The true form of the War Soul Saber was hidden in the protrusion on the shoulder of the Divine Armor, Li Qiang could clearly feel.
With a slight thought, the War Soul Saber rose from his shoulder like a golden curtain of light.
Li Qiang suddenly realized that the War Soul Saber no longer needed to be trained. As long as the scabbard was trained well, the War Soul Saber would be completely under his control. He only needed to learn how to use it with unparalleled skill.
He immediately began experimenting, and sure enough, the War Soul Saber could change shape at will according to his own desires.
The changes in the War Soul Saber can be explored gradually, so Li Qiang wasn't in a hurry.
He took out the arm guards he had removed, flicked them lightly, and Fire Essence emerged from the purple arm guards.
As soon as it appeared, the cool meteorite felt like a harsh summer day, with the temperature rising rapidly.
The Fire Essence's appearance was extremely bizarre; it had degenerated into a nearly transparent white mass with only two crimson eyes that kept rolling around.
The Fire Essence flew into Li Qiang's hand, its two red eyes staring at Li Qiang, but its body gradually warmed up.
Li Qiang was surprised to find that the Fire Essence was already able to control its own temperature.
He gently stroked the Fire Essence and chuckled softly, "Little fellow, you've been with me for so long, wouldn't you like to cultivate on your own?"
The Fire Essence had been dormant and cultivating within Li Qiang for a long time, and seemed to understand Li Qiang's intentions very well. A string of colorful Mars flew out and floated into the air.
The purple arm guard was practically a divine artifact, and Li Qiang held it in his hand, laughing, "This treasure is yours."
The Fire Essence leaped from Li Qiang's left hand and jumped onto his right arm guard, immediately enveloping the purple arm guard.
Li Qiang understood that any spirit beast, as long as it possessed a Law Treasure, whether it was a celestial weapon or a divine weapon, could cultivate based on its instincts.
To express his gratitude to the Fire Essence, Li Qiang gave the arm Fire Essence to it.
Before long, the Fire Essence revealed its true form.
It was a small creature with a pair of purple wings, much like a bat, its whole body shimmering with silver light, its back and wings a bewitching purplish-red, its eyes crimson, and a long silver tail; it was incredibly beautiful.
It squeaked a few times, then suddenly pounced on the divine armor on Li Qiang's chest, clinging to the surface and remaining motionless. Li Qiang gently touched it and discovered that the Fire Essence had reappeared.
From then on, a bat-shaped spirit beast shell appeared on Li Qiang's divine armor at the chest, as if it were naturally growing on the armor surface. Its purplish-red back stretched out wings, as if it were about to fly away at any moment.
In fact, Li Qiang was unaware that, due to the little Fire Essence's attachment, he had unknowingly preserved the Heaven-Pillaring Divine Armor, though it was not revealed.
Qian Shanyong sat at the other end; he was nearing completion of his cultivation of the Wrath of the Heavenly God.
Tianshi and Dainan Fengyu quietly meditated, seemingly having broken through their previous realms.
Chiming was also busy cultivating his All-Heaven Divine Staff. He hovered in the air, the All-Heaven Divine Staff transforming into a golden phantom that hovered around him. He would occasionally cast a hand seal, concentrating intently on his cultivation.
Li Qiang glanced at the people present. He didn't want to sit down and practice his skills right now. After thinking for a moment, he remembered the golden plate he had obtained in the Buddha Sect ruins. Now that he had some rare free time, he took out the golden plate and examined it again. It was inscribed with so-called divine script.
Li Qiang used his Divine Sense to transform the material again and found that the contents of the golden tablet were not comprehensive. Although there were some methods for cultivating divine artifacts, they were few. The most complete record was of a Movement Method, a movement Movement Method for External Avatar.
After memorizing it with his mind, he planned to practice this Cultivation Method.
The Divine Ability to External Avatar was something Chiming possessed when he was the Demon Venerable. Li Qiang had also witnessed divine beasts having this innate talent when he was in the Illusory God Hall.
