An Ethereal Journey
Chapter 231

Cultivation

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Li Qiang thought about it carefully and felt that the aura of this divine artifact was somewhat similar to the Wrath of the Heavenly God. He said, "I also have a divine artifact, and it feels similar to this thing. Hey, Old Qian, what kind of divine artifact is this?"

Qian Shanyong said with some disappointment, "I know you have the War Soul Saber, which is completely different from this divine artifact. Alas, this divine artifact is incomplete; it seems to be missing something... Hmm, its original name has been lost. I call it the Divine Stick."

"Ha, Divine Stick..." Li Qiang chuckled, thinking to himself, "What a lame name."

Li Qiang continued, "My divine weapon is not the War Soul Saber, but the Wrath of the Heavenly God."

Dainan Fengyu jumped up, exclaiming in surprise, "How is that possible? Brother Qian and I searched specifically for the Great Flame Spirit Beast, but we didn't even see a trace of it. Where did you find it?"

Back then, the two abandoned the Wrath of the Heavenly God because of the " Heavenly Recommendation Scripture for God Cultivation " and chased Li Qiang relentlessly until he had nowhere to go. Although they eventually got their wish and obtained the genuine " Heavenly Recommendation Scripture for God Cultivation ", they also lost the trace of the Great Flame Spirit Beast. Unexpectedly, it was still obtained by Li Qiang in the end.

Qian Shanyong was overjoyed and said, "If it's the Wrath of the Heavenly God, then it's different. I felt a sense of familiarity with it back then, uh... this... that..." He suddenly stammered.

Li Qiang stared at him with wide eyes, looking at him with an innocent and aggrieved expression, his eyes even flashing with a hint of gold.

Qian Shanyong immediately recalled how he and Dainan Fengyu had pursued him relentlessly back then, and he felt quite embarrassed, revealing a slight look of awkwardness.

Tianshi found their reaction strange and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you two?"

Li Qiang chuckled and teased, "It's nothing, hehe, Old Qian seems a little shy."

Even Dainan Fengyu blushed. She had gone even further Qian Shanyong back then, almost stripping Li Qiang naked on Goulan Planet. She laughed and scolded, "You brat, still holding a grudge? Quickly bring out the Wrath of the Heavenly God!"

She knew that since Li Qiang had said he possessed the Wrath of the Heavenly God, he would definitely not hold back.

Sure enough, Li Qiang scratched his head and said, "Big sister is still so domineering... Uh, I'll take it! I'll take it!"

After Li Qiang sealed the Wrath of the Heavenly God the Wrath of the Heavenly God, he placed it in his bracelet and then took it out.

Before the restriction was lifted, the Wrath of the Heavenly God was inconspicuous. At first glance, it looked like an eagle with its wings spread wide, thick in the middle and thin at the edges, with a light golden color. There were three holes of different sizes at the bottom, the largest of which looked like the mouth of a wild beast, while the smallest was only the size of a child's fist, dark and inconspicuous.

The Qian Shanyong, could tell at a glance that it was under a restriction.

Dainan Fengyu said, "Let's lift the restriction and see. It's alright, the Wrath of the Heavenly God can't fly out. The restriction here was set up by Brother Qian."

Li Qiang casually released the restriction.

The Divine Stick in Qian Shanyong's hand suddenly trembled violently, and he couldn't help but shout, "Eh... Ah! It's reacting, hahaha, hahaha!" He had obtained this artifact for a long time and had spent countless efforts and time cultivating it, but all of them ended in failure.

The moment the Wrath of the Heavenly God was unleashed, the Divine Stick reacted immediately, and everyone present understood that the two artifacts must be related.

Li Qiang hadn't expected that the Wrath of the Heavenly God would be related to Qian Shanyong Divine Stick. He laughed and said, "What a coincidence, Old Qian. Try using your Divine Stick to appease the Wrath of the Heavenly God."

Qian Shanyong's breathing became rapid as he brandished his Divine Stick in pursuit of the Wrath of the Heavenly God.

