Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

At this stage, Gu Qing is already able to combine his understanding of the Dao of Fire and other Dao principles to create special flames with different effects.

As for the triple integration, further efforts are still needed.

The position of Zhurong True Flame is like a base. It is the foundation upon which Gu Qing carries multiple fire-element laws. It is not a product of fusion. It is still the original Zhurong True Flame, and also Gu Qing's natal fire.

Strengthening its origin is equivalent to increasing its carrying capacity, which means Gu Qing can master more different types of flames.

Besides taking the shortcut of devouring, improving one's understanding of the Fire Element Law can also enhance the origin of the Zhu Rong True Flame. Therefore, to take this path, one's understanding of the Great Dao of Fire must surpass that of other Dao laws.

The limit of the illusory elixir of law is also based on the fire path.

He infused a small portion of his understanding of the Devouring Law into it, creating the third Devouring Dao Pattern. Following closely behind was the Thunder Dao Principle, which gave rise to the Thunder Dao Pattern.

In this way, the newly formed nascent core instantly had four types of power incorporated into the Fire Path.

Currently, Gu Qing's understanding of the laws is...

Fire is first, Devouring is second, and Thunder is third.

Originally, his comprehension of the Devouring Dao was actually stronger, and he only surpassed it slightly after completely digesting the Strange Fire. This resulted in the Devouring Dao being unable to fully integrate into the Void Core for the time being.

"However, with the Devouring Flame, my skills in the art of fire have been enhanced to an epic degree."

"It's time to advance the rank of the Flame Lord's Secret Manual once again."

After sixteen years of seclusion, Gu Qing transformed all his past gains into strength and foundation. Although his cultivation level did not increase much, his strength improved considerably.

They can handle matters in the Western Sea with greater composure.

This wasn't the first time Gu Qing had performed the Burning Lifespan Deduction. In just over a month, he had consumed nearly two thousand years of his lifespan to elevate the Flame Lord's Secret Manual from a minor supernatural power level to a true supernatural power level.

Fire-based techniques will become his primary offensive method at the sixth rank.

The loss of lifespan and the countless materials and equipment used over the years were compensated by the consumption of 24000 points of artifact points.

He's already thinking about further upgrading the Gold and Stone Treasure Bottle, as the profits from automatically crafting low-grade spiritual artifacts aren't enough.

so.

After diligently practicing the Yin-Yang Mystery Aperture for a period of time...

The Guhuoniao and Xiaobai found us through the secret letter left by Gu Qing, and there was some progress regarding the Holy Fire Sect.

"Hahaha, Gu Qing, you definitely have to thank me this time."

In their temporary cave dwelling, the Guhuoniao acted as if it had accomplished a great feat.

Gu Qing was immediately unhappy, since they had signed a contract.

"No matter how old you are, call me master."

The Guhuoniao glared at Gu Qing, giving him a look that said, "I won't tell you what to do, what are you going to do about it?" and muttered, "You treated me like a treasure back then, and now you're yelling at me. That's too much..."

Gu Qing couldn't keep up the act anymore and had a headache.

"Looking like this, I'm too embarrassed to ride out. If I introduce you to my fellow riders, am I supposed to call you 'sister'?"

"Reverse Tiangang."

"I don't mind." Guhuoniao clicked her finger and mumbled a reply with a pout. Gu Qing's eyes widened immediately.

"I mind, let's stop with this nonsense and get to the point about how things are going."

"This is big news."

When it came to serious matters, Guhuoniao stopped being cheeky. With the help of the Heavenly Shuttle Robe, she and Xiaobai's whereabouts were extremely well hidden and were not discovered by anyone.

"There are four forces investigating the Holy Fire Cult together. I've recorded them all. Look."

Gu Qing took the jade slip and materialized the image using his magic. Although he didn't recognize the people, he could identify their origins by the details of their clothing.

"Have you investigated the cultivation levels of the two people from Yunmeng Immortal Mountain, and the other two from Xuantian Sect and Futa?"

"I don't know, but she's definitely better than me. Xiaobai said she's better than her too."

