Immortal Refiner

In the boundless Sea of Fire, a figure charred to a crisp sat motionless, devoid of any sign of life.

Above this boiling inferno, the source fire seed of the Profound Yellow True Flame flickered once or twice.

”To create a cultivation technique in such a perilous environment... truly unbelievable.”

”Even the Heavenly Monarch only began developing his unique divine abilities and cultivation techniques after reaching the divine transformation stage, and his circumstances were nowhere near as dire as this.”

Having accompanied the Crimson Radiance Heavenly Monarch for countless years, the Profound Yellow True Flame naturally knew much about his past. Yet even with its vast experience, it couldn’t help but be astonished by Li Qing’s audacious actions.

Still, the Profound Yellow True Flame maintained its relentless trial, sustaining the peak intensity of its spiritual flame to continuously incinerate every inch of the charred body.

Meanwhile, Li Qing, in a dazed state of enlightenment, had finally begun to establish the foundation of a daoist art he had been deducing.

His body had been completely burned to a crisp, so brittle it would crumble to ash at the slightest touch. Only his nascent soul and a sliver of True Spirit remained within.

It was at this moment, when his life force was nearly extinguished, that the energy within Li Qing’s body finally resurfaced.

The sensation was akin to a withered tree, long weathered by the elements, finally welcoming the arrival of spring.

Suddenly, a surge of vitality began to nourish and grow within Li Qing’s body. As time passed, this life force grew increasingly vigorous.

Finally, the charred fragments on Li Qing’s body began to crumble and fall away, revealing a complete and intact fleshly body beneath.

”This is the true essence of ’withered wood meeting spring,’” Li Qing murmured to himself, emerging from his state of enlightenment within the Sea of Fire. ”By integrating this profound understanding into my cultivation method, I may one day attain an indestructible and immortal body.”

”Legends speak of True Spirit phoenixes in the upper realm, immortal birds that possess the Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Technique. Each time they undergo rebirth through nirvana, their power surges exponentially.”

The Profound Yellow True Flame continued to burn around him, yet it could no longer harm Li Qing.

On the contrary, the extreme destructive power within the Profound Yellow True Flame seemed to be nurturing him. The longer he was scorched, the more vibrant the life force within his fleshly body became.

Li Qing’s newly created daoist arts had already demonstrated such extraordinary power, proving the heaven-defying nature of his Divine Mystic Art.

Seeing this, the Profound Yellow True Flame grew weary of further testing him. It knew its power was now ineffective.

Li Qing had successfully passed the trial!

In the next instant, the Profound Yellow True Flame retracted all the spiritual flames it had unleashed, and the raging Sea of Fire within the Crimson Radiance Hall vanished without a trace.

”Impressive. You’ve passed my trial,” the Profound Yellow True Flame said calmly.

Hearing this, a confident smile curved the corners of Li Qing’s lips.

His gains from this encounter were truly immense. He had not only subdued a heavenly spirit fire at its peak strength but also created his own Divine Mystic Art.

Moreover, he had claimed a Fire Spirit Pearl!

Although the Fire Spirit Pearl had lost much of its primordial origin, it remained a supreme treasure of this realm, its value undeniable.

Just as Li Qing was basking in his triumph, his face suddenly flushed crimson.

”Ugh!”

The next moment, he coughed up a mouthful of bright red blood.

”The divine ability and cultivation technique you created is too domineering and fierce. Moreover, the spell is still incomplete, leaving behind some hidden injuries.”

The Profound Yellow True Flame, with its vast knowledge and experience, instantly recognized Li Qing’s condition.

”You should find spiritual objects rich in life essence to replenish your depleted primordial origin. You must also perfect this divine ability as soon as possible, or it could significantly shorten your lifespan.”

Li Qing slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, not denying the Profound Yellow True Flame’s assessment.

The flame’s words had struck at the heart of his current state.

Furthermore, his lifespan had already been reduced by over four hundred years, inexplicably vanishing into thin air!

He now had just over two thousand years remaining.

While still considerable, this drastic reduction was almost unbearable for Li Qing.

He quickly began examining his physical condition.

His fleshly body’s strength now rivaled that of a true transformation stage demon beast. With this physical power alone, he could already dominate the world.

His cultivation had also improved slightly, though not significantly. After all, his primary goal in creating this Law was to survive the trial.

Before long, Li Qing realized the flaws in his newly created Cultivation Method.

Each rebirth consumed a massive amount of Life Essence; otherwise, it would directly drain his Lifespan.

The apparent loss of four hundred years of Lifespan seemed substantial, but in reality, it wasn’t.

Li Qing understood that his physical body already possessed an extraordinarily abundant Life Essence.

After all, he had ventured into the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm, reaping immense benefits from both the Tempering Life Spirit Pool and the Myriad Beasts Ancestral Tree.

These two opportunities had left him with an astonishingly vast reservoir of Life Essence.

In particular, the pure golden Myriad Beasts Sacred Fruit remained only partially refined even after Li Qing reached the nascent soul realm.

The excess life energy from the sacred fruit had been sealed within his body, gradually and imperceptibly enhancing his physique over time.

Having just survived a life-or-death ordeal, Li Qing had risen from the ashes like a phoenix reborn.

The complete consumption of his Life Essence wasn’t enough; it had also cost him over four hundred years of lifespan.

One could only imagine the sheer force and ferocity of Li Qing’s metamorphosis.

