Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 237 Competition and Discussion
The Ascension Ceremony has been underway for nearly half a month.

On this day, they finally met the protagonist, Lian Chutiangong. He was standing with the other twelve patriarchs, and beside him were the patriarchs of first-class forces from the Southern Wilderness and guests from the Three Mountains.

The moment these sixth-rank cultivators stood there, the scene fell silent.

Lian Chutiangong stood on the platform.

He looked around and said.

"According to custom, when guests come from all directions, they should discuss the Dao and its methods to show that the friendship will last, the Dao will never decline, and the immortal sect will be prosperous forever."

This is the official explanation; in reality, it's a way for different sects to demonstrate their military strength and reserve of talent, which can be described as a military exercise.

This is why the major immortal sects are so keen on fighting.

It can also suppress the ambitions and desires of those with ulterior motives, making them realize their own position.

After a brief opening, a contest is about to begin.

The competition and debate were divided into two sessions: one for various skills and the other for magical combat.

There were actually quite a lot of participants.

The Southern Wilderness has four sects and nine clans. The four sects are: Medicine King Valley, Sitting Mountain Gate, Innate Dao Academy, and Wild Goose Sect.

The nine clans are divided into five clans in the Southern Immortal City: the Yue clan, the Yousu clan, the Situ clan, the Zhou clan, and the Li clan.

The four tribes of the Southern Yue Cultivation Kingdom are: Xia, Taikang, Lianchu, and Fangfeng.

The four immortal mountains: Leize, Ziyun, Huoyan, and Baiyue.

Each family sent ten people, for a total of 180 people. Among them was a team from the Dihong Jiang clan. In principle, they should have belonged to the same camp as Baiyue Mountain, but the situation has changed.

Gu Qing initially thought he would participate in the weapon-refining competition, which would complement Lian Chutian's renowned weapon-refining skills.

But in Lian Chutiangong's eyes, he was a potential fighter.

His talent in weapon crafting was indeed impressive, but it was far less remarkable than his solo rampage through the demon realm.

After all, the frontier Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches squads are all ten-person teams.

The fact that he can thrive in the Demon Realm on his own is enough to demonstrate his unique skill in combat.

In addition, even Chu Tiangong knew a little about Gu Qing's background.

Knowing the approximate time it would take for him to break through to the seventh rank, we have great confidence in him. The Refining Hall has never lacked geniuses in the field of weapon refining.

Therefore, he was only responsible for the magic duel segment. In addition to representing Lian Chutiangong, he also represented the younger generation of Baiyue Mountain. In terms of selecting participants, there was another magic duel prospect representing Baiyue Mountain.

He is a genius of the Law Enforcement Hall. He is not yet a hundred years old but has already reached the seventh rank. He has rich experience in combat and is regarded as the successor to the next Law Enforcement Hall Master.

Jiang Xi'er was in charge of alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, talismans, and so on.

Popular skills and crafts will be put to the test.

The competition of skills and abilities takes place in the second half, while the first half begins with a magical duel, in which 180 people participate.

The first round had 90 matches, the second round had 45 matches, the third round had 22 matches with one bye, the fourth round had 11 matches, and the fifth round had 6 matches with one bye.

The sixth round consists of three matches, followed by a 1v1v1 free-for-all final.

There are a total of seven rounds. It's normal for the pace to be a bit slow and take one or two months to complete. The eighth rank is considered the minimum level to participate. The seed players from various forces are all seventh-rank cultivators who are less than a hundred years old.

Super powers like the Four Mountains and the Emperor Hong Jiang Clan also have more than one participant at the seventh-grade True Person Realm.

The specific details were beyond the perception of divine sense, but Gu Qing felt that taking the top three would be no problem, since he had already cultivated to the point of spiritual transformation.

His overwhelming advantage in spiritual awareness meant that he could perform micro-management to the extreme, and he was not lacking in supernatural powers and spells. His combat experience was also quite rich, even excessive.

