Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

"This is?"

"Enlightenment Tea".

This tea is not like other teas. Ordinary Daoist tea leaves are jade-green in color and exude a faint Daoist aura. This tea leaf is transparent, and the veins are clearly visible.

It is a special product that has been soaked in liquid spiritual energy for countless years. Its effect is more than five times that of normal enlightenment tea leaves. He has used it for so many years that the quantity is actually not much. He has given away about five catties of it.

Gu Qing was unaware of the path that the Ninth Ancestor had taken.

He simply gave her a treasure for enlightenment, which was perfect for replicating the source runes of laws at this stage.

In fact, he could use it himself when cultivating "Dharma Spirit", but after using it for too many years, its effect on him gradually reached a certain limit, and he needed other types of enlightenment treasures to help him.

I heard it's in Kunshan Mountain...

"Cough cough."

Above the main hall, Tian Yunzi coughed lightly, and everyone immediately quieted down and looked at the main seat.

"Welcome—Immortal Lord Da Meng!"

"No need to be polite."

It was still the familiar, dreamlike figure, its face shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see its features clearly, or even distinguish whether it was a clone or the real body.

"Without further ado, let's start summarizing what we've learned over this period. I'll go first—"

"The ascension passage is fine; it can be confirmed that the demon immortals' methods cannot affect the ascension mechanism of the True Immortal Realm, but..."

The worst thing is hearing the word "but".

"There is a problem with the Heavenly Dao of Cangwu."

Gu Qing was startled upon hearing this, his heart pounding. Could it be because of that [Heavenly Dao Offering Technique]? With the example of the Blood Sea Will giving birth to its own self, he could guess the consequences of long-term sacrifice of willpower.

The Great Dream Immortal Lord's attention was not on him; he simply stated the facts.

"Anything involving the Heavenly Dao is taboo. Feng Xian, do you still remember Huang Xuyu?"

Feng Xian was taken aback when he was suddenly called out, and it took him a while to recall before he understood.

"There is such a person who possesses a secret technique called the 'Heavenly Shuttle Secret Technique' that can shield him from the Heavenly Dao. Many years ago, he disappeared in the Southern Wilderness Demon Realm while refining a treasure of the same origin."

As he spoke, Feng Xian glanced at Gu Qing.

"Three hundred years ago, Gu Daojun brought the complete Heavenly Shuttle Secret Technique back to Baiyue Mountain."

Everyone turned to look, wondering what this had to do with the secret technique.

"Great Dream Immortal Lord sighed."

"This secret method can shield the Heavenly Dao, and naturally it can also shield Tianyunzi's scheming techniques."

"The Golden Mother Yuanjun has already told me about the Time Desolate Vein beneath the Burial Valley. It has condensed the laws of time for three thousand years, but there has been no movement because of the Heavenly Shuttle Secret Technique."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing frowned deeply and spoke up.

“Great Dream Immortal Lord, the timing doesn’t match up. Huang Li, the descendant of Huang Xuyu, was brought to Baiyue Mountain by me. The Heavenly Shuttle Secret Technique is the reward.”

"His father also disappeared in the demon realm, and two generations back was Huang Xuyu himself. How can a mere four generations be traced back to three thousand years ago?"

That's not what I meant.

"Great Dream Immortal Lord shook his head."

"Based on my speculation, Huang Xuyu learned the Heavenly Shuttle Secret Technique after coming into contact with the Time Desolate Vein."

"His disappearance is the key to the problem. Bringing his descendant Huang Li here and tracing his bloodline may yield some results."

Everyone looked at Gu Qing, and Gu Qing looked at Jiu Zu.

Alright, alright, so you have to run errands for the forty-seventh one? Lin Chunyi reluctantly got up:

"I'll go back and bring the person here."

"good."

Regarding the problem arising from the Heavenly Dao, Immortal Lord Da Meng continued.

