Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1078 The Destruction of Biyun Temple
On the biyun peak that had been cut in half, an incredibly profound array slowly retracted, and Li Qing retrieved the four killing swords one by one.

The complete Zhuxian Sword Formation was too powerful. In just a moment, a cultivator at the peak of the Integration Stage who was trapped within it perished, dying extremely easily.

The abbot of Biyun Temple was left without even a corpse. Under that terrifying sword light, his body was completely destroyed, his soul was annihilated, and he didn't even have a chance to escape with his nascent soul. All that was left behind was a jade bracelet.

With a single gesture, Li Qing summoned the bracelet into his hand. It was a storage treasure, though not as valuable as a true celestial treasure, its capacity far exceeded that of a storage bag.

The entire fortune of the Biyun Temple Master before his death is contained within, with a massive amount of spirit stones, amounting to at least tens of millions, including many high-grade and top-grade spirit stones.

Clearly, he had managed the Biyun Temple quite well and was extremely wealthy, unlike other Nascent Soul cultivators who had completely emptied their pockets for cultivation.

Having reached his current level, Li Qing was naturally not excited by the large number of spirit stones he had acquired. He remained calm and continued to examine the jade bracelet.

With a sweep of his divine sense, an ancient scripture came into Li Qing's view.

"Yunxiao Qingqi Gong" is the cultivation method practiced by the abbot of Biyun Temple. It is an extremely orthodox cultivation method, and the entire Biyun Temple uses it as its inheritance. Every disciple practices this kind of cultivation method.

"This technique has no problems whatsoever; it is balanced and harmonious, and the true energy cultivated is long and profound. It is definitely a righteous technique. Why was this person able to unleash such an evil and demonic technique at the end?"

Li Qing frowned slightly, but after casually flipping through the manual, he understood its intricacies and found no problems.

He scanned the jade bracelet with his divine sense again, ignoring the bottles and jars inside. Most of them were ordinary pills, either holy medicines for healing or spiritual pills for restoring vitality. However, the Biyun Temple Master had eaten all the pills that could enhance the cultivation of the Integration Stage and improve magic power, leaving not a single one.

However, there were still quite a few pills for lower-level cultivators, which were probably used by the Abbot of Biyun Temple to reward his disciples.

As for the quantity of spiritual herbs, there were quite a few, but none of them were of much use to Li Qing. Only a small amount of auxiliary herbs for refining the Dao Integration Pill caught his eye, but the most important main ingredient, the Dao Source Flower, was missing, so he couldn't start refining the pill.

Immediately afterwards, a pile of complicated materials entered Li Qing's mind. Besides the spiritual materials for refining weapons, the most numerous were materials for setting up arrays and refining array flags. This Biyun Temple Master also practiced array formations in his daily life.

"There are a few valuable spiritual materials that can be used by Li Qiyin to refine a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure. Combined with the Xuanfeng Feather, the problem of spiritual materials should not be a concern." Li Qing murmured to himself, his divine sense continuing to scan the depths of the jade bracelet.

This time, he finally saw something that broadened his horizons. A piece of black bone, exuding a strong sense of malevolence, lay quietly deep inside the jade bracelet, carefully and properly stored away.

"The true bones of a certain Mahayana-stage demon beast possess such a dense aura of malevolent energy that even the Heavenly Fiend Fire could not refine such a level of malevolent energy!"

The bone was jet black, and there was only one section. It was impossible to tell what kind of demonic beast it was, but it was certain that it originated from a powerful demonic beast in the Mahayana stage. Its aura was incredibly strong, and even Li Qing felt a sense of apprehension.

Finally, his divine sense swept over the jade slips and ancient books placed inside the jade bracelet. These were some cultivation techniques and inheritances collected by the Biyun Temple Master during his lifetime. Most of them were extremely mixed, but there were still some good things among them.

One of the jade slips, with its hazy gray color, caught his attention. It was a cultivation technique for a Dharma form, called "The Glazed Demonic Form".

"No wonder the Abbot of Biyun Temple has never used his Dharma form. It turns out he plans to switch to cultivating this Glazed Demonic Form. The power of this Dharma form far surpasses that of the Pure Sky Treasure Light Form he cultivated before."

In fact, one's Dharma form can be modified, but the premise is to discard the original Dharma form. Doing so will cause considerable damage to oneself, and it will take a long time to recover, at least a thousand years.

After all, a Dharma form is a combination of one's own magical power, physical body, and soul. In a sense, it is also a supernatural power closely related to oneself, and very few people would abolish the Dharma form they have worked so hard to cultivate.