After some analysis and calculation, he concluded that he was in a relatively safe position.

Not long after, the first day of the duel began, started by two eighth-rank cultivators from the Zuo Shan Sect and the Xia family.

To be honest, it's very weak.

It was hard to get interested. Gu Qing sat in the front row of the Refining Hall's seats, while Guhuoniao, holding Xiaobai in her arms, watched the fierce battle in the arena intently and muttered to herself.

"Wow, this is what cultivators from powerful forces are like."

"Little Bai, you have to protect me from now on. Your aunt doesn't have much ability, so I'm counting on you."

noob:"……"

Gu Qing: "..."

The Guhuoniao is a typical fun-loving person who often says surprising things.

The other elders of the Weapon Refining Hall were talking, occasionally glancing at Gu Qing, who had both a wife and daughter.

"I heard that Gu Qing also participated in this Daoist Derivation Ceremony. An elder from the Weapon Refining Hall, actually competing in magical combat instead of weapon refining, tsk tsk~"

"That's true. Isn't Song Qingfeng of the Enforcement Hall more capable than him? He flattered even Ancestor Chu and rose to power through connections, but now he's probably in a bind."

"This is an insult to the reputation of the Weapon Forging Hall."

These elders were quite amusing in their conversations. They would say something and then glance at Gu Qing's reaction, seemingly whispering to each other, but he just happened to hear it.

Guhuoniao glared at the group, and was about to have a good chat when Gu Qing stopped her.

"It's alright, let them talk."

“There are people from Master Fu Liu’s side in the Refining Hall. The Situ and Bai families are also involved. They just happened to run into the line of fire. They’ll regret it someday.”

After Gu Qing finished speaking, a corner of his palm was exposed.

Inside is a recording stone, which is just like a camera. It can record both images and sounds. When Li Daoyang, the deputy head of the Law Enforcement Hall, sent him a message, it was used to record the sound.

This meant that we were always prepared to use the photo-recording stone.

He had also taken a picture of the battle when Situ Hua and Bai Ji ambushed him and tried to kill him, but since it involved the Ten Thousand Serpents Poison Flame, even Chu Tiangong advised against it, so it wasn't used to cause trouble.

After more than ten battles, Gu Qing saw several familiar faces.

Jiang Zuling, the Daoist seed of the Jiang family, along with Lei Jiulou and Xu Qingning, whom they had met at the Treasure Exchange Meeting, also made their moves. Their momentum could only be described as unstoppable, often deciding the outcome within a few moves.

In addition, they finally saw the people of Flaming Mountain. This is the most skilled immortal sect among the twelve immortal sects in crafting artifacts. Gu Qing's "Crimson Sun God and Demon Diagram" is derived from the divine refining technique of Flaming Mountain.

In his stereotype, they should be a group of burly men with thick beards, just like Lian Chutian and his group who were still in the frontier weapon-making department.

As it turned out, all the Taoists who came from Flaming Mountain were female, each with excellent looks, stunning figures, and exceptionally generous and magnanimous.

In terms of clothing, it's as if they're saving him fabric; they're incredibly frugal.

They possess a touch of exoticism, and due to their main cultivation techniques, each of them has a pair of red eyes that exude charm in the blink of an eye.

As soon as the people from Flaming Mountain appeared, the male Taoists in those areas couldn't take their eyes off them; every move they made while moving around seemed to tempt people to commit crimes.

This is hardly a sect for refining magical artifacts; it's more like a sect for dual cultivation.

The flavor it captured was exceptionally precise.

After having their eyes opened, it wasn't until the fourth day that Gu Qing was able to take the stage. He was quite famous in certain specific fields.

For example, the group of people who participated in the strange fire incident in the Luoyun Mountains.

For example, inside the weapon-refining hall, on the side of the mortal direct lineage... and so on.

(End of this chapter)