Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1056 Heavenly Venerable's Reward
Dao Palace, within the Free and Unfettered Cave Heaven.

As soon as Li Qing and the others entered this cave, they could clearly see a Chaos Xuanhuang Tower suspended in mid-air, with chaotic and primordial energy intertwined and hanging down from the layers of the tower.

This Chaos Treasure was too powerful. Even from such a distance, Li Qing and the others felt an extremely strong sense of palpitation and were somewhat uneasy.

The carefree Celestial Venerable stood with his hands behind his back in the void, his gaze fixed on the supreme treasure in front of him, which ranked thirty-eighth on the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking, with an expression as calm as still water.

"Greetings, Venerable Xiaoyao!"

The five cultivators from the Refining Heaven Pavilion clasped their hands in greeting to the Carefree Celestial Venerable in the sky, all of them feeling a sense of anticipation.

A gift from a Mahayana-stage Celestial Venerable is an unimaginable benefit; it might even allow them to break through a minor realm.

Soon, the carefree Celestial Venerable turned around, put his hands behind his back, and slowly descended.

"The five of you all contributed a lot to the completion of the Chaos Profound Yellow Tower, but your contributions varied in size."

"Therefore, I intend to reward those who have made contributions. Do you have any objections to this?"

The Celestial Venerable made the suggestion, so how could anyone else dare to question it? Rewarding based on merit is the fairest way to distribute rewards. This is the world of cultivation, and everyone understands the principle that the capable should receive more.

"We have no objections!"

The carefree Celestial Venerable nodded, then made a sweeping motion with his left hand in the air, and five white jade porcelain bottles suddenly appeared, arranged neatly in the air.

"These five bottles are Spirit-Seizing Pills. Although their effects are not as good as Dao-Merging Pills, they can still improve the mana of cultivators at the Integration Stage. One pill is equivalent to nearly a hundred years of arduous cultivation."

"You five, one bottle each, keep these for now!"

As he spoke, the Carefree Celestial Venerable distributed five bottles of Spirit-Seizing Pills to Li Qing and the other four. For them, this was naturally the best reward. At the Integration Stage, no treasure was more important than improving their own cultivation.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Heavenly Venerable!"

Before long, the carefree Celestial Venerable made another sweeping motion in the void, and this time three items appeared.

"Xingluo, you contributed a lot to the process of refining the Xuanhuang Pagoda into its initial form. You were also the most diligent in the subsequent reinforcement and repair of the pagoda. This Star Crystal is hereby bestowed upon you."

A deep blue crystal radiating dazzling starlight flew towards Venerable Xingluo. This crystal seemed to contain countless stars, looking extremely beautiful and dreamlike; it was a rare treasure of the Star Path.

The others looked on with envy.

This star crystal is extremely precious, whether used to refine a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure or to comprehend the laws of the stars.

And since Venerable Xingluo cultivates the Way of Stars, this azure crystal is of utmost value to him.

"Thank you, Celestial Venerable!" Venerable Xingluo said excitedly. Although he occasionally wandered through the Nine Heavens Void, searching for the brilliant stars beyond the heavens, he had never discovered such a treasure before. He never expected that the Celestial Venerable would give him such a big surprise with just one move.

The carefree Celestial Venerable looked at the Refining Heaven Pavilion Master, and pointed out another finger, from which a ball of light flew out.

"Xiao Chen, the Xuanhuang Pagoda was forged under your guidance, and the timing was also very good. You contributed the most when refining the Primordial Xuanhuang Mountain, so you deserve the second credit for the successful forging of this treasure."

"This is a Dragon Blood Ginseng that is 30,000 years old. It is a rare spiritual medicine that can only be found in the Ancient Dragon Realm. Taking it will help you reach the Perfection of the Integration Stage more quickly."

Upon seeing this crimson ginseng that resembled a dragon's head, the Pavilion Master of the Refining Heaven Pavilion felt a tremor in his heart. Even with his usually calm demeanor, he couldn't help but show signs of excitement.

He is already very close to the perfection of the Integration Stage, but to truly step into that level, he will probably need hundreds or thousands of years of secluded cultivation, and even then, success is not guaranteed.

He had taken quite a few of the Spirit-Seizing Pills in his early years, and for him now, their effect was negligible, barely better than nothing.

Seeing this dragon blood ginseng, he was naturally overjoyed.

"It is said that this ginseng is rare even in the ancient dragon realm. It only grows occasionally in the dragon tombs of the ancient dragon realm and is a rare medicine that can only be produced when a true dragon transforms into a Daoist!"

"Thank you for your generous gift, Heavenly Venerable!"