"That's a sixth-grade Grand Cultivator."

Gu Qing understood that Xiao Bai was quite reliable. As for the four competitors, it was within his expectations that someone from Yunmeng Immortal Mountain wanted to compete for them.

His background is definitely not that great, unlike his background which is aided by the Fairy of Illusion.

After all, the spots for this Void Battlefield were originally allocated by the Yunmeng Immortal Sect. The fact that a founding figure within the sect was not allocated an original spot speaks volumes.

Either they have questionable family backgrounds or are morally corrupt, or they've fallen out of favor in a power struggle and become victims.

In any case, as long as no one dies, it's not a big problem to attack them.

The key lies in the two sixth-rank cultivators from the Xuantian Sect and the Talisman Tower, whom he doesn't know much about, and there are fewer competitors than he imagined, which shows that the Holy Fire Sect is also a tough nut to crack.

"This is all basic intelligence. What about your big news?"

"hey-hey."

Guhuoniao poured herself a cup of Enlightenment Tea, savoring it with relish, which made Gu Qing's eyebrows twitch.

"I've found the Demon Lord."

"Really?"

"nature."

"This person calls himself the Azure Demon Lord. He used to hang out in the distant sea and was known as one of the Twin Demons of the Western Sea along with that Devouring Evil Master. They were notorious figures among the Tribulation Cultivators."

"He cultivates a demonic art that devours life force, is extremely old, and possesses a fire-based divine power called the [Sacred Flame of Life]."

So this person must be at least a sixth-rank upper-level demonic cultivator. If Fairy Huanyin knew about this, she would really think highly of him.

The reason why the Devouring Evil Master was able to be crushed by Gu Qing was simply because the Dao he cultivated was too severely suppressed, leaving him with no power to resist.

Dealing with Qingmojun is different; even Gu Qing only has the confidence to defeat him, not to kill him.

How did you get this information?

"That's where Xiaobai comes in. We've accomplished a great deal in the past few years, and we're in a cooperative relationship with that Azure Demon Lord."

Xiao Bai took a step forward and looked at Gu Qing with some admiration.

“My aunt and I have joined the Holy Flame Sect and are currently one of its elders. The Azure Demon Lord wants to borrow the Holy Ancestor's Fire Pool. In exchange, he needs to collect life essence for the Holy Sect.”

"Although I wasn't in charge, I was involved and helped out, which is why I know so much about it."

"Wow, impressive!"

Gu Qing picked up Xiaobai and praised it generously.

When it comes to gathering intelligence, there's no faster way than being a spy; it's truly remarkable.

"We weren't discovered, were we?"

"No, Xiaobai pretended to be a fire-path prodigy from another region, and I was her maid."

"On the surface, they wanted the baptism of the Holy Ancestor's Fire Pool, which is why they joined the sect. Because it has only been a short time and their level of trust is not high, they were still given the nominal position of elder."

"They used other methods to infiltrate their transactions."

"That's it."

Gu Qing pondered. The Guhuoniao and Xiaobai had given him a good start, making things easier.

You don't even need to pin anything on them to get plenty of evidence.

“Refining life essence… is equivalent to draining a cultivator’s lifespan. Who is the Azure Demon Lord’s primary target?”

“Rogue cultivators, members of the lowest levels of sects, and... the higher levels of the Rune Tower.”

Now that you put it that way, the situation becomes clear. Maybe we can get this spot without even lifting a finger, just by leveraging Fairy Huanyin's influence.

"You've done a great service. Guhuoniao, go back to the secret realm first. Xiaobai, come with me."

"No, why should I go back?"

“You’re too weak and useless. I’ll temporarily take your place and go to the Holy Fire Cult.”

"you……"

Guhuoniao rolled her eyes, unable to argue, and could only return to the secret realm to cultivate in dissatisfaction.

"and many more."

"You changed your mind?" The smile on Guhuoniao's face had just appeared when she saw Gu Qing's outstretched hand.

"Give me back my Tissot coat."

"!!!" (End of Chapter)