Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1066 The Immortal-Slaying Sword

The great war between the Ghost Horned Clan and the Human Clan, which lasted for several months, finally came to an end. The war ended in a crushing defeat for the Ghost Horned Clan, which lost a Mahayana-stage ancestor. As for the elites of other tribes, they also suffered heavy losses, and there was even a gap in their ranks. It would take tens of thousands of years to recover.

Although the human territory was also affected by the war, the overall losses were still manageable.

Furthermore, the post-war gains were quite astonishing. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Taiyuan Tianzun traveled to the territory of the Ghost Horn Clan and carried out a massive harvest. Of course, his most important goal was the few peerless spiritual veins within the Ghost Horn Clan's territory.

With his Mahayana cultivation, Taiyuan Tianzun unleashed his supreme power, directly altering the heavens and earth, and seizing three high-level spiritual veins from the Ghost Horn Clan. He even managed to take a section of the Ghost Horn Clan's top-level immortal vein.

These spiritual veins are extremely valuable; if placed in the human realm, they could be used to create several more major cities for cultivation.

Afterwards, when the living ancestor of the Ghost Horn Clan, the Yellow Spring Ghost Mother, returned, she was so angry that she almost went to the human race again to demand an explanation from the Taiyuan Heavenly Venerable. However, due to the Chaos Xuanhuang Tower under the control of the Carefree Heavenly Venerable, she could only swallow her anger back down.

"Hibernate, retreat from the world, and seal off your clan!"

Finally, the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother gave only this one order to her clan before choosing to go into seclusion.

The great war she instigated this time came at a great cost, exhausting the goodwill of both the Zerg and the Three-Eyed Saints, but the result remained unchanged, instead causing heavy losses to her own clan.

After this battle, the human race's position was completely secured, sitting firmly in ninth place on the Myriad Races Dao Stele. The Ghost Horn Clan and Beast Fang Clan below them had been severely weakened and were unlikely to threaten the human race's ranking in the short term.

This is of great significance. In the future, the human race will be able to enjoy tributes from races ranked outside the top ten of the Myriad Races Dao Stele. Various cultivation resources and spirit stones will be sent to the human race. In addition, they will be able to reliably obtain five slots to enter the Lingxiao Immortal Realm!
In the years that followed, humanity entered a rare period of peace, allowing all human cultivators to recuperate and rebuild their lives.

During this period of stability, various forces within the human race became active and began to expand their influence, because all the opportunities on the Tianyuan Continent in the future would be related to the human race, and they could get a share of the spoils.

Even the once reclusive True Spirit Clan has become active, sending out outstanding members to travel the world and increase their influence.

As for the Refining Heaven Pavilion where Li Qing was located, it was rebuilt immediately after the war ended.

One by one, the magnificent palaces and pavilions that had fallen from the sky to the earth rose back into the air, becoming nodes in a powerful array, suspended high in the sky!

Most importantly, the Heavenly Venerable Taiyuan gave the Refining Heaven Pavilion a very high evaluation of its performance in the war, and even gave the Refining Heaven Pavilion a high-level spiritual vein that it had plundered from the Ghost Horn Clan.

Taiyuan Tianzun used unparalleled means to directly graft a high-level spiritual vein into the earth directly below the Liantian Pavilion.

From then on, cultivators of the Refining Heaven Pavilion could enjoy a cultivation environment with richer spiritual energy. In the past, they used large-scale spirit-gathering arrays to gather spiritual energy from the world and channel it into the palaces. Now, this spiritual vein can fully supply the daily cultivation needs of all cultivators in the Refining Heaven Pavilion, and there is even a great surplus.

Today, the Refining Heaven Pavilion is a sacred place for cultivation for the human race, and its cultivation environment is second only to the Dao Palace!
Li Qing, who was in seclusion, naturally sensed the changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. He was completely unaware of what was happening in the outside world because the forging of the Immortal-Slaying Sword had reached its most critical stage.

Several days later, a destructive aura emerged from the cave that Li Qing had dug himself underground.

call out!
A silver-white killing sword pierced through his cave and shot straight into the sky.

Rumble!
Thick clouds gathered in the sky, with bursts of thunder appearing and disappearing from them, the roar of which shook the heavens and the earth.

The Lingbao Calamity is coming!
This time, the tribulation of the spiritual treasure far surpasses any killing sword Li Qing has ever forged before. One can even see the ninefold sea of ​​thunder formed by the Five Elements Divine Thunder descending upon the world.

This was because the killing sword he forged this time was too heaven-defying. It was a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure forged with the law of destruction, which was extremely rare in the entire spirit world.

