Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Seven years later.

It was raining at night, and the mist dotted the mountains.

A breeze blew through the forest, blowing a small lamp on a small boat on the Independence River.

Under the dim light, Yang Minghe picked up a page of the court bulletin and read, "Last year, Wen Zong wrote 'Common Gu Insects in Nanli, Gu Spear' and sent it to the eight countries of Jiuli."

"Wen Zong ruled the world, after eight years, he wrote thirty-eight Gu Books, among which Gu Spirit and Gu Wine were the most popular."

"In the second year of Wen Zong's rule, he exchanged Gu Wine for six thousand Gu Wine in the West Desert and sent it to his Qi Refinement Realm subordinates."

"In the year of Wen Zong's rule, he personally went to the Water Country and killed the traitor Shi Xin Tie in front of three thousand soldiers. The three armies surrendered."

"In the third year of Wen Zong's rule, everything flourished. In the year of Wen Zong's rule, all the cultivators in the eight countries of Nanli had Gu Insects that could turn into butterflies. Everyone had cultivation resources and there was no need to fight."

"In the year of Wen Zong's rule, everything flourished and countless people broke through to the next realm."

"Jiuhe City's spiritual herbs were endless like mountains. Treasured herbs grew with the help of the heavens. Perhaps they would mature in six years."

"Everyone said that Jiuhe City was a paradise on earth."

"In the sixth year of Wen Zong's rule, there were five hundred and thirty-one people who broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in Nanli, the most in a hundred years."

"In the eighth year of Wen Zong's rule, there were nine thousand three hundred and twenty-three people who broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in Nanli, the most in eight hundred years."

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Yang Minghe reached out and drank a handful of rainwater. He frowned and said, "Wow, it's promoting Wen Zong's rule and martial arts. I thought I would see a new Gu Book."

The boat shook slightly. Yang Minghe turned his head and hurriedly stood up and bowed, "Greetings, Lord Song Zhi!"

Song Zhi coldly looked at the court bulletin in his hand, "I asked you to monitor the situation on the other side, but you're sitting here leisurely reading the court bulletin."

Yang Minghe said, "I'm in the Foundation Establishment Realm, if I check it myself, it will definitely alert the other side. I've already used some methods to know their whereabouts."

Song Zhi sat down and scooped a spoonful of wine from the flagon in front of Yang Minghe. "We have to be careful this time. The person who is coming is Shen Yuanjie, the most capable subordinate of Chief Steward Qingran. If anything goes wrong, both of us will be punished!"

When Yang Minghe heard Shen Yuanjie's name, he was clearly shocked. "The Shen Yuanjie who killed a relative of the Lin Kingdom's royal family on the streets?"

Song Zhi nodded slightly. "This man is in the limelight right now. We can't afford to offend him."

"I heard that if I make a few more contributions, I'll be able to enter the academy to study."

At the mention of the academy, both of them revealed a look of yearning.

The Master of Literature had thirty-eight chapters. This was something that everyone knew.

In reality, there were far more than this number of literary works. The rest were stored in the academy.

If he wanted to see more treasures, he would have to make more contributions.

While the two of them were discussing, they suddenly heard the sound of horses galloping behind them. They turned around and saw a young man dressed in black with white stripes leading a group of people rushing towards them.

The white stripes were embroidered with a goshawk, indicating that he belonged to the shadow guards.

Shen Yuanjie rode his horse to the riverside. The two of them quickly got off the boat and ran towards Shen Yuanjie, kneeling on one knee: "Subordinate greets Lord Shen!"

Shen Yuanjie waved the horsewhip in his hand, "Cancel the operation, follow me!"

Yang Minghe said with some dissatisfaction: "Lord Shen, I've already found the whereabouts of that hundred year lifespan Gu. I'm only waiting for Lord Shen to come!"

"Now that it's so easy to obtain, why give it up?"

Shen Yuanjie said in a heavy voice: "I received a secret report that a disturbance has occurred in the Death Realm. Right now, a Nan Li cultivator has forcefully broken through to the Profound Martial Realm and has returned to report the news. Quickly follow me!"

"If this Profound Martial Realm cultivator makes a mistake and we miss the information about the Death Realm, we can forget about living a good life!"

"I'm only the vanguard. Lord Qingran has already personally rushed to the surroundings of the imperial city to search."

"If you're late, you'll be punished by military law!"

After saying that, Shen Yuanjie turned around and left.

Yang Minghe and Song Zhi looked at each other and quickly followed.

After traveling for seven days, they finally arrived near Wu Imperial City. Yang Minghe had just arrived here when he followed Shen Yuanjie to visit Qingran.

In the wilderness, there were only many spirit beasts hiding in the forests.

That huge white elephant was Qingran's mount.

This was the first time Yang Minghe met such a big shot like Qingran.

It was rumored that this person's every move made the cultivators of the surrounding three countries tremble in fear.

