Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu

Chapter 181: Chapter 125: Human World – The Other Shore
 

The next afternoon, news arrived.

Wei Qingchen invited Mei Zuochen and Hu Zhishu for a boat ride on the Lancang River. Hu Zhishu, drunk, fell into the river, landing directly in the den of a Foundation Establishment demon.

He died.

Chen Qing heard the news and merely smiled faintly.

There wasn’t much joy.

It was time to prepare for Foundation Establishment.

Taking out a hundred thousand Spirit Stones from Iron Flow Valley, Chen Qing planned to grind sixty thousand Spirit Stones into powder and use four hundred middle-grade Spirit Stones for a bed.

After two days, Yuan Wujue returned.

Chen Qing invited him for a meal. In a break during the meal, Chen Qing had the Snake Butterfly swallow strands of Chao Feng’s hair, then sent Yuan Wujue off to purchase the next set of materials.

Afterward, he called on Jiang Yuhu to procure the materials for advancing the Great River Gu.

Although the Snake Gu could advance quickly, acquiring the materials still required time.

The ingredients needed for spiritual Gu were not easily obtained.

It took a full two months for Chen Qing to completely advance the Snake Butterfly to the Butterfly’s Ninth Transformation.

Watching the Snake Butterfly consume the last ingredient, Chen Qing thought that now all he needed was for the Ghost Gate to fully open.

This requirement was subtle. Only the Ghost Gate needed to open; Chen Qing didn’t have to be nearby.

He also heard from Xu Yaofeng a month ago that the Jiguang Sect seemed ready to open the Ghost Gate and send some people into the Death Realm.

On the fifteenth of the first month,

The twenty-four-year-old Chen Qing donned the bronze ghost mask, preparing to attend this gathering.

Anticipating the Jiguang Sect to quickly open the Ghost Gate so he could merge with the Snake Butterfly.

After brief greetings, Ji Ru once again contributed a thousand middle-grade Spirit Stones to Chen Qing, and Xu Yaofeng did something even more extraordinary, offering two thousand middle-grade Spirit Stones at once.

Chen Qing thought to himself, it seems Xu Yaofeng recently came into a windfall.

After everyone sought guidance, Chen Qing spoke up, “You may start your conversation now,”

Ji Ru was the first to speak, “The awakened Ancient Prince has already gathered some information.”

“Named Ji Dang, he was sealed two thousand five hundred and twenty-one years ago.”

“He was renowned for his wisdom and strategy, extolled by Da Yan as the ruler of a middle epoch.”

“Moreover, his spear skills were beyond comparison. According to reliable sources, he very likely took a cicada with him, though he hasn’t yet contracted it.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Yaofeng felt not only troubled but also puzzled.

How did this Fu Luo girl manage to divulge matters she should and shouldn’t speak about?

How exactly did she uncover such deeply hidden secrets?

Could it be that she’s someone from the Imperial Palace?

Ji Ru, however, wasn’t contemplating any of this. Her brother Ji Shang was also one of the contenders for the position of Emperor Donghua.

With Ji Dang suddenly emerging, he became the primary heir.

To her, this ancestor wasn’t as close as her brother, and that was it.

She believed that with the intelligence network of Yao Feng, the Jiguang Sect would surely learn of this matter.

Furthermore, to contract the Three-year Cicada, she needed to stand out in this gathering in Chen Qing’s eyes.

She wanted to become the Taichu Divine Woman, leveraging the Power of Taichu to help elevate her brother to the imperial throne.

She hadn’t had the qualifications before, but now she felt she could attempt.

Once she possessed a Three-year Cicada that could open and close at will, she was confident she could compete with Ji Dang.

What Ji Dang was meant to do, she would do herself.

Since she had shared this information, exposing Ji Dang, she was ready to pay for Ji Dang’s demise.

Those under the blessing of Fu Luo always had certain duties they must fulfill.

For instance, preparing in advance for that silly brother who only ever thought of the people and not of himself.

He didn’t understand yet; only by surviving could one achieve their aims, only by becoming Emperor Donghua could one get things done.

These things, Ji Ru, after reading many historical texts, had long understood.

She respectfully looked at Chen Qing, lowering her brow, “Senior Taichu, I wish to contract that Three-year Cicada, and so during this period, I might need to trouble Senior Taichu once every seven days. Would that be alright?”

She did her utmost to present her most respectful posture. After three breaths, she finally heard Chen Qing say softly, “Then, what price are you willing to pay for it?”

She took a deep breath, declaring the decision she’d long contemplated, “I am willing to dedicate this life to serving Taichu, to believing in Taichu, to honor Taichu’s guidance, transforming this world into bliss.”

Chen Qing pondered momentarily. Ji Ru was the first to express a willingness to believe in him at the gathering.

“You are not the first,”

Chen Qing said quietly, “But you are the last.”

At this moment, Murong Lang and Xu Yaofeng were still in shock, only Hu Yao curiously asked, “Hmm, weren’t we already believing in Taichu before?”

Chen Qing looked at Hu Yao, giving her a gentle smile.

This naive girl, although she seemed not very bright, was quite clever at this moment.

Yet Chen Qing was considering more. If Fu Luo, the Ninth Princess of Da Yan, became the ruler of the Death Realm, it wouldn’t be bad.

At least, the control would be in his hands. Through this, Fu Luo could cultivate a large number of Mystic Gate Realm within the Death Realm, a formidable force indeed.

Chen Qing continued, “On the eighth and twenty-fourth of each month, wait for me here.”

Ji Ru was delighted, “Thank you, Senior Taichu.”

Seeing Ji Ru’s status rise quickly in front of Chen Qing, Xu Yaofeng was growing restless, “I’ve received orders from the sect to quickly advance to the Ghost Face Realm and enter the Death Realm.”