Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 210 The Cause and Effect of the Jinyun Bloodline
The group looked up and saw that the deep red clouds, stretching for miles, filled their field of vision.

"A little hot."

"The clouds...the clouds...are on fire."

"Fire! Heavenly fire!!!"

"Run."

"Quickly inform the temple that heavenly fire is descending upon the world—an ominous sign!"

Several young Taoist boys abandoned their water buckets and scrambled up the mountain, only to hear a thunderous sound echoing between heaven and earth.

"I, Gu Qing, have come seeking revenge. Come out and face your death, you old bastard."

"This is Gu Qing..."

A single sentence echoed repeatedly through the mountains, as if it had been said three times. Everyone at Huilong Temple was filled with fear, wondering who the Lord of Heavenly Fire was looking for.

Endless flames coalesced, and a hundred-foot-tall fiery face appeared in the sky, revealing Gu Qing's appearance. Flames flickered in the area of ​​his eyes, and the Burning Finger shot out from them like two divine lights.

Accompanied by the sound of buildings collapsing.

The palace gates and front courtyard of Huilongguan were completely melted down, turning into a scorching place like a pool of lava.

Because its power and speed were deliberately restrained, it did not harm the disciples. If it had gone all out, not only would the buildings have been destroyed, but the entire sacred mountain would have been completely melted.

This is the destructive power of a seventh-grade cultivator.

On the path to immortality, the powers derived from cultivation have become increasingly formidable; those who have just entered the realm of True Persons can split mountains and shatter the earth.

Reaching the intermediate level of Refining Evil and Nourishing the Soul grants boundless magical power, enough to move mountains and shatter peaks.

With Gu Qing's current cultivation level, the superior realm of Divine Transformation, a single divine power at this level can change the terrain over a hundred miles. It's normal to feel a sense of profound change after a battle.

As for sixth-rank cultivators, they have already touched upon spatial manipulation and are no longer bound by individual moves. By exerting their full strength, they can shatter space and enter the void, which shows their extraordinary abilities.

Just as Gu Qing was getting impatient and preparing to end it all...

An old voice sounded.

"Young friend, please calm down."

"I should bear this retribution alone; it has nothing to do with anyone else in Huilongguan."

"I'm right here, come down."

Zhenwu Hall.

More than a dozen elders at the Grandmaster level stood at the door, watching Gu Qing's sudden appearance with vigilance.

"come in."

More than ten doors opened at the same time, and on the innermost platform, an old Taoist priest, who was nearly half-stepping into a coffin, smiled weakly.

He is the abbot of Huilong Temple. Compared to how he could still walk many years ago, he now looks like he is nearing the end of his life.

But... that's not right.

With a lifespan of 960 years at the eighth rank, a little longevity elixir could allow one to live for over a thousand years. The time for the Master of Huilong Temple to live is not yet ripe.

"What do you mean?"

“You all go now. Let me have a good chat with this Daoist Gu. You all don’t know, do you? He actually comes from Huilongguan.”

The abbot's joking remark did not affect the elders, who all looked worried and reluctant.

Seeing this, Gu Qing revealed his gleaming white teeth; he enjoyed playing the villain.

"It's very popular."

Unable to resist taking a step forward, the sea of ​​fire that covered the sky suddenly pressed down a hundred feet, like a guillotine at their necks. The pressure and killing intent caused the elders to kneel down in horror.

They couldn't understand why such a person existed in the mortal world.

I also have a grudge against them.

"roll!"

Just as agreed beforehand, only the ringleaders were punished. The raging winds generated by the surge of magical power blew all the bystanders to the foot of the mountain, leaving only Gu Qing and the abbot in the Zhenwu Hall.

As you get closer.

Holding the Demon-Slaying Sword, Gu Qing was about to behead him without saying a word.

The abbot of Huilong Temple finally revealed a look of horror.

"Wait, don't you want to hear the reasons?"

With a swift turn of the sword, a narrow line of blood was drawn, and Gu Qing smiled.

"I thought you could keep up the act."

"Speak, my patience is limited."

He was genuinely puzzled by this question. Was he really that annoying when he was a child? They had barely met him, yet they insisted on bringing him down the mountain.

As for the alchemy inheritance that the old Taoist priest obtained from Medicine King Valley, it is at most an eighth-grade high-level cultivation method or alchemy skill, but it is not as valuable as one might imagine.

