Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1110 Heavenly Secret Gu

The body of the thousand-year-old celestial beetle belonged to an elder named Mo Hai. This elder's greatest hobby was raising all sorts of strange insects and beasts; the rarer the insect, the happier he was.

After the Demon Realm began its invasion, Elder Mo Hai fought against the ancient demons several times. On one occasion, he nearly died, only managing to escape death thanks to the Heavenly Star Beetles. However, those Heavenly Star Beetles also died one after another!

Therefore, Elder Mo Hai valued these Heavenly Star Beetles highly, and even after they died, he carefully preserved them.

Having learned the whole story, Li Qing knew that this deal was probably not going to be so easy to reach, but he still came to the cave of Elder Mo Hai.

"Is Elder Mo Hai here? I am Wu Ji, and I have come to pay my respects!"

Li Qing didn't have to wait long before the restrictions in front of Elder Mo Hai's cave were lifted, opening a path leading into the cave.

"Fellow Daoist Wuji, I've long admired your name. Please come in."

Hearing this, Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this elder's temperament was not so difficult to talk to.

Immediately, he leaped into the air and stepped into the strange cave.

It was covered with spider webs, looking as if it hadn't been cleaned for a long time. But if you looked closely, you could see that there were tiny cocoons in these spider webs, and life was hidden inside!

Seeing this, Li Qing raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that Elder Mo Hai was truly a cultivator who loved insects dearly, as he had raised so many strange insects in his cave.

Upon entering the cave, one sees a middle-aged man dressed in a purple Taoist robe sitting cross-legged on the ground, feeding a golden mantis the size of an arm with the flesh and blood of some kind of demonic beast.

"The Golden-Winged Mantis, Fellow Daoist Mo Hai actually has such a rare insect in his collection, truly remarkable." Li Qing recognized the mantis, which seemed to be cast in gold, as an extremely rare and wondrous insect.

Elder Mo Hai released his grip and tossed the bloody chunk of demonic beast meat to the Flowing Shadow Golden-Winged Mantis. The mantis used its forelimbs, sharper than ordinary blades, to clamp down on the piece of demonic beast flesh brimming with malevolent energy and began to devour it quickly, finishing it off in no time.

"Fellow Daoist Wuji, you also have some knowledge of spirit insects? Many Dao Palace elders can't even recognize what kind of species this little golden mantis is. I once risked my life to venture deep into the insectoid territory for it, and almost didn't make it back." Elder Mo Hai laughed, showing great affection for this Flowing Shadow Golden-Winged Mantis.

In response, Li Qing naturally echoed, "I dare not say that I have done any research, I only have a slight understanding, and I am far from being able to compare with Fellow Daoist Mo Hai."

"In the past, I also collected and raised some spirit insects, but as my strength increased, I gradually became useless to them."

Upon hearing this, Elder Mo Hai's eyes lit up: "Oh? I wonder what kind of spirit insects Fellow Daoist Wuji keeps? Could you show them to me?"

“Of course, but it’s not some rare or unusual spirit insect. I’m not afraid you’ll laugh at me, so I’ll just show it off.” After Li Qing finished speaking, he activated the silver ring on his wrist.

With a faint glint of silver light, several golden silkworms, each as thick as an arm, landed on the ground and began to wriggle slowly.

In addition, a small swarm of red bees buzzed together.

"Golden silkworms and fire jade bees! These are both rare insects, and these golden silkworms have grown so big, they must be over a thousand years old!" Elder Mo Hai exclaimed, his eyes shining as he looked at the several golden silkworms wriggling on the ground.

Li Qing chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you must already know why I've come here."

"I heard that you have a few corpses of the Heavenly Star Beetle. That's why I've come here."

Upon hearing this, Elder Mo Hai looked conflicted and somewhat embarrassed: "Fellow Daoist Wuji, although those Heavenly Star Beetles are dead, they did save my life."

Li Qing shook his head and said, "Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken. I know you have a deep affection for the spirit insect and find it hard to part with it, but keeping it in your cave all day long will inevitably cause you heartache after looking at it for a long time."

"How about I exchange one golden silkworm for the corpses of two celestial beetles? And these fire jade bees can serve as a gift for this visit."

Elder Mo Hai was somewhat tempted upon hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Two, two golden silkworms and I will agree to this deal."

Although Li Qing didn't care much about these golden silkworms now, he didn't want to accept this disadvantageous deal. He said, "Fellow Daoist has quite a bit of knowledge about strange insects. Surely you can tell how much spirit gold I fed these golden silkworms to make them grow to this size?"

