Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 115 Gu Qing Makes a Move
Xia Ji regained some composure; she'd already hit a dog so hard it was clear things weren't going to end well.

The few remaining members of the Xia family all looked completely exhausted.

They didn't dare to say anything harsh anymore.

He turned and fled, and Xia Wuye hurriedly bowed to Jiang Zuling.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, you have won. We concede defeat."

He still had some conscience; he knew to collect the bodies of his clansmen before leaving.

Jiang Zuling did not stop him.

After all, the opponent has admitted defeat. No matter how heated the fight was, there will be times when you calm down.

Xia Ji is not a threat; the Xia family's Daoist lineage did not come this time.

Having suffered such a great loss, we must be even more careful in the future should any disputes arise.

After reviewing the situation in his mind, he focused his gaze on the Sky Blue Cloud Fire, preparing to go and collect it.

But then a figure appeared in the void.

"Heh, cousin Jiang Mu..."

"You called me by the wrong name."

The one that materialized from the air was Gu Qing.

As the saying goes, when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits; this is the perfect time to step in.

As for Jiang Mu's whereabouts, after realizing that he could not withstand the attack of the triple formation, he paid the price of serious injury and escaped using the Cloud Escape Technique.

Gu Qing sensed that they were already far from this place. The secret technique that allowed them to escape the array's confinement violated the common sense of the cultivation world, and there must be a price to pay.

Gu Qing was unaware that Jiang Mu was injured, but she could tell that he was not in good condition.

In other words, Jiang Zuling is now the only competitor left.

"who are you?"

“You are just ordinary rogue cultivators. You fought quite a lively battle just now. I couldn’t help but be tempted to join in as well.”

"Rogue cultivator?"

Jiang Zuling narrowed his eyes, not believing Gu Qing's nonsense.

Instead, he looked around at his surroundings and said loudly.

“Sister Xi’er, this is the helper you found from Baiyue Mountain, right? No need to hide anymore, I know you’re here.”

After he finished speaking, the surroundings were silent, and there was no response.

It was as if Gu Qing was truly an outsider who had intruded unexpectedly.

"Not coming out?"

Seeing that he was still trying to trick Jiang Xi'er into coming out with words, Gu Qing just rushed forward.

The Dragon Sword Qi, a pale red sword qi resembling a dragon or a serpent, flew out from the fingertips.

Jiang Zuling remained expressionless as five fire shields appeared in front of him, blocking the sneak attack.

"Sneak attacks are not a good habit, fellow Daoist."

"If you were a rogue cultivator, you would probably have no complaints about dying at my hands."

tumultuous---

The crimson flames blazed across the sky, and the area-of-effect spell from before was unleashed again. Although Gu Qing was the core of the attack, the range of the flames was three times wider than before.

Their goal remains the same: to force Jiang Xi'er out.

"That won't work on me."

Using the Fire Devouring Secret Technique, Gu Qing opened his mouth and inhaled, and the flames that filled the sky surged back like a river and entered his belly, while the Devouring Dao Pattern appeared between his brows.

Using supernatural powers, quickly refine the foreign forces!

Against fire-elemental cultivators of the same attribute, the combination of the Fire Devouring Secret Technique and the Devouring Divine Ability seems to have a natural counter effect.

Even Jiang Zuling was shocked.

"What kind of monster is that..."

Regardless, Gu Qing's cultivation level is inferior to Jiang Zuling's, a difference that is evident in their mastery of the True Essence Flame technique.

Although both are Fire Dragon Techniques, Gu Qing's version is not as powerful as Jiang Zuling's.

After several clashes, confidence regained its footing.

"Fellow Daoist, you can't do it either."

"is it?"

Seeing that Jiang Xier was moving smoothly out of the corner of his eye, Gu Qing stopped hiding his strength and opened his clothes to reveal his muscular upper body.

