The Devil Venerable Chiming Demon Lord watched helplessly as Mei'er disappeared. He listlessly walked into the teleportation array to tidy up the energy stones, muttering to himself, "Sigh, if I'd known it would be like this, I would have preferred to stay in the Black Devil Realm. That damned Gu Xing! So what if he's Luo Heaven High Immortal? The Devil Restraint... Ugh... The Devil Restraint is terrifying... Hmm, let me think, how did you set up this teleportation array..."
He circled around the teleportation array, at a loss for what to do, since he hadn't used such a thing for a long time.
Li Qiang ignored what the Devil Venerable Chiming was doing. He flew into the air to investigate and saw a large rift not far away. He transmitted his voice to the Devil Venerable Chiming, saying, " Xiao Ming, wait for me here. Don't wander off. If I come back and can't find you, don't blame me for giving you the Seven-Character Immortal Instruction in turn." Without waiting for the Devil Venerable Chiming's reply, he turned around and flew into the rift.
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord muttered under his breath, "Pah! Pah! Why should I wait for you... You're not the Devil Venerable Kaihuang! Hey, that's strange, this damn teleportation array is so hard to understand."
Since entering this realm, the Devil Venerable Chiming has been plagued by misfortune. First, he was beaten badly by a few guys, and then he was bewitched by Mei'er, which made him dizzy and confused, and his actions became disordered.
Li Qiang flew downwards along the large crevice. The surroundings grew increasingly dark, but he could still clearly see the scenery around him.
The jagged rocks, each one piercing the air, bore traces of water on their surfaces. Gradually, a reddish-yellow haze rose from the surroundings, and a strong smell of sulfur filled the air.
Li Qiang trembled slightly, and a bright silver light emanated from the Desire Heaven Armor, enveloping him completely.
On the dark rock face, yellowish-white crystals were scattered, with more crystals appearing as Li Qiang descended. Soon, he reached the bottom of the crevice. A thick layer of reddish-yellow minerals covered the ground. Li Qiang didn't know what it was; he had originally been looking for a place to cultivate, but he hadn't expected to find this situation below.
Thinking of the teleportation array above, Li Qiang suddenly realized that there must be some materials for cultivation here. If this teleportation array wasn't a transit station, it was probably built specifically for this purpose, so the materials here must be very valuable.
At this point, Li Qiang had lost interest in collecting various materials, except for needing mid-grade Immortal Stone. He felt that this was not a good place for cultivation, but he was unwilling to turn back and search again, so he walked deeper into the crevice.
The temperature at the bottom of the fissure was very high. The smoke billowing from the rock crevice appeared bizarre and fantastical under the silver light of Li Qiang Desire Heaven Armor. The smoke seemed unable to escape and merely flowed within the fissure.
Li Qiang suddenly stopped and listened intently. In the distance, he could faintly hear cracking sounds and rustling sounds. If Li Qiang hadn't been highly skilled, he wouldn't have been able to hear them at all.
Li Qiang wondered, could there be life here?
Li Qiang floated silently forward about a foot above the ground. The large crevice was narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with an uneven surface. Wisps of smoke billowed out from the rock crevices, hissing like venomous snakes flicking their tongues, which was quite frightening.
Li Qiang was very curious. He looked left and right. Because he had cultivated the Heavenly Recommendation Scripture, he had a pair of extraordinary divine eyes that could easily see through any fog and darkness.
The terrain at the bottom of the crevice was rugged, with many large rocks scattered on the ground. Fortunately, Li Qiang was no ordinary cultivator; he completely ignored these obstacles and floated forward at a leisurely pace.
After turning a few corners, a huge black rock wall appeared ahead. Unlike the surrounding crystalline rock walls, this rock wall was dark and covered with raised spots that shimmered with a dark Blue Light.
Li Qiang suddenly felt as if the rock wall had moved slightly. He rubbed his eyes, thinking to himself, "Maybe I'm just seeing things."
