Mouse Daoist

When Luo Qing stepped out of the Cave Heaven and reappeared within the entrance array,

he immediately discovered dozens of immortals and gods lying in ambush outside the array.

Having known in advance that there was a trap ahead, Luo Qing naturally would not foolishly jump straight into it.

A cold smile hung at the corner of Luo Qing's lips as he immediately activated the newly acquired Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Wind Spirit Pearl, in his hand.

It possessed the power to suppress all winds. Although it could not completely neutralize the Golden Immortal-level wind blades of the great array, it greatly reduced their might.

Luo Qing emerged with ease.

Since the people outside had ambushed him, Luo Qing naturally would no longer show them any mercy.

The moment he stepped out of the array, the Five Elements Spiritual Ring around him roared and burst into four rays of Spiritual Light, sweeping toward Cangyun Mountain and Wangyue Immortal City.

The many Mystic Gods and Mystic Immortals of the two major powers, along with ten Golden Immortals and Metal Gods, had been standing ready to form an array and ambush whoever came out!

How could they have expected that, before they even had time to act, they would be the first to suffer a Divine Treasure attack?

The might of an Innate Spiritual Treasure was tremendous. It was not something just anyone could withstand.

Before the several Golden Immortals could react, the four Innate Spiritual Rings had already swept through the crowd once and returned to Luo Qing's side.

"An Innate Spiritual Treasure!"

That was everyone's first thought.

Then, apart from the ten Golden Immortals and Metal Gods, the remaining Mystic Gods and Mystic Immortals had only just formed that thought when their bodies turned entirely to ash.

Dozens of Mystic Immortals and divine beings were slaughtered by Luo Qing in an instant.

Yet such a display did not frighten the remaining ten.

"Kill him and seize the treasures!"

"Kill!"

With Divine Treasures right before their eyes, who could escape their greed?

The ten surrounded Luo Qing and attacked together.

Facing the ten, Luo Qing merely shook his head.

These Golden Immortals and Metal Gods clearly had no experience fighting opponents who possessed Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Did they think they would be far stronger than Mystic Immortals and Mystic Gods simply because they faced an Innate Spiritual Treasure?

"Pathetic ignorance!"

Luo Qing spoke indifferently. The four Innate Spiritual Rings of Metal, Wood, Water, and Earth flashed with Spiritual Light and unleashed their might once more, attacking the ten.

Facing the attacks of the Innate Spiritual Treasures, those divine beings and Golden Immortals even brought out top-grade defensive treasures or low-grade defensive Acquired Spiritual Treasures.

Unfortunately, against the attacks of the four Innate Spiritual Rings, those defensive measures were nothing but paper tigers.

In a single exchange, six of the weaker Golden Immortals and divine beings were shredded.

"Not good, run!"

In the blink of an eye, six of the ten had fallen. The two mid-stage Golden Immortals, the Firecloud divine being and Metal God Feng Lingzi, immediately turned deathly pale.

They no longer cared about seizing the treasures and turned to flee.

Unfortunately, Luo Qing would never give them the chance.

The Five Elements Spiritual Rings vibrated and hummed together, and the space within a ten-mile radius immediately seemed to solidify.

"Freeze!"

The four Golden Immortals and divine beings were immobilized in midair.

Innate Crimson Fire flew from Luo Qing's hand, burning the four Golden Immortals and divine beings to ash one after another.

At that moment, Shu Dao Ren happened to escape from the array and saw the final person burned to ashes by Luo Qing.

Could the flow of time inside this Cave Heaven differ from the outside, with one day inside equaling one year outside?

Otherwise, how could ten Golden Immortals and dozens of Mystic Immortals have been wiped out in just a few breaths?

That thought flashed through Shu Dao Ren's mind.

Only after completely killing the final Golden Immortal did Luo Qing turn around and look at Shu Dao Ren, who had just appeared.

The icy intent in Luo Qing's eyes made Shu Dao Ren shudder all over, and his face instantly paled.

He hurriedly shouted, "Fellow Daoist, spare me! I have no hostility toward you!"

As he spoke, Shu Dao Ren waved his sleeve, and a large pile of superior spiritual materials gleaming with Spiritual Light appeared on the ground.

"These are the spiritual materials I picked up inside this Cave Heaven. They should have been dropped by you, Fellow Daoist. I'll return them to you at once!"

Luo Qing looked at Shu Dao Ren before him, utterly speechless.

He had noticed this person inside the Cave Heaven earlier, but Shu Dao Ren had never gotten in his way.

Thus, Luo Qing had not made things difficult for him.

Luo Qing was not some bloodthirsty man who slaughtered everyone under Heaven. As long as others did not obstruct his Dao Path, he would not casually shout for their deaths.

He glanced at the spiritual materials on the ground and paid them no mind. There were no true treasures among them.

"This Fellow Daoist, there is no need for this! We met by chance and have no grudge between us. Why would I kill you?" Luo Qing said with a smile.

