Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 652 Fire Cliff Cave

Listening to Li Qing's question about the spiritual roots, Bai Ling Daojun just chuckled, then shook his head and said:
"Your perceptions are both right and wrong. If we only consider the world of immortal cultivation in the human world, the fewer spiritual roots one has, the better."

"Because there are fewer spiritual roots, it means that it will be easier to practice, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth refined will be purer."

"But the Dao is fair. When a cultivator reaches the Spiritual Transformation Stage, he or she can initially mobilize and control the Yuan Energy of Heaven and Earth. At this time, the importance of the number of spiritual roots becomes apparent."

"The more complete the five elements of spiritual roots are, the smoother the control of the spiritual power of heaven and earth will be."

"Also, I heard that some powerful cultivators in the upper realm would consciously or unconsciously try their best to replenish their five elements of spiritual roots. There seems to be a mystery in this, but I don't know."

Li Qing listened carefully to Bai Ling Daojun's story, and his eyes gradually brightened.

If what Taoist Bailing said was true, then he would be looking forward to his future practice even more.

The Tao is fair. It seems that when it comes to spiritual roots and qualifications, the fewer the better is not necessarily true.

With Li Qing's active mind, he can easily understand the meaning here.

However, he did not get carried away, because there was a very serious problem in front of him at this moment, that is how to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!
Thinking of this, Li Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly and said:

“That’s not entirely true. As far as I know, for cultivators with four or five spiritual roots, let alone the Divine Transformation stage, I’m afraid that the foundation-building stage can block 99% of the cultivators in the world from entering the door.”

"If you can't even build a foundation, how can you talk about becoming a god?"

But Bailing Daojun said without any concern:

"So I said, this is based on the cultivation environment in the human world."

"If I were born in the upper realm, everything would be different. The spiritual energy is abundant, and the energy of heaven and earth is extremely rich. It can be said that it is truly a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. It is conceivable how smooth it would be to practice in such an environment."

Li Qing's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "Senior Bai Ling seems to know a lot about the upper world? What kind of place is that? Is it really like what is recorded in ancient books, where everyone can achieve immortality!"

When these words came out, Bai Ling Daojun was slightly startled, and then he said perfunctorily: "In my time, there were many legends of ascenders that were clearly recorded. What I know is just what I read from ancient books."

It could be heard that he didn't want to have a deeper conversation on this topic, so Li Qing didn't pursue it any further.

The other party was an indomitable cultivator in the God Transformation Stage when he was alive. Isn't it normal for him to have some secrets?

Just like that, both of them were silent for a long time.

Finally, Cao Xiu, who had fallen into a deep coma, showed signs of waking up.

His fingertips moved slightly and his eyelids trembled slightly, and it seemed that he was about to regain consciousness.

"Uh this is hiss!"

As soon as he woke up, Cao Xiu was stimulated by the severe pain in his body and immediately woke up.

He opened his eyes and found that the surroundings were dark.

At this moment, in his field of vision, there were two figures standing in front of him.

When Cao Xiu saw the illusory and faint figure of Bailing Daojun, a strange look appeared in his eyes, and then he murmured:
"Didn't I fall into the forest? Could this be the legendary underworld?"

"So I am still dead, but why can I still feel such intense pain after death?"

At this moment, Cao Xiu tried to mobilize the magic power in his body, but because of the previous battle, his dantian was already empty.

All that came from my body was waves of severe pain, and my meridians felt like they were being burned.

At this moment, Li Qing finally spoke: "I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect that the little fellow from Qinghua Lake has reached the foundation-building stage in the blink of an eye."

"If Hu Sanniang saw you like this, I don't know whether she would be happy or regretful."

When these words fell into Cao Xiu's ears, they exploded in his mind like thunder.

Few people in the world of immortal cultivation know about his childhood days of cultivating in Qinghuatan!

Since his mother passed away, no one has mentioned the name Hu Sanniang anymore.

Cao Xiu raised his head with a shocked expression, and then looked at another tall figure in the dim environment.

At this moment, he remembered the vision that appeared in his mind when he was dying.

Cultivation is like rowing against the current, if you don’t move forward, you will move backward!

In an instant, these words flashed through his mind.

"Practicing is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. Are you Senior Li Qing?!"

boom!
Cao Xiu only felt goose bumps all over his body, and the figure deep in his memory gradually overlapped with the tall figure in front of him.

