The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 116 Final preparations
Beyond the capital city, the sea stretches out vast and boundless, its end unknown to all—whether it lies at the legendary Ruins of Return or something else entirely…

But deep within this vast ocean, a colossal immortal continent sits in the very center.

Its name is "Fangzhang".

This is a super-large immortal continent created by overseas immortal cultivators who gathered the essence of all worlds, moved spiritual veins in Tiandu, and borrowed reefs in the South China Sea.

In this secluded corner of the world, palaces and towers rise above the boundless expanse of sky and water, where millions of acres of spiritual energy are cultivated, fields are planted with medicinal herbs, and jade stones contain clear springs.

The name of the overseas immortal continent and the path to immortality in the secular world also resounded throughout the ears of the Heavenly Capital!
At this moment, outside the boundless immortal continent, a flying swallow magic boat folded its feathers and quietly moored in a bay, awaiting the process of entering the continent.

Inside the upper cabin of the Dharma boat.

The dragon coiled in a corner of the cabin, its two large eyes scrutinizing Li Qing, who was sitting in front of the incense table.

The cabin's doors and windows were tightly shut. The altar inside reached the highest heavens, and in the dim light, one could see the vastness of the universe. On the altar were incense burners, candle burners, and six spirit lamps.

The head of the spleen demon maid, one of the five internal organs gods offered to the Southern Dipper, has now turned into a handful of dark blue ashes. It was one of the five internal organs gods of the Yin God Old Monster. It offered sacrifices to the fifty-two luminaries of the Southern Dipper and received seven inches and thirty-six strands of longevity light, which transformed into more than a hundred longevity treasures and restrictions of the Southern Dipper.

Today, this Southern Dipper Spirit Lamp, with its lampshade made of Qionghua petals and its handle made of jade vine stems, has acquired a trace of the power described in the Taoist scriptures. The Southern Dipper shines high in the sky, and when lit, it illuminates the starry universe, protecting against death and prolonging life...

The lamp of Li Qing, with its dim, cold white light, revealed the faint shadows of the fifty-two luminaries of the Southern Dipper within its hazy glow, while incomprehensible celestial script and Daoist inscriptions created various scenes within it.

This lamp now has 308 forbidden items from the Southern Dipper!
Three hundred to six hundred restrictions—this is already considered a mid-grade magic weapon, a treasure that can influence the outcome of battles at the Purple Mansion Foundation stage.

With just a lift of the Southern Dipper Treasure Lamp, the candlelight illuminates the shadows, the Heavenly Beam illuminates fate, the lamp holds the bones, the nail-head book, the demon star incantation... all these incredible incantations and prayers can be performed with ease by Li Qing.

The original technique of using candlelight to capture images had been used in conjunction with the "Eternal Regret Ghost Scissors" to kill powerful enemies on more than one occasion.

"Indeed, the items of the Yin God are extraordinary. This corpse with five internal organs yielded two exquisite pieces of paper, and the Southern Dipper Lamp Track can finally be put to use!"

"It wasn't for nothing that I risked my life to pull a tooth from the tiger's mouth!"

Li Qing flipped his right hand and put the life-extending lamp into his sleeve, feeling quite pleased.

Even after reaching the Qi Refining stage, it takes several decades to refine a hundred forbidden magic weapon. Even after advancing to the Purple Mansion Dao Foundation stage and obtaining the true form of the Dao, it still takes twenty or thirty years to refine a suitable magic weapon with more than three hundred forbidden restrictions as a trump card!
His book, "Nan Dou Yan Ming," was too wicked. It did not resemble the orthodox teachings. It was a series of forbidden techniques for quick mastery through sacrifice and head-scratching. In just three or four years, this life-extending lamp had already taken initial shape.

Offering sacrifices to the Southern Dipper to obtain a counter-sacrifice from the high heavens of the universe is an extremely terrifying speed of sacrificial refining.

On the other side, two rolls of pale parchment had also been peeled off.

After entering overseas, Li Qing toured various continents, but he did not experience much fighting or warfare. Apart from obtaining two sheets of hundred-eye wind-patterned paper from the Li family of Peng Kingdom, he had not acquired any new spiritual paper for a long time.

