Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 71 The Divine Spring Emerges (Seeking recommendations and monthly votes!)

Thus, Huang Li was brought to Elder Jiang.

The matter concerning Qingshui Town has now come to a complete end.

He submitted the task to Elder Gonglu, handed over two snake galls, and received 10 contribution points and 2 spirit stones in return.

This compensation is already very good.

After being promoted to steward, Gu Qing's annual salary includes 50 contribution points, a bottle of superior cultivation pills, and 5 spirit stones.

Comparing the two, this income was earned in less than a month.

Well worth it.

This is also the main source of income for many disciples of Baiyue Mountain who are not skilled in Taoist arts.

However, compared to the profits from weapon crafting, it's just a drop in the ocean.

Spirit stones are a resource that can be traded among cultivators.

Once used up, it can be buried in a sacred place and regenerate, so it is actually quite valuable. Rogue cultivators usually don't have many of these, or they don't have any at all.

This stuff is mostly concentrated within sectarian forces.

Most independent cultivators would spend what they received at the sect's shops, where they could exchange it for a considerable amount of cultivation resources.

Gu Qing had about twenty pieces in his hand.

Most of it came from the income from commissioning him to refine weapons; he hardly ever used it for cultivation. It would only be useful when he refined a transportation magic weapon like the Escape Shuttle.

It can be held by a single person, except when cultivating in the Land of Thin Spirits.

It is only useful for setting up formations and using special magical artifacts.

After completing a mission, there will be a gap of about six months before he is assigned to the next mission. If the Southern Yue Kingdom remains stable, this gap may be extended to a year.

However, if the chaos caused by demons and ghosts is severe, it can happen once a month.

It can change at any time depending on the situation.

Taking advantage of this time, Gu Qing returned to the Huosang Mountain Hermitage for secluded cultivation.

He has cultivated his Qi Sea to the point where it is as heavy as rain.

Only the birth of the spiritual seed is needed to open the Qi Sea and Divine Spring, completing the second step of Golden Dew Abstinence.

"Borrowing the mysteries of spiritual roots, we can cultivate the foundation of our Dao."

Perhaps because he had forged an innate fire spirit body, the spirit seed he nurtured resembled a fire pearl, which was hidden in his tongue and gradually perfected.

Three months later.

Another group of true cultivators from the five mortal kingdoms entered the Hundred Yue Mountains. This time, Gu Qing finally met some familiar faces, and quite a few of them at that.

This group can be said to be the largest in recent years of the Sword Forging Manor, totaling twenty-three people.

Zhang Yuan, Yan Jiangyue, Yan Di, Zhao Yuyang, Yun Jiuge, Liu Ziyi.

All six of them had some connection with him.

When he left, Zhao Yuyang had already begun to forge his body. More than three years later, he actually broke through the Heavenly Gate Divine Palace and advanced to the eighth rank. His temperament and opportunities were truly remarkable.

He can be called a genius.

Yan Jiangyue and Yan Di are siblings, members of the Yan royal family. The former had met once and was also Fang Henshao's disciple.

They were in the same year, so this is quite fast.

The latter was someone from Gu Qing's art circle, and he colluded with Liu Ziyi.

Zhou An, however, was nowhere to be seen.

"Master Gu."

"Brother Qing."

After arriving at Baiyue Mountain, shortly after stepping off the teleportation platform and being assigned a place, I saw Gu Qing outside and took the initiative to come over and greet him.

"Yu Yang, Zhang Yuan."

"Yushan and Danya?"

When this is mentioned, the joy of a long-awaited reunion fades considerably.

Zhao Yuyang said with a touch of sadness.

"My second brother and third sister haven't sensed the Heavenly Gate yet. The elders of the Innate Academy said that it might be possible within ten years."

I patted him on the shoulder, just to comfort him.

The path of cultivation is like this; the Heavenly Gate is the first insurmountable barrier between mortals and immortals. When the time is right, it will open.

