Chapter 281: Slays Half-step Immortal Venerable, Shaking Tai Chen Secret Realm! Ji Qing Hard Cultivates For Hundreds Of Years, Plans To Return To Black Ruins From Lower Realm
“Immortal Venerable?”
Ji Qing indeed felt the aura of an Immortal Venerable.
However, the other party was not an Immortal Venerable.
But an Immortal Lord!
It was just that the armor on the other party and the saber in his hand were both Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasures!
With such equipment, it was no wonder this person was so arrogant.
Among Immortal Lords, he could almost act with impunity.
If a standard had to be drawn.
This person could be called a Half-step Immortal Venerable!
That is, above Immortal Lords, but not a true Immortal Venerable.
“It’s him, Guiyi Immortal Lord from the Tenth Heaven! Rumor has it he possesses Immortal Venerable Grade armor and an Immortal Venerable Grade Saber Type Immortal Treasure. With two Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasures in hand, coupled with his Immortal Lord Perfection cultivation, his combat power is extremely terrifying. He can act with impunity among Immortal Lords and can be called invincible!”
“Guiyi Immortal Lord is now solely focused on acquiring treasures that can help him break through to Immortal Venerable. He naturally won’t let go of Taichen Peak’s Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault.”
“Hmph, with Guiyi Immortal Lord targeting Taichen Peak’s Immortal Venerable treasures, for these three to obtain treasures from the Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault and leave is like dreaming.”
“Didn’t they say that anyone who approaches within ten miles of Taichen Peak would be killed without mercy? Now Guiyi Immortal Lord is not just near Taichen Peak by ten miles? He has clearly arrived at Taichen Peak itself, why isn’t he killing?”
Many Immortal Lords were still more than ten miles away from Taichen Peak.
Clearly, they were still wary of Ji Qing.
Ji Qing had been so overbearing and tyrannical, having already killed two Immortal Lords; how could they not be afraid?
After such a tyrannical and overbearing Ji Qing, he now encountered an even more tyrannical and overbearing Guiyi Immortal Lord.
The only one who would suffer would be Ji Qing.
They could gloat from the sidelines and wait to watch the show.
True Immortal Luo Yu and Immortal Fairy Yue Chan’s expressions changed instantly upon seeing Guiyi Immortal Lord in the void.
That kind of terrifying oppressive force far surpassed that of ordinary Immortal Lords.
“Immortal Lord Ji, we…”
“You two retreat first.”
The two immediately obeyed Ji Qing’s command and quickly retreated.
Ji Qing then walked step by step into the void, confronting Guiyi Immortal Lord in the void.
He had already heard the discussions of many Immortal Lords just now.
Although he did not recognize this Immortal Lord, he now did.
“Tenth Heaven, Guiyi Immortal Lord?”
“Correct. Since you know this Lord’s name, then leave the treasures in the Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault, and this Lord can let you leave.”
Guiyi Immortal Lord’s gaze also passed over Ji Qing, looking towards Immortal Fairy Yue Chan and True Immortal Luo Yu behind Ji Qing.
It seemed that Guiyi Immortal Lord chose to ignore Ji Qing.
It could not be said to be a complete disregard.
But compared to other ordinary Immortal Lords, Ji Qing did not seem particularly special in Guiyi Immortal Lord’s eyes.
Ji Qing said indifferently, “Ji Mou just set a rule: anyone who approaches within ten miles of Taichen Peak will be executed! Fellow Daoist Guiyi, you seem to have crossed the line.”
“Crossed the line? Hahaha, in this Lord’s eyes, there have never been boundaries, only differences in strength! The Taichen Peak Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault, this Lord has decided to take it!”
Guiyi Immortal Lord’s gaze was sharp, and his tone was unceremonious.
For a moment, their gazes collided in the void.
A cold, murderous aura gradually permeated the void around Taichen Peak.
Ji Qing slowly gripped the hilt of the Immortal Slaying Saber.
Similarly, Guiyi Immortal Lord also gripped his hilt.
Both of them used sabers.
And both had extraordinary combat power, incomparable to ordinary Immortal Lords.
However, Guiyi Immortal Lord possessed two Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasures, undoubtedly giving him an advantage.
Although Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasures could not compare to true Immortal Venerables.
Their combat power undoubtedly far surpassed that of Immortal Lords.
Especially since Guiyi Immortal Lord also had defensive armor.
Two Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasures, one offense and one defense, with absolutely no weaknesses.
This was Guiyi Immortal Lord’s confidence!
“Clang.”
Ji Qing drew his saber.
He had no intention of wasting words.
Drawing his saber was his response!
At the same time, Guiyi Immortal Lord also drew his saber.
However, compared to Ji Qing, who almost had no blade light, Guiyi Immortal Lord’s movement was too grand.
As he drew his saber, the surrounding void instantly shattered.
The sharp edge vibrated for thousands of miles.
This was the Immortal Realm, where space was extremely stable.
To vibrate for thousands of miles, ordinary Immortal Lords would certainly not be able to do it.
The brilliant blade light made one’s heart tremble.
