Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

His eyes narrowed, a mixture of surprise and annoyance in his expression.

"It's you?!!"

"you know me?"

Such a reaction puzzled Gu Qing. Back then, he had infiltrated the Desolate Ghost Kingdom to steal the fifth-grade Netherworld Stone, which was the foundation for the Ghost-Slaying Sword.

He also killed quite a few Rakshasa and Blue-faced Demons.

Although he was marked and tracked, he had the Heavenly Shuttle Gauze Robe in hand and had not been found. Who knew that the Phoenix Ghost Mother was not referring to the past.

Instead, he said with a cold laugh.

"Gu Qing, one of the Three Immortals of the Western Sea Azure Palace!"

"You are famous throughout the world for your role in the Battle of Burial Valley, where you single-handedly killed three fifth-rank upper-level demon lords. I naturally know you."

So that's how it's understood.

Gu Qing rubbed his chin, finding it quite amusing.

"One of the Three Immortals? So I, Gu, have already gained such a great reputation. In that case, you wicked scoundrel, why don't you surrender?"

"Oh---"

"Not very old, but quite arrogant. It's good that he's so cocky in front of the Ghost Mother."

Phoenix Ghost Mother reached out and grabbed a scepter filled with pure netherworld energy that appeared in the void. The top of the scepter was a skeletal hand holding a blue-green pearl.

Three dragon-shaped skeletons were wrapped around the staff, and the aura it emitted was almost identical to that of a celestial artifact.

He pointed at Gu Qing.

"The evil law of the netherworld transforms heaven and commands a multitude of ghosts."

"Soul Devouring and Soul Stealing!"

In an instant, countless dark cracks appeared around him, and countless evil spirits rushed out from them to attack Gu Qing. This miraculous scene delighted Gu Qing.

"So it was you who was cooperating with the Ghost Emperor of the Underworld, relying on this Ghost Dragon Scepter."

As the saying goes, you may search high and low for something, but when you find it, it comes without any effort!

This sentence perfectly describes Gu Qing's mood at this moment, and the Phoenix Demon Mother sneered repeatedly.

"Instead of worrying about these things, you should think about how to survive the pain of being devoured by ten thousand ghosts."

"You seem to have misunderstood something."

Gu Qing extended his index finger, and the sword mark between his eyebrows appeared. The Netherworld Ghost-Slaying Sword flew out of his body and swung!
Visible gray-black ripples spread out, and all the attacking demons, rakshasas, green-faced creatures, and red-clad figures were frozen in mid-air, unable to move.

Driven by immortal energy and empowered by immortal laws, the sword seal is strengthened.

The superposition of these three foundations allows the Netherworld Demon-Slaying Sword to unleash unprecedented power, with endless slash marks spreading through the space—the traces left by the flying blade.

Piercing through the skull and heart, each time a ghost is killed, it is swallowed into the sword, adding a touch of brilliance to the mysterious ghost patterns.

Dealing with the Demon Mother's moves is almost effortless!

"How can it be???"

Phoenix Demon Mother's expression stiffened, vaguely sensing something was wrong, but unwilling to let this grand plan be ruined, she ruthlessly pulled out her own demonic heart with a claw, muttering to herself.

"Sister, the enemy is too strong. I'll borrow your demonic heart for a moment."

"Damn it, this is my physical body!"

The Phoenix Demon Mother's face was half cold and half angry, as if two people were simultaneously controlling the beautiful woman's body.

"Sacrifice to Heaven, Earth, Man, Ghosts and Gods."

"Following the example of the five evil spirits, the Asuras carry out their executions, and the Ghost Emperor summons them."

"The Curse of the Netherworld's Resurrection!!!"

Supernatural spells that require incantations are almost all curses and evil magic, such as nail-headed arrows, straw dolls, plagues, maggots in the internal organs, etc.

The more stringent the conditions for casting the spell, the greater its power.

Similarly, if a spell is cast incorrectly or countered, it will cause extremely serious damage, ranging from shortening one's lifespan to immediate death. The Phoenix Demon Mother uses a blood curse technique, which is almost a life-for-life, mutually destructive tactic.

