354: I don't think this is necessary.

Over the next three days, Li Qi refined a total of nine Divine Sword Dao Soldiers.

When these Divine Sword Dao Soldiers transformed into human form, there were both men and women; the men were all mighty and domineering, while the women were all heroic and valiant, and they all possessed the strength of the Samsara Realm Early Stage.

Li Qi compared them, and the strength of the Divine Sword Dao Soldiers was still quite different from his Eternal Illusion Body. Not only were the Divine Sword Dao Soldiers stronger in strength and Realm, but they also inherited all of Li Qi's abilities; everything Li Qi knew, the Eternal Illusion Body also knew.

However, these Divine Sword Dao Soldiers only knew Li Qi's Five Directions Sword Manual: Reincarnation Chapter, and currently could only execute one move, the Celestial Dao Golden Shadow Sword, making their attack methods much more limited.

But no matter what, these Divine Sword Dao Soldiers possessed the combat power of the Samsara Realm; no matter how weak, they couldn't be too weak.

If others could have even one such Divine Sword Dao Soldier under their command, they would probably wake up laughing in the middle of the night.

After refining nine Divine Sword Dao Soldiers, the quantity was temporarily sufficient, so Li Qi stopped refining them, and then he turned his gaze to the Sword Soul beside him.

“There’s nothing else to do right now, so I think… how about I refine you as well.”

The Sword Soul's body stiffened abruptly, then he chuckled dryly and retreated: “I think… there’s no need for that, is there?”

The last time Li Qi refined him, the feeling was quite 'refreshing,' and the Sword Soul still remembered it vividly.

And he absolutely did not want to experience such a thing again.

“Don’t be so polite…”

“We are all our own people, refining you won’t take much effort.”

The Sword Soul chuckled nervously, saying nothing, just continuously retreating.

Li Qi was amused; he raised his hand and grabbed, and an inexplicable power directly restrained the Sword Soul, bringing him before Li Qi with a wave of his hand.

As Li Qi's strength continuously progressed, the Sword Soul's strength increasingly couldn't keep up; when Li Qi intended to seize him, this fellow couldn't resist in the slightest.

This made it even more necessary to refine him!

The broken sword's main body was held in Li Qi's hand, and the Sword Soul paled in fright: “Li Qi, no, I really don't want to be refined again! Please let me go!”

Li Qi also laughed: “You truly don't appreciate good things. This is a tremendous opportunity that others would beg for, yet you despise it.”

Gripping the hilt of the broken sword, Li Qi began refining it without further discussion.

Vast power continuously surged from within the broken sword; the broken sword trembled, its hum reverberated, and the Sword Soul residing within it also screamed.

“Ah ah ah!!!”

“I’m going to die, I’m going to die!”

“It hurts so much!”

The Sword Soul's cries quickly turned into whimpers; he seemed to be in too much pain to even shout, and Li Qi's ears instantly became much quieter.

The Sword Soul had a very good foundation; he was already half a Dao Soldier, so Li Qi didn't spend too much effort refining him. It was completed in less than an hour.

And the Sword Soul had completely changed; he transformed again, becoming a tall man clad in battle robes, and the aura emanating from him… was surprisingly that of a Samsara Realm Early Stage existence!

“I actually broke through my Realm?!”

“I am actually a Great Emperor of the Samsara Realm now!!!”

After feeling the brand new power within him, the Sword Soul was overjoyed, and he no longer seemed so resistant to being refined.

He still remembered that the Five Directions Great Emperor back then had only stepped one foot into the Samsara Realm, not fully entering this Realm, and the Sword Soul was merely a shadow of him. Yet today, he had such good fortune… he had completely surpassed the Five Directions Great Emperor of yesteryear!

The Sword Soul's expression was complex; he looked at Li Qi and said solemnly: “Li Qi… thank you.”

Li Qi waved his hand, signaling the other party not to mind: “We are our own people, why mention it.”

The Sword Soul adapted to the new power within him, as well as the sword art that inexplicably appeared in his mind… Celestial Dao Golden Shadow Sword!

Just by slightly performing this sword art, the Sword Soul felt the Heavenly Dao Power of the Six Paths Power!

“Is this the Heavenly Dao Power?”

“It truly is incredibly miraculous!”

A faint golden light enveloped the Sword Soul's body; this power was so strong, stronger than any power the Sword Soul had ever seen!

The Sword Soul was like a child with a new toy, immediately beginning to try out the Heavenly Dao Power he had just acquired.

After familiarizing himself with the new power, the Sword Soul transformed back into a broken sword, hanging at Li Qi's waist…

…

Li Qi slowly rose from the secret room: “Alright, the matters here are done, it’s about time to leave.”

This mission to the Crane Sect yielded abundant rewards; not only were the Demon Servants hidden here eliminated, but a Saint Demon Remnant Clan member was also repelled, which gave Li Qi a clearer understanding of the Saint Demon Remnant Clan's strength.

Furthermore, he obtained a method for refining Dao Soldiers… this was Li Qi's greatest gain from this trip.

Before leaving, Li Qi found Ji Ying: “Ancestral Master, I am preparing to leave.”

“There are still many things waiting for me to do.”

Ji Ying nodded, not trying to persuade him to stay; he knew that even if he did, he wouldn't be able to keep him.

“Alright, be careful on your journey.”

Before Li Qi left, he arranged for a figure to come before Ji Ying: “Ancestral Master, this is a Dao Soldier I refined; I’m having him stay and guard the Crane Sect.”

“If the Crane Sect encounters trouble again in the future, he will resolve it.”

The Dao Soldier Li Qi arranged to leave behind was precisely the stone-armored man he had first refined, possessing the combat power of the Samsara Realm Early Stage.

“Sect Leader Ji, my Lord has commanded me to guard the Crane Sect.”

“In the future, the safety of the Crane Sect will be entrusted to me.”

Although the stone-armored man had concealed his strength, Ji Ying still perceived his extraordinary nature. When Ji Ying stood before the stone-armored man… he felt as if he were standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking a deep abyss.

If he took one misstep, this abyss could swallow him whole!

Ji Ying was terrified in his heart; the Profound Soldier Spirit Nurturing Art had only been in Li Qi's hands for a few days, and he found it inconceivable that Li Qi could refine such a powerful Dao Soldier in such a short time.

“In that case… I shall trouble you.”

Ji Ying slightly cupped his hands towards the stone-armored man, and the stone-armored man returned the gesture, then stood respectfully to the side.

Seeing that he no longer needed to worry about the Crane Sect, Li Qi nodded to Ji Ying, then soared away on a bolt of lightning, disappearing into the horizon…

Li Qi continued to constantly use Ten Thousand Miles Tracking - Yi Nu Ashes, searching for traces of Demon Servants, continuously hunting these Demon Servants, causing no small amount of trouble for the Saint Demon Remnant Clan.

And this time, Li Qi no longer personally hunted these Demon Servants; he was only responsible for providing the exact locations of the Demon Servants… and then letting his eight Divine Sword Dao Soldiers go hunting!

The Divine Sword Dao Soldiers constantly traveled everywhere, and the efficiency of hunting Demon Servants increased several times compared to before, which also greatly accelerated the growth rate of Li Qi's Potential Points.

Everything seemed to be developing smoothly, but less than ten days after he left the Crane Sect…

An anomaly occurred!

A terrifying black giant net appeared out of thin air, completely enveloping the entire Immortal Martial World!!!