Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu

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After a joyful drink, they sang to express their aspirations.

As for everyone getting Shen Changye, Zhang Can, and Yan Bailiang drunk and singing in the city in the middle of the night, it was hardly worth mentioning.

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Chen Qing rubbed his slightly dizzy head, recalling last night's events, and suddenly felt a bit regretful.

It was quite embarrassing.

He should have used his cultivation to resist the effects of the alcohol.

Hmm, tonight he would enter Xuanping's dream and see how she was doing.

That night, Chen Qing entered the dream. Today was quite strange; by the time the sky had just darkened, Chen Qing saw Xuanping entering the dream.

Generally speaking, Xuanping would only fall asleep in the middle of the night.

Chen Qing pushed open the Void Gate and entered.

"You're sleeping pretty early today."

Xuanping saw Chen Qing and jumped into his arms in two steps.

"Because my health is important."

Chen Qing frowned slightly, "What's the matter, are you feeling unwell recently?"

Xuanping lay on Chen Qing's chest, "No, I'm fine. It's just that I'm not alone anymore."

Chen Qing looked down, slightly startled, "Are you saying?"

Xuanping punched Chen Qing, "You're going to be a dad."

Chen Qing was suddenly stunned in place. To be honest, he had no psychological preparation for this at all.

After Foundation Establishment, due to changes in the nature of life, it was extremely difficult for cultivators to have children.

Moreover, both Chen Qing and Xuanping were in the Foundation Establishment stage, and their physical strength even surpassed that of dragon clans, making childbirth as difficult as that of the Qilin.

Wanting children was basically just as lucky as hitting the jackpot, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Hearing this news, Chen Qing felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

In fact, he had very little sense of belonging to this world.

The rise and fall of the world, what does it have to do with me?

Whoever wants to kill me, I will kill them!

He was very clear about his identity; he was an outsider.

The news of having a child made him feel for the first time that this world was so real.

Moreover, there was a high possibility that he could never go back.

Even if he could go back, how would he live was also a question.

It seemed he should also take root in this Death Realm.

After being dazed for half an hour, Xuanping let him be.

After half an hour, Chen Qing let out a silly laugh, "I'm going to be a dad."

"I'm going to be a dad!"

"Boy or girl?"

" I like girls!"

"Daughters are the cutest!"

"When will the baby be born, and how are you feeling now?"

"Oh, about apprenticeship, I'm in the Death Realm now, and can't arrange an apprenticeship for them."

"King Wu? Haoran True Monarch? Or maybe let Haoran True Monarch watch them grow up?"

"A True Monarch watching them grow up would make them close in the future."

"Oh oh oh, right, Gu, it must be Light Gu Foundation Establishment!"

"And also...."

"My perception is quite bad, will theirs be too? It would be best if they take after you..."

"..."

A barrage of questions made Xuanping not know whether to laugh or cry, "How could we know if it's a boy or girl now?"

"But according to what Master Xu Yaofeng said, this child seems to be gathering the worldly literary fortune."

"The worldly literary fortune, Haoran Temple monopolizes three parts, for the three Red Lotus in Haoran Temple's back courtyard."

"The remaining seven parts are shared by the world."

"True Monarch said, you wrote the Gu Book, yet do not have the literary fortune. With nowhere else to go, these seven parts of the literary fortune in the world will have four to five parts converge on the child."

"Moreover, the day the child took shape and gained Spiritual Wisdom, a fairy crane came stepping on a Nine-colored Auspicious Cloud, delivering a Ninth Transformation Golden Elixir."

"According to Brother Dan Yangzi's observation, it seems to be an entirely new Gu, birthed from the convergence of literary fortune, and according to his calculations, it should belong to the Alchemy Dao's Gu."

Chen Qing curiously asked, "Alchemy?"

Xuanping responded, "How did you know?"

Chen Qing said, "Is it a method to combine various Spiritual Medicines into an Elixir?"

Xuanping said, "Something like that, but since the child is not yet born, we don't know the specific situation. How did you know?"

Chen Qing said, "Based on your description, I made some calculations."

This world originally had no Elixirs.

Generally, Spiritual Wine was used for cultivation, but having Elixirs would mean an entirely new path.

