Immortal Refiner

With the assistance of a peak-stage great ascension realm expert, Li Qing fearlessly drew upon the flame law fragment’s power to refine the sword.

This was undoubtedly one of the world’s most precious Flame Sources. Using it for treasure refinement directly elevated the treasure’s grade by an entire tier.

The Immortal-Trapping Sword, originally destined to be a Profound-Grade Spirit Treasure, was forcefully raised to the level of an earth-grade spiritual treasure.

This marked Li Qing’s first successful refinement of an earth-grade spiritual treasure, a milestone of immense significance.

Li Qing quickly sheathed the sword, ceasing his casual flourishes.

He had almost forgotten that a great ascension realm expert was watching beside him, his excitement over forging the peerless sword having momentarily distracted him.

”Li Qing expresses his deepest gratitude to Senior Gu for his assistance!”

Gu Tongtian’s gaze toward Li Qing now carried a hint of admiration. In this era, few people could truly capture his attention.

To him, a mere earth-grade spiritual treasure-level killing sword was nothing special. But he had personally witnessed its refinement process.

Li Qing’s artifact refinement techniques were beyond mere excellence; they were the methods of a true grandmaster.

And all this had been accomplished by a human in the late divine transformation realm, stirring within him a genuine appreciation for talent.

”Impressive, little friend. Would you consider joining the Giant Spirit Clan? Our Royal City is home to many humans with exceptional skills like yours. If you come, the Giant Spirit Clan will treat you with the utmost respect.”

This offer caught Li Qing completely off guard. He never expected the Giant Spirit Clan’s founding ancestor to personally extend such an olive branch.

To be honest, he had once considered traveling to the Giant Spirit Royal City to serve as an honored elder in artifact refinement.

But as the war between the Tree Demon Clan and the Giant Spirit Clan escalated, Li Qing gradually abandoned those plans.

Joining the Giant Spirit Clan wouldn’t necessarily guarantee a peaceful life, especially with the Flying Spirit Clan leaning toward the Tree Demon Clan and Wild Bull Ridge’s stance remaining ambiguous. Li Qing felt he was better off remaining a lone wolf.

However, refusing an invitation from a great ascension realm powerhouse left Li Qing at a loss for words.

Perhaps sensing Li Qing’s hesitation, the Giant Spirit Ancestor chuckled softly and shook his head. ”If you’re unwilling, little friend, I won’t force you.”

”Instead, please continue extracting the Flame Law Power for me. This power is of great use to me.”

Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief. As expected of a great ascension realm expert, he thought. Their magnanimity is truly remarkable.

”Thank you, Senior. I’ll begin channeling the Flame Law Power for you immediately.”

During the artifact refinement process earlier, Li Qing had already mastered the use of the dao patterns left behind by the Crimson Radiance Heavenly Monarch.

These patterns were originally designed to suppress the Flame Law’s volatility. By carefully controlling them with his true essence, Li Qing could easily manage the extraction.

The dao patterns on the Lihuo Profound Jade extended once more, drawing scarlet strands of true fire from the burning, incomplete rune.

This was the origin power of the Flame Law, containing immense destructive potential. Yet, under the dao patterns’ suppression, the primordial flames remained docile, allowing for their gentle extraction.

Seeing this, the Giant Spirit Ancestor didn’t hesitate. He produced a cauldron from who knows where and began carefully collecting the Flame Law Power.

This was the power of the Flame Law, and even a great ascension realm expert like himself dared not be careless.

A single misstep could unleash the Flame Law Power, inflicting grievous wounds even on him.

The cauldron in the Giant Spirit Ancestor’s hand seemed bottomless, never filling no matter how much Li Qing drew from the fragmented Flame Law.

Eventually, even the Flame Law fragment itself began to dim, as if being drained dry.

Only then did the Giant Spirit Ancestor finally pat the small, yellow clay cauldron with satisfaction, sealing it securely.

”Excellent! This will suffice!”

The seemingly ordinary yellow clay cauldron had somehow contained the origin power of the Flame Law, leaving Li Qing utterly astonished.

He even suspected it might be a chaos supreme treasure; how else could it possess such miraculous properties?

”Congratulations, Senior, on obtaining the Flame Law Power. It seems the threats from the Tree Demon Clan and Flying Spirit Clan can now be resolved with ease.”

The Giant Spirit Ancestor raised an eyebrow at this. ”You don’t think I gathered the Flame Law Power to deal with that ancient tree of the Tree Demon Clan, do you?”

”Heh, while that ancestral tree has existed for quite some time, I still don’t consider it a threat. I wouldn’t need to go to such lengths to deal with it.”

”My concern lies with the next opening of the Two Realms Battlefield. In less than two thousand years, my next great heavenly tribulation will also arrive. But by then, the Two Realms Battlefield will likely be open as well. I fear some unforeseen complications might arise, so I’m simply preparing some means of self-defense.”

Li Qing was stunned by these words. He never imagined that the Ancient Ancestral Tree, a being who had lived for countless ages, would be so casually dismissed by the Giant Spirit Ancestor!

Both were at the great ascension realm, and the Ancient Ancestral Tree had even existed for longer. Could there truly be such a vast difference in power?

”With the two races currently locked in such fierce conflict, and the Flying Spirit Clan joining the fray, Senior, don’t you plan to intervene and stop them?”

The Giant Spirit Ancestor sighed softly, his gaze drifting to the flame law fragment, now noticeably dimmed. He spoke slowly, ”Compared to the Two Realms Battlefield, this is hardly intense. By then, even those at the body integration realm will be reduced to mere cannon fodder.”

”If you ever witness the opening of the Two Realms Battlefield, you’ll understand what true carnage truly means.”

Even these few words left Li Qing feeling suffocated.

What do you mean even body integration realm cultivators are just cannon fodder?!

Having ascended to the spirit realm long ago, Li Qing had learned about the so-called Two Realms Battlefield.

However, such matters seemed so distant that he had never paid much attention to them.

The Two Realms Battlefield, as the name suggested, was a battlefield opened between the spirit realm and the demon realm.

Every five thousand years, spatial nodes between the two realms aligned, creating spatial channels that connected them.

These channels could appear on any continent, and once the realms were connected, a devastating war would erupt.

Sometimes, the Two Realms Battlefield could last for over a thousand years, and it wasn’t unheard of for entire continents to be shattered by the conflict.

The various races of the two realms had long harbored irreconcilable blood feuds, leaving only one possible outcome: mutual annihilation.

Li Qing never imagined that the next Two Realms Battlefield would begin in approximately two thousand years.