All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 143 Great Advancement in Internal Strength, Breakthrough in Bone Barrier!
For the next month, Zhou Qing stayed at home, focusing on cultivating the Spirit Nourishing Technique.

As for the Wood Spirit Corpse, he had been hiding it deep underground in Black Wind Mountain to cultivate the Green Wood Scripture, and had never shown his face.

It appeared on the ground when the Corpse Worm King absorbed the power of the moon.

Since the Wood Spirit Corpse only needs to absorb Wood Fiend Qi to survive, Zhou Qing doesn't need to prepare blood food for it, making it much easier to cultivate.

During this time, Zhou Qing kept listening to what was happening outside, but unfortunately, after Yao Xuewei left, he had no access to the higher-ups of the Demon Suppression Division, so he knew very little about the reaction of the Witch God Sect.

However, the atmosphere at the Demon Suppression Division branch has become noticeably more tense recently.

And so, another month passed.

After spending three thousand taels of silver to purchase two Spirit Nourishing Pills, Zhou Qing finally mastered the Spirit Nourishing Technique.

As Zhou Qing began to master the Spirit Nourishing Technique, he immediately felt a strange and inexplicable change in his body, and his five senses seemed to be further enhanced.

[Skill: Spirit Condensation Technique]

[Progress: Beginner (2/10000)]

[Effect: Improves concentration and allows for multitasking]

[Concentrate and calm your mind: Your mental strength is enhanced, your five senses are greatly improved, and your spirit becomes more refined, significantly reducing the impact of negative mental effects.]

[Multitasking: Enhanced mental strength and refined spirit strengthen your will, enabling you to multitask, thinking about different things and taking different actions simultaneously.]

The words that slowly appeared in his field of vision made Zhou Qing's gaze freeze.

"This is."

"Multitasking!"

After Zhou Qing broke through the Spirit Nourishing Technique, its effects completely exceeded his expectations.

He immediately conducted a test, remotely controlling the Corpse Worm King on Black Wind Mountain, allowing it to manipulate the Wood Spirit Corpse to cultivate the Green Wood Scripture.

At the same time, Zhou Qing sat cross-legged on the bed and began practicing the Azure Water Skill.

While he had the spirit corpse of Zhimu cultivate the Green Wood Scripture, he himself practiced the Azure Water Technique.

A moment later, Zhou Qing opened his eyes, a look of joy on his face.

"Great!"

Multitasking is indeed powerful.

Previously, he could only operate in one line. If he cultivated the Spirit Nourishing Technique, the Spirit Corpse on the other side could only rely on instinct to absorb the Earthly Fiend Qi of Black Wind Mountain and could not cultivate the Green Wood Scripture.

He must control the cultivation of the Wood Spirit Corpse.

In this way, he can only do one thing at a time.

For example, during the day one must cultivate the Spirit Nourishing Technique, and at night one must control the Wood Spirit Corpse to cultivate the Green Wood Scripture.

As a result, his rest time will be greatly reduced.

It is important to know that cultivating the Spirit Nourishing Technique is quite energy-consuming, so simply regulating one's breathing is not enough to recover, therefore sufficient sleep is essential.

In addition, he can't stay in his room all day long.

Now that he has the ability to multitask, he can do two things at the same time, which is equivalent to having twice the amount of time to cultivate.

"Perfect timing, let me see the effects of this Spirit-Guiding Disc divine weapon."

Zhou Qing recalled the spirit-guiding disc that had been sealed away for a long time in the leather bag gu.

He took out a palm-sized bronze compass from the leather bag and calmed his mind according to the method recorded in the Mind Condensation Technique.

A moment later, he felt a connection with the compass in his hand.

As time went on, the connection grew stronger.

You have acquired a new divine weapon – the Spirit-Guiding Disc.

[Divine Weapon: Spirit-Guiding Disc]

[Grade: First Level]

[A token of the true disciples of the Yinshan Sect, a key to the Yinshan Grotto-heaven, forged from fragments of extraterrestrial stars.]

[Requirements for Mastery: Beginner Level of Spirit Cultivation Technique]

[Control Effects: Nourishing Soul and Spirit (Second Tier), Inner Space (First Tier)]

[Nourishing Soul and Spirit (Second Tier): Possesses a Spirit-Guiding Disc, which assists in cultivating the Spirit-Nourishing Technique and strengthens the soul. It also provides a certain amplification effect when casting Yinshan Mystic Arts.]

