Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu-Chapter 52: The Spirit Gu Appears!

"The Demon Clan, while indifferent to their own kind, are even more xenophobic."

"The flames of war ignited from the southern part of the continent, then spread to the Central Plains until the fire engulfed the Demon Clan across the entire continent."

"And it continued to burn until the true King of Kings emerged among the Demon Clan."

"And that was when the real catastrophe began."

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"Finally, to preserve the embers of humanity, the Thunder Pure Land emerged."

Chen Qing marveled at this piece of history, amazed that such things happened.

Hu Yao, on the other hand, seemed to have discovered something extremely interesting and fell into contemplation.

She occasionally glanced at Chen Qing, becoming increasingly cautious and wary.

Xu Yaofeng said, "It seems highly probable that the Heavenly Master Mansion knows the origins of the Thunder Pure Land."

Murong Lang laughed, "Fellow Daoist Yao Feng can help keep an eye on it for me."

Hu Yao remained silent while the other three chatted for a while. Seeing that they were not continuing the conversation, Chen Qing said, "Well then, today’s gathering ends here."

Removing the bronze ghost mask, Chen Qing thought to himself that it was fortunate there were no trades today, or there’d be no place to store the spirit stones.

He observed the Taiping Sect’s camp from a distance, still without any reaction.

It wasn’t until the next morning that the Taiping Sect’s camp suddenly grew noisy.

Chen Qing quietly approached, squatting in a large tree to watch the commotion.

The valley entrance was crowded with many Taiping Sect followers, engaged in a fierce argument, while their leader, Xiang Baiyu, grilled a snake.

"Sword Ghost, how did this ghost thing appear?"

"Now, the cultivators of Wuyou Mountain, Wutong Mountain, and Lotus Cave have suffered heavy losses. Should we join in?"

"Since there’s a Sword Ghost, that means there’s a sword scripture as well, though nobody knows how powerful the sword scripture that birthed the Sword Ghost really is."

"Below the seventh level of Qi Refinement, it’s said to disappear in a single encounter."

"If we could find the relic of a strong cultivator based on the Sword Ghost, it could lead to Foundation Establishment."

It was only then that Chen Qing understood why no message had come from Wutong Mountain.

Sword Ghosts were the products of the meeting between the Ancient Sword Scripture and a sword Gu.

The Ancient Sword Scripture contained the obsessions of a powerful figure, which, upon encountering a sword Gu, would transform into a strange entity known as a Sword Ghost.

Sword Ghosts were devoid of emotions or desires, formless and shapeless, acting only on primal instinct.

Some could stand guard in front of a blade of grass for years, while others were like madmen, killing everyone they encountered.

Sword Ghosts had appeared on the outskirts of the Sword Abyss before, but according to them, this Sword Ghost seemed particularly formidable this time.

He didn’t know how Ye Yuntian and Yu Qingshuang were doing.

Xiang Baiyu, holding the grilled snake, walked to the tree where Chen Qing was squatting. "How do you view the appearance of a Sword Ghost on the outskirts of the Sword Abyss?"

Chen Qing said, "The Sword Ghost causing heavy losses to the cultivators of Lotus Cave— isn’t that a good thing?"

"Wait a minute, in this extreme cold, where did you get the snake?"

Xiang Baiyu took a small bite and then said, "Yes, that’s the truly strange thing."

"This morning, I encountered three snakes, and this is the fattest one."

Chen Qing jumped down from the tree, "Bring the other two snakes."

Xiang Baiyu clapped her hands, and soon a Taiping Sect follower brought over a cage.

Chen Qing opened the cage, and two snakes quickly crawled out.

"The same direction!"

He chased the two snakes for a few miles, "Although there are slight differences in small directions, the general direction is the same."

Xiang Baiyu, following behind, said, "That way leads to the Sword Abyss."

Chen Qing said, "It seems that there’s more to the Sword Abyss than just a Sword Ghost appearing on the outskirts. There’s a major upheaval there right now."

