Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

The three old Taoists set off quickly. Gu Qing gave them a mass-produced spiritual artifact called the Golden Stone Bottle, and then led ten disciples to settle in the New Green Palace.

Gu Qing also studied their cultivation methods.

It can only be described as vulgar.

Its name is "Qingyang Seeking the Dao Technique," but its core is simply to absorb and refine spiritual energy, with only a slight touch of pure Yang characteristics. It provides very little improvement to the body, seemingly focusing solely on the cultivation of Qi.

With Gu Qing's vision, he could deduce and modify it without burning his lifespan.

In just three days, Gu Qing changed the ultimate goal of his cultivation by using the Four-Nine Immortal Path to condense an innate spiritual body.

In any case, cultivators in this world can ascend to immortality as long as they have enough good karma.

Realm or such things are completely unimportant.

The new method is named "Innate Azure Yang Scripture," which, as the name suggests, can condense an Azure Yang Spirit Body with "pure Yang power," and its realm is similar to that of the ninth-grade upper-level Innate Fetal Breathing.

However, they cultivate both physical and spiritual power, making them stronger than cultivators of the same realm who are from the Mountain and Sea Sect.

With a few minor spells, it's enough for now. In the future, it can be further developed into the [Qingyang Spiritual Body], [Qingyang Profound Body], [Qingyang Dao Body], and so on.

Since it's not important to focus on cultivation level, it's better to cultivate a special physique, cultivating both essence and qi, so that the spirit will naturally be born.

Ever since.

For the next period of time, Gu Qing taught ten disciples the magic while using the art of array formations to refine five alchemy furnaces.

Since it's just refining top-grade spiritual artifacts, it doesn't take long.

It was done in about ten days.

Arranged in the alchemy hall and combined with the spirit-gathering array, these five alchemy furnaces can be considered Gu Qing's initial test of the Five Elements theory. They are named the [Five Elements Spirit Refining Furnaces] and are based on the design of the Golden Stone Treasure Bottle.

It's an automatic alchemy system.

Of course, he didn't know any alchemy techniques; he simply used the Five Elements Spirit Refining Technique to condense the five elements of spiritual energy into pills to replace food for the disciples of the Green Palace.

Given the current level of spiritual energy in this area, about a hundred pills are produced daily, each of which can provide an adult with ten days' worth of energy, making it a unique kind of fasting pill.

But for ordinary people, it is a miraculous elixir that can completely transform them, cleanse their marrow, and prolong their lives, making it very suitable for foundation building.

Once they have perfected the cultivation of the [Primordial Green Yang Scripture], they will officially enter the fasting period, which will be more than enough to supply three thousand disciples.

The spiritual energy in the mortal realm is scarce, making it unsuitable for Gu Qing's cultivation.

Besides studying the principles of the Five Elements, he also worked on improving the Green Palace in detail, perfecting every aspect, and even researching puppetry to make up for the lack of manpower.

Previously, he wanted to develop the Jinyun Secret Realm, but due to manpower issues, he considered researching puppets. Later, after using his magic to enlighten the leaf spirit, he wanted to use a more advanced method.

In retrospect, puppets are still the most practical, as they have much in common with weapon crafting and also offer experience in crafting demon puppets.

The Golden Stone Bottle contains many kinds of minerals, and the Grade 8 Spirit Iron produced there is the best material.

This leads to.

A month later, the three old Taoist priests, who had gathered over a hundred children from several surrounding counties who were interested in cultivating Taoism, were surprised to see the appearance of Qifeng Mountain.

How come there are so many people on the mountain after such a short time?

The children were accompanied by a large number of parents or elders who wanted to come and see for themselves to avoid being scammed.

Upon seeing the scale of the Azure Palace, such thoughts naturally ceased to arise. In fact, they wondered how they had never heard of such a celestial paradise before.

