Particularly in this world, eroded by the Heavenly Demon God and where even the Heavenly Dao is incomplete, it was nearly impossible to do so.
"This is a fragment of the Heavenly Dao of the Golden Path."
Su Changkong looked at the golden seed in his hand, barely sensing it before he could feel its characteristics, sharp and unstoppable, the very essence of the Golden Path’s fragment!
The types of Heavenly Dao fragments condensed from the strength of the Heavenly Dao seemed to be related to the characteristics of the person who initiated the Refining Sky Array.
For instance, Hua Shan, adept at healing and life-oriented Great Divine Powers, refined fragments of the Path of Life, while the Ancient Demon Saint, skilled in assault and slaughter, refined fragments of the Path of Destruction.
The reason why Su Changkong refined a Heavenly Dao fragment of the Golden Path was that his Primordial Spirit was of the Golden Attribute.
"Melting this Heavenly Dao fragment is essentially just mastering part of the Dao," Su Changkong silently mused as he gazed at the fragment of the Golden Path in his hand, "it’s far inferior to the strength one gains through their own cultivation and understanding. Like the Ancient Demon Saint’s Path of Destruction, it’s not as powerful as my Yin-Yang Life-Death Pathway. Rather than that... I should use this Heavenly Dao fragment as a supplement to enhance my Primordial Spirit."
Su Changkong felt that refining the Heavenly Dao fragment was similar in nature to refining the Divine Seed: indeed, it could strengthen one quickly, but it was also detrimental to one’s potential. Melding and mastering it directly, the enhanced strength was limited and certainly not as powerful as his Yin-Yang Life-Death Pathway. But using it as a supplement to fortify his own already-present Primordial Spirit might just be the most correct approach.
His Primordial Spirit had been honed to a critical point, where even the nourishing effect of the Yuan Soul Crystal was negligible. But what about a Heavenly Dao fragment?
If other Ancient Saints knew of Su Changkong’s actions, they would surely be dumbstruck. When they had obtained a piece of the Heavenly Dao fragment, it was considered capital for the salvation of the human race.
Yet, Su Changkong treated this precious Heavenly Dao fragment like a consumable!
"Humming!"
Su Changkong began to refine the Heavenly Dao fragment with his Primordial Spirit, which vibrated excitedly, as if starving and having finally seen food.
The golden Primordial Spirit little man nibbled and refined the Heavenly Dao fragment voraciously, this power was torrential and vast, hundreds, thousands of times stronger than the Yuan Soul Crystal!
As the golden Primordial Spirit little man refined the Golden Path fragment, it grew continuously, the golden color on its body becoming even more dazzling and bright, its figure subtly swelling in size!
"My lifespan... is it increasing?"
As he refined the Heavenly Dao fragment with his Primordial Spirit, Su Changkong noticed that his lifespan was also extending!
6100 years, 6200 years...
"Both the physical body and the Primordial Spirit have a lifespan. The growth of my physical lifespan is actually constrained by a Primordial Spirit that was not strong enough. Now that my Primordial Spirit has become powerful, the physical lifespan naturally breaks through the limit..."
Su Changkong roughly understood the key; the body and Primordial Spirit needed to be strengthened in sync for a person to live longer!
A year later, Su Changkong successfully refined a Golden Path fragment, and his Primordial Spirit was more than twice as strong as before!
"Still not enough... continue refining the power of the Heavenly Dao!"
Yet, Su Changkong was not satisfied, activating the Refining Sky Array, he continued to extract strength from the Heavenly Dao.
The commencement of the great apocalypse, in just a year, the world was constantly afflicted by natural disasters: torrential rains, floods, droughts, locust plagues, earthquakes, truly a hellish scene on earth.
But all of this was irrelevant to Su Changkong; he was determined to greatly enhance his own power, to reach the limits he could achieve, for that sliver of a chance at survival!
Under the Refining Sky Array, and with the active cooperation of the Heavenly Dao, Su Changkong extracted and refined the second piece of the Heavenly Dao fragment.
That was a pale green piece imbued with the power of vibrant life, a fragment of the Wooden Path!
Su Changkong practiced the Five Animal Frolics, Guiding Technique, and other Health-preserving Skills; wood represents life, and the Wooden Path was also incredibly suitable for him!
Su Changkong continued refining the second Heavenly Dao fragment with his Primordial Spirit.
The process became difficult, as Su Changkong’s Primordial Spirit was purely of the Golden Attribute, but now, integrating the Wooden Path, it enlarged his Primordial Spirit yet again, also causing his Primordial Spirit’s power to become mottled and unbalanced.
Continuing on, it might cause Su Changkong’s Primordial Spirit to collapse, but he disregarded it and kept extracting the power of the Heavenly Dao.
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Under the Refining Sky Array, the power extracted from the Heavenly Dao crystalized into a third fragment, a blazing red one exuding intense heat, the very Fragment of the Fire Path!
Su Changkong refined the third Heavenly Dao fragment with his Primordial Spirit. This third fragment caused yet another change in the nature of his Primordial Spirit, becoming even more unstable, but now his Primordial Spirit was exceedingly stronger than before. He had the confidence that he could even slay a high-level master like the Ancient Demon Saint with his Primordial Spirit!
"Not at my limit yet, continue!"
Su Changkong’s expression remained calm, disregarding his Primordial Spirit that seemed on the verge of collapse, and continued to refine the power of the Heavenly Dao.
The fourth fragment of the Heavenly Dao was of the Water Path, light blue and gentle, just like the Turtle Breath Technique and Giant Whale Skill he practiced, which were all water attributes!
The fourth Heavenly Dao fragment was refined by Su Changkong’s Primordial Spirit, resulting in various powers of his Primordial Spirit attacking and conflicting with each other, cracks began to surface.
"Continue!!"
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Excitement glinted in Su Changkong’s eyes; he could feel that he was getting closer and closer to that limit!