I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Cyan Peak Daoist School, Jade Forest Island.

Jade Forest Island was a Spirit Island allocated to the Lan Family by the Daoist School a thousand years ago.

Generation after generation of Lan Family disciples lived and thrived here for countless years, spreading their branches and leaves.

However, unfortunately, as the ages changed, several centuries ago, the Lan Family went into decline, losing their former glory, becoming a minor family within the Cyan Peak Daoist School.

Fortunately, over the past century, the Lan Family produced another prodigy.

Lan Tianming.

He possessed the Thunder Root, with extraordinary talent, reaching Late-stage Foundation Establishment in just over a century, with prospects of achieving Golden Core.

Another Foundation Establishment Clan within the Cyan Peak Daoist School offered three of their clan’s talented daughters in marriage to tie him down, successfully bringing forth a son, thus binding Lan Tianming completely.

The union of the Lin and Lan Families allowed their resources to merge, flourishing with vitality for a time.

Yet, unfortunately, ten years ago, Lan Tianming was commanded to campaign against the Red Moon River, slaying a Jade Water Fire-Eyed Ape, only to be transported by a Great Demon to an unknown location, disappearing without a trace, worrying the Lin and Lan Families greatly.

Jade Forest Island suddenly had much less laughter and joy.

Many disciples dared not play recklessly, for fear of angering Lady Lan.

But today, a streak of light suddenly arrived from outside the Daoist School, landing on Jade Forest Island.

”Husband!”

A stunningly beautiful woman, seemingly having received prior notice, called out in delight, leading a young boy.

The light dissipated, revealing a handsome man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, graceful and elegant.

His eyes contained lightning, a majestic aura exuded from his every move, a clear late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

”Xuan’Er, quickly call him father!”

The beautiful woman, seeing the man, was filled with joy and hurriedly prompted the boy beside her.

The youngster, barely ten years old, had already reached the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, evidently of remarkable aptitude.

”Fa...Father!”

The boy scratched his head, stammering after a while.

Since birth, he had scarcely seen this father, who was either in seclusion or missing, a complete stranger.

”So fast, in the blink of an eye he is this big, almost like Lu’Er.”

Lan Tianming looked at the boy before him, involuntarily sighing.

Suddenly, he remembered something and asked the beautiful woman: ”Where is Lu’Er?”

”Let him come see me; it’s been years since we met, has he reached Foundation Establishment yet?”

”I had a fortuitous encounter on my journey, and I can bestow him a strand of Spiritual Qi!”

It’s common for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to be in seclusion for years.

The last time he emerged was for the campaign against the Red Moon River, forced by the Daoist School.

That time, he wished to see Lan Tianlu, having him accompany him to the Red Moon River for protection.

But the school’s urging was so pressing, he could not find Lan Tianlu in time, so he did not insist.

This time, having returned from his adventure, feeling jubilant, he was determined to see his nephew and test him.

”Husband, you’ve been away for years, you must have been through hardships, why don’t you rest for a while?”

”I have arranged Spirit Wine and food for a welcoming feast.”

The beautiful woman’s eyes lowered slightly, showing a hint of discomfort before she hurriedly changed the subject.

However, such a trick could not fool Lan Tianming; he stopped in his tracks, looking coldly at the woman.

”Where is he?”

The woman’s expression flustered, she murmured softly: ”I... I don’t know.”

”Don’t know?!”

Lan Tianming’s eyes flickered with lightning, his voice cold as ice.

”While you’re in seclusion, I have to care for Xuan’Er, how could I have time to mind him? Previously, I gave him a bottle of High-grade Spirit Water, letting him cultivate by himself.”

”He hasn’t been on the island for years; I truly do not know where he is.”

The woman looked down, explaining in a soft voice.

”Slap!”

A slap landed directly on the woman’s face, causing her to stagger.

”Mother!”

The boy quickly supported the woman, looking angrily at Lan Tianming.

Seeing the woman’s tear-streaked face, the boy’s expression turned furious, and Lan Tianming couldn’t help but sigh deeply.

Marrying a Lin Family’s girl, this was the price.

The son and the nephew, who was closer, was obvious.

However, with his status and position, what did it matter to nurture another nephew?

