Chapter 359: The Four Seasons, the Longevity-Cutting Flying Knife
Due to the restrictions set by Gu Qingyuan, the spiritual energy could not spread, and did not attract any beasts to come. The energy lingered in the small area, bringing good fortune to this piece of land.

Now he is sitting cross-legged, with real gold being forged in fire in front of him, the energy of the earth flowing beneath him, and spiritual energy brewing. If someone comes and chop him with a sword, there will definitely be a sound of golden swords.

This was when Gu Qingyuan was refining the treasure. He attracted spiritual energy from a hundred miles around, and brought the power of the earth veins, transferring the remaining Gengjin energy into the ground, compacting the geology and creating some strange phenomena.

With a distance of dozens of miles from this center, the soil becomes more lush and nourishes the grass and trees. If any plant seeds come to life and break out of their shells, they will surely grow into iron flowers and iron trees with the aura of refined gold. After some repairs, they will become precious materials for refining weapons.

Immortals live in a place where there are outstanding people and beautiful scenery. This is exactly the reason. Gu Qingyuan seems to be refining equipment, but in fact he is using the method of refining equipment to spy on the laws of this world and integrate the principles of the land into it. This attracts boundless spiritual energy and creates strange phenomena. In the long run, perhaps he can add a cave and a blessed land to this world.

The more he observed, the clearer the truth became. Although Gu Qingyuan had not yet succeeded in refining the weapon, his cultivation had become much more profound and his magic power had also increased.

"Perhaps it would be nice to become a weapon cultivator who refines weapons and treasures in this world, or a Taoist who has many treasures."

He thought so, there are thousands of righteous ways in the world. There is the method of asking gods to come to you, but in the end it is just to build bridges for others. There is the method of using Yin gods, but it is all in vain and it is difficult to become a true immortal. And this method of cultivating instruments, which uses external objects, relies on cultivation, and preserves cause and effect, is just suitable for the situation in this world.

Refining tools is not the goal, the process is the right way. By forging tools, one can achieve oneself. Refining tools is actually refining oneself. If one is like that vulgar person, who takes millions of tons of fine gold just for one or two precious swords, and holds on to the magic weapons without letting go, not knowing how to choose, then he is putting the cart before the horse. He is just like a blacksmith who manipulates hardware and burns fire to forge materials, and is not following the right way.

Gu Qingyuan understood this principle very well. Even if the treasure and the weapon were made, they could be thrown away without any attachment. However, the truth gained from the weapon refining process could not be given up. It was the method for people to control the weapon. If he did not follow the crooked path of allowing the weapon to control people, he would become a swordsman and a sword servant.

Seeing that the water-based Gengjin Qi was becoming more and more refined, only the size of a palm and in a semicircular shape, with golden light covering it, it had become an embryo of an instrument. No matter how much the Big Sun True Fire rolled, it would not be reduced at all. He knew it was time.

Gu Qingyuan twisted his fingers and drew talismans in the air. One talisman after another was slowly imprinted on the embryo. The embryo made a slight sound, and talismans the size of rice grains appeared. Then, densely packed, overlapping imprints appeared one after another.

As he carved the seal, he drew the energy of heaven and earth to forge its shape. It was an alchemy method that combined yin and yang and adjusted the dragon and tiger. As the numerous energies were integrated into nourishing the rough embryo, the embryo became smoother and took on a blade shape.

This is a mixed method, using alchemy to fuse Qi, mixed with engraving and drawing talismans to form a method of refining equipment. Gu Qingyuan has mastered the three arts of alchemy, drawing talismans, refining equipment, and practicing.

As the number of talismans increased, they gradually became restrictions. Gu Qingyuan added a few more, making a total of twelve restrictions. This was to increase the sharpness of Gengjin and stabilize the Qi shape.

After busying around for quite a while, the weapon was finally refined. The three-foot-long autumn wire turned into a flying knife the size of half a palm. The murderous aura on it came from the golden autumn, when the autumn wind was bleak and the dead branches were murderous. It was exactly this principle. There was also a bit of sharpness, which came from the five elements of Gengjin. It was invincible in killing people and things. Finally, a trace of cold air came from the water flower, and it became a cold iron magic weapon.

