The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

Two flickering figures in the thunder, just a flash in the clouds and mist, Li Qing couldn't see clearly.

He shook his head slightly and looked down at the jade pendant in his hand.

This jade pendant was very peculiar, pure green in color, with a carved dragon on it.

"What is this thing for?"

A strange look appeared on his face, and after some thought, he infused a bit of spiritual energy into it.

With the infusion of spiritual energy, the jade pendant suddenly changed.

The jade pendant lit up with a faint green light, and a piece of information appeared in his mind out of thin air.

"Soul-summoning card! Can summon an illusion of the Flood Dragon, devouring souls and spirits."

Li Qing's eyes lit up, "Is this a type of Law Treasure?"

A sense of excitement surged within him.

His biggest problem now was the lack of attack methods. If he encountered any wolves or tigers, he might be in trouble.

Now that he had obtained something similar to a Law Treasure, he immediately felt a sense of security.

Looking up at the sky, the heavy rain seemed to suddenly subside.

The sky became bright, and Li Qing thought to himself, "I don't know how the situation is, but I better make a run for it."

"I must not get involved in this kind of conflict."

He put away the clothes hanging nearby and dashed out in a flash.

He sprinted towards the other end of the canyon at top speed.

The rain visibly slowed down, and in the blink of an eye, it had turned into a drizzle.

Half an hour later, the sky had returned to a sunny state.

Running on the road, Li Qing shook his head slightly, "This world is really bizarre. It was pouring rain just now, and now it's sunny?"

"I hope there won't be any more trouble. My small frame can't withstand too many accidents."

Looking at the soul-summoning card in his hand, he thought, "I should find a place to test its power."

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle."

Suddenly, his stomach growled with hunger, and a look of bitterness appeared on Li Qing's face.

"I only had two cucumbers for breakfast, and there's nowhere to eat along this road."

At this point, he had crossed the canyon and was advancing on a mountain path.

Azure Stone County is located in the North State Yellow Dragon Region, with the county town named Yucheng, a large city with a population of one million.

Outside the city is a long river, the Pujiang River, connecting the north and south, dividing the entire Great Tang Dynasty in half.

The distance between Azure Stone County and Yucheng is about 300 li, and that's where Li Qing is headed.

With a population of one million, Yucheng is economically prosperous, serving as the commercial center and transportation hub of the entire North State, backed by water transport and well-connected.

Various mountain goods and treasures from the entire North State are transported from here into the Great Tang Dynasty.

The mountain path he was on is the Black Wind Mountain, a 300-li area between Azure Stone County and Yucheng, consisting of a canyon, mountain ridges, and three peaks.

Black Wind Mountain is the first peak, where wild beasts are said to roam, and mysterious events often occur.

Li Qing walked cautiously alone.

He tightly held the soul-summoning card, ready to summon the illusion of the Flood Dragon at the first sign of danger.

As the sky gradually darkened, Li Qing began to feel anxious.

He hadn't eaten for half a day and was starving.

"I don't want to be so unlucky as to starve to death on the road."

Suddenly, a dilapidated temple appeared ahead, and Li Qing's eyes lit up.

But after some thought, he hesitated, "In ancient times, it's said not to enter the woods or temples."

"And this is a dangerous world. I feel like going in there will probably lead to trouble."

After some consideration, Li Qing quickened his pace and swiftly distanced himself from the dilapidated temple.

Occasionally, he would look back at the temple.

It wasn't until the temple completely disappeared from his sight that he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, nothing spooky happened."

"The same old trick, I won't fall for it."

By now, the sky had grown even darker, and the road was becoming hard to see.

Li Qing's expression changed, "Looks like I'll have to go hungry tonight."

"I'll have to stay in a tree."

With that in mind, he looked at the nearby trees, and a large tree caught his eye.

His eyes lit up as he picked up a dry branch from the roadside and quickly swept it in front of him.

This was to startle the snake in the grass, preventing it from suddenly lunging out and biting him.

Soon, he arrived at the large tree three zhang deep into the forest.

He quickly climbed up and soon reached a branch of the large tree.

He was about two zhang high from the ground, and it would be disastrous if he fell.

Looking around, Li Qing looked somewhat helpless.

"I might not be able to sleep tonight."

"Tired and hungry, if I fall asleep and fall down, that would be really asking for trouble."

He held the soul-summoning card in his hand, not using it lightly.

Using this thing would consume spiritual energy, and he wasn't sure if he would be weakened after using it.

There was no opportunity for him to try it out now, so he could only sigh and hold onto it.

There were occasional sounds of animals in the dark forest, adding a bit of vitality to the darkness.

As time passed, Li Qing couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in the darkness.

Humans are naturally afraid of the dark.

With nothing else to do, Li Qing began to silently recite the scriptures of the Blood Essence Art.

The faint spiritual energy in his veins began to circulate, warming his whole body.

Li Qing could clearly feel that there wasn't much spiritual energy in his body, and it seemed like his excess flesh was burning and transforming into spiritual energy, nourishing specific organs in his body bit by bit.

Reciting the scriptures was just to shift his focus, preventing himself from being overly afraid in the darkness.

As time passed, Li Qing, while silently reciting, began to feel a bit dazed, as if entering a strange state.

Sitting on the sturdy branch, his body gradually relaxed, yet somehow maintained balance.

He seemed to have entered a strange state, as if in a trance.

After an unknown amount of time, a figure appeared on the road outside the forest.

The person staggered, emitting a strong smell of blood all over his body.

A visible hole and sunken ribs on his left chest were oozing with blood.

Splash, splash.

He leaned against a tree, his eyes looking towards Li Qing's location.

A sly smile appeared on his face, "Blood Refinement Art? It's my lucky day, a blood pill delivered to me."

He struggled to walk over, his body already weakened to the extreme.

"I have to lure this guy down."

At this point, the rustling in the forest had already awakened Li Qing.

He quickly turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.

In this dense forest, visibility was barely three meters.

A voice rang out from under the tree, "Fellow Daoist in the tree, can you save my life?"