Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

The place where the demon immortal ascended to heaven was located in a place called "Burial Valley" south of Kunlun Mountain in the Western Wilderness. That place was also the cenotaph of his father, Kunpeng.

It is said that a group of friends whom the demon immortal met on his path to becoming a demon immortal were also buried here. After the demon immortal ascended to heaven, his followers regarded the Burial Valley as their ancestral land and were buried here one after another after their deaths.

It gradually formed a large burial complex.

It belongs neither to the territory of the Western Wilderness-Xitan Cultivation Kingdom nor to the territory of the Western Wilderness Demon Court; it stands in a no-man's-land, bordering the spiritual wasteland—the [Wild Wilderness Belt].

How exactly to proceed depends on the will of the Northern Darkness Golden Mother Primordial Sovereign.

The first half of the Daoist Lord's discussion is now concluded.

"Focus on exploration first, and proceed to the second half after making some discoveries," said the Second Ancestor of Baiyue as the Golden Mother was selecting people.

"Regardless of whether we gain anything or not, this trip is extremely dangerous. We don't need to worry about Immortal Lord Da Meng. Each of the twelve immortal sects in Burial Valley can send one person. What do you all think?"

After a moment's thought, Tian Yunzi understood the concerns of the two patriarchs of Baiyue.

"Fellow Daoist Feng is absolutely right. We must be wary of traps and prioritize the human race. This is the responsibility we must bear."

"The diviner then went to Kunlun Mountain."

"Lei Ze Mountain is under the jurisdiction of Daoist Lei Gang."

"Tianjian Mountain, Yuan Chun is willing to go!"

Everyone responded enthusiastically. Gu Qing's position was a little awkward. On the surface, he was a member of the Qing Palace, but everyone knew that he was a member of the Baiyue Mountain.

Minor conflicts will eventually return to the main gate.

Gu Qing was about to say something.

But then I heard the two patriarchs of the Baiyue tribes say...

“The Baiyue Mountains were represented by Gu Zhixuan.”

"good---"

Suddenly, the Great Dream Immortal Lord, seated at the head of the table, spoke.

“You are all pillars of the human race. The loss of even one of you would be a tremendous loss. No matter what the circumstances, you must return to Kunlun Mountain within three years.”

"Focus on reconnaissance. If we want to solve the problem, we can discuss it after we have gathered enough intelligence."

"Now... let's disperse."

Only twelve people remained; the rest of the Dao Lords had to return to their mountain gates to continue guarding their lair and monitoring the Eight Desolate Demon Clan.

The Third Ancestor, Gu Zhixuan, winked at Gu Qing, telling him not to worry and urging him to leave quickly so he wouldn't stay with the Second Ancestor any longer.

Gu Qing understood and hurriedly left.

Unexpectedly, the two patriarchs of Baiyue also transformed into a streak of light and followed closely behind. Everyone was amazed at the sight, thinking there was a good show to watch, and they were in no hurry to go back.

Some people simply sat down and used their supernatural powers of "Ten Thousand Miles of Imaginary Mirror" or "Water Mirror Reflection" to observe the situation of Gu Qing and Feng Xian, the second patriarch of Baiyue.

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Several attempts to tear through space and teleport thousands of miles failed to escape the lock, so Gu Qing simply stopped. He also harbored resentment towards the Second Ancestor Feng Xian, and now that he had taken the initiative to chase after him, he wanted to see what he was up to.

Three breaths later, Feng Xian suddenly appeared not far from Gu Qing, his hands behind his back, exuding an air of superiority.

"Not leaving?"

"Master Feng, what is it you want to say that you've stopped me from here!"

“Grandmaster? I, Feng, am not worthy of such a title.”

Feng Xian spoke strangely with a blank expression, which made Gu Qing feel angry. She immediately sneered back.

"Yes, in Gu Qing's heart, there are only the Third Ancestor and the Ninth Ancestor of Baiyue Mountain. Why should he get angry with people he has never met?"

“One thing at a time. If you’ve taken the inheritance of Baiyue Mountain, you have to abide by the rules of Baiyue Mountain.”

