Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1167 Southern Reed Island Minor Realm
After observing the mysteries of the Five Elements Immortal Island, Li Qing's next stop was the Canglan Continent, where he had left many footprints. He once served as a teacher at the Taishu Academy in the Dayu Kingdom, instructing disciples in weapon crafting.

This time, he traveled alone through every corner of the capital of the Great Yu Kingdom, completely concealing his presence and not disturbing anyone.

The Great Yu Kingdom is still ruled by Emperor Ning. He not only governs the entire Immortal Dynasty in an orderly manner, but he has also not neglected his own cultivation, having already advanced to the late stage of the Integration Realm.

Whether in terms of achievements or personal strength, the current Emperor Ning can be considered a qualified ruler of the Great Yu Dynasty, and no one can find any fault with him.

In the secluded imperial palace, in the imperial study, Emperor Ning, who always personally handled state affairs, was reviewing memorials. With the support of his powerful cultivation, he was able to review these memorials submitted from various prefectures and counties of the Great Yu Kingdom at the fastest speed.

Occasionally, Emperor Ning would feel mentally exhausted, gazing wistfully out the window at the falling snow, his eyes revealing deep emotions.

At times like this, he would recall the scene when he ascended the throne. All the images were still vivid in his mind, especially the young cultivator who left the capital without even saying goodbye, which he still remembered vividly.

"I wonder how Li Qing is doing now. If he had been willing to stay in the palace and serve as the head of the Secret Service back then, I would be able to save myself a lot of trouble now."

"Tsk, I'm really getting old. Why am I reminiscing about the past again?" Ning Huang chuckled wryly, just about to turn his gaze away from the snow-covered window.

But at that very moment, in the snow-covered palace, a tall figure dressed in blue slowly walked by.

Upon witnessing this scene, Emperor Ning was stunned and stood frozen in place, unable to comprehend what he was seeing.

"How can this be!"

Li Qing chuckled lightly, took a step, and unknowingly appeared in the imperial study. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's been a long time."

Ning Huang, who was in the late stage of the Fusion Realm, was deeply shaken. The person he could only recall just now was now right in front of him.

For a fleeting moment, he even suspected that he had developed inner demons and was trapped in a demonic illusion.

But the truth is, he couldn't see through the young man in front of him at all. The other man didn't show any aura, but he always gave him a feeling of being awe-inspiring!

"Li Qing? Is it really you?" Emperor Ning suppressed his shock, but still felt a sense of disbelief.

He knew that Li Qing had likely reached a level he could not comprehend. Even when he concealed all his aura, he seemed like a celestial being descended to earth, otherworldly and peerless.

"I'm just looking at the footprints I left behind when I have nothing else to do. I hope His Majesty the Emperor won't mind," Li Qing said with a light smile, his expression relaxed and carefree.

He and Emperor Ning once had a mutually beneficial relationship; in general, he received more help from the other party.

"Of course I won't mind. I'm not that petty. But what is your current cultivation level?" Emperor Ning dared not be arrogant anymore, and his voice became somewhat cautious.

Li Qing, seemingly unconcerned, replied, "I'm about to ascend to immortality and am thinking of traveling around. Has Your Majesty been troubled by anything lately? Perhaps I can lend a hand."

Ascension is imminent!

Although he had expected it, Emperor Ning still couldn't help but gasp. After a long while, he sighed, "I never imagined you'd come to this. It's truly unbelievable. Perhaps I should now address you as Senior Li? Immortal Li?"

Li Qing laughed loudly, "Hahahaha, Your Majesty is joking. I have received many favors from Your Majesty in the past, so why be so distant today?"

"Your Majesty, please tell me if there has been anything unpleasant lately. I am willing to lend a hand."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Ning nodded and said, "There are no external threats, but there are some internal troubles. A few years ago, during the demonic calamity, a demonic ancestor descended upon the Canglan Continent and fought a bitter battle with our dynasty's founding emperor on the border of the Dayu Kingdom."

"Although that Demon Ancestor was defeated, the demonic laws that were left behind in that area cannot be erased."

"Now that the founding emperor is traveling far away, that area is still a demonic land. Living beings are often corrupted by demonic energy and turn into demons to cause trouble."

This was a simple matter for Li Qing. He chuckled and nodded, saying, "It's a small matter. His Majesty's worries will disappear completely in a few days."

"Farewell, Your Majesty, I hope we will meet again someday."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qing's figure transformed into a ray of light and disappeared from the Imperial Study, as if he had never existed.

Looking at this scene, Emperor Ning still wondered if he was hallucinating.

Afterwards, Li Qing arrived at the Imperial Pill Pavilion behind the palace. There was still only one alchemist in the pavilion, Ye Qingchen, who had refined the Five Elements Returning to Origin Pill for him years ago.

After thinking for a moment, Li Qing passed on a set of alchemy techniques from the Immortal Realm to the other party, and also left some spiritual herbs as a final farewell.

Finally, he arrived at the Imperial Academy in Yujing City and met with Dean Chen and Master Ying. Both were deeply impressed by Li Qing's current level of achievement.