You must come to pay your respects more often in the future. With hundreds of children, there are hundreds of families. After arranging the new disciples' food, clothing, and lodging, Gu Qing also took on the additional task of treating people's illnesses.

With 30,000 jade steps and puppets carrying people, there's no problem.

Furthermore, he is not very famous now, so he can easily handle things. He also has a lot of free time to personally teach his disciples. He has also set up a thousand acres of medicinal fields, which he often nourishes with Wood Spirit Pearls. A batch of medicinal herbs can be harvested every three days.

This is a high-grade spiritual medicine; ordinary medicinal materials can be prepared in less than fifteen minutes.

Running the Qing Palace is a wonderful experience.

Even with Gu Qing's exceptional cultivation, this kind of teaching allowed him to have a unique experience of reviewing and learning from the past, discovering many imperfections in the path he had walked.

This is a good opportunity to complete it.

After the three old Taoist priests escorted the person up the mountain, they went down the mountain to continue taking on disciples. They traveled all over the surrounding counties and then went to more distant places, from counties to prefectures, and even to the entire Daoist temple.

The reputation of Qing Palace grew louder and louder in Yan Kingdom, attracting more and more pilgrims, including local gentry and nobles.

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Before we knew it, five years had passed.

Now, the number of Qinggong disciples has reached the three thousand required by Gu Qing. Through their teachings and personal example, each of them has a righteous heart to uphold justice for the world. The clever ones are more worldly-wise, while the dull ones also have their own way of dealing with the world.

It's ironic that he could produce such a disciple.

He dispatched his first group of accomplished disciples down the mountain, calling themselves Qinggong Xingxing, to resolve various injustices, promote the Way of the Sage, and educate the uncouth people within the territory of Yan.

This made Gu Qing feel a faint pure energy, or rather, a sacred energy, emanating from the Niwan Palace, the place where his spirit resides!

The effect is to increase his comprehension. Consuming a large amount at once can even grant him the "Enlightenment" state, which is very practical and perfect for him to comprehend the principles of the Five Elements and improve his progress in mastering the Great Divine Power of Devouring Heaven and Earth.

The strangest thing is that this thing will slowly recover after use, just like the Enlightenment Tea that can be refilled indefinitely, and the effect is better when used in concentrated batches.

As more disciples descended the mountain, the upper limit of the Saintly Virtue Qi continued to increase, making him the new master of the Niwan Palace.

As for unseen virtue, it is even more mysterious than holy virtue.

It first appeared around Gu Qing's primordial spirit embryo, with a bluish-white color. It was produced very slowly; for example, only one wisp could be produced for every hundred people.

Its effect is also very simple: avoidance of calamity!
When faced with unavoidable calamities, it can be used to safely weather the storm, serving as a life-saving charm.

Once one's good deeds are depleted, they cannot be restored on their own. They can only be accumulated again by relieving the suffering of the world. It seems that one has gained new power, but it is more like obtaining a protective charm.

Similar to the effect of merit, Gu Qing had been saving up his merits, except for the small amount used to test their effectiveness. He felt that merits had more functions than just passive effects.

Furthermore, the more good deeds he accumulates, the more he can sense the existence of the immortal realm, as if guided by some unseen force. Living beings, driven by their innate desire for longevity, sometimes have thoughts of leaving.

It felt very strange.

If he continues to accumulate knowledge step by step, he will reap the rewards sooner or later. Moreover, the longer he stays, the clearer his identity as the Dao Master of the Azure Palace will become.

This day.

A major event has occurred at the Azure Palace; a cultivator has come to visit.

To be honest, if Gu Qing hadn't found Qing Palace, he would have thought Yan Kingdom was some kind of ominous place. Only these three small fry were there. Now it seems they were just unlucky.

The visitor was a handsome young man, possessing an aura of approximately the upper eighth rank, far surpassing the three old Taoist priests; in the mortal realm, he would be considered a highly accomplished Taoist master. (End of Chapter)