The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 54 The Path of White Bones is Coming (Please vote, please continue reading)
After Yin Zu returned to Linyuan Mountain, Li Qing never returned to the outer courtyard again.

Yin Zuling and several children led Li Qing into a cave dwelling atop a celestial peak overlooking the abyss!
The incident outside Liuhuangzhou may only be the beginning. How should Tiannan Temple take responsibility for the more than 10,000 people? What attitude will Baigudao take?

All of this is unknown!
Li Qing remained silent, simply sitting cross-legged in the cave.

Was it all the Ghost Mother's fault? Perhaps. But without her, Li Qing would have died in Liuhuangzhou long ago!
Even now, as Li Qing dances with the Xuan Yin Qi at her fingertips, she wavers between a slight sense of guilt and struggle.

"But all I want is to live..."

Life and death are beyond our control; is the feeling of waiting for judgment really pleasant?
He had never wanted power so much!

After activating the cave's protective barrier, Li Qing suppressed her worry, chuckled, and gently patted "Candle's" head, then placed the dragon-taming wall under its chin.

"Be good, wait for me here, okay?"

Seeing that "Candle's" vertical pupils were still looking at him with doubt, Li Qing's thoughts were intertwined with the Netherworld Book and Ghost Scroll. In an instant, he disappeared from the cave and returned to You Tian!

The place where Li Qing reappeared was indeed in front of the flower gate of that mansion.

Only then did he get a general idea of ​​the mansion's appearance.

The Netherworld Palace stretches endlessly, from the Yin Mountains to the vast land below, all the way to the edge of the land, to the void rift that seems to have been cleaved by a terrifying force—all of this is part of this palace.

The flower gate where Li Qing was located had two stone lion statues in front of it, about shoulder height, and two large red lanterns hanging on both sides of the eaves.

"This lantern is actually a magical artifact, a terrifying one. It has so many magical restrictions that they are impossible to count, and they all seem to be exorcism restrictions."

Are they the lanterns used to ward off evil spirits that hang in front of the underworld?

Having only been in Youtian for a few breaths, Li Qing suddenly noticed something strange behind him.

Turning around, under the white lanterns of the bluestone street, a slender ghostly figure stood there, its piercing eyes fixed on Li Qing. Its feet seemed to be about to move, but it also seemed extremely wary of the two large red lanterns, not daring to touch the blood-red light.

Suddenly, the thin, ghostly figure began to move. He raised his withered right hand, which hung down to his knee, and beckoned to Li Qing. The next instant, Li Qing felt that his body was out of control. His feet moved on their own and stepped towards the white lantern.

"how come?"

Li Qing's eyes widened, and his true qi surged throughout his body. Even the ghost spine began to frantically release yin energy, but it was all in vain!
Just as Li Qing was about to take her sixth step, a faint call suddenly sounded from behind her.

"Qing..."

This seemingly ordinary sound seemed to have drawn Li Qing's soul back to its source. He immediately retreated rapidly, but in the blink of an eye, he almost lost his footing and stumbled several steps.

It's the voice of the Demon Mother!

Only now did Li Qing realize that he had almost escaped the blood-red light emanating from the red lanterns. If it weren't for that call, he probably...

Still shaken, she took a few steps back. The sound of the door being pushed open came again. Li Qing quickly passed the two lion statues and went up the steps.

At this moment, a realization dawned on him: this was his underworld, the underworld he shared with Cui Shi Qu'er!

He touched the gate with his right hand, and the tiger-shaped door ornament on it seemed to come alive, its eyes opening as if it had recognized Li Qing's identity. With a click, the gate was pushed open.

Fearing the lingering shock, Li Qing quickly pushed open the door and went inside. Just as she was about to close the door, something occurred to her. She suddenly turned around and looked back at the cold, white lantern in the distance. The slender, ghostly figure seemed to have turned and left after its attack failed...

The gates of the underworld slammed shut with a bang, and Li Qing finally felt relieved. Looking around, he saw that the courtyard gate behind him was still firmly closed, and the Ghost Mother, Cui Qu'er, was standing beside him, staring blankly at Li Qing.

This underworld has imprisoned the Demon Mother!

In other words, those wandering vengeful ghosts might have once been inhabitants of this underworld? Because the underworld collapsed and the incense offerings ceased, they wandered around and became wild ghosts.

However, Li Qing really had no mind to explore this place at the moment. He suppressed his curiosity and turned to go to the west wing. He found a chaise lounge in the room, sat down cross-legged, and began to circulate his true qi to start cultivating.

At this moment, his Qi was almost in a liquid state. After swallowing the exquisite and translucent Nether Pearl, Li Qing once again circulated his true Qi to refine it.

The ghost spine that replaced her natural spine was still somewhat incompatible, and the cold, sharp true qi still caused a faint stinging pain, but it didn't matter, as Li Qing couldn't care less about that now.

As his true qi circulated, Li Qing spread out the first volume of "Nan Dou Yan Ming" in front of him.

He was going to forcibly condense "Tianfu Xuanyuan Qi". Tianfu is the beginning of the Southern Dipper, and Tianfu Xuanyuan Qi is named after the primordial Qi.

The innate is formless, yet the primordial energy gives rise to countless transformations.

Once a cultivator reaches the upper level of Qi Refining, having achieved their first minor success on the path of cultivation and possessing sufficient and abundant True Qi, the next step is to imbue the formless innate Qi with form and substance.