The three kinds of energy converge to form a golden flying knife.

'Now that I have practiced to this point, it can be considered a conclusion. It will be useful for some time, until I have collected all the Geng metal of spring breeze warming the wood, the Geng metal of scorching summer flames, and the Geng metal of winter soil, and gathered the energy and power of the four seasons, plus the Geng metal energy of the year end and the beginning of the next year, when everything is renewed and the past is forged. Gathering the power of the five metals, in a year's work, I can make a flying knife that can cut off years and shorten lives. It's just that the timing has not come yet, and I can only wait for the right time.' Gu Qingyuan thought. It was still late autumn now, so where could he get the Geng metal energy that changed with the four seasons of the year? He could only wait to complete it later. But now this Su Jin flying knife was useful, and there was no rush to complete it.

A golden light flashed, and he raised his hand slightly and caught the flying knife. It was icy cold to the touch, and it moved quickly. In a short moment, the enemy's flesh and bones were torn into pieces. After a flash of light, the head fell to the ground.

Gu Qingyuan's heart moved, and his damn bad taste came out at that moment: "Sujin Flying Knife doesn't sound very impressive. I will choose a name for you. Why not call it Immortal Slaying Flying Knife? It has a great name and a profound artistic conception. It also sounds classy. Taoist Duobao's Immortal Slaying Flying Knife is quite interesting."

He laughed to himself for a while, then took a pine branch and burned it to turn it into a gourd. He carved a restriction on it, leaving only a solid shell, and drew a nourishing talisman. With a wave of his hand, the Immortal Slaying Flying Knife turned into golden light and fell into the gourd's mouth, looking somewhat like the real thing.

After three days of silence and without eating a single grain of rice, Gu Qingyuan, who had transformed into a big-bellied man, did not spend much effort. He found a few fruits as a meal and slowly returned home.

After entering the Taoist temple, the purple-gold sable had already awakened, but its appearance was very different. Its name was Zijin, and the word "purple" was all in it, without any mention of "gold". Now that it had used the spiritual porridge, its fur had become smoother and smoother, so Gu Qingyuan couldn't help but pull it a few times. He raised his hands, and the little mink shook its limbs. Under the glow of the sun, a few golden hairs were shining.

"You have some stray hairs, and I just got a new sharp weapon, how about I help you get rid of those stray hairs?"

Gu Qingyuan pointed his finger at the nose of the purple mink, the beard on it trembled, and he pretended not to know and joked.

The purple mink was not willing to comply, and cried anxiously for a few times. While playing, Gu Qingyuan's heart moved, and he looked down the mountain: "I am happy to get a new treasure, but I didn't expect that an evil guest would come so soon. Well, I will see what he does and make a decision. If he has evil intentions, I will kill him and sacrifice his body to my treasure."

As soon as he raised his hand, the purple-gold sable that had acquired new magical powers understood what he meant. It suddenly moved its body as it wished, and wrapped itself around Gu Qingyuan's wrist, transforming into a purple-gold bracelet that was crystal clear, slightly golden, and full of jewels.

At the foot of the mountain, two men, one tall and one short, were walking side by side to clear the way.

"Old Wang, what you said is true. Does that Taoist temple really have treasures?" said one of the short men.

The tall man surnamed Wang nodded and said, "I have dealt with the Taoist master of Fulong Temple several times and have seen his ordination certificate and Taoist books. Although it is a run-down Taoist temple, his ancestors were virtuous and must have left behind many treasures."

He rubbed his hands and said, "Even if there is nothing, the Taoist temple's land deed and the building can be converted into a few silver coins. I have inquired about it. The old Taoist has died, leaving only a stupid disciple who can't even speak clearly. If I hadn't inquired about it, this God-given source of wealth would have run away."

Hearing this, the short man also chuckled, and said that there would be no corpses when building bridges and roads, but killing people and setting fires would bring a gold belt. He also said that a broken home is worth a fortune, and that he could only make money if he left his family with nothing. But he also said that justice will come in cycles, and retribution will come. It's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet!
(End of this chapter)