Part 1: After the Tribulation
After Li Qing successfully escaped the three cities, the three Immortals still remained unaware of this fact. Believing he was hiding within, they sealed off the cities, ordering their forces to dig up every inch of land in search of him.
At the same time, the three Rule-tier items extracted from the destroyed Ninth-Tier Beasts were handed over to the Destiny-Bearers of each Immortal's Dao lineage:
Namgong Haoran: Destiny-Bearer of the Confucian School from the Hundred Schools of Thought.
Tang Wanshan: Destiny-Bearer of the Wu Ji Dao Sect.
Huang Wanchao: Destiny-Bearer of the True Treasure Dao Sect.
Through his intricate intelligence network, Li Qing swiftly learned of this event—dubbed the "Immortals' Bestowal of Treasures"—a clear sign that the battle among Destiny-Bearers was about to begin.
At this moment, Li Qing had already stepped into Level 5—a realm of cultivation marked by two critical characteristics:
