Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu

Chapter 315: Chapter 195: Qingyang Exorcising Demons Beneath the Nine Nether Chapter 315: Chapter 195: Qingyang Exorcising Demons Beneath the Nine Nether Chen Qing swung his sword, and the Red-clothed Daoist’s head fell.

In his eyes, there was nothing but unwillingness left.

The Red-clothed Daoist’s soul did not fly out, because when Chen Qing killed him, he obliterated his soul as well.

Chen Qing sheathed his sword, “This is true death.”

“Even a soul still has the hope of revival.”

“True death means the annihilation of the divine soul, the disappearance of everything!”

“There is no longer any chance!”

At this moment, the butterfly in Chen Qing’s chest finally fluttered its wings, seemingly beating a little more violently.

Chen Qing finally gained some understanding.

Merely becoming a malicious ghost and losing the physical body to transform into a soul was not strictly true death.

Is life easy and death difficult?

Observing the birth of all things is not difficult, but now, observing the death of all things is entirely different.

Observing the birth of all things only requires a journey of ten thousand miles to achieve.

But observing the death of all things requires everything to die completely, with the divine soul annihilated!

In normal death, the spirit still remains.

Even if it disappears, it merely escapes to another realm.

This is not something that can occur naturally, nor can it be achieved by mortals.

This requires the intervention of the power of the cultivation world.

“So that’s where the difficulty lies.”

“If it were in the Death Realm, it would be extremely easy because the battles there inevitably result in the annihilation of the divine soul.”

“But if it were among humans, observing the death of all things would be very difficult.”

“Unless I personally intervene.”

“But Ji Dang will not give me that time in the Death Realm.”

He had a strong premonition that as soon as he entered the Death Realm, it would be endless war.

At that time, everything would be too late.

He was someone who greatly valued his own life.

If it weren’t necessary, he had no interest in participating in this so-called battle for kingship.

But since the path had already brought him here, there was no turning back.

Xuanping once said, since you are going to do it, you must do it to the best of your ability.

He thought this statement was very true.

Chen Qing sat down, pondered for a moment, and asked the shadow next to him, “Ma Yuan, is the Nine Nether still under our Jiguang Sect’s control?”

A voice came from the shadows, “The Nine Nether is closely related to the Death Realm, and even more so with the Holy Sect Master, so it has naturally always been under our control.”

Chen Qing asked, “If I go to Nine Nether, will there be danger?”

Ma Yuan leaped down from a tree, “Lord, if you go, there is naturally no need to worry.”

Chen Qing prepared to go to Nine Nether, where a large number of malicious ghosts, flying corpses, mountain ghosts, and evil cultivators were entrenched.

The battles there never spared the opponent’s soul.

Chen Qing returned to the caravan and wrote down his recent insights in the Iron Skin Gu Chapter, Copper Bone Gu Chapter, Sword Gu Chapter, and Grass Spirit Gu Chapter.

“Send these four books to Ye Country Academy, let them test them out.”

“As for Ye Country, I will not be going.”

“Go back and tell Xuanping, I want to travel for a while to seek understanding.”

Ying Wugang was a bit worried, “Lord Wei, you are the Foundation Establishment Lord of Nanli, you should not easily take risks!”

Zuo Chuan also said, “Yes, Lord Wei, traveling alone is too dangerous!”

Chen Qing calmly smiled, “No worries, looking across the world, in the Foundation Establishment Realm, there are not more than five who could fight me!”

“Above the Mystic Gate Realm, I am in Nanli, favored by the Miao God, few dare to touch me.”

“Moreover, traveling alone makes it easier to hide myself.”

“If you follow me, it would expose the target.”

“If the Mystic Gate Realm comes, there’s nothing you can do, it’s better if I travel alone.”

Seeing Zuo Chuan and Ying Wugang still wishing to persuade further, Chen Qing waved his hand, “Enough, my mind is made up!”

“Say no more!”

“This time’s Death Realm battle is very likely to be one where everyone dies.”

“I must seize the last chance!”

After finishing his speech, Chen Qing left alone.

Although Ye Country did not welcome Chen Qing, the entire country’s cultivators were immensely disappointed.

It could be said that Chen Qing’s reputation in Ye Country even surpassed that in Wu Country.

Ye Country revered the Dao of Literature.

Of course, this Dao of Literature was not about poetry and painting, but the pursuit of the truth of the Great Dao.

They were dedicated to seeking the truth of the Great Dao’s origin.

However, after receiving the four books sent by Chen Qing, they immediately became excited again.

Chen Qing’s reputation in Ye Country soared once more.

This was the only time Chen Qing openly sent out so many books documenting the Dao of Gu.

A month later.

In an inn at the entrance to the Nine Nether, Chen Qing, wearing a conical hat, sat drinking with a black-robed Daoist.

Si Zhao glanced at the endless abyss beside him, “Are you really going to the Nine Nether Desolate Land?”

Chen Qing raised his cup and gently sipped, “Why not, isn’t this within our Jiguang Sect’s territory?”

Si Zhao said leisurely, “Although our Jiguang Sect has believers all over the Nine Nether, your status is noble, someone might still take the risk.”

Chen Qing asked, “Is there any method within the sect?”

Si Zhao sighed, “Very well, since you insist on going, wait for me here for three days!”

Three days later, Chen Qing and Si Zhao met again in the inn.

Si Zhao took out a jade butterfly from his bosom, “Even though our Jiguang Sect cannot fully restore all the Transmission Formations and revive the glory of the Ancient Era, we still have some methods.”

“As long as you crush this Jade Talisman, you can be transported to that Transmission Formation in Wu Country, where you have been before.”

Chen Qing reached out and took it, “Do other great sects or Ten Thousand Years Major Sects have any countermeasures?”

Si Zhao said, “Heh, the sole mastery of the Transmission Formation lies with our Jiguang Sect, no one else can decipher its secrets, let alone other great sects?”