Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1160 Settling the Karma
This beautiful woman was none other than the Ice Palace Master who had once given Li Qing some guidance in the lower realm. However, what she was in the lower realm at that time was her Dao body, while her true self was now at the mid-stage of the Mahayana realm.

Now, Shen Ningbing has transformed into the Ice Spirit Clan, and has countless connections with her.

Of course, Li Qing did not come to the Ice Palace to interrogate her. After all, the woman in front of him had indeed given him some help and guidance in the lower realm in the past.

Years ago, Li Qing was marked with the Formless Curse Seal, and he was always worried about being threatened by the Formless Saint Ancestor of the Demon Realm. Later, the Lord of the Ice Palace instructed him that after ascending to the Spirit Realm, he could use the Thunder Pool of the Thunder Continent to wash away the Formless Curse Seal on his body.

"Hehe, fellow Daoist has a good memory." As he spoke, Li Qing's gaze swept past the woman in front of him and looked at the mysterious ice crystal palace. He asked, "I have an old friend who has cultivated the Ice Spirit Clan's techniques and has now become an Ice Spirit. I am not here today to punish him, but to ask if there is any way to restore him to his human form?"

The Lord of the Ice Palace bowed slightly, as if she had expected this, and replied, "This humble woman does indeed know two methods, and neither of them is easy to implement. However, with the abilities of an immortal, it shouldn't be too difficult."

"The first method is to have her abandon the cultivation technique she is currently practicing and switch to the cultivation technique of the human race, so that when she advances to the Mahayana stage and rebuilds her physical body, she will transform into a flesh and blood body."

"When she breaks through to the late Mahayana stage one day, she should be able to possess a pure flesh and blood body. However, in that case, her combat power in the Mahayana stage will not be very high."

Li Qing pondered for a moment, then asked, "What about the second method?"

"I've heard that there's a celestial medicine in the Upper Realm called the Extreme Cold Emperor Origin Flower. It's a divine flower; consuming it can transform all the cold energy within the body into an extremely cold ice seed. Once this seed sprouts in the dantian, one will be able to touch the realm of immortality."

"If she can advance to the True Immortal realm, it will naturally not matter whether she is a member of the Ice Spirit Clan or a human; she will directly possess an immortal body."

Upon hearing this, information about the Cold Extreme Emperor Source Flower quickly surfaced in Li Qing's mind.

This is an extremely rare elixir, appearing very rarely even in the upper realm. Even the Demon Lord only remembered a few details about it.

The Frost Emperor's Origin Flower is indeed a divine flower, which can be consumed by any living being, even those who cultivate fire-attribute laws.

After use, an extremely cold ice seed will be generated within the body, which will sprout according to the strength of the cold energy within the body.

In other words, the more cold energy a creature has in its body, the faster the Extreme Cold Ice Seed will sprout. However, if a creature has no cold energy at all, the Extreme Cold Ice Seed will accumulate energy on its own, and it may take tens of millions of years to sprout. The time required is extremely long.

Moreover, during this period, all of one's magical power will be completely devoured by the extremely cold ice seed. No matter how hard one cultivates, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that one breathes in will be automatically transformed into ice-attribute immortal spiritual power and enter the extremely cold ice seed.

Just as Li Qing was pondering, a sudden inspiration flashed through his mind.

He seemed to have seen this Extreme Cold Emperor Origin Flower somewhere before!
It was at this moment that Jade Spirit Venerable murmured to himself, "I have some recollection; this immortal flower is very likely the one in the medicine garden of the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm!"

"Do you remember, in Wanbao Laogui's herb garden, there was an extremely cold herb garden, in which there was a very strange-looking fairy flower."

"No wonder. Back then, that old ghost went on a crazy spree collecting the best ice cultivation techniques in the world, and he also bought up all sorts of extreme cold spiritual objects and treasures. It seems he had the idea of ​​using that immortal flower to become a true immortal. It's just that the Extreme Cold Emperor Source Flower was not yet mature at that time."

Li Qing narrowed his eyes. He also thought of the medicine garden in the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm. Even now, he still misses those immortal herbs in it.

With his current strength, he could indeed try to forcibly freeze that ancient and mysterious interface.

"It seems I really need to find some time to go to the Ancient Realm of Myriad Treasures again," Li Qing thought to himself, then bid farewell to the Lord of the Ice Palace and disappeared in a beam of immortal light.

