Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 214 Yandu Banquet

The two major gains—the completion of his supernatural powers and the Nirvana Immortal Artifact—completely satisfied Gu Qing's appetite.

As the old lair of Jinyun and his son, the underground palace also contained other resources, which Gu Qing basically collected. The value was average, equivalent to about 50,000 spirit stones.

However, their use of the Phoenix Blood Pool's secret technique has some merit.

Gu Qing plans to learn gradually.

There are many learning tasks scheduled recently. In addition to lightning and fire magic, I also need to learn the Hundred Reincarnation Soul Refining Technique and the Phoenix Blood Secret Technique. Even the auxiliary cultivation techniques cannot be delayed.

Once the technique of mass-producing artifacts is mastered, the Golden Stone Treasure Bottle can be modified, and the artifact cultivation points can be replenished before the next stage of the cultivation plan can begin.

After leaving the underground palace, Gu Qing completely destroyed the passageway.

Return to the Zhenwu Hall.

At this moment, there was no living creature on the entire Huilong Mountain. At the foot of the mountain, a large number of heads could be seen, discussing whether the abbot could reach a reconciliation with Gu Qing.

Gu Qing had an idea.

The power of divine sense amplifies the sound, enough to travel a hundred miles.

"Old man, you don't know how to be ungrateful. This Huilongguan should cease to exist."

fiercely—

A giant flaming hand descended from the sky, crushing the entire mountain into dust. Not to mention the underground palace buried deep beneath the ground, the whole area was reduced to flat ground.

The ground was burned hard, blacker than iron and stone.

A sacred mountain was destroyed by Gu Qing's hands. The hundred-mile-long Heavenly Fire that had been suppressed quickly disappeared, leaving only the people of Huilongguan with sorrowful and indignant expressions, but no one dared to speak.

It's lucky he survived; once the storm passes, Gu Qing's domineering reputation and bad name might spread.

It does not matter.

With the matter at Huilongguan concluded, Gu Qing found a secluded mountain forest to recover from his injuries using spirit stones and pills, which also provided a good opportunity to practice the complete Devouring Technique.

The power of the Bashe swallowing an elephant is now obsolete.

The [Devouring Heaven and Earth] great divine power can have miraculous effects on all aspects of cultivation, combat, recovery, etc.

In just three days, despite expending a great deal of resources, Gu Qing, who had been seriously injured, quickly recovered and left the place in high spirits, heading straight for Yandu.

Since I've made up my mind to get out of this vortex...

Then we'll need to put on a show.

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A few days later.

Yandu, a land known to the world as the most prosperous and spiritually vibrant place, revealed its true face to Gu Qing for the first time.

Upon arrival, one is immediately enveloped by a rich spiritual energy.

It is no less than a seventh-grade spiritual land.

This is an advancement; the benefits of a great cultivator dying here a hundred years ago are now manifesting, exhibiting the phenomenon of "spiritual ascension," though people prefer to call it a revival.

After notifying Yan Jiangyue using a parent-child communication symbol.

He quickly came out to greet them with a large group of people, young and old, all of whom were of high status, but being ordinary people, their cultivation levels were not ideal.

Most are at the lower eighth rank, a few at the middle rank are already top experts, and as for the seventh rank, they are all ancestral figures of the mortal lineage, either in seclusion or traveling outside the territory of Yan.

The spiritual energy here is too thin, and with the establishment of branch families in the Southern Yue cultivation world, they often choose to use the inter-domain teleportation array of Baiyue Mountain to train in other regions, or completely submit to the branch families.

This was something these people despised, since, in terms of lineage, the weaker mortal lineage was the true head of the family.

Overall, among the twelve states of Yan, four were top-tier powers: Yan, Chen, Lü, and Liu.

Yan was the king, and Lü was the general.

Chen and Liu were prominent families of prime ministers. The four families were both competitors and had shared interests. They paid far more attention to the outside world than to the state of Yan itself, so they rarely had any disputes.

"The third son of the Prince of Yan, along with my elder sister Jiang Yue, greet Elder Gu."

"Elder Lü of the Lü Clan, Lü Zhi, greets Master Gu."

"Chen Shi, Chen Yinzhi's great-grandfather, greets Elder Gu."

"Liu Shi, the great-grandmother of Liu Ziyi, greets Elder Gu."

Gu Qing: "..."

He glanced at the two elderly people who called themselves Grandpa Chen Yin and Grandma Liu Ziyi with some surprise. They knew how to build relationships; they were quite interesting.

