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In that fleeting instant, Li Qing's mind raced, processing thoughts with lightning speed.
He frantically searched for a countermeasure, desperate to find a way to survive this calamity.
A thousand ideas flashed through his mind. He didn't even have time to assess their feasibility, acting purely on instinct.
Old Daoist Xu Huan's body twisted into grotesque shapes as his withered, decaying frame completely collapsed.
In Li Qing's vision, the world seemed to slow to a crawl. He watched as Old Daoist Xu Huan's body exploded, unleashing a shockwave of energy that swept outward like a tsunami.
Instinctively, Li Qing slapped his storage bag, his mind flashing with a thought, and retrieved the Black Furnace.
This was his most trusted defensive measure, one that had helped him evade countless calamities since he began cultivating.
In this dire situation, Li Qing subconsciously chose the Black Furnace to protect himself.
However, the force of the nascent soul's self-detonation was overwhelming. Amplified by the characteristics of a Divine Transformation stage cultivator, it even ignited the primordial energy of heaven and earth around them.
Boom!
Faced with this cataclysmic impact, Li Qing barely managed to shield half his body with the Black Furnace.
In the next instant, an all-consuming wave of destructive energy crashed into his fleshly body.
His fourth-tier peak body refinement, comparable to the fleshly body of a top-tier Transformed Demon King, seemed woefully inadequate against the space-rending energy unleashed by the nascent soul's self-detonation.
As the aftershocks continued to ravage the area, Li Qing's flesh and blood, as fragile as tofu, began to disintegrate bit by bit.
Desperately clinging to the Black Furnace, Li Qing felt his life force draining away as blood continuously seeped from his mouth and nose.
This was the most terrifying life-or-death crisis he had ever faced, even more desperate than when he was hunted by the Formless Saint Ancestor.
Amidst this despair, Li Qing remained unaware that the Flame Gold Marks he had previously embedded in the Black Furnace's inner walls were now activating one by one.
The furnace's interior had thirty-six slots, sixteen of which were filled with these marks.
Just as Li Qing was about to lose consciousness, the sixteen Flame Gold Marks emitted a hazy glow, enveloping his body in a protective aura.
The aftershocks from Old Daoist Xu Huan's nascent soul self-detonation continued to reverberate, causing massive disruptions to the Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth throughout the sea territory.
Boom!
The terrifying shockwave shook the surrounding landmasses, triggering a cataclysmic earthquake that threatened to annihilate the world.
At the epicenter of the explosion, the seawater had completely vaporized, revealing the ravaged seabed below.
Meanwhile, a massive spatial rift had torn open in the sky, exposing the chaotic currents of the void within.
The self-detonation of a Divine Transformation stage cultivator's nascent soul naturally shattered the surrounding space.
The resulting spatial rift devoured everything nearby, even sucking in shattered reefs from the seabed.
The Black Furnace containing Li Qing was also slowly being drawn toward the rift.
Just as the furnace was about to fall into the spatial rift, an old woman appeared, stepping through the air with a cane. Her ancient robes stood in stark contrast to the styles of the current era.
With a sharp cry, she shouted, "Halt!"
The Black Furnace, containing Li Qing's mangled body, froze mid-air, breaking free from the rift's pull. It landed in the old woman's hand.
"Ah, I'm one step too late," she sighed. "I never imagined that Xu Xuan, that wretched cur, would still be clinging to life."
"Even more astonishing is that this young man actually forced that old dog Xu Xuan to self-detonate his nascent soul. Truly remarkable."
The old woman stared in disbelief at the Black Furnace in her hand. Inside, Li Qing's body was so mangled it barely resembled a living being.
But when she noticed the sixteen faintly glowing Flame Gold Marks on the furnace's inner wall, a flicker of surprise crossed her face.
"Hmm? Isn't this Old Ghost Mie Sheng's natal magic treasure, the Annihilation Furnace?"
"To see this after so many years... it truly brings back memories."
A nostalgic expression flickered across the old woman's eyes. Then, her willow-thin eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"It seems Old Ghost Mie Sheng failed to ascend after all. His natal magic treasure is in such a state, with so many Gold Fire Marks missing—only sixteen remain."
"But if that's the case, this young one might still have a sliver of hope."
"Very well. Since you helped me kill that old ghost Xu Xuan, I'll lend you a hand. Whether you survive from here depends on your own good fortune."
With that, the old woman's withered fingers danced through the air, sending streams of emerald spiritual light into the Black Furnace.
Soon, the last vestiges of life within Li Qing's ravaged body were sealed, preventing them from fading away.
The old woman then touched each of the sixteen Flame Gold Marks on the furnace's inner wall, causing their glow to intensify slightly.
"This is all I can do. But with only sixteen of the original thirty-six Gold Fire Marks remaining, the chances of survival are slim."
"Ah, that old villain Xu Xuan has truly committed countless atrocities."
As she spoke, the old woman carried the Black Furnace in one hand, her feet treading slowly through the air.
Though her steps were deliberate, each one carried her a thousand miles away.
The Ground Shrinking Technique, a divine ability that compresses vast distances into mere inches, seemed to be a standard skill among these ancient Divine Transformation Great Powers.
After a long interval, the old woman appeared above the Lingyun Sect, still carrying the Black Furnace. She glanced at the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion, which bordered the sect's mountain gate, and sighed, "This little one's fortuitous destiny is truly remarkable—both the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion and Old Ghost Mie Sheng's furnace."
With that, she tossed the Black Furnace toward the Lingyun Sect's mountain gate, leaving a telepathic message for the sect's most powerful cultivators:
"This child still lives. To ensure his survival, you must replenish the missing Gold Fire Marks within the furnace—the more, the better."
As her words faded, the Black Furnace, containing Li Qing's ravaged body, drifted gently toward the Lingyun Sect's mountain gate.
Moments later, the old woman vanished without a trace.
Soon after, Su Xin emerged cautiously from the mountain gate, her face alert. When she saw Li Qing inside the Black Furnace, her breath caught in her throat, and her delicate frame trembled uncontrollably.
"How could this be...?"
(End of the Chapter)
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