Appearance of Demonic Energy

In the blink of an eye, five thousand years had passed!

The moment Luo Qing stepped out of his Cave Mansion, his aura was already that of a Golden Immortal in the mid-stage.

Nearly ten thousand years had passed since Luo Qing broke through to Golden Immortal.

Ten thousand years to cultivate from the early to mid-stage of Golden Immortal was a speed Luo Qing was quite content with.

From what he understood, most Golden Immortals in Falling Spirit Mountain cultivated slowly.

The reason the Western Immortal Path had so many Golden Immortals was that they had previous cultivation as Gold Gods.

The speed of switching paths was definitely faster than starting from scratch.

"Immortal Path cultivation has now gotten on the right track. I only need to continuously refine the Profound Technique True Explanation."

"But the Divine Path..."

Luo Qing looked inward at the Chi Wang positional Dharma Form within his primordial spirit.

The Chi Wang position was merely a lower-tier position within the Great Dao of Fire.

Its limit was the peak of Gold God.

As Luo Qing's cultivation entered the mid-stage of Gold God, the augmenting effect of the Chi Wang position on his cultivation had once again decreased.

"It seems I need to start planning for the next root transformation!" Luo Qing pondered.

According to his original three-step plan for divine beings.

Reverting to Innate to achieve the status of a mid-level Innate God was only the beginning.

The next step was the root transformation into a high-level or top-tier Innate God.

Then, the third step would be to leap forward and achieve the body of an Innate Sacred Being.

At that time, his innate deficiencies would finally catch up to the other top great gods in the Primordial Era.

However, Luo Qing's first Revert to Innate was aided by an Innate Spiritual Treasure embryo. He currently had no direction for how to carry out this second transformation.

After gathering some recent Primordial Era intelligence from Falling Spirit Mountain Immortal City, Luo Qing did not linger. He followed his original path, preparing to return to his Cave Mansion.

It had only been five thousand years. For Immortals and Gods in the Primordial Era, it was merely a short period of seclusion.

But the changes during this time were enough to draw Luo Qing's attention.

It had been eight thousand years since Luo Qing left the Southern Territory.

The Avian Clan, led by the Phoenix, along with the gods of the Southern Territory, had entered the final stages of their encirclement and suppression of the remaining Fierce Beasts.

Visibly, it was only a matter of time before the Phoenix Avian Clan dominated the Southern Territory.

As a result, over the past few thousand years, countless Immortals and Gods from the Southern Territory who refused to submit to the Phoenix Clan had fled into the Western Continent.

Falling Spirit Mountain, as a core area close to the Southern Territory, had become increasingly bustling.

"En?"

Luo Qing, who was contemplating while in the clouds, suddenly had a sharp glint flash in his eyes.

Under Luo Qing's divine sense scan, five Golden Immortals were rapidly closing in to surround him.

"They're truly seeking death!"

It wasn't that Luo Qing looked down on these Golden Immortals. Not to mention his mid-stage Golden Immortal cultivation.

Even the numerous Innate Spiritual Treasures he possessed were not something ordinary Golden Immortals could provoke.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, we bear no ill will. We only wish to borrow a few Spiritual Treasures from you. As long as you are willing to lend them, we will not make things difficult for you!"

"That's right! We've heard of Fellow Daoist Luo's wealth. We assume Fellow Daoist Luo wouldn't be stingy with a few Spiritual Treasures!"

The five Golden Immortals, after surrounding Luo Qing, began to pressure him to lend them treasures, speaking one after another.

They were somewhat wary of Luo Qing, a Grandmaster of Artifact Forging.

If they could trick him out of a few Spiritual Treasures first, it would also be beneficial for the subsequent battle.

"Borrow treasures? Heh heh!"

"Don't say it, I actually do have a few Spiritual Treasures that I don't need, which I can lend to you."

Luo Qing glanced at the five Golden Immortals, his eyes filled with disdain.

All of them were in the early stage of Golden Immortal, and their faces were unfamiliar.

With such cultivation, they dared to come out and rob others?

"Hahaha! Fellow Daoist Luo is truly amusing! Quickly hand over the Spiritual Treasures, and we'll let you leave!"

"I knew Fellow Daoist Luo was kind-hearted and would definitely lend us the treasures!"

Upon hearing that Luo Qing was willing to lend his treasures, the five were overjoyed.

Letting Luo Qing leave was out of the question; they had already made an enemy of him.

Besides, it's just a few Spiritual Treasures, not enough to go around! They wanted Luo Qing's entire fortune.

"Fine, then you can have them!"

A hint of disdain flashed in Luo Qing's eyes. With a beckoning gesture of his left hand, the Gold Spiritual Ring appeared in his palm.

Before the five Golden Immortals could rejoice, the Gold Spiritual Ring flickered and vanished, sweeping past two of them.

