"Who is this person?"
"I don't know."
Wherever Gu Qing passed, the people along the way all made way for him, filled with reverence.
Some people are destined to be the center of attention from the moment they are born.
For example, Gu Qing, although he didn't reveal any terrifying aura, and even his own Dao rhythm was restrained.
However, Gu Qing's unparalleled handsome appearance showed nobility in every movement, and his pair of eyes were as deep as stars.
An invincible aura emanated from within him.
Who wouldn't be intimidated by this?
"The helplessness of being too handsome."
Gu Qing originally wanted to imitate the protagonist, go out for a walk, and see if he could meet key people who could provide crucial information.
However, after walking around, everyone kept their distance from him. Let alone meeting someone to strike up a conversation, the people around didn't even dare to look at him more than once.
He couldn't imitate the protagonist's path of causing trouble and then meeting benefactors.
Sometimes being too handsome isn't a good thing either.
Gu Qing thought to himself with satisfaction.
After sending a message to Zhi Meng and getting the address, Gu Qing used the Earth Shrinking technique.
Soon, he arrived at an immortal mountain where rosy clouds steamed and immortal energy lingered. He walked into a heavenly palace.
Inside sat more than ten young men and women with powerful auras, with beautiful maids attending to them.
"Junior Brother, come here."
Zhi Meng smiled and waved, signaling Gu Qing to come sit beside her.
"Junior Sister Zhi Meng, is this your Junior Brother, Alchemist Gu?"
As soon as Gu Qing sat down, before Zhi Meng could introduce him, the youth sitting in the main position asked with a smile on his lips.
"Yes, my Junior Brother is completely devoted to the Dao of Alchemy and is unfamiliar with worldly affairs. If I have offended you in any way, I ask for your forgiveness, Seventh Prince."
Zhi Meng said so.
"..."
Gu Qing glanced at the youth, whose blood energy was terrifying, and he exuded an imperial dragon aura.
Even with his elegant smile, his imperial aura was majestic and domineering.
If someone with an unsteady mind saw him, they would surely be subdued, bowing down to him in worship with their hearts and minds submitting.
This youth was not only powerful, with cultivation at the seventh level of the Heavenly God Realm, but his background was also absolutely extraordinary, otherwise Zhi Meng wouldn't speak like this.
"It's alright."
Long Jue smiled, showing his imperial demeanor, with a smile on his lips.
"Indeed a young prodigy, truly extraordinary."
Hearing this, Gu Qing just nodded faintly.
Long Jue frowned. With his status as the son of an Immortal King, such humility toward a worthy person would surely make Gu Qing feel honored and flattered.
But Gu Qing just nodded.
Was he not taking him seriously?
The thought flashed through his mind, but Long Jue's smile remained unchanged. As a man of profound depth, he did not erupt on the spot.
Looking at Gu Qing, he doubted in his heart, was this really an alchemy master?
In truth, it wasn't just him who doubted; everyone present felt that Gu Qing didn't look like an alchemy master at all, but rather like an unrivaled heaven's favorite.
"No one told me that Alchemist Gu was so handsome."
Shi Jingqiang couldn't help but glance at Gu Qing again and again with her beautiful eyes, her heart as a married woman beating restlessly.
Not only did Gu Qing possess flawless beauty, but more importantly, his temperament was too noble—like a clear breeze and bright moon, akin to a deity reaching for the moon from the nine heavens, deeply captivating her heart and spirit.
"But Alchemist Gu is so handsome, is he really a mid-tier immortal alchemy master? Doesn't seem like it." Shi Jingqiang muttered to herself.
"Alchemist Gu, I heard you're a mid-tier immortal alchemy master, but I'm truly curious, how does one at the peak of the Saint Realm refine mid-tier immortal pills?"
After receiving a transmission from Long Jue, Qi Jian immediately stood up and asked with a cupped fist.
Although he felt that Gu Qing was definitely hiding his cultivation, this was merely an excuse. His main purpose was to confirm whether Gu Qing was truly a mid-tier immortal alchemy master.
If not, then Gu Qing had no qualification to sit here at all.
"You want to see me refine a mid-tier immortal pill? Fine."
Gu Qing smiled without his eyes reaching, displaying the arrogance of an alchemy master, and sneered: "I want to refine a batch of Divine Origin Pills. Do you have Divine Origin Fruits?"
Now that's more like it.
This was the arrogant alchemy master in their perception.
Qi Jian's expression became awkward, not daring to respond.
After all, Gu Qing's words were already very clear—he wanted him to produce a Divine Origin Fruit, and regardless of success or failure, the fruit would be like throwing a meat bun to a dog, gone forever.
He could charge forward for Long Jue, but letting him pay up was impossible.
He didn't have the Divine Origin Fruit needed to refine Divine Origin Pills.
After all, Divine Origin Fruits were extremely precious, capable of assisting breakthroughs in small realms within the Heavenly God Realm and strengthening the life origin. If he had one, he would have already consumed it.
