The Immortal Empress, Unrivaled Through Eternity

The night was quiet and still.

Inside the Ziyun Pavilion, Li Yunqing sat cross-legged on a soft couch, her right hand slightly raised, her slender index finger suddenly pressing forward.

"puff!"

The void trembled slightly, and a faint sound of air being torn apart rang out.

"Blazing Seas" grants +1 experience.

"Blazing Seas Finger (Beginner 0/300)"

"You've mastered it."

Li Yunqing's eyes lit up as she looked at the handwriting in front of her.

The "Blazing Sea" refers to a major eruption, where fire-attribute true energy and water-attribute true energy rotate and come into contact, exploding at the extreme point.

While reaching the pinnacle of mastery may not grant the power to burn the seas, its power is still considerable.

With a single point of penetration, even refined gold can be pierced, and then the true energy of water and fire erupts, like a thunderclap, with extremely strong destructive power.

Even a small mountain can be destroyed with a single finger.

This is also why Li Yunqing chose this finger technique.

Water and fire are merciless; once they merge at their extremes and erupt, they are filled with destructive power, which also helps her destructive intent.

"The Wind and Cloud Movement Technique and the Bright Jade Skill must also be practiced!"

Li Yunqing murmured softly.

Things are relatively peaceful now, but once the engagement is annulled, there will likely be a lot of fighting. If one's movements are swift, one can be more at ease whether in self-defense or combat.

The Wind and Cloud Movement technique simulates the speed of the wind and the softness of the clouds, allowing one to either flee or engage in fierce combat.

The only pity is that both of these techniques are only of medium grade, with limited power.

"If I have the opportunity, I should find more manuals on finger techniques and body techniques and incorporate them into my practice."

"Once you have the ability to protect yourself, you should try to practice various martial arts."

"A top-grade Mingyu Scripture is probably unattainable; one will need to integrate other cultivation methods to continue the Mingyu Technique."

With the Longevity Panel, her future path is extremely clear.

That is to continuously learn various martial arts, develop their characteristics, and combine the attributes on the panel with the techniques to enhance their power.

Until it stands at the very top, ignoring all living beings under heaven.

Only then could she truly control her destiny, and no one dared to force her into marriage.

"Snapped!"

Just then, a faint sound suddenly rang out from outside.

But for Li Yunqing, who possessed the power of the Yin spirit and the ability to sense her surroundings like a plant, it was no less than a thunderclap.

Especially with the added bonus of her special ability, her mental strength is always at its peak, and she can almost sense the movements of the entire Li family mansion.

"Whoosh!"

Almost instantly, countless Ghost Needles floated around Li Yunqing in an area of ​​about ten feet, hidden by the night.

With a light leap, she instantly arrived at the window.

"Jiang Jing!"

Looking at the figure on the roof, Li Yunqing frowned slightly: "What are you going to do?"

As she spoke, she subtly brushed her fingers across her waist, and a wisp of powder instantly appeared at her fingertips.

If Jiang Jing dares to get close, she can activate the poison in Jiang Jing's body.

The Yin spirit is always ready to leave its body and take out a flying sword to kill the enemy.

The Commander of the Demon Suppression Division often fights against demons and evil gods, walking on the edge of life and death, unlike a young master from a wealthy family like Jiang Yu.

They are absolutely ruthless, decisive, and capable of doing anything.

No amount of precautions is too much for her.

"I've come to say goodbye. My master has sent me on a mission, and I won't be able to return for at least ten days."

Jiang Jing, dressed in a black robe, stood on the rooftop, his tone quite displeased.

Instead of getting the marriage certificate back after blocking the door, he was punished by his own master.

Although he knew that his master was doing it to protect him, he blocked the door with his mid-level Qi Realm strength, which made the Jiang family lose face.

Out of respect for the commander of the Demon Suppression Division, the Jiang family wouldn't dare to make a move openly, but they would definitely take action secretly.

To become one of the three top families in Qingzhou City, there must be martial artists at the upper level of the Qi Realm within the family.

He had to leave.

"But don't worry!"

Jiang Jing quickly said, "I will definitely break through to the upper level of the Qi Realm during this mission, and I will definitely take back your marriage certificate when I return."

"At that time, I had my master go to their home to propose marriage!"

Tormented by the cold poison for the past three years, his strength has improved slowly, but also because of the tempering effect of the cold poison, his strength is not far from the upper level of the Qi Realm.