Whether it was True Immortal Luo Yu, Immortal Fairy Yue Chan, or the Immortal Lords around Taichen Peak.
They were all stunned by this saber strike.
Stormy seas surged in their hearts.
How could such a terrifying saber strike be blocked?
This was merely the scattered power.
The true blade edge was locked onto Ji Qing.
And Ji Qing was bearing almost all the pressure of this saber strike.
But Ji Qing remained unmoved.
His Heavenly Mandate Saber’s sharpness was not apparent, but when merged with the Void Merging Immortal Art, it was the most terrifying saber technique.
Almost instantly, Ji Qing’s blade light appeared before Guiyi Immortal Lord.
It was mere inches away!
“What?”
Guiyi Immortal Lord’s heart trembled.
Too fast!
How could a blade light be so fast?
“No, the blade light isn’t that fast, spatial ripples… is this traversing space? The blade light traversed space…”
He understood.
Guiyi Immortal Lord instantly understood.
Although Ji Qing’s saber strike was unexpected, he remained calm.
The reason was simple.
He had Immortal Venerable Grade armor!
Among Immortal Lords, unless they also wielded Immortal Venerable Grade offensive Immortal Treasures, it would be wishful thinking and impossible to break through his Immortal Venerable Grade armor.
And Ji Qing?
Although the Immortal Slaying Saber was extraordinary, it was only an Immortal Lord-grade Immortal Treasure.
“Buzz.”
As expected, when Ji Qing’s blade light struck before Guiyi Immortal Lord, the armor emitted a dazzling light, forcefully blocking this saber strike.
However, Guiyi Immortal Lord’s smile froze.
Because Ji Qing’s saber strike, with overwhelming power, directly tore through the armor’s defensive immortal light, and then fiercely struck the Immortal Venerable Grade armor.
Causing Guiyi Immortal Lord to tremble all over.
The terrifying impact force continuously vibrated his Immortal Lord Body.
But as long as the armor remained, it was impossible to defeat Guiyi Immortal Lord with just impact force.
This was a true Immortal Venerable Grade armor.
Under full defense, Immortal Lord-grade experts could not break through the armor.
“Crack.”
But the next moment, Guiyi Immortal Lord’s heart sank.
He lowered his head, as if in disbelief.
His armor had actually cracked?
Yes, it had cracked.
A fissure had appeared.
To think that this was Immortal Venerable Grade armor, how could it crack?
However, Ji Qing’s saber strike’s power had ultimately been depleted.
And this was all in the span of a single moment.
Guiyi Immortal Lord’s blade light also reached Ji Qing.
Ji Qing had already struck, and Guiyi Immortal Lord’s blade light was also very fast; it was impossible for Ji Qing to strike a second blow in such a short time.
Facing Guiyi Immortal Lord’s blade light.
Ji Qing had only one choice: to resist it head-on!
He also had to withstand this saber strike.
“Buzz.”
The Five Elements Undying Immortal Robe emitted five-colored light.
The power of the Five Elements was inexhaustible.
In the past, the Five Elements Undying Immortal Robe could easily block attacks from Immortal Lords.
But this time, it seemed it couldn’t.
The power of this saber strike was too terrifying.
It contained the power of an Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure.
The Five Elements Undying Immortal Robe only resisted for a moment before its five-colored light was instantly torn apart by the blade light.
“Puchi.”
The immortal robe was torn.
The blade light also struck Ji Qing.
Even though the Five Elements Undying Immortal Robe had blocked part of the blade light’s power, with the robe shattered, the blade light struck Ji Qing’s Immortal Lord Body.
This was the first time anyone had been able to tear through the Five Elements Undying Immortal Robe and land an attack on Ji Qing.
However, Ji Qing remained unmoved.
In fact, perhaps many people did not understand.
Ji Qing’s greatest strength was not any Immortal Lord-grade immortal robe.
It was his body.
His Perfect Immortal Lord Body!
“Bang.”
The blade light entered his body and instantly shattered.
Ji Qing’s Immortal Lord Body merely trembled.
That was all.
Injured?
Of course, he was injured; how could his body not be injured when struck by blade light?
However, it did not even destroy one-tenth of Ji Qing’s Immortal Lord Body.
To Ji Qing, it was insignificant.
“What?”
Seeing this, Guiyi Immortal Lord’s heart trembled.
How could this be?
He knew how powerful his saber strike was.
That was an Immortal Venerable level Immortal Treasure.
A single saber strike on Ji Qing only caused a slight tremor?
Not even one-tenth of his Immortal Lord Body was destroyed.
What kind of Immortal Lord Body was that?
It was simply unbelievable.
“It must be that the opponent’s immortal robe consumed most of the power, it must be…”
Guiyi Immortal Lord seemed to have thought of something.
The Five Elements Undying Immortal Robe consumed most of the power, and only a small portion of it landed on Ji Qing, hence Ji Qing’s Immortal Lord Body did not suffer significant damage.
This was a reasonable explanation.
But was it truly reasonable?
Guiyi Immortal Lord had a faint sense of foreboding.
After exchanging one saber strike, it seemed they were evenly matched, with neither able to overcome the other.