Gu Qing's appetite was truly enormous, asking for a Divine Origin Fruit right off the bat, not afraid of choking to death.
"Since Junior Brother Gu wishes to let us witness something extraordinary, how can this king allow you to be disappointed?"
Long Jue's eyes flashed, his words spoken with utmost elegance, and he raised his hand to wave out a jade box.
"Thank you, Seventh Prince, for your generous gift. Then I shall make a fool of myself."
Gu Qing bowed in salute, accepted the jade box, and casually set up a prohibition to prevent prying eyes nearby.
An alchemy master's techniques were secret knowledge not to be shared; Gu Qing could not refine pills in public for everyone to steal his methods.
When Qi Jian asked him to refine a pill, he meant for Gu Qing to refine it on the spot, not in public.
Gu Qing closed his eyes and deduced the refining method for Divine Origin Pills once.
He had never refined a mid-tier immortal pill before, but Gu Qing had absolute confidence that he could succeed.
According to the pill recipe, he took out twelve hundred auxiliary immortal spirit herbs.
Gu Qing secretly rejoiced that he had promoted the Calamity Black Dragon to the Heavenly God Realm, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to refine Divine Origin Pills today.
After all, you need to be strong yourself to forge iron; no matter how good your alchemy art is, without sufficient cultivation to support it, it's all for nothing.
Long Jue's face twitched.
He had taken out the Divine Origin Fruit wanting Gu Qing to refine the pill for him for free, yet Gu Qing actually dared to pocket it directly.
What difference was there from outright robbery?
Long Jue was filled with the anger of someone who had lifted a rock only to have it land on his own foot, yet he couldn't say anything about it.
After all, with so many people watching, he still had to maintain his dignity.
"Everyone, my junior brother needs at least several days to refine the pills. It's not practical for us to just wait here idly."
Zhi Meng glanced at everyone and said with a smile, "Why don't we continue discussing the wonders of the Morning Dusk Sea Secret Realm?"
"What Junior Sister says is right."
Long Jue nodded, his gaze falling on Zhi Meng, a hint of covetousness flashing in his eyes.
Even though the Immortal Realm was filled with peerless goddesses, Zhi Meng was in a class of her own.
Moreover, Zhi Meng's monstrous talent would be of great help to him if she could become his consort.
Zhi Meng sneered inwardly; she was perfectly aware of Long Jue's dirty thoughts.
If it weren't for the fact that these people held information on numerous opportunities, she wouldn't have bothered to deal with them so disingenuously.
Nine days passed in a flash. Zhi Meng had already gathered almost all the information she could.
At this moment, waves of medicinal fragrance wafted from Gu Qing's isolation barrier. Just inhaling a whiff caused one's blood to boil, crazily devouring the medicinal fragrance permeating the air.
Everyone showed expressions of shock.
They were all inheritors of the Longevity Dao lineage and had naturally consumed Divine Source Pills before.
Based on the divine effects of the medicinal fragrance, they could tell that Gu Qing's batch of Divine Source Pills was at least of upper grade quality.
So, Gu Qing was a master capable of refining middle-grade immortal pills?
At this thought, everyone's eyes burned as they looked at Zhi Meng, their expressions seeming to say, How could you dare to bring out a middle-grade immortal pill master?
Weren't you afraid of accidents happening?
"Why is everyone silent?"
Gu Qing removed the isolation barrier, holding a jade bottle in his hand. Seeing everyone staring fixedly at Zhi Meng, he said displeasedly.
"My apologies, it was my lapse in composure."
"Please forgive me, Master Gu."
Everyone came back to their senses and quickly apologized.
The difference between a middle-grade immortal pill master and a grand master was enormous, simply the difference between heaven and earth.
After all, it was common knowledge that the success rate of immortal pills was very low, yet every batch of middle-grade immortal pills was extremely precious. Losing one batch would be enough to make a Profound Divine Expert heartache for a long time.
But it was different for grand masters.
A grand master's success rate was at least over eighty percent.
Moreover, the medicinal effects of lower, middle, and upper-grade pills differed greatly; the effect of one upper-grade immortal pill could match that of two middle-grade ones.
At this thought, everyone looked at Gu Qing again. Where was this so-called Heaven's Proud Son? Gu Qing was clearly a super treasure trove.
"I was wrong. Alchemist Gu is a Heaven's Proud Son whose talent has been overshadowed by his handsome looks," Shi Jingqiong said, her beautiful eyes sparkling, her heart pounding like that of a married woman.
"Mm!"
Gu Qing's expression was arrogant as he gave a light "mm," subtly glancing at Shi Jingqiong with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Shi Jingqiong's features were as if painted, her temperament gentle and graceful, the mature knowledgeability of a married woman emanating from her, fully displaying elegance and dignity.
Her twin peaks stood high, looking down upon all others.
Dressed as a married woman in a gorgeous immortal skirt, it enveloped her seductive figure.
"Such a beautiful married woman," Gu Qing thought to himself.
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