Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 281 Farewell to Friends and Handling the Finishing Hands
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The Danqing Ancestor limped back. When he arrived at the Hundred Herbs Hall, he did not see Fu Liu. He was both angry and fearful. In his battle with Gu Qing, he was completely powerless to fight back.

It's been quite a while since he broke through to the sixth rank.

He had long since cultivated to the peak of the lower sixth rank, and breaking through to the middle rank was only a matter of time. Who knew that he couldn't win even when he went head-to-head with this seventh-rank ultimate cultivator.

Conquered by strength, he could only sigh deeply.

He summoned Master Wanyi and his youngest disciple Danhe, and from then on announced that Fuliu would be expelled from the sect, and publicly announced the many crimes he had committed.

Various rumors immediately began to circulate about Baiyue Mountain.

Some rumors are true, some are false, and all the gossip and hearsay revolve around one person—Gu Qing!
Gu Qing, who didn't want to be in the limelight, eventually became famous.

His old friends also received farewell letters. Time was of the essence, and when Gu Qing was about to fight the Ancestor Danqing, he used a communication talisman to notify the three ancestors.

He definitely couldn't use the long-distance teleportation array inside Baiyue Mountain.

When traveling to other domains, those with lower cultivation levels are fine, but even the highest-level cultivators require a review process, which doesn't apply to his situation.

The Third Ancestor said that the ancient ruins where he obtained the Time Blade had an abandoned teleportation array that could be used after some minor repairs.

That was the idea from the beginning.

Therefore, after capturing Situ Feng and Fu Liu, Gu Qing immediately fled to Huiji Mountain and did not intend to return.

Left with no other choice, all I could send my friends before parting was a letter.

One month later.

Huiji Pingdingshan, Xuantian Black Market.

Gu Qing had only been gone for a year or two, but the changes were enormous. Mo Xuan's fame was far greater than Gu Qing's among the human race.

The more enemies there are, the more benefits they can seize.

Relying on Mo Xuan's reputation, Xiao Bai, Gu Huo Niao, Hu Meiniang, Bao Chong, Hong Yi, and other subordinates did not experience any battles or troubles.

According to Gu Qing's previous plan, the Xuan Tian Black Market has expanded several times over and has firmly established itself as the number one demon market in Jishan. The sale of human specialties and the clandestine trade with humans have also been brought to the forefront.

Now is the time to enjoy the fruits of our labor.

"Too bad... I had to leave just as I was getting comfortable."

This was a last resort; it took half a day to sort out the situation.

Gu Qing instructed Bao Chong to gather the nine Eagle King clans and many powerful Demon King clans, telling them that the Xuan Tian Black Market was holding its first auction, at which time top-grade magic treasures would be available, and to bring enough money.

This is just an excuse; the real purpose is to sell the Xuantian Black Market and find a powerful force to take it over.

Leopard, unaware of the situation, excitedly went to make the arrangements.

The Guhuoniao found it strange.

"Hmm, what do you want to do?"

"Never mind that, just take Xiaobai with you, I'll take you somewhere nice."

"???"

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After sending the Guhuoniao and Xiaobai to the Jinyun Secret Realm inside the Taotie Head, Gu Qing prepared to take them to the West Sea.

As for the demons and ghosts like Red Robe, Leopard Chong, and Hu Meiniang, giving them a sum of spirit stones to send them away was already more than enough.

After all, he wouldn't be back anytime soon. If they didn't disperse, they might be wiped out by Mo Xuan's enemies. Getting some spirit stones would be a reward for his hard work over the years.

If they return in the future, and are still alive.

They could also rebuild a new team, depending on their individual abilities.

News of the auction spread quickly, and Gu Qing was anxious. Fortunately, he arranged for people to spread the news that the Demon Court would take action against Mo Xuan and intended to sell the Xuan Tian Black Market.

As a result, the entire Huiji Mountain quickly became a hot spot.

People from all walks of life came and went in an endless stream, and the Demon King frequently entered the mountain.

In just three days, Gu Qing privately met with many powerful and wealthy demon kings. They were all interested in the Xuan Tian Black Market and the mineral resource points seized from the Thousand Feather Eagle Clan, which were all high-quality assets.

Especially when the Xuan Tian Black Market's reports came out, it showed a turnover of tens of millions of spirit stones and a profit of millions of spirit stones per quarter over ten years.

It's a bit too eye-catching.