Even Chen Qing hadn't anticipated that because he himself didn't have the literary fortune but wrote about the Gu due to it; the literary fortune, having nowhere else to go, gathered upon his child.

"Prepare a King Gu for them."

"In the Death Realm among the kings, I am determined to slay a king for my unborn child and secure a King Gu!"

"Right, about the gathering of literary fortune, True Monarch asked me to tell you not to publicize it."

"Tell the outside world that the worldly literary fortune is divided into four parts for you and that the child in my belly has received Haoran Temple's three parts of literary fortune."

Chen Qing nodded, "Got it, I'll remember."

It seemed that Haoran True Monarch also knew a part of his identity.

At least, he knew he was an outsider.

However, this was not very crucial.

On the contrary, if Haoran True Monarch didn't know, Chen Qing would find it strange.

After all, True Monarch was already the pinnacle of this world.

Not like gods, as they already became an image, a symbol, an avenue.

Like the time when Chen Qing visited Miao God, neither male nor female, neither human nor beast.

No one knew what gods thought, because they were no longer beings among the living.

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When Chen Qing woke up, he was still smiling.

Commonly known as "waking up with a smile."

Today's meeting was to discuss the specific list of military officers under the commands of the two armies. When Chen Qing arrived at the hall, he entered with a smile.

Su Yi curiously asked, "Why is Lord Wen in such a good mood today?"

Chen Qing waited for someone to ask him, "Hahahahaha, I'm going to be a dad."

Upon hearing this news, all the generals in the hall were overjoyed.

A mature power having an heir was also an important symbol.

It's a power with a legacy, and in the future, it would last for generations to come.

After everyone congratulated him, Chen Qing seriously said, "Today, we also need to discuss one more thing."

"I want to establish the Feather King Army; this army will be selected from the descendants of soldiers with great merit to serve in my mountain gate, led by my unborn child."

"It means to serve as the King's Feather, guarding the palace. What do you all think?"

Among everyone, Su Yi was the quickest to grasp Chen Qing's intentions.

Su Yi had seen before that if it weren't for the urgency of the situation, Chen Qing wouldn't have had any desire to compete for the throne.

But now, it was completely different. The army he was establishing for his child was named the Feather King Army.

This showed that Chen Qing truly had the intention to vie for the throne, "Lord Wen, this is a big matter, it should be discussed thoroughly."

Chen Qing said, "Let the Housekeeper Mansion first discuss this matter and come up with a plan."

"Oh right, reward the army with Spirit Stones and issue vouchers for purchasing Gu advancement materials."

"And also, those Gu Books we previously set aside, distribute them to the entire army, especially to the Jiguang Sect's people, giving each one a set."

Xu Yaofeng eagerly stood up, "Thank you, senior brother."

Chen Qing glanced at Xu Yaofeng, thinking this guy puts on quite a proper demeanor in public.

Letting Xu Yaofeng and Wushang coordinate separately with the armies they were leading, Chen Qing made the final decision, keeping only about a thousand soldiers, leaving the rest to Xu Yaofeng and Wushang.

Wushang said, "Elder brother, isn't keeping just a thousand too few, isn't that too risky?"

Chen Qing replied, "Currently, we have limited troops, only by taking risks can we achieve great success, conquering cities and seizing land."

"Also, I will leave behind the Undying Dragon Cavalry. With the Undying Dragon Cavalry here, once we block the city gate entrance, defending the city would almost be impossible to breach."

"Moreover, my abilities are extremely effective against Feng Qiwu and Rat Demons."

"Whether it's the Rat Demons digging through the ground or the Death Sea, they are of no use to me."

"You all can go assured. Achieving great accomplishments and bringing me glory is what you should be doing."

"As for Fengdu and the rebuilding Chaotian City, with me here, there will definitely be no mishaps."

The long preparations were finally completed seven days later. When Ji Dang and the Snow Wolf Lord were deciding the victory and defeat in the northern snowfields, Fengdu's army was also on the move and began their northern expedition.

After seeing off Wushang and Xu Yaofeng, Chen Qing rode the Green Bull and left the city with a hundred Undying Dragon Cavalry.

Qing Ran, next to him, asked, "Lord Wen, what are we going to do?"

Chen Qing replied, "Our army is on the move; we need to create some diversions. Let's circle the Dead Swamp to scare Feng Qiwu first."

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