Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 244 Straight Hook Fishing: Fearless and Undeterred
It only takes about an hour.

The head of the Law Enforcement Hall and Li Daoyang stepped forward together, took over the case, and invited all the Bai clan cultivators who had just left the mountain to participate in the celebration back.

He then wrote to Lian Chutiangong, asking him to step in and take charge of the situation.

Within three days, the news of this event spread throughout the Southern Yue Cultivation Kingdom, riding the wave of the celebrations.

From renowned scholars and elders to eight-year-old children.

The rumors were rampant, even more serious than the previous turmoil when Gu Qing clashed with Huilongguan.

Gu Qing's accusations were supported by evidence and presented in a well-organized manner. He even had the Bai family's black ledger, which was so detailed that it was outrageous. It was hard not to suspect that he had premeditated this.

Gu Qing made multiple copies of this evidence.

Even the records of the mountain gate of Lian Chutiangong, the official in charge of law enforcement, and the sutra repository of Baiyue Mountain were all preserved.

After this matter spread.

The temple masters of the twelve peaks of Baiyue Mountain gathered for a meeting, not only to review the evidence submitted by Gu Qing, but also to give the Bai family an opportunity to defend themselves.

The procedure is similar to a court hearing and is scheduled for ten days from now.

This caused everyone to be scrambling to keep up. After the initial panic, the Bai family began to exert their strength, killing their own people to silence them, while simultaneously sending gifts to their close allies.

At the same time, another version of the story was released.

They say Gu Qing coveted the wealth of the Situ and Bai clansmen, and laid a trap to harm them. Now he's turning around and accusing them. The image stone is fake, and there are plenty of cultivators in the cultivation world who can modify the images on the image stone. It cannot be used as conclusive evidence.

Such claims are also widely circulated.

There must be some writing by Situ in it.

When the problem arose, Gu Qing had actually anticipated this issue, but he wasn't worried at all. People who are used to solving problems with violence will always react by targeting the person who raised the problem when faced with a difficult issue.

Even if they know he's fishing, they'll still bite right away.

The problem is that Gu Qing's connections and background aren't good enough!
The three ancestors of the Bai family had long been famous and were all sixth-rank great cultivators. They were deeply rooted in Nan Yue and had too many allies with whom they had vested interests. They could completely withstand the backlash from killing Gu Qing by sacrificing some of their interests.

However, from their perspective, all they could see were the direct descendants of the Yan state and Lian Chutiangong.

The direct lineage can be disregarded; they're just opportunists anyway.

Even Chu Tiangong was only a newly promoted sixth-rank great cultivator, and it was impossible for him to defeat the three ancestors of the Bai family. Therefore, all their efforts were directed towards the Enforcement Hall Envoy.

As long as they don't alarm the righteous and vengeful ancestors, the Bai family still has a good chance of turning the tables.

Huosang Mountain.

Gu Qing and Lei Jiulou were talking.

"The time is almost up. I need to give the Bai family a chance. If they are steady and ruthless enough, the three ancestors of the Bai family should arrive together and eliminate this troublesome situation from the source."

Lei Jiulou looked on with envy. They were all geniuses of the same age, while Gu Qing was stirring up trouble and punishing evil.

He, however, followed his master around everywhere, still far from being a fully trained apprentice.

"Brother Gu, please be careful. If you need anything, I will inform my master to lend you a hand."

Sun Yunshu also smiled.

“What Fellow Daoist Lei said is also what I wanted to say.”

Xu Qingning nodded repeatedly.

"me too."

Gu Qing: "Thank you all for your kind words. I am deeply grateful. I will be setting off now."

"Fellow Daoist Li Daoyang of the Law Enforcement Hall will notify you to act together."

"it is good."

"no problem."

After leaving Huosang Mountain, Gu Qing deliberately left Baiyue Mountain in secret and headed towards the frontier battlefield, as if he were going to fetch reinforcements.

Even a fool could see something was wrong with that kind of straight, blunt hook.

But the Bai family has no way out; they must keep him under control.

Not far from the mountain gate, Lian Chutiangong's telepathic message arrived as expected.

"I'm behind you."

"I am also here."

Gu Qing turned her head slightly and felt relieved when she saw the green light.

As long as Ancestor Baohua is around, his life is safe. For cultivators at the sixth rank, the difference between each minor realm is even more pronounced.

Even if the three Bai ancestors fought together, they would not be a match for Ancestor Baohua.

