I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Chapter 323: Chapter 267: The Treasure Gourd Ripens, Entering the Secret Realm at Last!

In the depths of the island, a vast spiritual light surged forth, full of vitality, starkly contrasting with the toxic miasma enveloping the entire island.

Even from afar, the youth felt his soul tremble, as if transcending to immortality.

"A Tier Three Treasure!"

Beside the youth, a slightly older Foundation Establishment Cultivator also showed a look of delight on his face.

"Let’s go take a look!"

"If we can obtain this treasure, whether we offer it to the Ascendant or... it’s a fateful encounter!"

The two exchanged a glance, then fully activated the Antitoxic Treasure Pearl and proceeded towards the depths of Black Water Island.

"Clang!"

Just as they were about to approach the island’s depths, a giant golden sword’s phantom suddenly arose, exuding a menacing aura, hovering above and glaring at them.

Within the giant sword, golden magical power flowed continuously, exuding an air of indestructibility.

"A Tier Three Sword Ban!"

"This place has long been staked out!"

The two exchanged a glance and both revealed a wry smile.

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, the toxic mist beside them seemed to be forcibly parted by an invisible hand, and then a tall, handsome Daoist stepped forward from behind them.

The Daoist moved incredibly fast, crossing past them in an instant and disappearing into the depths of Black Water Island.

The golden sword shadow in front of the toxic mist also swiftly flew into the Daoist’s sleeve.

"Golden Core Ascendant!"

The two watched the Daoist’s back, hurriedly bowing and not daring to speak further.

...

That Daoist was none other than Gu Yuan.

Five years ago, the Three Divine Treasure Gourd on Black Water Island was not yet mature and could only be awaited.

Now five years had passed, the timing was perfect.

Gu Yuan’s Escape Light was extremely fast, and soon he passed through layers of toxic miasma and arrived at a toxic pool.

It was a black toxic pool spanning thousands of feet, filled with countless polluted water and toxic vapors. Black poisonous trees, resembling fangs, grew upwards, exuding a pungent smell.

"Glug glug!"

The pond water occasionally bubbled, making strange sounds, and when the bubbles burst, clouds of black poisonous smoke erupted.

An ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator would feel weak and unable to circulate mana upon inhaling this smoke.

But as Gu Yuan’s gold-attribute magical power slightly emanated, a golden magical barrier appeared beside him, separating the poisonous mist, making it as easy as walking on flat ground.

In such a vile place, there was a three-colored vine climbing atop the poisonous wood, emitting threads of spiritual light.

This three-colored vine was extremely marvelous, transforming the poisonous miasma into wisps of blue smoke upon contact, spiraling into the air.

The toxins within seemed to be purified.

A hidden vitality that even a Golden Core could not detect was absorbed by it, transforming into unique nutrients that flowed into a white gourd on the vine.

The gourd was entirely snow-white, unstained despite emerging from the mud.

But on the mouth of the gourd, a faint blue light flickered, as though with a hint of greenness.

"Just a little more..."

Gu Yuan murmured slightly while looking at the blue light.

However, the entire Treasure Gourd was already resplendent with spiritual light, emanating a lively vitality that lightened the soul.

The Treasure Gourd would mature today!

Gu Yuan sat cross-legged in mid-air, silently waiting for three hours.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a white spiritual light shot up into the sky, unable to be concealed by the surrounding toxic miasma, with vigorous life force surging forth.

The moment a Tier Three Treasure is born, it naturally emanates spiritual light fluctuations.

If no one suppresses it and sets up concealment methods in advance, it can be clearly seen within dozens of miles.

Fortunately, Gu Yuan had already made arrangements, and the vicinity was within the Cyan Peak Daoist School’s sphere of influence, with no one daring to cause trouble.

"Puff!"

Gu Yuan’s mana condensed into a golden magical hand, which rose remotely, pulling hard to directly pluck the Three Divine Treasure Gourd from the vine.

Once the Three Divine Treasure Gourd was plucked, all the vines immediately withered like dehydrated dry wood, falling off completely.

The Three Divine Treasure Gourd also struggled continuously within the magical hand, but since it was not truly a creature of spiritual wisdom, its struggling was merely an instinctive twitch.

After a moment, it calmed down, remaining still within the magical hand.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan used both hands to grasp the Treasure Gourd.

"Pop!"

Opening the gourd’s mouth, a shimmer of colorless Spirit Water swayed inside the gourd.

Just a whiff, and Gu Yuan’s divine soul felt as if it was floating.

"Gululu!"

Without hesitation, Gu Yuan raised the Treasure Gourd and drank heartily.

