Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect-Chapter 436 - 263 Lihuo Palace_2

Nowhere else to go, he always stayed in the room practicing.

With the Refining Spirit Pill being more effective, his cultivation speed was also faster.

He never intended to save them; in any case, the faster his cultivation, the quicker he consumed the Refining Spirit Pill.

In over a decade, his Dimension Upgrade Progress rose from 81 to 86... and he also ascended from the 81st floor of the tower to the 86th floor. Since there were corresponding cultivation resources placed in each empty room, these years of his cultivation lacked for nothing in terms of Refining Spirit Pills.

When there were no cultivation resources left in the room, he could move up a floor.

Anyway, no one cared about him.

Yang Fan and Wen Wan had already successfully broken through to the Longevity Secret Realm more than two decades ago.

Within Chenzhong Cave Heaven, even the so-called influence of the Heart Demon Tribulation was negligible.

After Wen Wan achieved the Longevity Secret Realm, she and Yang Fan returned to the Spiritual King Mansion of the Eternal Dynasty and smoothly inherited the position of Spirit King.

The White Fox, who had transformed, remained in the Dutian Array Sect, showcasing its talent in arrays, gaining the recognition of the Dutian Array Ancestor, and officially became the Dutian Array Child of the Dutian Array Sect.

The Dutian Array Child is a very important title in the Dutian Array Sect.

It is half a level higher than an Array Master of the Supreme Elder rank, second only to the Dutian Array Ancestor.

Moreover, each generation’s Dutian Array Child is often poised to become the next Dutian Array Ancestor.

....

On this day.

In the room on the 86th floor of the tower.

Li Qian had just finished a round of cultivation when a sudden voice rang out, "All Refinement Returners, equip your armor, grab your spears, leave your practice rooms, and assemble in the square in front of the tower."

"Is there a mission?"

Li Qian slightly furrowed his brow.

To be honest, cultivating in this tower offered much better conditions than in the Oasis Camp.

Anyway, his cultivation results were extremely remarkable.

Nonetheless, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

This Lihuo Palace provided such superior cultivation conditions for the Refinement Returners for a reason.

After equipping his armor, Li Qian immediately left the tower.

A large number of Refinement Returners poured out from each tower, converging into a stream of people.

"So many people?"

He saw a dense mass; there must be tens of thousands of Refinement Returners.

Under the command of the black-armored martial artists, countless Refinement Returners formed into orderly formations.

"You nurture soldiers for a thousand days to use them in a single moment; the time has come for you to serve our Lihuo Palace."

At this moment, a figure clad entirely in purple armor flew in from afar, hovering mid-air, with cold eyes sweeping across the crowd.

In an instant, the entire venue fell silent.

No one dared to speak.

The oppressive feeling was too intense.

This was the Upper Realm, after all.

Still being able to fly, it’s unimaginable how strong this purple-armored person is?

In any case, as Li Qian was now at the 86th step of Returning Void, he considered himself not weak; however, to achieve the level of flying in mid-air in this world was far from possible.

"Set off."

The purple-armored person waved a hand.

Immediately, a large number of Refinement Returner squads boarded one flying vehicle after another under the guidance of the black-armored martial artists.

Before long, many of the flying vehicles took off, flying towards the distance.

"Senior Brother Wen, these Refinement Returners are so weak, what use is it to send them to the battlefield?"

A few black-armored martial artists gathered, watching the flying vehicles leave. One of the younger black-armored martial artists suddenly said.

"Heh, although the Refinement Returners are weak, they won’t die; sending them into the first battle helps clear many traps and dangers, greatly reducing the losses of our Lihuo Palace."

Another older black-armored martial artist chuckled lightly.

"But I’ve heard that even though Refinement Returners don’t die, both sides’ equipped weapons can cause damage that’s hard to recover from even in a refinement state..."

That young black-armored martial artist said.

"So what? These Refinement Returners were always meant to be used as consumables, and the reason our Lihuo Palace nurtures them well is to use them in such a way."

The older black-armored martial artist said indifferently.

After all, these Refinement Returners are like ants, countless and capable of resurrection again and again.

....

On a massive battlefield.

Thunder filled the sky, the atmosphere was oppressive, killing intent filled the air.

A large formation of gray-armored, spearman soldiers gathered.

Li Qian stood among them.

