Chapter 167 Qi Refining Mixed Element Lock!

"That donkey told you quite a bit, didn’t it?"The figure in the gray robe gave a faint smile, "I am Sky White Emperor, but also not Sky White Emperor. Strictly speaking, I’m merely a Dharma Form of the Sky White Emperor."

"Dharma Form? What is a Dharma Form?"

Ling Feng felt that the gray-robed elder held not hostility, withdrew his Ten Directions Annihilation, but still kept a trace of wariness.

"The so-called Dharma Form is a Spiritual Thought Body formed by a convergence of Divine Sense and Divine Essence, possessing its own consciousness, yet must obey the original self. And I, am a Dharma Form of the original self," the elder explained patiently.

"Divine Sense can actually transform into a human form, having its own independent consciousness?" Ling Feng looked at the gray-robed elder incredulously, surprised, "You... who exactly are you?"

"My original self is Sky White Emperor," the gray-robed elder said with a faint smile, "The true Sky White Emperor cultivated the ’Ten Thousand Paths and Transformations Heavenly Scripture,’ splitting into ten thousand incarnations, scattering into All Heavens and Myriads of Realms. Each incarnation cultivated separately, and when all incarnations reached the realm of the original self, they would merge into one, achieving the supreme realm. I am one of those incarnations."

"Of course, the Emperor also has another identity, which you might be more familiar with. I am the founder of the Sky White Sacred Dynasty, who annexed the ten countries of the East Spirit Domain in one fell swoop and established an immortal empire! People call me, White Emperor Saint Emperor."

"I haven’t heard of it," Ling Feng shook his head, a confused look flashing in his eyes.

The things the gray-robed elder spoke about were too remote for Ling Feng. What All Heavens and Myriads of Realms, so far, he knew only of the East Spirit Domain.

Besides, there is now no Sky White Sacred Dynasty within the East Spirit Domain, which is a four-country alliance.

The corner of the gray-robed elder’s mouth twitched, creating a rather awkward atmosphere for a moment.

After a long while, the gray-robed elder coughed dryly and slowly added, "The world changes, and what was once vast sea has turned into mulberry fields. The East Spirit Domain that the Emperor knew is no longer the East Spirit Domain of today."

"Compared to that, I find the ’Ten Thousand Paths and Transformations Heavenly Scripture’ practiced by your original self more impressive. What happened later? Did your original self succeed in the cultivation, but why are you still here?" Ling Feng asked, blinking his eyes.

"My original self? Died..." The gray-robed elder stood with his hands behind him, speaking indifferently as if discussing something that did not concern him.

"Died? How did he die?"

"I am only an incarnation, and although I can sense that my original self has died, I do not know how he died."

Ling Feng looked at the gray-robed elder in utter surprise, "Since the original self died, how have you survived?"

"Survived? Not really, not really. The state of the Emperor now is neither alive nor dead, just that the remaining energy has not yet been exhausted. Once the energy left by the original self is consumed, it will naturally dissipate."

"It’s also fortunate that, just before dying, I found this vein, otherwise the Emperor might not have been able to last till now."

"By the way, senior, that donkey outside, what’s the story with it?" Ling Feng asked.

"That was a gift my original self gave to me, a Divine Beast Egg, but it hatched a donkey."

The gray-robed elder clenched his fist, clearly showing a surge of anger inside him, "That despicable donkey, if I had another chance, I would definitely make it into egg fried rice!"

"Uh..." Ling Feng touched his nose, recalling the shameless face of that black donkey and nodded in agreement.

"That despicable donkey has high cultivation talent, but its character is too sleazy and vulgar. So when I sealed myself, I trapped it here as well, to prevent it from causing chaos everywhere and ruining the empire I painstakingly built!"

"No wonder that black donkey hates you so much," Ling Feng shook his head and laughed.

"Alright, enough of the idle talk, let’s get to the important matters," the gray-robed elder cleared his throat and continued, "When I sensed the disappearance of my original self, I knew my life wouldn’t last long, so I left the Sacred Dynasty, searching for Spirit Veins to extend my life, it has been over a thousand years now."

