Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 65 Limb Atrophy
The government office study.

After the servants reported that Gu Qing had disappeared into the street, the magistrate closed the doors and windows and summoned the constables inside.

His previous kind and approachable demeanor had completely vanished.

He displayed the authority of a superior, and his tone became exceptionally cold.

"Tell me, what happened along the way?"

"Yes, my lord!"

The constable recounted Gu Qing's words and actions along the way, as well as the content of their conversations, without missing a single detail, demonstrating that he himself was quite talented.

"Is the snake demon from Wild Boar Canal really dead?"

"should be."

"Those snake scales are bigger than my palm, so they must be genuine. I will risk going to Wild Boar Canal later. Even if the body is taken away, the traces of the battle should still be there."

"That's fine then, go and confirm it now."

"Yes!"

It's over.

The magistrate finally breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to himself.

"The snake demon of Wild Boar Canal is the cousin of the two demon lords. But if we don't let her die in our place, the immortals of Baiyue Mountain will come after the two demon lords, and then we'll be in big trouble."

"It's fortunate that we've managed to get through this."

"The Demon Lord probably won't hold it against me..."

suddenly.

A long, thin fire dragon rose from beneath the magistrate's feet, completely surrounding him.

The scorching heat left the magistrate drenched in sweat, too afraid to move an inch.

Gu Qing's cold voice rang out in the study.

"They don't care, but I do."

As Gu Qing emerged from the protective canopy of the heavens, though he had long suspected it, he was still furious when the truth was finally revealed.

This is the bottom line issue.

During the chaotic times of the past, the worst period saw people resorting to cannibalism, with lonely and helpless wild children being the prime targets of mobs.

At that time, Gu Qing had no power. He relied on ruthless revenge and scheming to gather a group of refugees and get through the crisis.

Regardless of whether the magistrate was threatened, his crime of colluding with demons to slaughter humans is punishable by death.

"Your Majesty!"

The command made the magistrate's knees buckle and he knelt down, but the Fire Dragon Technique was too tightly constricted, and once touched, it ignited the magistrate's entire body.

Flames boiled, and the aroma of caramelized meat filled the air.

A piercing scream escaped his lips, but Gu Qing showed no pity. He even took out a healing pill to keep him alive.

"Tell me, how did you help the demons slaughter human people?"

"Ahhhh!"

"Immortal... Master, ahhhhh... I'll talk! I'll talk!!!"

Gu Qing narrowed her eyes.

Their methods became increasingly violent.

Si Ji, who witnessed the scene, trembled uncontrollably. The way she looked at Gu Qing was as if she were looking at a cruel demon, and she was terrified.

A quarter of an hour later.

The study was filled with ashes; not even a single bone remained.

The matter has been clarified.

"Go to the dungeon."

Si Ji followed him closely like a well-behaved child, not daring to utter a single word.

The prison in Qingshui Town was small because there weren't many criminals to begin with. The prison was set up at the request of the imperial court and was quite rudimentary.

They simply built eight large prison cells and four small prison cells underground, using bricks, stones, and giant logs as their prisons.

The secret of the strange disease lies here.

The jailer, unaware of Gu Qing's identity, dared not stop him when he saw the fire dragon swirling around him. Terrified, he fled in a panic.

Push open the dungeon door.

Gu Qing unleashed several floating fireballs, illuminating the dim environment. The cell was crammed with people resembling larvae.

Their limbs were limp, their heads were shriveled, their eyeballs bulged outwards, but their torsos were extremely obese, as if all their body tissues were squeezed into a ball.

These are all young people from Qingshui Town who are suffering from illness.

They had lost their minds and could only crawl around haphazardly, huddled together. The scene was so terrifying that it was utterly inhuman.

This is the magistrate's behind-the-scenes business dealings.

They used the demonic technique of "gathering life" to refine strong and healthy young men into human pills to satisfy the appetites of the two cold-blooded snake demons in the Clear Water River.

In return, the two demons used their demonic powers to keep the magistrate's sick mother alive.

I worked there for three years straight.

Although the Qingshui River is not large, it is not something that two mid-level eighth-rank snake demons can pollute. Even if they poison it, they cannot accurately poison the young people of an entire town.

What benefits would the flesh pill bring to the two demons?
There is no such thing. The Life-Gathering Demon Technique was created by a demon king thousands of years ago. It is only effective on ninth-rank demons and can help them awaken their wisdom and spirit, and break through to the eighth-rank realm.

Over time, it became one of the currencies circulating among the lower-level demon races.

The meat pill gathers all the vitality in the five internal organs.

It only needs to eat once a month and can live for up to three years.

The two snake demons have been poisoning this place for so long, it's impossible that they ate all those flesh pills. There must be a channel through which they exchanged them for cultivation resources.

Therefore, it makes sense that they were willing to stay in the spiritually barren Qingshui River.

Its powerful backer is the Black Dragon King of the Jinsha River!

They are inevitably implicated.

Once Gu Qing returns to Baiyue Mountain, he also wants to find out the truth about this matter.

Before that, let's eliminate the demon!

The demonic art of life-gathering is irreversible. Rather than living a muddled, maggot-like existence for three years, it is better to die and enter the cycle of reincarnation sooner.

Gu Qing closed his eyes, and the crimson flames completely engulfed the dungeon before he turned and left.

Si Ji realized what Gu Qing was going to do.

He quickly followed and whispered.

“Immortal Master, you can use me to lure those two demonic snakes out. Si Ji is willing to atone for her sins and perform meritorious service to show her sincere heart.”

Previously, the decision to use Si Ji to deal with the people of Baiyue Mountain was made privately by the county magistrate, and the other two snake demons were unaware of it.

How much care they have for Si Ji, their younger sister from the same clan, is currently unknown.

Judging from the stone tablets they left behind at Xiaohantan, they must have valued it to some extent.

Therefore, Gu Qing did not refuse.

He took out a healing pill and flicked it into her mouth.

“You have indeed not hurt anyone. Even so, according to the relationship between the human and demon races, you should be killed here.”

Si Ji's face turned deathly pale.

But then Gu Qing changed the subject.

"If you can perform meritorious service, I will turn a blind eye and let you go."

"it is good!"

The alluring young girl clenched her small fist, determined to kill her two brothers.

Gu Qing took out two Flame Burst Beads and handed them to her to use.

This type of disposable mid-grade magic weapon has an explosive power that is no less than that of a top-grade magic weapon, but its range is quite wide, and if used improperly, it can easily get you involved.

Therefore, it was given to Si Ji for a sneak attack.

The enemies were two mid-level eighth-rank snake demons, whose cultivation level was the same as Gu Qing's. Of course, he would not take them lightly and would go all out.

He also kept a close eye on Si Ji.

It's not good to leave backdoors in the magical artifacts that are sold, as it could easily lead to a collapse of reputation, since he's not the only artifact refiner in the cultivation world.

He left backdoors for all the magical artifacts he used himself.

If Si Ji were to use the Flame Burst Bead to ambush him at a crucial moment, it would definitely detonate prematurely, obliterating her completely.

It's not about being a petty person, but about taking responsibility for one's own life.

Gu Qing rarely entrusted others with the emotion of trust, after all, his upbringing shaped his personality in this way.

(End of this chapter)