But in reality, Guiyi Immortal Lord had suffered heavy losses.
Because the Immortal Venerable Grade Armor had cracked.
This was only the first strike.
What about the second and third strikes?
Could they still block it?
However, Guiyi Immortal Lord also became fierce.
His armor had, at best, only broken, but what about Ji Qing?
The Five Elements Undying Immortal Robe had shattered completely.
Now, Ji Qing had no protection whatsoever.
This was a once-in-a-millennium opportunity!
“Whoosh.”
Both of them unleashed another strike at almost the same time.
Ji Qing’s blade light continued to traverse space, instantly arriving before Guiyi Immortal Lord.
Over 300 times the power erupted with full force.
How terrifying was this strike?
Even though Guiyi Immortal Lord’s Immortal Venerable Grade Armor had not completely shattered and could still resist somewhat,
Could it truly resist it?
“Bang.”
The Immortal Venerable Grade Armor once again radiated light.
It did block it.
But in the next moment, the armor instantly shattered.
However, this slight delay also allowed Guiyi Immortal Lord’s blade light to strike Ji Qing’s Immortal Lord Body.
Guiyi Immortal Lord’s heart was filled with ecstatic joy.
So what if his armor had shattered?
It had ultimately neutralized most of the power of Ji Qing’s blade light.
But his own blade light had not suffered any consumption and had struck Ji Qing’s Immortal Lord Body.
No matter how strong an Immortal Lord Body was, how could it withstand a strike unleashed with an Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure?
Therefore, Guiyi Immortal Lord smiled.
He had definitely won this battle!
He could already see the terrified expression on Ji Qing’s face as his Immortal Lord Body rapidly annihilated, finally screaming and wailing in death.
However, when both of their blade lights simultaneously struck each other,
Guiyi Immortal Lord became extremely terrified.
Because he felt his Immortal Lord Body rapidly annihilating.
Thirty percent, fifty percent, eighty percent…
“How is this possible? The armor shattered, it blocked most of the power, yet it can still be this terrifying…”
Guiyi Immortal Lord could hardly believe his own eyes.
But this was the reality!
He was dying.
And what about Ji Qing’s Immortal Lord Body?
Although it was also annihilating, the speed of annihilation was very slow.
In a moment, only ten percent had been annihilated.
A mere ten percent could be quickly recovered.
“No…”
Guiyi Immortal Lord screamed.
His Immortal Lord Body had been completely annihilated by Ji Qing’s blade light.
This powerful expert, a “Half-step Immortal Venerable,” had also died under Ji Qing’s blade light, just like the two Immortal Lords before him.
Silence!
The surroundings fell completely silent.
The Immortal Lords ten miles away from Taichen Peak were still thinking of watching the excitement.
But what did they see?
Two strikes!
In just two strikes, Guiyi Immortal Lord, who was almost invincible among Immortal Lords and a “Half-step Immortal Venerable,” was actually dead?
He died under Ji Qing’s blade.
His Immortal Lord Body was ground away by Ji Qing’s blade light in full view of everyone.
This was simply unbelievable.
“Immortal Monarch Ji is truly too strong! Even Guiyi Immortal Lord was directly killed, it’s truly… unbelievable!”
True Immortal Luo Yu and Yue Chan Immortal Fairy exchanged glances, seeing the shock in each other’s eyes.
That was Guiyi Immortal Lord.
His fame had spread through every Heaven.
Even they, True Immortals, had heard of Guiyi Immortal Lord’s reputation.
As a result, such a “Half-step Immortal Venerable” expert was directly killed by Ji Qing.
The shock this brought was immeasurable.
Ji Qing, however, had already sheathed his saber.
With a wave of his hand, he collected Guiyi Immortal Lord’s Immortal Venerable Grade Armor and saber.
Although the armor was shattered, it was still an Immortal Venerable Grade Armor; its foundation remained, and the materials were not ordinary.
As for the saber, that was an even greater gain.
Ji Qing’s Immortal Slaying Saber was currently only an Immortal Lord Grade Immortal Treasure.
Even with the Great Dao Artifact Merging Method, how long would it take to refine, and how many Immortal Lord Grade Immortal Treasures would need to be refined before the Immortal Slaying Saber had a chance to break through to the Immortal Venerable level?
But now, it was different.
Ji Qing no longer needed to refine those Immortal Lord Grade Immortal Treasures.
Because he now had an Immortal Venerable Grade saber.
The most valuable items on Guiyi Immortal Lord were his armor and saber.
But the saber was of the greatest help to Ji Qing.
With this saber, once Ji Qing refined it into the Immortal Slaying Saber using the Great Dao Artifact Merging Method, the Immortal Slaying Saber would transform into an Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure.
Its might would then greatly increase, and Ji Qing’s strength would also increase significantly.
“Fellow Daoist Luo Yu, Yue Chan Immortal Fairy, let’s go.”
Ji Qing took the two of them and directly traversed space, disappearing from Taichen Peak.
The Immortal Lords near Taichen Peak looked at each other, bewildered.
This matter was too big.
Even Guiyi Immortal Lord was dead.
However, this did not stop them from rushing into Taichen Peak.