"Now, the Emperor can only linger in this spatial region, and even my body has decomposed, only the last trace of

Residual Soul is left. I think, it won’t be long before I completely cease to exist."

The gray-robed elder fixed his gaze on Ling Feng, slowly saying, "Over these hundreds of years, that black donkey has also allowed some people to enter here, hoping they can help it break the Array. It doesn’t know that the so-called Array is actually my Daoist Hidden Land. Only by receiving my inheritance can the Array be opened."

"I may not be as outstanding as the original, but I still hope to find an excellent successor for the things I left behind. Unfortunately, the talents of the previous candidates were very limited. However, you seem to hold some promise."

Ling Feng’s eyelids twitched, and he couldn’t help asking, "What about those who weren’t successful in receiving the inheritance? Where did they all go? Were they eaten by the Despicable Donkey?"

"No, no, no. Receiving the Emperor’s inheritance is highly dangerous. Nine out of ten of the predecessors burst into death. The remaining one went mad and jumped down from this floating platform, falling to their death," the old man in grey robes said indifferently.

"This..." Ling Feng took a deep breath of the cool air.

Ninety percent died, ten percent went mad—is this inheritance or a death sentence?

"Can I try it first and stop midway if it doesn’t work out?"

"Stop midway? Boy, you wish so well. Once you accept the inheritance, there’s no stopping. Either you succeed, or you die," the calm voice of the old man in grey robes stated, "You look quite young and have an Innate Spiritual Body. Although it’s not very powerful, your chance of success is still much higher than that of ordinary people."

Ling Feng touched his nose. Initially, Wen Tingguang had said that he was not even considered a Spiritual Body, and now this old man in grey robes called him an Innate Spiritual Body. It seemed, with the increasing number of Spiritual Injections, he could continuously improve his physique.

However, Ling Feng was too lazy to explain so much to the old man in grey robes. Since the only way to unlock the Array and leave the Mist Ghost Forest was to accept the "Sky White Saint Emperor’s" inheritance, he had no choice but to take the risk.

Otherwise, even if he were to leave this place, there was still a Sixth Level Demon Beast, the Despicable Donkey, outside clamoring to eat him, which would be even more dangerous.

"Alright, since that’s the case, I’ll give it a try," Ling Feng took a deep breath and did not complain.

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"Very well, you have courage, and I have high hopes for you," the old man in grey robes smiled faintly. "I shall first impart to you the first inheritance. Go and sit in front of that stone statue."

Following the old man in grey robes’ instructions, Ling Feng walked to the front of the stone statue and sat down cross-legged.

In an instant, a beam of white light shot out from the statue, piercing through Ling Feng’s forehead and entering his Sea of Consciousness.

Ling Feng felt as if a door had opened in front of him. With a thought, he had already entered behind the door.

This was a dark space, as if within a universe of stars, with strange runes floating densely around, and in the center, there were glowing golden characters.

"Qi Refining Mixed Element Lock!"

"Qi Refining?" Ling Feng raised his eyebrows in puzzlement.

He had only heard of Body Refining and had never heard of anything like Qi Refining.

"This is the strongest secret technique created by the Emperor. Unfortunately, it was too late when this secret technique was created, and thus it could not be pushed to the limit. Therefore, the younger and lower the cultivation of those who practice the Qi Refining Mixed Element Lock, the better."

A flash of light, and the figure of the old man in grey robes also appeared in Ling Feng’s spiritual world.

"The lower the cultivation, the better?" Ling Feng touched his nose, then understood.

This was the so-called tabula rasa theory, where being more of a blank slate actually means less interference.

"First, observe the magic around you," the old man in grey robes said with a slight smile. "See how much you can comprehend."

Ling Feng nodded, recollected his spirit, and focused his attention on those floating peculiar runes.

They were not textual characters, but as Ling Feng concentrated on them, the pathway for circulating and guiding Qi naturally appeared before him.

The more Ling Feng looked, the more amazed and shocked he became, gradually becoming engrossed and unable to extricate himself.