Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 64 Si Ji
The snake demon twisted its body, its eyes fixed on the bloody hole as thick as a bowl, in excruciating pain, yet it dared not stop.

Upon hearing Gu Qing's question, his expression immediately became somewhat awkward.

Seeing this, Gu Qing issued another warning.

"Whether you live or die depends on whether what you say is true. Think it over before you speak."

"Si Ji would never dare to deceive the immortal."

"There is indeed a reason for Huang Li's matter."

As Si Ji recounted the story, she told this tale.

"About several decades ago, I was just an ignorant black snake. I accidentally fell into the Little Cold Pool and found it very comfortable, so I settled here."

"It drinks from cold springs regularly, and its body gradually grows larger, surpassing the size of ordinary snakes."

"That day, a young boy who went into the mountains to collect herbs discovered the sacred place called Xiaohan Pool."

“He was very happy and had the method of cultivation.”

"So he often came here to practice a technique for absorbing spiritual energy. When I saw it, I instinctively felt that it would be beneficial to me, so I secretly started to learn it."

“Back then, intelligence was not as advanced as it is now, so learning was quite difficult and progress was not ideal.”

"Until one day, that boy discovered me."

"At first he was very scared, but I did not hurt him. After witnessing my demon form many times, the boy gradually became curious about me."

"He noticed that I was imitating his breathing exercises."

"I was worried that this person would not come again, but to my surprise, he was willing to pass on his skills to me."

"A few years later, I became friends with him."

"Through him I learned about the outside world and understood my background."

"Only then did I learn that he was actually a descendant of a cultivator who had inherited a lineage, but he had fallen on hard times and become a rogue cultivator. When he met me, he was unaware of the feud between the human and demon races."

"This man is Huang Li's father, Huang Ming'an."

Gu Qing looked at Si Ji without commenting.

"According to you, Huang Ming'an had only just begun his cultivation when you met him."

"Humans at the ninth-grade Foundation Establishment stage do not yet have the ability to access spiritual energy. Do they still possess their cultivation techniques?"

"Here I am."

Si Ji touched the fullness of her chest and took out a snake scale.

It was covered with tiny, densely packed characters, quite similar to that maple leaf treasure.

"This is the technique that Huang Ming'an engraved on my tail scale."

Gu Qing stared intently at it, then murmured to herself.

"The Unity of Mountains and Rivers Technique?"

The name is impressive, but the content is incomplete, containing only the cultivation method for the ninth-grade Foundation Establishment stage.

As Si Ji said, it can directly absorb spiritual energy.

Humans rely on the effects of the [Heavenly Gate Divine Palace] to absorb and refine spiritual energy. The two key steps of body forging and opening the gate are indispensable; otherwise, the body simply cannot refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

It also prevents the opening of the gate to immortality.

This method may seem miraculous, but it is not actually a refining process.

Instead, it uses a special breathing method to incorporate the surrounding spiritual energy into the body's natural breathing instinct.

Lingji is spiritual energy, the purest and most refined energy naturally emitted by mountains, rivers, the sun, moon, and stars.

It inherently contains the path to immortality.

When a cultivator reaches the ninth rank of Foundation Establishment, they nourish their strength and strengthen their bones, cleanse their marrow and generate blood, develop golden muscles and jade meridians, and cultivate innate fetal breathing.

These four steps are essentially about continuously strengthening the mortal body until it can bear spiritual power, at which point it is considered complete.

The "Shanhe Yiqi Jue" (Mountains and Rivers as One) takes a different approach.

Once a sacred place is found, one can use a special breathing technique to passively absorb spiritual energy into the body, leaving a trace wherever it goes.

When spiritual energy enters the body, the body is unable to absorb and refine it.

Then, with each breath, one returns to nature.

During this process, the practitioner's breathing organs are influenced by spiritual energy and become stronger and stronger.

The amount of spiritual energy that can be exhaled and inhaled is increasing.

Gradually, the strengthening effect penetrates into the muscles, bones, and blood, and before one knows it, the four steps of foundation building are completed. This method is neither superior nor inferior to ordinary martial arts foundation building methods.

At most, this method will speed up the cultivation process.

Furthermore, they are easily influenced by the external environment and may follow the same external Five Elements Body Forging Method as Gu Qing, breathing in spiritual energy daily. If their talent in the Five Elements is slightly higher, they can sense the corresponding Five Elements spiritual energy in advance. Forging a single-attribute innate spiritual body will be easier.

This is the advantage of this method.

"A very good technique."

Gu Qing gave a brief evaluation.

Si Ji's ability to evolve into the Frost Serpent with ice attributes might be due to the influence of this method. It is quite a strange thing that a demon cultivator can establish a foundation in human law.

Of course, the most crucial element is that piece of Cold Iron Essence.

The story was told in a coherent manner, and the emotions expressed were natural, so it didn't seem fake.

But Gu Qing still wanted to ask one question.

Why didn't the two Frost Serpents that were before you take this treasure?

Si Ji lowered her eyes.

"They are born with the Frost Serpent, so they thought that the Little Frost Pool could nurture more of their kind, and that sooner or later they might form their own race."

"But little did they know that I was not born this way; my origins were merely a black snake."

"So it was purely by coincidence that they recognized me as their sister."

At this point, Gu Qing had no further questions.

There are always many strange and wonderful stories in the world of cultivation. Now I have just seen the protagonist of the story with my own eyes. The word "chance" can sum it all up.

"Chance and destiny are truly mysterious."

Huang Liren had not practiced this method by the time he reached middle age, which suggests that something must have happened to his father, and that maple leaf treasure was his heirloom.

Why didn't you pass this method on to Huang Li?

"He doesn't know about my relationship with his father, and he thinks it's sorcery, so he's unwilling to learn it."

"..."

Gu Qing was taken aback; it really was strange.

Upon removing the divine sense shield, the constable was visibly taken aback. He had been lost in thought and felt the world was unusually quiet, attributing it to his intense concentration.

But then he heard the chirping of insects in the rice paddies, and the howling spring wind made him shiver.

Looking up again, we had arrived at Qingshui Town.

"Master, please come with me to the county government office to explain the situation to my grandfather. He will be very happy."

"it is good."

Gu Qing's expression remained gentle, showing no abnormality.

They had actually raised their guard; there was definitely something wrong with the magistrate of Qingshui Town.

He then looked at the weakened Si Ji, who, no matter how you looked at her, was clearly a scapegoat.

If the woodcutter hadn't stumbled upon her, Si Ji wouldn't have fallen into Gu Qing's hands.

It's still the study.

The magistrate was overjoyed when he saw Gu Qing.

"Immortal Master, is it resolved?"

"That's right. I will return to the mountain gate to report back shortly. The magistrate can also post the notice now. The snake demon has been eliminated. Let's not delay the spring planting."

"This humble official will certainly do his utmost."

After saying that, there was no further explanation.

He seemed like a clueless naiveté who didn't understand the slightest bit of human relationships or social etiquette.

Gu Qing left the government office and looked at Si Ji, who was hiding under a canopy.

"Squeeze in a bit."

"Immortal Master...this is not a good idea."

"What, you snake, are you afraid of being taken advantage of by me?"

Si Ji pursed her lips. Ever since she met Gu Qing, she had been plagued by bad luck. Not only did she almost die, but now she was seriously injured and still had to get close to this person.

It's an utter disgrace; she's not this person's spirit beast.

But they said they were obedient.

"Oh."

(End of this chapter)