56: Jiang Yu died, Xuan Huang Pearl

“Old Ancestor, save me...”

Jiang Yu screamed in terror, fleeing with his heavily injured body.

The great terror of death enveloped his heart, and for Jiang Yu, who had died once before, it was an unparalleled fear.

At this moment, he was disheveled, covered in blood, and frantically fleeing through the starry sky, looking as pathetic as a dog.

Ultimately, he was just an ordinary person.

His indifference and composure were just an act.

Now that death was upon him, Jiang Yu could no longer keep up the pretense.

“Unseemly.”

Jiang Yu shook her head.

Jiang Yu's fearless demeanor had even deceived her.

However, after a life-and-death battle, his true nature of clinging to life, fearing death, and being incompetent was immediately exposed.

She was secretly glad that she hadn't taken Jiang Yu as a disciple, and that outsiders didn't know she had intended to.

Otherwise, she would have lost a lot of face.

It seems that if she wants to take disciples in the future, she'll have to calculate their destiny to avoid taking in a good-for-nothing.

“Utterly foolish.” He Ni happily hugged the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron, not forgetting to sneer at Jiang Yu.

He possessed such an important supreme treasure but didn't know how to use it.

If it were Gu Qing, he would have probably long since absorbed the Xuan Huang Mother Qi to temper his body, transforming his Void Divine Body and Pure Yang Dao Bone into the Profound Yellow Body.

After all, a clenched fist delivers more power.

And a step further from the Profound Yellow Body was the Xuanhuang Sacred Body.

This was a supreme physique, even a few points stronger than the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body.

Furthermore, Jiang Yu hadn't even awakened the Void Divine Body and Pure Yang Dao Bone, as if these two great physiques were just for show.

If Jiang Yu had awakened even one or two Void Divine Body talents, he wouldn't have been so passive.

But to be fair, Jiang Yu's sword dao was very strong.

However, she could tell at a glance that this was not something Jiang Yu had cultivated himself.

It was more like a divine ability that a powerful expert had branded into his body.

“Is this really the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body...?”

The elders were somewhat doubtful; they had scoured historical records but couldn't find a Zhou Tian Star Divine Body similar to Gu Qing's.

That terrifying and boundless vital energy was not even one-tenth as powerful as that of a divine beast.

The terrifying Opening Heaven Sword Intent was shattered by a single punch.

It perfectly illustrated the principle of one force breaking all laws.

But besides the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body, they couldn't see Gu Qing displaying any other world-shaking physique.

This was too strange.

“It is indeed the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body, or rather, this is the true Zhou Tian Star Divine Body.”

“Oh, Hall Master, what do you mean by that?”

“Do you know the vastness of the universe?”

“I do not.”

“The Zhou Tian Star Divine Body contains the origin of the universe's stars and possesses infinite potential. The previous Zhou Tian Star Divine Body users never truly unearthed its potential.”

“Is that so...?”

“Of course. Look at his fist technique; does it not contain the essence of the Zhou Tian stars?”

Everyone thought carefully, and indeed it did.

The Star Dou Divine Fist gathered the power of the myriad stars of the Zhou Tian, transforming the body into countless stars.

Whereas the previous Zhou Tian Star Divine Body users had only developed the Seven Stars.

“Just wait and see. This is just his beginning. He will certainly unearth even more terrifying innate divine abilities.”

Jiang Yu's tone was firm as she gazed at the starry sky. Her eyes showed the myriad stars of the heavens, worlds being born and destroyed, as if she was deducing some invincible method.

“...”

Everyone looked at each other. An innate divine ability even more powerful than the Star Dou Divine Fist—what kind of divine ability would that be?

If these words hadn't come from Jiang Yu, they wouldn't have believed it even if they were beaten to death.

After all, transforming into countless stars was already defying the heavens enough.

This not only required sufficient cultivation but also an incredibly powerful physique and soul, capable of controlling thousands of divine ability avatars.

They were exceptionally talented, having studied the Seven Star Fist and Seven Stars Sword for a lifetime, and consumed countless treasures to strengthen their souls, only then barely able to split into six divine ability avatars.

Gu Qing's Star Dou Divine Fist seemed to be within reason, yet it also defied reason.

They simply couldn't cultivate it successfully through acquired means.

Thinking this, an elder changed the subject and spoke hesitantly. “Hall Master, what’s going on with Jiang Yu’s Opening Heaven Sword Intent?”

“It's not something he cultivated.”

Jiang Yu shook her head.

