Translator: AnubisTL
Another year passed.
Hua Huai Ren turned sixteen and, through a fortuitous opportunity, broke through to the tenth layer of qi refining, reaching the perfected state of the qi refining stage. He was now ready to consider foundation establishment at any time.
By this day, Li Qing had finally prepared to leave Bright King Valley.
Before his departure, Li Qing gifted Hua Huai Ren a foundation establishment pill and a bottle of medicinal pills for cultivation in the foundation establishment realm. He also sealed the subsequent chapters of the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra within Hua Huai Ren's sea of consciousness.
Li Qing placed a first layer restriction on the memories related to his cultivation technique. If anyone forcibly attempted to access this knowledge, the contents would self-destruct.
Hua Huai Ren couldn't access the entire cultivation technique at once. The restriction would only lift automatically once he reached the next realm.
"Cultivation is ultimately a personal journey. With your foundation, achieving foundation establishment shouldn't be too difficult."
"Once you successfully form your core, you can use this token to find me at the Lingyun Sect in the Azure Ridge Domain. Remember to keep it with you at all times."
As Li Qing spoke, he handed Hua Huai Ren a white jade token.
Hua Huai Ren's eyes brimmed with tears. He understood this meant their imminent separation. After nearly nine years of companionship, Li Qing had become a central figure in his life.
"Master..."
Yet as their parting drew near, Li Qing's demeanor grew stricter than ever before.
"Remember this well: never use my name to bully or oppress others. If I ever hear of such behavior, I will not spare you!"
"Cultivation requires a firm foundation, built step by step. The only true shortcut on this path is to avoid shortcuts altogether!"
"Enough said. I must be going now!"
With these words, Li Qing floated into the air and departed from the spiritually rich valley, his figure vanishing into the horizon in an instant.
Thud!
Hua Huai Ren knelt heavily, his forehead striking the ground with a resounding thud. He sobbed, "Master, take care!"
After leaving Bright King Valley, Li Qing sighed wistfully.
A fledgling eagle must eventually spread its own wings and soar through the skies. Constant protection from others only hinders its growth.
Though he could use his resources to push Hua Huai Ren's cultivation to the core formation realm, what would come after?
The boy might never advance another inch in his lifetime!
Moreover, his primary reason for coming to Bright King Valley was to repay a debt of gratitude owed to Senior Bai Ling.
Now that the Hua lineage had forged such a deep connection with him, their future prospects were undoubtedly brighter.
Gazing at the vast, azure sea stretching beyond the Flame Domain, Li Qing exhaled deeply.
For over nine years, Li Qing had devoted himself to nurturing his water spiritual root and developing cultivation techniques, a rather monotonous existence.
Now that his water spiritual root had fully formed, he could clearly sense the dense water-attribute primordial energy in the sea territory, radiating a wave of affinity toward him.
With a gentle wave of his hand, Li Qing summoned a torrent of rich water essence energy, no longer limited to drawing upon the meager heaven and earth power he had previously been able to command.
"Where should I go next? Back to the sect?"
For the time being, Li Qing preferred not to return to the sect so quickly. Having reached the divine transformation realm, he wanted to thoroughly explore the human realm, hoping to discover one or two weak spatial nodes along the way to prepare for his future ascension.
Now that nothing in the world could threaten his safety, with his vast lifespan, he could roam the world without restraint. Even if faced with multiple great powers in the divine transformation realm joining forces against him, he remained confident in his ability to withstand them.
Moreover, it was doubtful that such a concentration of divine transformation realm experts could even be found in the human realm these days.
Having made his decision, Li Qing concealed his aura and began his journey across the world.
He visited numerous Overseas Immortal Islands, encountering reclusive overseas immortal cultivators.
In some sea territories, archipelagos had become gathering places for cultivators. The cultivation civilization here differed slightly from that of the mainland, with most medicinal pills being refined using inner cores from sea clan demon beasts as their primary ingredient.
Moreover, Li Qing occasionally stumbled upon secret realms brimming with opportunities, attracting hordes of low-tier cultivators eager to seize them.
Concealing his true cultivation level, Li Qing would blend into these crowds and venture into the secret realms, finally daring to do what he had been too weak to attempt in his early years.
Of course, he occasionally encountered "dangers," whether from the secret realms themselves or from the malicious intentions of fellow adventurers.
Yet through Li Qing's skillful interventions, he always managed to turn misfortune into fortune, finding life in the direst straits.
Thus, some immortal cultivators who had traveled with Li Qing came to believe they possessed extraordinary luck, capable of transforming even the most perilous situations into opportunities.
The most sensational event occurred on Luofu Immortal Island, where an ancient cave abode belonging to a Nascent Soul Realm great cultivator was discovered.
The news sent shockwaves across the surrounding sea territories, drawing countless cultivators seeking opportunities and sparking multiple large-scale battles among the gathered forces.
Li Qing, having received the news late, followed the scent and hurried over.
He revealed his divine transformation realm cultivation, his mere qi mechanism overwhelming the assembled cultivators and effortlessly subduing the entire Immortal Island.
"It is indeed a cave abode left from the ancient era, its former master having possessed mid nascent soul realm cultivation."
"However, the cave abode contains no ancient spirit herbs. Only some dust-covered ancient texts and jade slips remain."
From the jade slips, he gained a slightly better understanding of the ancient era's splendor, but otherwise found nothing of note.
After Li Qing departed, Luofu Immortal Island erupted into chaos once more.
(End of the Chapter)
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