Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 719 Demonic Willow
After learning the truth about why the cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Stage had been in seclusion for many years, Li Qing couldn't help but gasp.

He immediately stopped mobilizing the energy of heaven and earth, causing the loss of his own essence to come to a halt. The rate at which his lifespan declined also rapidly slowed down, returning to normal.

"The energy of the universe in this world is almost completely dry, so even if I mobilize the energy of the universe slightly, I will lose my essence and shorten my lifespan."

"The human world was once invaded by the demon world in ancient times, which made the energy of heaven and earth much weaker."

“Although the Yuan power between heaven and earth has recovered a lot in recent years, those cultivators in the Spiritualization Stage are still unable to attack recklessly, so they hide in the world, and it is difficult for ordinary people to know their whereabouts.”

Li Qing analyzed the situation with a serious expression, thinking that his conclusion was very close to the truth.

After a long time, he sighed softly and threw away these thoughts that had nothing to do with him for the time being.

He had more important things to do right now. It would be useless even if he thought more about the secrets that would give headaches to cultivators in the Spirit Transformation Stage.

Next, Li Qing came to the bottom of the ancient castle in the center of the Giant Mushroom City, and he saw the golden mushroom spirit again.

"You have become stronger again. This world has obviously entered the absolute Dharma Ending Age, why can you continue to improve?" The mushroom spirit said in surprise. It clearly sensed that the aura emanating from Li Qing at this moment was much more vast and profound than anything it had seen before.

Li Qing would not reveal his true identity. He said casually, "It's just a coincidence. I came here this time to ask you to produce another fourth-order red moon spore."

The Mushroom Sacrifice Spirit refused without even thinking: "This is impossible. We agreed at the beginning that I can do anything for you, but the premise is that it cannot damage my origin."

"It hasn't been long since I last cultivated a fourth-order red moon spore. I need more time to recover. It will take at least another ten years before I can produce the next one."

Ten years?
Li Qing repeated the deadline in his mind. It was definitely not long. With the time flowing at three times the speed, he only needed to return to the human world and wait for more than three years before he could harvest another fourth-order red moon spore.

But the time before the invasion of the demon world is still unknown, maybe he can't even wait three years.

After careful consideration, Li Qing finally chose to give up and not force the matter.

After all, Fan Tong and Chong Jiu still have a long way to go before they can reach the third level of perfection, and he is not sure how long it will take these two idiots to reach the stage of transformation.

Moreover, facing such a great catastrophe of heaven and earth, even if there is one more fourth-level combat force, it seems to be of little significance.

"Well, you can get some more of the third-level red moon spores, and what about the blood of the other third-level monsters? I will take them all this time." Li Qing said.

The Mushroom Sacrifice Spirit said, "That's no problem. During the time you were away, I had people cultivate third-level exotic beasts. Currently, there are 26 exotic beasts supplying blood for me. Your portion has also been stored, and you can take it away at any time."

After all, a spiritual contract of recognition of the master has been signed. At least in this respect, the Mushroom Spirit is still quite trustworthy.

"But there is one thing I feel I need to remind you of. The dark willow in the distance seems to be reviving. The thorny iron tree worshipped by the Blood Warrior Dynasty seems to be preparing for the upcoming war."

Hearing this, Li Qing's eyes flashed.

"What a coincidence! I was just about to cause trouble for it."

After saying that, Li Qing quickly obtained the blood of the exotic beasts from the Giant Mushroom City and stuffed it all into the Xiaoyao Qiankun Bag.

After doing all this, he prepared to set off to look for the Demonic Willow.

Before leaving, the Mushroom Sacrifice Spirit did not forget to remind: "The Dark Willow is much stronger than before it fell asleep. If you go to cause trouble for it, you'd better be careful."

Now Li Qing's strength has become much stronger, and he feels more confident and not very afraid.

But this does not mean that he will act rashly. It is better to find out the situation first.

Afterwards, Li Qing activated the Wind and Thunder Silver Wings and rushed to the royal city of the Blood Martial Dynasty at an extremely fast speed.

Now, the atmosphere in this majestic city seems somewhat depressing and solemn. The news of An Liu's awakening seems to have spread throughout the dynasty, and even ordinary people know about it.

