Immortal Refiner

"This is the Azure Crown, crafted from seven Mystic Pearl Oysters, originating from an ancient deep-sea oyster that lived for nearly ten thousand years."

"When suspended above the head, it can create a layer of Celestial Water Curtain, and each oyster pearl can withstand a full-force attack from a Composite Body stage cultivator."

"Each time it blocks an attack from a Composite Body stage cultivator, one Mystic Pearl Oyster will shatter, merging into the crown and increasing the power of the Celestial Water Curtain."

Although this crown is not a spiritual treasure, and the crafting method is relatively crude, simply and roughly combining various precious materials, it is enough to surprise Li Qing.

"Thank you for this generous gift, Senior. I will definitely do my best!" Li Qing sincerely expressed his gratitude, not expecting to actually get something out of it.

Since this Fish-man powerhouse had already offered a treasure, the others naturally couldn't just stand by and watch.

A mysterious female cultivator, dressed in a pure white cloud-patterned dress, said in an ethereal voice, "I have a bottle of Soul Guarding Pills, which can keep your spirit safe and sound. After taking this pill, you don't have to worry about the barren astral winds eroding your spirit."

Seeming to feel that her offer was not as good as Ning Wang's and the Fish-man's, the female cultivator spoke again, "I will also impart a secret technique from my Cloud Luo Island, which can greatly increase your mana in a short period, but it requires sacrificing your life essence as a price."

"Using it multiple times in a short period will cause an exaggerated loss of your life essence, so use it with caution!"

Soon, a secret technique called 'Mist Veil' was transmitted into Li Qing's sea of consciousness.

The advantage of this technique is that it is not difficult to cultivate. With Li Qing's comprehension, he mastered it almost as soon as he got it.

However, the life essence consumed by this technique is indeed terrifying. Even with Li Qing's long lifespan, he wouldn't dare to use it without limit.

The first time it is used, it only consumes a hundred years of life essence, the second time it requires two hundred years, the third time it is four hundred years, and so on. After using it five or six times at most, Li Qing would feel like he had suffered a great injury.

And once the life essence is exhausted, that is the moment of direct death.

However, to be honest, although the price is exaggerated, the benefits it can bring are extremely astonishing.

A Void Refinement stage cultivator using this secret technique can briefly raise their mana by a small step.

If a Composite Body stage cultivator uses it, it can also greatly increase their mana.

The higher the cultivation level, the lower the effectiveness of this secret technique. For Li Qing, who is still at the Void Refinement stage, this secret technique happens to be at its most effective period.

After receiving the pill, Li Qing cupped his fist towards the mysterious woman and said, "Thank you for your gift, Senior!"

The Ghost Horn race powerhouse frowned slightly, not very willing, but still took out a drop of bright red blood essence.

The moment this drop of blood essence appeared, a faint dragon's roar surged around, shocking everyone present, and they looked incredulously at the drop of blood essence in the Ghost Horn race's palm.

"Roar!"

The blood essence transformed into a dragon, soaring into the air.

True Dragon Blood Essence?!

Everyone was shocked. This Ghost Horn race powerhouse had actually taken out such a precious divine object.

But he said in a cold voice, "It is naturally impossible for it to be True Dragon Blood Essence. The Dragon race values its own bloodline extremely highly, how could they allow True Dragon Blood Essence to be scattered outside."

"This is a drop of Flood Dragon Blood Essence, taken from a Flood Dragon that failed to break through to the Composite Body stage."

"This blood has infinite uses. If swallowed at a moment of near death, it can have a certain effect of bringing one back to life."

Soon, the scarlet little dragon flew towards Li Qing.

Restraining the little red dragon, a fiery emotion surged in Li Qing's heart.

Being able to withstand the great heavenly tribulation of the seventh rank shows that this Flood Dragon was not far from the Composite Body stage itself. This blood essence is invaluable, and even exceeds the high-level snake demon blood essence he traded from Ning Wang back then to a certain extent.

Flood Dragons, although not True Dragons, still have a certain bloodline connection.

In the Spirit Realm, some powerful Flood Dragons can even purify their own bloodline and transform into True Dragons after cultivating to the Mahayana stage.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Senior!"

Hearing this, the Ghost Horn race powerhouse waved his hand at Li Qing, enduring the heartache.