"That's your rule. When did the Immortal Lord of Baiyue ever establish such a rule?"

Feng Xian knew that Gu Qing was referring to the guardians of the mortal kingdoms, and that this rule was unreasonable. The five mortal kingdoms were already weak, and unless their origins were pure enough, the lower classes were actually their destiny. This natural trust had bound those with exceptional talent.

This also greatly weakens the upper limit of cultivators born into mortal lineages.

But numerous betrayals and defections serve as cautionary tales; there is no other way but to protect oneself.

However, Emperor Taizu of Yan still turned to betrayal. How could a prodigy be willing to stay in a place with scarce spiritual energy and waste his lifespan?

This is a rule that goes against human nature.

Upon hearing this, Feng Xian paused, choked by the words, and frowned.

"Since you acknowledge Baiyue Mountain as your sect, you should know that any grievances can be discussed. But what have you done? You slaughtered your fellow disciples and openly betrayed the sect, making this farce a laughingstock of the world."

Gu Qing's anger intensified, rising like oil being poured on a raging fire.

"Do you know who gave me this suggestion? If even the Third Ancestor Gu Zhixuan didn't know he couldn't stop you from setting the rules, why would he do this?"

"Why don't you reflect on yourself and see if you are too autocratic and unwilling to listen to other people's advice?"

"Why don't you consider that since you took power, Baiyue Mountain has never produced a third Dao Lord, and even the lineage of sixth-grade Grand Cultivators has been broken for hundreds, even nearly a thousand years!"

"The claim that I slaughtered my fellow disciples is utter nonsense."

"Firstly, they attacked first, taking advantage of my weakness, and sent two seventh-rank peak-level True Persons to ambush and kill me."

"The Bai family of Cangshan colluded with the demon race and was destroyed by me."

“Situ Feng and Fu Liu were unwilling to accept this. The former sought help from Situ Shi and her lover Zhao Yin, using Jiang Shi’s status as a son-in-law to suppress me, a commoner cultivator.”

The latter sought help from his master, the Twenty-Ninth Patriarch, who made a threatening statement within the mountain gate. Gu, a True Person, was forced to flee to the Western Sea to seek a breakthrough to the sixth rank and escape his predicament.

"And what did you do?"

"When I was wronged, you didn't step in to stop the fight. But when things got out of hand and people died, you suddenly appeared to accuse me of slaughtering my fellow disciples. How ridiculous!"

Gu Qing poured out all the grievances she had suffered over the years in one breath, leaving Feng Xian speechless.

Kunlun Mountain - Tianji Hall.

Within the group, the Daoist masters who remained to observe the situation also generously shared their opinions.

"well said!"

"That Feng Xian, he's lived so long but it's all wasted. He insists on sticking to his stupid rules when it comes to such a simple principle."

"You do not understand."

"Come on—what do you know? Tell me! Stop playing riddles."

Gu Zhixuan stared blankly at the confrontation reflected in the water mirror. Seeing that everyone in the hall thought Feng Xian was wrong, he couldn't help but sigh and took the initiative to explain the reason.

"Everyone knows that my great ancestor of Baiyue Mountain has been missing for thousands of years, but they do not know the story behind it."

This opening immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, would you be willing to speak?"

"nature."

"Back then, Senior Brother Feng and the Great Ancestor were like brothers. At that time, a vast world was discovered in the Void Battlefield, a world second only to the True Immortal Realm. Kunlun should still remember it."

"—【Heavenly Realm】"

Tian Yunzi stroked his beard, his eyes filled with emotion and sorrow, as he explained.

"That was the first time the Cangwu Realm had any knowledge of the Guixu Demon, and more than ten powerful figures were sacrificed, and the demon race also suffered considerable losses."

Gu Zhixuan nodded.

"It was on that occasion that the Great Ancestor and Senior Brother Feng jointly explored this realm. Senior Brother Feng disobeyed the Great Ancestor's orders, which instead caused the Great Ancestor to be trapped in the [Heavenly Collapse Realm] and never heard from again."

The stories are extremely complex and cannot be explained in a few words. In short, both of them hoped to sacrifice themselves to save the other's life. (End of Chapter)