Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

It will take some time before we return to the nearshore waters and head to the Beidou Islands.

This eighteen-year seclusion has passed in the blink of an eye. Gu Qing still doesn't know how Yun Yuyan is doing, and he is worried that her bloodline constitution might be exposed.

In the Cangwu cultivation world, the Dao Body level is the conventional limit. The bloodline of Zhu Rong's daughter is also quite remarkable among Dao Bodies, and can be called the beloved daughter of the Fire Element Dao, providing even greater assistance in cultivation than the Zhu Rong Body.

In terms of combat power, it is not as strong as the Zhu Rong body.

The immortal body, which is above the Dao body, is only cultivated by great supernatural beings who have reached the standard of ascension. For example, the Dragon-Slaying Immortal Body of the Hundred Yue Immortal Lord was cultivated by borrowing the Heavenly Gang Dragon-Slaying Qi in addition to the innate part.

Gu Qing's original goal was to combine the Heavenly Gang Star Qi with the Twelve Star True Qi to refine divine abilities. If he was lucky, the sum of its parts would be greater than the sum of its parts, and there was a certain chance that he could develop a great divine ability of the Star Dao.

However, since he did not primarily cultivate the Path of Stars, and after realizing that the Heavenly Gang Divine Power was likely to be closely related to the future forging of an immortal body, he changed his mind, and the Earthly Fiend Divine Power involved could not be ignored.

The Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends combine to refine the body's Dao foundation.

The Zhu Rong body cannot be ignored, and with the addition of the Earthly Fiend Divine Power [Demon Soul Undying Body], he should find some Heavenly Gang Divine Powers with strong recovery capabilities.

After advancing to the Zhu Rong Body and undergoing eighteen years of seclusion, the transformation brought about by the breakthrough in his realm has completely awakened his physical supernatural powers.

Besides being able to transform magical power into the so-called "Ancestor of All Flames - Zhurong True Flame", one can also activate the potential of the physical body to transform into the Zhurong True Body, also known as the "Flame Ancestor Dao Body", which is the ultimate meaning of the Dao of Fire, belonging to the category of Dharma Aspects and Divine Powers!

At least, that's the case in the Cangwu Realm.

The ultimate meaning of the Dharma Form Supernatural Power is that the Dharma Form, which stands tall and upright, is no longer an ethereal entity that is merely an incarnation of magical power, but possesses a substantial physical body and is truly formed from the foundation of the physical body.

In terms of rank, it is no less than any great supernatural power, and with the awakening of the physical body, it reaches the perfect state without the need for cultivation, as skillfully as raising one's hand or foot instinctively.

Its power was limited by Gu Qing's cultivation level, but like [Devouring Heaven and Earth], it became his second extremely powerful trump card.

In terms of normal combat strength alone, he is equivalent to 23.5 Bai Sanzu.

When the Flame Ancestor's Dao Body is activated, it can crush 70.5 White Ancestors.

He is nearly invincible within the same realm, and has a high win rate against mid-level sixth-grade cultivators. As for upper-level sixth-grade cultivators, Gu Qing is not so sure.

After all, the further one progresses on the path of cultivation, the greater the gap between each realm becomes, until it becomes an insurmountable chasm, and it's hard to judge before one has fought it.

While Yan Zu Dao's body is indeed powerful, compared to Zhu Rong's True Flame, the latter is more favored by Gu Qing. This flame is equivalent to Gu Qing's natal flame, which is extremely important for fire-based cultivators.

Because of his previous life experience, Gu Qing had studied rare and precious things like strange fire, which led him to have other ideas.

Like burning gold, it was completely consumed by him.

Once one fully comprehends the various principles of metal and fire, one can use magic to materialize an identical one, which to some extent solves the drawback that the sub-fire cannot evolve.

Another [Ten Thousand Serpent Poison Flame], which has been stagnant due to its improved cultivation level, can now begin to devour the Rank 5 Ten Thousand Poison Fruit to feed the poison flame and advance its own level.

If we were to completely devour it with the True Flame of Zhurong, wouldn't we gain a lot of insights into the ways of fire and poison for nothing?

The Devouring Method is a perfect fit, and coupled with Zhu Rong's status as the ancestor of all flames, he is theoretically a more suitable vessel than Gu Qing using his body.

This integration aligns perfectly with Gu Qing's original plan to use the [Fire Devouring Secret Technique] to collect all the strange fires in the world.

The ideas of the past were abandoned simply because the physical body could not bear them, and even if the secret method was feasible, there was nothing that could be done.

