Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Chapter 130: Linglong Divine Palace

Three months passed quickly.

Nine River City, which was thousands of square kilometers in size, finally showed a trace of vicissitude after the spring rain.

But one could still tell that it was a newly built city.

Yao Yi sat in the tallest pavilion on the city wall, by the window, vigilant of his surroundings.

He did not need to guard against enemies, but the rain.

Spring rain had always been continuous, and would last for several days.

He looked at the order on the table, and gave instructions for today's matters. "Lord has ordered that it is not to rain today!"

"Once you discover rain clouds, disperse them immediately!"

The others received the order, and went to make preparations.

Yao Yi was the young man Chen Qing had discovered when he was patrolling the area.

In the end, facing Chen Qing's army, he chose to submit.

After all, this was their territory, and he was only the first to discover it.

After joining Iron Flow Valley, he obtained Wei Qing Chen's favor because of a grass spirit butterfly, and was brought here directly, becoming a small hall master of Iron Flow Valley's spirit division.

He was in charge of over thirty square kilometers of spirit fruit trees, and also the weather.

Whether it rained or not, and how much rain there was, he had to listen to Chen Qing's orders.

Without the orders, not a single drop of rain could fall. If there was a command to rain, then even if it was daytime, he had to summon all the cultivators with rain Gu to rain.

After arriving at this place, Yao Yi was amazed by the city as soon as he arrived.

The spirit herbs here grew much faster than the outside world.

Regarding rain and clear skies, the control was very strict.

Normally, there would only be orders to rain at night, and it was not allowed to rain during the day.

Sensing the strict rules, Yao Yi did not feel aggrieved, instead, he felt that this was the right thing to do, this was the true immortal atmosphere.

How much rain to fall, and when to fall, had to be precise.

This was what a large force should do!

This was what a cultivator should do.

Heaven and earth were controlled by me, heaven and earth were used by me.

Thinking of this, he felt even more admiration towards the ruler of this place.

Just as he was about to go out and patrol, he saw a black cloud coming from afar.

"What's going on, it is not allowed to rain today, why is there a black cloud here, quickly go and check who is doing this!"

The person quickly returned and reported, "Lord, no one is causing the wind and rain, this is a natural phenomenon."

Yao Yi immediately ordered, "Raise the wind, raise the wind and blow the cloud away!"

"If this rain falls, we'll lose our pay!"

"Hurry up and get the Wind Hall to disperse the dark clouds!"

He had just finished taking care of the spirit fruit orchard that he was in charge of. It was only April, but these spirit fruits were already abundant and would soon ripen.

If he remembered correctly, these fruit trees had only been planted for three months. Not only had they begun to blossom and bear fruit, but they had also matured in just three months.

After taking care of his spirit field and handing over his work to the Vice Hall Master, he prepared to go to the market.

Just as they arrived at the market, they heard a commotion coming from the city gate. "What a big turtle!"

"Is this a Foundation Establishment Great Demon?"

"Lord Mei is truly amazing. Even a Foundation Establishment Great Demon was subdued!"

Yao Yi also wanted to watch the show. He came to the two sides of the street and saw Mei Zuochen riding a horse in front of him. Behind him was a huge prison cart with a huge old tortoise.

The old tortoise looked to be at least three meters long. At this moment, it was caged in a cage covered in blood and looked ahead expressionlessly.

Yao Yi couldn't help but think that if he had chosen to resist immediately, he might have ended up like this.

The demon race really didn't know when to advance or retreat. In front of Lord Mei's army, they actually dared to stop him. They were really courting death!

A large number of family members and children of the 21 clans came closer to take a closer look. In their hearts, a Foundation Establishment Great Demon was a high and mighty existence.

It was rare to see one, and even if they did, they would need to kowtow.

How could it be like today, when the tortoise was held in a prison cart for them to observe?

"Our Iron Flow Valley is really too strong!"

"Lord Mei is so amazing.

I heard that Lord Mei is about to reach Foundation Establishment! "

"Lord Mei is so powerful. Naturally, Foundation Establishment won't be a problem!"

Hearing these praises, Mei Zuochen's heart was filled with joy. In addition to this great victory, he was flushed with success and his horse galloped faster.

After holding the old tortoise and locking it in Nine River City's prison, he went to the City Lord's mansion to visit Chen Qing.

When he arrived at the City Lord's mansion, he didn't see Chen Qing. After asking the guards at the gate, he learned that Chen Qing had gone to the fields.

Mei Zuochen hurriedly walked towards the fields. Under a crystal pear tree, he finally saw Chen Qing reading a thick book.

"Lord, fortunately, I didn't disappoint. I've successfully captured that Foundation Establishment Great Demon Tortoise!"

Chen Qing smiled and nodded. He stood up and said, "Mm, very good."