But after only consuming half of the gourd, he had to stop, cross-leggedly seated, and began refining the Spirit Water.

As the Great Sun set in the west and the Bright Moon rose, threads of silver Power of the Great Yin were drawn in, like strands of silk, falling into Gu Yuan’s Mud Ball Palace.

Gu Yuan’s Mud Ball Palace and his forehead quivered, and after an unknown period, an ethereal shadow suddenly floated out.

Looking at its appearance, it was precisely Gu Yuan!

"Whoosh!"

Gu Yuan’s divine soul exited his body, hovering above his physical form, and lightly inhaled towards the Three Divine Treasure Gourd cradled by his body.

In an instant, the remaining half of the Spirit Water transformed into an ephemeral stream of light, absorbed into Gu Yuan’s divine soul’s abdomen.

"Splash!"

The Power of the Great Yin in the sky seemed to be summoned as well, pouring down like a waterfall into Gu Yuan’s divine soul ceaselessly.

In just a moment, Gu Yuan’s divine soul rapidly enlarged, transforming from a blurry shadow to slightly more corporeal.

After an unknown period, this transformation gradually subsided.

A hint of a smile appeared on Gu Yuan’s divine soul’s face, and then he gently descended to merge with his physical body.

"Swish!"

Gu Yuan’s eyes opened suddenly, the void turned white, as if silver lightning flashed across his eyes.

Faintly, the roar of a Flood Dragon seemed to echo from his Sea of Consciousness.

"In terms of divine soul alone, I should have already reached the Mid-Stage Golden Core level, and my Divine Thought level is almost on par, even surpassing some with weaker foundations at the Mid-Stage Golden Core level..."

Feeling his overabundant and almost overflowing intent, the corners of Gu Yuan’s mouth couldn’t help but reveal a hint of joy.

"Now that everything is done, it’s time to retrieve that opportunity..."

Gu Yuan stood up, clenched his fists, and felt terrifyingly strong.

This was partly an illusion caused by his divine soul’s significant progress, but it was also due to the significant improvement in his methods recently.

It can be said that this time venturing to the Red Mist Secret Realm, he is truly a qualified Golden Core Cultivator.

And with this confidence, he dared to go alone.

That opportunity is of great importance, and for the time being, he doesn’t want others to know about it.

After considering, Gu Yuan did not hesitate, put away the Treasure Gourd for later use, then activated his Escape Light, soaring into the clouds, disappearing from sight.

...

...

South Mountain Domain, Chiya Mountain!

This mountain is a fiery red, hence the name Chiya Mountain.

However, the Spirit Meridian of this mountain had long been destroyed, making it just a barren mountain, rarely visited by people.

"Master, this is the place. By casting the Jade Key with Mana, the Secret Realm will be summoned!"

From Gu Yuan’s sleeve, a tiny red insect, as small as a horsefly, slowly flew out, landing on Gu Yuan’s shoulder, speaking in human language.

This red insect is an Earth Demon’s Exotic Species known as the Blood-Dissolving Red Worm, small as a horsefly, capable of evading Divine Thought detection. Once it burrows into a fleshly body, it can instantly drain all the blood within humans and demons.

Now it is the new host for the Heart-devouring Insect.

Gu Yuan wanted to cultivate the Heart-devouring Insect, but time was pressing, making it difficult to raise it to the Great Demon Realm.

Unwilling to wait another twenty years, he could only find an Exotic Species through the Daoist School’s power, allowing it to reside in it, maintaining its cultivation, barely making it a helper.

"Boom!"

Hearing this, Gu Yuan took out the Jade Key, casting Mana, and instantly, the wind and clouds surged, a fiery red gate appeared within the void.

Within the gate, a faintly visible unfamiliar world could be seen.

Gu Yuan lightly swept his Divine Thought, then leaped into the fiery red gate.

The gate closed, and Gu Yuan’s figure was also gone.

"It’s that hall ahead!"

Within the Red Mist Secret Realm, guided by the Heart-devouring Insect, it took only a moment for Gu Yuan to arrive at a silver hall.

Within the hall, seventy-two bizarre Jade Pillars were arranged in a mysterious pattern, with a silver-gray shimmer, exuding a sense of Circulation.

At this moment, the timing was just right.

At the center of the seventy-two Jade Pillars, triggering the power of the void, an exotic Token engraved with mysterious patterns was activated.

The Token trembled, with silver brilliance flickering incessantly, stirring a Mysterious Space.

A transparent rift slowly appeared in the hall.

As time passed, the rift grew larger, the scene inside becoming more vast, faintly revealing a towering Spirit Mountain.

"Let’s go!"

Gu Yuan exhaled a turbid breath and stepped inside.