Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu

Chen Qing ordered, "Let's rest for three days and recuperate."

Three days later, seeing his soldiers regained some spirit, Chen Qing asked, "Is there any news from Nie Fei?"

Lu Shenglong shook his head, "Not at all."

Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said, "If we join forces with Xu Yaofeng and attack Feng Qiwu together, his force of more than three thousand is no match for us."

"Unless he has allied with Shang Tong and combined their forces, they won't have the strength to fight us."

"What kind of tricks is Feng Qiwu playing at?"

Firstly, there were definitely not as many Rat Demons as Wolf Demons, because, within the Demon Clan, Rat Demons had never been very powerful, unlike Wolf Demons, who were at the top of the hierarchy.

Chen Qing thought quietly for a while, unable to issue a direct order to advance, "Lu Shenglong, go and meet Xu Yaofeng, have him send the accumulated merit here to boost our brothers' strength as much as possible."

"Continue to wait for Nie Fei's news."

"By the way, Yu Qing, come over here. Lead ten of the Undying Dragon Cavalry secretly across the Death Sea to Chaotian City."

"From Wushang, fetch a sliver of True Spirit from the generations of King Wu."

"Although Feng Qiwu's Divine Soul is extremely powerful, the conditions within the Death Sea are beyond the reach of his Divine Thought."

"The Death Sea holds a malevolence heavy as a mountain, impenetrable by Divine Thought."

"Once inside, wait for the right moment, enter Chaotian City when Feng Qiwu leaves, and retrieve the item."

Another seven days passed, Wei Qingchen removed his Ghost Mask, excitedly saying, "Lord Wen, Su Yi and the others have finally contacted Nie Fei."

"Nie Fei sent the latest news, those Rat Demons have hollowed out the ground near Chaotian City, linking it to the Death Sea below."

"Feng Qiwu refers to the concealed area as Death Swamp."

Chen Qing finally understood, relieved that he hadn't acted rashly, "He plans to trigger the Death Swamp when we attempt to capture the fallen Chaotian City, causing our army to fall into the Death Sea?"

"We must admit, Feng Qiwu, having been suppressed by the Death Sea for more than three hundred years, understands it better than anyone."

Chen Qing asked carefully, "Did Nie Fei hear any news about Shang Tong?"

Wei Qingchen shook his head, "No."

Chen Qing said, "This Shang Tong is truly the first fool I've ever seen."

"Even if he had the King Gu, it would be understandable, but he doesn't and still dares to sit by and watch, trying to reap the benefits of their mutual exhaustion."

"In today's Death Realm, with the chaos of the Eight Kings, fighting for the King Gu and the Six Dao Ghosts, what qualifies him to establish his own faction?"

Chen Qing stood up, "Send word to Xu Yaofeng, have him deploy to entangle Feng Qiwu, to confront him without attacking, keeping him from brazenly drilling through Chaotian City."

Xuan Mang asked, "And what about us?"

Chen Qing said, "We attack Shang Tong."

Xuan Mang replied, "Though we can now take Yama City, Shang Tong is no match."

"But after all, Shang Tong has long been in the Death Realm, under him is the rampant Jiguang Sect, with individual strength extremely formidable."

"We might need several months to capture Yama City, with unpredictable casualties."

"By then, Feng Qiwu might have already pierced through Chaotian City."

"Please reconsider, Lord Wen!"

Chen Qing waved, "No worries, I have my means, to capture the city in three days!"

The army mobilized, and in a mere four days, the Dragon Cavalry arrived before Yama City.

Seeing the Dragon Cavalry suddenly appear, both the Jiguang Sect in the dock and in the city became vigilant.

Chen Qing examined the city closely, indeed it seemed impenetrable, like iron, without any flaws.

Xuan Mang said, "This city, capturing it won't be easy."

Lu Shenglong replied, "If General Xuan dares not, let me do it!"

"With just the Undying Dragon Cavalry, attacking day and night continuously for three days, I will surely take the city!"

Chen Qing waved his hand, "Set up camp, no attack today."

