Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

"Can you feel it? This is the power of a fourth-grade cultivator, the power of a Heavenly Demon!"

Gu Qing never really felt a strong connection to the title of Immortal Lord (Heavenly Demon), because his hundred years in the Mountain and Sea Realm had made him numb to titles like Immortal Lord, Demon Lord, and Immortal Venerable.

Every cultivator has all sorts of impressive titles, but their actual strength is just so-so; they can take on ten people with one hand.

The pressure from the Heavenly Demon Emperor instantly reached its maximum.

Although he clearly didn't possess the world-destroying power of the Blood Sea Demon God, he still felt powerless. Was the difference in their abilities really that great?!

He glanced at the Great Dream Immortal Lord out of the corner of his eye; the situation was not optimistic.

"Again—"

Unleashing the array artifact, the spiritual treasure [Creation Thunder Lotus], Gu Qing combined it with the unparalleled divine power [Life-Creating Thunder], creating a sea of ​​emerald thunder that swept across everything in sight.

Sizzle!

The lightning transformed into towering pillars, with lightning lotuses blooming atop them, firmly surrounding the Heavenly Demon Emperor.

The universe within the sleeve manifests the squeezing effect of the law of gravity.

Space became distorted, forcing the Heavenly Demon Emperor to passively accept the baptism of countless creation lightning bolts.

Gu Qing once used this level of ultimate skill to crush the Golden Crow Emperor.

It was like a tickle to the Heavenly Demon Emperor, causing almost no injury.

As it transformed into the body of a monstrous dragon, it shattered all the Creation Lightning with a single flick of its tail, damaging the five Creation Lightning Lotuses, with cracks spreading across their petals.

As a special creation constructed with the origin of the "Cave Heaven World", its status is equivalent to a natal spiritual treasure. If it is damaged, it will weaken Gu Qingxian's Dao laws.

The main body vomited a mouthful of blood, and its pupils constricted!

No, absolutely not.

The true form of the evil dragon, which was the incarnation of the Heavenly Demon Emperor, moved again. Its size was one size smaller than Gu Qing's demon god dharma form. It quickly clung to his body and slowly tightened its grip.

Gu Qing used all her strength to tear at the evil dragon with her three arms.

Still unable to drive away this persistent maggot, its dragon claws dug deep into Gu Qing's flesh and blood, exerting sudden force.

Flesh and tendons were completely torn off and ejected.

His bones creaked and twisted abnormally. Gu Qing was in pain, but his mind was racing. He couldn't keep fighting like this; he had to use a plan to stall for time.

"—Devouring Heaven and Earth!"

The black light spots evolved from the Devouring Law were spat out from Gu Qing's mouth, instantly multiplying from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, from a hundred to a thousand... thousands upon thousands of black spots exuding the profound mystery of devouring.

Forces in different directions are applied to the body of the evil dragon.

Finally, Gu Qing, covered in blood, ripped the reptile off his body. The wound was covered with a layer of black and red blood energy, which prevented his life force from healing the wound.

"Clang—"

Suddenly, an ancient bell descended from the sky, attempting to envelop Gu Qing. Gu Qing's divine sense was activated to the maximum extent, and the intense stinging sensation drove him to make an instinctive reaction.

He abandoned his physical form, unfurled phoenix wings on his back, and with the combined enhancements of [Chasing Stars and Moon] and the laws of the void, he appeared a hundred miles away in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, the giant bell fell to the ground.

The terrifying shockwave and overwhelming force swept over Gu Qing, leaving him somewhat frightened.

"A magical treasure..."

"Not bad, this is the demon race's immortal treasure, the Ancient Emperor Bell, and it's reacting well."

The Heavenly Demon Emperor broke free from the Devouring Divine Power's restraints, reached out, and the Ancient Emperor Bell, engraved with mountains, rivers, plants, birds, beasts, insects, and fish, rapidly shrank and fell into his palm.

