The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 224 All affairs temporarily suspended
Time passes unnoticed in the mountains, and years are not counted in spiritual practice.

After distributing the various affairs of the manor, Li Qing, in the main hall of the Daoist manor, drew fire from the stone and fire from the human world with one hand and grasped the Five Thunder Chains with the other. With the essence of thunder and fire, he forcibly refined the water ghost of the Abyss River, removing the dross and keeping only a trace of its life spirit...

At the summit of Feipu Peak, thunder and fire rise, and a hundred ghosts wail; how could one not be terrified?
Anyone with flesh and blood would feel pity upon hearing such a tragic scene!

And the name of the Lord of Youhuang Mansion, Ghost-Sorrow, is known to everyone...

"When I first started practicing the Southern Dipper Longevity Manual, I thought that the so-called Thunder and Fire Refining and Salvation was just a fancy name for the Ghost Refining Method, but it seems that it is more than that?"

There are five types of thunder in the world. The Heavenly Thunder shines brightly and is based on the Way of Heaven. When this thunder is unleashed, the world is overturned and the wind and rain rage.

The thunder roared, originating from the supreme authority over all living beings, deciding with a single word, and executing with lightning.

The mines are hidden in the water, usually like a vast, silent marshland, but when they move, they are like a mountain collapsing or a tsunami, unstoppable.

The dragon and thunder, in response to the call, bring favorable winds and gentle rain, thus protecting the region with good weather and a peaceful environment.

Knights use martial arts to break the law, and scholars use literature to disrupt the law. This kind of divine thunder, which defies the principles of heaven and disrespects divine pronouncements, is also called demonic thunder. This demon is not that demon; it is only when things are abnormal that it becomes demonic...

The Sheling Lei is the spirit of the deceased in a prefecture or county, which gathers to form this phenomenon. It can bring fortune or misfortune to a region. If the people offer sacrifices in a timely manner, the weather will be favorable; if they fail to do so, it will bring violent storms and major disasters. It is usually controlled by the local city gods and prefectural gods.

If we're talking about the Five Thunders, the one that Li Qing is most proficient in is the Dragon Thunder, which is empowered by the Water Dragon Talisman. With it, he can create clouds and thunder, generate the Ten Directions Thunder Chains, and control the Five Thunders with the Dragon Thunder. Although its killing power is not the strongest among the many thunder techniques, it has many variations and great power!

This thunder technique, which refines and subdues many water ghosts from the abyss, uses extreme Yang to control Yin, and the convergence of Li and Kan trigrams allows Li Qing to see through the Sheling Thunder among the Five Thunders.

This thunderbolt originates from the heart, moving with a single thought, capturing mirages and beasts, annihilating all living beings and spirits. A drought spanning a hundred miles, a disaster in a town, is nothing more than a thunderbolt emanating from the palm of one's hand!

"Is the Five Thunder Society's command for demonic thunder?"

Li Qing slowly raised his left hand, and a wisp of wind moved with it. Immediately, there was faint lightning, and the sound of thunder was like the sharp cry of a thousand birds. It seemed that there was a heroic spirit that controlled thunder hidden in the void, making the whole world feel extremely oppressive.

Heavenly thunder summons down, divine thunder commands, water thunder is a thunder domain, dragon thunder controls the changes of the ten directions, and the earthly command thunder is more like the dark thunder of the underworld...

The Five Thunder Method had been passed down to Li Qing for a long time, and finally, in the third year, he achieved some success.

The dragon thunder inherited by the Water Dragon's Bone Talisman and the community thunder activated by refining and exorcising myriad ghosts—Li Qing has already mastered two of the five thunders of the Heavenly Capital. With a flick of his five fingers, all kinds of thunder and lightning pulsate continuously, and the entire Flying Waterfall Peak can feel the divine power of the thunder that terrifies all living beings!

Fairy Mo Ling, who was in the distant mountains and pavilions, watched for a long time until Li Qing's thunder magic was completed. Then she transformed into a streak of jade light, descended from the mountain peak through the clouds, and walked a few steps toward the altar where Li Qing was.

At the summit of this mountain, the air is clear and the vegetation is lush. On the altar, which is made of white jade, the spirits of ghosts are like fireflies, which are life spirits extracted from the bad luck of many water ghosts.

