I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

"Splash!"

The Taiyin Moonlight flowed like water, continuously pouring over the Dharma Pill, which shimmered and spun incessantly. Streams of pure mana kept condensing, flowing into the stone statue’s dantian. However, with the passage of time, wisps of hidden demon qi also began to spread, slowly emerging from the Dharma Pill and beginning to erode the stone statue’s body.

"Zheng!"

But at this moment, it seemed as if a brilliant moonlight shone, resonating with a sound. In the stone statue’s dantian, a Dharma Seal resembling a moon wheel silently rose, and strands of silvery-white moonlight continuously descended, carrying a cleansing and ethereal aura, relentlessly washing away the surging demon qi.

Moreover, within the stone statue’s dantian, another indistinct, stone-like Dharma Seal quietly lit up, beginning to constantly absorb the overflowing demon qi.

The just-now spreading demon qi was easily resolved within a moment, under the joint effort of the two Dharma Seals.

The stone statue’s body remained intact, sitting cross-legged, absorbing the moonlight, striking a handsome figure and remaining untarnished by even a speck of dust.

"Splash!"

The Dharma Pill continued to absorb the Taiyin Moonlight, and mana steadily increased.

The few sparse demon qis couldn’t stir up a storm and were simply resolved.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"As expected, as long as the threat of demon qi can be resolved, the Six Ren Golden Book of Alchemy can indeed be cultivated..."

The Inference Technique continued, and as Gu Yuan observed the increasingly pure mana within the stone statue, he couldn’t help but smile slightly.

"Hiss!"

But just then, as the stone statue was about to break through to the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, the mana became increasingly substantial. The demon qi within the Dharma Pill grew even more intense, with wisps of black gas, like venomous snakes, constantly hissing and rampaging within the stone statue’s body.

"Zheng!"

"Hiss!"

The Moonlight Heart Seal and the Evil Absorption Seal both burst forth with spiritual light, trembling wildly within the stone statue’s body. One strove to suppress and purify the demon qi, while the other attempted to absorb it.

But at the critical moment of realm-breaking, the intensity of the demon qi was terrifying. The black gas spread, as if about to burst forth from the seven orifices of the stone statue. The statue’s body was unavoidably corroded, with slight bone spurs appearing on the skin, hair turning silvery-white, and nails sharpening.

Although the level of mutation was much milder than before, it was still a mutation.

"Bang!"

The spiritual light within the stone statue was completely exhausted, and with a loud crash, it completely shattered.

Gu Yuan couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

Despite spending so much effort on refining these two Dharma Seals, the final result was still not ideal.

The threat of mutation had not been completely resolved.

"Fortunately, my idea was not wrong; it’s just that the power of these two Dharma Seals is still lacking, unable to suppress the demon qi when breaking through the realm..."

However, it was not without gains. Now, it was just one last step. As long as the final demon qi could be expelled, the threat of the Dharma Pill could be completely eliminated.

Even so, if Gu Yuan were eager enough, he could now refine the Dharma Pill while cultivating and simultaneously seek a new method to expel demons, after all, in the early stages of cultivation, these two Dharma Seals could completely suppress it.

"Another month has passed, and the Stone Liquid has accumulated once again. Let’s take a look first..."

Gu Yuan was in no rush to make a decision and, with a turn of his hand, took out a stone bottle once more.

It was the monthly routine task, and although he had been disappointed several times, Gu Yuan was already accustomed to it.

Opportunities were rare; it was normal.

What he needed to do was check every month and seize every opportunity.

"Boom!"

As the Stone Liquid entered his sight, the world before Gu Yuan’s eyes underwent another marvelous transformation. Heaven and earth spun, the star river flowed, and the entire world turned into a grey haze.

Countless white points of light flickered incessantly, spanning across Gu Yuan’s vision, yet he paid them no heed.

His mind surged, constantly seeking within the grey world the presence that could touch his fate line.

"Huh!"

At that moment, a strange point of light appeared in Gu Yuan’s vision.