Immediately afterward, the rock wall moved again, seemingly bulging outward as if it were about to collapse. Li Qiang was slightly startled and quickly flew out of the Supreme Radiance Shuttle to protect himself. The Supreme Radiance Shuttle's purple-gold light illuminated the surroundings. Suddenly, the rock wall parted, startling Li Qiang. It turned out to be triangular flying insects attached to the rock wall, each as long as an adult's arm. What was terrifying was that these giant flying insects flew silently, their head spikes flashing with blue light. In the dark crevices, the overwhelming Blue Light was as frightening as will-o'-the-wisps.
Fortunately, Li Qiang had the Supreme Radiance Shuttle protecting him, so he calmed down and carefully retreated. He didn't want to provoke these strange flying insects, but they wouldn't let him go. Like a swarm of disturbed bees, the insects circled in the air a few times before suddenly swooping down on Li Qiang.
A series of dense, cracking sounds rang out continuously. As soon as the flying insects crashed into the light circle of the Supreme Radiance Shuttle, they were immediately shredded. Li Qiang realized that these insects seemed to be domesticated. In less than ten minutes, a small mountain of flying insect fragments had piled up at his feet.
Finally, the flying insects also felt fear and suddenly scattered.
Li Qiang put away the Supreme Radiance Shuttle, squatted down, and used his toes to push aside the shattered insect corpses. He saw a thick layer of blue, gravel-like substance underneath, and he immediately understood that this was the purpose of building the teleportation array here.
This is a very famous material in the Cultivation Realm called Blue Horn Glass, which is used to forge battle armor. Although Li Qiang no longer needs it, he still collects these Blue Horn Glass.
A short distance further ahead, Li Qiang finally saw a small cave. There was a barrier at the entrance of the cave, but the barrier was very weak. This kind of ordinary array barrier could not stop Li Qiang at all.
Upon entering the cave, one finds it to be a small place. The ground is covered with a layer of smooth, polished rock, and there are four luminous crystals. Surprisingly, a strange three-foot-long weapon hangs on the cave wall. The entire cave feels quite clean and tidy.
Li Qiang found this location satisfactory, so he sealed the entrance again and prepared to cultivate the Supreme Radiance Shuttle inside, completely disregarding whether the Devil Venerable Chiming above would go crazy waiting for him.
Taking out the Jade Pupil Slip given to him by Gu Xing, Li Qiang first memorized its contents with his mind, and then prepared to begin cultivating. He had already collected a lot of materials before, and he had gathered all the materials he needed.
Li Qiang now understands why the Supreme Radiance Shuttle contains such immense energy. After being tempered by the Brilliant Swift Heavenly Fire for thousands of years, the Supreme Radiance Shuttle possesses extremely Yang Pole and rigid properties. Its biggest problem is that it has already reached its final form, making it difficult to continue cultivating. However, Gu Xing left Li Qiang with a solution: to cultivate using Divine Yi Power. He didn't explain in detail how to cultivate, only telling Li Qiang to cultivate according to his own ideas, a point Li Qiang wholeheartedly agreed with.
After storing the materials in his bracelet and arranging them in order, Li Qiang flew out of the Supreme Radiance Shuttle. He thought for a moment, then channeled his Divine Yi Power into the Supreme Radiance Shuttle, Supreme Radiance Shuttle instantly shone brightly.
Li Qiang's first step was to refine the Supreme Radiance Shuttle. He knew that using Heavenly Fire to refine it would be meaningless, as the thing had been tempered by Heavenly Fire for thousands of years, and further tempering with Heavenly Fire would have no effect. He could only pin his hopes on the indestructible nature of the Divine Yi Power.
As the Divine Yi Power surged in, the Supreme Radiance Shuttle grew brighter and brighter. A crisp, bell-like vibration rang out rapidly. Li Qiang was secretly surprised. He had poured almost all of his divine Divine Yi Power into it, but the Supreme Radiance Shuttle still showed no signs of melting.
Gradually, Li Qiang felt powerless despite his good intentions. He slowly withdrew his Divine Yi Power and looked at the Supreme Radiance Shuttle with its flowing halo, falling into deep thought.
