Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 338 The Immortal Body's Embryonic Form: Two of the Three Flowers Gather at the Top (May Bonus Chapter 10)
It's not really a case of being targeted.

It was the natural operation of the laws of nature that harmed him.

No wonder the good deeds of this world have no effect in averting calamity; they are completely different from those recorded in the Cangwu world. That's the problem.

For a mortal to ascend to immortality is to ascend to heaven in a single step.

The amount of accumulated good deeds determines the upper limit of the potential for shaping the bloodline of the immortal race. The Heavenly Dao links the two together, using a large amount of immortal spiritual energy to create one immortal race member after another in a short, flat, and fast manner.

This was a real hardship for Gu Qing. The immortals of the Mountain and Sea Realm lived long lives, but their power was entirely bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. They could not comprehend the laws, nor could they escape this realm. They seemed stronger than the Cangwu Realm because the Heavenly Dao had never lost the power of the world.

It was probably already this large-scale when the world was first created.

Since no one has left the realm, the power will naturally not be lost.

However, it also means losing the future, making it impossible to travel to the true Immortal Realm within the Three Thousand Realms of Guixu!
Having figured out the key to this matter, Gu Qing's mind raced, frantically trying to think of what he could do to overcome this calamity.

Believe it or not, it really exists!!!

As consciousness sinks, within the vast sea of ​​blood essence in the lower dantian, the "Gate of Longevity," a fiery pool of blood floats and sinks, engraved with a pattern of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, and the cry of a phoenix resounds throughout the sea of ​​blood.

The Phoenix Blood Pool, a rebirth artifact from the Phoenix Clan.

This celestial artifact can only be forged by celestial beings.

Moreover, it contains the ultimate mystery of the Phoenix Clan's immortal rebirth, and is a celestial creation that surpasses even the greatest supernatural powers. It comes from the true celestial realm and cannot be compared to those self-proclaimed celestial beings from the Mountain and Sea Realm.

This item was lent to Taotie, one of the Four Fiends of antiquity, for its rebirth. However, it was destroyed by its own people after exhausting its resources, and when it was exhausted, it was also devoured by its own people, which is why it ended up half-crippled.

Gu Qing had always used its immortal essence to nourish his bloodline and physique. The Phoenix Blood Pool was at least 30% responsible for his successful cultivation of the Zhu Rong Dao Body.

Originally, with his cultivation level, it would have been impossible for him to repair the damage to the immortal artifact. Now, the opportunity has come, and this immortal spiritual energy is the best material.

It doesn't even need to be refined; you can use it directly.

It's far more powerful than any wish-granting crystal. The Phoenix Blood Pool is like a long-awaited rain after a drought, accepting all comers and swallowing as many as they come without any problem of indigestion.

Therefore, most of the immortal spiritual energy that Gu Qing had accumulated over twenty years was used to repair the Phoenix Blood Pool. He only kept a small portion and continued to refine it using the Devouring Technique to improve his physique.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

The immortal energy was completely exhausted, and everything Gu Qing could obtain was bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. The Phoenix Blood Pool recovered two-thirds of its original size, and all the cracks and dimmed phoenix immortal patterns were restored. Only a few core areas remained dim.

Gu Qing was very satisfied; it was enough that the danger had been averted.

Repairing the Phoenix Blood Pool was a completely unexpected bonus; the only pity was that his physical advancement was not complete, as he was still digesting it too slowly.

The moment this thought arose in Gu Qing's mind, she sensed the spiritual energy stirring within the blood pool, and she was overjoyed to express her gratitude to Gu Qing.

Immediately afterwards, the blood of the demonic bird hunted in Pingdingshan, Huiji, underwent rapid changes. Originally, after reversing into phoenix blood, it was only a thin layer.

Now, however, it is growing rapidly, with the walls of the blood pool spewing out extremely pure phoenix blood essence.

"and many more……"

Gu Qing had just spoken up to try to stop him when he saw all the essence blood in the blood pool condense into a single drop, detach from the pool, and merge into his own sea of ​​qi and blood.

"No... I want to be a human being!"

The Zhu Rong Dao Body was invaded by this bloodline power, resulting in a drastic difference in quality and altering Gu Qing's bloodline.

The Zhurong Dao patterns appearing on his body surface changed, and new Nirvana Dao patterns began to spread, causing Gu Qing's life essence to double.

"Your mother..."

"Refine!!!"

The secret technique, Blood Devouring Demon Art, was activated at full speed, immediately suppressing the conversion of the phoenix's essence blood into nutrients for the body. However, even so, what had been changed could not be reversed.

In this way, Gu Qing was no longer a pure human, but carried one-third of the Phoenix bloodline within him.

Back then, he traveled to the Southern Wilderness Demon Realm under the identity of Mo Xuan, using the Two-Phase Secret Technique to disguise himself and calling himself a half-demon. Now that he has truly become like this, Gu Qing is extremely annoyed.

"To repay kindness with enmity is a terrible sin!"

After giving back to Gu Qing, the Phoenix Blood Pool fell silent again, clearly having exchanged the immortal spiritual energy it had just absorbed for phoenix essence blood, and given it all to him.

The Phoenix Clan is on par with the True Dragon Clan. They are not actually demons, but rather auspicious beasts or divine beasts, each with their own unique cultivation system that differs from that of demons.