The Pavilion Master of the Refining Heaven Pavilion said in a trembling voice. He naturally knew how precious this 30,000-year-old Dragon Blood Ginseng was. Ordinary people had no way of obtaining it, and even the Long family might not have it.

"Take it. I had some dealings with the True Dragon Clan back then, and they owed me a favor. This ginseng is what they used to repay that favor."

That makes sense. Given the power of the dragon race, they rarely owe favors to other powerful beings, which is why they would give away such a rare spiritual medicine to repay that debt.

Of course, the dragon race would usually bestow true dragon blood essence, but the carefree celestial being disdains this blood and has no intention of passing it down to his family. Otherwise, the human race might have another dragon family in the future.

Finally, the carefree Celestial Venerable looked at Li Qing, this time revealing a half-smile.

"Hehe, you deserve the most credit this time. Without you, the Chaos Profound Yellow Tower could never have been forged so smoothly."

"Your timely takeover of the Chaos Xuanhuang Tower freed up Taiyuan Tianzun, which allowed us to kill that old ghost Mingjiao as quickly as possible."

"Giving you a reward is such a hassle. Let me think about it. Maybe I should just get rid of you and save myself the trouble of racking my brains for a reward."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing's brows twitched suddenly, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Hahaha, just kidding to lighten the mood, no need to be so serious."

"This is a piece of spiritual gold that has been infused with a lot of primordial chaos. I discovered it together with the Supreme Celestial Venerable Taiyuan."

"Unfortunately, the Chaos Origin has completely merged with this unknown spiritual metal, and it is impossible to tell what this spiritual metal is. Perhaps it should be called Chaos Spiritual Metal now."

This is a piece of gray spiritual gold the size of a head, with layers of thick, cloud-like patterns imprinted on it, containing an extremely dense aura of chaos.

Clearly, this piece of spirit gold was of exceptionally high quality; even the Chaos Origin was unable to completely assimilate it into chaos!

As soon as Li Qing got his hands on the Chaos Spirit Vajra, he felt an extremely clear connection to the Chaos Seed within his body. It had only sprouted in the Chaos Minor Realm before, and now it seemed that it could grow considerably more.

"Don't thank me yet, the reward for you is not over yet. This piece of unknown spirit gold is not enough to reward the merit you have made."

The carefree Celestial Venerable chuckled softly, formed a hand seal, and then slowly pushed it forward, finally freezing in place.

"This is my final reward for you. I think you should be satisfied with it now."

The other four, including the Pavilion Master of the Refining Heaven Pavilion, were all bewildered, not knowing what the Carefree Celestial Venerable had given Li Qing as a reward, because the Celestial Venerable's hands were empty, and nothing could be seen. Li Qing was first stunned, then showed an expression of extreme shock, but this expression of shock quickly disappeared. He took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and bowed his head deeply.

"Thank you for the reward, Heavenly Venerable! I am deeply grateful!"

Upon hearing Li Qing's words, the Carefree Celestial Venerable nodded and smiled, then pushed Li Qing with both hands, as if pushing that invisible thing into Li Qing's arms.

"Alright, I still need to refine and nurture this newly born pagoda. You may do as you please!"

Soon, they all clasped their hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, Heavenly Venerable. We'll take our leave now!"

And so, Li Qing and the other four left the cave of the Carefree Celestial Venerable at the same time, preparing to take the Dao Palace's exclusive teleportation array back to the Refining Heaven Pavilion.

Because they were still within the Dao Palace's territory, no one dared to comment on the final reward given to Li Qing by the Carefree Celestial Venerable. However, their expressions were somewhat strange, and they seemed puzzled.

Li Qing himself appeared completely calm, even sporting a faint smile, seemingly unconcerned, though inwardly he was overjoyed.

If someone were to use their divine sense to examine Li Qing's body at this moment, they would find that inside his wide Taoist robe, a black lump of coal with several spider legs was crawling out, seemingly devouring something.

Soon, a faint and uncertain voice entered Li Qing's sea of ​​consciousness:

"Kid, I didn't expect you to actually possess the heritage of the Witchcraft Clan, and you even managed to refine a Qi Luck Gu."

“If the laws I practiced were not related to this, I might not have been able to discover your secret.”

"However, you'd better keep this secret to yourself. You must not reveal it to anyone, not even your closest relatives or loved ones. Although Gu worms are extremely mysterious, you should use them as little as possible. The destruction of the Gu worm clan is still an unsolved mystery."

These words ended there, and only Li Qing and the spirit of the artifact beside his ear heard them.

That's right, the final reward that the Celestial Venerable Xiaoyao gave to Li Qing was an extremely rich fortune, even surpassing the dragon-shaped fortune that Li Qing had observed on Long Yi!

