Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

This natal magic weapon was forged by Gu Qing a long time ago, but it was always inferior to the Ghost-Slaying Sword. It underwent two transformative changes in the last hundred years before catching up and even surpassing it.

The original direction of development was the divine power of Heavenly Thunder to slay demons, obtaining part of the essence of the Blood Sea consciousness, plus the 100,000-mile Heavenly Punishment Thundercloud of the Dao Lord's Thunder Tribulation.

It already possessed the potential to grow into a celestial artifact, something the Netherworld Ghost-Slaying Sword couldn't match. Therefore, wanting to add an extra layer of security to the plan, Gu Qing made a difficult decision.

He took out most of the wish-power crystals accumulated by the Youth Palace.

He sacrificed some cultivation resources to perform an unprecedented [Heavenly Offering Technique]. Due to its wish-granting mechanism, it actually didn't take much time.

Gu Qing only needs to try to daydream.

It's like buying an official position. The Heavenly Dao is the legitimate emperor. He bribes the will with his power, asking for little, just to give his "son" the demon-slaying sword and a share of the pure will of the Cangwu Realm!
This insurance is for the old demon emperor.

He had fought against Feng Xian, the second ancestor of the Baiyue, and knew how terrifying cultivators at this level were, let alone the old demon emperor who had been at odds with Feng Xian for thousands of years.

This divine will, like the eyes of Heaven surveying the human world, is simply attached to his family's natal magic weapon; it has no supernatural power whatsoever.

However, it can serve as a catalyst to bring forth the tribulation of becoming an immortal for the old demon emperor.

Under normal circumstances, such an operation is not very feasible, because the Heavenly Dao cannot interfere with the normal cycle of all spirits in the world. However, since the [Path of Ascension] became the mainstream in Cangwu.

The Heavenly Dao of Cangwu knew the benefits of cultivators of this level perishing in the world, and instinctively wanted to kill them, which is why the concepts of lightning tribulation and Dao tribulation came about.

It's both a test and an opportunity!

The effect of this divine will is like the way of heaven giving you a glance.

Oh—it's a big cake, but unfortunately I can't eat it myself; I can only wait for it to come into my mouth by itself.

But upon discovering that "knife and fork" equals "divine will," the old man proactively engages with divine will, regardless of whether he wants to become an immortal or not, and without a second thought, he chops down.

Everyone is happy when he dies.

Of course, this is just a description; the Heavenly Dao of Cangwu does not actually possess such a vivid and lifelike anthropomorphic consciousness. In short, this is the mechanism.

The key lies in whether this "divine intervention" is sufficient.

Theoretically, it can also be used on other fifth-rank extreme cultivators, but Gu Qing can only achieve this by relying on the [Heavenly Dao Offering Technique], which in turn depends on the wish power system.

It can only be used once every hundred or eighty years.

If it were used to satisfy Gu Qing's own cultivation, it might take three or four hundred years to accumulate enough to exchange for it, which can be considered a unique move.

Making a wish won't take up much time.

After securing the insurance, Gu Qing mobilized the cultivators of the Azure Palace. The human disciples were out of the question; the main focus was on the dragons and a large number of aquatic creatures who followed him in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

After so many years of renovation, they are basically all in good shape.

While there might be a slight shortage of sixth-rank cultivators, seventh-rank cultivators are everywhere, numbering at least several thousand, which is enough to establish a firm foothold.

There were also some half-demons who came from afar. Knowing that Mo Xuan and Feng Xuan, two of the three ancestors of Qing Palace, were both half-demons, those who had ideas naturally came to serve them.

The number is actually quite large.

Leaving behind a spiritual body to handle the affairs of the Azure Palace, Gu Qing's main body immediately returned to the Southern Wilderness. The red-robed Daoist Jun, who had once stirred up trouble in the Mountain and Sea Realm, once again emerged from the mountain.

The main purpose was to meet with the Demon Lord Wan Jun to discuss how to deal with the Southern Wilderness Eagle Court.

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Southern Wilderness Demon Realm - Black Mountain.

This place is remote, and the spiritual vein is only of the seventh grade. Who would have thought that a dignified fifth-grade demon lord would live in such a place?

