Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 97 The Thousand-Handed Puppeteer Arrives (Please Subscribe and Vote)
The Refining Hall.

Elder Yao, whom he hadn't seen for ten months, hadn't changed at all. He was tugging at his beard and looking at him with a strange expression.

"The main method of cultivation in the Realm of Gathering Spirit from a Hundred Apertures is to open the apertures."

There are three main approaches to Baiyue Mountain.

"The first way is to cultivate yourself diligently for two hundred years. If you're lucky, you'll achieve perfection; if you're unlucky, you'll stop here in this life."

"The second type is elixirs."

"Medicine King Valley has the Spirit-Awakening Pill, and Baiyue Mountain also has a similar pill called the Flying Spirit Pill. A bottle contains twelve pills, and each bottle costs 500 contribution points. Each pill can open up one acupoint."

"Can it also partially open all the acupoints?"

"No."

Elder Yao turned around awkwardly and explained.

"The Medicine King Valley is quite skilled in alchemy. It is said to have been founded by a former disciple of Taihe Mountain. Taihe Mountain is the head of the alchemy sects among the twelve immortal sects, so it is normal for them to have unique methods."

Gu Qing understood.

The Flying Spirit Pill can only open one acupoint, costs 500 per bottle, and each pill averages 41 contribution points, which is one-third more expensive than the Azure Sea Pill, but it is still acceptable.

Elder Yao then added.

"It's easier to open two acupoints with the Flying Spirit Pill, but it's more difficult to open a single acupoint, requiring two pills. As for external meridian acupoints... they are ineffective."

"..."

Gu Qing was speechless.

"What about the third method?"

"Take advantage of the location."

“There are all kinds of advantages to the terrain, and the methods and regulations are all different, but this is the fastest way.”

Elder Yao took out a map of Baiyue Mountain's gate and pointed to a secluded spot.

"This is the [Earthly Fiend Abyss], a treasure that the first ancestor of Baiyue Mountain painstakingly obtained from the desolate Eastern Wilderness. It originally contained seventy-two kinds of Earthly Fiend Qi, which can be described as perfect."

"With the consumption and use by later generations, there are still more than fifty kinds of earthly evil energy."

"If you want to accelerate your cultivation to the Awakening Realm, go here. Remember! You can only cultivate on the outskirts of the Nine Netherworld Cave, and let the Nine Netherworld winds blow on your body."

"There are many seventh-grade cultivators inside who are in seclusion refining their evil energy. Do not make any noise to disturb them."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing became very curious.

"Does a seventh-grade cultivator need to refine their evil energy? How is this done?"

Elder Yao just stared at him without saying a word, which made Gu Qing feel uneasy.

"If you don't want to talk, then don't. Why are you staring at me like that?"

"I know that being overly ambitious and having unrealistic expectations is a big no-no."

A few flirty words.

Gu Qing then left.

There are seventy-two caves in the Earthly Fiend Abyss. The Nine Nether Fiend Cave, which he was going to, was not crowded, which shows that not many people used the method given by Elder Yao.

What exactly the secret is, we'll only know after trying it.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Just as Gu Qing was about to give it a try, he was stopped by a resident cultivator sent by the main hall of criminal law.

Seeing that Gu Qing was wearing the robes of a steward from the Weapon Forging Hall, they explained a few things to him.

The Earthly Fiend Abyss is a place of cultivation for seventh-rank great cultivators.

Those below the seventh rank are not allowed to enter, as the interior is filled with earthly evil energy and is extremely dangerous.

If there is a genuine need, 10 contribution points must be paid daily.

A seventh-grade cultivator needs to pay 100 points per day to enter and refine evil spirits.

This rule seems expensive.

This is already a huge welfare benefit, as can be seen from the contribution of consumption.

Gu Qing had no choice but to return the way he came; he hadn't made a single contribution.

When I saw Elder Yao's face again in the weapon-refining hall, I was speechless.

He reached out and asked for a weapon-refining task.

The other party cheerfully assigned him tasks, seemingly enjoying teasing Gu Qing, and gave him five weapon-refining missions with a humming tone.

Accumulating contribution points is the same as accumulating artifact points.