The source of this fortune is none other than the Nether Horn God Venerable who died in the Burning Flame Ancient Realm!
Li Qing had previously tried searching in the Burning Flame Ancient Realm, but unfortunately found nothing. This was the fortune of a Mahayana stage expert!

"No wonder. That explains why the Qi Luck Gu didn't respond after the death of the Underworld God. It turns out it was completely refined by the Carefree Heavenly Venerable."

"The laws cultivated by the Carefree Celestial Venerable are actually related to the Dao of Destiny. It's just that we don't know exactly what kind of laws they are. Laws of destiny are also mysterious and elusive. There are laws of good fortune and laws of bad fortune. They can also diminish the good fortune of others or bestow blessings upon them."

Li Qing murmured to himself, his face calm but his heart overflowing with boundless joy.

He originally thought that the Netherworld God Venerable did not leave behind any fortune because his life's cultivation, flesh and blood, soul, and the Taoist techniques and fortune he cultivated were all refined into the Xuanhuang Tower. He did not expect that it was refined separately.

It's not surprising that the carefree Celestial Venerable, who cultivates the laws of destiny, would find a luck-related Gu in his body.

Now that he has such a vast amount of fortune, the mid-grade fortune Gu he is refining will be completely completed.

After the Qi Luck Gu devours the remaining Qi Luck of the Underworld God, it will begin to nourish itself.

At that time, the amount of luck on Li Qing's body will increase several times, and everything he does in the future will be extremely smooth!
And so, the group returned to the Refining Heaven Pavilion.

However, the spirit of the medicine cauldron awoke in time. She had intercepted part of the Celestial Venerable's voice transmission, but only heard a few fragments.

"Boy, what did that Celestial Venerable from your Dao Palace just say to you?"

"Why did I hear something about luck, Gu worms, and other such things?"

Hearing Yu Ji Lingzun's suspicious question, Li Qing's lips twitched slightly. He casually replied, "It's nothing serious, just some private matters that Xiaoyao Tianzun told me."

However, Jade Spirit Venerable was unmoved. She coldly said, "Don't try to fool me. Just now, a strange black insect crawled out of your body and then crawled back in. I saw it all! Do you still want me to help you refine the Nascent Soul Pill? Confess!"

"If you don't tell me, then I'm leaving and going out to find out for myself what this 'luck worm' is and why it's so mysterious."

She was not from the Tianyuan Continent, and had never been to this continent before.

The Wugu tribe had long since disappeared from the Tianyuan Continent. Even the beings cultivating on this continent today were unaware that such a strange tribe had ever existed, let alone her.

Li Qing had no choice. After all, he really needed the help of this senior who was skilled in alchemy. Moreover, he had previously promised Venerable Xingluo that he would help refine the Dao Integration Pill in the future. If the other party really left, he really didn't know what to do.

Therefore, Li Qing had no choice but to reveal everything about the Qi Luck Gu.

"It's incredible that such miraculous methods exist in the world."

"Isn't this just exploiting loopholes in the laws of the Great Dao? No wonder the so-called witchcraft clan was destroyed so suddenly. This is against the laws of Heaven."

"If that's the case, if various kinds of Gu worms are refined, even the weakest person can use law-based methods, and the number of law-based methods they can use will be endless!"

Yu Ji Lingzun was shocked. Although she was a Mahayana cultivator, she had never heard of such strange methods in the world.

"Besides that so-called Luck Gu, what other Gu worms can you refine? Tell me."

Li Qing could only casually mention a few types of Gu worms that were relatively easy to refine, without revealing all of them.

However, Jade Spirit Venerable hurriedly continued to ask:
"Wait, you said there's another kind of Gu worm that can conceal the secrets of heaven?"

"If it were as miraculous as you say, then those Gu worms wouldn't just be able to obscure the secrets of heaven, but would be completely devouring them!"

"Kid, you absolutely have to refine one of those Heavenly Secret Gu for me someday, no matter what. It's very important to me!"

Li Qing was slightly taken aback, completely unable to understand why this so-called Heavenly Secret Gu would be so important to Jade Spirit Venerable.

"There's no problem, but the Heavenly Mystery Gu is very troublesome to refine, and it probably won't be refined in a short time."

"I wonder why Senior Yu Ji needs to refine the Heavenly Mystery Gu so much? Is it to cover up the secret of her rebirth and avoid being targeted by her old enemies?"

If that's the case, then Li Qing thinks he really needs to refine the Heavenly Mystery Gu as soon as possible. He doesn't want to run into Jade Spirit Venerable's enemy in the future and be killed by him.

"Of course not. Although you have reached the Integration Stage, it is still not enough. Once you reach the Mahayana Stage, you will know how powerful it is to completely conceal the secrets of heaven."

(End of this chapter)