Although the Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault had most likely been completely looted by Ji Qing,
Taichen Peak was originally the residence of the Immortal Venerable of the Tai Chen Secret Realm.
What if there were other treasures?
Regardless of the contention over Taichen Peak, Ji Qing had already taken Yue Chan Immortal Fairy and True Immortal Luo Yu and left the Tai Chen Secret Realm, arriving at the border of the Ninth Heaven.
“Swish.”
The three of them emerged from the spatial passage.
Ji Qing took out a token and handed it to Yue Chan Immortal Fairy.
“Yue Chan Immortal Fairy, show this token at the Xu Mi Immortal Sect in the First Heaven, then take the token to the Purple Void Palace to meet my Master. I cannot guarantee whether my Master will accept you.”
Yue Chan Immortal Fairy quickly thanked him, “Thank you, Immortal Monarch Ji! To be able to apprentice under an Immortal Venerable is my fortune. If I cannot apprentice under an Immortal Venerable, it means I lack that fortune.”
She knew that Ji Qing’s token was enough for her to join the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
With her talent, she might not become an Immortal Venerable Seed at the Xu Mi Immortal Sect, but an Immortal Lord Seed was a sure bet; she had that confidence.
Whether the Immortal Venerable would accept her, she had no idea.
It was all up to luck.
“Fellow Daoist Luo Yu, I congratulate you in advance on your promotion to Immortal Lord!”
Luo Yu would definitely go into seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to Immortal Lord upon returning this time.
With the gains from this trip, his chances were not small.
“Haha, thanks to Fellow Daoist Ji. I hope Fellow Daoist Ji can also achieve Immortal Venerable realm soon!”
After speaking, True Immortal Luo Yu and Yue Chan Immortal Fairy bid farewell and left.
Ji Qing thought for a moment; the opportunities in the Minor Thousand Realm were indeed immense.
But it was too chaotic now.
The chaos in the Minor Thousand Realm would not stop anytime soon.
His strength had indeed become very strong.
At the Immortal Lord level, he was almost unrivaled.
But what if he encountered an Immortal Venerable?
Although the Heavenly Court’s powerful beings had cleared out Immortal Venerables from the Minor Thousand Realm,
What if there were any stragglers?
Moreover, many Immortal Venerables from the Thirty-three Heavens would also come to the Minor Thousand Realm.
Although he rarely encountered them,
What if he did?
Ji Qing still had three strands of Immortal Venerable Power on him, but against a true Immortal Venerable, these three strands of power might not be of much use.
Refining an Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure with the Immortal Slaying Saber was definitely not feasible.
It wasn’t that it couldn’t be refined.
It could be refined.
But the key was that it would take too much time and effort.
Refining an ordinary Immortal Treasure would take at least ten years.
Let alone refining an Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure?
The Immortal Slaying Saber was an Immortal Lord Grade Immortal Treasure; to refine an Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure would be akin to a snake swallowing a whale.
It would probably require decades or even a century of arduous effort to have a chance of successful refinement.
If decades or centuries passed, all the treasures in the Minor Thousand Realm would have been snatched away.
All opportunities would be gone.
It would be too late for Ji Qing.
To contend for resources in the Minor Thousand Realm now, one had to race against time.
One had to be fast!
As for why he didn’t directly use the Immortal Venerable Grade saber,
The reason was simple: he couldn’t use it.
Any Immortal Treasure had to be refined before it could be used.
To refine an Immortal Venerable Grade saber would also take a very long time.
Moreover, Ji Qing’s Immortal Slaying Saber was very compatible with him.
Switching to another saber would not be as compatible.
Therefore, it was best to focus on the Immortal Slaying Saber and refine the Immortal Venerable Grade saber into it.
But not now.
But after this Minor Thousand Realm expedition.
Ji Qing had asked Yue Chan Immortal Fairy, and the Minor Thousand Realm was composed of various Secret Realms.
However, Secret Realms also had strengths and weaknesses.
Strong Secret Realms could give birth to existences above Immortal Venerable.
In weak Secret Realms, even Immortal Venerables could not be born.
The strongest Secret Realms were the Ten Great Secret Realms of the Minor Thousand Realm!
Each of these Ten Great Secret Realms had given birth to powerful beings above Immortal Venerable.
However, these Ten Great Secret Realms would definitely attract the attention of many powerful beings immediately.
There might even be Immortal Venerables.
But Ji Qing also had some confidence in his heart.
With his current strength, he couldn’t defeat an Immortal Venerable, but couldn’t he run away?
To gain significant rewards, one had to take risks.
Ji Qing thought for a moment; according to Yue Chan Immortal Fairy, the closest of the Ten Great Secret Realms to him now was the Yun Guang Secret Realm!
Thus, Ji Qing immediately took a step forward, directly entering the spatial passage, and headed towards the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
The Yun Guang Secret Realm was already in chaos.
In fact, Ji Qing had arrived quite late.
After all, he had been delayed in the Tai Chen Secret Realm for a while.
Many True Immortals and Immortal Lords had already entered the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
Ji Qing frowned.
