Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1102 The Future Celestial Venerable
Having used the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, Li Qing was almost certain of victory. His extremely domineering sword strike even surpassed the level of the Integration Stage, vaguely touching the pinnacle of the Mortal Realm.

But even such a domineering and devastating sword strike was blocked by a Chaos Immortal Crystal Staff that Wudao suddenly summoned.

The powerful figures from all races on the ancient battlefield were dumbfounded. They never expected the battle between Li Qing and Wudao to be so intense. For a moment, they even thought that the two figures in the sky had already entered the Mahayana stage!

"That sword strike from that human cultivator was terrifying. Only a Mahayana stage expert could withstand it, right?"

"Human Wuji is simply an incredible human cultivator. Even the human Heavenly Venerable before attaining enlightenment was probably no more than this."

"This is definitely a figure comparable to the Heavenly Venerables who once subdued dragons and tigers among the human race!"

The highest praise that outsiders give to human cultivators is to be on par with the Dragon Subduing Heavenly Venerable and the Tiger Subduing Heavenly Venerable. Li Qing has undoubtedly received this praise and is absolutely deserving of it.

But what shocked them even more was Wudao from the Three-Eyed Sacred Clan, who managed to withstand such a terrifying attack. The immortal crystal staff in his hand, which was filled with chaotic energy, was beyond their comprehension!
Only the Chaos Treasure can explain all of this!
At this moment, the battlefield was completely obscured by chaotic energy, and even divine sense could not see through what was happening there.

Li Qing, who was facing his opponent wielding the remnant of the Chaos Treasure, was now deathly pale. His sword strike had consumed nearly 50% of his mana, yet he had failed to defeat his opponent.

“It can’t be a Chaos Treasure. Even if you have the potential of a True Immortal, you couldn’t possibly activate a Chaos Treasure so easily at this level.” Li Qing muttered to himself. With his skill in refining artifacts, he quickly realized that it should be a fragment of a Chaos Treasure.

Wu Dao didn't care about any of that. He slowly summoned the Chaos Immortal Crystal Staff, his biggest trump card, which he intended to use to completely defeat the human cultivator in front of him.

"You still refuse to admit defeat? Meaningless resistance will only increase casualties. I am not yet fully in control of this treasure, and I cannot guarantee that I can stop in time." Wu Dao said expressionlessly.

However, Li Qing struggled to his feet. He put away the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and then wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He had also suffered a serious injury from having his attack interrupted.

"I have heard that after the Heavenly Venerable Subduing Dragon entered the Mahayana stage, he once withstood an attack from your clan's Chaotic Heaven Seal with his bare hands and then left unharmed."

"Today I also want to test how much of the power you can unleash from this remnant of the Chaos Treasure."

These words reached Wudao's ears, and a hint of anger finally appeared in his eyes. This was definitely exposing the shortcomings of the Three-Eyed Clan, and it even sounded like he was looking down on the fact that he could only rely on external things.

"Then give it a try!" After Wudao finished speaking, immortal light burst forth from the pupils on his forehead. He activated the Chaos Immortal Crystal Staff and cleaved down towards Li Qing, causing layers of space to collapse.

Li Qing, however, had somehow closed his eyes and sat down cross-legged in the void, looking as if he were about to be slaughtered by Wudao.

Just as the Chaos Immortal Crystal Cudgel was about to strike him, the entire world fell silent, as if frozen in time.

A pure and refined chaotic aura flowed out, and a blue lotus emerged from the chaos where Li Qing was sitting. The lotus blossomed, and the chaotic immortal crystal staff that was about to strike down was thus forcefully blocked.

Celestial Dharma Form: Chaotic Azure Lotus Form!

boom!
A terrifying surge of spiritual energy swept across the ancient battlefield, completely clearing away the clouds and mist, leaving only a single blue lotus visible as it withstood the powerful blow from the sky.

Wu Dao's all-out attack nearly exhausted all the spiritual power in his body. He stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the blue lotus that bloomed from the chaos.

"What kind of magical power is this? The power of chaos? The law of heaven and earth?"

At this moment, Li Qing was united with the Chaos Green Lotus, and supreme power surged continuously from his body. He truly felt that he had control over everything; it was a power that was almost like the Dao.

As Li Qing had a thought, a petal of the Chaos Green Lotus floated out, and wherever the petal passed, spiritual energy dissipated and space was annihilated.

