Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 239 A Display of Grace and Power: The Dual Arts of Thunder and Fire
"you you……"

Zhou Changyu lay on the ground, feeling as if all the bones in her body were broken.

Gu Qing whispered after getting closer.

"I'm sorry, but I need to ask Brother Zhou to faint. Please forgive me."

This person is a direct descendant of the Zhou family of Nanli. Because of his outstanding talent in alchemy, he became a disciple of Medicine King Valley. This is the opponent that the Jiang family chose for Jiang Xi'er.

If one wins, one will be free to decide on marriage according to one's own will.

If they lose, they must obey the family's arrangements and use kinship ties to secure benefits for the family.

Having suffered such an injustice, Zhou Changyu was clearly unable to participate in the alchemy competition that opened the second half of the event.

Enraged to the extreme, he tilted his head and fainted.

"The winner is Gu Qing!"

"Humph."

A strong wind blew across his face as the Zhou family's patriarch arrived at the execution platform and glared at Gu Qing.

he said quickly.

"Senior, I couldn't control myself for a moment, I apologize."

"Changyu is not as skilled as others, so there is no need to apologize."

Having fulfilled Jiang Xi'er's request, and knowing that their rival, Medicine King Valley, would be unable to participate in the second half of the alchemy competition, Gu Qing turned his attention to the group from Purple Cloud Immortal Mountain.

The penultimate round consists of six players and three matches.

Gu Qing versus Lei Jiulou, Sun Yunshu versus Song Qingfeng, and Fang Fengling versus Xu Qingning.

The windproof feather played the first match.

His opponent, Xu Qingning, comes from Ziyun Immortal Mountain, and is also a key target of Gu Qing's attention. Ziyun Mountain is similar in positioning to Baiyue Mountain, and its members are quite diverse.

Among them, the Way of Formations is the most outstanding, second only to the Qingqiu Immortal Sect among the Twelve Immortal Sects.

He's at the lower seventh rank, but his divine sense has undergone a qualitative change; perhaps he's already begun refining evil spirits.

The way array cultivators fight is unique.

There are generally two scenarios: one is to throw out a large number of array flags, using oneself or the array plate as the core, and suppressing the enemy with the power of the array.

Firstly, his movement technique is unparalleled; wherever he passes, he leaves behind void array patterns, instantly activating the array once the requirements are met.

The art of formations is essentially a means of leveraging external forces.

They can often overwhelm cultivators of the same level. Sword cultivators are known as the strongest among cultivators of the same level, and array cultivators are the strongest in duels.

Further down are the paths of Dharma cultivation and physical cultivation.

To use it in battle, one needs an extremely calm and intelligent mind to calculate the appropriate array nodes, a detailed understanding of the environment, and so on.

Xu Qingning can be considered a second type of array cultivator. Her agile movements allowed her to dodge every wind arrow attack from the Wind-Defying Feather, and her feet left behind intricate and profound array patterns.

Until a certain instant, the formation began to activate.

Victory or defeat is decided.

Half a day later, Fang Fengling flew out of the altar looking disheveled and returned to her seat in the Fang Feng family. She was a little uneasy, but nothing happened.

"Xu Qingning wins!"

"Next match, Gu Qing vs. Lei Jiulou."

The main event began, and many sixth-rank patriarch-level figures started discussing it.

"Before the competition even started, we thought that the Ninth Floor had a very high chance of winning. We never expected that Gu Qing would suddenly appear out of nowhere. Even Fellow Daoist Chu has taught a genius."

"Hehe, Gu Qing is not my disciple. He followed me on the frontier battlefield for fifty years. We just share similar interests. He insisted on helping me fight."

Lian Chutian smiled, seemingly explaining but actually showing off.

Even among the Chu family members, the faces of these people were not very good. No one was more upset than them, since Chu Tiangong had reached the sixth rank, after all, they had "severed ties".

They were the ones who didn't think highly of Lian Chutiangong in his early years.

It can only be said that you reap what you sow; no one can say for sure.

On the execution platform.

After Gu Qing and Lei Jiulou exchanged greetings, the contest of magic began.

"Gu Qing, you are very strong."

"I know you're not weak either."

"..."

Lei Jiulou said no more. His body was covered in lightning, and his speed increased dramatically. He rushed towards Gu Qing, leaving behind streaks of lightning afterimages.

For geniuses, cultivating both body and spirit is just the basics.

The explosive power of thunder magic can be demonstrated in both body tempering and magic cultivation.

"I am not very talented, but I also know a little bit of thunder magic." Heavenly Demon Thunder Magic - Nine Absolutes of Thunder Dao!

"Bai Lei Xun".