That’s right, it was the Senior Li Qing who had taken good care of him at Qinghuatan.

Exactly the same. After so many years, Li Qing's appearance is still exactly the same as it was before, with almost no change!

His temperament was still as relaxed and easygoing as ever, revealing a sense of youthfulness, as if time could not leave any trace on his face.

"Haha, I didn't expect you still remembered the words I left behind. Yes, I can see that you have been practicing very hard over the years." Li Qing chuckled and nodded.

Under Li Qing's scrutiny, Cao Xiu's nose slightly soured, and he confirmed: "So I am not dead? This is really great, it was you, Senior Li, who saved me? The fire poison in my body."

"I have already removed the fire poison from your body, but how did you get involved with this Tribulation Cultivator? He controls so many Fire Jade Bees, he is not someone you can easily deal with."

After hearing this, Cao Xiu's expression was slightly conflicted for a while, but he finally made up his mind and took out a dark red scroll from his storage bag.

This scroll looks like it's made of some kind of animal skin, with crooked lines drawn on it. It feels a bit like a map, but there are no clear landmarks.

"It was probably seven years ago. At that time, I had not yet established my foundation. Just when I was planning to establish my foundation, I suddenly received a spiritual letter from Senior Qingyang."

"He told me about a very secret place called Fire Cliff Cave. The geothermal energy inside is extremely dense, and the paths lead to all directions. It is extremely complicated."

"In the Fire Cliff Cave, there is a Fire Jade Bee hive. Senior Qingyang said that as long as I can go in and tell him the exact location of the Fire Jade Bee hive, he will give me a chance to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill."

It was during that operation that the inexperienced Cao Xiu accidentally exposed his whereabouts, which led to the robbery cultivator finding out about it.

Perhaps he was also coveting the opportunity in the Fire Cliff Cave. The robbery cultivator did not publicize the matter widely, but instead captured some weak and independent cultivators everywhere and let them enter the Fire Cliff Cave to explore the way for him.

One can only say that Cao Xiu's luck was really good. Under such circumstances, he actually found the location of the Fire Jade Bee's hive in a daze, brought the news out alive, and even got some benefits.

Afterwards, he obtained a precious foundation-building pill, which he did not waste, and he successfully entered the foundation-building stage.

After that, there has been no substantial progress in the exploration of the Fire Cliff Cave. The robbery cultivator did capture a lot of Fire Jade Bees with the help of some secret method.

Because of this reason, the Fire Jade Bees in the Fire Cliff Cave have become more ferocious and violent, and it is no longer something that ordinary cultivators can explore.

"Originally I had almost forgotten about the Fire Cliff Cave, but a while ago, I attended a secret auction in Tianhe Market, and this scroll unexpectedly appeared among the items for auction!" "I recognized it at first sight. The strange route recorded in this scroll is the path to the Fire Cliff Cave!"

"For this reason, I naturally bought the scroll as soon as possible, but I didn't expect that the robber cultivator would also participate in this secret auction. For this reason, he followed me all the way and attacked me at the same time."

Hearing what Cao Xiu said, Li Qing couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Taoist Qingyang!

Naturally, he was not unfamiliar with this name. The first foundation-building pill Li Qing obtained in his life was refined by Taoist Qingyang.

"Master Qingyang, the secret auction, this Fire Cliff Cave doesn't seem to be that simple."

Li Qing muttered to himself, and then subconsciously stroked his chin.

At first he thought that the biggest opportunity in the Fire Cliff Cave was the hive of the Fire Jade Bees, but then from what Cao Xiu said, Li Qing felt that it might not be that simple.

"Now we have a map that is suspected to be a safe route inside the Fire Cliff Cave. Cao Xiu, I am somewhat interested in this Fire Cliff Cave. Would you like me to explore that place with you?"

Cao Xiu had almost no hesitation about this request.

"Not to mention that Senior Li Qing saved my life, even if it's just because of the kindness we've shown you, I won't refuse this!"

"Since you are interested in Fire Cliff Cave, Senior Li, I will naturally offer this scroll to you!"

As he said this, Cao Xiu was about to hand the scroll to Li Qing.

But Li Qing didn't accept it. He waved his hand and said, "I won't take all this benefit by myself. I said I would explore with you, and that's true."

After a brief hesitation, Cao Xiu finally put the scroll away. He asked curiously, "But there are many dangers in the Fire Cliff Cave. Even with this scroll, it is not necessarily guaranteed to be absolutely safe."

