Immortal Refiner

”Within the human race, there are ancient imperial dynasties, transcendent Eternal Longevity Clans, True Spirit Noble Clans, and various sects, dao lineages, and sects that widely recruit disciples.”

”To make any significant impact, one must at least reach the body integration realm to be considered someone of note.”

Xia Wushuang then shared more intelligence about these factions with Li Qing.

Li Qing was particularly curious about the Eternal Longevity Clan and the True Spirit Noble Clan. These aristocratic families, whose inheritance was passed down through bloodlines, traced their origins back to the great ascension realm heavenly venerable of ancient times.

Out of respect for their ancestors’ merits, the entire human race held these clans in high esteem, granting them an exceptionally revered status. This was the Eternal Longevity Clan.

As for the True Spirit Noble Clan, their position was equally remarkable. These families honored true spirits, maintaining a deep connection with these entities. Their members inherited True Spirit Blood within their veins.

”Heh heh, if you ever reach the Heavenly Origin Continent and manage to catch the eye of a fairy maiden from either the Eternal Longevity Clan or the True Spirit Noble Clan, that would truly be a meteoric rise!”

”But such things are mostly the daydreams of ordinary mortals. To preserve the purity and nobility of their bloodlines, these clans typically intermarry among themselves, rarely offering such advantages to outsiders.”

”Moreover, the human race across the Heavenly Origin Continent tends to be xenophobic. People like you, who come from other continents, often face discrimination.”

Hearing this, Li Qing fell into a thoughtful silence.

He wasn’t even a native of the spirit realm; he was an ascended being from the lower realm. He wondered if this status would subject him to even greater prejudice.

He didn’t dwell on this, instead continuing to listen to Xia Wushuang’s account.

After a long while, Xia Wushuang finally shared all the information he possessed with Li Qing.

”Alright, that’s all I know. I’ve been living in a remote corner of the world, so my knowledge is limited. This is everything I can tell you.”

”Also, if you want to reach the Heavenly Origin Continent, you really have to start from the Azure Profound Continent.”

With that, Xia Wushuang explained the specific route to the Heavenly Origin Continent in detail.

”The journey is indeed quite long, but after all, it spans multiple continents. Unless you accidentally stumble into a void rift, no teleportation formation can cover such a vast distance.”

”I strongly advise you to wait until you advance to the void refinement realm before setting out. Otherwise, you’ll die without even knowing how. With bad luck, you might even encounter terrifying natural disasters along the way and have no chance of survival.”

Li Qing had already considered this. He planned to find a secluded place on the Azure Profound Continent for secluded cultivation, emerging only after reaching the void refinement realm.

However, the route was indeed exceedingly complex, and even a void refinement realm cultivator might struggle to ensure their safety.

”You know the route so thoroughly,” Li Qing remarked casually, ”have you never considered returning to the Heavenly Origin Continent yourself?”

Xia Wushuang’s expression darkened slightly at the question, and his grip on the helm tightened.

Finally, he sighed deeply and remained silent.

Since he clearly didn’t want to elaborate, Li Qing refrained from pressing further. After all, everyone had their secrets.

The sea breeze sailed smoothly across the waves, occasionally encountering storms that posed little threat to the massive vessel.

Equipped with a magical formation that manipulated celestial phenomena, the ship effortlessly weathered extreme weather conditions, maintaining a steady course across the sea.

During the voyage, Li Qing learned that Xia Wushuang was an exceptionally skilled formation master.

The small hexagonal formation plate he had seen earlier, as well as the ship’s own magical formations, had all been personally inscribed by Xia Wushuang.

The journey aboard the sea breeze proceeded without incident. After two days of smooth sailing, they arrived at the edge of the Azure Floating Islands.

”Phew! Just in time,” Xia Wushuang exhaled in relief. ”If we’d missed it, thirty thousand spirit stones would have gone down the drain.”

The sea breeze navigated through the archipelago, weaving between the islands until it swiftly reached Floating Azure Main Island.

With less than a day remaining until the teleportation formation activated, the pair rested aboard the ship for the night before disembarking on Floating Azure Main Island. They made their way to the ancient teleportation formation at the island’s center.

The formation was situated on a vast, elevated platform. After presenting their registration tokens, they were smoothly granted access to the teleportation platform.

The required number of participants had already gathered. A human and a rat demon confirmed the group’s readiness, and the ancient teleportation formation was activated.

Boom!

The entire platform shuddered violently as a radiant halo erupted from beneath the platform, blurring the surrounding space.

Behind them, technicians fed massive quantities of spirit stones into the formation’s core to fuel the intercontinental teleportation.

After all, a transcontinental teleportation couldn’t rely solely on drawing spiritual qi from heaven and earth. Even if they absorbed qi for three days and nights, it wouldn’t be enough to meet the energy requirements. Moreover, prolonged reliance on this method would severely deplete the spiritual energy of the Azure Floating Islands, eventually turning them into barren lands.

”By the way, do you have any plans after we reach the Azure Profound Continent?” Xia Wushuang asked Li Qing as the teleportation formation charged. ”If you don’t have anywhere to go, why not stick with me for a while?”

”I haven’t really considered that yet,” Li Qing replied. ”I plan to find a secluded place for secluded cultivation for a while. Once I advance to the void refinement realm, I’ll prepare to travel to the Heavenly Origin Continent.”

Xia Wushuang’s eyebrows shot up. He hadn’t expected Li Qing to attempt advancing to the void refinement realm so soon.

Although he knew Li Qing’s cultivation had reached the perfected divine transformation stage, he assumed Li Qing would still need to make some preparations. This might include perfecting his five elements spirit root, comprehending the mysteries of five elements harmony, and acquiring supplementary materials to aid his breakthrough.

All these steps would likely take centuries, if not longer.

But to his surprise, Li Qing had already completed all these preparations and was only one step away from success.

”In that case, once you successfully advance...”

Before Xia Wushuang could finish his sentence, the teleportation formation activated completely.

The surrounding space twisted violently, the light blurred into a hazy mess, and everything became utterly indistinct.

Under such intense pressure, even Li Qing felt a sharp discomfort. The distance spanned by the intercontinental teleportation formation was simply too vast.

Moments later, a dizzying sensation overwhelmed him, and many of those on the formation nearly fainted.

Finally, after the intense discomfort subsided, Li Qing’s vision cleared.

The azure sea views of the Azure Floating Islands had vanished, replaced by a vast expanse of yellow sand stretching to the horizon.

For a moment, he thought he had been transported back to his days as a blacksmith’s apprentice in the military camp.