Chapter 162: Refining Void Ancient Saint, Nothing Much

The bright moon hung high in the sky.

Taiyin Power permeated the area.

Lin Yuan lowered his head and looked down at those Soul Transformation Stage Heavenly Monarchs whose legs had gone soft.

Although the Taiyin Primordial Spirit followed behind Jun Dongjin and the others, its perception was unimaginably vast.

As early as tens of thousands of li away, it had already sensed that someone was lying in ambush here.

Therefore, it had rushed over in advance, intending to crush them to death along the way.

It was just that the power of that Refining Void Stage Talisman was still beyond Lin Yuan's expectations.

It actually blocked him for a split second?

"The Immortal Dao cultivation system also has its extraordinary aspects."

Lin Yuan's thoughts fluctuated; for instance, this kind of Talisman Dao could preserve the power of a Refining Void Ancient Saint in an almost complete state.

Lin Yuan was somewhat amazed by the profound mysteries involved.

Boom!

Right at this moment, in the center of the Central Earth Divine Continent, a terrifying Aura suddenly erupted.

A mirror light radiating boundless light and boundless tribulations instantly descended, condensing into a mirror light Incarnation.

Then, it directly delivered a strike toward Lin Yuan.

This strike faintly caused the surrounding space to freeze and condense, and the terrifying power swept over along every inch of the air.

For ordinary Soul Transformation Stage Heavenly Monarchs, even if that eldest prince of the Demon Saint Nest were resurrected, facing this strike, if they dared to hard-resist it, there would be a risk of direct demise.

The might of this strike faintly reached the Peak of the Refining Void Stage Void Tempering realm.

"Taihao Immortal Mirror?"

"Trouble!"

Lin Yuan's brows furrowed slightly.

He had already restrained his power very carefully just now, but he was still detected by the Taihao Immortal Mirror, which directly descended.

However, it was not necessarily that the Taihao Immortal Mirror discovered Lin Yuan's action; it might have been the shattering of that Refining Void Stage Talisman that caused the Taihao Immortal Mirror to sense something.

Swish swish swish.

Lin Yuan took a step back.

With his large sleeves fluttering, he casually blocked this strike that almost reached the Peak of the Refining Void Stage Void Tempering realm.

Hum.

Invisible fluctuations reverberated in all directions. If the clash between the two Saint-Grade powers had not been intentionally restrained, the ground within a radius of thousands of li would probably have already begun to crack.

Thousands of li away, Jun Dongjin and the others were driving the jade chariot Magic Treasure. After moving slightly closer, they immediately discovered the fluctuations of the Saint-Grade power collision.

"Two Ancient Saints are fighting? One of them is the Sect Master, and who is the other?"

Jun Dongjin was greatly shocked. There were only a few Refining Void Ancient Saints in this world, no more than the number of fingers on two hands, and every single one of them was renowned.

"Over there?"

Jun Dongjin looked up at the firmament and found two figures confronting each other. The one on the left was wreathed in immortal light, and it was precisely the mirror light Incarnation of Sect Leader Mu Qingliu.

The figure on the right had fluttering sleeves and a blurred face, standing tall beneath the bright moon, with an Aura as vast as the moon in the sky.

"Taiyin Power, could it be that Ghost Cultivator King of the Nether Palace?"

Jun Dongjin guessed in his heart. Among all the Ancient Saints of the present age, only the Ghost Cultivator King's Aura was closest to this figure's.

"Dad, look at what that is?"

Jun Zhilan seemed to have discovered something and said in a low voice, pointing in a certain direction.

Jun Dongjin looked over along the direction and saw several Soul Transformation Stage Heavenly Monarchs trembling in a hidden corner.

These Soul Transformation Stage Heavenly Monarchs had pale faces and didn't even have the courage to run away.

"Who are they?"

Jun Dongjin observed carefully.

Although there were some Experts who could reach the Soul Transformation Stage in the Central Earth Divine Continent, including the East Sea, the wilderness, the Blood Demon Sea, and the Nether Palace, all of them were well-known figures.

"The Aura of a Refining Void Stage Talisman."

Jun Dongjin's expression was solemn.

He faintly sensed that around these terrified Soul Transformation Stage Heavenly Monarchs, there was the Aura of a Refining Void Stage Talisman.

Refining Void Stage Talisman. In the world today, only the Moral Immortal Sect could produce them.

It didn't mean that as long as one had Refining Void Stage strength, they could leave behind a Refining Void Stage Talisman. Refining a Refining Void Stage Talisman required specific attainments in the Talisman Dao, and a certain core material of the Talisman was unique to the Moral Immortal Sect.