After cultivating for a while, Li Qiang felt something was wrong. He felt that the records on the Golden Tablet seemed to be missing a very crucial element. If he relied on such records, it would be difficult for him to master the Cultivation Method of External Avatar.
Unable to grasp the key points after thinking for a long time, Li Qiang was unwilling to give up and started organizing the steps one by one again. Before long, he extracted the cultivation steps and began cultivating again.
As his cultivation progressed, Li Qiang gradually became able to conjure seven or eight illusory figures.
He paused in the middle of the field, deep in thought. The illusionary form was not his goal; the clone should be a physical one.
After the entire process was completed, Li Qiang became even more convinced that the records on the gold plate were indeed incomplete.
Chiming finally completed his training with the All-Heaven Divine Staff, and he laughed triumphantly, startling Li Qiang was deep in thought.
Li Qiang flew to his side and said with a smile, "Brother, congratulations on your successful cultivation."
Chiming said happily, "Forget it, there's no need for congratulations, hehe. But, with the refinement of this divine artifact, I, Old Chi, can finally make a name for myself, haha."
Li Qiang asked, "When you were the Demon Venerable, how did you cultivate your External Avatar?"
Chiming chuckled and said, "It's simple. I have countless demons as substitutes. I just need to focus on cultivating the substitute demons... Oh, you don't actually want to cultivate the supernatural Divine Ability of External Avatar, do you?"
Li Qiang suddenly realized why he couldn't use the movement Movement Method even though he had learned the mental External Avatar.
He turned and walked to the side, considering how to fix this loophole. He knew he was not being driven by a demon, nor could he ask the Twin Spirit and Ghost Venerables for a Spirit Body. He could only successfully cultivate the Divine Ability of External Avatar if he found a substitute.
Chiming followed closely behind Li Qiang, grinning as he said, "Big brother, I also want to cultivate the Divine Ability of External Avatar."
He was not only clever but also cunning. As soon as Li Qiang asked about his External Avatar, he immediately sensed that Li Qiang would not be making things up.
Li Qiang was still focused on cultivation and didn't immediately understand what Chiming. He casually replied, "Brother, I'll talk to you later. I'm thinking about something."
Chiming persisted, saying, "I know, I've cultivated the Divine Ability of External Avatar..."
Li Qiang laughed and said, "This is a golden tablet; you need to use your Divine Sense to convert it."
He tossed the gold plate to Chiming.
Chiming was overjoyed and hurriedly used his Divine Sense to examine it, quickly figuring it out.
He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said, "Brother, this record is incomplete!"
Li Qiang said, "Nonsense! Of course it's not complete. If the records were complete, I wouldn't be racking my brains here."
Chiming grinned and said, "It's very easy to solve."
Li Qiang asked in surprise, "What? Do you have a solution?"
"We just need to cultivate the Gold Puppet," Chiming said smugly.
Li Qiang had heard of the " Gold Puppet " technique, but didn't know how to cultivate it. A glimmer of hope rose in his heart, and he asked, "You know how to cultivate the Gold Puppet?"
The supernatural Divine Ability of External Avatar was very important to him. He was amazed when he first witnessed External Avatar and longed to learn Divine Ability himself.
Chiming nodded and said, " The Gold Puppet is made by using the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Insect as the main body and Heavenly Gold Sand or Dust-Tethering Wood as auxiliary materials, arranged in a spiritual array. This is how you cultivate Gold Puppet Gold Puppet. The one cultivated with Heavenly Gold Sand is called a Golden Puppet, while the one cultivated with Dust-Tethering Wood is called Soul Puppet. The Soul Puppet is better than the Gold Puppet, but Dust-Tethering Wood is extremely rare."
Li Qiang smiled wryly, "I have plenty of Heavenly Gold Sand, and a small piece of Dust-Tethering Wood, but I've never even heard of the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Insect, let alone seen one."
Chiming laughed smugly, "Just because you don't have it doesn't mean I don't..."
Li Qiang excitedly grabbed Chiming by the neck, shaking him and shouting, "Whoa! Why did you only say half of what you were saying... Take it out now!"
