Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 764: Chen Yuan Breakthrough
Qingling Territory, in a mysterious cave in the central and southern region.

When the demon world invaded, this place was the worst hit by the disaster. More than ten thousand miles of land was polluted by demonic energy, the vitality dried up, and the spiritual energy was exhausted.

Even Li Qing felt a slight discomfort when he came here.

Now the space rift has been completely closed, but the spiritual environment here has not improved much and is still very bad. It seems that the great way of heaven and earth is slightly suppressed here.

"That day, a great being in the Spiritualization Stage was born here. Unfortunately, too many things happened afterwards, and I didn't find the time to come and explore the senior's retreat cave."

"After the demonic disaster was quelled, I forgot about this place."

Outside the cave, a tall figure stood in the void, whispering to himself.

Li Qing glanced around and then rushed straight down to the cave below.

This was not the first time he entered this cave. He had come here to explore once when the cave was first opened, and eventually obtained a Heart of Heavenly Poison.

Apart from this, he found nothing else. He even checked below several times but found nothing unusual.

At that time, he had never thought that in the depths of this cave, there was actually a great and powerful being who was ranked among the top in this world and was in seclusion here.

At that time, he was only in the early Nascent Soul stage, so it was normal that he did not notice the cover-up methods left by a powerful being in the Spirit Transformation stage.

Li Qing's figure quickly rushed out and turned into a red light, disappearing from the spot in the blink of an eye.

Passing through the deep cave passage, we came to the bottom of the original exploration, which is where the poisonous swamp where the Heart of Heavenly Poison was discovered.

There is no poisonous miasma here now, and what surprised Li Qing is that even the poisonous swamp has disappeared.

"So that's how it is. The cave of that powerful being in the Spiritualization Stage is actually even lower down, but it's covered by this poisonous swamp. No wonder I couldn't find anything unusual despite my careful investigation!"

Seeing that the ground that was originally a poisonous swamp was now replaced by a deeper and more secretive passage, Li Qing couldn't help but sigh.

For a moment, he was very curious as to why True Lord Chen Yuan was able to find this place?
It is obvious that this old man with a goatee is not a cultivator from the Qingling Region, so he should not have come here.

"Boy, since you're already here, what are you looking at? Come down quickly!"

A vague voice came from below the poisonous swamp, urging Li Qing to go down quickly.

Li Qing continued to go deeper following the sound. After a long time, he saw a stone door covered by a ban and tightly closed.

These restrictions have the effect of concealing the detection of spiritual consciousness. Spiritual consciousness alone cannot detect anything unusual here. Only with the naked eye can one know that there is a stone door here.

Before Li Qing could say anything, the restriction on the stone gate was suddenly released, and the two tightly closed stone doors opened by themselves.

hum!
A cloud of dust fell down, and a monk in a black brocade robe stood behind the door with a kind smile on his face.

"Master Li, it's been a long time since we last met. I never thought that we would meet again after so many years since we parted at Bailian Tower!"

Li Qing recognized the identity of the person who spoke at a glance. Wasn't he the Taoist friend named Qiu whom he met when he opened the Bailian Tower in the Great Wilderness?

At that time, Qiu Zhen would hang out in his Bailian Tower all day long, wanting him to help refine a piece of purple-veined copper mother with greatly damaged spirituality into a top-grade magic weapon.

Not only that, Qiu Zhen has invited Li Qing to explore some ancient tombs together more than once, which shows his sincerity.

Unfortunately, Li Qing's cultivation was low at that time, so it was impossible for him to go with him to explore any dangerous ancient tombs.

"Hahaha, I haven't seen you for many years. How are you, Brother Qiu Zhen?" Hearing the three words "Master Li" from his long-lost friend, Li Qing's mood became quite cheerful.

Now his attainments in weapon-making techniques can actually be called that of a true weapon-making master.

Qiu Zhen clasped his fists and said, "Thanks to you, Master Li, I have had the opportunity to meet an unreliable old man as my master over the years."

"But I still can't compare with you. We were both at the Foundation Establishment stage, but you've gone so far ahead of me and are already a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage who is admired by thousands of people."

Before Li Qing could reply, the voice of old man Chen Yuan rang out from inside:

"Humph, you are such an unfilial disciple. You actually dare to say that your master is unreliable. Sooner or later, I will have to clear the door."

Hearing this, Qiu Zhen immediately shut his mouth, obviously still in awe of his master.

Under the guidance of Qiu Zhen, Li Qing walked into the stone door.

Soon, the scene ahead suddenly became brighter. Unexpectedly, there was another world deep inside.

The scene inside was not a cave-like one, but a bright space with mountains and water, as if one had come to another small world.

