Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Shuiyun Cultivation Kingdom is nominally a dynasty, but in reality it is more like an alliance. Within Yunmengze, five sects, three valleys, one tower, and one religion, along with ten top-tier forces, divide 60% of the territory.

Yunmeng Immortal Mountain occupies the remaining 40%, located in the central region.

The management is loose, focusing on the number of mortals and rarely interfering in the internal affairs of other forces, but there are also institutions like the Southern Wilderness Patrol Hall that play a role in monitoring and vigilance.

It's just too laid-back; having it is practically the same as not having it at all.

As long as tributes are paid on time, no major trouble will occur within the sphere of influence; minor mistakes will be ignored, and major mistakes need no further mention.

The Holy Fire Sect possesses a territory spanning 1.3 million square kilometers in Yunmengze. Over the years, it has cultivated and deployed numerous fire-based formations, gathering the fire-elemental spiritual power of heaven and earth.

They created numerous volcanic eyes, transforming their territory into the shape of miniature Flaming Mountains.

Gu Qing was also surprised when she followed Xiao Bai over.

The fact that such an environment could be created in the Western Sea shows that it took countless generations of effort and countless resources.

Therefore, it is truly unwise to maintain an ambiguous relationship with demonic cultivators.

Are they really not afraid of Yunmeng Immortal Mountain unleashing its fury?

Besides investigating matters concerning the essence of life, Gu Qing also intended to use the [Holy Ancestor's Fire Pool] on this trip.

During his seclusion, he studied the inheritance of Zhu Rong.

It is divided into four parts.

Cultivation techniques, supernatural powers, secret arts, and experience.

All four are of great use to Gu Qing, but he cannot utilize them for the time being. In terms of cultivation techniques, compared with the Zhu Rong Scripture, the Nine-Nine Mysterious Technique is more suitable for Gu Qing.

Therefore, Jingyi Guqing decided to integrate the contents into one when he next deduced the cultivation method, and put it aside for the time being.

Regarding supplementary cultivation techniques, the Qi of the Celestial Spheres can be changed.

But he hasn't decided which type of fire manual to repair yet.

His cultivation experience could be of great help to him, especially the methods for breaking through to the sixth and fifth ranks, as well as the fourth rank. These were extremely valuable and of immeasurable worth.

As for the secret techniques, Gu Qing chose several methods of fire control to learn.

Its main strength lies in its supernatural abilities.

In the cultivation world of Cangwu, Zhu Rong is known as the Fire Ancestor, and even his physique is called the Fire Ancestor Dao Body, which shows how widely he is known and how famous he is.

With such achievements, the Great Divine Power of Fire is inevitable.

The inheritance that Yun Shi gave him from Zhu Rong was very complete, except that he only had one kind of great supernatural power in the way of fire, which was called the "Red Emperor Talisman".

Once this talisman is issued, it commands all fires throughout the land, possessing unparalleled power.

It can ignite the void, burn the four seas, and with a full-force strike, it can even cause the earth to sink and the eight wastelands to become a fiery inferno.

The ferocity can be glimpsed from the text alone.

However, there are three conditions for cultivating this great supernatural power.

【1. Fire Ancestor's Dao Body】

【2. Zhurong True Flame】

3. The Holy Ancestor's Fire Pool

The first two are fine; Gu Qing can satisfy them. Over the thousands of years of Yun Clan's heritage, there must have been geniuses who could satisfy them as well. Only the last one, the [Holy Ancestor Fire Pool], is truly satisfying.

It has long since become a treasure of the Holy Fire Cult, and there is no way to borrow it.

This is also why Gu Qing didn't think much about the inheritance of Zhu Rong.

It's impossible for the mighty Fire Ancestor to only possess one great fire-based supernatural power.

To say that the Yun clan did it on purpose is not entirely true. Judging from the decline of their Fire Sect, those who could cultivate great supernatural powers would certainly not have fallen to their current state.

They've forgotten their roots and are even switching to the Path of Stars, so it's only possible that the lineage has been lost, or that there was never any lineage passed down to them in the first place.

The eight clans of Zhu Rong all received a share of the family property, but the Yun clan was the only one to be named "first" and become famous.

