Immortal Refiner

In the World of Eternal Night, the sky remained a fathomless, unending darkness, with only the Red Moon hanging high above the night’s curtain.

Yet the great earth below had undergone a complete transformation.

Li Qing, who hadn’t visited this place in many years, could scarcely believe his eyes.

Majestic walled cities now stood tall across the land, their structures adorned with bizarre, otherworldly plants. Some of these strange plants emitted an intense glow, illuminating vast stretches of the surrounding terrain.

”Is this still the World of Eternal Night?” Li Qing murmured in disbelief, his face etched with astonishment.

The once desolate and barren land had sprouted countless magnificent walled cities, teeming with life. Here, Aliens and the human race coexisted in apparent harmony!

”Unbelievable! How many years have passed? The World of Eternal Night has transformed beyond recognition!”

Had it not been for the Red Moon overhead, Li Qing might have mistaken this place for another realm entirely.

Yet the spiritual energy in the surrounding heaven and earth remained depleted, confirming that this world was still trapped in the end of dao era, where the great dao had been severed.

Given the triple time flow, roughly seven hundred years had passed since Li Qing last left the World of Eternal Night.

Such a monumental transformation in just seven centuries was truly astonishing!

”I wonder if this is still the Blood Martial Dynasty’s dao lineage,” Li Qing murmured. ”How many of those faces from the past still walk this world?”

As he spoke, Li Qing quickly recalled another disciple from the World of Eternal Night: Lin Jing!

When the dark willow swept across the great domains, Lin Jing had connected with the Yellow Spring Stele at the former site of the Yellow Springs Holy Sect, obtaining some precious inheritance.

At this thought, Li Qing’s expression darkened slightly.

After all, this world did not follow the immortal dao. Even with lifespans far beyond mortal comprehension, it was impossible to live for so many years without extraordinary means.

”Ah, well, no matter. I’ll just find a city and investigate the situation. I don’t even know if this dynasty is still the Blood Martial Dynasty!”

With these words, Li Qing concealed his aura and silently descended from the sky, landing unnoticed within a bustling walled city on the great earth.

Chongze City!

This was the city’s name, its origin unknown. Yet its population was vast, numbering in the hundreds of thousands when including the Alien residents.

Such a staggering population rivaled that of an entire great domain from his time—and this was just one city.

Just now, Li Qing had observed from high above that this precinct contained no fewer than thirteen such walled cities. Each one resembled a radiant pearl embedded in the great earth, emitting a brilliant light that seemed to never fade.

On the streets of Chongze City, a diverse array of Aliens with bizarre appearances mingled harmoniously with humans, their four limbs intact and bodies whole. There was no sense of discord between them.

”Most of these Aliens follow the dao of the Red Moon Secret Power, but there are also many vital energy martial artists in the city!”

Li Qing quietly extended his divine sense, gaining a clear understanding of the city’s overall situation.

This was another astonishing revelation. Back in his time, vital energy martial artists and these Aliens had been mortal enemies, locked in an eternal conflict.

Moreover, it was common to see people driving strange beasts through the city, creating a scene of perfect harmony, like a utopian fairground.

”What has happened in these past few centuries to bring about such a drastic transformation?”

As Li Qing marveled at the changes, he began walking through the city, observing sights he had never witnessed before.

The city was illuminated by numerous light sources, primarily emanating from various strange plants. Some were bioluminescent mushrooms, while others were peculiar vines that radiated iridescent light. Climbing plants resembling ivy clung to the walls of many buildings.

As Li Qing gazed at this dreamlike scene, the shock in his heart gradually subsided.

A noisy commotion drifted from a nearby street, the sounds of haggling reaching his ears. Some of the exchanges piqued his curiosity.

”Look closely! This is a martial dao scripture personally written by a Sage who has unlocked the Human Body’s Hidden Treasures! It’s worth at least two thousand Night Crystals!”

”Hah! This is highway robbery! This scripture only covers cultivation up to the Qi-Blood Embracing the Core stage. It doesn’t even touch on igniting the Divine Fire or illuminating the body’s shackles!”

”Forget it, I’m leaving!”

”Wait! This scripture was personally transcribed by the Sage himself! You might gain unique insights from it! Fifteen hundred Night Crystals—or fine, thirteen hundred!”

”...”

”Come see! Come see! A Treasure Tool salvaged from the boundary river! Its uses are boundless!”

”The World Salvation Society has just released a secret document. It reveals that the immortal dao, long submerged in the river of time, also had Body Refiners. They emphasized tempering the physical body, striving for fleshly body sanctification.”

”...”

So many novel concepts! The sheer volume of information left Li Qing feeling overwhelmed.

He murmured to himself, ”I know about Qi-Blood Embracing the Core—the new realm of vital energy martial dao I pioneered. But what’s this about igniting the Divine Fire, illuminating the body’s shackles, and unlocking the Human Body’s Hidden Treasures?”

”A newly developed path? Has vital energy martial dao truly flourished to such an extent in the past few centuries?”

Driven by curiosity, Li Qing even considered capturing someone for soul-searching and soul-refining, hoping to understand the changes that had occurred during his centuries-long absence.

Just then, a surge of vital energy emanated from the end of the street ahead.

Li Qing looked up and saw a school where children were being taught to channel their qi and blood and cultivate the martial dao!

”It seems the promise of ’martial propagation throughout the world’ has finally been realized.”

Vital energy martial artists were everywhere in the city. Even newborns could receive education and cultivate vital energy martial dao in the metropolis’s schools.

Li Qing quietly activated a secret technique, silently infiltrating the school. Inside, rows of Classic Texts and Scriptures were neatly arranged, likely the materials the children were studying.

Enlightenment, General Knowledge Class, Chronicles of the Dynasty, Vital Energy Martial Dao.

These were all compiled into textbooks. The children in the school were receiving foundational education, learning about the world around them, and studying the history of the Blood Martial Dynasty.

Of course, the most crucial aspect was guiding these children onto the path of the vital energy martial dao, training them to become vital energy martial artists.

Only a truly prosperous civilization could afford to invest such resources in comprehensive education.

It was clear that the Blood Martial Dynasty had long surpassed its weak beginnings and had risen to become immensely powerful.

Li Qing picked up Chronicles of the Dynasty and began to carefully leaf through it.

The text provided a detailed account of the Blood Martial Dynasty’s origins, tracing its history back to ancient times, even including brief mentions of events from the Black Wind Domain’s Giant Rock City.

”In the 437th year of the Red Moon Calendar, Yan Xishan, a titan of the martial dao, passed away, leaving behind a cryptic final statement that plunged all vital energy martial artists within the dynasty into deep perplexity.”

”What exactly did this martial dao titan witness before his death?”

”In the 516th year of the Red Moon Calendar, Chen Chaosheng reached the peak-stage of Qi-Blood Embracing the Core. His internal qi and blood surged like vast rivers and seas. At the height of his power, Chen Chaosheng ignited his own blood core, kindling an eternally burning Divine Fire!”

”From that moment onward, the enigma left behind by the dying Yan Xishan was finally resolved, and the vital energy martial dao entered a new era!”

Reading this, Li Qing’s breath caught in his throat, his eyes widening with shock.

”Someone actually ignited their own blood core? What a madly audacious act! It’s no different from a core formation cultivator detonating their golden core!” Li Qing clicked his tongue, astonished by the sheer audacity of this pioneering path in the vital energy martial dao.

(End of the Chapter)

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