Immortal Refiner

”This is a token I obtained from the Heaven’s Guard Temple. If you fail to achieve divine transformation in the future, take it to the nether domain in your twilight years. There, you’ll find an opportunity for longevity.”

”In several millennia, someone should come to guide you to ascension.”

Li Qing presented Liu Hanyue with one of the five tokens he had acquired from the Heaven’s Guard Temple.

Leaning against Li Qing’s chest, Liu Hanyue accepted the token without protest, murmuring, ”Several millennia... that’s such a distant time.”

”Several millennia is too long. I want to seize the moment.”

With that, she tilted her head back to gaze at Li Qing, then rose on tiptoe, closing her eyes.

As their lips met, a surge of emotion stirred within Li Qing. He wrapped his arms around Liu Hanyue’s slender waist, as if trying to draw her into his embrace.

”Brother Li, take me.”

With that soft whisper, Liu Hanyue’s sheer veil slipped from her shoulders, revealing skin as smooth and white as ivory.

In the cold, tranquil Moon Palace, their figures seemed to merge into one, while the bright moon in the night sky hid itself behind a veil of clouds.

Three days later, Li Qing left Moonchase Palace, his mind and body completely emptied, his heart as serene as a sage’s. He returned directly to his sect.

Having concluded his affairs in the Great Wilderness Domain, he was now preparing for his ascension.

Upon returning to the sect, Li Qing discovered someone had been waiting for him for quite some time.

”Master!”

A slender young man shouted excitedly upon seeing Li Qing, swiftly flying to his side.

This was none other than Hua Huai Ren, the disciple Li Qing had taken in Bright King Valley. True to their agreement, Hua Huai Ren had successfully achieved core formation and come to the Lingyun Sect.

Li Qing paused slightly upon seeing Hua Huai Ren, finally recalling their earlier interactions in Bright King Valley.

”Excellent,” Li Qing remarked approvingly. ”Your foundation remains as solid as ever, and your aura is remarkably stable. While your core formation speed isn’t particularly rapid, it’s still quite commendable.”

Hua Huai Ren scratched his head sheepishly. ”Thank you for the praise, Master. I had to argue with the valley elders for quite some time to get permission to leave. It was only by invoking your name that I finally managed to come here.”

”I hope this doesn’t count as abusing your reputation?”

Hearing this, Li Qing burst into laughter. ”Hahaha, of course not!”

”So, when did you arrive here? How has your time been in the sect?”

Hua Huai Ren nodded. ”I’ve been here for over ten years now. I never imagined you’d be away on your travels for so long, Master. But with Martial Aunt and Senior Sister Yuhuan taking care of me, I’ve been doing very well. I’ve also enjoyed getting along with my fellow disciples.”

”Oh, Master, I’ve also found a dao companion. Would it be possible for her to join the Lingyun Sect as well?”

Seeing his disciple’s cautious demeanor, Li Qing couldn’t help but chuckle. ”Hahahaha, why bother asking about such a trivial matter?”

”Where’s your dao companion? Bring her over so this master can take a look!”

And so, Li Qing met Hua Huai Ren’s dao companion—a rogue cultivator he had met during his travels. Her cultivation was modest, only at the mid foundation establishment realm.

Without Li Qing’s approval, Hua Huai Ren had never allowed his dao companion to join the sect, despite Su Xin’s repeated suggestions.

In the end, Li Qing gifted his disciple’s wife-to-be an ancient treasure and a piece of spiritual material suitable for forging her own lifebound magical treasure.

As for the source of these gifts? They had, of course, been obtained from the Rakshasa Demon Lord.

Afterward, Li Qing transmitted the nascent soul realm cultivation Chapters of the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra to Hua Huai Ren, explicitly stating that he himself had not yet created the subsequent cultivation methods.

Once Hua Huai Ren reached the late nascent soul realm, he could either create his own cultivation technique or switch to another method.

Upon returning to his cave abode, Li Qing found Su Xin had already prepared a pot of excellent spirit tea. Noticing his arrival, she gracefully poured him a cup.

”Honestly, you never mentioned taking a disciple while you were away. When little Hua came here over a decade ago, I thought he was just some audacious imposter trying to pull a fast one.”

Li Qing took a sip of the warm tea and chuckled softly. ”These past years have been a whirlwind dealing with the Demon Realm Saint Ancestor. Naturally, I couldn’t keep track of everything.”

The mention of the Demon Realm Saint Ancestor dimmed Su Xin’s eyes slightly. ”How’s the search for an ascension node going?” she asked.

”I’ve found a suitable spatial node in the nether domain. I should be able to ascend within the next few years.”

With that, Li Qing retrieved the token given to him by Heaven’s Guard Temple and explained:

”This is a token from Heaven’s Guard Temple. If you fail to advance to the divine transformation stage and your lifespan dwindles, use this token to seek them out.”

”I’ve already spoken with Wang Chan—you’ve likely met her. In several millennia, there will be an opportunity for ascension: the Yin-Yang Spirit Seal.”

”Imprint this seal upon yourself. When you enter the void rift, you’ll be guided to the spirit realm!”

”In the future, I will come for you!” Li Qing declared with unwavering confidence.

He had meticulously arranged everything and entrusted all matters to Su Xin, even revealing the truth about Liu Hanyue.

Three tokens remained. He planned to give one to Wu Chong, while the final two would be placed in the sect treasury for anyone who needed them in the future.

The ascension platform and the spatial node beacons he had deduced as potential ascension points were left within the sect’s care.

With all arrangements finalized, Li Qing spent several days in tender companionship with Su Xin.

He dared not linger, fearing the sudden descent of the Demon Realm Saint Ancestor, which could endanger the entire sect.

Finally, under Su Xin’s reluctant gaze, he departed through the mountain gate.

”Farewell, Lingyun Sect,” Li Qing murmured, not looking back as he flew toward the nether domain.

Along the way, he passed through Maple Country, casting one last glance at the Mortal World of Red Dust. This departure would likely be his final farewell.

Without a trace of lingering attachment, Li Qing left in less than a day.

This time, he flew directly to the nether domain, without stopping or lingering along the way.

After several days of full-speed travel, Li Qing arrived at the dilapidated old daoist temple he had discovered earlier.

The spatial node here had already weakened considerably. Although it would reach its weakest point in another thirty years, Li Qing no longer wished to wait.

The longer the night, the more dreams it holds. Now was the perfect time for ascension.

”So, it’s time to leave?” Staring at the spatial node before him, Li Qing’s thoughts swirled with complexity.

With his current strength and cultivation, he could easily shatter the void here and embark on the path of ascension.

The road ahead was fraught with unknown dangers. In the entire history of the human realm, there were likely only a handful of examples of someone in the early divine transformation realm breaking through the void alone to ascend to the Upper Realm.

”Heh, the Supreme of the Mortal Realm, forced to flee in such a humiliating manner. How pathetic,” Li Qing chuckled self-deprecatingly before settling into a meditative posture, preparing to adjust his condition to its peak before commencing his ascension.

(End of the Chapter)

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