Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu Chapter 85 – Chapter 85: Chapter 82 – Frantic Run for Hundreds of Miles, Pursuers Arrive Again (Major Chapter, Request for First Subscription)

Chapter 85: Chapter 82 – Frantic Run for Hundreds of Miles, Pursuers Arrive Again (Major Chapter, Request for First Subscription)

One night of frenzied running.

Chen Qing did not know how far he had gone, nor whether he had veered off course. He was not skilled in using the stars to navigate.

The constellations of this world were indecipherable to him.

As the sky brightened, and feeling the sun rising to his left, he felt relieved that at least he wasn't running in the wrong direction.

On his back, Nie Fei had finally regained a good amount of Spiritual Energy. He said to Chen Qing, “Let me take over, you take a break.”

Chen Qing nodded, put Nie Fei down, and climbed onto Nie Fei's back to sit.

Nie Fei did not hesitate, immediately spreading his wings and taking to the sky, heading south.

Chen Qing took out the Thunder Gu, placed it in a jade bottle, and prepared to draw the contract rune.

“Why are we heading south?”

Nie Fei replied, “The south is different from Da Yan's West Desert; the south's Jiuli is not confined to religious sects or races because they have the Nine Kings of the Miao God.”

“They govern their territories with distinct laws and practices.”

“In fact, even our Jiguang Sect has many officials in Jiuli.”

“Of course, they keep their identities hidden.”

“Currently, if there's a place with the most Jiguang Sect members in the world, it's the southern Jiuli territory.”

Chen Qing asked again, “Then why not go north?”

At the mention of the north, Nie Fei shivered slightly. “We can't go north. It's not that the old dragon underwater isn't formidable, but there's a Wolf King in the ice mountains.”

“It's said that three thousand years ago, the Wolf King swallowed the moon for a century, leaving a hundred years of darkness with no moonlight, ruining Jiguang Sect's fortune, which brought us to our current state.”

“Of course, I'm telling you this, but if you ask others, they certainly wouldn't know these secrets.”

Chen Qing guessed that Nie Fei had simply heard some rumors. Moon swallowing wasn't impossible, but could it really be as simple as Nie Fei made it sound?

However, Chen Qing now understood more. In this world, divine power and imperial power were one.

It wasn't a case of divine right of kings, but rather a unity of sovereign and deity.

Perhaps in a normal world of cultivation, this would be strange, but in this world where Gu is the path, Chen Qing felt it was all too normal.

A spiritual item Gu can sustain a sect's prosperity for five hundred years.

Then what about a King Grade Gu?

Yes, every Gu is unique, yet the advancement routes for the same Gu are fixed!

Once a spiritual item Gu reaches the Harmonization Ninth Transformation, all its paths for advancement are set.

Even if it changes hosts, it can reach Harmonization Ninth Transformation in a short time!

This is the secret to a great sect's everlasting success!

Only now did Chen Qing realize just how precious the spiritual item Gu he possessed was.

The so-called Emperor Donghua wasn't what Chen Qing had initially envisioned, not someone needing the support of the Heavenly Master Mansion or the Immortal Court to claim the throne, but someone who had the power to be an emperor from the start!

Hearing the sounds of those Thunder Corpses rapidly approaching from behind, Chen Qing looked back with some frustration. That damn Zhang Ke was still chasing relentlessly!

Once I contract the Thunder Gu, I can fully utilize the Great Kui Sword Scripture to battle you!

Chen Qing wanted to directly contract the Thunder Gu he had taken from Xiang Baiyu, but he felt uneasy.

It wasn't from guilt over killing to acquire a Gu; he wasn't that compassionate.

The life span of a Gu acquired from killing was truly worrisome.

He clearly saw the life span information: 1/4.

Can this even be contracted?

At most, if he raised it to Butterfly Transformation Ninth Transformation, it would only have a few decades of life span, unless he used this thing for Foundation Establishment to get more life span, but that method was even more far-fetched!

Chen Qing's own life span wasn't enough, and he was to share it with this thing?

He recalled a jade box he had taken from Wutong Mountain, which contained a Fire Gu. Who knew if there were more Gu in those jade boxes, and what if there was a Thunder Gu in one?

Thinking of this, he immediately took out a jade box and opened it, revealing a hundred-year-old Blood Ginseng.

Its red form slightly resembling a human, merely smelling its fragrance was refreshing, its potency truly abundant, capable of greatly increasing his cultivation.

But right now, this bit of cultivation wasn't greatly meaningful; he'd deal with Zhang Ke later.

He opened another jade box, only to awkwardly find it empty!

Throwing aside the jade box in hand, he picked up another, opened it, and found it empty again!

Damn it, he fell for the tricks of those Wutong Mountain scum!

It was eerily similar to when he bought a steel cabinet years ago, only to find it filled with dozens of Spirit Stones!

Only the first few jade boxes contained treasures; the others were empty!

More precious items surely weren't even in this so-called treasure vault!

One jade box after another, almost all empty.

With over thirty jade boxes checked, it was akin to opening blind boxes at this point.

In hindsight, he should have filled them with Spirit Stones, definitely a profitable move.

After opening eighteen jade boxes, Chen Qing finally found something, a bright red fruit hot to the touch.

The fruit was round, about fist-sized, like a red blueberry.

Also somewhat like a persimmon.

It had vague patterns, not raised but darker in color, forming a bird looking skyward.

Was this a Vermilion Fruit?

A fruit tree stained with Vermilion Bird Blood undergoes mutation if it doesn't die, producing a Vermilion Fruit.

