Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

"Leave this matter to me. Lei Zun can focus on finding the Nine Shamans. This item is for Lei Zun. Once you find the Nine Shamans, crush them."

"No matter where I am in the Six Realms, I can sense it immediately and will definitely come to my aid."

"Alright, let's become acquainted with Fellow Daoist Feng Xuan and have a big toast together."

Lei Zun happily accepted the jade pendant. He had witnessed the strength of Jiu Xi and Gu Qing and believed that he was no less capable than the two, but securing a decisive victory was still a problem.

It couldn't be more appropriate for them to offer help.

Thinking of this, Lei Zun made his promise.

“Fellow Daoist Feng Xuan, although the North Sea is vast and boundless, it cannot compare to the prosperity of the Heavenly Palace. As a Great Immortal Venerable, I still have some influence. If you are willing, you may come to the Heavenly Palace to take up a post in the future.”

"I guarantee you'll start as a third-rank immortal."

"Haha, Lord Lei is a man of principle, there's no need to make an exception for me. If you have any requests, I will definitely come to visit you."

After some feigned politeness, and seeing Lei Zun off, Gu Qing found himself at a loss for words. He had already been a minor official of the eighth rank in the Heavenly Palace for over forty years.

Having unexpectedly received a favor from Lei Zun, I can certainly figure out how to use it.

The immortals are long-lived and have a shallow concept of time.

This favor, though put aside for a long time, will eventually come in handy. After spending some time in the North Sea and taking a stroll around the Dragon Palace, Gu Qing obtained a large number of sixth-grade treasures, and even acquired three kinds of fifth-grade immortal flowers.

His eating manners were somewhat unrefined, but these were all things he desperately needed.

The connection between Taotie and Jinyun Secret Realm was broken due to the distance between the two realms, so he could not use the Holy Ancestor Fire Pool placed in the Ancestral Weapon Tower to assist in refining weapons.

Since they also had to consider taking the Mountain and Sea Dragon Clan away from the boundary, they could only try to develop a way to cross the world on a raft that could travel through the Ruins of Return, so as to take this group of dragons with them.

Gu Qing always kept his promises.

Since he himself would also need it, he should start researching it as soon as possible and gradually improve it using the Tian Shou method. The sooner the better.

There's no need to worry about delaying your cultivation progress.

Many miscellaneous matters are based on the foundation of perfect cultivation, so he certainly won't give up because of a minor setback. At most, he will have five or six years to complete the Heavenly Gang Reincarnation, which will be the fastest breakthrough he can make.

Lei Zun's request was not forgotten.

In that battle, Tu Shan Yue's Blood Fiend Heavenly Fox Spear was not retrieved. The weapon itself was taken away by the Demon Realm, but Gu Qing managed to capture and preserve a wisp of its aura.

The Mountain and Sea Dharma Gate has collapsed, so we can only honestly search for people.

He doesn't need to go through such trouble.

This day.

Gu Qing, who was finally ready to set off to find the person, took out the wisp of preserved aura and used the Thousand-Mile Circular Light Technique. This kind of minor technique was known to every cultivator in Cangwu.

As long as there is no deliberate obstruction, it can locate people. The Heavenly Fox Spear has been with Tu Shan Yue for tens of thousands of years and will surely be able to find the right direction.

Shortly after, the location was determined.

"The human realm? What a coincidence, I should go back for a visit."

The flow of time in the human realm is different from that in the celestial realm.

It wasn't an exaggeration to the point that a day in heaven is equivalent to a year on earth, but there was still a difference of more than ten times. Counting from the time of ascension, about two hundred years had passed in the human world.

As long as nothing goes wrong, the Green Palace he established should soon witness a grand spectacle of ascension.

This difference in the flow of time is generally found in the Void Realm, but it varies between different worlds. The Mountain and Sea Realm is somewhat special.

According to the conclusions drawn from the study of Guixu by Cangwu Jie.

Depending on the world's level, the higher the level, the slower the flow of time. This range varies greatly, so don't think you can rely on time differences to cultivate.

