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

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Just as Gu Qing was in despair, a faint voice suddenly came from more than ten miles behind him.

Followed by.

Before Gu Qing could turn around to see who had saved her, she suddenly noticed a terrifying aura erupting from the sky, and the sky itself was cracked by the two powerful forces.

The crack was a spatial rift, a gap torn open by overwhelming force, fundamentally different from Gu Qing's skillful use of spatial power with the [Nine Swords Condensing Void Sword Technique].

To achieve this, one's power level must approach the upper limit of this world, which is the fourth rank.

Who is it?

Countless figures flashed through Gu Qing's mind, but he didn't realize that he had a friend with the cultivation level of the fourth rank.

The power erupting in the sky was of such a high level that the light generated by the various mysterious spiritual lights felt like a laser, so stimulating that Gu Qing couldn't help but squint his eyes. He was afraid that if he looked any longer, he would go blind.

This feeling is like watching someone else weld with the naked eye.

Gu Qing instinctively closed his eyes and used his divine sense and mental power to perceive the great battle in the sky. After a while, Gu Qing felt a gentle force enveloping him and carrying him away.

A few breaths later, Gu Qing heard a clear, resounding voice from the sky: "Wei Qingcang, our Phoenix Palace has taken that person under our protection. Do you still have any objections?"

The sound from the sky, though not loud, pierced the heart like an icicle.

Wei Qingcang had just broken through to the Purple Mansion Realm and thought he could roam freely in the world. However, he never expected that when he tried to kill a Foundation Establishment junior, he would be stopped by someone.

Looking at the figure of the woman in green opposite him, the Blood Demon of Hell Blood, who was actually Wei Qingcang, said in a deep voice, "Your Phoenix Palace has never interfered in the affairs of the Southern Continent. Why are you making an exception for this brat today?"

The woman in green frowned slightly and said impatiently:

"What business does the Phoenix Palace have that requires your interference? Who do you think you are!"

"You, you..."

Wei Qingcang, now in the form of a demon god, looked at the woman in green in the distance with immense anger, but after only a few exchanges, he had already fallen into a disadvantageous position.

His demonic avatar is not yet complete; if the fight continues, it may collapse.

Looking at the Foundation Establishment stage ants on the ground, Wei Qingcang said hatefully, "You can protect him for a while, but I don't believe he can stay in Phoenix Palace forever. We'll see."

Others might not know Gu Qing's identity, but how could Wei Qingcang not see it?

This kid is clearly a mercenary trained by a company in the Immortal Kingdom. In order to complete his mission, he can't stay in Phoenix Palace forever; he has to go out and do missions.

Then he will be able to catch this ant.

With a contorted expression, the woman in green left the place. She paused in the sky for a while before transforming into a streak of green fire and heading towards the ground, like a shooting star streaking across the sky.

Soon, she arrived on the ground and saw Gu Qing meditating and regulating his breathing, as well as another person and an ape.

Her gaze swept over the Burning Sky Spirit Ape, her eyes flickered slightly, but she didn't say anything more.

The woman in green looked at her companion and asked, "Siqi, is this the alchemy genius you mentioned?"

"Are you sure he's a pill refiner?"

"His combat talent is even more terrifying than his alchemy skills."

Upon hearing this, Lan Siqi gave a wry smile and said, "The difference between people is just that great, even greater than the difference between you divine beasts."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that we are all human. Sometimes, the difference between a mediocre person and a genius feels like that between two different species."

The person who arrived was Lan Siqi, who competed against Gu Qing more than ten years ago at the Alchemy Gathering held by the Azure Emperor Sword Sect.

years ago.

He received an invitation from Phoenix Palace to refine a special fourth-grade elixir.

However, after several years and numerous attempts, they still failed to refine it successfully, so they took the initiative to recommend Gu Qing to the Phoenix Palace.

Unfortunately, it turned out that...

They crossed the sea from the Yanji Continent, and just as they found Gu Qing, they stumbled upon him as he single-handedly broke through the Wei family's imperial city, only to be chased all the way here by Wei Qingcang.

After a while, Gu Qing slowly opened his eyes and saw a dashing woman in green standing with Lan Siqi, the two chatting and laughing.

Gu Qing glanced between the two women, and the woman in green seemed to sense something, so she turned around and looked at them.

"Cough cough..."

Realizing he had been discovered seeking refuge, Gu Qing coughed awkwardly, then clasped his hands in gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much for saving my life, senior. I have no way to repay your kindness. If it is you, senior..."

"Cough cough!!"

Gu Qing was interrupted by Lan Siqi's cough before she could finish speaking.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, stop, stop."

"We've come to find Fellow Daoist Gu this time because we want to ask for your help. You absolutely must help us with this."

"I have made a bold promise. If you do not lend a hand, I will have no face to see Qingluan in the future."

Lan Siqi quickly stepped forward to change the subject of Gu Qing's words.

The woman named Qingluan looked at the two of them with a half-smile.

"this……"

To be fair, Gu Qing would usually repay a life-saving debt if it didn't involve matters of principle.

However, if even Lan Siqi couldn't accomplish it, it must be no simple matter.

"May I ask, Senior Lan and Senior Qingluan, what exactly is this so-called help?"

"This might be as difficult as climbing to the sky for others."

"But for Fellow Daoist Gu, this shouldn't be too difficult."

Lan Siqi paused for a moment and then continued, "Qingluan is an elder of the Phoenix Palace. I brought her to you because I want to ask Fellow Daoist Gu to help refine a special fourth-grade spiritual pill."

"A fourth-grade elixir?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing couldn't help but repeat himself.

Deep down, he was shocked by Qingluan's identity.

His second mercenary mission was to go to Phoenix Palace and obtain a section of the Phoenix Perching Tree to bring back to the Immortal Kingdom.

The original plan was to first improve his strength and then secretly obtain the quest items from Phoenix Palace. However, things didn't go as planned, and the elders of Phoenix Palace actually approached him on their own initiative.

"What, can't you refine a fourth-grade elixir?"

Qingluan parted her red lips slightly and said in a crisp voice.

"Senior Qingluan, it's not that I can't refine fourth-grade spirit pills. If it's an ordinary fourth-grade spirit pill, I'm fully confident that I can refine it."

"But if it is a special grade four elixir, we must study it carefully before we can give you an answer."

Gu Qing said slowly.

During his ten years of seclusion at the Azure Emperor Sword Sect, Gu Qing had thoroughly mastered the alchemy techniques passed down by the Heavenly Fire Elder and integrated them into his own alchemy skills.

It is no exaggeration to say that, in terms of alchemy, Gu Qing is superior to the Heavenly Fire Elder from a thousand years ago.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, you can already refine fourth-grade pills?"

Qingluan didn't speak, but Lan Siqi looked at Gu Qing in shock and couldn't help but ask.

"Are fourth-grade pills difficult to refine?"

Gu Qing spread out his palms, and different grade three spiritual flames emerged from each.

A karmic fire rose from his left hand, from which came the roars of ten thousand beasts.

In the palm of his right hand was a pure and exquisite flame.

Looking at the two kinds of spiritual fire in Gu Qing's palm, a strange light appeared in Qingluan's beautiful eyes.

……