Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 923 The Black Iron Token is Obtained
From the moment the Hydra appeared, the entire place fell into deathly silence.

Another true spirit!
Moreover, it is the Hydra, which is known for its ferocity among the true spirits. This kind of true spirit is quite mysterious, and there are very few rumors and records related to it.

No one expected that Li Qing, who was originally thought to be defeated, actually displayed a secret technique that was not inferior to the Qilin inheritance.

"It's a rare sight. I actually saw a Qilin and a Hydra fighting each other."

“Although it’s not a real spirit, this scene is horrifying enough.”

"Who can see with their own eyes the true spirits fighting each other? It is only recorded in some mythological stories."

"His Highness Li Yang has even used his True Spirit inheritance, and the outcome of this duel has yet to be decided."

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Amidst the voices of exclamation, the five-colored Qilin walking in the sky began to move. Its body emitted a thousand-foot-long auspicious light and stepped towards the nine-headed snake below.

"Shout!"

But the Hydra was not at all cowardly. It took the initiative to meet the enemy with its extremely swift movements.

In the blink of an eye, nine snake heads bit the body of the five-colored Qilin, and their golden vertical pupils contained an extremely violent aura.

"Woo!" The five-colored Qilin roared, and the pair of golden horns on its head released infinite brilliance, fiercely scraping off a layer of scales from the nine-headed snake.

The pain quickly emerged in Li Qing's heart. After he and the snake spirit merged with each other, although he could control extremely strong power, he could also feel the pain.

However, despite the pain, he could feel boundless power surging in his body, a feeling he had never experienced before.

The next moment, he wrapped his snake body around the five-colored Qilin and dragged it to the ground.

The sharp snake fangs finally pierced through the defense of the five-colored Qilin under his terrifying biting force and gnawed out the blood from its body.

The five-colored Qilin spewed out a rainbow light with an auspicious aura, directly cutting off one of the heads of the Hydra.

boom!
The huge snake head fell to the ground, with traces of scarlet blood still stained on its sharp fangs.

The pain of beheading further stimulated the violent emotions in Li Qing's heart. After he transformed into the Hydra, he would be affected by its vicious aura.

Click!

The bones of the five-colored unicorn were twisted and broken. The power of the Hydra was so terrifying that it entangled itself around the five-colored unicorn and made it unable to move at all.

Although Li Qing's snake spirit was refined with the essence and blood of an eighth-rank Earth Python, he had spent almost 8,000 years feeding it to raise it since he refined it.

Li Qing stopped feeding it only after it had grown to its limit.

This is a fully-developed snake spirit, and it is in the image of a nine-headed snake. The power it can exert is almost comparable to that of a great demon in the fusion stage.

However, Prince Li Yang did not intend to give up. He once again used the magical powers of the Qilin Treasure.

"Roar!"

A strong auspicious aura surged out from the Qilin's body, and the bones that were originally crushed by the Hydra quickly healed.

"Prince Li Yang has also used the Qilin's innate treasure technique, the Heavenly Fate Transformation Technique?"

"This is a magic technique comparable to the Phoenix Nirvana, which can ward off disasters. It is a natural magic technique that only the auspicious beast Qilin can perform."

"His Highness Li Yang has a great opportunity. I wonder where he got the Qilin blood from."

Many of the ministers present were very good at assessing the situation. They saw amazing potential in Prince Li Yang and believed that he might be the one to inherit the throne in the future.

Especially the true blood of Qilin, which is not an ordinary thing. They suspect that there is the work of His Majesty the Emperor in it, but they don’t know if there is some other deep meaning in it. This is worth their repeated speculation.

After recovering from its injuries, the Five-Colored Kirin broke free from the Hydra's entanglement with a brutal attitude, and then fled away again with auspicious steps.

But Li Qing was unwilling to give up. He urged the snake spirit to chase after him, and the coldness and brutality in his pupils became more intense.

One represents cruelty, the other represents auspiciousness. They are two completely different true spirits.

Just as the Hydra was about to catch up with the Five-Colored Kirin, the latter suddenly turned around, raised its front hooves, and stepped towards the attacking Hydra.

True Qilin steps into the sky!
Boom!

Accompanied by two loud noises, two more heads of the Hydra exploded and turned into a bloody mist.

