The core of the Past Life Cave.
Cloudy, cold, and covered in black frost, this place seemed to be a frigid hell, and all living beings that fell into it would freeze to death.
But right in the middle of this desperate situation, there was a brilliant golden radiance shining, warming the hearts of the people.
“What kind of treasure is that?”Qin Li’s heart was on fire.
“You’ll know if you go over there!”The Water Mansion Old Devil quickened his pace.
Soon!
The two reached their destination.
Qin Li couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air as he fixed his eyes on it.
In the midst of the gloomy clouds, there was actually a golden skeleton leaning against it, bright and golden, seemingly a treasure poured by Xuanjin, heavy by a thousand pounds, and still glowing with a layer of precious light.
And behind the golden skeleton, there was a hundred feet of black cliff, on which was written a dense golden splendour text, and meridian operation diagram, through a stern will, composed of a subtle gong method, seems to elaborate cultivation avenue, and contains supreme true solution.
“The Golden Body Refining Technique!”Qin Li only felt his mouth go dry, this was a topmost gong method, its value far exceeding that of a ninth-grade immortal art.
“Who is he and why did he die here?”Qin Li asked in disbelief.
The Water Mansion Old Devil slowly asked, “He was the younger brother of the Luo Heavenly Man, Immortal King Luo Kun. In order to defeat his brother, he wanted to create the first body refining technique, and even whimsically wanted to take the Qi of Hardware and integrate it into his entire body, forging an indestructible treasure body!”
Qin Li exclaimed, “Impossible, the Qi of Hardware is sharp, seeping into the body is like ten thousand needles stabbing each other, a thousand cuts, it’s simply impossible to turn it into one’s own use.”
The Water Mansion Old Devil nodded, “You’re right, but Immortal King Luo Kun had a sudden idea to use the Qi of Leaving Fire, to subdue the Qi of Hardware with fire to subdue gold, and achieve the First Treasure Body.”
“Did he succeed?”Qin Li asked.
“If he had succeeded, he wouldn’t be lying here.”The Water Mansion Old Demon sighed:
“At the last moment, he still failed to achieve his goal, the out-of-control Hardware Qi destroyed his fleshly body, and in order to renew his life, he came to the Cave of the Past Life, only to relapse with serious injuries and stop here. In the end, with endless unwillingness, he used golden blood and wrote down this Golden Body Refining Technique!”
A wave of sadness rose in Qin Li’s heart, how many geniuses and heroes there have been since ancient times, but in the end, everyone only remembers the name above the Immortal King.
It must have been during Immortal King Luo Kun’s era, he was also a supreme genius with a renowned reputation, but unfortunately, he took the wrong path and was quickly forgotten in the river of history.
“Kid, study this peerless gongfu well so as to mend the loopholes in the General Outline of Fey Cultivation.”The Water Mansion Old Demon reminded.
Qin Li, however, shook his head and said, “I will not cultivate the General Outline of Foreign Cultivation again.”
“What did you say!”
The Water Mansion Old Devil’s eyes glared, murderous.
Qin Li was calm and unruffled, “I’d rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix, since this is the world’s number one Body Refinement Technique, then I must cultivate the Golden Body Refinement Technique!”
After the battle with Wang Aoshan, he completely understood the terror of the Southern Heavenly Sect, far beyond the comparison of ordinary cultivators. If he wanted to kill the Ao Tian Immortal King after nine years, the usual means were simply useless, only if the sword went off the beaten track would he have some chance.
Seeing this!
Water Mansion Old Devil shook his head and snorted, “Don’t be silly, this gong method is a failure, even Luo Kun Immortal King can’t subdue the Qi of Hardware, what do you have to rely on to do it?”
“On the basis of my Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Intent!”
Qin Li’s gaze condensed, and the Ten Thousand Transformations Sword Intent arose, like a whirlpool of water, like waves, enveloping the four directions and churning the rolling Yin Qi.
“The Manifestation Sword Intent is permeated with a will of water, with the flavour of moistening all things. As the saying goes, fire overcomes gold, and gold begets water, and the three are mutually exclusive. If I first thwart the sharpness of the Hardware with the Leaving Fire, and then use the Sword Intent to quench its essence, I might be able to subdue the Golden Qi and practise the Golden Body Refining Technique!”
In one speech, there was a succession of whimsical thoughts.
The Water Mansion Old Devil was stunned and paused for a long time before incredulously saying, “You actually have such big ideas! Theoretically you’re right, but there are too many things that work theoretically, but actually accomplish nothing.”
Qin Li firmly said, “No matter what, I must cultivate this technique, or else let me die!”
At those words!
The Water Mansion Old Demon’s eyes flickered.
He was weighing the pros and cons, if Qin Li cultivated the General Outline of Exotic Cultivation, there was a high probability that he would be able to obtain a superior physical body, but if Qin Li cultivated the Golden Body Refinement Decree, there was a small probability that he would be able to obtain a top-tier physical body, and even have the qualifications to ask for a place above the Immortal King.
