Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

As the date drew closer, preparations for the Jade Pool Gathering were being made throughout the Heavenly Palace. This grand event was initially set up for tasting spiritual fruits, but later a series of activities such as flower viewing and dance performances were added.

It gradually became one of the largest banquets in the Heavenly Palace.

The Immortal Garden of Spiritual Herbs has an orchard planted with five kinds of innate spiritual roots, which take three thousand years to bloom, three thousand years to bear fruit, and three thousand years to mature.

It can only be harvested once every ten thousand years.

This has been quite a long time for the immortals, so they hold several gatherings before finally encountering a real Jade Pool Gathering.

This is a rare opportunity for every participant.

The fact that the Celestial Emperor Canglan invited the demon race to participate demonstrates his sincerity, and he began making arrangements well in advance.

Gu Qing's immortal avatar wandered around the Heavenly Palace.

According to the original intent, observe and search to see if there is a chosen one in the Heavenly Palace.

The term "child of destiny" might be a bit of an exaggeration. To be more accurate, it should be "the one destined to face calamity." If the divine revelation of the Dao is a trajectory laid out within destiny, then the way to resolve the existence of calamities will naturally give birth to a person destined to face them.

This is Heaven's way of self-salvation, and also the trajectory that fate should follow.

Calamity arises and perishes; it is not something ordinary people can reverse.

Since they couldn't find the Heavenly Palace and couldn't observe any clues, they could only wait until the Jade Pool Gathering to see if they could find it. At that time, the strongest group of people in the entire Immortal Realm would gather, and they would surely be able to find it.

Heaven and earth.

This day.

Since that day's argument, Tianqi has been seizing every moment to cultivate, working tirelessly for twelve hours a day, constantly studying the mysteries of the three paths of essence, energy, and spirit.

Gu Qing taught him the auxiliary cultivation technique "Zhou Tian Xing Chen Qi", which helped him get off to a good start. The environment of the Outer Heaven was also a factor in helping him.

On the other hand, the Goddess Youlan's Dao heart was shaken by what Gu Qing said, so she could only focus on cultivating to recover her strength, accumulate more divine power, and forget her troubles.

Gu Qing himself was also cultivating. After completely devouring and refining the filthy fire, he also incorporated this special flame into the Three Thousand Great Dao Flames, adding another bit of power.

But today, on a whim, he unknowingly walked to the vicinity of the altar, where the unconscious mortal Qing Shu was lying.

Youlan observed Qing Shu's condition and channeled some divine power into her, but she was powerless to help. She could only wait for this mortal body to die of old age before she could be freed.

Any death caused by external forces is equivalent to a calamity.

It's difficult to deal with.

She should have died naturally after a hundred years in a coma, but when Gu Qing arrived here, he was surprised to find that Qing Shu had actually woken up.

Not only that, but also some kind of luck and calamity fell upon her from the depths of the universe, and Gu Qing suddenly realized.

"You cruel Heavenly Dao, how heartless you are!"

With a pale face and a face that no longer resembled that of a young girl, Qing Shu, who had been in a coma for thirty or forty years, looked old. When she saw Gu Qing, she smiled.

"Brother Fengxuan, where is this? Where is Brother Tianmu?"

Her memories were still stuck in the courtyard of the human world. Gu Qing approached and helped her up, placing his hand on her wrist. The filthy power within her no longer emerged.

In the pool not far away, the Ancestral Lotus was shining brightly. The filthy blood threads that had been wrapped around its body had completely peeled off, as if it had been purified by the Chaos Green Lotus's instincts and had lost its vitality.

Gu Qing took the filthy blood and mud into his hand, communicated with Tianqi through divine sense, and then replied.

"A lot has happened. Let Apocalypse explain it to you in person."

In less than three breaths, Tianqi, who had rushed over, saw Qing Shu's figure, and his eyes instantly reddened.

"Qing Shu!"

Ignoring his aged appearance, she pulled him into her arms and held him tightly for a long time.

