18: Since none of you want to become my disciple, I will give birth to one myself.

On the other side, Gu Qing caught up with Lin Chuqing, and he changed the subject: "Sister Chuqing, how do I go to the Star God Temple to become a disciple?"

Lin Chuqing took a deep breath, calming her turbulent emotions, "The Star God Temple is not in the Barren Ancient Realm; it drifts in the cosmic void. Without Void Dao Realm cultivation, it's impossible to cross the void."

"However, you don't need to worry. The phenomenon you awakened must have been sensed by those old monsters, and the Star God Temple has an Innate Spirit Treasure that can sense Star God Body physiques. They will definitely send someone to pick you up."

"How long will that take?" Gu Qing felt a jolt of alarm. A sect floating in the cosmic void—how powerful must that be?

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a Celestial Palace or Immortal Gate.

"Hmm..." Lin Chuqing pondered, secretly sending a message to her master. After receiving an answer, she spoke.

"It's uncertain, but it won't be more than three months at most."

After all, the distance is too far, and Gu Qing's exact location cannot be precisely determined, so finding him will take some time.

Two months have passed since Gu Qing awakened the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body, and the people from the Star God Temple are probably about to arrive.

Gu Qing only needed to wait patiently.

Lin Chuqing shared some knowledge about the cultivation world with Gu Qing, then bid him farewell.

Her mind was in turmoil, unable to accept that Lin Chen liked her, and she just wanted to leave this place quickly.

"This is a mother-child communication jade; it allows communication no matter how far apart we are." Lin Chuqing took out a crystal-clear jade pendant.

"Okay, Sister Chuqing, take care. I will definitely come to find you." Gu Qing put away the jade pendant and, after a moment's thought, also gave her a jade pendant.

This was a heritage jade slip recording the Yin Yang Great Dao Song cultivation method.

The cultivation techniques and martial arts rewarded by the system all came with jade slips, or could be directly imparted through initiation.

"This is?"

Lin Chuqing's divine sense swept over it, and her expression immediately changed slightly.

With her eyesight, she could naturally tell that this was an extremely profound and unfathomable cultivation method.

"Quickly put it away." Gu Qing said with a serious expression.

"Okay." Lin Chuqing responded, looking at the tall and handsome Gu Qing, her eyes only seeing his figure.

"Tsk tsk, this couple is so good to ship!"

He Ni, hidden in the void, saw the two with eyes that were practically 'drawing silk' and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, watching with great interest.

She had no other hobbies in this life, only a fondness for shipping couples.

Seeing sweet and loving couples made her feel as if she were in a sweet romance herself, instantly making her feel millions of years younger.

"Hey, hey, hey, I say that's enough from you two. Since you've already exchanged tokens of love, then come with me."

The figure high in the sky spoke with a teasing voice.

The look of wanting to ship someone cannot be hidden.

She was secretly glad that she had sensed Lin Chuqing's unusual emotions earlier and, not feeling at ease, had taken a few more glances.

She sighed with emotion, young people are indeed young people; their passions run high, and they don't consider the consequences at all.

"Master, you're peeping again." Lin Chuqing's face flushed, and she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

Embarrassed, she rode away on a propitious cloud, her beautiful back like a fleeing immortal maiden.

He Ni immediately gave chase. After a short while, she returned.

"Hmm?"

Looking at the suddenly appearing broken sword, Gu Qing's expression changed. Holding his Tiger Soul Halberd, a sense of crisis arose in his heart.

Although this broken sword had no earth-shattering phenomena and its surface was covered in cracks, it gave him an extreme sense of fatal danger.

"You don't need to be nervous; I am now only a wisp of a remnant soul."

He Ni's voice was aloof and ethereal, like celestial music.

"Remnant soul? Then, Senior, what do you need me for?"

Gu Qing became even more nervous upon hearing 'remnant soul'.

After all, in the cultivation world, remnant souls often possessed prodigies.

It was fortunate that his foster father was with him and detected no malice from the broken sword; otherwise, Gu Qing would surely have politely excused himself.

"Your aptitude is good. Are you interested in taking me as your master?"

He Ni's voice remained ethereal and empty, but Gu Qing detected a hint of nervousness.

What was she nervous about?

Gu Qing hesitated for a moment, then said with a troubled expression.

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior, but unfortunately, this junior already has a master."

The so-called master was just an excuse; the refusal was very clear.

He Ni tumbled over, roaring inwardly.

Rejected again.

She never expected that she would actually be rejected one day, and by two people on the same day.