Finally, there was the strong man who seemed to be very skilled in body refinement. He scratched his head awkwardly and then said, "I don't have any good things to give you, so I'll give you a body refinement secret technique."

"This is what I gained from a desperate situation in my early years, called 'Golden Saint Body'. This technique emphasizes refining one's own body as a spiritual treasure, being strong and overbearing."

"Although it's useless to you now, if you can get out alive and refine this technique, you can make your physical body comparable to a spiritual treasure."

"Even if you only cultivate it to a small success, you can resist ordinary Yellow-grade spiritual treasures without any problem."

After speaking, the strong man took a golden slip and shot it directly at Li Qing.

Whoosh!

The latter steadily caught the bamboo slip that looked like it was forged from gold. Feeling the material of the bamboo slip, Li Qing's heart was slightly startled, and a trace of shock flashed in his eyes.

He quickly put it away, and then expressed his gratitude again.

"Seniors, you are so kind, I will definitely bet my life and get through it!"

After speaking, Li Qing jumped directly onto the pillar behind him. During this time, he did not forget to glance at the strong man who had just given him the body refinement secret technique. The latter still looked like he didn't care at all.

"It seems that this person really didn't recognize the material of this golden slip... But it's no wonder, Golden Thunder Bamboo has been extinct for many years. After being made into a inheritance slip, its evil-repelling divine thunder characteristics have also disappeared, so it's normal not to discover it."

"It's just that I saw a description related to this bamboo in a refining secret code, otherwise I would also regard this golden slip as a book slip made of ordinary spiritual gold."

Li Qing whispered in his heart, and then quickly moved his gaze away, glancing at the people on the other pillars.

At the moment, there are already people standing on the six fine iron pillars.

They are located at six extreme points, just blocking the formation eyes of this array.

"It's starting!"

The Ghost Horn race powerhouse whispered, and then hit a spiritual force towards the fine iron pillar under his feet.

The others did the same, releasing a spiritual force.

Seeing this, Li Qing immediately followed suit.

Boom!

Instantly, the entire space vibrated. The six refined iron pillars erupted with boundless light, and strands of spiritual light intertwined, soaring into the heavens.

A formation, seemingly containing the might of the heavens, suddenly took shape, completely sealing off the entire space.

In the next moment, the refined iron pillars at each point of the Six Extremes Locking Heaven Formation began to draw upon the power of the formation.

The refined iron pillar at the Tianshu extreme position surged with endless starlight.

The Disha extreme position had Yin Nether Qi gushing out, pouring into the Ghost Horn Tribe member above it.

At the Ligong extreme position, intense flames burned and seethed, spreading across the body of the body refiner.

With a boom, the Zhenque extreme position had tyrannical lightning striking down, charring the scales on the Merman's body.

As for the position where Li Qing was, a gust of Gang wind suddenly arose.

Barren Gang Wind!

Whoosh!

Amidst the howling wind, Li Qing had no way to avoid it and could only endure the erosion of this wind on his body.

"Golden Thread Treasure Armor!"

Li Qing activated his most powerful defensive Earth-grade spiritual treasure at the first moment. Accompanied by a surge of golden light, the Barren Gang Wind was blocked.

But how could the test of this Six Extremes Locking Heaven Formation be so simple?

Next moment, a more violent Gang wind surged, blowing almost everywhere on Li Qing's body.

In an instant, Li Qing's mana consumption surged, and this Earth-grade spiritual treasure on his body began to show signs of damage.

"Not simple, this Barren Gang Wind actually has the effect of obliterating Dao patterns."

Li Qing's expression suddenly became extremely solemn. He clearly sensed that the Golden Thread Treasure Armor on his body began to dim, and the Dao patterns on it began to wear away at a noticeable rate.

Once the Dao patterns were obliterated, that would be the moment when this spiritual treasure was completely destroyed.

"Boy, hold on! This is just the beginning. Even Fellow Daoist Yun Ni's sixth-order high-grade spiritual puppet couldn't withstand the blowing of the Barren Gang Wind!" King Ning glanced at Li Qing and gave a timely reminder.

This was to tell Li Qing not to rely too much on his own treasures, because more violent calamities would come next.

Sure enough, after King Ning's voice fell, the Barren Gang Wind began to spin around the refined iron pillar where Li Qing was.