"You captured it alive, right?"

Mei Zuochen cupped his hands and said, "Under Lord's orders, I captured it alive."

Only then did Chen Qing say, "Since it's alive, I have a way to force the promotion map out of it. Just wait."

"This time, you've made a great contribution. No one can object to you getting a Spirit Gu anymore."

Mei Zuochen continued to report, "In the depths of the water cave, I found an undercurrent. I've already left Jiang Dahu to continue investigating."

Chen Qing nodded and said, "Mm, I understand. You may leave."

After reading the part of the agriculture book written by the great shaman, Chen Qing ordered, "Miao Xian, send someone to the Spirit Division to pass down the order. Tonight, at midnight, half an inch of rain will fall."

After giving the order, Chen Qing returned to his City Lord's Mansion. After eating dinner, he brought people to the Nine River City's dungeon.

Walking into the dungeon made of broken spirit stones, Chen Qing went to the depths of the dungeon. He waved his hand to let Yuanwu Jue, who was guarding him, wait outside. Chen Qing walked to the old tortoise alone.

The old tortoise saw that the master had finally arrived and said, "This little old man didn't know that this was Lord's territory and secretly stole the cave. Lord, please punish me!"

This old thing knew that his death was near. Before Chen Qing could say anything, he had already given in.

Chen Qing said indifferently, "I can protect your descendants. They can stay in my Iron Flow Valley as spirit beasts and keep their lives."

When the old tortoise heard this, he seemed to have thought of something, "Lord, don't you want the promotion map of my Spirit Gu?"

Chen Qing smiled and said, "I have my own ways to get it. You don't have to worry about it."

The old tortoise sighed. He had hidden it well for more than a hundred years, but it was discovered today.

"Lord, I wonder if the secret of the Spirit Ruins can be exchanged for this little old man's life?"

Chen Qing's interest was immediately piqued, "I know about it in the depths of your water cave."

The old tortoise said, "My water spirit Gu was obtained from here. There is a great terror in this place!"

"If I am not careful, I might die in there!"

"Although this little old man doesn't have any other abilities, I managed to find out a lot by relying on my tortoise shell."

Chen Qing smiled and said, "So you only have one water spirit Gu until now?"

"If you really found out a lot, don't you have other Gu worms?"

"Other than spirit Gu, they are useless to me."

"I have as many ordinary Gu worms as I want."

Chen Qing ordered someone to bring a brush and paper, "Write down everything you know about this spiritual ruin and I will spare your descendant's life."

"As for you, demon, I still don't trust you."

After a round of threats and promises, Chen Qing finally obtained the map of this spiritual ruin.

Chen Qing picked it up and looked. This place extended tens of miles underground, it was an extremely huge underground palace.

Even with his perception, he did not discover it, it was hidden very deep.

Could it be left behind by some big force?

Picking up the map drawn by the old tortoise, Chen Qing waved his hand to let Ultimate Origin Martial Arts kill the old tortoise and retrieve the gu. Then, he returned to the city lord's residence and began to study this map.

The underground palace extended tens of miles, the old tortoise had only explored the periphery.

Of course, he only obtained a Water Spirit Gu from his exploration.

Such a huge underground palace must have a deeper level of secrets.

He quickly put down his brush and instructed, "Go to the Ghost Trust Tribe and let Lady Yin take fifty ghosts and follow Jiang Dahu to explore. Once there is news, report back immediately. Do not be greedy for treasures!"

He did not plan to go personally. There was no need for him to take the risk in such a dangerous place.

On the contrary, ghosts like Lady Yin and the others were formless and could pass through walls at will. They were more suitable.

After arranging this, Chen Qing began to cultivate.

After cultivating for six hours, Chen Qing opened his eyes and was a little dejected, "As expected, my cultivation speed is much slower after foundation establishment."

Of course, this did not mean that his cultivation speed was slower after foundation establishment, but it was slower compared to qi refinement.

When he was qi refinement realm, he could clearly feel his cultivation growing slowly. But now, he did not even feel the slow growth.

At this rate of cultivation, it would take him at least 30 years to reach the Great Circle of Foundation Establishment.

And this was because his cultivation speed was fast.

After all, he had the dao unification light butterfly.

Eating spirit herbs was more reliable.

After this batch of spirit herbs was harvested, he could live a life of a hundred kilograms of spirit herbs. That way, his cultivation speed would definitely be much faster.

When it was midnight, Chen Qing put on the bronze grimace mask while Ji Ru said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Senior [Absolute Beginning]. I didn't get the upgrade materials. I'm afraid I can only seek Senior [Absolute Beginning]'s guidance at the next gathering."

Chen Qing smiled and nodded, then disappeared.