"Moreover, the golden silkworm can evolve into a six-winged hawk moth. Given the quality of my golden silkworms, it is conceivable how powerful the six-winged hawk moths they will become in the future."

In fact, Li Qing really didn't know how to cultivate the golden silkworm into a six-winged celestial moth. After he obtained it, he thought that he only needed to feed it various kinds of spirit metals to make it evolve on its own.

But now it seems that this is not the case. Simply feeding the golden silkworm various kinds of spirit metals is not enough to meet its evolutionary conditions. Over the years, he has fed it countless pieces of spirit metal left over from refining weapons, but he still has not seen any signs of cocooning and evolution.

In other words, since he came from a wealthy family and was also a weapon refiner, he didn't pay much attention to these losses. Now, with his strength and cultivation, he no longer needed spirit insects to assist him in battle, so he gradually stopped wasting his time on them.

In addition, Elder Mo Hai really loves spirit insects and regards them as his own life. Giving him a golden silkworm is not a bad thing. Perhaps he knows how to make it evolve.

Elder Mo Hai pondered for a long time before finally agreeing to the matter, offering to exchange the corpses of two thousand-year-old celestial beetles for a golden silkworm.

Li Qing nodded with great satisfaction as he took the two jet-black beetle carcasses with white speckles on their backs.

"Thank you for your kindness, fellow Daoist! I hope you will treat my golden silkworm well in the future!"

"Don't worry about that!"

Having obtained what he wanted, Li Qing left Elder Mo Hai's cave.

His next stop was the cave of Taiyuan Tianzun. He had just arrived when the enormous cave welcomed him inside.

To Li Qing's surprise, the residence of Taiyuan Tianzun was just a very simple-looking courtyard. The ground was spotless, and there were no furnishings in the courtyard, except for a few potted spiritual plants placed on the courtyard wall.

"Greetings, Taiyuan Tianzun!" Li Qing said, cupping his hands in greeting in front of the courtyard.

Soon, a faint cough came from inside the courtyard: "Cough cough cough, come in. I know why you're here. It's for the roots and stems of Luoyuan Grass, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qing pushed open the courtyard gate and went inside. There, he saw an old man who looked like a farmer sitting peacefully on a bamboo chair, slowly savoring the spiritual tea on the table.

"Your Majesty is truly a master strategist; I admire you greatly!" Li Qing flattered respectfully.

"It wasn't something I calculated; an elder from the Dao Palace told me about it some time ago." Taiyuan Tianzun slowly put down his teacup and continued, "You obtained the Azure Lotus Seed for me. If it weren't for that immortal lotus, my old bones would probably have been torn apart by the Demon Realm's Holy Ancestor long ago." "In addition, you have repeatedly made great contributions to the human race, so you can take these pots of Luoyuan Grass."

As he spoke, Taiyuan Tianzun flicked his finger in the air, and several potted spiritual plants on the courtyard wall landed in front of Li Qing.

"I am deeply grateful for the Heavenly Venerable's generous gift!" Li Qing originally wanted to decline, but after thinking about it again, he realized there was no need, so he generously accepted all the pots of Luoyuan Grass into his Cave Heaven Treasure.

Taiyuan Tianzun scrutinized Li Qing repeatedly before speaking again: "You are quite good. You defeated a True Spirit of the same level. There are very few people in the entire Spirit Realm who can do this. I almost couldn't resist taking action at the time."

It turns out that during that extremely dangerous battle, Taiyuan Tianzun had been secretly observing him. If he had truly been defeated, he should have been able to save his life.

"You flatter me, Heavenly Venerable. I was just lucky," Li Qing said modestly.

Taiyuan Tianzun spoke in a heavy voice: "Next, you will be going to the Ancient Dragon Realm with that kid from the Long family. I must remind you that the True Dragon Clan is one of the most powerful True Spirits, and is by no means comparable to the Qiongqi of the Demon Realm."

"Although the dragon race and the human race have never been enemies, they are not exactly friendly either. In other words, the dragon race has always looked down on other races besides themselves, even the Heavenly Phoenix and the Qilin."

"You must be careful on this trip. Do not risk your life. If any danger occurs, it will be difficult for Xiaoyao and me to get there in time to help you."

Li Qing took a deep breath, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I understand, thank you for your teachings, Heavenly Venerable!"

"Yes, you are the hope of the human race, and we must not let you fail. I hope I can live until the day you attain the Great Ascension stage." The voice of Taiyuan Tianzun suddenly became much more melancholy, like an old farmer lamenting the bad years and poor harvest.