Once the restriction was lifted, the Wrath of the Heavenly God immediately flew into the air, darting up and down in an attempt to break free of the restriction. Qian Shanyong, holding his Divine Stick, followed closely behind.

Chiming chuckled from the side, " Old Qian's mind is in turmoil..."

This simple sentence brought Qian Shanyong to his senses. He let out a long roar and said, "Thank Chiming!" Then, with a "crack," the Divine Stick and the Wrath of the Heavenly God merged into one.

Dainan Fengyu smiled sweetly, "Congratulations, Brother Qian."

Qian Shanyong's eyes were fixed on Li Qiang. Everyone knew that the Wrath of the Heavenly God was the main thing, and the Divine Stick was just an accessory.

Li Qiang laughed and said, "I have no use for it. Since Old Qian is willing to accept it, I'll give it to you."

Tianshi couldn't help but exclaim, "You're really generous! This is a divine artifact..."

With Qian Shanyong said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Chiming let out a strange laugh and said, "Big brother, you're ruthless!"

He spoke in a low voice. Qian Shanyong was still immersed in joy and did not pay any attention. Dainan Fengyu and Tianshi were both looking at the artifact. Only Li Qiang winked at Chiming.

Li Qiang chuckled inwardly. He knew that among those present, only Chiming had discerned his thoughts. Once Qian Shanyong accepted the Wrath of the Heavenly God, he would be like Xuan Long, forever unable to be free from all attachments. This was different from obtaining something unclaimed; it was tantamount to begging from Li Qiang. This gratitude alone was enough to influence his cultivation.

It's unbelievable that someone as shrewd Qian Shanyong would fall into such a major taboo in cultivation. What's even more incredible is that he had once warned Li Qiang about it.

Qian Shanyong was unaware that he had committed a grave mistake, because he had been practicing his Divine Stick for far too long and had placed immense hopes on it, so he had unknowingly fallen into its trap.

He laughed, "Now I should be able to cultivate, brother. Don't worry, with this divine artifact, Xinbo Cape is nothing to fear, haha." His mask revealed his joy.

Dainan Fengyu felt something was amiss, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

She hesitated for a moment, as if she wanted to say something, but Li Qiang noticed and quickly interrupted, " Old Qian, you should start cultivating first. I also plan to cultivate the War Soul Saber. Xiao Ming, you should also cultivate the All-Heaven Divine Staff and Battle Armor. Haha, you can't go to Xinbo Cape without strength." He didn't want Qian Shanyong to realize this so quickly.

Having incurred the Wrath of the Heavenly God, Qian Shanyong immediately sat down and began cultivating.

Dainan Fengyu walked to Li Qiang's side and said sweetly, "Little brother..."

Li Qiang jumped to the side, raised his hand, and shouted, "Hey, Sister Fengyu... just tell me what you need. Ugh, that 'little brother' you're calling me gives me the creeps!"

Dainan Fengyu said coquettishly, "Hey, you brat, how dare you mock this fairy! Why are you running away? Come here!"

Li Qiang stood at a distance with a grin, cupping his hands in greeting, and said, "Please give your orders, Fairy Sister. It's better if I keep my distance."

Dainan Fengyu moved closer to Li Qiang.

With Li Qiang's current strength, he was no longer afraid of her, and he teleported to the other side.

The two were like dancing sprites, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes up, sometimes down, with two golden lights swirling and chasing each other on the surface of the meteorite.

To her surprise, Dainan Fengyu realized she couldn't catch up with this brat anymore. She abruptly stopped and shouted angrily, "Alright, stop running! Stop!"

Li Qiang was still running around like a headless fly, while Chiming clapped and laughed.

Finally, Li Qiang stopped and asked, "Ah, the fairy isn't chasing me anymore... Sigh, I was running so fast... Are mortals afraid of fairies...?" He hadn't been this silly in a long time, and his mood had improved considerably.