However, the Wan Jun Ant clan is known for its physical strength and follows the path of proving the Dao through force. They are somewhat similar to wild beasts and do not have such an exaggerated need for spiritual energy.

They mainly rely on consuming metal and iron products to enhance their strength.

Therefore, a slight lack of spiritual power is not unbearable for Wan Jun Demon Lord. As long as his strength continues to improve, he will eventually have a day to take revenge.

His reason for hating Yingting was simple: Wanjun Ant was a branch of the ancient ferocious beast [Gu]. Before Yingting came to power, it was a top demon race in the Southern Wilderness, possessing two fifth-rank demon lords.

After failing to seize the throne of the Demon Emperor from the Sky-Piercing Eagle, its clan was wiped out, and the remaining two or three larvae completely disappeared.

The Demon Emperor has been replaced.

According to the traditions of the demon race, it is the law of the jungle, where the strong are respected!
But they wouldn't engage in mindless, deadly battles, since they were all powerful members of the demon race, and there was also the formidable enemy of the human race outside. In the end, it was two powerful members of the Wan Jun Ant Clan.

During the struggle for the Demon Emperor's Seal in the Southern Wilderness Demon Court Secret Realm, one died and the other was seriously injured, having been ambushed.

The one who survived by sheer luck poured out his grievances, angrily denouncing the Sky-Piercing Eagle Clan as despicable and shameless, causing the news to spread throughout the Eight Desolate Demon Clans, and this incident became the fuse.

When the Demon Emperor of the Heavenly Realm ascended to the throne, he launched a large-scale purge as a warning to others!
Originally, the Southern Wilderness Demon Clan was powerful, and even if one of its pillars was killed, it would still be stronger than the Southern Wilderness Human Clan. However, it was the retaliation of wiping out the Wan Jun Ant Clan that caused other clans to feel threatened and fearful.

Those with weak bones would simply back down and, incidentally, pledge their loyalty to the new demon emperor; following tradition, no one would say they had weak knees.

But the stubborn ones refused to agree, and even bringing up the Demon Emperor's Seal was of no use.

Thus, the Great Purge continued throughout the old Demon Emperor's bloody rule, and then the Sky-Piercing Eagle Clan discovered that no matter what policies were implemented or what kind of demon races were supported, no one objected.

He then set his sights on becoming the Demon Emperor again.

Hey! The method of killing the chicken to scare the monkey is quite effective, and then it's not just the chicken that gets killed, the monkey is killed too.

Anyone who opposes the Skyhawk Clan will be slaughtered by the Malou.

The powerful continued to exist, but also created many enemies. Wan Jun Demon Lord was just the most prominent one among them. When Gu Qing came to Black Mountain to meet him, he personally witnessed many demons with powerful bloodlines.

They are all descendants of those slaughtered by the Eagle Court.

"The Hell-Suppressing Tiger, the Azure Lion, the Silver-Backed Divine Ape, the Ghost-Eyed Crow... Fellow Daoist Wan Jun has many talented subordinates. Feng Xuan is impressed."

The Demon Lord Wan Jun had an unremarkable appearance, even considered ugly, with dark skin and bulging muscles all over his body, standing like an iron tower atop Black Mountain.

The two are completely opposite in appearance to Feng Xuan's handsome image.

As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face. Even if one looks down on the inferior bloodline of half-demon, the phoenix is ​​a legendary divine beast that has long since disappeared from Cangwu.

Despite disliking Gu Qing's appearance, Wan Jun Demon Lord did not show any hostility.

Just as Xue Shen'an said, Wan Jun Demon Lord is extremely hostile to Ying Ting. He would even abandon his dignity to cooperate with the human race. Unfortunately, Gu Qing will not allow the human race to participate, so as not to trigger a third war between humans and demons.

The Demon Lord Wanjun was somewhat conflicted about Feng Xuan's unique identity.

"I heard that you established a lineage with a human in the Western Sea, which may have attracted powerful figures from the Cloud Dream Immortal Mountain?"

Gu Qing was taken aback, then said with a half-smile.

