Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

"Third Ancestor, please don't joke with Gu Qing. I wonder what's going on with Ninth Ancestor..."

Speaking of this, Gu Zhixuan also sighed.

"Not too optimistic."

Since joining Baiyue Mountain, Gu Qing has only acknowledged three people who have been of great help to him and whom he must repay.

Jiang Yuan, Elder Jiang, helped Gu Qing a lot during his eighth-grade cultivation, and many treasures and opportunities came from him.

Lian Chutiangong, a close friend of Gu Qing on the frontier battlefield despite their age difference, knew him very well and gave him a lot of guidance in weapon crafting and battlefield matters. He also taught him the method of crafting the Soul-Purifying Lotus.

The third one is the Ninth Ancestor. He was fair and selfless and gave Gu Qing a lot of guidance. He also taught Gu Qing the Three Scriptures of Enlightenment from Baiyue Mountain. He is worthy of being called a teacher.

This can be considered half the foundation of his current achievements, but this is also the drawback. When he is too fair, his obsession with the rules can be almost harsh.

Even Gu Qing could only leave Baiyue Mountain by "fake defection." The Ninth Ancestor tacitly approved of it, but he still issued an arrest warrant for Gu Qing and announced it to the Southern Wilderness.

He was helpless about this, and ultimately, if one had to find a source to blame, it would be the Second Ancestor.

These three people are the guides that Gu Qing approves of.

They could all be considered half his teachers.

When asked about Gu Zhixuan's less-than-optimistic outlook, Gu Zhixuan was referring to Gu Qing's return to Baiyue Mountain.

"Don't even think about this until a suitable guardian is found in Yan. I think Zhao Yin is quite good, but unfortunately he has already become the son-in-law of the Jiang family of Emperor Hong."

Gu Qing shook his head: "Forget about Zhao Yin. His character is flawed and he will eventually bring about the complete downfall of the Yan Kingdom. No matter how much hope we have, he will only be a second Emperor Taizu of Yan."

"It's better than nothing. Although there are quite a few seventh-grade True Persons in the direct line of Yan Kingdom, there is not a single one with the potential to break through to the sixth grade. Perhaps there will be one in the new generation."

Lian Chutian suddenly interrupted.

"How about Zhao Yuyang? That kid has above-average talent, an excellent personality, and all the qualities of a guardian. If we dedicate resources to nurturing him, he could reach the breakthrough level in five or six hundred years."

Zhao Yuyang is indeed a cautious and patient person. If he has good enough opportunities, he should be able to reach the sixth rank in the future.

Right now, he's probably only at the upper eighth rank, which is far from enough. If he waits that long, Gu Qing won't even know what level of strength he possesses.

"Yu Yang is good, let's choose him for now."

"Let's not talk about that. I'm here now using a spot from Yunmeng Mountain. Am I qualified to participate in the Kunlun Dharma Assembly?"

Kunlun Mountain is considered a reclusive deity in the Cangwu Realm, but in the Void Battlefield, it is the leader of the Twelve Immortal Sects.

Humans and the Four Seas Dragon Clan occupy two-thirds of the void platform, and with the help of the [Two Realms Banner], they have permanently solidified the traversal arrays to the four lower realms.

In these places, powerful cultivators from the market can come and go freely, all plundering resources from these four lower realms. It may sound like they are demons trying to destroy everything, but in reality, they have been operating for a long time.

Compared to when they were first discovered, all four lower realms are developing in a positive direction, and the resources of the Cangwu cultivators come from the untapped potential of their worlds.

Furthermore, it passed down the [Four Nine Immortal Path] with its spirit-enhancing properties, which continuously feed back into the world itself, giving rise to a large number of high-quality rare treasures.

With regular mining, a balance can be maintained, and the world itself can be strengthened in a slight way.

It looks like a win-win situation.

But in essence, it is still plunder. After all, the path of spiritual ascension requires cultivators to pass away in order to give back to the natural world. The cultivators of Cangwu will not pass away in the lower realm; they will come back to die before they die.

However, no ascendant has ever come to the Cangwu Realm from the surrounding lower realms.

What it means is self-evident.

The human race and the dragon race of the four seas cooperated and possessed four lower realms. The demon race of the eight wastelands also had three lower realms, but their development methods were more primitive, mainly based on captivity.

Almost all of them are killing grounds for cultivating demon armies, without any concealment, making them even more naked and straightforward.

The growing power also fueled the ambitions of the Eight Desolate Demon Court, leading the Nine Ancestors to predict a third war.

With the lower realms as a source of new power, severing ties with and suppressing the demon races of the Cangwu cultivation world became a highly profitable strategy for consolidating rule. Therefore, although the Eight Desolate Demon Race appeared to be plagued by internal strife and its power was gradually weakening, it actually harbored many trump cards, and the direct military force possessed by the imperial power had been continuously increasing.

It was only after Gu Qing came into contact with the Void Battlefield that he realized more secrets behind it and deduced more things.

The policies of the Demon Court, which I didn't understand before, suddenly became reasonable.

Back to topic.

The Kunlun Mountains held absolute dominance here, and with the discovery of the New Territories, they had the right to allocate resources.

The Kunlun Dharma Assembly is essentially a seminar on dividing up the cake.

The Twelve Immortal Sects and the Four Seas Dragon Clan will all participate; we'll have to go there to find out the specifics.

Gu Qing's status is neither high nor low, so it's hard to say whether he can participate and obtain the first batch of development rights.

Faced with this question, the Third Ancestor Gu Zhixuan patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, what do you think I came here for?"

"Only one last time, and the influence of the time law will be completely eliminated. Without using all our strength, the impact will be minimal."

"I've arrived, and the Void Palace of Baiyue Mountain is now under my command."

"Gu Qing, Li Daoyang, Lian Chutiangong, Yue Zhige (Thirty-six Ancestors)."

"The four of you are the first batch of people selected to enter Baiyue Mountain."

"Thank you, Third Ancestor."

Gu Qing bowed in thanks, and the other three bowed in return.

If we rank strength according to the time it takes to break through to the sixth rank.

Yue Zhige is first, Lian Chutiangong is second, and Li Daoyang and Gu Qing are roughly equal.

In reality, Gu Qing should be ranked first, and everyone else should step back one position. They are all lower-ranking sixth-grade officials, and he is confident in that.

The true name of the thirty-sixth ancestor was Yue Zhige, a prodigy from the previous generation of the Yue clan in Nanli. He was actually a contemporary of Li Daoyang, but his talent was even more outstanding.

Lian Chutiangong was actually the oldest of the four, more than a thousand years older, which was simply outrageous.

Li Daoyang and Yue Zhige are also six or seven hundred years old.

Only Gu Qing is less than two hundred.

The Yue family and the Refining Hall have a close relationship, as can be seen from the fact that Yue Ming worked under Elder Yao. Gu Qing was quite interested in the Yue family's famous skill, [Battle Divine Power - Three Heads and Six Arms].

I wonder if I could learn it.

Thinking it over, Gu Zhixuan invited everyone to a banquet. The Kunlun Dharma Assembly would begin once everyone was present, which would take only a few days.

Having some fun would be appropriate.

The lack of singers and dancers made the banquet seem a bit plain.

Midway through the banquet, Gu Qing, feeling bored, remembered a question he still had and sought out Lian Chutiangong for clarification.

"I didn't ask before, are there any requirements for the development of the New Territories?"

"This."

Lian Chutian smiled.

"The first batch of candidates will mostly be lower-ranking sixth-grade officials, primarily tasked with intelligence gathering; there won't be many of them." (End of Chapter)