Translator: AnubisTL
Li Qing sighed again. After confirming that the Verdant Soul Spirit Fire was no longer on Qiluo Island, he soared into the sky, heading toward other locations where spirit fires might be hidden.
Knowing that the information provided by the Profound Yellow True Flame was accurate, Li Qing's motivation surged even higher.
Thus, he arrived at the northernmost reaches of the human realm, where frigid currents converged and glaciers dotted the frozen sea.
This was the Northern Ice Plains. Beyond lay a vast, snow-covered wilderness where one could travel hundreds or even thousands of li without encountering a single trace of human habitation.
As the icy wind howled, Li Qing's thin robes fluttered wildly, yet he felt no chill whatsoever.
In the next moment, his figure vanished, streaking toward a specific location within the Northern Ice Plains.
After traversing glaciers that had accumulated over ten thousand years, a massive ice cave resembling a bird's nest came into view.
"The Extreme Cold Ice Nest is an ideal place to practice the Icebound Primordial Locking Art. Here, one can achieve perfect self-sealing without any external assistance, effectively slowing the depletion of one's lifespan."
However, Li Qing's lifespan was already vast, rendering such self-sealing unnecessary.
As he spoke, he began circulating the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art.
In this frigid environment, only two types of heavenly spirit fire could exist: the Netherworld Cold Fire, which Li Qing already possessed, and the Sea Blue Ice Flame.
Though a type of heavenly spirit fire, the Sea Blue Ice Flame was intensely cold, capable of easily freezing a person's fleshly body.
For immortal cultivators who cultivated the ice dao, taming such a spirit fire would be an immense boon.
After a long wait, no unusual sensations arose within the ice nest. Li Qing had no choice but to venture deeper himself.
With his cultivation level, nothing here posed a threat. He effortlessly reached the bottom of the ice nest.
There, he discovered peculiar, flaky ice crystals. Upon closer inspection, Li Qing's brow furrowed.
"This looks like some kind of eggshell. Could an ice-attribute demon bird have laid its offspring here?"
Li Qing picked up a shard of translucent ice crystal eggshell and carefully sensed it. He detected a faint trace of residual demon qi, indicating this had happened many years ago, making verification impossible.
"It seems your luck has run out. The heavenly spirit fire here was likely stolen by a demon bird during its formation. The bird fused the nascent spirit fire's origin into its egg."
Hearing the Profound Yellow True Flame's words, Li Qing wasn't discouraged.
In truth, searching for heavenly spirit fires in the human realm was always this arduous. Success couldn't be guaranteed.
His previous capture and refinement of three heavenly spirit fires had already been an extraordinary stroke of luck.
Now, encountering two consecutive empty locations was the norm. Otherwise, heavenly spirit fires wouldn't be so rare and elusive in this realm.
Many divine transformation realm cultivators had scoured the entire human realm without finding even a trace of heavenly spirit fires.
This was why those who had once dueled Li Qing marveled at his exceptional fortune upon witnessing his mastery of three heavenly spirit fires.
"Spirit fires are so difficult to find. This opportunity has been squandered on some unknown bird."
Having absorbed an embryonic spirit fire origin while still in its egg, this demon bird, regardless of its initially unremarkable bloodline, was destined for extraordinary achievements.
The human realm was vast, and Li Qing couldn't possibly know every powerful being throughout history.
"Next destination!"
He had two remaining leads: an ancient ruin in the Cloud Marsh Domain and a location in the Flame Domain mentioned by the Master of the Bright King Valley.
Since the Flame Domain information was more recent, Li Qing decided to try his luck there first.
He also planned to visit the Bright King Valley to assess the current state of this secluded immortal dao faction.
He hadn't forgotten Senior Lingmiao's request: after reaching the divine transformation realm, Li Qing was to visit the Bright King Valley and look after the Hua clan branch.
Now that he had achieved divine transformation, he was ready to fulfill this promise.
In truth, Li Qing was now responsible for the entire Bright King Valley, not just the Hua clan branch.
Thus, Li Qing traversed the boundless sea territory, arriving in the south-central region of the human realm.
A vast, arid, and scorching domain stretched before him—the Flame Domain. True to its name, even the earth itself was a scarlet expanse.
As Li Qing surveyed the landscape, he realized that the rugged mountain ranges were actually volcanoes, some dormant and others actively spewing molten rock.
The moment he set foot in the Flame Domain, waves of scorching heat washed over him, the very air burning against his skin.
"No wonder it's called the Flame Domain," he muttered. "It truly lives up to its name. I can't imagine how anyone survives in this great domain."
His question was soon answered as he ventured deeper into the Flame Domain.
The region was dominated by a unique plant called the Fire Sun Tree. These remarkable trees required almost no water to grow, instead absorbing heat as their primary source of nourishment.
Fire Sun Trees could easily reach hundreds of meters in height, their massive canopies casting shade over areas spanning nearly a thousand meters in diameter. Some ancient specimens even provided shelter for tens of thousands of people.
"The world truly is full of wonders," Li Qing marveled. "Such extraordinary trees exist, not spirit wood, yet they serve as the very habitat for all life in the Flame Domain."
"This has truly broadened my horizons."
Nodding in satisfaction, Li Qing flew toward a beacon location the Master of the Bright King Valley had given him.
Soon, within a Fire Sun Tree forest in the northwestern part of the Flame Domain, Li Qing suddenly sensed a peculiar energy signature!
As the sensation arose, Li Qing's body trembled, and a satisfied smile spread across his face.
"Heh, my journey across such vast distances hasn't been in vain. Finally, I've reaped some rewards. It seems the Master of Bright King Valley was reliable after all."
With these words, Li Qing swiftly flew toward the source of the sensation.
Heavenly spirit fires possessed true sentience. When he sensed their presence through his cultivation technique, the spirit fires could also perceive his location in return.
Even a moment's delay could allow the unknown heavenly spirit fire to slip away.
Li Qing moved with incredible speed, his figure flickering like an illusion as he pierced through layers of lush, scarlet foliage.
Finally, from the uppermost reaches of the Fire Sun Tree forest, a series of thunderous roars echoed, like the rolling of heavenly thunder!
Li Qing's figure abruptly halted. His eyes narrowed, his gaze piercing through the dense canopy to fix upon the forest's highest point.
There, a radiant golden sun hung high in the sky, the source of the rumbling thunder he had just heard.
Li Qing's eyes narrowed further. He clearly sensed the heavenly spirit fire's qi mechanism in that direction, yet why couldn't he see it?
Soon, the Profound Yellow True Flame spoke:
"It's the Great Sun Golden Flame! That golden sun is its manifestation. This heavenly spirit fire is nearing sentience—it has even taken the place of the sun itself!"
(End of the Chapter)
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