I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

”Senior Brother Shenn, the Thousand-year-old Golden Yi Spirit Bamboo is here. Please take the trouble to enhance the Golden Bamboo Sword!”

What happened on Yunxuan Island, Gu Yuan was unaware of.

After the competition, Master Yanming urged him to leave the island, and he naturally could not stay long.

Since he already had the Golden Yi Spirit Bamboo in hand, he maneuvered the Escape Light to the Celestial Craft Pavilion and handed the Thousand-year-old Golden Yi Spirit Bamboo for the Golden Bamboo Sword River over to Shenn Futu.

”Junior Brother, such swift speed!”

Seeing the Golden Yi Spirit Bamboo before him, shining brightly and sharp like a sword, Shenn Futu couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.

The Bian Family is one of the five major surnames, known for their fondness for forming good relations. If a prodigy comes seeking treasures, the Bian Family mostly doesn’t make it difficult.

But the Thousand-year-old Golden Yi Spirit Bamboo is no ordinary item; it’s the embryonic material for crafting a high-grade Spiritual Artifact.

It needs to grow for a thousand years on a Tier Three Spiritual Land.

The Bian Family only has a few of them.

He believed that with Gu Yuan’s capability to obtain an Artifact Embryo, coupled with his rising fame, he should ultimately be able to acquire one.

However... this speed is just too fast!

It was as if the Bian Family had the Spiritual Bamboo ready, just waiting for Gu Yuan to retrieve it.

”Rumors say that the Bian Family’s girl is interested in you. I initially thought it was groundless talk, but it seems there’s some truth to it...”

Shenn Futu suddenly winked at Gu Yuan with an ambiguous smile.

”Senior Brother is mistaken.”

Gu Yuan shook his head with a helpless smile.

”Ah, I understand, I understand, ’No marriage until achieving the great Dao’...”

”I’ve used that excuse many times in my youth, but I eventually compromised.”

Shenn Futu chuckled.

”Senior Brother, you’re married?”

Gu Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked curiously.

As far as he knew, Shenn Futu came from a humble lineage and seemed to have no Dao Companion.

”I have never married, but that doesn’t mean I lack a ’Dao Companion.’ Romantic love, the great human Dao, why should we cultivators suppress it?”

Shenn Futu laughed heartily, exuding a carefree spirit: ”I am not content yet, wanting to compete further, so naturally, I won’t marry now. But if I fail, I might want to leave a legacy.”

”Junior Brother, take my advice, don’t be too resolute with your words.”

”The Bian Family’s girl is an excellent choice for a Dao Companion in the Daoist School. With a Golden Core as support, if you don’t achieve the great Dao, at least you’ll have some hope.”

Shenn Futu kindly reminded.

Gu Yuan was noncommittal and did not say much.

Seeing this, Shenn Futu sighed deeply, understanding that the person in front of him had ambitions and a Dao Heart more determined than his own.

But then again, it made sense, after all, he was someone who could contend for the True Inheritance Position.

A prodigy not yet forty years old!

Thinking of this, he immediately put away his playful demeanor and said, ”Enhancing this sword is easy. In a year’s time, Junior Brother can come to retrieve the sword!”

”Thank you, Senior Brother!”

Gu Yuan bowed in salute, exchanged some pleasantries, then harnessed the Escape Light and left the Celestial Craft Pavilion, flying toward Heart-breaking Island.

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Heart-breaking Island.

This island is the top Spirit Island in the Southern Boundary Waters of the Red Moon River, connected to the Tier Three Spiritual Vein of the Southern Boundary Waters, even stronger than an ordinary Tier Two High-Grade Spiritual Vein.

The island is vast, filled with dense Spiritual Qi, the mountains and forests are tranquil, springs murmur, and the scenery is picturesque.

At this time, part of the island’s forests had been cleared, connecting with the original Spiritual Land of the island to form a Spirit Field of several hundred acres.

In the Spirit Field, Tier Two Spirit Rice, Snow Bud Rice, was growing robustly.

The rice husks were crystal clear, with a delightful fragrance. When the island breeze blew, waves of rice rolled, exuding the charm of tranquil pastoral scenery.

In the center of the island, there was also a depression several dozen feet wide.

