I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

"Junior Martial Uncle Huo!"

Gu Yuan bowed respectfully.

The elder on the left side of the chessboard was none other than Junior Martial Uncle Huo, who was hosting the Flowing Cloud Banquet.

He had agreed with Gu Yuan to meet at Ancient Mountain Peak once his Foundation Establishment was complete. Originally, Gu Yuan did not intend to come so early, but the Top-Grade Primordial Yang True Jade had indeed been of great help to him. Additionally, he had received a secret message from Elder Huo just after his Foundation Establishment, prompting him to arrive directly by Escape Light.

"Junior Brother Gu, you’re too formal. Now that you’ve successfully established your Foundation, you are an equal. You can call me Senior Brother!"

Elder Huo laughed heartily and spoke warmly to Gu Yuan.

"Understood, Senior Brother Huo!"

Gu Yuan smoothly changed the form of address without any fuss.

The path of cultivation is pursued so one can look down upon others and stand on equal footing with the strong and arrogant among the celestial beings.

"Come, come, don’t just stand there, sit down quickly!"

After a brief exchange, Elder Huo waved his large sleeve, causing the chessboard before them to disappear, replaced by a white jade tea tray and an additional white jade mat.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Huo!"

Gu Yuan expressed his gratitude and sat down gracefully.

Perhaps due to his cultivation level improving or the closeness in proximity, Gu Yuan noticed distinct signs of difference in Elder Huo compared to before.

Strands of golden light flickered intermittently on Elder Huo’s hair and skin, exuding a subtle aura of immortality, dazzling and heart-palpitating.

However, aside from this golden quality, an unmistakable sense of aging and fatigue permeated Elder Huo’s body, intertwining with each other in a mysterious state akin to both life and death.

Beside Elder Huo stood an elder wearing a white Daoist robe with a yin-yang pattern embroidered on the chest. His face was resolute, and his hair and eyebrows were snow-white.

This elder too was in the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, yet lacked any golden quality. However, the sense of aging and fatigue was even more pronounced than Elder Huo’s, with more visible wrinkles on his face.

"Come, Junior Brother Gu, allow me to introduce you: this is Senior Brother Luu Guan, the head of Azure Firmament Peak!"

Seeing Gu Yuan’s gaze on both of them, Elder Huo comprehended his thoughts but did not reveal them, simply pointing to the elder beside him for introduction.

"So this is Senior Brother Luu!"

Gu Yuan smiled and performed a respectful salute.

"I am merely a decrepit old man, unlike Junior Brother Gu, who is full of spirit and youthful vigor."

Elder Luu Guan gazed at the exuberant energy and exceedingly youthful face of Gu Yuan, sighing deeply before returning the salute.

"Senior Brother’s praise is too generous!"

Gu Yuan chuckled and took a sip of tea, remaining silent thereafter.

If Elder Huo were alone, Gu Yuan might not have discerned the purpose, but with the head of Azure Firmament Peak present, he immediately understood the urgency of Elder Huo’s invitation.

Azure Firmament Peak returned empty-handed from this Flowing Cloud Banquet, not even claiming a single strand of spiritual energy.

However, as the orchestrator of this event, Gu Yuan was naturally not in haste.

Observing the situation, Elder Huo and Elder Luu Guan exchanged glances, and eventually, Elder Luu Guan spoke: "Junior Brother Gu is exceptionally talented, and I shall be straightforward. Today, it is not Junior Brother Huo who invited you but rather myself who has a request to make."

"Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is unique to Secret Realm Treasure Land, exceedingly rare, and truly the ultimate resource. Even though we may live for hundreds of years, acquiring it is not easy, which is why we seek your help today."

"I am aware that the disciples under our peak have been disrespectful before, and the fault lies with Azure Firmament Peak. However, today, I boldly asked Junior Brother Huo to invite you to clear up this misunderstanding."