After much effort, the Devil Venerable Chiming finally managed to rearrange the teleportation array, but without Immortal Stone, he couldn't activate it. Seeing that Li Qiang was nowhere to be found, he couldn't help but try to break the Devil Restraint. He first unleashed a pure Devil Flame Baleful Intent from within his body, burning it from the inside out.
The moment the crimson Devil Flame Baleful Intent appeared, they immediately triggered the Devil Restraint. A sharp, agonizing scream echoed through the sky, and this guy finally understood the terror of the Devil Restraint.
The first thing the Devil Venerable Chiming experienced was intense pain, which started inside his body and extended to his limbs, then reached his head, causing him to clutch his head and roll around incessantly.
As the Devil Flame Baleful Intent continued to surge forth, countless cracks appeared in the rock beneath the Devil Venerable Chiming, producing a crackling sound. He charged wildly up the cliff top, and accidentally fell headfirst into a large crevice, his mind becoming hazy.
As the Devil Venerable Chiming watched the rock wall rush past, he couldn't muster any Devil Baleful Intent Power. He could only watch helplessly as the ground drew closer and closer. He could only curse once, and it was even a curse directed at himself, "I'm an idiot--" With a loud bang, he plunged deep into the ground, sending rubble flying everywhere.
Falling from such a high cliff top, even a powerful god or Great Gods and Devils's physique couldn't withstand it. The intense pain and shock left the Devil Venerable Chiming completely disoriented.
The Devil Venerable Chiming smashed a large crater in the ground. After a long while, he finally managed to stop the pain, slowly turned over, and looked at the reddish-yellow mist swirling above the crack. Suddenly, he laughed; he had sensed signs of life.
A wisp of dark red Devil Blood Baleful Intent Mist drifted out and quietly expanded along the rock wall.
As the Devil Venerable Chiming got up, a strange, aching sensation suddenly rose up from the soles of his feet.
This time, the Devil Venerable Chiming couldn't even let out a scream. He was like an arrow released from a bow, crashing heavily into the rock wall. Boom! Crash! A large section of the rock wall collapsed from his impact.
Only then did the Devil Venerable Chiming realize that the punishment from the Devil Restraint had just begun. All sorts of strange and bizarre sensations raged through his demonic body again and again. He was unable to move, nor dared to use any magical treasures to alleviate them. He could only struggle to hold on, desperately waiting for the Devil Restraint to subside on its own.
The Devil Venerable Chiming kept headbutting the rubble on the ground, trying to distract himself. Suddenly, he stopped, slowly raised his head, and the red light emanating from his eyes was several feet long. His handsome face was full of Evil Qi. He steadied himself and whispered a spell. Hearing a rustling sound in the distance, an extremely excited expression appeared on his face.
Countless blue dots swarmed in. The Devil Venerable Chiming crossed his hands and swung them, shooting out countless thin, soft threads from his fingertips. The threads disappeared into the air immediately after they flew out, and a dark mass of flying insects suddenly pounced on the Devil Venerable Chiming, instantly enveloping him completely.
Soon, all the flying insects in the air crowded up, the wriggling insects piling up like a small mountain, growing higher and higher. Slowly, these strange flying insects came to a standstill, and the surroundings became deathly silent, with the occasional hissing sound of air gushing from the rock walls.
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord laughed heartily as he stood up. The mountain of flying insects slid to the side with a whoosh as he rose; not a single insect could escape, its life completely devoured by the Devil Venerable Chiming. Relying on the lives of these insects, the Devil Venerable Chiming Lord finally managed to withstand the power of the Devil Restraint.
The Devil Venerable Chiming raised his hand and pressed down, an invisible Devil Baleful Intent Power sinking downwards. With a series of crackling sounds, the flying insects shattered. He then waved his hand lightly, and a gust of wind blew past, revealing a thick layer of Blue Horn Glass on the ground.
Upon seeing this, the Devil Venerable Chiming grinned and laughed heartily. How could he let go of the heavenly materials and earthly treasures of this realm? In the Black Devil Realm, it was wishful thinking to obtain good things without strength. The best Devil Artifact and treasures were almost all possessed by a few Great Gods and Devils.
