The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
When the first Origin Soul is successfully refined and brought to life, it marks the breakthrough into— **Stage 1 of the Soul Refining Realm** In the same way, if a cultivator continues merging the Three Souls and Seven Spirits until all **10 Origin Souls** are formed within the spiritual sea, then one reaches— **The Great Perfection of the Soul Refining Realm** And at that level, in order to step into the **Divine Soul Realm**, the cultivator must project the “first Origin Soul” out of the body...
--Translated by likesnovel--
At the same time—
The Primordial Ice Flame successfully devoured the **“Peak Yin Fire at low semi-Supreme tier”**, completing its evolution from **Level 3 minor perfection** into **Level 3 major perfection**, and ultimately breaking through to the **peak of Level 3**.
This meant that from this moment onward—
The Primordial Ice Flame now possessed enough power to **instantly refine even top-grade treasures into nothingness**.
Tan Yun recalled both the “Primordial Flame” and the “Primordial Ice Flame back into his body. A faint trace of excitement appeared on his handsome face.
At last… he had reached the **Great Perfection of the Fetal Soul Realm**.
However, after calculating the remaining time, Tan Yun realized there were less than **6 months** left before the end of the *Myriad Things Trial Realm*.
If he wanted to refine the **10th Origin Soul** and truly step into the perfect completion of the Fetal Soul Realm, he would need at least another **3 months**.
Thus, he could only suppress his breakthrough for now and wait for the right opportunity later.
At that moment, the **Golden Sacred Dragon** in his arms had fully recovered. It curled up and slept quietly like a small kitten.
On the side, Bai Li Long Tian’s previously crippled right arm had fully regenerated, with all injuries completely healed.
Mu Mengyi, Xue Ziyan, Shangguan Bingbing, Jun Buping, Xiao Qingxuan, Huangfu Tingfeng, Ke Xinyi, Lu Ren, and the others had also recovered to peak condition.
Among these geniuses—
Aside from **Xue Ziyan** and **Mu Mengyi**, who had already begun touching the threshold of the **Soul Refining Realm**, the rest had all reached the early stage entry point of Soul Refinement as well.
Even though less than half a year remained before the trial ended, everyone made the same decision—
They would first enter the **Burial God Abyss** to search for opportunities, then focus on breakthroughs after the trial concluded.
At that moment, Tan Yun, who had been sitting in meditation, opened his eyes and stood up.
Xue Ziyan immediately ran over with excitement.
“Brother-in-law! When are we going to the Burial God Abyss?”
As she spoke, she poked the head of the sleeping Golden Sacred Dragon in Tan Yun’s arms.
“Brother-in-law, that little guy is awake now. It’s time to put it to work!”
The “work” she referred to was clearly to have the Golden Sacred Dragon act as a guardian during their journey into the Burial God Abyss.
Before Tan Yun could respond, Mu Mengyi walked over and smiled softly.
“Ziyan, did you forget what Tan Yun said? He told us to wait until all alchemy disciples reach the Soul Refining Realm before entering the Burial God Abyss.”
“It’s not that I forgot… I’m just a little impatient,” Xue Ziyan replied, not finishing her sentence.
At that moment—
A surge of powerful energy erupted not far away.
Everyone turned their heads instantly.
Gongsun Ruoxi, who had been sitting in meditation, suddenly had her long black hair fluttering without wind. Her aura soared—
**She had broken through to Stage 1 of the Soul Refining Realm!**
“I broke through! Wow… I really feel much stronger!” Xue Ziyan exclaimed excitedly, her eyes wide with surprise.
Huangfu Tingfeng, Ke Xinyi, Jun Buping, and the others all stared in shock.
They all knew very well—
For a cultivator at the peak of the Fetal Soul Realm to step into **Stage 1 of the Soul Refining Realm**, one must fuse:
* Heavenly Soul
* Earth Soul
* Life Soul
* Wisdom Soul
* Qi Soul
* Power Soul
* Core Soul
* Heroic Soul
In other words—
**“Three Souls and Seven Spirits”** must be condensed into a single **Origin Soul** inside the spiritual sea.
Only then could that Origin Soul truly be considered “alive.”
This is the true meaning of the **“Soul Refinement Technique.”**
As the name suggests, *Soul Refinement* is the process of merging the **Three Souls and Seven Spirits** into the “Origin Soul” within the spiritual sea—bit by bit.