Chiming's face turned bright red from being pinched by Li Qiang. He gestured with his hands, but couldn't speak properly, so he could only kick out.
Li Qiang was kicked into the air, but he didn't let go. He still dragged Chiming along, and the two of them fell headfirst to the ground.
Li Qiang then realized what was happening and chuckled, "Ah, sorry, hehe, are you alright?" He secretly laughed to himself. He was used to teasing Chiming at any time, although he had toned it down a lot now. But once a habit is formed, it is sometimes hard to change.
Both were cultivators of the divine realm, Chiming's current power was a level below Li Qiang's. Having his neck grabbed by Chi Ming was truly unpleasant. He coughed a few times and cursed, "Are you alright? Of course you're alright! You're going to strangle me to death!"
Chiming himself found it strange; no matter how Li Qiang teased him, he rarely got angry. He said, "Forget it, stop making a fuss! On my way back to Sealed Fate Planet, I found quite a few Seven-Aperture Exquisite Insect, all of which I've cultivated with Law Technique."
Li Qiang was very curious, "Let me see what it looks like?"
Chiming raised his hand and shot out an object. Li Qiang caught it and saw that it was a bracelet with ten rings on it, each ring roughly representing a Seven-Aperture Exquisite Insect.
The ring was only the size of a coin, a pale pink color, and resembled a woman's face, so exquisitely detailed it was unbelievable.
Li Qiang knew that Chiming had shrunk it using Law Technique.
Li Qiang asked, "Is the Gold Puppet that the External Avatar needs to cultivate destroyed after only one use?"
Chiming grinned and said, "You don't even know that? As long as it's not broken, it can be reused. If it's broken, you have to start cultivating it again. Big brother, why don't you just cultivate more Gold Puppet? Anyway, I've collected a lot of Seven-Aperture Exquisite Insect, so I can cultivate them whenever I have free time."
Li Qiang unceremoniously reached out and said, "Give it to me, give it to me, the more the better."
Chiming gave it to him willingly. The Seven-Aperture Exquisite Insect had the effect of intimidating the mind, so he collected a lot of them. He originally intended to give them away as gifts. He knew that Li Qiang had many disciples and followers, but after actually meeting him, he was not used to getting close to people, so he kept them in his bracelet. He never expected that this thing would come in so useful.
After giving Li Qiang seventy or eighty Seven-Aperture Exquisite Insect, Chiming said, "You should know how to cultivate, right? It's similar to cultivating a puppet, but you just need to use the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Insect as the core... Hey, big brother, give me some Heavenly Gold Sand."
After obtaining the Heavenly Gold Sand, he immediately went to the side to cultivate. Chiming was overjoyed to be able to learn the Divine Ability of External Avatar.
Actually, the supernatural Divine Ability of External Avatar is not cultivated in this way. A true External Avatar is Divine Ability in which each clone has its own main body. The current avatar is just a substitute and its power is not very great. However, even so, it is still a remarkable Divine Ability.
With the cultivation methods and materials, Li Qiang cultivated twenty-seven Gold Puppet and five Soul Puppet in one go.
He strung the Gold Puppet and the Soul Puppet together into a bracelet and looped it around his arm.
The Gold Puppet was shaped like an oval bead with Li Qiang's own face engraved on it. Because it was engraved with his Divine Sense, it looked exactly like True Person when you looked closely.
Li Qiang swayed triumphantly, and in an instant, twelve figures suddenly appeared from all directions. Looking at the people who looked exactly like him, Li Qiang himself felt quite uncomfortable.
He moved, and his twelve clones moved as well. Suddenly, he realized something was wrong; these clones wouldn't act on their own and wouldn't be very useful in combat.
Chiming laughed loudly and created seven or eight clones, the most amazing thing being that each clone had its own unique movements.
Li Qiang couldn't help but shout, " Xiao Ming, what's going on?"
Chiming trembled with fright; he knew perfectly well why Li Qiang was shouting and yelling.
