Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 677: Strange Blood Lotus

In the blink of an eye, two years have passed.

During these two years, Lingyun Sect remained tightly closed, and no disciple had ever left the protection of the sect's formation.

Ever since Li Qing successfully condensed his Nascent Soul, the spirit of cultivation throughout the sect has become even more diligent and outstanding.

All of this is in preparation for the immortal war with Xiaoyao Sect. Everyone hopes to restore Lingyun Sect's former status in Qingling Region as soon as possible.

To be honest, after more than two years of staying indoors, the immortal cultivation community in Qingling Territory almost forgot about their Lingyun Sect.

In this regard, Li Qing was quite calm.

During the past two years, he has been practicing in the cave the inheritance he received from the Chihuang Palace.

The original Chihuang Tianjun could definitely be said to be an ancestor who played with fire to the extreme!
Li Qing can be said to have gained a lot of knowledge from the magical powers and methods inherited from these traditions.

"The Ten Thousand Flames Burning Sky Formation, this is actually a magical power that uses multiple spiritual fires from heaven and earth as a guide to simulate the power of the formation!" Li Qing whispered to himself, shocked by this magical power created by Chihuang Tianjun himself.

This is similar to the Zhu Xian sword formation diagram he envisioned, and also uses other means to restore the power of the formation.

However, the magical power created by Chihuang Tianjun himself is more ingenious!
He set up the formation based on spiritual fire, and used the power of the spiritual fire of heaven and earth to kill the enemy.

But at the same time, if one wants to successfully practice this magical power, the conditions are extremely harsh.

First of all, it depends on one’s own cultivation. It is basically impossible for cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage to successfully cultivate this magical power!
Only cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage are qualified to try to practice this magical power, and the threshold is extremely high!

In addition, two other conditions must be taken into account.

That is, the practice method is "Chihuang Burning Heaven Art" and mastering the three spiritual fires of heaven and earth!

The combination of these three extremely harsh conditions almost means that very few people will be able to cultivate this magical power.

Even though Li Qing has only met two conditions now, the third condition is not impossible to achieve.

As long as he sets out to the Fire Cliff Cave again, he will have a chance to subdue the third spiritual fire of heaven and earth, which is the Xuanhuang True Flame in the Chihuang Palace!
However, he was not in a hurry to leave. During this period of time, he had been observing the situation of Xiaoyao Sect through spies.

If he rashly went to the Fire Cliff Cave before resolving the big trouble of the Xiaoyao Sect, he would most likely be targeted by the Xiaoyao Patriarch.

Thinking of this, Li Qing let out a long sigh.

"Alas, I have hit a dead end!"

He wanted to solve the big trouble posed by Ancestor Xiaoyao, and it would be best if he could rely on the power of the third spiritual fire of heaven and earth to perform the Ten Thousand Flames Burning Sky Formation!

By then, relying on this magical power blessed by the three spiritual fires of heaven and earth, even if Patriarch Xiaoyao is a Nascent Soul cultivator who has been famous for many years, he will be very confident that he can kill the other party.

But the problem is that he doesn’t know what the current condition of Patriarch Xiaoyao is.

On the surface, it seemed that the Xiaoyao Sect had relaxed its vigilance against the Lingyun Sect and almost ignored their sect.

But Li Qing didn't dare to draw any conclusions. He was worried that this was just a pretense by the Xiaoyao Sect and that they were probably continuing to observe the Lingyun Sect in secret.

If he left the sect rashly, who knows what would happen.

Li Qing has never figured out a way to break the impasse, so he can only give up this extremely powerful magical power and cannot really try to practice it.

However, another magical power left by Chihuang Tianjun is also interesting. In the past two years, Li Qing has put a lot of thought into this magical power.

This magical power is called the Fire Dharmakaya, which is to bless oneself with spiritual fire, and then use the Nascent Soul as the center to condense a powerful fire-attributed Dharmakaya.

Within two years, Li Qing had managed to condense his initial Fire Dharma Body, which could be considered a successful practice.

However, he has not really tried out the power of this magical power, so Li Qing is not very confident.

Sighing again, Li Qing slowly put down the scripture in his hand and went to the dark room in the cave.

First, the Fire Jade Queen Bee was fed with spiritual fire. Now the Fire Jade Queen Bee's strength has reached the late second stage, and is not too far from the third stage.

"It's true that when one person gains enlightenment, the whole family will benefit. I didn't expect that the pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered when I was condensing my infant would bring great benefits to this queen bee."

