Translator: AnubisTL
One of the main culprits behind the attack on Lingyun Sect, the ancient ancestor of the Chi Demon Tribe, had met his final demise, dying in the very lower realm he had so despised.
He had initially believed this mission would be effortless, arrogantly assuming his divine transformation realm cultivation would allow him to sweep through the lower realm unchallenged. Instead, he had capsized in a gutter.
The Chi Demon Tribe's ancient ancestor's colossal body had been completely bleached white by the Great Sun Golden Flame, leaving not a trace of demonic qi behind.
Li Qing deactivated the Myriad Flames Heaven-Burning Formation and stored the massive demonic corpse in his storage bag.
The Heaven Refining Demon Banner, which the Chi Demon Tribe's ancient ancestor had wielded moments before, now lay in Li Qing's hands. However, due to the Great Sun Golden Flame's overwhelming suppression of demonic qi, even this demonic treasure had been utterly destroyed.
"A rare demonic treasure, crafted by some demonic race artifact refiner?"
Holding the banner, Li Qing examined it closely, discovering that its magic patterns had been completely obliterated, rendering it unusable.
He felt no particular regret about this, as even a fully intact demonic treasure would have been beyond his capabilities. Such artifacts could only be activated using primordial demonic qi, a power he lacked.
With these tasks completed, Li Qing turned his gaze toward the sky, his brow furrowing at the sight of the vast, lingering rift to the demonic realm.
"This rift remains unsealed," he murmured. "It seems it will persist for quite some time."
"I wonder if more ancient demons will descend into this realm in the future. Just now, this Chi Demon Tribe member mentioned that his dimensional descent was ordered by the Saint Ancestor."
"It seems this is the Formless Saint Ancestor's doing again. Why is he so obsessed with me?"
Li Qing's brow furrowed deeply, his expression grim.
Being targeted by a Demon Realm Saint Ancestorโa forbidden existence at the pinnacle of the great daoโwas no trivial matter. This could only spell trouble.
Future dimensional descents were highly likely, as the demonic realm rift remained open and unrepaired.
What kind of entity would come next? Heaven only knew if the Formless Saint Ancestor would dispatch another dao body. If that happened, the situation would become far more perilous.
"I really need to consider ascension now. Only in the spirit realm can I find proper protection."
He sighed and temporarily settled into the deserted mountain gate below.
The disciples of this mountain gate had all fled with Wu Chong, leaving Li Qing as the sole occupant.
Staring at the demonic realm rift in the sky, which showed no signs of closing anytime soon, Li Qing resolved to take action. He couldn't simply let it persist indefinitely.
Ultimately, he decided to borrow a Starlight Mending Heaven Formation from the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild. He planned to use the formation to repair the rift, just as he had done before.
Once the repairs were complete, there would be no need to worry about the demonic realm rift reopening for the foreseeable futureโa permanent solution.
Having made his decision, Li Qing immediately wrote a Spirit Sealing Letter, instructing the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild to dispatch someone with the Starlight Mending Heaven Formation's formation plate and deployment materials.
He himself remained seated in meditation atop the spiritual vein at Snowfield Mountain Gate, patiently awaiting their arrival while single-handedly garrisoning the demonic realm rift to prevent other ancient demons from descending and wreaking havoc upon the human realm.
With fewer than a handful of Divine Transformation Realm cultivators remaining in the entire human realm, the consequences of failing to contain a single ancient demon of that caliber would be catastrophic.
For over half a month, the demonic realm rift remained eerily calm.
To Li Qing, this felt like the deceptive stillness before a storm.
Finally, the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild's representative arrived: True Monarch Tianbao. Recognizing the gravity of the situation, he had dared no delay, activating a teleportation formation to traverse multiple great domains in a single bound.
"Senior Limitless, I've brought the Starlight Mending Heaven Formation's formation plate and deployment materials."
As True Monarch Tianbao presented the formation plate and materials, Li Qing nodded. "Thank you for your swift response, Fellow Daoist Tianbao. I must ask, have any other demonic realm rifts appeared in the other great domains?"
True Monarch Tianbao shook his head. "I inquired at the branch guilds in several other great domains along the way, but none have reported any demonic realm rifts."
"It seems the Azure Ridge Domain is the only place where a demonic realm rift has appeared. That's quite peculiar."
As he spoke, True Monarch Tianbao began deploying the formation, planting formation flags into the ground and refining the formation plate to activate the array.
Hearing this, Li Qing's expression relaxed somewhat. At least they wouldn't have to rush around anymore; they could simply defend this location.
Before long, True Monarch Tianbao, aided by the formation plate, had completely deployed the Starlight Mending Heaven Formation.
The formation's patterns remained concealed, but when night fell, it would draw upon the power of starlight to mend the demonic realm rift.
"Oh, right, Senior Limitless," True Monarch Tianbao said, "I've also brought the Life Profound Jade Iron that you asked the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild to collect."
He retrieved a large, pitch-black ore from his storage bag, its surface gleaming with a jade-like luster and sharp, angular edges.
"Oh? You actually managed to find some? I only mentioned it casually," Li Qing said, his eyes lighting up with surprise.
He had instructed the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild to collect Life Profound Jade Iron specifically for refining Flame Gold Marks.
The Annihilation Furnace still lacked two Flame Gold Marks for completion. Searching for two such marks across the entire human realm would be an almost impossible task.
Li Qing planned to refine two more Flame Gold Marks himself. These marks were forged by melting Life Profound Jade Iron using the Great Sun Golden Flame.
Having already subdued a dao of the Great Sun Golden Flame, he now needed only the Life Profound Jade Iron to begin refining the Flame Gold Marks.
"Senior's request was our utmost priority," True Monarch Tianbao said. "We immediately mobilized all branches of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to search the entire world."
"I must admit, this material proved exceptionally difficult to find. We scoured the Eight Lower Realms and every sea territory without success."
"Finally, we discovered a faint clue within a small sect, leading us to this piece of Life Profound Jade Iron."
The Life Profound Jade Iron was massive, more than enough to refine two Flame Gold Marks, even with multiple failures.
"Excellent," Li Qing said, stroking the massive piece of Life Profound Jade Iron to confirm its authenticity. "This time, I owe you a favor. If the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild wishes to trade for something using this Life Profound Jade Iron, I will do my best to fulfill your request."
True Monarch Tianbao shook his head. "After careful deliberation, the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild has no need for spiritual materials. However, we have a matter we wish to entrust to you, Senior."
(End of the Chapter)
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