I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 707 Controlling the Cave Heaven
Gu Yuanqing felt a faint joy in his heart; after nine years of cultivation, he had finally achieved something.

However, he did not let his joy affect his cultivation. Instead, he maintained this state and steadily promoted the operation of the Zhou Tian Zhen Jie Four Phases Sword, allowing this realm to take root in his Dao heart.

The combination of four swords is not simply a sword formation, but an understanding of the way of the sword.

The four sword intents—Subduing Demons Sword Path, Sealing Demons Sword Path, Heavenly Demons Sword Path, and Demon-Slaying Sword Path—run parallel to each other, merging in a mysterious and profound way.

These four sword intents are quite different: the Demon Subduing Sword Path seeks completeness, the Heavenly Demon Sword Path seeks change, the Demon Sealing Sword Path seeks stability, and the Demon Sweeping Sword Path seeks sharpness.

The four swords combined mean that all four coexist, achieving the same meaning without losing their spirit.

In such a state of mind, one's true essence and soul undergo ineffable changes.

This wisp of energy is the condensation of Gu Yuanqing's true essence, soul, and sword will. When it condenses, it is like a seed that takes root and sprouts in his heart.

Feel the continuous growth of this aura, and experience the various novel changes it brings.

Gu Yuanqing felt as if he had seen the path to immortality once again!

The power of the condensed essence, spirit, and will flows through the physical body, naturally forming a wondrous connection with it. Their energies intertwine, leaving subtle imprints on each other.

This is the benefit of superior cultivation techniques; the very act of practicing these techniques directly leads to breakthroughs in one's cultivation level.

Even if we haven't reached the level of a true breakthrough yet, we've already unknowingly laid the foundation for the final breakthrough.

In comparison, the Great Dao Zen Heart Technique deduced by Gu Yuanqing can also support Gu Yuanqing to enter the Chaotic Undying Realm, and even directly point to the Realm of the Void Immortal.

However, due to his limited knowledge, these techniques were never truly fully developed.

To put it simply, the Great Dao Zen Heart Technique he deduced allows him to have the potential to become a Void Immortal at his current level, and he won't lose the possibility of continuing to advance because of practicing this technique.

When one's own knowledge and foundation are sufficient, one only needs to continue to refine and perfect the cultivation method to directly reach the realm of the Immortal.

This is why Gu Yuanqing has been constantly seeking opportunities and various paths of cultivation.

Right now, this inheritance from the Dao Palace points directly to the path of immortality, and can be said to be the most superior method among the cultivation techniques that Gu Yuanqing knows.

The greatest significance of this sword technique inheritance lies not so much in his ability to master the Four Symbols Sword of Calamity Suppression, nor in the fact that Gu Yuanqing can achieve the Undying Chaos through this method. Rather, it is enough to allow Gu Yuanqing to truly comprehend the Way of Undying Chaos.

This also provided Gu Yuanqing with the foundation to deduce his own cultivation technique!

Others' methods may not be suitable for you. Even if you don't see it now, you may be limited by them in the future!
Admittedly, the Qingping Dao Palace's lineage points directly to the path of immortality, but what comes after that? How far can it go? Gu Yuanqing has no idea.

Moreover, swordsmanship has always been one of the great paths he has cultivated, and Gu Yuanqing would never abandon his existing foundation for this path.

Gu Yuanqing, who has the blessing of the Dao of Derivation, does not want to completely follow in the footsteps of others.

Instead, they want to forge their own path so that they can ultimately be free from being controlled by others!

Another six months have passed since then.

Gu Yuanqing finally opened his eyes again. The Four Phases Sword of Suppressing Calamity was completely stable. Even after he came out of his cultivation state, it was still slowly circulating in his body, making progress at all times.

"If I cultivate according to this method, I can enter the realm of immortality within thirty years!"

He let out a long breath and made a rough estimate in his mind.

