Chapter 401: Four hundred, refine Chapter 401: Four hundred, refine Seeing that the Divine Sense swept over the Spiritual Pearl without detecting its presence, Song Yan Ning let out a sigh of relief.
“Indeed, it’s that Divine Soul; he’s already possessed Wei Lingfeng’s body,” Qin Yushen realized with his extended Divine Sense as he recognized the person.
Song Yan Ning pondered, “Wei Lingfeng’s cultivation is almost on par with yours. Perhaps we should take this chance to exterminate that Divine Soul and prevent future troubles.” No matter how powerful the original strength of that Divine Soul was, since it had taken over Wei Lingfeng’s body, it would only possess strength comparable to Wei Lingfeng’s.
It was just like their own situation when both she and Qin Yushen first reincarnated. Despite her previous cultivation reaching the Divine Separation Late Stage and Qin Yushen being at the Immortal Venerable Stage, they still had to restart their cultivation journey after possessing new bodies.
Qin Yushen nodded in agreement, “That’s what I am thinking as well.”
“Then let’s do it,” Song Yan Ning decided firmly.
“Master! Let me deal with him,” She Tan spoke up, his eyes brimming with a deadly chill. If it weren’t for that person, how could he have been brought here before he had even hatched?
“Okay,” Song Yan Ning nodded. She Tan was stronger than both her and Qin Yushen, so handling that person should be no trouble at all.
Wei Lingfeng swept the area with his Divine Sense again but still discovered nothing, furrowing his brows, “Could it be that they’ve already left?”
“Are you looking for me?” An icy voice sounded behind Wei Lingfeng.
Wei Lingfeng was momentarily taken aback, quickly turning around to see the imposing figure of She Tan, “So it’s you, this little snake.” Originally, he’d captured She Tan wanting to make it his Contracted Beast, but he hadn’t managed to establish the contract before things went awry.
“Yes, it’s me, Young Master, and today I’ll take your damned life,” She Tan said as he swiftly threw a punch at Wei Lingfeng. He harbored immense hatred for Wei Lingfeng as, if it weren’t for him, how could he have left his family and the Demon World?
Feeling the potent aura radiating from She Tan, Wei Lingfeng frowned and countered with a punch of his own. This little snake had grown so much stronger so quickly.
When She Tan’s punch connected with Wei Lingfeng’s, She Tan didn’t move an inch, while Wei Lingfeng was sent flying back several meters.
A trace of fear flashed across Wei Lingfeng’s eyes; he turned to flee. It was all due to this weakly cultivated body — otherwise, how could it be that he couldn’t defeat even a little snake?
“Thinking of escaping? No way,” She Tan pursued him and quickly cut off his escape route.
“If you kill me, you’ll be trapped here forever,” Wei Lingfeng threatened. The Spiritual Realm was his; without his permission, nobody could leave.
“Do you think I’d believe that?” She Tan sneered.
Wei Lingfeng shrugged nonchalantly, “If you don’t believe me, go ahead and kill me to see for yourself, as long as you won’t regret it.”
She Tan hesitated; he did not want to remain trapped here, he longed to return to the Demon World.
Guessing that the Spiritual Realm might be a space domain, Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen had begun to search for a way to refine it.
They returned to the previous cave, thinking that if the Divine Soul had been guarding this place, it was likely that the means to refine the Spiritual Realm were here too.
Song Yan Ning carefully swept the cave with her Divine Sense, not missing even the slightest clue.
Qin Yushen approached the Stone Gate and studied it once more, “Could this place be where the Spiritual Realm is refined?” When they had entered previously, there were no totems on the gate, but now, seven distinct totems appeared, arranged in the same order as the Big Dipper.
Song Yan Ning stepped forward and scrutinized carefully, her eyes flashing with surprise, “It’s here. That Divine Soul has now possessed Wei Lingfeng and needs to refine again to control the Spiritual Realm. This Beidou Seven Stars Map is the key to refining it. Refine them now, and I will act as your protector.”
“Okay,” Qin Yu agreed, sitting cross-legged to begin refining the Seven Stars Totem in front of him.
Seeing that She Tan didn’t attack again, Wei Lingfeng breathed a slight sigh of relief, “I know I was wrong before; I shouldn’t have brought you here. Once my strength recovers a bit, I’ll send you back, okay?”
She Tan snorted dismissively, “No need.” His new master would surely be able to take him back to the Demon World. He was eager to kill his opponent right now but worried that if he did, he might not be able to open the Spiritual Realm. Better to wait for his master’s arrival and then decide.
Wei Lingfeng’s complexion changed slightly, “How is that possible?” He felt the only connection he had with the Spiritual Realm vanish, signaling that someone had refined it.
Qin Yushen joyously looked at Song Yan Ning, “I have refined the Spiritual Realm.” Now that the Spiritual Realm was his, he could see clearly everything happening inside.
“Okay,” Song Yan Ning nodded happily. She was truly happy for Qin Yushen; the Spiritual Realm was not only full of Spirit Grass and Refining Materials but most importantly, contained several Spirit Veins, which would definitely accelerate Qin Yushen’s cultivation in the future.
Cultivators who were training in the Spiritual Realm suddenly felt light and were then transported out, including the elderly man.
“How did we come out?”
“What happened? Wasn’t the Spiritual Realm supposed to close in half a month?”
“It must have been something unexpected that caused it to close suddenly.”
“Will the Spiritual Realm be closed forever now?”
The elderly man pondered as he looked at the Spiritual Realm before him. He needed to report this to the Sect Master as soon as possible. The Spiritual Realm had belonged to their sect for centuries, practically becoming their private property.
Wei Lingfeng sat down powerlessly; he had been counting on using the Spirit Veins within the Spiritual Realm to recover his cultivation, but now his hopes were dashed. Not only had his strength decreased, but he had also lost the Spiritual Realm. His reincarnation seemed meaningless now.
She Tan’s eyes lit up, “The master has already refined the Spiritual Realm, master is truly amazing.”
Glancing at Wei Lingfeng, She Tan let out a sinister chuckle, “Do you have anything else to say now?”
Wei Lingfeng hung his head low and ignored She Tan. He thought he could achieve greatness once more after his reincarnation, but never expected such an outcome.
She Tan shook his head disinterestedly and with a wave of his hand, a green light struck out towards Wei Lingfeng.
Without dodging, Wei Lingfeng was split in two by the green light the very next moment, his Divine Soul annihilated.
The sudden closure of the Spiritual Realm quickly spread across all major sects.
“Are you certain everyone came out of the Spiritual Realm when it happened?” Fang Jueyi asked the elder before him. The Spiritual Realm had brought immense benefits to their sect, and losing it like this was hard for him to accept.
The elder shook his head, “Many cultivators have fallen inside, I cannot be sure.”