Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 25 Innate Fetal Breathing
Having successfully broken through, Gu Qing then meditated for half an hour to stabilize his realm.

The wisp of fetal breath within the body gradually stabilized.

Innate fetal breathing, also known as the Grandmaster realm of cultivation, is actually quite similar to the Inner Qi realm.

The first step is to strengthen the energy within the body and form a complete circulation. Even a mortal master would not be able to achieve this step without twenty or thirty years of dedicated practice.

The second step is to use a more powerful innate fetal breathing to cleanse the limbs and bones, causing them to continuously transform until they are completely transformed into an innate body.

This step is extremely demanding on the breath control system, and even a lay master without resources would need fifty years of practice to achieve it.

This one or two steps will take seventy or eighty years.

Without the resources of the Sword Forging Manor, there are very few experts at the Grandmaster level in the mortal realm, no more than three fingers' worth.

The third step is to perceive the mysterious Heavenly Gate and break through it, thereby removing the barriers of worldly knowledge and truly seeing all things in heaven and earth and sensing the mysteries of spiritual energy.

This is called "seeing the Way".

Being able to sense the Heavenly Gate Divine Palace signifies the Grandmaster Realm at its peak.

As for when the breakthrough will occur, that remains to be seen.

Upon entering the Grandmaster realm, with the assistance of the Fetal Breathing Pill from the Sword Forging Manor, one can successfully break through the first step and form a complete cycle within two years at most.

It took another three years to forge an innate body using innate fetal breathing.

The masters and talents who join the manor can reach the standard of touching the Heavenly Gate within five years. At that time, they will only be in their twenties, and will have more than twenty years to break through this life-and-death barrier.

You must break through this barrier before you turn fifty.

According to Master Yan, even if one forges an innate body that can lock in essence, vital energy, and blood, and maintain peak condition throughout one's life, one must still adhere to the manor's standards.

This involves cultivation at the eighth level.

The eighth-grade lower level, refining essence into qi, as the name suggests, has extremely high requirements for the body. The older one gets, the less essence one has. To a certain extent, essence is closely related to lifespan.

Refining essence into qi is essentially refining vital essence.

One breath a day, and then draw on external spiritual energy to nourish the body and restore that vital essence.

If one is too old and has too little essence, it will be more difficult to recover, and over time it will shorten one's lifespan in cultivation. According to the experience of our ancestors, there is no impact on breaking through before the age of fifty.

After the age of fifty, one should start to consider the issue of shortening one's lifespan through spiritual practice.

Of course, if there are treasures that can replenish vital energy.

You can also ignore this standard and break through it whenever you want.

The standards set by the Sword Forging Manor are universally applicable and represent the majority of cultivators.

Gu Qing is not within this scope.

The Dao Points can replenish his lifespan, and he lives longer than other cultivators of the same realm, reaching the limit of his lifespan, making him the longest-lived person under the rules of heaven and earth.

Open the panel.

Gu Qing

Age: 21, Lifespan: 155

[Realm: Ninth Grade, Ultimate Level - Innate Breathing]

[Technique: Five Qi Profound Origin Technique - Fourth Level+]

[Secondary Skill: One Breath Rising Sun Strategy - Level 2+]

[Refining the Spirit: Fire Virtue Visualization Diagram - Level 2+]

[Martial Arts Skill: Hidden Blade (Perfect)+]

[Skills: Metal and Stone Refinement Technique (Perfected), Fire Refinement Technique (Basic), Blood and Bone Refinement Technique (Understanding)]

[Items: Corrupted Blood Hidden Arrow (Level 5 Refined Weapon Embryo), Star Moon Twin Swords (Level 5 Refined Weapon Embryo), Explosive Iron Gallbladder x10 (Level 5 Refined Weapon Embryo)]

[Tool point: 32]

In the fourth step of the Transformation to Mortal Realm, the upper limit of one's lifespan will inevitably increase.

Breaking through the realm also granted him five years of lifespan.

There's no rush to refine weapons recently, so the increase in weapon crafting points has stagnated. We can wait until we get to the Sword Forging Manor.

