Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1138 All the trump cards revealed
As the cycle of time changes, cause and effect vanish!
After using the Heavenly Secret Gu to erase the karmic debt he owed, Li Qing finally stood on the same starting line as the Demon Lord, no longer bound by the threads of karma and unable to resist.

Even in a fair competition, Li Qing is at a significant disadvantage. He is facing the will of a half-step Dao Ancestor. Even though the current Demon Lord is not at his peak, he is still not easy to deal with.

At this moment, the Demon Lord still firmly maintained control of his body, enduring Li Qing's repeated attacks on his soul. However, no matter how the latter tried, he could not shake the Demon Lord's will.

Li Qing quickly gave up. It was unrealistic to try to regain control all at once; he had to proceed step by step.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, Li Qing's soul began to attempt to seize control of a portion of his body.

"Have you run out of tricks? If that's all you've got, then you might as well go back and stay put." The Demon Lord's cold and stern voice resounded in his mind.

In the blink of an eye, Li Qing had just regained some control of his body, only to have it taken back.

The Demon Lord's will was unshakeable, his extreme domineering presence resembling a celestial king sitting in his sea of ​​consciousness, easily suppressing all of Li Qing's attacks.

But Li Qing persisted in trying, his soul repeatedly venturing out of his sea of ​​consciousness to attempt to control a part of his body, even though each time it was suppressed back down.

Seeing this, the Demon Lord sighed and said, "You underestimate a half-step Dao Ancestor far too much. It's time to end this."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Demon Lord's primordial spirit suddenly became more refined, and beams of immortal light were added to his soul.

This is a Daoist technique from the upper realm, the Immortal Soul Guide!
boom!
In an instant, his entire sea of ​​consciousness was completely illuminated, and the Demon Lord's primordial spirit shone with intense light, like a dazzling sun.

At that very moment, Li Qing smiled, his eyes transforming into dark gold vertical pupils.

"The final battle has only just begun!"

hum!
The entire sea of ​​consciousness trembled slightly, and all the fragments of the Demon Lord's memories were merged into one by the divine soul given by Li Qing.

The next moment, within the bright sea of ​​consciousness, a majestic and noble nine-headed serpent slowly emerged.

This is the hydra spirit that Li Qing refined back then. When he was still in the Void Refinement stage, it brought him considerable help. However, as his cultivation level increased, even if it transformed into a true hydra spirit, it would be difficult to provide him with much help, since it did not have the true hydra essence blood.

But this time, Li Qing wasn't going to use the serpent spirit to transform into a nine-headed serpent for battle; he intended to sacrifice it! He would use the "Nine Serpent Heart Technique."

"Hiss!" The nine-headed serpent in the sea of ​​consciousness revealed a greedy look. At this moment, it seemed to come alive and suddenly rushed out of the sea of ​​consciousness.

Before advancing to the Mahayana stage, Li Qing had been constantly sealing his blood, magic power, and divine sense, which delayed his cultivation time considerably.

After Li Qing's repeated and persistent attacks, he finally found a place to seal these vital energies and magical power. In an instant, all of these vital energies and magical power became provisions to nourish the serpent spirit.

In a mere instant, the Hydra spirit grew in an exaggerated manner.

"Nine Serpents of True Spirit? Is this your last resort? I have personally killed countless True Spirits in the past. You think you can turn the tables with this? You're just making a fool of yourself."

The Demon Lord thought Li Qing intended to use the growing hydra spirit to deal with him, but he would not give Li Qing any more chances.

After using the Immortal Soul Summoning Technique, the Demon Lord's primordial spirit became extremely condensed, suppressing Li Qing with an invincible momentum.

Fortunately, Li Qing was also quite accomplished in the battle of the soul. He immediately condensed his own primordial spirit weapon, the Invading God Spear!
Although he hadn't used his primordial spirit weapon for a long time, as his divine soul continued to grow stronger, this primordial spirit weapon had now become extremely powerful.

The fierce battle began instantly. With the enhancement of the Immortal Soul Guide, the Demon Lord's divine soul easily suppressed Li Qing, and even when Li Qing wielded a primordial spirit weapon, he could not gain any advantage.

However, Li Qing's goal was to stall for time, to wait until the Hydra spirit had devoured all the supplies he had prepared.

