Chapter 596 - 383: Demon-slaying at the East Sea Coast, Red Orchid Mountain!
Chapter 596: Chapter 383: Demon-slaying at the East Sea Coast, Red Orchid Mountain!
Gu Yuan was meditating with his eyes closed, as if cultivating. Upon hearing those words, he immediately opened his eyes.
In an instant, lightning surged, as if invisible electric lights appeared over the great lake.
Yuann Chengfu, though bowing in reverence, still felt the void turn white, the world around him seemingly transitioning to broad daylight.
This made him bow even lower, further solidifying his choice in his heart.
"No need for excessive ceremony, lift your head and speak!"
At this moment, a gentle voice came to his ear, and his body involuntarily stood up, looking ahead.
But his expression remained humble, pleading once more, "I beseech the Dean for mercy, to aid me in entering the Golden Core Realm, I offer an unparalleled opportunity."
"Could it be the opportunity from the Eastern Land..."
Upon hearing these words, Gu Yuan chuckled lightly, and the enchanting female cultivator beside him also laughed, her beauty incomparable.
Hearing this, Yuann Chengfu was greatly startled, unable to help but raise his head and ask, "This is the secret passed down through generations of my Yuann Family. How does the Dean know?"
Just that one sentence from Gu Yuan disrupted all of his plans.
This was a secret passed down through his family for generations, and he had always kept it to himself, never telling anyone. How could the person in front of him know?
Most crucially, since the other party already knew, does this still count as offering a chance? Can he still achieve the Golden Core?
"Do not worry!"
"I have not pried into you, but through cultivating the ’Celestial Rainbow Scripture’, I have come to understand. If you cultivate deeply, you too will have insights..."
Seeing the situation, Gu Yuan immediately reassured him.
His words were not false.
For forty years, he had not left the mountain, constantly engaged in pure cultivation, supported by numerous resources and the assistance of the Daoist Jade Golden Bottle, he had already reached three thousand nine hundred strands of Mana.
He only needed to wait another four years for the Daoist Jade Golden Bottle to produce another Dao Jade, and he could achieve the Golden Core Peak, thereby preparing to break through into the Daoist Embryo.
Aside from cultivating Mana, he also consumed Nourishing Spirit Honey contributed by Barbarian God Mountain, using the Great Dream Inference Golden Seal to comprehend many true scriptures obtained by the Daoist School, and delved into the ’Celestial Rainbow Scripture’, teaching Yuann Chengfu.
The ’Celestial Rainbow Scripture’ was indeed the Sect’s True Scripture of the Jiuyi Ancient Sect, obscure and indescribable, profoundly mysterious.
But with Gu Yuan’s current comprehension and the support of many Dharma Seals, comprehending this scripture wasn’t a problem.
Over forty years of gathering Outer World Purple Qi, Gu Yuan had completely cultivated the "Celestial Rainbow Body" and successfully crafted the "Celestial Traveling Seal" as recorded in the ’Celestial Rainbow Scripture’.
Upon mastering this technique, he immediately felt a mystical insight, as if something far in the East was inexplicably attracting him, stirring a desire to explore.
However, this location was extremely vague, only a vague sense indicated it was in the East.
Yet Gu Yuan immediately understood that this Eastern Land should be the location where the opportunity in the ’Celestial Rainbow Scripture’ was destined to appear.
It was no wonder that when he acquired the Stone Script of the ’Celestial Rainbow Scripture’, it already indicated an opportunity would come to his hands, and it turns out it was destined for this place.
Nevertheless, Gu Yuan did not act immediately but continued cultivating, waiting patiently.
After all, some matters cannot be undertaken alone.
And today, when Yuann Chengfu sought an audience and immediately bowed without a word, Gu Yuan knew that the time had come.
"So that’s how it is. I thought that as long as I kept this secret to myself, no one else would know. Little did I know it was all already embedded within the scripture, no wonder the ancestors ordered that this scripture must not be spread outside and that Yuann Clan disciples must diligently cultivate to break through to the Golden Core..."
Upon hearing Gu Yuan’s explanation, Yuann Chengfu gave a wry smile.
Poor him, thinking he had hidden it well, unaware that the moment the true scripture was offered, the secret had long been laid bare.
"It is merely a mystical insight. If you completely cultivate the Celestial Rainbow Body and forge the ’Celestial Traveling Seal’, you too will have insights."
Gu Yuan smiled.
"Disciple’s aptitude is dull; without external force aiding, it’s difficult to achieve much. Currently, all I seek is the Golden Core!"
Yuann Chengfu sighed deeply.
"Though I have insights, I did not act, after all, this scripture originated from your Yuann Family, it’s up to fate with you, and depends on your decision..."
Gu Yuan’s eyes were deep as he spoke softly.
Indeed, the Stone Liquid is profoundly mysterious. This scripture, although acquired by the Yuann family, hasn’t been mastered over millennia, therefore deemed an "unowned item", obtainable by anyone with slight capability.
However, since he is now teaching Yuann Chengfu, he is akin to a half-mentor, and even if tempted, he cannot take it without asking.
"Since I am here, I’ve naturally thought everything through thoroughly."
"Thousands of years is too long; I must seize the moment. If I cannot become a Golden Core, what is the point of guarding this scripture in vain?"
"I am willing to offer this opportunity to the Dean, only seeking assistance to enter the Golden Core!"
Yuann Chengfu’s expression was firm, bowing again.
"Since that’s the case, then speak in detail!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan did not decline and immediately responded.
To see Treasure Mountain and not enter, is not the act of a true cultivator!
"I am unclear about the specific origin of this matter, but my family has ancestral teachings that if one achieves the Golden Core, every five hundred years, they may go to the East Sea Coast. With the Golden Rainbow traversing the sky, an opportunity will arrive to aid in cultivation."
"The family also passed down a map, but it was long incinerated. However, I have memorized the map and can offer it to the Dean."
As he spoke, Yuann Chengfu reached into his bosom, took out a blank Jade Scroll, inscribed the map, and offered it to Gu Yuan.
Without any visible action from Gu Yuan, the map fell into his palm, and with a sweep of Divine Thought, he immediately knew the location recorded in the map.
"Do you know what exactly this opportunity refers to?"
Gu Yuan asked again.
"Disciple truly does not know. When the great calamity descended, the ancestors hurriedly fled, left no significant words, and sat down to their end. After thousands of years of transmission, some details may have been lost. I only know it’s greatly beneficial to Golden Core Cultivators and related to the East Sea."