NOVPUBLi Qing’s core formation process was exceptionally smooth.
He didn’t feel any of the dangers mentioned in other cultivation texts; it was as if everything naturally fell into place.
Within just half a day, he had successfully stepped into the Golden Core Realm.
"Vessel of Pure Yin..."
Li Qing took a deep breath, sensing the earth-shattering changes occurring within his body.
All the yang energy had been transformed, and with the last obstacle gone, Li Qing felt that his brand-new body had achieved a kind of perfect harmony.
The speed of his spiritual power circulation had almost doubled, and his insight into techniques and divine techniques had improved by a grade compared to before.
A metamorphosis!
And his golden core was different from the usual appearance recorded in the texts.
It was like the moon in its zenith, emitting a cool white light. Mysterious patterns covered the core, indicating its extraordinary nature.
All these changes filled Li Qing with joy.
"Just in terms of cultivation talent, even Zhao Ruoxi is no match for me now,"
"And the quality of my golden core is superb."
"It’s just a pity that all of this cannot be made known yet. I can’t reveal it."
Li Qing was well aware that once the changes in him were detected, the true power of the [Sutra of Transgressive Ethics] would become known. This would definitely lead to unimaginable frenzy!
By then, even the God Transforming and Unity-Path masters among the inner disciples would probably come to seize it!
Compared to attaining the great way, the mere reversal of gender is trivial!
"Until I have enough power to protect myself, I still need to remain in hibernation."
After putting his clothes back on, the aura of a Golden Core expert gradually dispersed from Li Qing’s body.
Nobody would have imagined that this outer disciple, who had been at the Energy Refining Stage and suffered a severe mental and physical trauma just a year ago, had now entered the profound path of cultivation!
After returning to lay low in the outer sect, Li Qing soon encountered an unexpected difficulty.
He found it very hard to draw the yin energy from those outer sect female cultivators to aid his own cultivation.
After much consideration, Li Qing decided to reveal some of his cultivation base and enter the inner sect of the Great Taoist Sect.
And after careful selection, he also chose his target to be his mentor.
As with Sister Zhao, from the Moonlight lineage, the God Transforming Immortal Monarch Huo Jingtong!
In reality, given Li Qing’s currently revealed aptitude, under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t catch Huo Jingtong’s eye.
But Li Qing had already found out that Huo Jingtong was seriously obsessed with appearance.
Li Qing believed that with his increasingly exquisite appearance and the compelling allure naturally exuded with every gesture, he would easily enter Huo Jingtong’s tutelage.
The most important reason for choosing Huo Jingtong as his target was her extraordinary talent. She had stepped into the God Transformation Realm early on with less than a hundred years of cultivation.
Moreover, she was dedicated to the path and had rarely interacted with male cultivators since beginning her cultivation journey. She was still a virgin up until now.
All of her disciples were also young female cultivators.
For Li Qing, it was the perfect place to develop covertly!
Dangerous light flickered in Li Qing’s eyes as he secretly began his intrigue.
Outer Sect disciples wishing to enter the Inner Sect and become disciples of a God Transforming Immortal Monarch must naturally maneuver carefully.
Like a patient hunter, Li Qing waited for the appropriate time for over three months.
One day, the youngest disciple of Huo Jingtong, Sima Jing, accepted a trial mission to collect Yin Soul Beads from the Yin Wind Valley, thousands of miles away.
Before Sima Jing set off, Li Qing found her through the good graces of one of her close female cultivator friends in the Outer Sect.
Li Qing pleaded with Sima Jing in a pitiful manner, recounting her own misfortunes and begging her to take him along.
"Yin Wind Valley is a place of supreme yin energy, perhaps there I can absorb enough Yin Qi to completely rid myself of my male appearance."
Initially, Sima Jing hesitated, but upon seeing Li Qing’s tearful demeanor, her heart softened and she ultimately agreed.
Despite being only in her twenties, Sima Jing had already reached the final stage of the Foundation Establishment Phase.
However, her worldly experience was shallow and, on the way to Yin Wind Valley, Li Qing’s sweet-talking soon bewitched her.
Their relationship heated up quickly, with Sima Jing coming to regard Li Qing as a confidante and frequently lamenting over the misfortunes that had befallen her.
"Don’t worry, Qingqing, once we’re in the Yin Wind Valley I will find you extra Yin Soul Beads," Sima Jing pledged with a thump on her chest.
Li Qing, grateful, clutched Sima Jing’s soft hands tightly, unwilling to let go.
Sima Jing’s cheeks flushed with red, but she did not pull away.
Yet, this naïve young girl didn’t know that her journey to the Yin Wind Valley had already been leaked to Wei Lu, a male cultivator from another branch of the Great Taoist Sect who had long coveted Sima Jing, by none other than Li Qing.
Just like Qin Shou, Wei Lu was a lascivious character. Having been repeatedly turned down by Sima Jing, he harbored resentment.
Upon learning the news of Sima Jing’s solitary departure, already restless with desire and spurred on by the incitements of his peers, he finally made up his mind.
He planned to stage a heroic rescue, by arranging a group of men to pretend to rob and ravish. At the critical moment, he would emerge, defeat the bandits, and win the heart of the damsel.
As Wei Lu secretly plotted, he was unaware that he was also a part of Li Qing’s conspiracy.
Just as Li Qing had conspired, at the crucial moment of collecting the Yin Soul Beads in the Yin Wind Valley, a group of uninvited guests suddenly attacked.
Though Sima Jing was strong and had many Magic Treasures for protection, she couldn’t fight against so many while also having to take care of the considerably weaker Li Qing. Gradually, she became exhausted and began to lose ground.
Just when it seemed like she would be completely defeated, Li Qing suddenly made a resolute declaration, "Jing’er, don’t worry about me! You need to escape quickly!"
Then, in order not to burden Sima Jing, Li Qing surprisingly attracted the attention of the attackers with her words, like throwing an egg against a rock.
She continuously provoked them, drawing their aggression onto herself. 𝖓𝔬𝖛𝔭𝔲𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
With the pressure on her reduced, Sima Jing found herself at an advantage again, but Li Qing’s vast difference in strength compared to the group of bandits meant that in no time, she had suffered grave injuries.
That was even under the condition that the bandits, following Wei Lu’s orders, were holding back from delivering a killing blow.
Seeing Li Qing on the brink of death, Sima Jing was so distressed that tears nearly spilled from her eyes.
Wei Lu hadn’t had the chance to make his entrance before Sima Jing, using a Vessel of Pure Yin secret technique, temporarily burst forth with the power of the Golden Core Realm. She managed to fend off the attackers and then fled deeper into the Yin Wind Valley with Li Qing.
Wei Lu’s expression turned sour as he ordered his men to pursue them without delay.
Li Qing, on the verge of death, looked at the weeping Sima Jing who held her, and revealed that she had a Secret Technique which could not only heal her injuries but possibly even enhance her strength.
The technique, however, was somewhat unique and required Sima Jing’s cooperation.
If Sima Jing was unwilling, he would not force her.
Being blinded by love and excessively pure, how could Sima Jing stand to not save a life? She immediately agreed.
After a thorough and exhilarating session of the Secret Technique, unsuitable to be spoken of publicly,
Sima Jing appeared somewhat weary. Yet, seeing Li Qing revived and even breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Phase, her face revealed a contented smile.
