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Chapter 988 The Intruder

"It took a full thirty years to refine just one finger. The strength of this True Immortal's corpse is truly outrageous."

Qin Ming raised his hand and took the drop of True Immortal Origin Power into his hand. The enormous energy contained within it completely surpassed any spiritual object he had ever seen.

The skeletal finger that he had refined with the eighth-order Primordial Poison Flame had also turned into a golden color.

According to the old demon, this corpse will be of great use at that time. After the original power is completely refined by the spiritual fire, the true immortal's corpse will become an unparalleled golden body.

After all, this item is the key to Qin Ming's future cultivation into a true immortal body.

Since entering the Extreme Ice Domain to cultivate in seclusion, Qin Ming has devoted himself to refining the corpse of a True Immortal, but the difficulty of refining it far exceeds his imagination.

During this period, due to the enormous consumption of energy, he had to replenish his magical and soul power every few years, resulting in slow progress.

"Hehehe! That's natural. In my opinion, this golden-armored man's corpse must be an extraordinary figure in the Upper Realm. If young friend Qin can use this to cultivate a true immortal body, and once he advances to the Mahayana stage, not to mention anything else, there should be no one in the entire Spirit Realm who can rival you." The old demon Qingyang stroked his beard and smiled meaningfully.

"Such an opportunity is something others wouldn't even dare to dream of! I never expected it to fall into the hands of young friend Qin."

Qin Ming nodded, calmed his magical energy, then put everything away, and the Primordial Poison Flame flew back into his Purple Mansion Spirit Platform.

Achieving the body of a true immortal is not something that can be done overnight. He can only take it slowly. Such things cannot be rushed. After all, he has only just advanced to the Integration stage, and there is still a long way to go.

After being in seclusion for so long, Qin Ming was also ready to go out for some fresh air.

He first went to the Little Spirit Realm to take a look. The Devouring Sky Rat was working hard, carefully tending to the spiritual plants and herbs inside.

Most of the spiritual materials for refining the seventh-order Azure Creation Pill have already been cultivated.

After so much time of exploration, Qin Ming has almost finished studying this pill formula that was passed down from the True Immortal Realm.

It's all thanks to Qingyang the old demon's knowledge of the spirit tadpole script; otherwise, the progress wouldn't have been so rapid.

Now, only one or two crucial spiritual materials are needed before we can start refining pills.

"Seventh-tier Creation Divine Milk and seventh-tier top-grade Azure Spirit-Nourishing Grass are truly rare materials; even the Holy Ancestor of the Ancient Demon Realm doesn't possess them," Qin Ming sighed.

When the Devouring Rat saw Qin Ming emerge from seclusion, it immediately dropped what it was doing and ran over, its face beaming with joy.

"Master, you've emerged from seclusion? How have the spiritual herbs I've cultivated been all these years?"

"Although Tian Ling'er helped, I really did a lot of work."

It was eager to claim credit and just wanted to get rid of this arduous job as soon as possible.

Qin Ming nodded slowly, praising with satisfaction, "Hmm, not bad. These spiritual herbs are enough for my alchemy needs."

"By the way, where are Xiaoqing and the little silver fox?"

The Devouring Rat thought for a moment and said, "These two are always out there having fun. It seems that Little has also gained some luck and is currently fast asleep in the depths of the icy sea. Little Silver Fox is watching over it."

"Oh? Xiaoqing actually found an opportunity to advance here?" Qin Ming said with slight surprise.

This is not surprising, as Kunpeng, as one of the ten ancient true spirit kings, has no cultivation bottlenecks. As long as there is enough time and resources, it can naturally break through and advance.

Although it hadn't been with Qin Ming for very long, the accumulation of a massive amount of high-level resources had accelerated Xiao Qing's growth.

It is still in its infancy and has a long way to go before it reaches adulthood.

Even so, it had already reached the edge of the seventh rank, which is the terrifying aspect of its innate bloodline talent.

Perhaps it was the unique environment of the extreme ice region that accelerated Xiaoqing's growth.

Qin Ming immediately left the cave and, led by the Devouring Sky Rat, ventured deep into the icy sea to where Xiao Qing was.

Half a day later.

When he saw Xiaoqing again, its body had grown to be 50,000 meters long, many times larger than before.

At this very moment, it is immersed in the seabed of the icy region, rising and falling, exuding a terrifying aura, and gradually awakening the bloodline memories of the ancient king.

When the little silver fox saw Qin Ming arrive, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she immediately stepped forward and bowed.
"Master, you've arrived. Xiao Qing has been like this for several years now. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Qin Ming smiled slightly at her and then said, "There's no problem. It's probably at a critical moment in its growth period. When it wakes up, it will undergo a transformation. There's no need to worry."