"Within three days, I will definitely take Shang Tong."

Two days passed, and Chen Qing finally awaited the return of Yu Qing, who retrieved the sliver of the True Spirit from generations of King Wu.

Chen Qing reached out, taking the shining orb, within which countless figures flickered.

"This is the sliver of True Spirit from generations of King Wu?"

"With this, I can truly be a Grandmaster!"

Chen Qing returned to his tent, swallowing the orb whole, the power of Emperor Earth pervading, beginning to absorb this sliver of True Spirit.

In an instant, Chen Qing felt his Divine Soul clear, feeling that all the moves in the world simplified before him, returning to their purest form.

"So that's it!"

"In Martial Arts, the second realm, Dharma Eye Realm can see through an enemy's flaws, but if flawless, harmonious and Ruyi, one becomes a Grandmaster!"

"A Grandmaster emphasizes following one's heart!"

"Since I can already control the momentum of heaven and earth, merging within, achieving harmony and Ruyi is even simpler."

Chen Qing felt his martial realm rapidly ascending, breaking through the shackles of a layer of heaven and earth.

Everything looked different in his eyes.

He picked up a stone, tapping lightly on its corner, and it instantly crumbled.

"If the Dharma Eye Realm sees the flaws in the enemy's moves, then the Grandmaster Realm sees the larger picture through small details."

"Every object, with forces intertwining, keeping it together."

"And the Grandmaster Realm can see the paths of all forces, hitting the weak points, naturally collapsing them!"

"Just like a butterfly's flutter could trigger a storm, the Grandmaster Realm, must certainly trigger this storm."

"Similar to the power of Lingxi's Finger."

"Completely incomparable to the pseudo Grandmaster Realm!"

He cast a glance over his body, "Cultivators are not like stones, with such glaring weaknesses; for me, my weaknesses are not apparent, and even if attacked, wouldn't cause too much damage."

"It's somewhat akin to an armor-piercing effect."

"Moreover, it requires an observation process, fortunately, I have the Azure Darkness Eyes, so the observation time is short."

"Just understanding these things nearly doubled my strength!"

Chen Qing sat cross-legged, eyes cold, "Now, it's time to cut down Shang Tong."

He took out a dream-connecting flower and a treasured strand of Shang Tong's hair, placed them in the flower, ignited it, and inhaled the smoke to enter the dream.

Entering the dream, Chen Qing lightly pushed open the Void Gate, "Now, I just have to wait for Shang Tong to arrive here."

Shang Tong's dream was a Jiguang Sect stronghold, a grand hall hidden in the mountains.

Brightly lit within, the walls engraved with stone carvings, in the center stood a large seat, behind it, the wall bore the emblem of the Jiguang Sect.

A grain-sized light emitted a mighty radiance.

Chen Qing leisurely walked around, finally sitting before the great seat.

It took three full hours before someone pushed open the main doors.

The person, dressed in black sword clothes of the Jiguang Sect, with cold eyes and a slender nose, caped with a long cloak.

Shang Tong, in that instant of pushing open the doors, locked his gaze onto Chen Qing.

"Qingxu!"

Chen Qing smiled, taking out the Golden Ghost Mask from his bosom to play with.

"I've been curious, you're part of the Jiguang Sect too, so why turn against me?"

"Why turn against me, the one leading Jiguang Sect towards eternal glory as the Master of Mortal World?"

"The Jiguang Sect I've known, for the sake of the sect, would pursue light without regard for life."

"But you're the opposite."

Shang Tong stepped forward, asking a question Chen Qing hadn't anticipated, "Are we well-acquainted?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "No."

Shang Tong said, "So, I'm supposed to carry the title of Master of Mortal World for a complete stranger, entering the Death Realm facing attacks from Da Yan, Immortal Court, Heavenly Master Mansion, and Dragon Palace?"

Chen Qing replied, "That's the decision of the sect, not mine."

"You should know, even I am not qualified to make such a decision about a talent like you."

Shang Tong gave a bitter laugh, "Yet you still owe me, I've borne your debt in the Death Realm for ten years."