Translator: AnubisTL
The Mountain Ridge Giant Elephant had cultivated to the transformation stage, yet even in his transformed state, he retained his distinctive trunk and massive, muscular frame. In his colossal hand, a jar of fine wine looked almost miniature.
"Are you leaving soon?" Despite his immense size, the Mountain Ridge Giant Elephant possessed remarkable sensitivity, as if sensing something amiss.
After draining a jar of spirit brew, Li Qing nodded. "I'm preparing for ascension. The lower realm no longer offers a suitable place for me to linger."
"I understand. The lower realm is barren. If you divine transformation realm cultivators don't seal yourselves, staying too long will shorten your lifespans."
"Given your temperament, you'd never choose self-sealing. What's the difference between that and death?"
"Don't die in the upper realm. I might ascend someday too, and I'll need to rely on you then."
The Night Wolf King slurred his words, his disheveled appearance utterly lacking the dignity of a demon king.
"May your words bring good fortune," Li Qing replied, raising another jar of wine and taking a long swig.
And so, the man and three demons drank until dawn, emptying every jar of spirit wine stored in Li Qing's storage bag. Not a single drop remained.
They made no effort to suppress the alcohol's effects, letting it numb their minds as they savored the dreamlike intoxication.
As dawn approached, the Night Wolf King suddenly sprang up like a carp, jolting Li Qing awake.
"That weasel's been acting strange these past few years. I heard his secluded cultivation site has collapsed several mountain ranges."
"I don't know if this is good or bad. Could you check if it poses a threat to us?"
Hearing this, Li Qing's eyes narrowed. If the Night Wolf King hadn't mentioned it, he would have completely forgotten about that yellow-skinned weasel in the demon realm.
This great demon in the divine transformation realm had maintained an unusually low profile, causing hardly a ripple in the human realm, as if it didn't even exist.
"Alright, I'll go take a look right away. If there's any trouble, I'll help you eliminate all threats," Li Qing agreed. This was no difficult task for him.
The Night Wolf King relaxed, knowing that entrusting everything to Li Qing meant everything would be resolved. He promptly collapsed back into his drunken stupor.
"Take care. No need to see you off."
Li Qing cast one last glance at the great demons before transforming into a streak of light and vanishing into the faint dawn sky.
The divine transformation realm weasel resided deep within the demon realm, but its location wasn't difficult to find. Before daybreak, Li Qing had already arrived.
The area was a primeval forest, surrounded by several collapsed mountain ranges. Expanding his powerful divine sense, Li Qing quickly pinpointed the weasel's position.
"Hmm, this weasel's condition is indeed abnormal. Its divine soul has been injured?"
Li Qing murmured to himself, concealing his aura as he approached.
In a collapsed mountain ravine, a weasel radiating immense power rolled frantically on the ground. Its left eye glowed with an intense purple light.
"Aaaah! Get out! Get out of me!"
"Heh heh, summoning a god is easy, but banishing one is hard. If you hadn't tried to devour me, you wouldn't be in this mess."
Li Qing was stunned. Two distinct demon spirit fluctuations emanated from the weasel's body, one of which felt vaguely familiar.
It was none other than the Violet Extreme Spirit-Devouring Beast he had released from the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion! He never expected to encounter it here, seemingly locked in a struggle with the weasel for control of its fleshly body.
The Violet Extreme Spirit-Devouring Beast's demon spirit senses were sharp. It quickly detected the aura of the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion.
"Isn't that the controller of the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion? Come quickly and lend me a hand!"
"I had planned to retreat into the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm and fade into reincarnation, but this weasel harbored malicious intentions toward my demon spirit and tried to devour me!"
"Heh, let's see who devours whom. Will it be you who devours me, or will I turn the tables and seize your hard-earned fleshly body?"
The weasel seized the opportunity to shout, "Fellow daoist of the human race, help me eliminate this evil spirit! Don't believe his lies!"
Seeing this, Li Qing chuckled softly. "Fellow daoists, you each tell a different story. Who am I supposed to believe?"
"Listen to me!"
"Trust me!"
Faced with their simultaneous pleas, Li Qing stroked his chin and continued, "Recently, I've encountered some cultivation problems. I was just thinking of taking a stroll to see if I could find a solution. What do you think?"
Soon, two telepathic messages reached Li Qing's ears.
"I know a Blood Refinement Secret Technique that can transform blood into medicinal essence. This technique can only be used once, but it might help you break through the bottleneck of the mid divine transformation realm."
"Fellow daoist of the human race, I've hidden a nest of Rakshasa Fruits in my ancestral land. These fruits need to soak in the Tempering Life Spirit Pool for another century to fully ripen. They would greatly benefit someone in the early divine transformation realm."
Both offers were sincere, but Li Qing was the kind of person who wouldn't release an arrow without seeing the rabbit first. He wouldn't act until he saw tangible benefits.
Thus, he sent telepathic replies to each demon spirit:
"Fellow daoist, transmit the Blood Refinement Secret Technique to me now, and I'll immediately eliminate that weasel for you."
"Fellow Daoist Huang, please tell me the exact location of the Rakshasa Fruit nest. Once I retrieve it from the secret realm, I'll lend you a hand. Just hold out for a few more days. Don't worry, I'll be quick."
However, these were both seasoned old demons, hardly likely to agree so easily to Li Qing's proposal.
The Violet Extreme Spirit-Devouring Beast retorted, "We've already made a deal. Don't you trust me?"
"Right now, I'm completely tied up with this weasel. I have no spare mental energy to transmit the technique to you!"
The weasel chimed in, "Fellow Daoist, I'm about to collapse! This fiend is utterly ruthless. I'll be annihilated within a day or two. Please help me first!"
Li Qing remained completely unhurried. He sat cross-legged in the void, grinning, and said nonchalantly, "I had a bit too much spirit wine earlier. I'm feeling a bit tipsy. Let's talk after I sober up. You two can settle your own score in the meantime."
The battle between the two demon spirits immediately intensified. The weasel's body erupted in violet light one moment, then billowed with earthy yellow mist the next, locked in a fierce and evenly matched struggle.
Li Qing watched calmly, showing no urgency to intervene.
After a long while, the weasel's body suddenly twisted violently, its form abruptly stabilizing.
With one purple and one yellow eye, the two demon spirits launched a coordinated divine soul assault against the composed Li Qing. They seemed to have reached a consensus to eliminate him first.
"Heh, so they're treating me like an outsider?" Li Qing chuckled softly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Boom!
His terrifying divine sense power surged forth like a tidal wave, completely suppressing the two demon spirits' soul attacks.
Having cultivated the second layer of the Soul Refinement Scripture, Li Qing's divine sense power now rivaled that of a late-stage Divine Transformation Realm cultivator. Even combined, the two demon spirits were no match for him.
In the next instant, the weasel's body stiffened abruptly, freezing in place.
"Tsk tsk tsk, seems I got a bit carried away. I haven't even obtained the Blood Refinement Secret Technique yet," Li Qing clicked his tongue.
(End of the Chapter)
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