Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1086 Xuanfeng Continent
The Chaotic Azure Lotus Appearance!
This is a celestial-grade Dharma Image, which is extremely famous and incredibly powerful even in the celestial realm!

However, the conditions for cultivating this Dharma form are extremely demanding. The law one cultivates must be the law of chaos. This condition is indispensable; otherwise, there is absolutely no possibility of successful cultivation.

"Once the Chaos Azure Lotus Dharma Form is successfully cultivated, it is a blue lotus born from chaos. Its power is immeasurable. With the Chaos Azure Lotus on one's body, one can endure countless eons without decay, becoming almost immortal!"

Li Qing thoroughly examined this celestial-grade Dharma image, and his heart pounded wildly. This was more powerful than any Dharma image he knew, and could even be used as a reliance for his future ascension to the Immortal Realm.

Now that I have obtained it, I must try to cultivate it, no matter how difficult it may be.

Moreover, the Xuan Tian Immortal Palace also gifted him a ready-made Chaos Green Lotus, which is of great help in cultivating this Dharma form, saving him countless hours of hard work. If he still cannot succeed in cultivating it, then it would truly be unacceptable.

Composing himself, Li Qing took a deep breath and sped off toward the location of the spirit beacon.

Silver streaks of light flashed continuously in the void as he constantly activated his Wind and Thunder Silver Wings. His flight path was extremely ethereal and unpredictable, and he returned to the Spirit Realm in no time.

However, Li Qing did not use the Void Ancient Road to pinpoint his location, so when he returned to the Spirit Realm this time, he did not descend near the Tianyuan Continent, but instead arrived at an unfamiliar sea area.

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth here is extremely thin, and even the seawater is a dark green color, as if it is full of plankton. Waves blow in, making it look lifeless.

High in the sky, Li Qing focused his divine sense on his eyes, and his vision suddenly became incredibly wide. He quickly found the continent closest to this sea area.

The next moment, Li Qing's Wind and Thunder Silver Wings fluttered gently, and his figure transformed into a silver streak of light, arriving above the land in the blink of an eye.

"What continent is this? The scenery is so unique. The rocks along the coast are weathered, and there are so many fragments of bones piled up around it." Li Qing frowned slightly, then took to the air again and flew inland.

With the Wind and Thunder Silver Wings, he was incredibly fast, taking in the view of the land below.

Immediately afterwards, a strange wind blew by, and this wind even contained wisps of wind-attribute spiritual energy, which was truly peculiar.

Li Qing, who possessed a wind-attribute spiritual root, keenly sensed this. He narrowed his eyes, and his vast divine sense suddenly spread outwards.

boom!
He flew for a long time without seeing any living beings on this land. If it weren't for the skeletal remains he had seen earlier, he would have thought it was a completely lifeless continent.

As his divine sense spread out, he continued to fly for a while and finally discovered something unusual.

"Tsk, this continent is really strange. It's actually an underground world. There are no living beings on the surface of the continent, but the space underground is exceptionally vast and prosperous."

Li Qing clicked his tongue and quickly found an entrance to the underground world, flying directly towards the hole.

Upon entering the underground, a magnificent spectacle unfolded before his eyes. It was a hollowed-out underground world, with rock pillars connecting the surface to the depths, like beams supporting this world.

In this underground world, stone buildings are scattered in an orderly fashion, and ancient giant trees even rise from the ground, exuding a misty spiritual energy.

In this town in the underground world, one can see creatures of various races constantly moving about. There are elves with transparent wings on their backs and bodies no bigger than the palm of a hand, as well as dwarves who are short but strong, and occasionally, humans with bestial features passing through the town.

Of course, there are also people of normal build in the towns of this underground world, but they are relatively few in number, which is quite rare.

Li Qing retracted the Wind and Thunder Silver Wings on his back and concealed his cultivation aura, then swaggered into this fantastical underground town.

Fortunately, all the creatures in the town communicated in a standard spirit world language, which Li Qing could understand.

Along the way, he finally determined the basic situation of the continent he was currently on.

This is the Xuanfeng Continent, where terrifying, suffocating winds blow across the surface year-round. This is an extremely terrifying natural disaster; even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage could perish if exposed to these suffocating winds for an extended period.

