Immortal Refiner

Translator: AnubisTL

In a secluded corner of the Blood Martial Dynasty’s Imperial Palace, Li Qing immersed himself in his cultivation.

He began to refine his daoist art, meticulously completing the nascent soul realm Chapters of the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra.

Years of extensive study of other cultivation manuals had provided him with crucial insights, allowing him to easily perfect the subsequent scriptures.

Seventeen years passed in the blink of an eye.

Drawing on the strengths of various schools, Li Qing distilled their essence while discarding their flaws. In this end of dao era environment, he finally created the nascent soul realm Chapters of the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra.

"I’ve already created the most perfect daoist art," Li Qing murmured to himself, his voice filled with longing. "Even the most advanced cultivation techniques can’t compare." He yearned to immediately switch to this new method.

This wasn’t mere self-praise. If this cultivation manual were released, it would undoubtedly cause a major sensation in the cultivation world.

A technique capable of reaching the nascent soul realm already represented the pinnacle for many cultivation manuals in the human realm. After all, cultivators who could break through to the divine transformation realm remained exceedingly rare.

"Not enough," Li Qing mused. "If I’m going to switch, I need to at least create the divine transformation realm Chapters first."

"Moreover, once I reach the divine transformation realm, I’ll need to integrate the strengths of the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art. My four heavenly spirit fires remain my greatest asset."

After completing his Law Creation, Li Qing gained a deeper understanding of the nascent soul realm. Even under the oppressive conditions of the end of dao era, his mana cultivation subtly advanced.

This was astonishing. In this environment, merely maintaining one’s cultivation was already a formidable challenge. Yet Li Qing had not only avoided regression but had actually progressed!

Just as he was basking in the satisfaction of his achievement, Chen Chaosheng approached, his face flushed with excitement.

"Senior, three years ago, we discovered a new immortal sect ruins in the outer domain. It was once a majestic mountain range, incredibly grand and imposing."

"Now, the ruins have become a habitat for numerous strange beasts. One of our qi-blood embracing core martial artist from the martial alliance risked life and limb to ascend one of the main peaks and discovered ancient structures dating back to an extremely distant era."

Hearing this, Li Qing raised an eyebrow and cut to the chase: "Just tell me what you found. Or is there some trouble that requires me to make a trip there?"

"Of course not. While the mountain range is somewhat dangerous, I personally eliminated several strange beasts, rendering the remaining threats negligible. There’s no need for Senior to trouble yourself."

"That immortal sect was once called the Black Tortoise Immortal Sect. We harvested some spirit seeds from it, along with three stone eggs piled together!"

"As for the cultivation manuals and secret texts, most have perished in the river of time, as always. Only a small fraction survived."

Chen Chaosheng clapped his hands.

At the signal, several vital energy martial artists from the martial alliance entered, dragging wooden carts behind them.

Li Qing’s gaze was immediately drawn to the three stone eggs on one of the carts. Though the shells were petrified, they still radiated an inexplicable dao resonance.

"Hmm?"

Li Qing murmured in surprise, then beckoned the eggs forward. He carefully examined them.

"Completely devoid of life force, but it’s clear these stone eggs are of significant origin."

"Could they truly be eggs laid by the Black Tortoise itself?"

Each egg was massive, far larger than an adult’s head.

Tap, tap

Li Qing tapped the petrified shells with his fingertip, producing dull thuds. The shells were completely petrified, making hatching impossible, even with his seven-colored life essence.

It was a pity. Though he knew it couldn’t be a Black Tortoise egg, its connection to the Black Tortoise bloodline was likely significant, suggesting it belonged to a demon beast with Black Tortoise lineage.

His gaze then shifted to the other wooden carts, which carried ancient spirit seeds and fragmented inheritances excavated from the immortal sect ruins.

"Well done. Leave everything here."

"This is your reward!"

With these words, Li Qing patted the storage bag at his waist. Several spirit herbs emitting a refreshing medicinal fragrance flew out, including a millennial spirit herb capable of nourishing the fleshly body—a treasure highly valued by body cultivators.

In addition, there were medicinal pills stored in bottles and jars, all body refinement pills designed to enhance qi and blood and quench the five viscera and six bowels.

These items held little value for Li Qing himself, nor were they particularly valuable in the cultivation world. With the Lingyun Sect’s current resources, they could easily refine far more of such pills.

After briefly explaining the uses of the spirit herbs and medicinal pills to Jian and Chen Chaosheng, Li Qing dismissed them, remaining alone in the forbidden land to delve into the mysteries of the three stone eggs.

"Thank you for the generous reward, Senior! We’ll take our leave now!"

Soon, the forbidden land fell silent once more.

Li Qing extended his divine sense, carefully examining the interiors of the stone eggs. As he had anticipated, they contained no liquid; the contents had completely petrified.

"It seems they lost their vitality in the early stages of the end of dao era, never reaching the point where the Red Moon Secret Power could trigger a mutation."

"Otherwise, we might have actually hatched some strange beasts closely related to the Black Tortoise. I can’t decide if that would have been good luck or bad. If such a thing had happened, the surrounding region would likely have faced utter annihilation."

Shaking his head, Li Qing stored all three stone eggs in his storage bag.

His gaze then shifted to the ancient spirit seeds. Most were of relatively low value, but a few were so rare that even Li Qing couldn’t identify them.

"Never mind, I’ll collect them all. Later, I’ll try reviving them with seven-colored life essence and see what sprouts."

With that, Li Qing swiftly flipped through the incomplete cultivation manuals and secret texts crammed into the wicker basket.

Indeed, these cultivation techniques and classic texts—once revered as supreme inheritances—were now unceremoniously stuffed into a basket, a stark contrast to their former glory.

"Almost all of them are incomplete, lacking any complete inheritance."

"There are a few interesting pill formulas, but they’re so severely damaged that reconstruction is impossible."

Li Qing sighed and stored everything in his storage bag, his initial disappointment quickly fading.

In the following days, the martial alliance’s enthusiasm for exploring the immortal dao ruins reached fever pitch.

Spurred by the spirit pills and elixirs Li Qing had provided, more and more martial artists joined the expeditions, some even venturing thousands of miles beyond the dynasty’s borders.

Meanwhile, Li Qing himself continued his cultivation, paying no heed to external matters.

This time, he focused on cultivating the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion’s Universal Treasure Manual, a secret technique that consumed vast amounts of time. Having mastered the first two layers, he still needed to cultivate the remaining three layers to fully control the mansion.

Li Qing planned to plant the ancient spirit herb seeds he had acquired in the medicinal gardens on Medicinal Field Mountain within the mansion. Several such gardens existed there, each an ideal environment for nurturing spirit herbs.

If he could revive some of these ancient seeds using his seven-colored life essence, the medicinal gardens would finally serve their intended purpose.

"Moreover," he thought, "once I master the third layer of the Universal Treasure Manual, I’ll be able to freely adjust the size of the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion. I can carry it with me at all times, making it far more convenient than a Void Shell."

"Then I can even bring Fan Tong and the Fire Jade Bee Queen into the immortal mansion."

For Li Qing, this was a significant development, akin to possessing a portable cave abode—and a luxurious one at that.

(End of the Chapter)

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