Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1131 Consuming the Dao Fruit, Refining the Immortal Fire

Time flies, and nine years have passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past nine years, the entire human cultivation world has been quite peaceful, free from external threats and internal troubles. The effects of the demonic calamity are slowly being mitigated, and the remaining primordial demonic energy in the world is gradually being purified.

This passage between the two realms, located within the human territory, seemed to have fallen into complete silence, with no demonic beings crossing over for nine years.

Everyone knows that this hard-won peace is because the Dao Palace now has an incomparably powerful Wuji Heavenly Venerable in charge, and foreign enemies dare not easily invade.

Over the years, longevity shrines dedicated to Li Qing have appeared in various parts of the human race, with incense burning extremely brightly and prayers from all directions converging into the Boundless Grotto Heaven as a manifestation of faith.

Li Qing, who was in seclusion, noticed the power of faith and aspiration gathering around him and frowned slightly.

Receiving offerings from the people can protect one from misfortune.

This is the cultivation method of the mortal immortals in the upper realm. They are worshipped by countless families, and by relying on the power of their faith, they can achieve the status of mortal immortals.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, fragments of memories related to the Demon Lord revealed the secrets within.

In the upper realm, some cultivators who are unable to attain the status of True Immortal will transform themselves into local earth gods and mountain spirits, becoming the faith of the local beings and thus achieving the status of Earth Immortal.

Among the memories passed down by the Demon Lord, there is a method to cultivate into an Earth Immortal. One of them, "The Faith-to-Divine Technique," is a superior immortal technique that can condense the power of faith into the body of an Earth Immortal, somewhat like a cultivation method of creating an external avatar.

"If one's faith and willpower are truly immense enough, there might actually be a chance to attain the status of a terrestrial immortal in the spirit world."

"But as it stands, these beliefs and aspirations are far from enough. Nine years have only accumulated so little, not even enough to make a dent."

"The accumulation of faith and willpower is not only related to the number of people who make offerings, but also to the strength of those who make offerings."

Li Qing murmured to himself, not intending to expend too much energy and attention on this path unless most of the beings in the spirit world believed in him. In that case, it would take hundreds of thousands of years to accumulate enough faith and willpower to achieve the status of an Earth Immortal.

That's unrealistic. Even if his cultivation level were to rise to another level, he still couldn't do it.

"However, using this method to cultivate a Dao body is a good choice."

Although it is impossible to achieve the status of an Earth Immortal, it is not difficult to condense an external body by relying on the power of faith and vows.

With this in mind, Li Qing set up an altar in the Wuji Cave Heaven and, in accordance with the "Faith and Divine Communication Technique," established a place for himself to accumulate faith and vow power.

In this way, the faith and willpower that gathers from all directions of the human race will not be bestowed upon him, but will instead be stored in this altar.

Soon, these faith and aspirations converged in a giant cauldron on the altar.

After doing all this, Li Qing stopped paying attention to these matters and immersed himself in his cultivation once again.

Over the past nine years, he has been experiencing the changes in the Mahayana stage, and now he has finally solidified his foundation.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a crimson fruit that seemed to be formed from pure flames. This was the Flame Immortal Fruit that he had obtained from the herb garden in the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm.

He originally planned to use this immortal fruit to break through the bottleneck of the Mahayana stage, but later he refined a true spirit essence from the Ancient Dragon Realm, which saved him the Flame Immortal Fruit.

"The Fire Element Dao Fruit is produced by the Fire Element Immortal Tree once every 100,000 years. Consuming it can not only increase one's magical power and improve one's cultivation, but also help cultivators comprehend the laws of fire."

"Most importantly, each Fire Element Dao Fruit contains Flame Immortal Essence. Refining this Flame Immortal Essence within the body can become the foundation for cultivating Immortal Flame!"

Looking at the Flame Immortal Fruit in his hand, Li Qing couldn't help but murmur aloud, revealing the origin of this immortal fruit.

That's right, he learned all of this from the Demon Lord's memories. He subconsciously recognized the function of the two immortal fruits he obtained from the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm.

“Each immortal tree or immortal herb is unique in the world, and is a product of the laws of immortality. The medicine garden in the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm contains four kinds of immortal herbs. It is truly a creation of heaven and earth.”

Having already reached the Mahayana stage, Li Qing couldn't help but set his sights on the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm once again.

However, the laws governing the Wanbao Ancient Realm are extremely peculiar. Even if he was able to locate the Wanbao Ancient Realm using the beacon he used to pinpoint its location, entering it would be incredibly difficult. He might not be able to force his way in now.