In other words, the trace of the Refining Void Stage Talisman Aura Jun Dongjin felt at this moment could only come from the Moral Immortal Sect.

"This Refining Void Stage Talisman should belong to the 21st-generation Sect Master of the Immortal Sect, Mu Shouzhuo."

Jun Dongjin thought silently in his heart.

Every Refining Void Ancient Saint was unique, and a Refining Void Stage Talisman carried the full-strength strike of this Ancient Saint.

Therefore, based solely on the Talisman's Aura, one could tell which Ancient Saint it belonged to, especially since the Moral Immortal Sect had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, with divine statues set up for every Sect Master who reached the Refining Void Ancient Saint level for countless Disciples of the Immortal Sect to worship.

"The Mu Family's Refining Void Stage Talisman."

Jun Dongjin's mood was complex.

As one of the three main lineages of the Immortal Sect, the Mu Family had produced more than one Refining Void Stage Sect Master.

The 21st-generation Sect Master Mu Shouzhuo, and the current 30th-generation Sect Master Mu Qingliu, both came from the Mu Family.

Jun Dongjin was not a fool.

On the Mangya Ancient Road, which was the mandatory path for them to go to Mangya Mountain, several Soul Transformation Stage Heavenly Monarchs were lying in ambush, and these Soul Transformation Stage Heavenly Monarchs were holding Refining Void Stage Talismans.

What was this trying to do?

"Sect Master."

Jun Dongjin sighed softly in his heart.

Jun Dongjin knew that these people were definitely not arranged by the Sect Master.

If the Sect Master wanted to kill him, there was no need to go through so much trouble; it would be enough to suppress him directly with the Taihao Immortal Mirror. Why waste a Refining Void Stage Talisman?

But even if it wasn't done by the Sect Master, it was done by members of the Mu Family.

Furthermore, it was someone in a high position within the Mu Family; otherwise, it would have been impossible to bring out a Refining Void Talisman left behind by a Mu Family ancestor.

"Mu Mengting wants to eliminate the roots?"

Jun Dongjin felt somewhat disheartened for a moment.

He admitted that he had a competitive relationship with Mu Mengting, and the two often came into sharp conflict.

But that was only on the surface; it was normal for Disciples of the Immortal Sect to have disagreements. It was just that now, Mu Mengting was directly resorting to murder.

Beneath the high sky, Sect Leader Mu Qingliu utilized the Taihao Immortal Mirror to descend a mirror light Incarnation, looking at Lin Yuan with a solemn gaze.

Through the brief exchange just now, Mu Qingliu deduced that the strength of this expert before him was at least at the Void Tempering Peak.

You must know that although his true body had not descended this time, this place was still within the scope of the Central Earth Divine Continent, the region covered by the might of the Taihao Immortal Mirror.

The Incarnation descended by the mirror light of the immortal mirror could only be resisted by Experts at least at the Refining Void and Void Tempering level.

And the fact that Lin Yuan blocked that strike with utmost ease just now indicated that he possessed at least the combat power of the Void Tempering Peak.

"Your Excellency, who on earth are you?"

Mu Qingliu stared at Lin Yuan. Judging from the Aura, Lin Yuan was very similar to the Ghost Cultivator King of the Nether Ghost Palace, both belonging to Taiyin Power.

But Mu Qingliu keenly sensed the differences.

Compared to that Ghost Cultivator King, Lin Yuan's Aura was much purer, as if he were the Incarnation of boundless Taiyin Power.

"Who I am is not important."

"It's just that the internal open and covert struggles within your Immortal Sect are rather interesting."

Lin Yuan glanced at the trembling Soul Transformation Stage Heavenly Monarchs below, as well as the jade chariot Magic Treasure that had stopped in the distance.

"Open and covert struggles?"

Mu Qingliu sighed in his heart.

The moment he descended, after sensing the Aura of the Refining Void Stage Talisman, he had already guessed most of the matter.

Mu Qingliu never expected that Mu Mengting's capacity would be so small. He had already transferred Jun Dongjin's family to Mangya Mountain, which was far from the core of the Immortal Sect's power, yet Mu Mengting still held such deep apprehension toward Jun Dongjin and did not hesitate to make a move halfway.

"This is a matter inside the Immortal Sect, and it has nothing to do with Your Excellency, right?" Mu Qingliu said with a calm expression.

In fact, he had always been paying attention to Jun Dongjin's whereabouts.

