For those who lived long lives, the concept of time always became easily blurred.
This was especially true for Li Qing, who cultivated deep in the mountains. If not for the changing seasons and his steadily improving cultivation, he might not even have remembered that two and a half years had already passed.
Yes, time flew by. After leaving the Eternal Night World, Li Qing had remained in Little Cui Ridge for a full two and a half years!
"Phew!"
Inside a natural cave in Little Cui Ridge, Li Qing awoke from deep meditation, completing the cultivation of his final great circulation.
The World Spiritual Energy he inhaled and exhaled through the operation of the Fire Source Art transformed into pure Spiritual Power that flowed through his meridians before finally sinking into his dantian sea of qi, becoming magical power he could wield freely.
"It's getting slower and slower. Since breaking through to the second level of the Qi Refining stage half a year ago, these six months of bitter cultivation have scarcely achieved much."
Li Qing muttered to himself, his brow furrowing slightly as he felt somewhat dissatisfied with the fruits of his cultivation over the past half year.
"Forget it. I'll continue exploring this region and see if I can find a place with denser spiritual energy."
Indeed, Li Qing had not spent these two and a half years merely cultivating in seclusion. He cultivated while searching for traces of other Immortal Cultivators.
By now, he had explored most of the eastern reaches of Little Cui Ridge, this vast primeval mountain range, and had reached a relatively western area.
Using the Dragon-like Dagger, he scraped away his unkempt beard and hair, then took a pale green Dharma robe from his Storage Bag and draped it over his tall,