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Chapter 987 Secluded Cultivation
Qin Ming, Yun Gu Zi, and the other two spent half a month recuperating in the alien immortal city.

Elder Kui Mu's injuries would not heal in a short time, so he planned to return to the human race first and report what had happened here to his superiors.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, Fellow Daoist Yun Gu Zi, let's return to the human race together."

Yun Gu Zi had long intended to do this, and the matters in Tianxing City also required his attention.

The human race is bound to experience another major upheaval, given the sudden loss of three high-ranking figures at the Integration Stage.

Their gazes then turned to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming pondered for a moment before replying, "I have some personal matters to attend to, and I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the human race for a while. I would appreciate it if you two could help take care of Little Turtle Peak and Lingmiao Sect."

Elder Kui Mu and Elder Kui Mu were quite surprised to hear this answer.

However, they were all aware that Qin Ming, this newly promoted ancestor of the Fusion Realm, preferred to act independently.

Therefore, Elder Kui Mu and Yun Gu Zi agreed:

"Since Fellow Daoist Qin has other matters to attend to, we two will take our leave first and meet again later."

Elder Kui Mu didn't ask about Qin Ming's affairs, after all, it was his private matter.

The three parted ways in this celestial city.

The main reason Qin Ming did not return to the human race with them was that his identity was now known to the world, and the Dragon Tree Ancestor might be looking for him somewhere else.

Although, according to the Nightmare Ancestor, they would not be able to stay in this realm for long, it was still extremely dangerous.

He decided to simply stay away from the limelight for a while and not return to the human realm.

With the methods of a demonic ancestor like the Dragon Tree Saint Ancestor, if someone were to wait for a rabbit to run into a tree stump, they would truly fall into his trap.

Besides.

Qin Ming discovered that this area was relatively close to the entrance to the 'World of Ten Thousand Spirits', and he decided to take advantage of this time to wait for it to open.

Next, Qin Ming plans to focus on his cultivation and, incidentally, begin planting some rare and precious treasures he has collected to refine seventh-grade spiritual pills.

However, this place is crowded and noisy, making it unsuitable for his secluded cultivation.

Therefore, after Elder Kui Mu and the other person left, Qin Ming also left this alien immortal city.

Inside the Lingxiao Imperial Carriage.

The Devouring Rat asked Qin Ming, "Master, where are we going next?"

Qin Ming took out the map jade slip and examined it. He immediately decided, "Let's hide in the Xuanbing Domain for a while, and then go to the Wanling Realm. The Immortal Yuan Clan's conference can't be held, so we can take this opportunity to cultivate in seclusion."

Then, the Lingxiao Imperial Chariot pierced the sky and disappeared into the void.

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Inside a grand hall in the Sky City of the Immortal Origin Clan.

Two extremely powerful elders stood at the head of the table. One of them was the elder in white feather robes, the third patriarch of the Immortal Origin Clan.

The other person was a rather short, dwarf old man with a large, bulbous nose. He stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes blazing as he gazed down at the hall below.

His aura was also at the Mahayana stage, even more unfathomable than that of the Three Ancestors.

Meanwhile, the several Nascent Soul elders of the Immortal Origin Clan below were sweating profusely, bowing low and not daring to breathe.

"Hmph! The Void City has made such a huge mess this time, it has completely disgraced our clan. I don't know how you handled things, allowing the Demon Clan to obtain such detailed information about the conference, giving the Demon Ancestor an opportunity to take advantage."

"Those in charge of this Immortal Alliance Conference need no further explanation. They should all resign from their posts and go to the Hall of Punishments to accept their punishments."

The dwarf elder glared and launched into a tirade, his powerful aura causing all the Immortal Yuan Clan cultivators present to tremble.

The atmosphere inside the hall instantly plummeted to freezing point.

Seeing this, the old man in white feather robes said, "Second Ancestor, we can't entirely blame them. After all, with so many people and eyes around, it was hard to avoid the news leaking out during this secret gathering of the Hundred Races Alliance."

"Moreover, the one who descended to the realm this time was the Dragon Tree Saint Ancestor of the Demon Clan. I felt immense pressure when I fought him, let alone these juniors. It's good enough that they were lucky to survive."

"If it weren't for this Demon Ancestor, for some unknown reason, being attracted by someone halfway and even being pursued, our clan's losses would probably have been even greater."

"I have long heard of the Dragon Tree Ancestor. Among the Mahayana Demon Ancestors of the Ancient Demon Realm, apart from the three Primordial Ancestors, he ranks only below the Six Paths and the Weeping Soul. His cultivation of the power of law has reached a state of perfection. He was present during the last great calamity of the alien races. I never expected that after tens of thousands of years, he would be the first to descend upon the Spirit Realm this time," the dwarf elder of the Immortal Origin Clan said calmly.

