I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Seven days later.

A Purple Sun suspended in the sky, with purple clouds swirling around the peak.

A blue boulder floated in mid-air, standing atop the peak.

On the boulder, a Daoist wearing a blue Daoist robe, barefoot and aura scattered, sat cross-legged.

Above his head, a Dharma Pill with strange five-colored patterns was continuously absorbing the essence of Spiritual Qi falling from the Purple Sun, transforming it into surging mana that flowed downward.

However, within the mana, there was a gray Demon Qi, extremely sinister.

Yet on the Daoist’s skin, strands of thunderlight flashed incessantly, and any trace of Demon Qi was immediately crushed to dust, dispersing into nothingness.

The pure mana streamed continuously, absorbed into the Daoist’s Dantian.

After a long time, the Daoist slowly opened his eyes, and a flash of purple Spiritual Light seemed to flicker and disappear in them.

”Truly, a Tier Three Upper-class Spirit Island. The Spiritual Qi here is incredibly dense; seven days of arduous cultivation here equates to nearly a month of cultivation on Heart-breaking Island...”

Gu Yuan sighed softly, full of emotion.

Heart-breaking Island was already a rare Top-Grade Spirit Island for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, but it paled in comparison to Purple Sun Peak.

A Tier Three Spirit Peak was truly a treasure land suitable for nurturing a Golden Core.

”With the assistance of this peak, in about twelve to thirteen years, I should be able to cultivate my mana to the point of Foundation Establishment Perfection. It’s time to consider Core Formation...”

With a slight sigh, Gu Yuan began pondering future matters.

With the help of the Dharma Pill and a Tier Three Spirit Peak, reaching Foundation Establishment Perfection is a sure thing.

But Core Formation is an extremely challenging issue.

When Gu Yuan was at the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, he had already made arrangements, preparing several methods to increase the probability of Core Formation.

However, seven days ago, upon hearing what the Daoist of Master Yunyang said, he realized that Core Formation is far more dangerous than imagined.

One careless mistake could lead to realm-breaking failure, causing a decrease in realm level and leaving no room for improvement ever again, or worse, result in death and the complete annihilation of the soul.

Only one Golden Core cultivator emerges from the Daoist School every five hundred years!

This probability is quite clear.

During Foundation Establishment, with Spiritual Qi at hand, everything falls into place smoothly, making cultivation seem ordinary.

But upon reaching Golden Core Realm, one immediately faces Celestial Tribulation, which is terrifying.

...

Gu Yuan, while pondering, set up his Escape Light, flying into the depths of the Spirit Peak Cave Mansion.

The cave mansion of Purple Sun Peak is neither expansive nor luxurious.

A meditation mat and a stone table make up the entire furnishings.

Even the meditation mat is just a display; the place with the densest Spiritual Qi on Purple Sun Peak is the azure stone cliff at the peak; there, the purple air gathers, like a dragon’s mouth, the source of Spiritual Qi.

Gu Yuan usually cultivates atop the azure stone.

Yet within the cave mansion, there is a Secret Treasure.

”Rumble!”

The sound of thunder echoed incessantly.

Before even getting close, endless strands of golden light illuminated the cave mansion as bright as day, and a rich Spiritual Qi rushed toward him.

Visible in the gray-white cliff, there is a three-foot-sized stone pool.

Within the stone pool, a pool of golden liquid flowed slowly.

The flow of the golden liquid was very slow, with minimal fluctuations, but it was mighty, roaring in waves, accompanied by thunderlight, like a pool of thundering liquid ceaselessly colliding within.

”Golden Thunder Liquid!”

The most precious Secret Treasure within Purple Sun Peak.

Consuming this liquid, one’s entire mana can condense into the Golden Thunder Technique, shortening the time to form a Golden Core and increasing the probability of Core Formation by twenty percent.

This is the greatest reward for the True Inheritance Chief.

”This liquid can increase the success rate by twenty percent; Cen Qingqing’s special constitution, through Dual Cultivation, should also increase the success rate by twenty percent.”

”Thunderfire Golden Body Seal, a Body Seal Secret Technique, can also increase the success probability by two and a half percent...”

