The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

Time always passes quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half a month has already gone by.

In this half month, Li Qing has disappeared within Jixia Academy, leaving behind only a shadowy paper figure after leveling up, monitoring everything from his room.

He wants to ensure that the fact of his achieving the supreme foundation has not been exposed, nor has it drawn anyone's attention.

Quietly diminishing his presence.

...

A dazzling sword light hovers around a gigantic monster with a body size of ten feet.

This monster is covered with terrifying boils, spewing dark pus in all directions.

It crazily corrodes and erodes the surrounding matter, even attempting to corrode the flying sword light.

But the sword light is filled with a wondrous radiance, cutting through the corroded matter, completely unaffected by it.

With a flash, the sword light suddenly pierces into the monster's body.

Countless fine sword lights burst open, leaving the monster riddled with holes, spewing countless black pus.

The fine sword lights suddenly retract, turning into a pure sword light, flashing back into Li Qing's body.

In the past half month, Li Qing has been able to harvest about twenty pieces of Essence Qi stone every day.

Then he must use the Exorcism Talisman to cleanse the strange aura on his body.

During this time, he has used all of his spells and Law Weapons many times.

He has integrated all the spells, forming an effective attack pattern.

One after another, the strange creatures have become his sparring partners, rapidly enhancing his combat experience.

These creatures come in various forms, some with physical bodies, and some as purely spiritual entities.

The most dangerous encounter was when he faced a creature that was completely inscrutable, even directly parasitic within his body.

If his spells weren't so powerful, suppressing the creature within his body, he would have truly died.

In half a month, he has faced a total of three hundred strange creatures, all of them only at the curse level, but greatly enriching Li Qing's combat experience.

At the same time, it has gradually made him accustomed to the existence of these creatures, no longer feeling fear and disgust due to their twisted forms.

His mental will has undergone a tempering, no longer easily distorted by the creatures' twisted information.

Sometimes, he can even resist the creatures' distortions without using spells.

This is a huge progress; Li Qing can clearly feel that he can now defeat three of his past selves.

The significant increase in his strength has given him a hint of confidence.

The creatures of the Foundation Building Realm can no longer cause him any harm.

Even the existence of the True Law Realm, who is stronger and who is weaker can only be known after a fight.

At this moment, he has completed his work for the day and harvested the last piece of Essence Qi stone.

In half a month, he has harvested three hundred and one pieces of Essence Qi stone, of which he bought two hundred talismans, spending forty pieces.

With two hundred and sixty-one pieces left in his hand, all of them are converted into Essence Qi, merging with the remaining eighty pieces, totaling seven thousand nine hundred and ten strands of Essence Qi.

After being refined into mana, the upper limit of his mana has reached twenty-nine strands, with two hundred and forty-five strands of Essence Qi remaining.

This is the result of his full dedication for half a month.

After absorbing this piece of Essence Qi stone, a hint of a smile appears on Li Qing's face.

"Twenty-one strands of mana growth in half a month."

"After hunting for another two months, the upper limit of my mana should be able to reach one hundred and thirteen strands, and I can also obtain five hundred pieces of Essence Qi stone from Jixia Academy, raising the upper limit of my mana to around one hundred and fifty-four strands in one go."

"In about seven to eight months, I should be able to fully raise my mana, and then officially begin weaving the 'Golden Body Spell of All Things'."

"After completion, it will be a new round of mana accumulation, and at least six rounds are required to reach the True Law Realm. Normally, it will take at least several years."

"But I don't have that much time now, what should I do?"

Li Qing deeply ponders, a hint of worry appearing on his face.

It is now the nineteenth year of the Kun Tai calendar, May twenty-something, and the three-hundred-year calamity is approaching, with only half a year left.

"No, it's still too slow, I must find a faster way."

Anxiety rises in Li Qing's heart.

"Hey!" A voice suddenly rings out behind Li Qing.

In the midst of his contemplation, Li Qing instinctively turns to look behind him.

Suddenly, countless golden flames ignite on his body, the Exorcism Talisman he crafted, instantly burning three of them.

He still has five Exorcism Talismans on him, and a chilling feeling arises from within.

"Contamination, damn it, it has appeared again in just half a month."

"And it appeared at the perfect moment, catching me off guard."

"I almost fell for it."

Li Qing's heart pounds, without turning back, he directly uses the "Mirror Reflection of the Ten Directions" spell.

Behind him is empty, with nothing there.

But deep down, he has a feeling that something is watching him, and as soon as he turns around, the other party will appear.

Taking a deep breath, Li Qing lets the golden flames burn.

A strange and eerie aura seems to be ignited, gradually weakening the gaze from the depths.

Finally, it completely disappears, as if it had never appeared.

Li Qing breathes a sigh of relief, his expression changing constantly.

Frowning, he turns and walks back to Jixia Academy.

Before nightfall, he has quietly returned to Jixia Academy.

He arrives at the room of Elder Zheng Anju, and knocks on the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Who's there?"

"It's me, Li Wushuang."

Footsteps approach, and the door creaks open.

Elder Zheng looks at Li Qing, "Li Xunyou, do you have something important to come to me so late?"

Li Qing smiles bitterly, holding a jug of fine wine in his hand.

"I do have something to ask for your advice."

Elder Zheng nods, "Alright, come in!"

...

The two sit at a wooden table, and Elder Zheng skillfully brings out several plates of dried snacks and wine utensils.

The peach blossom wine is poured, and the fragrance of the wine fills the air as they silently drink it all.

Elder Zheng squints his eyes slightly, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"Haven't seen you in half a month, what have you been busy with every day?"

Li Qing smiles, "Not much, I've been practicing various spells."

"After all, on the path of cultivation, various dangers and strange creatures abound, so I need to hone my spellcasting abilities."

"Otherwise, if I encounter a disaster by chance, it would be disastrous if my spells fail."

"The path to immortality is difficult, and the art of defense is indeed a necessary skill."

"You came to find me for something important, didn't you?"

Li Qing nods, his expression serious.

"I have indeed encountered some trouble and would like to seek your advice."

"In fact, in the past month, I have encountered four cases of contamination intermittently, and it's been giving me a headache."

"So I wanted to ask, Elder Zheng, do you know of any way to suppress contamination?"