It is very difficult to implement in practice. One aspect is the normal passage of life, and the other is the unexpected event of being entangled by the power of time.

Aside from the extraordinary moment of spiritual elevation, which is a leap to a higher level, this is a moment of ultimate sublimation.

Accelerating time using the laws of time, or exploiting differences in rules, can easily lead to the "Mystery of Time," a calamity even more terrifying than a heavenly tribulation. A cultivator's own timeline will become disordered, resulting in bizarre phenomena such as sudden aging, shrinking, or loss of power.

The more powerful the cultivator, the more likely they are to encounter this, which is said to be a backlash from unorthodox sects using the laws of time.

Between Cangwu and Shanhai, the latter is inherently stronger, but they are also at the same stage, and their time flow should be at the same level.

This is also the direction that Kunlun Immortal Mountain in the Cangwu Realm has been striving for: to find invasions from worlds of equal level.

As for why they know so much, it depends on those small worlds that have completely submitted to the Cangwu Realm... Every piece of information and rule is stained with the blood of the pioneers.

Believe first, then question; there's always a reason for it.

After roughly confirming Tu Shan Yue's location, Gu Qing used the power of his magic weapon to tear through space and descended directly to the vicinity of the Qing Palace in the mortal realm.

The disorienting sense of time had affected his perception, but it gradually subsided after he adjusted slightly.

This may be the reason why the celestial realm forbids immortals from descending to the mortal world.

It wasn't just a difference in strength, but also due to the rules, so it didn't have much of an impact on Gu Qing.

Upon reaching the summit of Qifeng Mountain, his jade statue once again condensed a large amount of vow power. After taking out all the Holy Heaven Demon Banners, he discovered that the disciples he had taken in back then included the Four Immortal Sects of Yan Kingdom that later merged into it.

Yu Ziqi, Li Musheng, and others.

Almost all of them were on the verge of ascension, and their accumulated merits were roughly the same.

Gu Qing had no intention of showing himself. Mortals' potential is ultimately limited. Unless they dig out other immortal lords' immortal pills for them to refine, their upper limit is only the peak of true immortals.

He values ​​the continuous flow of aspirational power even more.

After the Holy Heaven Demon Banner widely recruited the Heavenly Demon group of the Nine Shamans, its number surged to eight thousand. With three Holy Heaven Demon Kings, and after digesting the accumulated power of vows over the past two hundred years, its power is likely comparable to that of a top-grade magic weapon.

The growth of sacred artifacts is that simple and quick.

If it were a magic weapon like the Human Emperor Banner or the Soul Respect Banner, as long as the material was good enough, the advancement would be effortless; all it would take is being ruthless enough.

After a brief observation, I left the Green Palace.

Shortly after.

In the great city of Yan, [Hanyu City], beside a secluded lakeside courtyard, a fiery red light transformed into Gu Qing's figure, gradually becoming visible.

He went inside with great interest.

It can be seen at a glance.

Wearing a silk robe with a white veil over it, and with her long black hair tied with a ribbon, Tu Shan Yue was lying on a bamboo rocking chair, fanning herself with a palm leaf fan and chewing on grapes.

Two small, jade-like feet, barefoot, rested on a low table.

Swaying and rocking, how delightful!

Beside her stood a stunningly beautiful young girl, as pure and untainted as a lotus rising from the mud, her appearance no more than sixteen or seventeen years old.

A fire was burning, the bottom of which was being fanned with a small fan, and a bald chicken was being roasted on top, looking resentful.

He was still muttering to himself.

"Why don't you eat yourself to death? All you ever do is eat chicken, you never even know how to cook for yourself."

Having been used to being a king, Tu Shan Yue didn't care at all. She just twitched her nose and thoroughly enjoyed the aroma of the roast chicken.

"What are a fox and a fairy lotus doing hiding in a place like this?"

Gu Qing took a step forward and came to the two women's side.

He gently fanned his palm, and the aroma of meat filled his nostrils.

"Ah!" (End of Chapter)