Ji Ru let out a long sigh. She didn't know whether it was right or wrong for her to contract the Three Year Cicada.

Right now, she was stuck at the bottleneck of advancing to light butterfly, a hundred year lifespan Gu, even with her status as a princess, was hard to obtain.

After ending his conversation with Ji Ru, Chen Qing only waited for two days before he received a report from Lady Yin. Chen Qing looked at the letter that Lady Yin sent back. "Suspected to be an ancient ruin?"

He looked at the words that Scholar Yin had copied down. "Are these primordial words?"

He couldn't understand it.

He couldn't understand it at all. In his eyes, it was like a bunch of scribbles.

Holding the text, Chen Qing went to Bai Wangming's house. "Mister, you are very knowledgeable. Could you please enlighten me? Do you recognize these ancient characters?"

Bai Wangming picked it up and looked at it carefully for a while. "Milord, what is written on it is a small daily matter regarding Linglong Divine Palace."

"It's said that he slew a Great Demon and obtained the wondrous art of enlightenment. He can now open the Daoist scriptures in his body and use divine abilities and magical arts."

Chen Qing asked: "Mister, are you not curious as to why there were no Gu worms back then?"

Bai Wangming smiled: "Many people have investigated this question and have already come to the conclusion that this world has changed."

"Times have changed. In the immemorial era, everyone cultivated. But now, everyone raises Gu."

Chen Qing did not ask more about this matter and asked: "Mister, please stay in my city lord's manor for the time being. I have many things that I want to ask mister."

"I can also learn the words of this immemorial era from mister."

Bai Wangming's battle strength was not high, Chen Qing naturally could not let Bai Wangming go to such a dangerous place.

If Chen Qing learned more, he would be able to obtain some information if he encountered an immemorial ruin in the future and avoid entering a dangerous place by mistake.

After a while, Extreme Origin Martial Art delivered the Gu worms that he took from the foundation establishment tortoise demon. There were a total of five Gu worms.

Chen Qing only picked up the spirit grade Gu and did not pay much attention to the other ordinary Gu worms.

[Spirit grade Gu · Water Spirit]

Quality: Rank one Gu

Lifespan: 1/109

Effect: Turns the heart into water spirit and the blood flowing in the body into water spirit blood.

Characteristics:

[Water Spirit]: Contains water spirit blood, can control water and use the wondrous water dragon technique.

[Swimming Fish Technique]: In water, the flying speed increases greatly.

Growth requirement: Water spirit's breath

Growth progress: 0/100

Advancement requirement: Rank nine, three drops of flood dragon blood, three inches of sea serpent's whisker

This water spirit Gu was not an ordinary Gu worm, it could change itself.

To Chen Qing, it could be said to be of no use at all.

Because he did not have a heart.

Was it because the world had changed, so the wondrous technique turned into a Gu worm?

That was right, Gu worms evolved from the Great Dao.

When Mei Zuo Chen's battle merits are announced tomorrow, this Gu worm will be bestowed to him.

The next day, Scholar Yin and Jiang Da Hu sent people to deliver large numbers of incomplete ancient books. Chen Qing and Bai Wangming also immersed themselves in studying these ancient books.

Bai Wangming was in charge of translating and Chen Qing was in charge of reading. After a while, they recognized many immemorial words.

According to the records, this should be a sect that cultivated the body and was extremely powerful during the immemorial era.

There was a wondrous technique that could open one's Dao scriptures, allowing one's fists and legs to open divine abilities and spells.

For example, the jade eyes that could see through one's true form.

The sword eyes that hid ten thousand swords.

The Star Picking Hand that could move mountains and seas.

The Qilin Steps that could easily crush mountains.

The breathing technique that breathed in heaven and earth and condensed the essence of all living things.

The Dragon Ascending Steps that could allow one to fly and perform various transformations.

The Soaring Wind Technique that could give birth to a pair of golden wings.

These spells were completely different from the current path of cultivation.

The current cultivation methods were mostly inclined towards sword cultivation or using the power of heaven and earth to attack.

Condensing sword qi, fire form, water form, or lightning form to attack.

As for this Ling Long Divine Palace, it could be said to be a sect that cultivated the body entirely, using fists and legs or opening the body's Dao scriptures to use divine abilities and spells.

Chen Qing started to feel that this so-called Ling Long Divine Palace was not ordinary, it was highly likely to have large numbers of Gu worms.

It was even possible that there was an unknown king grade Gu hidden inside.

However, such a treasure ground was bound to be filled with danger, it was better to be cautious.

If they opened it rashly, once a spirit Gu escaped their control, it would cause a phenomenon and the secret of this place would not be able to be concealed.

Chen Qing put down the immemorial remnant book in his hand. "It seems that I have to plan slowly."

Sorry for being late.

(End of Chapter)