The Legend of Qingpeng: Starting from the Costinus

The Golden Dragon Demon Lord put forward a "proposal" that was discussed at a meeting of the clan elders - hoping that Li Qing could use his outstanding alchemy skills to refine a rare elixir for the dragon clan that would allow them to break through to the sixth level.

He also said that this is not only a recognition of Li Qing's ability, but also a win-win opportunity.

Once a clan member successfully advances to the sixth level, he can use the powerful power of the soul contract to lead Li Qing through the legendary ascension channel and step into a higher level of the spiritual world.

Li Qing was naturally familiar with the rule that one could bring living beings to the spiritual world through a contract when ascending.

Just like other ascenders can take their spirit pets with them when they ascend, with the existence of a contract, even if the spirit pet’s cultivation is not high enough, it can still allow the spirit pet to reach the spirit world safely.

In the world of cultivation, such a contractual relationship often means deep trust and dependence between the two parties. In some cases, it is like an invisible chain that closely links the destinies of both parties.

But the problem is that, in Li Qing's view, such a proposal is a great insult to his personal dignity and freedom.

Because the premise of these things is that the contractor and the contractor are in a master-servant relationship.

An indescribable anger surged in Li Qing's heart.

In his opinion, although refining elixirs was his forte, he would only use it as a condition to exchange for the opportunity to become a vassal of others, unless he was kicked in the head by a donkey.

He knew very well that once he signed the soul contract, his fate would no longer be completely in his own hands, but would be closely linked to the rise and fall, honor and disgrace of the Jiaolong clan.

He could not accept such behavior of placing personal freedom and dignity under the control of others.

Therefore, although the words of the Golden Dragon Demon Lord were full of sincerity and expectations, Li Qing bluntly refused and firmly expressed his position and attitude.

He made it clear that although he was willing to establish friendly relations with the Jiaolong clan and overcome the demonic calamity together, he would never do so at the cost of sacrificing his personal dignity and freedom.

This dialogue ended with the two sides' positions sharply opposed.

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Sitting on the chair, Li Qing gently stroked the shadow bracelet, with a complex look in his eyes.

Then, he slowly put the shadow bracelet into Qingyu.

This was not just a simple action, but also the final decision he made after careful consideration to abandon the major plan.

Not long ago, he used the Shadow Bracelet to weave a message after another, quietly delivering the urgent notice of cancellation of the plan to the core figures of various forces in the demon world.

This notice was like a thunderclap, causing ripples among the high-ranking officials in the demon world.

Due to the firm rejection from three key forces including Tianyu Demon Dynasty, Qiuqi Kingdom and Jiaolong Clan.

The grand blueprint carefully planned by Li Qing to gather the power of the demon world and jointly impact the sixth level in order to crack the conspiracy of the demon had to be aborted.

Each of these three forces holds a pivotal position, and their refusal is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Li Qing's plan.

Although the three major forces, the Black Turtle Clan, the Nine-tailed Fox Clan, and the Yinyue Wolf Clan, as well as many medium-sized forces, showed unprecedented enthusiasm and support and responded actively.

But one person cannot support the whole plan alone. Without the participation of the other three major forces, the resources needed for the plan would be like the sand in an hourglass, which would quickly disappear and would be difficult to gather into a sea.

For the creatures in the demon world, the leap from level five to level six is ​​an almost insurmountable chasm.

The fifth-level cultivation resources in the demon world are already scarce, so the Tianyu Demon Dynasty can still accept their lack.

However, now, in addition to the Tianyu Demon Realm, two other major forces have also refused, so the resources that can be concentrated are reduced by half, and the plan is naturally difficult to implement.

Even if he did not inform all parties of the cancellation of the plan, in the future they would discuss with Li Qing about withdrawing from the plan after learning that the other three major forces refused.

After all, with fewer resources, they wouldn't believe that Li Qing could be promoted to level six.

Not to mention the crucial spiritual object needed for promotion to the sixth level in the future, which is a legendary existence. No one in the demon world has been able to find it for thousands of years.

Without this crucial help, even a strong person who has reached the peak of the fifth level can only sigh in despair when facing the threshold of the sixth level, or force a breakthrough, but this is tantamount to seeking death.

However, since Li Qing dared to propose this plan, he was naturally very confident that he could be promoted to the sixth level.

After all, he never does anything without a purpose, he has a backup plan.

But don't forget, he still has a few lotus seeds of the ninth-grade Holy Soul Lotus in his hand.

This ninth-grade Holy Soul Lotus is an extremely precious spiritual object. The energy and efficacy it contains are extremely powerful.

The most important point is that the Ninth-Rank Holy Soul Lotus has the property of Yin generating Yang.

In other words, as long as the lotus seeds of the Ninth-Rank Holy Soul Lotus are taken, it can help practitioners break through the bottleneck and achieve the realm of Yin producing Yang.

And this is one of the necessary conditions for promotion to the sixth level!

So, although it seems extremely difficult for Li Qing to be promoted to the sixth level on the surface, he is actually fully prepared.

As long as the time is right, he will be able to use the lotus seeds of the Ninth Rank Holy Soul Lotus to break through to the Sixth Rank in one fell swoop.

Now, facing the rejection of the other three forces, Li Qing had to abandon this plan and inform those hopeful forces one by one of the news of the aborted plan.

As the news came out, the demon world was in turmoil, causing all the forces that had originally placed high hopes on Li Qing to instantly fall into panic and confusion.

They all transmitted information through the shadow bracelets, asking Li Qing if he had any alternative plans. Their tone was full of anxiety and uneasiness, and they were eager to find a glimmer of possibility of breaking the deadlock from this former light of hope.

After all, the demon's control over the ascension platform is like an invisible shackle that locks their future firmly in this crisis-ridden demon world.

However, Li Qing chose to remain silent about all this.

The failure of this plan made him deeply realize that it was almost an impossible task to fight against the conspiracy of the demons by relying solely on the serious division within the demon world.

He already had another plan in mind, a bolder and more desperate plan.

That is to use the plan that he had thought of many years ago.

Li Qing knew that this road would be full of unknowns and dangers, but he also knew that only in this way could he find a glimmer of hope for survival...