I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Five months later.

A scarlet shuttle-shaped Dharma Boat, like lightning, sailed out of the Cyan Peak Daoist School, heading towards the southern territories.

On the Dharma Boat, there were four figures.

The leader, dressed in a cyan-colored Daoist Robe, had a handsome face and a remarkable demeanor.

It was Gu Yuan.

Behind him, the Heart-devouring Insect controlled Wan Linshan’s body, restrained its evil qi, stood silently with eyes closed, like a sculpture.

Further back, there were two middle-aged cultivators.

Both were at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment cultivation, one of them had a square face and broad forehead, dark complexion, named Yan Shanhe.

The other had a slim stature, resolute appearance, named Yan Qiankun.

”Thank you, Senior Brother Gu, for your assistance!”

”With Senior Brother Gu’s help, we will certainly be able to eliminate the Yin Yang Double Fiend and return Xiaoye Country to a prosperous land!”

Yan Shanhe cupped his hands, looking gratefully at Gu Yuan.

”We are all fellow disciples, it is only natural to support each other!”

Gu Yuan smiled faintly.

Five months ago, after learning that the Cyan Yi Wheel Array required a vast amount of Spirit Stones, Gu Yuan began to find ways to gather them.

The first method was to inventory and sell his gains from the Ten Thousand Islands Sea.

He had gained much from the Ten Thousand Islands Sea, especially from the Daoist Guardian of the Fire Cloud Sect, the red-haired youth.

The late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, with extraordinary wealth.

Gu Yuan kept the ”Heaven-Burning Treasure Circle” and ”Fire Simurgh Fan” from the elder, and sold everything else.

These two treasures were both high-grade Spiritual Artifacts of the Fire Element, though their power was a notch below the Seven-Phase Exquisite Tower, they were formidable attack treasures, not to be underestimated.

In addition to some miscellaneous gains and the Earth Demon Corpse, Gu Yuan quickly gathered nearly three hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

If he could sell the two high-grade Spiritual Artifacts, he could directly gather the Spirit Stones.

But high-grade Spiritual Artifacts are the top-tier artifacts in the Foundation Establishment Realm, for an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, enough to serve as a life-saving card.

These types of artifacts are not something ordinary Spirit Stones can measure.

Spirit Stones are merely the currency for transactions among low-level cultivators in the Cultivation Realm.

Real treasures are difficult to measure with Spirit Stones.

After all, Spirit Stones can be gathered, but high-grade Spiritual Artifacts are not easily obtained.

Shenn Futu’s mid- to low-grade Spiritual Artifacts are clearly priced, but high-grade Spiritual Artifacts require negotiation.

As for above Golden Core, Spirit Stone transactions are even rarer.

It is said that after Golden Core, there is a unique currency called ”Gold-Attribute Stone,” but Gu Yuan has never seen it.

Unable to sell the artifacts, Gu Yuan could only think of ideas from his old profession.

But the South Mountain Domain was peaceful, and Foundation Establishment cultivators were cautious, he couldn’t find an opportunity to ”robbers robbing robbers.”

Helpless, he could only look for opportunities from the Daoist School’s ”Fate Hall.”

In the Fate Hall, many tasks are issued daily.

Some are issued by the Daoist School itself, some by the Daoist Cultivators.

Encountering troubles requires seeking help, or teaming up to various Secret Realms.

For those small Secret Realms, Gu Yuan was not interested, and general tasks had too low a reward, he wasn’t interested.

Only the tasks from the Yan Brothers met his requirements.

The Yan Brothers were not only Daoist School disciples but also held another identity.

They were Royal Family disciples of Xiaoye Country!

The South Mountain Domain is vast, spanning millions of miles, its territories expansive to the extreme, one of the four Great Domains of the world.

Countless sects, countries, and Demon Race powers are interspersed like stars, untold in number.

The Cyan Peak Daoist School’s territory spans thousands of miles, after annexing the Red Moon River, its waters stretch for tens of thousands of miles, making it a significant power in the South Mountain Domain.

