Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu

Chapter 182: Chapter 125: Human World – The Other Shore_2
 

And, he deduced more from Fu Luo’s words. Could it be a member of the royal family?

Though his apparent identity was Da Yan’s lackey, his official rank was low, and he had not been exposed to such secrets.

Thinking again about entering the Death Realm, they, the heroes under Taichu’s command, were bound to meet.

At least he and Red Lotus, Fu Luo, would definitely meet.

He decided not to hide his identity anymore to avoid falling into awkward internal conflicts among Taichu Sect without knowing after entering the Death Realm.

“The Jiguang Sect plans to have me impersonate the Master of Mortal World to cover the true Master’s whereabouts.”

“Alongside me, there’s another called Shang Tong, whose exact identity is unclear at the moment.”

Hearing this news, Chen Qing began calculating his available powers.

A Ninth Princess of Da Yan.

A supposed Master of Mortal World from the Jiguang Sect.

And Red Lotus, a demon from the West Desert. The Demon Clan always revered the strong. With Red Lotus’s power, she might actually become a Demon King.

It seemed possible to try seizing control of the Death Realm.

Even Chen Qing himself hadn’t realized he now wielded such significant influence.

Uniting the strength of the three factions might integrate the Death Realm.

Of course, it was merely an idea. He still had not entered the Death Realm and was unsure of its current state.

Better to wait until Yao Feng entered the Death Realm and then assess it.

Hu Yao was stunned by the slew of revelations they tossed out, completely unaware Chen Qing was plotting to make her the West Desert ruler of the Death Realm.

Our line from Taichu, although not numerous now, seemed quite extraordinary.

Except for myself.

Hu Yao resentfully drew circles on the table with her small hand.

Ji Ru was also shocked by Xu Yaofeng’s words. At this moment, she understood Xu Yaofeng had revealed his identity to her.

This was to prevent disputes among sect members in the Death Realm.

“Well then, leave Ji Dang to you.”

“If Shang Tong doesn’t know when to advance or retreat, leave him to me.”

Xu Yaofeng confidently smiled, “I wouldn’t have had this confidence before, but now, with Senior Taichu’s guidance.”

“If I can’t surpass these Divine Sons and Goddesses, it would be embarrassing.”

“Ji Dang, right? Let’s see.”

Everyone’s gaze fell on Chen Qing, only to find him seemingly lost in thought, completely uninterested in these matters.

Senior Taichu wasn’t interested in controlling a small matter like the Death Realm.

After all, it was just about controlling it for a few decades.

For an existence like Senior Taichu, he would naturally want complete control of the Death Realm, not just for a mere few decades.

But indeed, Senior Taichu, being a heavenly existence like the Heavenly Venerable of the Immortal Court and the Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master Mansion, how could he be interested in these things?

He merely flicked a chess piece, and the world’s situation should change.

And they were those chess pieces.

Senior Taichu had never asked them to do anything.

It was they who always sought Senior Taichu’s guidance.

Although they were only at the Qi Refinement Foundation Establishment stage now, they clearly felt it.

The world situation had already begun to change,

because Ji Ru and Xu Yaofeng aimed to seize the Death Realm’s authority.

That was Senior Taichu’s great power. He hadn’t made any arrangements; changes naturally began to occur.

The four of them simultaneously wondered if these were the methods of an Immortal.

It was truly beyond comprehension.

Ji Ru and Xu Yaofeng simultaneously looked at Hu Yao, who was drawing circles on the table, and thought: Maybe they could drag this demon clan Hu Yao into the fray too.

In this way, the forces of the West Desert could also be roped in.

Three Masters of Mortal World?

It seemed there was a chance.

Three hundred years ago, the previous Master of Mortal World failed to monopolize power, but this time, they planned to distribute authority among three factions, which might just work.

Murong Lang considered another matter: Thunder Pure Land didn’t connect with the outside world.

The part of the Death Realm he entered was just a corner, not connected to the Death Realm others mentioned, possibly even a different place altogether.

As they sought to seize the Death Realm’s authority, could he do something too?

After contemplating for a moment, Xu Yaofeng still said, “This matter is quite risky. For now, we should plan at most, and not act rashly.”

