Translator: AnubisTL
Successfully refined magic treasure: Azure Edge Sword. Reward: 600 years of lifespan.
Successfully refined magic treasure: Five Elements Heavenly Net Ring. Reward: 680 years of lifespan.
Successfully refined magic treasure...
Magic treasures, priceless to ordinary cultivators, were mass-produced by Li Qing as if on an assembly line.
Having depleted much of his lifespan in the recent battle, he seized this opportunity to replenish it.
After exhausting his personal reserves of spiritual materials, Li Qing retrieved more from the sect treasury. The Lingyun Sect had truly become a prosperous power; spiritual materials rarely seen in the outside world were now abundant within its treasury.
Swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks—Li Qing refined every type of magic treasure ever conceived in the world in one fell swoop.
He even refined lower-grade spiritual materials into top-grade magical artifacts, each possessing exceptional functionality far surpassing ordinary magic artifacts.
For eight consecutive years, Li Qing devoted himself entirely to artifact refinement. The constant surge of spiritual energy converging on Azure Cloud Peak never ceased.
Finally, his lifespan had been significantly replenished, once again surpassing the ten-thousand-year mark and settling at thirteen thousand nine hundred years.
"Nearly fourteen thousand years... that should be enough for now," Li Qing sighed in relief. Even his divine soul felt weary from the intense artifact refinement.
Since these magic treasures and artifacts held no use for him, Li Qing simply deposited them into the sect's treasure vault as rewards for the disciples. With this new arsenal, the Lingyun Sect disciples' strength would undoubtedly reach new heights.
Li Qing ceased his artifact refinement. The lifespan gains from refining magic treasures had diminished significantly, yielding only meager increases. In the future, only refining spirit treasures would likely grant substantial lifespan extensions, but fortunately, he currently lacked no lifespan.
Li Qing's actions drew the attention of some within the sect, including Su Xin. Her face etched with worry, she arrived at his cave abode.
"Are you leaving?"
Li Qing chuckled softly at Su Xin's concerned expression. "What makes you say that?"
"Refining so many magic treasures and artifacts, and leaving them all to the sect... this is quite unusual," Su Xin said, gently biting her lower lip, her eyes glistening with tears.
Hearing this, Li Qing fell silent for a moment before nodding. "Yes, I've been targeted by a saint ancestor from the demon realm. I'm afraid only ascending to the spirit realm can guarantee my safety."
As he spoke, he revealed the pitch-black curse mark on his wrist.
Su Xin's expression froze slightly at the sight, her words catching in her throat.
"How could... this happen?"
Li Qing stood up, pulling her soft body into a deep embrace. "I'll leave the ascension platform behind," he murmured. "The five elements spirit pearls too, and spirit herbs to aid your cultivation—everything will be yours."
"Afterward, I'll search the human realm far and wide, calculating suitable ascension nodes. I'll leave those coordinates for your future ascension."
"I'll wait for you in the spirit realm, carving out a place for us until you arrive."
That day, Su Xin wept uncontrollably, her usual composure shattered.
Feeling deeply indebted, Li Qing decided to hold their wedding within the sect, giving her official status before countless disciples and elders.
Without choosing an auspicious date, Li Qing married Su Xin at Lingyun Sect just three days later, formally establishing them as dao companions.
The wedding was confined to the sect, with no external cultivators invited.
However, on their wedding day, the sky above Lingyun Sect suddenly tore open, and a demonic realm rift inexplicably appeared.
"I knew it," Li Qing muttered, taking a deep breath. "With the Demon Realm Saint Ancestor's methods, he wouldn't need spatial nodes to open a void rift." He soared into the air to confront the threat.
A terrifying pressure radiated from the rift, suffocating the Lingyun Sect disciples.
Li Qing unleashed his spiritual pressure, completely neutralizing the oppressive force.
Boom!
The battle shook heaven and earth, eclipsing the sun and moon. Li Qing unleashed every technique he possessed, ultimately suppressing and killing the Formless Saint Ancestor's dao body.
