Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 180 Two Thousand Years of Lifespan: Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiends
Each time he recovered, Gu Qing would discard his protective measures, allowing his life soul to be blown to its limit by the wind disaster before he could resist it again. This act was a way of accepting the tribulation.

Although the windstorm was terrifying, it also had its benefits, as it caused a qualitative change in the spiritual power, similar to the transformation from "true essence to magical power".

If one does not accept it, this benefit will be greatly diminished.

The Three Tribulations of the Soul are both a calamity and an opportunity. They are in accordance with the principles of the Great Dao and may even be a gift bestowed by the Heavenly Dao.
The so-called Heavenly Cycle is forty-nine, with one being removed.

Ordinary people often think that it is a sign of life, but it is actually a manifestation of the Tao. It is not in accordance with common sense. This calamity sent down by heaven may well be a reward given by the Tao.

They simply don't consider the weight of the blows, and they don't take into account whether the cultivator can handle them.

One day, two days...

January, February...

Breaking through barriers in seclusion takes longer and longer as you progress, with increasingly difficult and challenging obstacles along the way. Patience is the most important factor.

Blown by the wind, Gu Qing lost all sense of time.

Three years passed in this way.

This day.

The stone house, which had been closed for a long time, opened, letting in a little dust. Gu Qing, who had become thinner, floated out with eyes that seemed to be shining.

It did not rely on teleportation techniques or magical powers to lift it up.

Instead, he used his divine sense to lift himself up, something that would have been impossible in the past. The range of his divine sense perception had even exceeded a hundred miles, and his meticulous observation had the effect of seeing through things.

"Mid-stage Rank 7 - Refining Evil and Nourishing Soul, Divine Sense Greatly Increased."

"panel."

The panel, which I haven't seen in a long time, hasn't changed much.

Gu Qing

Age: 51, Lifespan: 2000

[Realm: Mid-Seventh Rank - Refining Evil and Nourishing Soul]

[Cultivation Technique: Nine Revolutions Fiery Dragon Scripture, Tenth Level]

[Secondary Training: Purple Star Qi Gathering Strategy - Level 6 (Perfect)+]

[Refining God: Huoyao Chiwutu·Fifth Level+]

[Taoist Arts: The Secret Manual of the Flame Lord (Mastered)]

[Supernatural Powers: Devouring Heaven and Earth (Incomplete - Rough Understanding), Bashe Devouring Elephant (Beginner Level)]

[Skills: Metal and Stone Artifacts - Melting Gold and Burning Spirit Technique (Perfected), Blood and Bone Artifacts - Evil Refining Technique (Perfected), Herbal Artifacts - Cloud and Mist Weaving Technique (Perfected)]

[Item: Taotie head (details omitted)...]

[Tool point: 1252]

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His lifespan increased to two thousand years. Due to the Dao Points and auxiliary cultivation techniques, his lifespan was about one-third longer than that of other cultivators at the same level.

In other words, the lifespan of a normal seventh-grade mid-level cultivator is around 1,300 years, which is already quite long. It is said that among the four realms of fifth-grade cultivators, there is one realm called "Boundless Longevity," which is specifically for cultivating lifespan and extending lifespan. I don't know if this is true or not.

He had been on the frontier battlefield for about eight years and had actually broken through two realms, which was something Gu Qing hadn't expected.

Upon reaching the realm of refining evil and nourishing the soul, as the name suggests, one needs to refine evil energy.

Legend has it that in the beginning of time, the pure air rose to become the sky, and the turbid air descended to become the earth.

The heavens are clear and pure, transforming into celestial energy.

The netherworld is turbid, transforming into malevolent energy.

The number of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits and the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends is fixed and infinitely mysterious.

The seventy-two fiend caves of the Fiend Abyss in Baiyue Mountain contain every kind of fiend energy in the world. They are enormous and have been inexhaustible for tens of thousands of years, but a small portion of the fiend energy has been completely used up. If Gu Qing wants to continue his rapid cultivation, he either needs to find a fiend energy to cultivate himself or return to Baiyue Mountain to enter the Fiend Abyss for secluded cultivation.

There were already many seventh-rank sect elders in seclusion inside.

He also had dealings with Tai Kangxuan, who was stationed in Sha Yuan, back then. He went there to gain enlightenment and suffered a lot.

