Immortal Refiner

Two figures entered a dust-laden book pavilion belonging to the Blood Lotus Sect.

The thick layer of dust on the floor and the musty, moldy smell made it clear that this place had been neglected for a long time.

Immortal dao heritage, once revered as priceless treasures by countless cultivators, now lay scattered haphazardly within this near-abandoned pavilion.

Before the End of Dao Era, such a sight would have been unimaginable.

Only the complete depletion of spiritual energy in the world could have brought these precious immortal dao inheritances to such a state. Otherwise, they would never have been associated with this sorry condition.

”When the Blood Lotus Sect was first established, I still hoped for the return of spiritual energy,” the Blood Lotus Sect Leader explained patiently to Li Qing, holding nothing back. ”For years, I collected various inheritances and scriptures.”

”Many cultivation sects and great cultivation clans couldn’t withstand the despair of this era. After their decline, their followers scattered like monkeys fleeing a falling tree.”

”Therefore, this pavilion contains not only the immortal dao inheritances of myself and other sect members, but also those left behind by former immortal dao factions from the Autumn Mountain Domain.”

The Blood Lotus Sect Leader patiently explained the origins of the book pavilion to Li Qing, holding nothing back.

He had no choice. The situation was beyond his control; he simply couldn’t defeat Li Qing. It was better to satisfy the man’s demands outright.

With these words, the tall and upright Li Qing entered the book pavilion, casually pulling a dusty volume from the shelf.

After wiping the dust from the cover, Li Qing finally recognized the three characters:

Profound Armor Art!

As the name suggested, once mastered, this technique could temporarily transform the fleshly body into iron armor, capable of withstanding many attacks.

However, after flipping through it briefly, Li Qing lost interest and returned the book to its shelf.

A foundation establishment realm divine ability focused on enhancing the fleshly body held little appeal for him.

”So, this book pavilion contains most of the immortal dao heritage from the Autumn Mountain Domain’s cultivation world?” Li Qing asked casually.

The Blood Lotus Sect Leader shook his head with a wry smile. ”I wouldn’t say eighty or ninety percent, but at least thirty to forty percent is here.”

”Unfortunately, when the signs of spiritual energy revival remained elusive, I abandoned this futile endeavor.”

As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Li Qing, curious why someone in this era would still be interested in these obsolete scriptures.

Logically, these once-treasured immortal dao inheritances should have been discarded as relics of the past.

The only reason he had kept these volumes piled up in this abandoned book pavilion was out of sentimentality and reluctance to part with the fruits of his years of collecting.

Beyond that, he hoped to glean some inspiration from these ancient immortal dao secret manuals and forge a new path forward.

After much deliberation, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader finally dared to ask:

”Brother Limitless, may I ask why you still need these useless secret manuals?”

Li Qing, who had picked up another cultivation manual, replied casually:

”As I said, I’m just browsing out of curiosity.”

Just curiosity?!

To be honest, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader wouldn’t believe that excuse even if he were beaten to death.

Of course, to avoid actually being beaten to death, he quickly agreed:

”I see. Curiosity is human nature, after all. Nothing strange about that.”

”I thought you might have discovered a hidden sacred ground where spiritual energy still lingers, allowing for continued cultivation.”

As he spoke, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader carefully observed Li Qing’s expression.

But faced with such a clumsy probe, Li Qing’s face remained utterly impassive.

He simply said calmly:

”Regrettably, I haven’t found any such sacred ground. And even if I had, what then? Would you abandon everything you’ve built here and return to the immortal dao?”

At these words, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader froze in place.

Yes, he realized he had never truly considered this question before.

He had always subconsciously believed that the revival of spiritual energy would be an unequivocally good thing. But now, having achieved greater mastery over the Red Moon Secret Power, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader couldn’t help but ask himself: If spiritual energy were to fully revive in the future, while the Red Moon Secret Power vanished, would that truly be a blessing for him?

Cultivation, after all, ultimately sought longevity.

Having switched to cultivating the Red Moon Secret Power, combined with the effects of that extraordinary blood lotus, his current lifespan likely far exceeded that of a normal core formation realm cultivator.

Could he truly bring himself to abandon everything he had now and return to the immortal dao?

The Blood Lotus Sect Leader sighed inwardly.

He seemed incapable of making such a decision. For him, lifespan was everything; simply being able to live well was enough.

Whether one walked the immortal dao or the Demonic Path, wasn’t the destination the same?

With a dry chuckle, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader evaded Li Qing’s question.

”Heh, I’ve brought you here. Brother Limitless, you may now freely reminisce about the once-glorious immortal dao within this place. I won’t disturb you any further.”

With that, he withdrew from the book pavilion, leaving Li Qing alone within.

With the chatterbox gone, Li Qing was naturally delighted to quietly peruse these ancient immortal dao secret manuals.