It's just a matter of timing.

Once he reaches the upper level of the Qi Realm, he would dare to disrupt Li Yunqing and Jiang Yu's wedding and forcibly take her away right in front of them.

Li Yunqing fell silent upon hearing this.

The commander of the Demon Suppression Division must be at least at the upper level of the Qi Realm, or even at the peak of the Qi Realm.

In the past, if someone like this came to propose marriage, my father would probably have jumped for joy.

After all, that's the Demon Suppression Division, with 30,000 Demon Suppression Guards, each of whom is a rank-3 martial artist.

Even the four major commanders and thirty-two captains were almost all Qi Realm martial artists.

Such a force only targets demons and evil gods and does not participate in the affairs of various states; otherwise, it would surely be the strongest force in each state.

But now, she can make her own decisions about her marriage.

With the fundamental plan in place, the family needed stable development and no longer needed to sell her, their daughter, for profit.

"I've said it before, there's no possibility between us!"

Li Yunqing's tone was calm and detached.

A month ago, she might have been panicked and uneasy, but now she is only one step away from the Qi Realm, which requires tempering her internal organs, and she has gained some confidence.

"I know that you women are rather shy and tend to say the opposite of what you mean."

Jiang Jing remained expressionless, his face devoid of any emotion: "Besides, it's an arranged marriage, a matter of parents' wishes and matchmaker's words. If I insist on marrying you and have my master propose, your father certainly wouldn't dare to object!"

Li Yunqing: "..."

But after thinking about it, she didn't say anything more and calmly looked directly at Jiang Yu.

This is the norm.

If she were a man, powerful and influential, she would try every means to get her hands on anything beautiful that she desires.

This may be related to love, but it's more about men's instinctive desires and possessiveness.

A man's love is mostly driven by lust; how could she not know that?

"I'm leaving! Wait for me to come back!"

Seeing Li Yunqing remain silent, a smile appeared on Jiang Jing's usually cold and hard face.

Then, with a flash, he disappeared into the night.

Watching Jiang Jing leave, Li Yunqing silently turned around and began practicing the Mingyu Gong.

In such a world, strength is the only thing that matters.

He's strong enough that even if Jiang Jing had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to get close.

Three days later, at Mingyu Martial Arts School.

"Uncle Sword Saint, today is the last treatment. The illusion may become stronger. I have already refined the Mind-Clearing Pill."

As she spoke, Li Yunqing took out a jade bottle and placed it in front of the Sword Saint.

During the first treatment, the Cangshan Sword Saint was immersed in an illusion, and she had no choice but to prick her ten fingers with silver needles to wake her up.

During her second treatment the day before yesterday, the Cangshan Sword Saint was still immersed in the illusion. Although she woke up on her own without needing to be awakened, she was still somewhat worried.

After all, this third treatment completely eradicates the poison of the Nine-Headed Serpent, and the resulting illusions will inevitably be even more intense.

"Master!"

Lu Xingzhou spoke, his expression filled with worry and advice.

"No need, let's begin!"

"I know what I'm doing!"

The Sword Saint of Cangshan shook his head, his expression calm yet extremely resolute.

Seeing this, Li Yunqing no longer hesitated and immediately began to administer the needles, starting the final attempt to draw out the poison.

As the dark venom dripped from the palm of the Cangshan Sword Saint, Li Yunqing unhesitatingly used the Medicine King Scripture once again.

The intense poison gas, once it entered the body, was transformed into a powerful force of water and fire under the influence of the Medicine King's energy, surging into the internal organs.

"Medicine King's Scripture Experience +30."

"Medicine King's Scripture Experience +30."

Li Yunqing remained focused, her expression unchanged as she watched the words flash before her.

After the treatment the day before yesterday, plus the three days of practice, he has already mastered the basics of Mingyu Gong and Fengyun Youshen Bu.

This has already allowed her to enter the second stage of internal organ refinement.

Now, as a large amount of Yin energy surged into her internal organs, she experienced a tingling, itchy, sore, and numb sensation in her internal organs in just a short while.

"Three Refinements of the Internal Organs!"

Even though Li Yunqing's spirit left her body and she was isolated from the strange phenomena, she could still feel the surging poison of the Nine Infants entering her body.

After a cup of tea, the tingling, numb, sore, and itchy sensation erupted again.