It shouldn't be like this.

With a long sigh, the abbot of Huilong Temple explained.

“I noticed it the moment my nephew Toshi brought you back to the temple. You are naturally intelligent and know a lot of knowledge at a young age. Some of your habits in life are completely unlike those of a Yan person.”

"Sometimes the things I say surprise even myself."

"Therefore, I once thought you were a reincarnated person who had figured out the mystery of the womb, perhaps a great supernatural being, or reincarnated in the Yan Kingdom for other purposes."

"Now that you've come to me out of hatred, I was wrong."

Gu Qing: "…………"

To be honest, if he hadn't heard the stories and legends of reincarnated people from Elder Jiang, he would have already taken action.

The reincarnated person awakens memories of their past life and inherits the fruits of their nine lifetimes.

They possess boundless potential and the capacity for ascension. Some may inherit the karma from their past lives, while others may completely detach themselves from worldly affairs and dedicate themselves to the Dao.

It is said that among the five ancestors, one was a reincarnation of a celestial being from the upper realm, and the Four Nine Immortal Paths originated from him.

"What do you mean by that?"

Gu Qing neither confirmed nor denied it, wanting to see what kind of nonsense he could come up with.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, have you ever heard of Jinyun, one of the five ancestors of the human race?" "Of course, he is one of the first ascendants in this world, who attained the Great Dao of Heavenly Immortals."

"I am a descendant of Jinyun, the ancestor of mankind."

Unexpectedly, it makes sense.

Gu Qing was speechless and didn't know where to begin.

But then he continued speaking.

"More than sixty years ago, after I discovered that you might be a reincarnated person, the reason I sent you down the mountain was because I was worried that you had ulterior motives, but I was also afraid that I was wrong, so I did not kill you."

“If you really cared about the alchemy inheritance, you wouldn’t have come down the mountain alive.”

"You're saying you have ulterior motives?"

What do you have that I could possibly want from you?

The abbot of Huilong Temple gave a wry smile, knowing that if he didn't explain things clearly to Gu Qing, the other party wouldn't let him off the hook, so he could only continue explaining.

"After our ancestors ascended to heaven, eight fourth-rank immortals emerged from their bloodline. They had the opportunity to ascend, but they all gave it up, wanting to emulate their ancestors and cultivate to the highest level before attempting to ascend."

Of course, the political situation at the time also played a role. There were too many powerful demons, and the human race was no match for them on the front lines. However, with the assistance of the ferocious beast Taotie left behind by their ancestor, they could still put up a fight.

"Unfortunately, an accident occurred. At that time, the eldest disciple of Xuan Yi Dao, Immortal Lord Baiyue, was besieged by the East Sea Dragon Clan. Eight ancestors went to provide support with Taotie, but were surrounded by the South Sea Dragon Clan and the Azure Sky Roc Clan."

"In a great battle, more than half of the troops were killed or wounded, and Taotie died as a result. If it weren't for the fact that Immortal Lord Baiyue killed eight fourth-rank dragon lords in one battle, the dragon race might have completely sided with the demon race to deal with us."

"Instead of becoming what it is today, after Taotie died, the power of the Jinyun bloodline greatly declined, far inferior to the legacy left by the other four ancestors. Therefore, the four surviving immortal lords went to the Phoenix Clan to borrow the immortal artifact Phoenix Blood Pool in an attempt to revive Taotie and bring him to nirvana."

"What happened after that is not clearly recorded in the genealogy. It was probably about 10,000 years later that the Jinyun bloodline completely declined, the Twelve Immortal Lords rose up, and the human race entered the era of the Immortal Sect's rule."

"The fifty kingdoms of the mortal world were also established at that time. The land of Yan was favored by the Jinyun clan of the sixth generation, and their people were moved here to live and recuperate."

"Because it is too desolate, qualified clansmen will enter Baiyue Mountain to cultivate, and return to dissolve their bodies when they are old and frail and their lifespan is over."

This is how the State of Yan gradually transformed from a barren land into a land lacking in spiritual energy, and then into a land brimming with vitality. The process was lengthy and difficult to describe, but at least there was hope.

"It should have continued to prosper, but the Taotie's remains underwent rebirth in the Phoenix Blood Pool, absorbing too much spiritual energy, causing the Yan Kingdom's environment to rapidly decline."

"Then the second bloody war between humans and demons began."

