After obtaining the Earth Spirit Pearl, Mu Qingxiao had made up his mind to refine and absorb it as quickly as possible.
The Legend of the Sword and Fairy was a high level immortal realm after all. To him, there were countless powerful cultivators. For example, he could not do anything to the Ancient Vine Elder in the Forest of Ancient Vines.
Even the Ancient Vine Elder could not do anything to him now, let alone the Demon Exalt and the Celestial Emperor.
He needed to increase his strength as quickly as possible. Only then would he have what he needed to fight. The pure energy within the Earth Spirit Pearl was without a doubt the most effective method.
This was only a single Earth Spirit Pearl. If he could refine and absorb all five Earth Spirit Pearls, Mu Qingxiao was confident that his strength would definitely skyrocket.
Since he was about to break through, Mu Qingxiao obviously had to come and inform the Ancient Vine Elder. After all, this was the Ancient Vine Elder's territory.
Now that the Ancient Vine Elder was dead, perhaps some daemons would come out and throw their weight around. With the Ancient Vine Elder present, the other lesser daemons would not be able to cause any trouble.
Without a doubt, the Ancient Vine Elder was the one with the most authority in the Forest of Ancient Vines. He believed the Ancient Vine Elder would show him some respect.
As long as he said the word, the Forest of Ancient Vines would be the safest place right now.
As he watched Mu Qingxiao fly into the depths of the forest, the Ancient Vine Elder's face froze. Afterwards, he shook his head and sighed.
"Youngsters these days sure are outrageous. They have no respect for the old at all."
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Many daemons lived in the depths of the forest of Ancient Vines, but these daemons were not powerful. If it were not for the fact that the Ancient Vine Elder was watching over this place, they would not have chosen to live here.
After arriving in the depths, Mu Qingxiao did not conceal his aura.
He hovered in the air and looked around before locking onto a small mountain to the west in the end. Afterwards, he quickly flew towards the mountain.
The mountain was around a hundred meters tall. There was a cave at the centre. The entrance was not large, but it was extremely clean. Clearly, someone had been cleaning this place for a long time, but there were no signs of living people in the cave.
"Is this an immortal's dwelling? But why aren't there any restrictions?"
Mu Qingxiao's expression was rather strange as he stood at the entrance. After a moment of thought, he was unable to hold back his curiosity, so he slowly made his way into the dwelling.
He didn't know where the path in the cave led to, but it became wider and wider. After walking for about two to three minutes, he appeared in a spacious stone room.
He stood at the entrance of the stone room and looked around. This was indeed a residence.
The stone room was not like the entrance of the cave. The walls were covered with cobwebs, and the dust under their feet was very thick. It was obvious that no one had lived here for a long time.
On the stone table in the right corner of the stone room, there were some brushes, ink, and scrolls that were almost covered by dust. On the left side of the stone table was a shabby bed.
"It's really strange. There are indeed signs of long-term care at the entrance of the cave, but the cave …"
Shaking her head slightly, Mu Qingxiao didn't think too much about it. Since there was a ready-made cave abode, there was no need to give up what was near and seek what was far away.
"Huff huff …"
With a casual wave of his hand, a powerful gust of wind appeared out of thin air. Immediately, it swept the dust and cobwebs in the cave out of the cave.
Looking at the stone room that was barely habitable, Mu Qingxiao nodded in satisfaction. He went to the center of the room and sat down cross-legged. He withdrew his hands and formed a seal. An invisible barrier spread out in all directions.
Not long after, the spatial barrier enveloped the entire cave abode. Even if the outside world collapsed, Mu Qingxiao would not be affected unless someone attacked the barrier.
After setting up the barrier, Mu Qingxiao closed his eyes slightly. His palms faced the sky, and his mind was focused.
In the Yin Yang Jade, the Soul Sword floated in the center, the pink bead at the top, the crimson Solitary Incineration Sword at the bottom, and the Earth Spiritual Bead to the left.
Using his divine sense to observe the situation in the Yin Yang Jade, Mu Qingxiao began to use his mental cultivation method to control the Soul Sword. He began to refine the Earth Spiritual Bead and tried to draw out the pure earth attribute energy from it.
Not long after, Mu Qingxiao's body trembled, and his sword-like eyebrows knitted together.
The Yin Yang Spiritual Qi had successfully drawn out the pure earth attribute energy from the Earth Spiritual Bead. However, the pure earth attribute energy was not as easy to refine and absorb as expected.
The moment the earth attribute energy was drawn out, Mu Qingxiao felt a heavy pressure on his body. It was so heavy that he almost could not breathe.
After regaining his senses, Mu Qingxiao hurriedly stabilized his mind. If it was so easy to absorb, it would not be the most powerful energy in the world.
This was the property of the Earth Spiritual Bead. The pure energy contained the property of gravity.
"Huff … huff …"
Mu Qingxiao exhaled a few breaths of hot air. Of course, he would not give up just like that. The Earth Spiritual Bead was the fastest way for him to increase his strength.
After stabilizing his mind, he felt the gravity lessen. Mu Qingxiao began to control the Yin Yang Spiritual Qi, bringing the pure earth attribute energy into his meridians.
"Hiss …"
The moment the earth attribute energy entered his meridians, his body and cells felt like they were being squeezed by space. This caused Mu Qingxiao's face to turn pale.
The heavy pressure and intense pain made him gasp uncontrollably. Under this gravity, every cell in his body could feel the pain. His blood almost froze.
"No wonder Old Monster Gu Teng guarded the Earth Spiritual Bead for so long without attempting to refine it. If it were not for my strong body, any other cultivator would have been crushed into meat paste."
Closing his eyes, Mu Qingxiao clenched his teeth and forcefully endured the terrifying pressure. He began to attempt to refine the Earth Spiritual Bead.
The terrifying gravity did not only bring about pressure on his body. Even his soul energy was quickly draining away. With every second that passed, Mu Qingxiao's various abilities were decreasing.
Fortunately, the intense pain allowed him to think clearly and not fall asleep.
Mu Qingxiao closed his eyes and focused. He channeled his mental cultivation method with all his might. The Yin Yang Spiritual Qi was quickly breaking down and refining the earth attribute energy drawn out from the Yin Yang Jade.
Just a strand of earth attribute energy was enough for Mu Qingxiao to endure such pain. If he wanted to completely refine the Earth Spiritual Bead, it would definitely take a very long time.
Time flew by in the quiet cave abode.
In the blink of an eye, two months had passed. During these two months, Mu Qingxiao was constantly in torment.
As the earth attribute energy was refined, Mu Qingxiao had long since been torn apart. His face was pale, but his body was clearly much more sturdy than before. It was as if he had been tempered thousands of times.
At this moment, Mu Qingxiao sat in the center of the cave like an old monk meditating. However, his face was terrifyingly pale. Not a single trace of aura could be sensed from his body. He was like a dead person.
Thump, thump …
After an unknown period of time, a series of muffled sounds finally rang out in the silent cave. This was the sound of a heartbeat …
The large cave was completely silent. Only the sound of a heartbeat could be heard. Half a month passed in the blink of an eye under this miraculous situation.
Hum, hum …
Mu Qingxiao sat in the center of the cave. His body radiated with an earthy yellow glow.
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