Its power is absolutely worthy of the name "Immortal-Slaying Sword," capable of destroying everything, let alone life!
The powerful spiritual treasure tribulation lasted for seven days and seven nights, and this almost world-destroying heavenly tribulation finally came to a slow end.

With this, the Immortal-Slaying Sword was completely forged!

Li Qing summoned the silver-white killing sword back into his hand and examined it closely. The destructive power contained within it was terrifying. Even the slightest tremor of the Daoist aura emanating from the surface of the Absolute Immortal Sword could injure a cultivator in the early stage of the Integration Realm.

The Law of Destruction is too terrifying; it is simply beyond the ability of ordinary cultivators to withstand.

[Successfully forged the Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure: The Immortal-Slaying Sword, reward: 6,000 years of lifespan!]

Li Qing ignored the notification about the increase in lifespan. Lifespan no longer held much meaning for him; he could live forever on his own in the future.

"What a fine sword! I wonder where it ranks on the Heavenly Treasure Ranking. It should be within the top ten." Li Qing sighed, then unleashed the Immortal-Slaying Sword in a horizontal slash.

A destructive sword aura swept across the land, easily carving a deep, bottomless ravine into the earth.

From this moment on, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is finally, albeit barely, complete!
With the array formation and four killing swords, Li Qing was confident that he could be unparalleled in the world. As long as no one in the Mahayana stage appeared in the future, he could suppress all his enemies.

With such combat prowess, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the number one person below the Mahayana stage.

"The only shortcoming is the Immortal Trapping Sword. The Immortal Trapping Sword is currently only at the peak of the Earth-grade spiritual treasure level. To refine it into a Heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, it still needs a matching fragment of law."

"Right now I still have a Blood Fiend Law on me, but I'm afraid it's not compatible with the Immortal Trapping Sword. If I rashly refine it into the sword, it might cause the sword to collapse and disintegrate."

Li Qing murmured to himself, then put the Immortal-Slaying Sword into his body.

"Next, we need to consider two things. The first priority is cultivation, and the second is to use true essence to improve the grade of the Six Paths Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire."

After thinking for a while, he decided to put it aside for the time being. He had just finished refining the Immortal-Slaying Sword in seclusion, and he wanted to come out of seclusion to relax and explore the current situation in the outside world. After all, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this region had suddenly become so abundant, which made him very concerned.

After observing for a while from his vantage point on the ground, Li Qing finally confirmed that a high-grade spiritual vein had been grafted onto the earth's surface.

Only the Celestial Venerable could have accomplished something like this.

The number of spiritual veins within the human territory is constant. The Celestial Venerable wouldn't transplant spiritual veins occupied by other forces to the Refining Heaven Pavilion for no reason. Therefore, it can only be spiritual veins seized from outside the human territory.

"It seems this war has been a resounding victory; this spiritual vein should be the spoils of war."

"That's not bad. This level of spiritual vein is enough to satisfy the cultivation needs of the Integration Stage."

After chuckling, Li Qing took to the air and flew straight into the sky.

The Refining Heaven Pavilion has been rebuilt, with its halls standing tall in the sky, interconnected by a formation. Upon returning to the Boundless Palace, his disciples immediately stepped forward to pay their respects.

"Meet the Master!"

Li Qing calmly waved his hand and said, "How is the battle between the human race and the Ghost Horned Clan going? Briefly tell me what has happened since I went into seclusion."

"Yes, Master! Since you went into seclusion, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Ghost Horn Clan named Yuan Zhou..."

While listening to his disciple's report, Li Qing took out a pot of precious spiritual wine and began to drink and savor it by himself.

Upon hearing about the challenge that the formidable Yuan Zhou was about to take, Li Qing showed no sign of emotion whatsoever, calmly sipping his spiritual wine with an air of nonchalance.

When the disciples witnessed this scene, they were all secretly amazed, unable to fathom just how powerful their master had become. Could it be that he was truly invincible below the Mahayana stage?
They dared not speculate too much about their master's cultivation level and strength, and instead continued to report on the major events that had occurred in the human race during this period.

Upon hearing that the war had ended and the Ghost Horned Clan had suffered extremely heavy losses, Li Qing finally showed a hint of emotion.

Both the Beast Fang Clan and the Ghost Horn Clan lost a Mahayana-stage ancestor. On that day, the Great Dao mourned, the heavens wept and blood rained down, and the entire Tianyuan Continent experienced celestial changes.

This is a war between powerful races. Once it gets serious, even a powerful cultivator at the Mahayana stage risks perishing.

Miao Yun then spoke about some current events in the human realm, noting that various cultivation forces were actively increasing their influence and were quite active in the cultivation world.