With so many people vying for the treasures within the Yun Guang Secret Realm, and him arriving so late, would there be anything left for him?
Ji Qing didn’t care about ordinary treasures.
Thus, Ji Qing roamed the Yun Guang Secret Realm for several months without finding any suitable treasures, almost returning empty-handed.
“Boom.”
Suddenly, the Yun Guang Secret Realm violently shook.
Terrifying residual waves spread outwards in all directions.
It was as if the Yun Guang Secret Realm was on the verge of collapse.
But Ji Qing’s heart trembled.
This tremor was man-made; someone was engaged in an intense battle.
And it was definitely not a commotion that an Immortal Lord could cause.
An Immortal Venerable!
Only an Immortal Venerable possessed such terrifying might.
In the Yun Guang Secret Realm, an Immortal Venerable was fighting!
“It’s an Immortal Venerable, run quickly…”
“With an Immortal Venerable’s move, we have no chance.”
“Just being caught in the residual waves of an Immortal Venerable’s battle would kill even an Immortal Lord…”
Many people fled the Yun Guang Secret Realm in panic.
But Ji Qing, from afar, seemed to see two majestic figures fiercely battling within the Yun Guang Secret Realm.
The tremor of power was one thing.
The key was that within these residual waves of power, there were two miraculous forces.
That was the Power of the Great Dao!
Immortal Venerables were different from True Immortals and Immortal Lords.
One could say there was a qualitative difference between them.
True Immortals and Immortal Lords were merely accumulations of power and continuous improvement of their Immortal Spirit Body.
But Immortal Venerables were different.
Immortal Venerables had introduced a trace of the Power of the Great Dao. They embodied the Power of the Great Dao, and every action they took seemed to resonate with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Once an Immortal Venerable went all out, they would use the Power of the Great Dao, and their strength would surge.
It was by no means comparable to the strength gained from improving an Immortal Spirit Body.
Normally, Immortal Venerables did not use the Power of the Great Dao.
They would only use it when going all out or fighting for their lives.
And once the Power of the Great Dao was used, an Immortal Venerable was entirely different from an Immortal Lord or a True Immortal.
Ji Qing’s heart grew solemn.
In fact, his current strength was already immense.
Exceeding three hundred times the combat power of a True Immortal.
If the Immortal Slaying Saber were to transform into an Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure, his strength might exceed four hundred times that of a True Immortal.
In terms of sheer power, Ji Qing was even stronger than an ordinary Immortal Venerable.
But he had a qualitative gap with an Immortal Venerable.
That was the Power of the Great Dao.
No matter how strong his power was,
without the Power of the Great Dao, he was absolutely not an Immortal Venerable.
And he was definitely not an opponent of an Immortal Venerable.
What was called a Half-step Immortal Venerable was merely a title.
At the True Immortal stage, there was the concept of Immortal Lord combat power.
But at the Immortal Lord stage, even with numerous Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasures, no one could be called an Immortal Venerable in terms of combat power.
The reason lay in the Power of the Great Dao.
Under the Power of the Great Dao, the power of an Immortal Spirit Body or an Immortal Treasure was insignificant.
Under the Power of the Great Dao, all were ants!
This was the fundamental reason why Immortal Venerables could be supreme among immortals!
Feeling the world-ending might, Ji Qing’s heart also grew solemn.
“The Ten Great Secret Realms, even Immortal Venerables have entered the fray, the danger level has risen sharply… Forget it, obtaining an Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault is already a tremendous harvest. I should know when to quit!”
Ji Qing seemed to suddenly come to his senses.
Previously, Ji Qing had obtained an Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault with such ease.
He had developed a hint of arrogance in his heart.
Greed had arisen in his heart.
He wanted to obtain more Immortal Venerable Treasure Vaults, or treasures that would aid in his path to becoming an Immortal Venerable.
He hadn’t even taken the danger of the Minor Thousand Realm seriously.
But now, with Immortal Venerables entering the battle, even engaging in fierce combat that brought the Yun Guang Secret Realm to the brink of collapse, it served as a wake-up call for Ji Qing.
He had indeed become a bit carried away.
In his heart, he had even thought he could contend with an Immortal Venerable.
He was still very far off!
If he truly faced an Immortal Venerable, especially one using the Power of the Great Dao, Ji Qing might not last even a single breath.
“Go!”
Ji Qing did not hesitate in the slightest, turning to leave.
Just as he left, the Yun Guang Secret Realm let out bursts of roaring sounds. It seemed that it was not far from collapsing.
This was the power of an Immortal Venerable.
Once they battled without restraint, even a Secret Realm could not withstand it.
Ji Qing shuttled through and left the Minor Thousand Realm, then returned to the Xu Mi Immortal Sect to pay respects to his Master at the Purple Void Palace.
“Disciple Ji Qing greets Master!”
Ji Qing met Zi Xu Immortal Venerable.
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable had not gone to the Minor Thousand Realm to contend for treasures.
“Ji Qing, I heard you had quite a harvest.”
“Disciple obtained an Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault from the Tai Chen Secret Realm.”
Ji Qing replied truthfully.