As soon as you come in, the first thing that catches your eye is a withered spiritual tree. On this spiritual tree there is a cushion, as if it has merged into one with the spiritual tree.

The spiritual tree cushion was formed naturally, and the old man Chen Yuan with a goatee was sitting on it, seemingly meditating and practicing.

"Don't look at it. There is no opportunity or inheritance left here. When I came here, there was only this cushion left."

"Not to mention the inheritance of the Taoism, he didn't even leave behind a single good-looking spiritual medicine. Qian Gu is really petty."

Hearing this, Li Qing felt a little ashamed, thinking that the only Yuanying Zhenjun in the world who dared to arrange the cultivators in the God Transformation Stage like this was probably the weird old man in front of him.

At least he didn't dare. What if that great master in the God Transformation Stage named Qian Gu was still alive?
"Senior Chen Yuan, when are you going to break through?" Li Qing asked, clasping his fists.

Chen Yuan Zhenjun said calmly: "Start right away!"

So fast!
Li Qing was a little surprised, but after all, it was not his breakthrough, so he didn't say anything more.

However, he couldn't help but think of the Taoist Jinbao before. Due to the deteriorating environment for practicing Taoism in this world, even though Taoist Jinbao had made sufficient preparations and used three spiritual objects for forming the elixir, he ultimately failed to form the elixir and ended in disgrace.

But what Senior Chen Yuan is trying to break through to is the Spirit Transformation Stage, which is definitely much more difficult than that of Taoist Jin Bao!
In Li Qing's opinion, this is almost impossible to accomplish.

"Alas, it's not that I don't want to wait any longer, but I don't have much time left. In addition, there are ominous signs in this world. If I wait any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to take this step in this lifetime."

"If you die with a heart full of regrets, I'm afraid you won't be able to rest in peace even in the reincarnation!"

"If I fail, you will have to refine a magic treasure for me, your inferior disciple. The reward after success will definitely satisfy you!"

As soon as these words came out, Qiu Zhen behind the stone gate clenched his fists and said with a moved expression: "Master." Although the master and disciple usually do not seem to have a good relationship, when it comes to this moment, Qiu Zhen's heart can't help but feel touched.

If his master failed in his attempt to break through, then the only outcome would be his death.

Naturally, he respected this old man with a goatee.

However, he also understood that his master's life span was really coming to an end. He had tried every method in the world to prolong life, and now Master Chen Yuan only had another seven or eight years to live at most.

For a Yuanying Zhenjun who has lived for a long time, seven or eight years is indeed too short. Instead of waiting quietly for death to come, it is better to give it a try now.

If you can break through, you will enter a brand new world; if you can't break through, you will be left with only a pile of ashes!
The practice of cultivation is extremely cruel and harsh. Li Qing understood this truth very early on. He thought that since the other party had lived for so long, there was no need for him to persuade him any more.

Then, a powerful aura emanated from the hunched and old body of the old man with a goatee.

At this moment, he no longer suppressed the aura in his body. This was the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage. He had reached the end of this realm and could not go any further!

One step further is the bottleneck of the Spirit Transformation Stage. This bottleneck is as thick as a barrier and has blocked too many brilliant cultivators from ancient times to the present and in the future!
"Boy, if I attract a heavenly calamity later, I will have to rely on you to protect me!"

After saying that, Chen Yuan threw an old lightning-proof robe into Li Qing's hands. It was the same lightning-proof robe he had worn before.

This time, Master Chen Yuan did not say who the lightning-proof robe belonged to. It seemed that he did not care much about it.

If you can pass this level, what does a lightning-proof robe matter?
If you fail to get through, you will die and your soul will be destroyed forever. The lightning-proof robe will not be important anymore.

"Don't worry, senior. I will do my best!" Li Qing clasped his fists after taking over the old robe.

Zhenjun Chen Yuan didn't say anything more, but closed his eyes, grabbed a handful of pills from somewhere, and threw them directly into his mouth.

boom!
In an instant, the aura in Zhenjun Chen Yuan's body became even stronger, and it had already faintly exceeded the scope of the Nascent Soul stage.

Li Qing, who was watching all this from afar, felt shocked in his heart.

At this moment, what appeared in his field of vision was not a hunchbacked old man, but a peerless ferocious beast. The aura was so powerful that it was enough to sweep away everything!
The spiritual energy of the outside world also became completely violent. There seemed to be a mystery in this small world. Li Qing noticed that under the surrounding land, bursts of dazzling spiritual light suddenly appeared.

Not only is there spiritual light, but along with this spiritual light there are also torrents of rich spiritual energy!

Soon, the ground opened up, revealing the full view below.