"It's easy to invite a powerful dragon, but I'm afraid that once he enters the mountain gate, he won't leave."

"Fellow Daoist Wan Jun, are you willing?"

We'll see—

Black Mountain is barren, and most of the buildings are made of stone. The spiritual objects used for the banquet are also quite ordinary. Not to mention Gu Qing looking down on them, even a sixth-rank cultivator would probably find them shabby.

He didn't really care. In a collaboration, the weaker the other party is, the more say he can get.

Without mentioning the idea of ​​inviting human reinforcements again, Wan Jun Demon Lord got straight to the point, saying that the two sides were only able to sit down together because Xue Shen'an took the lead.

Since it's all about mutual exploitation, we won't discuss anything related to the human race anymore.

"Fellow Daoist Feng Xuan, do you know why you want to take action against Eagle Court?"

Gu Qing was prepared for this question. "The Tomb of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix."

Wan Jun Demon Lord frowned and pondered for a moment, then felt that this reason seemed to make sense. Gu Qing explained.

“More than a hundred years ago, the Demon Phoenix Tomb was opened by the King of Eagle Court, and a pure-blooded phoenix egg that had undergone rebirth was taken away by him. I want it.”

Feng Xuan is outwardly a half-demon with half phoenix blood.

Whether one refines this egg to replenish their bloodline or adopts the demonic phoenix within as their master, it would be perfectly fitting for their status and wouldn't seem out of place.

Upon hearing this, the Demon Lord Wanjun spoke.

“No problem. If the two of us work together and can really defeat Eagle Court, not only will the Phoenix Egg be yours, but you can also rule half of the Demon Realm.”

"Then thank you for your trust, fellow Daoist."

"But—it's too early to talk about these things now. Fellow Daoist Wan Jun, do you have a detailed plan?"

Find out.

Although it was their first meeting, they were plotting something of immense importance, so they had to reveal some of their cards to solidify their trust.

After thinking it over, Wan Jun Demon Lord felt that since he had already shown Gu Qing these powerful subordinates, it wouldn't be convincing to talk about lower-level personnel.

Even though most of these powerful demons could kill enemies a small realm higher than him, he still felt it was lacking, so he revealed his true trump card.

"Does Fellow Daoist Feng Xuan know about the Primordial Domain?"

"Of course I know that the only place among the Eight Desolate Demon Clans without war is Taihe Mountain of the Human Clan, which has quite a few tricks up its sleeve."

"Yes."

Wan Jun, the Demon Lord, nodded.

"Over the years, I have grown to where I am today in the Ancient Domain. I have made many friends, and although I have few true friends, there is one demon lord who is willing to fight against the Eagle Court for me."

Gu Qing's eyes lit up.

"really?"

"real!"

Gu Qingxin calculated that if he could gain the upper hand, he could first ambush and kill Qiu Feng Yaojun of the Crimson Phoenix Eagle Clan, and then turn his attention to the Sky-Piercing Eagle Clan.

There were only the current Demon Emperor and the [Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor], who was known as the Lesser Demon Emperor. The latter could send one of them to deal with the current Demon Emperor, and then the two of them would work together to deal with the current Demon Emperor.

The chances of killing them all have increased considerably.

"What trump cards does Fellow Daoist Feng Xuan have that make him dare to attack Eagle Court?"

"Well..."

Gu Qing's eyes darted around, and although she didn't explain things clearly, just one sentence immediately excited Wan Jun, the Demon Lord.

“I have a way to deal with the old demon king who is at the peak of the fifth rank. It’s fine if he doesn’t show up, but once he does, he will surely die.”

How to deal with the old demon emperor has always been a major concern for Wan Jun Demon Lord, and it has been weighing on his mind for a long time, after all, he was the murderer who slaughtered his clan.

Although the two had their own purposes, neither doubted the other's determination to annihilate the Skyhawk Clan.

“If Fellow Daoist Feng Xuan has a trump card to deal with the old Demon Emperor, then this Wind-Stabilizing Pearl of mine will be the killing move that will put the current Demon Emperor to death. I am 60% confident that I can overthrow the Eagle Court.”

