Immortal Father
Chapter 522 - 522 184 The Peril of Xiaoyue

522: Chapter 184 The Peril of Xiaoyue 522: Chapter 184 The Peril of Xiaoyue The battles in the Western Continent have raged for four years, and Ping’an has sealed himself away to forge weapons.

The afternoon sun cast a light that illuminated dust motes in the air.

Li Ping’an sat behind his desk, enveloped in a mystical state; he had been seated there for three days, and neither Wen Ling nor the Xing He brothers dared to disturb him.

“Huff—”

Li Ping’an exhaled softly, and the breath spiraled into tufts of cotton-like white clouds, slowly rising to the ceiling.

Before long, the top half of the study was enveloped in mist.

Li Ping’an opened his eyes, a smile of relaxation and pleasure on his lips.

He swept his hand forward, and the clouds instantly condensed into strands of Spiritual Energy that Li Ping’an absorbed with a breath.

‘With my current understanding of the Dao of Clouds, without the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, I should be able to touch the edge of the True Immortal Realm.’

He estimated conservatively.

Li Ping’an couldn’t help feeling somewhat emotional.

When he first began his cultivation, he was constrained by the lack of the earth element among the Five Elements.

Later, when that deficiency was filled slightly, his cultivation speed surged.

But now, after undergoing two spiritual transformations, especially after the second transformation, in which he absorbed many essences of the Five Elements, his Five Elements were now supplemented postnatally.

On becoming an Immortal, one would recreate the Dao Body, transforming into a spiritual being.

That wasn’t just about getting softer skin or clearing hidden injuries and chronic illnesses; it would also bring the Five Elements back to their origin, allowing one’s cultivation to be unhindered by them and to pursue ‘The Great Dao’ that one favors.

Just this one step away.

Li Ping’an’s Primordial Spirit sighed deeply.

If the Heavenly Dao had targeted him after he became an Immortal, then his current power would undoubtedly be a lot stronger.

No more what-ifs!

Li Ping’an forcefully perked himself up.

If the Heavenly Dao wouldn’t allow him to become an Immortal, then he would repeatedly undergo spiritual transformations and see where that path led!

The third, the fourth transformation…

Li Ping’an had planned them out for the next few years; now he just needed to wait until his mana could no longer improve, until he reached the critical point after the second transformation!

For the third transformation, in addition to more Fountain of Youth Water, he needed to prepare purer essences of the Five Elements to further enhance his connection with Heaven and Earth.

There is a distinction between Innate and Acquired within the Five Elements.

Innate Five Elements treasures were extremely precious, such as the Five-Colored Divine Light of the notoriously ruthless Kong Xuan from the Desolate Era, known to cleanse all things, which was derived from refining Innate Five Elements Qi.

Li Ping’an learned from ancient texts that Innate Five Elements Qi was actually boundless—if one could possess the power of a Sect Hierarch, harvesting the Xuan Huang Qi from the edges of the Chaos Sea could lead to extracting Innate Five Elements Qi.

But that was too outlandish to consider further.

As for the fourth transformation, aside from more Fountain of Youth Water than the third transformation, it would also require an even greater amount of the Five Elements’ essences and some Yin and Yang Qi.

Yin and Yang Qi was a rare treasure, but one could request a Golden Immortal Realm expert to collect it from the Star Cores of Taiyin Star and Taiyang Star.

Li Ping’an indeed knew a few Golden Immortals, so this step wasn’t too difficult to manage.

As for what treasures the fifth transformation would need, Li Ping’an hadn’t figured it out yet.

‘My father has passed on his powers to me several times over these years, and my mana still doesn’t feel fully saturated.

I’ll probably need three more power transfers to enhance my understanding of The Great Dao before I can undergo the third transformation.’

Li Ping’an glanced at the two and a half jars of Fountain of Youth Water, uncertain whether these would suffice for the third and fourth transformations.

‘One step at a time, as long as I can increase my power.’

Li Ping’an stretched and got up to move his legs and feet.

Xing He and Xinghan immediately entered and offered Li Ping’an a salute:

“Congratulations to the lord on your breakthrough!”

Li Ping’an replied with a wry smile, “Where do you see a breakthrough?

My Dao Realm is still the Heaven and Earth Bridge.”

“Ah?” Xing He exclaimed, “Lord, the amount of Spiritual Energy in your body could kill a hundred Heaven and Earth Bridges!

What’s going on?”

Xinghan kicked at him, “How dare you inquire about the lord’s secret cultivation practices!”

Li Ping’an chuckled and shook his head, “It’s fine, I am suppressed by the Heavenly Dao, and it won’t allow me to become an Immortal.

So I’ve devised a new way of cultivation.

Right now, the power of my techniques is probably comparable to that of a Ninth Grade True Immortal or a first-grade Primordial Immortal, but in many respects, it’s far from what a real Immortal can do.”

Xing He and Xinghan exchanged glances.

Xing He couldn’t help but marvel, “You make pioneering a new cultivation method sound so easy.”

Xinghan also sighed, “Truly worthy of being a near-Immortal with great enlightenment.”

Wen Ling, who was hiding behind, rolled her eyes.

The little ancestor is getting better and better at pretending!

Li Ping’an said nonchalantly, “Wen Ling, is the ceiling that interesting?”

“What tea would you like to drink, little ancestor?

Big Brother Xinghan just brought back several new types of Spiritual Tea!”

“Anything will do…

When did Xinghan come back?”

“Oh, right,” Xinghan reported with a salute, “I returned yesterday at the hour of Zi; I didn’t dare to disturb you since you were cultivating.

I’ve thoroughly learned the latest battle reports from the west these past few years!”

He stepped forward quickly, presenting a Jade Talisman to Li Ping’an with both hands.

Li Ping’an took it and read closely, his eyes flickering with thought.

In these four years, the battles in the Western Continent had mostly seen the Human Race emerging victorious, but the front lines had moved south by over a thousand li.

The veteran leaders of the Eastern Alliance, of course, understood the principle that if you preserve the land but lose the people, both the people and the land will be lost; the shift of the front lines resulted in fewer casualties on their side and increased the consumption for the Demon Race.

But this also led to new problems—the Human-Demon War saw the Human Race, for the first time, in a superficial decline.

And being in a superficial decline was not a good thing.

A small group of Demon Kings that had been on the fence had now joined this collective battle.

Ministers of the Ancient Heavenly Court who had given up hope on the Hundred Clans were also beginning to show themselves.

Although, according to Li Ping’an’s understanding of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, there must be other strategies yet to be employed on the Human Race’s side, such as Emperor Shennong’s ‘administrative foundation’ and the Human Emperor’s trusted aides;

still, if the situation continued like this, the battle would indeed escalate severely.