When the first Origin Soul is successfully refined and brought to life, it marks the breakthrough into—
**Stage 1 of the Soul Refining Realm**
In the same way, if a cultivator continues merging the Three Souls and Seven Spirits until all **10 Origin Souls** are formed within the spiritual sea, then one reaches—
**The Great Perfection of the Soul Refining Realm**
And at that level, in order to step into the **Divine Soul Realm**, the cultivator must project the “first Origin Soul” out of the body and survive the Heavenly Tribulation.
Only after successfully passing it can one enter—
**Stage 1 of the Divine Soul Realm**
At that point, a cultivator truly gains the ability to **traverse the void**, becoming a peak existence who no longer needs flying weapons or external treasures.
In other words—
This is the dividing line between “ordinary cultivators” and true apex beings of heaven and earth.
Clearly, Gongsun Ruoxi had spent **half a year** cultivating within the formation.
Finally, she succeeded in refining the Three Souls and Seven Spirits into her first Origin Soul, breaking through into—
**Stage 1 of the Soul Refining Realm**
Under the envious gazes of the others, Gongsun Ruoxi slowly opened her eyes.
A completely new level of power surged through her body. Her beautiful face radiated excitement she could no longer conceal.
“Congratulations, Senior Sister Gongsun!” Mu Mengyi said with a gentle smile, cupping her hands in greeting.
“Congratulations on reaching the Soul Refining Realm!” Huangfu Tingfeng, Ke Xinyi, and the others also followed suit in congratulations.
“Thank you, everyone.” Gongsun Ruoxi smiled back, then paused slightly. “Senior Brother Huangfu, Jun Buping, Senior Sister Shangguan… you’re all here?”
Mu Mengyi then briefly explained everything that had happened during the battle between the **Soul God Sect** and the **Eternal Immortal Sect**.
Upon hearing this, Gongsun Ruoxi was completely stunned. Her eyes filled with disbelief.
She could hardly imagine that while she was in closed-door cultivation, Tan Yun and the others had nearly wiped out disciples from two ancient sects.
Later, while chatting with the others, Gongsun Ruoxi occasionally glanced at Tan Yun, her gaze carrying admiration—and something else she herself could not clearly define…
—
The next day—
“Boom—!”
Almost at the same time, Luo Fan and Song Hong, who had been sitting in meditation, suddenly released their aura.
Within a radius of **100 zhang**, heaven and earth trembled like raging waves.
The power of **Stage 1 of the Soul Refining Realm** spread out clearly.
“This… this is the power of Soul Refining Stage 1!” Luo Fan laughed excitedly.
Song Hong smiled as well. The two of them then noticed Tan Yun and the others looking over with smiles.
Everyone congratulated them in turn according to tradition.
Naturally, Luo Fan and Song Hong were also surprised to see Huangfu Tingfeng, Lu Ren, and the others here.
Xue Ziyan then briefly explained what had happened in the “Burial God Abyss” battle.
Upon hearing this, Luo Fan frowned. “Senior Brother Tan… why is Ke Xinyi still with us?”
Song Hong nodded. “Yes, this is…”
Tan Yun lightly cleared his throat, his expression calm yet commanding.
“Senior Brother Song, Senior Brother Luo, Ke Xinyi’s situation is only a temporary cooperation.”
“The Sect Master has ordered that during the Nine-Lines Trial, internal conflicts should be temporarily suspended so we can jointly resist external enemies.”
“Therefore, we only cooperated with Senior Sister Ke under those circumstances.”
His words sounded reasonable—but not everyone fully believed them.
Especially Huangfu Tingfeng, Xiao Qingxuan, and the others, who clearly remembered—
If it was truly just “temporary cooperation,” then why did Tan Yun order the Golden Sacred Dragon to kill fleeing disciples of the Soul God Sect earlier?
However, no one spoke it out loud.
Because Tan Yun had already saved their lives.
Tan Yun seemed to sense their thoughts and continued calmly:
“Senior Sister Ke is a disciple of the Soul Spirit Sect’s Sect Master. She was originally ordered to kill me, but I saved her instead.”
“There are some reasons I cannot explain right now.”
“So after we return to the sect, I hope everyone will not mention my assistance to her, so she won’t be placed in a difficult position before the elders.”
Everyone fell silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
After all—
To them, Tan Yun was already the one who had saved their lives.