Immortal Refiner

”Senior, please stop!”

The newcomer was an ox-nosed daoist, clad in a pristine white daoist robe adorned with mystical patterns.

Li Qing, who was holding a great sun aloft with one hand, glanced over and frowned. ”Who are you? Do you know I’m here to prevent a future calamity? Why would you ask me to stop?”

The ox-nosed daoist gasped for breath. ”This humble one is the Abbot of Heaven’s Guard Temple. Senior, please show mercy and spare a path for the countless souls of the nether domain.”

Li Qing’s frown deepened. ”Countless souls? I see only endless yin spirits, which could bring unimaginable disaster in the future!”

The Old Temple Master’s forehead dripped with cold sweat, his voice growing more urgent. ”Senior, the nether domain has always been the final resting place for countless cultivators. It’s natural for yin spirits to arise from such concentrated yin qi.”

”However, Heaven’s Guard Temple has been diligently managing this flow, ensuring it never escalates into the calamity you fear.”

”If you still doubt me, Senior, come and see for yourself!”

The Old Temple Master’s strength was formidable, reaching the late nascent soul realm. Yet he had maintained such a low profile that few had ever heard of him.

Hearing this, Li Qing temporarily withdrew the Great Sun Golden Flame. ”Lead the way,” he said coldly.

The Old Temple Master finally breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his brow. ”Senior, please follow me!”

Soon, under the Old Temple Master’s guidance, Li Qing arrived at Heaven’s Guard Temple.

He had heard of this immortal dao faction many times before. For ages, they had been the dominant force in the nether domain, yet this was his first visit.

Heaven’s Guard Temple was surrounded by mountains on all sides, but instead of picturesque scenery, the air was thick with oppressive yin qi, utterly belying its name’s suggestion of ethereal purity.

”For generations, our temple has been tasked with channeling yin qi and pacifying yin spirit calamities,” the Old Temple Master explained, gesturing toward a deep ravine within the temple grounds. ”Senior, observe the terrain here.”

Li Qing saw that the ravine contained not just one, but multiple yin meridians, all converging to form a Yin Nether Eye—a term from feng shui and geomancy referring to the most yin-dominant terrain in the world.

”What a magnificent Yin Nether Eye!” Li Qing exclaimed, his voice sharp with accusation. ”Harnessing the yin qi of an entire great domain to nurture three yin corpses—what a grand scheme!”

The Old Temple Master had anticipated this reaction. He quickly countered, ”Senior, please don’t misunderstand. These three yin corpses were refined using our temple’s secret technique. They will never develop spiritual intelligence and serve only as vessels to absorb endless yin qi.”

As he spoke, the Old Temple Master presented a jade slip sealed with a secret technique for Li Qing’s inspection.

The Three Corpse Nourishing Art was a secret corpse refinement technique that used endless yin qi to nourish corpses, effectively suppressing the emergence of spiritual intelligence.

”This is quite intriguing,” Li Qing remarked, his brow arching as he quickly grasped the method. ”These corpses refined with this secret technique can even serve as death substitutes.”

The Old Temple Master chuckled dryly. ”Senior, if you’re interested, you may take these three corpses. Simply drip a drop of your essence blood onto each, and you can command them at will.”

”Oh? Your temple has nurtured these corpses for countless years, yet you’re willing to part with them so readily?” Li Qing asked mockingly.

”Senior, rest assured, this old daoist harbors no ill intentions. I swear it upon the great heart demon oath!” the Old Temple Master declared solemnly, then continued, ”The Heaven’s Guard Temple has garrisoned this place for generations, as dictated by our sect’s ancestral teachings. If you destroy the nether domain, I would have no face to face my ancestors!”

Li Qing only half believed this. He sneered, ”Hmph, I suspect you’re after the domain’s longevity opportunities. Hasn’t the Heaven’s Guard Temple been operating here for centuries precisely for that purpose?”

Hearing this, the Old Temple Master scratched his head awkwardly. ”I dare not deceive you, Senior. Our temple has indeed made some progress in researching the domain’s longevity opportunities.”

”Senior, please show mercy. If you wish, you may come to my temple in your later years, and I will arrange all your final affairs!”

Though he didn’t explicitly state what he meant, Li Qing understood his words perfectly.

After a moment of silence, Li Qing waved his hand, retrieving the three yin corpses from the Yin Nether Eye. He then said:

”I don’t need you to arrange my final affairs, but my disciples may come here in the future. You can take care of them.”

Li Qing’s voice was low and somber. He knew that some of his old friends from the Lingyun Sect would likely never reach the divine transformation realm.

Take Wu Chong, for example. With his trace of Taotie bloodline and cultivation of the Gluttonous Divine Art, he might at best reach the late nascent soul realm. His chances of breaking through to divine transformation were vanishingly slim.

The ”disciples” Li Qing referred to were precisely Wu Chong and others like him.

”Rest assured, Senior,” the Old Temple Master said earnestly. ”Here are five tokens. As long as your disciples present these, this old daoist will fulfill his duty without fail!”

Li Qing had no choice but to trust him this once. He accepted the five tokens and left Heaven’s Guard Temple without looking back.

”Farewell, Senior!”

After leaving the nether domain, Li Qing didn’t rush onward. Instead, he began examining the two corpses that had been nourished by yin qi for countless years.

After confirming there were no issues, he dripped a drop of his essence blood into one of the corpses.

Almost immediately, the corpse became as responsive to his will as his own arm or finger.

”Its fleshly body surpasses that of a peak-stage transformation stage demon king, but it still falls slightly short of a fifth-tier spirit transformation cultivator. Still, it’s not far off.”

”Its greatest value lies in its ability to withstand a single Death Tribulation. That’s truly remarkable.”

Afterward, Li Qing leisurely strolled to the Great Wilderness Domain. After a moment’s thought, he decided to visit the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to borrow information about the spirit realm from True Monarch Wan He.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion in the Great Wilderness Domain secretly operated a teleportation formation. By using this formation, one could travel directly to the Wind Origin Domain, where the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild’s headquarters was located.

When Li Qing arrived, the pavilion’s manager greeted him with utmost respect, waiving all spirit stone fees and personally escorting him to the teleportation formation.

”Senior Limitless, please rest assured. I’ve already notified Tianbao. He will be awaiting your arrival in the Spirit Treasure Realm!”

Li Qing nodded. ”Thank you for your trouble.”

As the teleportation formation activated, Li Qing was transported from the Great Wilderness Domain to an immortal island overseas. From there, he used another teleportation formation on the island to reach Ten Thousand Treasures Immortal City in the Wind Origin Domain.

True Monarch Tianbao was waiting there. He then led Li Qing all the way from the immortal city to the Spirit Treasure Realm, a place Li Qing had visited more than once before. It was the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild.

”These are the spirit realm intelligence records compiled by our Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild. However, due to the passage of time, some information may be outdated. Senior, please use your own judgment to discern what remains accurate.”

Li Qing accepted the sealed ancient tomes bound in animal hide, nodding. ”I understand. Thank you for your assistance.”

(End of the Chapter)

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