Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 183 The Soul-Chasing Tower's Intelligence Pitfall
Gu Qing had expected the Lord of the Yin Corpse Demon Market to come out and kill Bao Chong as he escorted him away, since the Corpse Beetle Manager's words didn't seem to indicate that he wanted to let Bao Chong go.

They arrived at the Demon City of the Forest, but there was still no movement.

So... they're targeting me?

"interesting."

Slightly surprised, Gu Qing turned around and went back to the Yin Corpse Demon Market to buy information from the Soul Chaser Tower.

He was very curious about this Blood Bone King.

Ordinary ghosts rarely cultivate to the seventh rank, let alone break through to the sixth rank. The Demon Soul Pit has not been developed for long, and there are no famous figures to be heard of, which is obviously abnormal.

According to Leopard Head, the so-called Soul Chaser Tower is an assassin organization that deals in intelligence.

Their influence extends throughout the entire Demon Phoenix Tomb Realm, making them a local power.

When Gu Qing arrived, after a brief inquiry, he was led to a secret room with a curtain in the middle that could block divine sense from prying into the room. The two sat on opposite sides and talked.

"Guest, you may now state the purpose of your visit."

"I want all the information about the Bloodbone King."

"Blood Bone King?"

Deep within the Yin Corpse Demon Market, the other party only paused for a moment before unhesitatingly betraying the owner of this place.

"Brief information: 200 spirit stones."

"Detailed intelligence: 500 spirit stones."

"All intelligence costs 1000 spirit stones. Which one would you like to buy, sir?"

Gu Qing frowned slightly. It was a bit expensive, but knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory. It's normal to have to pay the price before you can reap the rewards. Since you're already here, you might as well go for it...

"One thousand spirit stones."

Without hesitation, Fu Ge Gu Qing took out a low-grade spiritual artifact-level ancient demon weapon. He didn't use it for smelting or refining, but it could be used as currency in the demon realm, making it a kind of hard currency.

In addition, this area is full of tombs and produces a lot of ancient artifacts, so no one suspected him.

After receiving the ancient demon artifact, the other party slowly began to recount their story.

"The Blood Bone King is a demon formed from a Yin Corpse. He commands a thousand-corpse army, composed entirely of Yin Corpses, with an average strength of the lower eighth rank. He is the strongest among the twelve demon markets in the surrounding area."

"He himself is a seventh-rank peak cultivator, skilled in the [Blood Bone Manipulation Technique], which allows him to control his blood bones to extend freely, thereby displaying countless bone-type spells. His combat strength is also considered top-notch among those below the sixth rank."

"His blood and bones can go head-to-head with mid-grade demonic artifacts, but his weakness is that he is afraid of fire, thunder, and anything that can exorcise evil spirits."

"Then there is the Yin Corpse Tomb. The Blood Bone King will devour those demon cultivators who have consumed large amounts of demonic soul energy as food, one by one, in order to increase his strength. At the current rate, he will have the hope of breaking through to the sixth rank in at most twenty years."

"Well, is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

He explained everything very thoroughly, telling Gu Qing almost everything he wanted to know, so spending a thousand spirit stones was definitely worthwhile.

"No, bye."

After Gu Qing left, a middle-aged man with a long beard and a single horn on his head walked out from behind the curtain and gave instructions into the darkness.

"Something big is going to happen in the Demon Soul Pit this year. Tell those two silver-ranked assassins in the building who bought spots not to participate."

"Yes, my lord!"

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Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

Because of the lack of malevolent energy, mere cultivation can only slightly improve one's life essence; if one only practices asceticism, one may not make any progress even after decades.

The limitations that resources impose on cultivators are evident.

Therefore, Gu Qing has been pondering the Blood Bone Evil Artifacts of the Evil Refining Method during this period. His creation of the identity of Mo Xuan requires matching evil artifacts to enhance his strength.

The identities of Mo Xuan and Gu Qing have been completely separated. The time is ripe.