The third condition is the most important for those who wish to cultivate the Crimson Emperor Talisman: the Holy Ancestor's Fire Pool contains the Daoist principles and laws left by Zhu Rong, which can be used to quickly master great supernatural arts, but it will cause some damage to the Fire Pool itself.

Ordinary borrowing methods certainly won't work.

Gu Qing didn't intend to take the conventional path either. The Zhu Rong inheritance was something he had worked hard to obtain, and the supernatural powers and secret techniques he valued most could only be seen but not learned, as the sunk costs were too high.

They had no choice but to increase their stakes again.

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Holy Fire Cult, Skyfire City Branch.

Xiao Bai, accompanied by Gu Qing who had transformed into a Guhuoniao using the Heavenly Shuttle Robe, was allowed to enter after showing their tokens.

Elder Bai.

Elder Bai.

"Greetings, Elder Bai."

Xiao Bai was extremely aloof, not even glancing at the disciples, and instead sought out a trusted confidant of the local administrator to ask questions.

Is Elder Dongfang present?

"Elder Bai You, Elder Dongfang is waiting for you."

"lead the way."

Gu Qing observed the environment here. Apart from the high temperature, the rules were very strict. People addressed each other by their titles and used mostly honorifics.

It's no wonder that this is a force named after a "religion".

As they continued forward, Gu Qing secretly transmitted his voice to Xiao Bai and asked.

"Does this Holy Fire Cult worship some kind of sacred flame or Zhu Rong?"

"It's a kind of strange fire."

With Gu Qing's divine sense protecting them, there's no need to worry about being eavesdropped on; Xiao Bai explained it in great detail.

"Since the first sect leader, Dongfang Sheng, refined the strange fire [Heavenly Sea Sacred Flame] from the bottom of the Western Sea, it has been nurtured by countless sect leaders and is now a near-immortal fire of the fifth rank."

"Because there is no fifth-rank Dao Lord, the sect leader cannot contain this fire with his body. He can only temporarily borrow its power. He is worshipped by the sect members in the fire-worshiping ceremony on a daily basis, and it is becoming more and more powerful."

"At crucial moments, he can hold his own against a fifth-rank Dao Lord for a hundred moves without being at a disadvantage."

Gu Qing was suddenly enlightened.

"The Holy Flame Cult Leader is a sixth-rank, top-level cultivator?"

"Ah."

Fearing that Gu Qing would worry, Xiao Bai added.

"Elder Dongfang, who cooperated with Qingmojun this time, only has a mid-level sixth-grade cultivation. He shares the same surname as the sect leader, so he must have tacitly approved of this."

As they pondered their purpose, a middle-aged cultivator emerged from a cave with even more abundant fire spiritual energy ahead. This was none other than Dongfang Wen, the leader of the Holy Fire Sect.

"Elder Bai, is it ready?"

"Yes, this contains detailed information on the more famous cultivators active in the area of ​​the Rune Tower."

"Good, very good, excellent. Go to Shuofeng to collect your reward."

"Bai You takes his leave."

Xiao Bai's so-called "assistant" role was to help the Holy Fire Cult collect secret information. Her successful incorporation was 60% thanks to the Sky Shuttle Robe, which had an extremely strong ability to conceal itself.

It is indeed very useful for keeping an eye on people or gathering information.

It was his own idea to take Gu Qing through the process, so that they could discover some details that the others might have overlooked.

On the surface, Xiaobai was unaware of their cooperation with Qingmojun; the information was obtained through in-depth investigation.

Leaving the branch, in Skyfire City.

"What's next?"

Xiao Bai's question is also something Gu Qing is thinking about.

Those who plan must have sufficient information. Life essence is not something that can be extracted at will, unless one targets mortals.

If Yunmeng Immortal Mountain were the first to object, they would quickly discover the problem, which is why they targeted the cultivators and chose to cooperate with the Demon Lord.

And no one understands this better than Gu Qing.

The essence of his depletion of lifespan is the loss of life essence, which can be perfectly replenished by the points of the artifact.

Therefore, the greatest effect of this item is to prolong life. (End of Chapter)