Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 45 Heavenly Gate Divine Palace
Therefore, a fast pace of cultivation is a good thing.

With his status as a weapon refiner and his considerable talent, he was highly regarded by the Baiyue Mountains. This was far more beneficial than hiding and constantly worrying about treacherous subjects trying to harm him.

Unsurprisingly.

His application to retreat to the Peak of Life and Death truly shocked many people.

Casting Pavilion.

Master Fang stroked his beard with a look of deep emotion.

"I didn't expect that I would have to go into seclusion at the Peak of Life and Death after only a year. I've hardly asked any questions about weapon crafting. I'll take advantage of the time today to ask them all."

"Yes, Master Fang."

"This disciple does indeed have some questions that are difficult to answer."

"This gold and stone..."

An hour later, Gu Qing left the weapon-refining pavilion.

According to Master Fang, one can ascend the Peak of Life and Death tomorrow and enter into seclusion to cultivate until the day of breakthrough.

The news gradually spread. It wasn't a big deal, but it wasn't a small matter either. After all, every now and then, someone would enter the Peak of Life and Death, and someone would try to break through, with success or failure.

The elderly are used to it.

Only the newcomers haven't lost their novelty yet, especially Gu Qing's class, who is only known by people from Fengming Prefecture.

The new generation of the Yun clan, led by Yun Jiuge, were all astonished.

Zhou An went directly into seclusion at the Peak of Life and Death.

Now that Gu Qing, who entered the Sword Forging Manor with his special skills, is about to enter the Peak of Life and Death, how can we not make him anxious?
It's only been a year.

Yun Jiuge, on the other hand, had a high opinion of herself and never looked down on them. Falling to the bottom was a major blow to her self-esteem.

In just eight months.

He successively completed the Great Perfection of Fetal Breathing, forged the Innate Spiritual Body, and sensed the Heavenly Gate.

That's a bit too fast.

The reactions of the crowd are another story.

The next day.

Gu Qing bid farewell to Zhao Yuyang and the others and left the villa.

Climb the Peak of Life and Death.

Unlike Xiantianyuan and Xueshanfang, this place has fewer buildings, and they are quite far apart.

Almost all of them are enclosed stone houses and quiet rooms, and the disciples who are in seclusion on Life and Death Peak do not communicate at all.

In this environment, the improvement in one's state of mind is enormous.

The longer you stay, the more you can endure the solitude of spiritual practice.

This arrangement should be the simplest way to give them a higher chance of breaking through.

Similarly, if one cannot endure it, one might be driven mad by this environment.

This reminded Gu Qing of Zhou An.

When Zhou An entered the Peak of Life and Death to hone his mind, he had just entered the Grandmaster realm. At that time, his innate breathing was less than three strands. Even after making great progress eight months later, he still suffered from old age.

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

After thanking the senior brother who had shown him the way, Gu Qing locked himself inside. His meals were delivered to his door every day, and he was usually not seen by anyone.

The interior of the quiet room was also decorated in an extremely simple manner.

A bed, a futon, and nothing else.

"That's good. This kind of environment is more suitable for me to constantly sense the state of the Heavenly Gate Divine Palace."

The opportunity for a breakthrough varies from person to person.

Gu Qing felt that with his powerful divine sense, he should be able to sense the state of the Heavenly Gate Divine Palace at all times. If there were any changes, he should break through immediately, which would be his opportunity!

Ever since.

Gu Qing's daily practice of the [Fire Star Crimson Crow Diagram] has made increasing progress in the path of refining the spirit, and he has gradually reached the threshold of the second level. If he can plant his divine consciousness in the state of fire into [Mars], then he can be considered to have completed the second level.

The [Morning Glow and Purple Aura Strategy] never stopped.

This supplementary cultivation method focuses on gathering the purple energy coming from the east. Even if one's cultivation is stuck here, it has a miraculous effect of nourishing one's essence, energy, and spirit, which is no different from taking spiritual medicine every day.

