Chapter 278: Perfect Immortal Spirit Body Reaches Perfection! Earth-shattering Change, Major Incident In Void Immortal Realm!
Ji Qing traversed space with the three Blood Ji, not returning to Xu Mi Immortal Sect, but heading towards the Asura Blood Sea.
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing emerged from the void.
He did not arrive directly at the Asura Blood Sea.
He did not dare to go to the Asura Blood Sea. If he truly went there, it would be the territory of the Asura God Clan, and Ji Qing couldn’t guarantee what would happen.
Therefore, Ji Qing traversed to the vicinity outside the Asura Blood Sea, about a few hundred miles away.
Ji Qing looked around.
There was no one around.
The area was vast and clear for miles, and he wasn’t afraid of an ambush.
This place was perfect!
“The three of you go lure out a Black Asura. You should know how to lure out a Black Asura. Once you reach here, you will be safe.”
“Alternatively, you can lure out a Blood Asura. I only need a drop of Divine Race essence blood, which won’t cause too much damage to a Fourth Order Asura God Clan.”
“Yes, Master.”
Whether the three Blood Ji would choose to lure out a Blood Asura or a Black Asura depended on their wishes.
If the three Blood Ji tried to escape, it would be meaningless.
Ji Qing controlled the restrictions on the three women; with a single thought, he could end their lives.
Of course, they could also take a gamble and seek help from the Ancestor God of the Asura Blood Sea.
However, if such lowly Fourth Order Asura God Clan members could meet the Asura Ancestor God, then Ji Qing would concede.
Thus, the three Blood Ji quickly flew towards the Asura Blood Sea.
Ji Qing waited quietly.
He would treat the Blood Asura and Black Asura differently.
If it were a Black Asura, Ji Qing would kill it without mercy and drain its essence blood.
If it were a Blood Asura, he would only take a drop of essence blood.
The reason Ji Qing had no scruples about hunting “Black Asura” was simple: Black Asuras were inherently cruel and enjoyed eating humans. Every Black Asura was an enemy that the Human Race had to kill.
If he encountered one, he would show no mercy!
Time passed slowly.
One day, three days, five days, eight days, ten days…
In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.
During these ten days, everything was quiet.
Ji Qing hadn’t even detected any movement.
Had the three Blood Ji truly escaped back to the Asura Blood Sea and not come out again?
As for the restrictions.
If the three Blood Ji could find an Immortal Venerable, they could have them removed.
However, the Asura God Clan had a strict hierarchy. It would be difficult to find a Sixth Order God Clan member comparable to an Immortal Venerable to remove their restrictions.
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, Ji Qing looked up at the distant void.
A faint smile appeared on his lips.
They were here!
Such a huge commotion, and those three familiar auras.
Weren’t those the three Blood Ji?
It seemed they had indeed attracted someone from the Asura God Clan.
But he didn’t know if it was a Black Asura or a Blood Asura?
Ji Qing soon found out.
It was a Black Asura.
Although there were only three Black Asuras, their strength was above that of the three Blood Ji.
They had been relentlessly pursuing the three Blood Ji.
Black Asura and Blood Asura were mortal enemies.
Once they encountered each other, it was a fight to the death.
The three Blood Ji were struggling in their escape.
But they gritted their teeth and persevered.
“Buzz.”
Suddenly, a familiar aura appeared within their perception.
The hearts of the three Blood Ji rejoiced.
“Master!”
Then, the Chaos Immortal Trapping Art was unleashed, instantly enveloping the three Black Asuras.
“Master? This is bad, these three Blood Asuras have defected to a Human Race cultivator…”
The three Black Asuras immediately sensed that something was wrong.
It was a Human Race cultivator!
Moreover, the opponent had already cast an immortal technique, attempting to trap them.
Thus, the three Black Asuras furiously attacked the Chaos Immortal Trapping Art, attempting to break through it.
It had to be said that these three Black Asuras were indeed very strong.
If more time passed, they could truly break out of the Chaos Immortal Trapping Art.
Unfortunately, Ji Qing would not give them that time.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing drew his sword.
Three blade lights instantly appeared before the three Black Asuras.
The Black Asuras punched out, resisting with all their might.
But with Ji Qing’s current combat power exceeding forty times that of a True Immortal, how could mere Fourth Order Black Asuras resist?
With a flash of blade light, the three Black Asuras were split in half.
Ji Qing also waved his hand, instantly refining a full fifteen drops of essence blood from the three Black Asuras.
Each Black Asura yielded approximately five drops of essence blood.
Fifteen drops of Fourth Order God Clan essence blood brought a smile to Ji Qing’s face.
With so much essence blood, he could push his Fourth Order Chaos Demon God Bloodline to 100% perfection.
Then, he could use the Martial Dao Origin to break through to the Fifth Order Chaos Demon God!
Although Ji Qing could not openly display his Chaos Demon God True Body, he could use it as a trump card.
Having a trump card would bring him peace of mind.
“Master…”
The three Blood Ji looked at Ji Qing cautiously.
“You did very well this time! I am very satisfied!”