He had ample time, especially with the threefold time dilation in the World of Eternal Night. He could methodically examine each manual, ultimately taking away only the inheritance scriptures that would be useful to him.

”The Evergreen Undying Cultivation Manual... This is actually a wood attribute cultivation manual, and it even covers the core formation realm. Truly remarkable.”

”Too bad it’s of no use to me.”

As Li Qing was about to set the wood attribute cultivation manual aside, his brow furrowed. He thought to himself:

”Wait, even if it’s not particularly useful to me, it might still fetch a decent price if I take it back to the Great Wilderness Domain and sell it.”

This cultivation manual offered no unique combat enhancements and its cultivation speed was merely average, lacking any exceptional features.

However, the manual’s name—”Evergreen Undying”—was no accident.

The Evergreen Undying Cultivation Manual possessed a single, extraordinary property: after mastering it, one could dramatically slow down the aging process!

The effect rivaled that of the Youth Preservation Pill, a rare and miraculous elixir!

Eternal youth, timeless beauty.

This was a trait cherished by many female cultivators. In the cultivation world, even seemingly useless elixirs like the Youth Preservation Pill could command surprisingly high prices in spirit stones.

No matter where you are, the phrase ”eternal youth” always holds immense appeal for women.

Hmm, I’ll sell it later. Someone might be willing to buy it, hoping to gain insights into preserving their youth and beauty from this cultivation manual.

With this thought, Li Qing stored the seemingly useless manual away, planning to fleece some unsuspecting fool later.

Next, Li Qing began meticulously flipping through the immortal dao secret manuals of the Autumn Mountain Domain, one after another, in the vast book pavilion.

Fragmented Origin Forming Method: A fragmented secret technique for refining spiritual energy, containing only Chapters for the foundation establishment and qi refining realms. Mastering it could slightly increase the success rate of breaking through cultivation stages.

Unfortunately, it lacked Chapters for the core formation realm and beyond. Li Qing simply stored it away, letting it lie quietly in his storage pouch.

This secret technique was useless to him, but it would undoubtedly fetch a good price if sold to a cultivation sect.

Spirit Beacon Art!

This technique allowed one to leave a special spiritual energy beacon that could be sensed even from thousands of miles away!

Interesting. The spiritual energy beacon left by this secret technique is far clearer than ordinary spiritual energy imprints. It can actually be sensed from thousands of miles away! Li Qing’s eyes lit up. He had finally found a decent secret technique that might actually be useful to him.

Without hesitation, Li Qing immediately stored the secret technique away, planning to study it later when he had time. The technique wasn’t particularly difficult to learn and wouldn’t take up much of his time.

Moreover, such a powerful spiritual energy beacon might prove useful in the future.

Anticipating further valuable inheritances, Li Qing slightly increased his pace as he flipped through the remaining scrolls.

Heaven-Shaking Transformation: Disguise Chapter

This technique allows one to alter their appearance and aura. Except for those with unique ocular abilities, even cultivators a realm higher would struggle to detect the disguise.

A good find! Storing it!

Complete Chaotic Cloud Cultivation Manual

A cultivation manual that only reaches the core formation realm. Aside from some unique cloud manipulation techniques, it offers little practical use.

Useless!

Li Qing glanced at it once more before setting aside this core formation realm cultivation manual.

Cloud-Gathering and Rain-Spreading Technique!

A daoist art that controls celestial phenomena, influencing the weather through immortal dao methods.

Still useless!

Li Qing discarded it without hesitation. Most of the immortal dao heritage in this tower was geared towards foundation establishment cultivators, offering little value to him.

Li Qing merely glanced at these secret techniques and daoist arts practiced by foundation establishment cultivators, briefly expanding his knowledge before setting them aside.

Take out, put down! Take out, put down!

As Li Qing relentlessly repeated this motion, he finally spotted a dull, lightless jade slip.

It was undeniable that precious inheritances were stored within these jade slips.

Holding the slip, Li Qing extended his divine sense into it, reading the contents recorded within.

Great Luo Hand!

This was a divine ability—a powerful technique that could only be cultivated by those in the core formation realm.

Unlike ordinary spells, techniques bearing the name ”divine ability” were exceptionally potent.

For example, the Shattered Origin Grand Seal Li Qing had cultivated for an extended period. By the time he reached the core formation realm, he could unleash a massive fiery seal that nearly overwhelmed even Gui Fan.

”This is a divine ability that combines fleshly body arts with spiritual energy,” Li Qing murmured. ”By channeling spiritual energy to amplify the power of a hand strike, the combined force can unleash devastating power.”

”However, each use consumes a significant amount of spiritual energy and physical stamina—a minor drawback, all things considered.”

Satisfied, Li Qing stored the divine ability, which was perfectly suited to his cultivation path.

The book pavilion was vast, and his search would undoubtedly take a long time.

(End of the Chapter)

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