The flying ship of Tianbao Merchant Tower was not crafted from time jade walls.
However, it was inscribed with Immortal King Dao patterns, sufficient to defend against time turbulence and withstand attacks from Profound Divine Realm experts.
Moreover, its speed was extremely fast, capable of traversing spacetime.
The interior space of the flying ship was vast and boundless, containing a universe within a mustard seed, with jade towers and pavilions, high mountains and rivers, oceans, resembling a great world of its own.
When Gu Qing entered, his eyes showed a look of shock.
The interior of the flying ship was like a fairyland, with countless rays of auspicious light, a thousand strands of magnificent colors, and immortal energy swirling and rising.
Those who didn't know would have thought this was a real great world.
"Welcome, honored Alchemist Gu."
Li Yuzheng led a group of beautiful fairies to welcome him.
The fairies had various figures, some slender and some plump, their jade arms half-covered and half-exposed, shoulders as if carved, waists as if bound with silk.
Their hemispherical breasts were wrapped in small lotus-patterned garments.
Their snow-white skin seemed to glow under the sunlight.
The fairies stood in two rows, smiling brightly, forming a beautiful scenic spot that attracted the attention of everyone around.
"Mm!"
Gu Qing merely glanced at them, his heart as calm as still water, gesturing for Li Yuzheng to lead the way.
"Alchemist?"
"Do you know what rank of alchemist he is?"
"I don't know, but for Tianbao Merchant Tower to treat him so ceremoniously, he must be a mid-grade immortal alchemist."
It was known that the flying ships of Tianbao Merchant Tower did not stop midway.
Unless you offered a precious treasure.
Additionally, if one's status was noble enough, or if you were an alchemist, formation master, talisman master, or artifact refiner who could bring benefits to Tianbao Merchant Tower, they would naturally stop to welcome you.
It was obvious that Gu Qing was the latter, and most likely a mid-grade immortal alchemist.
Because ordinary low-grade immortal alchemists did not have the qualification to be treated so ceremoniously by Tianbao Merchant Tower.
"Sigh, if only I were an immortal alchemist."
Someone sighed, instantly causing many to echo the sentiment.
They had all broken through to the Divine Flame Realm, risking their lives outside, yet they couldn't even afford a ticket for the Tianbao Merchant Tower flying ship.
Most people who were on board had earned their place through labor.
They supplied immortal energy to the flying ship daily, and afterward, they couldn't absorb the immortal energy within the ship to recover.
If the flying ship encountered demonic beast attacks, they would be forced off to fight for their lives, at the mercy of fate.
Even so, this was only after they had connections everywhere, begging and pleading for the opportunity to board.
In short, saying more would only bring tears of bitterness.
In contrast, Gu Qing didn't have to do anything, and was surely staying in a Tian-grade cave dwelling, served by beautiful fairies.
They couldn't imagine how comfortable life would be if all these fairies served him.
Damn it!
The more they thought about it, the more jealous they became to the point of their souls separating from their bodies.
Those without ability were still standing in place, blaming heaven and others, while those with ability had already begun sending messages and pulling connections, wanting to learn information about Gu Qing.
If they could have Gu Qing refine a batch of middle-grade immortal pills, that would be a huge gain.
"Does Elder Gu wish to accept commissions? Do you need me to select some high-quality customers for you?"
Gu Qing didn't let him address him as Elder, instead having him call him Alchemist Gu, making his purpose very clear.
If Li Yuzheng still couldn't figure this out, then he had no business being here.
"Not for now, I need to seclude myself for a while. We'll discuss everything after I emerge from seclusion."
Gu Qing just wanted to spread the news, making it convenient for Zhi Meng to go out and gather information.
As for alchemy, he'd deal with it when he had time.
The urgent matter now was to first refine the two drops of Time Essence and improve his strength before anything else.
"Understood, I know what to do."
Li Yuzheng led the fairies in a bow as they withdrew.
The fairies were inwardly disappointed, thinking that since Gu Qing had returned from his travels, he must be in a terrible mood.
They didn't dare to hope to become Gu Qing's concubines, but if Gu Qing casually gave them a little from his fingers, it would be enough for them to benefit endlessly.
Moreover, Gu Qing's appearance was stunningly handsome. Forget about paying him, they might even be willing to pay him.
Unfortunately, Gu Qing was single-minded in his cultivation and didn't give them any chance at all.
Li Yuzheng returned to the main building and bowed to Shi Jingqiong: "Young Madam, Alchemist Gu is not a lecherous man. He didn't even glance at the maids, his heart as calm as still water."
Shi Jingqiong smiled: "Not necessarily. With true fairies by his side, perhaps he simply looks down on these common women."
That's because you don't understand men.
What man complains about having too many women?
Besides, don't you understand the principle that home flowers aren't as fragrant as wild flowers?
Thinking this way, Li Yuzheng agreed: "Young Madam speaks the truth."
Perhaps Gu Qing really is a special man, and he didn't dare to say otherwise.
"Mm, just do as he says. Give him more care and attention, so he can understand the strength of our Tianbao Merchant Tower."
Shi Jingqiong planned to use gentle methods, like boiling a frog in warm water, letting Gu Qing feel the warmth of a home.
When the time came, Gu Qing would naturally favor Tianbao Merchant Tower.
After all, Gu Qing was on their territory, and they had plenty of time to win him over.
Doing too much would instead cause resentment.
