Just hearing the explanation of these two terms was enough to leave Mu Yanxi utterly shocked.
She had already personally experienced the effects of the Life Spring, and even now, spiritual power continued to surge endlessly from within her body.
So she had already been amazed once before.
Other than learning that this was a result produced by a different cultivation system, she wasn’t particularly more surprised.
What truly astonished Mu Yanxi was the Infinite Dantian.
What did it mean to infinitely ascend within the Qi Refining stage? Could it really reach thousands or tens of thousands of layers?
“Tell me more about the Infinite Dantian, and about infinite ascension in the Qi Refining stage.” Mu Yanxi didn’t even know how to ask her question, so she simply had the Terminal Ring look it up and explain.
“Not only in conquered minor worlds, but also in the native Xing Ji Realm, there have been recorded cases of cultivators born with an Infinite Dantian.”
“Although they cannot ascend to the Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, as long as they keep breaking through within Qi Refining, their strength can even reach the level of a True Immortal or even an Immortal Emperor—and this still isn’t the true limit of infinite Qi Refining.” said the Terminal Ring.
“Reach the power of a True Immortal?!” Mu Yanxi jumped straight up from the bed.
“How can you possibly surpass the strength of immortals while still in the Qi Refining stage? What’s the point of cultivating immortality then? Don’t be ridiculous!”
“Master, there are historical records of multiple Great Experts at over ten thousand layers of Qi Refining slaying True Immortals, and even Da Luo Golden Immortals. You can check it directly in the Immortal Brain.” the Terminal Ring replied directly.
Sure enough, the Immortal Brain brought up a massive trove of information.
After looking it over, Mu Yanxi fell silent.
There were clear records of several Great Experts at the infinite Qi Refining stage killing immortals—and not just ordinary immortals.
There were Heavenly Immortals, Golden Immortals, and some even had accompanying video footage.
Mu Yanxi had never seen an immortal in her entire life, let alone witnessed one fight.
She clicked on a video; in it, planets across the universe exploded one after another, torrents of the Dao burst through galaxies, and the clash between the two combatants brought ruin to all of heaven and earth—a casual strike from either was enough to annihilate an entire star system.
She couldn’t make sense of it; she couldn’t understand how these two fought, which was the Qi Refining cultivator, and which the True Immortal, nor did she know who was even able to record this footage amid such a battle.
She only knew that either of them could crush her like an ant, that even the aftershocks would leave her nothing but dust.
By the end of the battle, one of them wielded an ancient sword and pierced the other’s chest with a single thrust.
No matter how his opponent manipulated the laws, merged with the Dao, fled into the Void, or conjured Black Holes, he could not escape this sword through the heart.
In the end, endless immortal light burst forth, and his body was utterly shattered, completely slain by his enemy.
From the ever-changing methods of the slain and the opponent’s simple, sword-focused fighting style, it seemed clear: a True Immortal had been slain by a Qi Refining cultivator.
Yet, even as the video ended, Mu Yanxi still found it hard to believe—impossible to accept—that a True Immortal could actually be killed by someone in the Qi Refining stage.
After several minutes of silence, Mu Yanxi looked up and burst out laughing.
“Heh, hahahaha! If immortals can’t compare to a Qi Refining cultivator, what’s the point of cultivating immortality at all? What’s the point of pursuing the Dao of Immortality? Isn’t that ridiculous?!”
“Master, there is, of course, a price for this.” the Terminal Ring said. “Qi Refining is still Qi Refining, no matter how many layers you achieve.”
“You cannot increase your lifespan, you don’t gain the divine abilities of the Foundation Establishment or Nascent Soul stages, you can’t use magical treasures, and you can’t even fly on your own. No matter how strong you become, you’ll never ascend to the Immortal Realm by orthodox means.”