Chiming said with a grin, "Big brother, that's a puppet's cultivation method. You need to give the Gold Puppet a sense of life."
Li Qiang asked curiously, "How can I give it sentience?"
In this respect, Li Qiang's knowledge is no match for Chiming's. This guy was born Demon Venerable and his greatest skill is manipulating others.
He chuckled and said, "It's very simple. Just give each Gold Puppet a little bit of its Divine Sense and make a mark."
Li Qiang smiled wryly and said, "How do I do it? I don't know this technique."
Chiming flew to Li Qiang's side and handed Li Qiang a Jade Pupil Slip, saying, "Brother, this is a technique derived from the Black Devil Realm. You can learn it if you want, or not if you don't."
He knew that the Cultivation Realm deeply resented the Black Devil Realm, so he was afraid that Li Qiang would be angry after learning that it was a method from the Black Devil Realm. Therefore, it was better to make things clear beforehand.
Little did anyone know that Li Qiang didn't care whether it was a technique from the Black Devil Realm or the Immortal Realm; as long as it worked, that was enough.
Li Qiang took the Jade Pupil Slip and smiled, "Oh, the methods of the Black Devil Realm, interesting, I'll try to learn them."
Chiming chuckled and turned to continue cultivating his Gold Puppet.
It turns out that after the Gold Puppet completes its cultivation, it is necessary to separate a portion of its Divine Sense to activate its spirituality. The method given by Chiming is a mental cultivation technique from the Black Devil Realm, which is extremely profound and is Cultivation Method only the Demon Venerable Lord knows.
Li Qiang quickly understood the records on the Jade Pupil Slip, and without hesitation, he began to cultivate the Gold Puppet worn on his arm.
He sent a portion of his Divine Sense into the interior of a Gold Puppet, using a spell from the Black Devil Realm to leave that portion of his Divine Sense inside the Gold Puppet.
He examined the Gold Puppet closely and saw a faint red light flickering in and out of the Gold Puppet's heart. He knew that this time he would definitely succeed.
After practicing all the Gold Puppet and Soul Puppet on the bracelet, Li Qiang suddenly had a feeling that he was connected to the bracelet on his arm.
With a gentle wave of his hand, five identical clones Li Qiang Li Qiang instantly appeared around him. What pleased him most was that each Li Qiang's movements were different, and he could clearly grasp every action of these five clones.
Knowing he had succeeded, he couldn't help but laugh heartily. Having learned the supernatural Divine Ability of External Avatar, his chances of saving people at Xinbo Cape had greatly increased.
Although Qian Shanyong cannot yet use the Wrath of the Heavenly God at will, he has already figured out some of its functions. He still needs to explore further to use it proficiently.
Satisfied, he suppressed his Wrath of the Heavenly God. Looking up, he saw Li Qiang unleash his Divine Ability to create External Avatar and exclaimed in surprise, "The ability to Ten Million Avatars of Divine Ability? That's the unique skill of the Heavenly Lord Beitong! How does this kid know it?"
Li Qiang retracted his clone and laughed, "Why can't you know it, kid? Who is the Heavenly Lord Beitong?"
Qian Shanyong shook his head and said, "Strange, how could I see Divine Ability that can Ten Million Avatars in this realm... No, your cultivation level is not high enough to achieve such a Divine Ability... I'm completely confused, brother, who taught you this Divine Ability?"
Chiming flew over and said with a grin, " Old Qian, don't be fooled by my elder brother. He's using the Black Devil Realm's Clone Substitution Method. You're supposed to be Luo Heaven High Immortal, yet you can't even see that?"
Actually, Chiming wasn't entirely right. Most of the External Avatar Cultivation Method that Li Qiang learned was correct. It was just that he changed it to a substitute method from the Black Devil Realm in the last step. Although the power was weakened a lot, it was still very powerful in combat. At least it could buy a lot of opportunities in battle.