The foundation of the Dao lies solely in Qi and light.

Therefore, this condensed form and substance are often referred to as primordial energy, vital energy, or divine light and precious light.

Li Qing's Heavenly Mansion Profound Origin Qi is among them. Once formed, this Profound Origin Qi can break through the barrier between the intangible and the tangible. When used in one breath, it can collide with magical artifacts, making one impervious to weapons and unharmed by water or fire. The Heavenly Mansion Profound Origin Qi of the Southern Dipper Prolonging Life Scripture further inherits the life-extending wonder of this method. Its manifestation is like a celestial river encircling and endlessly flowing. It can even absorb a large amount of true Qi and spiritual power during combat to nourish itself, making it stronger with each battle!

Only those who have mastered this Qi can be considered qualified high-level Qi cultivators.

Li Qing gently moved the jade slip, and first looked through the markings and taboos inside before following the instructions to begin her cultivation.

Although his true qi has not yet completely transformed into a liquid state, he is somewhat special. His circulatory system is permeated with mysterious yin qi, which makes him much more capable than ordinary Taoists. It is not unreasonable for him to start cultivating a little earlier.

Just as Li Qing was focused on his cultivation, the Ghost Mother began to wander around the small courtyard, as if searching for Li Qing. She came to the west wing and saw Li Qing sitting cross-legged on the chaise longue. The Ghost Mother also slowly sat down in front of the alcove next to her, facing Li Qing.

And so it was. One of them was focused on cultivation, mastering the transformation of primordial energy, turning the formless into the tangible, and was breaking through the first threshold of cultivation; the other was sitting quietly to the side, patiently watching.

This scene of the underworld did indeed possess a touch of tranquility...

In the Netherworld, there is no day or night. Li Qing was so engrossed in cultivation that he had no idea how many days had passed!

It wasn't until he broke through the threshold of that profound primordial energy and truly condensed the first strand of Heavenly Palace Profound Primordial Energy that he discovered the existence of the Ghost Mother.

However, he had no time to waste, so he ignored the ghost mother and continued to focus on the transformation of his vital energy, aiming to completely cultivate a body of profound Yin vital energy!

Just as many cultivators need to condense their magical power when they advance to the Purple Mansion stage, the ancient Qi cultivation lineage can cultivate this vital energy when they reach the upper level of Qi cultivation.

Even at the level of Yin God, Yang God, or even the highest-grade Celestial Immortal, they still primarily cultivate this ever-changing primordial energy.

This is also why many cultivators from ancient lineages are often superior to cultivators of the same level!

Qi and light are the foundation of the Dao! Being closer to the Dao and purer, they are also more difficult to control.

Li Qing cultivated under immense pressure in the Netherworld Palace, hoping to gain more confidence before the arrival of the White Bone Path.

Meanwhile, in Lin Yuan Mountain, the White Dragon Clan leader stabilized the situation in the southwestern demon mountain, and upon his return, he immediately wanted to see Li Qing.

Bai Long was the one who strongly advocated for cultivating that ghost, Li Qing, a fierce ghost in the Purple Mansion. If Li Qing could be controlled, then in the future Li Qing would be like the White Bone Lady of the Lingnan White Bone Path, residing high in the Underworld, assisting the lineage, and able to continue for thousands of years.

Moreover, he was the one who wrote the annotations for the "Southern Dipper Derivative Scripture," and Li Qing was practically his disciple, so their relationship was very close.

However, before he could go to find Li Qing, he was stopped by Yin Zu.

The old master gazed at the cave behind the mountain, shook his head, and said:

"The boy was very uneasy at the moment; he was afraid that the temple would abandon him!"

"As you know, he's always been a bit repressed. Let's give him some more time."

Bai Long clearly didn't think so, and cupped his hands in rebuttal to Yin Zu.

"Master, how could the temple possibly abandon him?"

"That's why we need to explain things to him clearly and put his mind at ease!"

Otherwise, given Li Qing's personality, if he no longer trusts Lin Yuan, he might really leave the mountain.

Yin Zu, however, still shook his head.

"Many disciples of the Lan Clan in Fudu have come to plead for the true disciple of that clan. That Daoist Lan is merely the newly appointed Prefect of Liuhuang, and he was ordered to suppress the evil spirits of those clans in the east..."

The Lan clan of Fudu has always been a supporter of Tiannan Temple, and there are more than twenty Lan clan members and disciples practicing in the temple!
"There's no other way. Those three officials, Liu and Huang, were handled leniently, so we can't explain ourselves here."

The White Dragon Taoist shook his head.

The Lan family of Fudu has more than twenty Daoist disciples in the courtyard, including one Red-Clothed True Disciple, three or four High-Rank Daoist disciples, and Prefect Lan himself is a Purple Mansion Daoist.

If a choice had to be made between Prefect Lan and Ghost Prince Li Qing, Daoist Bailong did not want to side with Prefect Lan.

"Ugh……"

"Then let's wait until the White Bone Path arrives before we talk about it!"

Yin Zu ultimately didn't want to make things too ugly, so he looked at the cave behind the mountain and shook his head.

A sword is a weapon of violence; it has two sharp edges that can harm both the user and the attacker.

If you want to master that extraordinary power, you must also bear all the consequences.

The cause and effect will be revealed little by little, so please be patient.
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