Hearing Ji Qing’s satisfaction, the three Blood Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the fate of the three Black Asuras, the three Blood Ji felt a mix of emotions.
It wasn’t fear, but rather… pleasant surprise!
Ji Qing’s power far exceeded their estimations.
Their lives were now in Ji Qing’s hands, but the stronger Ji Qing was, the better it was for them.
After all, who wouldn’t want to follow a powerful individual?
Especially a powerful individual with limitless prospects!
“Let’s go.”
Ji Qing took the three Blood Ji into his Immortal Mansion.
Afterward, Ji Qing did not linger outside the Asura Blood Sea. It was too close, and he appeared as a True Immortal. The relationship between True Immortals and the Divine Race was very tense.
Thus, Ji Qing directly traversed space and returned to Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
Upon returning to Xu Mi Immortal Sect, Ji Qing first went to Purple Void Palace to report to his Master.
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable was very satisfied upon learning what Ji Qing had done.
Ji Qing had temporarily saved Cangwu Immortal City and the Chen Family.
As for the future, it would depend on the Chen Family’s own fortune.
Ji Qing and Zi Xu Immortal Venerable could not protect the Chen Family forever.
Afterward, Ji Qing returned to Golden Toad Palace.
Ji Qing took out the fifteen drops of Black Asura essence blood and immediately began to refine them.
Refining one drop of Fourth Order Divine Race essence blood would increase the progress by about 10%.
Ji Qing’s Fourth Order Chaos Demon God Bloodline was currently at 41% progress, so he only needed to refine six more drops of Fourth Order Divine Race essence blood.
One drop, two drops, three drops, four drops, five drops, six drops!
Ji Qing was already very skilled and familiar with refining Divine Race essence blood.
Therefore, he quickly refined six drops of essence blood.
After refining these six drops of essence blood, Ji Qing’s Chaos Demon God Bloodline finally reached Fourth Order Perfection!
“Young Chaos Demon God: Fourth Order （ Perfection ）”
Ji Qing glanced at it; his Chaos Demon God Bloodline was Fourth Order Perfection.
Once it reached this level, refining Fourth Order Divine Race bloodline would be of no use.
Ji Qing had nine drops of Asura God Clan essence blood remaining, which would also have no effect.
Under normal circumstances, if Ji Qing were to cultivate step-by-step, his Chaos Demon God Bloodline would need to obtain Fifth Order Divine Race essence blood to break through to the Fifth Order.
Likely more than just one drop.
It would require a large amount of Fifth Order Divine Race essence blood, slowly “grinding open” the bottleneck through painstaking effort, thereby transforming into a Fifth Order Chaos Demon God!
This was very difficult.
It was difficult even among the Divine Race.
Essence blood was extremely precious to every member of the Divine Race.
Why would they be willing to give it to lower-tiered God Race members?
Without essence blood from higher-tiered God Race members, breaking through would truly rely on luck.
However, Ji Qing was different.
He neither needed luck nor Fifth Order Divine Race essence blood.
Because he could Open Heavenly Gate, Climb Martial Dao Mountain, and obtain the Martial Dao Origin!
With the Martial Dao Origin, Ji Qing could break through the physical body’s limitations.
He could even break through the Fourth Order Divine Race physical body’s limitations, thereby breaking through to the Fifth Order Divine Race.
However, Ji Qing could not Open Heavenly Gate within Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
The commotion would be too great.
Ji Qing did not want to attract too much attention right now.
Ji Qing thought for a moment and brought the three Blood Ji with him.
These three knew his Divine Race identity, so there was no need to be discreet.
Thus, Ji Qing, with the three Blood Ji, left Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
As for where to go, Ji Qing thought about it and decided to go to the Demon Ruins.
The Demon Ruins were vast and empty, and if he was lucky, he might not even encounter any cultivators.
Soon, Ji Qing arrived at the Demon Ruins.
He ventured deep into the Demon Ruins and found an empty void.
He released the three Blood Ji from his Immortal Mansion.
“Greetings, Master.”
The three Blood Ji hurriedly bowed.
“This is the depths of the Demon Ruins. I am going to Open Heavenly Gate. You will guard me nearby.”
“Yes, Master.”
The three women did not question what Ji Qing was doing by Opening Heavenly Gate.
They would do whatever Ji Qing commanded.
Ji Qing took a deep breath and directly drew his sword.
“Clang.”
The Immortal Slaying Saber cut through the void, and a massive gateway appeared.
Ji Qing saw the Heavenly Gate again, feeling as if a lifetime had passed.
“Even the Immortal Realm can Open Heavenly Gate…”
Ji Qing vaguely guessed that this “Heavenly Gate” was likely extraordinary.
However, he could not explore the secrets of the Heavenly Gate now.
Ji Qing flew directly into the Heavenly Gate.
Ji Qing had not entered the Heavenly Gate for a long time.
In fact, at the Emperor Realm, Ji Qing could have entered the Heavenly Gate and obtained a portion of the Martial Dao Origin.
