Time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, eighteen years had passed since Li Qing joined the Heaven Refining Pavilion.
Compared to the other Artifact Refining Elders, his reputation within the pavilion was not particularly resounding, but quite a few people had come to know of his existence.
During this time, Li Qing had not rushed to refine treasures on a large scale to increase his lifespan. The Heaven Refining Pavilion had begun stockpiling spiritual materials in preparation for an Immortal Dao War that could erupt at any time, so Li Qing had only occasionally refined a few Yellow-grade Spirit Treasures, along with some ordinary magic treasures.
Even so, his lifespan had recovered to twenty-eight thousand years. As long as he did not hasten to nourish the little Heaven-reaching Tree within the Grotto-Heaven Treasure, that was enough.
Worth mentioning was that Qi Yin had also joined the Heaven Refining Pavilion. She was nominally attached to Wuji Hall and had become his personal disciple.
Her cultivation efficiency was extremely high. Though she still spent only a short amount of time cultivating each day, she had already become a Core Formation cultivator.
Naturally, this was thanks to the spiritual liquid condensed within Wuji Hall. For low-level cultivators like her, this spiritual liquid was of immense benefit. Not only was it pure, but it could also be refined quickly.
Li Qing had never been stingy with this personal disciple of his, providing her with exceedingly abundant cultivation resources.
But Qiyin simply lacked enthusiasm for cultivation, fishing for three days and drying the nets for two.
Because she had entered the Heaven Refining Pavilion, she could no longer eat the delicacies of the mortal world whenever she pleased, so every day, she thought of ways to sneak out.
Once, her cravings became