After all, every alchemy master is extremely arrogant. Even though Gu Qing isn't a proper alchemy master, he is still an alchemy master.
"Yes!"
On the other side, Gu Qing directly used the Calamity Black Dragon to raise his cultivation to the sixth level of the Saint Realm in one go.
Gu Qing carefully contemplated, finding his realm somewhat unstable, with a huge gap compared to the cultivation he had worked hard to improve.
Without hesitation, he immediately consumed a drop of Time Essence.
Boom!
The Time Essence exploded within Gu Qing's body, infinite power of time spreading throughout his being.
Gu Qing instantly entered a state of comprehending the Dao, and the Primordial As-You-Will Tower trembled, gushing out infinite Primordial Yellow Qi for Gu Qing to absorb and refine.
Time flowed on, and Gu Qing felt as if he were wandering in the river of time.
Only nine days had passed in the outside world, yet Gu Qing felt as if he had comprehended the Dao for a thousand years.
He consolidated his unstable realm and even broke through to the seventh level of the Saint Realm.
"Time marrow is truly a treasure."
Gu Qing's expression was filled with excitement. He didn't know what he had until he used it, and it was shocking.
His understanding of Time marrow was still too limited.
This was simply heaven-defying.
Helping people comprehend the laws of time was just the least noteworthy of its abilities.
Most importantly, Time marrow could reverse time, allowing one to rebuild their foundation and cleanse their Dao methods.
And once enlightenment was achieved, it was as if one had truly cultivated for a thousand years.
Having comprehended the laws of heaven and earth for a thousand years.
Without enlightenment, Time marrow also offered nine years of time to rebuild one's foundation.
His current realm was incomparably stable. If it weren't for the insufficient time refining Primordial Yellow Qi, he could have broken through to an even higher realm.
Thinking this, Gu Qing silently prayed: "May heaven bless me with another enlightenment."
After finishing his prayer, Gu Qing continued using the Calamity Black Dragon to raise his cultivation to the ninth level of the Saint Realm.
Nine days later, Gu Qing successfully achieved enlightenment and broke through to the peak of the ninth level of the Saint Realm, ready to undergo tribulation at any moment to break through to the Divine Fire Realm.
This made Gu Qing ecstatic.
Time marrow was simply tailor-made for him.
Just one drop of Time marrow gave him a thousand years of time.
Gu Qing suppressed his excited emotions and silently said: "System, display my attribute panel data."
[Name] Gu Qing.
[Realm] Peak of the ninth level of the Saint Realm.
[Physique] Supreme Dao Bone, Dao Pupils, Indestructible Chaos Body.
[Talent] Dao Companion, Unparalleled Through the Ages, Eternal Life with a Single Thought.
[Destiny Fate] Variable.
[Destiny Number] Unknown.
[Fortune] 3.5 million.
[Innate Divine Abilities] Chaos Treasure Bottle Seal, Yin-Yang Wheel, Star-Plucking Hand, Chaos Return to Void Sword Art, Star-Shattering Finger, Star God Fist, Divine Prison, Blood Remolding, Primordial Yellow Heaven-Sealing Art, Space Divine Art, Devouring Divine Art.
[Divine Abilities] Space Teleportation (Great Mastery), Reincarnation Divine Pupils, Life and Death Wheel, Nine Heavens Profound Sword Art, Qi and Blood Dragon Transformation, Big Dipper Nine Swords Art, Primordial Yellow Heaven-Sealing Finger, Heavenly Emperor Fist.
Creation God Halberd (Devastate Eight Wastes, Five Elements Differentiation, Yin-Yang Creation, Yin-Yang Chaos, Initial Stage.)
[Treasures] Indestructible Chaos Halberd, Profound Fire Treasure Mirror, Void Flying Boat, Big Dipper Nine Swords, Yin-Yang Bracelets.
[Companion Exotic Treasure] Calamity Black Dragon.
[Innate Spirit Root] Nine-Colored Soul Lotus.
[Innate Treasures] Space Divine Lines, Profound Heaven Sword, Primordial Chaos Pagoda, Return to One Sword, Heavenly Bead, Fire Spirit Pearl, Metal Spirit Pearl, Earth Spirit Pearl, Wood Spirit Pearl.
[Cultivation Method] Indestructible Chaos Sutra.
Gu Qing looked again and again, deciding to use 1.5 million fortune to elevate the Calamity Black Dragon to the Heavenly God Realm.
The remaining fortune, he would use to find the Time Essence Marrow.
Should two million fortune be enough for him to encounter the Time Essence Marrow?!
Boom!
The Calamity Black Dragon frantically devoured the fortune, and due to the cultivation that had been sucked away by Gu Qing, it rapidly recovered, its momentum rising step by step until it broke through to the third level of the Heavenly God Realm before stopping.
Gu Qing carefully comprehended the strength of the Heavenly God Realm, which was more than a hundred times stronger than the Divine Flame Realm.
If he encountered Liu Liangsheng again, without needing to use a curse, with the Profound Fire Treasure Mirror, he could incinerate Liu Liangsheng to ashes in a single encounter.
Gu Qing was overjoyed. Since arriving in the Immortal Realm, he finally had the power to protect himself.
After all, Profound Divine Experts generally did not appear in the world; those walking outside were mostly in the Divine Flame Realm or Heavenly God Realm.
Gu Qing bathed and changed his clothes, walked out of his cave dwelling, and planned to go out to try his luck, hoping to hear news about the Time Essence Marrow.
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