Wu Dao frantically used his third vertical pupil to deduce where the life force lay, but at this moment his magic power was almost exhausted, and it was impossible for him to activate the Chaos Treasure again. Facing the unique Azure Lotus in the world, he had no chance of survival!

The Chaos Green Lotus locked onto his aura, making it impossible for him to escape!
Just as the lotus leaf was about to touch him, a giant hand reached out from the void, and vast magical power surged forth from its palm.

Boom!

The void vanished, and the boundless power contained within the lotus leaves raged outwards, causing the entire ancient battlefield ruins to collapse.

The powerful figures from various races watching below sensed something was wrong and quickly left to avoid it. This was almost the aftermath of a battle between Mahayana stage experts!
After the raging fluctuations gradually subsided and dissipated, the giant hand that had reached out from the void slowly released its grip, revealing Wudao, who had been protected in its palm.

Immediately afterwards, a faint yet majestic voice resounded: "What a fine young human supreme being! He has even cultivated the Immortal Dharma Form. Our clan's defeat in this battle was not unjust."

"Wu Dao, give him the item. You've lost this battle."

Upon hearing this, Wudao felt completely drained of strength and nearly fell from the sky. His face turned deathly pale, and the vertical pupils on his forehead closed again.

"I lost? That was a Celestial Dharma Form? How is that possible? How did you obtain the Dharma Form cultivation techniques from the Upper Realm, and even master them?!"

Before coming here, he never thought he might be defeated, and he didn't even think he would be forced to reveal the Chaos Remnant Treasure.

But the facts are undeniable; even the Mingzun of the Three-Eyed Clan admitted his defeat.

"It was just a lucky break, thank you for the concession!"

In this battle, Li Qing also used all his trump cards. His words were not just deliberate modesty. If he had not cultivated this Immortal Dharma Form, there was no way he could have withstood the attack of the Chaos Remnant Treasure!

Lord Wudao wasn't a sore loser. Although he still found it hard to accept, he eventually took off a ring from his finger. Inside were the prizes that each race had brought out in this competition, as well as the most important one: the Azure Lotus Seed!

"I lost, so all the prize money is yours." Wu Dao said, almost completely exhausted, and then threw the black jade ring to Li Qing.

Even someone as proud as him was now somewhat unsettled by the Dao.

After Li Qing took the black jade thumb ring, he subconsciously scanned it with his divine sense and found a slightly shriveled and dull blue lotus seed inside. In addition, there were many other precious treasures inside, but it was not the right time to carefully count the spoils of war.

"Hehe, thank you, fellow Daoist!" Li Qing chuckled and put away the black jade ring. After their earth-shattering battle, the entire ancient battlefield was nearly shattered, practically destroyed.

The Nascent Soul stage experts from other races had already gone far away. After sensing that the earth-shattering fluctuations had subsided, they all flew back to see how the battle had turned out.

Soon, after seeing the situation on the battlefield, they all gasped in shock.

The defeated look on Wu Dao's face said it all: in this battle, the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the human race had actually won!
The beautiful, eerily beautiful blue-haired woman from the Heavenly Demon Clan parted her lips slightly, saying in disbelief, "How is this possible? How did they do it?"

"The strongest person below the Mahayana stage is actually this human cultivator!"

"The name of the Supreme Being will likely resound throughout the entire Spirit Realm in the future."

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Li Qing paid no attention to the discussions. He chuckled and cupped his fists towards the group of powerful figures who had arrived, saying, "Gentlemen, I shall take my leave now."

He felt somewhat insecure, given that he possessed a valuable treasure and had performed too conspicuously in today's battle.

However, the void soon rippled again, and a graceful figure stepped out from the crack.

Upon seeing this, Li Qing and Long Yi below immediately bowed and clasped their hands in greeting: "Greetings, Heavenly Venerable!"

"Hehe, you two did a good job this time. I'll take you back." The Carefree Celestial Venerable chuckled, and with a flick of his sleeve, a ray of spiritual light enveloped Li Qing and Long Yi, instantly taking them away from the ancient battlefield in this desolate wilderness.

In less than an instant, the two of them returned to the territory of the human race and entered the Dao Palace.

"Hahaha, you did a really good job this time, kid. It was so satisfying! That Mingzun of the Three-Eyed Clan was so angry that his face turned green!" After returning to the Dao Palace, the Carefree Heavenly Venerable finally couldn't help but burst into laughter, completely losing the image that a Mahayana Heavenly Venerable should have.

