I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Chapter 48: Chapter 44: Sword Armor, Phantom Star, and Little Giant God

The origin of the Star Spirit is mysterious and ever-changing; nearly every Star Spirit is unique, and every cultivator who acquires a Star Spirit keeps it hidden, fearing discovery. As a result, there are almost no records available on the breeding of Star Spirits on the market.

Gu Yuan could not recognize the name of the Star Spirit before him.

But regarding its general abilities and breeding methods, Lan Tianlu has already provided a model.

After simply feeding the Star Spirit, Gu Yuan stored it in the Spirit Beast Bag, intending to study it further later.

At this moment, he was not sure how to bind the Star Spirit, but according to ”Forty Thousand Years of Star Spirit,” it seemed that the ”Soul Signing Technique” could be used.

However, this was not the place to study these matters. Gu Yuan carefully kept the Star Spirit, picked up Lan Tianlu’s Storage Bag, and then with a fire, he burned the corpse to ashes, leaving no trace behind.

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Inside Lan Tianlu’s Storage Bag, there was a High-grade Dharma Artifact ”Soul-Protecting Bell,” as well as a High-grade Protective Dharma Artifact ”Seven Profound Treasure Mirror.”

Additionally, there was a Top-Grade Dharma Artifact ”Purple Thunder Drill,” capable of unleashing thunder that could injure those at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, boasting formidable power.

This was originally one of Lan Tianlu’s trump cards.

It was due to having many Dharma Artifacts and a Star Spirit in hand that he dared to enter the Shell Field, aiming to reclaim his fortune, but unfortunately encountered Gu Yuan.

The Eight Wind Treasure Ring was a gift from a Golden Core Ascendant. Although Lan Tianlu had considerable fortune, he had no power to contend with a Golden Core Treasure.

Apart from these three Dharma Artifacts, there were also artifacts like the ”Waterproof Shield,” ”Compass,” ”Misty Shuttle,” as well as various bottles of pills and over a hundred Spirit Stones.

Despite his resources being significantly hindered due to the birth of his cousin, Lan Tianlu was once a direct descendant of the Lan Family, and still had many good items in his Storage Bag.

In addition, there were also some Dharma Artifacts and Demon Beast corpses that seemed to remain unrefined.

But now, they all belonged to Gu Yuan.

”Truly, a horse doesn’t fatten without night grazing, a man doesn’t become rich without unearned wealth!”

”The struggle in the Shell Field isn’t just for the Shell Pearl Demon Beasts but also for the blood of fellow sect members!”

Putting away the Storage Bag, Gu Yuan couldn’t help but sigh.

Having just entered the sect for a few months, two fellow sect members had already died at his hands.

Not only that, but if his assumptions were correct, those unrefined Dharma Artifacts likely belonged to Yangg Yue and others outside of the Shell King.

Without earning any merit, yet numerous sect members died tragically; Gu Yuan felt a bit like he had the attributes of a ”calamity” or ”evil disciple.”

But he quickly shook his head to discard these distracting thoughts.

Cultivation of the grand path involves contention at every step; why burden oneself with wasted sentiments?

”Just hope that the fortunes within this Shell Field will satisfy me; otherwise, the Lan Family might still pose as a variable.”

With that thought, Gu Yuan stepped toward the skeleton sitting cross-legged on the jade bed.

This was the most important purpose of his journey.

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On the skeleton, there was nothing else but a green jade scroll.

Gu Yuan took a deep breath, took the jade scroll, and extended his Spiritual Sense to examine it.

Complex information flooded into Gu Yuan’s mind, causing his heart and spirit to shake.

”Seed Body Seal!”

”Human aptitude is limited, but external force is unlimited, why not use external force to nurture oneself?”

”Heaven and earth each have spiritual roots and strange herbs that inhale and exhale spiritual qi, bearing fruit, so why can’t humans do the same?”

”Extract essence blood, engrave Dao patterns, combine spiritual roots and strange herbs with humans, plant them on the Spirit Field, wait for bloom and fruit, devour in one gulp, won’t the cultivation exponentially increase, and Dharma Seal arise naturally?”

