496: I told him he was fast, but he refused to admit it.

The essence of the Desolate Pagoda was a Superior Grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure, and having been refined by an Immortal Emperor, it was not something an Immortal King could smelt.

However, this didn't stump Gu Qing.

With a thought, he summoned the Profound Fire Treasure Mirror. The active fire seed within it, having devoured so many other fire seeds and combined with the Chaotic Flames, had already evolved into Chaotic True Fire.

Gu Qing used the Chaotic True Fire, and in just fifteen minutes, he melted the Desolate Pagoda and integrated it into the embryonic Companion Artifact.

Then, he followed suit, melting the Innate Spirit Treasures of Hong Lan and the other three.

Hong Lan's Dao-proving supreme treasure was a curved saber imbued with the Dao of Blood Fiend.

Wan He's was a long sword.

Yi Tang's was a great cauldron.

Shu Ying's was... a spiked club.

The great cauldron, the spiked club, and Liu Ruyan's Desolate Pagoda were heavy artifacts, which could incorporate a divine mountain and some chaos essence gold.

The curved saber and long sword were killing artifacts, so chaos essence gold alone would suffice.

Gu Qing silently deduced the refining method in his mind. After confirming there were no issues, his divine sense entered the Boundless Space to retrieve the materials.

Using the Chaotic True Fire to melt and then integrate them, he quickly completed the shaping of the five artifacts.

Next, it was time for fusion.

This was the core of a Companion Artifact.

It involved fusing the innate restrictions of the Innate Spirit Treasure with special Great Dao restrictions.

Once all fusions were complete, it would be 'Spirit Fusion'.

The so-called Spirit Fusion was to refine the artifact with one's own essence blood and divine soul, allowing it to become intrinsically linked with the owner's life.

"Rumble!"

The void violently vibrated, and deafening thunderclaps resounded.

Gu Qing turned his head, his gaze piercing through the void.

You Kui had begun his tribulation.

"Damn it!"

Tian Yiling, who was fully focused on breaking through the Immortal King bottleneck, nearly failed her breakthrough when she saw You Kui break through before her.

"Steady, steady, I haven't lost yet!"

Tian Yiling took a deep breath, adjusted her mindset, swallowed the last two drops of Chaotic Origin Fluid, and fully concentrated on condensing her Immortal King Dao Fruit.

Mei Xueyan looked at You Kui, her expression calm. Seeing You Kui usher in the Immortal King Lightning Tribulation, she no longer waited.

She flew tens of star rivers away, swallowed three drops of Chaotic Origin Fluid, activated her cultivation technique, and the lightning tribulation arrived instantly.

Evidently, she had already condensed her Immortal King Dao Fruit, only lacking the final step.

"Wait a little longer!" Shu Yue thought to herself.

She had an intuition that now was not the time to break through to Immortal King. If she waited a little longer, perhaps there would be another opportunity.

Shu Yue had always trusted her intuition implicitly, and this time would be no exception... Gu Qing withdrew his gaze and released his aura. With him here, even if an Immortal King had a hundred guts, they wouldn't dare to launch a sneak attack.

Gu Qing continued his actions, imbuing various Great Dao restrictions with ease.

Almost as soon as a thought arose, he had already condensed a Great Dao restriction, with all techniques flowing from his will.

"Master is truly amazing!" Shu Ying murmured.

The four women nodded in unison.

To simultaneously refine five Immortal King Artifacts with such ease, besides Gu Qing, it was estimated that no other Immortal King could accomplish it.

A glimpse was enough to see the whole picture; Gu Qing's comprehension of the Great Dao was definitely beyond their imagination.

Boom!

An Immortal King sensed that someone was undergoing the Immortal King Lightning Tribulation and immediately rushed over at top speed, intending to seize the Immortal King Dao Fruit.

However, upon sensing Gu Qing's aura...

They left as quickly as they arrived.

Time passed imperceptibly, and nine days went by in a flash.

You Kui had just finished his tribulation, and Mei Xueyan followed closely behind.

The two exchanged glances across the void. You Kui gave a wry smile, feeling defeated internally.

He knew that in the Immortal King realm, he had been surpassed by Mei Xueyan.

Mei Xueyan had left him some face, but not much at all.

"Hmph, consider yourself one step ahead, but I, Tian Yiling, have never been inferior to anyone in my life."

Tian Yiling completed her tribulation, swept a glance at You Kui, snorted coldly, left the void, and returned to the Boundless World to consolidate her realm.

