CHAPTER 377: CHAPTER 372: EXPLORING THE HEAVENS

Spiritual energy surged from Li Quanqing’s body, threads of mist, concealing his entire form, appearing and disappearing.

Other cultivators, when breaking through, sought the external, refining the heaven and earth essence qi for their own use, strengthening their mana.

But Li Quanqing was different, a super-large spiritual energy group was rising and falling within, like a white jade sun, releasing an astonishing amount of spiritual energy, transforming into rushing rivers.

This abundant amount of spiritual energy was like a small heaven and earth spiritual vein, forcibly stuffed into the Dantian, making his whole body feel overstuffed.

Li Quanqing sat cross-legged with eyes closed, surrounded by an aura, steadily rising, his skin glowing, a shimmering glow, majestic like a divine figure.

The Heavenly River True Scripture automatically operated, worthy of being a legacy of the immortals, methodically refining this enormous spiritual energy.

Inside the Dantian, the Golden Core spun swiftly, its color deep, like a boundless vast sea, with the third thread of nascent qi slowly being nurtured in the depths of the Great Pill.

The Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three.

Three gives birth to all things!

Three threads of nascent qi is already the limit for a Golden Core cultivator, representing the perfect Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, flawless.

Li Quanqing exhaled a breath of impure air, the aura around him spread out, extending hundreds of miles, pressing the entire Jade Dragon Pond into silence, all things submitting.

Even the Golden Core demon beasts in his own family were the same, the gap too great, it could be said to already have the might of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Quite fortunate, a single spiritual energy group saved me over ten years of arduous cultivation..."

Li Quanqing opened his eyes, divine light bursting from his pupils, a brilliant blue, shining brightly, like it was brewing an entire sea, waves surging!

At his original cultivation speed, more time was needed to thoroughly hone to perfection.

Yet now he was extremely fortunate, awarded with a light group, a sheer power-up, unreasonably pushing his mana to an impassable peak!

"The Nascent Soul Three Gates, I’ve honed the gate of mana to perfection, and even nurtured three threads of nascent qi, breaking the core to form a nascent soul in the future won’t be a problem..."

"The remaining heavenly tribulation difficulties, as well as heart demon chaos, are also not major issues, I can say I have ninety-nine percent confidence."

"The path of Nascent Soul is already achieved!"

Li Quanqing calculated silently in his heart, without much pressure, even feeling somewhat relaxed, fully assured.

He didn’t plan to break through just yet, the timing was rushed, needing a few more months to adjust, to nurture body and mind, honing the state to optimal.

Li Quanqing gazed at the third thread of nascent qi, silently performing the Treasure Light Golden Armor Technique, now the only secret technique he could use involving this nascent soul power.

He pondered for a moment, finally choosing the Whale Emperor Sacred Armor, absorbing the sacred treasure qi within, transforming it into a golden copper coin, with whale-like cloud patterns on its surface.

Previously, he used two strands of nascent qi to condense the Demon Dragon Coin Armor and Void Coin Armor, each with powerful attack capabilities and the power of brief void traversal.

Now that the Whale Emperor Coin Armor is formed, it’s capable of temporarily enhancing the grade of Golden Core mana, functioning similarly to a Life Burning Pill, but without severe side effects.

Li Quanqing withdrew his gaze, unconcerned, as he hardly left Qingyu Cave Heaven, rarely encountering situations where he would duel with other cultivators.

Qingchen Immortal City had been established for thirty years, its reputation spread, attracting many cultivators in droves, naturally leading to some Golden Core cultivators causing trouble, not excluding demon or evil cultivators.

But in the end, they were all forcefully suppressed by Li Kunlun, without raising any waves.

Li Quanqing had no opportunity to make a move.

After all, Nascent Soul cultivators were too few in the East Sea, and for the face of the two major sects, they wouldn’t lower themselves for conflict with a group of juniors.

Not to mention, a mere thirty years, a Nascent Soul True Monarch’s single retreat would last far longer, remaining in their lair, a true recluse.

In the days that followed, Li Quanqing cultivated and nurtured himself, no longer sitting in cultivation, as his mana had reached an impassable point.

Every day, he would walk around Jade Dragon Pond, stroking spirit fish, feeding bait, treading the waves, silently comprehending the true meaning of the Water Dao.

Or he would use the Reincarnation Pearl to undergo a hundred cycles of reincarnation, honing his dao heart with illusion realm power.

Over the years, the Reincarnation Pearl’s power had greatly weakened, its color becoming increasingly pale, about to exhaust all reincarnation true intent, dissipating into the heavens and earth.

Li Quanqing wasn’t regretful, once he breaks through to Nascent Soul and the Bihai bloodline further revives, he will receive the truly complete reincarnation legacy, mastering life and death.

When Ao Qing broke through the Golden Core middle stage before, the awarded Nascent Soul Handbook was also taken out and viewed again by him.

Returning to comprehend it now, indeed yielded new insights, ever fresh, feeling mysterious dao charm surge in his heart, countless thoughts in his mind colliding.

By comprehending heaven and earth, Daoism, Li Quanqing’s strong and intense aura slowly retracted, finally becoming calm, all pressure dissipating.

If an ordinary cultivator glanced, they might assume he was a mortal, although his aura wasn’t ordinary, there was no trace of mana fluctuation, plain and unremarkable.

But with careful observation through divine sense, one could perceive the depth and terror hidden within that ordinary exterior.

Like the calm surface of a great sea, beneath which waves surged and currents shifted, a truly unfathomable depth.

The ocean depths were endless, profoundly vast, capable of devouring all!

One day, Li Quanqing was leisurely lying by the fish pond’s edge, reading a cultivator’s travel notes.

In the Qiankun Bracelet, a jade pendant suddenly hummed softly, emitting bursts of sound, its light flickering.

This was a high-level communication tool left by the Longevity Dao cultivator Zhao Qian, capable of spanning the vast distance between the East Sea and Central Continent.

Li Quanqing felt a trace of curiosity, wondering why this fellow was contacting him suddenly.

With a wisp of mana at his fingertip, he sent it into the jade pendant, and the next moment, light flared, interweaving Zhao Qian’s vivid figure.

Li Quanqing was somewhat surprised upon seeing him.

This Zhao brother, with whom he shared quite some fate, appeared rather fatigued now, even looking somewhat disheveled, an appearance of significant exhaustion.

Zhao Qian didn’t mind, sitting cross-legged in the void observing him, then smiling broadly: "Congratulations to fellow Daoist Quanqing on successfully overcoming the human tribulation, with a now full and flawless Golden Core, about to embark on the Nascent Soul path, long life is within reach!"

"Thank you, Senior Zhao, for your concern. That battle was indeed arduous; if not for my contingencies, I might have truly fallen at the hands of the Blood River Patriarch!"

Li Quanqing’s words were half-true, half-false, while his heart was full of curiosity.

Given the Longevity Dao’s influence and capability, they should have long known of his killing of the Blood River Patriarch, so why did Zhao Qian now act as if he had just received the news?