Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

"Back then, our ancestor established the sect with alchemy. However, due to the unfavorable environment for humanity at the time, we needed a fourth-rank expert. But even a fourth-rank expert couldn't make the final decision. At most, one more person could stabilize the situation in one place."

"To suppress the dragon and demon races with overwhelming strength, one must be at least a fourth-rank superior to suppress any dissent with brute force."

Gu Qing was slightly surprised. The fourth rank was two realms higher than the requirements for ascension, and the difficulty was extraordinary. The three great Venerables who dominated the world at that time were all at the middle fourth rank.

Qiankun Dragon Emperor, Xuanwu Demon Emperor, Kunlun Immortal Lord.

These three are the strongest cultivators in Cangwu in the last 30,000 years!
The Qiankun Dragon Emperor obtained the core inheritance of the Supreme Dragon Court and intended to recreate the glory of ancient times. In the end, he failed to even ascend to immortality and died in the Cangwu Realm, which is the most regrettable thing.

The Xuanwu Demon Emperor was born into the Xuanwu Divine Beast Clan. During the middle of the Second Clan War, about 15,000 years ago, he disappeared at the same time as the Phoenix Clan. It is rumored that he was forcibly ascended, but the specific details are unknown.

It was for this reason that the demon race was defeated in the final battle ten thousand years ago and lost a large part of their territory.

Kunlun Immortal Lord belongs to the human race. He is the fifth human ancestor, Xuan Yi, after Di Hong, Jin Yun, Shao Hao, and Zhuan Xu. The "Xuan Yi Dao" he passed down not only created the Baiyue Immortal Lord.

It also created the founding patriarch of the Kunlun Immortal Sect—Kunlun Immortal Lord!
Legend has it that he was a blood relative of Xuan Yi, the first ancestor, and was a single descendant in the same lineage.

This is why, even though the Great Dream Immortal Lord is the strongest, Kunlun Mountain is the head of the Twelve Immortal Sects, and even the Void Battlefield is controlled by Kunlun.

Essentially, it's because Kunlun was the leader during the Second Tribal War.

This period of history can be considered an epic chapter in the rise of the human race.

The "King of Pills" mentioned by the Three Pill Dao Lords was refined by the Taihe Immortal Lord for the Kunlun Immortal Lord, and it gathered the most precious treasures that the human race could obtain in that era.

The intention was to help the Kunlun Immortal Lord reach even greater heights, becoming a supreme fourth-rank official and dominating the world.

Perhaps due to insufficient luck, the alchemy process failed.

This is not because the Taihe Patriarch's skills were lacking, but because the Heavenly Way did not allow it. This is a constraint at the world level. Skills could not transcend the limitations of this rule, so only a half-finished product was obtained.

The Dan River was originally established to nurture this Pill King, but over the years the Pill King has become merely a byproduct, and the value of the Dan River itself is more meaningful to a particular power.

"That's pretty much it."

After listening to what the Three Pill Dao Lords said, Gu Qing seemed to be deep in thought. If the world does not allow it, then the Heavenly Dao does not allow it. If the Cangwu Realm is promoted to a Great Thousand World, this Pill King may be naturally created under the opportunity of the world's promotion.

Unfortunately, he won't live to see it. Especially after the Western Wilderness was separated, the Cangwu Realm will inevitably lose its source. To advance, it will need countless years of support and nourishment from cultivators of the [Ascension Path], and even ten thousand years won't be enough.

But what if we take advantage of the massive casualties in the inter-clan war to force the Cangwu Realm to advance automatically? After all, with so many years of accumulation, the Cangwu Realm itself has already reached the limit of the Middle Thousand Worlds.

We await the birth of the Pill King before we carve up the Western Wilderness...

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After much deliberation, Gu Qing shook his head and gave up the idea. Cutting off the Western Wilderness was not guaranteed to succeed, and delaying it would only lead to everyone's downfall if something unexpected happened.

When you reach the fifth rank, Heaven will bestow upon you the "Creation Tribulation to Become an Immortal." Success will lead to ascension, while failure will result in your demise. In such a case, even a single pill would be useless.

