To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Chapter 382 Taibai Kills the Immortal

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Gu Fan concentrated and began carving the final restriction.

The original eighteen restrictions were already tightly structured, leaving him with very little room to maneuver; a slight misstep could lead to total defeat.

While inscribing the runes, the All-Seeing Eye operates.

Layer upon layer of restrictions transformed into magical energy pathways, much like the meridians surrounding a magical artifact.

With this final restriction, Gu Fan wrote very slowly, yet very steadily, remaining as steadfast as a rock regardless of the rising and setting of the sun and moon outside.

Three days later.

"Why is he taking so long to refine it?"

Yan Qingwu narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Gu Fan, and teased, "Could it be that seeing Elder Hong have mastered the Soul-Severing Spear, you're tempted to take a risk?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Guiren frowned slightly, already somewhat agreeing with Yan Qingwu's statement.

Gu Fan's cultivation in weapon crafting was not to be taken seriously by the Thunder-Subduing Cauldron, but little did he know that it was not Hong Ye's limit!

Just as he was about to respond, he suddenly sensed a fluctuation of spiritual energy.

On the cloud platform, Gu Fan inscribed the last rune and suddenly opened his eyes.

Under the all-seeing eye, one could see nineteen restrictions intertwined to form a three-dimensional pattern, with spiritual energy flowing smoothly without any stagnation.

Its rhythm is steady and vigorous, like the beating of a heart.

A spiritual light swirled around the palm-sized purple-gold gourd, which suddenly soared into the sky.

The next instant, thunderous sounds echoed throughout the Yan family's territory.

A dark thundercloud rapidly condensed above the cloud platform.

"Is this... a heavenly tribulation?"

Yan Guiren saw thunderclouds and stood up abruptly in surprise.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Hong Ye roared in disbelief.

As a master craftsman, he was well aware of what the crafting tribulation lightning represented—it was a heavenly tribulation that only occurred when a spiritual treasure was born.

The biggest difference between a spiritual treasure and a magic treasure is that the latter has a spirit.

Such an act of creating a spirit out of thin air is considered defying the heavens, and thus triggers a celestial calamity.

Only by surviving the heavenly tribulation and ensuring the survival of the artifact's spirit can it be considered a true spiritual treasure; otherwise, it will lose all its spirituality and turn into scrap metal.

However, in the vast universe, no Nascent Soul cultivator has ever successfully refined a spiritual treasure.

At this moment, Hong Ye found it hard to believe.

Gazing at the thunderclouds overhead, Gu Fan raised an eyebrow and muttered, "No artifact spirit has been born yet, so why is there a heavenly tribulation?"

When he completed the inscription of the restriction, he did detect an unprecedentedly vigorous aura, but he was very clear that no intelligence had been born.

What happened at this moment confirmed his guess from many years ago.

The birth of a weapon spirit is certainly related to the weapon's spirit!

As Gu Fan had said, the thunderclouds stopped after spreading to a radius of one zhang, and then a golden lightning bolt as thick as an arm struck the gourd magic weapon, adding a lightning pattern to it.

After the attack, the thundercloud seemed to have been exhausted and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Such a minor lightning tribulation truly opened everyone's eyes.

The next instant, a flash of light appeared, and Yan Guiren rushed out of Qiyan Palace, asking with a beaming smile, "Elder Gu, has this been refined into a spiritual treasure?"

If Gu Fan truly manages to refine a spiritual treasure, it will truly shock the world.

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan summoned the Purple Gold Gourd into his hand, probed it with his divine sense, and then slowly shook his head: "This is not a spiritual treasure, it is still a high-grade magic weapon, just of slightly higher quality."

Even so, he noticed that after the thunderclouds fell, the restrictions in the purple-gold gourd operated even more smoothly than he had carved, as if some unknown power was flowing within them.

The reasons behind this remain unknown.

Yan Guiren's smile froze for a moment, then he nodded slightly: "That's not bad either."

He then said, "Now that the magic weapon has been forged, it's time for a competition."

"If we let the two of you fight each other, it would only damage our harmony. How about I take the blow from the Soul-Severing Spear, and then the Grand Elder examines Elder Gu's magical weapon?"

Yan Qingwu also walked out of Qiyan Palace, his expression uncertain, but he did not refuse when he heard the words.

Just then, Gu Fan spoke up: "Senior, please wait! There is one last step in the process of refining this magical treasure."

"Oh?" Yan Guiren's eyes widened slightly, and he asked curiously, "What does the elder intend to do?"

Gu Fan smiled slightly, holding the gourd towards the Spirit Spring Waterfall.

After infusing a stream of magical power, the gourd's mouth opened, and in an instant, a suction force formed, drawing the waterfall madly into the gourd, causing it to stop flowing.

Gu Fan absorbed the energy for a quarter of an hour before stopping. He shook the purple-gold gourd twice, and immediately the sound of water oscillating could be heard.

"Alright!" Gu Fan nodded.

"Since Elder Hong has completed the weapon forging first, let Elder Hong make the first move."