"My foundation is solid, and no matter what cultivation method I practice, my progress is extremely fast. However, this inheritance is all about the sword. The Chaotic Undying that is achieved through this method also cuts off the possibility of other Great Daos!"

Of course, this does not mean that one cannot cultivate other paths. Sword masters can also use other techniques, but their core is the way of the sword, using the way of the sword to control all techniques.

Once the foundation is established, it is difficult to change. Therefore, Gu Yuanqing was extremely cautious!

He stood up, pushed open the door of the main hall, and walked slowly through the mountains, constantly pondering his own path.

Deep down, he already had a plan in mind. These sorting outs were just to make his path more stable and clearer.

A moment later, he stood on the edge of the cliff, next to the Heaven and Earth Pool, the place where he had once fished in the Demon Realm.

It's been many years since I last fished here. Thinking back to those days, I can't help but smile.

He sat down on the blue stone next to him, raised his hand and it instantly became a fishing rod. The fishing line sank down and disappeared into the clouds and mist, breaking through space and disappearing into an unknown place.

Suddenly, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

He initially thought he had fallen into the Demon Realm, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

As Gu Yuan probed with his divine sense, a slightly strange expression appeared on his face.

"This time...it seems to have fallen into the Boundless River!"

Gathering bait, Gu Yuanqing lifted the rod a moment later, pulling out a Heavenly Rank Dao Soul—a fire dragon five hundred feet long.

Superior Grade Heavenly Rank!

If refined, it can provide celestial beings who cultivate the Way of Fire with the opportunity to comprehend the Great Dao of Yin and Yang.

"They actually managed to fish it out?"

Gu Yuanqing was extremely surprised. In fact, he was just trying. Back when he was by the Wuliang River, he had tried to use the Heavenly Fishing Technique to pull the Dao Soul into the Beiquan Cave Heaven and wrap it with the Divine Soul Medicine. He had tried it before, but he had failed.

In the ancient realm, it seems that only through the Void Stone can magical artifacts be brought out.

But this moment shattered it.

This is not the power of the Heavenly Fishing Technique, but rather the sea of ​​clouds before us, which seems to have its own rules, just like how he was able to fish for demonic beasts here even though Beiquan Mountain had not fallen into the Demon Realm.

However, this surprise was fleeting.

There are many things in these mountains that Gu Yuanqing finds hard to understand, which is not surprising.

He chuckled, and with a thought, raised his hand. The fire dragon shrank continuously until it was the length of a finger and landed in Gu Yuanqing's palm.

It swirls endlessly in the palm of his hand, exquisite and lovely.

Gu Yuanqing examined it with great interest; it was the first time he had seen this object in Beiquan Cave.

He observed it closely using the method of observing mountains, and found that the entire fire dragon was formed from pure fire elemental energy, containing spirituality. According to previous understanding, this spirituality was actually the natural transformation of this Dao soul in the Boundless River over countless years, and cultivators refined the spirituality to follow it through the years and comprehend the Dao.

But looking at it again today, Gu Yuanqing seems to have a different feeling.

This spiritual energy is remarkably similar to the trace of energy gained by those who cultivate to become immortal!
Watching the fire elemental energy flow within the fire dragon's body, one could vaguely sense the profound principles of heaven and earth contained within it, and all of this seemed to be the manifestation of the energy leaked out by this wisp of spirituality.

"Perhaps this is also the way of the same path!" Gu Yuanqing muttered to himself.

The Wuliang River is full of wonders. Even though Gu Yuanqing's cultivation level is now far beyond what it used to be, he still has to marvel at the wonders of this river.

Such a magnificent sight of a long river is only inferior to the scene of the Great Dao River that he "saw" when he broke through to the Chaotic Heaven and interacted with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

"If I have some free time, I should perhaps go into the Boundless River again. I did promise the King of the Underworld that I would go to find a Myriad Path Stone."

Gu Yuanqing sealed this Dao Soul. A Heavenly Rank Dao Soul is a good thing. It was just right to use it during the Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change. It also happened to be in harmony with Li Chengyi's Great Dao, which was enough to allow him to get closer to the Dao of Fire.