In this extremely dangerous battle of the soul, the Demon Lord was in complete control. He not only easily suppressed Li Qing, but also maintained a good sense of proportion, injuring Li Qing to a limited extent without destroying his soul.

Finally, after consuming the last bit of resources, the Hydra Spirit grew completely powerful.

At that very moment, Li Qing, enduring the excruciating pain of his damaged soul, began to sacrifice the spirit of the nine-headed serpent.

"Nine Serpent Heart Technique, Sacrifice!"

Almost instantly, the incredibly condensed Hydra spirit roared, its nine heads thrashing wildly, but it couldn't stop its body from becoming increasingly ethereal.

Outside, a shocking spatial rift was torn open in the sky, followed by a chilling and majestic aura descending upon the Demon Realm.

The True Spirit Hydra!
This was a nine-headed serpent in the late Mahayana stage, extremely powerful. Even the vast sky of the Great Dream Heaven, the Demon Realm, could hardly contain its body, and its overwhelming pressure descended.

The gazes of the nine snake heads fell upon Li Qing's body, their pupils seemingly piercing through Li Qing's sea of ​​consciousness, revealing the situation within it.

The next moment, Hydra used its innate magical technique, and its immense divine power instantly boosted Li Qing's soul.

boom!
Li Qing's soul suddenly became extremely condensed and powerful. With the blessing of a nine-headed serpent in the late stage of Mahayana, his soul has finally grown to the point where it can compete with the Demon Lord.

Sonorous!

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, Li Qing withstood the Demon Lord's attacks and then counterattacked with the Divine Spear, injuring the Demon Lord's will for the first time!
The situation reversed at this moment. Li Qing's soul began to counterattack. With the support of his primordial spirit weapon, he truly withstood the pressure brought by the Demon Lord.

"Impressive tactics. You actually had such a trump card up your sleeve. I underestimated you."

"But that's not enough!"

The Demon Lord's divine soul erupted with a powerful aura; if he were at his peak, all the heavens and myriad realms would tremble under his will!
Faced with Li Qing's thrusting divine spear, the Demon Lord snorted coldly and actually took the initiative to extend his hand, stopping the primordial spirit weapon that Li Qing had condensed.

boom!
With the power of his palm and fingers, he actually managed to crush Li Qing's primordial spirit weapon into pieces using his divine soul.

Li Qing's soul was injured again, and the intense pain almost disintegrated his soul body. However, the hydra outside was still blessing him, and the soul injury he suffered was quickly restored.

"You pesky thing!" The Demon Lord's eyes flashed with a cold killing intent. He briefly took control of his physical body and drew a celestial talisman at an extremely fast speed!
Rumble!
The celestial talisman instantly took shape and was activated in the void, immediately accompanied by the resounding thunder of heaven.

The most effective and effective force to subdue such evil spirits is the righteous thunder of heaven!
Meanwhile, Li Qing, who was inside the sea of ​​consciousness, immediately seized the opportunity and unleashed several divine soul attacks, further damaging the Demon Lord's will.

"You've gained power by sacrificing yourself to the Nine Serpents. You're quite bold. Aren't you afraid of becoming their parasitic puppet?"

But Li Qing didn't care about anything else. He replied in an extremely resolute tone, "That's better than watching you take everything from me!" After saying that, he erupted again, activating the "Soul Refining Scripture" and fighting against the Demon Lord's will with his almost tangible soul body.

The battle between the two lasted for several days, and their spirits became extremely weak. Now it was truly a contest of willpower.

As for the true spirit hydra, it had already left, because the power that could be obtained through such a sacrifice was only so much.

Li Qing is now marked by the true spirit hydra, and may face other problems in the future, but those are no longer important. The most important thing is to get through this current hurdle.

At this moment, both Li Qing and the Demon Lord's souls were at their wits' end, appearing extremely illusory, as if they were about to be scattered at any moment.

Both sides were too exhausted to continue fighting; if they continued, they might perish together and vanish completely into the world.

Sensing Li Qing's determination, the Demon Lord sighed, "Looking at all the vessels of will throughout the ages, you are the only one who has been able to force me to this point."

"You are certainly qualified to be called my successor, not bad, really not bad,"

Li Qing replied breathlessly, "What's the point of saying all this now? What a load of bull, the title of successor of the Demon Lord. Do you really think I ever cared about that identity?"

However, the Demon Lord sneered and said, "Do you dare say that you could have gotten to where you are today without my help?"

