbone of even the top Yang God forces like the Taoist Alliance and the Vajra Temple.

The sufficient Yushu Kan Leisha allowed Chen Yan to "refine his spirit" without any accidents.

In fact, as long as Chen Yan can endure the pain of refining his spirit, no accidents will occur during the process of refining his spirit.

"There are demons in the world that hinder one's longevity. Compared to the first step of refining the spirit, for me, the second step of slaying the demonic thoughts requires more attention."

Taking a step forward, he threw away the barriers, and the sky was wide open, and Chen Yan's mind was infinitely elevated.

It was at this moment that Chen Yan vaguely saw a dark world with countless demons running around.

It is hard to say where these "demons" come from.

Anyway, any cultivator who has achieved perfection in Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation will experience such a calamity when he breaks through the stage of Spirit Refining and Returning to Void, or when he condenses the Yin Spirit.

Some people say that these "demons" are the resentment of losers who died in the process of refining their souls and returning to the void in the three thousand worlds for countless years.

The resentment and hatred of these losers intertwined and gradually formed the evil thoughts that appeared one after another when all the cultivators condensed their Yin Spirits.

Chen Yan didn't know whether these were real demons or evil thoughts transformed from resentment and hatred.

All Chen Yan knew was that anyone who hindered him from breaking through to the stage of refining the spirit and returning to the void would be dealt a heavy blow by him!

Just when Chen Yan noticed these demons, these demons also noticed Chen Yan's existence.

Pairs of scarlet eyes opened, like hungry sharks smelling blood, creating a wave, and countless demons rushed towards Chen Yan's Yin Shen.

Seeing such a scene, even a man as determined as Chen Yan's face changed slightly. It was at this moment that his infinitely elevated mind began to fall, and Heitian and the devil quietly faded away from his sight.

In the sea of ​​soul, the elevated consciousness returned, the power of the soul surged, the Thunder Jade Sutra was circulated, and the Five Thunders Method was evolved. Chen Yan knew clearly that the demons had arrived.

Above Thunder Bluff, inspiration from heaven and earth is flowing.

Coming from nothingness, wisps of black mist gradually spread throughout the entire ancient thunder pool.

There were countless demons roaring among them, and the core was Chen Yan who was sitting cross-legged.

The demon came from nothingness and went straight into his sea of ​​soul, ignoring the barrier of the flesh, but he was never able to really get close to Chen Yan's Yin Spirit.

Because at the moment the devil descended into the soul sea, the Dragon Sparrow Sword and the Thunder Department Seal both vibrated. Although the latter was damaged, it was still able to exert some of its power.

The red flames and purple thunder intertwined and entangled in Chen Yan's soul sea, showing its magical power, outlining a sky curtain of thunder and fire, blocking all the demons outside the soul sea.

"With the assistance of the Dragon Sparrow Sword and the Thunder Department Dusi Seal, I will soon be able to overcome the weak period of breakthrough."

Feeling his Yin Spirit growing stronger and stronger, Chen Yan's thoughts turned.

Meanwhile, within the sea of ​​soul, wisps of Yushu Kan Lei Sha Yue were constantly melting away, transforming into strands of earth vein power and merging into his Yin Spirit.

As long as this fusion process is successfully completed, his Yin Spirit will be truly accomplished.

But at this moment, a black mist like strands of silk suddenly diffused from his Yinshen.

"Inner demon?"

Chen Yan's expression became stern when he realized something was wrong. At this moment, his mind was drawn away, as if he was in a dream. Chen Yan's consciousness became dazed for a moment.

"You outsider, give me back my body!"

In a daze, Chen Yan saw a familiar person roaring at him. It was his face.

"Give me back my body. Give me back my body."

Like a ghost demanding his life, at this moment, it was as if a pair of invisible hands grabbed his ankles, and Chen Yan's mind was falling continuously until it reached bottomless darkness.

It was at this moment that a cool feeling came over him, and Chen Yan's sinking mind suddenly started to wake up.

It is the Book of Merit!
"When a person dies, the cause and effect are gone. I have a clear conscience."

"I am who I am, and I can only be who I am!"

His mind regained clarity and he looked at the inner demon that was constantly gnawing at his mind. A flash of purple electric light lingered around Chen Yan's fingertips and condensed into a thunder blade.

"cut."

With a mind as firm as iron, without the slightest hesitation, Chen Yan swung his sword to slay the demon.

Ah, a shrill scream sounded, and as the Thunder Blade fell, the inner demon entangled with Chen Yan's Yin Shen suddenly melted away like spring snow.

The inner demon was killed, the shackles were removed, and Chen Yan felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

"Appearances are determined by the mind. What you think will come out. The inner demon is indeed strange. I didn't expect it to suddenly appear at this time. If it weren't for the Book of Merit, I'm afraid I would have been destroyed."

Chen Yan's heart, which had been a little impetuous due to his rapid improvement, calmed down and his state of mind was perfect. He let out a sigh.

There are internal and external demons. External demons come from nothingness, while internal demons are born from the hearts of practitioners. The "Chen Yan" in the underworld has long been dead. Before the world changed, people died like lights went out, leaving no obsessions behind.

The current situation was caused entirely because Chen Yan had practiced too much, which caused a flaw in his state of mind and allowed an opportunity to be exploited.

After killing the inner demon, Chen Yan's Yin Spirit stood above the sea of ​​soul. A warm white light emanated from Chen Yan's Yin Spirit from the inside out, giving people a sense of clarity and purity.

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