Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 162

Chapter 162: Breakthrough to Martial Saint

As Li Qian circulated the Heartless Sword Manual cultivation method, the Celestial Being True Elixir within his Qi Sea Dantian vibrated, frantically devouring the Yuan Qi from the world and the Yuan Stones, transforming it into True Qi.

Moreover, his Blood and Qi Sanctuary was fully unleashed, covering a range of over two hundred Zhang.

A funnel-shaped vortex formed between heaven and earth, with a massive amount of Yuan Qi converging and merging into his Immaculate Holy Body.

After the Yuan Stones were drained of their Yuan Qi, they turned into fine powder.

Five, ten.

Twenty, thirty.

Fifty, one hundred.

After consuming over one hundred and thirty Yuan Stones, the True Qi absorbed by the Celestial Being True Elixir within Li Qian’s body, the True Qi filling his body, and the True Qi contained within his Blood and Qi Sanctuary all reached their limits.

Boom!

The Celestial Being True Elixir suddenly disintegrated, transforming into twelve powerful strands of True Qi.

Immediately after, the Myriad Images Sword within Li Qian’s mind seemed to be triggered, suddenly descending and arriving at his Qi Sea Dantian. It unexpectedly began absorbing the twelve strands of True Qi. After absorbing the twelve strands of True Qi, it then began absorbing the vast True Qi within his meridians and even within his Blood and Qi Sanctuary.

Finally, the Myriad Images Sword absorbed all the True Qi, showing no significant change.

However, Li Qian could sense the terrifying power contained within the Myriad Images Sword.

“So, to become a Martial Saint, one must use Myriad Images Martial Intent as the core, one’s Natal Weapon as the vessel, fuse a massive amount of Innate True Qi, and ultimately forge a Natal Sacred Artifact.”

Li Qian muttered to himself.

However, this Natal Sacred Artifact was not yet fully complete.

Suddenly, Li Qian had a thought. His Natal Sacred Sword abruptly ascended, a sword light bursting out from his Celestial Spirit Acupoint.

Just as the Natal Sacred Sword left his body, a tremendous phenomenon suddenly occurred between heaven and earth. Dark, oppressive clouds gathered, rolling thunder roared and surged, presenting an apocalyptic scene.

The roars and howls of beasts that had originally been heard from the distant mountains and forests vanished at this moment.

“It’s actually going to temper the Natal Sacred Artifact with a Thunder Tribulation.”

Li Qian looked up at the sky, suddenly gaining some enlightenment in the dark.

To step into the true Martial Saint realm, one must trigger a Heavenly Thunder Tribulation to temper their Natal Sacred Artifact. At the same time, one’s mental consciousness would also transform into a Primordial Spirit within the Thunder Tribulation.

At this moment, countless lightning bolts surged in the sky above. The sky seemed to have cracked open, appearing exceptionally terrifying.

“This Thunder Tribulation is a bit terrifying. This is going to be troublesome.”

Li Qian muttered to himself.

He should have undergone the tribulation at the Time Bell Pavilion.

But he didn’t know that breaking through to Martial Saint required a tribulation.

The Thunder Tribulation brewed, becoming more and more terrifying.

Li Qian felt a sense of trepidation.

He didn’t know if, three thousand Li away, borrowing the Time Bell Domain, he could withstand this Thunder Tribulation.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky.

Hum!

Heaven and earth shook, as if a large net appeared in the air. As the lightning bolt descended, it was immediately blocked. In the end, only a tiny bit of lightning fell upon the Myriad Images Sacred Sword above Li Qian’s head.

The Myriad Images Sacred Sword trembled slightly, then returned to normal.

“Eh, what’s going on?”

Li Qian revealed a surprised expression.

This Thunder Tribulation was surprisingly weak. It only appeared powerful, but when the descending lightning was intercepted by the invisible net, it was weakened to the point of being insignificant.

Bolt after bolt of lightning struck down, but in the end, they all turned out to be all bark and no bite.

They didn’t cause any damage to his Myriad Images Sacred Sword. Instead, after the lightning was absorbed by the Myriad Images Sacred Sword, it began to temper it.

After a long time, the descending lightning gradually decreased and finally disappeared completely. The thunderclouds that had originally enveloped the sky quickly dissipated, eventually transforming back into the deep night sky. A full moon hung high, adorned by countless stars.

At this moment, the Myriad Images Sacred Sword had completely transformed, emitting the most magnificent and dazzling light in the world.

