Immortal Refiner

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True Monarch Yue Xuan straightened her somewhat tattered moon-white robes and said, ”This man is the Pavilion Master of the Western Heaven Pavilion. He achieved perfected late-stage Nascent Soul realm many years ago, and his mana is as vast as the sea. Though he practices the Dual Cultivation and Essence Replenishment Technique, his methods are exceptionally cunning.”

”Fellow Daoist, please be careful. I will join you in this battle.”

She didn’t refuse Li Qing’s offer of assistance, and her tone treated him as an equal, without any hint of seniority.

After listening to her explanation, Li Qing turned his gaze to the Pavilion Master of the Western Heaven Pavilion and chuckled lightly. ”Speaking of which, I’ve always wanted to find an opportunity to pay my respects to the Western Heaven Pavilion, but the chance never arose.”

”I never expected to meet you, the renowned Pavilion Master of the Western Heaven Pavilion, today. What a pleasant surprise.”

Over the years, he had been secretly and openly collecting Flame Gold Marks, even mobilizing the power of the Lingyun Sect.

Unfortunately, his efforts had yielded little results. Restoring the missing Flame Gold Marks on the inner walls of the Black Furnace seemed like an exceedingly difficult task.

Years ago, Li Qing had learned from a core formation realm poison master, who was skilled in the art of poison, that the Western Heaven Pavilion in the Cloud Marsh Domain had once extensively collected similar golden flame insignia.

However, the matter had later been dropped, perhaps because they deemed it an impossible task.

Thus, Li Qing had always wanted to find an opportunity to visit the Western Heaven Pavilion. Now that his strength and cultivation were sufficient, he had happened to encounter its pavilion master here, a man notorious for his insatiable lust and gluttony.

This was not surprising, really. Like the Lingyun Sect, the Western Heaven Pavilion was a dominant force in the Cloud Marsh Domain, overseeing an entire great domain.

It was only natural that such a powerful faction would accept the invitation of the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild to attend the Ascension Ceremony.

Yang Wu scrutinized Li Qing carefully, confirming that the tall cultivator before him possessed a mana cultivation level equivalent to his own. His expression turned grave, losing its earlier flippancy.

He spoke slowly, ”Allow me to guess—you must be the renowned Limitless True Monarch from the Azure Ridge Domain, aren’t you?”

”During the demonic cataclysm, you used the power of a formation art to slay a fifth-tier demonic insect from the demon realm. Your name has certainly become quite famous now.”

Based on the subtle clues from previous rumors, Yang Wu quickly identified Li Qing.

Li Qing was somewhat surprised by this. He hadn’t expected the man to be so perceptive, not the kind of fool blinded by lust.

”Heh, I’m truly honored that even such a minor reputation has reached the ears of Pavilion Master Yang,” Li Qing said with a smile, his eyes constantly monitoring the man’s every move.

Yang Xiong, holding a dark gold spear, sneered. ”Whether it’s mere reputation or not, we’ll only know after we fight.”

”Don’t think that a mere title is enough to play the hero and save the damsel in distress against me.”

As he spoke, Yang Xiong conjured a brilliant golden mass of spiritual energy in both hands and infused it into his natal magic treasure, the spear.

In the next instant, the aura radiating from the dark gold spear surged dramatically, approaching the level of a common yellow-grade spirit treasure.

Boom!

The spear shot through the air, its target locked onto Li Qing’s position.

The strike was blindingly fast, even sealing the surrounding space, making it absolutely unavoidable. If Li Qing didn’t deploy his Wind-Thunder Silver Wings, he would have to face the attack head-on.

True Monarch Yue Xuan stood beside him, so hiding was out of the question. He also wanted to test Yang Wu’s capabilities.

After all, he’d need to visit the Western Heaven Pavilion in the future for those Flame Gold Marks.

With this thought, a massive warhammer materialized in Li Qing’s hand.

In an instant, three-colored flames swirled around the Primordial Chaos Peerless Hammer, adding to its imposing aura.

Boom!

Li Qing hurled the warhammer forward. As it flew, it rapidly swelled to the size of a small mountain, spewing forth raging flames that radiated intense heat.

Clang!

The spear struck the warhammer, unleashing a surge of spiritual energy.

Even the residual shockwave shattered the surrounding coastal reefs.

And this was merely their initial clash!

True Monarch Yue Xuan, watching the scene unfold, her expression shifted slightly. She realized that Yang Wu had not yet unleashed his full power.

If she had faced that spear herself, she would have been at least severely injured.

With a flick of her pale wrist, a pure white feather fan appeared in her hand.

”I’ll help you!”

But Li Qing stopped her. ”There’s no need for Senior Yue Xuan to trouble herself with this. I’d like to gauge Pavilion Master Yang’s strength for myself.”

Hearing this, True Monarch Yue Xuan, who had been about to swing her feather fan, frowned slightly. She ultimately stayed her hand and retreated to the side, maintaining the formation for Li Qing.

Yang Wu’s eyebrow arched. He hadn’t expected Li Qing to be so particular, and he found himself looking at him in a new light.

Unbeknownst to him, Li Qing had always been someone who sought absolute certainty in all matters. His apparent formality was merely a facade, born from his absolute confidence in victory.

”Not bad. But if this is all you’ve got, I’ll be taking this beautiful woman from Moonchase Palace today.”

With that, Yang Wu opened his mouth wide and spewed forth a ball of golden spiritual light.

Whoosh!

The light streaked through the air, rapidly transforming into a majestic golden lion.

This was a demon spirit—specifically, the spirit of a Transformed Demon King, now somehow refined into this form.

(End of the Chapter)

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