My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

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His own spirit pet was a reverted ancestral Burning Mountain Spirit Ape, and eight days ago, he could only fight it to a standstill.

Who could possibly make it run away like that?

The crucial point is that, before they could escape, they were actually chased all the way back to their location.

Gu Qing stood up and waved his hand to remove all the sword energy restrictions outside the stone cave cells.

but……

These strange beasts, which had been imprisoned by Gu Qing for more than ten days, did not dare to immediately rebel. The profound aura that Gu Qing had just released left them somewhat at a loss.

As soon as Gu Qing arrived at the cave entrance, he saw the little monkey Sun Huowang transform into a streak of crimson light and rush towards the cave.

Before it even got close to the cave, it threw the storage bag that it had given it for gathering herbs toward Gu Qing.

Gu Qingling probed inside with her spiritual sense, and a look of astonishment immediately appeared on her face.

"Good heavens!!"

"Millennial Vermilion Fruit, Crimson Dragon Saliva Fruit, Flaming Heart Lotus... Melting Heart Crimson Crystal, Fire Spirit Ginseng, Millennial Earth Fire Mushroom."

"Two fire-attribute spiritual materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills."

"They found everything in just three days, and also brought along so many other medicinal herbs."

"You bastard, did you go and rob the cultivators from the four sects who were participating in the forbidden area trial?"

Looking at the pile of spiritual herbs in the storage bag, Gu Qing had some doubts about their origin.

Before Gu Qing could ask any questions...

A rustling sound came from afar.

Immediately afterward, more than a dozen disciples of the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect followed behind Sun Huowang. The six disciples in the lead had connected auras and similar appearances, as if they were sextuplets.

As the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect disciples rapidly approached, countless question marks suddenly popped into Gu Qing's mind.

How did the people of the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect come together?

It certainly wasn't a stroke of luck that teleported more than a dozen members of the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect to one place; rather, it was the use of some special items or technology that could achieve this.

"Elder Gu Qing of the Azure Emperor Sword Sect."

"How did you end up here?"

Upon seeing Gu Qing, the disciples of the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect all stopped in their tracks.

They sized up Gu Qing, who was making a big splash at the entrance to the forbidden area.

If they were ordinary disciples, they would definitely have directly tried to snatch the storage bag from Gu Qing's hand.

but……

Gu Qing's status as a Rank 3, Rank 3, Spirit Pattern Grand Alchemist made these Crimson Emperor Sword Sect disciples dare not act rashly.

Everyone knows that a Grand Alchemist of the third rank with three spirit patterns can weave an extremely terrifying network of relationships.

Offending Gu Qing is equivalent to offending a whole bunch of Golden Core cultivators.

On the other hand, Sun Huowang, the spirit ape who burns the mountain, looked at Gu Qing with some doubt after coming to Gu Qing's side. He felt that Gu Qing seemed a little different from three days ago, which made him trust Gu Qing more.

Without delving into the matter, Sun Huowang looked at the disciples of the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect and smiled smugly.

"You guys are no good!"

"The elixir, mine, ours, all ours."

"You, you cunning monkey..."

Seeing that Gu Qing remained silent and was instead mocked by the Burning Mountain Spirit Ape, the disciples of the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect turned blood red with anger.

Being mocked by a mere Qi Refining Realm ape caused the members of the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect to breathe heavily.

They all glared angrily.

"Elder Gu!"

"My name is Ji Fan."

"This beast stole many of our precious medicines. Please hand over this monkey."

The eldest of the sextuplets, named Ji Fan, had long black hair tied in a high ponytail. He was tall and slender with a bright smile. He wore a green sword robe with vine patterns embroidered on the cuffs and held a blue-green flying sword.

He's a promising talent, but unfortunately he's from the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect.

"oh?!"

"Steal your elixir?"

"Heh, I thought it was stolen!!"

Gu Qing smiled, and his words made everyone in the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect gasp.

"Is Elder Gu trying to protect this ape?"

"Although you are a third-grade, three-spirit-pattern alchemist, if you forcibly seize the spiritual herbs gathered by my Crimson Emperor Sword Sect, don't blame us for being impolite to you..."

The eldest of the sextuplets, Siji Yang, stepped forward.

This person had a full head of fiery red hair, flowing like flames, and his crimson eyes seemed to burn with two clusters of fire.

"You're being impolite to me?"

"Give it a try!"

"Defeat me, and I'll return the storage bag to you."

"Otherwise, I will take all the remaining spiritual herbs you have on you."

Gathering herbs yourself is nowhere near as fast as grabbing them.

Gu Qing's answer instantly made all the disciples of the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect feel their blood boil.

"Elder Gu, you are far too arrogant."

"You're a pill refiner, while we're the ones who excel in combat..."

"You're not going to do anything!"

"I won't hold back."

Before Ji Fan could finish speaking, Gu Qing transformed into a streak of emerald green sword light and struck first.

"The Awakening of Insects".

"Thunderous Sound Break!!"

Before he finished speaking, Gu Qing's sword light erupted in an instant, like a thunderclap in spring, swift and unparalleled, arriving in a flash.

Gu Qing transformed into a bolt of emerald lightning, tearing straight into the center of the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect's ranks.

"So fast—"

The disciples of the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect only saw a flash of green light before their eyes, and the protective spiritual light on their chests was torn apart like thin paper.

"That's incredible!"

"Isn't he an alchemist?"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"..."

Gu Qingjian's sword strikes were like thunderclaps in spring, and with each thunderous sound, several disciples were blasted away by the sword energy.

More than ten disciples scattered like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily to the ground or into trees.

Gu Qing's sword light transformed into clusters of emerald green roots, which coiled back into the storage bags at the waists of these disciples.

With each flash of emerald green sword light, a storage bag fell into his sleeve.

Less than three breaths later.

Only the six Ji brothers remained standing on the field.

The other disciples lay sprawled on the ground, their storage bags all falling into Gu Qing's hands.

Gu Qing landed back in her original position, looking at the six people with a half-smile:

"how?"

"You, you... Elder Gu is truly surprising."

Looking at their fellow disciples who had fallen to the ground, the six Ji brothers had extremely solemn expressions in their eyes.

They never expected that Gu Qing would actually master the six basic profound mysteries of the Azure Emperor Sword Manual, and that the level of these mysteries was not low, all reaching the limit of the Qi Refining Realm.

In the few breaths that Gu Qing made his move, the six basic profound mysteries switched seamlessly in his hands, becoming a unified whole.

The six fundamental and profound evolutions of spring seem to evoke the sprouting, revival, and breaking through the soil of plants...

"Elder Gu is a genius!"

"Not only is his alchemy unparalleled, but his swordsmanship is also astonishing..."

"It's a pity that the Azure Emperor Sword Sect's inheritance is incomplete, which limits Elder Gu's development in swordsmanship. The true foundation of our four great sword sects lies in the ultimate sword techniques."

"Elder Gu, be careful!"

"My six brothers from the Ji family will go all out and use the ultimate techniques of the Crimson Emperor Sword Sect to learn a thing or two from Elder Gu."

Seeing Gu Qing display his talent in swordsmanship, Ji Fan knew he absolutely could not offend Gu Qing.

He then used the pretext of seeking advice to attack Gu Qing.

"Come on, let me see your limits."

Gu Qing waved to them.

"Excuse me!!"