Therefore, Li Qing left these two seniors who had once helped him with some Creation Essence Liquid and a considerable amount of pills to enhance their Nascent Soul stage cultivation, enough for them to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. As for whether they could advance to the Mahayana stage in the future, he couldn't offer much help in that regard.

As luck would have it, he also met Princess Qinghe at the Imperial Academy. This princess, who was obsessed with the art of formations, had already reached the peak of the Refinement stage and was only one step away from the Integration stage.

The two were old acquaintances. Li Qing gave the other party some of the immortal formation inheritances from his memories, and also left some pills that would greatly benefit cultivation, before taking his leave.

Before leaving, Dean Chen hoped that Li Qing could give a lecture at the Imperial Academy. Li Qing did not refuse. He came to an open space where rows of stone inscriptions were piled up. They contained the words he had left behind when he left the Imperial Academy: "Do not worry about having no friends on the road ahead, for who in the world does not know you!"

He truly deserves that title now.

And so, Li Qing preached and expounded the Dharma in the Imperial Academy for three whole days.

During this period, the immortal music of the Great Dao continued uninterrupted, and strange phenomena such as golden lotuses emerging from the earth and flowers falling from the sky appeared one after another. Even the Great Dao of the entire Canglan Continent became much stronger as a result.

All the disciples of the Imperial Academy were plunged into a state of enlightenment, deeply moved by the profound and awe-inspiring truths of the Great Dao.

Three days later, Li Qing disappeared. Before leaving, he casually erased the demonic land on the border of the Great Yu Kingdom and transformed it back into a spiritual land suitable for cultivation. He also implanted a high-level spiritual vein for this purpose.

With this, his karma on the Canglan Continent was completely resolved, and he had no more lingering attachments.

In the following period, Li Qing began to focus all his energy on the Celestial Elixir within his body. This supreme elixir was only just beginning to take shape. To be fully refined, it still needed to absorb a large amount of spiritual essence from heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon.

Therefore, he must travel to all the heavens and myriad realms, absorbing the essence of heaven, earth, sun, and moon from each realm. Otherwise, if he were to refine this supreme immortal pill solely in the Spirit Realm, it would likely cause severe damage to the Spirit Realm and might even lead to the end of the Dharma era.

After that, Li Qing vanished into the endless void, his figure appearing in one starry sea after another.

He inhaled and exhaled the brilliant starlight from the vast sea of ​​stars, but each time he only took a small sip, avoiding excessive absorption that could cause irreversible damage.

Afterwards, he traveled through the undifferentiated chaos, using the chaotic laws he cultivated to refine the chaotic power within, thereby strengthening the Celestial Elixir within his body.

This process is destined to be long and arduous. It is no easy task to refine a Celestial Immortal Pill in the lower realm. Even with the help of the Primordial World Seed, it will still take an extremely long time.

Li Qing began to travel through various realms, and he gradually gained a general understanding of the plane he was in, realizing that he was in a small cluster of realms.

Within this realm cluster, ancient realms of life are as numerous as sand and dust, practically countless, and there are also several great realms of the same level as the Spirit Realm.

For example, the Xuanming Realm, the Fanzhou Realm, and the Tai Cang Realm are all large realms comparable to the Spirit Realm. They are filled with abundant spiritual energy and the Great Dao is flourishing, making them extremely suitable for cultivation.

Of course, there are more medium-sized realms like the Hongyuan Realm. Although the Great Dao of these realms is complete enough to allow cultivation up to the Mahayana stage, resources are much scarcer. Often, a single realm can only produce a few Mahayana stage experts.

Most of them are small realms like the human realm, where the pinnacle of cultivation is the Nascent Soul stage. After that, one needs to break through the void and ascend to other medium-sized or large realms.

These interfaces constitute the world he inhabits.

According to the Demon Lord's memories, Li Qing also learned that this group of realms was called the Southern Reed Island Small Realm by the immortals of the Upper Realm. It was just an inconspicuous corner in the Realm Sea, and it was named so because the realm resembled reeds and was located at the southern end of the Realm Sea.

Every space in the Nanweizhou Minor Realm is sealed off by the Immortal Realm, making ascension impossible and even crossing over to other realms impossible.

It can already be called a lost land!

Li Qing, who had spent countless years traversing most of the Nanweizhou small world group, sighed deeply. He had also considered wandering in the void and attempting to ascend from other world groups, but ultimately it was a futile endeavor.

The only way to reach the Immortal Realm is to break through the blockade!
After he finally absorbed the rich starlight from a desolate sea of ​​stars, the Celestial Elixir within his body finally began to take shape.

"Thanks to the Moon Spirit Cicada, if it weren't for this rare celestial insect, even if I had obtained the alchemy inheritance of the Doulu Palace, I would not have been able to refine this elixir."

"Now that I have the opportunity to become an immortal, as long as I swallow it, I can completely transform the true essence in my body into immortal spiritual power, attain enlightenment on the spot, and become a true immortal."

In a vast void, Li Qing's imposing figure appeared. He spat out a celestial pill that radiated boundless precious light, containing the ultimate power of creation.

But it's not the right time yet. What he wants is not for himself to ascend, but to break the celestial realm's blockade of this realm and allow more near-immortal beings to ascend together.

"The day I become an immortal is not far off."

　The finale is tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)