I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Spring passed and autumn came, and three years flew by in the blink of an eye.

”Senior Brother, rest assured, even if I must exhaust all my efforts, I will retrieve the Secret Realm treasures for you!”

At the pinnacle of Purple Sun Peak, Ma Wu solemnly saluted Gu Yuan and spoke with seriousness.

”If there is an opportunity, seize it; if not, do not force it. Above all, prioritize your own safety!”

Gu Yuan laughed lightly and patted Ma Wu’s shoulder.

”Remember, you must protect Junior Brother Ma well!”

Then, he turned his head and gave the Heart-devouring Insect a caution.

”Yes, Master!”

The aura of the Heart-devouring Insect, after three years of tiger and wolf medicine and its own nourishment, had already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, even surpassing Gu Yuan, although its aura was somewhat unstable.

Yet the mana flowed like a great river, and the firepower spread, posing an undeniable threat.

”Go then, and return swiftly. I shall await good news from the mountain!”

Seeing this, Gu Yuan did not speak further, waved his hand, handed the Jade Key to the Heart-devouring Insect, and then urged the two to set off quickly.

The two did not hesitate anymore, as they had already prepared for this Secret Realm for eight years.

In a flash, their Escape Light swiftly shot out from Purple Sun Peak, disappearing at the horizon’s edge.

Watching them leave, Gu Yuan did not linger long, turning back into the Cave Mansion.

Eight years of cultivation, he too was approaching the peak of Foundation Establishment.

The spiritual materials needed for the Golden Cauldron Seal and Thunderfire Golden Body Seal were also prepared for him by Sword Fox Immortal.

What he needed to do now was to cultivate while preparing to forge these two Dharma Seals.

Put everything together, he had a ninety percent chance of breaking through the realm, he was already fearless.

The opportunities in the Red Mist Secret Realm were merely the icing on the cake, adding another layer of assurance, which was also why he did not venture out personally.

He could not risk a ten percent chance with a ninety percent certainty.

Even though last month, the Stone Liquid investigation, the silver light from the Jade Key was already dazzlingly bright, nearly entirely silver.

”Begin!”

Gu Yuan exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the Three-Heart Gold Seal in his Dantian shone brightly, his Sea of Consciousness clear, and the refining methods for the Golden Cauldron Seal and Thunderfire Golden Body Seal flowed in his mind like a stream.

When these two Dharma Seals were finished being refined, he would also be nearly at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

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Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a year passed.

In the Cave Mansion atop Purple Sun Peak, the sound of thunder roared incessantly, day and night, resounding for a full year.

”Boom!”

From the sky above, brilliant lightning would occasionally fall, striking into the Cave Mansion, followed by a sudden burst of golden light, as if something remarkable was about to emerge.

On the peak, Cen Qingqing, dressed in a long skirt, gazed worriedly at the Cave Mansion.

During this year, lightning spread in all directions, yet there was no end in sight. Even though she was full of confidence in Gu Yuan, she could not help but feel a pang of concern.

Additionally, a year had passed, yet Ma Wu and the others were nowhere to be found, as if they had vanished from the human world.

”Boom!”

But at that moment, the stone door of the Cave Mansion shattered with a resounding crash, broken by the dazzling lightning, and a youth with a bare torso, eyes gleaming with golden light, slowly emerged.

His entire body was of a crimson gold hue, as though cast in bronze and iron, and not only that, strands of flame flickered amidst his hair, making him resemble a god born from thunderfire, exuding an inhuman aura.

”Mr. Gu!”

Cen Qingqing softly called out.

With her call, the golden light in the youth’s eyes gradually faded, the anomaly on his skin and the flames in his hair slowly vanished, and the whole person returned to a normal appearance.

Yet, between heaven and earth, threads of Spiritual Qi, flickering with lightning, were eager to enter his body, as if something within his apertures was fatally attracting them.

”Is this... a Dao Body?”

Watching the jubilant, spontaneously flowing Spiritual Qi, Cen Qingqing asked excitedly.

”Not quite, it seems there’s still something missing...”

Gu Yuan clenched his fist, feeling the changes within his body, and shook his head slightly.

In a year’s time, he successfully refined both the Golden Cauldron Seal and Thunderfire Golden Body Seal, both being Thunderfire Seals, their effects compounded, with some power overlapping and fading.

Yet the Thunderfire was vast, the Spiritual Qi surging, causing subtle changes in his physique.

The Five-Aperture Body directly rose to a Nine-Aperture Body, and his cultivation speed would at least be doubled henceforth.

Furthermore, his bones turned semi-golden, with lightning occasionally flickering within the apertures, seeming to possess a deadly attraction to ”Thunder”.

With an unusual body, Spiritual Qi came naturally.

This was the anomaly of a Dao Body, but Gu Yuan felt something was still lacking, and he did not know what kind of Dao Body it was.

Nonetheless, he did not dwell on it much, planning to ask Sword Fox Immortal at a later time.

The knowledge of a Golden Core was undoubtedly broader than his own.

”Have Ma Wu and the others not returned yet?”

Gu Yuan’s Divine Thought swept around before asking.

”No, according to Mr. Gu’s instructions, we stationed people outside the Secret Realm to offer support, but they haven’t emerged.”

”By the looks of it, the Secret Realm seems to have closed, and if it were to open again, it would likely take another ten years!”

Cen Qingqing shook her head, informing Gu Yuan.

”Is this Secret Realm so troublesome?”

Gu Yuan mused slightly.

He held the Heart-devouring Insect’s heart essence blood and Demon Soul Spiritual Light, both capable of sensing each other’s life and death, and currently, though the essence blood and spiritual light were dim, they remained vibrant with life, indicating the Heart-devouring Insect had not fallen.

Not dead, yet not returned, meant they were trapped.

With Foundation Establishment Perfection, five High-grade Spiritual Artifacts, and two strands of Gold-Attribute Mana, they remained trapped.