Seeing that Luo Qing truly showed no killing intent, Shu Dao Ren finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A killer like this would put him in great danger if he truly decided to kill him!

"I am a Rogue Cultivator known as Shu Dao Ren. May I ask how I should address you, Fellow Daoist?"

"Rogue Cultivator, Luo Qing!"

After thinking it over, Luo Qing still gave his real name.

Several hours later, outside Strange Wind Canyon.

Luo Qing watched Shu Dao Ren's departing back, deep in thought.

"Shu Dao Ren? Interesting. The first mouse born after the creation of Heaven and Earth."

When he encountered Shu Dao Ren, Luo Qing had seen through Shu Dao Ren's Foundation at a glance.

In truth, besides not wanting to engage in meaningless killing, Luo Qing had refrained from making things difficult for Shu Dao Ren because he felt he might not be able to kill him.

Even the Cave Heaven array that the ten Golden Immortals could not break into had only been entered by Luo Qing with the protection of five Divine Treasures.

What had Shu Dao Ren, a single Golden Immortal, relied on?

A little thought made it clear that Shu Dao Ren was unfathomably deep.

Putting Shu Dao Ren's matter aside,

Luo Qing recalled the information about the Western Continent that he had learned through their conversation.

The flourishing Immortal Dao and the Immortal Cities blooming everywhere truly gave Luo Qing a small shock.

But since the Immortal Dao of the Western Continent was so prosperous, how would it later develop into the Devil emerging from the West?

That left Luo Qing somewhat puzzled. Could Luohou alone really twist the Western Immortal Path into the Devil Dao?

This made Luo Qing extremely vigilant.

If Luohou could reverse the general trend of the Western Continent through his own strength alone, then that devil's methods were far too powerful.

Luo Qing had no choice but act cautiously in the Western Continent.

He murmured, "Falling Spirit Mountain!"

Luo Qing had already chosen his first foothold after arriving in the Western Continent.

The Western Continent was also boundlessly vast. If Luo Qing relied solely on his Golden Immortal cultivation to travel, he might not be able to cross it even in a thousand years.

According to the information Shu Dao Ren had shared, Falling Spirit Mountain was a core mountain range within a radius of ten million li.

The largest Immortal City in the region was also situated on this mountain.

It was the place where nearby Immortal Dao Rogue Cultivators exchanged information most frequently.

Luo Qing had two purposes on this journey. One was to see various spiritual items and treasures and enrich the Eye of the Great Dao's accumulated experience.

The other was to draw upon the cultivation methods of other Immortal Dao cultivators and cultivate.

He would also improve his cultivation along the way.

Three thousand years later!

On a Dao-discussing peak beside the main range of Falling Spirit Mountain,

a fire-aspected Golden Immortal sat upon a high platform, expounding his understanding of the Great Dao of Fire and the essentials of Immortal cultivation.

Luo Qing and several other Golden Immortals and Mystic Immortals sat below the platform, listening attentively to the person above expound the Dao.

They were both Golden Immortals and both fire-aspected.

Luo Qing did not necessarily have to follow the other party's path, but many of his principles were still worth drawing upon.

Ever since arriving at Falling Spirit Mountain, Luo Qing had often discussed the Dao and exchanged insights with the other Immortal Dao cultivators there.

When the lecture ended, several Golden Immortals eagerly gathered around Luo Qing.

"Daoist Luo, a pleasure to meet you. I have the trunk of an Innate Spiritual Tree here. I wonder if you could refine it into a Divine Treasure for me?"

"Daoist Luo, I have a piece of Five-Colored Immortal Crystal here. What do you think..."

Luo Qing looked at the several Golden Immortals around him with an awkward smile.

Ever since he had displayed his extraordinary Artifact Refining skills, Golden Immortals had constantly come to him to have Divine Treasures refined.

Luo Qing accepted everyone who came, and over these three thousand years, he had accumulated a considerable fortune in Artifact Refining materials.

He had also made a tremendous name for himself on Falling Spirit Mountain.

However, Luo Qing currently had an important matter at hand and could not accept these people's requests.

"Fellow Daoists, I gained some insight while listening to the Dao and plan to return to secluded cultivation for a time. I'm afraid I cannot refine treasures for you," Luo Qing said politely.

"What a pity. Then I wish Fellow Daoist great progress in cultivation!"

"After you emerge from seclusion, don't forget to come lecture on the Dao again!"

The several Golden Immortals were all rather regretful at Luo Qing's response.

After bidding farewell to the several Golden Immortals, Luo Qing made his way to a secluded valley within Falling Spirit Mountain.

Falling Spirit Mountain was vast and boundless. Only the area near the main range had Falling Spirit Immortal City, where the immortals could discuss and exchange insights on the Dao.

Cultivation was ultimately a secretive matter, and nothing was more taboo than being disturbed.

Thus, most immortals and gods independently opened secluded caves within Falling Spirit Mountain.

