CHAPTER 46: REFINING SOUL OF NA TIAN

With one sect trapped in the Restricting Formation, the abilities of the Sect Leader, Elders, and disciples were severely reduced. Li Shen had another reason for restraining them instead of slaughtering them.

It was because of the Qing Sect Alliance!

The Lotus Hill Sect is part of the Qing Sect Alliance, it is not easy for a sect to join the alliance, even for the Azure Pillar.

By trapping and controlling them, Li Shen can gain many advantages by making the Lotus Hill Sect his spy base.

"Lin Xiao," Li Shen called out, Lin Xiao flew towards Li Shen and bowed his head.

"Has the Qing Sect Alliance been informed of this incident?" Li Shen asked.

"None of us have told them. The ancestors have nothing to worry about."

Li Shen nodded, then spoke loudlyin a voice that echoed throughout the Lotus Hill Sect, "No one is to tell anyone about this restriction and formation. If you do, your lives and souls will be destroyed!"

Immediately after Li Shen spoke, spiritual energy fluctuations spread throughout the area, sending another wave of magical pressure toward them—not only toward Sect Leader Lin Xiao but also toward the other elders and disciples.

"Alright... we understand."

"Tell them that you have killed me. Let them all come to my sect," Li Shen said firmly. Lin Xiao nodded obediently.

With nothing more to say, Li Shen flew away, leaving Lotus Hill Sect entirely under Lin Xiao’s control in his absence.

From a distance, he saw Azure Hill with many disciples practicing. He also saw Hao Ziyue and Xiao Bai, recovered and focused on cultivation.

This time, Li Shen would not go there, but to his cultivation cave.

He needed to refine Na Tian’s soul and turn it into a weapon soul, whether it be a sword soul, spear soul, bow soul, or mace soul. Only Li Shen had the right to decide what weapon would be suitable for Xiao Bai.

Li Shen arrived at the cave and stepped inside. Other than him, no one else knew about this place, including Ruo Fei and Ye Fa. That meant Li Shen would not be disturbed by anything.

He sat cross-legged while touching his forehead, bringing forth his Dao Domain Banner. The blue banner with a simple pattern and a dragon painted on it floated before Li Shen.

Usually, Li Shen used the Dao Domain Banner to seal a person or a group of people in his dream dimension, causing them to remain there forever until Li Shen died. But Na Tian’s situation was different.

His soul was pulled out of his body, then inserted into the Dao Domain Banner to be taken to a safe dream dimension. Na Tian’s high level of cultivation made Li Shen feel that it would be a waste to kill him. It would be better to purify his soul and turn it into a weapon soul.

Li Shen directed his blue light forward, activating the Dao Domain Banner and pulling Na Tian’s soul out of within the banner.

Na Tian screamed in pain as Li Shen forcibly pulled him out of the dream dimension, leaving him severely injured and his cultivation falling to the Early Soul Formation stage.

"Li Shen?" Na Tian was shocked.

"The Dao Domain Flag and the power of the Dao Concept. Tell me, what is the level of your Dao Concept?" asked Na Tian.

"Equivalent to Immortal Ascension," Li Shen explained briefly.

Na Tian was speechless. A Dao Concept at the Peak Soul Formation stage was enough to rule a five or six-level sect. If Li Shen’s Dao Concept had reached the peak of the world realm—Immortal Ascension—then his power was comparable to that of a Great Emperor.

"Are you a Great Emperor?" asked Na Tian. Li Shen laughed.

"No. I am not a Great Emperor."

On the Azure planet, there were three large continents ruled by many kingdoms. The three large continents were Qing, Ming, and Shan. Currently, the Shan continent had many kingdoms and the strongest cultivators, while the Qing continent was second, and the Ming continent was the weakest.

The Great Emperor was a sacred and unrivaled emperor in the Qingzhen Empire Age. At that time, the Great Emperor Huang ruled the three continents and led many kingdoms, pavilions, cities, and sects.

But then the Ming Family rebelled, followed by the Shan Family. In the end, the Qingzhen Empire fell and the Great Emperor Huang disappeared without a trace.

Since that age, no one has ever come to unite the three continents. Let alone uniting the three continents, it is difficult for cultivators to even unite all the kingdoms within a single continent.

"With your abilities, you could become the next Great Emperor," replied Na Tian.

"I am not interested in that."

Li Shen’s hands formed a hand formation with Na Tian’s soul still floating in front of him. Na Tian tried to break free from the soul chains binding him, but he always failed.

[High-Level Soul Refining Technique Activated!]

Li Shen directed spiritual energy lasers from his two fingers forward, striking Na Tian’s forehead, causing him to writhe in pain, groaning heavily and occasionally begging Li Shen for mercy.

"Please...have mercy on me, Master Li Shen," begged Na Tian.

"I need your soul for my ancestral sword. You should feel honored that I have chosen you to be one of my weapon souls," replied Li Shen.

The soul protection gate was destroyed by the soul refining technique, and Na Tian’s body, which had been golden and filled with his soul consciousness, was now white with a blank stare.

Na Tian’s consciousness had vanished. What stood before Li Shen now was an empty soul of an Early Soul Formation practitioner, devoid of any sense of self.

Li Shen touched his forehead, sending a speck of his soul consciousness into the empty soul. Slowly, the soul changed color, turning golden once more. Its eyes glowed again, filled with confusion.

"Who am I?" the soul asked, confused.

"From now on, your name is Bai Shan!" Li Shen explained. The soul nodded, repeating the name Bai Shan over and over.

"Bai Shan! Bai Shan!"

"Yes."

Li Shen tapped his magic pouch and pulled out a golden sword complete with a scabbard. Li Shen had obtained the sword from the ruins of the Ancient Kingdom in the Qing Huo Kingdom. He was lucky to still have it, because he thought Xiao Bai would definitely be happy with it.

"Enter the sword," Li Shen commanded.

"Yes, Master."

Bai Shan obeyed Li Shen’s orders. When the soul successfully entered, Li Shen once again emitted his spiritual energy forward, merging the essence of the sword with Bai Shan’s soul. Bai Shan screamed in pain from within the sword’s soul.

Spiritual energy fluctuations spread as the sword’s soul successfully merged with Bai Shan’s soul. Now, changes occurred in the sword, such as a blue handle with a dragon head pattern at the tip, and the blade was a mixture of sea blue and gold.

Li Shen smiled. He reached out and held the sword tightly. It felt light in his hand, but the flow of spiritual energy fluctuations from within the sword felt strong.

"What are we going to do, master?" asked Bai Shan.

"I am not your master. Soon, we will meet your master."