Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 93 True Essence as Vast as the Sea (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)
80% of cultivators who reach this stage will encounter a bottleneck at some point.

Just like Li Qiufeng.

He has been stuck at the peak of the eighth rank, Golden Dew Bigu, for almost a year, and has not found an opportunity to break through.

Gu Qing believed that with his qualifications, he wouldn't get stuck here.

So, after breaking through the True Essence Like the Sea, he might go into seclusion to try to break through to the Upper Eighth Grade, Hundred Apertures Gathering Spirit!
It's unclear how long it will take.

After the mission is completed, he will take a long break from his studies and use the rewards from this mission to exchange for more Azure Sea Pills, making a total of ten, to be used in combination with Dragon Spring Brew.

It should be shut down for at least ten months!
With this plan in mind, Gu Qing immediately went to Hibiscus Mountain, which, as the place where the wood element spiritual energy of the Five Elements Retreat gathers, is very suitable for the growth of wood-attribute spiritual materials.

A large area in the mountains was rented out to the Dan Palace.
Zhang Yuan stayed here to take care of the medicinal herbs. Once the Pill Hall sent a notification, he would send the processed herbs to various places in Baiyue Mountain that needed them.

Gu Qing came to plant willows.

The Five Elements have both Yang and Yin, which confirms the Yin-Yang theory of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and this is also reflected in reality.

For example:
Geng (庚) metal is Yang, and Xin (辛) metal is Yin.

Jia wood belongs to Yang, and Yi wood belongs to Yin.

Bing fire belongs to Yang, Ding fire belongs to Yin...

The Heavenly Stems are divided into Yin and Yang.

Yin Heavenly Stems: Yi, Ding, Ji, Xin, Gui
Yang Heavenly Stems: Jia, Bing, Wu, Geng, Ren
The Earthly Branches also have Yin and Yang distinctions, which I will not elaborate on further.

As a place of cultivation, the Five Elements Spirit Mountain must have its yin aspect. Gu Qing came looking for the yin land of Yi Wood, which is perfect for cultivating the Earth Yin Willow.

So he went to Zhang Yuan and discussed it with him.

Gu Qing had mixed feelings about Zhang Yuan, feeling both pity for his misfortune and anger at his lack of ambition.

As long as it doesn't violate his principles, I'm still willing to associate with him.

Otherwise, he would have retaliated against Huilongguan immediately.

Regarding the land use for the mountain gate.

Disciples can use the service, but as always, they must give in order to receive, so it is also done through a rental arrangement.

Gu Qing sought out Zhang Yuan not only because he was familiar with Hibiscus Mountain, but also because...

I also wanted to ask him to keep an eye on the Earth Yin Willow during his seclusion, in order to prevent any accidents from happening.

After all, this was the first time using the secret technique of the evil alchemy method.

If something happens along the way, he'll be stuck in a bind.

"Brother Qing, you're back."

"Yes, have you gotten used to staying in Baiyue Mountain during this time?"

Zhang Yuan gave a wry smile.

"I thought the Sword Forging Manor would be the most boring time, but I didn't expect it to be the same after coming to Baiyue Mountain. The three-year term is not over yet, and I can only listen to the scenery of the Southern Wilderness from the Lecture Cliff."

"There's no rush. You're an alchemist, and you have much more to learn than ordinary cultivators. You should keep a calm mindset. I even think three years isn't enough."

After the conversation, Zhang Yuan's knot in his heart was finally untied.

After all, the last time we met, it didn't go very well.

"Brother Qing, did you come to see me especially?"

"It's on my way. I'm looking for the Yin Land of Yi Wood. You've been here for a while now, do you know where it is?"

"Okay, I'll take you there."

"For land leasing, you need to register at the Weapon Refining Hall."

"I know, let me take a look first."

After saying that, the two walked side by side toward the shady side of Hibiscus Mountain.

It gives me a somewhat surreal feeling of returning to my childhood.

Russian qing.

"We've arrived. This area is all Yin Wood. The Pill Hall has planted some Yin-attribute spiritual herbs, but that area is all empty."