But soon, the remaining six heads bit the body of the five-colored Qilin again, holding on tightly without letting go.

Not long after, one of the Hydra's heads reached the face of the Five-Colored Qilin and looked into its eyes.

Li Qing used the trick of snake pupils from the "Nine Snakes Heart Sutra". Many of the domineering magical skills and secrets required the help of this pair of snake pupils.

"Nine Snakes Devouring Life Technique!"

The five-colored Qilin, whose body was once again covered with scars, suddenly felt much less energetic and its breath became sluggish.

Taking this opportunity, Li Qing stretched out a snake head again and looked at him, and his eyes were also replaced by trick snake pupils.

"Nine snake species gods!"

The soft and beautiful eyes of the five-colored Qilin gradually turned into golden vertical pupils, and a cold aura emanated from it.

In Prince Li Yang's heart, the phantom of a nine-headed snake gradually occupied his mind. Just when it was about to take shape, the determined Prince Li Yang managed to break the phantom of the nine-headed snake in his mind.

Just when he breathed a sigh of relief, he saw a killing sword with a strange purple glow standing in front of him.

This killing sword was straight and slender. Although it was not as sharp as the Immortal-Slaying Sword, it also made Prince Li Yang feel a strong sense of uneasiness.

Another earth-grade spiritual treasure sword? !
After confirming this, he finally lowered his head, gradually shed his Qilin form, and returned to human form.

"I lost."

Although he was extremely unwilling, he had to admit that he had indeed lost to someone whose cultivation was far lower than his own.

After hearing this, Li Qing slowly put away the Xianjian Sword, and then swallowed the snake spirit beside him back into his body.

This is the magic of "Nine Snakes Heart Sutra". Not only can it be integrated with it, but it can also be used to assist oneself in combat.

Just now, Li Qing temporarily broke the fusion with the snake spirit. After separating from it, he used the second killing sword to end the battle.

"Thank you, Your Highness Li Yang!" Li Qing took a deep breath and then clasped his fists towards Prince Li Yang.

At this moment, the whole audience was in an uproar.

"He actually won. Who is this person? With his cultivation at the early stage of Void Refining, he actually defeated two masters at the late stage of Void Refining!"

"You should know that the people he defeated were not unknown people. One of them was His Highness Li Yang, and the other was the young master of the Yan family, Yan Huizhi."

"These two are both geniuses who can fight against cultivators in the Fusion Stage, yet they were defeated by the same person."

"I'm afraid this boy will become famous. There has never been such a stunning genius in the world. His demeanor is not inferior to that of Emperor Taizu when he was young."

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The looks everyone gave Li Qing became extremely complicated.

There was shock, gloominess, awe, and envy in his eyes.

The Queen Mother, who was sitting on the Phoenix Sedan, nodded slowly, then stood up with an extremely dignified manner.

"Yes, it has been a long time since I have seen such a stunning genius. This black iron token should be yours."

As she spoke, the Queen took out the small black iron shield in her hand with great generosity, the smile on her face was gentle yet majestic.

Upon seeing this, Li Qing hurried forward, bent down respectfully, and took the black iron token with both hands.

This small black iron shield was very light, and it still had a faint residual warmth and fragrance after it was in his hand. Li Qing suppressed all distracting thoughts in his mind and said:

"Thank you, Queen, for the reward!"

The queen looked at Li Qing with more satisfaction after hearing this. She said, "Do you have a Taoist partner? The princesses in the palace are all in their prime. Do you have any that you like?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Princesses Jianing and Jinhua lowered their heads shyly, not daring to look in the direction of the Queen.

Princess Qinghe, on the other hand, looked thoughtful, as if she was thinking about becoming a Taoist couple with Li Qing.

She focused all her attention on the formation and seldom wasted energy on matters between men and women. At this moment, she was thinking that if she could become a Taoist couple with this person, there would be many benefits.

As for Li Qing, he was slightly startled, and then he said repeatedly: "Thank you for your kindness, Queen, but I already have a Taoist partner, how dare I have any improper thoughts about the princesses."

Hearing this, Princesses Jianing and Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief, but Princess Qinghe showed a look of disappointment on her face.

She had even thought about it just now. If she could form a Taoist partnership with someone as powerful as Li Qing, she would have someone who could test her changes to the formation at any time, and she wouldn't need to trouble other people in the palace.

