After the Amethyst Winged Lion King left, Li Changqing swept every medicinal herb in the cave into his Ring of Holding, then placed the Destruction Scepter and the Tree of Life before him.
"It's time to strengthen the Yin-Yang Sword again. After this, it probably won't improve much for a while."
Li Changqing murmured to himself. With a thought, the Yin-Yang Sword appeared and hovered above the Destruction Scepter and the Tree of Life.
He activated the Kunpeng Method, and black-and-white Yin-Yang Power instantly filled the cave.
The Yin-Yang Power gradually broke down the Destruction Scepter and the Tree of Life. Pure energy flowed into the Yin-Yang Sword, while the power of destruction and the power of life within them merged with the sword's Lunar and Solar Power.
As time passed, the aura radiating from the Yin-Yang Sword grew ever stronger. With the infusion of destruction and life, the Kun Peng design on its blade seemed to come alive. Even without Li Changqing urging it on, it swam and soared across the steel.
When it was done, Li Changqing gripped the hilt in his right hand, ran the fingertips of his left along the blade, and nodded in satisfaction.
The Yin-Yang Sword turned back into a tiny sword design on his right palm. Li Changqing settled his mind, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating Dou Qi with the Kunpeng Method.
For a long time afterward, Li Changqing remained in the cave without once going out.
From time to time, he paused his cultivation to try making pills, drawing on the Alchemy experience Yao Chen had given him.
As it turned out, Li Changqing could indeed become an Alchemist. With Soul Force far beyond his Dou Qi cultivation, he refined low-rank pills with ease and met no obstacles at all.
Li Changqing