Three years ago, she even used a vicious scheme to deceive and kill nearly a hundred of Great Liao's scouts. Her name shook the world and everyone feared her.

Shen Yuanjie followed the white elephant's nose and got on its back. He said to the carriage on the white elephant: "Lord Qingran, Shen Yuanjie is here with eighty-two shadow guards."

Yang Minghe and the shadow guards quickly lowered their heads. "Greetings, steward."

Qingran's cold voice could be heard from the carriage: "Mm, follow your orders."

Shen Yuanjie got a bit closer, and after about seven or eight minutes passed, he led the group out of the area.

After they were a distance away, Shen Yuanjie instructed, "Listen well. That Profound Martial Realm cultivator should have lost both his arms and legs. Furthermore, his spiritual energy is weak. It's very possible that even a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator can injure him."

"The Great Liao's scouts are already here to kill him."

"Quickly spread out and search for traces of that Profound Martial Realm cultivator. Send out a signal immediately if you find him!"

"Find that Profound Martial Realm cultivator and escort him to Nine River City to meet Wen Zong. It will be a great merit for us!"

Yang Minghe finally understood. The Great Liao's people were really persistent. They actually dared to secretly approach the Wu Imperial City and find an opportunity to kill a Profound Martial Realm cultivator.

After searching for an entire day, they still couldn't find any traces.

Yang Minghe glanced at the sky. It had been raining for seven days, but there wasn't a single trace left on the ground.

"How are we going to find him?"

"What's more, he's a Profound Martial Realm cultivator with many tricks up his sleeves!"

"If a Profound Martial Realm cultivator wants to hide in front of a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, it's impossible to find him."

After searching for another day, Yang Minghe still couldn't find anything. The other brothers also couldn't find anything.

After searching for another three days, Yang Minghe finally ran out of ideas. He could only shout as he ran between the mountains.

"I'm Li Bing's Shadow Guard, Yang Minghe. I'm here to rescue senior and head to Nine River City!"

He shouted for six days. On the seventh day, he passed by a place he had passed by five times. Suddenly, he heard a faint sigh.

"Is that Wen Zong's people?"

Yang Minghe was overjoyed and rushed towards the source of the sound. He saw a Daoist covered in blood with both his arms and legs broken.

His breathing was weak, and mosquitoes were flying around his wounds.

A Profound Martial Realm cultivator had actually fallen to such a state. It could be seen how tragic the battle was.

"Senior, have you returned from the Death Realm?"

The Daoist nodded with difficulty, "Quickly bring me to Wen Zong. There's a big change in the Death Realm."

Yang Minghe tied the Daoist to his back and quickly released a firework to tell the surrounding people that he had found his target.

Less than fifteen minutes after the firework was released, there were people around, but Yang Minghe wasn't very familiar with them.

They were all carrying swords, dressed in black, and their eyes were filled with killing intent.

"Both his arms and a leg are broken. It should be him!"

"Kill him and retreat immediately!"

After these people finished speaking, more than ten flying swords instantly attacked Yang Minghe. Yang Minghe immediately turned into mist and flew over a cliff, running wildly in the direction of Qing Ran.

As long as he was near Lord Qing Ran, he would be safe!

How could those black-clothed people let him go so easily? They immediately stepped on the treetops and crossed dozens of feet in one step, chasing after Yang Minghe.

After chasing for a few hundred feet, Yang Minghe was surrounded again.

Damn it, why aren't the other shadow guards here yet.

In the blink of an eye, another thirteen swords flew towards him, blocking all his escape routes.

Yang Minghe was about to risk his life to attack, when he saw a Daoist landing in front of him. He grabbed a void sword and swung it, knocking down the twelve flying swords one by one.

"Trying to use sword techniques in front of me, you are truly courting death."

The leader of the black clothed men was clearly anxious: "Who are you?

You dare to block our path! "

The Daoist had an elegant demeanor: "I am Zhang Can!"

Hearing the name Zhang Can, Yang Minghe relaxed.

General Wei, it was General Wei!

Meanwhile, the black clothed men opposite him were extremely flustered. "Oh no, it is Zhang Can, leave quickly!"

"Retreat!"

Zhang Can's eyes flashed with a cold light: "Lackey of Da Wu, since you dare to come to my Southern Li, you should be prepared to die!"

In an instant, the rocks and trees turned into swords and flew towards the surrounding black clothed men.

In less than fifteen minutes, Zhang Can had killed all thirteen people in front of him.

Zhang Can kept his sword: "Let's go, I will follow you to see Qing Ran."

While walking, Zhang Can asked: "You must have heard of my name, can you tell me what happened in the Death Realm?"

The Mystic Gate Daoist did not speak, Zhang Can only smiled.

"Alright, I will bring you to see Lord Wei."

Qing Ran was not too confused about Zhang Can's appearance: "You came back from Hidden Sword Mountain to visit your relatives?"