"Hehe, that's quite normal. Now that the human race has entered the ranks of the top ten races, they will have a share of all kinds of opportunities in the Tianyuan Continent in the future. It's only natural that these forces would increase their influence." Li Qing shook his head and commented.

Miao Yun continued, "And Master, besides these things, some time ago, Junior Sister sent back a message that she has now successfully entered the Nascent Soul stage and seems to be pursuing a very important opportunity, which seems to involve some kind of powerful inheritance."

"She told us not to worry about her, and said that when the war broke out recently, she also fought bravely for the human race."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing shook his head with a wry smile, not quite believing what he was hearing.

Given Li Qiyin's gluttonous and playful nature, he's probably lingering in some mortal city, and his talk of fighting bravely for the human race is hardly believable.

Of course, as long as she's alright, that's all that matters. Speaking of which, he was a bit worried about this disciple a while ago. If he hadn't been able to sense that the jade pendant he gave her was unharmed, he would have gone to look for her whereabouts a while ago.

"These are some of the things that happened after you went into seclusion, Master. The human race should enter a rare period of peace and tranquility. Most people think so. We can also take a break and recuperate for a while."

However, Li Qing shook his head and said, "You're overthinking it. Although things will be stable for a while, it certainly won't stay stable and peaceful for long."

"The news that the human race has mastered the art of refining Chaos Treasures has already spread. The future will not be peaceful for long. You must remember not to slack off and must work harder to cultivate and improve your strength."

"We will follow Master's teachings!" The group clasped their hands in a fist salute to Li Qing and said solemnly.

Speaking of which, being on such a peerless spiritual vein, the cultivation environment couldn't be better, especially for their level of cultivation. It's as if they're constantly cultivating with a high-grade spirit stone in hand, making it difficult for their cultivation progress to slow down.

"Alright, I need to go out for a stroll to clear my head. You all should stay in the Wuji Hall and cultivate in peace. I'll also need to look after some of the miscellaneous matters in the hall."

After saying that, Li Qing's figure disappeared from the Wuji Palace, leaving only an empty wine cup on the spot.

The disciples exchanged glances, then exclaimed, "Just how powerful is Master now? He's right in front of me, yet I can't sense him at all. He seems so distant, like he's a thousand miles away."

"Master's Taoist magic is beyond our comprehension. Let us cultivate diligently and strive to see Master's back one day."

"Yes, yes, being able to become a disciple of our master is a blessing we've accumulated over eight lifetimes. I just wonder if Brother Zhao, who joined the Dao Palace, is as at ease as we are."

After leaving the Wuji Hall, Li Qing wandered around the Liantian Pavilion alone. Whenever he passed by, whether they were disciples or elders, they would greet him respectfully and address him as Elder Wuji.

Li Qing simply nodded in response, and then went to the affairs hall of the Refining Heaven Pavilion for a stroll.

Inside the office, he also saw an old friend!
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Fan, it's great to see you again. I thought we'd meet again soon at the Refining Heaven Pavilion." Li Qing chuckled. The old friend he saw was naturally Fan Yun, whom he had met in Flying Immortal City. To be honest, it was because of this person that he joined the Refining Heaven Pavilion.

Upon hearing the voice, Fan Yun immediately turned around excitedly, his face filled with admiration and fervor.

"Greetings, Elder Wuji! Senior, I didn't expect you to still remember me!"

"Haha, I'm not at the age of forgetfulness yet. How have you been doing at the Refining Heaven Pavilion? If you need anything, feel free to come to the Boundless Hall to find me, or my disciples." Li Qing laughed loudly.

Fan Yun shook his head repeatedly and said, "Thank you for your care, senior. I have been doing very well in the Refining Heaven Pavilion, all thanks to your help back then."

"Okay, that's fine then. I just came out of seclusion and was planning to travel around to clear my head, so I won't stay any longer."

"Respectfully bidding farewell to Senior Wuji!"

After bidding farewell to Fan Yun, Li Qing left the Refining Heaven Pavilion directly, intending to go out for a stroll to calm his mind.

Over the next few months, he traveled to famous mountains and rivers across the land, concealing his cultivation level, and frequented ancient human cities. As he watched these human cities being rebuilt, he was filled with emotion.

Finally, he randomly found a deserted wilderness and carved out a cave dwelling, then placed multiple layers of high-level restrictions on it, making it difficult for outsiders to enter.

"It's been a long time since I've been to the polar night world. I should go and take a look."

"Now that I have reached the Integration stage, I wonder if that realm can withstand the pressure of my aura."

"Furthermore, I wonder if any new life has been born in that polar night world after it reopened, so much time has passed."

With that, Li Qing slowly closed his eyes and began traversing between the two worlds.

(End of this chapter)