The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 130 A Belated Test

clatter! Da da!

The crisp sound of horses' hooves on the granite slabs of the street was unhurried, like a leisurely stroll.

The young man held the reins in one hand, as if holding a small candle, and headed towards the outer neighborhood, facing the evening breeze of the capital.

Suddenly, the rhythmic clatter of hooves that had been echoing all along abruptly ceased.

Suddenly, Li Qing tightened the reins and turned the horse around.

He flicked his fingers to extinguish a wisp of smoke, then took the seed of true fire and channeled it into his body. Li Qing looked up at the alleyway to the side.

There, two deep gazes pierced the night, casting undisguised shadows upon him.

Extremely rude!

Li Qing stopped his horse and stood still, quietly watching the two unfamiliar figures. Although he could not see their faces clearly, Li Qing was sure that he did not know them.

At this moment, in Guihua Mansion in Jiangnan Road, who could be coming to visit?
Just as Li Qing squinted, about to open his Yin Eyes to look, the person spoke.

"Just now I saw you strolling around, pointing and flicking the smoke and swirling flames. It seems that talent is being chosen by nature, and you have quite a bit of luck."

"Kidu!"

As that cool, teasing voice rang out, Li Qing's right hand, gripping the reins, involuntarily tightened.

is her!

In the dim light, a woman with ethereal beauty slowly approached. Before her face was fully revealed, her languid and melodious voice made Li Qing's heart tighten.

That was... the person who called himself "Yinghuo".

"It's you?"

On horseback, Li Qing's eyebrows and pupils instantly turned silver-gray.

He looked up and saw the woman rise in his vision like a celestial light reaching the heavens, pure and ethereal, soaring straight to the sky. Above those wisps of pure energy, dazzling magical intent manifested as white feathers falling in profusion.

Just from that one glance, Li Qing immediately let out a muffled groan, and the slight movement caused the horse beneath her to sway involuntarily a few times.

His status is not yet high enough to directly confront the Daoist concept known as "Ascension"!

"You're not being honest."

"Don't peek into things you shouldn't see."

With light, graceful steps, Yinghuo was right in front of Li Qing in the blink of an eye, and reached out her jade hand to touch Li Qing.

She wanted to remove the "feathers" that had grown out of Li Qing's body due to the influence of the celestial light.

Those who ascend to heaven have shed their physical form!
This is an unorthodox lineage of immortals, possessing an extremely terrifying corrosive power from birth. Upon ascending to immortality, all things undergo transformation and change.

This is a terrifying Dharma that can strip away all things.

But before she could even touch Li Qing, she was startled to hear a sharp cracking sound!
But the young man on the white horse glared and ripped off the faded "fairy feather" from his shoulder.

A series of blood droplets splattered, inadvertently staining Yinghuo's feathered skirt with a crimson hue.

As the ghostly talisman flowed between Li Qing's five fingers, it merely touched the mutated body, instantly severing the strange energy from the inner heavens, causing the feathers that had grown from it to fall off one by one.

"No need to trouble yourself!"

No matter how strong the Yin spirit is, it wouldn't be able to cause the Purple Mansion Daoist to be corrupted and die instantly with just a glance. Why would Li Qing need her to come here with a big stick and then give him a handful of sweet dates?
Pulling a roll of spiritual paper from her sleeve, Li Qing gently wiped the bloodstains off her hands and casually tossed the white paper aside.

And so, one man rode a white horse high above the other, while the other stood still on the street, looking at each other intently...

"You do have a strong personality, Yinghuo. Your pretense won't work!"

In Li Qing's perception, the sneering figure behind him stepped out like a sharp blade, piercing into his spiritual consciousness.

The cold-faced man, dressed in a blue robe, with his black hair casually draped over his shoulders, made it seem as if half the street had transformed into a battlefield, surrounded by all sorts of murderous intent!
Another person who has completed the cultivation of the Purple Mansion.

Li Qing remained silent, but gripped the reins even tighter.

Even though "Taibai" showed no respect for Yinghuo and sabotaged the event, and even though Li Qing's actions were not gentle, she was not angry at all. She just glanced down at the bloodstains on her own haori.

“You don’t actually need to be so hostile…”

With a gentle pat on the feathered robe, Yinghuo plucked the bloodstains into a bead. Just as she was about to lecture him, she suddenly realized that this was not the fierce attack of the Ghostly Gentleman.

This is clearly the cursed blood that little devil used to consecrate with yin energy; it's the spell Li Qing used to test and mark him.

Inside the black blood droplet, there seemed to be intricate, ghostly symbols tumbling up and down. Although the purpose of this curse was unknown, at least, if someone wanted to use this drop of blood to harm Li Qing, they would most likely be going against his will.

That guy's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve!
Yinghuo picked up the black blood droplet with her fingertip, flicked it away, and abandoned the idea of ​​lecturing her.

"We made a promise that the day you achieve the Purple Mansion realm would be the day we meet again!"

"Do you remember? Ketu."

As the woman finished speaking, which was not entirely innocent, Li Qing felt a loosening in her sleeve.

With a flick of his finger, Yinghuo produced a jade pendant resembling a vertical pupil that floated from his left sleeve. This was the "Ketu Ziyao," a celestial treasure and a symbol of identity for one of the Eleven Luminaries. "When did I ever say I wanted to join your Eleven Luminaries Heavenly Palace?"

"Or perhaps, my exile to the open sea was also your doing?"

"The True Man of Yinghuo!"

Li Qing led the white horse to the west of the ward, trying his best to restrain his impulse. He knew that the other party had already reached another realm, that was a person who had cultivated the Yin Spirit.