Looking at the clear aura and the specks of light, how could Mo Ling not know that these precious essences were obtained by slaying hundreds of ghosts?
Seeing Li Qing rise, and with a flick of her sleeve she put away the fluorescent spiritual energy, Fairy Mo Ling immediately bowed and congratulated him:
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Li, on your great progress in thunder magic!"

In the Xuanmen (Taoist sect), those who possess thunder magic hold an extremely high status, and those who are able to receive thunder magic and achieve success in its cultivation are quite famous throughout the cultivation world.

This seemingly aloof and indifferent fellow immortal, whom I met by chance, was actually quite magnanimous. She invited the two of them, master and disciple, into the Flying Waterfall Daoist Abode, and for several months they have had no shortage of supplies. The dragon boy also spends his days playing and frolicking with her disciple all over the mountain...

Over the past few days, she had come to know why Li Qing had failed to win her over that day: the Tiannan Temple on Linyuan Mountain belonged to the internal cultivation lineage and did not like to accommodate outside cultivators!

'Unfortunately, I am also the last direct descendant of the Jade Spirit Dao lineage. Even though the Jade Spirit lineage has perished, there are still disciples scattered throughout the land!'

Fairy Mo Ling glanced at the Taoist priest approaching from a distance with a flicker in her eyes, and sighed inwardly.

In life, there are always some things we have no choice but to do!
She didn't mind that the Flying Waterfall Daoist Temple was too small or that she looked down on Li Qing, but she had her own things to do. At the very least, she wanted to devote herself to a celestial sect and rebuild a Jade Spirit Peak. If she could find the Jade Spirit branch disciples who had fled to the north, it would be considered as continuing the Jade Spirit Heaven-Mending Daoist lineage.

Unfortunately, Lin Yuan Mountain will not take her in. The master of Feipu Dao Mansion has a preordained marriage with her. How could she be so ungrateful as to accept the offerings of this Dao Mansion?

Thinking of this, Fairy Mo Ling shook her head, offering her well-intentioned advice:
"Fellow cultivator, your Daoist techniques and supernatural abilities are all quite remarkable, and you should be considered one of the best among cultivators of your generation, but... the killing has been a bit too excessive."

"The existence of all living beings in the Second Heavenly Capital is a matter of Heaven's will and in accordance with the laws of nature. Fellow immortal, you must show some mercy!"

For the past few weeks, thunder and fire have roared atop the Flying Waterfall Peak, and countless ghosts have wailed. Countless evil spirits have ruined Li Qing's refinement, only to create strands of spiritual essence.

Such behavior, if attributed to someone else, would already make Li Qing a demon in the eyes of many immortal cultivators. Not to mention that after becoming a Yin God, that bit of primordial spirit can communicate with the dark beyond the heavens, making it extremely easy for her to be spied on by extraterrestrial demons during cultivation.

Even now, despite the Six Heavenly Demons sparing no effort to shatter the Netherworld and slaughter the Heavenly Demons in the Outer Heavenly River, those Outer Heavenly Demons are still a sharp blade hanging over many cultivators.

If one's sins are too deep and the karma too heavy, one will inevitably be targeted by those incomprehensible, filthy things.

"understand!"

Having just finished practicing the Southern Dipper Refining Method, Li Qing was immediately admonished by the female Taoist priest. The desire for sharing that Li Qing had just mentioned was instantly dispelled, and she inevitably became a little impatient. However, she still waved her hand gently to show that she understood.

Judging from this action alone, this Li Xianyou is also a very independent person, and obviously does not listen to advice.

Curses and prophecies should not be practiced without proper authorization, and with such a behavior, Li Qing has truly become tainted with all these negative hidden dangers!

Fairy Mo Ling gazed at the approaching Star-Crowned Daoist, her pupils trembling several times. In the end, she refrained from uttering further words of advice, fearing that even if she did, it would be futile…

"My master and I have been chatting here for a long time. We have come to see Fellow Daoist Li to say goodbye and head to the Three Emperors Dao Sect."

"If you ever need help in the future, you may send me a message. I will come to you even if it means crossing mountains and valleys."