The only pity is that there is not much Red Dust Wine left, and there is a risk in refining the Dao Soul.

However, it would be good for alchemy, as pills above the Earth Rank all involve the Dao.

These past few years I've devoted myself entirely to spiritual practice, and I've achieved some minor success. Now that I have some free time, I simply sit here and start fishing again.

With his current level of cultivation, fishing would be an extremely simple matter for him.

Soon after each hook is cast, a Dao Soul is caught, and their rank is mostly high-grade Earth rank or above.

About half a day later, Li Chengyi came to Gu Yuanqing's side.

"Is this a Dao Soul?"

Li Chengyi was extremely surprised. Even though he was used to his father's methods, this move was tantamount to breaking the rules of the ancient world.

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "It was an unexpected move. I never expected that I could bring the Dao Soul out in this way."

“In this way, we can do things that are difficult to do in the ancient world. With the aid of protective objects, we can reduce the influence of the Dao Soul on the mind. Even those below the Void Heaven can use this pill to comprehend the Dao.” Li Chengyi’s eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he did not dwell on how his father had done it.

Gu Yuanqing nodded and said, "That's what I was thinking too. I'm going to refine some pills later, and you can distribute them to try."

Li Chengyi said, "Father, could you give me some low-level Dao Souls? I'm also prepared to try them out."

Li Chengyi is proficient in the three arts of wind, thunder, and fire. He also received the Daoist alchemy inheritance from Gu Yuanqing. He has already achieved success in cultivating the Heavenly True Flame in the Golden Palace Qihuang Elixir Scripture. He has also gained a trace of Yin-Yang enlightenment. He is only one step away from achieving the Two Elements Tribulation Fire. He will be able to obtain the tribulation energy of heaven and earth when he passes the Yin-Yang Tribulation.

Gu Yuanqing casually tossed over a pile of sealing tokens, each containing a low-to-mid-grade Heavenly Rank Dao Soul that he had fished out. Perfect for Li Chengyi to practice with.

Li Chengyi put it into his Qiankun bag and asked, "Father, have you made any progress in cultivating the Four Symbols Sword Dao of Suppressing Calamity?"

"I guess I've made some progress. In a few days, I'll prepare to refine the other three swords and completely take over Qingping Dao Palace," Gu Yuanqing said casually.

Li Chengyi asked, "Does Father think the Heavenly Demon Sword Master will come again? The ten-year period is almost up."

"It doesn't matter whether he comes or not, but he'll probably come!"

Gu Yuanqing smiled calmly. To be honest, he knew the Heavenly Demon Lord better than any outsider. Having followed the Underworld King, he had witnessed the entire life of the Heavenly Demon Lord.

He's just a pitiful person!

He had a bright future ahead of him, but he fell into darkness because of the Heavenly Demon Sword Path. Even after obtaining the Heavenly Demon Sword, he could not escape the self-imposed predicament caused by the things he had done under the manipulation of others.

He obtained the Heavenly Demon Sword but was trapped by his own inner demons. Even with the wondrous method of the Heavenly Dao Scripture to create a clone, he could not ultimately make up for the flaws.

"Does Father really intend to let him go? Although he is a pitiful person, he has also made many mistakes and committed countless bloody crimes. There are countless sects in the cultivation world who hate him to the bone. If anyone knows that he has joined Father's ranks, I'm afraid that these hatreds will also be held against Father." Li Chengyi said.

Gu Yuanqing said, "Even if he doesn't join my ranks, aren't there still people who insist on pinning this score on me? There are probably more evil sects in the world than the Heavenly Demon Sect, but the Heavenly Demon Sect mainly targets sects and cultivators, which is why it is seen as a thorn in our side. These evil sects, on the other hand, mostly use the people under their rule as their tools. Just like the Holy Heaven Sect and the Netherworld Sect, what they did when they entered the Great Qian Dynasty for trials was probably even more hateful than the Lord of the Demon Sword!"

