Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1165 Revisiting Xuan Gu City

In the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm, an extremely dazzling celestial light leaked out from the void.

Over a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. Li Qing has completely refined the Illusory Moon Lotus, and his soul has also entered the level of a True Immortal!

At this point, he was only one step away from advancing to the True Immortal realm.

In the Spring Life Herb Garden, a tall figure sat cross-legged on the surface of a celestial pool.

In an instant, Li Qing opened his eyes, and boundless immortal light shone from the bottom of his pupils. His terrifying divine sense broke through its limits and swept across the entire Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm as if it were a tangible substance.

A primordial spirit at the True Immortal level!
"Now all that's missing is magical power. Once the Celestial Elixir is fully refined, I can completely transform the true essence within my body into immortal spiritual power, thereby triggering the Ascension Tribulation and advancing to the True Immortal stage."

Li Qing murmured to himself, having already clearly planned out his future path. He looked up at the vast sky, his powerful immortal soul energy filling his pupils, as if he could see through the endless void and the distant distance, and see an unknowable place, the place where the immortal realm was located, the end of all heavens and worlds, and the beginning of all spirits.

Having a divine soul at the level of a true immortal, he was already able to glimpse a corner of the immortal realm's splendor. If he wished, he could even attempt to break through the void with his power and ascend to the upper realm.

But that was not the ending he wanted. He wanted to completely break the celestial realm's blockade of this realm, usher in a new era, and allow the beings in this plane of existence to regain the opportunity to ascend.

Before long, Li Qing withdrew his gaze. There was nothing left in the entire Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm that he could still cherish. He left all the remaining treasures untouched, leaving them for those who would enter this realm in the future.

boom!
The next moment, a burst of boundless immortal light erupted from Li Qing's body, and his figure blurred in an instant before disappearing from the spot, ending this short period of seclusion.

The Spirit Realm, the Ancient Continent.

The conflicts on this continent seem never to have stopped, and the wars between the various races continue to rage fiercely.

The burly and robust giants roamed the land, hurling small mountains at the distant, lush forest of tree spirits.

The ferocious Flying Spirits rule the skies, constantly soaring through the air and battling the incredibly strong Bull Clan.

War swept across the entire Tonggu Continent, and the weaker races could only survive in the cracks.

For example, the human race on this continent can only eke out a living in a small city-state, and is always in danger of being wiped out.

In Xuan Gu City, the elderly, women, and children are everywhere, and even young and middle-aged cultivators are few and far between, which shows how miserable their lives have been in recent years.

"The Fire Domain has fallen. The Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord of the Flying Spirit Clan invited a late-stage Nascent Soul Sea Clan member from the outer sea. Together, they defeated Guli of the Giant Spirit Clan."

"Hiss, even the White-Eyed Giant bloodline has been defeated? What about the cultivators of Xuan Gu City stationed in the Fire Domain?"

“They all perished; not one survived. The Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord of the Flying Spirit Clan harbors extremely strong hostility towards our human race.”

"There is no one left to fight in my Xuan Gu City. Why does the Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord hate my human race so much? He is a mid-stage Integration Realm expert. What right do my human race have to provoke him?"

"It is said that long ago, when the Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord was still the Holy Son of the Flying Spirit Clan, he shed blood in Xuan Gu City, losing most of his True Spirit Blood and even suffering damage to his Sea of ​​Consciousness. If it weren't for the Flying Spirit Clan having a Sacred Pool that kept him alive, there would be no Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord as powerful as he is today!"

"How is this possible? Could it be that one of the most outstanding talents of our human race has secretly harmed him like this?"

"I don't know. This matter has become an unsolved mystery and has not been resolved to this day. However, there is one extremely coincidental thing: that year, a traitor appeared in my human race's Xuan Gu City, and the bounty is still hanging in the city."

Upon hearing this, everyone in Xuan Gu City remembered the old wanted poster hanging on the huge stone tablet in the city center.

Generally speaking, such wanted posters would not be clearly remembered by the cultivators in the city. However, it is said that on many nights, people often saw the Lord of Lingxu City and the Lord of Sikong standing in front of the stone tablet, bathed in moonlight, staring at the wanted poster.

[Wanted: Li Qing, a cultivator who defected from Xuan Gu City, is at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. A reward of five million spirit stones will be given for his capture alive!]

