Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 63 Snake Demon
Gu Qing thought for a moment, then realized there was still a loophole in Huang Li's words.

he asked.

"If this item could make you unconditionally join the Baiyue Mountains, why haven't you tried it at your age?"

"This……"

"I am obsessed with medicine and have never aspired to the path of immortality."

"you are lying."

Huang Li fell to his knees with a thud, banging his head on the ground.

“I…I went there, but the celestial official of Xuefu City demanded a fee before he would let me see the celestial master in charge of recruitment. I…I couldn’t pay it, so I was driven away.”

"It's the same every year."

Gu Qing fell silent immediately; this unpleasant matter was, in fact, a scandal.

In the end, he still spoke.

"Please step aside."

"Chang Immortal!"

"Step aside."

Huang Li glanced back at the giant snake, closed his eyes, and simply sat still, which made Gu Qing laugh in exasperation.

With a flick of his sleeve, he channeled his inner energy, sending Huang Li flying three zhang away. Huang Li cried out in pain and was unable to stand up for a long time.

The twin swords of wind and fire hovered between the snake demon's forehead and its seven-inch mark.

Gu Qing landed in front of her.

asked.

"Was the strange illness in Qingshui Town caused by you?"

The snake demon's eyes were filled with pain, and she was terrified of Gu Qing, nodding and shaking her head repeatedly.

"This place is called Xiaohanquan, and underground it nurtures a piece of Hanli iron essence."

"Before me, there were two snake demons who became demons in this place by relying on the icy spiritual energy emitted by the iron essence."

"They knew this place was human territory, so they left without lingering and left a record on the stone slab at the bottom of the cold pool."

"Only demons who break through to the eighth rank can possess spiritual intelligence."

"After my breakthrough, greed got the better of me, and I swallowed the Cold Iron Essence. Its immense icy spiritual energy tore my demonic body apart, and I almost bled to death."

"Although it was a blessing in disguise, I barely managed to break through to the middle of the eighth rank."

"But the demon blood that flowed out flowed down the mountain stream into the Qingshui River, which may be the source of the strange disease."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing said no more.

Although he had no intention to harm others, he did things that were harmful.

Since injuries or deaths have occurred, those responsible must be held accountable.

As the twin swords of wind and fire were slightly raised, about to pierce the snake demon, she shouted.

"Wait! Wait!"

"It's just a possibility! There's another possibility."

"Oh? Then let's hear what else you have to say."

The giant serpent trembled all over, a cold light flashed across its body, and its huge demonic body rapidly shrank, transforming into a beautiful girl with a human body and a snake tail, snake scales on her cheeks, gorgeous features, and deep blue eyeshadow on the corners of her eyes.

The demon race, at the ninth rank, eats raw meat and drinks blood, not much different from ordinary wild beasts, with only their brute strength and innate bloodline distinguishing them.

If one can break through to the eighth rank, it means that one's wisdom and spirit have been awakened, one possesses normal intelligence, and one can transform into a half-demon body, which is convenient for cultivation.

Humans are born close to the Dao and are naturally capable of cultivation.

This body contains endless mysteries, so transforming into a human is an inevitable step on their cultivation path. Maintaining a human body allows for faster cultivation and greater chances of receiving the favor of the Great Dao.

Only when one breaks through to the sixth rank can one be no different from an ordinary person.

The snake demon, who had transformed into a half-demon, wore a light blue dress, her body covered in bloodstains, and there was a large, unhealed blood hole on her snake tail.

Her face was pale, and she looked pitiful.

Gu Qing finally understood why there were always human cultivators in biographies who were bewitched by demons and spoke well of them.

The appearance of this demon is indeed quite captivating.

"Immortal Master, the first two snake demons born in Xiaohan Pool had no clan and wanted to join the demon race but could not. So they went to Jinsha River to seek refuge with the Black Dragon King, who was originally a wild demon."

