Immortal Refiner

The fully awakened source fire seed of the Spirit Devouring Demon Flame, upon entering Li Qing’s dantian, instantly unleashed a torrent of black flames, violently compressing the space originally occupied by the Netherworld Cold Fire.

Boom!

The black flames surged outward, colliding fiercely with the Netherworld Cold Fire.

Heavenly spirit fires are among the most domineering forces in the world, known for their extreme ferocity. When these two met within Li Qing’s dantian qi sea, their inherent volatility was inevitably ignited.

The Netherworld Cold Fire, no docile spirit fire itself, reacted as if provoked, suddenly erupting with terrifying cold flames.

As the black flames and cold flames clashed, they unleashed shockwaves so violent they nearly shattered Li Qing’s dantian.

Sensing this, Li Qing’s expression twisted in alarm, his pupils contracting sharply.

He had never anticipated such a scenario. His lower abdomen alternated between searing heat and bone-chilling cold, his entire dantian feeling as if it were about to explode.

”Hiss... How could this happen?” Li Qing muttered, his face pale and his heart racing.

The two spirit fires were actually fighting within his dantian qi sea, a development far beyond his expectations.

”Settle down! Do you want to destroy my dantian?!” Li Qing’s heart sank slightly as he began to focus his mental energy to suppress the conflict between the two spirit fires.

The dantian qi sea was vital for cultivators. Its destruction would not only cripple their cultivation but also cause their mana and true essence to backflow through their bodies, leading to instant death and the dissipation of their cultivation.

How could he stand by and let such a thing happen?

Soon, under Li Qing’s mental suppression, the two spirit fires finally calmed down.

Each fire now occupied half of the dantian qi sea, their black and white flames roaring at the bottom like a peculiar sea of fire.

Above this fiery expanse, Li Qing’s Golden Core hung suspended at the center of the dantian qi sea, completely unaffected by the dual-colored flames.

Additionally, a misty gray hammer orbited the Golden Core, continuously nourished by the true essence radiating from it.

However, the most significant change occurred with the two shattered origin great fire seals Li Qing had refined.

These seals now hovered above the black and white seas of fire, their original crimson hue transformed into dual-colored black and white flames!

Li Qing had originally planned to enhance the two Dao Fire seals with the unique vital essence condensed through the Myriad Lives Demonic Art, amplifying their power. Instead, they had undergone this unexpected transformation first.

”Could it be due to the interaction between the Netherworld Cold Fire and the Spirit Devouring Demon Flame? They’ve never spontaneously evolved like this before.”

As he pondered, Li Qing’s brow furrowed slightly, unable to fully grasp the reason behind this phenomenon.

Judging by the current state of the two shattered origin great fire seals, this transformation was not detrimental; their power had clearly increased.

Previously, he had needed to supply true essence to nourish the seals, gradually enhancing their potency. Now, the flames emitted by the two source fire seeds themselves were sufficient for this process.

”If that’s the case, does this mean I can condense more shattered origin grand seals within my body for nourishing, without worrying about hindering my cultivation?”

The thought brightened Li Qing’s eyes.

Although the shattered origin grand seal was a divine ability from the foundation establishment realm, its power had significantly increased as Li Qing’s cultivation advanced and the fire seals evolved alongside the heavenly spirit fires.

In the future, these seals might even prove invaluable in battles during the core formation realm.

With this thought, Li Qing released his suppression of the two heavenly spirit fires, preparing to condense several more shattered origin great fire seals to nourish within his dantian.

But the moment his mind relaxed, the two heavenly spirit fires erupted into renewed chaos!

Boom!

The originally distinct black and white seas of fire clashed violently, as if determined to establish dominance over each other.

Li Qing’s expression darkened instantly. He hastily focused his divine soul once more, suppressing the spirit fires’ rampage.

”Must they always compete for supremacy? This is going too far!”

The situation was clear: whenever he loosened his mental grip on the two spirit fires, the Spirit Devouring Demon Flame and Netherworld Cold Fire would become agitated, violently assaulting his dantian.