It's a long and arduous process. Gu Qing, nicknamed the Thousand-Handed Puppet Master, reluctantly took up his post, raising the scope of tasks he accepted to 15-pattern high-grade magic artifacts, as if he had disappeared for a year to improve his weapon-refining skills.

For the time being, no one has connected Gu Qing's two identities with Qian Shou.

As soon as the furnace was lit, Gu Qing displayed the spirit of a liver emperor.

They were refining it desperately.

His contribution points and artifact crafting points steadily increased, and his improvement in cultivation further accelerated his artifact crafting speed, especially as his divine sense played a significant role.

Originally, it took ten days to produce a high-grade magic weapon, but this has been reduced to eight days.

When I get tired, I practice my martial arts, because I can eventually achieve enlightenment on my own.

in this way.

Time flies like an arrow, and he seems to be trapped in an abyss of labor, rarely stopping completely.

Two and a half months later.

Gu Qing had no choice but to withdraw from this state. Someone contacted Elder Jiang and asked him to meet with him.

Outside the Earth Fire Room, the space was already crowded with telepathic talismans.

After a quick glance, he suddenly realized.

It's Bai Feng's business.

That guy has been captured for so long, the outcome should have been decided long ago. Because the Earth Yin Willow was destroyed so thoroughly, it's impossible to determine what methods Bai Feng used.

However, the evidence was conclusive, with witnesses and physical evidence present, and the owner caught them red-handed, making the determination of the crime very smooth.

The Criminal Law Hall's verdict was to abolish his cultivation, expel him from Baiyue Mountain, and compensate Gu Qing with 100 spirit stones.

All that's left is for him to agree.

Bai Feng's elders were very anxious and wanted to resolve the issue from the source, Gu Qing. They didn't ask for complete innocence, but their biggest demand was that Gu Qing's cultivation not be abolished.

Unable to contact him, they sought help from Elder Jiang.

Gu Qing was at a time when he lacked opportunities to contribute.

Thinking it would be a good opportunity to make some money off him, he agreed to meet.

For the weapon crafting task, the average reward is 5 contribution points for a low-grade magic weapon, 10 points for a mid-grade magic weapon, and 50 points for a high-grade magic weapon.

This is the reward given by the main hall. If it is given to fellow disciples for refining weapons, the reward will be doubled.

Because he needed to accumulate weapon crafting points, Gu Qing required access to the materials library, so he mostly took on tasks from the main hall. He only sought weapon crafting tasks from fellow disciples when he ran out of money.

He had accumulated spirit stones for so many years, and only had forty-odd pieces. There was a reason for this. It wasn't a matter of loss or gain. Serving the main hall showed his sincerity.

He sent a telepathic talisman in return.

We agreed to meet in the side hall of the weapon-refining hall three days from now.

After checking the deacon token, Gu Qing found that his contribution points remained at 468, and his artifact cultivation points had increased by 500. Overall, Gu Qing had almost given up cultivation in the past two months, and had only undergone two enlightenment sessions.

Currently, we are at the stage of focusing on 6 acupoints.

"I'm almost there, and I can exchange it for a bottle of Flying Spirit Pill, but it doesn't seem worth it. I'd better go to the Nine Netherworld Cave to try it out first."

three days later.

An old woman met Gu Qing in a side hall of the weapon-refining hall.

“Steward Gu, I am an old man in white robes. My only request is to spare my grandson’s life. This is my sincerity.”

We're all adults; if we make a mistake, we should face it squarely.

Her attitude was quite appropriate; she knew what Gu Qing wanted after dragging it out for two and a half months.

"Two thousand contribution points, and a forging blueprint for a spiritual weapon?"

"Senior Bai's actions are truly astonishing."

Bai Qiu quickly smiled apologetically.

"If Steward Gu is willing, then it's settled?"

Gu Qing thought for a moment.

"I have no personal grudge against Bai Feng; it was he who coveted my treasure first."

"Consider this resource a lesson learned. I will communicate with the Criminal Law Department. However, we will need to do some persuasion with Bai Feng to understand his thoughts."

"I understand."

(End of this chapter)