Dainan Fengyu said, "Brother Qian is cultivating his divine artifact, while we're just sitting around... You brat, give this fairy a Wuyun Divine Pill!"

Li Qiang asked, puzzled, "Sister Fengyu, what do you have to do with the Divine Pill?"

Tianshi laughed and said, "Fairy, you want to use the Wuyun Divine Pill to break through your current realm. What's so hard about that?"

Li Qiang couldn't help but feign ignorance and asked, "What realm is the fairy at now?"

Dainan Fengyu, amused by Li Qiang, shouted, "You brat, give me the divine pill right now! Otherwise, don't blame this fairy..."

Chiming sat on the ground and chuckled, "Oh dear, the fairy is angry, big brother. I'm praying for you, wishing you good health, hehe, hehe."

Tianshi laughed, "Be careful, even in the Immortal Realm, fairies..."

Dainan Fengyu interrupted him, " Tianshi! How dare you say that!"

Tianshi immediately sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and said, "I'm cultivating... I'm practicing my skills..."

Li Qiang didn't want to truly provoke Dainan Fengyu into a rage, so he raised his hand and shot out a Wuyun Divine Pill, laughing, "Sister Fengyu, are there really differences in cultivation levels among immortals?"

Dainan Fengyu caught the Wuyun Divine Pill, examined it carefully, and exclaimed, "What an amazing divine pill! Brat, cultivation in the Immortal Realm is no different from that in the Cultivation Realm, except that the Immortal Realm is at a higher level. However, you won't be able to experience it, what a pity... Hehe, I only need one such divine pill to break through my current realm. Hmph, it's just too difficult to make progress in this realm."

Li Qiang shot another Wuyun Divine Pill to Tianshi, laughing, "Anyway, we have plenty of Divine Pills for cultivation this time. Just let me know if you need any. You should be able to break through to any realm now!"

Tianshi had anticipated that Li Qiang would give him the divine pill. After accepting it, he laughed and said, "What do you think a divine pill is? The Wuyun Divine Pill can indeed increase cultivation, but only once. This is only because we've stayed in this realm for too long, and our cultivation level has long surpassed it. We just lack Spiritual Qi, and only a divine pill like this can help us break through. Immortals in the Immortal Realm don't take divine pills. They're generally used to repair their bodies after being damaged, just like Xuan Long."

Chiming interjected, "Cultivating immortality is such a hassle. It was so much simpler when I was cultivating in the Black Devil Realm, haha, all I had to do was have a good appetite. Sigh, it's so annoying now, there are so many rules about taking a divine pill." He kept grumbling.

Li Qiang laughed, "Who told you to come to this realm? Now you regret it? Too late! Just hang out with your older brother."

Dainan Fengyu couldn't wait to take the pills and start cultivating, Tianshi didn't want to listen to Chiming's complaints, so he quietly flew to the side and also started cultivating.

Li Qiang patted Chiming, "Brother, let's cultivate too. Otherwise, Old Qian and the others have very high standards."

His implication was that if the two were too weak, Qian Shanyong and the others would look down on them.

Chiming understood perfectly. Coming from the Black Devil Realm, he knew that a contest of strength was a contest of life and death. He nodded and said, "Brother, I know." He also sat down and began cultivating the All-Heaven Divine Staff.

Li Qiang was not in a hurry to practice. His understanding of the War Soul Saber was not deep enough. At present, he was only using the scabbard to simply control the blade. Precisely because it was too easy to learn, he found it difficult to grasp the essence of the War Soul Saber.

His current view is that the Battle War Soul Saber War Soul Saber is a blade, and nothing more, which limits his ability to truly unleash its power.

Qian Shanyong had many methods for cultivating divine artifacts; if one didn't work, he would try another. Gradually, Li Qiang's attention was drawn to him. He sat not far from Qian Shanyong, carefully studying the techniques he used, and was amazed.

Qian Shanyong's techniques were not only numerous but also highly skillful, and he couldn't resist secretly learning them.

