Divine King of Honour

"Senior, since you don't want Black Wind City to be invaded by Black Dragon City, why don't you take the initiative to destroy Black Dragon City in one fell swoop? With your strength, you should be able to do it," Xu Nian voiced his doubts.

The strength of the elder before him was absolutely beyond his imagination.

He believed that destroying a small Black Dragon City should be achievable.

However, Elder Wang shook his head.

Xu Nian looked surprised. Could it be that there is an existence in Black Dragon City with terrifying power as well?

Seemingly seeing through Xu Nian's doubt, the elder smiled and said, "With my strength, there is indeed no one in Black Dragon City who is my opponent. Even the strongest in Black Dragon City, the Black Dragon City Lord, is only at the Peak of Tribulation Crossing. It's easy for me to kill him, but he holds an Immortal Artifact, the Destroying Immortal Needle, which can instantly destroy the soul of anyone below the level of an Immortal. Even I am not confident to withstand it."

"Destroying Immortal Needle?" Xu Nian was a bit surprised.

He didn't expect that the Black Dragon City Lord actually had an Immortal Artifact, and one that attacks Spiritual Sense at that.

"Of course, that Black Dragon City Lord wouldn't dare to attack me easily either. After all, while he kills me, I can also ensure mutual destruction," said the elder arrogantly.

Xu Nian suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

The elder did not exude any aura, yet Xu Nian clearly felt a domineering killing intent.

This killing intent made his body instinctively feel fear.

He truly could not imagine how terrifying the scene would be if Elder Wang unleashed his full strength without restraint.

"Elder Wang, since the Tao Trace Fruit Tree is in Black Wind City, why don't you take it?" Xu Nian asked in surprise.

Upon hearing Xu Nian's question, the elder's expression immediately became serious.

Then he sternly said to Xu Nian, "You'd best not have any ideas about the Tao Trace Fruit; it is a forbidden zone of life, perhaps more painful than death."

Xu Nian was somewhat surprised.

He could feel that while Elder Wang was admonishing him, he was also warning himself.

Because Xu Nian clearly saw a flash of fear in Elder Wang's eyes as he spoke.

"What exactly is in that forbidden area that even a powerful figure like Elder Wang fears?" Xu Nian muttered heavily to himself.

This was the first time in five years since arriving in the Dark Abyss that he had heard news about the Tao Trace Fruit.

Although he knew very little, he could feel it.

Obtaining the Tao Trace Fruit would be extraordinarily difficult.

However, Xu Nian was in no rush; he still had twenty-five years to make an effort.

He believed that in the next twenty-five years, he would surely find a way to obtain the Tao Trace Fruit.

"Xu Nian, do you need my help in the path of Artifact Refining? I can see that your method differs from others', relying more on Spiritual Sense Power," Elder Wang said to Xu Nian.

If Xu Nian could become a top-grade Artifact Refiner,

and refine these Heavy Origin Stones into top-grade Spiritual Artifacts, the strength of Black Wind City would undoubtedly increase several times.

In this way, Black Wind City would also have the strength to contend with Black Dragon City.

"Indeed, my refining method does rely on Spiritual Sense Power. Currently, my Spiritual Sense Power is at the Peak of the Heavenly Phenomenon. Once I break through to the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, I'll be confident to use Heavy Origin Stones to refine top-grade Spiritual Artifacts," Xu Nian nodded and replied.

Elder Wang, upon hearing Xu Nian's words, showed a look of contemplation.

Seemingly considering how to help Xu Nian quickly break through the Soul Realm.

"I do have a method here to help you quickly break through Soul Cultivation, but to use this method, you'll have to endure some suffering," Elder Wang said.

"What method?" Xu Nian's eyes lit up immediately.

Hasn't he suffered enough over the years?

Not to mention anything else, just the Heavenly Tribulations he experienced every time his true self broke through caused him a lot of suffering.

So when Elder Wang mentioned a little suffering, he didn't mind at all.

But soon, his face turned difficult to look at.

Because the method Elder Wang mentioned truly involved a lot of suffering.

"Elder Wang, are you joking? You want me to temper my Soul Origin as if in the Heavenly Refining Furnace?" Xu Nian swallowed and asked.

Indeed, using the Heavenly Refining Furnace to temper the soul, thereby making it stronger.

When Xu Nian first heard of this method, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

He had been fueling the Heavenly Refining Furnace's fire for three years and knew better than anyone about the temperature of its flames.

That could easily melt Heavy Origin Iron; how could his soul withstand it?

"The Heavenly Refining Furnace is an Ancient Immortal Artifact. Years ago, two Immortal Artifacts were discovered in the Black Corner Domain, one being this Heavenly Refining Road, the other the Destroying Immortal Needle, each treasure taken by one of the two great cities. The Heavenly Refining Furnace can temper anything in the world, including soul power, but only if your soul can withstand the roasting flames," Elder Wang said.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Nian finally answered, "Alright, I'm willing to give it a try."

Elder Wang also showed a smile on his face.

Soon, Xu Nian came before the Heavenly Refining Furnace.

He took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged in front of the furnace.

Then he closed his eyes and directed his Spiritual Sense Power into the furnace.

At the moment his Spiritual Sense touched the furnace's flames, his soul instantly felt an intense pain.

The pain from soul roasting far exceeded the harm caused to the body.

However, Xu Nian still gritted his teeth and persisted.

In the end, his Spiritual Sense Power condensed in the blazing furnace fire, forming a small figure.

This small figure looked exactly like Xu Nian.

Yes, that was Xu Nian's Soul Origin.

The soul figure sat cross-legged in the flame, wrapped by the blazing fire, continuously tempering his soul.

Xu Nian had no extra thoughts to pay attention to his surroundings, focusing entirely on stabilizing his soul against the fire's tempering.

According to Elder Wang, he needed to endure the tempering in the furnace for forty-nine days.

So moving forward, he had a long time to hold out.

"What's Xu Nian doing?" The blacksmiths around also noticed Xu Nian's anomaly and showed surprised expressions.

"He's in cultivation. During this period, none of you are allowed to disturb him. I will personally protect him," Elder Wang said as he walked over.

The blacksmiths around all showed astonished looks.

What exactly is Xu Nian cultivating?

It could even make Elder Wang protect him.

Could it be that Elder Wang accepted Xu Nian as a disciple and taught him some powerful secret technique?

In Black Wind City, no one didn't want to apprentice under Elder Wang.

Even the Black Wind City Lord once begged to study under him.

But Elder Wang refused.

If Xu Nian indeed became Elder Wang's disciple, it would cause a sensation throughout Black Wind City.