Everyone has their own destiny, and it's time for her to leave!
When Fairy Mo Ling took her leave, Li Qing did not try to stop her, but simply nodded in agreement.

These two female Taoist priests, whose sects had been destroyed, had come all the way south and only rested briefly at the Flying Waterfall Taoist Temple. Since Lin Yuan Mountain could not accommodate them, Li Qing's insistence on keeping them seemed to have ulterior motives.

After thinking for a few breaths, Li Qing hesitated again and said:
"Although I am not a core member of the sect, I am familiar with the etiquette and social interactions within the immortal sects. It would be somewhat inappropriate for the fairy and her disciple to go to that Dao sect in this way."

"I will write a letter in the name of a wandering Taoist from Tiannan Temple to guide you, Immortal Mo. Then, I will send a jar of 'Crazy Soldiers' and escort that Taoist sect on a cloud-borne chariot..."

"Your Jade Spirit Dao lineage is coveted by the Heavenly Palace, so it must be quite extraordinary. Now that you've joined the Three Emperors Great Dao Sect, you should naturally have some dignity, instead of being a dependent!"

The Jade Spirit Sky-Mending Technique is said to be a remnant of the ancient Three Sovereigns, Nuwa, who mended the sky. It is extremely extraordinary. Although Li Qing met the two of them because of the Heavenly Palace, seeing how well "Candle" and the disciple of Fairy Mo Ling got along, he did not hesitate to lend a helping hand.

Back in the outer seas, Bu Lingxu, Pei Jiu, and others had helped and assisted Li Qing quite a bit. Now that he has met someone who has also fallen into the same predicament in Tiandu, it is only right to repay them with kindness.

Such support is far more helpful to Fairy Mo Ling and her companion than simply providing them with some supplies. It is both a nod of approval to the Three Emperors Great Dao Sect and a form of protection.

The Jade Spirit lineage has a long history with my Tiannan. If you take them in, since they are both descendants of the Three Sovereigns, then there's nothing more to say. If you really don't take them in, they're not without options...

Such support gave the two women confidence and allowed them to truly integrate into the Southern cultivation world through the connections between the North and South.

How could Fairy Mo Ling refuse? A warm feeling appeared in her eyes, and she immediately bowed and offered a greeting.

It’s easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide help when it’s time!
This is the first time that her Jade Spirit Dao lineage has received help and guidance from a fellow Daoist, for which she is extremely grateful.

The two stood on the altar and saw Li Qing personally write a letter. He then took the seal of the Daoist Lin Yuan Xing Zou Ren from the Great Dharma Boat of the One Yuan Venerable and signed it. A blue-robed Daoist disciple of the upper level of Qi Refining entered the Flying Waterfall Daoist Mansion and received the message to send to the Three Emperors Sect.

"Wait a few more days, until my disciple Linglong finishes her upcoming official duties, then I, Li, will escort the two fairies to the Three Emperors Great Dao Sect."

Li Qing had already made plans to support this fellow immortal by making a trip to the Three Emperors Great Dao Sect.

Then I will return to the East China Sea and meet the two Taoists, Pei and Guan, who were once involved in the affairs of the outer sea. I heard from their recent letter that they have already established a branch of unorthodox Taoist sects in the East China Sea. That is truly remarkable. It is only right and proper that I, Li Qing, should pay them a visit.

Finally, he had to go to Lingnan to buy a large amount of soul silk and soul incense from Baigudao and Yugui Zhongshi. One reason was to pay off the debt to the cold-clothed ghost king of 'Fengdu Tian', and the other was that the soul bottle silk in Qishan Underworld was already exhausted and could no longer support the ghost mother and Cui Ying's cultivation.

Walking along the abyss, interacting with the land of Tiandu, represents the Tiannan Temple of Linyuan Mountain. Every cause and effect and friendship that intersects with it is also a tentacle radiating outwards from the Tiannan Temple, becoming a friend and helper of the Tiannan Temple when needed in the future.

After nodding to Fairy Mo Ling, Li Qing flicked his sleeve and retrieved the sacrificial cauldron from the altar atop the peak. As for the aftermath, the old Daoist disciple of the Daoist temple would handle it.

(End of this chapter)