Li Qiang Qian Shanyong ignored the tremors emitted by Qian Shanyong as he cultivated the Wrath of the Heavenly God, and focused intently on his studies.

In fact, after receiving the Wrath of the Heavenly God, Qian Shanyong intended to give Li Qiang some pointers. Therefore, he did not conceal his cultivation methods and even deliberately slowed down some parts of his training.

Li Qiang gradually seemed to understand something. Instead of rushing to cultivate the War Soul Saber, he focused on comprehending Qian Shanyong's cultivation approach.

The name "War Soul Saber" was given to it by Li Qiang himself. He didn't know its original name. He named it "War Soul Saber " because it was a divine weapon that resembled a scabbard.

A golden light emanated from Li Qiang's palm as he carefully sensed the physical form of the War Soul Saber.

He had used the War Soul Saber many times, and each time the experience was different. He had tried to cultivate it using the techniques of weapon forging in the Cultivation Realm, but he could hardly get a response from the War Soul Saber. The reason he was able to control the War Soul Saber was mainly because of the scabbard.

This time, he didn't intend to use the methods of the Cultivation Realm. Having just seen Qian Shanyong Immortal Spirit Instruction, he decided to use the method of controlling the Beiye Pill Cauldron to cultivate the War Soul Saber.

After learning about the Beiye Heavenly Scripture from Heavenly Aunt, Li Qiang felt that he could use it to cultivate the War Soul Saber. Moreover, he vaguely sensed that Heavenly Aunt was intentionally giving him some guidance, but he had never had the time to try it out.

After pondering for a long time, Li Qiang carefully extracted the cultivation techniques from the Beiye Heavenly Scripture. During this time, he had a clear goal in mind: to use the War Soul Saber and its scabbard as divine pills for cultivation and see if he could achieve anything. After all, the techniques for controlling the Beiye Pill Cauldron were more profound Qian Shanyong Immortal Spirit Instruction.

During the cultivation of the Seven Assemblies Pill, Li Qiang used more than seven thousand hand seals, all of which were so-called Divine Spirit Instruction.

This time, he combined other unused hand seals, simplifying them into more than seven hundred hand seals, before he began to cultivate the War Soul Saber.

He reviewed the hand seals, and suddenly an idea struck him: he would first cultivate the scabbard.

Qian Shanyong was overjoyed. With the Wrath of the Heavenly God given to him by Li Qiang, he could finally wield this divine artifact. Soon, he absorbed the artifact into his body. After easily achieving his first goal, he began to formally explore the mysteries of the Wrath of the Heavenly God.

Qian Shanyong to Li Qiang's, and once he had the main body of the divine artifact, he quickly became adept at cultivation.

The scabbard slowly flew out from his palm. Li Qiang shot the hand seals onto the scabbard one by one. In an instant, the palm-sized scabbard expanded to the size of half a person. The entire scabbard resembled a flattened spiral, with concentric circles spiraling inward from the outside. Its color changed from light gold to a dazzling golden color. Its shape was strange, and its surface was smooth and without patterns, possessing an indescribable beauty.

After the first hand seal was released, the scabbard trembled violently, and a strange, fine pattern appeared on the smooth surface at the top of the spiral pattern, much like the so-called divine script.

As Li Qiang performed the hand seals one by one, patterns appeared on the surface of the spiral, which were divine incantations engraved on it.

Li Qiang couldn't help but get excited, secretly praising the Beiye Heavenly Scripture as a truly rare treasure. Little did he know that the Beiye Heavenly Scripture was also one of the methods for cultivating divinity; otherwise, how could one cultivate the sword sheath so easily?

After unleashing all seven hundred or so hand seals, Li Qiang felt it still wasn't enough; he couldn't completely retract the scabbard.

After thinking it over, he decided to honestly imprint all seven thousand hand seals on it, perhaps only in this way could he completely control this strange artifact.

Li Qiang is currently in the " Heart of Madness " state of Five-Pillar Heaven. Once he sets his mind on something, he will do it regardless of everything. He has always been bold in refining weapons and has a very light heart about gains and losses. He never cares about the gains or losses of Law Treasure. It can be said that there is no one like him who cultivates with hand seals.

