Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

After harvesting the ripe Seven Treasures Gourd, the vines are still planted under the three Enlightenment Tea Trees, perhaps bearing fruit again thousands of years later.

After leaving the Jinyun Secret Realm.

A new round of treasure refining began. Gu Qing tried his best to refine the seven treasure gourds into the direction of a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure. However, treasures of this level could not be refined as easily as magic weapons.

Each one requires decades or even centuries to nurture and develop, which is a long-term endeavor, unless there is a particularly suitable treasure to compensate for the lack of original essence in the Seven Treasures Gourd.

A single fifth-grade gourd vine can only produce seven treasure gourds, which is still too much. It's normal that it can't keep up with the demand.

He devoted some of his attention to refining the [Sword Nourishing Gourd] first, as he had a lot of experience and expertise in this type of treasure.

For example, the experience of the Golden Stone Bottle absorbing the energy of metal and precious stones can be put to use, and the chaotic energy exceeding the Chaos Gourd can be used to polish the Demon Twin Swords.

When combined with other celestial and terrestrial energies, it can achieve excellent results.

in this way.

His cultivation was progressing steadily.

On the other hand, the [Heavenly Sea Sacred Flame] and the Sacred Flame Cult have been handed over to Gu Qing by the Xuan Tian Sect. This flame is just an ordinary flame that originated in the Western Sea.

The incompatibility of water and fire is vividly demonstrated here.

It displays two colors, red and blue, but at the base they are mixed together, scattered with tiny, crystal-like things.

That was the reaction of willpower being burned and decomposed in the flames.

These two flames, the Heavenly Sea Sacred Flame and the Azure Sea Moon Lotus Flame, were included as two refining targets under the Three Thousand Great Dao Flames.

The former should have been unremarkable in terms of fire laws, but it was strengthened by the power of will, and now it is a fifth-grade true flame.

The latter is only of the sixth rank, but its essence is extremely high, possessing a special ability formed by the mixture of multiple laws.

The Taiyin Star Power was particularly abundant, which could enhance Gu Qing's understanding of the laws of stars. Therefore, he used the Devouring Method to refine it all and integrate it into the Great Dao Flame, which greatly deepened his foundation.

The content about the power of will in the Holy Fire Cult's heritage broadened his horizons even more, as he did not have any specific supernatural powers of will in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

They were all discovered through gradual experimentation. Even the discovery of the power of willpower was an accident. It didn't take much effort to collect a large amount of it.

According to the records of the Holy Fire Cult, the power of vows is extremely difficult to collect.

Even the output is very small, and the [Heavenly Sea Sacred Flame] is nurtured by the power of the believers' wishes, which causes the sacred flame to grow continuously.

It's similar to the "Little Wish Technique" that Gu Qing researched; you just make a wish and that's it.

With enough willpower, anything is possible.

Gu Qing made a wish, and corresponding energy surged into his body from the void, helping him accelerate his cultivation.

The Holy Flame Cult's wish is to enhance the power of the Holy Flame, but it uses the power of the wish to directly strengthen it, unlike his roundabout way.

The two worlds are ultimately different.

In the Mountain and Sea Realm, the Five Virtues of Nature manifest from beginning to end, and one can easily accumulate a great deal of power of will. However, this is not the case in the Cangwu Immortal Cultivation Realm. After reading the secret treasure of power of will in the Holy Fire Sect's inheritance...

Gu Qing needs a new entry point to satisfy his cultivation resources after reaching the fifth rank.

The Little Wish Spell is good, but it can only be cast using pure wish-power crystals, so it still needs some improvement.

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one year later.

The leader of the Pearl-Gathering Sect, one of the four major sects in the near sea, came to visit. This woman was the friend that Ao Miaoge had mentioned before, and she had an excellent relationship with the West Sea Dragon Clan.

Furthermore, he said—

Life is but a hundred years, a mayfly's day; what good is immortality to me? It's nothing more than entering a cage once more.

Better to have two or three close friends, playing chess and drinking wine; to be happily married, hand in hand, enjoying a hundred years of glory, and returning to dust together.

These free-spirited and genuine words came from her mouth.