The little silver fox finally breathed a sigh of relief. Qin Ming had entrusted her with the task of taking care of Xiao Qing, and thankfully, nothing went wrong.

The Devouring Rat curiously walked over, stretched out its small hand and patted the enormous body of the Kunpeng, which resembled a massive underwater mountain range, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement:
"Good heavens! What good food did it eat? It's grown so big, and it doesn't even know to share with its older brother!"

Back when Xiao Qing was only at the sixth level, she was able to use her enormous physical body to forcefully shake the sacred mountain passage of the Underworld.

In its current state, even a cultivator at the Fusion stage might not be able to withstand the force of this impact.

After observing the area, Qin Ming raised his hand and set up numerous restrictions around it to prevent intruders from disturbing it.

They directly disguised Xiaoqing as a huge mountain range deep within the Ice Sea World.

Then the task of looking after Xiao Qing was switched, with the Devouring Rat staying behind to watch over her, while the Little Silver Fox returned to the Little Spirit Realm to cultivate.

The Sky-Eating Rat was naturally enjoying itself. It had been turning over the ground for thirty years, which had exhausted it, so it was a good opportunity to stay and get some fresh air.

After Qin Ming left.

The Devouring Rat circled the True Spirit Kunpeng three times to the left and three times to the right, observing it with great puzzlement, and said:

"I eat just as much as you do, so why aren't I as big and strong as you?"

Without further ado, it leaped onto Xiao Qing's massive back and sprawled out, fast asleep.
I don't know how much time has passed.

Just as the Devouring Rat was perched on Little Green's back, its rear end sticking out, dreaming of becoming an immortal ancestor, its tiger-like body shaking the world with its might, it was a dream of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Its pair of mouse ears suddenly twitched, sensing that a cultivator was approaching this icy sea area.

The Devouring Rat remained alert, scrambling up from Little Green's back in a flash. It rubbed its sleepy eyes, yawned, and muttered to itself:
"This is strange. No one has ever set foot in this icy region for decades. Why have cultivators broken in today?"

Its demonic intent spread out, instantly covering an area of ​​thousands of miles.

When the Devouring Sky Rat saw the intruders clearly, it immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "What did I think they were? They're just a few ants in the Void Refinement and Nascent Soul stages."

Since it achieved the seventh-order Integration stage, it has long since stopped taking these Nascent Soul and Void Refinement stage cultivators seriously.

After all, he was a noble ancient true spirit, a seventh-order great demon.
However, just to be on the safe side, the Devouring Rat decided to go out and see what was going on, so as not to disturb Xiao Qing's cultivation by these alien cultivators outside.

……

After the Devouring Sky Rat floats to the top.

All that could be seen above the boundless icy sea was the sky.

A streak of icy blue light was fleeing in a rather disheveled manner. Its owner was a woman of a different race, her entire body shrouded in icy coldness, radiating a chilling aura, and possessing the cultivation of a perfected Nascent Soul cultivator. Behind her was a large group of pursuers, also icy blue alien cultivators like her, with three early-stage Void Refinement cultivators leading the group.

Their objective was very clear: they relentlessly pursued the woman from behind, gradually closing the distance between them.

The woman, holding an ice talisman, was able to teleport between ice fields using the power of her bloodline, thus temporarily escaping the Void Refinement stage pursuers behind her.

"They're actually cultivators from the Ice Clan." The Devouring Sky Rat, observing from the shadows, also discerned the origins of this group.

Having been with Qin Ming for so long, it was well-versed in the art of concealing its abilities and biding its time. Even when faced with such a situation, it did not rush to take action.

If they were merely passing by, the Sky-Eating Rat wouldn't bother with these 'ants' in its eyes.
As long as it doesn't disturb Xiaoqing's cultivation.

However, at that moment...

But then, from above the icy realm, a Void Refinement stage Ice Clan man shouted towards the front:
"Ninth Princess, you can't escape now. You'd better come back with us quickly and hand over the clan's sacred artifact to avoid suffering!"

Upon hearing this, the ice-clan woman's icy blue eyes revealed a hint of despair. She once again consumed her essence blood to activate the ice talisman in her hand, accelerating her escape.

"You traitors! Your father painstakingly nurtured you, yet you have forgotten his kindness. I will make you pay for this in blood!"

The pursuers, however, were unfazed by these words. Instead, they wore mocking smiles. "Bing Ling'er, we only addressed you as Ninth Princess out of respect for our past relationship. We didn't expect you to be so ungrateful!"