Holding the bone token, Gu Qing reappeared in the Yin Corpse Demon Market and found the Corpse Beetle manager to reveal his identity.

"Sir, you must be Leopard Charge's master. How shall I address you?"

After a moment's thought, Gu Qing removed the disguise that concealed his identity, revealing his appearance after performing the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique.

"Demon Mystic".

With the end of the Myriad Serpent Nest Secret Realm, the events that occurred caused a great uproar, but quickly subsided, clearly indicating that higher-level forces were manipulating the situation.

The steward of the corpse beetle didn't even recognize him.

"Lord Moxuan, please follow me to the main tomb chamber. Bloodbone King has been waiting for a long time. You are the last participant this year."

"lead the way."

Gu Qing, who was prepared, was already on high alert. The fake dragon robe had been activated, and violent demonic energy covered his body, ready to strike and kill at any moment.

The so-called main tomb is located deep underground in the Yin Corpse Demon Market.

Guided by the steward, we proceeded downwards.

The tomb passage, side chambers, secondary tombs, and tomb plaza were all filled with corpses. The rocks above the tomb were engraved with a simple magic array to draw in the moonlight, and the further down you went, the colder it became.

When they went inside, the corpses didn't react much.

It's hard to say when it will come out.

In the main tomb chamber at the end, a bottomless pit with a diameter of 33 feet had collapsed in the center, emitting black and red gas. This substance was the [Demon Soul Fiend], one of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends.

The source is unknown.

The demon race requires at least a seventh-rank cultivator to be involved in the Refining of Evil, so all the demon cultivators who come here are at the seventh-rank level, with the lower ranks being the majority.

The four demon cultivators were Dragonscale Wolf, Mad Blood Bat, Bloodthirsty Demon Vine, and Ghost Shadow Tiger. Except for the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine, which was of mid-grade, the rest were all quite ordinary.

Gu Qing glanced around and asked.

"Where is the Bloodbone King? Why are there only five of us?"

"Two fellow Daoists have had to attend to other matters and will not be participating. Blood Bone King will arrive shortly. Everyone can begin refining the Demon Soul. This Demon Soul Demon is a valuable item; only a small amount can be produced each year, so let's not waste it."

"If you can't handle it, I have Refining Demon Grass here. Each of these spiritual plants sells for 300 spirit stones. If you need any, feel free to buy it from me."

The seventh-grade spiritual item, the Refining Demon Grass, can assist cultivators in refining demonic energy, but its effect is average, and its average price is around 200 spirit stones.

The corpse beetle manager's exorbitant demands dispelled the doubts of the other demon cultivators. After all, one shouldn't cheat people out of their lives if they're trying to swindle spirit stones. They didn't know who spread this rule; it was utter nonsense.

"Time is of the essence, let's begin."

The one who spoke was the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine. It is much more difficult for plants to become demons than for beasts, and their cultivation relies more on spiritual lands. Its human form was wrapped in a dark green, keratinous bodysuit, with a curvaceous figure and a charming face that was quite alluring.

She is also the only female demon among the five.

They only had half a month to refine their evil spirits, so they naturally had to hurry. Gu Qing saw that the Blood Bone King didn't seem to be coming out anytime soon, so he understood what the Blood Bone King was planning.

Without saying a word, he sat down cross-legged.

He opened his mouth and inhaled sharply, the black and red mist-like demonic soul energy seemingly swirling back, all of which was absorbed into Gu Qing's body.

Refining evil spirits requires utmost caution, and Gu Qing wouldn't be so reckless.

The earthly evil energy that he seemed to have swallowed was actually completely absorbed by the Crimson Sky Tower the moment it entered his body. Earthly evil energy is difficult to store, and conventional void artifacts have almost no chance of storing it.

Gu Qing's method was very simple.

Inside his Crimson Sky Tower, there are still two Crimson Flame Eagles, alive!
The simplest way to store demonic souls is to inject them into their bodies; they can then be slaughtered and extracted when needed.

Thus, the other four demons, not to be outdone, all began refining their evil power.

(End of this chapter)