Translator: AnubisTL
Nourished by the Golden Cores, the Terrorclaw Lizard's injuries healed rapidly, and it was soon hopping and leaping about again.
During this time, the Mountain Ridge Giant Elephant had awakened. The moment it saw Li Qing, it recognized him instantly.
"Moo-mah!"
A warm, elephantine bellow echoed through the air as the Mountain Ridge Giant Elephant extended its trunk toward Li Qing.
However, Li Qing showed little joy. The disruption of his secret technique had caused the Mountain Ridge Giant Elephant's cultivation to regress to the mid-third-tier.
"Brother Xiang, long time no see."
Demon beasts at the mid-third-tier couldn't communicate verbally with Li Qing, relying instead on divine sense.
"It's you... the human from before. You saved me, didn't you? Thank you," the Mountain Ridge Giant Elephant's divine sense reverberated in Li Qing's Sea of Consciousness.
Li Qing finally smiled. "I'm afraid I arrived too late. Otherwise, your cultivation might have been preserved."
The Mountain Ridge Giant Elephant remained unconcerned. "Preserving my life is enough. Lost cultivation can always be regained through practice."
"Hahaha, Brother Xiang, your optimism is admirable!" Li Qing laughed heartily and patted the elephant's trunk affectionately.
"By the way, if you two ever need a place to go, consider seeking refuge with the Night Wolf King in the Starfall Mountain Range. He owes me a favor and has promised to care for you both."
"And Brother Xiang, when you attempt your breakthrough in the future, feel free to seek the protection of the Night Wolf King. Having a Transformed Demon King guarding you will ensure a much safer process."
The Mountain Ridge Giant Elephant and Terrorclaw Lizard didn't refuse. As relatively isolated figures in the demon realm, joining forces with a Demon King was always a good move.
Especially given the recent crisis, having a Demon King present would have prevented such unexpected disasters.
After confirming the safety of his two demon friends, Li Qing rose to leave.
"Alright, I still have urgent matters to attend to, so I won't linger any longer."
"If fate allows, we'll meet again. Farewell!"
The Terrorclaw Lizard and Mountain Ridge Giant Elephant nodded, making no further attempts to detain him.
Only after Li Qing's figure vanished into the sky did the Terrorclaw Lizard sigh softly. "The gap between us grows ever wider. I heard that even four Demon Kings combined couldn't match him recently, and he even killed one of them."
"If that Great Demon King in the Divine Transformation stage hadn't intervened, the demon realm would have lost half its Demon Kings."
The Mountain Ridge Giant Elephant responded with a low rumble: "Moomah!"
Though Li Qing and the demons shared a history, their growing disparity in strength would inevitably create two separate worlds.
Even with Li Qing's efforts to maintain their connection, a gradual estrangement was unavoidable.
Nevertheless, the shared experiences in the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm would never be forgotten.
With that, Li Qing departed the demon realm.
The demon realm and the Wind Origin Domain were relatively close, both bordering the Southern Heavenly Sea and the Western Wind Sea Domain, placing them in the southwestern region of the Human Realm.
Li Qing had initially planned to visit the Western Wind Sea Domain before returning home, hoping to investigate one of the locations rumored to harbor heavenly spirit fire.
However, the Profound Yellow True Flame intervened.
"I advise you to wait until you reach the divine transformation stage before acting. Once disturbed, heavenly spirit fire will sense a threat to its existence and relocate."
"Since you cultivate the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art, the spirit fire will detect your presence the moment you sense its own."
"Unless you intend to refine and subdue it immediately, or keep it suppressed by your side indefinitely, it's best not to disturb it at all."
A domineering and fiercely potent entity like spirit fire, unless its source fire seed has been extinguished, would become increasingly difficult to refine and subdue if suppressed for too long.
Moreover, Li Qing needed to focus on his cultivation and couldn't afford to constantly expend his energy suppressing the heavenly spirit fire.
Frowning, Li Qing asked, "What if I'm too late and another cultivator disturbs the spirit fire?"
"Rest assured," the Profound Yellow True Flame replied. "Spiritual objects naturally conceal themselves, especially sentient heavenly spirit fires. Unless someone has cultivated the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art like you, ordinary people would never detect its presence."
"Of course, if it's still taken by someone else, it simply means you weren't destined to possess it."
After a moment of silence, Li Qing decided to heed the Profound Yellow True Flame's advice.
He hadn't yet reached the divine transformation stage and wasn't in any rush to subdue another heavenly spirit fire.
Even if he discovered one, he wouldn't be able to refine it. Suppressing it indefinitely would only become a burden.
With a subtle mental command, Li Qing activated his Wind-Thunder Silver Wings, preparing to return to the Lingyun Sect at full speed.
Whoosh!
Above the Boundless Sea, a figure moved with the grace of the sea breeze, at times seeming to transform into a bolt of lightning, streaking across the sky with incredible speed.
This expedition had yielded significant gains, particularly the corpse of a demonic race cultivator in the divine transformation stage, a find that would prove invaluable.
Upon returning to his sect, Li Qing planned to refine the corpse's essence blood using the blood lotus, nourishing himself and advancing his cultivation by leaps and bounds.
This would save him years of arduous meditation, allowing him to progress further in the late-stage nascent soul realm.
Shortly after Li Qing departed the demon realm, several figures with formidable auras swiftly arrived.
"He's gone too far. The mysterious person who stole the Golden Spirit Pearl is no longer in this domain."
"Damn it! He's fast! Did he sense we were pursuing the Golden Spirit Pearl?"
One of them pointed toward a distant part of the sea territory and whispered, "He fled in that direction, moving with unimaginable speed!"
"The Golden Spirit Pearl cannot be lost. It's the foundation of our sect's existence. We must retrieve it at all costs."
With these words, the group of powerful cultivators set off in pursuit of Li Qing, their auras blazing like beacons across the sea.
(End of the Chapter)
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