It was a pity that at that time, Ji Qing’s Giant Spirit God Race Physical Body could not reach perfection.
Even with an extra portion of Martial Dao Origin, it would have been useless.
Therefore, Ji Qing did not enter the Heavenly Gate to Climb Martial Dao Mountain.
Only at this moment did Ji Qing enter the Heavenly Gate, but he had already reached the True Immortal Realm.
Ji Qing saw the Martial Dao Mountain at a glance.
He was very familiar with the Martial Dao Mountain.
Thus, Ji Qing immediately began to climb the Martial Dao Mountain.
Ten thousand li, a hundred thousand li, a million li…
If he were in the Emperor Realm, climbing a million li of the Martial Dao Mountain would grant him a portion of the Martial Dao Origin.
Unfortunately, Ji Qing was not in the Emperor Realm now, but a True Immortal.
Therefore, he had to continue climbing.
Three million li, five million li, eight million li, ten million li…
Finally, Ji Qing climbed ten million li up the Martial Dao Mountain.
Instantly, the Martial Dao Mountain vibrated.
A portion of the Martial Dao Origin entered Ji Qing’s body.
Ji Qing was very familiar with the Martial Dao Origin.
But the next moment, he was teleported out of the Heavenly Gate.
“Master.”
Seeing Ji Qing leave the Heavenly Gate, Xue Ji San and the other two immediately stepped forward.
“Guard me!”
After Ji Qing spoke, he immediately manifested his Chaos Demon God True Body!
“Rumble.”
Ji Qing was a thousand zhang tall, reaching into the sky.
He exuded a terrifying aura.
Even Xue Ji San and the other two immediately felt a terrifying pressure.
It was as if they were being crushed at a life level.
“What is Master doing…”
Xue Ji San and the other two widened their eyes.
They had actually guessed that Ji Qing, a True Immortal, was also part of the Divine Race; this in itself was a huge secret.
Ji Qing held a great secret!
But their lives were in Ji Qing’s hands, so even with his great secret, they could not spread it.
Instead, Ji Qing being part of the Divine Race made them feel a sense of closeness.
The next moment, the Martial Dao Origin within Ji Qing began to take effect.
Now, a portion of Martial Dao Origin was actually insignificant to Ji Qing.
But the Martial Dao Origin could break through the physical body bottleneck.
It caused Ji Qing’s Chaos Demon God True Body, which was already at Fourth Order Perfection, to transform into the Fifth Stage Chaos Demon God.
Fifth Stage!
That was equivalent to an Immortal Lord!
Moreover, Ji Qing now had the Chaos Demon God Bloodline.
His innate combat power was astonishing.
At the same realm, Ji Qing’s Chaos Demon God was far superior to those of the Divine Race.
Therefore, at the same realm, Ji Qing’s Chaos Demon God Bloodline was also far superior to the Immortal Path System.
Now that he had transformed to the Fifth Stage, his true combat power far surpassed that of ordinary Immortal Lords!
However, Xue Ji San and the other two were stunned.
What did they see?
Ji Qing had manifested his Divine Race physical body, and after a while, the aura on Ji Qing’s body surged.
Even the Divine Race body, from a thousand zhang, had stepped into ten thousand zhang!
The larger the Divine Race body, the stronger it was.
And a ten thousand zhang body was often a milestone.
That meant a Fifth Stage Divine Race physical body!
Ji Qing had stepped into the Fifth Stage just like that?
There were no signs at all.
It was too unexpected.
But at the same time, Xue Ji San and the other two felt extremely delighted.
They felt that Ji Qing had boundless prospects!
However, they did not know the profoundness of Ji Qing’s Fifth Stage Chaos Demon God Bloodline.
They only felt a deeper sense of closeness to Ji Qing from the depths of their hearts.
It was the feeling from the source of their bloodline.
“Swish.”
Ji Qing opened his eyes.
He felt that his whole body was filled with terrifying power.
He directly threw a punch.
“Boom.”
The void trembled.
Ji Qing quickly drew a rough conclusion about this power.
“It’s probably 100 times True Immortal combat power!”
Ji Qing’s heart was shaken.
Amazing!
As expected of the Chaos Demon God Bloodline.
This combat power was truly terrifying.
“Young Chaos Demon God: Fifth Stage （1% ）”
Ji Qing took a closer look.
He had just broken through to the Fifth Stage, and he already had 100 times True Immortal combat power.
Ordinary Immortal Lords were actually only at twenty times True Immortal combat power.
Ordinary Fifth Stage Divine Race were also similar.
And Fifth Stage Chaos Demon Gods?
Upon breaking through, they already had 100 times True Immortal combat power, five times higher than ordinary Immortal Lords!
Moreover, if it reached Perfection, it would be 200 times True Immortal combat power, even more terrifying.
This was the power of the Chaos Demon God Bloodline.
Ji Qing now possessed the Chaos Demon God Bloodline and the Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body.
The Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body should still be the strongest; once he became an Immortal Lord, his combat power would likely be more than a hundred times that of a True Immortal.
And the Chaos Demon God Bloodline was already second only to the Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body.