White, green, silver—various colors of opportunities tangled together, forming a colorful and peculiar point of light. The point of light seemed to be slowly shifting positions but ultimately stopped at a certain building.

"...Dharma"

"...Spiritual"

"...Body" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"...Artifact"

Gu Yuan’s mind welled up, and as streams of information flowed out, he couldn’t help but be a little surprised.

"What are Dharma, Spiritual, Body, and Artifact? Could this opportunity be some kind of Secret Realm Treasure Land?"

"What I need concerning Dharma...is a method to expel demons. Could this opportunity also contain that?"

Gu Yuan pondered but moved swiftly beneath his feet, quickly gathering items within the Cave Mansion. Then he soared on his Escape Light towards the place indicated by the opportunity.

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In White Flame City, the entire city was towering and grand. Every store within was built luxuriously and elegantly, as the entrance and decoration of a shop were crucial for business.

But in a corner of White Flame City, there was an inconspicuous, seemingly dilapidated small shop.

After noon, the massive shadow of the city enveloped the shop, causing the entire storefront to seem as though it merged with the darkness. Coupled with the array’s concealment, cultivators below Foundation Establishment, passing by here, wouldn’t even notice this shop.

At this moment, Gu Yuan, navigating his Escape Light, arrived here, and couldn’t help but reveal a look of slight astonishment on his face.

"Golden Bounty Hall, it’s actually here..."

Having mingled in White Flame City for some time, he had come to understand the various guilds and shops here. For example, Thousand Laws Hall conducted straightforward business, opening its doors to all guests.

Exquisite Pavilion, on the other hand, was like an intermediary with excellent means, using both legal and illegal methods. As long as one had money, many troubles could be averted.

Golden Bounty Hall, however, was a place of ’reward and retribution.’

In the Sea of Ten Thousand Islands, constant battles ensued, disputes were countless, and it was inevitable that many enemies would arise. Some people, unable to take revenge themselves, would opt to hire others to avenge them. Over time, the business of Golden Bounty Hall grew larger and larger.

In this inconspicuous shop, there would often be Foundation Establishment cultivators with deep auras coming and going, scented heavily with blood.

Previously, when Gu Yuan was short on money, he had also visited here, but back then, there was no suitable target. The bounties were either too far away or took a long time. He was unwilling to accept them and so hadn’t taken any up.

Yet unexpectedly, he had entered here today.

"Pop!"

Gu Yuan’s mana gently fluctuated, breaking through the array’s concealment, penetrating the shadow, entering a grand hall.

The hall was vast and few cultivators were present, yet all exuded impressive auras, confident faces, drinking and reveling, as if there were no one else around.

Among the many loose cultivators in the Sea of Ten Thousand Islands, while most were mediocre, some had unusual opportunities and formidable skills.

Gu Yuan’s gaze quickly swept over these people before settling on the jade light screen at the front of the hall, which was filled with numerous vertically aligned bounties.

"There is a demon on Ximeng Island known as the Golden Bone Frog, with a bounty of one middle-class Dharma Artifact for slaying it!"

"The demoness on Suyin Island drained my Primordial Yang Magical Power, with deep hatred, I am willing to give a Tier Two upper-class Spirit Island and a middle-class Dharma Artifact to slay the demoness!"

"Recently on Fate Island, there is a Tribulation Cultivator posing as an ordinary cultivator, committing acts of wanton robbery, committing all sorts of evil. I am willing to reward three thousand Spirit Stones for identifying this person."

"Huh?"

Seeing the third task, Gu Yuan couldn’t help but be taken aback.

Only killing four groups of Tribulation Cultivators has already caught attention? It’s even reached the bounty list?

He laughed silently, then let his gaze turn, at last seeing the information he truly sought.

"Offering ’Forbidden Technique Thunder Spirit Evil-Breaking Seal’ as a reward, seeking a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator with exceptional magical combat skills to assist in a private mission to seek a father’s traces."