Then followed densely packed, extremely complex steps.

It took Gu Yuan a while to recover from the dazzling sight.

”It’s actually a Dharma Body Seal!”

Gu Yuan put down the jade scroll, looking somewhat helpless.

He had high expectations for this semi-silver fortune.

A semi-silver fortune at the Qi Refining Realm was already highly valuable; if it targeted only the Qi Refining Stage, the semi-silver could significantly alter destiny.

The previous Four Spirits Jade Pillar, although almost a full-silver fortune, also contained the potential for future Foundation Establishment Stage.

If this fortune only targeted Qi Refining and was semi-silver, it would certainly be extremely precious, greatly accelerating his cultivation speed.

Gu Yuan hoped to obtain a ”Body Seal” that would alter his qualification.

And the jade scroll in his hand indeed could change qualification, but it was not a true ”Body Seal” in the real sense, but rather a special ”Dharma Body Seal.”

The so-called Body Seal, once successfully refined, would completely integrate into the cultivator’s body, thoroughly altering the cultivator’s body and aptitude without any deterioration.

However, a ”Dharma Body Seal” is a special Dharma Gate that temporarily enhances the cultivator’s cultivation speed and aptitude by clever means.

But once the ”Dharma Seal” disappears, this enhancement immediately reverts to its original state.

Because these Dharma Seals are mostly crafted to enhance aptitude and alter the flesh, they are called ”Dharma Body Seals.”

And the Dharma Body Seal in Gu Yuan’s hand works by nurturing a ”Heaven-Earth Exotic Species” through special means to increase the cultivator’s cultivation.

During the cultivation process, the spiritual qi absorbed by this exotic species will form a peculiar ”Magic Leaf” every month or longer.

When the cultivator consumes this Magic Leaf, it can increase cultivation equivalent to the time, as if this exotic species had aided the cultivator in absorbing spiritual qi for an extra month.

This exotic species, nourished by essence blood, shares the same source with the cultivator and shows no hidden dangers when consumed, possessing identical mana.

Moreover, after twelve Magic Leaves are grown, which means a year of cultivation, this exotic species will also produce a ”Dharma Fruit.”

Upon consumption, it can further augment mana equivalent to half a year.

The key point is that depending on the exotic species being cultivated, a peculiar ”Seal Fruit” will eventually be born.

After consuming this Seal Fruit, one can master a unique ”Dharma Seal,” extremely mystical.

The jade scroll provides methods for cultivating three different exotic species.

The first species is called ”Sword Armor Wood.”

Resembling a sharp sword with leaves like armor, it produces a leaf every two months, and after two years of cultivation, ”Hundred Armor Sword Seal” is born.

This seal can both attack and defend: defensively, it’s like an armor floating in the air with unparalleled defense; offensively, it’s like hundreds of swords striking at once with explosive force.

The second species is known as ”Phantom Star Flower.”

This flower stands three feet tall, producing a petal every two and a half months, and after two and a half years of cultivation, it can produce the ”Illusionary Void Seal.”

This seal boasts extraordinary illusion magic, scarcely stoppable by those with lower realms than the caster; even if the realm is a level higher, it can still cause a momentary daze.

The third species is called ”Little Giant Divine Wood.”

This wood is robust, producing a leaf every month, and after a year of cultivation, it can produce the ”Little Giant God Seal.”

This seal can greatly augment mana, physical body, and spiritual sense; all wielded techniques receive significant boosts; the weak can become strong, the strong can become unparalleled, and the top-tier can have supreme effects.

The jade scroll describes the Dharma Seals brought by cultivating the three methods in detail.

Gu Yuan skimmed through it and stored it in the Storage Bag.

Dharma Seals can’t be immediately converted into strength; they can be slowly selected after returning. The urgent matter at hand is another important task.

Gu Yuan looked up toward the hole in the ceiling and at the Treasure Pearl in the center of the Cave Mansion, which dodged countless water streams.