Mushroom City

After entrusting his orders to the sect, Li Qing did not leave immediately. Instead, he continued cultivating quietly within his cave abode for quite some time.

In the blink of an eye, another three years passed. Nothing noteworthy happened across the entire Qingling Region, and the Cultivation World remained peaceful.

During this time, the Lingyun Sect held another Ascension Ceremony, and the sect's scale grew considerably once more.

The current Lingyun Sect numbered more than ten thousand people from top to bottom. Though its disciples had not spread throughout the entire Qingling Region, its influence extended extremely far, and the Qingling Region fell even further under the Lingyun Sect's control.

The entire region gave its heart to them; with one call, a hundred answered!

With a Nascent Soul Realm ancestor taking charge within the sect, the Lingyun Sect now truly possessed a hint of the bearing of an immortal dao overlord.

Over these three years, Li Qing had focused all his attention on nurturing the Fire Jade Bee Queen.

He continuously fed the Fire Jade Bee Queen with three spiritual flames, never stopping throughout those three years. To help it grow, Li Qing had even placed the Fire Spirit Pearl within the Red Jade Beehive.

Finally, just as he was preparing to leave, the Fire Jade Bee Queen finally showed signs of advancing!

"It has fallen into slumber. This should be the sign of the Fire Jade Bee Queen's advancement."

Li Qing carefully observed the queen bee sleeping within the Red Jade Beehive. Through his powerful spiritual sense, he could see that its aura was steadily strengthening during its slumber.

While the Fire Jade Bee Queen slept, all the Fire Jade Bees in the hive remained on high alert.

It was only because Li Qing had stayed beside the Red