Ji Ru nodded, “I understand.”

Xu Yaofeng said, “I’ll say more after I enter the Death Realm and observe clearly.”

The gathering ended, and Chen Qing lay on his bed, pondering the events he heard tonight.

So, I’ve unconsciously influenced so much?

Ultimately, it was due to the Death Realm.

Because of the Master of Mortal World from three hundred years ago.

Had that Master not attempted such a thing back then, and succeeded,

how could today’s Heavenly Pride be thinking along those lines?

The trouble indeed was endless.

How did that bastard achieve it back then?

Forget it, whatever they intended to do was their business, nothing to do with me, Chen Qing. I hadn’t said a word.

Better to concentrate on the Foundation Establishment.

Now, it was just waiting for the Gate of Ghosts to open.

Then, Chen Qing found himself zone out.

He clearly felt his Snake Butterfly transmitting a strong palpitation.

No, Yao Feng hadn’t broken through to the Ghost Face Realm yet and was still striving for it, so why had the Gate of Ghosts already opened?

He released his Snake Butterfly and found it absorbing some mysterious aura from the north.

Someone opened the Gate of Ghosts in the north?

It was also possible to be in the royal city, as it was north of here as well.

However, according to the Great Witch, the royal city hadn’t recently opened the Gate of Ghosts.

Thus, it had to be somewhere north.

Unexpectedly, the gate wasn’t opened by the Jiguang Sect but by some major power in the north.

Chen Qing watched as his Snake Butterfly began to transform, absorbing some mysterious aura, and its body began to swell. All its accumulation elevated at that moment.

Moments later, the small snake with wings coiled around his finger, and Chen Qing distinctly saw it had gained a trait.

[Drinking Qi]: You can breathe the heavens and earth, massively absorbing spiritual energy.

Chen Qing tried it and felt a massive surge of spiritual energy sweeping toward him, entering his body through his mouth and nose.

It truly was a method to restore spiritual energy, just as he envisioned.

This spiritual energy recovery speed should just barely support maintaining Fatian Xiangdi.

Using it for cultivation wasn’t bad either.

The only downside was that it might consume all surrounding spiritual energy.

No matter, his cultivation didn’t rely on painstaking effort.

He liked consuming Spiritual Medicine.

He sent a message to Xuanping, asking her to protect him and help prepare for the Foundation Establishment.

Chen Qing began familiarizing himself with the Qi absorption technique post-Snake Butterfly Union.

As he opened his mouth to cast the spell, like a dragon drinking water, he could consume vast amounts of spiritual energy, demonstrating the unusual method.

Even without a spirit stone, he could massively restore spiritual energy.

Numerous troops started gathering; Xuanping even had Wei Qingchen call upon ten clans’ troops guarding around Iron Flow Valley, delaying even the city construction.

The closest to Chen Qing were the Yuan Wujue, Mei Zuochen, and Jiang Yuhu three clans.

Seeing the Great River Sword Gu transform, enhancing his long-range attack capability, Chen Qing felt reassured.

Though it hadn’t gained new traits, the spiritual item quality of the Great River Sword itself was sufficient.

Preparations were nearly complete; it was time for Foundation Establishment.

Chen Qing entered the quiet room that had been prepared, removed his outer clothing, and lay down on the spirit stone bed.

The Light Butterfly flew out of his body, and Chen Qing smiled at it, “Would you like to become my Lifebound, to share life and death with me?”

The Light Butterfly landed on his chest, taking a bite; blood continuously flowed into its body, its wings shimmering with a blood-red glow.

With more blood entering the Light Butterfly, it seemed to truly come alive.

Chen Qing briefly lost consciousness and, upon regaining clarity, found himself standing before a surging white river.

Within the river lay endless dry bones, and what flowed wasn’t water.

But bones.

This was a long river of white bones gathering together.

He didn’t understand how this bone river could possibly flow.

Looking around, the pervasive Death Energy turned into fog, leaving everything in a dead silence.

Amid the fog lay a hint of crimson, where Chen Qing moved to, plucking a bloom casually.

Lycoris.

The flower blooms without leaves.

People favored another name for it.

Calling it Red Spider Lily.