Countless Zhu Rong patterns emerged from his flesh and bones, flames engulfing his body. Innate Fire Spirit Body! The sweet fruit of the External Five Elements Body Forging Technique, and one of Gu Qing's greatest aids in his cultivation so far, completely transformed his aptitude.

With Jiang Zuling's knowledge, he recognized it immediately and laughed.

"It's just an innate fire spirit body. Although I haven't pursued its ultimate form, it's not enough for it to defeat me with just the enhancement of its spirit body."

Gu Qing's innate fire spirit body, after years of strengthening through the Fire Devouring Secret Technique, has reached a certain limit in its affinity for the Great Dao of Fire.

Moreover, the Fire Star Crimson Crow Diagram that Gu Qing has been cultivating has enhanced his aptitude for the Path of Fire more than once.

In other words, the innate fire spirit body may have already surpassed the standard of the top level.

To cross over from the spiritual realm to another level.

With the resources of the Jiang family, it would have been easy for Jiang Zuling to cultivate the Innate Fire Spirit Body, but in the end he still forged the Five Elements Spirit Body for his future path.

The elders of the Jiang family once said that in the later stages of cultivation, one needs to pursue the balance of the five elements, or even the domination of the five elements, in order to have the opportunity to break through to the fourth rank and ascend to the immortal realm.

What he sought was the path to ascension.

Therefore, they did not cling to the small spiritual aid.

"It is better to be strong for a lifetime than to be strong for a short time."

Finished.

With her hands engulfed in golden flames, she charged towards Gu Qing.

He was also a practitioner of both physical and spiritual cultivation.

The Gu Qing who went all out was completely different from before. In addition to his spiritual battle state, his true essence, which was ten times that of others of the same level, was just beginning to exert its power.

"Fire Dragon Technique!"

"Still not giving up?"

Jiang Zuling chuckled and unleashed a fiery dragon with a punch, the two clashing to a standstill.

This puzzled him.

"That shouldn't be the case. Is the boost from an innate fire spirit body really that significant?"

however.

Before he could come up with a solution, countless fire dragons filled the entire sky.

It illuminated the surrounding five miles in a crimson glow.

Jiang Zuling's pupils contracted slightly.

He is not good at escape techniques, but if he escapes by using external objects, the Azure Cloud Fire will have nothing to do with him.

In the blink of an eye, a decision to defend was made.

The dark, magical cauldron once again covered him, and he cowered like a turtle.

A sky full of fiery dragons descended, rushing towards Jiang Zuling at lightning speed.

Explosions destroyed the rocks and cracked the ground. The endless explosions continued for a long time until Gu Qing's true essence was more than half exhausted, and the severely damaged spiritual artifact cauldron was completely destroyed.

Only then did they stop.

This is a saturation attack; no matter who you are, you have to lie down while he's casting the spell.

Inside the huge pit, Jiang Zuling was panting heavily, looking rather disheveled.

Gu Qing landed, the flames surrounding him extinguished.

She looks to be in a similar condition to Jiang Zuling.

He said.

"Young Master Jiang, it seems I have won. I wonder if you would like to compete again?"

Looking at the destroyed spiritual artifact cauldron, Jiang Zuling didn't care about feeling sorry for it anymore and sneered.

“Fellow Daoist, if you are truly the helper invited by Jiang Xi, you should indeed yield to her at this moment.”

"But you... shouldn't have said you were just a rogue cultivator!"

"Five Thunder Yang Talisman! Go!"

Gu Qing stepped back and instantly flew more than ten feet away, finally catching Jiang Zuling's killing intent, which meant that the plan had reached its final step.

Dark clouds gathered above Gu Qing's head, and in just three breaths, a bolt of indigo lightning struck down from the sky, hitting the shield-like magical artifact that Gu Qing had summoned.

Its immense power caused this superior-grade magic artifact to shatter completely after only five breaths, leaving it beyond repair.

The weakened thunderbolt struck Gu Qing.

He cried out "Ah!" and was slammed into the ground, where he fell silent.

(End of this chapter)