Innate Soul Refining Technique.

This was a technique to cultivate the Divine Soul, strengthening it to the extent that it could transform into a human form before eventually becoming an avatar of its owner.

Lin Jiufeng's Divine Soul currently an enormous consciousness that had yet to take form.

But this technique would help him consolidate his Divine Soul for it to form.

After using the Innate Soul Refining Technique, Lin Jiufeng's consciousness started to shrink as it slowly turned into a ball.

Lin Jiufeng's Divine Soul in human form was gestating inside this ball.

Once it was sufficiently mature, the Divine Soul would then be able to come out of the ball in its human form.

By that time, Lin Jiufeng would be able to break through to the next stage.

When cultivating this technique, the most important prerequisite was silence.

Extreme silence.

And the Cold Palace truly satisfied this condition.

The birth of a Human God caused peace in the world and increased the power and prestige of the Yuhua God Dynasty.

Especially when the abbot of Shaolin Temple and the Xuankong Temple knelt down to receive the imperial decree. This brought Lin Tianyuan immense might and everyone couldn't help but tremble at the thought of that imperial decree.

Although this was because he had borrowed Lin Jiufeng's power, as long as Lin Tianyuan handled the situation well, the Yuhua God Dynasty would surely prosper.

…

Three years slowly passed.

In the past three years, Lin Jiufeng had never left the Cold Palace.

Lin Jiufeng even instructed Dachun not to any send food and drinks for these few years.

He wanted to enter seclusion.

Dachun could only agree.

Therefore, in these three years, the doors of the Cold Palace were tightly shut.

The Cold Palace remained peaceful, but a storm was brewing outside.

There were even more Martial Sages right now than Great Grandmasters back then.

The influence of that rain gradually spread throughout the world. As time passed, the spirit energy in the world increased and every cultivator's breakthrough had become relatively easier to accomplish.

Lin Tianyuan made use of Lin Jiufeng's influence to recruit a bunch of Martial Sages.

At the same time, he was also grooming Martial Sages himself.

The results weren't bad.

He found a bunch of young talents and used the resources of the Empire to nurture them.

Even without Lin Jiufeng's backing, Lin Tianyuan had fully displayed his capabilities as he increased the might of the Yuhua God Dynasty.

There were now hundreds of Martial Sages in the Yuhua God Dynasty. Even if these Martial Sages had different thoughts and plans in their heads, this force was still the most powerful force in the world at this moment.

Not to mention the fact that there was a Human God above them.

Although Lin Jiufeng said that he wouldn't help anymore, no one knew anything about the conversation between the two back then.

Over the past three years, Lin Tianyuan had become more and more domineering.

In addition, he had also gotten rid of Lin Jiufeng's influence on him.

The current Lin Tianyuan was the ruler of the world, both in mentality and reality. On top of the foundation that Emperor Yuan had set for him, he had walked onto an Emperor path of his own.

He was the ruler of the world.

His words were absolute. No one could refute him.

It was also in this year that Lin Tianyuan started to choose his concubines. After working hard for more than ten years, he finally completed the reform of the Yuhua God Dynasty.

The world was flourishing and the people were living in peace.

He felt that he had completed his father's final wish.

Therefore, he wanted to choose a concubine.

When awake, he was the ruler of the world.

When drunk, he would rest on the lap of a beauty.

He had already completed the former.

Now he wanted to accomplish the latter.

Momentarily, all the beauties in the world entered the imperial capital. Hundreds of flowers fought to display their beauty, like the stars glowing in the dark.

Also this year, a woman called Mei Niang was chosen to enter the imperial harem.

…

Three years had passed and Lin Jiufeng had always been nurturing his Divine Soul this whole time.

The Divine Soul inside the ball of consciousness already had a human form.

It was extremely powerful.

But his Divine Soul still needed a catalyst—an opportunity so that it could finally leave the ball and go outside Lin Jiufeng's body to move as freely as the birds in the skies.

Lin Jiufeng wasn't in a hurry. He waited patiently for that opportunity.

He witnessed all the major events that happened in the Imperial Capital throughout the years.

Even without Dachun's report, Lin Jiufeng could still see everything with his Divine Soul.

It was just that he was too lazy to look and take on what was happening outside into his mind.

Only the commotion caused by Lin Tianyuan choosing his concubines truly made a mark on his brain.

In regards to this, Lin Jiufeng only frowned.

He somewhat felt that this wasn't appropriate.