Such shortsightedness and selfishness!

Yet, repeatedly punishing the wife was of no avail.

What was urgent now was to find Lu’Er!

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”Open!”

Gu Yuan whispered, three celestial keys of radiant cyan light appeared, settled into the Golden Curtain Restriction before him.

This time, the restriction had no reaction; the gold-attribute magical power on it remained unmoved.

The Unsealing Technique is not a Forbidden Breaking Technique; it does not rely on brute force and does not trigger the restriction’s response.

On the three radiant cyan keys, mysterious energy flowed, as if numerous runes were moving within, vaguely reflecting part of the restriction’s patterns.

”Click!”

It seemed there was a sound of a golden lock being released.

Below the restriction, part of it suddenly vanished, the gate opened wide.

”Click!”

”Click!”

The sound of two more golden locks being released echoed, the restriction before them abruptly disappeared, like the swift raising of a roller curtain iron gate, revealing the cyan stone door behind.

”Whoosh!”

And that wisp of gold-attribute magical power seemed to sense the restriction’s disappearance, swiftly moving into the stone door behind, vanishing without a trace.

Gu Yuan gathered his mana, reaching out to seize that wisp of gold-attribute magical power, but he grasped empty air.

Yet he wasn’t dejected, instead, he telepathically communicated, summoning the Heart-devouring Insect stationed outside of the array inside.

”Go ahead and take a look!”

Gu Yuan instructed.

The Heart-devouring Insect immediately put on a mournful face.

He well understood that due to the existence of the gold-attribute magical power, his master remained cautious, and even though the restriction was dismantled, he was sent to tread the path first.

But with his life in Gu Yuan’s hands, he could only reluctantly agree.

”Yes, Master!”

He took a deep breath, preparing for the body’s potential demise, ready to escape instantly.

”Creak!”

He then swept with his mana, gave a firm push, and directly opened the stone door.

Yet, everything was calm, and nothing happened.

Behind the stone door was merely a small Quiet Chamber.

Inside the Quiet Chamber was a roughly one-zhang wide stone pool, beside it, a stone bed, and atop the bed was a meditation cushion, seemingly used for cultivation.

Yet, the meditation cushion had nothing upon it.

”Master, no danger present, this appears to be a Quiet Chamber.”

The Heart-devouring Insect circled around, confirmed there was no danger, then turned back to report to Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan nodded slightly, then slowly approached the stone pool.

Inside the pool, countless Spiritual Qi had condensed into liquid, dripping continuously.

Its concentration, astoundingly, had reached the level of a Tier Three Spiritual Vein!

”It turns out this Copper Hammer Mountain isn’t a Mortal Mountain but where all the Spirit Meridians converge in this stone pool, forming this small Tier Three Spiritual Vein...”

Gu Yuan, gazing at the stone pool, was suddenly enlightened.

The stone pool was crafted from countless bluish-gray Spirit Stones, meticulously engraved with dense array patterns, gathering the Spiritual Qi together to prevent it from dissipating.

However, whether due to the passage of time or some other reason, although the Spiritual Qi within the pool remained dense, there was only a shallow layer left.

Were it not confined within the pool, it would no longer qualify as a Tier Three Spiritual Vein.

”Here it is!”

And within the pool lay a golden bottle, quietly seated atop the Spirit Meridian.

On the golden bottle, countless mystical runes gently flickered.

With each flicker of the rune, the bottle would tremor once, and the Spiritual Qi in the pool would thin slightly.

And within the bottle, there seemed to be something mysterious.

Gu Yuan gathered his mana, reaching for the golden bottle.

The bottle, however, was exceedingly heavy, as if containing a mountain within.

He had to marshal all his magic power, even activating the Mountain-moving Spirit Seal, to barely lift the bottle from the pool.

”Boom!”

The golden bottle fell to the ground, shaking the entire Quiet Chamber slightly.

The golden bottle showed no signs of having been refined, appearing as a masterless object.

Gu Yuan reached out and easily lifted the golden lid.

Instantly, the entire chamber was filled with golden light.

Over a dozen strands of gold-attribute magical power swirled within, resembling a Golden Core, radiating brilliantly.