Xiang Baiyu said, "Have you heard the rumors about Gu emergence?"

Chen Qing said, "Are you saying that there’s a new Gu appearing in the Sword Abyss, and it involves snakes?"

Xiang Baiyu pondered for a moment, "It’s highly possible that a new spiritual item Gu has emerged. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a big stir!"

Chen Qing, however, said, "Could it be that you set this up, intentionally releasing a spiritual item Gu as bait to incite a scramble among Wuyou Mountain, Lotus Cave, and Wutong Mountain, while you reap the benefits?"

Xiang Baiyu laughed heartily, almost doubling over with laughter, "Are you saying that for a few sword Gu, no wait, even for a dozen or even dozens of sword Gu, we would use a spiritual item Gu as bait and throw it into a place like the Sword Abyss where there’s no return?"

"Are we that stupid?"

"Don’t you Jiguang Sect folks understand the value of a spiritual item Gu?"

If before, Chen Qing indeed had little concept of spiritual item Gu, after encountering Yao Feng’s spirit Light Butterfly and Fu Luo’s Luck Gu, he understood the tremendous power of spiritual item Gu.

Chen Qing looked thoughtfully at Xiang Baiyu. This woman wanted him to follow, to use him to attract others’ attention.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have kindly shared such information with him.

In such a dangerous place as the Sword Abyss, a major Evil Cultivator from the Jiguang Sect was far more threatening than a group from the Taiping Sect.

It’s a simple truth, such dangerous places have a threshold; if your strength isn’t enough, entering will most likely be a dead end.

Unless you have something as defiant as a Luck Gu.

Otherwise, there’s no point in going.

Thus, a lone cultivator like Chen Qing, with many means, had an advantage.

A spiritual item Gu related to snakes?

It didn’t really matter what it was related to; what mattered was, it was highly likely to be a spiritual item Gu!

The quality of a spiritual item Gu determined that it possessed extremely powerful divineness!

Moreover, even if the three nearby sects were all destroyed, their value was not necessarily higher than a single spiritual item Gu.

Besides, Chen Qing had the ability to see through Gu.

If that Gu was in its nascent state, then Chen Qing could determine that it was definitely a brand new Gu emerging!

If that Gu was ancient, then someone might be maliciously stirring up war.

If so, Chen Qing would definitely turn around and leave!

However, it might be worth checking out first.

The lure of a spiritual item Gu was truly captivating.

"Bring all your people above the seventh level of Qi Refinement, let’s go see the excitement."

Chen Qing naturally ordered.

Xiang Baiyu, with hands on her hips, said, "I’ve been waiting for you to say that. With you there, I always feel more secure!"

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Chen Qing and the twelve people led by Xiang Baiyu rushed towards the Sword Abyss. Along the way, they occasionally spotted a snake.

As they got closer to the Sword Abyss, the snakes they encountered became increasingly larger.

Chen Qing swung his hand, cutting down an arm-thick, several yards long snake. Standing beside the snake’s corpse, he asked, "Have you noticed that the snakes we’re seeing are getting bigger?"

Xiang Baiyu bent down to inspect beside the large snake, wielded her sword to cut open the snake’s belly, revealing it was densely packed with small snake skeletons.

Among them, one snake’s bones were only slightly smaller than the slain large snake.

"It seems that this new Gu possesses powers beyond imagination."

Chen Qing glanced around and climbed to the top of the tallest tree, looking around. There were dozens of snake skins hanging.

He went to the nearest spot, picked up a snakeskin, and found it extremely fresh, without any signs of weathering.

"These snakes devour each other on the way here and seem to be able to digest quickly and grow larger."

The closer they got, the more bizarre it became.

Chen Qing suddenly began to understand why a spiritual item Gu would be used as bait.

These unowned Gu would uncontrollably manifest their divineness, even causing a massive disaster.

And this would alert the people nearby that an extremely powerful Gu had emerged.