"However, after this incident, many high-ranking members of other races perished at the hands of that other demon. The attitude of other races towards our Immortal Origin Clan has changed. Many old fellows have come to me demanding an explanation."

"This is something that has never happened to our tribe in hundreds of thousands of years."

"Do you know who the other Demon Ancestor who made the move is? And who the Dragon Tree Saint Ancestor is pursuing?"

The old man in white feather robes frowned and pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "I have never heard of the second demon ancestor who descended to the realm before. She is a woman in purple robes and should be a newly promoted Mahayana cultivator from the ancient demon realm."

"As for the direction that the Dragon Tree Ancestor was pursuing, it seems that he was heading towards those human cultivators."

"Hmm, a newly promoted Mahayana cultivator?" the dwarf elder asked with slight surprise upon hearing the latter part. "A human cultivator?"

Why did the Holy Ancestor of Dragon Tree pursue the fusion of several human beings?

"This old man doesn't know the reason either. However, three human cultivators who participated in the meeting also perished at the hands of that mysterious demon ancestor, and the whereabouts of the others are unknown," said the third ancestor of the Immortal Origin Clan.

The dwarf elder pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then instructed his men, "Go and investigate the few surviving humans. If you have any information, report it directly to me."

"Yes! We will obey the Ancestor's command!" The clansmen below bowed and replied.

Afterwards, only the two elders remained in the main hall to communicate.

Several years later.

After a long and winding journey, Qin Ming arrived back in the Extreme Ice Domain and settled down at a spiritual vein with relatively abundant spiritual energy.

The extreme ice domain is a harsh environment, sparsely populated, and apart from some ice-attribute creatures, the local ice tribes do not live in this area.

He chose this quiet place for peace and quiet, without being disturbed.

Qin Ming carved out a cave dwelling inside an iceberg and moved in with his bags.

He had also had the Devouring Sky Rat set up a protective array around the perimeter of this spiritual vein.

However, as soon as he arrived, the true spirit Kunpeng Xiaoqing in the Little Spirit Realm became extremely excited and kept sending Qin Ming signals that it wanted to leave.

Qin Ming glanced outside and saw an endless icy sea beneath the iceberg. He guessed that this guy wanted to swim in the icy sea, which stirred up memories deep in its soul.

After all, Kunpeng, as one of the ten ancient true spirit kings, must be feeling cooped up in the small spirit realm all the time, and needs to be let out for a stroll occasionally.

With this thought in mind, Qin Ming called over the little silver fox and instructed it: "Take Xiao Qing to the nearby sea area for a stroll, but don't let her go too far."

He then gave her a bag of spiritual items for the two beasts to cultivate.

The little silver fox replied with delight, "I've remembered it, Master, please rest assured."

Hearing about this good job, the Devouring Rat quickly stepped forward and said, "Master, I feel that I can also do this job. Little Green is inexperienced and might get lost."

"The second brother and Fairy Blue Ice still haven't been found."

Qin Ming knew what it wanted to do as soon as it stuck its rear end out; it simply wanted to slack off.

He took out the Shennong hoe and tossed it to the Devouring Rat: "I have another arduous task for you. I need to plant a lot of spiritual materials, all of them are seventh-grade spiritual herbs and medicines. You will be responsible for helping me with the planting."

Upon hearing this, the Sky-Devouring Rat was filled with despair, a sense of hopelessness washing over it as it thought to itself, 'I knew it would be like this.'

Then.

Xiaoqing manifested her enormous true spirit whale form, carrying the little silver fox as it plunged into the icy sea with a splash. Its massive body caused huge cracks to appear on the ice surface, creating towering waves.

As soon as the Kunpeng's body entered this environment, it seemed to receive immense benefits, as the nebula on its body began to automatically absorb the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy).

With a single, gaping maw, thousands upon thousands of spirit fish and shrimp from the icy sea were devoured in its belly, as if swept away by a whirlwind.

The overwhelming pressure of the ancient true spirit king's bloodline caused all creatures in the entire sea to submit completely, daring not to have any thought of resistance.

Qin Ming also had Yin Yi follow along. With her watching over things from the shadows, there would be no trouble except for those at the Mahayana stage.

Watching the little silver foxes frolic and roam freely, the Devouring Rat held its Shennong hoe and looked on with extreme envy.

It sighed and said, "Alas! Who told me to have such a miserable life? I was born to do hard labor!"

The old demon Qingyang floated up to it at an inopportune moment and teased, "You brat, you're still not satisfied. You received an incredible stroke of luck before, even swallowing a Xuanling treasure. Now, isn't it a good opportunity to contribute and make a contribution?"