Now Ji Qing’s physical body had transformed into a Fifth Stage Chaos Demon God, possessing 100 times True Immortal combat power.
If combined with the Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body and other strengths, it would exceed 140 times True Immortal combat power.
Which Immortal Lord could withstand this?
Xue Ji San and the other two were overjoyed and immediately said to Ji Qing, “Congratulations, Master, congratulations on successfully advancing to the Fifth Stage Divine Race!”
Ji Qing also smiled.
Fifth Stage Divine Race?
No, he was a Fifth Stage Chaos Demon God!
It was not the same concept at all.
However, the Fifth Stage Chaos Demon God could only be used as a trump card.
On the surface, Ji Qing still only had the Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body, he was still a Mortal Immortal, possessing more than forty times True Immortal combat power, which already rivaled Immortal Lords.
Ji Qing had successfully advanced to the Fifth Stage Chaos Demon God.
The goal had been achieved.
Ji Qing waved his hand, put Xue Ji San and the other two into his Immortal Mansion, and then traversed space, returning to the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
Upon returning to the Xu Mi Immortal Sect, Ji Qing began to cultivate in seclusion again.
Ji Qing now had quite a few treasures.
For example, the Twelve-Grade Precious Lotus, which could increase the cultivation speed of the Immortal Spiritual Body.
However, this time Ji Qing took out Immortal Marrow.
This was a Supreme Treasure from the Chen Family of Cangwu Immortal City’s hidden stash, which was beneficial for impacting the Immortal Venerable Realm.
However, Ji Qing did not plan to use this Immortal Marrow to impact the Immortal Venerable Realm.
He intended to use it to improve his Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body.
Immortal Marrow could rapidly improve the Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body, with immediate and visible effects.
Ji Qing’s Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body cultivation speed was too slow.
But it would be different if he used Immortal Marrow.
He did not know how much it could improve, as the specific outcome varied from person to person.
Ji Qing’s Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body progress was currently 44%. After refining the Immortal Marrow, he would know how much the Immortal Marrow could improve it.
Ji Qing no longer hesitated and immediately began to refine it.
Refining the Immortal Marrow was not difficult.
As time passed, Ji Qing’s Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body was also rapidly improving.
45%, 48%, 50%, 53%, 56%…
In the end, the progress of the Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body stopped at 60%, which was equivalent to one piece of Immortal Marrow directly increasing the Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body’s progress by 15%!
This was not easy.
Based on Ji Qing’s current pace of eight years of full cultivation to improve the Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body by 1%, it would take him that long.
This increase of 16% in progress was equivalent to saving 128 years.
Saving 128 years of hard cultivation showed how effective this piece of Immortal Marrow was.
“Immortal Marrow, a good thing!”
Ji Qing praised sincerely.
With a few more pieces of Immortal Marrow, he could directly bring his Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body to Perfection!
Unfortunately, good things like Immortal Marrow could not be bought even with Immortal Crystals.
The Xu Mi Immortal Sect did not have it either.
Even his Master did not have it.
Such Supreme Treasures were rare and could not be sought out.
Without Immortal Marrow, he could only rely on the Twelve-Grade Precious Lotus for hard cultivation.
Ji Qing had no better method.
He decided to cultivate in seclusion in the Golden Toad Palace.
This period of hard cultivation was very long.
Ji Qing did not know how much time had passed.
When he was awakened again, he found that his Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body had reached 70%, an increase of a full 10% in progress.
“Eighty years have passed…”
Ji Qing sighed slightly.
A full eighty years had actually passed.
“Buzz.”
Ji Qing’s Communication Stone was still vibrating.
Ji Qing took out the Communication Stone.
He found it was a communication from his Master.
“Ji Qing, go and challenge the Void Battle Tower. Display some strength appropriately. With your status as an Immortal Venerable Seed, there have been some dissenting opinions in the sect for not making any moves for so long.”
Ji Qing sent a message: “Yes, Master.”
If his Master hadn’t reminded him this time, Ji Qing would have almost forgotten.
He was an Immortal Venerable Seed!
He had been using the vast cultivation resources brought by this status.
Otherwise, how could he have had so many cultivation resources after eighty years of dedicated secluded cultivation?
Those were all obtained through his Immortal Venerable Seed status.
Moreover, since Ji Qing became an Immortal Venerable Seed, he had truly been inactive in the sect.
It was no wonder some people were dissatisfied.
After all, in their eyes, Ji Qing was occupying the sect’s Immortal Venerable Seed status, enjoying all sorts of benefits, and yet they didn’t even know his current cultivation level.
What if he hadn’t improved at all?
It was only because Ji Qing had a strong background, with Zi Xu Immortal Venerable supporting him, that he could be tolerated for so long.
Otherwise, an attack would have already been launched.
Calculating the time, it had been two hundred years since Ji Qing became a True Immortal and obtained the status of an Immortal Venerable Seed.
It was indeed inexcusable to have made no move at all.
After all, Ji Qing had truly enjoyed the benefits of the Immortal Venerable Seed status for two hundred years.