“Tai Chen Secret Realm… Not bad. The Immortal Venerable of the Tai Chen Secret Realm is dead, so you can use this Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault with peace of mind. The Tai Chen Secret Realm has a long history and a profound foundation; only in such a rare opportunity could you obtain it. You were truly fortunate.”
Even Zi Xu Immortal Venerable praised the Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault of the Tai Chen Secret Realm.
“By the way, Master, Yue Chan Immortal Fairy…”
Ji Qing wanted to inquire about Yue Chan Immortal Fairy.
“Yue Chan has already come to pay her respects to me. She is an Immortal Venerable Seed from the Tai Chen Secret Realm, with decent talent. I have taken her as a disciple, and she is now your junior sister.”
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable seemed to be in a good mood.
He hadn’t expected Ji Qing, while going to the Minor Thousand Realm to contend for treasures, to bring back such an exceptionally talented disciple?
This made Zi Xu Immortal Venerable very happy.
“Congratulations, Master.”
“Alright, since you have obtained an Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault, go into secluded cultivation first.”
“Disciple takes his leave!”
Ji Qing withdrew and returned to the Golden Toad Palace.
This time, Ji Qing indeed had a huge harvest.
His greatest gain was the Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault.
It contained countless treasures.
After returning to the Golden Toad Palace, Ji Qing immediately took out the Immortal Venerable Grade saber.
He directly employed the Great Dao Artifact Merging Method, using the Immortal Slaying Saber as the main artifact, to swallow the whale and completely refine the Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure.
This was by no means an easy task.
Back then, Ji Qing took ten years to refine an ordinary Immortal Treasure.
Let alone now, trying to swallow a whale and refine an Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure.
The time consumed would definitely be even longer.
Perhaps decades, or even centuries.
However, these were not problems for him now.
Ji Qing had returned to the Golden Toad Palace and was no longer racing against time.
He could slowly refine the Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure.
Thus, Ji Qing took out the Immortal Slaying Saber and immediately unleashed the Great Dao Artifact Merging Method with all his might, fully devouring the Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure.
This was not something to be taken lightly at all.
Naturally, Ji Qing could not cultivate anything else.
Therefore, he could only watch as the Immortal Slaying Saber refined the Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure bit by bit.
Ten years, thirty years, fifty years, eighty years…
Ji Qing’s efficiency in refining the Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure was indeed very slow.
It was as slow as a snail.
After all, it was a situation of swallowing a whale, an Immortal Lord Grade Immortal Treasure refining an Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure.
It was indeed very different.
But Ji Qing had ample patience this time.
No matter how long it took, it had to be successfully refined.
He was determined to refine it!
Finally, after a full one hundred and twenty years, Ji Qing’s Immortal Slaying Saber gave a slight tremor.
A terrifying aura emanated from within the Immortal Slaying Saber.
This was a terrifying sharpness far surpassing that of most Immortal Lords.
Because the Immortal Slaying Saber had undergone a transformation!
It had transformed from an Immortal Lord Grade Immortal Treasure into an Immortal Venerable Grade Immortal Treasure!
This was a qualitative leap!
Ji Qing immediately grasped the Immortal Slaying Saber and made a light cut.
“Swish.”
The void was easily sliced open.
Ji Qing’s pupils constricted sharply.
What terrifying power.
Ji Qing carefully felt it, trying it repeatedly.
In the end, Ji Qing roughly understood the current might of the Immortal Slaying Saber.
“The Immortal Slaying Saber rivals 120 times the combat power of a True Immortal!”
This was simply incredible.
120 times the combat power of a True Immortal.
With the Immortal Slaying Saber in hand, Ji Qing’s strength soared to 420 times that of a True Immortal.
This did not even include the combat power of his Chaos Demon God True Body; otherwise, it would exceed 500 times the combat power of a True Immortal!
This was truly terrifying power.
Ordinary Immortal Lords only had 20 times the combat power of a True Immortal.
Compared to Ji Qing, it was like heaven and earth.
“I wonder if, with all my means, I could withstand a single strike from an Immortal Venerable using the Power of the Great Dao?”
Ji Qing murmured softly.
Once an Immortal Venerable uses the Power of the Great Dao, they immediately become supreme among immortals!
However, this was not Ji Qing’s combat power limit yet.
He could still improve the progress of his Perfect Immortal Lord Body.
This was equivalent to improving his cultivation.
If he were to cultivate step by step, improving the cultivation of his Immortal Lord Body would be extremely difficult.
Ji Qing had already tried.
It took an entire century to improve his Perfect Immortal Lord Body by 1%!
In other words, to reach 100% Perfection and achieve Immortal Lord Perfection, it would take ten thousand years!
Ten thousand years was truly too, too long for Ji Qing.
However, for many Immortal Lords, this was not a problem at all.
Achieving Immortal Lord Perfection in ten thousand years was already quite good.
Many Immortal Lords had not reached Perfection even after tens of thousands of years.
Moreover, Immortal Lords only needed to live long enough, and their cultivation would naturally improve to Perfection over time.
They wouldn’t even need to cultivate diligently.
After all, for Immortal Lords, cultivation was the easiest aspect.
