5: Breakthrough of the third level of Qi Condensation, Hunyuan Yiqi Halberd

"Young Master, do you need talismans?"

On the outskirts of the Monster Beast Mountain Range, there's a market town formed by numerous rogue cultivators and small families.

Here, items are bought at low prices and sold at high prices.

And there are also scams and deceptions.

"This Young Master is truly peerless; he must be a prodigy from a large family, certainly not lacking in spirit artifacts, talismans, or elixirs."

"Ah... Young Master, please listen to me. I have a map of the Monster Beast Mountain Range here..."

This young man was desperate; he directly blocked Gu Qing, not letting him leave.

He saw that Gu Qing was young and intended to force a sale.

"Move aside. I've been to the Monster Beast Mountain Range several times."

Gu Qing sat on his horse, unmoved, and urged it forward.

"So, not a rookie after all."

Hearing this, the young man immediately moved out of the way.

The other party wasn't a novice; he wouldn't dare block him.

To put it bluntly, he bullied the weak and feared the strong.

"Fellow Daoist, we've discovered a second-grade spirit herb and are short of two Qi Condensation Realm cultivators. Are you interested in exploring with us?"

At this moment, three middle-aged men in simple clothes approached.

"Not interested."

Gu Qing was here to hunt monster beasts, not to find spirit herbs, so he didn't need a team.

More people would only make things harder.

Besides, those who recruit teams here are mostly rogue cultivators.

Heaven knows if they genuinely want to team up or if they want to lure people into the Monster Beast Mountain Range to kill them.

"Boss, this kid probably isn't over twenty years old. He must be a genius from a small cultivation family. Should we follow him?"

The men watched Gu Qing's retreating figure, discussing in low voices.

Geniuses from small families who come out to train usually have spirit artifacts and miraculous elixirs.

To them, he was a walking fat sheep.

"Follow."

The boss pondered for a moment and decided to follow.

They had been committing crimes for many years and had rich experience in robbery.

They knew who they could target and who they couldn't.

The Monster Beast Mountain Range is vast and boundless. This particular area of the Monster Beast Mountain Range is very barren, and typically, geniuses from large sects or families wouldn't come here.

Geniuses from small forces who come here wouldn't have masters accompanying them.

People like Gu Qing, who are like newborn calves unafraid of tigers, are conceited. Although they have some skill, it's not much.

They had killed such people before.

After this job, they would move to another place, which was much better than risking their lives to kill monster beasts... "Come out."

Gu Qing arrived at a valley, released his horse into the forest, and then looked at a certain spot in the deep forest, speaking calmly.

Although he hadn't detected anyone following him, the system had prompted him that three people had been harboring malicious intent towards him.

Sure enough, as soon as Gu Qing's voice fell, three middle-aged men walked out.

They were the three who had invited him to join their team.

"Are they treating me like a fat sheep?"

Gu Qing took out a halberd.

He couldn't discern the cultivation of the three, but it shouldn't exceed the late Qi Condensation Realm.

After all, late Qi Condensation Realm cultivators could serve as offerings in some small families.

With a stable income, who would still live such a dangerous life?

As long as they weren't in the late Qi Condensation Realm, Gu Qing was confident he could handle them.

He possessed immense divine power, already reaching three hundred fifty thousand catties. One strike of his halberd would likely smash them into meat paste, using sheer force to break all techniques.

Moreover, he also had a space divine rune, so he wasn't afraid of any underhanded tricks from them.

"Kid, we're only after wealth. If you're smart, hand over your storage bag."

The three immediately surrounded Gu Qing and spoke coldly.

"Come and get it if you have the guts!"

Gu Qing sneered, then immediately swung his halberd at the one who spoke.

He didn't use his true qi; his entire body's vital energy erupted, rolling like a wolf smoke, and the halberd's crescent blood-light flashed.

"Hmm?"

Seeing the terrifying power of this halberd strike, he instinctively dodged, not even daring to resist.

With a booming sound, a large pit was smashed into the spot where he had just stood.

He couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead with relief. Luckily, he had rich combat experience and instinctively avoided it, otherwise, that halberd strike would have surely smashed him into meat paste.

"What a pity."

