Immortal Refiner

The Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild had actually suppressed a void rift connecting to the demon realm?

Hearing this, Li Qing’s expression turned serious.

As expected of one of the Human Realm’s foremost immortal dao factions, he thought. With a Divine Transformation stage ancestor guarding it, they could forcibly suppress a void rift through which the demonic race was descending.

Li Qing knew what this implied: the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild had at least slain one Divine Transformation stage ancient demon, and possibly more!

He quickly recalled how the guild had recruited Old Lord Tianxing at an auction—a master of formation art—seemingly to collaborate on a powerful fifth-tier formation.

”Could it be that Fellow Daoist Tianxing has perfected that incomplete fifth-tier formation to create a supreme immortal dao formation?” Li Qing couldn’t help but ask.

True Lord Yuanbao, a core formation realm cultivator, dared not reveal too many of the guild’s secrets. He merely smiled enigmatically, leaving Li Qing to ponder the deeper meaning.

Li Qing gazed at him intently, even feeling a sudden urge to relocate the entire Lingyun Sect under the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild’s protection. If such a powerful organization could offer us their patronage, how wonderful that would be.

However, this was merely a fleeting thought; relocating the entire sect was ultimately impossible.

Apart from the vast distance and the potential dangers along the way, they might even encounter powerful ancient demons.

Even if they did manage to relocate, it was unlikely they would find suitable Spirit Vein Land for the Lingyun Sect to establish itself. The sect’s development would inevitably depend on a spiritual vein.

”Fellow Daoist Yuanbao, why don’t you tell me what pressing matter you wish to discuss?” Li Qing asked casually.

True Lord Yuanbao bowed respectfully. ”Senior Limitless, our Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild has developed a method that might be able to seal the void rift!”

At these words, Li Qing was finally moved. A glint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

”Is this true?!”

If they could truly seal the void rift and prevent the ancient demons of the demon realm from continuing to descend, it would be a monumental boon to him.

At least he wouldn’t have to live in constant fear!

Right now, he felt a profound sense of crisis. If the Formless Saint Ancestor ever learned that he had slain its dao body, the entire Human Realm might become an unsafe haven for him.

True Lord Yuanbao added, ”We can only say there’s hope, but we cannot guarantee it will work!”

”Moreover, accomplishing this task will require the cooperation of many powerful cultivators like yourself, Senior. It’s not something that can be achieved through mere words.”

Having reached this point, Li Qing naturally grew curious. What kind of Cultivation Method could possibly seal void rifts?

He knew the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild was no ordinary organization, housing many extraordinary individuals and scholars. The Void Shell he had previously obtained, for instance, was a product of their research over the years.

With this in mind, Li Qing found his curiosity growing.

”I wonder what method they use?”

True Lord Yuanbao no longer concealed the matter. ”It’s another formation art, called the Starlight Mending Heaven Formation. Once deployed, this formation can harness the power of celestial phenomena to repair void rifts.”

He then proceeded to explain the principles of the Starlight Mending Heaven Formation to Li Qing.

Rather than truly ”repairing” the void rifts, it was more accurate to say that the formation accelerated their closure. The ”Mending Heaven” part was undoubtedly an exaggeration.

At their core, these void rifts, opened by the great powers of the Demon Realm through unfathomable means, were simply gaps in the fabric of space.

Void rifts, no matter how stable, would eventually self-repair over time, slowly closing on their own.

The Starlight Mending Heaven Formation, however, could harness the power of celestial phenomena to accelerate this process, causing the rifts to close in a matter of days.

Even so, the feat was astonishing.

Li Qing, though not deeply versed in formation art, had deliberately studied it.

To manipulate celestial power through a formation was no ordinary feat. This formation was likely at least fourth-tier.

”Starlight Mending Heaven Formation...”

Li Qing, knowing his place, didn’t ask how the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild had obtained this formation. He assumed it was a closely guarded secret of the guild, something they wouldn’t share with outsiders.

”Tell me, what are the conditions? A formation this extraordinary wouldn’t be given away for free, would it?” Li Qing asked with a playful tone.

True Lord Yuanbao gave an awkward chuckle. ”Senior, you jest. We understand that no egg remains intact when its nest is overturned. Contributing to the Human Realm is our duty.”

”However, the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild does have one small condition. Its nature cannot yet be revealed.”

”Senior, please take this letter. In one month, come to the location specified within. Ancestor Wan Shengtian will explain everything then.”

Li Qing calmly accepted the gold-embossed letter, examined it repeatedly, and finally opened it.

Inside was a beacon. Judging by its coordinates, it seemed to be on a small island in the sea. Its exact location would only be revealed upon arrival.

”Why make it so mysterious?” Li Qing frowned slightly.

True Lord Yuanbao immediately explained, ”Please forgive this secrecy, Senior Limitless. The matter is of great importance. Moreover, the closure of the void rift requires simultaneous action across multiple great domains. Acting prematurely might alert the demon realm and ruin everything.”

This reasoning was sound. It seemed the cultivators of various great domains would need to cooperate closely.

Li Qing nodded and casually asked, ”What’s the situation in the other great domains?”

The Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild’s influence spanned the world, with branches in every great domain. Their intelligence network was unmatched.

”It varies. Some are favorable, others not. In the Great Wilderness Domain, the Ice Extremity Palace’s palace master personally slew two ancient demons of the divine transformation stage in a fierce battle.”

”In the Flame Domain, the situation has stabilized due to the emergence of Bright King Valley.”

”The Cloud Marsh Domain is in the most dire straits. A great power of the divine transformation stage perished on the spot, and the Western Heaven Pavilion relocated its entire sect to seek refuge. The entire domain has nearly fallen, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it has become a land of demonic soil.”

”The demon realm is also teetering on the brink. If not for the timely revival and return of a Spirit Transformation Demon Lord from its ancestral land, it too would likely have transformed into demonic soil.”

”...”

After hearing about the situations in the other great domains, Li Qing felt a tightening in his heart.

He knew that if the ancient demons invading the Azure Ridge Domain hadn’t been greedy for military achievements, the Lingyun Sect’s situation might have been just as dire.

For a moment, he felt a surge of relief.

”Good. If I’m still alive in a month, I’ll make time to visit this sea island.”

Upon hearing this, True Lord Yuanbao immediately stood up and cupped his hands in a respectful bow toward Li Qing. ”Then I shall take my leave! The Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild will await Senior Limitless’s esteemed visit in a month’s time!”

With that, he departed from the Lingyun Sect, as if he had urgent matters to attend to.

Li Qing, however, repeatedly examined the hot-stamped golden letter in his hand, trying to discern the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild’s true motives and the conditions they might impose for providing the Starlight Mending Heaven Formation.

”Starlight Mending Heaven Formation...”

Ultimately, with no clear leads, Li Qing tucked the letter away without further contemplation.

His focus now needed to be on the demonic nest in the Azure Ridge Domain—that was the urgent priority.

(End of the Chapter)

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