"I don't know what your current cultivation level is, Senior."

In response, Li Qing just smiled and said nothing, and did not clearly tell Cao Xiu what his current cultivation level was.

But to the latter, this attitude actually explains a lot.

Cao Xiu's eyes trembled slightly, and he murmured to himself: "Senior Li, could it be that you are already a cultivator in the Jindan stage?"

As he spoke, he also tried to sense Li Qing's cultivation level.

But in his perception, Li Qing, who was smiling easily in front of him, was like an unfathomable abyss, and he could not sense any breath at all!
Obviously, Li Qing standing in front of him was indeed a genuine Jindan stage cultivator!

"Haha, I have had some luck in my practice over the years, and luckily I succeeded in forming a pill." Li Qing answered casually.

Hearing Li Qing confirm this personally, Cao Xiu took a deep breath.

"hiss!"

This was the first Jindan-stage cultivator he had ever seen in his life! And he knew him!
Originally, he was somewhat complacent about his cultivation level of having successfully established a foundation at an early stage, but now it seems that he is still far behind.

"Okay, you should recover well these days, and then we will set off to the Fire Cliff Cave together."

As he spoke, Li Qing generously took out a few medium-grade spirit stones filled with pure spiritual energy and handed them to Cao Xiu, allowing him to use them to quickly restore his magic power.

Faced with this gift, Cao Xiu simply refused it once or twice before accepting it.

He understood that only if his magic power recovered as soon as possible would he be able to reach the Fire Cliff Cave as soon as possible.

In this way, several days passed.

After absorbing all the pure spiritual energy from several mid-grade spirit stones, Cao Xiu's magic power was almost restored.

"Let's go, take my spirit boat, and you will show the way."

As he spoke, in a hidden forest somewhere, a snake-headed spirit boat transformed into a crystal stream of light and rushed into the sky at an extremely fast speed.

According to Cao Xiu, the Fire Cliff Cave is located in the northwest of Qingling Territory, very close to the Jedi Black Abyss.

With Li Qing urging it at full speed, the snake-headed spirit boat was moving at an unimaginable speed. After a while, a dark ravine appeared in the field of vision at the end of the land in front of them.

This is the Black Abyss, known as one of the three most dangerous places in Qingling Territory!
Li Qing knew about these situations in his early years: the bitterly cold Forbidden Snow Mountain in the south, the dangerous Boundless Sea in the east, and the Black Abyss in the far west that almost ran through the border of the Qingling Territory.

As soon as he approached this place, Li Qing felt that the magic power in his body was faintly dissipating.

But he had already reached the Jindan stage of cultivation, his magic power had long been solidified, and a golden elixir was extremely solid. With just a slight thought, he was able to stabilize the true energy in his body.

However, Cao Xiu on the side was not so powerful. He was only at the Foundation Establishment stage. After getting close to the Black Abyss, the magic power in his body began to dissipate unstoppably.

"This Black Abyss is really worthy of its reputation. I heard that it was the Jedi that was created when the great human race fought against the ancestors of the demon world during the invasion of the demon world."

Li Qing couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The black abyss before them was not only extremely vast, with no end in sight, but its length even spanned the entire Qingling Region, directly blocking the border here.

It is almost impossible for ordinary cultivators in the foundation-building stage to cross over.

Only when one's cultivation reaches the Jindan stage and the magic power in the body is solidified, can one try to cross this desperate place.

"Almost all the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth has been swallowed up by this black abyss. It's incredible."

Looking at the desolate and lifeless land around him, Li Qing sighed again.

The location of the Fire Cliff Cave is among a group of volcanoes near the Black Abyss.

There are volcanoes standing here, and because of the eruption of several active volcanoes, the earth is charred black, which looks quite compatible with the black abyss.

As soon as he approached this place, Li Qing felt the air was extremely hot.

"Senior Li, the Fire Cliff Cave is right here, in a huge cave connected by several volcanoes!"

Cao Xiu, who was riding on the snake-headed spirit boat, pointed to a direction among the volcanic groups.

Li Qing nodded and was about to move closer.

At this moment, a loud roar came from one of the volcanoes, and the whole mountain was shaking.

The next moment, a loud bang rang out!

Accompanied by huge amounts of dark smoke, the magma inside the volcano erupted!

Boom!

The volcano has erupted!
(End of this chapter)