Not only the Myriad Images Sacred Sword, but even his mental consciousness naturally condensed into a mass, transforming into a Primordial Spirit, giving rise to even more extraordinary Spiritual Sense perception.

“That large net that appeared in the sky earlier, intercepting and weakening most of the Thunder Tribulation’s power, couldn’t it be the Mortal Realm’s barrier power?”

Li Qian looked at the calmed sky, muttering to himself in his heart.

This was the only explanation.

Although the Mortal Realm’s barrier exerted a rather strong sense of suppression on him, the Thunder Tribulation encountered during his breakthrough to Martial Saint was also weakened.

It could only be said that it was a blessing in disguise.

After all, the might of that Thunder Tribulation was truly extraordinary.

If he had to resist it head-on, the consequences would be unpredictable.

Suddenly, Li Qian’s Primordial Spirit left his body, controlling the Myriad Images Sacred Sword and abruptly flying out.

In an instant, it flew several Li away.

Ten Li, twenty Li.

Fifty Li, one hundred Li.

Two hundred Li, three hundred Li.

In a short time, Li Qian’s Primordial Spirit, controlling the Myriad Images Sacred Sword, flew over three hundred Li before feeling a bit strained.

Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind. He controlled the Myriad Images Sacred Sword, shooting it towards a mountain peak below.

Like a meteorite falling from the sky, it crashed down to earth. A massive amount of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi converged, transforming into a dazzling giant sword that landed upon the small mountain peak.

With a heaven-shaking roar, most of the small mountain peak collapsed.

Li Qian was inwardly shocked.

From a distance of over three hundred Li, it could unleash such tremendous power. This was the might of a Martial Saint.

“Killing from a thousand Li away is definitely not an empty phrase for a Martial Saint.”

Li Qian exclaimed in his heart.

Suddenly, he felt a wave of weakness, immediately understanding that his Primordial Spirit was too far from his physical body, causing excessive consumption.

Immediately, his Primordial Spirit controlled the Myriad Images Sacred Sword, swiftly flying back.

A sword light descended from the sky, merging into Li Qian’s Celestial Spirit Acupoint.

In the next moment, Li Qian opened his eyes.

“The speed of the Primordial Spirit controlling the Myriad Images Sacred Sword is truly too fast, many times faster than the physical body flying.”

Li Qian muttered to himself.

Just now, the round trip of over three hundred Li probably only took a few minutes.

However, there were also drawbacks, namely the excessive consumption.

Moreover, having the Primordial Spirit outside the body was quite dangerous.

If a Martial Saint of the same level intercepted it, they might be able to directly destroy the Primordial Spirit, leading to irreversible consequences.

He had just broken through to Martial Saint, and using his Primordial Spirit to control the sword for a long-distance attack was actually a risky move.

It was only because there were no true Martial Saints or Demon Saints in the Mortal Realm.

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Hu!

Li Qian let out a long breath, but his brows slightly furrowed.

The sense of pressure from the void was still quite strong.

It was as if he was trapped in a narrow cage, the space he was in filled with an invisible sense of oppression.

He knew this was the influence of the Mortal Realm’s barrier.

As a Martial Saint, even a Martial Saint who achieved this realm in the Mortal Realm, he was still subject to the suppression of the Mortal Realm’s barrier.

“However… the Mortal Realm having a barrier is actually quite beneficial to me.”

Li Qian suddenly laughed.

As for the barrier’s influence, he would try his best to adapt to it.

Looking at the slightly brightening sky in the distance, Li Qian’s mood suddenly became incredibly cheerful.

After decades of cultivation, he had finally achieved Martial Saint today. He could be considered invincible in the Mortal Realm.

He finally had a sense of security.

Immediately, Li Qian waved his hand, putting away the Formation Disk. He soared into the air, flying towards the Divine Sword Sect.

However, when he flew to Shu Province, he suddenly remembered the Lion Camel Demon City within the Returning Dragon Mountain Range.

“Since I’m already out here, why not go to the Lion Camel Demon City and see if I can break it?”

A thought crossed Li Qian’s mind.

He always felt a sense of danger with the Lion Camel Demon City remaining.

It was best to uproot the Lion Camel Demon City, completely severing its connection to the Demon Realm.

Of course, he wasn’t entirely confident.

After all, the Lion Camel Demon City was protected by a grand formation.

By the time Li Qian arrived outside the Lion Camel Demon City, the sky had already brightened.

The entire Lion Camel Demon City was shrouded in layers of mist. Only faint shadows of buildings could be seen, and terrifying beast roars could be heard from within.

