Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1149 The Opening of the Lingxiao Immortal Realm
A frozen wonderland, a frigid abyss.

The Ice Flower Ancestor led Li Qing to the birthplace of the Ice Spirit Clan, where he waited for several months. At the very bottom of the Cold Abyss, a piece of Xuanbing Soul slowly shed layers of ice skin and ice shards.

Shh! Shh!

Before long, the Xuanbing Soul, which contained the power of extreme cold, shattered, and a tall and slender figure emerged from it. Although the figure was humanoid, its entire body was made of ice crystals.

As a gust of icy wind blew, the ice crystal person slowly opened her sapphire-like eyes. Her pupils were clear yet lively, and strands of icy hair fell from her forehead, dancing in the wind.

"Senior Brother Li, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." Shen Ningbing walked slowly to Li Qing, her body trembling slightly, as if she could hardly believe that all of this was really happening in front of him.

Looking at the person so close to him, Li Qing took a deep breath. After many years apart, they were finally reunited.

"It's best that you're safe and sound."

Upon hearing Li Qing's voice, Shen Ningbing could no longer suppress her longing. Two cold tears streamed down her face before she nestled into Li Qing's arms.

Feeling the cold body temperature in his arms, Li Qing casually placed one hand on her shoulder and gently stroked the crystal-clear strands of hair on her shoulder.

After a long while, Shen Ningbing slowly raised her head and said, "Senior brother, take me away."

"Yes, that is precisely why I came here."

Hearing the conversation between the two, the Ice Flower Ancestor looked hesitant. The Boundless Heavenly Venerable was now famous, and even she often heard about Li Qing's exaggerated achievements in the Ice Spirit Clan.

This reputation was absolutely earned through sheer hard work and battles against powerful cultivators at the Mahayana stage. If this fiend were to displease him, the entire Ice Spirit Clan would be wiped out by his hand.

"Won't you two stay a few more days? Our clan also has some rare spiritual objects that are hard to find outside, and we would like to treat you well to show our clan's respect," said the Ice Flower Ancestor, trying to persuade them to stay.

However, Li Qing waved his hand and said, "No need to stay any longer. Thank you for your help this time. Farewell!"

After saying that, Li Qing decisively pointed a finger into the void, and chaotic power burst out from his fingertip, revealing a wide spatial passage in front of him.

Under the watchful eyes of several Mahayana ancestors of the Ice Spirit Clan, Li Qing and Shen Ningbing vanished into the icy wonderland.

Not long after, a sigh rang out: "Are we really just going to let him go like that? He took away one of our clan's future prodigies? That woman was born from the Xuanbing Soul."

"What can you do if you don't let him leave? Are you going to break off relations and give him a pretext to wipe out my clan?" Han Songzi said coldly.

Hyotei, who had been injured by Lee Sin, also spoke up: "This person's strength is truly unfathomable. Just now, when he was merely standing still, I sensed an extreme sense of danger."

"If a conflict were to break out, I wouldn't even be confident that I could survive three moves against him."

Upon hearing this, several Mahayana ancestors of the Ice Spirit Clan fell silent. In fact, not only the Ice Emperor, but also the others felt the same way.

Although Li Qing never harbored any murderous intent towards them, they could still sense that terrifying sense of oppression.

In such a short time, the Ice Spirit Clan elders have maintained a state of high alert.

"This person most likely possesses the combat power of a True Immortal. Let him be."

"Well, such beings are best befriended, never alienated. The Lingxiao Immortal Realm is about to open, and we might be able to rely on them."

After Li Qing took Shen Ningbing away from the Ice and Snow Wonderland, he did not rush back to the human race, but instead took her to travel around the entire Tianyuan Continent.

The magnificent scenery of the wilderness was fully visible to the two. What was an extremely dangerous and forbidden area for ordinary creatures was no different from peaceful land for Li Qing.

"This is the Falling Sun Gorge. Legend has it that in the distant past, a golden crow fell here, which ultimately created the strange scenery here."

Li Qing held Shen Ningbing's cold little hand, and the two leaned on each other, gazing at the magnificent scenery in front of them.

As the sun sets, the entire canyon is bathed in a dark red glow, making it seem as if the setting sun has been swallowed up by the canyon from a distance.

"It's really beautiful," Shen Ningbing murmured softly, leaning on Li Qing's shoulder.

