Immortal Refiner

It takes a lot of mana to keep the secret passage open, so after it ends, the old ancestor Tiantian constantly uses his true body to absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth to restore his mana.

It is precisely because of this reason that he is extremely sensitive to the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and he noticed the abnormality of Li Qing's body almost instantly.

"Huh? Did you absorb something extremely yin in your body? Why is your breath so strange?"

As soon as the old ancestor Tiantian said this, several eyes fell on Li Qing.

It can only be said that Li Qing's appearance is indeed a bit creepy now. Not only is his hair burned, but his originally strong and sturdy body is now extremely thin, and even covered with traces of frostbite or burns. He looks like he has reached old age due to the decline of his qi and blood.

It is hard to imagine what happened after he entered the secret realm!

Li Qing's heart was a thud, knowing that this matter might not be concealed, so he smiled bitterly and prepared to confess the truth.

However, the Heaven-Swallowing Ancestor waved his sleeves lightly and said nonchalantly: "If you don't want to say it, you don't have to. Everyone has their own secrets. We are not unreasonable people."

"You just need to remember one thing. You are the elder of Lingyun Sect. Don't do anything harmful to the sect. That's enough!"

Hearing this, Li Qing felt grateful in his heart.

It's rare to see such a reasonable senior master. He doesn't use his power to pressure others, nor does he force him to reveal his own secrets.

At this moment, even Li Qing has the idea of ​​willing to give everything for the sect, even if it means sacrificing his life.

"Thank you for your understanding, ancestor!" Li Qing clasped his fists gratefully.

"Okay, follow the other elders to get on the spirit boat and return to the sect first. Time is a bit tight next." The Heaven-Swallowing Ancestor flicked his sleeves lightly and sent Li Qing away.

Several people watched Li Qing staggering towards the spirit boat, and they all became curious for a moment, what secrets were in Li Qing's body.

Only Patriarch Bingyun was straightforward and asked without hesitation: "Senior Brother Tuntian, you should have seen what happened to this sincere elder Li?"

Patriarch Tuntian smiled indifferently, stroked his beard and said softly:

"Hehe, this kid is lucky, it's okay to tell you."

"The fire attribute technique this boy mainly practices, if I sense it correctly, should be the "Chihuang Burning Heaven Technique" in the Transmission Hall!"

"Just now, there was a white flame looming in the depths of his pupils, and his whole body exuded a cold aura."

"In addition, his soul was seriously injured, and his blood and qi were also depleted a lot."

Speaking of this, the head of Xuyun and Patriarch Bingyun, even Shen Ningbing, who were present, immediately thought of the spiritual fire of heaven and earth!

"Is it the Netherworld Cold Fire?! This boy actually has such an opportunity to enter the secret realm and harvest a kind of heaven and earth spiritual fire?!" Even the ancestor Bingyun couldn't help but be a little surprised.

As for the head of Xuyun and Shen Ningbing, they were even more shocked. They didn't expect that the heaven and earth spiritual fire, which was rare in the world and even only existed in the classics, would appear so abruptly!

The head of Xuyun narrowed his eyes and said: "It's not surprising. This cold wind secret realm was opened up by ancient powerful cultivators. It is normal to give birth to heaven and earth spiritual fire. Maybe it's the fire left by some predecessors that has been rekindled?"

"One of the characteristics of the "Chihuang Burning Heaven Art" he practiced is that it can sense the heaven and earth spiritual fire nearby. Maybe he just happened to sense it."

"The only interesting thing is that this kid hasn't been able to completely refine the spiritual fire. At this moment, it is still suppressed in his body."

There was a dead silence at the scene, and even the ancestor Bingyun took a breath.

Shen Ningbing clenched her jade fingers until they turned white, and her beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief.

"That is to say, Senior Brother Li just endured the backlash of the Netherworld Cold Fire and escorted me all the way out?"

She didn't know what kind of pain it would take to refine the spiritual fire of heaven and earth, but judging from Li Qing's appearance just now and what the old ancestor Tuntian said, it was definitely a pain that ordinary people could not endure.

When she thought of this, Shen Ningbing's heart tightened slightly.

"No wonder Junior Brother Li even staggered when walking. It turns out that he is still refining the Netherworld Cold Fire?" Master Xuyun muttered to himself.

"This boy is not only blessed, but also has a heart that is far beyond the reach of ordinary people. Maybe he can really achieve something in the future." Master Bingyun commented softly.

Patriarch Tuntian nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. Don't treat this person unfairly. No matter what happens in the future, it will be a blessing for our Lingyun Sect!"

Yes, Patriarch Tuntian has lived for so long, and his vision of things is naturally extremely comprehensive and long-term.

What he thought was that if Li Qing achieved success in cultivation in the future, he would be able to protect Lingyun Sect from wind and rain in the future.

Even if Li Qing stopped at the foundation-building stage in this life, it didn't matter. As long as the sect treated him well, when he died in the future, this spiritual fire of heaven and earth would still be equivalent to Lingyun Sect's things, and it would completely become the sect's things and be passed down.

For a tolerant immortal sect, the lifespan of a cultivator in the foundation-building stage is too short after all.

