The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

Li Qing watched as the eerie black mist emanated from countless people, and a hint of surprise rose in his heart.

As he looked at the colorful Essence Qi mist in the sky, the black mist seemed to blend into it and disappear without a trace.

A kind of chill rose from the bottom of his heart, causing a slight change in his expression.

"Could it be that these Essence Qi contain various negative emotions of the people in the city?"

"If cultivators absorb this kind of thing into their bodies, won't it have terrible consequences?"

Thinking of the numerous cultivation techniques he had seen, many of them seemed to require the absorption of external Essence Qi.

Thinking about the price these cultivation techniques had to pay, he pondered.

"In other words, a large part of all the costs are due to the absorption of the countless human or life emotions contained in these external Essence Qi, which ultimately triggers the effect?"

"All of my cultivation techniques use my own Essence Qi for cultivation."

"Except for absorbing a large amount of Essence Qi from the Essence Qi stones through the Jade Tablet, I have hardly actively absorbed the Essence Qi in the air."

"Except for the Lunar Shadow Art, but this spell has no cost."

"And the Essence Qi is stored in the spell structure and has not merged into my body, so there is no influence, right?"

Li Qing's mind was filled with wild thoughts, but his hands did not stop.

He occasionally appeared in places where fires were burning, using the properties of the Blood Burning Flame to resist various fires and save many people.

Throughout the process, he discreetly avoided the gaze of everyone.

With Wang Jie's death and the Blood Spirit Prince's escape, the government and the Demon Slaying Temple launched an even stronger counterattack.

All the mutinous soldiers were disarmed and surrendered or killed, and the recruited Demonic Cultivators also came under attack.

Some fell, some fled, and it wasn't until dawn that Jade City, after a chaotic night, returned to peace.

...

In the Demon Slaying Temple, Li Qing and Huang Lao had returned to the dossier hall.

Both of them were resting on reclining chairs, as they had been quite tired from the previous night.

A figure appeared next to Li Qing, it was the undercover agent of the Demon Slaying Temple.

He placed a box on the table in front of Li Qing.

"This is what the leader asked me to give you."

Li Qing's face lit up slightly, "Thank you!"

The undercover agent continued, "The leader asked me to tell you that this time, your meritorious service is outstanding, and you will be given an additional 100 points of merit, equivalent to ten first-class merits."

"I have already reported to the court, and there will soon be more rewards."

Li Qing was surprised to hear this, "One hundred points of merit? That's equivalent to ten first-class merits?"

The undercover agent even seemed envious, "The leader said that your contribution this time is no longer covered by a first-class merit."

"You saved the entire Jade City from peril. If it weren't for you, Jade City would have definitely fallen. The Demon Slaying Temple and the government office would have been uprooted, indirectly saving countless lives."

"That's why you are being given such merit."

Li Qing's eyes brightened, and a brilliant smile appeared on his face.

"Thank you."

He took the box and leaped up, saying to Huang Lao, "Huang Lao, I'm going back first!"

"Find me if you need anything!"

After speaking, he rushed out in a hurry and soon returned to his room.

Opening the box, he found four different types of hundred-year Spirit Medicine inside.

Taking a deep breath, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"I can finally start cultivating!"

Li Qing began to prepare, following the cultivation method of the "All-Encompassing Heaven and Earth Mortal Dao Technique," and started to prepare the ink needed for the incantation.

By nightfall, after being refined by nine types of fires, a bowl of strange black ink appeared in front of him.

Taking a deep breath, Li Qing dipped a brush in the ink and began to write the "Myriad Laws of Heaven and Earth Mortal Dao Body Incantation" on his body.

Strange characters appeared on his body one by one.

In the blink of an eye, he had written 3000 incantations, and as the last word was completed, all the characters seemed to come to life, quickly circulating on his skin.

These characters were densely packed, and even began to split and replicate, appearing on every organ of his body, from the skin to the muscles, the internal organs, bone marrow, eyes, and all other parts of the human body.

These characters were like a large net, connecting and enveloping every organ in his body.

A terrifying thing happened. All the Essence Qi in Li Qing's body began to tremble violently, and his organs began to convulse, twist, and tremble.

The pain swept over his soul like a tide, causing him to instantly collapse on the bed, unable to move.

Every cell in his body emitted a painful wail, and he felt as if his body had been torn apart countless times and then forcibly kneaded back together.

Even his brain was undergoing intense pain, and his vision darkened, with waves of pain rushing over him like a tide.

He bit down on his teeth, unable to make a sound, allowing himself to passively endure the infinite pain.

He couldn't even produce a single sound.

"Heh... heh... heh..."

His lungs were barely breathing, making gasping sounds.

Time passed like water, and Li Qing had never felt such excruciating pain. What was even more terrifying was that this pain prevented him from even fainting, leaving him to passively endure endless suffering.

He could clearly feel countless Essence Qi appearing in his body, permeating every organ and circulating through the blood vessels, becoming channels for the circulation of Essence Qi in countless organs.

The nature of all the Essence Qi was transforming into a strange pure white color.

This white Essence Qi seemed to be able to be dyed any color, yet it always remained pure white, exuding an unimaginable and wonderful fluctuation.

Then, even more mysterious things happened.

These Essence Qi flowed into his Qi Sea.

The spell structure representing the Blood Burning Flame was directly enveloped by the white Essence Qi, undergoing drastic changes and turning into a completely new and unknown spell structure.

At the same time, different spell structures appeared in his Qi Sea, each with a different shape.

A black and white flame-like spell structure.

A misty spell structure with seven colors.

A blurry figure that constantly changed in appearance, emitting a strange light.

A constantly changing form with a strange aura of the seven emotions and six desires.

The last spell structure was also extremely peculiar.

A phantom-like figure of a demon, with its hands cradling a world, its gaze quietly observing the world, as if an ancient demon was overlooking the vast land.

These strange spell structures surprised Li Qing.

"What on earth is this? How could spell structures form such things?"