“Void Battle Tower…”
Ji Qing made an inquiry.
The Void Battle Tower is equivalent to an Immortal Treasure that tests cultivators.
The higher the layer one breaks through, the stronger their combat power is.
Breaking through the tenth layer signifies being a True Immortal.
Breaking through the twentieth layer means becoming an Immortal Lord!
Moreover, one cannot use Immortal Treasures that are of a higher cultivation realm than their own.
For example, a True Immortal can only use True Immortal-level Immortal Treasures.
They cannot use Immortal Lord-grade Immortal Treasures.
This ensures the fairness of the Void Battle Tower.
Ji Qing’s Immortal Slaying Saber and Five Elements Undying Immortal Robe are both Immortal Lord-grade Immortal Treasures and cannot be used within the Void Battle Tower.
However, this is not a difficult matter.
Challenging the Void Battle Tower does not require an Immortal Lord-grade Immortal Treasure.
Ji Qing casually took out a True Immortal-grade Saber Type Immortal Treasure and then flew towards the Void Battle Tower.
Soon, Ji Qing arrived at the Void Battle Tower.
The popularity here was very high.
Many people were gathered outside the Void Battle Tower.
This was Ji Qing’s first time visiting the Void Battle Tower.
However, as soon as Ji Qing arrived at the Void Battle Tower, his identity was recognized immediately.
For so many years, Ji Qing had felt he was very low-key.
But in reality, he had long since become a “prominent figure” in the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
After all, which True Immortal who became a disciple of Zi Xu Immortal Venerable, and was also an Immortal Venerable Seed, could be low-key?
It was impossible to be low-key!
Therefore, many people outside the Void Battle Tower were very surprised.
Ji Qing actually came?
From what they knew, Ji Qing had always been reclusive.
As for coming to the Void Battle Tower, he had never done so before.
“What’s going on, Ji Qing suddenly came to the Void Battle Tower?”
“Ji Qing has never come to the Void Battle Tower before, so why has he suddenly come this time?”
“Ji Qing has been a True Immortal for two hundred years. The identity of an Immortal Venerable Seed has many advantages. If he wants to maintain this identity, he must display something. Coming to the Void Battle Tower is the best choice.”
“Immortal Venerable Seed… Actually, I also want to see how strong this Immortal Venerable Seed, Ji Qing, really is.”
Many people were curious about Ji Qing’s current strength.
Regarding Ji Qing, many people in the Xu Mi Immortal Sect felt he was an enigma.
If some people meticulously investigated Ji Qing, they might learn about some of his deeds.
For example, the incident in Cangwu Immortal City.
This was not a secret.
It just required careful investigation to find out.
The incident in Cangwu Immortal City had not reached the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
The main reason was that there were too many rumors and they couldn’t be verified.
Claims that Ji Qing, as a True Immortal, had fought against an Immortal Lord, even deciding the outcome in a single move and winning, were too preposterous for many to believe.
Many considered such rumors to be too far-fetched.
Ji Qing ignored the discussions of others.
He had seen such things too many times.
Soon, it was Ji Qing’s turn at the Void Battle Tower.
He flew straight in.
Ji Qing easily broke through the tenth layer, entering the domain of a True Immortal.
Eleventh layer, twelfth layer, thirteenth layer, fourteenth layer, fifteenth layer…
Everything went smoothly.
For Ji Qing, it was effortless.
It was too easy.
The True Immortal disciples of the Xu Mi Immortal Sect typically reached between the tenth and twentieth layers.
There were no True Immortal disciples who reached the twentieth layer.
After all, the twentieth layer represented the domain of an Immortal Lord.
That was not a domain True Immortal cultivators could venture into.
However, since Ji Qing intended to showcase the value of his “Immortal Venerable Seed” status this time.
Or rather, to display his talent.
He had made up his mind.
He would give the Xu Mi Immortal Sect a small shock.
His target was set at the twentieth layer!
He only needed to break through the twentieth layer.
Soon, Ji Qing reached the twentieth layer of the Void Battle Tower.
It was indeed the domain of an Immortal Lord.
The difficulty of the twentieth layer could only be overcome by those with Immortal Lord combat power.
But for Ji Qing, it was still easy.
In fact, Ji Qing could have continued to the twenty-first, twenty-second, or even higher layers.
But Ji Qing stopped.
Reaching the twentieth layer was enough.
Going further would not be a shock, but a scare.
The Void Battle Tower could track how many layers anyone had broken through.
After Ji Qing broke through the tenth layer, every subsequent layer he conquered drew attention.
And now, Ji Qing was attempting the twentieth layer.
This made many gasp.
How dared Ji Qing?
That was truly the domain of an Immortal Lord!
Only those with Immortal Lord combat power could pass the twentieth layer.
Although Ji Qing was an Immortal Venerable Seed, being able to break through the nineteenth layer already surpassed most True Immortals, placing him almost at the pinnacle of True Immortals.
His status as an Immortal Venerable Seed was well-deserved!
Completely fitting.
But the twentieth layer?
Many True Immortals had never even considered it.