"This person is just a catalyst. The problem with the Heavenly Dao lies in the Tribulation of Immortality itself. The biggest problem is that the Old Demon Emperor of the Southern Wilderness attracted the Tribulation of Immortality with his fifth-grade extreme realm some time ago."

Uh~
For the third time, everyone turned to look at Gu Qing, making Gu Qing a little embarrassed, and he chuckled awkwardly.
“That—I triggered the lightning tribulation…” Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord Da Meng paused. He had ignored worldly affairs for many years, but now he finally began to seriously examine Gu Qing, a clear curve appearing on his dreamlike, blurry face.

He smiled.

"Interesting. Is there an explanation?"

"This technique is a special method that I obtained in the Mountain and Sea Realm. It is neither a supernatural power nor a secret technique, and the conditions for its use are very strict."

"Generally speaking, the target must reach the level of being guided to immortality in order to be effective."

"This is where the problem lies."

Then, Immortal Lord Da Meng explained the criteria for attracting the tribulation to become an immortal. Gu Qing was slightly surprised. The lower fourth rank was the standard for ascension, not the upper fifth rank.

Theoretically speaking, the Heavenly Will Demon-Slaying Sword should not be able to trigger the Immortal Ascension Tribulation and kill the Old Demon Emperor.

Gu Qing's expression also turned serious, realizing the gravity of the problem.

"There are many reasons for this situation, but the most likely one is the issue of tolerance."

"The tolerance of Heaven towards cultivators."

"The Path of Ascension utilizes the Heavenly Dao's instinct to desire the world's advancement. Since the existence of cultivators is beneficial to the world, it will spare no effort to help the human race improve."

"—Blessed!"

"When the existence of cultivators becomes harmful to the world, the favor disappears and calamity manifests itself."

"The specific manifestation is that the power of the tribulation to become an immortal has increased, the difficulty of a cultivator to be guided has decreased significantly, and even a fifth-rank peak cultivator can be subjected to a tribulation of lightning."

“Harmful is a broad judgment.”

"After much thought, the only real reason is taboo."

Immortal Lord Da Meng started the discussion, and the Dao Lords from the Twelve Immortal Sects began to discuss it.

Forbidden supernatural powers and secret techniques all fall under the broad category of forbidden arts, which Heaven dislikes, and their very existence is abhorrent to Heaven.

When this aversion outweighs the benefits brought by the monks.

The rules and atmosphere naturally changed as a result.

The ancient Heavenly Dao's slaying of the dragon was a bloody lesson, so the problem with the Heavenly Dao that Immortal Lord Da Meng mentioned was not what Gu Qing thought.

Instead, they despised—the Path of Ascension.

This is absolutely a huge problem.

"How to solve it?"

Among the many Dao Lords, someone asked a question, and a red-faced Dao Lord from Thunder Swamp Mountain coldly replied:
"Simple. Take back all the forbidden techniques that the Twelve Immortal Sects possess, prohibit cultivators from learning them, and capture and kill any rogue cultivators who have learned forbidden techniques."

As he spoke, he gave Gu Qing a meaningful look.

No, what do you mean?
"You're too bloodthirsty. Jiu Lei, you should keep a close eye on your junior brother."

"Hmph, then tell me, what's your plan?"

"To stop it with killing is a poor strategy."

At this moment, Immortal Lord Da Meng spoke again, rejecting the man's proposal.

“Banning it is useless; it’s just wishful thinking and doesn’t cover the whole picture.”

"The biggest taboo right now is actually the Desolate Vein of Time. Its existence has taken up too much of the Heavenly Dao's tolerance. Solving its problem will solve the problem of the [Path of Ascension] being rejected by the Heavenly Dao."

"---rational!"

"The Great Dream Immortal Lord always gets to the heart of the matter."

"Agree."

"So how do we solve the problem of the Time Desolation Vein?"

The Great Dream Immortal Lord looked at the Northern Underworld Golden Mother Yuanjun, and the white-haired witch nodded and stood up.

"Then let me tell you about my discovery..." (End of Chapter)