Immortal Refiner

After more than ten days, Li Qing finally approached the continental plate of the Wind Origin Domain.

Boom!

Just as he was preparing to charge into the Spirit Treasure Realm, a sudden commotion of battle erupted from a location along the coast.

The battle was intense, its spiritual energy fluctuations spreading over a hundred li, radiating immense power.

Li Qing, whose senses were already exceptionally sharp, immediately detected the disturbance.

”That sounds like a fight between Nascent Soul cultivators. Could it be that some of the invited true monarchs have already come to blows?”

A smile appeared on Li Qing’s face. He recalled how he had once fought his way into the Heavenly Treasure Immortal City after encountering the Black Flood Dragon King, causing a stir among many fellow Nascent Soul cultivators.

He initially thought someone was trying to imitate him, seeking fame and fortune.

Driven by curiosity, Li Qing decided to investigate.

As he approached the area where the fighting fluctuations originated, he didn’t reveal himself immediately. Instead, he discreetly released his powerful divine sense to get a better look.

The combatants were indeed two Nascent Soul cultivators, but one of them was surprisingly someone Li Qing knew!

”Heh, Fellow Daoist Yuexuan, if you’re so worried about your disciple, why not become my dual cultivation dao companion instead?”

”I must say, Old Palace Master Yuexuan of Moonchase Palace, you’ve still got it.”

A brazen, unrestrained voice rang out. A long-haired man in black spirit gold armor stood airborne, his hair whipping wildly in the wind, exuding an air of wild abandon.

Before him stood a beautiful woman in a moon-colored robe.

Just as the man had said, traces of age lingered at the corners of her eyes, but her elegance remained undiminished. She possessed a mature and captivating beauty, her figure still graceful and alluring.

The beautiful woman’s phoenix eyes blazed with fury, her brows furrowed as she spoke in a glacial voice: ”Yang Wu, you have today forged a monumental karma. Your Western Heaven Pavilion will surely be destroyed as a result!”

The man named Yang Wu was remarkably powerful, having reached the peak of the nascent soul realm. He was currently at the bottleneck of refining his cultivation to enter the divine transformation stage.

The beautiful woman’s cultivation was slightly inferior. Still in the mid-Nascent Soul stage, she was a step away from the late-stage.

She was none other than True Monarch Yue Xuan, the former Palace Master of the Moonchase Palace in the Great Wilderness Domain.

Li Qing had encountered her more than once in the Great Wilderness Domain and even received her aid, leaving him indebted to her.

He remembered this clearly: during his revenge against the Shangqing Sect, True Monarch Yuexuan’s Yuexuan Treasure Mirror had played a crucial role. Without it, he might not have defeated the Exquisite True Lord so easily.

Yang Wu paid no heed to True Monarch Yue Xuan’s threat. He ignored her icy words and continued to brazenly ogle her graceful figure with lecherous eyes.

Yang Wu’s gaze seemed to pierce through True Monarch Yue Xuan’s robes, landing on her body like a tangible force.

Discomfort growing, True Monarch Yue Xuan’s expression turned even colder.

”Release Hanyue, or you and your Western Heaven Pavilion will vanish into nothing!” her voice rang out, cold and sharp.

Yang Wu, hearing this threat, licked his lips with a crimson tongue, his eyes burning with intensity. ”Heh, I’ve changed my mind. Taking both you and your disciple as human furnaces might be even more... enjoyable.”

”Fellow Daoist Yuexuan, why not submit to me? Once I perfect the Western Heaven Blissful Paradise Art and break through the Divine Transformation bottleneck, I’ll definitely take you with me when I ascend to the spirit realm!”

With that, he charged at True Monarch Yue Xuan, his speed terrifying and his aura overwhelming, crushing her down with sheer force.

Facing the full assault of the Pavilion Master of the Western Heaven Pavilion, True Monarch Yue Xuan’s face grew grim as she formed hand seals. A Moon Disc materialized behind her back.

”Hahahaha! A decent treasure, I’ll admit. But it’s daytime now. Without the moonlight’s blessing, how much of its power can you truly unleash?”

Yang Wu let out a wild laugh, and in his hand, a dark golden spear appeared as if by magic.

This was his natal magic treasure, nourished by his true essence for many years, making its power far superior to that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

Pouring vast amounts of mana into the dark golden spear, Yang Wu unleashed it.

Boom!

The spear’s strike was like a rainbow piercing the heavens, even dimming the brilliance of the sun in the sky.

True Monarch Yue Xuan gritted her teeth and summoned the magnificent Moon Disc from behind her, using it to resist.

Boom!

The spear collided with the Moon Disc, unleashing a terrifying wave of spiritual energy. The already turbulent sea churned violently, and the surrounding ancient, wave-battered reefs exploded into fragments.

The difference in their cultivation levels was significant: Yang Wu was at the perfected Nascent Soul stage, while Yue Xuan was only in the late-stage Nascent Soul.

Using only the Moon Disc in her hand, Yue Xuan couldn’t fully neutralize the attack.

Gradually, she was suppressed. The rampaging qi mechanism tore through her robes, exposing her skin as white as refined jade.

This sight further inflamed Yang Wu’s wicked desires, making him long to capture Yue Xuan and take her back to cultivate his art of energy absorption.

Finally, a torrent of tri-colored spirit flames, blazing with scorching heat, swept toward Yang Wu, the Pavilion Master of the Western Heaven Pavilion.

Whoosh!

Yang Wu’s senses immediately sharpened. He retreated, abandoning his stalemate with True Monarch Yue Xuan and evading the blazing cascade of flames.

”Who dares interfere with my affairs?” Yang Wu’s face darkened as he scanned his surroundings, simultaneously probing the area with his divine sense.

Yet he found nothing—not even a trace of his attacker.

This left him unsettled. Such stealth and power indicated an opponent whose divine sense far surpassed his own.

”Coward hiding in the shadows, only capable of ambushing from the dark?” Yang Wu spat in disgust.

At that moment, a young man in a blue daoist robe, his posture upright and dignified, stepped leisurely from the void.

Li Qing covered an immense distance with each step, already hinting at the legendary Ground Shrinking Technique.

”Fellow daoist, preying on female cultivators to use as human furnaces in broad daylight—isn’t that rather inappropriate?”

Li Qing spoke with effortless calm, his gaze shifting to True Monarch Yue Xuan on the other side. He smiled and nodded in greeting.

”Senior Yue Xuan, it’s been many years. Your grace remains unchanged!”

As he spoke, Li Qing cupped his fist and bowed to the True Monarch, whose robes were slightly tattered. His eyes were clear and held no trace of disrespect.

True Monarch Yue Xuan was an old friend of Ancestor Devourer of Heaven, a senior Li Qing deeply respected. Even now, upon meeting her, he addressed her as ”senior” out of respect, not daring to presume upon his own cultivation to call her ”fellow daoist.”

True Monarch Yue Xuan was momentarily taken aback. But after clearly seeing Li Qing’s ordinary features, a look of realization dawned on her face.

”It’s you... Hanyue’s close friend from long ago!”

Li Qing smiled casually. ”It seems Senior Yue Xuan still remembers me. I am truly honored.”

”However, you appear to be in some trouble. Would you like me to assist you in any way?”

As he spoke, a hint of killing intent entered Li Qing’s voice. He then turned his gaze toward Yang Wu.

From what had just transpired, Li Qing now knew that this man was the Pavilion Master of the Western Heaven Pavilion in the Cloud Marsh Domain.

(End of the Chapter)

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