Soon, a whirlwind formed, and the Dao patterns on the Golden Thread Treasure Armor began to wear away at a faster rate.

If he continued to hold on, he would have to lose a hard-won Earth-grade spiritual treasure!

In the next moment, he put away the Golden Thread Treasure Armor and covered his body with his own mana.

Boom!

The mana at the Void Refinement stage was completely insignificant under this terrifying Gang wind. The protective spiritual light on Li Qing's body was instantly shattered, and the gale invaded his body.

Fine wounds bloomed on his body surface, and dense, tiny blood beads oozed out, as if he was being slowly sliced by thousands of sharp knives.

A sharp pain struck, and Li Qing's scalp went numb. He quickly took out the Deep Blue Crown he had just obtained.

Buzz!

A water-blue halo appeared, and a curtain of water poured down from the top of his head, once again blocking the Barren Gang Wind outside.

With the protection of this curtain of Heavenly Brilliance Water, Li Qing was able to catch his breath for a moment, and his face became extremely solemn.

"I already thought this Barren Gang Wind was terrible enough, but I didn't expect it to far exceed my expectations."

"These gifts just now are really life-buying money."

Realizing that these benefits were not so easy to take, Li Qing swallowed a pill to restore his injuries, allowing the dense wounds on his body to quickly heal.

This Deep Blue Crown could temporarily protect him, but obviously it couldn't last long, otherwise this formation wouldn't have trapped these Integration stage cultivators for so long.

Sure enough, after only a moment, a crisp cracking sound suddenly came from Li Qing's head.

Crack!

A Mysterious Clam Pearl shattered!

A burst of glittering powder sprinkled down, adding to the Heavenly Brilliance Water curtain hanging from the Deep Blue Crown, making this layer of protective water curtain even more profound.

"In just a moment, it's equivalent to a full-force attack from an Integration stage cultivator."

Li Qing's expression suddenly changed drastically. If that was the case, then this secret treasure wouldn't be able to protect him for too long.

This was not a spiritual treasure, the refining technique was very rough, it could only be called a valuable secret treasure, and the number of uses was limited.

Once all seven Mysterious Clam Pearls were shattered, the power of the Heavenly Brilliance Water curtain would also be maximized, but it would also be the time when this secret treasure was completely destroyed.

"I can't rely solely on this secret treasure, it seems I have to endure it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qing gritted his teeth and removed the Deep Blue Crown.

A more violent Barren Gang Wind struck again, and dense wounds suddenly appeared on his body. Li Qing endured the pain and sat down cross-legged like an iron bell, motionless.

However, the threat posed by the Barren Gang Wind was obviously not limited to these superficial injuries, its barren characteristics were the most terrifying.

Instantly, Li Qing felt his skin drying up at an extremely fast rate, as if he had suddenly aged.

Power of Barrenness!

His originally youthful and ageless body was actually "withering" under the blowing of this Barren Gang Wind.

Vast power of Qi and blood surged out, but it couldn't withstand this terrifying power of barrenness, and a large amount of Qi and blood also began to dry up.

At this moment, Li Qing finally experienced what it felt like to be in his twilight years.

Not only that, this Barren Gang Wind even invaded his sea of consciousness, causing his divine soul to also become weak.

Li Qing didn't dare to hesitate. With a thought, he once again sacrificed the Deep Blue Crown, protecting himself with the Heavenly Brilliance Water curtain that fell down.

Bang!

In just an instant, another Mysterious Clam Pearl shattered.

Taking advantage of this moment of respite, Li Qing took out a Divine Protection Pill and swallowed it directly to avoid excessive loss of his divine soul.

At the same time, he began to circulate the newly perfected 《Dao Tribulation Limitless Scripture》, trying to use this power of barrenness to temper himself.

The power level of the Barren Gang Wind was extremely high, and even Li Qing found it difficult to turn it into his own use. He could only try to plant it into his body little by little.

"I can only use the flesh as the soil for transforming the tribulation. If I can completely cultivate the essence of the Barren Gang Wind, it means that the method I created has no problems."

"In that case, can I still have another wind-attribute spiritual root?"

After Li Qing pondered for a while, he wholeheartedly used the Barren Gang Wind that invaded his body to refine himself, trying to use it to create new life.