Most Immortal Lords remained Immortal Lords for their entire lives.
They lacked the qualification to become Immortal Venerables.
Thus, whether their cultivation improved or not held little significance.
But Ji Qing was different.
He wanted to reach Immortal Lord Perfection as soon as possible to qualify for challenging the Immortal Venerable realm.
Thus, this time, Ji Qing obtained many precious treasures from the Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault.
For example, Ten Thousand Year Immortal Marrow.
Ji Qing had already experienced the effects of Immortal Marrow.
It was immediately effective when he was a True Immortal.
And Ten Thousand Year Immortal Marrow could even provide some help for Immortal Venerable cultivation; for an Immortal Lord, the help would be even greater.
However, Ten Thousand Year Immortal Marrow, which offered even a sliver of help for challenging the Immortal Venerable realm.
Using it directly to improve Immortal Lord cultivation seemed like a waste of a heavenly treasure.
But in Ji Qing’s opinion, as long as it could improve his cultivation, that was enough.
Otherwise, even the best treasure would be useless if kept.
Therefore, Ji Qing swallowed the Ten Thousand Year Immortal Marrow without hesitation.
Ji Qing began to refine it.
Ten Thousand Year Immortal Marrow was indeed a Supreme Treasure, and refining it was not easy.
One year, three years, five years, eight years…
It took Ji Qing a full ten years to barely finish refining it.
“Perfect Immortal Lord Body: 13%”.
This was the current progress of Ji Qing’s Perfect Immortal Lord Body.
It had directly increased from 1% to 13%, meaning one Ten Thousand Year Immortal Marrow had directly increased the Perfect Immortal Lord Body’s progress by 12%.
This was equivalent to saving twelve hundred years of hard cultivation.
It was worth it!
The Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault that Ji Qing obtained contained more than just Ten Thousand Year Immortal Marrow that could improve cultivation.
Thus, Ji Qing refined everything he found that could improve his Perfect Immortal Lord Body, one by one, to boost his cultivation.
Ten years, fifty years, one hundred years, one hundred and fifty years, two hundred years…
Ji Qing’s period of secluded cultivation this time was very long.
Ji Qing was in secluded cultivation within the Golden Toad Palace for a full three hundred and ten years.
Until Ji Qing had exhausted all the treasures in the Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault that could improve his Perfect Immortal Lord Body.
“Swish.”
Ji Qing opened his eyes.
He immediately checked his various stats.
Ji Qing: Immortal Lord
Perfect Immortal Lord Body: 30%
Young Chaos Demon God: Fifth Stage 1%
Heavenly Mandate Saber: Amplification 50% Perfection
Mind: Seventh Realm Third Stage Immortal Characteristic
Immortal Points: 83.2 points
Over three hundred years, the improvement was indeed immense.
His Perfect Immortal Lord Body had improved to 30%, an increase of another 17% in progress.
This was almost inconceivable to other Immortal Lords.
The progress was too fast.
This was only a mere few hundred years.
Yet his Immortal Lord Body had already reached 30% progress.
This was equivalent to directly increasing his True Immortal Combat Power by 60 times.
Excluding the power of his Chaos Demon God True Body, Ji Qing’s strength had now reached 510 times True Immortal Combat Power.
If his Chaos Demon God True Body was included, Ji Qing now had six hundred times True Immortal Combat Power!
What terrifying combat power was this?
Among Immortal Lords, Ji Qing would likely find it difficult to find an opponent.
The treasures in the Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault that boosted cultivation had now been depleted by Ji Qing.
It was almost impossible for his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds again.
He had to find an Opportunity.
If he cultivated step by step, it would take millennia.
That was too long.
Ji Qing pondered if it was time for him to descend to the Lower Realm.
He wanted to return to the Black Ruins.
After all, the Black Ruins was Ji Qing’s homeland.
Moreover, with Ji Qing’s current strength, he was invincible as an Immortal Lord!
If he returned to the Black Ruins, whether it was an Immortal Lord or a powerful being from the Eternal Universe.
Who would be his opponent?
Furthermore, he could only return when he was an Immortal Lord.
If he were to achieve Immortal Venerable status later, he would be unable to return.
With the terror of an Immortal Venerable, if one descended to the Lower Realm, the Lower Realm would likely explode.
The Lower Realm simply could not withstand the descent of an Immortal Venerable.
Immortal Lord was the limit that the Lower Realm could accommodate.
Ji Qing knew that the Black Ruins had become a battlefield.
He did not want to wait any longer.
If too much time passed, the Black Ruins might be completely destroyed.
Ji Qing calculated the time.
It had been over twelve hundred years since he ascended to the Immortal Realm.
After a thousand years, he wondered what the Black Ruins had become?
“With my current status, descending to the Lower Realm will not be a problem. However, should I descend alone? The Liuyu Great Emperor is also in the Immortal Realm; does she wish to return to the Black Ruins to resolve Karma?”
Ji Qing thought of the Liuyu Great Emperor.
She was a wisp of thought born from the corpse of Yaoguang Immortal Lord.
She had also ascended to the Immortal Realm.
