Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 264 The Nine Nether Phoenix: The Changes in the Yan Kingdom
As a messenger, Guhuoniao didn't know much. He needed to go back to find out more details. There was another secret realm in Yan Kingdom called Jinyun waiting for him to discover.

The Xuan Tian Black Market in Huiji Mountain is just starting out, and its future development is crucial.

Gu Qing was somewhat reluctant, but still decided to go back and participate in the matter.

"noob."

"You and Guhuoniao stay at Huiji Mountain and keep an eye on the Xuantian Black Market for me."

Xiao Bai was always quiet and reserved, and Gu Huo Niao was also a little curious as to why Gu Qing had specifically instructed Xiao Bai, so she asked him the question.

"What's the reason? At Xiaobai's age, his cultivation level is only..."

Before she finished speaking, the Guhuoniao's eyes suddenly widened.

She has been following Gu Qing for half a century. With ample resources, her cultivation has long since broken through to the eighth rank, not far from the seventh rank. This is already very fast for the Ghost Bird Clan.

I have never enjoyed such a happy and prosperous life since I was born.

Xiao Bai was found looking like a child, and hasn't changed since.

His cultivation level is unknown, but it is definitely below the seventh rank.

Now, only a few years after she left, Xiao Bai, who used to be so close to her, seems to have become a different person. Not only is he always inseparable from Gu Qing, but his strength has also reached a level that she cannot understand.

"Seven...Seventh Rank...Higher Level?! How is that possible?"

This is a strange thing, really.

The first time Guhuoniao found the eerie Bashe mutated egg, the second time she found Xiaobai. When the two first met, Gu Qing had sensed something unusual about the Phoenix Blood Pool.

But I never thought about it in that direction.

It wasn't until the recent visit of the Demon Court envoy that Gu Qing noticed something amiss, and a closer inspection gave him a fright.

I thought Xiaobai's background would be some kind of bird-like monster with phoenix blood, or a ferocious bird-eating demon.

But he was still careless.

Xiao Bai's true form is actually a legendary phoenix, the dead kind! So she is also a ghost bird.

There are no records of this kind of monster in the ancient history of the Cangwu Realm, let alone in the recent ancient times and the present day when the phoenix has long since disappeared.

"It's a long story, and very complicated to explain."

Gu Qing sighed deeply.

Phoenixes are born with the innate ability to be reborn from the ashes; everything they possess after death returns to their egg sac, where a new phoenix is ​​born.

The newborn phoenix will gradually awaken the abilities mastered by the previous generation from its bloodline, but its memories and self are completely different from those of the previous phoenix, and it can be regarded as a new independent individual.

It's more like a rebirth of blood and soul; there's no such thing as complete death.

The Guhuoniao was able to find Xiaobai, a unique case that has existed for all time.

It's a coincidence and it's not a coincidence.

Gu Qing's intuition told him that it was closely related to the Demon Phoenix Tomb, after all, the Sky-Soaring Eagle Emperor had taken away the phoenix egg in its Nirvana state in full view of everyone.

It's hard to say what Xiaobai's relationship with him is.

The phoenix family consists of two branches: the male phoenix (凤) and the female phoenix (凰).

The phoenix, having died completely, transformed into a ghost and was reborn on its corpse.

Gu Qing called it the "Nine Nether Phoenix," the only one of its kind.

Her closeness to Gu Qing was almost entirely due to the Phoenix Blood Pool, a magical artifact. Over the past thirty years, Gu Qing had hunted down a large number of birds and beasts with phoenix bloodlines, and their corpses were devoured by Xiao Bai.

As the Nine Nether Phoenix Blood gradually awakens, the deathly aura of the phoenix on her body becomes increasingly apparent, which is the real reason why the envoy Huo Ye feels afraid when he sees her.

The only pity is that Xiaobai has almost no blood in her body. Only by absorbing the bloodline of the phoenix can she generate her own Nine Nether Phoenix Blood and awaken her power.

Starting with the strength of the upper seventh rank, after a hundred or eighty years of cultivation, one can naturally reach the sixth rank. This is the super potential brought by the mythical bloodline, something one is born with.