If the time is not right, no matter how hard you try, you will hardly notice anything.

The path of spiritual practice is so difficult.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuan opened his mouth, unsure of how to speak to Gu Qing.

"Brother Qing..."

“You are not bad either. If your master could see you stepping into the realm of true cultivation, he would be delighted and satisfied.”

"I hope so," Zhang Yuan said with a wry smile, then fell silent.

"It's rare to see you again. Today, I'll treat you to a meal at my place."

"it is good."

"I'll listen to Brother Qing."

"Hey, Master Gu, I can't be left out."

Liu Ziyi suddenly emerged from the corner and shouted.

"I'm determined to drink this wine."

Seeing the sly look in his eyes, Gu Qing knew what he was thinking and nodded after thinking for a moment.

"If Ziyi is coming too, let's invite Yan Jiangyue and Yan Di as well."

"Huh? Why..."

“Jiang Yue and I are both students of Master Fang, and her younger brother is also one of my old clients. I’ll send a message to Chen Yin so we can get together.”

"Alright."

These people all came from the Sword Forging Manor, so they naturally stood on the same side as Gu Qing, and in their past interactions, they were considered by Gu Qing to be suitable candidates in terms of temperament.

There are also many factions within Baiyue Mountain.

Take the weapon crafting lineage, for example. It has many factions within it. For instance, Gu Qing was able to obtain the position of steward of the main hall based on his real skills, but because he lacked a strong enough network of connections, he found it difficult to truly gain real power.

Having a group of like-minded friends can be helpful in whatever you want to do.

In fact, cultivating personal connections is something he has been working hard on.

Unfortunately, his humble origins made it extremely difficult for him to even speak to others. In the past, the circle of true cultivators who came from the Sword Forging Manor was actually filled with powerful and wealthy families.

He finds it difficult to fit in, so it's better for him to start from scratch.

When we arrived at the hermitage on Mount Huosang.

Everyone was amazed.

"This environment, this location, these mulberry trees...tsk tsk, Master Gu is living a life of ease in Baiyue Mountain."

Liu Ziyi never hesitated to praise, and her words were always very sincere. Even if she wasn't particularly good-looking, she was still a lovable and clever little devil.

"You'll be the one to say it."

Among the group, Yan Jiangyue and her brother had the highest status and were the least familiar with each other, so they spoke relatively little.

Once all the food and drinks are served, the atmosphere becomes lively as people clink glasses and exchange toasts.

They were mostly the ones asking questions, and Gu Qing was the one answering.

After introducing all aspects of Baiyue Mountain, we learned about everyone's job assignments.

Zhang Yuan went to the Alchemy Pavilion, which was under the jurisdiction of the Dan Palace.

Zhao Yuyang and Liu Ziyi went to Wanbaozhai, which was under the jurisdiction of the Refining Hall.

Yan Jiangyue and her brother went to Baiqitang.

None of them remained in the main hall.

This temporarily thwarted Gu Qing's original plan, which would have to wait until they had grown up.

"By the way, has Zhou An not broken through yet?"

"No."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yuyang's tone was cheerful.

“Zhou An is already a few years older than us, and he’s over thirty now. He’s not even as good as those ordinary young men.”

"Where are we stuck?"

"last step."

"He sensed the Heavenly Gate Divine Palace, but hesitated to approach it."

"That's it."

In that case, he's not worth mentioning.

They lack a lot of mental fortitude for the path of enlightenment.

They drank all night long, and Gu Qing only saw them off down the mountain the next morning. After not seeing each other for a long time, they got together for a meal from time to time to maintain their friendship.

However, he now has his mind on other things.

I was just about to take a short nap.

Gu Qing suddenly felt a heat in her throat, and a faint glimmer of light escaped from between her lips and teeth.

"Spirit Seed!"

After nearly two years of gestation, it was finally born.

He then quickly returned to the quiet room and sat cross-legged to enter a meditative state.

The opening of the Qi Sea and Divine Spring happens today!
(End of this chapter)