Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 279 Capturing Situ Feng Alive (Bonus Chapter 5 of This Month)
Let's rewind to before Gu Qing arrived.

Many things have happened recently, among which the rebellion of the guardians of Yan Kingdom, the attack on the mortal realm by the Ghost Kingdom, and the infiltration of demonic cultivators are the most serious.

It is said that many mortals died, and the direct line of the Yan state suffered heavy losses.

There is an urgent need to support a new leader.

Generally, they would be selected from the original Yan clans that had branched off from the state, namely: Yan, Chen, Lü, and Liu.

Choose one and inherit the throne of the Yan state.

Emperor Taizu of Yan was guilty of rebellion, and the Yan family was excluded. Instead, a replacement was chosen from the Chen, Lü, and Liu families.

Don't underestimate the profits involved. Sixth-rank cultivators suffer greatly from it and are afraid of taking responsibility, but cultivators of the lower three ranks flock to it, after all, they rule an entire mortal kingdom and have a status equivalent to a first-class family.

Aside from the fact that top experts can't keep up, they are on equal footing with Baiyue Mountain, since nominally they are the sacrifices and those who bear the burden.

You can gain many hidden benefits.

This matter involves multiple parties and shouldn't normally involve top-tier forces vying for it. However, Gu Qing made the decision, and Bao Hua handed over part of the spoils from the Jinyun Secret Realm.

The Ninth Ancestor seemed to feel indebted to him, so he agreed to the previous proposal and allowed Elder Jiang Yuan to take the position of Master of the Weapon Refining Hall.

This put Lian Chutiangong in an awkward position, and after much consultation, he came up with a solution.

The positions in the Refining Hall have been redesigned.

There is one Hall Master, one Deputy Hall Master, and ten elders with real power, such as those in charge of transmitting scriptures, merit and emoluments, guarding treasures, propagating magic, crafts, etc.

The position of Elder of Arts and Crafts is equivalent to that of the successor of the Palace Master, similar to the Crown Prince among the elders, and ranks third.

Elder Jiang Yuan was promoted to Hall Master, and Lian Chuqing became the Deputy Hall Master. Situ Feng was removed from his position and became the Recitation Elder, whose job was to arrange classes for disciples.

Dissatisfied, she used the power of the Situ family to cause trouble.

After Jiang Yuan learned that the position of Palace Master was due to Gu Qing, he contacted the Sword Forging Pavilion, which was under the jurisdiction of the Weapon Forging Hall. The Pavilion Master and the Sword Forging Manor of Yan Kingdom were fellow disciples.

He then wanted to take this opportunity to bring this faction under his control.

Inheriting the Yan state was the condition proposed by the other party. Jiang Yuan's goal was to feel the bitterness of being abandoned by the Jiang clan, prepare to establish his own state, and cultivate loyal confidants.

Secondly, we thank Gu Qing for uniting these acquaintances with whom he had a past, so that when Gu Qing returns to the sect in the future, he will have a group of supporters.

It's good that he was successfully included in the Ancestral Hall, unlike the three ancestors of the Bai family, who, even after breaking through to the sixth rank, never had the chance to enter the Void Battlefield to cultivate, and remained only at the lower level for their entire lives.

With a long-term vision, they have already contacted the Chen family behind Chen Yin, the Yan family behind Yan Jiangyue, the first generation cultivators of the Zhao family such as Zhao Yuyang, the Fang family of the Sword Casting Pavilion, the Tie family, and so on.

If successful, the throne of Yan will be inherited by one of these families.

The Refining Hall has an advantage in this regard, since the Yan Kingdom is nominally under the control of the Sword Casting Manor.

As for who will provide the sixth-rank guardian, that depends on what the Ancestral Hall decides.

Therefore, today's Refining Hall Conference involves complex conflicts of interest, with people vying for all sorts of positions, and there's also troublemaker like Situ Feng.

Gu Qing's sudden arrival was truly unexpected by many.

Main Hall of Weapon Forging.