“Can we win? That Demon Willow is a terrifying existence that has transformed the entire Black Wind Region into a land of doom!”

"Alas, now that things have come to this, I can only believe it!"

"That's right, the dynasty also has the existence of sacrificial spirits, plus many Qi and blood martial arts masters, it will definitely be able to win!"

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Such encouraging words can be heard everywhere, but Miao Tuo, who is in the royal palace, is not so optimistic.

During this period of time, he has been actively preparing for war, and even mobilized all the powerful martial arts masters in the entire dynasty.

But even so, he still felt heavy in his heart.

It was only because he had communicated with the sacrificial spirit before, and the sacrificial spirit was very pessimistic about the inevitable battle.

"Even if we invite the sacrificial spirits from Giant Mushroom City, how likely is it that we will win this battle?" Miao Tuo sighed softly. This was what the sacrificial spirits enshrined in the court told him in person.

In fact, he was already prepared to fight to the death. How could he easily give up the territory conquered by his ancestors and the huge foundation left behind?
“Even if it’s a situation where I’m sure to die, I have to fight it myself.” Miao Tuo closed his eyes and muttered to himself in a deep voice.

But at this moment, a calm and indifferent voice suddenly rang out in this quiet palace:

"You want to fight in person even though you know you will die? That's a good moral character, but you have forgotten everything your ancestors taught you."

"After your death, who will take on the responsibility of spreading martial arts throughout the world? Who will open up the future of this Qi and Blood Martial Arts?"

As soon as this voice rang out, Miao Tuo's expression changed again and again, from shock to ecstasy.

"Senior Li! You're back?!"

“Hehe, if you don’t come back, I’m afraid that the foundation left by your ancestors will be destroyed in your hands.” Li Qing chuckled, and then showed up.

This separation was not long, but for Miao Tuo, it seemed like a very long time.

Seeing Li Qing again at this time, I couldn't help but feel like crying.

In this moment of despair and danger, the protector who guarded the Qi and Blood Martial Arts appeared again, just as his grandfather had told him many times in the story.

The reason why Qi and Blood Martial Arts can flourish to this extent is inseparable from this person!
At this moment, Miao Tuo suddenly remembered a question he had asked Li Qing many years ago at the Boundary River.

Before the Red Moon Era, which was dominated by darkness, there was a bright era with the sun in the sky.

At that time, Li Qing told him an abstract concept: "The sun not only brings light and warmth, but also symbolizes hope."

At this moment, Miao Tuo seemed to have a more concrete impression of this so-called sun that only existed in his imagination.

"Senior Li, it's my incompetence." Miao Tuo lowered his head guiltily.

Seeing the young man who was so full of vigor and energy at the beginning become like this now, even Li Qing couldn't bear to blame him any more. "You don't need to blame yourself too much. Facing the Demon Willow, your strength is indeed too insignificant."

"Leave it to me next."

With Li Qing's words, Miao Tuo's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down completely.

He knew that he could continue to rely on this protector, just like his ancestors had done, to overcome the greatest difficulty in the history of Qi and Blood Martial Arts.

In the following days, Li Qing stayed deep in the palace. He stayed there in seclusion, waiting patiently for the revived Demon Willow to move south.

In fact, his second purpose for coming to the Polar Night World this time was for the magic willow.

"If we can subdue it, we will have a new trump card even if we face the invasion of the demon world in the future."

Li Qing muttered to himself, but he also knew that it would never be so easy to subdue the Demon Willow.

Unlike the sacrificial spirits of Giant Mushroom City, the Demon Willow is extremely powerful and can easily sweep across a large area. Even Li Qing before knew that he could not do it.

Its temperament is definitely not as easy to talk to as the mushroom sacrifice spirit. If you want to plant a spiritual imprint on it and make it recognize the master, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

So this time, Li Qing planned to turn it into his own puppet.

As he thought of this, a thin book appeared in his hand - "Wooden Spirit Puppet"!
This was a secret technique he had acquired a long, long time ago, which dated back to his Qi Refining Stage when he was still meditating in Qinghuatan.

"I never thought that there would be a time to use this low-level secret technique."

Li Qing smiled jokingly and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking that there are indeed no useless secret techniques. In the world of cultivating immortals, the principle that having many skills is never outdated.