In short, no matter what the situation is, Lingyun Sect will not lose out.

Master Xuyun sighed, "Huh, Junior Brother Li was able to successfully build a foundation with the qualifications of four spiritual roots. It was really not a fluke."

"You are practicing the "Chihuang Burning Heaven Art" and can also find the spiritual fire of heaven and earth. The future may be extremely bright."

"Okay, let's return to the sect first. We have to think about how to deal with this demon cave disaster in the future." The old ancestor of Tiantian shook his head and sighed.

The most important thing at the moment is always this demon cave. As long as this disaster cannot be quelled, everything is empty talk.

At this time, Li Qing, who followed the other foundation-building elders alone, also returned to the spirit boat of the old ancestor of Tiantian.

He didn't know what the two old ancestors had said about him just now, but just found a quiet corner with few people and sat down cross-legged.

The moment he sat down, his eyelids twitched and the corners of his mouth twitched.

At this moment, he felt that his internal organs seemed to be frozen by the ten thousand years of black ice. Not only was his blood and qi declining, but even his soul was also undergoing a great test.

The power of the soul-protecting pill was close to the limit. Now he could only protect his soul with the last thousand-year-old Tianxing grass in the storage bag.

Without thinking, Li Qing took it out of the storage bag at the fastest speed and stuffed it into his mouth in a flash.

The other elders on the giant spirit ship did not notice it at all, and then quickly began to refine the origin fire of the Nether Cold Fire.

"Ha, I must refine you thoroughly today." Li Qing thought fiercely in his heart. He had suffered so much pain, and if he didn't refine it thoroughly, it would be a big loss.

In this way, Li Qing didn't even notice when the spirit ship took off, and he was immersed in refining the origin fire.

The old ancestor Tuntian, who was controlling the spirit ship, quietly raised a barrier in the spirit ship to isolate all movement and noise, covering Li Qing.

Of course, the elders who had just experienced a life-and-death catastrophe had no mood to chat at this moment, and they were all meditating to restore their magic power.

So Li Qing didn't look too abrupt here, but looked very normal.

"This kid, it seems that he is almost at his limit, so I will teach you a fragmentary method."

"Whether you can survive next depends on your life."

The expression of the old ancestor of Tiantian moved slightly, and then he used his spiritual consciousness to transmit a fragmentary formula to Li Qing's mind, and only he could hear it.

"This method was obtained by me when I traveled around the world in my early years to find a disciple to inherit my legacy. It is called "The Art of Reviving Dead Trees"!"

"But it is just a fragmentary formula. What effect it can have on refining the netherworld cold fire depends on your own luck."

Li Qing, who was sitting cross-legged to refine the origin of fire, suddenly heard a voice in his mind.

At first he was slightly startled, but soon calmed down and patiently memorized the fragmentary formula of the "Art of Reviving Dead Trees".

The revival of dead trees requires a break before a stand. First, you must make your state fall into a completely dead and desperate state before you can radiate vitality.

Fortunately, it is an incomplete formula, so it is not difficult to remember, and it is even very simple.

Isn't he in the state recorded in this incomplete method now? !

Of course, because it is also an incomplete method, the effect is naturally not as amazing as the complete "Dead Wood Rejuvenation Technique".

But for Li Qing, this is enough.

He once practiced the "Bao Mu Refining Body Technique", and his body was nourished by a lot of spiritual wood energy. By chance, he actually laid the best foundation for using this "Dead Wood Rejuvenation Technique".

"No destruction, no establishment, destruction and then establishment. Although this method is incomplete, it is also very useful!"

Immediately, Li Qing simply gave up the protection of his body and soul, and directly used all his own Chihuang true essence to start refining the netherworld cold fire.

This is almost a life-threatening behavior, ignoring the damage caused to him by the spiritual fire of heaven and earth, but focusing on refining.

I don't know how long it took, the giant spirit boat had already returned to Lingyun Sect, and Li Qing was still sitting cross-legged in the spirit boat, as if he had passed away.

On the side, Shen Ningbing and Fatty Wu looked at Li Qing with worry.

"How did it become like this? Li Qing pushed himself too hard!" Fatty Wu heard about Li Qing from his master and Shen Ningbing, and was extremely worried.

Shen Ningbing was the same. Her white jade fingers tightly grasped the corner of her clothes, and her brows were slightly frowned.

Li Qing's state at this moment was really too strange. If it weren't for the previous reminder of the old ancestor Tuntian, they would even think that Li Qing was really sitting and dying.

Now his body seemed to be completely charred, and there was no sign of life.

In addition, the so-called netherworld cold fire seemed to be non-existent, and there was no breath of the spiritual fire of heaven and earth.

This situation was very similar to the situation of spiritual fire extinction recorded in the classics, and it would only slowly revive after waiting for many years.

Just as the two were waiting anxiously, a crisp sound suddenly rang out.

Click!

Li Qing, who was sitting cross-legged in the corner, had a piece of charcoal falling off his body, and then more and more old skin and stratum corneum fell off.

Suddenly, Li Qing's skin, which was like that of a newborn baby, was exposed.

Not only that, even the hair on his head and the eyebrows on his eyes began to grow slowly.