Five thousand years passed in the blink of an eye!
The moment Luo Qing stepped out of his cave abode, the aura surrounding him clearly belonged to a mid-stage Golden Immortal cultivator.
Nearly ten thousand years had passed since Luo Qing broke through to the Golden Immortal realm.
Taking ten thousand years to advance from the early stage to the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm was a pace Luo Qing found fairly satisfactory.
Based on what he knew, most of the Golden Immortals in Falling Spirit Mountain cultivated very slowly.
The reason the Western Immortal Path could produce so many Golden Immortals was that they had already possessed Metal God cultivation before.
Their cultivation speed after switching paths was naturally much faster than starting from scratch.
"The Immortal Dao has already entered the right track. I only need to keep perfecting the Profound Technique True Explanation."
"But the Divine Dao..."
Luo Qing looked inward at the Crimson King Position Dharma Appearance within his primordial spirit.
The Crimson King Position was merely a lower position within the Great Dao of Fire.
Its limit was the peak of the Metal God realm.
As Luo Qing's cultivation entered the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm, the Crimson King Position's boost to his cultivation weakened once again.
"Looks like I need to start preparing for my next Foundation transformation plan!" Luo Qing pondered.
According to his original three-step plan for becoming a god.
Reverting to Innate and achieving the foundation of an intermediate Innate God was merely the beginning.
The next step was to transform his foundation into that of an advanced or top-level Innate God.
Then, the third step was to leap into becoming an Innate Sacred Being.
Only then would his innate shortcomings truly catch up with the other supreme great gods of the Primordial Wilderness.
However, Luo Qing had borrowed an Innate Spiritual Treasure embryo for his first Revert to Innate transformation. He currently had no idea how to carry out the second transformation.
After gathering some recent information about the Primordial Wilderness in Falling Spirit Mountain Immortal City, Luo Qing did not linger. He followed the route he had taken and prepared to return to his cave abode.
Five thousand years was merely a brief secluded cultivation session for the Primordial Immortal Gods.
But the changes during this period were enough to draw Luo Qing's attention.
It had already been eight thousand years since Luo Qing left the Southern Domain.
The Phoenix-led Avian Clan of the Southern Domain had led the gods of the Southern Domain in their encirclement and suppression of the Fierce Beast Remnants, and the campaign had entered its final stage.
It was plainly visible that it was only a matter of time before the Phoenix Avian Clan dominated the Southern Domain.
As a result, over the past several thousand years, Immortal Gods from the Southern Domain who did not wish to submit to the Phoenix Clan had continually fled into the Western Continent.
As the core region nearest to the Southern Domain, Falling Spirit Mountain had become increasingly lively.
"Hmm?"
As Luo Qing pondered in the clouds, a sharp glint suddenly flashed through his eyes.
Under Luo Qing's divine sense, five Golden Immortals were rapidly surrounding him.
"They really are courting death!"
It was not that Luo Qing looked down on these Golden Immortals. Not to mention that he was already a mid-stage Golden Immortal, the many Innate Spiritual Treasures on his person alone were beyond what ordinary Golden Immortals could contend with.
"Daoist Luo, we have no ill intentions. We only wish to borrow a few Divine Treasures from you.
"As long as you are willing to lend them to us, we will not make things difficult for you!"
"Exactly! We've all heard about Daoist Luo's wealth. Surely you won't begrudge us a few Divine Treasures, right?"
After the five Golden Immortals who intended to ambush Luo Qing surrounded him completely.
They began pressuring Luo Qing to lend them his Divine Treasures, each speaking over the other.
They were also wary of Luo Qing, an Artifact Refining grandmaster.
If they could first trick a few Divine Treasures out of him, it would benefit the battle to come.
"Borrow Divine Treasures? Heh!"
"Come to think of it, I really do have a few Divine Treasures I don't need. I can lend them to you."
Luo Qing swept his gaze over the five Golden Immortals, his eyes filled with undisguised contempt.
They were all early-stage Golden Immortals with unfamiliar faces.
With this level of cultivation, they still dared to rob him?
"Hahaha! Daoist Luo, you really are a delightful man! Quickly send over the Divine Treasures, and we'll let you leave!"
"I told you Daoist Luo was kindhearted. Of course he would lend us the Divine Treasures!"
The five men immediately beamed when they heard that Luo Qing was willing to lend them Divine Treasures.
They naturally could not let Luo Qing leave; they had already formed a grudge.
Besides, a few Divine Treasures were not enough to divide among them! What they wanted was Luo Qing's entire fortune.
"Fine, then catch this!"
A trace of disdain flashed through Luo Qing's eyes. With a wave of his left hand, the Gold Spiritual Ring appeared in his grasp.