Jiang Yu could not have cultivated the Opening Heaven Sword Intent. The dao and laws on Jiang Yu's body showed no trace of cultivating the Opening Heaven Sword Intent.

If this was the case, then there was only one possibility: the Opening Heaven Sword Intent was forcibly branded into Jiang Yu's body by a powerful expert.

“That's a pity, then.”

They simply couldn't forcibly seize the inheritance of a powerful expert.

“Senior Brother is terrifying...”

Su Qingyue murmured, her beautiful eyes shining brightly.

“Indeed.”

Chu Yao nodded.

Gu Qing's strength was as she expected, unparalleled.

“Hmph!”

The Star Picking Hand reappeared, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, instantly descending above Jiang Yu's head.

“No...”

Jiang Yu roared in despair, unleashing a full-strength sword strike, yet it couldn't shake the Star Picking Hand in the slightest.

Boundless power descended, and Jiang Yu felt as if he was being crushed by countless stars, his body deforming, his face twisted in agony, blood gushing out.

The fear of death spread wildly in his heart.

“Zhang Yang’s magic treasure, was it you who broke it?”

On the verge of death, Jiang Yu suddenly remembered Zhang Yang's words: “Before the universe is settled, you and I are both cattle and horses.”

At the time, he thought Zhang Yang had misspoken.

Now it seemed, he was absolutely right.

They fought to the death for the position of Holy Son, and even if they obtained it, they would merely be cattle and horses for Gu Qing to slaughter at will.

“It’s rare that you finally realized it.”

Gu Qing relaxed his grip slightly, opened the system, and glanced at the system information. He hadn't received a prompt about plundering luck.

It seemed the Super Reflective Armor lived up to its name, a super reflective thorn armor, incredibly stable.

“It is indeed so...”

Jiang Yu felt a chill run through his body.

Gu Qing could even blow up a King Artifact; it was laughable that he still thought he could suppress Gu Qing with a single sword strike.

“Pfft!”

Gu Qing impaled him with a halberd, then lifted him up.

“No...”

Jiang Yu spat blood, clutching the Fangtian Halberd tightly with both hands.

He screamed in terror, “Old Ancestor, why don’t you save me?!”

He didn’t want to die, he really didn’t want to die.

He had a peerless divine body and a sign-in system, destined to achieve supreme existence.

Immortality awaited him.

Unparalleled glory also awaited him.

He was destined to stand at the pinnacle of the world, dominating all ages.

How could he die?

“Why didn’t I save you? Can’t you find the reason within yourself?”

Jiang Fangcheng suddenly appeared, his face pale, his voice trembling as he rebuked him angrily.

First, betraying the sect, and now that he lost, he still wanted to escape?

What was he thinking?

Even if their Jiang Family's Divine Fire Realm ancestor was resurrected, he couldn't save Jiang Yu.

Unless... Boom~!

A majestic Saint might descended, and the boundless starry sky seemed to freeze. A sacred aura permeated the air, and a figure of peerless grace appeared, shrouded in sacred radiance.

She seemed like a deity who had walked out of ancient times, the world centered around her, with myriad laws emerging around her, ancient and mysterious.

Jiang Yu merely opened her eyes and glanced at Jiang Fangcheng, and the latter immediately trembled, his body aging at a visible rate, then turning into dust and scattering.

“So strong...” Gu Qing’s eyes sparkled with brilliance, revealing a look of longing.

Jiang Fangcheng was at the peak of the Venerable Realm, yet he died with not even a speck of dust remaining from a single glance.

This was definitely not something an ordinary Saint Realm expert could achieve.

“...” Jiang Yu paused, rarely encountering a man so awed by her strength.

It was as if her peerless beauty was nothing in Gu Qing's eyes.

She glanced at Gu Qing, her figure slowly fading, and in an instant, she vanished without a trace. The starry sky returned to calm, as if Jiang Yu had never appeared.

“It seems no one can save you now.”

“Then you’re dead.”

Gu Qing retracted his gaze.

His voice, to Jiang Yu's ears, was like a demon whispering.

“No, I am the Young Clan Master of the Jiang Family, you cannot kill me. Do you want to start an immortal war?” Jiang Yu said sharply.

“Immortal war? Hahaha...”

Gu Qing was amused.

It seemed Jiang Yu still hadn't figured out the situation, still thinking his background was invincible.

He kept bringing up immortal wars at every turn.

Gu Qing couldn't be bothered to waste words with him.

He hoisted the great halberd, carrying Jiang Yu, and walked towards his own cave abode.

