Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 15 Martial Stele Classic

"The old fox is cunning. What seemed like an evenly matched contest actually revealed that he had grasped my core needs, which led to the situation we are in today."

In the new room, Gu Qing closed his eyes and pondered.

He has always had the habit of reviewing recent events, repeatedly considering whether there were any problems, or rather, whether he made any mistakes.

This is one of the fundamental reasons why it was able to grow successfully in a chaotic world.

"I appreciate the favor, but I won't go back on what I should do."

"But I'm not getting on this bus."

After much deliberation, I decided to wait for the people from the Sword Forging Manor to arrive before making any further decisions. It was also time to get to know the Zhao family members.

The next day.

Before dawn, a high platform was built in the extremely spacious square, where more than thirty members of the Zhao family were already sitting on prayer mats, facing east, as if waiting for the sunrise.

The platform was quiet; no one spoke.

Below the stage, Gu Qing crossed his arms and looked at the group of seventeen or eighteen-year-old talents, among whom there were actually more than a dozen boys around fifteen years old.

Only three people actually met the standard.

Sitting at the very front of the group, his powerful inner energy was two levels higher than Gu Qing's. As it flowed through his meridians, it had already formed a full cycle, and the air around him would distort as if it were a heat wave.

We may be just a little bit away from breaking through to the fourth step.

"A promising talent."

Gu Qing was only three years older than them and didn't think it was an insurmountable barrier.

Russian qing.

As the sun rose in the east, wisps of purple morning light were drawn in by the crowd. Each person received a wisp, which intertwined with their spiritual energy. After inhaling it through their mouths and noses, the aura emanating from the inner energy realm martial artists was noticeably stronger.

The effect of the purple aura was particularly noticeable.

Was this done on purpose to show him?
After completing their internal energy circulation and fully absorbing the benefits of the purple energy, the Zhao family disciples' morning lessons ended, and someone would bring them breakfast shortly.

The three people sitting at the front, two men and one woman, jumped off the platform and walked towards Gu Qing.

“Master Gu, I have long admired your name. My name is Zhao Yuyang.”

"Zhao Yushan!"

"Zhao Danya!"

"Gu Qing."

After he introduced himself, the three men were more mature than he had imagined. They did not show any signs of being spoiled or arrogant, nor did they look down on Gu Qing because of his age and low cultivation level. On the contrary, they treated him with great respect.

The three men, led by Zhao Yuyang, said...

“Master Gu’s skills are superb. That horse-head sword is in my hands. I wonder if you could tailor-make a divine weapon according to the requirements of my brother and sister.”

Two refinements and three stacks, three hundred forgings, and the weapon becomes a divine weapon in the mortal realm.

"Divine weapons are hard to forge. I still owe your Zhao family a precious sword, which I suppose is for you."

Gu Qing chuckled. In terms of seniority, he addressed Zhao Huaiyi as "elder brother" and "younger brother," but he was two generations older than the younger generation in the Zhao family, so it was inappropriate to address him in this way.

Zhao Yuyang continued.

"Master Gu might as well give it a try. The materials stored in the smelting room were all personally mined by us from deep in the mountains and forests. They are abundant and should be enough for you to try a hundred or eighty times."

"With your skill level, you are no less than the experts of the Sword Forging Manor. You would not covet the gold and iron from my Zhao family. The three of us only ask for a suitable weapon."

Good grief, they just put him on a pedestal.

"Since Young Master Yuyang has said so, I can only do my best."

There was no way to refuse, so I ended up making things difficult for myself.

After all, he was the one who built it, so the finished product is under his control. Whether it comes out or not is entirely up to him.

Little did anyone know, Zhao Yuyang was a master of personnel management.

After using persuasive language to get Gu Qing to agree, they then made a big promise. "Although Master Gu is a bit older than us and his cultivation is behind, it's not an insurmountable obstacle. You must have seen what we were doing just now. Are you interested?"

