Immortal Refiner

He had already achieved his goal and naturally had no desire to get entangled in such matters.

Of course, if the so-called Black Iron Token were to actually fall into his hands, he certainly wouldn’t mind paying a visit.

Now, due to the Xuantian Divine Palace, more and more people were flocking to Yujing City, and among them, there were bound to be a few who possessed the Black Iron Tokens.

Yujing City had a strict ban on fighting, making it exceptionally safe. Even if one had offended a Body Integration Realm cultivator outside, they could rest assured that no retaliatory killings would occur within the city walls.

Aside from the Shadow Clan incident a few years ago, no one who had dared to cause trouble in Yujing City over the years had ever met a good end.

For Li Qing, such a place was an ideal spot for cultivation, and he planned to stay here for a while longer.

With that, Li Qing returned to his cave abode.

He let out a long breath and said, ”This Great Yu Kingdom is indeed extraordinary. To think I’d find news of the high-grade snake demon essence blood so easily, after searching for it in vain for so long in the outside world.”

After speaking, Li Qing began to circulate his qi, suppressing his stray thoughts and entering a state of silent cultivation.

Ever since he had advanced to the Void Refinement Realm with the perfect Five Elements Harmony foundation, the Five Elements Spirit Root within his body had formed a self-sustaining cycle. Even if he sat still and did nothing, he would automatically begin cultivating.

However, the mana gained from this passive cultivation was merely a drop in the bucket, far inferior to the results achieved by focusing his mind on running a cultivation technique to absorb the heaven and earth spiritual qi.

”The path of cultivation truly becomes more arduous as one advances. The journey through the Void Refinement Realm is far more challenging than that of the Divine Transformation Realm.”

He attempted to cultivate for several cycles, but his mana remained utterly stagnant. Ultimately, he abandoned the idea of quiet meditation for the time being.

Li Qing did a rough calculation. If he relied solely on meditation and bitter cultivation, he would likely need to endure at least two more Great Heavenly Tribulations before he could break through to the Mid Void Refinement Realm.

This speed was actually not slow at all. After all, he now possessed all Five Elements Spirit Roots and had built the most solid foundation, far surpassing other ordinary cultivators who had advanced to the Void Refinement Realm.

Breaking through in just six thousand years—if this were known, countless experts who had been stuck in the Void Refinement Realm for their entire lives would be driven mad with envy.

Yet Li Qing remained unsatisfied. He pondered deeply for a while but could think of no method efficient enough to rapidly increase his cultivation.

Finally, he decided to visit the long-neglected World of Eternal Night.

With his current cultivation and strength, he could easily uncover all the secrets of the entire World of Eternal Night. This was something he had been preparing to do for a long time.

With a single thought, Li Qing calmed his mind, and the surrounding scenery shifted and flowed like ink in water.

Buzz!

Before long, the surrounding environment turned pitch-black and deathly cold.

When Li Qing opened his eyes again, his entire body jolted. He couldn’t believe the sight before him.

The Red Moon, which had eternally hung in the sky, had vanished!

Li Qing’s brow furrowed slightly. Before he could investigate the cause, he felt an overwhelming force suppressing him.

The entire world seemed to be rejecting him, as if this realm simply would not allow a being like him to exist.

Boom!

An inexplicable force of heaven and earth slammed into him, its terrifying and surging power nearly crushing him.

”Cough... How could this happen? What’s going on?”

Li Qing coughed lightly, then circulated his mana to resist the suppression.

In an instant, four Heavenly Spirit Fires manifested one after another. Among them, the Great Sun Golden Flame was the most prominent, transforming into a true sun in this pitch-black world, illuminating the heavens and earth in all directions.

With the golden sun crowning his head, Li Qing stood tall in the void, forcibly pushing back the terrifying force of heaven and earth that was pressing down on him.

However, this act of defiance only intensified the world’s suppression against him.

”This world can no longer contain me? It’s rejecting me.”

This had never happened before. Li Qing didn’t know why. He gazed at the pitch-black earth in the distance, and his divine sense swept out with his gaze.

Completely deserted! Only rotting walls and lifeless ruins remained.

Seeing this, his heart chilled slightly. This place had once been the royal city of the Blood Martial Dynasty. Now it was utterly destroyed, without a single sign of human life.

Li Qing’s face turned extremely grim as he endured the terrifying pressure. What had happened to the World of Eternal Night while he was away?

If he did the math, one day in the Spirit Realm was roughly equivalent to ten days in the World of Eternal Night. He hadn’t visited this world for nearly a thousand years.

A dynasty falling in a thousand years might not seem like much of a rarity.

But even the Red Moon in the sky had vanished. This was definitely no ordinary matter.

”Hmph, I have already reached the Void Refinement Realm. How could such pressure possibly suppress me?”

Li Qing’s words rang out with conviction. He abruptly clasped his hands together, unleashing his mana without regard for the cost.

He began to evolve the birth and destruction of the five elements, using this to counter the suppression of the entire heaven and earth.

Finally, he achieved a certain level of success. Under this crushing pressure, which could easily have crushed a void refinement cultivator, Li Qing was able to move freely.

Boom!

The Golden Thread Treasure Robe on his body activated of its own accord, its golden light transforming into a cloak draped behind him. A pair of pitch-black wings also emerged from his back.

Activating the Wind-Thunder Silver Wings, Li Qing shot straight into the endless void, seeking to ascend to the heavens and uncover the truth.

However, the higher he flew, the heavier the terrifying heavenly suppression became. He felt as if he were carrying a hundred thousand mountains on his back, and his speed plummeted.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Qing’s figure finally came to a halt. He had reached an extreme height, where the heavenly suppression left him unable to act further.

Li Qing gazed down at the great earth below, seeing only a scene of complete desolation.

The Red Moon Secret Power, the vital energy martial dao, the powerful exotic plants—all of it was gone.

A suffocating feeling welled up in Li Qing’s heart. Not a single living creature could be seen in the entire world. What kind of despair was this?

Now, in the entire World of Eternal Night, all vitality had been extinguished!

He recalled the events that had unfolded in the World of Eternal Night, and his eyes involuntarily turned scarlet.

”Roar!”

Li Qing let out a furious roar as his qi and blood surged within his body. The four heavenly spirit fires converged entirely onto his fist.

He threw a punch, striking the void.

Bang!

Under this wrathful blow, the space within a thousand li shattered.

At that moment, the heavenly pressure briefly vanished.