Qian Shanyong found it unbelievable. " To Ten Million Avatars is a great Divine Ability. To change you two little ones into this form, sigh, if the Heavenly Lord Beitong knew, he would probably be quite helpless, hehe. However, this kind of Cultivation Method is the most practical in combat. Hmm, not bad." He was well aware of the power of this Cultivation Method.
After Li Qiang had cultivated all the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Insect into puppets, he found Tianshi, Dainan Fengyu, Qian Shanyong, and Chiming laughing and joking.
When Dainan Fengyu saw Li Qiang approaching, he laughed and said, "Kid, are you all done cultivating? You're such a burden. I've been waiting for you for ages. It takes you this long to cultivate a few little insects. Can't you do it?"
Chiming's cultivation of the Gold Puppet technique progressed extremely quickly, while Li Qiang was relatively unfamiliar with it and, moreover, enjoyed experimenting.
He was a grandmaster of weapon crafting. When he was cultivating the Gold Puppet Gold Puppet, he tried to add many strange and wonderful things inside it. Therefore, his Gold Puppet was completely different from Chiming's. Some of them were specially designed to confuse people, some could escape, and some could self-destruct, etc., so it took a lot of effort to cultivate.
He categorized the abilities of the Gold Puppet and Soul Puppet, making each puppet's function unique. When it comes to weapon crafting, Chiming is far superior.
Li Qiang laughed and said, "Of course! If it were Sister Fengyu who came to cultivate, even Chiming couldn't compare. You're a fairy, after all." He seized the opportunity to flatter her.
Qian Shanyong said, "Alright, enough talk. With the Wrath of the Heavenly God, we can take the route Xuan Long and the others took to Xinbo Cape. That passage is very difficult to traverse. We'll return to Sealed Fate Planet in a bit and see if Wood Dragon has recovered. If he has, we'll set off immediately."
Among this group Qian Shanyong was the most skilled and the most senior, so he became the one giving orders without anyone objecting.
Everyone benefited greatly from this group retreat, especially Qian Shanyong, who was overjoyed to receive the Wrath of the Heavenly God. With the Wrath of the Heavenly God, as long as he successfully cultivated it, he would no longer be afraid even if Gu Xing came.
Dainan Fengyu and Tianshi, relying on the power of the Divine Wuyun Divine Pill, also broke through their original realms. It should be noted that the two of them had struggled in this realm for thousands of years, and it was not easy to maintain their original cultivation levels. This time, they finally took a step forward with the help of the power of the Divine Pill. The two of them did not know whether to be happy or sad.
Li Qiang not only completely controlled the War Soul Saber, but also learned the Divine Ability of External Avatar. He and Chiming also gained a great deal.
Dainan Fengyu threw out Star Radiance, teleporting everyone away.
Li Qiang refused to go to the Sacred City and insisted on returning to the Ancient Sword Academy, so Qian Shanyong did not force him.
So Li Qiang and Chiming returned to the Ancient Sword Academy, while Qian Shanyong took Dainan Fengyu and Tianshi back to the Sacred City. They agreed that once preparations were complete, they would immediately set off for Xinbo Cape in West Ji.
The Ancient Sword Academy and the Chongxuan Sect were renowned throughout Sealed Fate Planet, attracting countless cultivators seeking their tutelage, to the point that Li Qiang and Chiming thought they had come to the wrong place.
The two landed in a small town next to the Ancient Sword Academy. Looking at the bustling cultivators in front of the mountain gate, Li Qiang felt like he had walked into a vegetable market.
Chiming asked in confusion, "Big brother, why are there so many people?"
Li Qiang said, "Who knows? Let's go in." He pulled Chiming along, and with a flash of golden light, they teleported to the square of the Ancient Sword Academy.
A large group of disciples from the Ancient Sword Academy were cultivating in the square. They were disciples from the Golden Qilin Sword Academy. Zhao Hao and Zhao Zhi stood to one side watching them cultivate.
Seeing Li Qiang and Chiming suddenly appear, Zhao Hao could hardly believe his eyes. He quickly leaped to Li Qiang's side and respectfully bowed, saying, "Master, you've finally returned..."