Before he could speak, more people emerged: the Liu family, the Yun family, the Wang family… and so on. These were all powerful families from the prefectural cities of the twelve states. They might be considered decent in Yan Kingdom, but in Nan Yue, they were nothing, not even worth a dog's attention. Apart from the four top families, they weren't actually of much value to Gu Qing.

"You're welcome, Jiang Yue."

"The disciple is here."

Yan Jiangyue quickly abandoned her third brother and went to Gu Qing's side.

"The banquet has been prepared in the Longevity Hall of the Imperial Palace. Please."

"Everyone, let's go together."

"Elder Gu, please go first."

"Master, please."

Seeing the group of elderly men and women smiling obsequiously, Gu Qing didn't feel embarrassed. He was at a disadvantage in terms of age, but he was absolutely dominant in terms of strength.

Their power and influence were even greater.

In addition, given his affinity with the Yan state, whoever can curry favor with him will become the fifth top clan in the Yan state, and the existing four clans will also be able to advance further. Naturally, they will not neglect him.

With strength and high status, you'll be seen as a good person wherever you go.

Longevity Hall.

Inside the hall, the throne at the head of the table was removed, and a set of documents was placed next to the Prince of Yan, clearly prepared for Gu Qing.

Emperor Taizu of Yan was a sixth-rank Grand Master, so it was inappropriate for Prince Yan to personally greet him. However, upon entering the hall, he warmly and familiarly took Gu Qing's hand.

“I had heard my daughter mention Master Gu’s name before. Back at the Sword Forging Manor, I was convinced that Master Gu would achieve great things in the future, but I have underestimated him. Please sit down.”

"Today, we should do our best to be hospitable and let the master savor the charm of his hometown."

As everyone took their seats.

The banquet, prepared in advance, began to be served. It was even larger than the usual lavish feasts of the Prince of Yan. Singers and dancers took turns performing, giving Gu Qing a proper demonstration of what true enjoyment meant.

Gu Qing accepted all the gifts without hesitation, as it was customary to show goodwill upon meeting someone.

Despite the formidable strength of the Yan royal family.

However, power is not enough. On the surface, the Yan royal family rules the mortal kingdoms, but behind the scenes, the founding emperor also shoulders the responsibility of protecting them. It is understandable that a dignified sixth-rank cultivator is trapped in this place.

The five mortal kingdoms, though euphemistically called the direct lineage, are in reality completely controlled by the Baiyue Mountains.

Those bloodlines who separated from the family are doing well; at least they have a place in Nanyue.

But ordinary direct descendants are quite ordinary.

Even if a seventh-rank cultivator appears, he will only hold a nominal elder position, far inferior to Gu Qing's powerful elder position. Moreover, he is so young, and has a great chance to become the master of the Weapon Refining Hall in the future.

Their power in Nanyue was far inferior to that of second-rate forces such as the Bai clan of Cangshan and the Gongsun clan of Yanbo Lake. In fact, due to resource shortages, they often faced a generational gap.

Emperor Taizu of Yan had been famous for over a thousand years, and the most prosperous period of the Spring and Autumn Period had already passed.

It's understandable that he would side with the Di Hong clan in order to rise in the ranks.

The Southern Yue cultivators' rejection of direct lineage cultivators was far too severe.

There has always been a major problem.

The reason for currying favor with Gu Qing now is that when he takes over the Weapon Refining Hall in the future, he can secure more real power and benefits for cultivators from the Yan Kingdom, thereby giving back and strengthening the family's power.

Almost everyone present had the same idea.

Gu Qing could guess, but he didn't say anything; he also had his own purpose.

The banquet was endlessly enjoyable, and since everyone present was a cultivator, after ten days and ten nights of feasting, Gu Qing finally got down to business.

After writing these chapters, I don't want to respond anymore.

This was a pre-established outline, and some people were definitely influenced by preconceived notions and other comments, leading to this kind of hype.

Every design has flaws, imperfections, and shortcomings. These should be fixed if possible. Even masters fall from grace, let alone newbies. In short, those who know, know. akbk.

Writing is the author's hobby and also a side job. The plot cannot be fully described in just three or four chapters. This volume was originally intended to be around a hundred chapters long, unfolding gradually.

Because of some comments, I had to condense it into a few chapters, which has affected the writing pace and made me a bit frustrated.

Just like the top comment, my response at the time, "I'll use yours," was deleted by Qidian.

I'm too lazy to read the reviews. This book has only been hovering around a thousand average subscriptions, which is only four or five thousand yuan a month. Writing a book is not easy, so please be understanding.

And so, I did it my way.

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