“Good! I agree with your choice, and as your master, I will also help you perfect your gong methods and assist you!”The Water Mansion Old Devil nodded his head, really, the temptation of being above the Immortal King was too great, even if there was only a slight chance, he would still cling on to it.
“Many thanks, Master, let’s just top up our merit laws first!”Qin Li said.
The Water Mansion Old Demon nodded.
Soon!
The two of them took the copies and left the core area.
After returning to the Ice Palace, the two began to modify and expand the Golden Body Refining Technique.
The Water Mansion Old Devil was worthy of being a top-tier Grand Cultivator, learned from the ancient and modern worlds, with brilliant ideas, proposing a large number of modifications to perfect Qin Li’s vision.
Qin Li didn’t nag, directly contributing the source of the Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Intent, the One Thought Ten Thousand Swords Skill.
The Water Mansion Old Demon instantly understood where Qin Li was coming from, but he didn’t say anything, and Qin Li also knew what was in his mind and didn’t say anything either.
The two of them each had their own agenda, both in a subtle state of seeing through and not saying anything.
Ten days later!
The improved version of the Body Refining Technique came out.
The Water Mansion Old Demon urged, “Alright, you can start cultivating.”
Qin Li shook his head, “No, I still don’t think it’s right, after all, this is an experiment with life, there has to be a few more sets of preparatory plans. For example, what should be done when the Qi of Hardware reverses upwards and reaches the eyes?”
“You’re right, there have to be a few more sets of plans, assuming ……,” the old devil of the Water Mansion continued to answer.
Another ten days passed.
The two had prepared preparatory plans for every accident they could think of.
The Water Mansion Old Devil’s heart was exhausted, these twenty days were even more torturous than twenty years, “Kid, you don’t want to procrastinate any longer, if you don’t start cultivating again, I’m going to get angry.”
Qin Li smiled faintly, “Fine, I’ll start cultivating the Body Refining Decision right now, but I’m still missing two key treasures, the Essence of Departing Fire and the Essence of Hardware.”
The Water Mansion Old Devil’s gaze changed in shock, hesitating for a moment before taking out two items. One was the Qing Yan Sword mixed with the Essence of Hardware, and the other was the Leaving Fire Furnace cast with the Essence of Leaving Fire.
“What a coincidence!”
The two exclaimed in unison.
It seemed as if there was a predetermined fate in the underworld.
“I have a feeling that I will definitely succeed!”Qin Li said indifferently.
The Water Mansion Old Demon laughed strangely, “I also feel that you can succeed!”
“Let’s begin!”
Qin Li retrieved two treasures.
The first was to boil a soup with the Fire Separation Furnace, which brought together a large number of rare medicinal herbs with powerful healing powers. In order to prevent going overboard, Qin Li even threw in half of a Twilight Snow Orchid.
Afterwards, Qin Li took off his clothes and jumped into the Off-Fire Furnace, saying solemnly, “Master, you can control the fire, or else I’ll be cooked!”
“Don’t worry, I don’t want you to fail either.”The Water Mansion Old Devil raised his hand and the lid of the furnace closed, he began to activate the Man Flame, burning the alchemy furnace.
Within the Dan furnace!
Qin Li held onto his Yuan and stayed still.
He had the Qingyan Sword across his knees and held two Off-Fire Golden Pearls in his hands.
Between breaths, all the immortal energy in his body poured out, wrapping the two treasures, filling the entire alchemy furnace, and beginning to ingest a little bit of the Qi of the Hardware and the Qi of the Flame Separation.
Qin Li did not cultivate the improved version of the Body Refining Decision, but instead turned to another set of paths, which included traces of the Ten Positive Immortal Techniques, as well as the structure of the Golden Body Refining Decision, and even more so, the method of the One Sword Ten Thousand Thoughts Technique, as well as the wonders of the Departing Flame Xuanjin Pupil.
He was doing something extremely crazy, wanting to fuse the four supreme dharma disciplines and walk out a different path, thus advancing to the Immortal King realm in one fell swoop.
If Qin Li could succeed, he would possess the number one physique in the world, kill Wang Aoshan like a dog, and also kill the Water Mansion Old Demon in return, and in nine years’ time, challenge the Ao Tian Immortal King with even more certainty, and even get a glimpse of the mysteries above the Immortal King.
“Succeed or die!”
Otherwise, it would either be taken over by this oh-so-old devil or be killed!
Qin Li’s mind was resolute and unrelenting.
The indestructible Qing Yan Sword began to rust, emitting the aura of hardware. The Departing Fire Furnace also began to mottle, overflowing with the Qi of Departing Fire.
The two qi of gold and fire fused into a single stream under the illumination of the Departing Fire Golden Pupil, and then guided by the Manifestation Sword Intent, it poured into the eyes and flowed down the river, travelling through the meridians, passing through the Dantian, and eventually fusing with the bones to repair the originally dense cracks.
This was destined to be a long and torturous process.
Qin Li gritted his teeth and endured it without complaint or regret.