This is currently the most outrageous bounty in Xuan Gu City, a full five million spirit stones, and it's only for a Nascent Soul stage human cultivator, which is quite unbelievable.

However, no one has ever taken the warrant over the years because the information recorded in the wanted poster is extremely scarce. Apart from a simple portrait and the person's cultivation level, there is no other information provided.

On this day, a tall figure dressed in blue appeared in the center of the city. He slowly walked to the stone tablet of Xuan Gu City and stood alone for a long time, gazing at the wanted poster.

"Tsk tsk, a bounty of five million spirit stones! Was my head worth that much back then?"

"Even with the added value of the Crimson Phoenix's true blood, it probably wouldn't be worth so many spirit stones, would it?"

The tall, upright figure in the blue Taoist robe was none other than Li Qing. He smiled knowingly and then peeled off the wanted poster that was pasted in front of the stone tablet.

However, this scene still attracted the attention of some people, because in the present day, it is rare to see cultivators with youthful appearances in Xuan Gu City.

"Fellow Daoist, you've picked up the wrong bounty poster. That poster has been hanging there for who knows how many years. The cultivator on it has never appeared. He's probably long dead. Don't let those five million spirit stones cloud your judgment," a cultivator reminded him.

Li Qing smiled and said, "The person on the wanted poster is still alive. From today onwards, this bounty will no longer exist."

The cultivator who had kindly offered the reminder was slightly taken aback. He subconsciously glanced at the wanted poster that Li Qing had just taken down, then at his face, and froze on the spot, as if struck by lightning.

"How can this be?!"

By the time he came to his senses, the figure that looked exactly like the one on the wanted poster had already vanished without him noticing.

The man thought he was hallucinating. He looked at the stone tablet and found that the reward of five million spirit stones had also disappeared.

Within the city lord's mansion high in the sky of Xuan Gu City, sighs and lamentations could be heard:

"Not a single one survived; they all died. All the human cultivators of the Fire Domain perished in battle, tragically killed by the Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord's claws."

"Alas, if it weren't for the protection of the Giant Spirit Clan, my Xuangu City would have perished countless times over the years."

"In fact, the Flying Spirit Clan also had reservations and dared not truly annihilate Xuan Gu City. They had heard that the human race was extremely prosperous in the distant Tianyuan Continent, and even a True Immortal of the Mortal World had appeared."

"That's too far away, it's completely useless."

The most powerful cultivators in the city have gathered in the city government office to discuss the future of humanity. In fact, compared to before, the human race in Xuan Gu City is now much stronger, with at least several more cultivators at the Refinement stage, and the former Lord of Ling Xu City has now reached the early Integration stage.

Even so, the situation in Xuan Gu City remained extremely difficult, with people living in constant fear and uncertainty.

"Ahem, Brother Lingxu, my Jinfeng Trading Company has already contacted a cross-continental merchant group. If you are going to abandon the city and leave Tonggu Continent, you should start considering it now."

Upon hearing this, the entire city lord's mansion fell into a deep silence once again, and no one spoke to break the silence for a long time.

Just then, a hearty voice suddenly rang out from outside the city lord's mansion: "Hahahaha, Lord Lingxu City Lord, Lord Sikong Merchant, it's been so many years, you two are still as dashing as ever!"

"This wanted poster has been hanging in the city until now, and I, Li, have come today to claim the reward."

The cultivators inside the city lord's mansion were all shocked. None of them had noticed or sensed anyone coming from outside. Even when they used their divine sense to scan the area, they could not detect anyone's presence. The voice seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

The Lord of Lingxu City and the Merchant Lord Sikong were stunned for a long time, then looked at each other incredulously, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

"No way, that person is back?"

"Go out and see!"

The two of them hurriedly flew out, and then saw a tall figure in the clouds outside the city lord's mansion. The person had a bright smile on his face, and his face was exactly the same as the face in their deep memory. Even after so many years, there was still no change!

In an instant, their memories flashed back, as if they had returned to that night many years ago, when the Crimson Phoenix Saint Son of the Flying Spirit Clan, renowned throughout the Tonggu Continent, was killed outside Xuangu City, shocking all the races.