It has only been a few years since the reforms were completed and put into practice. The common populace still hadn't even adjusted to these changes yet. But Lin Tianyuan was already starting to choose his concubines in order to indulge himself.

Wasn't he already married? His wife had also become the Empress.

But Lin Jiufeng didn't reprimand him.

Over the ten-plus years since he ascended to the throne, Lin Tianyuan had been rather hard at work. He learned from Emperor Yuan's example and worked hard to complete the reforms.

In the middle of it, he relied on Lin Jiufeng to eliminate every obstacle on his way.

For the latter stages, he settled the remaining problems by himself.

Now, he wanted to choose a concubine to relax after working so hard after all these years.

What excuse did Lin Jiufeng have to stop him?

"Not everyone is like Yuan Emperor." Lin Jiufeng lamented under the moonlight.

That younger brother of his had really been working hard over the ten-plus years of his reign.

He truly had never enjoyed himself even for a moment.

Lin Tianyuan couldn't do the same.

But what reason did Lin Jiufeng have to reprimand him?

Therefore, Lin Jiufeng stopped paying attention to the outside world as he continued to focus on accumulating his strength.

The moon looked gloomy tonight.

It was dim.

One could vaguely see the formation of dark clouds up above the skies.

The white cat walked over with light footsteps.

Looking at the sky, it wrote, "A heavy rain seems to be pouring over tonight."

After three years, it had become much stronger.

Just that it still couldn't speak.

Lin Jiufeng didn't try to probe its body to find out as to why the white cat was unable to speak.

It was because the last time he did so—the white cat became furious.

The exasperated white cat back then chased after him, incessantly trying to scratch him.

For three whole months, the white cat ignored him.

Lin Jiufeng stopped probing into the white cat's body since then.

"Yes, there will be rain and also lightning tonight." Lin Jiufeng nodded.

Shuash!

As soon as he finished speaking, the rain started falling.

It landed on the ground and created a splash, drenching Lin Jiufeng and the white cat.

A human and a cat looked at each other.

In unison, the two of them retreated to the eaves of the courtyard.

The two of them didn't speak as they enjoyed the rain that was becoming heavier and heavier as it washed and cleansed the world.

A handsome young man and a white kitten observed the rain under the eaves.

No unnecessary words were exchanged.

Boom!

Suddenly, thunder rumbled.

Then, a bolt of lightning struck down.

Crack!

Lightning lit up the dark night.

It also illuminated Lin Jiufeng.

He suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

The ball in his mind seemed to have been struck by lightning too.

The human-shaped Divine Soul broke through the ball and appeared behind Lin Jiufeng.

Lin Jiufeng and the white cat stood side by side.

The moon was completely covered by dark clouds.

Only when lightning struck down occasionally could one see some light.

The shadow of the white cat and Lin Jiufeng lengthened.

However, another Lin Jiufeng was illuminated behind Lin Jiufeng when the lightning flashed.

His Divine Soul had left his body!

At this moment, Lin Jiufeng watched the rain and broke through.

He broke through the Serene stage, entering the next stage.

Immortal Treasury!

…

Great Yan Dynasty, Temple of the Holy Maiden.

It was raining heavily outside, and the moonlight was obscured by the dark clouds.

There was also lightning and thunder.

The Holy Maiden who had endured for decades was silently watching the rain.

Her aura slowly rose…

A golden light flashed through her eyes.

The sight of this was terrifying, however, no one witnessed such a scene.

"I've been in this world for decades. My body was injured and I have always been in the process of recovery since then. Only now have I fully recovered from my injuries."

"Today, I shall watch the rain and breakthrough."

"Advance to the Human God Realm!"

The Holy Maiden aura was aggressive and her eyes flickered with golden flames.

She raised her slender neck and her beautiful face was filled with pride.

Her aura wasn't concealed at all.

Crack!

A bolt of lightning cut through the darkness.

Heavy rain poured down.

The Holy Maiden's aura was undisguised as it soared into the clouds and broke through to the next realm.

Human God Realm!

She flashed a faint smile.

Finally, she was now a Human God.

But in the very next moment, the Holy Maiden's expression changed.

Her Divine Soul trembled. She spat out a mouthful of blood.

"My Divine Soul is actually incomplete?" the Holy Maiden exclaimed in astonishment.

Her eyes were filled with disbelief.

How could her Divine Soul be incomplete?

She had been living in seclusion all these years. She did not owe anyone anything… right?