Translator: AnubisTL
After several days of meditation, Li Qing's mana had fully recovered to its peak-stage, and his essence, qi, and spirit had been refined to their most perfect state.
His eyes shone with piercing light, his entire being radiating vitality. His aura was completely restrained, as if he had merged seamlessly with heaven and earth.
Li Qing retrieved the remaining two yin corpses and dripped two drops of his essence blood into each.
The path to ascension was fraught with unknowns and dangers. Even with his confidence in his own strength, Li Qing dared not claim he could overcome every peril along the way.
Spatial turbulence and unknown creatures lurking in the void posed terrifying threats, capable of easily killing even divine transformation realm cultivators.
"I've made thorough preparations," Li Qing murmured, his gaze hardening with resolve. "Even if I encounter mortal danger, these three yin corpses can serve as shields."
For this ascension, Li Qing invited no one to witness the ceremony, not even his closest companions. He chose to embark on this solitary journey in silence, for this was his own path, requiring no audience.
"I've done all I can. Now, it's up to fate!"
Li Qing took a deep breath, then snapped his fingers with a casual flourish.
Boom!
In the next instant, four heavenly spirit fires of different colors erupted from Li Qing's body. The flames intertwined, radiating an intensely scorching heat.
Finally, a Four-Colored Fire Lotus soared into the sky, its terrifying temperature distorting the entire space around it.
But Li Qing wasn't finished. He channeled the Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth, reinforcing the Fire Lotus and further amplifying its heat.
Under this absurdly high temperature, space itself was forcibly burned through!
The Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art, a supreme fire dao cultivation technique, finally demonstrated the power its name implied. Li Qing had truly burned through the heavens with spirit fire!
The burning aperture steadily expanded, revealing the boundless void beyond.
Li Qing gazed at the void aperture in the sky and took a deep breath.
Many great powers of the divine transformation realm had walked this path before him. Now, it was finally his turn.
"Let's go!"
"Beyond this pass lies a brand new world—a realm where birds soar freely through the heavens and fish leap unburdened through the vast seas!"
Li Qing murmured, then resolutely plunged into the void aperture he had burned open, without the slightest hesitation.
Buzz!
In the blink of an eye, Li Qing's figure vanished into the void aperture. As his silhouette disappeared, the Four-Colored Fire Lotus gradually dissipated.
Shortly after, the void aperture, melted open by the flames, slowly closed. The spatial node stabilized, rendering it unusable for ascension for millennia to come.
The entire process unfolded smoothly and silently, leaving only the lingering warmth in the air as evidence that someone had just ascended.
Li Qing glanced back. The void aperture was closing, and the human realm shrank into a tiny dot before vanishing completely.
He looked around, finding himself surrounded by nothing but emptiness and darkness. A bone-chilling cold immediately assaulted him, leaving even his robust fleshly body feeling deeply uncomfortable.
"So cold... colder than anywhere in the human realm. Is this what the journey of ascension is like?" Li Qing shivered, a sensation he hadn't experienced in ages, and quickly circulated his spirit fire through every corner of his body.
After dispelling the cold, Li Qing soon realized that within this boundless darkness and emptiness, the concepts of direction and time simply didn't exist.
Having just left the human realm, he was already lost in the void—the first hurdle every ascender must face.
Fortunately, Li Qing possessed the Spirit Realm Beacon, which allowed him to pinpoint his own location and the spirit realm's position. Without it, he would have been utterly lost in the boundless void, drifting until his mana ran out and his lifespan withered away.
Activating the beacon he had obtained from the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild, Li Qing focused his divine sense.
"The four directions and all that lies between is called the universe; past, present, and future are known as time!"
After a long moment, he discerned the spirit realm's direction and knew which way to proceed.
In this vast, boundless void, Li Qing felt utterly insignificant, like a mayfly adrift in the ocean.
"The void may appear calm, but spatial currents lurk everywhere."
"It's fortunate I didn't use the Immortal Slaughtering Sword to cleave open the spatial node. Instead, I used spirit fire to melt through the void—a much gentler method. Otherwise, I would have undoubtedly triggered the surrounding spatial turbulence."
Li Qing exhaled in relief. Confirming that he hadn't stirred up any spatial turbulence, he unfurled his Wind-Thunder Silver Wings and began traveling at extreme speed.
With a light flutter of the wings, Li Qing's figure vanished into the distance in an instant, moving as swiftly and gracefully as a nimble fish darting through water.
In the void, there was no spiritual energy, nor could he draw upon the Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth. As far as the eye could see, there was only emptiness—a despairing void.
Li Qing focused intently on his journey, occasionally channeling the Kunpeng divine power within him to conserve his mana.
"I never imagined the Kunpeng divine power would be so effective in this void, far surpassing its capabilities in the human realm. It seems the legends were true—Kunpeng are born with the innate ability to roam the void, an inherent talent."
With the Kunpeng divine power coursing through him, Li Qing moved through the void as effortlessly as a fish in water, his flight remarkably smooth.
But in the next instant, Li Qing abruptly halted.
Ahead, the boundless darkness of the void began to tremble, and a white glow emerged.
It was an enormous white whale, its colossal form dwarfing any creature Li Qing had ever seen. Surrounding it were swirling masses of chaos mist, each strand impossibly heavy, capable of crushing a minor world!
Li Qing quickly lowered his gaze, avoiding direct eye contact with the distant white form. He focused his senses inward, observing his nose, mouth, and heart, silently reciting his cultivation technique to erase all traces of what he had witnessed.
One of the cardinal rules of ascension was this: if you encounter any living being during your journey, never look directly at it, nor allow any thought of it to form in your mind!
These mysterious creatures drifting through the void were incredibly strange. The moment you observed their existence, they would also become aware of your presence.
If you entertained thoughts about them, those thoughts might very well appear in their minds as well.
A single moment of carelessness could cost you your life!
Li Qing lost track of time as he continuously circulated his cultivation technique, adjusting his aura cycle after cycle.
During this process, he suddenly sensed that the surrounding void had become unstable.
Startled, he opened his eyes and looked up.
"Hiss!"
Li Qing gasped. The massive white whale had vanished, but in the distance ahead, a spatial storm had erupted, seemingly triggered by its passage.
This was no laughing matter. Li Qing's lips twitched slightly. He had no time to hesitate. He unfurled his Wind-Thunder Silver Wings, channeling his Kunpeng divine power to its full extent.
(End of the Chapter)
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