If left unchecked, this could cause severe damage to his dantian qi sea.

Yet he couldn’t maintain constant suppression of the spirit fires. Even with his formidable divine soul, such sustained effort was exhausting.

”Damn it! How can I ever calm them down?”

Li Qing’s brow furrowed in frustration. While it was exceedingly rare for cultivators to subdue multiple heavenly spirit fires, such cases weren’t entirely unheard of in the immortal cultivation world.

He was deeply curious about how others had managed to achieve this feat.

Take, for instance, the ancient great power cultivator who created the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art. How had that mighty cultivator effectively suppressed the conflict between two heavenly spirit fires?

”Unfortunately, what I obtained was ultimately an incomplete cultivation manual. While the main text of the cultivation scripture is intact, some explanatory sections are missing.”

A complete cultivation manual should include not only the main cultivation scripture but also accompanying divine abilities and spells, methods for refining a unique natal magic treasure, and detailed annotations on cultivation practices.

For example, the powerful Ice Attribute cultivation manual Shen Ningbing inherited from her master encompassed divine abilities and spells for each cultivation realm, even including the method for refining a natal magic treasure.

This explained why Shen Ningbing, despite having never studied artifact refinement, was still capable of refining her own natal magic treasure.

By strictly following the refining steps outlined in the manual, failure was virtually impossible—such was the benefit of possessing a complete inheritance.

Regrettably, the cultivation manual Li Qing had obtained remained incomplete, lacking accompanying divine abilities, spells, and other supplementary sections.

He considered himself fortunate to have even acquired the scripture covering cultivation up to the core formation realm.

As for what came next, he could only proceed one step at a time.

”For now, I must focus on the cultivation manual itself and find a way to harmonize these two incompatible heavenly spirit fires.”

He reasoned that since cultivating the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art required collecting multiple heavenly spirit fires, the manual must contain a method to resolve their inherent incompatibility.

”Different cultivation manuals imbue true essence with distinct properties. Perhaps I can find a solution through this.”

With this in mind, Li Qing quickly recalled a unique characteristic of the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art: those who cultivated it developed an extraordinary sensitivity to heavenly spirit fires, enhancing their affinity and increasing their success rate in taming such fires.

This ability stemmed from the unique nature of crimson radiance true essence.

Realizing this, Li Qing slightly relaxed his suppression of the two heavenly spirit fires within his dantian.

Instantly, the black-and-white fire sea swirling within his dantian showed signs of renewed agitation.

However, this time the disturbance was milder. The energy released by their clash posed no immediate threat to his dantian.

Even so, Li Qing maintained strict control, refusing to lower his guard. After all, this was his dantian qi sea, the foundation of his lifelong cultivation efforts.

Immediately afterward, a strand of scarlet true essence slowly descended from the Golden Core suspended at the center of Li Qing’s Qi Sea.

As the crimson essence fell, the previously raging black and white seas of fire actually converged to receive it.

A miraculous transformation began to unfold.

The heavenly spirit fires, which had been clashing violently moments before, ceased their rampage and instead began to expand outward in all directions!

Boom!

The barriers of Li Qing’s dantian faintly expanded.

Sensing this, cold sweat broke out on Li Qing’s forehead.

Under the harmonizing influence of the scarlet true essence, the two heavenly spirit fires had not only stopped their violent clash but were now actively helping him expand his dantian qi sea!

Yes, Li Qing’s dantian qi sea was actually expanding—an utterly unexpected development.

A cultivator’s dantian typically remains unchanged from birth to death, rarely undergoing any significant alteration.

Yet Li Qing’s dantian qi sea was slowly expanding, as if the heavens and earth were being created anew within him.

This unforeseen event left him utterly dumbfounded.

Once he confirmed there was no immediate danger, Li Qing gradually relaxed his mental suppression of the two heavenly spirit fires. Simultaneously, he channeled more of his own true essence to assist the spirit fires in expanding his dantian qi sea.

And so, as time passed, Li Qing’s dantian qi sea continued to expand relentlessly.

(End of the Chapter)

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