"Hey? Old Demon, what you said makes sense!" The Devouring Rat nodded repeatedly, then stopped sighing and went to work with Qin Ming.

Qin Ming handed over some tasks to the Devouring Sky Rat and then returned to his cave.

With a thought, he summoned the eighth-order Primordial Poison Flame.

The moment the blue-green flames appeared, the temperature inside the cave plummeted to freezing, and the unique environment made it even colder.

A power surpassing the Fusion Stage suddenly emanated from it.

However, Qin Ming could sense that he was still lacking in the ability to fully unleash the fire's maximum power.

The azure flames in the void transformed into a golden spirit maiden, none other than the Golden Crow Fire Spirit.

Fortunately, Qin Ming's natal spirit fire has a unique characteristic: its golden element can assist him.

"Master, what do you want with me?"

After Jin Ling appeared, she looked around at the surrounding environment and then asked with a playful smile.

Qin Ming smiled slightly and said, "In the coming days, I intend to attempt to refine that True Immortal body and absorb its primordial power. Let's see if we can succeed."

“Hmm, I estimate that it will be quite difficult if we can’t fully unleash the power of an eighth-level spirit flame,” Jin Ling said after thinking for a moment. “However, with me here, we can give it a try, although the rest intervals will be a little longer.”

The old demon Qingyang also appeared, smiling and saying, "Young friend Qin, you have the secret technique that I passed on to you, plus the Myriad Transformations Heavenly Demon's control over your true body. Even the essence of a true immortal's corpse can be refined. Anyway, you still have plenty of lifespan left, so just grind it down slowly."

Qin Ming nodded, and immediately flicked his sleeve, and a large coffin appeared in front of him, inside which lay the lifelike remains of a golden-armored man, a true immortal.

An unprecedented sense of oppression suddenly descended upon the cave.

It's hard to imagine what kind of methods were needed to bring down a True Immortal from the Upper Realm and turn him into this state.

In the blink of an eye.

As Qin Ming formed hand seals, he unleashed the Myriad Transformations Heavenly Demon Ruler True Form, transforming into a demon god.

He began by following the secret method of the Qingyang Old Demon Sect, using the eighth-order Primordial Poison Flame to attempt to refine the corpse of a True Immortal.

The terrifying poisonous flames, upon contact with the corpse of a true immortal, were instantly covered with a layer of blue ice, until they enveloped the entire body.

But in the next instant, a transparent light film appeared on the surface of the True Immortal's corpse, resisting the corrosive power of the Primordial Poison Flame.

Upon seeing this, Qin Ming frowned. He knew that with his immense power, he had used the eighth-order Primordial Poison Flame, which would freeze and melt even a Nascent Soul cultivator instantly if they were touched by it.

But the remains of the true immortal in front of him remained completely unmoved.

“Master, based on your current cultivation level, I can only release spiritual fire power equivalent to the peak of the seventh rank at most, which is obviously not enough. But if I were to use it at full strength, it would probably consume an extremely large amount of your soul and mana.” Jin Ling said to Qin Ming through telepathy while manipulating the spiritual fire.

She didn't suffer any damage, but Qin Ming did.

Qin Ming felt the magical power and soul power within his body surging forth like a flood, and immediately gritted his teeth and said:
"In that case, it seems I'll have to use my trump card."

As soon as he finished speaking, he exhausted all the mana and soul power attributes he had accumulated over the years.

Even just the Void Refinement Mana and Soul Power can be very useful, mainly because there are enough of them.

boom!!

Suddenly.

The azure flames suddenly magnified countless times, and an extremely terrifying power of extreme cold appeared, instantly freezing all the surrounding laws.

In the area of ​​the iceberg where Qin Ming was located, a strange vacuum zone appeared out of nowhere, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth became inexplicably disordered.

At this moment, the initial power of the eighth-order Primordial Poison Flame began to manifest.

The protective light membrane surrounding the immortal corpse inside the black coffin, enveloped by poisonous flames, showed signs of melting.

Even though the process was slow, at least there was a turning point.

When Qin Ming saw that it was working, he was immediately invigorated, and it gave him hope.

So he devoted himself to cultivation in the icy realm, and only stopped to recover his mana and soul power when his cultivation points were almost depleted.

Time passed slowly, and I don't know how many years have gone by.

Qin Ming, who was sitting upright in the cave, slowly opened his dark eyes, and a wisp of emerald light burst forth from the depths of his pupils.

What followed was...

A wisp of golden primordial energy emanated from the corpse of a true immortal before him, condensing into a teardrop-shaped primordial power in the void.

(End of this chapter)