However, with his cultivation reaching over eighty steps of Returning Void, he became a centurion, leading over a hundred Refinement Returners.

"Remember, you have already marked the Returning Void Land, so even if you die in battle... upon your next return to void, you will resurrect again within the tower."

In mid-air, a red-armored woman with a graceful figure, yet cold and peerless, spoke coldly.

Regarding marking the Returning Void Land, Li Qian was naturally aware.

Although I don’t know how the Lihuo Palace managed it.

Under normal circumstances, if you die somewhere, you will return to the void there.

If it is true what the red-armored woman said, that in the future they will still revive within the tower of Lihuo Palace when returning to the void... this also means these Refinement Returners are tied to Lihuo Palace.

Or rather, trapped within the Lihuo Palace.

In the future, trying to leave Lihuo Palace will be as hard as climbing the sky.

Unless they never return to the void again.

But for those in the Longevity Realm, if they don’t return to the void, they can’t obtain spiritual energy, can’t satisfy their body’s consumption, and will ultimately deplete their vitality, leading to a shortened lifespan.

These ordinary Refinement Returners can forget about escaping the control of Lihuo Palace until their lifespan ends.

Unless... they can achieve Returning Void Perfection and directly ascend to the Upper Realm....

But according to Tian Lan Immortal Venerable, without a guide, unable to achieve a Half-Immortal Body, don’t even think about successfully ascending...

"Kill!"

The red-armored woman looked into the distance, suddenly waved her long sword, and shouted.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The black-armored martial artists of Lihuo Palace, all leader level, at their command, the entire army of Refinement Returners began charging swiftly towards the battlefield.

At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield, a large army of white-armored Refinement Returners also gathered together.

As the two massive armies of Refinement Returners clashed, a brutal massacre began.

There was no tactic to speak of, just frantically swinging the spears in their hands to attack the white-armored enemies.

After a long time, Li Qian discovered that there were not many people left standing around him.

Be it enemies or his own side...

Moreover, the bodies of the fallen Refinement Returners were disappearing rapidly, not showing the gruesome battlefield scene with corpses lying everywhere and broken limbs.

Instead, it was completely clean.

Only a large number of weapons and armor remained at the site.

The number of Refinement Returners who died by Li Qian’s hand was not a hundred, but at least several dozen.

Some even had a higher Returning Void Steps than him based on their aura...

Li Qian continued forward.

As long as they were enemies, they were all killed....

Finally, Li Qian and the less than a hundred remaining completely broke through the enemy’s army of Refinement Returners, and there were no enemies ahead.

Suddenly, a huge bloody mouth appeared in the void ahead, swiftly swallowing a Refinement Returner.

Li Qian found that bloody mouth was actually an invisible giant monster, moving as fast as lightning, swallowing several strong Refinement Returners in the blink of an eye.

He felt a strong sense of crisis, suddenly dodged, and at the same time fiercely thrust his spear, like a long sword, executing the sixth sword of Shen Xiao.

Boom!

A massive force spread from the spear, Li Qian felt as if he hit a wall, his arm going numb from the shock.

Immediately following, his body was swept away by a violent force.

Pfft!

He opened his mouth and spat a mouthful of blood.

Immediately, a large mouth came fiercely biting towards him.

Li Qian suddenly felt as if his body was restrained by an invisible force, becoming stiff and slow.

In the next moment, he was swallowed into the giant mouth.

"Damn it."

Li Qian cursed inwardly, as soon as he was swallowed, he was squeezed by the terrifying force around him, as if his body was about to be crushed.

He took a deep breath, no longer hesitated, and used the Two Forms Spirit Sword.

Swish!

The sword light flashed.

The terrifying pressure around was immediately torn apart by the sword light, opening a big hole, revealing the light outside.

Roar roar roar....

Accompanied by angry roars, Li Qian took the opportunity to escape from the monster’s body.

The armor on his body was already twisted.

The exposed skin was severely corroded.

At this moment, the monster that had just swallowed Li Qian had already lost its invisibility effect and was fully revealed, looking like a legendary Taotie monster.

However, this monster was already lying on the ground, its aura weak.

When Li Qian looked around again, aside from himself, there were no living Refinement Returners.

"You can withdraw now."

Suddenly, a voice rang out.

Li Qian looked up, it was actually the red-armored woman.

The red-armored woman’s eyes showed a hint of appreciation as she looked at Li Qian.

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