Therefore, all living beings on this Xuanfeng Continent came to live underground, where they could be protected from the winds of death and reproduce.

The underground town where Li Qing is currently located is just a small place in the Xuanfeng Continent, and the strongest person there is only at the Nascent Soul stage.

"Xuanfeng Continent, this is quite interesting. I remember that the people I met in the Wanbao Ancient Realm before seemed to be from Xuanfeng Continent. I didn't expect this continent to be so magnificent." Li Qing muttered to himself, quickening his pace as he moved through the town.

Not all underground towns in the Xuanfeng Continent are interconnected. To reach some large underground cities, one must travel from the surface. Generally, only powerful beings would do this, because once they step onto the surface, they might encounter the Wind of Annihilation. Weaker beings are not qualified to set foot on the surface.

Li Qing didn't plan to leave the continent in a hurry. He intended to go to a town called Tianlan City, which was one of the largest towns on the Xuanfeng Continent and the main settlement of the human race on this continent.

On this continent, the various races are relatively peaceful and can coexist. Although each race has its own main city, creatures from all races can be seen in other small towns.

Perhaps because they both live underground, there are relatively few wars between them, and they can be considered to keep to themselves.

"Let's see if we can collect some auxiliary ingredients for the Infant-Stabilizing Pill in Tianlan City. Perhaps some rare spiritual herbs that are uncommon on the Tianyuan Continent are more common here."

After finding out the exact location of Tianlan City, Li Qing flew out of the ground and arrived at the cave above the entrance to Tianlan City in an instant.

Unlike other small towns, the entrance here is not loosely guarded. Instead, it is guarded by human cultivators, all of whom are at the Nascent Soul stage and look very young.

"Fellow Daoist, please stop here. To enter Tianlan City, you need to pay ten spirit stones as an entrance fee!" A young cultivator wearing black iron armor blocked Li Qing's way.

Li Qing naturally wouldn't skimp on the spirit stone expense. He casually took out ten spirit stones and tossed them to the other party before entering the entrance to Tianlan City.

After he passed through a building that resembled a city gate, before he could even admire the scenery of Tianlan City, an extremely intense beam of light flashed from the gate structure. In that instant, Li Qing felt as if he had been scanned by something unknown.

Immediately afterwards, the human cultivators who had blocked his way turned pale, their eyes filled with fear and panic, and they even began to stammer.

"So you're actually a senior in the Integration Stage! We were so abrupt and offended you just now. Please forgive us. We would like to ask you to take back these ten spirit stones!" The young armored cultivators said tremblingly.

Li Qing chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Why would I care about such a small amount of spirit stones? You can keep them."

"Also, let me ask you another question. Are there any reliable trading places in the city? I'd like to buy some spiritual herbs to refine pills."

The young cultivators dared not conceal anything and immediately replied, "If you want to buy spiritual herbs, it is best to go to the Hundred Flowers Shop in the city run by the Elven race. There are many spiritual herbs there, and they are all available. Even some rare and precious spiritual herbs are sometimes sold there."

"Next is Tianzhu Tower, which is Senior Chuyun's trading post, and it also sells a lot of spiritual herbs."

"Finally, some small shops in the city also occasionally sell rare and precious medicines, but they are not as good as Tianzhu Tower and Baihua Shop."

After hearing these words, Li Qing nodded and rewarded each of the young human cultivators with a high-grade spirit stone.

"Not bad, this is a reward for you." After saying that, his figure transformed into a stream of light and entered Tianlan City.

The young cultivators all showed gratitude and quickly clasped their hands in thanks.

Tianlan City truly deserves to be called a main city. The spiritual energy within the city is much denser than that outside, and there is also a spiritual vein of considerable quality located in the city center.

Of course, the strongest cultivators in the city are only a few at the Integration stage. Not all humans on the continent can compare to those on the Tianyuan Continent. It is normal that there are no Mahayana stage experts to oversee the city.

In comparison, due to the harsh living environment and the barrenness of the continent itself, other races on the Xuanfeng Continent are not much stronger, and only experts with the strength of the Integration Stage are in charge.