"I see. Then I won't make things difficult for you." The Queen nodded and said nothing more.

"I'll resign!"

After saying that, Li Qing quickly returned to King Ning's side, and then clasped his fists and said, "I have fulfilled your mission, Senior King Ning!"

King Ning was slightly stunned when he heard this, then he smiled and said, "Hahahaha, you kid, you're really hard-working this time."

"If I gain anything in Xuantian Temple, I will never forget you."

What Li Qing meant was very simple. He wanted others to think that he had helped King Ning to obtain the black iron token, so others should not think about him.

Prince Ning was also quite cooperative and agreed to the matter immediately.

If he didn't think so highly of Li Qing before, it is completely different now.

It is not uncommon to see cultivators in the early stage of Refining Void, but it is rare to see a cultivator who can defeat a cultivator in the late stage of Refining Void and possesses many rare treasures and masters the secret teachings of the True Spirit.

The strength that Li Qing had just demonstrated had already made King Ning want to win him over.

In addition, Li Qing had helped him defeat the person recommended by King Huai before, so he did him a favor, and now he might as well return the favor.

The rest of the people present didn't have any idea. They naturally thought that Li Qing was helping King Ning to obtain the black iron token.

After all, very few people knew that King Ning already had a black iron token, so they naturally would not think that this black iron token would fall into Li Qing's hands.

If this matter were to be made public, Li Qing would probably be under considerable pressure.

From the other two princes in the fusion stage to other ministers and even some aristocratic families, they would all ask Li Qing to buy the black iron token.

"You are famous now. I'm afraid that many young ladies in Yujing City will look upon you differently." Prince Ning joked.

Li Qing smiled bitterly and said, "I already have a Taoist partner, and now my mind is focused on practicing Taoism. Before I advance to the fusion stage, I will not think about these romantic matters."

In response, King Ning just waved his hand and said nothing more.

Next, the royal family and nobles exchanged greetings with each other, and the other ministers of the court also came forward to congratulate Prince Ning on winning the black iron token.

The auspicious words were spoken very fluently, even more exaggerated than what the shopkeeper had said before. It sounded as if Prince Ning was about to achieve perfection in his Taoism and enter the Mahayana stage.

Of course, there were also some people who openly or secretly inquired about Li Qing's affairs. Some ministers were even quite direct and bluntly claimed that they still had unmarried daughters who could be Li Qing's mistress.

Prince Ning repeated what Li Qing had just said and helped him politely decline the requests of these court ministers.

At this point, Li Qing was also labeled as a subordinate of King Ning.

After the matter was settled, Prince Ning took Li Qing and left the palace.

The matter of the competition in the palace also spread quickly.

The entire Yujing City knew Li Qing's name. With his cultivation level of the early stage of Refining Void, he defeated two powerful men in the late stage of Refining Void successively and won a black iron token for King Ning!
When the Xuantian Temple opens in the future, King Ning will be there!

For a moment, the entire Yujing City was in an uproar, and everyone was curious about who this Li Qing was and why he was so powerful that even the Young Master of the Yan Family and Prince Li Yang were no match for him.

Soon, more details about the competition in the palace that day were revealed. It was said that this person possessed several powerful earth-grade spiritual treasures, and also possessed a true spiritual inheritance that belonged to the Hydra!
The rumors about Li Qing were spreading more and more widely, and there must be someone secretly fanning the flames.

As for who did these things, Li Qing had no way of knowing. He lived in Prince Ning's mansion just to avoid the limelight for a while.

It was on a mountain on the other side of Yujing City. It was completely different from the bustling city. There was only an extremely simple thatched house.

Xia Wushuang's voice came from inside the thatched cottage:
"Damn you, old man! I'm warning you to let me go! Do you know that my brother Li Qing is now a famous figure in Yujing City and a capable general under King Ning?"

"If you mess with me, believe it or not, someone from Prince Ning's Mansion will come and raid your toilet tomorrow."

Snapped!
Before Xia Wushuang could finish his words, a crisp slap interrupted him.

"Stop talking nonsense. Not to mention that you are one of King Ning's subordinates, even if King Ning came in person, you won't get any face in front of me."

(End of this chapter)