Translator: AnubisTL
Meanwhile, the Formless Saint Ancestor fared no better.
The heavenly tribulation adapts its power to match the strength of the tribulation crosser. Despite his earlier claims of ease, Li Qing now faced a sea of lightning formed from countless ten-thousand-zhang Heavenly Thunderbolts, requiring him to exert his full strength to withstand it.
Li Qing remained vigilant, observing the Formless Saint Ancestor's thunder tribulation. Within the sea of lightning, he spotted dense clusters of Violet Void Divine Lightning converging.
A single bolt of this lightning could severely injure a cultivator in the divine transformation stage. Yet the Formless Saint Ancestor, merely at the nascent soul realm, had attracted such a terrifying tribulation, a testament to his extraordinary nature.
"Truly worthy of being the Demon Realm Saint Ancestor," Li Qing mused. "Even a dao body of his is terrifyingly powerful."
"Time to spice up your tribulation a bit!"
With a flip of his palm, several Thunderfire Cores appeared in his hand.
He hurled the Thunderfire Cores into the air.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Thunderfire Cores streaked through the void, instantly closing in on the Formless Saint Ancestor as he underwent his tribulation.
Boom!
The Thunderfire Cores detonated in an instant, unleashing a cataclysmic surge of energy born from the fusion of Heavenly Thunder and spirit fire. The surrounding space shattered into fragments.
"You dare?!" the Formless Saint Ancestor roared, his voice barely audible above the thunderous explosions. Trapped at the epicenter of the blast, while simultaneously enduring the onslaught of the heavenly tribulation, his situation had become dire.
Even in this dire situation, he still sought to attack Li Qing.
With a flick of his hand, he gathered a handful of Violet Void Divine Lightning from the sea of lightning and hurled it toward Li Qing's position.
A dense barrage of purple lightning erupted, its razor-sharp energy surging forward like a tidal wave.
Yet Li Qing remained unfazed. With a calm expression, he activated his Wind-Thunder Silver Wings, absorbing every bolt of Violet Void Divine Lightning into them.
"Thank you for the gift, fellow daoist. I accept it without hesitation."
The Violet Void Divine Lightning had been fully absorbed into his Wind-Thunder Silver Wings, allowing him to refine even more Thunderfire Cores in the future.
Seeing his attack fail, the Formless Saint Ancestor refused to relent. His body began to twist and distort, splitting into three identical figures.
These three were none other than the Nascent Soul cultivators who had previously accompanied the Five Elements Spirit Saintโtheir faces and appearances perfectly replicated!
In the heart of the sea of lightning, these three newly formed dao bodies remained completely unaffected by the raging energy.
They surged through the lightning sea, charging toward Li Qing with murderous intent.
Though these three figures lacked any signs of life, Li Qing didn't underestimate them. While he could now crush late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators like ants, these were, after all, techniques employed by the Formless Saint Ancestorโthey could not be taken lightly.
Boom!
The three figures attacked simultaneously, unleashing torrents of spiritual energy that instantly sealed off Li Qing's escape routes.
"Such pure mana... No, this is the aura of a spirit pearl!"
Li Qing's eyebrows twitched as he finally sensed the difference in these three figures.
Golden Spirit Pearl, Wood Spirit Pearl, Earth Spirit Pearl!
"If we include the Fire Spirit Pearl I lost earlier, the Formless Saint Ancestor now possesses four of the five elements spirit pearls?"
Li Qing's heart jolted slightly. He immediately activated the three heavenly spirit fires within his body.
Blazing flames erupted, the three differently colored spirit fires surged forth like true dragons, each lunging toward one of the Spirit Pearl Divine Sect's spirit pearl envoys.
As if possessing independent consciousness, the three envoys mobilized the spirit pearl power within their bodies to counter Li Qing's three heavenly spirit fires.
"Once I overcome this tribulation, your death will be assured," the Formless Saint Ancestor declared, feeling the pressure ease now that Li Qing was finally entangled.
The heavenly tribulation was terrifying, but after revealing his true demonic methods, it no longer posed such a dire threat.
Heavenly Thunder continued to surge, grinding away layers of primordial demonic qi from the Formless Saint Ancestor's body.
Meanwhile, Li Qing had no time to spare. Facing three Nascent Soul cultivators wielding spirit pearls, he felt immense pressure.
These three possessed virtually inexhaustible mana, freely channeling the power of their spirit pearls.
"I can't drag this out any longer. I need to end this battle quickly. If the Formless Saint Ancestor catches his breath, I'll be the one in trouble next."
With this thought, Li Qing crossed his hands, forming a magical seal.
The three heavenly spirit fires he had unleashed earlier had scattered embers across the battlefield, creating the perfect conditions to activate the Myriad Flames Heaven-Burning Formation.
"Myriad Flames Heaven-Burning Formation!"
Boom!
Magma erupted from the earth as the spirit fires connected, instantly sealing off the surrounding space.
