Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu

He was just about to continue walking when he saw a large star falling to the ground, heading straight for him.

Standing on that star was a person.

"Star God?"

The sky around him began to change, with stars swirling and settling into strange positions, as thousands of starlights descended upon Chen Qing.

Chen Qing dodged left and right, but couldn't evade them and was struck into the ground by the starlights.

He swung his fist to attack the Star God, who countered with a punch, bringing down a meteor with each swing.

The two engaged in a fierce battle in the wilderness, Chen Qing wielding countless streams of Xuanhuang Qi, clashing meteors summoned by the Star God.

One after another, meteors were shattered by Chen Qing, the two of them like gods and demons of the world, battling in the wilderness until the earth beneath them shattered.

Chen Qing kept breathing in the world's Spiritual Energy, amassing a large amount of it to continue fighting the Star God.

They fought for a day, and Chen Qing realized he couldn't keep fighting like this; more gods would only gather.

As he had this thought, the ground suddenly surged up, enveloping him, and an earthen dragon emerged, carrying him deep underground.

Meanwhile, outside...

Xuanping, who had been resting her head at the door, suddenly felt all the Spiritual Energy inside the house being absorbed.

"It's starting, it's starting!"

"How did the Spiritual Energy become depleted so quickly?"

"What is he going through?"

"Fan the air, quickly fan it!"

"Have more people grind the Spirit Stones into powder!"

She entered the room where Chen Qing was establishing his Foundation, took out a Spiritual Pearl, and fed him the fragments.

The pearl fragments dissolved into liquid upon entering his mouth, flowing through his body, yet Xuanping still couldn't feel any fluctuation of Spiritual Energy from Chen Qing.

"No, no, how could this be?"

"Yuan Wujue, Jiang Yuhu, secretly transmit my order, and gather another three hundred thousand Spirit Stones from the Xuanping Clan and Cold Mountain City!"

"Keep it discreet and hurry!"

"Mei Zuochen, bring all the Spiritual Medicine from Cold Mountain City here."

"Yes, I mean all of them!"

"I'll hold down the fort here!"

The knights outside, galloping, had no idea what was happening, only sensing that the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth was suddenly gone.

They didn't know what this meant; all they had to do was guard each place, letting no one inside.

Two more days passed, and Chen Qing's breathing remained terrifying, with each breath taking in large amounts of Spiritual Energy.

Xuanping, feeling unprecedentedly weary, hadn't closed her eyes for five days and nights.

Though she was at the Foundation Establishment stage, she couldn't avoid exhaustion.

She gritted her teeth, drew a dagger from her calf, and sliced her arm, blood immediately gushing out.

"It won't look good now."

She smiled, the intense pain clearing her mind again, "Keep fanning, don't stop the wind, and keep grinding the Spirit Stones until I give the order to stop!"

...

Having traveled underground for a while, Chen Qing passed by a lake of molten lava. After walking a hundred miles, a fire dragon rose up.

A red-haired young man, wielding a crimson halberd, cleaved towards Chen Qing.

"Fire God or Flame God?"

Chen Qing summoned a Geng Metal Sword, six zhang long, and slashed at the Fire God!

The halberd clashed with Chen Qing's giant sword, pushing both back three zhang.

This was Chen Qing's first encounter with a complete Qi Refining Realm practitioner who faced him head-on without losing ground.

Even though the opponent was the Fire God!

A vast amount of Xuanhuang Qi descended upon Chen Qing's head, enveloping his body.

Chen Qing, shrouded in a myriad of Xuanhuang Qi, drew forth the force of the earth upon the Fire God to completely suppress him.

The Fire God struck his halberd into the Lava Lake, instantly summoning eight Fire Phoenixes to attack Chen Qing.

The Fire God, riding a fire dragon, battled Chen Qing, each blow resounding with thunderous roars.

The aftershock of their clash shattered everything around them!

Chen Qing swept up a Fire Phoenix with his sleeve, continuing his duel with the Fire God, wielding his Geng Metal Sword.

The Great River Sword flew forth, forming a river of Sword Qi to battle the remaining seven Fire Phoenixes.