Gu Qing was somewhat regretful that he couldn't kill one person. These people who constantly lived on the edge of a knife indeed had some skill and rich combat experience.

Those without skill would have died long ago.

"This guy's tough, let's go together."

The leader roared, but then turned and fled.

As the saying goes, a master's move reveals his skill. Gu Qing's strength was so immense that they certainly couldn't deal with him.

This time, they had run into a tough opponent.

Bang! Bang!

The two who charged forward flew out even faster than they came, like broken sacks.

Gu Qing immediately activated his movement technique to chase after them; one must eradicate the roots when cutting grass.

These three wanted to rob him, and coincidentally, Gu Qing also wanted to rob them.

After all, killing an enemy not only yields their possessions but also an additional reward from the system.

"Boom!"

Gu Qing's halberd shattered the incoming blade light, sweeping all before him, his entire body's vital energy like a blazing furnace.

"Stop, I surrender! I'm willing to offer my storage bag."

The middle-aged man was scared out of his wits. Where did this monster come from? His strength was too terrifying.

A touch of the halberd meant certain death.

He dared not retaliate at all; his skills were useless, and he could only passively take a beating.

But prolonged defense would inevitably lead to failure, and if the halberd struck him, he would surely die.

"You might as well die."

After a few moves, the middle-aged man was struck by a halberd, breaking his bones and tearing his tendons.

The crescent blade of the halberd arrived instantly, cutting off his head.

Gu Qing let out a long breath and began to loot the spoils of war.

One word: poor.

All three of them combined only had one hundred spirit stones and a few healing pills.

However, their low-grade spirit artifacts could be sold for some money, probably around ten thousand low-grade spirit stones.

[Congratulations to the host for slaying enemy Ding Zhaosheng, gaining one thousand low-grade spirit stones.]

[Congratulations to the host for slaying enemy Yuan Yongjun, gaining one thousand low-grade spirit stones.]

[Congratulations to the host for slaying enemy Zhou Zhiwen, gaining a Yellow-grade low-tier halberd technique, Mixed Yuan Unifying Qi Halberd.]

Seeing the rewards, Gu Qing's face lit up with joy. His adoptive father truly never disappointed him.

He immediately put the two thousand spirit stones, as well as the stolen spirit stones and pills, into the Golden Gourd for refining.

Then, he swallowed it all, and pure energy spread throughout his body.

If it were an ordinary Qi Condensation Realm cultivator, they would certainly be unable to withstand such a massive energy Impact.

But Gu Qing's physique was strong, and he possessed the supreme cultivation method, Yin Yang Great Dao Song. He quickly stabilized the overflowing spiritual liquid, which was then absorbed by his Dao Bone, giving rise to the Yinyang Great Dao source qi.

Gu Qing's realm was rapidly ascending, quickly breaking through to the third level of the Qi Condensation Realm.

"Receive Mixed Yuan Unifying Qi Halberd."

Yellow-grade low-tier, the level was a bit low, but it was better than nothing.

A surge of halberd technique knowledge poured into his mind, and Gu Qing began to practice it.

The Mixed Yuan Unifying Qi Halberd didn't have any powerful moves; it mainly focused on speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness, all in one go.

And how to use one's own strength, making heavy things seem light, and wielding the halberd so skillfully that not even water could splash through.

An hour later, Gu Qing had fully grasped the profound meaning of the Mixed Yuan Unifying Qi Halberd and cultivated it to mastery.

After all, his halberd mastery was already very high, so cultivating a Yellow-grade low-tier technique was like building on a solid foundation.

"The Mixed Yuan Unifying Qi Halberd is simply tailor-made for me."

Gu Qing felt somewhat fortunate that he had opened and looked at it, not disdaining it.

Perhaps for others, the Mixed Yuan Unifying Qi Halberd was just a halberd technique with exquisite moves, lacking powerful spiritual energy circulation techniques.

But for Gu Qing, this was an invincible close-combat halberd technique that could perfectly unleash his immense divine power, making heavy things seem light.

Indeed, there is no strongest martial art, only the most suitable martial art.

What suits oneself is the strongest.

Gu Qing headed straight for the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

This vast and boundless primeval forest was a glittering treasure trove, waiting for him to explore.

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