"I've been on the frontier for less than ten years now. Going back now would only invite gossip. Besides, seclusion in the Earthly Fiend Abyss requires sect contributions, which can be replaced by merit points..."

"We need to keep a close eye on the smuggling routes, collect evidence of traitors, and find out the location of the Golden Sand Evil Dragon's lair."

Gu Qing could understand smuggling, after all, he wasn't exactly clean himself.

However, if someone were to act as an inside agent for the demon race within the human race, helping to cover up the demon chaos, then that would cross his bottom line and be intolerable.

Cangshan is located within Jinsha Prefecture, so the Bai family must have a connection with the evil dragon.

Gu Qing didn't report Bai Jiao, the quartermaster of Tianlao Pass, because he wanted to play the long game and catch a bigger fish. In this kind of thing, it's better to stay still and wait for the right time to make a decision.

As his thoughts wandered, Gu Qing suddenly remembered that he was only in his early fifties. At that age, even the most talented young masters from prominent families were still striving to break through to the seventh rank.

To break through the barrier before the age of one hundred is to be a genius among geniuses.

His cultivation speed is too fast, he has too many opportunities, and he has no shortage of methods, so he still has to conceal some of them to avoid being schemed against.

"First, let Leopard Head investigate whether the demon race has any well-known sources of malevolent energy. If not, then we should honestly cultivate diligently, accumulate merits, and wait for ten or twenty years. When we return to the mountain gate for seclusion, it will be enough for us to achieve perfection."

The Earthly Fiend Nourishing Soul is to nourish the body, soul, and Dharma with fiendish energy.

However, the focus should be on the spirit, while essence and energy are secondary.

The filthy energy of the earth has its own mysteries. The soul, the mysterious female, has boundless potential. It is polluted by the filthy energy of the earth, and then resolved by mysterious cultivation methods. This process is called "refining".

Once the soul no longer disintegrates in the environment of malevolent energy and can withstand the erosion of malevolent energy without being damaged, it signifies the completion of the first step in cultivation.

It can also be seen as the initial stage of perfection.

Then, the evil energy is drawn into the body to strengthen the physical body and invade the seven souls, thus refining the body and soul a second time. During this process, the magical power will also undergo further qualitative changes with the addition of the evil energy.

Once the body can withstand the evil energy, the second step is completed, which can be called the intermediate stage of perfection.

In the third step, the life soul and physical body are refined together, which is called "Three Refinements of Earthly Fiends". The essence, energy and spirit undergo a small transformation and one can obtain an Earthly Fiend Divine Power, which is a protective technique.

Having perfected his cultivation of the Earthly Fiend Divine Power, he inscribed Dao patterns into his life soul.

Once the later stages are complete, one can begin the process of breaking through to the seventh rank, the upper level, the Divine Transformation Realm.

On the path of spiritual cultivation, techniques, methods, secrets, and even longevity and immortality are all byproducts of cultivation; "attaining the Tao" is the ultimate goal.

Gu Qing is no longer a newcomer on this path; she has long been an expert.

After successfully breaking through to the next realm, Gu Qing went directly to the Rift Valley Abyss.

Sensing the seed left in Leopard Head's sea of ​​consciousness, he telepathically instructed others to search for the evil energy before returning to [Royal Dragon Pass] to continue working as a weapon refiner.

Accumulate merits and build up skills and knowledge.

His auxiliary cultivation technique, Ziwei Qi Gathering, had long been perfected, and the effect of the Star Dew he condensed was becoming less and less effective, while its life-extending effect had reached its limit.

It's time to develop higher-level auxiliary cultivation techniques.

"Last time it seemed to have consumed five hundred years of lifespan? According to the usual pattern, it may very well require eight hundred or a thousand years to consume."

A significant reduction in lifespan signifies a weakening of the very essence of life.

With insufficient Qi Dao points, Gu Qing didn't want to allow himself to be in an aged state.

12 points of Qi Dao (a skill or ability) equal one year of lifespan; 800 years requires 9600 points; and 1000 years requires 12000 points.

"Let's accumulate enough numbers first."

"I haven't tested how many artifact points a spiritual weapon is worth yet. Let's try forging one."

(End of this chapter)