Only then did Li Qing notice that there were a large number of spirit stones buried here. A rough estimate was that there were probably at least hundreds of thousands of them!
There are also many medium-grade spirit stones among them!
Not only that, three spirit stones flashing with dazzling green light floated out around Zhenjun Chen Yuan.

Three top-grade spiritual stones! They are all top-grade spiritual stones of wood attribute!

Seeing this scene, Li Qing was deeply shocked. This was the first time he had seen a top-grade wood-attributed spiritual stone since he started practicing Taoism. This kind of peerless treasure almost only existed in legends passed down by word of mouth.

The three top-grade wood-attributed spirit stones contain extremely abundant wood-attributed spiritual energy, and are extremely pure.

These spiritual energies, along with the spiritual energy torrents surging from hundreds of thousands of spirit stones around them, poured into the body of Zhenjun Chen Yuan, causing his aura to rise steadily, as if it was beginning to impact the thick barrier of the Spirit Transformation Stage.

"It's unbelievable that so many spirit stones would be used in exchange for spiritual energy." Li Qing was really shocked by this move, especially the three top-grade spirit stones with wood attributes. Even if one dug through countless spirit stone veins, it might not be possible to dig out one.

And now, True Lord Chen Yuan took out as many as three at once!

I think the spiritual environment provided by these three top-grade wood-attributed spirit stones alone is far superior to any top-level spirit veins in the world, not to mention there are so many spirit stones around!

The torrent of spiritual energy poured into the body of Zhenjun Chen Yuan at an unimaginable magnitude. It can be seen that the Wood Dao technique he practiced was also a very superior technique, which was definitely not inferior to the "Chihuang Burning Heaven Technique".

Zhenjun Chen Yuan gathered energy with his hands, and there was visible breath flowing between his mouth and nose.

"Hasn't the barrier of the Spirit Transformation Stage been broken through yet?" Qiu Zhen felt a little dizzy. After absorbing such a huge amount of spiritual energy, his master didn't seem to have broken through the barrier of the Spirit Transformation Stage yet.

To be honest, Li Qing was also very shocked by this. Was it not enough even with such thorough preparations?
However, it is too early to draw a conclusion now. The spiritual energy in the small world is still very rich, and these spirit stones are still continuously providing pure spiritual energy to Zhenjun Chen Yuan.

Li Qing kept paying attention the whole time and didn't even dare to blink, for fear of missing anything. You know, these are all valuable experiences!
It is definitely not a common occurrence for a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage to make the breakthrough to the Divine Transformation stage.

He will also reach this step in the future, so it is definitely not wrong to watch more and accumulate more experience.

Just like that, this massive momentum lasted for seven full days, and even the three top-grade wood-attributed spirit stones seemed to be running out of spiritual energy.

"Still not working?" Li Qing stared at the figure sitting cross-legged on the cushion without blinking.

Such a powerful spiritual energy has not been able to break through the bottleneck barrier of the Spirit Transformation Stage. This is simply unbelievable to the extreme.

If it ends here, then Zhenjun Chen Yuan, who has not broken through the bottleneck and is still stuck in the Nascent Soul stage, will be blown up by the returning powerful and thick spiritual energy, and there will be no chance of survival.

But Master Chen Yuan's expression remained calm, as if he had expected this, and he said, "The demonic calamity has just ended, and the great way is not yet clear. It is really not easy to break free from the shackles."

"It seems that this is the only method left."

He actually had a back-up plan!
As soon as he finished speaking, an extremely strong and dark aura suddenly emerged from Zhenjun Chen Yuan's body.

A large amount of Yin energy diffused out, and even Li Qing, who was so far away, could sense it very clearly.

This is not over yet, another pure yang energy rises up, and it actually comes from the body of Zhenjun Chen Yuan!
What happened next was so unbelievable to Li Qing.

True Lord Chen Yuan actually began to cause the yin and yang energies to collide with each other, continuously impacting his body.

That’s right, it’s not the harmony of yin and yang, but the collision and impact of these two opposite forces.

Li Qing's eyes widened when watching this scene. He even thought that Master Chen Yuan was crazy. At such a critical moment, he actually caused such a big chaos.

Do you want to die?

True Lord Chen Yuan naturally did not go crazy. He remained extremely calm. The yin and yang energies collided in his body, producing a terrifying energy fluctuation.

This destructive energy fluctuation, which was enough to easily kill a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, did not kill Zhenjun Chen Yuan, but instead seemed to be pulled by something.

The next moment, a slight cracking sound rang out in this small world.

Although the sound was small, it sounded extremely clear and loud to Li Qing.

(End of this chapter)