After explaining to the Guhuoniao for a while, it finally accepted the fact with reluctance.

The Ghost Bird clan originally consisted of only three great Ghost Birds.

Now it seems we need to add a fourth one, the chief of ghost birds and the king of evil spirits!
Since discovering this truth, Gu Qing has put in a lot of effort to cultivate Xiao Bai. Unlike the free-range Gu Huo Niao, Xiao Bai exists as a fellow Daoist with whom he can ascend together.

With their left and right arms, and their assistance along the way, they spared no expense in investing a great deal of resources.

Gu Qing's departure from the Xuan Tian Black Market was a pleasant surprise, as Xiao Bai's combat strength was enough to solve most problems and even hold its own against ordinary demon kings.

"By the way, Xiaobai has chosen a name for herself." "Bai You."

Ubume: "..."

After giving some general instructions, Gu Qing disappeared into the horizon as the two watched him go.

The two looked at each other.

The Guhuoniao didn't know what to say.

Little White, however, was quite at ease: "Auntie, where is the territory of the Phoenix Blood Eagle clan?"

"Xiao Bai, what are you doing..."

"Practice."

For some reason, the Nine Nether Phoenix's cultivation can be accelerated by devouring phoenix bloodlines without any hidden dangers, as if they were natural enemies.

The power of Nirvana possesses a near-immortal divine quality.

Reincarnation turned to death, giving birth to a completely opposite power, which she calls the "Power of the Nine Netherworlds." In addition, the Path of Yin Fire is also a power she excels at.

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Baiyue Mountain.

The road home was exceptionally long. With Gu Qing's current strength, it took him a full month to fly to the vicinity of Xuefu City and successfully reach the mountain gate.

He went straight to the Ancestral Hall to visit the Ninth Ancestor.

After passing through the dense array of protective formations, the Ninth Ancestor was sitting at the entrance of the Ancestral Hall.

"Nine Ancestors!"

"I'm back. What has happened in the State of Yan?"

The communication jade slip landed in his hand, and Gu Qing quickly began to examine it. The contents were few, but the information was quite astonishing.

[The capital of Yan was destroyed, its guardians disappeared, the national protective array temporarily malfunctioned, millions perished, and resentment soared to the heavens, giving rise to countless vengeful spirits.]

[On Qiuniu Continent, the western border of the Yan Kingdom, traces of the desolate Ghost Kingdom have appeared, and they are attacking the national protective formation.]

"Even the swallows are gone?"

The Ninth Ancestor shook his head, his eyes cold and stern.

"Emperor Yan Taizu refined the Lesser Dao Fruit, and Xiao Shijiu, whom I sent to keep an eye on him, was tricked and seriously injured."

Gu Qing immediately realized what was happening.

"Is it the Dao Fruit of Jinyun Sixteen?"

"It's pretty much a done deal. The key to the national protection formation was in the hands of Emperor Yan Taizu. It suddenly malfunctioned, and the blood sacrifice of a million lives attracted a ghost kingdom in the no-man's land with its immense resentment."

"Currently, great cultivators such as Bao Hua, Shi Jiu, and Lian Chutian Gong are all fighting against the Ghost Kingdom in Qiuniu Continent."

"Do you understand why I called you back?"

Gu Qing closed his eyes and deduced the situation, a slight thought stirring within him.

"Jinyun Secret Realm!"

"When I last visited Longguan, I learned that before Jinyun ascended to heaven, he left behind a secret realm that requires a specific key to open."

"Emperor Taizu of Yan dared to devour the Dao Fruits of others. Although his strength has increased, his path to enlightenment has ended. Even if he seizes the secret realm, it will be of little use. Sacrificing Yandu will bring disaster to future generations. I still can't understand it."

The Ninth Ancestor also had a furrowed brow.

"So perhaps he didn't devour the Dao Fruit, but used it as a key instead."

"Do you still remember the Demon Lord of Extreme Yin?"

Gu Qing nodded.

“That guy comes from the far north. If the person he’s colluding with is Emperor Taizu of Yan, then it makes sense.”

"Even if he had a hundred lives, he shouldn't have sacrificed the lives of mortals."

(End of this chapter)