Long Yi, dressed in hemp clothing, nodded and said, "You've truly made a name for yourself this time. You defeated the strongest cultivator in the Fusion stage of the Three-Eyed Clan. In the future, your name will be sung throughout the entire Spirit Realm."

Li Qing gave a wry smile and said, "I'm afraid there will be more troubles to come. The advancement to the Mahayana stage in the future will probably be quite a lively affair."

He knew perfectly well that he was now being eyed by all the Mahayana stage cultivators of various races. It was hard to say about other races, but those races that were hostile to the human race would never stand by and watch him easily enter the Mahayana stage.

In the past, he would never have done something so risky.

But things are different now. He will face even greater troubles in his future advancement to the Mahayana stage, and the interference from foreign Mahayana cultivators is nothing compared to that.

Or rather, he actually hoped the waters would become increasingly murky, and for that he needed to make more preparations.

The Carefree Celestial Venerable patted Li Qing on the shoulder and nodded, saying, "Your concerns are valid, but there's no need to worry too much. With me here, it won't be so easy for any foreign cultivator at the Mahayana stage to interfere with your breakthrough."

"If you two plan to attempt to reach the Mahayana stage in the future, just let me know in advance."

With this assurance, Li Qing and Long Yi both clasped their hands in gratitude and felt somewhat more confident.

Li Qing quickly took out the black jade ring and presented it to the Carefree Celestial Venerable with both hands.

"Heavenly Venerable, the prizes for this competition are all here."

Seeing this, the Carefree Celestial Venerable shook his head, somewhat amused, and said, "You brat, what do you take me for? Do you think I would embezzle your things?"

"In the end, all the spoils of war were earned by yourself. All that Taiyuan Heavenly Venerable wants is that Azure Lotus Seed. If you don't want it, you can keep the Azure Lotus Seed yourself. I think Brother Taiyuan would be happy to do so, since the future burden of the human race will probably fall on your shoulders."

In his words, the carefree Celestial Venerable had already subtly come to regard Li Qing as a fellow practitioner.

Li Qing quickly took out the Azure Lotus Seed from his ring and said, "The greatest function of this immortal lotus seed is to replenish the lost essence. My vital energy is abundant, and I have no worries about transcending the tribulation. Let the Supreme Celestial Venerable Taiyuan accept it."

"Taiyuan Tianzun has made great contributions to the human race. Moreover, with the demonic calamity approaching, am I someone who cannot distinguish between what is important and what is not?"

Upon hearing this, the Carefree Celestial Venerable nodded, put away the Azure Lotus Seed from Li Qing's hand, and said, "You are quite thoughtful. With this immortal lotus seed, Brother Taiyuan should be able to withstand a few more great heavenly tribulations without any problem."

At this point, the Carefree Celestial Venerable chuckled again: "Alright, kid, don't underestimate yourself. You've won first place in this inter-race competition, which is basically equivalent to having a chance to reach the Mahayana stage. From today onwards, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call you the future Celestial Venerable of the Human Race."

"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" Li Qing stopped using luck as an excuse. He clasped his hands in a fist salute again and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave."

"The Long family has important matters to attend to, so I, Celestial Venerable, will take my leave now!"

The carefree Celestial Venerable waved his hand and said, "Take care, I won't see you off!"

Several days later, a powerful aura emanated from the cave of the Supreme Celestial Venerable Taiyuan, and the sea-like fluctuations of qi and blood nearly collapsed half of the Dao Palace.

On this very day, news of the various ethnic groups' friendly competition and duels finally spread.

In this grand competition among all races, the champion was actually a human cultivator!
When this news reached the ears of all cultivators, everyone was incredulous. However, as the Dao Palace confirmed the matter and the news spread that the vital energy lost by the Taiyuan Heavenly Venerable had been fully restored, the whole world was deeply shocked.

In an instant, Li Qing's Dharma name spread throughout the human realm, and even the entire Tianyuan Continent knew that the human race had a Wuji Venerable with unparalleled strength, who was undoubtedly the strongest below the Mahayana stage!
Within the human race, some cultivators have already begun to refer to Li Qing as the Celestial Venerable, and the title of the Limitless Celestial Venerable has started to circulate in a small circle.

Of course, he had not yet truly entered the Mahayana stage, so the title of Wuji Tianzun did not spread widely.

Even so, many people, including beings outside of the human race, already regard Li Qing as the future Celestial Venerable of the human race.

(End of this chapter)