But aside from the sect’s star-studded Spirit Islands, the sect’s actual controlled territory is not so large.

The rest of the area, merely controlling key ore veins, suppressing smaller powers, forming a remote ruling situation.

And Xiaoye Country is situated at the edge of the Daoist School’s control, a small country of only hundreds of miles.

Though remote, this world is flourishing with Immortal Techniques, Xiaoye Country has bathed in Immortal Sound several times, thus it spared no expense in sending royal disciples to the Daoist School for cultivation.

Yan Shanhe and Yan Qiankun are the outstanding ones among them.

Both cultivated for a hundred years, successfully breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

Due to this, Xiaoye Country prospered, its national fortune thriving, even discovering a small ore vein.

But after Xiaoye Country became wealthy, it attracted the attention of those with ulterior motives.

A Tribulation Cultivator group called ”Yin Yang Double Fiend” targeted Xiaoye Country, harassing it repeatedly, intending to seize its Spirit Ore industry.

The leader of the Tribulation Cultivators was at Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation.

Xiaoye Country relied on the Tier Two Array within the Royal City, struggling to hold on, but couldn’t sustain much longer, urgently using Secret Techniques to seek help from Yan Shanhe and Yan Qiankun.

Worried about their lack of capability, Yan Shanhe went to the Fate Hall to seek help from Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Gu Yuan took this task on smoothly.

”Senior Brother Gu, that Yin Yang Double Fiend has deep cultivation, having entered Mid-stage Foundation Establishment years ago, please be cautious this time.”

Yan Qiankun pondered slightly, softly reminding.

”I’m always cautious.”

Gu Yuan smiled lightly.

His reason for taking this task was firstly to ”rob robbers,” seizing the Tribulation Cultivators’ wealth.

Secondly, because Xiaoye Country was very close to the silver opportunity he had seen when fleeing through the Western Sea Realm.

The latter was his primary goal.

Accepting this task was simply convenient.

With his current strength, mere Mid-stage Foundation Establishment wasn’t worth his attention.

”Then, we must trouble Senior Brother!”

”As long as Xiaoye Country can be saved, we not only offer great treasures, but the Tribulation Cultivators’ treasures can be freely taken by Senior Brother!”

The two exchanged glances and then bowed to Gu Yuan.

Afterward, the group spoke no more, and Gu Yuan piloted the Divine Wind Shuttle at a rapid speed towards Xiaoye Country.

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Xiaoye Country, the Royal City.

This is a towering and lavish group of palaces.

White jade for bricks, glazed tiles for roofs, with Spiritual Springs cascading like waterfalls, lush forests, combining beauty and stateliness, it is truly luxurious in the human world.

Though just a small country of hundreds of miles, having produced two Foundation Establishment cultivators who are also Major Sect disciples, Xiaoye Country is seen as a formidable force within the surrounding powers, with none daring to provoke.

But today, the city was shrouded in gloom.

An elder wearing a royal crown, dressed in a purple robe, with white hair, looked at the rolling Yin Yang Evil Qi outside the city, his face full of worry.

”Something’s wrong!”

”With the Yin Yang Double Fiend’s strength, the Tier Two Low-grade Array in the city shouldn’t hold them for this long.”

”There’s something strange...”

The elder, though appearing aged, had bright eyes, turned out to be a cultivator, despite having only Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivation.

”Surrounding without destruction, could it be they’re planning to strike reinforcements?”

A middle-aged man wearing a Jade Crown below him frowned and said.

This remark seemed to enlighten the elder, his face changed drastically, immediately shouting urgently:

”Quickly, send the Command Sword!”

”Tell Shanhe and Qiankun not to return!”

”The Yin Yang Double Fiend, striking reinforcements, there must be deceit!”

Upon hearing this, a young royal descendant below exclaimed sharply: ”If Uncle doesn’t return, aren’t we doomed? No, absolutely not!”

”Slap!”

A loud slap directly landed on his face.

”Fool, if Foundation Establishment cultivators don’t die, Xiaoye Country will have a future. If Shanhe and Qian Kun die, do you think you can keep this foundation?”