Li Qing fell silent. Over the years, he had indeed enjoyed many benefits from the lifespan he gained through weapon crafting, which was undeniable.

“I admit that my long life has certainly helped me a lot, but I’m not only able to get to where I am today because of that alone.”

"Now that the cause and effect have both disappeared, there is no point in talking about these things anymore."

The Demon Lord chuckled and said with a sigh of relief, "What a fine claim of severing all ties of cause and effect. But what you have severed is only the ties between you and me. The identity of my successor is already firmly imprinted on you, and that cannot be changed."

"Now that the Primal World Seed has broken free of its seal, it won't be long before it begins to slowly recover."

"At that time, your plane will stand out, becoming the most dazzling even in the vast sea of ​​realms. Then, the Immortal Realm will look down upon it and reclaim this Primal World Seed."

"Alright, I won't argue with you anymore. If you don't want to bear the sin of this lower realm being destroyed, then ascend as soon as possible."

"I'd like to see just how far you can go in the end."

After saying these words, the Demon Lord's illusory and faint divine soul slowly descended from the spiritual platform, eventually transforming into an inconspicuous cocoon of light, and once again fell into slumber.

Seeing this scene, Li Qing suddenly felt a sense of unreality.

Everything ended so easily?
The resurrected Demon Lord relinquished his control over the body and fell back into slumber.

However, Li Qing couldn't care less about that now. His soul was extremely weak, so he immediately returned to the spiritual platform in his sea of ​​consciousness and regained control of his body after a long time.

Consciousness returns!

Li Qing, lying on the land of the Demon Realm, slowly opened his eyes. He looked very weak, but his face was adorned with an extremely satisfied smile.

This time, he won!
Li Qing struggled to raise his arm, looked at his palm, examined it repeatedly, and his smile grew brighter and brighter.

"It's not easy."

After saying that, he lowered his hand again. At this moment, he didn't even have the strength to stand up, because his soul was too weak.

Just then, a dilapidated miniature immortal palace flew out on its own: "Immortal Venerable?"

Upon hearing Xuan Tian Xian Dian's words, Li Qing laughed and said, "The Karma Immortal Venerable you are looking for is not here; he has fallen asleep again. The one in front of you now is Wuji Tianzun."

Upon hearing this, the Xuan Tian Immortal Palace fell silent. They never expected that Li Qing would be able to regain control and suppress the Karma Immortal Venerable. This was incredible!

"Then congratulations on regaining control of your physical body, fellow Daoist. We made an agreement before, do you remember it?"

Li Qing placed one hand on the Xuan Tian Immortal Palace and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm not a person who goes back on his word. I will naturally do what I promised you."

"It's nothing more than ascending to heaven in the future, and taking you with me."

Xuan Tian Immortal Palace responded, "Fellow Daoist, you are so trustworthy; you will surely achieve great things even in the Immortal Realm."

"Now that you have advanced to the Mahayana stage, please allow me to stay by your side from now on."

For a moment, the tone of the Xuan Tian Immortal Palace became much more respectful. Previously, they only referred to themselves as "Little Palace" in front of the Demon Lord, but now they used such a humble title in front of Li Qing.

Li Qing shook his head, naturally not refusing the request; it was simply a matter of carrying another living spirit with him.

Not long after, the small, dark purple jade cauldron that had been hanging by Li Qing's ear also flew out.

Jade Spirit Venerable cupped his fists towards Li Qing and said, "Fellow Daoist, congratulations!"

Looking at the figure of Jade Spirit Venerable, Li Qing replied with a smile, "Thanks to you, it's just that the Heavenly Mystery Gu has been used up. Jade Fairy, I'm afraid you'll have to postpone breaking your spirit body for a while longer."

"It's alright, I'm not ready yet anyway, so I can wait a bit longer."

"Of course, if possible, I hope to ascend to the Immortal Realm with you, and then help me break free of my spirit form, how about that?"

Bringing one is the same as bringing two, and you can't have too many.

Li Qing naturally had no objection to this. Over the years, Jade Spirit Venerable had helped him a lot, and if he were to ascend to the Upper Realm in the future, it wouldn't be a problem to take her with him.

"That's certainly possible, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to ascend to the Immortal Realm in the future."

"Becoming an immortal is not such an easy thing. Isn't this the ultimate goal of us cultivators, the thing we seek in our lives?"

(End of this chapter)