I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Sword Fox Immortal couldn’t help but be surprised.

She knew that Gu Yuan had always had good fortune, but obtaining something as rare as a Star Spirit was truly astonishing.

”A Tier Two Star Spirit, only with Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment power?”

But after glancing at the Star Pattern and the Spiritual Light on the Star Spirit, Sword Fox Immortal showed a look of disappointment.

”Go ahead and use the Star Pattern; let me see what abilities it has!”

She still spoke to Gu Yuan.

”Yes!”

With a thought, Gu Yuan’s Cold Rhinoceros Dragon Elephant Star Spirit immediately transformed into a stream of blue light, falling onto his back, and then his body swelled like a balloon, suddenly reaching a height of about ten zhang.

His face was covered with ice-blue Dao Patterns, Qi Power surged, and with a light shout, his breath turned to frost.

”Power Dao, Cold Path Star Spirit?”

”This Star Spirit can greatly enhance your physical body, which offers some resistance against Thunder Tribulations, but it’s not very effective against Heart Fire Tribulation. Once the Heart Fire comes, if you can’t withstand it, even the strongest body will turn to ashes.”

”And it only has Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment strength, which is practically useless.”

”If it were at the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, it might be barely useful. Master of Mount Jing could break through back then because his Star Spirit had already reached Tier Three strength, able to absorb tribulation clouds, otherwise, failure would have been unavoidable.”

Sword Fox Immortal took a close look at Gu Yuan’s Cold Rhinoceros Dragon Elephant Star Spirit, sighed, and then asked, ”How can this Star Spirit grow?”

”By consuming ’Ice Soul Cold Rhinoceros Jade’ and ’Dragon Elephant Fruit,’ you can shorten the time needed for its growth.”

Gu Yuan replied.

”Ice Soul Cold Rhinoceros Jade? Dragon Elephant Fruit?”

Sword Fox Immortal mumbled softly, then with a wave of her sleeve, a peculiar jade fruit that looked like a carved gem and a chilling stone fell onto the stone table.

”Oh!”

Seeing these items, the Star Pattern on Gu Yuan’s back cheered, and then the Star Pattern quickly shrank back, forming into the shape of a small elephant on the stone table.

With its small trunk, it picked up the stone and jade fruit and happily consumed them.

”A Tier Three Star Spirit is hard to come by; without spirit fruits that are thousands of years old and Tier Four ores, it’s challenging to nurture it.”

”But with my Dragon Elephant Fruit and Ice Soul Cold Rhinoceros Jade, this Star Spirit should be able to grow to Late-stage Foundation Establishment.”

”This way, your chance of breakthrough increases by another ten to twenty percent.”

As she spoke, Sword Fox Immortal seemed to recall something: ”You are the True Inheritance Chief, with Golden Thunder Liquid, Golden Cauldron Seal, the Star Spirit, and that Tripod Furnace girl...”

”Even if we remove the overlapping effects, your chance of breaking through is already... seventy to eighty percent?”

Master Jianhua seemed to have reacted only then, looking at Gu Yuan with astonishment.

He hasn’t even achieved Foundation Establishment Perfection, and he already has a seventy to eighty percent chance to breakthrough to the Golden Core?

Five hundred years ago, wouldn’t that have been a sure thing to succeed?

What kind of prodigy is this?

”Immortal, I have another treasure to ask you to look at.”

Gu Yuan hesitated for a moment but decided to trust the woman in front of him. Then he took out the Jade Scroll of the Thunderfire Golden Body Seal.

”This is...”

Sword Fox Immortal looked at the Jade Scroll on the stone table with some surprise but released her Divine Thought to take a look.

Then she was silent for a moment.

”Could you be some reincarnation of a Child of Qi Fortune?”

”How do you have so many mysterious techniques and rare items?”

”Is the legendary renowned Great Fortune Heaven-Equaling Seal in your possession?”

Sword Fox Immortal asked three questions in succession, displaying her inner unrest.

