Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

"It's best not to let him descend into the present world."

Daoist Xuan Qing gazed at the Immortal Gate and suddenly spoke, "If he descends, whether he wins or loses, this land will be devastated."

Richard glanced sideways at Daoist Xuan Qing.

"I didn't expect you to care for the world; I thought you were the kind who wouldn't mind the deaths of thousands as long as the Mad Immortal perished."

Daoist Xuan Qing was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "These people staying here are useless. No matter how meaningful the sacrifice, I won't frown, but such meaningless death, I don't want to see."

"Pragmatist, not bad."

Richard gazed at the Immortal Gate, took a step, and his figure appeared hundreds of miles away. In just a moment, Richard arrived in front of the Immortal Gate.

The werewolves in front of the Immortal Gate had already passed out. Under that terrifying pressure, few creatures below the World Master could remain conscious.

Looking back, Richard found that Daoist Xuan Qing had somehow kept up with him.

"Is this Dao Technique?"

Richard's spiritual power detected the space imperfections yet to be smoothed over, and communicated with the Fire Spirit God in his pocket with spiritual power.

"Master, this should be the divine skill 'A Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step' created by the Sect Leader."

Divine skills, a term in the Immortal Country for techniques surpassing first-grade Dao Techniques. Even in the Immortal Country civilization, where strong individuals abound, divine skills are considered core treasures of a sect.

"Are there many who know this divine skill?"

"Not many, only the Sect Leader and a few of the Sect Leader's disciples know it."

"Alright, I understand."

Looking at the huge door in front of him, Richard used his powers to contact the Young Master.

"Inform the goblins, there's no need to spare the Seven Immortal Villages envoys."

After speaking, Richard took out the Balancing Hand from his pocket and said to Daoist Xuan Qing, "Let's go, it's time to meet that Mad Immortal you've been thinking about."

...

Behind the Immortal Gate was a scene nearly as beautiful as the Grotto Heaven Richard had in mind.

In the distance, clouds scattered vibrant hues, the sun and moon shimmered. Thousands of ancient pines, countless bamboo stalks, immortal flowers adorned like brocade, and fragrant jade grasses.

If not for the mountain-like cloud monster in the distance, Richard felt this place was his idea of a Grotto Heaven.

"Is this the Mad Immortal?"

In front of him, less than ten kilometers away, a colossal humanoid monster was constantly writhing.

This humanoid monster was clad in a pure white robe formed from energy, with a massive cloud-like body as sticky as a puddle of ooze. The head of the humanoid monster had no face, only a constantly rotating vortex. As the vortex spun, a peculiar attraction emanated from it, and a regular person would have their soul snatched just by glancing at it.

Richard looked at the mountain-like monster not far away, and his body involuntarily tensed.

His instincts were telling him this was an extremely dangerous being.

"...It is him."

Daoist Xuan Qing looked at the Mad Immortal, his voice carrying an indescribable emotion.

Since he gained consciousness, his life's purpose had been to kill the Mad Immortal, yet he had never actually seen this Mad Immortal.

This was even his first time entering the Immortal Country.

But upon seeing this monster, he knew instantly this was his target.

He could feel his soul changing, as if some seal was being released.

As soon as they saw the monster, the gigantic monster naturally noticed these two "little mice." The Mad Immortal turned his head, seemingly to observe Richard and company. Then, the mountain-sized body started to move, accompanied by a high-frequency roar that nearly shattered the space.

Richard's brows furrowed, and two streams of blood flowed from his ears.

Even though this Immortal had gone mad, his years of battle experience allowed him to instinctively use Dao Technique Magic. The roar contained extremely complex skills. Without preparation, even someone with Richard's physique was slightly injured.

"Be careful, foreigner. This Mad Immortal was once the Sect Leader of the Supreme Sect. The divine skills he knows are far more than the Dao Techniques you are aware of."

Daoist Xuan Qing's voice was somewhat high-pitched, and memories about the Mad Immortal kept flooding into his mind. Those minute details, even the Mad Immortal himself probably had no memory of.

Richard observed the change in Daoist Xuan Qing, recognizing his tone very well.

It was the tone he used when speaking to the natives.

"It seems you've remembered something."

"A lot indeed."

Suddenly, a mysterious force erupted from within Daoist Xuan Qing. As a former World Guardian of the goblin world, Richard was very familiar with this force—it was the Power of World Origin.

In the next instant, when he utilized this power, Daoist Xuan Qing's aura merged with that of the Immortal Country.

With a wave of his hand, the energy of the entire Immortal Country flowed accordingly.

Richard's pupils contracted, as an answer to a longstanding question finally unraveled.

This world clearly had no World Guardian, so where did Daoist Xuan Qing's World Power come from?

And now, the answer was revealed.

The World Power was not from the Immortal Country, but from the fragments of the once-collapsed grand Immortal Country world, carrying its World Power.

"Foreigner, show your skills. I swear by the Grand Dao, if we can kill this Mad Immortal, the entire Immortal Country will be yours. And I'll also give you a grand reward."

As he spoke, a massive phantom suddenly appeared on Daoist Xuan Qing's body, and the seemingly endless energy of the Immortal Country poured into this phantom like a hundred rivers converging into the sea.