The hasty execution, though not achieving the perfect effect, still caused Gu Qing's body to exhibit unusual symptoms.

My heart, which was beating normally, felt like it was being squeezed by some strange force, and I felt like I couldn't breathe.

Seeing this, the Phoenix Demon Mother revealed a smug look.

He gripped the demonic heart with increasing force in his right hand, blood flowing from his seven orifices, his angry half-face gradually contorting in pain.

Gu Qing scratched his head, forcing a look of great pain.

"My heart! Oh—"

Am I going to die?

Phoenix Ghost Mother: "..."

Such clumsy acting made her squeeze even harder, twisting the demonic heart more and more, until almost all the demonic blood inside had drained away.

The Ghost Mother was somewhat hysterical, staring at Gu Qing in disbelief: "Impossible, impossible! How could there be someone immune to spells in this world?!"

Gu Qing then gave up acting.

Spells and supernatural powers are inherently unorthodox and evil arts. Few demonic cultivators are proficient in these arts; most are evil spirits and malevolent entities.

Incantations are formless and intangible, and are often performed through mediums such as cause and effect, bloodline, birth date and time, breath, hair, personal objects, etc.

Among them, the karma-based curse is the most vicious and difficult to deal with.

The Phoenix Demon Mother's spell was cast in too much haste, and the conditions were not met at all. Even though the spell was fierce, the effect it could produce was only to injure the enemy by eight hundred while losing a thousand of her own.

The reason Gu Qing was able to act as if nothing had happened was because the Pure Nirvana Dao Heart had taken effect. The Heavenly Heart Lamp, a rare treasure from heaven, was a special talent that could only be produced by accumulating Heavenly Heart Liquid over countless years.

Not only can it convert heavenly demons and protect one from the danger of inner demons, but its fundamental effect is that one's Dao heart is so subtle that it is impervious to all laws.

It wasn't that the incantation itself was ineffective, but rather that the Phoenix Demon Mother's incantation was failing.

If a person is incapable, they cannot blame supernatural powers.

"I don't want to play with you anymore."

As his enthusiasm waned, Gu Qing flicked his sleeve, and the universe seemed to come alive, turning heaven and earth upside down.

The supreme divine power of the Spirit level, "Universe in the Sleeve," combined with the laws of the void, instantly bound the Phoenix Ghost Mother, making her like an insect trapped in amber, the space frozen, unable to move an inch.

Yang Lei Feng Tong was used once again. The thunderous golden phoenix poured into the brow of the Phoenix Ghost Mother, leaving a golden phoenix mark. Her demonic body and underworld soul were suppressed by Yang Lei.

Behind Gu Qing, a celestial garden world appeared, and the laws of immortality transformed into chains, unleashing a third layer of restraint.

Only in this way can we ensure that a mid-level fifth-rank expert is completely captured.

She pulled the other person in front of her, her face contorted with humiliation.

"What are you doing?"

"What for? To use you as a sacrifice, of course."

Capturing such a powerful figure is a great boon to the human race, especially since the individual is likely connected to the Netherworld Ghost Emperors, making it even more crucial not to let him go easily.

Captured alive, they provide more information than dead ones.

With the campaign to eradicate the accumulated Yin energy in the Western Wilderness coming to an end, Gu Qing prepared to take the Ghost Mother back to the Burial Valley and have the Daoist Master, who was skilled in execution, help with the interrogation.

As it flew back, it reached up and down, taking everything from the Phoenix Demon Mother, including two high-grade storage bags shaped like sachets and three mustard seed rings.

It contains countless rare and precious materials, many of which are magical treasures produced in the far north.

of course.

Of all the gains, the one Gu Qing valued most was the dragon bone scepter. The netherworld power it contained was too pure, and his first impression of it was that of a natural-born ruler of the netherworld, such as a drought demon.

However, the Phoenix Ghost Mother is clearly an acquired ghost and could not possibly possess the authority of the Netherworld King.

No, she could only be considered a half-ghost. Within her body resided a symbiotic Yin ghost soul; she was actually a living person, possessing two souls within one body. One soul died and transformed into a ghost cultivator. (End of Chapter)