"Wooden Spirit Puppet"!
This is indeed an alternative puppet secret technique, but it is a method of targeting spiritual wood and refining the spiritual wood into a puppet.

Once it is refined, you will get a spirit tree puppet that you can control at will!
But the only problem is that once such a spiritual tree turns into a puppet, it will lose all vitality and will no longer be able to grow.

“I don’t know if the Demonic Willow can be used to refine a Wooden Spirit Puppet, but now, I can only give it a try.”

As he spoke, Li Qing carefully looked through the book of secret techniques again. It stated that as long as it was a living spiritual tree with vitality, it could be refined into a wooden spirit puppet.

Finally, he personally deduced the secret technique and was convinced that as long as the person performing the technique was strong enough, it would be effective even on a very old spiritual tree.

Once it is truly refined, Li Qing will once again have a powerful trump card in his hand.

Once the Demonic Willow transformed into a Wooden Spirit Puppet, Li Qing couldn't imagine how powerful it would be. An ordinary cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage should be able to sweep it away easily.

In this way, time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.

The thorny iron tree that had hidden itself in the forbidden area of ​​the imperial palace now sent out a warning sign:

"Here it comes. I sense a powerful force of life coming from the north!"

"The entire earth is shaking faintly. It is really too powerful. How can it go so far?"

As a creature of the same type, the Thorn Iron Tree was most puzzled as to why the willow tree rooted in the Black Wind Region was so excessively powerful.

The first person to hear the warning was Li Qing. He slowly stood up and looked towards the dark sky in the north.

Although he couldn't see anything, he could still feel an overwhelming force coming from that direction.

It’s really not easy!
Immediately afterwards, Miao Tuo issued orders one after another, causing all the powerful blood and qi warriors in the entire Blood Warrior Dynasty to take action.

It has to be said that in recent years, because of the mysterious words left by Yan Xishan before his death, the number of Qi and Blood warriors in the entire dynasty has increased a lot.

There are as many as twelve martial arts masters in the Guiyi realm, including Miao Tuo.

These are all geniuses in the field of Qi and Blood Martial Arts, and they enjoy extremely high reputation and respected status in the entire Blood Martial Dynasty!
"Senior Li, I have already ordered all the people in Qiushan Territory to evacuate in advance."

"The entire Qiushan Region will be almost empty from now on, and the Demon Willow will reach the foot of the Royal City without any obstacles!"

"We will also face the Demonic Willow right here!"

Li Qing looked calm and did not have any unusual emotions.

He nodded and said, "Well, then let's just wait for the Demon Willow to come over."

The Demonic Willow was extremely large in size. In their opinion, to travel such a long distance and span a large domain, even the Demonic Willow would have to pay a heavy price in terms of consumption.

It should be much easier to fight him then.

"It is said that if a tree is moved, it will die, but if a person is moved, it will live. In this strange polar night world, even the willow trees can move freely."

Li Qing thought jokingly in his heart, and was also looking forward to whether he could truly refine it into a powerful wooden spirit puppet.

This kind of secret technique is actually quite useless in the world of immortal cultivation, because there are almost no cultivators who would refine precious and rare high-aged spiritual trees and woods into wooden spirit puppets.

Such behavior is tantamount to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, which is a complete waste of resources!

But it is surprisingly appropriate to use it here right now.

In this way, Li Qing waited for several days in a row, but the Demonic Willow still did not arrive, and its speed was so slow that it was beyond Li Qing's imagination.

"The pace seems to be slower than I expected."

Soon, the Thorn Tree answered Li Qing's question: "The pace of Dark Willow's advancement seems to have been blocked. That vigorous vitality has stagnated for some time."

Li Qing was slightly stunned. He didn't expect this answer.

Is there any existence in the Polar Night World that can stop the Demon Willow? This was indeed beyond Li Qing's expectations. He even felt that the Demon Willow was almost invincible.

If it is allowed to continue to develop recklessly, I am afraid that the entire polar night world will be occupied by it.

"Is this so"

"Forget it, I will go and see for myself what is blocking the Demon Willow's progress."

As he spoke, Li Qing's mind moved slightly, and a pair of silver-purple bone wings appeared behind him.

The bone wings fluttered slightly, and a flash of lightning appeared in an instant, and Li Qing disappeared on the spot.

(End of this chapter)