Even if Lin Yuan didn't make a move, the moment those Soul Transformation Stage Heavenly Monarchs activated the Refining Void Stage Talisman, he would have sensed it just the same.

For Mu Qingliu, what he cared about was the overall trend of the entire Moral Immortal Sect.

Jun Dongjin's Aptitude and talent were rare. Even if he couldn't become the Sect Master in the future, he could still be heavily relied upon, so he absolutely could not die.

In fact, whether one became the Sect Master of the Immortal Sect or not, Aptitude wasn't the most important thing. As long as one could step into the Refining Void Stage and hold the town-sect Immortal Artifact, they would be invincible in this world.

As for whether one could eventually reach 'Entering Void', 'Void Tempering', or 'Refining Void' within the Refining Void Stage, there was no essential difference.

This was also the reason why Mu Mengting chose the latter even though he knew Jun Dongjin's Aptitude was higher than his own.

Mu Mengting also possessed the Heavenly Spiritual Root Aptitude. Coupled with the many foundations inside the Immortal Sect, such as treasures like Nine Heavens Glazed Water, there wouldn't be any problems breaking through to the Refining Void Stage.

To put it simply, the advantages of talent and Aptitude grasped by Jun Dongjin were not entirely indispensable.

But the advantages possessed by Mu Mengting—namely, coming from the Mu Family—were what Jun Dongjin lacked.

If this generation of the Mu Family did not have a talented Disciple like Mu Mengting, Mu Qingliu would certainly choose to nurture Jun Dongjin to be the Immortal Sect Master for the future of the Immortal Sect.

"Openly interfering in the affairs of our Immortal Sect, this Sect Master would like to see what backing Your Excellency truly has."

Mu Qingliu raised his right hand, and an illusion of an immortal mirror appeared—precisely the projection of the town-sect Immortal Artifact, the Taihao Immortal Mirror.

Mu Qingliu's true body and the main body of the Taihao Immortal Mirror garrisoned the Moral Immortal Mountain and could not come out easily.

However, the mirror light Incarnation and the immortal mirror projection could descend to any location in this world.

Especially within the scope of the Central Earth Divine Continent, it could retain power at the Refining Void level.

Boom.

In a split second, Mu Qingliu made a move once more.

"Go to the Nine Heavens."

Lin Yuan's figure disappeared, and when he appeared again, he had already crossed hundreds of thousands of meters, arriving at the high depths of the firmament.

When Experts at the Ancient Saint level fought and clashed in this realm, they would all choose to treat the Nine Heavens as the battlefield.

The space here was even more vast, allowing the Ancient Saints to unleash their full strength.

North of the Divine Continent, the Blood Demon Sea rippled, and the blood-red seawater stirred up faint ripples.

On a small island in the deep parts, the Blood Demon Lord's expression changed slightly.

"Ancient Saints are fighting in the Nine Heavens?"

The Blood Demon Lord looked up and gazed toward a certain direction.

A casual strike from a Refining Void Ancient Saint could shake the heavens and earth, let alone a life-and-death struggle between two Ancient Saint beings?

Low-level Cultivators might not feel those fluctuations of Aura, but once they reached the Refining Void Stage, it was basically as clear as observing patterns on the palm of one's hand; it was impossible to have any omissions.

"Is it that old fellow Mu Qingliu? It should just be the immortal mirror Incarnation. However, its location is within the Central Earth Divine Continent. Even if it's just a mirror light Incarnation, it has the combat power of the Void Tempering Peak. Just which Ancient Saint dares to fight with Mu Qingliu here?"

The Blood Demon Lord found it somewhat hard to believe.

Normally speaking, no Refining Void Ancient Saint was willing to fight Mu Qingliu within the scope of the Central Earth Divine Continent.

Because that wasn't a normal battle at all.

Holding the town-sect Immortal Artifact, Mu Qingliu's true body was invincible in the world, and his combat and killing power exceeded the limit of the Refining Void Stage.

As for the mirror light Incarnation, it would be somewhat weaker, but what was the point of fighting a mirror light Incarnation?

If one paid a huge price to win, what Mu Qingliu lost would merely be an Incarnation; with the might of the town-sect Immortal Artifact, it would recover in half an hour.

If one lost, they would be chased and beaten by the mirror light Incarnation, with no dignity as an Ancient Saint to speak of.

"This Aura, Taiyin Power, is it that old fellow Nether?"

"Wasn't Nether pretty cowardly before? How come he has such great courage this time?"