After greeting the acquaintances, Gu Qing had not yet spoken.

Situ Feng glanced at her coldly and said in an unpleasant tone.

"Elder Gu, you resigned from your position as Elder Shoubao yourself, so you won't let me compete for it?"

Gu Qing was slightly surprised.

"You want this location?"

"if not?"

So that's how it is. Now everything makes sense. Situ Feng, who was the temporary deputy hall master, made things difficult for him and even sent two True Immortals, Situ Hua and Bai Ji, to ambush and kill him.

It's not for power, but for a treasure trove.

All these conspiracies and schemes ultimately boil down to profit and resources! The Situ family is large and powerful, but its resources are also vast, so what's left for each individual is not much. How to use this position to extract profits depends on one's own methods.

"This really has nothing to do with me, but... I'm a sociable person who doesn't like to be hostile to others, and I never easily offend anyone while managing my own little corner of the world."

But... some people aren't weapon refiners, nor do they cultivate in the Weapon Refining Hall, yet they arrive as deputy hall masters and still want the treasure-guarding position, which consumes a lot of fire. Don't say I won't agree; ask any of these heroes in the hall, who would be willing?!

Upon hearing this, Situ Feng's face turned ugly.

Gu Qing didn't name names, but he specifically targeted her in his scolding, which was too fitting. His implication was that he should take the lead and push out the Situ family's influence to benefit everyone.

"Correct."

"Yes."

"Elder Gu is right. This is a matter for the Weapon Refining Hall, and it concerns the profits of all of us."

Once someone takes the lead, everyone is happy to follow and offer a few words of agreement. Didn't you see that the new hall master Jiang Yuan and the deputy hall master Lian Chuqing didn't say a word? Just charge!

With such overwhelming support, Situ Feng felt even more distressed. She walked over to Gu Qing and whispered something to him.

"I've already apologized to you, so what do you mean by this? Are you truly not afraid of the Situ family?!"

Gu Qing smiled.

"Look at you, you're in a hurry."

"Last time you brought Zhao Yin to my dojo in a hurry, saying it was to apologize, but I didn't see a single spirit stone. Instead, you used your power to bully me at every turn. Is that an apology?"

"If you consider this an apology, then I have nothing to say."

"Today I'll make sure you slink away like a defeated dog."

Even Chu Tiangong had investigated the assassination attempt. Situ Hua and Situ Feng were from the same clan, cousins. Gu Qing didn't believe she was unaware of it beforehand.

How could we let this go so easily?

"you!"

"Want to take action?"

Gu Qing stretched his neck and transmitted his voice.

"Come on, chop here."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Situ Feng naturally dared not make a move, but Gu Qing, being a smart aleck, added another comment.

"Your relationship with your daughter is just so-so, right? She has nice legs."

"Very moisturizing..."

Before he could finish speaking, Situ Feng suddenly sprang up, his eyes bloodshot as he attacked.

With a flick of his sleeve, Gu Qing reversed the order of things, turning space upside down.

This is a supreme divine power technique mastered to the highest level—the Universe in the Sleeve!
"Wow, you're really going to cut it down."

Situ Feng, unable to move due to the constricted space, was filled with shock and anger.

"You bastard, what did you do to Yinyin?"

Gu Qing had no interest in understanding the conflict between the mother and daughter; she was just trying to provoke them. As it stood, it was a relationship of the mother loving the daughter and the daughter hating the mother.

He immediately said calmly.

"You misunderstand. Miss Yinyin is skilled in music and dance. She only gave me a performance."

"What else can we do but impart knowledge and skills?"

Seeing that she still wanted to speak, Gu Qing used his magic to seal her mouth and bowed to the crowd.

"As you all saw, she struck first."

"I need to talk to her about something, you guys continue, I won't get involved."

"Yes, yes, yes. If this gets reported to the Enforcement Hall, we will have Elder Gu testify and take him away."

Gu Qing bowed to Jiang Yuan and then led his men away.

Next target: Dan Dian Fu Liu!

(End of this chapter)