After collecting the Blue Horn Glass from the ground, the Devil Venerable Chiming wondered, "Where did that brat go?" He thought for a moment, then a wicked smile appeared on his face, "Ha, good thing he's not here! Let me see if there are any other living beings. Too bad these little insects are too weak. If only there were cultivators, devouring even a low-level cultivator would be far more nutritious than these insects. Sigh, where am I going to find a cultivator in this wretched place?"
Lost in thought, he walked deeper into the crevice.
Li Qiang pondered for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Finally, he remembered the two divine items he had received in the Illusory God Hall.
He took out a Sacred Fruit Olive, hesitating slightly, because as his knowledge grew, he learned that many rare and exotic fruits had different ways of being eaten, and the effects of different methods of consumption were also different. Since he had no one to ask now, he could only use the most common method—eating it.
The outer layer of the Sacred Fruit Olive was wrapped in a thin layer of blue spider silk forming a restriction. Li Qiang's teeth were now so strong that they could probably chew through alloy steel, so this thin layer of restriction was useless against him.
With a soft "crack," the Sacred Fruit Olive shattered. Li Qiang felt as if his mouth was filled with countless tiny, wriggling ants crawling around inside. He understood that this was the Spiritual Qi contained within the Sacred Fruit Olive spreading out, but the feeling was very strange. He tightly closed his lips, afraid that he would spit it out, which would be such a waste.
Since cultivating the Heavenly Recommendation Scripture for God Cultivation, Li Qiang has become completely unaware of the changes occurring within his body. Unlike when he was a cultivator, when he had Nascent Soul to help him perceive things, now he is in complete chaos.
During his cultivation, specifically when he transitioned from the Heart of Darkness to the Ordinary Heart, a golden humanoid figure briefly appeared within his body, but it quickly disappeared. At the time, he didn't pay much attention to it, as the joy of entering the Ordinary Heart overshadowed everything else.
Immersed in the Ordinary Heart of the Second Desire Heaven, Li Qiang clearly noticed the difference from before. He once again discovered the golden humanoid figure within his body, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi contained within the Sacred Fruit Olive surged towards the golden humanoid figure like a tide.
Li Qiang suddenly realized that this was the Golden Venerable Divine Heart mentioned in the Azure Emperor's Heavenly Recommendation Scripture! This was recorded in the new Heavenly Recommendation Scripture, something he hadn't known before.
Once he condensed the Golden Venerable Divine Heart, he stepped into the initial stage of the Three Extinctions Heaven, the so-called Undying Heart, which is also the realm of the Heart of God.
As time passed, the Golden Venerable Divine Heart slowly solidified from a faint phantom image.
The Sacred Fruit Olive truly lives up to its divine quality. Without such a rare treasure, Li Qiang wouldn't have been able to reach the initial stage of the Three Extinctions Heaven so quickly. With his current Divine Yi Power, he is not yet able to condense the Golden Venerable Divine Heart, which is a huge hurdle in the Heavenly Recommendation Scripture for God Cultivation. Once he breaks through it, with the Golden Venerable Divine Heart, his path of cultivation will be much more stable.
The Golden Venerable Divine Heart is extremely difficult to condense. Li Qiang, lacking sufficient skill, forcibly entered the Undying Heart realm from the realm of the Ordinary Heart, unaware of the immense risks involved. He had always been rather clueless in his cultivation, unlike cultivators who progressed step by step. He had almost never encountered major difficulties, so he didn't have many psychological barriers, which could be considered his greatest asset.
Thanks to his numbness and ignorance, and the miraculous effects of the Sacred Fruit Olive, he narrowly escaped the danger of going astray when he forcibly stepped into the realm of the Undying Heart.
The golden humanoid phantom gradually shrank. After cultivating the Heavenly Recommendation Scripture, Li Qiang was finally able to introspect for the first time regarding the changes within his body. As a large amount of Divine Yi Power gathered, the golden phantom shrank smaller and smaller. Li Qiang discovered that the place where the Golden Venerable Divine Heart was gathering was actually the heart area. This was truly a divine heart in name only.