He is currently at the fourth rank of cultivation, which means he can unleash the true power of the immortal treasure and crush other fifth-rank extreme cultivators who borrow the power of the immortal treasure.

It's not just about having a treasure; it's about being able to unleash the opponent's full power. These are completely different concepts.

Gu Qing subconsciously touched his lower abdomen; he also possessed a magical treasure. The Phoenix Clan's inherited ancient artifact, the Phoenix Blood Pool, had the effects of inheritance and rebirth.

"Phoenix...rebirth..."

While pondering, a new idea came to mind.

With a thought, the scattered blood and muscle quickly evaporated and disappeared. Gu Qing expelled the bloodthirsty energy from his body, his injuries healed, and he transformed completely.

"The Thirty-Six Dragon and Phoenix Transformations!"

"The Three-Phase Secret Technique!"

As the magical power faded, demonic energy surged forth.

Gu Qing spread his wings and soared, the phoenix's celestial flames scattering across the earth, and auspicious light shone upon all things—the phoenix cried in Cangwu!
This is the Phoenix Transformation, which fully activates the phoenix bloodline within his body and transforms demonic energy using the Three Phases Secret Technique. In an instant, he becomes even more demonic than a demon.

Upon seeing this, the Heavenly Demon Emperor's eyes lit up.

"I didn't expect you to have phoenix blood. You're practically a half-demon. Why don't you consider pledging allegiance to me? When the Demon Court is rebuilt in the future, you'll still have a place."

"Go to hell!"

Gu Qing spread his wings, and his phoenix beak sprayed out a long line of fire, which was the foundation of his enlightenment—the Law of Fire!
"Ridiculous."

In this state, Gu Qing's strength is inferior to that of his physical body and dharma form, but he can greatly activate the power of the immortal treasure, the Phoenix Blood Pool.

The ancient emperor bell caught the raging fire line with its mouth, and the Heavenly Demon Emperor's physical body flashed away, appearing behind Gu Qing.

With a whip kick, a terrifying dragon tail appeared in the void and lashed down simultaneously.

"Boom——"

Gu Qing's phoenix body was instantly blasted into flames, completely losing its form, but under the effect of the Nirvana power, it was reborn from the ashes!
In just a fifth of a breath, the phoenix cried out again.

Silver, yellow, blue, black, cyan, white, red... all sorts of flames transformed into tiny sparks in his mouth, coalescing in a unique way into a crystal fire lotus.

"go."

This is destruction!

Using the annihilating power resulting from the conflict of laws, destroy everything.

This tactic is like a nuclear explosion; if you're close, you can't distinguish friend from foe, and if you're far away, it's hard to hit. It kills a thousand enemies but also hurts eight hundred of your own.

Gu Qing had only used it to win one-sided matches. Now, with the power of Nirvana and the Phoenix Blood Pool, he had gained near-immortality and no longer had so many concerns.

As the fire lotus bloomed, the entire void battlefield trembled, showing faint signs of being shattered. For the first time, this special space showed signs of annihilation.

"Cough cough..."

The Heavenly Demon Emperor, covered in dust and grime from the explosion, immediately looked towards the place where the Great Dream Immortal Lord was undergoing his tribulation. However, due to the great distance and the influence of the Heavenly Dao's aura, he could not determine the other party's progress.

But Gu Qing has already wasted enough time.

He had no desire to continue playing around with this junior human.

"That's it."

"Blood Demon Star—Imperial Decree!"

The next moment, a blood-red star appeared behind the Heavenly Demon Emperor, and strange creatures resembling dragons and snakes appeared in the phenomenon. These were the creatures born from his "Cave Heaven World".

So, they're finally going to use the methods of a fourth-grade cultivator? Gu Qing's expression turned solemn.

The Phoenix Blood Pool manifested behind him, and the phoenix shadows that had used the blood pool transformed into guardian spirits, connecting with Gu Qing.

"A deadly battle of calamity."

"fall from the sky!"

A black line piercing through space and time shot out from the Heavenly Demon Emperor's fingertip. (End of Chapter)