It had already broken through the fourth level during the body forging process and could harvest forty strands of purple energy daily. It was not far from the fifth level.

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in a blink.

A year has passed since Gu Qing entered seclusion at the Peak of Life and Death, and he has quietly reached the age of 23.

This day.

Having just broken through to the sixth level of perfection, the [Morning Glow Purple Qi Strategy] condensed its first drop of [Purple Jade Dew]. After Gu Qing drank it, his lifespan limit quietly increased by one year.

His energy and spirit were overflowing, yet his inner radiance was restrained.

Three inches outside the chest, an invisible heavenly gate finally began to stir.

The bridge between heaven and earth and the spiritual energy seemed to be showing signs of opening.

"This is the moment."

Gu Qing's expression shifted, and the divine sense he cultivated through the second level of the [Fire Star Crimson Crow Diagram] transformed into a flaming sword and slashed upwards.

The insurmountable barrier that had blocked countless people was as easy for him to pull up as roadside weeds.

The breakthrough was a natural and inevitable outcome.

There were almost no setbacks.

The Heavenly Gate that had blocked his path to immortality instantly opened, and boundless spiritual energy from heaven and earth converged upon it.

She frantically burrowed into his chest.

This was a sign that the Qi Sea was about to open. Gu Qing quickly circulated the [Five Qi Profound Origin Technique] and smoothly transitioned to the fifth and final level!
The spiritual energy has undergone initial refinement after passing through the Heavenly Gate.

After flowing back into the body and undergoing a second refinement through the cultivation technique, it can be completely absorbed. Wherever the spiritual energy passes, Gu Qing's meridians, blood, and bones are strengthened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, it surpassed the past several times over!
This is a leap in the level of life, a transformation from mortal to immortal, the true beginning of the path to longevity, and one can already be called an immortal master by the world!
The eighth rank of Refining Essence into Qi has been achieved!
The lifespan of the cultivator skyrocketed, suddenly reaching 241 years. In the cultivation world, a lifespan of 240 years for a lower-ranking eighth-grade cultivator was considered common knowledge.

But Gu Qing knew clearly that this was far from the limit of the Heavenly Dao's rules.

However, this would lack the necessary tools and techniques for verification.

We'll talk about it after we get out.

The opening of the middle dantian (Qihai) means that Gu Qing has opened up the upper, middle and lower dantian of the human body.

The abodes containing essence, energy, and spirit have all been opened.

With the three treasures gathered, the first Qi cultivation session began.

In the lower dantian, life essence gathers and forms a blue lotus flower with twenty-four petals, each petal representing ten years of lifespan. This is the flower of essence, the very essence of a cultivator's life.

The wispy azure energy it emitted rose to the middle dantian under Gu Qing's control, where it met the spiritual energy in the newly formed sea of ​​qi, thus activating the cultivation technique and generating the first wisp of spiritual power!
Its color is dark white, like the beginning of chaos, mysterious beyond mystery.

"Refining essence into qi, this is the secret of qi cultivation."

After completing his first cultivation session, Gu Qing awoke from his deep cultivation three days later.

No wonder people always say that spiritual practice knows no time, and that one is unaware of the passing years.

Spiritual power is difficult to cultivate.

Based on Gu Qing's current state of essence, it's estimated that he'll need a few days to rest after refining ten strands, which would keep him busy for a month without being able to do anything else.

"That's troublesome."

What Gu Qing found troublesome was something other cultivators craved but couldn't obtain; he was truly unaware of his good fortune.

This speed of cultivation advancement is something countless people desire.

"Now that we have broken through, we can leave the Peak of Life and Death and see a wider world."

"Baiyue Mountain..."

However, the matter of the library cannot be delayed before that.

Now that he has broken through, he can switch to a fire-elemental cultivation technique. Combined with his innate fire spirit body aptitude, he should be able to progress rapidly.

Crafting personal magical artifacts and learning spells should both be put on the agenda.

From this perspective, he is even busier than during his breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)