Immortal Refiner

To Li Qing’s surprise, he detected a hint of disdain in the Golden Crow’s eyes, as if it scorned the three types of heavenly spirit fire he had employed.

”What a defiant Golden Crow!” Li Qing sneered, clasping his hands together and closing his eyes.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth surged violently. Li Qing channeled it without restraint, heedless of the vital essence draining from his body.

The Myriad Flames Heaven-Burning Formation activated fully. With his divine transformation realm cultivation, Li Qing could now unleash this divine ability at its full potency.

Three heavenly spirit fires moved in unison within the formation, converging on the Golden Crow in an instant.

The Golden Crow curled inward, transforming once again into a blazing golden sun. The encroaching flames seemed to have no effect.

As heavenly spirit fires themselves, such fire dao techniques posed no real threat to it.

Li Qing understood this well. His purpose in activating the Myriad Flames Heaven-Burning Formation was to suppress the heavenly spirit fire, not to destroy it.

In a flash, Li Qing’s figure streaked across the sky, appearing above the great sun with lightning speed.

Immediately, Li Qing’s formidable divine sense power surged forth from his sea of consciousness, merging with the abundant true essence within his body to penetrate the core of the great sun.

”Audacious human! How dare you trespass!”

A majestic voice echoed through Li Qing’s sea of consciousness. He recognized it as the true spirit of the Great Sun Golden Flame.

Undeterred, he forcefully made contact with the flame’s source fire seed, determined to refine it.

While the Myriad Flames Heaven-Burning Formation, powered by the Three Spirit Flames, couldn’t harm the formidable Great Sun Golden Flame, it could temporarily suppress it.

After all, the Great Sun Golden Flame was a source-less fire, whereas the Three Spirit Flames Li Qing had subdued could draw upon the Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth.

Ignoring the Great Sun Golden Flame’s resistance, Li Qing’s divine sense prepared to imprint his mark upon the flame’s source fire seed.

However, this task was far from easy. Subduing a heavenly spirit fire typically required enduring a trial known as the Fire Tribulation.

Li Qing had faced such a tribulation when he subdued the Profound Yellow True Flame, and the Great Sun Golden Flame would naturally have its own Fire Tribulation.

The scorching sun trembled, wisps of golden flames rising from its surface and coiling toward Li Qing’s body.

In moments, Li Qing’s fleshly body was enveloped in golden flames, making him appear as if he were gilded in gold.

This Fire Tribulation would be a protracted battle, but Li Qing possessed unwavering confidence.

Thus began a grueling tug-of-war between him and the Great Sun Golden Flame. He allowed the golden flames to burn his fleshly body, yet remained completely unmoved.

Having previously weathered a Fire Tribulation from the Profound Yellow True Flame using the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra, Li Qing’s fleshly body had developed significant resistance to fire.

Even the Great Sun Golden Flame posed little threat to him.

Moreover, with over ten thousand years of lifespan at his disposal, he could afford any loss of vital essence today.

And so, seven days and seven nights passed in the blink of an eye.

Many mortals living in the Fire Sun Tree forest below sensed something amiss. They noticed that the sun seemed higher in the sky than usual, and its heat was less intense.

Even the Fire Sun Trees, which thrived on heat, seemed slightly listless these past few days.

However, this change wasn’t severe enough to disrupt their daily lives, so no one paid much attention.

And so, forty-nine days passed.

Li Qing’s Myriad Flames Heaven-Burning Formation, sustained by three heavenly spirit fires, finally faltered and collapsed.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The fiery space shattered, revealing the slightly dimmed Great Sun Golden Flame.

If one were to look up from the great earth below, they would be astonished to see two blazing suns in the sky!

Some mortals working in the fields noticed their shadows behaving strangely. Puzzled, they looked up and witnessed a sight they would never forget:

Two suns in the sky!

Before they could cry out in alarm, a mysterious figure materialized beside one of the suns.

The tall, enigmatic figure slowly opened its massive maw and swallowed the slightly dimmed sun whole.

Snap!

A mortal collapsed to the ground, his face ashen, his voice trembling:

”The sun has been swallowed! That great yang was devoured whole in a single gulp!”

”What was that thing? An incarnation of the Heavenly Dog? Was it devouring the sun just now?!”

”This is a disaster! Two suns appeared in the sky, and one was swallowed by a malevolent ghost!”

”...”

All the mortals feared that the malevolent ghost might not be satisfied and would devour the last sun as well.

Fortunately, the ghost wasn’t as insatiable as they feared. After devouring one great yang, it vanished without a trace.

Seeing the remaining sun still shining in the sky, all the mortals who had witnessed the event breathed a collective sigh of relief.

This incident would later become a mystical legend in the Flame Domain.

The ghost that devoured the great yang was none other than Li Qing!

”Heh, now that you’re within my dantian, you won’t be allowed to run wild.”

Li Qing firmly suppressed the Great Sun Golden Flame within his dantian qi sea. He hadn’t fully refined and subdued it yet, but even this formidable heavenly spirit fire could no longer stir up any significant trouble.

Within Li Qing’s dantian qi sea, a blazing sun hung high above three distinct seas of fire, while a miniature spirit identical to Li Qing sat cross-legged with closed eyes.

Three condensed magic treasures orbited Li Qing’s nascent soul within the qi sea, occasionally emitting wisps of true essence to nourish them.

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword, Wind-Thunder Silver Wings, and Primordial Chaos Peerless Hammer!

These three treasures were Li Qing’s most reliable combat tools, naturally stored within his dantian and nourished with true essence.

Now, an uninvited guest had entered his dantian qi sea. The Great Sun Golden Flame, still restless, attempted to breach Li Qing’s dantian.

Unfortunately for the flame, Li Qing’s cultivation at the divine transformation realm had fortified his dantian qi sea to an absurd degree, rendering it impervious to the Great Sun Golden Flame’s attacks.

”Since you refuse to settle down, I’ll just extract some of your origin flames for body quenching!”

”Perfect timing! I was just wondering how to use up that Savage Bone Battle Physique essence blood I acquired earlier. It would be a waste to let it go to waste.”

As Li Qing spoke, his willpower stirred. He drew a wisp of golden origin fire from the blazing sun within his dantian qi sea and retrieved a handful of scarlet essence blood, as red as the dawn.

He meticulously applied the savage bone battle blood to his body, drop by drop, then guided the golden origin fire to refine it.

A primal aura erupted from Li Qing, and he seemed to hear ancient, primordial cries. The essence blood smeared across his skin transformed into intricate, tattoo-like patterns.

These markings granted him terrifying power, though only for a short duration. Still, the effect was astonishing.

”I’ve actually gained a special ability from the Savage Bone Battle Physique,” Li Qing murmured, his voice tinged with awe. ”These Savage Bone Battle Marks can temporarily amplify my fleshly body’s strength and power. However, they don’t fundamentally enhance my physical constitution.”

Despite this limitation, Li Qing was already immensely satisfied.

(End of the Chapter)

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