Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 13 Five Elements Profound Origin
Aptitude is a fascinating topic that involves many aspects, but the threshold for learning martial arts is indeed very low; as long as one is not intellectually disabled, everyone has the potential to practice.

This is completely different from the novels he had read; there are no requirements such as spiritual roots.

Gu Qing's breakthrough was quite smooth, and he completed it without any setbacks.

Even after all the vital energy and blood have been depleted, I don't feel weak at all.

On the contrary, their strength increased greatly because their robust physique fostered superior internal energy.

It is somewhat similar to the concept of ancestral energy.

Gu Qing

Age: 20, Lifespan: 79

[Realm: Upper Ninth Rank - Golden Skin and Jade Meridians]

[Technique: Five Qi Profound Origin Technique - Level 3+]

[Martial Arts Skill: Hidden Blade (Mastery)+]

[Skill: Metal and Stone Refinement Technique (Mastery)+]

[Items: Corrupted Blood Hidden Arrow (Level 5 Refined Weapon Embryo), Star Moon Twin Swords (Level 5 Refined Weapon Embryo)]

[Tool point: 160]

Once you break through to the ninth rank, achieving the Golden Skin and Jade Meridian, your subsequent cultivation will also revolve around this level. Cultivate internal energy to strengthen your internal qi, allowing it to form a large circulation within your body and continuously enhance all parts of your body.

Until they reach the level of "Golden Skin and Jade Meridians," martial artists at this level can be described as having immense strength and physical flexibility that defies common sense, able to be twisted to unbelievable angles without any problem.

At the same time, this is also a long-term process of refinement, which requires time to improve slowly.

Appropriate medicated baths can accelerate this process.

Another benefit, the Blood Beast's internal energy, is something Gu Qing has only just begun to feel.

The so-called Blood Beast Inner Energy is the profound essence of the five beasts: bear, tiger, deer, ape, and crane. It is not a technique for defeating enemies, but rather an aid for cultivation.

The bear's essence is strong and robust.

The tiger's essence is its strength.

Its blood beast's internal energy is strong enough to accelerate the formation of golden muscles; eating its flesh and drinking its blood can also speed up this process.

The Mysterious Origin of the Deer, the Mysterious Origin of the Ape, and the Mysterious Origin of the Crane.

The strengthening of these three elements can accelerate the formation of the jade network, consistent with the above. Therefore, the so-called blood beast internal energy is more accurately described as the assistance of the five spiritual elements.

It can play a significant role in fundamental cultivation, and is not used for aggressive and violent attacks!
"This technique is truly excellent for building a foundation, and it is very suitable for me at this stage."

"If one can consume the flesh and blood of the five beasts for a long period of time, at least two-thirds of the Golden Skin and Jade Meridian will be completed after three months. If one becomes a spirit of one of the five beasts, one may be able to cultivate to perfection and then be unafraid of water and fire."

"Very good, very good!"

After finishing his cultivation, he took a bath and changed into a set of clothes prepared by the Zhao family. He found that his skin tone had become several shades lighter, and he no longer looked like a rough and dark-skinned blacksmith.

"That's good, since appearance plays a major role in people's first impression."

"My cultivation has come to an end. Next, I need to make up for my lifespan and, incidentally, verify my guess that breaking through a cultivation level affects the upper limit of lifespan."

There are many things.

Gu Qing appears leisurely, but in reality, he is extremely busy and has no free time. After breaking through his cultivation level, forging hundred-fold weapons has become the most cost-effective way for him to accumulate weapon cultivation points.

Crafting five a day is no problem.

If this process continues, a conclusion will soon be reached, and the promised sword for the Zhao family also needs to be forged as soon as possible.

in this way.

A few days later, after informing Zhao Huaiyi of his dietary requirements and receiving his approval, Gu Qing immersed himself in the smelting room, displaying the same dedication he had in his youth. He would relentlessly beat anyone who wasn't already dead.

Back then, he alone could use up all the iron and stone stored by the bandits. Now, if he exerts his strength again, even Zhao Huaiyi suspects that he might be too tempted and want to improve his skills before the envoy arrives.

Gu Qing's motivation is something that cannot be explained to outsiders.

The hammering in the smelting room didn't stop until late at night, and it started again before the rooster crowed in the morning. Repeatedly forging weapons was a very boring thing.

He was like a machine, not only not annoyed, but also absorbed in it, constantly improving his skills in using the forging hammer, accumulating skill points, and consolidating his foundation.

Furthermore, with the acquisition of internal energy, he could now begin studying the art of [artifact patterns]. He specially crafted a five-times-refined iron plate from Bintie and attempted to inscribe artifact patterns using his internal energy.

The first thing we studied was the [Sturdy] pattern.

According to the Hundred Refinements Technique, it is best to use spiritual power to inscribe the artifact patterns. Internal energy may not be suitable, but it can still allow him to begin learning and make continuous attempts.

When you break through to a higher level in the future, your skills will naturally follow.

Therefore, it is also necessary to devote appropriate effort to the design of the vessel.

Thus, ten days later.

The Qi Dao Points accumulated to 210 points. Every 12 points equals 1 year of lifespan. The remaining 5 points, along with the rest, were converted into 17 years of lifespan, which were then added to the body in one go.

Gu Qing's lifespan instantly soared to 96 years.

The replenishment of his life essence almost made him cry out in pleasure; it was a feeling even more stimulating than the human instinct to reproduce, and his mind and body reached another peak.

A few things about lifespan.

Gu Qing had asked Zhao Huaiyi, who said that for ordinary people, living to sixty years old is considered long life. If a martial artist is brave and fierce, he might not even live as long as an ordinary person. If he takes care of his health and strengthens his body, he can live to eighty or ninety years old, and there are quite a few who live to over one hundred years old.

Tian Shou represents the age a person can live to without illness or disaster.

When Gu Qing was still a mortal, he had a lifespan limit of 120 years, and becoming a martial artist did not increase it.

This can be interpreted as the breakthrough to the first realm not being enough, since there haven't been any significant changes.

Taking myself as an example, the upper limit of lifespan for ordinary people is actually 120 years.

However, the natural lifespan is gradually reduced due to many factors such as living environment, food, disease, injury, hunger, fatigue, and mood.

For ordinary people, living to sixty is considered a long life, while wealthy families often have elderly members in their seventies or eighties. This is due to the influence of their living environment.

This kind of reference is not very meaningful to Gu Qing.

Even more valuable is the lifespan of martial arts masters. According to Zhao Huaiyi, the master of the Sword Casting Manor, known as the number one swordsman in Yan, is already 150 years old and still very active.

This shows that improving one's martial arts level can indeed extend one's lifespan.

After all, it's quite normal for the body to undergo multiple transformations, raising the upper limit of its life essence.

He just wanted to know what the limit of lifespan was.

After all, the Dao Points can extend one's lifespan to the upper limit of each realm. Other cultivators cannot live to that age because once they are born, they will be affected by the environment of this world.

There have been changes, more or less.

He is different; he can replenish his energy at any time. Therefore, although there is an upper limit to lifespan, Gu Qing will definitely live longer and be able to live longer than other cultivators of the same level!

Not to mention that Tian Shou can deduce and refine the techniques and martial arts he possesses. His seemingly limitless ability to burn life and evolve techniques actually has hidden limitations.

Iron casting technique — the art of refining iron.

This level of evolution consumed twenty years of Gu Qing's lifespan. What if we continue to extrapolate? Thirty years? Fifty years?

If one day, the energy expenditure exceeds his lifespan, wouldn't he just die?!

(End of this chapter)