The last time Ji Qing entrusted Shuguang True Immortal to inquire.
Shuguang True Immortal had inquired, and the Liuyu Great Emperor had gone to the Kunlun Immortal Sect after ascending to the Immortal Realm, even becoming an Immortal Seed of the Kunlun Immortal Sect.
He wondered if the Liuyu Great Emperor had already achieved True Immortal status.
Ji Qing had once said he would visit the Liuyu Great Emperor after becoming a Mortal Immortal, but he had been delayed, and now he was an Immortal Lord.
Since Ji Qing was going to the Lower Realm, he might as well go to the Kunlun Immortal Sect to ask the Liuyu Great Emperor if she wanted to descend together.
Of course, Ji Qing still had to inform his Master of the situation.
After all, descending to the Lower Realm was not a minor matter.
Ji Qing got up and went to the Purple Void Palace.
Coincidentally, Ji Qing saw Yue Chan Immortal Fairy.
“Ji… Senior Brother.”
Yue Chan Immortal Fairy’s eyes lit up.
Ji Qing had contributed greatly to Yue Chan Immortal Fairy’s current status in the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
“Junior Sister Yue Chan, it seems your cultivation has advanced, and you are not far from becoming an Immortal Lord.”
Ji Qing could tell at a glance that Yue Chan Immortal Fairy’s cultivation had greatly improved.
She had likely also relied on various treasures from Ji Qing’s Immortal Venerable Treasure Vault.
“Senior Brother Ji, I came here today to ask Master, and then I will begin my secluded cultivation to attempt to break through to Immortal Lord.”
Yue Chan Immortal Fairy did not hide anything and stated the truth.
“Attempting to break through to Immortal Lord? Then I congratulate Junior Sister Yue Chan in advance on successfully advancing to Immortal Lord!”
Ji Qing did not expect Yue Chan Immortal Fairy to be so quick to go into seclusion to attempt to become an Immortal Lord.
As expected of an Immortal Venerable Seed from the Tai Chen Secret Realm.
This talent far surpassed other True Immortals.
“Ji Qing, Yue Chan is not like you; she often comes to seek advice from me. You only come to see me when it’s absolutely necessary. Tell me, what is the matter this time?”
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable asked.
Over the years, he had long known Ji Qing’s character.
He only came when he had a purpose.
“Master, this disciple is preparing to descend to the Lower Realm to visit my home world.”
“Descend to the Lower Realm? Your home world… is the Black Ruins, right?”
“Yes.”
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable pondered.
“Ji Qing, I have heard of the Black Ruins; it seems to have been turbulent in recent years. Several Immortal Lords have already descended to the Black Ruins, but they could not stabilize the situation, and some Immortal Lords have even fallen. The intensity of the war in the Black Ruins is very high!”
Ji Qing’s heart tightened upon hearing this.
Even Immortal Lords had fallen?
The intensity of the war was very high?
Ji Qing remembered that when he ascended to the Immortal Realm, only one Immortal Lord had descended to the Black Ruins.
Now there were several Immortal Lords?
Moreover, high war intensity meant that the Black Ruins might be destroyed.
The current Black Ruins were likely already riddled with holes.
Ji Qing had ascended to the Immortal Realm a long time ago.
He knew that the Immortal Realm paid no attention to the Lower Realm.
After all, there were too many Lower Realms.
Like grains of sand in the Ganges.
If not for the Great War with the Eternal Universe, cultivators in the Immortal Realm would be too lazy to descend.
Even if the Black Ruins were destroyed, the Immortal Realm would not care.
The Immortal Realm did not care, but Ji Qing did.
That was his home world.
It was his roots!
“Master, then I must descend to the Lower Realm to pacify the Eternal Universe and quell the war!”
Ji Qing said resolutely.
The war originated from the Eternal Universe.
As long as he pacified the Eternal Universe’s forces and sealed the passage.
Then the Black Ruins could return to peace.
With Ji Qing’s strength, he could achieve this!
“Alright, you may descend to the Lower Realm with my Token. No one will dare to stop you.”
“Thank you, Master.”
Ji Qing respectfully took the Token from his Master with both hands.
An Immortal Venerable’s Token, and furthermore, from the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
Who would dare to disobey?
With the Immortal Venerable Token, Ji Qing could calmly descend to the Lower Realm.
“Alright, hurry up and go. Remember not to overexert yourself; if it cannot be done, you may return.”
“Yes, Master.”
Although Ji Qing was confident in his strength.
No one knew the exact situation in the Lower Realm.
In the Eternal Universe, there were also beings who could be considered invincible among Immortal Lords.
“Senior Brother Ji, you must be cautious even when descending to the Lower Realm.”
Yue Chan Immortal Fairy also cautioned.
Descending to the Lower Realm did not seem very dangerous.
But since Immortal Lords had fallen in the Black Ruins, there were definitely risks.
Ji Qing nodded, then took the Token and left the Purple Void Palace.
He returned to the Golden Toad Palace, made some preparations, and checked the specific location and intelligence of the Kunlun Immortal Sect.
Then, he took a step and traversed space, heading straight for the Kunlun Immortal Sect.