Before the auction began, many demon kings had made bids, with the lowest being only one million, seemingly taking advantage of his pressure from the demon court and his eagerness to make a move.

Gu Qing found it strange. What he was anxious about was the pressure from Baiyue Mountain. The Xuantian Black Market was so sought after, and the demon race was not a monolithic entity. How could they possibly sell at such a low price?

The highest bid reached twelve million spirit stones, encompassing all his assets in Pingdingshan, Huiji, including the mines he had seized.

This price was very generous, and it was handled by Wildfire Envoy, an old acquaintance of the Phoenix Feather Eagle clan.

Considering that the Xuantian Black Market is still in its development stage, and taxes are relatively lenient, it seems that it would take a hundred years to recover 12 million, but with a slight change in strategy, it is possible to recover it within 50 or 60 years.

The outlook is very optimistic.

The day the auction actually took place was a grand spectacle.

The public auction of the Xuantian Black Market ignited half of the demon realm, and ultimately the Demon Court bought this business for 16 million.

This action was both reasonable and unexpected.

The auction was won by a demon king of the Sky-Piercing Eagle Clan. The actual payment was eight million spirit stones, with the other half replaced by a large number of rare and precious materials, many of which were body-refining medicines.

Gu Qing accepted everything without any discount.

After the Demon Court acquired ownership of the Xuantian Black Market, it nominally granted it to the Thousand Feather Eagle Clan, but in reality, it was controlled by the Demon King of the Sky-Swallowing Eagle Clan.

After all, one of the biggest selling points of the black market is human specialties.

Gu Qing was able to do it because Baiyue Mountain gave his approval. If the four clans and nine families dared to make a private deal with the Demon Court, they would be courting death.

There's a layer of cover-up, so everyone can save face.

However, the demonic nature is cruel.

The Sky-Piercing Eagle Clan entered the fray to compete for the cake, and then ruthlessly devoured it all, not even giving other demon races a chance to refill their plates, completely igniting internal conflicts.

The Demon Phoenix Tomb is one, and the Xuan Tian Black Market is the other.

Coupled with the Eagle Clan's domineering attitude over the past countless years, the Southern Wilderness Demon Realm has fallen into internal strife, with riots breaking out in various places.

Gu Qing retired gracefully after achieving his goal, not intending to get involved excessively.

After distributing a total of 400,000 spirit stones to his veteran generals based on their merits and contributions, he disappeared into the Southern Wilderness.

No one could find his whereabouts.

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Remnants of time.

When he arrived at the coordinates, Baohua and Sanzu were waiting in the ruins.

"You finally arrived. You must have made a fortune, right?"

Gu Qing nodded shyly.

"Not much, just enough."

The Third Patriarch curled his lip and said in a strange tone.

"We're here to repair your teleportation array, and you're running off to make money. Everyone who sees this gets a share."

"can."

Gu Qing was always generous to his friends. Besides, although the Xuan Tian Black Market was valuable, it was far less profitable than the Jin Yun Secret Realm.

They were divided into two storage bags, each containing 500,000 spirit stones.

This made both the Third Ancestor and Baohua beam with joy, and the Third Ancestor said.

"The double Devouring Seal you left behind can last for about three or four hundred years. I'll give you two hundred years to perfect the Devouring Heaven and Earth technique and come back to help me one last time."

"It's natural."

With three great Enlightenment Tea Trees in hand, it's only a matter of time before we can fully cultivate them by spending a little more effort; there's no rush at all.

"If you wish to learn the Time Blade technique by then, I can still teach you."

"Then it's settled."

"That's a deal."

Gu Qing stood on the teleportation array, and the Third Ancestor gave him his final instructions.

"The situation in the Western Sea is different from that in the Southern Wilderness. Not only is there the Yunmeng Immortal Sect, but the Western Sea Dragon Clan is also in charge. The relationship between humans and demons there is not as intense as it is here. We should not start a big war."

"I saved it."

"Also, after you break through to the sixth rank, take the token I gave you to Yunmeng Immortal Mountain and find Fairy Huanyin. She will help you enter the Void Battlefield. Baohua and I will be waiting for you there."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye!"

Volume 4 is finished! I wrote it a bit hastily, but everything that needed to be explained has been explained.

The writing style of Volume 5 will be somewhat different, the pace will be slower, and it will be written in more detail.

No extra update today. (ω)

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