His rise to prominence occurred in just a thousand years, and his cultivation level reached the sixth rank, only one step away from the fifth rank Dao Lord realm.

His sudden visit was for the purpose of discussing the Dao. Gu Qing appeared out of nowhere, and upon his arrival, he passed through an extremely terrifying tribulation of enlightenment. He then settled near the sea and established his lineage.

He had expected the pearl divers to come and discuss philosophy.

"I have met Gu Daojun."

"No need to be polite."

This fisherwoman was born into a family and made a living by pearl diving. After attaining enlightenment, she adopted the Dharma name "Pearl Diving Girl," and was herself a seeker of the Dao.

Of the four clans and three families near the sea, the Yun clan has been merged into the Qing Palace.

Gu Qing also had some ideas about other forces.

The Gao family and the Ji family, the former having some old grudges against him, are the next targets of his intimidation.

The four first-rate forces—Sea Sword Sect, Scattered Immortal Alliance, Pearl Gathering Sect, and Dragon Worship Sect—have close ties. Sea Sword Sect, however, gave up on the relationship with the Yun Clan when faced with the Holy Fire Sect's pursuit.

The Loose Immortal Alliance is a force composed of countless independent cultivators, formed because the coastal buffer zone is dotted with islands like stars, making it more difficult to control than the mainland.

It's not entirely true that they are very closely intertwined.

There are rumors that many of the Tribulation Cultivators are members of the Loose Immortal Alliance.

The Pearl-Picking Cult is neutral, its members are mostly women, and it rarely interacts with other top-tier powers in the coastal areas.

The Bailong Sect is even more straightforward; as the name suggests, they are the dogs of the West Sea Dragon Clan. He has already sent the Mountain and Sea Dragon King to test the waters.

In a word.

In such a small coastal area, there are too many first-rate forces, which is not conducive to Gu Qing's collection of willpower.

A pearl diver came to the door seeking enlightenment.

Gu Qing also put forward his own conditions.

"Helping others achieve their goals is a refined act, especially since both the sect leader and I, Gu, are allies of the West Sea Dragon Palace, but—"

When talking to someone or asking for a favor, the worst thing is...

"I wonder if the leader could tell me the reason for establishing the Pearl-Picking Sect?"

"It's impossible."

Seated opposite Gu Qing, the pearl-diving girl wore a veil, but her eyes were as deep and mysterious as stars, her hair was styled in flowing locks, and she wore a flowing blue dress.

"A thousand years ago, I was a pearl digger and by chance, I entered the Daoist path."

Lacking both a teacher and resources, he could only rely on his limited pearl-diving skills to venture into the deep sea in search of spirit pearls and spirit clams in order to cultivate his spiritual practice.

"A hundred years later, after her husband and son have passed away, she suddenly realized her mistake."

"On the path of cultivation, there are countless human immortals and true immortals, all struggling to cross the sea of ​​suffering. Mortals seek wealth and power, while cultivators seek methods, techniques, and spiritual objects."

"It looks different, yet it seems unchanged."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, Fellow Daoist Gu, but the Pearl-Gathering Sect was founded by me out of my own selfish desires. I only know a shallow method of pearl gathering, so I named it after it. It is really a tool for making money."

Gu Qing smiled.

"Fellow Daoist is indeed honest."

The profound mystery of the Fifth Grade Realm can be summarized in eight words: "Combining the real and the illusory to form the Golden Elixir."

"Emptiness is the law, the principle, and the image of heaven and earth."

"It is indeed the golden elixir, magical power, and proof of ascension to immortality."

As the saying goes, a true teaching can be conveyed in a single sentence, while a false teaching can fill countless volumes. The Twelve Immortal Sects have very strict control over the Daoist scriptures at the fifth rank level. Unless one joins their sect, even the most wildly talented individuals can only cultivate to the highest level of the sixth rank.

This is one of the foundations that ensures their rule.

The Void Battlefield draws resources from other worlds, which is the second source.

Without the right methods and the right treasures, how can one ascend to the summit of Cangwu?
Pearl divers are already considered exceptionally talented. (End of Chapter)