Li Qing nodded with great satisfaction. When the Fire Jade Queen Bee officially becomes a third-level spirit insect, it can be considered an extremely good combat force.

Judging from the current situation, that day should not be far away.

After feeding the Fire Jade Bee, Li Qing turned around and went to a secret dark room in the cave.

In this dark room there is a dark red pool of blood. In the center of the pool, a blooming blood-red lotus is swaying gently.

The blood lotus became more and more weird, and the smell of blood around it made Li Qing frown.

Growing from the bones and blood of many powerful monsters, this blood lotus became more and more extraordinary.

"Are we going to use this blood lotus like the Blood Lotus Cult leader did back then?"

Li Qing frowned and talked to himself, because until now he had not found a way to use this blood lotus.

Refine it into medicine?

But he didn't even know the name of this blood lotus, let alone using it as medicine, as Li Qing knew nothing about alchemy.

This involved creating a completely new pill recipe, which was simply not something he could do.

Even some alchemists who have studied pharmacology deeply find it difficult to create a new pill recipe, let alone Li Qing.

This blood lotus bloomed a year ago, that is, a year after he condensed his infant form. At that time, the entire dark room was filled with rich blood light. The enchanting blood lotus absorbed nearly half of the pus and blood in the blood pool at once.

Li Qing spent a whole year thinking about how to make use of this blood lotus.

Now that his foundation has been completely consolidated, Li Qing has finally decided to try out for himself what the blood lotus actually does.

As soon as he thought of this, a look of determination appeared in Li Qing's eyes. Then he took a step forward, crossed the edge of the blood pool, and sat down cross-legged in the center of the blood-colored lotus.

In almost an instant, the petals of the blood-red lotus slowly closed around Li Qing, as if they were about to close again.

Li Qing was slightly alert in his heart, and slowly mobilized the two spiritual fires of heaven and earth in his body.

As long as there is anything wrong, he will use thunder and lightning without hesitation to burn the blood lotus that he has cultivated with great difficulty.

After the blood-colored lotus petals closed, Li Qing, who was inside, quickly felt the change.

Every lotus petal that was pressed against his body was slowly transmitting the rich essence, and at this moment his physical body actually began to slowly become stronger!

This is incredible, considering that Li Qing's physical training has already reached the peak of the third level.

It is now extremely difficult to make any progress, almost as difficult as a third-level monster transforming.

The blood lotus was slowly nourishing Li Qing's body. The feeling of his body slowly becoming stronger was so wonderful that Li Qing was completely intoxicated by it.

Soon, the completely intoxicated Li Qing discovered that his cultivation had actually improved slightly. Although it was so subtle that it was unnoticeable, it was indeed an improvement.

After confirming this, he took a deep breath.

"How is that possible? No matter how hard I have practiced meditation and breathing exercises over the past two years, my cultivation is like a piece of stone and has not moved at all."

"Now, it has actually increased slightly!" This made Li Qing's heart beat fast. This blood lotus could actually improve the magic power of a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage.

But soon, it seemed that the bones and blood of the monsters in the pool were exhausted.

The nourishment of the blood lotus gradually stopped, which made Li Qing feel a little regretful and reluctant.

Suddenly, an evil thought emerged in his mind.

It seems that this blood lotus can nourish itself by absorbing the essence and blood of living beings. Not only can it make the body stronger, but also its cultivation level can be improved.

Do you want to
As soon as this thought came up, a clear and pleasant melody resounded in Li Qing's mind.

Exquisite fairy music!

Ever since Li Qing absorbed the essence of Linglong's body when he was forming the Infant, he has gained a magical power similar to Linglong's Fairy Sound.

However, he could not actively drive and activate this fairy sound like Linglong Zhenren did. He could only trigger it passively, allowing the illusion and other effects to keep his mind clear.

After the exquisite fairy music stopped, Li Qing suddenly reacted. He pushed open the blood lotus petals and rushed out.

"This blood lotus is so strange that it can subtly influence my thinking and consciousness!"

"If it weren't for the awakening of Linglong Xianyin, my mind and consciousness would have been potentially changed, and I would have become a slave of this blood lotus, searching for the essence of living beings at all costs in order to improve my strength!"

As he spoke, Li Qing couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Just now, after he realized that his cultivation and body had become stronger, he actually had the idea of ​​slaughtering all living beings as a blood sacrifice.