Just as many people thought Ji Qing was merely trying his luck.
They expected him to fail soon.
“Congratulations to Ji Qing for successfully breaking through the twentieth layer of the Void Battle Tower!”
When they saw that Ji Qing had indeed broken through the twentieth layer of the tower, many were dumbfounded.
But this was immediately followed by an uproar.
Many couldn’t believe their eyes.
This was the reality!
“Ji Qing broke through the twentieth layer of the Void Battle Tower? How is this possible?”
“Ji Qing is merely a True Immortal. No matter how exceptionally talented he is, how can he break through the twentieth layer of the Void Battle Tower? Could it be that he possesses Immortal Lord combat power?”
“To possess Immortal Lord combat power as a True Immortal is truly incredible!”
“It’s unbelievable that Ji Qing, after not challenging the Void Battle Tower for two hundred years, caused such a sensation on his first attempt.”
“It seems we have all underestimated Ji Qing, this Direct Disciple of an Immortal Venerable…”
The twentieth layer of the Void Battle Tower!
Regardless of how low-key Ji Qing had been in the Xu Mi Immortal Sect before.
From this day forward, Ji Qing would be known to everyone in the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
In the past, True Immortals could only rely on Immortal Lord-grade Immortal Treasures to escape from Immortal Lords.
Or perhaps engage them in a brief skirmish.
But possessing Immortal Lord combat power, or even defeating an Immortal Lord?
None existed!
And now, someone with Immortal Lord combat power had appeared.
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable’s Direct Disciple, the Xu Mi Immortal Sect’s Immortal Venerable Seed—Ji Qing!
He had truly reached Immortal Lord combat power!
It would not be an exaggeration to call him an “Immortal Lord.”
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing emerged from the Void Battle Tower.
He had exited voluntarily.
Ji Qing did not continue to the twenty-first layer.
In the past, Ji Qing had been secretive because he had only just attained Immortal Lord combat power.
But things were different now.
Immortal Lord combat power?
Ji Qing no longer cared about it.
He was now far beyond mere Immortal Lord combat power.
If Ji Qing could unleash his Chaos Demon God True Body, he could even be called invincible among Immortal Lords!
Therefore, he felt that revealing his ordinary Immortal Lord combat power was not a big deal.
However, he still underestimated the sensation that “Immortal Lord combat power” would cause.
The most direct manifestation was his Fortune.
Ji Qing’s Fortune surged instantly.
And it continued to surge with the passage of time.
Clearly, the news of him breaking through the twentieth layer of the Void Battle Tower had caused a stir in the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
And it wouldn’t be too far from causing a stir in the Void Immortal Realm.
Gazes fell upon Ji Qing one after another.
Ji Qing said nothing and left the Void Battle Tower directly.
Ji Qing arrived at the Purple Void Palace to report.
“Reporting to Master, your disciple has broken through the twentieth layer of the Void Battle Tower!”
Ji Qing said respectfully.
Within the Purple Void Palace, Zi Xu Immortal Venerable looked at Ji Qing with a complex expression.
She was aware that Ji Qing possessed Immortal Lord combat power.
But her knowing it alone was different from the current sensation throughout the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
However, she also knew Ji Qing’s cautious nature.
Since Ji Qing dared to reveal his Immortal Lord combat power, it could only mean that Ji Qing was even stronger now!
“Good! Now those old fogeys will have nothing to say. Ji Qing, rest assured, your status as an Immortal Venerable Seed can be secured for another thousand years; no one will be able to touch your Immortal Venerable Seed status!”
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable said resolutely.
This was also to reassure Ji Qing.
Allowing Ji Qing to cultivate with peace of mind.
Without worrying about trivial matters within the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
In fact, Ji Qing also knew that his Master had likely shielded him from many troubles within the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
This allowed him to cultivate so peacefully within the sect.
However, with this display of his combat power at the twentieth layer of the Void Battle Tower.
He believed it would reduce much of his Master’s troubles.
Following the incident at the Void Battle Tower, Ji Qing quickly caused a sensation throughout the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
It even caused a sensation throughout the Void Immortal Realm.
And even reached the First Heaven of the Immortal Realm!
Many people finally realized that a terrifying monstrous genius had been born in the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
With True Immortal cultivation, he possessed Immortal Lord combat power.
It was simply unbelievable!
And a large amount of Fortune began to converge towards Ji Qing.
But Ji Qing remained unmoved.
He continued to cultivate diligently.
His goal for this seclusion was singular.
To bring his Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body to complete perfection!
Thus, the first eighty years passed.
Ji Qing’s Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body reached 80% progress.
Then came the second eighty years, and the third eighty years…
Three eighty-year periods amounted to two hundred and forty years.
On this day, Ji Qing’s Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body finally reached perfection.
“Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body: 100%（ Perfection）”
With Ji Qing’s Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body reaching perfection, his combat power soared once more, already exceeding 50 times True Immortal combat power.
This was a terrifying number.
Ji Qing had been a True Immortal for over four hundred years.
Only now had his Immortal Spiritual Body finally reached perfection.