Li Qiang secretly consumed a Withered Green Divine Pill, intending to adjust his cultivation to its optimal state. He had obtained a large number of pills this time, which was why he dared to consume divine pills so casually.

With the Spiritual Qi of the divine pill, Li Qiang quickly raised his power to its peak.

Fortunately, Qian Shanyong, Dainan Fengyu, and the others didn't see it. If they had known that Li Qiang used a divine pill to adjust his internal energy, they would have all sighed in dismay, thinking it was such a waste.

According to the custom of cultivating divine pills, the more than 6,000 hand seals must be completed in one go. Li Qiang had experience in alchemy and was confident that he could do it. However, some of the earlier hand seals and the last few hundred hand seals gave him a headache. After all, this was for cultivating divine artifacts, not divine pills.

After much deliberation, Li Qiang finally decided to ignore everything and take a hard line.

He had thought it through. Even if he failed to cultivate it, he could still use the War Soul Saber, and he wouldn't lose anything. If he succeeded, he would have gained something.

As the hand seals were activated, the patterns on the scabbard accumulated layer upon layer, becoming more and more numerous, and the scabbard grew larger and larger.

Slowly, the scabbard floated upwards and stopped about three meters above the ground.

Li Qiang also floated up, continuing to cast hand seals. Each seal struck the scabbard with a thunderous sound, growing louder and louder.

Apart from Chiming and Li Qiang, everyone present was an immortal who had cultivated for thousands of years. They were not disturbed by the noise from Li Qiang. Only Chiming felt he couldn't take it anymore. He was not confident in cultivating the All-Heaven Divine Staff to begin with, and the vibrations every minute or half a minute made it impossible for him to continue.

The guy suddenly jumped up from the ground, wanting to yell and shout to vent his anger, but then he caught sight of the scabbard in front of Li Qiang and was greatly surprised.

He realized that Li Qiang seemed to have found a way to cultivate divine artifacts, so he immediately flew over to take a closer look. After watching for a long time, he was discouraged again because he couldn't understand Li Qiang's method at all.

Li Qiang unleashed over four thousand hand seals in one go, leaving Chiming dazzled. Each hand seal was unique and incredibly complex.

While Li Qiang was refining pills, Chiming hadn't paid attention to how he cultivated. Now, unable to further cultivate the All-Heaven Divine Staff, he was focusing on Li Qiang's techniques and couldn't help but admire him greatly. He muttered to himself, "Strange, where did this guy learn that? Hmm, I'll ask him for it after he finishes cultivating."

When Li Qiang had patiently practiced the hand seals for over six thousand times, he finally felt a response.

The Golden Venerable Divine Heart pounded rapidly, and the entire scabbard began to tremble in sync with the heart's beat.

Li Qiang dared not be careless and continued to perform hand seals one by one.

Chiming also possessed divine eyes, but he suddenly felt a bit dizzy. Li Qiang and the scabbard appeared and disappeared with the strange pulsation, as if they were about to merge into the world.

He suddenly realized that Li Qiang was about to truly acquire the first divine artifact of his life.

More and more incantations appeared on the scabbard, each emitting a silvery-white light. Gradually, the original gold of the scabbard was completely covered, and all that could be seen was a dazzling silver light.

After Li Qiang unleashed his final hand seal, a sudden light filled his mind. He couldn't help but let out a long roar, and the scabbard seemed to respond to him, emitting a rumbling sound. In an instant, both the scabbard and Li Qiang shone brightly, causing Chiming to narrow his eyes.

With a deafening roar, Li Qiang laughed heartily, looking up at the sky.

Chiming ran over excitedly, "Ah, congratulations, big brother! Congratulations, big brother! Where did you learn this hand seal technique? Can you teach me?"