[Endogenous Space (Tier 1): An internally generated space within the Spirit Guiding Disc, capable of storing living beings.]

"Buzz!"

The bronze compass trembled slightly, emitting a faint white light.

The next moment, Zhou Qing saw the interior space of the bronze compass, which was much larger than the wooden king's cauldron, about the size of two single bedrooms, and contained many jade slips and scrolls.

Zhou Qing took out the jade slips and scrolls one by one to examine them.

He communicated with Dan Chenzi in his mind, asking how to browse the jade slip.

Following Dan Chenzi's instructions, he then placed the jade slip between his eyebrows and attempted to examine it with his spiritual power.

However, Zhou Qing discovered that of the twelve jade slips, he could not view eleven of them. The only one he could view was the middle volume of the Poison Dragon Golden Body that Dan Chenzi had mentioned before.

As Zhou Qing delved into the jade slip, he felt as if he had entered a chaotic world.

At this moment, as the mist gradually dissipated, a towering giant appeared before Zhou Qing.

Standing at the giant's feet, he looked like an ant.

"Roar~!"

A deafening dragon roar resounded, revealing the dragon tattoo branded on the giant's body, which suddenly materialized into a dark purple venomous dragon.

The dragon's lower body was wrapped around the giant's waist, while its upper body plunged into the dark sky.

boom--!
With a deafening roar, Zhou Qing was greatly shaken, and his consciousness instantly left the jade slip.

"So strong!"

Zhou Qing was horrified. Not to mention the giant, he could only look up at the poisonous dragon wrapped around it.

No wonder the Poison Dragon Golden Body technique became the signature technique of the Yinshan Sect.

If one could truly master it, like the giant in the jade slip, one would not be invincible in the world, but at least be able to roam freely.

Anyway, Zhou Qing never thought about becoming king or dominating; he just wanted to live as he pleased.

Once Zhou Qing calmed down, he put away the jade slip containing the information about the Poison Dragon's Golden Body.

Only after mastering the first level of the Hundred Poisons Mixed Body technique can one switch to cultivating this method.

There is no benefit for him to comprehend such a profound technique in advance.

Zhou Qing put away the jade slip that he couldn't view and opened the scroll.

The scrolls record various magical arts from Yinshan, including "blood curse," "corpse driving," and "soul gathering."

"This is."

Zhou Qing examined them one by one and found records about the Heavenly Fiend Corpse in the Corpse-Driving Technique. It also contained a Gu-refining technique that combined the Heavenly Fiend Corpse with an evil creature called the Corpse Demon.

The Heavenly Fiend Corpse is an extremely yin and evil entity. If it is combined with other extremely yin and evil entities for refinement, there is a high chance that it will advance even further.

This secret technique draws upon the Gu Master's Gu-refining skills, but has been improved upon.

"An extremely yin and extremely evil thing."

Zhou Qing recalled that the Corpse Worm Gu King was the most powerful and extremely yin and evil creature under his command.

"If we could combine the Corpse Worm King with the Supreme Wood Spirit Corpse, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up.

Now he wants to control the Wood Spirit Corpse through the Corpse Worm Gu King, but there is still one layer in between.

If the two can be combined and refined, it might allow the Corpse Worm Gu King to break through its limit and refine a second-tier Gu worm.

"This matter still needs long-term consideration."

After a moment's thought, Zhou Qing calmed down.

This is not something that can be done in a short time. He has no experience in combining Gu worms, so he needs to practice with low-level Gu worms first.

After successfully mastering the Spirit-Guiding Disc, Zhou Qing's cultivation efficiency in the following month was even higher than in the previous two months.

After consuming the several thousand taels of silver obtained from Mu Yuan, plus four Lesser Rejuvenation Pills, the Wood Spirit Corpse did not disappoint Zhou Qing, successfully cultivating the Green Wood Scripture to the fourth level.

"The time for harvest has finally arrived."

Zhou Qing headed to Black Wind Mountain with great satisfaction.

"See your Lord."

Ruyan used earth-遁 (earth-遁) technique to bring the Zhimu spirit corpse back to the ground.

"Yes. Thank you for your hard work these past few days." Zhou Qing nodded.

"Your Majesty is too kind," Ruyan said meekly, her head bowed.

Zhou Qing approached the corpse of the spirit wood and placed his hand on its lower abdomen, dantian.