"After the Five Ancestors, almost all of them declined. This bloody battle also caused problems. A large number of strong people from both the human and demon races went missing, almost wiping out all the fourth-rank experts in the Cangwu cultivation world."

"The Twelve Immortal Lords investigated this matter for many years and are said to have found the results, but they did not announce them to the public and instead chose to ascend to immortality."

"To this day, the Cangwu Realm has never recovered to its former glory. Both humans and demons have declined significantly."

This passage largely matches the stories of the Dragon Clan that Gu Qing heard from Lian Feng, making it quite credible.

The abbot of Huilong Temple had no reason to deceive him.

And was the opportunity he received many years ago the place where Taotie underwent Nirvana? Does that mean there's a Phoenix Blood Pool waiting for him to retrieve?
"So, you think my purpose in coming here is to seek the legacy and resources left behind by the Jinyun clan?"

"There is a reason for this."

The abbot of Huilong Temple nodded.

"Everything I have said is true. The Phoenix Blood Pool is deep underground in Huilong Mountain. You can go and see it. Taotie Nirvana should have succeeded a thousand years ago, but for some reason it failed and its body has completely turned to ashes and disappeared."

Only the Phoenix Blood Pool, its efficacy greatly diminished, remained. This immortal artifact was originally borrowed, but the Phoenix Clan had long since ascended to heaven, and for some reason, they did not reclaim the artifact.

Without the phoenix's precious blood, this artifact is rendered unusable and serves only as a decorative object.

Gu Qing remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was in turmoil.

If Nirvana is located beneath Huilong Mountain, then the Taotie's remains beneath Qishan County...

Eyes narrowed.

It's easy to associate this with traitors. The evil alchemy method originated from the Jinyun weapon-refining method, so it's highly likely that their own people stole the Taotie's corpse and refined the Taotie's head, a primordial weapon, and used a deception to make everyone believe that the Nirvana had failed.

Therefore, the Phoenix Blood Pool remained in its original location and never moved.

Thinking about it this way, and considering the filthy corpse with only bodily fluids seeping into the ground, it all makes sense.

Everything has an answer.

But for him to just let go of his hatred like that, he was a little at a loss for what to do.

There was silence for a long time.

The abbot of Huilong Temple said calmly.

"The idea of ​​reincarnation has always been a legend. When the Taotie's remains were destroyed, our hopes were finally dashed, and we lived in fear every day."

After all, the ancestors had too many enemies, many of whom wanted to exterminate their bloodline. If the demon race knew the whereabouts of the Phoenix Blood Pool, they would definitely send people to seize it.

Furthermore, have you noticed that the spiritual energy of the Yan Kingdom is reviving?

Gu Qing didn't feel this much, after all, it was a land of thin spiritual energy, which was of little help to his cultivation, and he rarely paid attention to sensing the variables of spiritual energy.

Without a noticeable improvement, he wouldn't even notice it.

"Firstly, because the Taotie failed in its Nirvana, the source of spiritual energy stopped operating and will naturally recover slowly. Another reason is that the sixteenth generation Jinyun clan member perished near the Yan Kingdom."

"He was the only sixth-rank cultivator currently possessed by the Jinyun Clan, yet he perished near the Yan Kingdom. This shows that an enemy has infiltrated outside the formation, and it was a very strong enemy."

"It was roughly a hundred years ago, and you appeared at that time, which was exactly when we were most worried."

"Therefore, to ensure safety, even if I was unsure of your identity, I would find a reason to send you down the mountain. I did not use assassins because I wanted to make a good connection with you."

"I never imagined that you had no cultivation. Driving children down the mountain, combined with the chaotic environment at the time, was tantamount to murder, which led to today's bitter consequences."

At this point, the abbot of Huilongguan had made everything clear and understandable.

He also spoke about the predicament he was facing.

Gu Qing sighed inwardly, the slight resentment already gone, he said.

“Take me to see the Phoenix Blood Pool. I have a past relationship with Lian Feng, a descendant of the Baiyue Immortal Lord. I will contact him to verify whether what you said is true.”

"We will also seek out the Heavenly Craftsman to investigate the secret history recorded in the Ancestral Hall. If everything is true, then this will be the end of it."

"If I find out it's fake, you won't be able to bear the consequences."

"I see."

"The Phoenix Blood Pool is underground. Follow me."

(End of this chapter)