In terms of his main cultivation technique, the Five Qi Profound Origin Technique has a fifth level, which represents the cultivation realm of refining essence into qi. In other words, the Five Spirits Profound Origin still has an auxiliary effect on his cultivation.

But ordinary spirit flesh and blood probably won't do; it has to be a ferocious beast that has become a spirit, which is too difficult to find.

Looking at the methods he possesses.

Compared to ordinary people, his progress is already quite remarkable, but compared to those from aristocratic families, he still lacks a decisive advantage. Don't be fooled by his rapid breakthroughs; it's simply because the early stages of cultivation are not particularly difficult, and he also benefited from various methods and favorable environments.

"Prescriptions, supplementary cultivation methods, Five Elements Mystic Essence, and spiritual environment."

"With the fourth level of cultivation accelerating, such a rapid breakthrough is to be expected."

"But compared to the scions of aristocratic families, they have what I have too; the only difference is the level of efficiency."

"If the methods are similar, then we should use efficiency to overtake them."

"The strategy of 'One Breath Facing the Sun' will be used to ignite life force once the underground environment is removed."

make up one's mind.

Gu Qing planned to visit Master Yan's stone house. The other party had previously promised to give him a benefit once he broke through to the Innate Breathing stage, and after thinking about it, it would be related to his skills.

The Phoenix Flame Gold cannot be moved, because this will generate a large amount of low-grade spiritual material, the Blazing Flame Stone.

The method of refining metal and stone with fire can also be incorporated into the Hundred Refinements Technique.

The [Flame] pattern is particularly suitable for engraving on fire-attribute spiritual materials.

Gu Qing was very familiar with this business.

He spent almost the entire first half of his life doing this kind of business; the finished product was definitely more valuable than the raw material.

"Master Yan, Gu Qing has come to pay a visit."

As the stone house door opened.

The immortal master surnamed Li from Qingmu Mansion was also there. The two sat on either side of the stone table, drinking tea together.

"Gu Qing?"

"You've broken through the innate embryonic breathing stage?"

"Yes."

"Good, very good. It seems that your luck is truly exceptional."

“I said before that if you break through to the Fetal Breathing Realm, I will give you an opportunity. This is my gift to you.”

Master Yan turned his hand over, and a scroll of jade slip appeared in his palm.

"This is the secret manual of the Sword Forging Manor, the True Explanation of Weapon Patterns. It records all the basic weapon patterns that the predecessors comprehended in the Martial Stele Classic. There are thirty-two types in total, and it is a private collection of the royal family."

"This……"

Gu Qing was surprised, not expecting such a benefit. The more basic artifact patterns one mastered, the greater the advantage would be when comprehending advanced artifact patterns in the future.

The two are closely related, like pinyin and Chinese characters; you can only learn the latter if you learn the former.

“I know you have comprehended the Daoist arts of the eighth rank from the Martial Stele Scripture, and you also know a few weapon patterns, but in the end, it is not as comprehensive as this True Explanation.”

"Once you join the Sword Forging Manor, you will likely continue to study weapon forging. Teaching you ahead of time is not breaking the rules."

"Thank you very much, Immortal Master Yan, for imparting the Dharma!"

"It's alright. These are Fetal Breathing Pills, which I had left over from when I established my foundation. I only have two left, which can help you further strengthen your Fetal Breathing."

"Go back and study the artifact patterns more. Although innate fetal breathing is not as good as spiritual power, it can still barely be used to inscribe artifact patterns. You can try it out when the time comes."

"Gu Qing will certainly live up to Master Yan's high expectations."

"Go back."

"Yes!"

Gu Qing bowed to the two and then led them out of the cultivation stone house.

inside the house.

Senior Brother Li said.

"Is this Gu Qing the weapon-refining genius you mentioned?"

"Of course, I'll show you the artifact blank he forged when he was in the Inner Qi Realm."

Master Yan took out a five-refinement weapon embryo that Gu Qing had given him and handed it to Senior Brother Li for inspection.

"How about it? Doesn't it have great potential?"

"If Gu Qing can break through to the eighth-grade true cultivation realm, he will start as a magic weapon refiner. Now that he can study for a few more years, I'll do him a favor."

"In a dozen years or so, I might be able to use a high-grade magic weapon, Junior Brother."

(End of this chapter)