Zhu Rong's True Flame is different; it has the right to be one.

Gu Qing's bottom line wouldn't allow the Taotie's devouring method to be used to eat people, and she was also afraid of being controlled by such desires.

Using it to devour the rare treasures of heaven and earth is a concept he has always adhered to since he began cultivating. Taking the essence of heaven and earth to nourish himself is also one of the core principles of the Devouring Dao!

"Collecting different flames? The Flame Mountain Myriad Flame Heaven Secret Realm is an opportunity."

"But it doesn't necessarily have to be done that way." Gu Qing had considered the drawbacks of focusing on the fire path a long time ago. There is no distinction between the three thousand great paths, but the upper and lower limits are still very obvious.

Cultivating multiple paths simultaneously, at the same level, is more powerful than specializing in only one.

Therefore, he cultivated the path of thunder and the path of devouring.

But now that the foundation of the Fire Path has been reshaped, it has even greater potential. The Fire Path can be used to coordinate all paths, just like the characteristic of different fires blooming in a hundred different ways.

The Flame of Devouring, the Flame of Space, the Flame of Time, the Flame of Cause and Effect, the Flame of Destiny... Aren't these all fires?
Focusing on the Fire Dao means that he must excel in his understanding of the Fire Dao, surpassing his understanding of other principles and laws. The second most important is his understanding of the Devouring Dao.

Even with extraordinary comprehension, there's no way to comprehend all three thousand Great Daos; there's no such all-around cultivator.

Relying on the Devouring Dao to achieve rapid progress becomes one of the feasible methods!

Besides, he doesn't have that much ambition.

It's unrealistic to want everything, but it's possible to cultivate multiple paths simultaneously, except for rare treasures like the Strange Fire, which is naturally suited to his chosen path.

The Five Elements Wheel, a magical artifact containing the Dao patterns of the Five Elements, can also help him take the first step.

Reaching the sixth rank and commanding the five elements presents an opportunity for practical application.

This is the end.

Having realized the path he was meant to take in this life, he suddenly felt that the sky was high and the sea was vast, and that every place was his stage and opportunity.

The Crimson Sun God and Demon Diagram quietly broke through to the fifth level, its divine sense surged, its Dao heart became clear, and it had a tangible direction and guidance.

The world seemed to have undergone a unique transformation in his eyes.

And ahead.

Beidou Islands, we've arrived!
Before going up, he glanced at the changes on the panel, and his mood immediately improved.

Gu Qing

Age: 134, Lifespan: 4792

[Realm: Lower Sixth Rank - Creation of Yin and Yang]

[Technique: Nine-Nine Mysterious Technique - Thirteenth Level]

[Secondary Training: Celestial Qi - Twelfth Level (Perfect)+]

[Refining Spirit: Crimson Sun God and Demon Diagram - Fifth Level+]

[Taoist Techniques: Flame Lord's Secret Manual (Perfected), Yin Yang Five Elements Thunder Technique (Great Success), Heavenly Demon Annihilation Thunder Technique (Great Success)]

[Secret Techniques: Nine Transformations of the Fiery Dragon, Treasure Condensation Technique, Blood Devouring Demon Technique, Five Elements Spirit Refining Technique, Dual-Phase Secret Technique.]

[Supernatural Powers: Devouring Heaven and Earth (Great Completion), Bashe Devouring Elephant (Minor Completion), Demon Soul Undying Body (Perfect), Shattering Gold Divine Sand (Perfect), Devouring Dharma Wheel (Perfect), Devouring Seal (Minor Completion), Universe in Sleeve (Rough Understanding), Zhou Tian Xing Chen True Qi (Perfect)]

[Physical Body: True Body of Yan Zu (Perfected), True Flame of Zhu Rong (Perfected)]

[Skills: Jinyun Ancestral Weapon Technique (Perfected), Weapon Array Refining Dao - Hundred Treasures Array Refining Method (Basic)]

[Magic Treasures: Phoenix Blood Pool (Immortal Artifact), Ruyi Whisk (Top Grade), Demon-Slaying Sword (Superior Grade), Ghost-Slaying Sword (Superior Grade), Golden Stone Treasure Bottle (Superior Grade), Heavy Mountain Seal (Mid-Grade), Thunder Lotus Platform (Mid-Grade), Soul-Purifying Lotus (Mid-Grade), Purple Lightning Crown (Mid-Grade), Yellow Spring Robe (Low-Grade), Heavenly Shuttle Robe (Low-Grade)...]

[Tool Point: 12560] (End of this chapter)