At this moment, the wine worm returned to Zhou Qing's dantian and quickly began to inhale and exhale.

At the same time, the Azure Wood True Essence condensed within the corpse of Zhi Muling rapidly transferred into Zhou Qing's body.

Your Green Wood Sutra has been upgraded! Progress +100

Your Green Wood Sutra has been upgraded! Progress +100

Lines of text kept appearing in Zhou Qing's field of vision.

For the first time, he experienced the feeling of his cultivation level rising like a rocket.

[Your Green Wood Sutra has broken through to the third level!]

Your Green Wood Sutra has been upgraded! Progress +200

[Your Aoki Sutra has been upgraded! Progress +200]

[Your Green Wood Sutra has broken through to the fourth level!]

In just one hour, Zhou Qing's Green Wood Scripture broke through from the second level to the third level, and then broke through the barrier to reach the fourth level.

Crack, crackle!

As the Green Wood Scripture broke through to the fourth level, Zhou Qing's whole body made popping sounds like popping beans, and a tenth cloud of qi and blood slowly appeared on his chest.

Not only that, the eight streams of qi and blood on his arms actually moved towards his chest, and finally the ten streams of qi and blood merged into one, turning into a pattern resembling leaves.

"what!"

Suddenly, Zhou Qing's muscles spasmed all over, and there were obvious bulges under his skin, as if earthworms were wriggling inside.

The excruciating pain caused him to stop absorbing the remaining true energy, and he collapsed to the ground.

"My Lord?!" Upon seeing this, Ruyan quickly stepped forward and hugged Zhou Qing, embracing him with her broad chest.

Zhou Qing's entire body was convulsing violently.

Click, click, click!
He felt someone insert their hands into his body, kneading and pulling his fascia like stretching noodles, and a crisp cracking sound came from his spine, as if it would shatter into pieces at any moment.

The extreme physical pain was something Zhou Qing had never experienced before.

"My lord!" Ruyan hugged Zhou Qing tightly with worry, exhaling faint pink smoke as if trying to alleviate his pain with illusion magic.

Unfortunately, it had no effect.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Zhou Qing felt as if he was about to die, the excruciating pain dissipated like a receding tide.

【Craft: Green Wood Sutra】

[Progress: Level 4 (405/30000)]

[Effects: Strengthens tendons and bones, enhances the spirit, prolongs life, and extends the flow of Qi and blood]

[You have completed the Yi Jin (Muscle/Tendon Changing) and entered the Bone Refining realm. Under the influence of the Azure Wood True Essence, you will gain more Qi and Blood, significantly shortening the time required for Bone Refining.]

[Wood Spirit Appearance: Your physique, influenced by the Azure Wood True Essence, will be more suited to cultivating wood-attribute techniques. When cultivating such techniques, your innate talent is considered top-tier.]

[Longevity: The Azure Wood True Essence can continuously repair hidden injuries within your body and nourish your physical form, granting you a longer lifespan than martial artists of the same level.]

[Extremely Enhanced Qi and Stamina: Your stamina and endurance will be greatly increased, and your recovery speed will surpass that of martial artists of the same level.]

Zhou Qing opened his eyes again and stared blankly at the words in his line of sight.

No wonder he was in so much pain; he had actually completed the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/Tendon Changing Technique) and broken through the bone barrier.

From this day forward, he will be a true martial arts master.

After Aoki broke through, the effects were also quite amazing.

While they may not be top-tier in combat, their support abilities are all exceptionally strong.

It strengthens blood and qi, shortens bone forging time, nourishes the body, prolongs life, and enhances physical strength and endurance. Each of these features is top-notch, indirectly increasing his combat power.

"Lord?"

Seeing Zhou Qing open his eyes but remain expressionless, Ru Yan spoke with concern.

"I'm fine." Zhou Qing got up from the soft, fragrant room.

“I remember that the power of the wine worm can increase the power of the true essence by one small realm. The actual power of the green wood true essence in the bone refining realm should be considered first-class, or even close to the top level.”

Zhou Qing gathered his true essence into his Yuanqiao (acupoint), feeling a powerful sensation emanating from within.

【Occupation: Gu Master】

[Rank: First Rank Perfection]

[Effect: Refines Gu worms, grants absolute control, and is a technique for combined refinement]

As the True Essence Lake rose, another line of text appeared in Zhou Qing's field of vision.

(End of this chapter)