How did Wutong Mountain acquire such a treasure?

He stored the Vermilion Fruit, planning to use it for roasting meat or cooking soups when not being consumed.

He would consume it when breaking through to Qi Refining Stage Eight.

Opening another jade box, Chen Qing noticed a flash of silver light, revealing a Fifth Transformation Thunder Gu!

Delighted, Chen Qing closed the jade box immediately, dipped his forefinger in his own blood from a wound, and began drawing the contract rune.

Wutong Mountain favored using Fire Gu, skilled in it, so this Thunder Gu wasn't as precious to be part of their collections.

Having this wild Thunder Gu made a great difference now.

Once the rune was drawn, Chen Qing recited the incantation, and the Thunder Gu in the jade box began absorbing his spiritual energy.

His current spiritual energy capacity handled such absorption easily; plus, he could replenish it with Spirit Stones, so there was no concern about depletion.

As the Thunder Gu was being contracted, Chen Qing continued opening more blind boxes.

Hopes for more treasures were high, but unfortunately, there were only two.

A small bundle of Gu Spirit Grass.

And a mysterious jade token, engraved with a half-human, half-ghost beauty.

The human half was incredibly beautiful, with a seductive demeanor.

The ghostly half was extremely hideous, menacing, stirring an unsettling feeling.

Not knowing its purpose, he planned to ask Nie Fei once they evaded their pursuers.

Before Chen Qing could even store the jade token in his body, he suddenly felt a bump.

“What's going on?” Chen Qing asked.

Nie Fei adjusted his stance mid-air, rubbing his face. “We just seemed to hit a wall!”

“Could that lackey from the Taiping Sect have a Qi Gu?”

“But wait, if he had a Qi Gu, why didn't he use it earlier?”

Chen Qing looked ahead and saw a woman dressed in a golden Daoist robe standing with arms crossed in mid-air as if walking on solid ground.

The woman appeared to be in her thirties, with peach blossom eyes, an almond-shaped face, willow-like eyebrows, a cold gaze, and a face full of lethal intensity, exuding chilliness.

A spring flower was tucked into her hair, lending her an ethereal aura with that jade face.

She coldly looked at Zhang Ke, who was chasing from behind. “Zhang Ke, just with these two heavily injured people, you had to call me?”

Zhang Ke caught up from behind, shouting from the ground, “Ling Jiu, these two have spirit Gu on them; I advise you not to underestimate them!”

Ling Jiu remained indifferent. “If it was just me, a single Sect Leader, I wouldn't underestimate you. But you insisted on bringing Elder Wang too.”

From the left came a violent rumbling sound. Chen Qing turned to see an old man with graying hair, expressionless, sitting cross-legged on a Green Bull, with an iron-spiked whip resting on his knees.

As the old man guided the Green Bull towards them, Chen Qing felt immense pressure, “This type of spiritual energy fluctuation, it's the peak of Qi Refining Realm!”

At Qi Refining Stage Ten, all ten meridians were connected, a single meridian opened from the dantian, followed by another ten meridians before returning to the dantian.

A complete small circulation formed within, endlessly refining spiritual energy, enhancing its power, this is Qi Refining Realm at its peak!

Chen Qing had seen many at Qi Refining Stage Nine and encountered three at Foundation Establishment but hadn't met anyone at Qi Refining Stage Ten before.

Most who reached the peak of Qi Refining sought breakthroughs in seclusion, so it was rare for them to be seen in friendly territory.

And the first one he encountered was his enemy?

And that Ling Jiu was no friendly sort either.

Elder Wang sat on the Green Bull, directing it towards them. “Ling Jiu, Zhang Ke just wanted to play it safe. There's nothing wrong with that.”

“We're all from the same sect; let's not argue.”

“Capturing these two Jiguang villains and taking their spirit Gu is the priority!”

Ling Jiu immediately moved towards Nie Fei, opening her slender hand and making a grabbing gesture.

Chen Qing suddenly felt the surrounding wind stop, with Nie Fei shouting, “Not good, there's a Qi Wall ahead; this woman has a Qi Gu!”

Chen Qing quickly put away the jade box with the Thunder Gu; these three wouldn't even give him time to contract the Thunder Gu.

He stood up, with the Geng Metal Sword, a丈 long, appearing in his hand. He stood on Nie Fei's back and swung a sword forward!

Boom!

Sure enough, it hit. In the windless instant, he sensed the position of the invisible Qi Wall.

Ling Jiu quickly caught up, “Impressive perception!”

“Zhang Ke, quickly tell us the information you have!”

As Ling Jiu pursued, she kept her hands busy. Chen Qing abruptly sensed all surrounding air being drawn to one spot, forming massive air pressure, creating a blast zone!

Boom!

Air explosion!

A strong gust blew, causing Nie Fei and Chen Qing to spin mid-air before barely stabilizing.

Nie Fei exclaimed, “Qi Gu is one of the most powerful types among Mortal Gu! We must leave quickly, or she'll drain all nearby air, suffocating us!”

Chen Qing surveyed the three's actions, thinking if only his sword Gu could fly; his spiritual energy was endless, and he could shoot them down.

“I'll hold them off, you fly fast!”

Nie Fei accelerated immediately, glowing with green light, clearly pushing the Wind Gu to boost speed.

At that moment, the old man on the Green Bull raised his hand, and they felt a tremendous pull.

Moreover, their blood seemed to disobey, wanting to reverse flow throughout their bodies!

In an instant, both turned blue-purple, feeling as if they were about to burst.

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