Putting those thoughts aside for the moment, Li Qing swallowed the Fire Element Dao Fruit in one gulp!
This is a divine fruit that would even make immortals in the upper realm who cultivate the laws of fire envious. Li Qing, who is still only in the early stage of Mahayana cultivation, swallowed it into his stomach. If the immortals in the upper realm knew about this, they would probably scold him for wasting such a precious resource and like a cow chewing on a peony.

Even in the celestial realm, celestial medicines are extremely precious. It is best to refine them into elixirs before consuming them to maximize their medicinal effects.

Unfortunately, Li Qing doesn't know how to refine elixirs, and it's unlikely that anyone capable of doing so could be found in the lower realms.

Boom!

The moment Li Qing swallowed the Fire Element Dao Fruit, his body suddenly turned bright red, as if it had been ignited by flames.

He couldn't help but open his eyes, and flames burst forth in his pupils as the immense medicinal power nearly incinerated him completely.

For a moment, even his Mahayana Dharma body almost couldn't withstand the pressure and disintegrated!

Most importantly, each immortal fruit contains immortal spiritual power, but he is currently only at the Mahayana stage and still in the mortal realm, so he really has no way to refine this extremely high level of immortal spiritual power!
These fiery immortal spiritual energies raged wildly within his body, repeatedly assaulting his physical body and nascent soul. He felt as if his internal organs were on fire, and his blood and qi were rapidly drying up.

His magical power and cultivation were increasing, but he had no way to deal with these fiery immortal spiritual powers.

"As expected, it was still too much of a stretch. It was a miscalculation. Even with the Mahayana Dharma Body, it is still just a mortal body and cannot refine immortal spiritual power."

Li Qing had anticipated this and had prepared a response plan.

Immediately, with a slight thought, he mobilized all six Heavenly Spirit Fires.

The next moment, he merged the six spiritual flames of heaven and earth into one, and once again activated a celestial technique he had obtained in the Xuan Tian Immortal Palace, which was also the only celestial technique he had ever mastered!
The Fire of the Void!

boom!
To perform immortal arts, one must possess immortal spiritual power; this is an inescapable ironclad rule. Back then, Li Qing took a shortcut, fusing various powers to roughly simulate the level of immortal spiritual power, but compared to true immortal spiritual power, it was ultimately far inferior.

The Void Fire he used in the past was far from being a true immortal fire and could not be considered a true immortal technique at all.

Now, the extra immortal spiritual power within him finally allows him to condense the true Primordial Flame!
Before long, a phantom flame rose up, and the immortal spiritual energy raging within Li Qing's body seemed to find an outlet, quickly subsiding. As time passed, the immortal spiritual energy was completely transformed into the Void Fire.

But Li Qing was still not satisfied. These immortal flames were like rootless duckweed; once used up, they were gone, and they couldn't be preserved for long.

If you want to keep it active for a long time, you need the original flame!
To refine the original fire seed of the Great Void Fire, one can only rely on the Flame Immortal Essence within the Fire Element Dao Fruit!
Li Qing immediately began refining the Flame Immortal Essence that remained in his body after consuming the Fire Element Dao Fruit. He used this as a guide to fuse the Void Fire with the Flame Immortal Essence.

The entire process was extremely difficult, and Li Qing's face was constantly filled with extreme pain.

But that's not enough. The amount of Flame Immortal Essence and Void Fire is too small to refine into a long-burning Immortal Fire Seed!

"Come again!"

Li Qing let out a low growl, took out the second Fire Element Dao Fruit, and swallowed it in one gulp.

A tremendous power exploded within his body once more. This time, his Mahayana Dharma Body truly showed signs of disintegration, which was very dangerous. If it were to disintegrate, his nascent soul would also collapse!
Li Qing multitasked, circulating the medicinal power of the "Dao Jie Wu Ji Jing" to refine the Fire Yuan Dao Fruit, causing his magical power to surge and his cultivation level to rise rapidly.

On the other side, the extra Flame Immortal Essence and the Great Void Fire were being fused together, and a tiny spark of fire was beginning to take shape!
This training was far too risky, and the process was extremely intense. Even Li Qing, who was at the Mahayana stage, was finding it difficult to withstand.

Fortunately, he finally made it through. He refined most of the immense medicinal power contained in the two immortal fruits, while a small portion was wasted and evaporated completely.

However, none of that matters anymore, because his primary goal was to successfully refine the seed of the Great Void Fire.

