Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

His cultivation had come to an end, but his seclusion was not over yet. He wanted to try a new cultivation method that was only suitable for him.

The next step is to deduce the great divine power of thunder.

After much thought, Gu Qing realized that the only thing missing from the Thunder Dao was a decisive, powerful technique. In fact, Gu Qing could try to make a trip to Thunder Marsh Immortal Mountain, where the inherited treasure—the [Nine Heavens Thunder Book]—was located!
It is recognized by the Cangwu cultivation world as the number one extraordinary book on the path of thunder, for comprehending thunder magic and cultivating the laws of thunder.

Its status is similar to that of the Three Scriptures of Enlightenment in Baiyue Mountain. It is said to be a Taoist book written by the Immortal Lord Leize when he was comprehending the [Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Edict Method].

All cultivators of Lei Ze Mountain who read this book will comprehend the laws of thunder, demonstrating its powerful effects.

If there is an opportunity in the future, I can borrow it to take a look, but the essence of Gu Qing's deduction of the Great Divine Power is to help him comprehend the source patterns of the laws. It is not enough to just comprehend and control them. He must condense his own source patterns and incorporate them into the laws of immortality.

Lei Dao, he already knows it.

Therefore, what he actually wanted to comprehend was—the Dao of Yin and Yang!
The laws of Yin and Yang are among the top laws of heaven and earth. Comprehending even one of them is far superior to those of the same level, let alone those who cultivate Yin and Yang together.

It uses thunder as the main element and incorporates the principles of Yin and Yang.

Gu Qing wanted an opening; as long as he could get started, the subsequent comprehension, no matter how long it took, would be a matter of patience and perseverance. As long as he didn't encounter any bottlenecks, he would eventually master it.

This is his unique cultivation method. As for how many new Law Source Patterns it can accommodate, he doesn't know. The upper limit varies from person to person depending on their foundation.

The more there are, the stronger the laws of immortality become, and the more abundant the origin of the Great Dao becomes.

I glanced at the panel.

[Tool point: 1452300]

This was his "savings" accumulated over countless years. The automatic weapon-refining function of the Golden Stone Bottle had helped him immensely, freeing up countless hours of his energy.

Based on a lifespan of 12 points per year, that's equivalent to 121,025 years of lifespan!

It's several times longer than his current lifespan, enough time to deduce many great supernatural powers. However, supernatural powers are difficult to master, and even if he deduces them, he still needs to re-understand them.

At most, there is a buff that is easy to understand. To reach perfection, or even break through the level of "the law has a primordial spirit", it will take at least a hundred years of effort.

Compared to others who require hundreds or thousands of years, his progress is already very fast. It's just that the political situation was turbulent, and there wasn't the right environment for him to slowly retreat into seclusion.

Otherwise, one could deduce an unparalleled divine power, achieve perfect success, and emerge from seclusion, becoming invincible under heaven.

"That's fine. For me today, the Great Divine Power is my trump card. There's no need to pursue even stronger supreme divine powers."

"Begin the simulation—"

To integrate with the principles of Yin and Yang, Gu Qing possessed a highly compatible divine power seed, namely the [Yin-Yang Five Elements Thunder], which had played a significant role when he was at the sixth rank.

Later, it gradually became unable to keep up with the intensity of combat, so it was not used much, but its essence and concept were very complete.

"Thunder is primary, yin and yang are secondary, to dispel the principles of the five elements..."

As lifespan is depleted, artifact points are also consumed in tandem. Every year of lifespan lost is immediately replenished to prevent excessive loss of lifespan and subsequent weakness.

During the deduction process, countless wonderful ideas blossomed in Gu Qing's mind, each of which could evolve into a supernatural power, but very few of them were what he wanted.

The higher one's realm, the more one knows, and the deeper one's understanding of the Great Dao becomes. Having not used this function of the panel for a long time, Gu Qing had a strange feeling of his brain ascending to heaven, or even merging with the Dao.

