The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 252 - 198: Are You Convinced Now?

"The ’Demon Refining Pot’ is not an unfamiliar term to Li Qingming. He had long heard about this supreme treasure, which was rated as one of the ten great magical artifacts of Divine Continent in later generations.

According to the records of later generations, the Demon Refining Pot was crafted by Lady Nuwa, who gathered thousands of spiritual objects beneath the Cangqiong, exhausting all her strength. It was used to suppress the overly cruel demons, beasts, and devils between Heaven and Earth, ensuring eternal peace. As time passed, it eventually came into the possession of Chi You, the clan leader of the Jiuli Clan.

Why does Yin Hongfei claim that the Demon Refining Pot is an ancestral artifact from the Silver Fish clan sunk at the bottom of the South Sea? Could it be that these rumors and records are mistaken, merely baseless talks?

Thinking this, Li Qingming looked around at the chaotic scene and turned to Ao Qin, the South Sea Dragon King, and said, ’Fellow Daoist Ao Qin, I wonder if there is a place for closed-door cultivation within your South Sea Dragon Palace?’

Ao Qin was startled at first but soon understood and bowed, saying, ’Your Majesty, there are still several unused side halls within the Dragon Palace. If Your Majesty wishes, they can be used at any time!’

Li Qingming nodded, addressing the remaining twenty-odd clan members of the Silver Fish clan, ’Fellow Daoists, I have urgent matters to tend to, so I will not linger here any longer. Should the Silver Fish clan face any difficulties in the future, you may head to Ten Thousand Bamboo Island within the South Sea. By then, I will certainly welcome you with open mats!’

Upon hearing this, Yin Qitian, who was not far away, hurried forward. The old clan chief, bowing his head to the ground with resounding words, said, ’I, Yin Qitian, clan leader of the Silver Fish clan, thank Your Majesty for your rescue! The kindness recorded today, our Silver Fish clan will never forget!’

Li Qingming smiled and waved a gentle force, lifting Yin Qitian, and said, ’Mr. Yin, you are too kind! You gifted me the Demon Refining Pot, and I repay you with a Seven-Transformation Golden Pill. From now on, we owe each other nothing; why speak of favors?’

’Fellow Daoists, say no more! I take my leave!’ Seeing Yin Qitian’s slightly moved expression, Li Qingming understood that dragging on would lead to endless troubles. Thus, he casually dropped a non-committal remark and transformed into a long rainbow, heading directly towards the South Sea Crystal Palace.

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Li Qingming sat cross-legged in a secret chamber within the Crystal Palace, taking out the Demon Refining Pot and carefully examining it.

From the outside, the pot looked plain without any splendid colors, and unknowing people might even mistake it for an ordinary teapot. However, Li Qingming, whose realm was comparable to the Heavenly Dao, keenly sensed an extremely formidable power contained within the pot. Moreover, this power was not just a simple energy body; it seemed to possess a certain consciousness.

With immense curiosity in his heart, Li Qingming let his Primordial Spirit escape, trying to communicate and refine the Demon Refining Pot. As soon as his Primordial Spirit entered the pot, it was captivated by the world within. The entire inner world of the Demon Refining Pot formed its own realm, complete with verdant skies and thick, solid earth. However, what was strange was that there were two overwhelming forces splitting the world into two, each occupying one side. One was a crimson-red fire elemental power, and the other was a mysterious and unpredictable space power.

Fire elemental power needs no explanation; in the Primordial Heaven and Earth, many great powers who played with fire were countless. Zhu Rong, Di Jun from the Heavenly Court, Taiyi, etc. were, frankly speaking, if one was willing to put in extraordinary effort, mastering fire elemental power was not difficult.

But Space Law was different—it was one of the most defiant laws between Heaven and Earth. To master Space Law, both tremendous opportunity and exceptional perceptiveness were essential. Several Saints, of course, not to mention naturally space-attuned beings like Yang Mei and Ancestor Witch Di Jiang. Besides these few, no one could fully comprehend the Space Law.

Now, inside this Demon Refining Pot, there existed these two terrifying powers of laws. No wonder there were two energy tides every month to balance the energy inside the pot.

While Li Qingming was feeling the energies inside the pot and about to imprint his Primordial Spirit Mark inside the Demon Refining Pot, a red and silver-white bicolored brilliance suddenly enveloped the skies inside the pot.

The surging crimson-red and silver-white colors flowed slowly and gradually condensed into two fuzzy figures in front of Li Qingming. As time passed, the two figures gradually transitioned from nothingness to a substantial form like real entities.

The fire-red figure, at this moment, was curling up its body. Boundless fire attribute continuously swirled around its body, and with each breath, the fire elemental power transformed into fire attribute magical power, which it devoured completely. The silver-white figure, however, was much weirder. Divine Continent was entwined with countless spatial rifts; each breath gave birth to thousands of spatial rifts, recklessly releasing dense evil Qi and killing intent.

Li Qingming quietly watched the two figures in front of him, muttering to himself, ’It is said that magic treasures have a spirit. I never expected this Demon Refining Pot to auto-generate spiritual intelligence, and even more surprisingly, two artifact spirits were born at once—this is going to be very interesting!’

Li Qingming understood that if he wanted to gain recognition from the Demon Refining Pot, he must first subdue these two incredibly formidable artifact spirits. Otherwise, forget about subduing the Demon Refining Pot, not being refined to death was already fortunate.