Luo Qing was no exception. His cave was a hundred thousand li from the main range of Falling Spirit Mountain, making it fairly secluded.

What Luo Qing had just said to the several Golden Immortals was not an intentional excuse. He truly was preparing to enter seclusion.

Over the past three thousand years, he had frequently discussed the Dao with the other Immortal Dao Golden Immortals.

Luo Qing had not only improved his own Immortal Dao cultivation method,

but had also made substantial progress in Artifact Refining.

The Netherworld Ghost Willow he had obtained earlier from the Wind Spirit Clan's refuge Cave Heaven was still sealed!

This time, Luo Qing had made ample preparations. He planned to refine an Acquired Spatial Spiritual Treasure to contain the Netherworld Ghost Willow.

"The Five Elements Great Dao is the foundation of all things. By the same principle, the Five Elements should be able to transform and evolve all things and open a Cave Heaven Blessed Land."

Luo Qing muttered to himself.

He was most familiar with the Five Elements, so he planned to begin with Five Elements materials.

A large pile of Five Elements materials was divided into five categories, and Luo Qing began refining them.

This was the longest Luo Qing had ever spent refining a treasure.

After a full ten years, a perfectly round Five-Colored Divine Pearl finally appeared in Luo Qing's hand.

Looking at the five-colored pearl before him, satisfaction appeared in Luo Qing's eyes.

This Divine Treasure could be said to be his greatest work to date.

[Five-Colored Divine Pearl]

Quality: Mid-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure

Introduction: A peak Mid-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure containing eighteen Acquired Restrictions. Taking the Five Elements as its foundation, it transforms space and nurtures a Small Blessed Land within!

Luo Qing swept the interior of the Five-Colored Divine Pearl with his divine sense, and everything within a thousand-li radius became clear to him.

Even more valuable was that Spirit Qi arose naturally within the pearl's inner space, while an Earth Vein Spiritual Root was gestating beneath the earth.

This was the difference between a Blessed Land and an ordinary rift space.

Within a Blessed Land Grotto-Heaven, an Earth Vein Spiritual Root arose naturally and could nurture all things on its own.

"With this Blessed Land, all the Five Elements materials I spent were worthwhile!"

Luo Qing gave a sigh of praise. The spiritual materials used to refine this treasure would have been enough to make more than ten ordinary Acquired Spiritual Treasures.

But this was also because Luo Qing had placed great hopes in the pearl.

His cultivation was currently insufficient, so he could only refine a Small Blessed Land.

Yet Luo Qing hoped that, in the future, this pearl would give birth to a Cave Heaven, or even a Small World.

That was why he had expended so much effort to lay a solid foundation for the treasure.

After transplanting the High-grade Innate Spiritual Root, the Netherworld Ghost Willow, into the Five-Colored Divine Pearl,

Luo Qing placed the Divine Egg embryo of the Netherworld Profound Tiger beneath the Ghost Willow tree.

He let the Netherworld Ghost Willow continue nurturing the divine embryo.

"The Spiritual Qi and earth veins of this Small Blessed Land are still somewhat insufficient. They can only keep the Netherworld Ghost Willow alive, but cannot restore its source."

Luo Qing felt somewhat regretful, but there was nothing else he could do for now.

It was impossible for him to remain in one place for long, and frequently transplanting the Netherworld Ghost Willow would not be convenient either.

For now, he could only temporarily wrong this Spiritual Root.

After resolving the trouble weighing on his heart, Luo Qing finally began his formal secluded cultivation.

For a time, endless Laws of Fire emerged throughout the place where Luo Qing cultivated in seclusion.

After meeting more Golden Immortals and exchanging Dao techniques, Luo Qing had gained a deeper understanding of the Great Dao of Fire.

His cultivation speed began to increase dramatically.

Not long after Luo Qing entered seclusion,

five Golden Immortal cultivators gathered on a remote mountain peak in Falling Spirit Immortal City, at the center of Falling Spirit Mountain.

A red-faced Golden Immortal said grimly, "We arrived a step too late. That Daoist Luo entered seclusion ahead of time."

"Could he have discovered our plans and gone into hiding?" asked a Golden Immortal with a single horn on his head doubtfully.

"Impossible. It should simply be ordinary secluded cultivation."

We might as well wait for him here. Once he comes out of seclusion, he'll definitely make a trip to the Immortal City."

"That's the only way. Sigh, if Golden Immortals weren't so difficult to cultivate, we wouldn't have to rob an Artifact Refining grandmaster."

"Hey! That Daoist Luo has been refining artifacts in the Immortal City for a thousand years, and he's accumulated an enormous amount of resources. Even divided among the five of us, it should be enough for us to advance further."

"Then let's wait!"

There were quite a few reclusive Golden Immortal divinities in Falling Spirit Mountain, and not all of them revered peaceful cultivation.

Luo Qing frequently refined Acquired Spiritual Treasures for others, which naturally attracted the covetous attention of outsiders.

Thus, others began eyeing him.