This matter was not over.

She had been beaten so badly back then that her Dao Heart almost collapsed.

It was fine when she didn't have the opportunity before.

Now she had also cultivated many peerless divine techniques and had access to the same resources.

After she consolidated her realm, she would seek out You Kui again for a decisive battle, to avenge her past humiliation.

"Why bother!"

Shu Yue took all of this in, unable to understand why Tian Yiling insisted on seeking trouble.

The Strongest Profound God was by no means a false title.

If Tian Yiling's Dao Heart, which she had painstakingly recovered, were to collapse again, who knew how many tens of thousands of years it would take to recuperate.

She wanted to dissuade her, but Tian Yiling was famously stubborn, even daring to confront Gu Qing directly, so it was probably useless to say anything.

Thinking this, Shu Yue strode with her long legs, crossing star rivers, and arrived beside Gu Qing. Her clear and serene beautiful eyes fell upon the five Immortal King Artifacts.

"What kind of divine artifacts are these, after all?" The more Shu Yue looked, the more astonished she became.

These Immortal King Artifacts were too strange, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly what was strange about them.

However, she felt that these Immortal King Artifacts were very different from the Immortal King Artifacts she had seen before.

Also... Gu Qing's hand speed was simply too fast, wasn't it?

These Great Dao restrictions were existences that even Immortal Kings found difficult to comprehend, possessing infinite power. The terrifying aura they emitted alone could crush star rivers and shatter Profound Gods.

If it weren't for Gu Qing's domain restriction, she wouldn't be able to get close at all.

Yet, Gu Qing could generate them with a single thought, simultaneously refining five divine artifacts, as if all techniques flowed from his will. This hand speed was simply unparalleled.

If it were any other Immortal King, refining a single Immortal King Artifact would take tens of thousands of years.

After all, condensing a single artifact restriction took a very long time, let alone imbuing it and fusing it with other restrictions.

This process absolutely could not have the slightest error, otherwise, all efforts would be in vain.

"Master is so fast." Shu Yue exclaimed, her clear and serene beautiful eyes filled with adoration.

Her Master was truly amazing, worthy of being the Peerless Divine King.

"Right? I told him he was fast, but he kept denying it." Liu Ruyan said indignantly, as if she had found a kindred spirit.

Gu Qing was clearly so fast, yet every time she mentioned it, her hair would be messed up. It really made her angry.

She wasn't making things up; the facts were right there. Why wouldn't Gu Qing let her say it?

"..."

Gu Qing looked uncomfortable, especially seeing Hong Lan and the other four trying to suppress their laughter, which made him even more uncomfortable.

He quickly completed the last Great Dao restrictions and tossed the treasures to the five women.

"Quickly refine them with your essence blood and divine souls."

"Okay!"

The five women took their respective artifacts and refined them with their bodies.

These were Immortal King Artifact-level divine artifact embryos. Once Spirit Fusion was complete, there would be an Immortal King Lightning Tribulation, which the five women could not possibly overcome; only Gu Qing could face the tribulation.

The moment it was completed, he would imbue it with his aura, deceiving the Heavenly Dao's perception.

"Master, is this artifact different from ordinary artifacts?" Shu Yue asked.

"Mm, this is a Companion Artifact passed down by the Starry Sacred Mother, which can grow with its owner." Gu Qing hummed, then said faintly.

"No wonder!"

No wonder she felt it was so extraordinary; it turned out to be a refining method passed down by the Ancestral Master.

No... Shu Yue's beautiful eyes widened.

The Starry Sacred Mother cultivated the Divine Dao, so this was a divine artifact that grew with a deity?

Thinking of this, Shu Yue looked on with envy.

"Don't you want one?" Gu Qing asked in surprise.

Shu Yue paused, shook her head, then nodded.

Such a heaven-defying supreme treasure, which cultivator wouldn't want it?

However, refining a Companion Artifact must not be easy!

Gu Qing had imparted to her the Heavenly Evolution Dao Scripture and bestowed upon her the Starry Array Diagram, which was already an immense grace of teaching.

Moreover, even if he didn't impart anything, she couldn't ask her Master for anything; it had always been the disciple showing filial respect to the Master, like children showing filial respect to their parents.

"Refining a Companion Artifact requires a world stone. As long as you can find a world stone, I can help you refine one." Gu Qing said.

Shu Yue finally understood what that faint intuition was.

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