If you are not careful, you will fall directly into the evil path!
Li Qing was still frightened and it took him a long time to calm down.

Then, he looked at the blood lotus with even more fear.

At this time, the blood essence in the blood pool was almost dry, and the blood lotus was no longer as enchanting as before, but had become somewhat wilted.

Obviously, this requires new essence and blood to nourish it.

For a moment, Li Qing didn't know what to do.

The benefits I just gained from this blood lotus were real. Both my physical body and magical powers were slightly improved!

After all, he is now a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage. At this level, if he wants to improve his cultivation, relying solely on meditation will probably not produce much improvement even if he sits there for dozens or hundreds of years.

After weighing the pros and cons, Li Qing finally made a decision.

"With the protection of Linglong Xianyin, I don't need to worry too much about my mind being affected by this blood lotus."

"I'm just afraid that I will become addicted to it and then take the initiative to transform into the path of magic."

As he spoke, a bitter expression appeared on Li Qing's lips.

It is really too difficult to improve your cultivation after reaching the Nascent Soul Stage. Now he has truly experienced it.

As far as he knew, many Nascent Soul cultivators in this world were trapped in the early Nascent Soul stage for almost their entire lives, and it was extremely difficult for them to continue to advance.

Even the old ancestor Xiaoyao, who has lived for who knows how many years, is now only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

It is obvious how difficult it is to practice in the Nascent Soul stage. It is no exaggeration to say that it is like ascending to heaven.

Li Qing asked himself if his mind was still firm, but if he could not make any progress in cultivation for hundreds of years to come, he didn't know if he could still resist the temptation of the blood lotus.

So Li Qing finally decided to use this blood lotus, but he had to set a bottom line for himself.

"No matter what happens in the future, you must not wantonly slaughter innocent lives to offer blood sacrifices to this blood lotus. This is the bottom line and it cannot be crossed."

After entering the Nascent Soul stage, Li Qing had read the letters left for him by Taoist Master Bailing, and had learned some little-known secrets of this world.

He knew that in this world, even those in the Nascent Soul stage were not invincible.

At least in this world, there are cultivators in the God Transformation Stage, and they are real old monsters.

However, unlike cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage, old monsters in the Spirit Transformation stage rarely appear in the world. They are mostly hiding in some ancient places and lying dormant.

Bailing Daojun did not mention the specific reason, but just told Li Qing to act with caution.

If in the future he really starts to wantonly slaughter innocent creatures to perform blood sacrifices to increase his strength, then he is likely to provoke an old monster in the God Transformation Stage who has reclusiveness from the world.

Therefore, Li Qing finally decided to keep a low profile in his actions in the future, and not act recklessly even after becoming a Yuanying Zhenjun.

"Just follow your heart."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qing left the secret dark room and sealed the door again with a ban.

And at this moment, outside his cave, a spiritual letter suddenly appeared.

"Hmm? Is this information sent by spies from the outside world?"

"There is new information so soon. Could it be that Xiaoyao Sect has made some moves recently?"

After saying that, Li Qing opened the spiritual letter and read it carefully.

After seeing the above content, Li Qing's eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.

The information written above was very short, just one sentence.

"Twenty days from now, Xiaoyao Sect will hold a grand ceremony to celebrate the 800th birthday of the sect's ancestor, Xiaoyao Zhenjun."

The life span of a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage is over a thousand years, so cultivators at this level basically only hold a birthday banquet once every hundred years.

Celebrating the centenary can make it more grand.

"Eight Hundred Years Old"

After seeing this information, Li Qing's first reaction was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the 800-year-old Xiaoyao Patriarch was still in the early Nascent Soul stage.

He originally thought that the other party was only five or six hundred years old at most, but he didn't expect that he was already an eight hundred year old old guy.

From this we can see that it is indeed extremely difficult to improve the cultivation level of the Nascent Soul stage.

Otherwise, how could it be that the cultivation of the Xiaoyao Patriarch, who has lived for eight hundred years, has not improved at all?

Li Qing felt that this might be the situation he would experience in the future. Hundreds of years had passed and he was still wasting time in the Nascent Soul stage.

But the only good news is that Li Qing still has a long life ahead of him and can withstand the passage of time.

At this moment, Li Qing did not think carefully about these long-term things. Instead, his eyes gradually became cold.

"Is this the 800th birthday party, intended to show off your power?"

"It seems that the opportunity to subdue Xuan Huang Zhen Yan has come."

(End of this chapter)