Just as Li Qingming was pondering for a few breaths, the fire waves were completely absorbed by the fiery-red figure. This fiery figure opened its crimson eyes, and a scorchingly intense beam of light suddenly shot towards Li Qingming.

With prior precautions in mind, Li Qingming swiftly dodged the light’s attack, while his right hand slightly raised, ferociously throwing a punch towards the fiery figure. freёwebnoѵel.com

The fiery figure dodged this direct punch, appearing in front of Li Qingming the next moment. It seemed to deliberately imitate Li Qingming’s attack, throwing a similar direct punch aimed at Li Qingming’s face. The tiny fist, not yet close, was already met with scorching heat.

Li Qingming was startled internally, thinking, ’Such strong close combat ability!’ In a hasty reaction, he quickly raised his right palm to block the strike."

"Boom!" When fist and palm met, a terrifying air wave directly cleansed the area for miles around. Fortunate that the Demon Refining Pot had no living beings inside; otherwise, who knows how many would have perished.

"Crack!" At that moment, the silver-white figure was finally fully formed, its dazzling silver-white body filled with tiny hair-like spatial cracks that reflected its entire body like a miniature universe.

"Scream!" The silver-white figure roared crazily, and endless space showed thin cracks. Like the skin of a dumpling, a space about thirty feet squared, shook thoroughly with the unceasing howls of the silver-white figure. Immediately afterwards, this square-shaped space seemed to fold in on itself, attempting to wrap Li Qingming into a dumpling.

The fiery red figure lowered its head in contemplation for a long while, then suddenly opened its mouth, and a hoarse voice instantly spread throughout the space: "Karma Fire Burning Sky!"

"Screech!" Suddenly, a fierce wind blew, and the blue-green heavenly vault cracked open. From these pitch-black cracks, a fiery red burst forth, like the magma spewing from a volcanic eruption. A Phoenix bathed in fire suddenly soared out from the crack, and in just a flap of its wings, it swiftly flew above Li Qingming’s head.

The Phoenix’s body burned with blood-red flames, and when the flames fell to the ground, they rose into wisps of white vapor. With a shake of its wings, flames scattered chaotically, resembling an ancient demon god, its golden eyes filled only with cold mockery and disdain.

Caught in a tight spot within the square space, Li Qingming looked at this fire Phoenix and thought: "Do these two really have no other tricks? So boring!"

"Boom!" An unparalleled momentum burst forth from Li Qingming’s body, that terrifying pressure instantly sweeping across the entire Demon Refining Pot space. Although Li Qingming’s state was only that of a Primordial Spirit, he was still at the sub-saint level, at the Heavenly Dao Realm. If he couldn’t handle these two youngsters, wouldn’t his thousands of years of devoted cultivation be in vain?

Li Qingming raised his right hand and slashed, and the heavens immediately darkened.

Where it had been a bright, sunlit day, he turned it to night with a flip of his hand, a display that struck awe in the heart. In the pitch-black night sky, stars filled the heavens, shining like diamonds embedded in the night, twinkling constantly.

Had there been a Saint present, they surely would have exclaimed in shock: "Words follow the Law, and action follows the heart! The Power of Heaven!"

Indeed, what Li Qingming was currently displaying was a Heavenly Dao Skill he had never used before. Ordinary saints could barely utilize some power of the Heavenly Dao through comprehending Heavenly Dao Laws or Arrays.

As they say, "The Great Dao numbers fifty, the Heaven evolves forty-nine," this showcases the importance of The One of the Escaped. As one who bases his sainthood on The One of the Escaped, Li Qingming can say he is at one with the Heavenly Dao. Thus, he does not need to comprehend the Heavenly Dao Laws; just by having his Primordial Spirit enter the void, he can easily control the Power of Heavenly Dao Laws.

At this moment, both the fire and silver-white figures seemed to be under a starry sky, with each star twinkling and then enlarging, slowly rolling towards them.

"Rumble rumble rumble" Heaven and Earth Cracking, each star rapidly expanded, heavy as mountains, brilliantly dazzling, lighting up the entire heaven! They no longer resembled mere stars, but rather rounds of fierce suns.

Li Qingming looked up at the sky, this being the first time he borrowed power from the Heavenly Dao, and found this feeling very refreshing! Each star in the sky was terrifyingly formidable, seemingly capable of utterly destroying the land, possessing an incomparable, overpowering force.

The early-stage sentient figures looked at each other, seeing both fear and a trace of frenzied worship in the other’s eyes.

"You, me, up!" The silver-white figure pointed towards the stars in the sky and Li Qingming, expressing its intent in simple words.

"Karma Fire Phoenix, hold! Space overlay, kill!"

The two figures soared continuously, nimbly dodging the stars above. The Fire Phoenix screamed sharply, flying straight towards Li Qingming. The pressure in space did not lessen, continuing obstinately to fold, intent on annihilating Li Qingming within the overlaid space.

"Boom!"

With loud explosions accompanied by violent tremors, amidst the splattering brilliance, everything seemed to light up.

When the brilliance dispersed, cleansing away the details, stars in the sky vanished, leaving only huge cracks in the ground, evidencing a great battle that had just taken place.

Li Qingming stepped out from the void, looked lightly at the two figures, and smiled lightly: "Are you convinced now?" (To be continued. If you like this work, I invite you to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote, purchase a monthly ticket, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)