Starting with the Corpse-Eating Worm, he worked his way up to become the Left-Winged Immortal Lord.

soon.

Gu Qing then moved his whole family to Changping County and temporarily rented a house.

As for the four ounces of Five Elements Divine Sand, Gu Qing instructed his parents to use it all to prepare for the apprenticeship ceremony, making it as lively as possible within their means.

When Mr. and Mrs. Gu learned that a ceremony was to be held for the apprenticeship ceremony, they were extremely enthusiastic and immediately picked an auspicious day.

Seven days later!

He quickly found an old scholar in the county to write a letter of apprenticeship.

As for the tuition fee, Gu Qing found a pawnshop run by a gang and pawned all the IOUs he had obtained from Zhongli Daoren, pawning 1,356 taels for 1,000 taels, and exchanged them for two catties of Five Elements Divine Sand.

Even if Chen Ye finds out that Zhongli Daoren's death is related to him, it doesn't matter anymore.

Gu Qing bought half a pound of top-grade spiritual tea with two pounds of Five Elements Divine Sand.

His abilities were limited, so he could only focus on small but expensive things, and expensive spiritual tea was the best choice.

After everything was almost ready, Gu's parents took the apprenticeship letter and went directly to Qishan to present it to Lu Xingzhi.

Seeing how serious the Gu family was, Lu Xingzhi was quite satisfied and immediately gave them a letter of acceptance, thus officially establishing their master-disciple relationship.

However, considering that Wufeng Temple had just encountered a change of fortune, it was not appropriate to hold a grand celebration. Lu Xingzhi immediately instructed Gu's parents to keep everything simple and invite some acquaintances to a restaurant.

Gu's parents agreed, and as soon as they descended the mountain, they began sending out invitations, only to fellow Daoists with whom they had known each other for many years and who were willing to lend them money.

The invitation from Wufeng Temple was given to Ding Xian.

Master Qiuyue and the deputy abbot were personally handed over by Lu Xingzhi.

Even if you keep a low profile.

The news of Gu Qing becoming an apprentice spread throughout Changping County.

After learning that Lu Xingzhi had personally instructed that the celebration should not be extravagant, the crowds of well-wishers practically wore down the threshold of the house where Gu's parents were renting that very night.

……

Early the next morning.

Gu Qing also received her first daily evaluation after the big reward.

[Evaluation Panel Lv1 (25/100)]

[Today's Review!]

[The Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect successfully refined a first-tier upper-level purple zombie in its prime state, rated C-level—Corpse Qi +400, Yin Qi replenishment +200]

[Obtained an extremely rare Tier 1 Lower Realm Alien Insect Forbidden Word Insect, rated B-level - Corpse Qi +300]

"After the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect was upgraded to the middle stage of the second tier, the amount of corpse energy it obtained from refining in a single day actually doubled."

Gu Qing was delighted.

Now his remaining corpse energy has once again reached nearly two thousand.

[Remaining Corpse Energy: 2173]

It only takes 3200 corpse energy to upgrade the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect to the upper second tier.

If he continues like this, he will be able to accumulate enough corpse energy to upgrade the Shadowless Corpse Devouring Worm to the upper second tier in three days at most.

If the corpses collected in Fufeng Forest last night are refined, there is a high chance that the Shattered Void Shovel Beetle can be upgraded to the second tier!

At that time, his foundation will increase dramatically again, and even if the Heavenly Principle Sect causes chaos in Changping County in the future, he will still have some ability to protect himself.

After a satisfied smile, Gu Qing's gaze fell on the newly harvested alien insects.

[Forbidden Word Bug]

[Ranked 663rd on the anomaly list!]

[Status: Adult (0/1000) - Breeding Direction: First Tier Mid-Range]

Quantity: 100

[Ability: Forbidden Magic Weapon]

【Forbidden Techniques and Chaotic Weapons - When a swarm of forbidden insects is released, any enemy within ten feet of the insect tamer who is tainted by more than thirty forbidden insects will be unable to mobilize their spiritual energy, cast spells, or use magical artifacts and talismans.

Current maximum level: Qi Refining Stage 3 cultivators. Upon reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining, their cultivator techniques can directly kill the Forbidden Word Insects.

[Cultivation Method - Cultivation with corpse energy is optimal. If you regularly feed it with magical artifacts, talismans, or spiritual energy, its effects in suppressing magic and disrupting weapon effects will be better, and its potential will also be greatly increased.]

"It's actually a swarm of insects, and they're only at the lower first level of the Qi Refining Realm, yet they can still restrict the spells of a third-level Qi Refining cultivator. These insects truly deserve their rank of 663rd on the Extraordinary Insect Ranking; they're really remarkable!"

Gu Qing was pleasantly surprised.

If this insect is cultivated to the second tier in the future, wouldn't having them by his side make him invincible in the mid-stage of Qi Refining?

Even if the opponent has a third-tier talisman as a trump card, it will be of no use!

Having witnessed the power of a third-tier sword-sweeping talisman, Gu Qing remained apprehensive.

If the manager of Wufeng Temple already possesses third-tier talismans, then the cultivators of Xuanqing Academy will undoubtedly have even more, and perhaps even more powerful ones. Even if a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator finds it difficult to unleash the power of a third-tier talisman, if the opponent were to fight to the death and forcefully use a third-tier talisman, it would still pose a significant threat to oneself.