Gu Qing sighed softly and stood with Youlan, who was approaching gracefully.

"What happened? Why did Qing Shu suddenly wake up?"

Youlan, not understanding the situation and lacking Gu Qing's insight, blurted out a question.

"When its lifespan was up, the Chaos Green Lotus's self-purification ability overwhelmed the power of the filth. Its main body was unharmed, and the primordial spirit residing in its mortal body was naturally also fine."

"So that's how it is, your lifespan has come to an end?"

Gu Qing nodded.

"Although with my and Tianqi's protection, the corrupting power didn't destroy my mortal body, it's still just a mortal body after all, and it's been affected to some extent. I reckon I'll be past fifty or sixty years old by now." Upon hearing this, Youlan wasn't saddened, but instead clenched her fist and said.

"Returning now is a good thing. The power of the Chaos Green Lotus is not simple, and we need high-end combat power."

"No."

Gu Qing expressed a different opinion.

"Qing Shu is Qing Shu. She only has more than ten years of memories, while Zu Lian has tens of millions of years of memories. Can her feelings for Tian Qi surpass countless years of memories?"

Youlan was taken aback and asked, puzzled.

“I remember that after returning from her tribulation, before her next tribulation, Zu Lian would always be guided by the personality of this life…”

Can this be considered a success?

"Well, at least he didn't die in an external attack."

Gu Qing shrugged and stopped talking, leaving the time and space to Qing Shu and Tian Qi, who must have a lot to say.

Waking up during this sensitive period, coupled with the inexplicable calamity that befell her, there is no doubt that Qing Shu is the one destined for this calamity, meaning that the Blood Sea Demon God will ultimately be defeated by her.

From a practical standpoint, it makes perfect sense.

The Chaos Green Lotus existed since the creation of heaven and earth. It is a being born from chaos and is essentially a level higher than the ancient gods.

If one can awaken Tianqi's consciousness through persuasion, there is indeed a chance. Furthermore, if Youlan, a humanoid goddess, were to sacrifice herself to help Qing Shu ascend to godhood...

It feels like the two sides are evenly matched now.

The problem is that under Gu Qing's manipulation, what merged with the Blood Sea was the Heavenly Revelation Avatar. Although it contained all the power of the gods, it still lacked a lot in terms of the divine soul at its root.

There is no possibility of escaping the control of the Blood Sea consciousness.

This is a tough battle.

The arrangements of Heaven and Destiny are reasonable, but they cannot account for the unexpected factor of Gu Qing. It seems that the Demon Clan still needs to be weakened!

A few days later.

Gu Qing, who was refining a component of the Ferry of Salvation, received a message from Tianqi that Qing Shu's lifespan had ended and her primordial spirit had returned to the Ancestral Lotus.

When he arrived.

A stunningly beautiful fairy, dressed in a blue lotus robe, with a refined and elegant appearance that could eclipse the heavens and earth, sat gracefully on a lotus platform, her eyes deep and serene.

He was quietly watching everyone.

"Qingshu?"

Gu Qing tried calling out, and the other person smiled slightly, stood up, and bowed to him.

"Feng Xuan, thank you for your protection."

"Easy to do."

Seeing this, Tianqi eagerly moved closer.

"Qing Shu..."

“I remember you, Apocalypse.”

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Tianqi's expression was not good, and he seemed to have changed.

"I……"

"No need for further words. I must return to the Azure Lotus Immortal Clan to deal with the traitor. See you at the Jade Pool Gathering. Farewell."

A swirling azure aura enveloped Qing Shu, whose figure vanished into the outer heavens, leaving Tian Qi feeling utterly lost.

"How could this happen..."

Youlan sighed and patted Tianqi on the shoulder.

"It's probably related to an accident that happened during the tribulation. Logically speaking, we've done our best to keep it as it was, so Qing Shu's memories should still be there."

"That's right, why don't you go after her? Have a proper talk; maybe there's still a chance to turn things around. Maybe she's faking it?" (End of Chapter)