Li Chengyi remained silent. Upon careful consideration, it was indeed true. Everyone hated the Heavenly Demon Sect, but in reality, no one had ever heard of them indiscriminately slaughtering people.

Even though the Heavenly Demon Sword Master's divided spirit entered the Qian Yuan Realm and occupied Qin Wuyai's mind, he did not do anything evil except to be an enemy of Gu Yuanqing.

Gu Yuanqing suddenly lifted his rod, catching another Heavenly Rank Dao Soul. While sealing it, he said, "Of course, although I pity him, I will not let him go. If he does not come, I will refine the Heavenly Demon Sword, sever the connection between him and the Heavenly Demon Sword, and then kill his two Chaos Heaven Avatars. His soul will be greatly weakened, and without the Heavenly Demon Sword as his support, he will die of old age in at most fifty years. If he does come, I will indeed give him a chance, but whether he can seize it is up to him."

……

Half a month later, Gu Yuanqing sat cross-legged in the cultivation hall.

First, he took out the Demon-Sealing Sword, activated his inner energy cultivation technique, and the image of the Zhou Tian Stars appeared. Four sword shadows floated, and the Demon-Sealing Sword Dao was poured into the Demon-Sealing Sword. At the same time, the Hun Tian Yuan Fire burned fiercely.

Although Qingxu Daoist was not completely dead, his self-transformation of his Daoist cultivation into the power of the Three Tribulations Crossing Lamp meant that he was only one step away from death, and the Demon Sealing Sword was in a semi-ownerless state.

Faced with Gu Yuanqing's power and the manipulation techniques within Beiquan Cave, the mark belonging to Daoist Qingxu within the Demon-Sealing Sword was quickly erased without any resistance.

The whole process took less than an hour!
The Demon-Sealing Sword contains seven Daoist imprints, forming the Xuanwu Seven Mansions Formation, which corresponds to the positions of Dou, Niu, Nu, Xu, Wei, Shi, and Bi, creating a tortoise and snake intertwined.

Gu Yuanqing used the Demon-Sealing Sword Dao to enter it, and within half a day he had begun to refine it.

Then, the Demon-Slaying Sword was forged. The Demon-Slaying Sword Formation is mainly for killing, and it borrows the power of the White Tiger Seven Constellations.

The last weapon to be refined was the Heavenly Demon Sword. Within the entire formation, the Heavenly Demon Sword occupied the Southern Vermilion Bird Illusionary Position, which secretly corresponded to the positions of the stars Well, Ghost, Willow, Star, Zhang, Wing, and Chariot.

Although it was forged from the body of a celestial demon, the formation within it actually follows the path of unpredictable and ever-changing patterns.

The techniques of the Heavenly Demon Sect outside the sect are mostly derived from the Heavenly Demon Sword Masters of past generations, who combined the Heavenly Demon with the Heavenly Demon Sword Dao to control people's minds. Although the true Heavenly Demon Sword Dao is unpredictable, it can be called the righteous sword!

When Gu Yuanqing refined the Heavenly Demon Sword, a remnant of a Heavenly Demon was born in his sea of ​​consciousness. However, this place was originally within the Northern Spring Cave Heaven. Even if a true Heavenly Demon at the Void Immortal level came, suppressing it would only take a moment, let alone a remnant of a Heavenly Demon.

It took Gu Yuanqing a total of seven days to refine these three swords.

Then, he stepped into Qingping Cave Heaven, and three swords flew out, landing in the sword positions of the Zhou Tian Star Array. The sword intent of the Four Phases of Calamity Suppressing Tribulation soared into the sky, and wisps of energy spread out like flowing water...

And just as Gu Yuanqing completely erased the mark from the Heavenly Demon Sword.

Hundreds of millions of miles away, two streaks of light were heading towards Qian Yuan Island.

Suddenly, a streak of light seemed to be severely injured, plummeting downwards from the sky...

(End of this chapter)