"If you do the math, we met once when he came back three years ago."

"They said they were going to settle down in Qingshuijiang. The strange illness that the townspeople were suffering from seemed to be caused by the venom of the Hanli snake, so I suspected that they were responsible, but I could not rule out the possibility that it was due to my demon blood."

"You're quite the talker."

Gu Qing pondered for a moment.

If there are still two snake demons in the Qingshui River, they must be eliminated.

He really didn't know what kind of scheme the Black Dragon King of the Jinsha River was.

If what you say is true, I will give you a chance to live.

"If it's fake, you won't escape my grasp."

Gu Qing summoned the Senluo Canopy, a magical artifact shaped like a canopy on a chariot shaft—a round umbrella with a beaded curtain that could conceal one's aura and form. He activated it, and it floated above the snake demon's head.

This would conceal its demonic form and prevent it from causing chaos.

"Come with me."

"Yes, Immortal Chief."

Although he spared her life for the time being, Gu Qing was not entirely at ease. He was determined to get a set of magical artifacts to seal true essence when he returned this time.

They were preparing to take off.

Huang Li, having recovered his strength, came running over, panting.

"Immortal Master? What about the snake demon? Did you turn it to ashes?"

Gu Qing rolled her eyes.

With the canopy of the celestial realm concealing him, Huang Li could not see the snake demon.

"Come find me in Qingshui Town."

Having said that, he and the snake demon transformed into a streak of light and departed.

Huang Li, who was left behind, shuddered and hurriedly ran towards the town, shouting as he went.

"Immortal Master, you haven't returned the pendant to me yet..."

"Immortal Master?!"

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Clearwater Town.

At the entrance to the rice paddy, the constables did not return but waited for Gu Qing.

When he returned and saw it, he simply landed.

Why didn't you go back?

"Immortal Master!!"

Gu Qing suddenly fell from the sky, startling him.

Instead of answering Gu Qing's question, he asked a question.

"The snake demon has been dealt with?"

Gu Qing nodded.

"It's resolved. Come with me to the county government office."

"But where is the body?"

"Of course I put it away."

Seeing that the constable still looked worried, Gu Qing reached out and ripped a snake scale off the snake demon's face.

This caused him to bare his teeth and glare angrily at Gu Qing.

From the constable's perspective, Gu Qing simply flipped his hand, and a tiny snake scale appeared in his palm, which then quickly grew larger than the size of his hand.

"Could this serve as evidence?"

"Ok, Ok."

"Immortal, please come with me."

Gu Qing followed behind, sorting out the series of events that had occurred since arriving in Qingshui Town.

If the snake demon's words are true.

There are two snake demons in the Qingshui River. How could the people in the town not know that?
The river water was used for washing clothes and cooking. Woodcutters could see giant snakes in the mountains and forests, but women who washed clothes by the river every day could not see them.
The magistrate's urgency in urging him to exorcise the demon at Wild Boar Canal seemed genuine; it was just a bit rude. To assume that he was associating with demons was perhaps too hasty.

The constables' attitude was also unusual, and their manners were quite poor.

and many more.

Gu Qing suddenly realized that he had overlooked something.

That's time.

Regardless of what Huang Li said, what the snake demon said, or what the constable said, the illness started three years ago!
Baiyue Mountain received the demon-slaying mission a month and a half ago.

Such an anomaly has occurred over such a long period of time.

According to the common sense of the officials of the Nanyue Kingdom, there must be demons causing trouble, and the sooner it is reported, the better.

The magistrate of Qingshui Town arrived three years late.

It wasn't until the woodcutter saw the giant snake in the Wild Boar Canal that the rumors spread throughout the town, causing widespread panic, that the story was reported.

Thinking about it this way, it seems quite logical.

He used his divine sense to deceive the constables' hearing.

Asked the snake demon.

"I ask you, why did you save Huang Li when he fell off a cliff?"

(End of this chapter)