Rows of words flashed quickly before my eyes.

"Medicine King's Scripture Experience +300."

"The Medicine King Sutra (Mastery 2537/5000)"

"Five Elements Secret Manual Experience +100."

"The Secrets of the Five Elements (Beginner Level 233/500)"

"Strength: High-grade Initial Realm (22% → 44%)"

"Yin Shen: Minor Success (75% → 90%)"

"The Yin Spirit is almost at its peak!"

"The Medicine King Sutra is already halfway through."

As the poison from the Nine Infants dissipated, Li Yunqing's eyes were filled with joy, and she felt her internal organs function greatly improved.

Each breath became longer and slower, and the heartbeat became softer and softer, almost imperceptible.

Even so, the energy and blood in her body remained strong and powerful, spreading throughout every corner of her body with the slight beating of her heart.

If her heart beats at full speed and her internal organs function at full capacity, her explosive power will increase by at least four times.

"The skin and flesh are tempered like in a furnace, and the tendons and bones are tempered to enhance strength."

"Internal organ tempering not only enhances endurance, but also explosive power!"

"Now, even through heavy armor, my punch could shatter a person's internal organs, right?"

Feeling the powerful energy emanating from her internal organs, Li Yunqing murmured to herself.

This is only the fourth stage of internal organ refinement. Once the ninth stage is completed, the force of ten thousand jin can reach one hundred thousand jin when fully unleashed.

Such a physique is practically like that of a humanoid beast.

"It'll be soon. Once it's perfected, I can break through to the Qi Realm!"

"The day the engagement is called off is not far off!"

Having experienced a significant increase in strength, Li Yunqing focused all her attention on the Cangshan Sword Saint.

Even Lu Xingzhou, who was standing to the side, looked nervous.

It seems completely incomprehensible why a sword saint, with such strength, would remain trapped in an illusion.

Time passed, and the Sword Saint still hadn't regained consciousness; the two men grew increasingly tense.

suddenly.

"Buzz!"

The Sword Saint of Cangshan suddenly opened his eyes, which were filled with blood, as if he had been possessed by a demon.

A terrible rage and hatred erupted from it.

This caused Li Yunqing and Lu Xingzhou, who were standing beside him, to change color and feel a chill run down their spines.

"Master has fallen into demonic possession?" Lu Xingzhou couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Illusions can trigger deep-seated obsessions and pain, making it extremely easy for people to become possessed.

Li Yunqing was equally alarmed. If the Cangshan Sword Saint were to fall into demonic possession, who in the entire Qingzhou City could withstand him?

Thinking of the destructive power of the nine forms of the Demon-Slaying Sword Technique, the entire Qingzhou City would probably be slaughtered in the end.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

Just then, the silver needles on the Cangshan Sword Saint's body were directly blasted away by a terrifying burst of true energy, shooting back into the walls and roof.

A few rays of sunlight streamed into the room.

"break!"

A soft shout came from the mouth of the Cangshan Sword Saint.

A terrifying burst of true energy erupted suddenly, raging like a powerful tornado.

Everything inside the room instantly shattered into dust, the walls covered with sword marks, cracks spreading like a spider web.

"not good!"

Seeing this, Lu Xingzhou moved swiftly and instinctively stood in front of Li Yunqing, about to speak.

But then he discovered a gentle force that pushed him and Li Yunqing out of the house.

"No need to worry, it's just using the power of the illusion to hone your will and break through!"

The calm voice of the Cangshan Sword Saint drifted into their ears.

He hasn't even killed all the demons yet, how could he possibly become a demon?

The next moment, an even more terrifying aura rose from the Sword Saint's body, like a giant, sharp sword tearing through the void and soaring into the sky.

The roof was ripped off, and the wooden and stone tiles were shattered into dust before they even left the air.

It was as if it had been ripped apart by millions of swords.

"breakthrough?"

Outside, Lu Xingzhou and Li Yunqing, who were watching this scene, both paused in surprise.

I instantly understood why the Sword Saint had been so engrossed in the illusion.

That is to confront the deepest pain and obsession in one's heart, and to hone oneself and accumulate strength for a breakthrough.

Once the Cangshan Sword Saint, who has reached the Qi Realm Perfection stage, breaks through, he will reach the Profound Realm.

"Grandmaster of the Profound Realm!"