The golden phantom formed a human shape the size of an egg, constantly shrinking and expanding, like a beating heart.
Li Qiang knew that the Golden Venerable Divine Heart was about to take shape, and this was only a brief interval. Taking advantage of this moment, he quickly threw two more Sacred Fruit Olive into his mouth.
Once the Golden Venerable Divine Heart truly began to solidify, he became unable to move, a fact that allowed him to escape calamity once again.
Suddenly, Li Qiang felt completely exhausted. The pulsating Golden Venerable Divine Heart had almost drained all his Divine Yi Power. He felt his vision go black and his whole body stiffen. In a panic, he bit down hard on a Sacred Fruit Olive he was holding in his mouth.
This time, the feeling was different. He felt like someone who had just escaped from the desert and, on the verge of dying of thirst, plunged into a clear spring. His entire body and mind seemed to relax, and the joy and happiness he felt was enough to drive him mad.
The Golden Venerable Divine Heart trembled violently. Li Qiang saw through his inner vision that countless golden lights were rapidly gathering. The Golden Venerable Divine Heart shrank once again, shrinking to only half its original size, appearing even more condensed.
Suddenly, the Golden Venerable Divine Heart swelled up. Startled, Li Qiang bit down on the second Sacred Fruit Olive in his mouth. He instinctively felt that he had to suppress the expansion of the Golden Venerable Divine Heart, otherwise his physical body would be destroyed.
The power of the first Sacred Fruit Olive hadn't been fully realized before the second one added to its effect.
Even immortals wouldn't dare eat three Sacred Fruit Olive at once. Li Qiang not only ate three, but he ate three in quick succession. If Gu Xing and Xuan Long were there, they would never have allowed him to act so recklessly. However, it was precisely because Li Qiang acted so recklessly that he managed to suppress the Golden Venerable Divine Heart back to its original place thanks to the miraculous effect of the three Sacred Fruit Olive. He finally succeeded in stepping into the Undying Heart Realm of the Three Extinctions Heaven. This result was probably something even the Azure Emperor couldn't have imagined.
With the Golden Venerable Divine Heart, Li Qiang was like a cultivator gaining Nascent Soul; only then could he truly step into the threshold of divine cultivation.
As the Golden Venerable Divine Heart throbbed, a large amount of pure Divine Yi Power was released. Li Qiang stretched comfortably and excitedly discovered that, just like when he first began cultivating, his whole body was filled with endless power.
He realized he had made a qualitative leap, and his heart was filled with fighting spirit and confidence.
He opened his eyes and found that the Desire Heaven Armor on his body had changed again, from its original silver color to a light blue color. This was the so-called Extinction Heaven Armor.
He stood up with satisfaction and took a few steps. He took out the Supreme Radiance Shuttle again and suddenly thought of the first item he cultivated in the treasure room of the Brilliant Swift Immortal Formation Tianshi. He seemed to have some insight. He thought that refining the weapon with Divine Yi Power and Heavenly Fire at the same time should be a good method.
A ball of deep purple Heavenly Fire hung in the air. Li Qiang used his Divine Yi Power to envelop the Supreme Radiance Shuttle and probed it into the Heavenly Fire. The Supreme Radiance Shuttle immediately emitted a dazzling golden light.
Li Qiang rapidly channeled his Divine Yi Power into the shuttle's body. This time, the Divine Yi Power was different from before; it seemed to have become even more powerful, quickly melting the Supreme Radiance Shuttle. Li Qiang was overjoyed, for once the Supreme Radiance Shuttle was melted, he would have a way to reforge it.
The Supreme Radiance Shuttle flowed in the Heavenly Fire like a liquid. Li Qiang first shot Blue Rain Sand into the liquid one by one. After throwing in about ten sands, the golden light of the Supreme Radiance Shuttle began to be mixed with specks of blue starlight.
Li Qiang was most familiar with the Star-Absorbing Sword, and without hesitation, he began to refine the Supreme Radiance Shuttle using the Star-Absorbing Sword's cultivation methods.
