I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

The flowing light dissipated, and a handsome young man dressed in a cyan Daoist robe with a jade hairpin binding his hair and wide sleeves fluttering entered the hall.

Upon seeing the arrival, the elder was slightly taken aback. He never expected someone to come so quickly.

"Junior Brother Gu?"

But once he saw the newcomer’s appearance clearly, he was momentarily stunned again.

Gu Yuan, while in the Qi Refining stage, visited the Fate Hall twice to receive tasks. Due to his success in solving the mystery of Senior Sister Linglong’s death, earning favor from the Ascendant, the elder paid special attention to him.

Since then, Gu Yuan’s reputation in the Daoist School grew ever more resounding. The contest in the Ancient Mountain Secret Realm became known to all when he seized nine strands of Spiritual Qi in one go, overpowering the Seven Clans and becoming the new powerful faction.

This made him doubt whether this youngster truly only had a simple favoritism with the Ascendant.

At the moment, seeing him arrive so swiftly, his suspicions deepened.

"Senior Brother Yuann!"

Gu Yuan extended his hand in salute and bowed.

In the past, when he came here and saw the elder, he would always address him as Uncle Master, but today it wasn’t necessary.

"How did you come so quickly?"

The elder couldn’t help but ask.

"I happened to want to come to the Fate Hall to take a task, unexpectedly coinciding with the Ascendant’s Golden Order. The Ascendant has been immensely kind to me; without the Ascendant, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Since the Ascendant asks, Gu Yuan will naturally do his utmost to complete it. Senior Brother, there’s no need to issue the task anymore; I’ve accepted this task and will certainly complete it!"

Gu Yuan bowed again and resolutely spoke.

Tasks at the Fate Hall are, after all, first-come, first-served. Being the first to arrive and with his ambiguous relationship with the Sword Fox Immortal, the elder naturally wouldn’t obstruct and simply tossed the Golden Order to Gu Yuan.

"Since that’s the case, you may go. The Token can directly activate the restrictions of the Cold Moon Secret Land. But inside the Secret Land, the cold wind is bitterly harsh and exceedingly painful. You’ve just broken through to Foundation Establishment, and your Divine Sense is weak. Be exceedingly careful and absolutely do not overreach yourself. If it’s not possible, withdraw immediately; there will be others to take over."

Perhaps due to Gu Yuan’s unusual association with the Ascendant, the elder offered a word of caution.

"Rest assured, Senior Brother, it’s merely some pain."

Gu Yuan accepted the Token, smiled slightly, bowed, and then transformed into flowing light, swiftly flying towards the Cold Moon Secret Land.

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The location of the Cold Moon Secret Land is extremely peculiar; it is situated within the White Worm Cold Prison where the Daoist School detains errant disciples.

But now that Gu Yuan has broken through to Foundation Establishment, with his status greatly increased and holding the Ascendant’s Token in hand, he encountered no obstacles, directly passing through the Cold Prison and arriving at a Cold Pool.

The Cold Pool is vast in area, purely white, with Frost Qi pervading endlessly, presenting the scenery of a snow country.

"Buzz Buzz!"

After arriving, Gu Yuan unleashed a surge of Mana into the Token. The Token trembled incessantly, and a strange force surged forth, followed by a blurry gateway silently appearing within the Cold Pool.

Behind the gateway, countless snowflakes could vaguely be seen fluttering about. As soon as a wisp of ice-blue Frost emerged, the whole Cold Pool instantly turned into an ice cavern.

Gu Yuan even felt a thread of Extreme Cold Power flowing into his Sea of Consciousness, seemingly trying to freeze his Divine Sense.

"Woo Woo Woo!"

The intangible cold wind swept through the void, seeming like a thousand blades; Gu Yuan felt as if his soul was stabbed, a wave of sharp pain surged forth.

Yet his expression remained unchanged, stepping forward boldly, entering the gateway.

"Woo Woo Woo!"

Wherever he looked, all was white; the entire world seemed frozen by frost, devoid of any living creatures.

The cold wind and snow flew restlessly, not only freezing the body but also frenziedly attacking the soul, sapping the spirit. A Qi Refining Cultivator lingering here wouldn’t last even a short while before having their soul utterly dispersed by the cold wind.

Even Gu Yuan, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, felt intense soul pain and frost all over his Sea of Consciousness.

Yet he endured, swiftly maneuvering the Escape Light to fly into the distance.

The Cold Moon Secret Land is not vast, and around its periphery beyond the world, white shadows flickered occasionally and were annihilated, signaling the collapse of the void.

This Secret Land has existed for an unknown duration and is nearly unsustainable.

In the center of the Secret Land lies a clear, expansive lake.

This lake, of unknown nature, remains unfrozen amid such extreme cold conditions.

At the center of the lake were white Snow Lotus blossoms, pure as ice, without any trace of impurity—crystal clear and exceedingly beautiful.

Within the center of the Snow Lotus were tiny stamens swaying like flowing water, exuding a fragrant aroma.

Upon witnessing this, Gu Yuan accelerated the Escape Light, heading straight towards the Snow Lotus.

"Boom!"

At that moment, a violent wind seemed to suddenly rise from the lake, its immense chill almost freezing his mind, causing his Escape Light to stall, plummeting directly towards the lake.

The Cold Moon Secret Land is no welcoming place; though devoid of ferocious Demon Beasts or sinister and insidious beings, Spiritual Treasure sites are guarded by the Power of Heaven-Earth.

Although Gu Yuan just entered Foundation Establishment, relying on extraordinary tenacity to endure the soul and Divine Sense pain, when the Extreme Cold Power reaches a certain level, it can bypass human endurance, directly freezing one’s will.

The water of this lake, though not frozen, is colder than the pervasive wind and snow. Falling into it would result in the demise of even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator within moments.

"Splash!"

Just as he was about to fall into the lake, Gu Yuan forcibly bit his tongue to regain a trace of clarity and promptly activated the Little Giant God Seal and Cold Rhinoceros Dragon Elephant Star Spirit, transforming into an iced-blue giant standing several meters tall. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Though the Little Giant God Seal and Cold Rhinoceros Dragon Elephant Star Spirit are at Qi Refining Level now, under the enhancement of Gu Yuan’s Foundation Establishment Magical Power, they can at least provide some increased power.