Endless rocks and earth cascaded from above them, like a relentless stone rain.

They fought from underground to the surface, demolishing dozens of mountains before reaching the skies, the battle's aftermath dispersing layers of clouds.

In the path of attack, the Fire God matched him well!

Chen Qing and the Fire God fought fiercely, battling for a full day and night!

Both were gasping, exhaling bursts of white mist through their nostrils.

Just when Chen Qing truly felt he had no energy left, his body suddenly surged with boundless Spiritual Energy.

A whisper echoed in his ears, though it was somewhat unclear.

He immediately deployed Fatian Xiangdi, charging at the Fire God, who was also starting to tire after a day of continuous fighting.

Chen Qing grabbed the Fire God, slamming him into the ground with brutal punches!

After hundreds of blows, he turned the Fire God into a heap of minced meat, laughing, "Fisherman, look, you've killed a god!"

"I've also slain a god!"

"Even though he was merely in the Qi Refining Realm, he later became the Fire God!"

Laughing wildly, he continued running, arriving at the seaside, where ahead lay an ice crystal palace stretching thousands of zhang.

The palace floated on the sea, slowly approaching him.

In front of the ice crystal palace sat a young man before an ancient zither.

He plucked the strings.

The tide rose, the moon set.

The sea surged with waves, striking Chen Qing down to the ground.

Struggling to his feet, Chen Qing roared, "Damn it, I can't cross this sea!"

With no other solution in sight, a white river suddenly flowed from afar, which, upon a closer look, was clearly a White Bone River.

Endless white bones formed a river, like a long bridge spanning the sea.

Chen Qing rejoiced, rushing along the bridge formed by the White Bone River, crossing the sea.

The young man playing the zither leaped up, drawing a water-sparkling long sword from the zither, charging at Chen Qing!

Chen Qing immediately summoned the Great River Sword and Geng Metal Sword to fight the young man.

The young man's swordplay wasn't as powerful as Fatian Xiangdi, yet the technique was exceptionally clever, effortlessly deflecting the vast power from Chen Qing's sword with each clash!

Though he couldn't harm Chen Qing, it truly riled him up!

Even more annoying, this blue-haired guy could also absorb Spiritual Energy from the sea!

Dragon whales soared into the sky, Sword Qi streaked across like autumn, sword shadows weaving a net, blending water and sky.

The two fought from one end of the sea to the other, until Chen Qing landed on solid ground again, the young man finally shook his head disappointedly, returning to the icy palace on the sea.

Having battled over ten thousand miles, Chen Qing felt utterly exhausted but couldn't stop, for he needed to reach Kunlun!

That was the Land of Ten Thousand Immortals, the source of Dao, where he sought to enter Dao, establish his Foundation, and leave this place!

He gritted his teeth, pushing his weary body forward.

After a half month's travel, just as he saw the already collapsed Kunlun Mountain, a Dragon Roar suddenly echoed from the sky.

War God Wu Doutian, holding a long spear, descended, pointing it directly at Chen Qing, "Your journey ends here."

"Your arrival is a mistake."

"And I am here to correct this mistake for heaven and earth."

Wu Doutian, wielding a spear entwined with a Taotie, charged at Chen Qing, clashing one spear against one sword, instantly pushing Chen Qing back three steps.

Chen Qing showed a look of surprise, even with Fatian Xiangdi, Wu Doutian could still push him back with one spear?

Is this still the Qi Refining Realm?

He looked at Wu Doutian, noticing four Power Butterflies gathered on his limbs, with a Giant Spirit Butterfly on Wu Doutian's body.

Four Power Gu!

Power spirit Gu, Giant Spirit Butterfly!

No wonder he was so powerful!

With his exquisite spear skills, Wu Jue, Chen Qing, was forced back by a mere spear, coughing out blood!

This was raw strength, executed with incomprehensible spear skills, heightened to such an astonishing level!

Chen Qing wiped the blood off his mouth, gripping the Geng Metal Giant Sword, commanding the Great River Sword to unleash a River of Sword Qi, charging back into battle.