After performing a salute to Gu Yuan, Luu Guan lightly shook his sleeves and took out a long list.

"As you are newly into Foundation Establishment, undoubtedly there are many urgent needs. While I am unsure of your specific requirements, anything Azure Firmament Peak possesses is yours to choose freely."

The list was extremely long, filled with an array of exotic treasures and Foundation Establishment Spirit Pills, utterly dazzling.

Gu Yuan glanced at it, his previously calm mind now stirred.

It wasn’t that Gu was unsteady, but the offer was indeed overwhelming.

"Cyan Cloud Third Transformation Pill, capable of boosting a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s mana for thirty years, a Top-Grade Pill..."

"Nine Flames True Flame Shield, an Early Stage Foundation Establishment Spiritual Artifact, capable of unleashing nine flames to severely harm a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, with tremendous power."

"Hundred Mist Illusionary Light Spirit Water, a High-grade Spirit Water for transforming Divine Sense during the Foundation Establishment Stage. Consuming it grants Divine Sense the Light of Illusionary Spiritual Rhythm. Unless the Divine Sense greatly surpasses one’s own, it remains illusory, impervious to myriad techniques."

"..."

Perhaps understanding that Gu Yuan, having broken through the realm, was no longer tempted by Qi Refining Realm treasures, Elder Luu Guan personally came to negotiate, offering benefits as inducements.

Gu Yuan scanned the list carefully, finally focusing on the last line.

"Golden Bamboo Sword, an Early Stage Foundation Establishment Spirit Sword, forged from five-hundred-year Golden Yi Spirit Bamboo, supplemented with Sword Dao Seal. It can be refined into the body, capable of slicing spirits and cutting gold, exceptionally sharp. Additionally, this sword is made of Spiritual Bamboo and can be upgraded in quality if one finds Thousand-year-old or Three-Thousand-Year Golden Yi Spirit Bamboo."

After Foundation Establishment, Sword Dao Seal no longer remains a mere Dharma Seal.

Every Sword Seal requires a carrier, which is the Spirit Sword.

Engraving the Sword Seal onto the Spirit Sword, refining it into the body allows one’s sword to be the embodiment of the technique. The sword technique and Sword’s sharp edge and profound mystery become unified.

The sword light transforms endlessly, possessing incomprehensible power.

Gu Yuan has forged the Three Dharma Dao Foundation, possessing the Golden Rainbow Sword Foundation, where cultivation seals flow effortlessly, causing the sword light to flow quickly like a rainbow, dazzling like the Great Sun, making it necessary for him to follow the path of the Sword Cultivator.

This Golden Bamboo Sword indeed aligns with Gu Yuan’s desires.

But as he focused momentarily on the sword’s listing, he promptly shifted his gaze away.

"One strand of spiritual energy births a Foundation Establishment, a Great Cultivator with a four-hundred-fifty-year lifespan regarding the consequences, how could one sleep at ease?"

Gu Yuan sighed deeply and shook his head gently.

The treasures may be tempting, but he couldn’t prepare an enemy for himself.

In four hundred fifty years, who knows what might transpire?

He intends to use his spiritual energy to cultivate his own base.

Releasing one strand of spiritual energy results in a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and a living Foundation Establishment Cultivator able to garner immense benefits for him.

Upon hearing this, Elder Huo and Elder Luu Guan exchanged glances and chuckled softly.

"Junior Brother, since we’ve invited you here today, we wouldn’t become your adversary."

"Fifty years!"

"Should you consent to share one strand of spiritual energy, I can ensure that the resulting Foundation Establishment follows your command for fifty years, giving you precedence. Encountering True Inheritance warfare, they will not oppose you and will undoubtedly retreat three leagues!"

"Moreover, all Qi Refining Disciples under Azure Firmament Peak are at your command to win Red Great River for you!"

With a solemn expression, Elder Luu Guan spoke earnestly.

Red Great River?

Gu Yuan’s countenance tensed.