Zhang Can said: "I happened to pass by and saw you making a fuss, so I came to take a look."

Qing Ran smiled: "Thank you for this."

"Quickly heal this senior's injuries, I will personally escort senior to Nine River City!"

Ten thousand li away.

Chen Qing and Ji Ru stood on the branches of a huge tree. In front of them, a huge lake that stretched for hundreds of miles suddenly collapsed, causing the mountains and rivers in the surrounding hundreds of miles to collapse.

Chen Qing shook his head: "It seems that your information about king grade river Gu is not accurate."

"There are no king grade river Gu here, only two spirit grade river Gu."

Ji Ru's face was covered with a white veil. She was wearing a plain dress that outlined her exquisite figure.

Standing on the treetop, her white robe fluttered in the wind, making her look like a fairy who had descended to the mortal world.

Ji Ru, on the other hand, didn't really mind. "It's recorded in an ancient book from three thousand years ago. It's normal for it to be inaccurate."

"On the other hand, aren't you curious about my face under the veil?"

Chen Qing turned his head. At this moment, Ji Ru seemed somewhat cute and playful.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

I am telling you about the king grade river Gu, and you are telling me about it. Am I not curious?

At this moment, Ji Ru reached out to remove the veil on her face and stuffed it into Chen Qing's hands. "Here, I'll give it to you!"

After saying that, he jumped down from the branch like a proud skylark.

He walked in the direction of Daimu. "I'm going back to Daimu. See you in the Death Realm!"

After taking three steps, Ji Ru turned around. "You're a believer of Senior, and so am I. We'll meet sooner or later, so there's nothing to be embarrassed about."

"You're just too scheming. You're too scheming."

"Relax once in a while. Just treat it as a trip. There's nothing wrong with that."

"Don't keep a straight face all day, you look so dejected."

After saying that, she entered the forest and disappeared.

Chen Qing picked up the veil and thought for a moment before keeping it in his body.

If he had any urgent news in the future, he could enter his dream to inform her.

Chen Qing flew in the opposite direction of Ji Ru. After flying for a hundred li, he landed on the ground. Zuo Chuan quickly came forward to report: "Lord Wei, there is news from the Death Realm!"

Chen Qing immediately became solemn. "Speak."

Zuo Chuan said: "Lord Qing Ran sent the news. He saved a Nan Li's Profound Martial Realm expert who just came out of the Death Realm."

"That Daoist said he has important news to report to Lord Wei."

Chen Qing nodded. "Mm, let's go back to Nine River City!"

Seven days later.

Nine River City's Guard Palace.

Chen Qing tidied up his clothes under Xuan Ping's guidance, ensuring that he looked dignified before walking towards Guard Palace's main hall.

Xuan Ping followed behind. Chen Qing asked: "Did anything happen in the few days I was gone?"

Xuan Ping said: "What could be more important than your private meeting with Little Fairy?"

Chen Qing frowned slightly. "Who gave you the news?"

Xuan Ping said: "It's that sister of yours."

Chen Qing smiled bitterly: "That is a blessed woman, she is different from us."

"We are in the darkness, but she is always in the light."

"If I can get a blessing Gu in the future, I will definitely get one for you."

"I will make you a blessed woman too."

Xuan Ping pushed Chen Qing. "Alright, I know that is an ally."

"Marrying you is my life's blessing."

"Who would have thought that I, a small witch's daughter of Black Bird Tribe, would actually have a day when I can suppress Nine Li."

Chen Qing said seriously: "If I win in the Death Realm, I will definitely get a King Gu for you when I return."

Xuan Ping said: "Why are you suddenly saying this?"

Chen Qing said: "I have a feeling that Ji Chang has already sent me a letter of challenge."

Arriving at the main hall, Chen Qing sat on his seat. Xuan Ping followed him and sat beside him.

Glancing around, Su Yi, Wei Qing Chen, Zhang Can and Qing Ran were all present.

"Let's start the meeting, bring that Profound Martial Realm cultivator up first."

Qing Ran quickly ordered: "Shen Yuanjie, bring him up!"

After a while, Shen Yuanjie carried up the Profound Martial Realm cultivator whose arms and legs had been reattached.

The Daoist looked at Chen Qing. "Is it Wen Zong?"

Chen Qing nodded slightly. "What news do you have, quickly report it!"

The Daoist hesitated for a moment. "I am from the Extreme Light Sect."

After saying this, he didn't say anything else.

Hearing this, a golden ghost mask appeared in Chen Qing's hand and he put it on his face. "Now, can you say it?"

The Daoist then said: "Ji Chang secretly led eight hundred elite family members into the Death Realm half a year ago, and suddenly attacked a month ago."

"Within a month, he took down thirteen forts of our Extreme Light Sect."

"Our sect suffered heavy losses, thousands of casualties!"

(End of this chapter)