"good."

After looking around, they selected a plot of land.

Gu Qing was about to leave when she looked at Zhang Yuan, unsure of what to say. In the end, she didn't even mention asking him to look after the Earth Yin Willow, feeling awkward.

"gone."

Goodbye, Brother Qing.

After Gu Qing left, Zhang Yuan looked somewhat gloomy. He knew he was wrong, but he couldn't let go of the abbot.

The Refining Hall.

When Gu Qing arrived, Li Qiufeng had just left.

Elder Yao, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, grabbed him.

"Young Gu, you've escaped unscathed this time. Where's the body of the Cao traitor?" "You've done a good job this time."

"Here it is."

After taking out the corpse of the woman from Guiyin, Elder Yao examined it and was quite satisfied. After putting it away, he said...

"This time there was a problem, so the remuneration has increased."

"After the profit sharing, you will receive 120 contribution points, 10 spirit stones, and a bottle of cultivation pills."

Gu Qing's eyes lit up.

"So generous?"

"Yue Ming didn't take the reward; Li Qiufeng gave it all to you."

"That's it."

"Can I exchange it for the Azure Sea Pill?"

"Don't even think about it."

Elder Yao gave him a disapproving look.

"There is only one Bihaidan per bottle, there is no such thing as twelve."

"Then let's replace them all with Azure Sea Pills."

"By the way, I'd like to rent a piece of land on Hibiscus Mountain to grow some spiritual herbs to supplement my cultivation expenses."

"Farming?"

"Why would a weapon refiner like you be farming?"

Gu Qing had no choice but to explain.

"I'm cultivating materials for refining artifacts. I recently learned the methods of crafting artifacts from herbs and wood, and I plan to study them. I'll also take a ten-month vacation to go into seclusion."

"Ten months?"

Elder Yao exclaimed in surprise.

"You're a weapon refiner currently employed in the main hall, why have you taken so long? Aren't you living a long life?"

"Then why are you still making me do missions?"

"You'd be better off spending that time on spiritual practice."

"..."

Elder Yao stroked his beard awkwardly.

"Okay, take it all."

"As a steward of the Weapon Refining Hall, you should have some fixed assets. Let's transfer the Yi Wood Yin Land of Hibiscus Mountain to your name. You can only choose three plots."

"Good, Elder Yao is indeed a man of great character, giving it to me as soon as he said he would."

Three plots of land were circled on the map.

Gu Qing was happily preparing to run away when Elder Yao stopped him and asked a question.

"Did you go to Wuyoulou? Did you get some nourishment?"

"I didn't go. I'll talk about it next time."

The sound gradually faded away, and Gu Qing's figure disappeared on the horizon, which made Elder Yao feel very emotional.

"Your cultivation level has improved quite a bit after going out for a while."

"In another five or six years, I'm afraid I'll be able to catch up with the older generation of disciples."

In Baiyue Mountain, seniority is determined by cultivation level.

However, there are also common practices. Generally speaking, those who have entered the sect within the past twenty years are considered to be of the same generation. Catching up means that Gu Qing has caught up with someone who has cultivated for more than twenty years.

He definitely belongs to the ranks of geniuses.

"so good."

Shaking his head and singing folk songs, Elder Yao's figure gradually disappeared in front of the hall, able to cross a distance of more than ten feet in a single step.

After obtaining the land deed, Gu Qing was considered to have assets in Baiyue Mountain.

Without disturbing Zhang Yuan, they went directly to the sacred site of Hibiscus Mountain.

The three plots of land belonging to the Wood element are connected and cover an area of ​​about 1,000 mu (approximately 67 hectares), more than enough to plant a willow tree.

Release the ground willow and take three more willow branches as spares.

To avoid ending up with nothing if things go wrong.

The once lush willows are now sickly, with all the healthy branches broken off, leaving only a few hanging there.

Take out the flag that controls the Soul Devourer.

Gu Qing officially began using the Refining Evil Technique, casting the Soul-Devouring Ghost into the willow tree and connecting it with the spiritual energy of the Yin Wood Earth.

(End of this chapter)