His emotions gradually faded, and his mind was focused solely on the Yin-Yang Thunder Technique.

Suddenly —

The Dragon and Phoenix Immortal Body joined this process, perfectly integrating into death. The roar of the dragon and the cry of the phoenix, along with the dragon energy and the energy of nirvana, surged into Gu Qing's eyes at the same time.

The left eye turned pure black, with a golden dragon swimming within it; the right eye turned pure white, with a black phoenix spreading its wings within it. Like a yin-yang symbol, they are intertwined, each containing the other!
Thunderclaps exploded around him. Several months later, Gu Qing suddenly stood up. The golden dragon in his left eye released yin thunder, while the black phoenix in his right eye released yang thunder.

As the power of the dragon and phoenix was unmistakably revealed, one eye was black and the other white, and a rich Yin-Yang energy flowed from the top of the head throughout the body.

"The Great Divine Power of Thunder..."

"—Yin Thunder Dragon Eyes, Yang Thunder Phoenix Eyes!"

It integrates the principles of Yin and Yang with the power of the dragon and phoenix bloodline, and is a great divine power derived mainly from lightning. It is also Gu Qing's third great divine power after [Devouring Heaven and Earth] and [Crimson Emperor Talisman].

It is a relatively rare pupil technique. In addition to basic effects such as breaking illusions, observing qi, and directly seeing the law, the combined power of the two can even surpass the limitations of Gu Qing's own cultivation level.

Using the principle of Yin and Yang in opposition, all matter is annihilated.

"The principles behind it are actually the same as those of the Destruction Lotus, both utilizing the principles of rule opposition and mutual restraint."

"And... I have indeed grasped the basics of the Yin-Yang principle."

Gu Qing smiled, and there was a law pattern in each of his eyes, which was the state of initial comprehension. He could reach perfection once he perfected it.

Once you've mastered it to 100%, you can begin using chaotic energy to materialize the source patterns of laws, at which point you can seamlessly integrate them into the celestial garden.

A rough estimate suggests that the principles of Yin and Yang alone will take a hundred years, and other matters cannot be undertaken at that time.

Thus, Gu Qing's lips, which had just been raised, drooped back down.

"well---"

"Perfect completion seems a long way off! Ultimately, the time spent cultivating is too short..."

If given a thousand years, he will surely sweep across the Cangwu cultivation world, with no match for the demon race, dragon race, or Netherworld race.

After mastering the principles of Yin and Yang, he estimated that at the fifth-rank extreme level, he would need to integrate at least twelve source runes of principles of similar level to Yin and Yang.

Only then is it possible to reach the perfect fifth rank. If one's foundation is too deep, the breakthrough will inevitably be slower, based on today's speed.

He is still 1,200 years away from becoming invincible.

Moreover, after reaching his level, suitable resources in the Cangwu cultivation world become increasingly rare, and it may take a thousand years to find a suitable one.

"Indeed, if we want to speed things up, the best way is to seize the treasure lands that the demon race has already developed."

"Times have changed. With the Cave Heaven Immortal Garden, those treasure lands can be directly absorbed into the body's world to strengthen the world's origin through the Devouring Method."

"Essentially, it's about increasing my immortal energy!"

Thinking of this, Gu Qing would recall the Western Wilderness treasure land that had been stolen by the three great demons, and her heart would ache faintly.

He had his eye on these four treasure lands suitable for a fifth-rank Dao Lord before the war even began: the Nine Hundred Mile Blood River, the Valley of Ten Thousand Blades and Golden Spears, the Heavenly Snow Mountain, and the Vajra Glazed Mountain.

Now that the devil has taken three of my items, I feel furious every time I think about it.

When he left the Burial Valley and came to Taihe Mountain for seclusion, the three brothers, Tongtian Jin'e and the other Western Wilderness Demon Emperors, went to hunt down the demon, and now we don't know what their situation is.

Time to leave customs.

That year, Gu Qing turned five hundred years old! (End of Chapter)