Sizzle——

Gu Qing was covered in white lightning and collided with Lei Jiulou.

One blue and one purple.

Amidst the raging, dazzling lightning, the two exchanged blows rapidly, causing the entire platform to tremble. After ten punches, Lei Jiulou's face turned pale, and he was sent flying.

This is a suppression of realm.

Although the cultivation of the seventh rank mainly focuses on refining the spirit, the way of essence and qi is also constantly improving, but it does not have the same qualitative change as the spiritual consciousness.

So it may not seem obvious, but a higher level can suppress a lower level.

Lei Jiulou is at the middle level of the seventh rank, in the realm of refining evil and nourishing the soul.

He's probably still undergoing the transformation of his life soul; he hasn't even developed the Earthly Fiend Divine Power yet, and the gap between him and him is too great.

This situation was still the result of Gu Qing holding back his strength.

"You're still hiding."

Taking a deep breath, Lei Jiulou stood up, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

"Gu Qing, this next move is Master's signature technique. I'm not yet proficient in controlling it, so be careful."

After hearing this, his impression of Lei Jiulou improved considerably; he now considered him a gentleman.

In this way, he couldn't use too much force.

"Divine Firmament Thunder Technique - Thunder Origin Dragon Shadow Technique".

"go with!"

Lei Jiulou roared, and his blue lightning transformed into purple-gold thunder.

Shenxiao Thunder, one of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunders, is said to originate from the Nine Heavens, also known as the Nine Heavens — Shenxiao, Qingxiao, Bixiao, Danxiao, Jingxiao, Yuxiao, Zhenxiao, Zixiao, and Taixiao.

Physical bodies are difficult to enter; those of the sixth rank and above are exempt from the requirements, while those below the sixth rank can only enter with a celestial spirit body.

The Heavenly Nine Divine Thunder is a great divine power mastered by Lei Ze Mountain.

Each generation has nine Thunder Lords who are in charge of one of them, and they have a way to reliably find the seed of divine thunder in the Nine Heavens, ensuring an orderly succession.

Even when broken down, it remains a top-tier supernatural power, incredibly potent, specifically designed to counter ghosts and spirits, and equally effective against both humans and demons.

The Cangwu Realm's Nine Heavens Great Divine Power, which I mentioned before.

The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder is one of them, representing the pinnacle of this realm and known as the ultimate technique.

Lei Jiulou was only using a degraded version of the Divine Firmament Thunder.

The lightning transformed into a dragon shadow, a nearly hundred-zhang-long purple-gold lightning dragon occupying the entire altar space, making it impossible to dodge or avoid.

This made Gu Qing narrow his eyes.

"There are two brushes."

The Heavenly Demon Thunder Technique: Nine Absolute Thunder Techniques is not yet at the level of a supernatural power. In a direct confrontation, no single one of the Nine Absolute Thunder Techniques can withstand it.

"Sigh... I didn't want to."

Five of the Nine Absolute Thunders are Heavenly Thunder, White Thunder, Golden Thunder, Fiend Thunder, and Blood Thunder. The remaining four Absolute Thunders belong to Demon Thunder, which Gu Qing does not want to use.

Even so, five kinds of lightning coiled around his right hand, and he reached out to press down.

In the next instant, dark clouds covered the sun, stretching for hundreds of miles.

A giant hand of five-colored lightning descended from the clouds, resembling five fingers, grasping the Thunder Dragon Shadow in its palm. The dragon's roar and the crackling of lightning were incessant.

The two sides reached a stalemate.

However, Gu Qing's actions did not end there. A fiery tornado swept across the sky, and the Flame Lord Dharma Image, which was exactly like Gu Qing, stood in the center of the Dharma Platform. This was the most advanced fire technique in the Flame Lord Secret Codex.

If the secret manual is further developed in the future, it will be completely upgraded to a supernatural technique.

Yan Jun's Dharma form stood tall and upright, and with a single punch, he shattered Lei Jiulou's Thunder Dragon Shadow Technique.

He coughed up blood and landed at Gu Qing's feet, his life force rapidly waning.

In Lei Jiulou's eyes, the five-colored lightning hand hung high above his head, and the majestic and solemn appearance of the Flame Lord, whose size was no less than that of the lightning dragon, was so powerful that he fainted before he could say anything.

Lightning returned to the sky, and the flames dissipated.

Gu Qing, whose robes were spotless and whose hair was perfectly styled, bowed in the direction of Lei Zeshan and silently stepped down from the stage.

Everyone was silent.

Gu Qing's displayed strength, while not necessarily unmatched, is certainly among the best in the seventh rank.

(End of this chapter)