Later, the Crimson Phoenix Saint survived the calamity and remained active on the Tonggu Continent, so they still remember it vividly to this day.

"Li Qing?"

"Hahahaha, it is indeed me!" Li Qing laughed and clasped his hands in greeting, then continued, "What? After all these years, you two don't recognize me anymore?"

"Furthermore, congratulations to Lord Lingxu City on advancing to the Integration Stage!"

The Lord of Lingxu City and the Merchant Master Sikong gasped, finally digesting this incredibly shocking event.

"What is your cultivation level now? I can't see through your aura at all. Could you be a powerful cultivator in the Mahayana stage?" The Spirit Void City Lord, who was in the early stage of the Integration stage, asked with great hope. Just now, he had tried to sense Li Qing's cultivation aura many times but had not been able to detect it. It was definitely far beyond his own. Thinking back to what happened back then, he really felt that this was quite possible.

"The Great Ascension Stage? I don't think it counts as the Great Ascension Stage." Li Qing shook his head with a smile. If he really had to define his current realm, it would definitely not be the Great Ascension Stage. He was only one Heavenly Tribulation away from becoming an immortal, but he was not a complete True Immortal. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call him the Tribulation Transcending Stage.

Once the great tribulation of becoming an immortal is over, one becomes a true immortal.

Upon witnessing this scene, both the Lord of Lingxu City and the Merchant Master Sikong couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment, but they quickly recovered.

"Indeed, if the Mahayana stage truly had such great achievements, then it wouldn't be called the Mahayana stage," sighed Master Sikong.

The Lord of Lingxu City frowned and said, "Li Qing, you've come back at the wrong time. Back then, the Crimson Phoenix Saint Son of the Flying Spirit Clan had just entered the late stage of the Integration Realm and joined forces with a Sea Clan to defeat Gu Li of the Giant Spirit Clan and seize the Fire Domain."

"The next target of that Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord is very likely to be my Xuangu City."

Sikong Shangzhu nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, we are also discussing the matter of the whole city fleeing. If the Crimson Phoenix Saint Son comes, unless the ancestor of the Giant Spirit Clan takes action, no one can stop him."

At that very moment, a crimson glow suddenly swept across the sky outside Xuan Gu City, enveloping everything in a vast and majestic manner.

As expected! The Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord has arrived with unparalleled power!

"Wow!"

In an instant, a sharp whistling sound resounded through the sky, and the entire grand formation of Xuan Gu City collapsed layer by layer under the sound wave.

The cultivators in the city looked terrified, and the children cried and trembled with fear.

"It's over, this is a huge problem. We need to notify the Giant Spirit Clan immediately," the Lingxu City Lord muttered to himself, his face ashen.

Just then, Li Qing frowned slightly and said unhappily, "This scruffy bird, after all these years, is still so noisy."

"She really is annoying."

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of divine light appeared in Li Qing's pupils, and divine power surged out from between his eyebrows.

The next instant, the long, sharp bird cry came to an abrupt halt!

boom!
The endless crimson glow outside the city vanished instantly, and the sky returned to its clear state, as if nothing had ever happened.

The Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord, who was just outside looking arrogant, was now lying outside the city lord's mansion like a drowned rat, revealing his true form as a bird.

"Heh, long time no see, Holy Son of the Crimson Phoenix. I wonder if you still remember me. If you have forgotten, I don't mind helping you recall what happened back then."

Li Qing smiled mockingly, then pointed a finger at the head of the Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord, pouring all the events that had happened back then into his sea of ​​consciousness.

In an instant, the Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord relived the events of the past. He suddenly raised his head and stared intently at Li Qing: "It was you. I remember now, it was you who stole my Crimson Phoenix Blood!"

"you"

But soon, the Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord revealed a look of shock and fear. At this moment, he felt that Li Qing in front of him was like an unreachable mountain, and he himself was as insignificant as an ant watching from afar.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you for that piece of Crimson Phoenix blood; it provided me with considerable help."

"However, based on this alone, I cannot spare your life. Over the years, you have killed far too many humans; it is simply unforgivable."

As he spoke, Li Qing, amidst the utterly shocked gazes of the crowd, crippled the Crimson Phoenix Demon Lord's cultivation with a single finger.

(End of this chapter)