"Izumo... that Buddhist name sounds familiar. Could it be the old man I met in the Wanbao Ancient Realm?" Li Qing rubbed his nose and headed straight for the Tianzhu Tower.

In the heart of the city, the golden signboard of Tianzhu Tower is extremely eye-catching, and can be clearly seen even from a great distance.

This time, Li Qing no longer concealed his cultivation aura, and the spiritual pressure of the late-stage Integration Realm cultivator was casually leaked out. Everyone on the street showed extreme awe and kept their distance, afraid of offending this senior cultivator in the Integration Realm.

With his hands behind his back and a relaxed and carefree expression, Li Qing swaggered into Tianzhu Tower.

"Senior, what would you like?" The female cultivator who was receiving him was extremely pale, her eyes were timid, and she didn't even dare to meet Li Qing's gaze.

"Hehe, don't be nervous. I'm not here to cause trouble. Speaking of which, I've met your master, the old Taoist Izumo, once before."

"Here, take a look at these medicinal herbs and see what your building has. Find them all for me, and you won't be shortchanged by a single spirit stone."

"I'll just wander around the building. If Master Chuyun has time, I can ask him to come over. It's been a while since I've seen him."

As he spoke, Li Qing casually took out a slip of paper with the names of many spiritual herbs written on it and handed it out. Then he wandered around the Tianzhu Tower on his own.

As for the other cultivators inside the Tianzhu Tower, they were all intimidated by the spiritual pressure emanating from Li Qing and dared not linger, immediately running out.

The female cultivator who was receiving us quickly glanced at the note after taking it, then took a deep breath and said, "Please wait a moment, senior. There is a VIP room on the top floor for you to rest. I will immediately send someone to search for these spiritual herbs in the building. I will do my best to meet your needs!"

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you." Li Qing nodded, and then strolled upstairs at a leisurely pace.

The things displayed inside the building were naturally not to his liking, so he quickly went up to the top floor and casually found a spot with a good view to sit down.

Soon, the news that a mysterious Nascent Soul stage expert had suddenly arrived at Tianzhu Tower spread throughout Tianlan City. Many cultivators thought that it was because the old Daoist Chuyun had offended some powerful figure.

Li Qing didn't have to wait long. In just a short while, an old man with a weathered face and thinning hair arrived on a cloud. He was none other than the old Daoist Chuyun whom he had met in the Wanbao Ancient Realm.

Upon seeing Li Qing, the old Daoist Chuyun revealed a look of shock in his cloudy eyes. He naturally recognized Li Qing at a glance, as Li Qing had left a very deep impression on him back in the Wanbao Ancient Realm.

But he never expected that the spiritual pressure emanating from Li Qing would make him feel somewhat oppressed and suffocated. Late stage of the Fusion Realm!
It's only been a few hundred years! The other party has already made great strides from the early stage of the Integration Realm to the late stage. This terrifying speed of cultivation left Old Daoist Yun breathless. He opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Li Qing chuckled and said, "I didn't expect it to really be Fellow Daoist Chuyun. I thought it was just a coincidence that we had the same Dharma name!"

"Hahaha, it seems your injuries have fully healed since we parted ways in the Ancient Realm of Myriad Treasures. I just wonder if you managed to catch up with that Fellow Daoist Wan and find out what that so-called Immortal Treasure Dao Diagram really is?"

Upon hearing this, the old Daoist Chuyun sighed repeatedly. He said, "Alas, there is no such thing as a celestial treasure map. Old Lady Wen and I were both deceived. It was just a fake star map. We later went to that place together, but there was nothing there at all. It was just a hoax concocted by that Old Ancestor Wanbao!"

"As for you, Fellow Daoist Wuji, how did you suddenly come to the Xuanfeng Continent? It is truly a surprise to meet you here."

Li Qing shook his head and smiled, "I just happened to be passing by. I happened to learn that this continent is the Xuanfeng Continent, so I thought I would see if I could run into an old friend I had met once before."

However, the old Taoist priest Chuyun looked at Li Qing several times, as if trying to confirm the truth of his words.

"What's wrong? Is there something amiss?" Li Qing asked, his brows furrowing slightly.

(End of this chapter)