It was full of twists and turns.

Although Gu Qing lost part of his human bloodline, the benefits he gained were enormous.

His lifespan doubled, and with the innate divine power of the phoenix bloodline, his lifespan increased to 9999 years, reaching the limit of the sixth-grade realm.

His physical strength also doubled, and the essence flower naturally condensed and emerged, with two of the three flowers gathering at the top of his head.

The body's regenerative ability is even more exaggerated, a hundred times greater. While it can't regenerate from a drop of blood, it can heal severed limbs on its own. Even if the heart or head is blown up, it will quickly recover, almost granting it an immortal body. The third, and most important, gain is...

The birth of the Phoenix bloodline combined with the Zhu Rong Dao Body gave birth to the prototype of the immortal body that Gu Qing had always dreamed of!
Gu Qing called it the "Nirvana Immortal Body," which possesses the dual supernatural power of manipulating the Phoenix Immortal Flame and undergoing rebirth.

It's like having countless extra lives. As long as the place of rebirth is prepared in advance, even if you perish, you can be reborn.

Apart from the drawback of needing to rebuild, it has no shortcomings.

It's all benefits.

From a purely profit perspective, Gu Qing gained tremendous benefits, but he also lost his status as a pure human.

As his thoughts raced, he suddenly had a realization.

The phoenix is ​​not a demon, but an auspicious beast, favored by the Heavenly Dao in all the heavens and realms. Wouldn't that bring him good fortune?!
Great news!
When the mind is clear, distracting thoughts vanish instantly.

Others would love to have such an opportunity, but he doesn't. As for the physical supernatural powers that come with the Zhu Rong Dao Body, they are still there. It's just that the Zhu Rong True Flame has merged with the Phoenix Immortal Flame, and its foundation has increased dramatically, so it needs to be given a new name.

A name unique to Guqing Avenue!

The nascent form of the immortal body was conceived, and the ascension was at its final stage, like a fish leaping out of the water or a bird flying through the clouds.

Everything suddenly became clear.

…………

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The Immortal Realm of Mountains and Seas, the Ascension Platform.

Gu Qing's previous guess was correct: the Immortal Realm had encroached on a large amount of territory and spiritual energy belonging to the Human Realm, attempting to merge the two realms together.

This has led to a scarcity of spiritual energy in the human world and a rarity of cultivators. Due to the inherently subjective nature of accumulating merit, the more one knows, the more difficult it becomes. For a thousand years, no cultivator has ascended to immortality.

Those who can ascend to immortality are mostly spirits who died in the physical body and then reassemble their physical bodies in the immortal realm.

When Gu Qing ascended to immortality, all the basic information about the immortal realm was absorbed into his mind and quickly sorted out.

This immortal race cultivates a Primal Immortal Spirit Pill.

The way to improve one's cultivation level is simple: absorb and exhale spiritual energy, increase the power of the Immortal Elixir, and the Elixir itself provides the laws.

In other words, once you reach a certain level, your methods will automatically match it, without needing to comprehend it. Therefore, once the Immortal Elixir is taken away, all your cultivation will be lost.

The kind that's cleared out on the spot.

There aren't many realm divisions. Those who have just ascended are called "True Immortals," which is also the first realm. Newborns from the Immortal Clan are also in this realm.

The second stage is called "Immortal Lord," which requires certain qualifications and talents. Almost no mortal who ascends to immortality has this qualification; only immortals born in the immortal realm can reach this stage.

Immortal Lords are divided into three ranks, with the first rank being the strongest and the third rank being the weakest.

What's absurd is that even this kind of breakthrough requires passing through a tribulation of lightning, which Gu Qing has never seen before and therefore cannot comment on.

The third level of cultivation is called "Immortal Venerable," a level that only a very few members of the Immortal Clan can reach. The strongest among the Immortal Venerables is also called "Immortal Emperor," who is the ruler of the Immortal Realm and the patriarch of the Immortal Clan.

What's the point of changing a name without any fundamental change? I don't know, but it's enough to know that there are only three cultivation realms in the Immortal Realm.

If you include the worthless cultivation realms of those who cultivate immortality in the mortal realm.

The cultivators in the Mountain and Sea Realm only have three realms, which is too much of a leap. Gu Qing can already see the appalling scene due to their lack of cultivation concepts and common knowledge.

The strongest analogy among mortals is a seventh-rank lower-level True Person.

Gu Qing estimated that the so-called True Immortal was only at the seventh-rank extreme level. Only when one reached the Immortal Lord level would one have the power to rival a sixth-rank cultivator in Cangwu.

More specific details will only be known after he experiences it firsthand.

The immortal aura emanating from the nascent immortal body that Gu Qing forged was even purer than that of the immortal race, and the aura from outside the realm had long been cleansed by the chaotic divine lightning.

The feeling of ascending subsided.

At first glance, you see two tall celestial soldiers dressed in silver-white armor, with white helmet plumes and robes, standing beside two jade pillars.

A white-robed figure with a silver dragon coiled around him, holding a golden halberd, was sizing him up.

"Exaggerated".

He complained inwardly, but didn't show it on his face.

Because besides the two heavenly soldiers, there was also a celestial being dressed in a magnificent white robe and wearing an intricately carved eagle crown, who was holding a jade book and speaking to Gu Qing.

"But Qinggong..."

(End of this chapter)