These two rolls of parchment are pale and delicate, as smooth as human skin, unaffected by fire or water, and far surpass even the finest spiritual paper!
When Li Qing suddenly attacked and killed the five internal organs of the "Heavenly Venerable," wasn't it for this very thing?
Now that he has reached the Purple Mansion level, he must carefully refine this battalion of Six Ding and Six Jia soldiers to perfection. At least, before returning to Lin Yuan Mountain, he needs a few Purple Mansion level soldiers to protect him and ensure his safety.

With two scrolls of demon maid paper in hand, Li Qing immediately turned her head and looked at the Jiazi Linglong, which was hidden in a dim corner.

"Want it?"

Before he even made a move, he could already feel the burning gaze.

Jiazi Linglong, the leader of all the rampant people, was originally a female disciple of a noble family in Tiannan Prefecture, whom Han Daotu of the External Affairs Hall had taken in. She was cruelly tortured and refined into a paper spirit, which can be considered a tragic background.

"whee……"

Being a spirit of the underworld, it often harbors immense resentment. It cannot become a spirit without experiencing extreme suffering.

At this moment, "Linglong" is in a stage where yin spirits and ignorance are intertwined, between vengeful ghosts and gods. Her thoughts are full of twists and turns, but she does not have enough spiritual awareness to express them. She can only rely on her weak spirit and the instinct of the paper demon to endlessly entangle and sink into depravity.

Neither born nor dying, sinking into nothingness, this is the lowest level of the ghost realm!
"No need to rush. You are my master. The finest spiritual paper and the most precious soul materials will always be supplied to you first."

"You only need to remember: who you are? Who your master is?"

Such rampant troops, being ignorant and lacking spirit, are insufficient to respond to all changes and protect the Great Dao. However, even after being enlightened and awakened, they must be constantly reminded to remain loyal to their original nature and act from the heart.

Even though he could decide someone's life or death with a single thought, and there were various restrictions, the necessary questioning of the heart would still be indispensable.

Once Linglong Chang has completely digested these two scrolls of dirty divine paper and broken through the limit of the Purple Mansion Day Tour, she will then complete that one complete life soul and become a true "Great Chang".

She also needed to master the top-tier spirit-taming spell, "The Mountain Spirit's Hidden Ballad Law," and then combine it with the Cloud and Rain Skin-Pulling Ghost Realm to create a truly powerful "Dharma Domain"!
After carefully reciting the monarchical covenant to her, the graceful woman obediently walked to Li Qing's side, her outer robe slipping off her shoulders, revealing her exquisite figure before him...

"Candle," who was idly playing with the dragon's mane on the side, suddenly saw its master's action. Its golden vertical pupils contracted sharply, and it hurriedly swung its tail to cover its head with its mane.

This is not something an immature little dragon can look at!

The cycle of the sun and moon will repeat itself once more.

The Dharma Boat anchored outside Fangzhang Immortal Island for a day and a night, and finally received the deed allowing it to pass.

Flying like a swallow, it traveled smoothly all the way to one of the three giant mountain ranges. Looking up, it saw the Beast Taming Immortal Sect!
This mountain range rises ten thousand zhang high, piercing the azure sea of ​​clouds. Running north to south, it stands majestically on the western continent of Fangzhang. Above, celestial palaces shrouded in verdant mist, with towering, precipitous peaks. A hundred flowers bloom in all seasons, their fragrance ethereal, and a thousand kinds of honeyed fruits adorn the branches, vibrant and tempting. Old monkeys climb vine-covered cliffs, lions and tigers sit atop peaks, and over there, a qilin bathes in a sweet spring. Beasts patrol the mountain, and here, golden phoenixes nest in the branches, receiving the homage of a hundred birds. Dragons roam the heavens, stirring up clouds and spewing mist. Golden palaces and towers, their boundaries faintly visible, present a truly celestial realm.

"Lord Li, have we arrived at the Beast Taming Immortal Sect?"

A knocking sound came from outside the door. A young swordsman, who looked about seventeen or sixteen years old, knocked on the cabin door and called out to remind Li Qing.

They had arrived at Fangzhang Immortal Continent, and the Beast Taming Immortal Sect was right before their eyes.

However, this Beast Taming Mountain Range is truly magnificent. The various beast gardens are not places that outsiders like them can enter, and the Daoist temple on the central immortal peak is even more remote and isolated.

Following the flight path through the blue sky, the flying swallow-shaped Dharma boat slowly came to a stop on a secondary peak.