However, he sustained grievous injuries and lost another two thousand years of lifespan.
In his cave abode on Azure Cloud Peak, still recovering from his wounds, Li Qing gently lifted Su Xin's red veil, revealing her tear-streaked face.
"The Formless Saint Ancestor's arrival couldn't have been worse timed," Li Qing remarked. "Fortunately, it didn't delay the ceremony."
Hearing this, Su Xin finally smiled.
That night, Li Qing retrieved the supreme dual cultivation method he had obtained from the Western Heaven Pavilion and began practicing it with Su Xin.
This was Li Qing's first time practicing dual cultivation. The experience was indeed captivating, but Su Xin's cultivation level was too low to significantly enhance his mana. His injuries, however, healed considerably.
Su Xin, on the other hand, reaped substantial benefits from the dual cultivation, breaking through to the mid nascent soul realm in one fell swoop.
It was akin to consuming potent spirit pills and elixirs!
However, she understood that this cultivation method couldn't be sustained indefinitely and wouldn't allow her to break through to the divine transformation realm.
Seven days later, Li Qing left the sect to embark on a long journey. He didn't want the Formless Saint Ancestor's sudden appearances to endanger the sect members.
Li Qing traveled across the land, just as every divine transformation cultivator in history had done, searching for suitable spatial nodes and deducing whether they were suitable for ascension.
This journey lasted over sixty years. During that time, the Formless Saint Ancestor descended with precise accuracy once more, opening a void rift directly above Li Qing's head.
The great war erupted once more, and Li Qing ultimately emerged victorious. However, this time his injuries were significantly more severe, as the Formless Saint Ancestor's dao body grew increasingly powerful and formidable.
"Something's wrong. The dao body's aura hasn't grown much stronger. Instead, it's becoming more familiar with my techniques!"
"The Formless Saint Ancestor is using the dao body's deaths to deduce everything about me."
A chill ran down Li Qing's spine. Though his spell duel skills were improving, they couldn't match the Formless Saint Ancestor's rapid progress.
"I need to ascend as soon as possible. If I keep dragging this out, I'll be the one who suffers in the end."
After healing his injuries, Li Qing accelerated his search for spatial nodes, his footprints crisscrossing the human realm.
Finally, he discovered a reasonably suitable ascension node within a dilapidated daoist temple in the nether domain. In a century, the space at this location would weaken considerably.
Through further calculations, he identified several other nodes that would become ideal for ascension in a millennium.
He memorized the coordinates of these nodes, planning to share them with Su Xin for her future ascension.
"I had hoped to wait until a few acquaintances reached the divine transformation realm and ascend together using the ascension platform. But now it seems I must embark on this journey alone."
Li Qing gazed at the dilapidated daoist temple and sighed deeply.
Time was running out. He couldn't delay any longer; the next descent of the Demon Realm Saint Ancestor might prove insurmountable.
Before departing, Li Qing made one final exploration of the nether domain, seeking the origin of the legendary longevity opportunities that had been whispered about since ancient times.
"There's truth to the rumors," he murmured. "If one is buried in this land after death, a sliver of their spiritual sense has a chance to merge with the yin meridian."
"However, what would likely be resurrected is a corpse dissolution immortal—a peculiar form of longevity, to be sure."
Having discerned the true nature of this place, Li Qing sensed that the nether domain might soon unleash a catastrophic corpse calamity upon the world.
As more cultivators were buried here, the domain's yin qi would grow increasingly dense, inevitably brewing a great disaster.
Li Qing narrowed his eyes, determined to preemptively resolve this impending crisis.
He slowly activated the Great Sun Golden Flame within his body. A radiant sun, illuminating tens of thousands of li, rose into the sky, its intense, domineering yang energy surging forth in waves.
Boom!
The yin qi that had accumulated in the earth for countless years suddenly trembled violently, like oil meeting a raging fire.
Just as Li Qing was about to unleash the Great Sun Golden Flame, a breathless voice called out urgently.
"Senior, please stop!"
(End of the Chapter)
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