Translator: AnubisTL
Li Qing focused entirely on his journey, swiftly traversing the clouds above the sea territory.
For his return to Lingyun Sect, he activated the Wind-Thunder Silver Wings, achieving unparalleled speed.
The mana reserves of a late-stage nascent soul cultivator were truly vast. He could freely expend it without worrying about depletion, even when continuously activating spirit treasures.
However, Li Qing wasn't recklessly draining his mana. He would fly for a stretch, then pause to rest and replenish his reserves.
This wasn't out of fear of encountering any foolish adversaries along the way. With his current strength, he could easily handle any opponent short of a Divine Transformation Stage Old Monster.
Still, to ensure absolute safety, he maintained his peak condition, wary of any unforeseen circumstances.
Even with these intermittent stops, Li Qing's flight speed with the Wind-Thunder Silver Wings remained remarkably swift. In just over ten days, he had crossed most of the Boundless Sea and reached the East Sea Region.
As land appeared on the horizon, he knew he was nearing the Azure Ridge Domain.
Li Qing was highly satisfied with the trip, which, though relatively short, had yielded substantial gains.
"Finally back!"
His storage bag contained a considerable number of ancient demon corpses, including one from a divine transformation stage ancient demon.
Having previously reaped immense benefits from a fifth-tier demonic insect, he reasoned that the divine transformation stage ancient demon corpse should be equally valuable.
With this thought, Li Qing lightly flexed the silver-purple bone wings on his back.
Whoosh!
In no time, he had flown an immense distance and reached the mainland.
Without pausing, Li Qing headed straight for the Lingyun Sect.
During Li Qing's absence, nothing major had occurred at the Lingyun Sect. The sect continued to flourish, its momentum undiminished.
Protected by a Fourth-Tier Grand Formation and guarded by numerous core formation realm supreme elders, the sect's power rivaled that of any force in the Azure Ridge Domain.
Moreover, Li Qing's growing reputation deterred any short-sighted cultivators from provoking this colossal entity.
However, this deterrent applied only to human cultivators; exceptions naturally existed.
For instance, near the Lingyun Sect's mountain gate, a grey-robed figure sat quietly cross-legged, leaning against a massive boulder.
The wind and crashing waves seemed unable to distract him.
The grey-robed figure remained motionless, as if fused with the massive rock beneath him.
Suddenly, the sky erupted with the thunderous roar of Wind-Thunder.
Boom!
It was Li Qing, returning from the demon realm after crossing the Boundless Sea!
Sensing the disturbance, the grey-robed figure's eyes snapped open.
His pupils were pitch-black, like bottomless abysses capable of swallowing all things.
Moreover, his face began to shift slowly, cycling through a series of different visages.
A faint smile crept across his lips, but the expression, paired with his bizarre features and eyes, felt discordant, radiating an unsettling aura.
Li Qing, who had been about to return directly to his cave abode, suddenly felt an eerie gaze fall upon him.
Following the strange sensation, he looked toward the source of the gaze and saw the grey-robed figure slowly rising from a reef.
The grey-robed man smiled and raised a hand, waving as if greeting an old acquaintance.
"Finally found you, person with a void and chaotic destiny."
"So you really are just a nascent soul realm cultivator. What a waste of time visiting all those petty, scheming fools."
"But it doesn't matter now. Since you've finally appeared, my efforts haven't been entirely in vain."
The grey-robed man's tone was remarkably friendly, showing no hint of hostility.
Yet Li Qing's expression grew grave. Every hair on his body stood on end, and goosebumps erupted across his skin.
Judging by the man's constantly shifting features, his identity was unmistakable:
The Formless Saint Ancestor!
No, more precisely, the Formless Saint Ancestor's dao body!
Li Qing gasped, a surge of violent emotion flooding his heart.
This was utterly unexpected. The Formless Saint Ancestor had been quietly waiting for his return at the sea cliffs outside the sect all this time.
With that realization, Li Qing abruptly turned to look toward the Lingyun Sect.
The sect still stood in its majestic glory, showing no signs of damage.
"Rest assured, I have no interest in those ants."
"Killing them all would only alert you, which would be a poor trade."
"Your sect remains intact. You can relax."
The Formless Saint Ancestor's dao body spoke with a gentle tone, but to Li Qing, his words carried an oppressive, bone-chilling cold.
Li Qing knew the Formless Saint Ancestor wouldn't bother targeting anyone else in the sect, which meant he might not escape his doom today.
"What do you want?" Li Qing asked, breaking the silence.
The Formless Saint Ancestor's face continued to shift, but his smile grew ever more radiant.
"I want to know how you killed my other dao body back then."
"And why is your fate a void chaos?"
A void chaos fate?
Li Qing was puzzled, his mind racing.
He quickly realized that by using the methods left behind by the Crimson Radiance Heavenly Monarch to kill the Formless Saint Ancestor's dao body in Fire Cliff Cave, he had provoked the ancestor to descend to the lower realm.
The ancestor had been relentlessly searching for him in the Human Realm, even clashing with multiple Divine Transformation Stage great powers in his pursuit.
But this didn't make sense!
Li Qing knew the Formless Saint Ancestor's methods well. Once a dao body was destroyed, the ancestor's true form could peer into heaven's will, uncovering all the karma of the one who killed it. Even the past and future couldn't escape the ancestor's gaze.
Yet after descending to the Human Realm, the Formless Saint Ancestor had been searching for him aimlessly, as if unable to perceive his existence at all.
Could this be related to his chaotic void destiny?
Li Qing was utterly bewildered. Several possibilities flickered through his mind, but he couldn't be certain of any of them.
The first possibility was that he didn't originate from this world.
The second was that his ability to gain lifespan through artifact refinement might be the key.
The third was the World of Eternal Night!
Apart from these three possibilities, Li Qing couldn't think of anything that made him different from ordinary people. He was just an average four spirit root cultivator.
"What are you thinking about? Have you already figured something out?"
"Why don't you tell me? If I understand the reason, I might spare you."
But Li Qing would never reveal his secrets so easily. He wasn't a fool. Once he spoke, the Formless Saint Ancestor's interest in him would only intensify, leading him straight to his doom.
(End of the Chapter)
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