"The Frostwolf tribe is on the verge of extinction. What do you have to threaten us with? Hahaha!"

The Devouring Rat immediately understood that something had happened within the Ice Clan, which was why they had fled to the remote Ice Domain.

It couldn't help but purse its lips, too lazy to bother with such ridiculous matters, and prepared to return to the depths of the sea.

However, at that moment...

Something unexpected happened to Ling. The Ice Clan woman being chased suddenly went crazy.

They chose to plunge headlong into the icy sea.

The pursuers behind her were equally relentless in their pursuit.

Seeing this, the Devouring Rat was immediately enraged. 'Damn it, what if Xiao Qing's cultivation is disturbed?'

'These guys had to run here of all places; they look like they've got a death wish.'

boom!!

Just as the Ice Clan members were giving chase, a powerful spiritual pressure from a seventh-tier fusion-level demon suddenly descended, as if the weight of the entire world had been placed upon them.

These people immediately staggered and were suppressed and imprisoned on the spot.

Then, a person dressed as a young Taoist boy in a green robe appeared before them.

Upon seeing this, the leading man in the Void Refinement stage immediately showed a look of fear in his eyes:

"A seventh-tier fusion-level great demon!!"

The Devouring Rat narrowed its eyes slightly, revealing a hint of disdain as it raised its hand.

With a slight raise of his hand, he grabbed the leading Ice Clan man and, mimicking Qin Ming's actions, immediately began using the Soul Searching Technique on him without a word.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

From the depths of the sea came the mournful screams of the Ice Clan's Void Refinement cultivator.

Only half a cup of tea later.

The Sky-Devouring Rat then revealed a thoughtful expression and glanced at the Ice Clan members present.

In short, the fact that Xiaoqing is cultivating here must never be revealed.

Just in case, the Devouring Sky Rat demon sent a thought that caused the pursuing Ice Clan cultivators to explode into clouds of blood mist.

The crystal cores inside its body all fell into its belly.

Actually, it tasted pretty good.
When it was the turn of the 'Ninth Princess', the Devouring Rat hesitated for a moment.

The Ice Clan woman, on the other hand, showed a look of despair. According to her memory, this Ice Domain was a no-man's land, meaning there were no high-level beings. Why would there be a terrifying being at the Integration level?
When she saw the Devouring Rat kill people to silence them, she knew that she was probably doomed today.

They thought that escaping to this uninhabited sea might offer a glimmer of hope, but who would have thought that they would fall into the tiger's den as soon as they escaped the wolf's den.

"Is the heavens determined to destroy my Frostwolf clan?"

With tears in her eyes, the Ice Tribe woman closed them, despairingly awaiting her death.

But after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement.

When she opened her eyes again, she found the young Taoist boy in green robes opposite her stroking his chin and looking at her.
"You're the ninth princess of the Frostwolf Clan of the Ice Tribe, right? You've really fallen on hard times."

After searching the soul, the Devouring Rat learned about its origins and what had happened before.

It was roughly a conflict between two large tribes of the Ice Clan. A traitor emerged from the Frostwolf tribe, who launched an attack from within while their patriarch was in seclusion.

The 'Ninth Princess' before us is the only direct grandson of the Frost Wolf Clan's patriarch.

That ancestor was a late-stage Integration Realm being, waiting for an opportunity to break through to the peak. He had been in seclusion for thousands of years, which gave another tribe an opportunity to take advantage of him.

However, the Sky-Eating Rat also learned some other things that it wasn't sure about.

So it said to the ice-tribe woman:
"Come with me, and see my master first. Whether you live or die depends on your fate."

Without waiting for her reaction, the Devouring Rat used its supernatural powers to grab her and take her back.

Half a day later.

Qin Ming was cultivating in his cave deep in the ice mountain when he saw the Devouring Sky Rat bringing back a pitiful-looking alien woman.

He stood up from the futon, frowned, and asked, "Devouring Rat, what are you up to? Why did you bring outsiders back?"

The Devouring Rat hurriedly stepped forward and pointed at the Ice Clan woman, explaining, "Master, I was watching Xiao Qing cultivate when a bunch of clueless guys barged in."

Then.

It recounted the whole story to Qin Ming, including the details of what happened and the information it obtained from searching the soul of the Ice Clan man.

Qin Ming learned from the Devouring Sky Rat that this woman had an extraordinary background and that she possessed a sacred artifact of the Ice Clan.

Besides, there was an even more important reason why the Devouring Rat didn't get rid of her as well.

That is, the bloody battle between the two major tribes of the Ice Clan was actually closely related to this woman!

(End of this chapter)