Standing high in the void, Li Qian looked down at the entire Lion Camel Demon City. His powerful Spiritual Sense spread out, scanning through the mist, capturing all formation fluctuations. Like peeling back layers of a cocoon, he analyzed the formation.

Suddenly, his figure moved, directly entering the grand formation.

Layers of mist surrounded him, but Li Qian’s Spiritual Sense was like eyes, unaffected by the formation’s power.

Back when he was a Celestial Image Level Celestial Being, if he had entered the grand formation so casually, he would have easily been affected by it, lost within, unable to extricate himself.

“Myriad Images of Life, holding fast to oneself. How can mere illusions affect me?”

Li Qian smiled faintly.

Therefore, within the grand formation, he moved as if observing lines on his palm, unimpeded, arriving beneath the Lion Camel Demon City.

Along the way, he encountered various dangerous formations, but to him, it was like strolling through an empty land.

This grand formation was ultimately incomplete.

It couldn’t defend against a Martial Saint like him.

Moreover, he had studied the Lion Camel Ridge Formation Manual to Major Completion.

“So this is the Lion Camel Demon City?”

Li Qian looked at the enormous demon city before him. He could only make out a rough outline, as many parts were buried deep underground, hidden within the mountains.

“Eh? There are actually two Demon Saint demonic bodies?”

Li Qian’s powerful Spiritual Sense probed inward, sensing the two most powerful auras.

With only the Demon Saint demonic bodies present, their Myriad Images Demonic Consciousness couldn’t be concealed no matter what.

Under his Spiritual Sense, they were as conspicuous as fireflies in the night.

Within the Lion Camel Demon City.

In a vast complex of palaces.

However, most of this palace complex was buried within the mountains, forming cave-like structures.

Within one of these caves, two powerful Demon Saint demonic bodies sat facing each other.

“Brother Huang Lang, can the formation of the Lion Camel Demon City still not be fully restored?”

The speaker was a powerful demonic creature with the head of an eagle and the body of a man. Its eyes were sharp, and its claws, like hands, tapped on the stone table as it spoke in a deep voice.

“We lack materials. Progress is very slow.”

The Yellow Wolf Demon Saint shook his head and said, “Right now, I can only stay trapped within the Lion Camel Demon City. Although I can send some lesser demons out to gather materials, the efficiency is too low.”

There was no other way. That mysterious human Celestial Being who possessed the Blood and Qi Sanctuary was simply too dangerous.

It was incredibly fortunate that he managed to escape last time.

If he encountered him again, he had no confidence in surviving.

“Brother Huang Lang, what do you think about the information revealed by that blood bat? How much of it is credible?”

The Eagle Demon suddenly thought of something and asked.

“If it’s true, as the blood bat said, that someone in this Mortal Realm has truly broken through to the Myriad Images Martial Intent level, then it’s going to be very troublesome.”

The Yellow Wolf Demon Saint said in a deep voice.

He was now faintly worried, could this being who broke through to Myriad Images Martial Intent be that mysterious Celestial Being who cultivated the Blood and Qi Sanctuary?

In that battle back then, that person not only used the Blood and Qi Sanctuary, but also a very powerful Sword Domain.

If such a powerful being existed in the Mortal Realm and had also comprehended Myriad Images Martial Intent, it would have a huge impact on the Demon Race’s plan to reclaim the Mortal Realm.

The Eagle Demon laughed and said, “With the concentration of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi in this Mortal Realm, even if one’s Martial Intent breaks through to Myriad Images Level, it’s still very difficult to break through to the Martial Saint realm.”

“That’s not necessarily true. There are still Yuan Stones left in the Mortal Realm. If that person happened to obtain them… breaking through to the Celestial Being realm isn’t impossible.”

The Yellow Wolf Demon Saint shook his head and said, “Moreover, after the Mortal Realm undergoes Realm Ascension, the barrier can only restrict Martial Saints and Demon Saints from entering, but it won’t affect the birth of Martial Saints. At most, it’s just extremely difficult.”

“How could there be so many coincidences in the world? Besides, if someone truly breaks through to Martial Saint within the Mortal Realm, triggering a Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, it would definitely damage the Mortal Realm’s barrier.”

The Eagle Demon chuckled.

Suddenly, an invisible intent swept past quietly.

Both demons were in their Demon Saint demonic bodies, possessing Myriad Images Demonic Consciousness and were extremely sensitive. They immediately detected this subtle intent.

In an instant, the expressions of both demons changed drastically, and they cried out in alarm.

“Not good, this is Myriad Images Martial Intent!”

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