Immortal Refiner

After months of painstaking effort, Li Qing finally neared the completion of expanding his dantian qi sea.

His dantian qi sea was now three times larger than before!

The once-full dantian now felt surprisingly spacious.

The two spirit fires, which had previously clashed violently, had finally ceased their fierce conflict.

Each fire now occupied half of his dantian, forming two distinct seas of black and white flames.

Satisfied that there were no further complications, Li Qing gradually emerged from his deep meditative state.

He slowly opened his eyes. One pupil flickered with a searing white flame, while the other had become as dark as ink, like an abyss capable of swallowing everything.

The expansion of his dantian qi sea hadn’t brought any tangible benefits to his cultivation realm.

However, since it hadn’t caused any harm and had even pacified the two heavenly spirit fires, Li Qing decided not to dwell on it further.

”Having subdued two heavenly spirit fires, the cultivation speed of the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art should have increased significantly,” he mused.

With that, Li Qing began circulating his cultivation manual, drawing in heaven and earth spiritual energy.

Boom!

The moment he activated his cultivation manual, the two heavenly spirit fires within his body began to rotate autonomously, assisting Li Qing in devouring the surrounding heaven and earth spiritual energy.

This speed far surpassed that of a normal core formation realm cultivator!

Feeling the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art’s cultivation speed surge under the enhancement of the two heavenly spirit fires, even Li Qing couldn’t contain his joy.

The efficiency was simply astonishing.

A single day of cultivation now yielded results equivalent to three or four days of arduous practice in the past.

Previously, after reaching the core formation realm, his four spirit root aptitude had made progress painfully slow, like a snail’s crawl.

Now, finally free from this bottleneck, Li Qing immediately immersed himself in the joy of cultivation.

Feeling his true essence grow steadily thicker and his cultivation level rise bit by bit was truly exhilarating.

During this time, he also condensed a shattered origin great fire seal, placing it within his dantian to be nourished by the two spirit fires.

Although the shattered origin great fire seal no longer hindered his cultivation speed, it was still unwise to condense too many.

The raging flames emitted by the heavenly spirit fire also consumed Li Qing’s true essence. Excessive depletion would inevitably have adverse consequences.

Therefore, Li Qing condensed six more shattered origin great fire seals, bringing the total to eight black-and-white seals floating within his dantian qi sea, constantly nourished by the heavenly spirit fire.

The longer they remained there, the more potent these fire seals became.

In the future, by using the Myriad Lives Demonic Art to consume his lifespan and condense seven-colored life essence to empower the shattered origin great fire seals, he would possess a truly devastating weapon!

With all these enhancements, Li Qing couldn’t even imagine the full extent of their power.

It was likely that even ordinary core formation realm cultivators would be unable to withstand a single strike from his terrifying shattered origin great fire seals!

A smile involuntarily crept across his face as he realized that within the core formation realm, he had already become a formidable figure.

His only remaining deficiency was his cultivation level. However, now that he had successfully revived the Spirit Devouring Demon Flame, his cultivation speed was no longer a concern.

The path to his future dao had once again broadened before him.

And so, for the remainder of his time, Li Qing remained secluded in his cave abode, focusing solely on his cultivation and gradually improving his cultivation level.

Occasionally, when the mood struck him, he would take out his three little golden silkworms and feed them spirit gold. This routine continued, making his days pass pleasantly.

In this manner, another year slipped by in a blur.

The conflict between the righteous and demonic paths raged on outside, but it had yet to reach Giant Deer Prefecture, allowing Li Qing to continue his secluded cultivation in peace.

However, this very tranquility had gradually attracted more rogue cultivators to Nanyang Spirit Peak.

The peak was presided over by a core formation true lord with a peaceful temperament, who never involved himself in the conflicts between the righteous and demonic paths and remained utterly indifferent to fame and fortune.

As a result, Nanyang Spirit Peak became the preferred refuge for many rogue cultivators seeking to escape the immortal dao war, and Nanyang Market grew increasingly bustling.

Naturally, this influx drove up the rental prices for cave abodes, more than tripling the previous rates.

But Li Qing, who occupied an entire mountain peak, remained unaffected by these developments.

During this time, many rogue cultivators in the foundation establishment realm sought to pay their respects to the Limitless True Lord. Unfortunately, the Limitless True Lord had been in secluded cultivation within his cave abode for an extended period, showing no intention of meeting with them.

Left with no other choice, the rogue cultivators abandoned their hopes of currying favor with him.

Many of them remarked that it was precisely this ascetic mindset that had allowed a cultivator with a four spirit root aptitude to successfully achieve core formation.

Just as Li Qing was enjoying his leisurely days, a spirit letter arrived from the black market, finally shattering his tranquility.

The Shangqing Sect’s forces sent to the Great Wilderness Domain had finally revealed their presence!

After reading the spirit letter, Li Qing frowned.

A wisp of jet-black demon flame, as dark as ink, surged from his fingertip and incinerated the letter completely. He then casually retrieved several pieces of Purple Veined Copper from his storage pouch to feed his three little golden silkworms.

”The Shangqing Sect’s forces have chosen to assist the Taiyi Sect? They’ve become lapdogs now,” Li Qing said expressionlessly, though a faint killing intent stirred within him.

Li Qing would never forget the events that had transpired at the Lingyun Sect. How could he ever forget the bone-deep, soul-searing hatred for the sect’s destruction?

Now that he had achieved core formation and possessed considerable strength, he naturally planned to settle accounts with them when the time was right.

”They’ve made quite a move, sending a supreme elder and over a dozen foundation establishment realm cultivators. What a generous gift indeed.”

The Taiyi Sect, currently embroiled in a great war with the demonic path, would naturally seize this unexpected assistance.

The Shangqing Sect’s intentions were equally clear. Having already devoured most of the Azure Ridge Domain, they were no longer satisfied with its meager cultivation resources and had set their sights on the Great Wilderness Domain.

In the spiritually barren environment of the Azure Ridge Domain, even a prodigy like Ancestor Devourer of Heaven had struggled to achieve nascent soul formation. Forced to seek help from the Moonchase Palace in the Great Wilderness Domain, he had finally succeeded.

After a moment’s contemplation, Li Qing retrieved a spirit letter and used his finger as a brush to reply to the black market.

The letter instructed the intelligence network to maintain surveillance on the Shangqing Sect’s forces.

After completing these tasks, Li Qing carefully considered his next steps.

As he pondered, a respectful voice suddenly echoed outside his cave abode:

”Junior Zhao Nan seeks an audience with Senior Limitless!”

Startled from his thoughts, Li Qing raised an eyebrow and instinctively extended his divine sense.

Outside the cave, he saw a young man in plain white robes standing respectfully with hands clasped in a formal greeting.

The youth possessed striking features, his eyes and facial structure bearing a clear resemblance to Zhao Tianxiong. Beneath his robes, he wore a golden-threaded inner armor—a replica of the Golden Jade Garment, a powerful magic artifact!

The young man’s identity was unmistakable.

”Heh, Young Friend Zhao, please come in,” Li Qing said, naturally adopting the demeanor of a senior daoist priest. ”It’s been a while since I saw your father. How has he been?”

(End of the Chapter)

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