At dusk, Falling Sun Gorge is filled with boundless killing intent. The blood of the Golden Crow is splattered here, turning the entire gorge into an extremely dangerous place. Ordinary Mahayana-stage beings would not be willing to easily set foot here.

Beyond this infamous and perilous land, a creature inadvertently spotted two figures leaning against each other in the afterglow of the setting sun. Terrified, it mistakenly believed it had stumbled upon some bizarre emergence from this perilous place.

As night deepened, Li Qing led Shen Ningbing across the river and left. Chaotic power erupted beneath his feet, forcefully suppressing the killing intent throughout Sunset Gorge.

Before long, they climbed to the top of a lonely mountain. The only mountain in the flat wilderness was this one, which looked extremely lonely under the night sky.

Mount Chuyue!
As the name suggests, standing on the mountaintop makes it seem as if you can reach out and touch the moon in the sky.

The scenery here is equally stunning, but it remains an ominous place. Legend has it that every creature that climbs to the top of the mountain at night will be cursed and die a violent death in their old age.

As soon as Li Qing arrived, he saw through the true nature of this Moon-Touching Mountain. There, the skeleton of an unknown being was buried. The skeleton seemed eternal and immortal, and even after countless years, it remained as smooth and lustrous as jade.

This skeleton contains a strange power. Every night when the moon is high in the sky, the secret power deep within the bones will be released, polluting the entire mountain.

But with Li Qing present, all these strange powers were suppressed back into the mountain, not a single trace of them could leak out.

The two sat quietly atop the mountain, admiring the stunning night sky.

Just then, a series of bright streaks of light suddenly flashed across the horizon, somewhat like shooting stars, but much more agile!

"Senior brother, look!" Shen Ningbing's eyes reflected the flight path of the streak of light, and she couldn't help but show a longing expression.

Li Qing looked up and immediately recognized the origin of these streams of light: "They are actually a cluster of celestial lights, and there are many flying immortal lights among them!"

In the past, Li Qing had gone to great lengths in the Heavenly Light Secret Realm of the Tonggu Continent in order to obtain a ray of heavenly light. Now that his cultivation has reached the Mahayana stage, he can easily intercept the heavenly light and refine it into his own hands.

boom!
He stretched out his massive hand towards the night sky, and his boundless magical power instantly sealed off the vast heavens. The stars in the entire night sky ceased to shine, as if they had been imprisoned. The next moment, from the vast expanse of celestial light, Li Qing specially selected several precious rays of immortal light to intercept, and then imprisoned them in his palm.

“The Arctic Celestial Light, the Primordial Purple Light, the Primordial Light—celestial lights rarely seen even in the Upper Realm.” Li Qing introduced the origins of the several beams of light in his palm to Shen Ningbing one by one. Then, with a slight thought, several exquisite pieces of top-grade spirit jade flew out and merged with the beams of light.

Soon, several exquisite jade artifacts infused with celestial light were crafted. They were all different shapes, some like magatama, others like crescent moons, and all were extremely delicate.

Li Qing personally put these jade artifacts on Shen Ningbing's wrist. Each piece contained the power of chaos, so that if she encountered danger, these jade artifacts could protect her on their own.

"If only time could stand still at this moment," Shen Ningbing said, her gaze lingering on Li Qing. The two embraced tightly once more under the night sky, savoring this hard-won reunion.

"There's plenty of time in the future, why worry about this one day or two?"

As night fell and dawn broke, Li Qing once again led Shen Ningbing to the clouds above the sea. They fished in the mist over the vast ocean, where they could catch any creature that was in the sea.

Next, the two began their journey throughout the spirit world, leaving their footprints in every place.

During this time, there were naturally some ignorant creatures who attacked them, but Li Qing easily suppressed and killed them, and didn't even let these dangers appear in front of Shen Ningbing.

Under Li Qing's protection, the Spirit Realm became a safe place where one could roam freely without encountering any danger.

In the blink of an eye, decades have passed. Li Qing has led Shen Ningbing through most of the Spirit Realm, witnessing its most spectacular sights.

In the end, the two of them returned to the Tianyuan Continent once again.

On this very day, the spiritual energy of the entire Tianyuan Continent began to boil and stir.

boom!
At the very center of the sky, a grand celestial gate opened, and endless spiritual energy was swept into its path.