”Adding it all up, it should be sixty-five percent, plus the Gold-Attribute magical power; any of my methods have Foundation Establishment Peak Power, at least increasing by half a percent, thus, it’s seventy percent...”

”A seventy percent success rate with no room for accident, is still not enough!”

Gu Yuan enumerated his methods one by one, yet he still felt it was not secure enough.

The Golden Core Breaking Realm is either a success or a failure!

Rarely is there a second chance!

”Clang!”

Just then, a light and majestic aura swiftly approached from outside the peak.

The Grand Array on Purple Sun Peak automatically issued a warning, startling Gu Yuan.

The Spirit Peak of the True Inheritance Chief has its extraordinary qualities, connecting with the Tier Four Mountain Protection Array, the Melting Sun Golden Array, of the Daoist School; even a Golden Core cultivator cannot invade it.

Gu Yuan’s Divine Thought surged out, activating the Grand Array, seeing clearly who the visitor was, and immediately shut off the Grand Array, flying to the peak to greet the visitor personally.

”Ascendant, why come personally? Just send a Command Sword, and your disciple will surely visit Jade Pot Peak to pay respects!”

Gu Yuan bowed in respect.

The visitor was none other than the Fox Ascendant.

Today, she wore a brand new blue-gray Daoist robe, but it still couldn’t hide her enchanting, exquisite figure. Her black hair was tied up with a Jade Hairpin, a light veil covering her face, making her features indistinct, but her bright eyes turned captivatingly.

”Why, am I not allowed to come?”

The Fox Ascendant seemed to be in an excellent mood and even joked, then laughed again, ”Purple Sun Peak, it’s been a long time since I last came. With the purple aura emerging, the Yang energy born naturally, it rivals my Jade Pot Peak in many ways.”

”Ascendant’s presence brings light to the place!”

Gu Yuan quickly led the Fox Ascendant to sit in a stone pavilion atop the peak.

Then, he used mana to sweep up Spirit Tea from the tea garden at the top of the peak and steeped tea.

”This is the unique Purple Cloud Tea from Purple Sun Peak, fragrant but not cloying, refreshing and pleasing; please taste it, Ascendant.”

Gu Yuan offered the Spirit Tea to the Fox Ascendant.

Among the Upper Three Spirit Islands, flowers bloom abundantly, and the medicinal gardens and Spirit Fields are all complete, producing profusely, specially provided as promotion resources for the Upper Three.

This Purple Cloud Tea is Tier Two Spirit Tea, which has the effect of nourishing Yang energy and enhancing mana, worth no less than a hundred Spirit Stones outside.

The Fox Ascendant took a sip, the veil gently rising, lips lightly pressed, tasting it.

”The last time I drank this tea was several hundred years ago, what a pity...”

The Fox Ascendant seemed to recall some past events, sighed softly.

Gu Yuan guessed the Fox Ascendant was referring to the previous True Inheritance Chief, but he was unaware of the specifics and could only sip his tea in silence.

Fortunately, the Fox Ascendant continued to explain: ”Back then, the True Inheritance Chief was named Lim Feiyun, born with the Golden Yi Dao Body, his sword light even stronger than yours now, yet he still died under the Golden Fire Tribulation Cloud.”

”The challenge of forming a Golden Core is unparalleled; without full assurance, do not act rashly!”

The Fox Ascendant sternly advised.

”The disciple will remember!”

Gu Yuan nodded in agreement.

Without a ninety-eight percent chance, he wouldn’t act rashly.

”But your fortune is not shallow, coincidentally encountering the emergence of this item, so my previous promise to you is fulfilled...”

Then, the Fox Ascendant chuckled and took out a jade box.

Within the jade box lay a Tier Four Spirit Grass, gold cauldron-shaped, quietly lying inside.

”This is...”

Gu Yuan felt the rich Spiritual Qi but didn’t recognize the grass.

”This is Tier Four Spirit Grass, Golden Cauldron Grass.”

”Along with it is the Secret Seal transmitted in our Daoist School, the Golden Cauldron Seal!”

”With this seal, your aptitude can be greatly improved, increasing the Core Formation success rate by two percent!”