Li Qiang's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, " Zhao Hao, what happened?"
Zhao Hao said, "A celestial being has come looking for us; he is also Luo Heaven High Immortal..."
" Chi Wuyu?" Li Qiang felt a chill in his heart.
Zhao Hao glanced at his master, secretly admiring him; his master seemed to know everything. He nodded and said, "Yes, it was Senior Chi Wuyu. He talked with Senior Xuan Long for a day and then left in a hurry. I heard he rushed to the Reverse Passage."
Chiming patted Li Qiang on the shoulder and said, "Wake me up when we set off." Before Li Qiang could reply, a flash of golden light appeared, and he teleported away, disappearing without a trace.
Li Qiang asked, "Where is Brother Long? Is he still at the Encircling Sword Pavilion?"
Zhao Hao said, "They are still recuperating at the Encircling Sword Pavilion, but Senior Uncle Hou and Senior Hen have already left."
Li Qiang was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected Hou Pijing to leave so soon, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. However, this parting was far less shocking than when Fu Shan left, when he almost lost control of his gun while in a daze.
Li Qiang nodded and said, " Zhao Hao, go find Mei'er. I have something to do at the Encircling Sword Pavilion. Tell her to wait for me."
The Encircling Sword Pavilion was quiet. Xuan Long stood on the Encircling Sword Pavilion, gazing into the distance, seemingly enjoying the tranquility. He suddenly said, "Brother, you're back so soon!"
Li Qiang appeared quietly and said with a smile, "Congratulations, brother."
Xuan Long tilted his head and sighed, "Yes, congratulations! Brother, are you really going to Xinbo Cape?"
Li Qiang walked to his side and calmly said, "Even if it's a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, we'll go."
Xuan Long turned his head and laughed, "Mountains of knives and seas of fire? That's nothing. Going to Xinbo Cape is much harder than climbing mountains of knives Mountain Foot Fire."
Li Qiang laughed. Xuan Long's statement was a custom from his hometown. It seemed like going through Mountain Foot Fire was a very difficult thing, but for an immortal, it was a piece of cake.
Li Qiang said, "No matter what the future holds, I'm going."
Xuan Long turned to face Li Qiang, his expression serious, and said, " Xinbo Cape will soon be the eye of the storm. This time it's no small matter. Let me tell you, two of the Seven Lords of the Immortal Realm are about to leave, along with four more Luo Heaven High Immortal..."
Li Qiang immediately became excited. He knew that the more chaotic the situation, the greater the opportunity—a principle he had long understood.
Li Qiang asked with a grin, "Did Chi Wuyu say that?"
Xuan Long nodded and said, "Your information network is quite good. He did come, and he brought the Azure Emperor's decree. This time, the Immortal Realm is in a major upheaval."
Li Qiang asked curiously, "What happened at Xinbo Cape? So many experts from the Immortal Realm have come?" He vaguely sensed something was amiss; Azure Emperor had been alerted, so this must be a serious matter.
Xuan Long smiled wryly, "I can't say anything for now. Anyway, you're going. Remember... survival comes first. I won't say anything else."
Li Qiang was startled; this was utterly absurd. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "As long as I can rescue my master and Big Brother Mo, nothing else matters."
A hint of worry flashed in Xuan Long's eyes as he slowly said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to control our own destiny then. Xinbo Cape... sigh, that place is really... sigh!" He hesitated, then stopped.
Li Qiang asked, "I had a fight with Chi Wuyu, did he tell you?"
Xuan Long laughed and nodded, "Of course he said so, hehe, he wants to fight you again, so you'd better be careful."
Li Qiang cursed, "This guy is really weird. He fought with me over such a small thing, and my brother got seriously injured. If my brother doesn't recover, humph, I'll never forgive him!"
Xuan Long laughed and said, " Hou Pijing's injuries have healed, so why is there such a big grudge? Let it go."
A disciple from the Ancient Sword Academy came to the platform and reported, "Grandmaster Abbot, a guest has come to visit you."