In the blink of an eye, the phantom solidified into a giant standing tall against the heavens.

The giant performed a mantra, and the immense energy of the Immortal Country was once again drawn, transforming into a sword light gleaming as white as jade.

On the sword light, seven ancient Daoist texts flowed and shifted, carrying a chilling aura.

"A great opportunity?"

Richard's heart was stirred. Daoist Xuan Qing's actions after entering the Immortal Country gave rise to a somewhat crazy conjecture in his mind.

"Roar!"

The howl of the Mad Immortal interrupted Richard's thoughts.

Looking at the mountain-like Mad Immortal, Richard took a deep breath, and his two-meter-tall body began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After fully integrating with the Rule Body, he had never exerted himself fully. Even Richard did not know to what extent his strength had reached.

Fifty meters, sixty meters... one hundred meters, one hundred and ten meters!

Richard's body shot up to a height of one hundred meters in a moment, finally halting at one hundred and fifty meters.

"Hmm, revealing the True Body is truly liberating," Richard murmured softly.

Though his figure compared to the mountain-like Mad Immortal still seemed like a dwarf, at the stage of World Master, strength was no longer tied to size.

"Fatian Xiangdi."

Daoist Xuan Qing recognized Richard's technique, and a sudden astonishment arose in his heart.

"To have mastered Fatian Xiangdi, it seems you are not some Exotic Realm Barbarian. You must be a fellow Daoist from some other world."

Ignoring Daoist Xuan Qing's astonishment, Richard's attention was solely on the Mad Immortal, who, upon seeing him unfold the Rule Body, immediately split into several avatars, each with energy intensity no weaker than his own.

"Truly a prodigy capable of becoming a Dominator, even if the Dao Technique has been twisted and sanity plunged into madness, their combat power is still unmatched by ordinary natives."

Watching the avatars charging toward him, Richard felt a surge of overwhelming combat intent.

Physique evolution is inseparable from battle. Creatures evolve such powerful bodies to confront adversaries.

To combat predators, to face competitors, to oppose nature itself.

Combat is an instinct embedded in every flesh creature's bones.

With a single step forward, Richard's body suddenly appeared before an avatar, then unleashed a heavy punch merging Unity of Heaven and Man and Mountain Breaking Fist.

The enormous fist did not tear through space but used it as a glove. A vast swath of space was ripped open by the punch, stabbing into the avatar's body like a sharp sword.

Immediately, within the avatar, the spatial glove exploded, the sharp space fragments piercing it like a hornet's nest.

But before Richard could throw a second punch, he noticed the avatar, pierced all over, begin to wriggle. A layer of rock with a metallic texture creeped up its body, wrapping tightly around Richard's arm, seemingly trying to trap him for other avatars to attack.

Yet Richard was not flustered; instead, a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

A spark of Miracle Furnace Flame suddenly appeared at his fist's peak.

The next moment, the avatar ignited like a gasoline can filled with oil, erupting in flames.

Buzz!

Richard's Energy Barrier suddenly materialized as two sword lights exploded on it, nearly shattering his Composite Magic Barrier.

The Mad Immortal released a total of five avatars, each bearing different characteristics. The one Richard defeated was burly, like a stone pillar. The one wielding the sword light was a slender avatar holding a long sword.

"Be careful, those are Five Elements Battle Puppets. Each has a Daoist text and can use countless Divine Communication Skills. They can also form a battle array among themselves. If caught in the array, even a Human Immortal can be slain like an Earth Immortal."

Daoist Xuan Qing's voice echoed in Richard's ear. With the unlocking of that invisible memory seal, he could see through every move of the Mad Immortal and knew how to counter them.

While issuing the warning, Daoist Xuan Qing also engaged the Mad Immortal in battle.

The Daoist text sword light, like a divine axe cleaving heaven, rendered any obstruction before it illusory. The divine techniques used by the Mad Immortal to block were nullified by the sword light.

The Mad Immortal's massive body was pierced through effortlessly by the sword light, only to heal instantly as the light passed through.

The rule power residing in the sword light was entirely ineffective against the Mad Immortal.

No blade, no matter how sharp, can sever flowing water.

But this Mad Immortal's body lacked a fixed form, flowing like water.

Daoist Xuan Qing's expression shifted slightly. The sword light was an ultimate technique from the Sect Leader of the Supreme Sect, known as Seven Killings Sword.

The seven complete Daoist texts flowing on the sword light meant that even the simplest slash was equivalent to releasing seven Divine Skills of different rules simultaneously.

In the Immortal Country, where powerful beings abound, it was an ultimate technique coveted even by Heavenly Immortals.

Yet at this moment, the ultimate technique seemed ineffective.

"You've forgotten something."

Richard's voice suddenly reached Daoist Xuan Qing's ears.

"The Dao Techniques have been twisted. The more powerful the technique, the more severely it's twisted."

With a sweep of Daoist Xuan Qing's divine consciousness, he saw Richard setting ablaze the remaining four Five Elements Battle Puppets like a wolf among sheep.

The divine Dao Techniques of the puppets exploded like fireworks against Richard's body. Though they left him bleeding, none posed a threat to his life.

Joining Daoist Xuan Qing's side, Richard said calmly, "Abilities that once allowed us to slay cultivators beyond our level have now become useless."