Gu Yuan could only bow and remain silent.

He indeed had seen the Great Fortune Heaven-Equaling Seal but had missed his chance with it, to his dismay.

And this matter, he could never disclose to Sword Fox Immortal.

He could feel that this woman had reached the limits of her understanding; revealing more would make her suspicious.

”If it really were the Great Fortune Heaven-Equaling Seal, you would have achieved the Golden Core long ago, not lingering in the Daoist School of South Mountain Domain...”

Sword Fox Immortal chuckled self-deprecatingly, smiling silently, then composed herself.

”May I ask, Immortal, combining these treasures, what is the probability of breaking through to the Golden Core?”

Gu Yuan asked softly.

”Hmm... combining your methods, there are certainly overlapping effects. Golden Thunder Liquid, Golden Cauldron Seal, Thunderfire Golden Body Seal, all use Thunderfire as their source, specifically designed for Celestial Tribulations. But even with overlapping effects, I reckon you have a nine-tenths probability.”

Sword Fox Immortal slightly pondered, calculating for a long time, before cautiously stating.

”But the power of the Celestial Tribulation is mysterious and unpredictable, not to be underestimated!”

Fearing Gu Yuan might become complacent, she quickly added.

”Nine-tenths probability...”

Gu Yuan murmured softly.

”During these days, do not leave the mountain, immediately have someone send that Tripod Furnace to Purple Sun Peak, and then cultivate with peace of mind.”

”I will arrange for the spiritual materials needed for the Thunderfire Golden Body Seal.”

”Cultivate diligently with all your strength, refine your Mana, and strive for perfection.”

”Do not rashly leave the mountain; with your foundation, stepping out is risky. What you currently lack is Mana refinement!”

”The Grand Array will be opened at all times, unless Master Yunyang himself summons you, do not go anywhere at anyone else’s call.”

”I will not issue a Command Sword to summon you to Jade Pot Peak either.”

Sword Fox Immortal’s expression suddenly turned solemn, sternly advising Gu Yuan.

”I will remember!”

Gu Yuan responded solemnly.

Sword Fox Immortal nodded with satisfaction, then, taking back the Jade Scroll of the Thunderfire Golden Body Seal, transformed into a stream of light, disappeared from Purple Sun Peak.

Gu Yuan watched the Escape Light of Sword Fox Immortal on the peak for a long time before turning around and returning to the Cave Mansion.

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In the Cave Mansion, Gu Yuan looked at the many golden treasures on the ground, unable to resist releasing a breath of stale air.

”Nine-tenths probability...”

”Still not enough...”

For an ordinary person, a ninety-percent chance would be enough to rest easy and prepare for the breakthrough confidently.

But the Golden Core Tribulation, should it fail, is almost impossible to start over.

He must ensure absolute success.

Ninety-percent probability is already tough to improve for a regular person, but for him, there might still be a way to increase it slightly.

”I hope it doesn’t disappoint me...”

”Let’s raise it a little more...”

Gu Yuan murmured softly, then flipped his palm, and a stone bottle, unseen for a long time, appeared in his hand again.

This item is the root of all his opportunities, his greatest trump card cultivated over many years.

”Boom!”

The heavens and earth flipped, the Star River swirled, and the entire world turned into dim lines once more.

Mysterious light spots flickered above the vast waters of the Purple Sun Secret Realm and Cyan Peak Daoist School.

As Gu Yuan continuously broke through his cultivation, the range and display abilities of the Stone Liquid steadily increased.

But the world before his eyes was dim, even the white light spots were exceptionally scarce, let alone other colors.

As Gu Yuan’s cultivation deepened, fortunes that could change his destiny grew increasingly rare.

The Stone Liquid this time seemed to come back fruitless again.

”A ninety-percent probability seems to be all I can manage...”

Gu Yuan sighed longingly, somewhat helplessly.

”Hush!”

But just then, a dazzling light suddenly rose from his waist, shimmering with silver brilliance.