Gu Qing fell for the trap and couldn't help but ask a question.

"But what about the cultivation method for absorbing the purple energy of the rising sun? It's too late for me to change my cultivation method now."

"Hahaha, this skill is not as simple as the master thinks."

Zhao Yuyang and his companion exchanged a glance.

"plz follow me."

He led the way while explaining.

"This skill is called the 'One Breath Rising Sun Strategy.' It is not a fundamental skill for cultivating realms, but rather a true skill strategy that assists in cultivation."

"Why?"

"There are two stages in a martial artist's cultivation of the Inner Qi Realm."

"Firstly, strengthen your internal energy and make it circulate throughout your body. At this point, you can look inward and examine yourself to identify and correct any deficiencies in the details, so as to complete the cultivation of the Golden Muscle and Jade Meridian."

Secondly, he was well-versed in the six directions.

"As the saying goes, one must train one's muscles, bones and skin externally, and cultivate one's breath internally. A martial artist's training is from the outside in: refining the skin, changing the tendons, forging the bones, refining the internal organs, cleansing the marrow, and changing the blood."

"External forging of the three elements: muscles, bones, and skin!"

"Internal forging of the three elements, internal organs, marrow, and blood!"

"Only when the six harmonies of the human body are perfected can a wisp of innate fetal breath be cultivated in the lower dantian. At this point, one reaches the limit of the mortal world, with qi and blood not declining and essence locked in, which can extend life by half a 60-year cycle."

"The mastery of the body has reached a level of subtlety, so that one can move through water without causing a ripple and walk on snow without leaving a trace. Those with outstanding lightness skills can leap three zhang (approximately 10 meters) and withstand the force of ten cauldrons, making them invincible in the world."

Zhao Yuyang explained it quite clearly: Gu Qing, who joined the group halfway through, had very little understanding of martial arts, so he naturally didn't understand the so-called four steps of transcendence as clearly as those with established traditions.

Zhao Huaide could actually give him some pointers on this.

But in Zhao Yuyang's opinion, Gu Qing really had to accept this favor, and he couldn't be perfunctory in the matter of forging weapons.

My feelings are inevitably a bit complicated.

His background, I believe, was investigated by the Zhao family. He rose from a homeless beggar in the chaos of war, experiencing hardships far beyond what ordinary people could imagine, and he considered himself to have reached the pinnacle of worldly wisdom.

Little did he know that the Zhao family in this remote place had him completely under their thumb, through an open and aboveboard scheme.

This made Gu Qing's wariness of aristocratic families rise several levels. He realized that people shouldn't be regarded as ordinary; sometimes, it's just that their environment limits their perspective and the information they receive is different.

Not everyone is a fool, and being arrogant is unacceptable.

"Been taught a lesson."

Gu Qing bowed deeply. Zhao Yuyang was a little confused. Grandpa Huai De had taught him how to get along with Gu Qing, and he was just showing goodwill.

"Master Gu, there's no need for such formalities."

"We've arrived at the front, Master, please take a look."

The place Zhao Yuyang and the others led him to was an empty building, only one story high, with no furniture inside, except for a stone tablet that was ten feet tall in the middle.

It is covered with golden characters, and when you stare at it intently, you have the illusion of being sucked in.

"This is?"

"The Martial Stele Classic".

"This stele was passed down by an immortal, and all the forces in the twelve states of Yan that know the truth about the Sword Forging Manor have one of these."

"Whenever a martial artist reaches the Blood Transformation Realm, the Martial Stele Scripture will reward them with a cultivation technique or martial skill that is extremely suitable for them by infusing their own blood and qi."

"The auxiliary technique, 【One Breath Rising to the Sun】, also originated from this stele."

"Our Zhao family has only been in contact with the immortal forces for a little over a decade, yet we already have a collection of a thousand martial arts manuals, some of which are suitable for everyone, so we can practice them together."

No wonder.

(End of this chapter)