Moreover, the secrets of the [Path of Ascension] are known to all twelve immortal sects, and the information about world advancement is not a secret exclusive to Gu Qing. Even Taihe Mountain has never thought of this. For an outsider like him to be able to obtain the fortune of the Dan River is already a stroke of luck.

"You have treated me with sincerity, and I will certainly not betray your trust!"

After bidding farewell to the Three Pill Dao Lords, Gu Qing plunged into the Pill River to officially begin his breakthrough. The Pill River was merely icing on the cake for him at this moment, but it would be a lifeline once he broke through.

Let's begin—

To break through to the fifth-rank ultimate level of the Immortal Garden Cave, the most crucial hurdle is to form one's own internal cave world.

The name "Dongtian Xianyuan" is self-explanatory.

Creating a grotto-heaven is only the first step; the immortal garden is the second. For a fifth-rank Dao Lord, even without mastering the laws of the void, they can still draw upon the power of the Void to create another dimension. These are the secret realms that are now ubiquitous in the Cangwu cultivation world, the vast majority of which are man-made, with very few originating from nature.

The key lies in—the [Tao Fruit]!
The "Golden Elixir Dao Fruit" cultivated at the fifth stage is itself the prototype of a Cave Heaven Seed, and Gu Qing has already achieved the prototype of a Cave Heaven World.

Break through the three barriers.

1. Shatter the core to create a boundary!

2. Origin Pattern Fusion!

3. Condense the origin of the Great Dao!
The first level was easy for him, but the second level was a little more difficult, mainly because he had mastered too many Law Source Runes.

The more powerful the Immortal Garden, the stronger its combat strength, which is a good thing. Spending a little more time on this level won't be too difficult.

Only in the third stage does he need to borrow the power of the Dan River's creation to condense the origin of the Great Dao. In essence, it is no different from creating a new world, only on a much smaller scale.

Once the Immortal Garden World was formed, every move a cultivator made was supported by the laws of the Great Dao. However, its strength was not as great as the laws of a world like the Cangwu Immortal Cultivation World because it was not yet powerful enough due to its initial opening.

Perfecting one's inner world is the path required to reach the fourth rank.

He went into seclusion for a year.

The Dao Fruit shatters, and the Grotto Heaven is formed!
Gu Qing's upper, middle, and lower dantian merged into one, and the foundation laid by the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit and the five qi returning to their origin became the core of the cave heaven.

The primordial spirit enters the cave heaven and takes control of the source patterns of the laws.

After each element is integrated into the grotto-heaven, it shapes the immortal laws unique to each individual.

This went on for three years.

In Gu Qing's grotto-heaven world, the thunder and fire subsided, and the five-element, five-colored divine mountains transformed into the primordial land, including the five elements, devouring, thunder, void, nirvana, true dragon, and so on.

All laws that reach the Origin Pattern Realm are integrated into the Cave Heaven. The first eight are comprehended by Heaven and Earth, while the last two are inherent to the Immortal Body.

A total of nine primordial sources formed the initial order of this grotto-heaven.

This is also Gu Qing's — [The Laws of Immortality]

The grotto has transformed into a fairyland, and the second trial has been passed!

As the Dan River boiled, countless fragrant pills and pure medicinal power flowed into Gu Qing's body, strengthening the immortal garden within him and expanding his world.

It rapidly expanded from a hundred miles to ten thousand miles in length and width, with the space above, below, and in all directions incredibly solid. All of Gu Qing's magical power also flowed into the Immortal Garden, transforming into spiritual energy that filled the heavens and earth.

Having undergone the transformation through the laws of immortality, his magical power can now be called "Immortal Essence Power".

Its creation is infinitely mysterious, which is one of the fundamental reasons why the middle three grades are called the "True Immortal Realm".

The unique and exclusive Daoist principles are based on fire, utilize devouring as their limbs, crowned with thunder, clothed in the five elements, and wielded by the void…

Ultimately, it transforms into the colorful origin of the Great Dao.

This does not mean that he cannot comprehend and integrate other laws; it simply means that there is a difference in the order in which they are introduced. He can still continue to comprehend and integrate the source patterns of laws, which may even bring many benefits to the Immortal Garden.

Breakthrough in realm successful.

The third Void Lightning Tribulation descended, which helped him stabilize his realm.

The ten-year seclusion period has now ended. (End of Chapter)