”The daoist arts are still in their infancy,” Li Qing murmured, shaking his head. ”They’ll need refinement over time.”

He then began pondering what name to give his newly created daoist arts.

The technique’s function was brutally simple: when ravaged by destructive forces like spirit fire to the brink of death, it allowed him to reverse the flow, using that very energy to nourish himself and achieve rebirth.

Of course, the destructive force couldn’t be overwhelming. If it annihilated Li Qing outright, even the most potent immortal divine ability would be useless.

After shedding his old body and gaining new life, Li Qing’s strength would surge significantly, granting him extreme resistance to the destructive force that had failed to kill him.

Just as he had strolled leisurely through the Sea of Fire formed by the Profound Yellow True Flame moments ago!

What couldn’t kill Li Qing would only make him stronger!

”What should I call it? Myriad Flames Undying Body?”

Li Qing, never one for naming things, immediately rejected the idea.

After all, heavenly spirit fire wasn’t the only destructive force in the world. There was also Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, Yellow Springs Weak Water, and other supremely powerful spiritual objects of heaven and earth, each capable of triggering his metamorphosis.

His future focus wouldn’t be limited to heavenly spirit fire alone.

”This technique can be refined further, even evolved into an Immortal Dao cultivation technique. It shouldn’t be named solely as a Divine Mystic Art.”

Ultimately, Li Qing decided to name it the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra!

”Dao Tribulation” captured the fundamental concept of the technique, while ”Limitless” served both as his daoist name and a symbol of the countless tribulations he would endure in his pursuit of metamorphosis.

Finally, he designated it a ”Sutra” to represent his ambition.

Li Qing was determined to perfect this technique, gradually evolving it into a true Immortal Dao cultivation manual—one uniquely his own!

The immortal dao was boundless. Spending an entire lifetime cultivating someone else’s cultivation manual, treading a path already worn by others, was not something Li Qing was willing to do.

In the past, he lacked the ability. But now, as a Nascent Soul cultivator, he could be considered a supreme ancestor-level figure in any lower realm. Creating his own cultivation manual was no longer an extraordinary feat.

Although Li Qing’s innate talent for cultivation was average, his exceptional comprehension and boundless imagination were his greatest assets.

Having settled on the name for his daoist arts, Li Qing had also nearly completed adjusting the condition of his fleshly body.

He chuckled softly as he gazed upward at the source fire seed of the Profound Yellow True Flame. Without a word, he simply extended his hand.

The flame, emitting a faint earthy-yellow glow, slowly descended and merged into Li Qing’s body.

Now that the flame posed no significant threat to him, Li Qing smoothly guided it into his dantian.

In the next moment, he unleashed his divine sense, completely refining the source fire seed of this heavenly spirit fire.

Throughout the entire process, the Spirit of the Profound Yellow True Flame offered no resistance. Li Qing effortlessly subdued and refined this formidable heavenly spirit fire.

The earthy-yellow spirit fire seed settled into Li Qing’s dantian, forcibly carving out a patch of earthy-yellow flames within the clearly demarcated black and white Sea of Fire!

The Spirit Devouring Demon Flame and Netherworld Cold Fire, which had previously coexisted peacefully, sensed the sudden intrusion of a third party into their territory and immediately grew restless.

Li Qing, seeing this, prepared to suppress the agitation.

But he quickly stopped, realizing that the Profound Yellow True Flame was a fully mature heavenly spirit fire, unlike the weak state of the other two when he had first subdued them.

In an instant, the Profound Yellow True Flame completely suppressed the restless Netherworld Cold Fire and Spirit Devouring Demon Flame.

Thus, Li Qing’s dantian returned to tranquility.

However, unlike before, his dantian now contained not just two distinct Seas of Fire, but a third, even more dominant, earth-yellow Sea of Fire, forming a three-legged cauldron-like formation.

Observing this, Li Qing shook his head with a smile. ”This is certainly less troublesome!”

With the addition of the third heavenly spirit fire, the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art had become even more extraordinary.

Li Qing discovered that his speed of refining heaven and earth spiritual energy had increased dramatically, and the true essence he condensed was now several times more refined.

With a slight flick of his finger, a strand of dark red, pure true essence materialized, swirling around his fingertips before dissipating once more.

”Time to leave,” Li Qing murmured. ”If I delay any longer, I’ll miss that old ghost from the Free and Unfettered Sect’s eight-hundredth birthday banquet.”

”I’ve prepared a grand gift for him this time. I just wonder if the Free and Unfettered Sect can handle it!”

With these words, Li Qing rose to his feet, casually donned a loose azure Daoist robe, and strode out of the Crimson Radiance Hall.

Before departing, he made sure to retrieve the Crimson Radiance Hall itself, along with the Fire Spirit Pearl from beneath the magma sea.

Confirming that nothing had been left behind, Li Qing’s figure transformed into a streak of light, vanishing from the core space beneath Fire Cliff Cave in the blink of an eye.

After soaring out of the cave, Li Qing’s figure flickered twice before shooting skyward.

Inhaling the fresh, sulfur-free air of the outside world, Li Qing’s mood brightened considerably.

In the next moment, he adjusted his course, flying directly south toward the Azure Ridge Domain without hesitation, his destination clear: the Free and Unfettered Sect.

Having emerged from Fire Cliff Cave, Li Qing felt supremely confident.

What followed would be a grand birthday banquet that would shake the entire Azure Ridge Domain!

(End of the Chapter)

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