The beautiful woman, dressed in an ice-blue palace dress, gazed at the horizon with a complex expression. She thought of her Dao body in the mortal realm. If she had been able to offer more help to this person back then, instead of just offering a few words, perhaps she could have ascended to the immortal realm with him in the future.

"Sigh." After a long while, the Lord of the Ice Palace sighed and returned to the Ice Crystal Palace with a slightly dejected expression.

Li Qing did not go to the Wanbao Ancient Realm immediately. Although he had the beacon for location on that interface, he was not in a hurry.

Soon, he once again deduced the secrets of heaven, using unparalleled means to understand the cause and effect and destiny of all the heavens and myriad worlds.

Before long, Li Qing once again drew upon a causal thread closely related to himself. He had already sensed that at the other end of the thread was another person closely connected to him.

Or rather, he could be considered a guide on the path he took in the first half of his journey. Although they have never met, the cause and effect of their destinies are intertwined extremely closely.

boom!
Boundless immortal light erupted from Li Qing's body, causing the void to tremble violently. In an instant, a spatial gate opened, leading directly to the Fire Spirit Clan!

That's right, it's the territory of the Fire Spirit Clan.

After advancing to the Mahayana stage, he visited the Fire Spirit Clan. When he left, he had some strange feelings, as if he sensed the spiritual fire of heaven and earth.

However, Li Qing didn't pay much attention to it at the time. Only today did he realize that the sensation was not the spiritual fire of heaven and earth, but a senior he had never met before.

When Li Qing descended upon the vast fire domain of the Fire Spirit Clan, the crimson realm trembled slightly, and the raging flames burning all around weakened considerably, as if in fear of Li Qing's arrival.

Fortunately, he restrained his aura; otherwise, many unborn fire spirits in this world would have perished.

Li Qing's arrival immediately alarmed several Mahayana ancestors of the Fire Spirit Clan, who all came to pay their respects at the first opportunity, adopting the most humble posture.

"Senior Wuji, what brings you to our clan?" The old patriarch of the Fire Spirit Clan was filled with unease. In just a short while, he had recalled the first half of his life and was wondering what he had done to offend this human True Immortal in front of him.

Li Qing chuckled and said, "No need to be nervous. I am not here for revenge. I just want to know if there is a human in your clan named Crimson Emperor."

Upon hearing this, the Fire Spirit Clan Chief immediately recalled some anecdotes about the Ice Spirit Clan. He quickly explained, "Senior Wuji, this Crimson Emperor Heavenly Lord voluntarily transformed into the Fire Spirit Clan. He was not coerced in any way. I can take you to see him now."

"Yes, take me to meet this senior human. I have some connection with him."

Crimson Emperor!

Back when Li Qing was in the lower realm, he had many interactions with this powerful figure. He not only practiced the techniques created by this figure, but also received the spiritual fire of heaven and earth and some inheritance left behind by him.

To his utter surprise, the current Crimson Emperor Heavenly Lord had transformed into a Fire Spirit Clan member on his own.

Before long, in a sea of ​​fire that looked like real flames, Li Qing met this great sage.

"Senior Chihuang, we have finally met." Li Qing stood atop the sea of ​​fire, his aura remaining completely still, yet he calmed the boiling, endless flames. A ball of seven-colored flames slowly bloomed, revealing a being composed entirely of crimson fluid—it was none other than the Crimson Emperor!

"Fellow Daoist from the lower realm, I never expected to meet you here. The affairs of this world are truly wondrous." The Crimson Emperor slowly opened his clear, ruby-like eyes, his tone filled with emotion.

"Senior Chihuang, you recognize me too?"

Li Qing still held this person in the highest esteem, having indeed received much help from him in the lower realm.

Even now, he still believes that the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Technique is an exceptionally outstanding technique.

If he hadn't only been able to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage at most, he might not have switched cultivation methods even now. Of course, that's all hindsight.

Li Qing's main purpose in coming here now is to settle these karmic debts.

“When you first came to the Fire Spirit Clan, I sensed something and knew that you must have practiced my techniques, otherwise you wouldn’t have been able to subdue the Xuanhuang True Fire in the lower realm.”

"Can you let it appear and talk to me?"

boom!
A yellowish-brown flame sprouted from Li Qing's shoulder. The Xuanhuang True Flame already possessed a high level of intelligence, having grown alongside Li Qing and was no longer what it used to be.

"Heavenly Lord, Little Xuanhuang has finally found you!"

Li Qing watched all this quietly, and then said, "Xuanhuang, I have now fulfilled the promise I made in the lower realm."