In the depression, the dense Spiritual Qi turned into mist, as a mass of bright green sprouts slowly stretched their bodies.

Heart-breaking Grass!

The most precious Spirit Grass on Heart-breaking Island, capable of severing worldly desires, cleansing distractions, and eliminating cravings, even has some subtle effects on Golden Core Cultivators.

However, this grass had already been harvested once, and it would take a century to regrow.

Behind the depression, there’s a white gleaming cliff, shining with Array Light, covering a luxurious Cave Mansion.

White jade as bricks, luminous pearls as lamps, and an intricately crafted incense burner in the shape of a gilded beast softly smoldered.

Though Gu Yuan had not been at the Daoist School for ten years, the several Foundation Establishments under his command managed Heart-breaking Island meticulously.

He only needed to focus on his cultivation.

”Buzz!”

Gu Yuan’s Escape Light swept over the island, finally stopping in front of the Cave Mansion.

Before the Cave Mansion’s Array was a lightly vibrating Sound Transmission Command Sword, hovering incessantly.

On the sword was a delicate little character.

”Bian!”

Gu Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly and waved his hand to take the Command Sword.

”Senior Brother Gu, you’ve won this time, but next time, I definitely won’t lose!”

”On the path to the great Dao, I won’t lag behind you!”

As Gu Yuan scanned it with his Divine Sense, a soft but indignant voice sounded.

Bian Chuyao’s Sound Transmission Commanding Sword.

Gu Yuan was immediately rendered speechless with a smile.

Yet, in the next moment, he sighed deeply in his heart.

Given his temperament, he felt a slight guilt towards this girl.

Not only did he reject her ”Dao Companion” invitation, but he also defeated her again, gaining the Thousand-year-old Golden Yi Spirit Bamboo.

If it were anyone narrow-minded, they’d be infuriated to death.

”Huh?”

But at this moment, Gu Yuan noticed there was also a greyish Jade Scroll attached to the Command Sword.

This Jade Scroll was antique in design, having an ancient, stone-like dullness as if it had been stored for ages.

If not examined closely, it was easy to overlook, possessing a self-effacing treasure’s serenity.

”Now that Senior Brother Gu is esteemed as the master of Heart-breaking Island and has reached Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, with six Foundation Establishments under his command, he should be capable of nurturing the Dao-One Cyan Lotus Seed.”

”I wonder if our previous agreement still stands?”

”Junior Sister is willing to exchange this Ancient Seal for a Dao Seed from Senior Brother.”

”If Senior Brother is willing, please accept this Ancient Seal. If not, just return it...”

From the Command Sword, Bian Chuyao’s voice came distantly, explaining the origin of the Jade Scroll.

”Ancient Seal?!”

Gu Yuan felt a stir in his heart.

He hadn’t forgotten the past agreement.

However, due to Bian Chuyao’s trials in the Secret Realm and the awkward incident today, he couldn’t possibly discuss the matter before Master Yanming.

He initially thought of letting it go for now and addressing it later.

But unexpectedly, Bian Chuyao sent a Commanding Sword to bring up the matter on her own.

This time, he couldn’t refuse, lest he truly be the villain.

”I wonder what kind of Ancient Seal it is?”

Filled with curiosity, Gu Yuan channeled his Divine Sense into the Jade Scroll.

”Ten Thousand Roar Spirit Sound!”

”Sound Technique Ancient Seal, this seal requires the throat bone of the Ancient Strange Beast Ten Thousand Spirits Howl to cultivate.”

”Once cultivated, you can hear the roars of all spirits under heaven, integrate them and unleash the Ten Thousand Roar Spirit Sound.”

”The shrieks of cranes, cries of foxes, roars of tigers, and bellows of dragons become commonplace; myriad metamorphoses, at will, reaching great success can sever rivers, halt clouds, bring down eagles and geese, shatter mountains and rocks!”

”It’s an unparalleled mystical sound seal that can enhance continuously with cultivation; even a Daoist Embryo can utilize it!”

The Jade Scroll’s introductory page brimmed with confident flamboyance.

”Even a Daoist Embryo can use it?!”

Gu Yuan felt a tremor in his heart and spirit, his interest in the seal growing profound.