Therefore, if there is a way to defuse this threat invisibly, his combat ability will reach a terrifying level.

"They're only at the lower first level, yet it takes 1000 corpse energy to advance to the next level. The amount of corpse energy needed for their future cultivation will probably be enormous." Gu Qing sighed inwardly. "Fortunately, I have the daily evaluation panel, otherwise I simply wouldn't be able to afford to raise them."

After turning off the control panel, Gu Qing immediately continued to use the Yin method to nourish the medicinal seed.

As before, Gu Qing reluctantly left the back mountain only after exhausting his Yin magic.

……

For the next three days, Gu Qing maintained a daily intake of 480 units of corpse energy.

400 is the corpse-eating worm refining the corpse.

30 is the yin energy that nourishes the broken hollow stag beetle.

50 is the number of leaves that are covered by the ghost.

The amount of corpse energy and the amount of yin energy that feeds back to the body both reached a terrifying level.

[Remaining Corpse Energy: 3613]

[Replenishment of Yin Energy: 2535]

However, the purple zombies that had been devoured earlier, as well as all the corpses of mortals, had been completely refined, leaving only the corpses of those miscellaneous and unorthodox sects unrefined.

If all of it is refined, perhaps only two or three thousand more corpse energies can be added to the tent.

But that's enough to upgrade the Hollow Stag Beetle to Tier 2.

No hesitation.

Gu Qing immediately consumed 3200 units of corpse energy to upgrade the Shadowless Corpse Devouring Worm to the upper second tier!

【Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm】

[Status: Adult (0/6400) - Breeding Direction: Phantom Corpse-Eating Worm]

[PS: The Phantom Corpse-Eating Worm's stealth will be further enhanced, allowing it to create multiple phantoms for even stronger concealment. Each phantom will also possess 70% of the original's power, significantly increasing its perception range alongside its powerful stealth capabilities.]

next moment.

The Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect's aura suddenly changed, its concealment effect improved, and its refining effect also improved, thus enhancing its concealment effect as well.

Gu Qing felt a sense of gratitude, knowing that even if the Corpse-Eating Worm were placed in front of Lü Song, he probably wouldn't be able to see it.

As for the refining effect, Gu Qing was grateful that it improved by at least 20-30%. From now on, as long as there are enough corpses, he can gain at least 600 corpse energy every day.

This number is undoubtedly terrifying!

He can refine a purple zombie in two days.

If he wanted to, he could empty out the shady area behind the mountain in a very short time, and no one would be able to find out it was him.

His ability to conceal himself has also undergone significant changes.

He can now freely manipulate the concealment effect, and can even completely conceal his cultivation level.

Previously, even Lü Song was unable to perceive the state of Yin magic within him.

Now that he has been elevated to a higher level, even the most powerful abbot of Wufeng Temple would probably find it difficult to discern his true condition.

If one uses their concealment abilities to their fullest extent, they might be able to completely prevent the enemy from seeing through their cultivation level.

"Now, even if I break through to the second level of Qi Refining, I won't be afraid of being spied on by the cultivators of the Heavenly Principle Sect." Gu Qing felt a faint urge to break through.

next moment.

Feedback should be given in return.

[The Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm has successfully broken through its current level!]

[Replenish Yin Energy +600]

……

At this moment, his Yin energy surplus reached a new high.

[Replenishment of Yin Energy: 3135]

"breakthrough!"

Gu Qing didn't think about it any further.

Because he needs to demonstrate his absolute strength, he wants to skip the one-year assessment period if possible.

The reason why Xuanqing Temple tacitly allowed the Tianli Sect to make a comeback, dealing with miscellaneous sects and unorthodox schools, as well as Wufeng Temple, is definitely not simple.

He didn't want to get involved in this turmoil.

Therefore, it is better to leave Changping County as soon as possible.

With the disappearance of 1000 units of Yin energy, Gu Qing's True Method of Foundation Building with Insect-Free Rejuvenation finally entered the second level.

【The True Method of Foundation Building for Insects That Never Return (Second Layer - 0/2000)】

The ensuing change was enhanced perception, instantly increasing from ten zhang to thirty zhang.

The total amount of Yin energy that the Yin body can accommodate also surged, doubling in size.

The total amount of Yin energy within him was already enormous, and now it has doubled again, reaching a truly astonishing level.

According to his estimation, this was enough to surpass any Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator, or even a Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator.

But Gu Qing remained calm, because his current strength and realm had absolutely nothing to do with it.

As for the remaining Yin energy, Gu Qing did not continue to use it.

Because it's not the right time yet.

Moreover, he doesn't need to raise his cultivation level to increase his strength.

"I just don't know if reaching the second level of Qi Refining will allow the temple to shorten the one-year assessment period... If not, I'll wait for an opportunity to advance to the third level."

Genius is not scary.

The most terrifying are the geniuses who can control their scores.

With anticipation, Gu Qing turned off the control panel and continued to nurture the Ghost-Covering Leaf seed until the Yin energy was completely exhausted.

However, just after leaving the back mountain and returning to Wufeng Temple, Gu Qing saw a familiar face.

Chen Ye!

He is back.

And they returned completely unharmed.