This place is the Azure Sky Ferry of the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, and also the location of an immortal city.

"Okay, I understand!"

A clear, resonant voice rang out from the upper cabin. Upon hearing this, the wandering knight froze, hesitated for a moment, and then hurriedly bowed and took his leave.

Did I hear wrong? Why is there a woman laughing in the upper cabin?
Just now, when Li Jun spoke, he seemed to hear giggling coming from inside.

However, this was not something he could interfere with, so he simply pretended not to know and took his leave.

As soon as the footsteps of the wandering knight faded into the distance, Li Qing's face turned cold. He grabbed the neck of the exquisite and arrogant woman and lifted her several inches off the ground.

"Having just entered the Daoist path, you're already going to disobey orders?"

Li Qing exerted tremendous force to grab the neck of the exquisite woman. The mysterious Yin Qi flowed quietly, even forming frost flowers in the air. His presence exuded absolute authority, showing no room for her to overstep her bounds.

The rampant Daoist army can only have an absolute Daoist master and absolute obedience!
The stalemate lasted for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, until the exquisite and powerful soul that had just gathered could no longer hold on. Only then did Li Qing release her grip, letting it fall to the ground. With a flick of her sleeve, she took out a set of Tiannan Daoist robes and threw them onto the woman.

"Put on your clothes!"

"The first thing you should learn is the word 'rules'!"

He didn't know whether Linglong Chang had inherited the fragmented memories of her previous life. Having just transformed into a complete "Chang," she suddenly and presumptuously provoked the Dao Master. This was definitely not a good move.

She needs to learn a lesson!
"Cough, cough, cough!"

The woman's eyes became even more lively, but the pain lingered between her brows, refusing to dissipate. She clutched the robe to her chest, and could only respond pitifully with a wronged tone:
"I understand, I won't do it again."

The Dao of Rampage is the most difficult of all the methods of raising spirits to control.

If one wants to subdue the three mountains and five peaks and all kinds of evil spirits, and make their fierce magic power at one's disposal, then the Dao Lord's own great power, courage and majestic charm are indispensable!

Having barely achieved her goal of becoming a rampant day-traveler, she dared to launch a counterattack against the Dao Lord, almost drawing the descent of the Ghost Mother...

That's outrageous!

Linglong, looking pitiful, put on the Taoist robe and looked up at the heartless Taoist master. Although two of her three souls were missing, and for most of the time, even her incomplete life soul was just the spiritual core of the paper doll.

However, since she swallowed the Skinning Demon and entered the Path of the Rampant, her life soul has been slowly repairing itself, and some of her spiritual consciousness has also been restored. It's just that as a weapon of the Rampant, she cannot control her thoughts.

For the past three or four years, she has been following and watching this Dao Lord every day. Today, her life soul has been restored and she has transformed into the Day Wandering Great Demon. How could she not be happy?

They just wanted to thank the Dao Master...

Li Qing looked down at the exquisite creature lying on the ground. He could see its spirit with a single thought, so how could he not know its cunning and pitiful nature? This was just its most basic disguise.

They were all ruthless and no one was to be trifled with.

"If you had dared to take another step closer, the Demon Mother would have killed you on the spot!"

After clearing away all the ritual items on the altar, Li Qing carefully collected the offerings and warned the arrogant master again, lest he be unaware of the danger.

Raising a giant beast is extremely difficult, even more so than raising several day-roaming ghosts and gods!

If it weren't for the Skin-Peeling Ghost's innate talent, the extraordinary nature of the paper spirit that had grown over two hundred years, and numerous other opportunities, it might not have been able to nurture the exquisite Jiazi.

Li Qing didn't want her hard work to go to waste, so constant reminders and appropriate communication were necessary to keep her at her peak fighting strength!
After a series of ruthless actions, Li Qing took out a top-grade Nether Pearl that looked like glass from her sleeve, crushed it with her fingers, and drew out the most refined primordial Yin energy to drip into Linglong Chang's lips, thus repairing her throat that had been violently crushed.

He then took out another pill and a scroll of "The Mountain Spirit's Hidden Ballads," and handed them to Linglong Chang.

"Follow me in my cultivation and protect my path; this is your duty!"

"Do not overstep the rules, and do not ruin this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..."

(End of this chapter)