Having obtained the final materials needed to refine the Heavenly Mystery Gu, Li Qing bid farewell to Taiyuan Tianzun and flew out of the Dao Palace.

He found a secluded place in the human territory and finally began to refine the Heavenly Mystery Gu.

The Heavenly Mystery Gu also has different grades. With the materials Li Qing currently has, he has enough to refine two mid-grade Heavenly Mystery Gu.

Unlike the Luck Gu, the Heavenly Secret Gu does not require a special location to be refined. It only needs to have enough spiritual energy, and spirit stones can be used to create such an environment.

Li Qing took a deep breath and recalled the method of refining the Heavenly Mystery Gu in his mind. After confirming that he remembered it correctly, he listed out all the materials.

"Croak~!"

A plump toad immediately croaked, as if sensing some danger, and tried to escape.

But soon, two long, strong fingers pressed down on the spirit-entwined tree frog, rendering it unable to move.

boom!
Li Qing used a secret technique from the Gu Refining inheritance to inject his true essence into the body of the Spirit-Entangling Tree Frog. This true essence quickly formed runes that penetrated deep into the toad's body.

"Quack! Quack! Quack!"

The Spirit-Entangling Tree Frog immediately became agitated, its aura appearing and disappearing intermittently, and a layer of red light gradually emanating from its body.

Seeing this, Li Qing quickly broke off the roots of the Luoyuan grass and used his magic to force out the sap to drip onto the Spirit-Entangling Tree Frog, suppressing the red light on its body.

When his temperament returned to normal, he wrapped the carcass of the Tianxing beetle in the fragments of Luoyuan grass roots and stuffed them into the toad's mouth.

Li Qing then used his magic to seal the mouth of the Spirit-Entangling Tree Frog, allowing it to hold the insect corpse in its mouth but preventing it from swallowing it.

Afterwards, Li Qing strictly followed the refining steps of the Heavenly Mystery Gu, sealing all sorts of rare and precious materials into every part of the Entangling Spirit Tree Frog's body.

After sealing the last material into the tree frog, Li Qing closed his eyes and activated the Gu Refining Secret Technique once more.

hum!
With a tremor, the materials sealed within the Spirit-Entangling Tree Frog dissolved and merged into its body.

As time went by, the once lively and energetic Spirit-Entangling Tree Frog gradually withered, its vitality constantly fading away, as if it had been absorbed.

Several days later, the Spirit-Entangling Tree Frog completely withered, and its two eyes became dull and lifeless; it was as dead as could be.

Li Qing stared intently into the mouth of the dead toad. After a while, the mouth of the dead, spirit-entwined tree frog began to twitch slightly, first with a very small vibration, and then with a violent tremor.

Soon, a beetle with a jet-black body covered in colorful spots crawled out!

In an instant, Li Qing vaguely sensed a mysterious change, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. It seemed to involve some kind of destiny!

The beetle with seven-colored spots on its back is clearly the original dead Tianxing beetle. Unexpectedly, it was brought back to life by this secret method of refining Gu. This is the so-called Tianji Gu!

Seeing this, Li Qing did not hesitate at all and directly dripped a drop of his essence blood onto the Heavenly Mystery Gu, allowing it to recognize him as its master.

Li Qing never expected that this Gu refining would go so smoothly, succeeding on the first try.

The Heavenly Mystery Gu flew towards his palm and quickly burrowed into his body, a scene that looked extremely bizarre.

The Jade Spirit Venerable, who was hanging beside his ear, witnessed all of this. She said in an extremely shocked voice, "It's unbelievable! The dead spirit insect has actually been brought back to life. Is this the toad's life being transferred to the insect's corpse?"

"Such methods are truly unbelievable. Is this what they call Gu refining?"

To be honest, this was only Li Qing's second time refining Gu, and he didn't expect the situation of refining the Heavenly Mystery Gu this time to look so strange.

"Senior Yu Ji, can you still sense my presence? The Gu worms seem to have completely obscured my Heavenly Secrets, even concealing my aura," Li Qing asked, having just activated the Heavenly Secret Gu.

Yu Ji Lingzun slowly said, "If I hadn't been able to see you with my own eyes, I would have thought I was hanging in thin air. This Gu is indeed miraculous!"

"With the help of this Heavenly Mystery Gu, this trip to the Ancient Dragon Realm should be much safer!"

"By the way, try using this Heavenly Secret Gu a few more times and see if it can completely devour the heavenly secrets?"

(End of this chapter)