This was even with Ji Qing having various fortunate encounters that accelerated his cultivation progress.
Otherwise, it would have been absolutely impossible for his Immortal Spiritual Body to reach perfection in less than a thousand years.
With the Immortal Spiritual Body reaching perfection, the next and only thing left was the Mind!
Only when the Mind breaks through to the Seventh Realm could Ji Qing begin to attempt a breakthrough to Immortal Lord.
In fact, if the Mind at the Sixth Realm was sufficiently powerful, it could also break through to Immortal Lord.
The Immortal Lord realm did not have such high demands on the Mind.
But Ji Qing had very high standards for himself.
He possessed the Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body, with power far exceeding that of other True Immortals.
If his Mind were not strong enough, he would not be able to fully control the power of his Immortal Spiritual Body.
Therefore, to break through to Immortal Lord, Ji Qing still planned to advance his Mind to the Seventh Realm.
Currently, Ji Qing’s Mind was only at a meager Sixth Realm Sixth Order.
Ji Qing had accumulated Immortal Realm fortune for hundreds of years.
His fortune was immense now.
If he used his Mind to replace heaven’s heart, he believed his Mind would rapidly climb to Tenth Order perfection.
However, if he depleted his fortune now, Ji Qing could not guarantee that his Mind would break through to the Seventh Realm.
Therefore, good steel must be used on the blade’s edge.
After all, Ji Qing could improve his Sixth Realm Mind through other means.
First, he would focus on raising his Mind to Tenth Order perfection.
Ji Qing possessed the Demonic Spirit Heart Refining Art.
Improving his Sixth Realm Mind was not a problem.
It would simply involve capturing some True Immortals to “plant demons.”
A trivial matter.
Ji Qing immediately checked the tasks of the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
Because Ji Qing was Zi Xu Immortal Venerable’s direct disciple and an Immortal Venerable seed, he didn’t even have to complete sect missions.
There were no mandatory requirements.
Ji Qing was not lacking in cultivation resources, so he naturally didn’t need to toil tirelessly for missions.
But now, Ji Qing needed to capture some True Immortals to cultivate the Demonic Spirit Heart Refining Art.
Who wouldn’t be captured?
Naturally, he had to use True Immortals who had committed heinous crimes to “plant demons.”
Soon, Ji Qing saw many tasks for capturing True Immortals with severe crimes.
For example, Yellow Bitter True Immortal, who slaughtered three thousand Void Immortals solely to cultivate an evil art.
There were also the Slaughter Spirit Three Immortals, who had roamed through several heavens, slaughtering many Void Immortals before fleeing. They were notorious criminals, making them difficult to guard against. Now, Immortal Sects in several heavens had issued wanted posters for the Slaughter Spirit Three Immortals.
These three immortals were very powerful; it was best to surround them, or have an Immortal Lord take action.
“Hmm? This task…”
Ji Qing discovered a particularly unusual task.
“A group of True Immortals is suspected to have escaped from the Ninth Heaven. These True Immortals fled from the ‘Minor Thousand Realm’ of the Ninth Heaven and are being pursued by the Ninth Heaven. These True Immortals are suspected to have severe mental defects and are extremely dangerous.”
Ji Qing was a bit confused upon seeing this task.
Ninth Heaven’s Minor Thousand Realm?
And severe mental defects?
Crucially, a whole group of True Immortals had severe mental defects.
This was clearly abnormal.
However, Ji Qing merely glanced at it and did not accept the mission.
He first accepted the missions for Yellow Bitter True Immortal and the Slaughter Spirit Three Immortals.
At least, the whereabouts of these four True Immortals were known.
Ji Qing only needed to take action.
…
Yellow Bitter True Immortal fled all the way to the First Heaven.
He had gone to great lengths to cultivate his evil art.
He was also pursued relentlessly.
Fortunately, his attainments in space were good, allowing him to escape repeatedly.
The reason he came to the First Heaven was because he had a bold plan.
He knew he probably couldn’t stay in the Immortal Realm anymore.
The longer he stayed in the Immortal Realm, the greater his trouble would become.
Moreover, for his evil art to reach major accomplishment, he needed to slaughter more.
In the Immortal Realm, large-scale slaughter was too difficult.
Yellow Bitter True Immortal lived in constant fear, being pursued at every turn.
He was afraid of being captured any day.
Therefore, Yellow Bitter True Immortal intended to descend to the Lower Realm!
If it were a normal Immortal Realm, descending would naturally be fraught with difficulties.
But things were different now.
The current Immortal Realm and the Eternal Universe were still at war.
The Immortal Realm and the Eternal Universe were fiercely competing in many Lower Realms.
If even Immortal Lords could descend, then he naturally could too.
Yellow Bitter True Immortal knew of a descent passage that was very safe.
Furthermore, no immortals should have used that passage to descend yet, so he would be very safe.
Once he descended, he would be an invincible existence in the Lower Realm.
Then, he could slaughter to his heart’s content.
His evil art would naturally be successfully cultivated.
If his evil art succeeded, Yellow Bitter True Immortal would have a high chance of advancing to Immortal Lord!