“Fellow Daoist Wan Jun, have you decided how to deal with the loyalists of Eagle Court?”

"Where there are loyalists, there are bound to be enemies."

The Demon Lord Wan Jun snorted coldly.

"The incense offerings left by the Wan Jun Ant Clan from years ago still remain, and I still have some face to spare. Even if those powerful clans don't help me, they won't stop me."

"The Skyhawk Clan's behavior is so disgusting, who wouldn't want them to die?!"

"I heard that Fellow Daoist Mo Xuan hosted a banquet for many demons at Huiji Mountain."

Gu Qing nodded, not surprised that the other party knew about this.

To outsiders, these are still two people.

"Will Fellow Daoist Mo Xuan make a move?"

"His main purpose in not coming to Huijishan is to gather his old subordinates, argue with Yingting, and reclaim the Huijishan area that originally belonged to him as his own territory."

"It's considered a way to generate revenue for the Qing Palace."

The Demon Lord Wan Jun would never believe such a claim.

Mo Xuan's growth trajectory is more obvious than Feng Xuan's. He exists and has an unclear relationship with the Golden-backed Eagle Clan. He also possesses half-dragon blood, making him, strictly speaking, a dragon cultivator.

Its reappearance in the West Sea, and the West Sea Dragon Palace's friendly attitude towards the Green Palace, led outsiders to believe that its bloodline originated from the West Sea.

Within the human race, apart from a few of the most outstanding Dao Lords, no one else knew this information, which naturally kept it from the demon race.

In order to avoid involving the human race, Gu Qing made many preparations.

Mo Xuan was easy to write because he had traveled through the demon realm.

Feng Xuan was completely born from a stone, but he was given the identity and background of an old monster.

In Wan Jun Yao Jun's eyes, the most likely reason why Mo Xuan didn't come was that the other party was unwilling to make a move against Ying Ting. It was rumored that the eldest princess of the Golden-backed Eagle Clan, Shan Zhu Jun, was deeply in love with him, but who knows if there was something fishy going on.

"In that case, my plan is to have Mo Xuan attract the attention of the Eagle Court, while you and I secretly communicate with the various races of the Demon Realm and incite them to rebel first."

“We will lead the experts of Eagle Court to suppress it. The two of us, along with my close friend from the Ancient Domain, will then storm into Eagle Court and annihilate the Demon Emperor.”

Gu Qing: “()…”

No, bro, that's way too reckless.

He completely failed to take advantage of the enemy's superior position. He had Mo Xuan host a grand banquet for many demons, which was similar to the direction of Wan Jun Demon Lord, only with many more details.

Mo Xuan was once the Demon King of Jishan and had accepted the pacification of Yingting, but he disappeared later. It is reasonable for him to reappear now and take back his territory.

His strength had even increased by two major realms compared to before, and in Eagle Court's eyes, he was waiting for a better price, wanting more and wider territory.

You won't give it to me? If you don't give it to me, I'll make you spicier!

The fifth rank is precisely the kind of power that Eagle Court cannot tolerate. What if they break through several more ranks and want the position of Demon Emperor?
So there's an 80% chance they'll kill him.

This is bait, the hook left by Gu Qing!
In this way, Eagle Court will either have to send the current Demon Emperor on a trip, or Lie Tian and Qiu Feng will have to join forces to deal with Mo Xuan, which will leave Eagle Court vulnerable from the rear.

We will then adjust our strategy based on the actual situation, intercepting one side and weakening Eagle Court's strength.

A second match would determine the outcome.

The ancient phoenix tree, the tribulation-crossing thunder pool, the azure sky divine wind, and the ferocious beast's tomb—four treasures or unique terrain features—are all located deep within the Eagle Court.

Even if they get close, it will take Gu Qing time to collect these benefits. The best method is to lure them away from the mountain and defeat them separately, which will give him a lot of room to maneuver.

Regardless of victory or defeat, he will have achieved his goal, and everything will be fine.

Gu Qing pondered for a while, carefully choosing his words to explain to Wan Jun, the Demon Lord. The brute was so excited that he slapped his thigh.

"Good, good, good!" (End of Chapter)