Even though he was filled with displeasure at that moment, he couldn't be too rude.

He needed to find a balance, a balance where he could vent his dissatisfaction and resistance without provoking the "Yin Shen Zhenren" to take action in anger.

"Ha, if you follow the schemes of Du Yao, you too will reach the Yin God Realm in the near future!"

"There's no need to call me 'real person,' you can just call me Yinghuo."

It's unclear whether this woman completely fails to understand Li Qing's dissatisfaction.
Or rather, as a Yin deity, she only ever lived in her own hopes, and she never even considered the feelings of Jidu or Taibai.

She arranged everything as she wished; we, all living beings, are merely vessels, transformed forms.

I descend to the mortal realm, and I alone am supreme!

She viewed everyone, including herself, as a tool for the one who upheld the Great Dao in her heart...

For someone like Yinghuo, the explanation and obsession with the Great Dao have become an obstacle.

Such a person is like a fanatical defender and preacher of the faith, indifferent to all kinds of honor and disgrace, but when it comes to the opportunity to expound the Way, she may become obsessed to the point of madness.

"I have a master, and I belong to one of the five immortal sects in the Southern Kingdom. I have been seeking the Dao for so long and have not made any mistakes."

"At least, I don't plan to switch allegiances right now!"

Li Qing glanced at the Jidu Ziyao floating to the side, but decided not to bother with it. He simply cupped his hands slightly and said a few words.

With a tug on the reins and a gentle press on the horse's belly, the white horse turned its head on its own and trotted out of the city.

At this moment, he could not return to the Li family mansion, for he could not bring the madman from the Heavenly Palace to their door.

Just as my heart was heavy, sure enough, the two Radiant Stars behind me made their move again.

But then he saw the man named "Taibai" pick up a wisp of golden energy from his sleeve and casually pat it towards the sky. Li Qing immediately felt as if endless essence was rising between heaven and earth, and the majestic Gengjin sword energy spread out like rosy clouds, about to weave a cage to imprison him inside.

With a wave of his right hand, Li Qing lifted the three-inch banner into his palm in an instant. Even though the thousands of thoughts in his divine palace had burned out, he still dared not make a move.

In that instant, he simulated hundreds of counterattacks, but without exception, every move he made resulted in a dismal end.

This entire area is sealed off. If he makes any unusual moves or goes astray, he will surely be killed on the spot by ten thousand swords!

"Are you two going to... use force?"

Li Qing picked up a piece of spiritual paper. The origami technique she had learned before reaching the Qi Refining Realm was already highly proficient. In the blink of an eye, she folded it into a paper doll shape and gently covered the white horse's eyes.

Even a common horse, unlike the magic of immortals, can still discern the deadly edge of Venus!

Li Qing could fully sense the anxiety and fear of the white horse beneath her.

In a flash, he put away the now useless Ten Thousand Souls Banner, raised his palm and gently stroked the white horse's neck, smoothing its mane to calm its restlessness.

One was a Yin God True Person, and the other was also suspected to be a Yin God. With such a lineup, Li Qing seemed to have given up all struggles. He stopped his horse and patiently listened to what the two had to say next.

"Our Heavenly Palace is a supreme organization dedicated to seeking the Dao and saving the world, not some petty and despicable sect."

"I've recommended you for the position of Jidu. All you need to do is follow me and complete the assigned tasks. You can still remain in your sect, as long as you have the ability..."

Yinghuo slowly approached, holding two radiant treasures in each hand.

The spiritual light moved slightly closer to Li Qing. The next moment, Li Qing felt a pain in his fingertip. He didn't know when, but the "Ji Du Yao" had already pierced his fingertip and started to forcibly recognize him as its master!

"Today, I have defied your will, but in the near future, you will thank me for today, Ghost Lord Li Qing."

The woman walked slowly through the sword realm, and wherever she passed, the boundless sword energy crumbled inch by inch.

When she finally got close to Li Qing, she was holding a seven-star lotus crown with a restrained Daoist aura in her palm!

"This is the treasured artifact of the Seven Star Pavilion in Fangzhang Immortal Continent. Half a century ago, I joined forces with 'Sun' to suppress one of the ignorant Yin God Supremes. I will give you this magic crown as a belated congratulatory gift after you have established your Purple Mansion Dao Foundation."

"The crown represents the head, the beginning of the Dao. This dharma crown was refined by an old Daoist spirit throughout his life, incorporating 1,280 incantations, adorned with seven stars, shaped like a Dao lotus, drawing upon the light of celestial stars, and naturally allowing the seven stars to descend for protection..."

Seeing that Li Qing was still resisting and standing on the white horse, Yinghuo was not annoyed. He walked up to the white horse and slightly tiptoed.

With a flick of her finger, she pointed at Li Qing, and in an instant, the hairpin on his head fell away, and his long black hair reached almost to his waist. Yinghuo pushed the Seven-Star Lotus Crown in front of Li Qing, and immediately the black hair tied up in a bun on its own, as if divinely aided, and was bound together by the Seven-Star Lotus Crown.

At this moment, Li Qing, wearing a seven-star crown and a robe of divine transformation, stood on horseback, exuding an extraordinary and ethereal air.

Is it a protective artifact of the sect's highest level?

Li Qing looked at Yinghuo with complicated emotions. He didn't understand why the Eleven Luminaries of the Heavenly Palace would gather top cultivators from all sides.

Could it be that these lunatics are really going to rebel against the Three Kingdoms and Five Regions of Tiandu?
"What exactly is the Heavenly Palace? What are you trying to do?!"

(End of this chapter)