Although it is still very weak, it is indeed a seed of immortal fire!

This is simply creating a miracle. To refine a seed of immortality with the cultivation level of the mortal realm. If this were to spread, it would probably shock countless immortals.

Li Qing, panting heavily, slightly turned his palm over.

boom!
A wisp of invisible, illusory immortal fire flowed from his palm. Although it could not be freely activated and used like the spiritual fire of heaven and earth, and was only a very weak wisp, it was still a true immortal fire.

Upon sensing the terrifying power contained within this wisp of Void Flame, Li Qing couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

"If we were to be besieged by the four elders of the Ice Spirit Clan again, this flame alone would be enough to easily subdue them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qing clenched his fist again, and the Void Flame vanished from his palm in an instant.

From now on, he can finally use this immortal fire at will and unleash its true power!

After successfully refining the true Void Flame, Li Qing focused the rest of his attention on his cultivation.

After swallowing two Fire Element Dao Fruits in one go, his magical power experienced a tremendous surge. After all, they were immortal fruits, and even though their medicinal power was not specifically designed to enhance cultivation, they still brought Li Qing great benefits.

His magical power has now improved by at least 20% compared to before. For the Mahayana stage, this is the result of arduous cultivation that would require at least tens of thousands of years or even longer of meditation and hard work.

In terms of conversion, the two Fire Element Dao Fruits increased Li Qing's cultivation by tens of thousands of years.

Although he was still quite a distance from the middle stage of Mahayana Buddhism, he was already quite satisfied.

"I should be glad it's not a magic pill for improving cultivation. If it were such a peerless magic pill, one pill would probably have burst me apart."

"Even so, it's time to stop cultivating for a while. Having suddenly gained such immense magical power requires a gradual adaptation. Too much of anything is as bad as too little."

Even if he stops cultivating, there are still many things he needs to do.

The most important of these is refining the Chaos Treasure.

The Xuan Tian Immortal Palace had once gifted him a portion of Chaos Origin, enough to upgrade one of his Heavenly Treasures into a Chaos Supreme Treasure.

In addition, the recent large-scale plundering of the Ghost Horn Tribe yielded a considerable amount of Chaos Origin from two forbidden areas.

The combined Chaos Origin he obtained was enough for him to upgrade the two Heavenly Treasures into Chaos Supreme Treasures.

The Chaos Treasure he most wanted to upgrade was the Four Swords of Immortal Slaughter. If the four killing swords could be upgraded to Chaos Treasures at the same time and activated together with the sword formation, their power would definitely be worthy of the name "Immortal Slaughter".

However, while the idea is wonderful, it is not so simple to actually realize it.

The Chaos Treasure is the strongest treasure below the Immortal Realm. Before the Free and Unfettered Celestial Venerable, no being in the myriad realms had ever been known to have forged a Chaos Treasure through acquired means!
At most, it can only fix the inherent defects of some Chaos Remnant Treasures, but that still cannot be considered a true Chaos Supreme Treasure, and it does not even qualify to be listed on the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking.

"I used to think that as long as I could cultivate to the Mahayana stage, refining a Chaos Treasure wouldn't be too difficult. Now it seems that I was too naive."

"This move is tantamount to seizing the creation of heaven and earth, stealing the secrets of the universe, and stealing the ultimate principles of yin and yang."

Although he had participated in the forging of the Chaos Xuanhuang Tower, Li Qing still lacked confidence.

Moreover, if the upgrade fails, the Heavenly Treasure will be completely destroyed, with no possibility of repair.

With this in mind, Li Qing summoned four Heaven-Piercing Killing Swords.

The four swords, each a different color, gleamed with boundless light. On their blades, one could vaguely see dense, chaotic Dao marks, left behind when Li Qing underwent the Great Ascension Heavenly Tribulation, all struck by chaotic heavenly lightning.

"Perhaps the opportunity to upgrade to a Chaos Treasure lies within these Chaos Dao Marks."

Upon thinking of this, Li Qing began to recall the contents recorded in the two volumes of the "Refining Heaven Scripture".

He was re-examining this supreme weapon-refining tradition of the human race, and he was doing so from the perspective of a Mahayana cultivator.

To refine a Chaos Treasure, the understanding of weapon crafting from the previous Integration Stage is far from sufficient; everything must be started from scratch.

Thus, Li Qing's mind became completely absorbed in it, and he began to comprehend the "Refining Heaven Scripture" anew.

(End of this chapter)