Li Qiang didn't have time to pay attention to Chiming. He was savoring the sudden enlightenment he had just experienced. After a while, he finally understood that the scabbard was actually a divine armor. Since he already had the Heaven-Pillaring Divine Armor transformed from Fire Essence, he had always used it as a scabbard. The War Soul Saber was actually a combination of a divine armor and an offensive artifact.

He removed the purple arm guards from his arms, revealing his divine armor.

Chiming's vision blurred for a moment, then he looked closely and exclaimed, "Wow! What kind of divine armor is this?"

Li Qiang's long hair fell loose, and his whole body radiated a golden and silver light. The dense runes on his divine armor flowed slowly with the golden and silver light, making him appear very mysterious.

The most peculiar thing is that on Li Qiang's shoulders, there is a seven-colored inlaid protrusion, tightly interlocked segment by segment, like a coiled snake, slowly moving with the heartbeat of the Golden Venerable Divine Heart.

The divine armor was exceptionally imposing, as if it contained the power of heaven and earth.

Chiming sighed, "Ah, this divine armor is amazing! My battle suit is far inferior."

Li Qiang laughed and said, "It's not that your battle suit is bad, it's that you haven't practiced using it."

Chiming grinned and said, "Big brother, what hand seal did you use just now? Can you teach me?"

" The Beiye Divine Spirit Instruction is not suitable for you. Let me teach you instead. I have a set of techniques specifically for capturing divine artifacts, which you should be able to use."

Before anyone knew it, Qian Shanyong was already standing behind Chiming. Moved by Li Qiang's generosity, he also took out his secret spiritual manual and gave it to him.

Chiming was overjoyed. The spiritual manual that Qian Shanyong had collected must be extraordinary. He grinned and eagerly moved closer.

Qian Shanyong laughed and scolded, " Chiming, you look terrible. You don't look like a cultivator at all; you look like a demon."

He looked at Li Qiang and smiled, "Brother, congratulations! You actually used the Beiye Divine Spirit Instruction to capture this divine artifact. Hehe, impressive! It seems that the Heavenly Aunt has enlightened you. However, capturing is only the first step. Here are some tips on using divine artifacts that I've collected, which I'll give to you."

Li Qiang accepted the jade Jade Pupil Slip from Qian Shanyong and said with a smile, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Qian Shanyong sighed inwardly, "This kid's innate magnanimity is truly admirable." Looking at Chiming's expectant gaze, he smiled wryly, " Chiming, cultivating divinity... is too much for you. This is the Jade Pupil Slip for you."

Chiming happily grabbed it and laughed loudly, "What do you mean by 'forced' or 'forced'? I don't care about any of that. I'll just take it one step at a time. If all else fails, I'll just go back to cultivating demonic arts, hahaha!"

Qian Shanyong suddenly realized that Chiming's realm was no less than Li Qiang's. He also didn't care about himself at all, had no attachments, and acted entirely as he pleased. Even he himself would find it difficult to reach such a realm.

He sighed, said nothing more, and continued cultivating the Wrath of the Heavenly God.

Li Qiang quickly scanned the contents of the Jade Pupil Slip, his heart filled with excitement. Many of the spiritual techniques Qian Shanyong had given him were ones he had never seen before. This time, Qian Shanyong hadn't held back at all; he had given Li Qiang all the Divine Spirit Instruction he had collected in the Immortal Realm.

Soon, Li Qiang became immersed in these wondrous Divine Spirit Instruction. He first used his mind to quickly memorize them, and then began to analyze them.

Chiming also gained a lot. Although he didn't obtain as many Divine Spirit Instruction as Li Qiang, the tips for cultivating divine artifacts were the result of Qian Shanyong's Qian Shanyong efforts. With these Divine Spirit Instruction, he could cultivate the battle armor and the All-Heaven Divine Staff.

Li Qiang organized his thoughts, verifying the hand seals Qian Shanyong during his cultivation, while simultaneously searching for the Divine Spirit Instruction for cultivating the War Soul Saber's physical form. He was about to formally cultivate the War Soul Saber.

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