Recalling the past, how incomparably domineering she was, with myriad immortals bowing to her, revered throughout the All Heavens Myriad Realms.

Countless prodigies and evildoers knelt before her gate, yet couldn't even earn a glance from her.

"Forget it, ignorance is bliss. This kid must have refused because he doesn't know my depth."

He Ni calmed her emotions, striving to maintain her transcendent demeanor, her voice ethereal and empty.

"Do you know who I am? I can impart to you the supreme sword dao, the method to ascend to immortality, and take you to the Immortal Realm."

"A teacher for a day is a father for life. Although Senior can bestow upon me supreme good fortune, but..."

"I refuse."

Gu Qing refused very decisively.

He Ni's conditions were incredibly tempting. If he didn't have his foster father accompanying him, he would certainly have accepted without hesitation.

But with his foster father, he had no lack of inheritance.

The key was, if he kept a remnant soul by his side, what secrets would he have left?

Besides, he didn't cultivate the sword dao.

"Good, good, good!"

He Ni, furious, directly fled.

Although both of them were very suitable to be her successors, she, a dignified Sword Immortal, disdained to beg others to be her disciples.

If Gu Qing was unwilling, there were plenty of others who would be.

Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed this senior was a person of high moral standing.

She only wanted to find a successor and had no intention of possessing him.

Whoosh~!

"Senior, what is this?"

Gu Qing's mouth twitched when he saw the broken sword return.

"Kid, I found a secret realm here, and there's a saint medicine inside." If you take me as your master, I'll take you in to pick it.

She didn't say the last part; that was her last bit of stubbornness.

"Saint medicine?"

Gu Qing's heart skipped a beat. A saint medicine was something even those in the Divine Fire Realm would fight over.

Could there really be a saint medicine in this remote, backward place?

Perhaps there truly was, after all, the protagonist had appeared here.

"That's right." He Ni's tone was tense.

"Then congratulations, Senior."

Gu Qing was silent for a moment, then directly gave up.

A saint medicine was good, but his own secrets were more important.

Moreover, he had the Golden Gourd, so a saint medicine wasn't very important to him.

"You kid..."

He Ni was thoroughly enraged. Why were these two so stubborn? Not even a saint medicine could tempt them.

She left.

Then she came back again.

"Kid, I have good news for you. I've already retrieved that saint medicine, and I'll be able to reshape my physical body very soon."

He Ni's tone was full of resentment.

A physical body reshaped with a saint medicine would have a very poor foundation, and she would only be able to recover to the Saint Realm cultivation level. It would be almost impossible for her to return to her former heights.

Unfortunately, neither of them was willing to become her disciple.

She could only make do with this.

"..."

What kind of good news was this?

"How about we make a deal?" He Ni's tone was hesitant, as if making a decision.

"What deal?"

"My longsword is an Innate Spirit Treasure, named Qiankun Sword. It contains a Qiankun World within it, and I need to reshape my physical body inside it."

"I can temporarily give you control of the Qiankun Sword and also protect you. And you, if you have the chance in the future, just help me get revenge."

There's such a good thing?

An Innate Spirit Treasure temporarily for his use, plus a super-strong bodyguard.

As for the revenge, she already said 'if you have the chance,' meaning if he became stronger than He Ni's enemies, it would be a simple matter.

This kind of treatment, only a protagonist would have it, right?

Had his luck already been promoted to that of a protagonist?

At this thought, Gu Qing's heart stirred, and he said, "First, transmit the control method to me."

"Good!"

As He Ni's voice fell, a beam of light shot into Gu Qing's mind. This was the restriction for controlling the Qiankun Sword.

"System, is this restriction real? Can it block her prying?" Gu Qing quickly asked the system.

【It's real. As long as you control the restriction, she won't be able to pry into the outside world without your permission. However, there's a drawback: she can revoke the restriction at any time.】

"Then there's no problem."

Being able to freeload off He Ni for a day was a day of pure profit. Anyway, he didn't have to pay anything.

If she left, he wouldn't suffer any loss.

"Then we have a deal." Gu Qing said to He Ni.

"Hmm, you must cultivate diligently. If you cannot meet my expectations, our deal will terminate."

He Ni sighed inwardly. Indeed, as she expected, these two were unwilling to become her disciples because they had their own heaven-shaking inheritances and didn't want their secrets to be known.

But how could their inheritances compare to hers?

It was truly like dropping a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.

"Of course. By the way, I still don't know your name?"

"He Ni."