The Blood Demon Lord's expression was astonished.

Demon Saint Nest.

The giant ape Demon Saint also sensed the fluctuations of the Ancient Saint level battle.

"Rare indeed."

"That old fellow Nether actually made a move this time?"

The ape Demon Saint clicked its tongue in wonder. For beings like them, there weren't many joys left, but a clash between peers would definitely catch their attention.

South of the Divine Continent.

Nether Ghost Palace.

The Emaciated Man sat upright on the throne, feeling the Aura fluctuations of the Ancient Saint level battle, and fell into deep thought.

"…"

The Emaciated Man's brows were tightly locked. The Aura of the Ancient Saint fighting Mu Qingliu was indeed somewhat similar to his, but it was only similar.

The power mastered by ghost Cultivators included Taiyin Power, but it also included Nether Death Qi.

But that figure was purely Taiyin Power, and its Taiyin Power was much purer; even a ghost Cultivator at the Refining Void level like the Emaciated Man couldn't compare.

"Who on earth is it?"

The Emaciated Man immediately contacted the Blood Demon Lord and the Demon Saint of the Demon Saint Nest, clarifying that he was not fighting Mu Qingliu, and inquiring about the identity of the Ancient Saint who was fighting.

Yunwu Blessed Land.

Lin Yuan lay lazily in the pavilion on the mountain Peak, while paying attention to the movements over at the Moral Immortal Sect.

Yunwu Blessed Land was not far from the Moral Immortal Sect, only tens of thousands of li away. With Lin Yuan's current perception ability, he could easily cover it.

"Huh?"

Lin Yuan faintly felt that the Qi of the Moral Immortal Sect was beginning to change.

Mu Qingliu held the town-sect Immortal Artifact, intending to head to the Nine Heavens with the true body of the Immortal Artifact to completely keep that mysterious Taiyin-path Ancient Saint behind.

Consciousness synchronized.

Above the Nine Heavens.

Lin Yuan's Yin Spirit glanced at the direction of the Moral Immortal Sect, forced Mu Qingliu back with a single strike, and his figure dissipated, transforming into wisps of Taiyin Power that vanished between heaven and earth.

"Ran away?"

Mu Qingliu's expression was ugly.

He was just thinking of converging with his true body to give this mysterious Ancient Saint a fatal blow, and as a result, the opponent ran away?

"Is it a coincidence, or…"

Mu Qingliu's expression was solemn, and his figure likewise disappeared from sight.

This battle between Lin Yuan and Mu Qingliu had a huge impact on the Central Earth Divine Continent, as well as the Blood Demon Sea, the Nether Palace, the wilderness, and the East Sea.

This was a fight at the Ancient Saint level; who knew how many years it had been since one last appeared.

There were only those few Refining Void Ancient Saints in the entire world, and under the suppression of the Moral Immortal Sect, the Ancient Saints rarely made a move.

Let alone the Ancient Saint who made a move this time, one side of which was the Moral Immortal Sect Sect Leader Mu Qingliu.

East Sea.

White Jade Island.

Many Disciples of White Jade Island were likewise discussing the matter of the Ancient Saints fighting.

"Have you guys heard?"

"Not long ago, Ancient Saints fought and killed each other in the Nine Heavens of the Central Earth Divine Continent."

"Ancient Saints? Refining Void Ancient Saints? Good heavens, such beings would actually fight too?"

"Not clear, but one of the fighting Refining Void Ancient Saints is precisely that Sect Master of the Moral Immortal Sect, a Refining Void Ancient Saint who has already stepped into the Void Tempering realm."

"I heard that in that patch of the Nine Heavens where the two Ancient Saints fought, the gales were torn apart, and the killing intent belonging to the Ancient Saints hasn't dissipated to this day; ordinary Soul Transformation Heavenly Monarchs don't even dare to approach."

"That's a Refining Void Ancient Saint after all. Fortunately, the battlefield was in the Nine Heavens; if it were in the Central Earth Divine Continent, tsk tsk."

"Refining Void Ancient Saints… I wonder when we will ever get to see such Experts even once."

On White Jade Island, many Disciples talked in low voices during their break, their tones revealing a yearning intent.

The core area of White Jade Island.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.

The conversations of the Disciples on the island naturally couldn't hide from him.

"Refining Void Ancient Saints?"

Lin Yuan slowly stood up, walked outside, and sat casually on a boulder. He glanced at the direction of the Moral Immortal Sect in the Central Earth Divine Continent and smiled, saying: "Nothing much."