Gradually, the Supreme Radiance Shuttle formed a dense mist within the Heavenly Fire. Li Qiang quietly withdrew the Heavenly Fire, closed his eyes, and used his Divine Yi Power to control the Supreme Radiance Shuttle.
The defining characteristic of magical artifacts in the Cultivation Realm is their extreme refinement. The exquisite craftsmanship of top-grade artifacts is in no way inferior to that of immortal artifacts, only lacking their power. Immortals generally don't focus too much on the beauty of immortal artifacts, valuing practicality more. Li Qiang, however, is different. From the very beginning of his cultivation journey, he joined the Chongxuan Sect, which began with artifact crafting. He has a genuine love for artifact crafting, so he will absolutely not give up until the Supreme Radiance Shuttle is perfect.
As his cultivation deepened, the Supreme Radiance Shuttle had completely turned into mist. Li Qiang took the opportunity to conjure various shapes and forms before finally re-condensing the Supreme Radiance Shuttle.
With a series of crackling sounds, the Supreme Radiance Shuttle fell into Li Qiang's hand.
The shape of the Supreme Radiance Shuttle has completely changed. Even Li Qiang did not expect this shape. It is two crescent-shaped golden blades connected back to back. On the smooth golden surface, there are wisps of extremely fine purple light, and scattered dark blue starlight, making it look very mysterious.
Li Qiang was stunned upon seeing this; how could it have turned out like this?
In the end, Li Qiang decided to still call it the Supreme Radiance Shuttle. No matter what shape it took, it would always be the first immortal artifact he had obtained. In Li Qiang's heart, the Supreme Radiance Shuttle was second only to the Purple Flame Heart. He had deep feelings for both of these treasures.
As Li Qiang turned around after retrieving the Supreme Radiance Shuttle, he heard a "poof" sound and dust filled the air. The walls and floor of the entire cave had turned to dust, except for the spot where he had stood. The ground within a two-foot radius had sunk deep, and the entire cave was plunged into darkness in an instant.
Only then did Li Qiang realize that he had inadvertently destroyed this cave left behind by his predecessors while cultivating the Supreme Radiance Shuttle.
Stepping out of the cave, Li Qiang flew to the top of the cliff and arrived at the teleportation array. He found that the Crimson Demon Devil Venerable Chiming was gone. The cliff top looked like it had witnessed a great battle, with countless cracks and broken rocks on the ground. Li Qiang wondered, who was the Devil Venerable Chiming fighting?
He realized that the Devil Venerable Chiming had repaired the teleportation array and thought, "Could it be that some cultivators have been teleported over to see the Devil Venerable Chiming...?" He couldn't help but feel nervous. This guy was Great Gods and Devils, and cultivators were no match for him. If he killed a few of them, his sins would be immense.
Li Qiang raised his head and let out a long howl, which caused the entire cliff top to tremble. Li Qiang was startled and immediately stopped howling. He realized that his cultivation level had increased a lot, and he couldn't help but feel very proud.
After waiting for a long time without seeing the Devil Venerable Chiming return, Li Qiang walked into the teleportation array, embedded the Immortal Stone into the array, and immediately checked the Star-Fixing Disc after activating it. He found that Linming Planet was not far away; he only needed to cross another uninhabited planet to arrive.
He stopped the rotating formation and roared again, but this time he deliberately lowered his voice to avoid shaking the cliff top.
Still no sign of the Devil Venerable Chiming's return, Li Qiang let out a sharp whistle with a strong warning tone. A moment later, a muffled roar rang out from the far distance, and the Devil Venerable Chiming, trailing a long mist of blood, flew swiftly from afar.
The moment the roar reached his ears, the Devil Venerable Chiming was already close. This guy was incredibly fast; even Li Qiang was alarmed. If it weren't for the Devil Restraint controlling him, he really wouldn't have been confident in dealing with him.
Li Qiang immediately noticed a gigantic, snake-like monster coiled around the Devil Venerable Chiming and asked in surprise, " Xiao Ming, what are you doing?"