This was his true objective.
“Swish.”
Yellow Bitter True Immortal was very close to the passage.
The closer he got to the passage, the more he anticipated it.
“Soon, the passage is almost here. Once I reach the Lower Realm, mere slaughter will be nothing?”
As Yellow Bitter True Immortal joyfully approached the passage.
Suddenly, he saw a figure standing outside the passage.
“A True Immortal? Standing coincidentally outside the passage?”
Yellow Bitter True Immortal was cautious and stopped.
A True Immortal happened to be outside the passage.
Was this a coincidence?
Clearly, there were not so many coincidences.
This person was deliberately waiting for him outside the passage.
“Go!”
Although the other party seemed to be just a True Immortal, Yellow Bitter True Immortal did not hesitate for a moment. He turned and fled.
He completely disregarded the passage.
“He’s quite cautious, but it’s too late…”
This True Immortal was, of course, Ji Qing.
He waved his hand.
The Chaos Immortal Trapping Art instantly descended, enveloping Yellow Bitter True Immortal.
Yellow Bitter True Immortal immediately took out a needle-shaped Immortal Treasure and poked it at the Chaos Immortal Trapping Art.
“Puchi.”
The Chaos Immortal Trapping Art was broken just like that.
Ji Qing was slightly stunned.
His Chaos Immortal Trapping Art was actually broken?
This was extremely rare.
Countless brilliant True Immortals had been trapped by the Chaos Immortal Trapping Art.
Even if they could break it, none had done so as easily as Yellow Bitter True Immortal.
“A needle-shaped Immortal Treasure? He does have some means, no wonder he could escape for so long…”
Ji Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly.
He roughly guessed the reason.
The Chaos Immortal Trapping Art couldn’t stop Yellow Bitter True Immortal for long.
Just as Yellow Bitter True Immortal was about to traverse space, Ji Qing drew his sword.
“Clang.”
The sword strike was certain to hit!
The Immortal Lord Grade Immortal Slaying Saber, combined with Ji Qing’s Perfect Immortal Spiritual Body’s power.
With just one strike, Yellow Bitter True Immortal’s soul was immediately filled with dread.
Terrifying!
There was great terror!
If he had insisted on entering the spatial passage, his only outcome would have been death!
Therefore, Yellow Bitter True Immortal forcefully turned around, immediately unleashed all his defensive Immortal Treasures, and used an Immortal Technique to attack Ji Qing’s strike.
Unfortunately, it was no use.
It was utterly ineffective!
“Puchi.”
Yellow Bitter True Immortal’s body was split in two by the sword strike.
However, Ji Qing held back.
He did not annihilate Yellow Bitter True Immortal’s Immortal Spiritual Body.
After all, he intended to “capture Yellow Bitter True Immortal alive” for “planting demons,” so he couldn’t kill him with one blow.
“Ah…”
Yellow Bitter True Immortal cried out in pain.
He was sealed all over by the power within Ji Qing’s blade light, then casually thrown into the Immortal Mansion by Ji Qing.
“First one!”
Ji Qing was very satisfied.
“Continue.”
Ji Qing’s figure instantly vanished.
Ji Qing’s next target was the Slaughter Spirit Three Immortals.
These Slaughter Spirit Three Immortals had roamed through several heavens, were cunning by nature, and powerful, consistently escaping even when surrounded, making them very troublesome.
However, in front of Ji Qing, no matter how many tricks the Slaughter Spirit Three Immortals had, they were useless.
Ji Qing expended some effort and finally captured the Slaughter Spirit Three Immortals alive.
“The Slaughter Spirit Three Immortals and Yellow Bitter True Immortal are enough!”
Four True Immortals were enough for planting demons.
If everything went smoothly, it would be sufficient for Ji Qing to advance his Mind to Sixth Realm Tenth Order perfection!
Capturing these True Immortals alive this time went very smoothly.
After all, Ji Qing’s strength was no longer what it used to be.
Using Immortal Lord combat power against these True Immortals was like a dimensional strike.
Just as Ji Qing was preparing to return to the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
“Rumble.”
Suddenly, Ji Qing felt a violent tremor.
This was the First Heaven of the Immortal Realm, no less.
How could such a violent tremor occur?
Even a battle between Immortal Venerables wouldn’t cause such a violent tremor.
What exactly had happened?
Soon, Ji Qing saw it.
In the Void, it seemed to “tear open” all at once.
Revealing a deep, dark, mysterious Space.
Ji Qing vaguely saw a group of True Immortals burning their Immortal Spirit Bodies.
What happened?
“Ji Qing, something big has happened, come to Purple Void Palace quickly!”
Ji Qing received his Master’s Communication Talisman.
Even his tone was very urgent.
Ji Qing had never seen his Master so Tense and anxious.
Clearly, the Xu Mi Immortal Sect, or rather the Void Immortal Realm, was in big trouble!
Ji Qing did not hesitate at all, and immediately rushed back to the Xu Mi Immortal Sect, heading straight for the Purple Void Palace.