Before the five Golden Immortals could rejoice, the Gold Spiritual Ring flashed and vanished, sliding across the bodies of two Golden Immortals.
As Luo Qing's cultivation entered the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm, the might of his Innate Spiritual Treasure was released even further.
The five Golden Immortals had no time to react before three of them were successively annihilated by Luo Qing.
To Luo Qing, who wielded an Innate Spiritual Treasure, killing early-stage Golden Immortal cultivators without powerful magic treasures was as easy as slaughtering chickens.
Luo Qing now found it easy to understand why the later Innate Sacred Beings could dominate the entire Primordial Wilderness.
One's foundation was only one aspect; there were also plenty of great gods with equivalent cultivation.
But most of the Primordial Wilderness's top-level Innate Spiritual Treasures and Ultimate Treasures were in the hands of the Innate Sacred Beings.
Other great cultivators of the Primordial Wilderness might possess cultivation but lack magic treasures capable of matching them. Being swept aside was understandable.
Luo Qing's battle against five ordinary Golden Immortals followed the same principle. The magic treasures on their bodies simply could not withstand the Gold Spiritual Ring's attacks.
"Daoist Luo, spare me..."
The fourth Golden Immortal had just begun begging for mercy when the Gold Spiritual Ring severed his head.
"Innate Spiritual Treasure! This is definitely an Innate Spiritual Treasure! Damn it, how can a mere Golden Immortal possess such a treasure?"
The final Golden Immortal was utterly terrified. His four fellow Daoists had been slaughtered in the blink of an eye.
He turned and fled, but no matter how fast he was, how could he outrun an Innate Spiritual Treasure?
The Gold Spiritual Ring swept across his body, easily breaking through an Acquired Spiritual Treasure protecting him.
Seeing the Gold Spiritual Ring about to attack again, the Golden Immortal panicked.
He hurriedly shouted, "Daoist Luo, don't push me too far! Spare my life, and we'll have nothing to do with each other from now on. Otherwise, don't blame me for fighting to the death!"
"Hmph! If you have any tricks, feel free to use them!"
Luo Qing snorted coldly. At this point, how could he possibly stop?
As he spoke, Luo Qing did not slow the Gold Spiritual Ring's attack.
The two Acquired Spiritual Treasures protecting the Golden Immortal shattered one after another. His face turned pale, gloomy, and savage.
Seeing the Gold Spiritual Ring about to strike again, he had no means of defense left this time.
"You forced me into this!"
Fear appeared on the Golden Immortal's face as he shouted harshly.
"Holy Ancestor above, this lowly immortal humbly implores the Holy Ancestor to descend upon me!"
Luo Qing had paid no attention when he first heard the Golden Immortal say this.
At this time, the myriad laws of the Primordial Wilderness had only just appeared, and the Immortal Dao had been born not long ago. All kinds of strange techniques emerged one after another.
Yet the result startled Luo Qing.
The Golden Immortal, who should have died from a single strike beneath the Gold Spiritual Ring, experienced a dramatic change after using that mysterious method.
The aura around him surged explosively, and his cultivation leaped from the early stage of the Golden Immortal realm to the late stage.
It still did not stop there. His aura continued rising.
Moreover, wisps of sinister Demonic Energy emerged from the Golden Immortal's body. Just looking at it made Luo Qing's eyes sting.
His aura was completely incompatible with the Immortal Dao, as though the two were absolute opposites.
"Demonic Energy!"
Luo Qing's face instantly paled. Although he did not know whether the aura on this Golden Immortal could be considered the aura of the Devil Dao, he associated it with the man's cry to the Holy Ancestor.
An ominous feeling rose in Luo Qing's heart.
I can't let this man's aura keep rising!
The thought surfaced in Luo Qing's mind, and killing intent nearly spilled from his eyes.
The Golden Immortal who had invited the Holy Ancestor to descend was not at all happy about his explosive increase in cultivation. He felt only endless sorrow, 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 fury.
"Luo Qing, you truly deserve to die..."
Before he could finish speaking, he saw four more ring-shaped Divine Treasures emerge around Luo Qing.
Before he had time to think any further, his demonized and chaotic consciousness sank completely into darkness.
With swift decisiveness, Luo Qing merged his Five Elements Spiritual Rings and severed the man's head in one strike.
After taking the man's storage treasure, Luo Qing burned his body to ashes with a single burst of flame.
He then vanished from the spot in the blink of an eye.
By the time the surrounding Immortal Gods sensed the disturbance and came to investigate, nothing remained at the scene.
After returning to his cave abode, Luo Qing immediately entered the secret chamber with a solemn expression.
Before long, Luo Qing found an information jade slip inside the final Golden Immortal's storage treasure.
A cultivation secret art unfolded clearly before Luo Qing's eyes.
Mandala's Sacred Ancestor Descends Immortal Method
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