"Thank you, Heavenly Venerable!" Xuanhuang Zhenyan replied in a trembling voice, sounding very conflicted.

For Li Qing now, the existence of a celestial fire or not is actually of no use. He already possesses the Taixu Immortal Fire and a furnace of Liuding Divine Fire, so his need for ordinary spiritual fire is not that high.

However, the Xuanhuang True Flame had indeed been by his side for a long time, traveling all the way from the lower realm to now, and he felt a little reluctant to part with it.

The Crimson Emperor Heavenly Lord said with deep emotion, "Xuanhuang, seeing you reminds me of what happened in the lower realm back then. In order to seal the body of a Demon Realm Saint Ancestor, I had no choice but to leave you in the lower realm. I never thought we would meet again. I hope you don't mind."

"Of course not. In the past, when the demonic calamity swept across the world, I, as the Xuanhuang Fire of Heaven and Earth, was most suitable to be the flame that suppressed the Holy Ancestor of the Demon Realm. This is the glory of Xiao Xuanhuang."

"But Heavenly Lord, how did you become like this? Is there anything I can do to help you?"

The Crimson Emperor sighed and shook his head, saying, "Alas, there was a problem with my path. If I hadn't transformed into a Fire Spirit, I probably wouldn't be alive now."

Li Qing, who had been observing for a long time, finally saw through the situation and said, "You want to cultivate the Immortal Flame, and even refine yourself into it, right?"

"Fellow Daoist has a keen eye, which I greatly admire. After I ascended to the Spirit Realm, I still chose to travel all over the world to search for many spiritual fires of heaven and earth and refine them into my body."

"Gradually I realized that no matter how many of these spiritual fires there were, they were no longer effective, and were even less effective than the fire-based laws I cultivated."

"Later, I went to the Flame Domain of the Tonggu Continent and finally figured out a way with extremely low feasibility, which was to fuse all the spiritual fires of heaven and earth together in order to refine a celestial fire."

"But I never imagined it would end up like this, it's truly lamentable."

After hearing this, Li Qing remained silent for a while before saying, "You want to become an immortal through this? But immortal fire is not so easy to refine, and even if you do refine it, it doesn't necessarily mean you can become an immortal through it."

“There’s no way out now. I’ve already reached a point where I can only go all the way down.” The Crimson Emperor sighed again.

At this moment, the Xuanhuang True Fire approached Li Qing, conveying a pleading emotion.

It naturally knew that Li Qing had once personally refined a celestial fire and was now at the level of a half-step True Immortal, which might be able to help the Crimson Emperor.

Li Qing did not refuse. He said, "After a while, I can help you get a Fire Element Dao Fruit. This immortal fruit can help you lay the foundation for refining immortal flames."

"As for whether you can become an immortal through this, it all depends on your own destiny."

The moment the words "Fire Essence Dao Fruit" were uttered, even the Fire Spirit Clan Chief, who was waiting nearby, trembled. He naturally knew just how precious this immortal fruit was!

"Really? If I have the Fire Element Dao Fruit, I might actually have a chance to succeed on this path!" said the Crimson Emperor Heavenly Monarch with great anticipation.

Li Qing had no intention of explaining further. How to obtain the Fire Origin Dao Fruit was naturally something that the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm could handle, and he didn't need to tell them.

Xuanhuang Zhenyan had always wanted to return to Chihuang Tianjun's side, and Li Qing had no intention of stopping him, willing to let him have his way.

However, the Xuanhuang True Flame had been by his side for too long and knew too many of his secrets. Before letting go and fulfilling his wishes, he needed to erase some of his memories and intelligence.

“I can let you return to the side of the Crimson Emperor and fulfill your long-held wish, but I will have to erase your memories of being by my side. This will only slightly damage your intelligence, so don’t worry.”

Li Qing looked at the earthy yellow flame dancing in his palm and said in a gentle voice.

In an instant, the Xuanhuang True Flame shrank into a tiny spark, saying reluctantly, "Heavenly Venerable, I don't want to forget you."

Just then, the Crimson Emperor sighed and said, "Little Xuanhuang, it's better for you to follow this fellow Daoist. In my current state, I might one day melt you down and refine you into immortal fire as well."

"Now that we've reunited, there shouldn't be any regrets."

The Xuanhuang True Flame rose up once more, and spoke in response: "Heavenly Lord, I will remember you forever!"

Clearly, it had already made its choice; it still intended to follow Li Qing and see the sights of the Immortal Realm.

(End of this chapter)