The most crucial aspect of cultivating this Glazed Demonic Form is collecting various forms of malevolent energy. This concentrated malevolent energy is used to refine the Glazed Body, and finally, a Demonic Form is born within the Glazed Body. Once successfully cultivated, its power far surpasses that of many other Dharma Forms.

The section of demonic beast bone containing malevolent energy that Li Qing had seen earlier should have been prepared by the Abbot of Biyun Temple for his own cultivation of the Glazed Demonic Form. Unfortunately, before he could begin his cultivation, he encountered Li Qing, who had come to take his life.

"I possess the Heavenly Fiend Fire, and I have also refined a large amount of Yang Fiend in Yin-Yang City, as well as the Blood Fiend Flames I obtained from the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm. Finally, with the addition of the heavy Fiend Qi contained in this section of the demon beast's true bone, I am extremely satisfied with the cultivation conditions for this Dharma Form."

"If we still can't find a suitable Dharma form, we can consider directly cultivating this Glazed Demonic Form."

The main reason is that his control over evil energy has reached its peak. He can easily manipulate these evil energies that ordinary people would avoid. If one were to cultivate this Dharma form, it would be extremely smooth.

Although his combat power is now enough to dominate the Integration Stage and he doesn't lack a Dharma Aspect as a trump card, it's always good to have more skills, and Li Qing doesn't mind having another means of protection.

Moreover, even at the Mahayana stage, the Dharma Form remains a primary means of combat, and this supernatural power can continuously grow stronger with the increase of cultivation level, and will not be easily eliminated.

After putting away the cultivation techniques of this Dharma form, Li Qing's divine sense finally landed on a pitch-black demonic book.

"The Magic Power of Ten Thousand Transformations"!
This was the demonic and evil technique that the Abbot of Biyun Temple had previously used. He devoured the magical power of all the disciples in the temple to strengthen himself, and could even completely devour their souls and blood essence. It was extremely evil.

Judging from his last words, this demonic art seems to be his reliance for breaking through to the Mahayana stage in the future.

Li Qing, who originally had no interest in this demonic art inheritance, couldn't help but start reading it now.

His expression quickly turned serious. This demonic art was not a martial art at all; to be precise, it was an evil technique.

"No wonder, by using the essence and blood of others as a catalyst to refine the Myriad Transformations Demon Seal, and finally using a demonic array as a condition for casting the spell, one can activate this evil technique and absorb the magical power of all cultivators who have offered their own essence and blood!"

"However, there is a prerequisite: the cultivation method practiced by the person being absorbed must originate from the same source as the method of the caster, and the cultivation level cannot be higher than that of the caster, otherwise there will be a backlash."

Upon seeing these conditions, Li Qing immediately understood why the Abbot of Biyun Temple had always been so meticulous in nurturing his disciples, earning him a very good reputation even in the outside world.

It turns out that the abbot of Biyun Temple used all his disciples as resources for cultivation!
"What an uncanny and bizarre cultivation method! It's unbelievable. Theoretically speaking, if you train a large enough number of skilled disciples, it is indeed possible to directly break through to the Mahayana stage!"

"If the Abbot of Biyun Temple were to manage it for another ten or twenty thousand years, there might actually be a sliver of a chance to break through the barrier of the Mahayana stage in the future." Li Qing couldn't help but sigh, as this was the first time he had ever seen such a bizarre demonic art.

Unfortunately, it was of little use to him. The cultivation method he practiced now was the Dao Tribulation Limitless Scripture, which he created himself and was a true immortal scripture.

Another problem is that this skill is quite difficult to cultivate, and the conditions are extremely harsh, making it unsuitable for the general public. Even cultivators with slightly lower comprehension find it difficult to even begin to learn it.

Li Qing had no intention of switching to other cultivation methods, so even if he wanted to use this demonic art to break through to the Mahayana stage, it was not very realistic.

"But for those Nascent Soul cultivators who have no hope of breaking through, this demonic art is truly a life-saving immortal scripture. They would even be willing to start a sect for it."

The Biyun Temple is a living example. From beginning to end, all the disciples in the temple existed as resources for this evil art, ultimately only to benefit the Biyun Temple Master.

After putting the jade bracelet away, Li Qing's net worth had almost doubled, especially the number of spirit stones, which had exceeded fifty million. Even for someone in the Integration stage, this was an extremely exaggerated number.

If the Wanbao Merchant Alliance were still around, he could use these spirit stones to exchange for some auxiliary secret techniques that could be used when breaking through to the Mahayana stage, slightly increasing his chances of successfully advancing in the future.

