Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 56 Human, Demon, and Ghost

Master Lianfeng waved his sleeve dismissively.

The overwhelming spiritual power manifested a map that shifted between reality and illusion, starting from the area surrounding Baiyue Mountain, introducing the disciples to different places and their unique features.

This is a geography lesson.

It mainly talks about the territory of Baiyue Mountain and some resource production points.

The lecture lasted for more than three days.

Even Gu Qing couldn't remember so much practical information; he could only copy it down or draw diagrams to gradually memorize it later.

I benefited greatly from my first lecture.

This aroused considerable anticipation for the second lecture, like a magnificent scroll slowly unfolding before him, which held a fatal attraction for someone like Gu Qing with limited vision.

The view from Xintiandi is too captivating.

After the lecture, Gu Qing's life returned to its previous state.

However, he will come into contact with Chen Yin along the way.

He shares some of the weapon-refining commissions with the profits. Although the profit is small each time, it is continuous, and Gu Qing is in charge of the process and gives him pointers from time to time.

Chen Yin's weapon-refining skills improved rapidly, which could be considered as repaying Dean Chen's kindness in gifting him the treasure.

And so, twenty days later.

Gu Qing's cultivation has broken through again. He has accumulated 86 strands of spiritual energy, broken through the fifth level of the Refining Essence into Qi stage, opened up five sections of the marrow path, and his spine is as smooth as jade. He is more than halfway through the process.

The Jiaji Pass that follows is a threshold.

Those who lack the necessary aptitude will need to spend more time seeking an opportunity to break through the barrier.

Gu Qing has the Purple Jade Dew, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Thus, the second month passed.

The long-awaited second mini-lecture is here.

It was still Daoist Lianfeng. It is said that he would popularize the common knowledge of the cultivation world to the new disciples three times, and then spend the next eight months explaining and analyzing the path of cultivation.

Gu Qing naturally wouldn't miss it.

The theme this time is [humans, demons, and ghosts].

The slender and refined Master Lian Feng spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Humans are the most intelligent of all beings, born close to the Dao, and naturally capable of cultivation. They rank among the top races in the Cangwu Immortal Cultivation World. However, the true spirit hidden within their physical bodies has a great attraction to demons and ghosts."

"Demons eat people, ghosts devour people."

"The former seeks to help people develop their innate wisdom and spiritual insight, so that they can escape the ranks of wild beasts who eat raw meat and drink blood."

"The latter seeks to maintain the rationality of the spirit body and not be affected by yin energy and obsessions."

"The lower the level of the demon or ghost race, the stronger their covetousness towards the human race. If they become powerful, they no longer need human spirituality to enhance their abilities."

"The hatred between my people and them originated in ancient times."

"What exactly happened is now impossible to ascertain; we can only assume that demons and ghosts ate people, and people ate demons and slave ghosts."

"Those who hate each other must be eliminated upon sight."

Such is the nature of racial animosity.

Whether demons are divided into good and evil is not important; their kind is the enemy. Knowing this is the orthodox way.

"In this southern wilderness, the main enemies of Baiyue Mountain are the Eagle Demon clan. Their royal family originates from the bloodline of the Heavenly Demon—the Azure Roc. They are skilled in the art of wind manipulation and are the fastest among their peers, also known as the [Sky-Slaying Eagle]."

"He also commands nine Eagle King clans."

"Mountain-Crushing Eagle Clan, Crimson Flame Eagle Clan, Iron Feather Eagle Clan, Golden-Backed Eagle Clan... and so on."

"He rules over all the demon races in the southern wilderness, and all the scaled beasts, birds and birds revere him as emperor."

"The cultivation of demons is the same as that of humans. They absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate. When combined with the essence of demons, it becomes demon power, a different kind of power of longevity that is completely different from spiritual power."

"In fact, nowadays, there are very few demons who gain wisdom by eating people."

"Firstly, because the human race is getting stronger and stronger."

"Secondly, the demon race's lineage has become more and more complete, and they pay special attention to the upbringing of their young. As long as there is a lineage to carry on, they will no longer hunt humans for food."

Lian Feng's perspective was relatively neutral and objective, making his points easy to understand. Next, when the topic turned to the Ghost Clan, Lian Feng asked a question.

Do you believe in reincarnation?

This……

Gu Qing himself believed it; otherwise, how could he have brought Su Hui to be reincarnated in this world?

Before anyone could answer.

Lian Feng, the mentor, began to speak on his own.

There are two kinds of ghosts.

"One type is born in the netherworld or in places where yin energy is abundant. They are born as kings who rule over ghosts. This type of being, regardless of gender, is called the 'Nether Lord.' Once they appear, they cause great trouble."

"One type is born among the hundred races after birth. The more intelligent a race is, the more easily it is influenced by yin energy and transformed into a ghost."

"A person has three souls and seven spirits. If there are lingering attachments at the time of death, and the person is in a place with strong yin energy, then the incomplete seven spirits will transform into an evil ghost."

"Completely devoid of intelligence, only the obsessions of his past life remain."

"It will instinctively harm the kind of people it belonged to in its previous life, devouring their life force and soul. After eating a lot, it will regain its intelligence and gradually understand the path of cultivation."

"If we encounter any ghosts in the future, we will kill them one by one without fail."

"The Baiyue Mountains also have a tradition of ghost-summoning techniques; those who are interested can go to the Sutra Repository to learn them."

The demon race is the enemy of all living beings, but unlike other races, they do not have a fixed living environment, except for the Netherworld, which does not manifest in the world.

They all exist in scattered locations.

Therefore, it's not a big problem; the main issue is the demon race, which is competing with humans for living space.

Lian Feng also spent three days explaining the basics of animal species.

This time, Gu Qing had even more notes, and she needed to carefully study the intricacies within them, since she would inevitably come into contact with them someday.

Some of the magical artifacts recorded in the Evil Refining Methods were made from the flesh, bones, and scales of demons, while others were made from the bones of humans.

Gu Qing felt that crafting artifacts from human bones was somewhat taboo and did not intend to do so.

The artifact made of demonic bones is different; the Taotie head is a prime example.

Give it a try if you have the chance.

After two classes, I had a pretty good understanding of the Southern Wilderness. The entire Cangwu cultivation world is divided into four seas and eight wastelands, and each place has a human immortal sect.

In the Southern Wilderness, only the Baiyue Mountains stand out!

With such a powerful backing, what is there to worry about? Just climb the ranks slowly within the system.

Ever since.

It has been three months since I arrived at Baiyue Mountain, just over ten days have passed.

Inside the hermitage on Mount Huosang.

Gu Qing sat cross-legged, the Zhu Rong patterns covering his entire body emanating from him and bursting forth with intense flames.

Back, along the spine.

Each bone segment radiated a jade-like light, and unknowingly, the spinal cord pathway of the sixth vertebra was opened.

Breakthrough at Jiaji Pass!

He has reached the sixth level of the Refining Essence into Qi stage, accumulating 108 strands of spiritual energy.

The next realm, the seventh heaven, requires 192 strands of spiritual energy to break through, while the eighth heaven requires 276 strands to attempt a breakthrough.

At a rate of one strand per day, it would take 84 days to break through the seventh level of cultivation. In the past three months, it feels like things have slowed down considerably.

Gu Qing still hadn't mastered the Devouring Divine Power.

He is preparing to accelerate his cultivation.

If he can't do it, he can use the Taotie head instead. It also has the power of devouring, and he can use it as a medium for external refining to consume Huangya Dan or Ziyu Lu.

This indirectly increases the speed of cultivation.

(End of this chapter)