As Luo Qing's cultivation entered the middle stage of Golden Immortal, the might of this Innate Spiritual Treasure was further unleashed.

The five Golden Immortals had no time to react before three of them were successively annihilated by Luo Qing.

For Luo Qing, wielding an Innate Spiritual Treasure, killing early-stage Golden Immortals who lacked powerful Magic Treasures was as simple as slaughtering chickens.

Now Luo Qing finally understood why the later Innate Sacred Beings could dominate the entire Primordial Era.

Their origins were only one aspect; there were many Great Immortals with equivalent cultivation.

However, most of the Primordial Era's top Innate Spiritual Treasures and Supreme Treasures were in the hands of the Innate Sacred Beings.

The other powerful cultivators of the Primordial Era, despite their cultivation, lacked matching Magic Treasures and were swept away, which was understandable.

It was the same principle for Luo Qing fighting five ordinary Golden Immortals now; their Magic Treasures couldn't withstand the attack of the Gold Spiritual Ring.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, spare my life..."

The fourth Golden Immortal had just begun to beg for mercy when his head was severed by the Gold Spiritual Ring.

"An Innate Spiritual Treasure, this is definitely an Innate Spiritual Treasure! Damn it, how can a mere Golden Immortal possess such a treasure!"

The last Golden Immortal was filled with terror. Four of his companions had been killed in the blink of an eye.

He turned to flee, but no matter how fast he was, how could he outrun an Innate Spiritual Treasure?

The Gold Spiritual Ring swept past him, easily shattering a defensive Acquired Spiritual Treasure.

Seeing the Gold Spiritual Ring about to strike again, this Golden Immortal panicked.

He quickly shouted, "Fellow Daoist Luo, don't push me too far! Let me go, and we'll go our separate ways. Otherwise, don't blame me for a desperate struggle!"

"Hmph! Feel free to use whatever means you have, Fellow Daoist!"

Luo Qing snorted coldly. At this point, how could he possibly stop?

As he spoke, Luo Qing did not slow down the attack of the Gold Spiritual Ring.

Two defensive Acquired Spiritual Treasures on his body shattered consecutively, leaving the Golden Immortal with a pale, gloomy, and ferocious expression.

Seeing the Gold Spiritual Ring about to strike again, he had no more defensive means this time.

"You're forcing me!"

The Golden Immortal's face was filled with fear as he shouted sternly.

"Sacred Ancestor above, this humble immortal implores the Sacred Ancestor to descend!"

Initially, Luo Qing paid no attention to the Golden Immortal's words.

At this time, the various laws of the Primordial Era were just emerging, and the Immortal Path had only recently appeared, with all sorts of chaotic Dao methods appearing one after another.

However, the result surprised Luo Qing.

The Golden Immortal, who should have been killed instantly by the Gold Spiritual Ring, after using some unknown method.

His aura suddenly surged, and his cultivation leaped from the early stage of Golden Immortal to the late stage of Golden Immortal.

This was not the end; his aura was still climbing.

Furthermore, wisps of sinister demonic energy emanated from the Golden Immortal, causing his eyes to sting just by looking at him.

His aura was completely incompatible with the Immortal Path, like its exact opposite.

"Demonic energy!"

Luo Qing's face immediately turned pale. Although he didn't know if the aura emanating from this Golden Immortal counted as demonic energy.

Luo Qing's heart was filled with a sense of foreboding when he recalled the man shouting "Sacred Ancestor" just now.

"I can't let his aura continue to rise!"

This thought flashed through Luo Qing's mind, and killing intent almost overflowed from his eyes.

The Golden Immortal who had invoked the Sacred Ancestor was not happy about his surging cultivation at all; only infinite sorrow remained, and killing intent filled his heart.

If he had a choice, he would never have used this method.

Now, he only wanted to kill Luo Qing to vent his anger.

"Luo Qing, you truly deserve to die..."

Before he could finish speaking, this person saw four more Spiritual Ring Magic Treasures emerge around Luo Qing.

Before he could even think further, his demonized, chaotic consciousness was plunged into darkness.

Cutting the Gordian Knot swiftly, Luo Qing merged his Five Elements Spiritual Rings into one and beheaded the man in a single strike.

He took the storage Magic Treasure from the man and then burned his body to ashes with a single flame.

and vanished from his spot in the blink of an eye.

By the time the surrounding Immortals and gods came to investigate upon sensing the disturbance, the place was already empty.

After returning to his Cave Mansion, Luo Qing's expression immediately turned solemn as he entered the secret chamber.

A short while later, Luo Qing found an information jade slip within the storage Magic Treasure of the last Golden Immortal.

A secret cultivation technique was laid bare before Luo Qing's eyes.

Mandala's Sacred Ancestor Descends Immortal Method