"Heaven-Burning!"
Blazing spiritual flames intertwined within the confined area, as if determined to incinerate all existence.
The three Nascent Soul cultivators, each wielding a spirit pearl, lacked sentience. Had they possessed their faculties, Li Qing wouldn't have been able to trap them so easily with the Myriad Flames Heaven-Burning Formation.
"Refine them!"
Li Qing channeled the formation, accelerating the refinement process of the three Nascent Soul cultivators.
He needed to end this battle swiftly!
Soon, one of the trapped cultivators within the Myriad Flames Heaven-Burning Formation finally succumbed.
It was the Holy Envoy wielding the Golden Spirit Pearl. Perhaps due to fire's elemental dominance over metal, his body disintegrated inch by inch into ash, leaving only the radiant golden spirit pearl floating in the flames.
With one less opponent, the remaining two spirit pearl envoys couldn't hold out much longer. Their bodies slowly vaporized.
After a long while, the last two figures within the Myriad Flames Heaven-Burning Formation finally succumbed, completely transforming into piles of black ash. Only two radiant spirit pearls remained in their place.
Li Qing dispelled the Myriad Flames Heaven-Burning Formation and unceremoniously pocketed all three spirit pearls.
These were supreme treasures of the Human Realm, each worth a fortune. Li Qing hadn't expected to acquire three at once.
If he could defeat the Formless Saint Ancestor in this battle and reclaim the Fire Spirit Pearl, combined with the Water Spirit Pearl within Su Xin's Pure Heart Physique at Lingyun Sect, Li Qing might become the first cultivator in Human Realm history to gather all five elements spirit pearls.
The Spirit Pearl Divine Sect had been secretly operating for years without achieving this feat, highlighting the immense difficulty involved.
Though Li Qing didn't yet know the miraculous effects of collecting all five elements spirit pearls, he couldn't help but indulge in a bit of wishful thinking.
Just then, the heavenly tribulation facing the Immortal Slaughtering Sword finally neared its end.
Li Qing wasn't surprised by this outcome; it was only natural.
As the final bolt of Heavenly Thunder struck, leaving a rapidly fading natural dao pattern on the sword's golden blade, the extravagant spirit treasure tribulation finally concluded.
Li Qing's heart leaped with joy as a string of text appeared before his eyes:
[Successfully refined Profound-Grade Spirit Treasure: Immortal Slaughtering Sword. Reward: 3,000 years of lifespan!]
His lifespan surged again, now exceeding the 10,000-year mark!
This was true immortality, not the mere honorific title bestowed upon emperors in the mortal realm.
Elated, Li Qing immediately prepared to summon the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, intending to slay his enemies without delay.
But in the next instant, the three spirit pearls he had just acquired erupted with pure primordial demonic qi.
Boom!
The demonic qi surged violently, leaving pitch-black demonic sigils etched across his fleshly body. These sigils disrupted the flow of mana within him, preventing him from immediately summoning the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.
Meanwhile, the Formless Saint Ancestor's thunder tribulation had ended. He immediately darted toward the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, reaching out to grasp its golden hilt.
"My spirit pearls aren't so easily claimed," the Formless Saint Ancestor sneered. "Do you like the gift I've given you?"
"Your human race values reciprocity. So, I'll accept this peerless sword without hesitation."
The Formless Saint Ancestor knew that Li Qing's greatest asset was this golden, peerless sword. By seizing the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, he had severed Li Qing's last hope.
Feeling he had regained complete control, the Formless Saint Ancestor exhaled softly, a sinister smile returning to his face.
He glanced at Li Qing, who was pressing a hand against his chest, then gently stroked the golden sword in his hand.
"Your swordsmithing skills are impressive. Even in the spirit realm, spirit treasures of this quality are rare."
"Very well, I shall send you on your way with the sword you yourself refined."
With that, he raised the Immortal Slaughtering Sword high, channeling all his power into activating the spirit treasure.
Boom!
In an instant, the sky and earth shifted, and the metal-attribute Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth surged violently.
The Formless Saint Ancestor was channeling his full power into the Immortal Slaughtering Sword. As a spirit treasure, it naturally drew upon the primordial energy of heaven and earth.
However, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword manipulated primordial energy differently from the Wind-Thunder Silver Wings!
The Wind-Thunder Silver Wings resonated with the Wind-Thunder Power of heaven and earth to achieve extreme speed.
But the Immortal Slaughtering Sword absorbed and concentrated the metal-attribute primordial energy of heaven and earth. The already razor-sharp blade now pulsed with immense metallic power.
The only way to describe it was with the word "extreme sharpness"!
It was a force capable of cleaving through the very fabric of space!
"How about we call this move the White Emperor Golden Sovereign Slash?" the Formless Saint Ancestor chuckled. Without waiting for Li Qing's response, he swung the sword down.
(End of the Chapter)
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