After plundering Jiang Yu's treasures, he would refine him.

Jiang Yu indeed had quite a few good things: top-grade pills for increasing cultivation, spirit medicines, king medicines, heaven-grade magic treasures, king artifacts, and so on.

He even had a saint medicine.

Jiang Yu was undeniably rich.

Aside from the Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron, Jiang Yu's net worth was richer than ninety-nine percent of Supreme Realm experts.

Gu Qing put all the saint medicines, king medicines, and spirit medicines into the Golden Gourd, melting them together with demonic beast flesh and blood into a treasure liquid.

This time, he used all high-grade goods. Gu Qing only took a sip, and his cultivation and physical body rapidly improved.

A day later, Gu Qing stopped cultivating.

Name: Gu Qing.

Realm: Void Dao Realm Second Layer.

Physique: Supreme Dao Bone, Chaotic Star Body.

Talent: Innate Dao Seed, Unprecedented!

Fate: Variable.

Destiny: Unknown.

Luck: Three hundred seventy-three thousand.

Innate Divine Abilities: Chaos Treasure Bottle Seal, Yin Yang Wheel, Star Picking Hand, Chaotic Return to Ruin Sword Art, Star Shattering Finger, Star Dou Divine Fist.

Divine Abilities: Annihilating the Eight Desolations (Minor Accomplishment), Space Teleportation (Minor Accomplishment).

Magic Treasures: reincarnation divine halberd, Golden Gourd, space divine rune, Sun Mirror, Cosmic Tower.

Exotic Flame: Heart of Ice and Fire.

innate spiritual root: Nine-Colored Soul Lotus.

Cultivation Method: Chaos Immortal Scripture.

“My cultivation has broken through to the second layer of the Void Dao Realm, and the Chaos Sword Art has evolved into the Chaotic Return to Ruin Sword Art. Not bad.”

“System, give me a lottery draw.”

Congratulations to the host for obtaining the innate top-grade spirit treasure, Xuanhuang Pearl.

Gu Qing quickly checked the Xuanhuang Pearl's wondrous uses.

The Xuanhuang Pearl possessed unparalleled defense. Suspended above one's head, it inherently placed one in an invincible position.

At the same time, it could also generate Xuan Huang Mother Qi, which could cleanse one's aptitude. Even a cripple who couldn't cultivate could eventually be cleansed into a Xuanhuang Sacred Body.

The Xuanhuang Sacred Body was a supreme divine body second only to the Chaos Body, and even stronger than the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body.

Thinking this, Gu Qing absorbed the Xuanhuang Pearl into his body. The Xuanhuang Pearl emitted wisps of Xuan Huang, cleansing and strengthening his physical body.

“With the Xuanhuang Pearl, I can grow stronger just by living from now on.”

The protagonist really was his godfather.

Gu Qing walked out of his cave abode happily: “Ji Ning, help me find some low-level spirit herbs. I want to refine pills.”

Although he didn't need spirit pills to increase his cultivation, alchemy was very important to his path of fusion.

Learning alchemy would not only give him another skill but also enhance his own foundation. Why wouldn't he do it?

“Alchemy?”

Ji Ning was startled for a moment, then began to comply.

She brought a pile of spirit herbs below third grade.

Gu Qing went to the treasure vault and retrieved a Heaven-grade magical treasure alchemy furnace, then began to refine pills in a proper manner.

Alchemy consisted of five steps.

First, purify the spirit herbs into medicinal liquid, then fuse them one by one according to their medicinal properties.

Because the medicinal properties of spirit herbs contained violent medicinal liquid, the fusion process was very dangerous. A slight mistake could lead to conflicting medicinal properties, which could result in an explosion in severe cases, or loss of medicinal properties or deterioration, turning it into waste, in lighter cases.

After all the herbs were fused into a spirit liquid, he began to purify the spirit liquid using a special secret method.

The purity of the medicinal liquid was directly linked to the quality of the spirit pill.

Then came the division of pills according to proportion. A typical recipe yielded nine spirit pills.

Of course, if the technique was not good enough and medicinal liquid was lost during the refining process, the number of portions of medicinal liquid would be divided according to the situation.

Finally, it was melted into a spirit pill.

This step was the easiest, yet also the most difficult.

It was easy to refine a low-grade pill.

But to refine a top-grade pill involved the principles of alchemy.

Gu Qing opened the Qiankun Sword's restrictions, and while refining pills, he consulted He Ni and explained his insights on alchemy principles.