As Yan Guiren spoke, he leaped up and pointed in the air in front of him.

A dark blue spiritual light rippled out, instantly transforming into a protective aura that enveloped him.

Hong Ye gritted his teeth and replied with his head bowed, "Third Elder, please be careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised the Soul-Severing Spear.

With the infusion of magical power, the Soul-Severing Spear suddenly flashed with spiritual light, and the crimson lightning at the tip of the spear resembled a ferocious wolf, flying fiercely towards Yan Guiren.

All that was seen was a flash of crimson light, and a wave of energy burst forth in front of Yan Guiren.

The loud noise, accompanied by a strong wind, spread in all directions. While the Nascent Soul cultivators like Gu Fan were able to maintain their balance, the Foundation Establishment cultivators, who were Golden Core cultivators, were in a sorry state, flying around like wild grass blown by the wind.

Once the storm had subsided, everyone looked up.

Yan Guiren stood there, holding the trembling Soul-Severing Spear in his hand. The tip of the spear was only a foot away from his chest, but that foot was like an insurmountable chasm, impossible to cross no matter what.

"The Soul-Severing Spear lives up to its name."

Yan Guiren sighed solemnly.

This shot actually broke through his protective aura and almost injured him.

Of course, this is also why he did not dodge or use any magical artifacts.

"Thank you for your guidance, Third Elder," Hong Ye replied in a muffled voice.

Seeing this, Gu Fan couldn't help but marvel at the power of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Such a fierce attack failed to cause the slightest damage.

Yan Guiren casually tossed the Soul-Severing Spear away, and then looked at Yan Qingwu: "I'll leave the rest to the Grand Elder."

Yan Qingwu leaped to his feet and said in a gloomy tone, "I have never seen a magic weapon that can trigger a tribulation of lightning before. I'd like to experience it for myself."

In any case, the Yin-Yang Gourd is more suitable for refining forbidden magic weapons.

He wanted to see what kind of offensive magic weapon Gu Fan could forge!

If the offensive power is insufficient, even if the quality is superior, Gu Fan will still lose!

After speaking, he stomped his foot, and a verdant tree appeared behind him, casting rays of blue light that condensed into a layer of light curtain.

"Wow, the Grand Elder has even used the Green Wood Protective Barrier."

Yan Guiren spoke up at the right time, also as a reminder to Gu Fan.

The tree shadows exhaled the spiritual energy of wood from all directions, and the branches and leaves trembled slightly, clearly indicating that it was a protective magic treasure of considerable quality!

Gu Fan's gaze narrowed slightly as he examined the cyan light screen. He then picked up the purple-gold gourd and said loudly, "I have named this treasure the Taibai Immortal-Slaying Sword. I humbly request your guidance, senior."

As soon as he finished speaking, the purple-gold gourd suddenly flew out and hovered in mid-air, its mouth opening to spray out a pale white spiritual light.

"sword?"

Yan Qingwu grasped the key point Gu Fan made, and before she could even think about it, a sudden feeling of unease arose in her heart.

Suddenly, a white line shot out from the pure white light, moving so fast that it was difficult to catch.

In an instant, the lush green tree shadows seemed to be struck by a heavy blow, and the blue light curtain suddenly exploded.

Yan Qingwu's pupils widened in shock, and a dazzling azure light suddenly erupted from his body as he rapidly retreated.

After retreating a hundred feet, Yan Qingwu steadied himself, his face ashen.

A narrow tear appeared in his white robe, and his long, snow-white beard was noticeably shorter, as if it had been cut off with scissors.

Although he wasn't injured, he was still quite embarrassed.

More importantly, everyone knew in their hearts that the outcome was already decided.

"My darling!"

Just then, a deep voice rang out.

The three elders were struck dumb, their bodies jolted, and they quickly turned to look.

A figure appeared in mid-air at some unknown time, standing with his hands behind his back.

A golden Taoist robe fluttered in the wind, her full head of silver hair was tied up with a dark green jade hairpin, and her eyes were bright and reserved as she looked at Gu Fan with great interest.

Reaching out, it seemed to stir the laws of heaven and earth.

The purple-gold gourd irresistibly floated towards the old man and landed in his palm.

"Greetings, Ancestor!"

The three elders seemed to awaken from a dream, and bowed in unison.

The onlookers immediately realized what was happening and bowed down in worship.

Gu Fan then realized that the visitor was actually a Nascent Soul Dao Lord, the patriarch of the Yan family!

"My name is Gu Fan, and I pay my respects to you, senior!" Gu Fan bowed in return.

"Get up, all of you," the Yan family patriarch replied casually.

After everyone thanked them in unison, they stood up.

Yan Qingwu respectfully said, "We were just playing around and didn't mean to disturb the Ancestor's cultivation. Please forgive us."

The Yan family patriarch stroked the Taibai Immortal-Slaying Sword, shook his head and chuckled, "Alright! The commotion you've caused is quite amusing, and this magic weapon is truly remarkable."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Gu Fan.