Of course, there are other trading companies in the spirit world now. Although they cannot compare to the Wanbao Trading Company at its peak, they can still trade many precious items with spirit stones, which are ultimately the most reliable currency.

Biyun Temple is completely gone. Several hundred disciples are still alive, but they have lost their earlier fervor and are now trembling with fear.

The Myriad Transformations Demon Art was too domineering. Once activated, it was simply beyond the ability of these disciples with low cultivation levels to withstand. Those with the weakest cultivation levels were immediately drained of their essence and spirit, turning into desiccated corpses.

Some with slightly higher cultivation levels managed to hold on for a little longer and were saved by Li Qing, but their fate was extremely tragic. They lost one-tenth of their magical power, suffered severe damage to their vital energy, and their souls were also extremely weak, completely severing their path to immortality.

"Why...why did this happen!"

"No, my cultivation level is just one step away from the Void Refinement stage. I am the most outstanding disciple of Biyun Temple in a thousand years. How could I end up like this?"

"So we were all human pills nurtured by the abbot, hahahahaha, so we were all human-shaped pills, hahahahahahaha!"

"The path to immortality is ultimately futile. Even if we hadn't faced this calamity today, we would have been summoned by the abbot for some reason in the future, and he would have ultimately brought us to our full potential."

I hate it.

The remaining surviving disciples were in no better shape; their Dao hearts were completely shattered, and their minds were somewhat clouded.

Li Qing sighed but said nothing. He wasn't one to invite trouble upon himself. These people's destiny on the path of immortality was to become the abbot of Biyun Temple, and that couldn't be changed. At the very least, he had saved their lives.

Otherwise, the future abbot of Biyun Temple might summon them under some pretext, such as a birthday celebration or a Biyun Temple festival. At that time, they would lose their lives, and the entire Biyun Temple would vanish into thin air.

"Master, they are in such a terrible state. Their beliefs have completely collapsed." Li Qiyin said with a look of pity.

Li Qing carried her away from Biyun Temple and gently instructed her, "Remember, once you step into the world of cultivation, you must always maintain a vigilant heart. You cannot easily trust anyone."

Li Qiyin's path to enlightenment has always been smooth. With the protection of the Refining Heaven Pavilion and Li Qing, ordinary people dare not even think about messing with her. Now that Li Qing has caused a great disturbance in the Yin-Yang Sect, even fewer people dare to provoke her, the successor of Taiyin.

What happened at Biyun Temple today revealed to her a bloody corner of the cultivation world.

"I remember, Master!" Li Qiyin nodded vigorously.

And so, Li Qing returned to Zishan City. This time, he did not linger and went directly to Xinghe City via the teleportation star array, and then returned to Liantian Pavilion.

This trip has improved his state of mind, and he plans to undergo a long period of seclusion to advance towards the late stage of the Integration Realm.

Li Qing had quite a few pills on hand, especially the Spirit-Connecting Dao-Merging Pill, which he had been reluctant to use and planned to save for later.

"This time I cultivated to the late stage of the Integration Realm in one go. I have the Creation Source Crystal that I retrieved from the Spirit Pool in the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm. If I encounter a bottleneck, I can break through it directly."

After making this decision, Li Qing began a deep seclusion. He meditated in his Wuji Palace, not practicing any Taoist techniques or secret arts this time, but wholeheartedly improving his cultivation and refining his magical power.

During this time, he slowed down the frequency of taking pills and focused on circulating his cultivation technique, one cycle after another, with the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth pouring into every inch of his body.

He would only take one Dao Integration Pill every few months, trying his best to maximize the effect of each pill.

Even so, the efficacy of the He Dao Pill has significantly decreased, and it is no longer as powerful as the first one that was swallowed.

Time passed peacefully, and fifty years had passed in the blink of an eye. During these fifty years, Li Qing's cultivation level had been steadily rising, progressing steadily towards the late stage of the Integration Realm.

He was running out of Dao Integration Pills, so he stopped taking them and started using the spirit stones he had to increase his cultivation speed.

Eighteen years have passed in the blink of an eye. Li Qing has spent millions of spirit stones. Every inch of his body has been soaked in pure and abundant spiritual energy thousands of times, and the operation of his cultivation technique has never stopped.

Finally, after expending such enormous resources, Li Qing finally encountered the bottleneck of the late stage of the Fusion Realm. The thick barrier blocked him like an insurmountable chasm.

(End of this chapter)