"Then I'll call you He Ni from now on. Calling you 'Senior' is too formal."

"Suit yourself. Next, I'm going to reshape my physical body. Don't disturb me unless it's urgent."

"Okay."

Gu Qing chatted with her for a while, then sealed the Qiankun World and put the sword on his back.

This was He Ni's request; the Qiankun Sword needed to absorb spiritual energy from the dimensional space for her cultivation and couldn't be kept inside his body.

"You little rascal, you finally fell for it. No matter how cunning you are, you'll still drink my bathwater."

Seeing her scheme finally succeed, He Ni cursed triumphantly, but then, thinking of what she had to do next, she immediately fell silent.

She murmured, "You forced me to do this. Since neither of you is willing to be my disciple, then I'll just have one myself."

"Once I reshape my physical body, I'll seduce you, trick your heart and body, then run away with a bun in the oven, making you lose both your wife and your child, leaving you with nothing."

"A child born from an Innate Dao Body and a Zhou Tian Star Divine Body will be an Innate Star Dao Body. I'll pass on all my lifelong knowledge to the child, making you regret not taking me as your master..."

Gu Qing, completely unaware of this, took out his communication jade and glanced at it, somewhat surprised that Lin Chen and his son had been crippled.

They knelt too quickly, didn't they?

They were finished as soon as they lost their protagonist halo.

But this was good, it saved him the trouble of acting.

After sending a few messages to the Grand Elder, Gu Qing casually found a mountain peak, took out a formation disk, and quickly set up a formation.

"System, what kind of treasure is this?"

Gu Qing took out the door-sized giant sword and asked the system.

【It's a complete piece of Reincarnation Iron Mother.】

"Is it that divine iron, the iron mother used to forge divine artifacts?"

Gu Qing's eyes lit up as he pressed on.

【That's right!】

"Tsk, treasures coveted by the protagonist are indeed never ordinary."

First the Golden Gourd, then the Reincarnation Iron Mother.

If he hadn't intercepted them, Lin Chen's cultivation would definitely have advanced by leaps and bounds, constantly achieving comebacks.

"How do I refine it into a magical treasure?"

Gu Qing touched the door-sized giant sword, wanting to refine it into a halberd as soon as possible.

【No refining is needed. Complete divine iron has sentience. If the host can gain its recognition, the treasure will form itself.】

"How do I gain its recognition?"

【Drip blood to make it recognize you. After success, the host needs to temper it with essence, qi, and spirit.】

Hearing this, Gu Qing immediately cut his finger, and his blood dripped onto it.

The runes on the door-sized giant sword instantly lit up, emitting waves of terrifying dark light.

"Recognition successful!"

Gu Qing followed the system's method, pouring his essence, qi, and spirit into the door-sized giant sword.

At the same time, he imagined the shape of the weapon he desired.

Buzz~!

The door-sized giant sword erupted with runes, dark light flickering, imbued with the meaning of life and death, frantically devouring Gu Qing's essence, qi, and spirit.

After a while, the divine halberd took shape, two point two meters long, with two crescent blades and a blood groove at the tip.

It was the shape Gu Qing wanted, like a piece of sci-fi art.

"It devoured most of my essence, qi, and spirit, but it's only a Yellow-tier magical treasure?"

Gu Qing's face was pale, looking as if he had lost too much blood.

It was fortunate that Lin Chen hadn't used the blood-drip recognition, or he would definitely have been sucked dry.

【Host, do you have some misunderstanding about divine iron? Only a Divine Fire Realm cultivator can refine a divine artifact using divine iron, and it still requires thousands of years to nurture.】

【The host being able to refine a Yellow-tier magical treasure is because the host's blood qi is like a vast ocean, and your life origin is vigorous and flourishing.】

【If an ordinary Profound Pill Realm cultivator were to refine it, they could at most refine a low-grade spiritual artifact.】

"So that's how it is."

Upon hearing the system's explanation, a famous scene immediately popped into Gu Qing's mind: the protagonist holding a low-grade spiritual artifact and cutting through someone else's magical treasure, showing off.

Shaking his head, Gu Qing put the divine halberd into his dantian to nurture it, and silently chanted.

"System, I want to draw a prize."

As soon as he finished speaking, a large spinning wheel appeared in Gu Qing's mind, and the pointer spun rapidly.

【Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a Celestial-grade cultivation method, Undying Celestial Art.】

"Undying Celestial Art? Is it that ruthless person's cultivation method...?"

Gu Qing silently claimed it, and a vast memory surged into his mind.

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