Even Chu Tiangong and Ancestor Tianhe were merely a safety net, a guarantee against the extermination of their entire families. Moreover, the Nine Ancestors were also watching this matter.

The Bai family of Cangshan was just the beginning.

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Taiyue Prefecture.

Near an unnamed, desolate mountain.

Gu Qing, his fiery streak of form halted about a thousand meters in mid-air, surveyed his surroundings, and spoke in a clear voice.

"Gentlemen, now that we've decided to take action, why hesitate?"

"You did it on purpose, after all."

Before he finished speaking, hundreds of cultivators dressed in black robes appeared around Gu Qing, completely surrounding him from all sides.

In this battle, the Bai clan of Cangshan mobilized its entire force.

The survival of their clan rests on this one battle.

Among them, there are 32 cultivators at the seventh rank True Person Realm, 3 at the highest level, 8 at the upper level, and the rest are at the middle and lower levels. The eighth rank at the highest level is the most numerous.

Gu Qing's familiar face was also among them.

For example, there was Granny Bai who had taken the initiative to come to his door to compensate him, and Bai Feng, who had an old grudge against him and a blood feud with his father. The latter was just there to make up the numbers, and his cultivation level was still only at the middle level of the eighth rank, without any progress.

However, the three ancestors of the Bai family did not appear.

Gu Qing: "Since you've all decided to go all in, where's the hiding place? What about your three patriarchs?"

Bai Feng: "Hmph, Gu Qing, don't be too arrogant. You only have Lian Chutiangong behind you. The strength of the three patriarchs can easily suppress him."

"Feng'er, be quiet. It's not your turn to speak here."

At this moment, a leader stepped out from the Bai family's group. He was the Bai family's Grand Elder, one of only three seventh-rank extreme cultivators.

He looked at the confident Gu Qing, but he also had his own concerns.

Things are different now. The Ascension Ceremony has just ended, and Lian Chutiangong has officially taken power. If we can persuade the distinguished guests of the three major immortal sects, Thunder Swamp, Purple Cloud, and Flame, to take action...

Both Bai families are about to be destroyed, so the Grand Elder narrowed his eyes and asked.

What are you relying on?

"The Wanyi lineage? Or did that old bastard Jiang Yuan swallow his pride and ask the Dihong Jiang clan for you?"

"Old man, you know quite a lot."

Gu Qing smiled.

“Before, you still had a chance to survive. Cutting off 60% of your clansmen and 80% of your wealth might have allowed you to barely stay alive, but today is different.”

From the moment you appeared, you were destined to become the next Qihuang Cao family, and the Bai family was destined to be nailed to the pillar of historical shame, despised by future generations.

"How dare you! You're about to die, and you're still being stubborn."

"A mere mortal who has been fortunate enough to embark on the path to immortality is not content with his lot, yet he dares to bare his fangs at aristocratic families. This day next year will be the anniversary of your death."

"It's too classic."

Gu Qing laughed heartily, his eyes blazing with divine light, lightning and heavenly fire surging forth, causing ripples on the ground, the earth to crack, and mountains to collapse!
The aura of a seventh-rank superior was no longer concealed.

Hundreds of pillars of lava and fire shot into the sky, accompanied by dark clouds and thunder, as if one person had surrounded all the cultivators of the Bai clan.

Simultaneously.

A yellow jade seal appeared above his head, rapidly enlarging. It was the low-grade magic weapon, the Mountain Seal. After being refined into the veins of mountains, its potential surged, and its power naturally increased accordingly.

A mountain imprint, a full thousand feet tall, descended from the sky, accompanied by thunder and flames. Under the suppression of the mountain's Dao patterns, the magnetic field became disordered, and gravity became binding.

Almost no one could escape this devastating blow.

Even Chu Tiangong, who was secretly observing, was surprised. He knew that Gu Qing cultivated quickly and had superb combat power, so he was full of confidence in him during the battle.

But compared to then, the strength they showed has increased five or six times, and the interval is less than four months.

"Was he hiding this strength back then? No wonder he dared to venture into the desolate zone to explore, and it's not surprising that he was cursed."

"And that seal, made from a rare and precious material, is a low-grade magic weapon that has not yet reached its limit, and its craftsmanship has far exceeded expectations."

"Exceptionally gifted, a prodigy!"

P.S.: I had to pay respects to my ancestors today, so the update is much later than usual. Tomorrow's worship duties will be even more demanding, involving walking through several mountains, so it will probably be very late. I might have to take a day off, so please don't wait up.

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