He Ni remained silent throughout.

She watched Gu Qing perform a set of alchemy techniques with flowing grace, ease, and even deeper insights.

If she hadn't known this was Gu Qing's first time refining pills, she would have suspected him of being an alchemy grandmaster.

“He Ni?”

“Oh, you're right.”

He Ni came back to her senses and was forced to assume the role of an immortal alchemist, teaching Gu Qing alchemy.

Three days later, Gu Qing became a third-grade alchemy grandmaster.

He could refine high-grade pills and ensure a success rate of over seventy percent.

Above grandmaster was patriarch, who could refine top-grade pills without pill toxins.

A month later, Gu Qing became a sixth-grade patriarch.

Three months later, Gu Qing became a ninth-grade patriarch.

Gu Qing achieved a goal that others struggled their entire lives to reach in just over four months.

If he refined them using the Chaos Treasure Bottle Seal, perhaps he could refine a Divine Pill with Pill Veins?

At this thought, Gu Qing was eager to try, but after some consideration, he gave up.

Becoming a ninth-grade patriarch so quickly was already defying the heavens enough; if he refined a Divine Pill with Pill Veins, it would be too conspicuous.

Furthermore, refining a Divine Pill with Pill Veins would take at least several years, and there would also be heavenly lightning tribulations.

After all, a Divine Pill with Pill Veins possessed the power of creation, life, and sentience, essentially a living entity.

Such a heaven-defying act would cause the Heavenly Dao to unleash terrifying lightning tribulations... “What’s going on?”

“Isn’t Gu Qing, the true disciple of Goddess Peak, a Dao fanatic? Why is he obsessed with alchemy now?”

“I don’t know either.”

Recently, Gu Qing's obsession with alchemy had spread like wildfire.

Everyone couldn't understand why Gu Qing, who was doing perfectly fine, would go and refine pills.

It was truly puzzling that he would abandon the broad path of the heavens for a crooked one.

It couldn't be that he lacked resources, could it?

Impossible.

Goddess Peak only had three disciples, and the mountains were full of spirit herbs and precious medicines, untouched.

There were even many king medicines that were tens of thousands of years old.

Also, Zhi Meng had plundered countless sects and families, possessing innumerable treasures. Zhi Meng's reputation as the Multi-Treasure Goddess was by no means undeserved.

Treasures below the Saint Realm were certainly of no use to Zhi Meng.

Zhi Meng only had three disciples in total, so it was impossible for them to lack resources.

The disciples of the Star God Temple were puzzled, but no one went to ask. They couldn't help but pray in their hearts that Gu Qing would refine pills every day.

The reason was simple: the spirit pills Gu Qing refined were all top-grade pills with no side effects.

With such a patriarch present, whoever dared to stop Gu Qing from refining pills, they would dare to get angry with them.

Moreover, with one less anomaly competing with them, they would still be prodigies... “What a clever and eager-to-learn little fellow. You have Unprecedented alchemy talent, but it’s a pity you became Zhi Meng’s disciple.”

Jiang Yu picked up a ninth-grade spirit pill, and the more she looked, the more she felt regret.

She was also an alchemist, and one who could refine Divine Pill with Pill Veins.

At the same time, she was also an artifact refiner, a talisman master, a formation master, a diviner... “Hall Master, um, I have something else to do, so I’ll take my leave first.”

Gu Qing wanted to slip away.

He didn't know what was going on with Jiang Yu, but these past few months, she would often come to him and stay for an entire day.

She guided him in alchemy.

His alchemy skills had reached the patriarch level in a few months, largely thanks to Jiang Yu's guidance.

But Jiang Yu coming over every day made Gu Qing nervous and uncomfortable.

After all, Jiang Yu and Zhi Meng were sworn enemies; this was common knowledge.

As Zhi Meng's direct disciple, Gu Qing naturally had to maintain a distance.

Zhi Meng's enemies were his enemies. If he got too close to Jiang Yu, where would that leave Zhi Meng?

He couldn't possibly embrace Zhi Meng's thigh and also embrace the thigh of Zhi Meng's sworn enemy, taking all the benefits, could he?

There was no such wonderful thing in the world.

Of course, if he had the protagonist's fate and the protagonist's intelligence-reducing halo, he might be able to try.

Unfortunately, he didn't.

If he wanted to be on good terms with both sides, he might end up offending both.

Moreover, Jiang Yu's words and actions were already clearly hinting at him changing his allegiance.

“Where are you going? To gather inspiration with Qingyue?”

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