Immediately following was an extremely dazzling shower of celestial light, and for a moment, the entire Tianyuan Continent seemed to be bathed in a rain of celestial light.

At that very moment, a hidden and terrifying aura was released from all directions of the Tianyuan Continent!

boom! boom! boom!
These long-dormant Mahayana stage experts were all awakened. That immortal gate was simply too vast, looking as if it led directly to the immortal realm. As long as one could pass through it, one would be on the path to immortality.

The Celestial Realm of Lingxiao has opened!

"It's quite rare for the timeline to be advanced by more than a hundred years. It seems that something has happened in the Lingxiao Immortal Realm this time." A huge figure soared up from the wild forest, surrounded by one dead star after another. It was actually a peak expert in the mid-stage of the Mahayana realm, who was suspected to be from outside the realm.

Rumble!
The next moment, thunder rumbled in the void, and an unparalleled powerhouse descended, riding on endless lightning. He rushed towards the immortal gate that was about to open, leaving behind a thick trail of lightning.

"Roar!" The roar nearly shattered the sky as an ancient true beast leaped out and rushed to the front of the immortal gate.

hum!
The sky suddenly darkened again, as if it had entered the night in an instant.

Looking up, it was a colossal object that covered the entire sky, its shadow even covering the entire earth!

This is actually a Xuanwu, a true spirit Xuanwu!

"Hmph, old tortoise, tone it down. Such a huge body takes up too much space!"

With that cold snort, a golden claw mark instantly tore through the sky and landed directly on the Xuanwu's carapace!

It's astonishing that someone would dare to attack the True Spirit Xuanwu. Xuanwu is one of the most powerful ancient True Spirits and is not to be trifled with.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a golden-winged roc with fully grown feathers! It was also a powerful true spirit, no wonder it dared to attack Xuanwu directly.

The Xuanwu remained calm and unconcerned, actually obeying the Golden-Winged Roc's words and slowly shrinking its size, though it still retained the size of a large mountain.

In such a short time, powerful figures arrived one after another, all of them coming for the immortal gate that was about to open.

Moreover, the powerful clans on the Tianyuan Continent also have their own ancestors who have emerged. They naturally possess Immortal Jade Tokens and are bound to enter the Lingxiao Immortal Realm.

The Three-Eyed Holy Clan, the Golden Crow Clan, the Insect Clan—each powerful clan sent its most powerful beings to arrive in the shortest possible time!

Among them, the Zerg's procession was the most astonishing. This race sent a Zerg Queen, who was lifted up by an endless swarm of insects that turned into clouds and carried to the front of the Immortal Gate.

Upon witnessing this scene, the powerful figures all showed varying degrees of apprehension. Among the dense swarm of insects were many ancient and exotic insects, and being entangled by them would be extremely troublesome.

The Queen of the Zerg is not only extremely powerful individually, but she can also command countless spirit insects to fight. No matter how many are killed, they will regenerate. Moreover, each spirit insect is controlled by the Queen's will, and it is no exaggeration to say that she can command them as easily as her own limbs.

When the demonic calamity struck, the Zerg were the only race that did not join forces with other races. They suppressed a demonic passage with their own strength and resisted attacks from other demons.

After the calamity, only the Zerg's strength remained largely unaffected. Several queens still looked down upon the world, making them one of the most undesirable adversaries for other Mahayana stage experts.

As time went by, more and more Mahayana powerhouses gathered, and the laws of the Great Dao throughout the world were severely affected and suppressed.

Among these Mahayana stage experts, Li Qing stood out the most, simply because he was accompanied by Shen Ningbing, who was in the early stage of the Integration Realm, which made many experts take a second look.

However, his reputation was already extremely renowned, and most of the Mahayana stage experts recognized this human race's Limitless Celestial Venerable and kept their distance, not daring to provoke him.

Just because others don't provoke Li Qing doesn't mean he won't take any action.

Upon seeing several Mahayana ancestors of the Three-Eyed Sacred Clan descend upon him, Li Qing's expression turned icy cold. He activated the Chaos Laws, conjuring a massive prison that directly suppressed the Mahayana ancestors of the Three-Eyed Sacred Clan.

The other powerful figures couldn't help but gasp after witnessing all of this.

This Wuji Celestial Venerable is indeed a bit too powerful!

(End of this chapter)