I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Master Yunyang had already made up his mind, and with a wave of the duster, he smiled and said to Gu Yuan.

The Soldier Fighting Hall, responsible for external expeditions? Reward the Red Moon River’s Northern Boundary Water Vein?

Gu Yuan’s heart stirred, revealing a hint of joy.

Cyan Peak Daoist School spans thousands of miles, exploiting countless spiritual ore resources. A portion is used to train the disciples, while another large portion naturally supports the Golden Core and Daoist Embryo cultivators of the school.

Within the sect’s territory, the Golden Core cultivators seldom venture out and can focus on their cultivation, thanks to the sect’s support.

Currently, the Daoist school has nine Golden Core cultivators, each overseeing a hall, such as the Human Resources Hall, Pill Furnace Hall, Celestial Craft Pavilion, and Mountain Shifting Hall.

Each hall has numerous disciples and a dedicated ”Spiritual Ore Blessed Land.” The outputs are partially handed over to the sect, with the remainder considered the hall’s ”private property.”

It is precisely this mineral support that allows the Golden Core cultivators to sustain their daily cultivation.

However, it merely supports daily cultivation.

To progress further, personal effort is unavoidable.

Compared to ordinary loose cultivators and small sect Golden Cores, they are already considered wealthy.

At the very least, there’s no worry about spiritual materials for ordinary Tier Three seals and pills.

”Thank you, Dean!”

Gu Yuan bowed again, smilingly expressing his gratitude.

”The honor of the Golden Core, so it should be.”

”You broke through to Golden Core; as the Dean, I naturally cannot remain indifferent.”

”I see your Sword Dao comprehension is extraordinary, and your character is valiant and progressive. This three-thousand-year-old Purple Sky Golden Thunder Bamboo shall be your gift. It should be able to forge an upper-class Sword Pill!”

Master Yunyang stroked his beard with a smile and then flicked his hand. From within the bamboo lodge flew a two-foot-long peculiar bamboo shimmering with purple-gold electric light.

This Spirit Bamboo is about two feet long, its body dazzling with golden light, yet its bamboo pattern exudes an ethereal purple glow, utterly mystical.

A Tier Three upper-class spiritual material!

Purple Sky Golden Thunder Bamboo!

This bamboo naturally bears the Purple Sky Thunder Pattern, capable of unleashing thunder, and contains the power of Golden Yi. It is exceedingly firm and possesses wood-attribute power, vibrant with life force.

The Sword Pill crafted from this bamboo is not only unmatched in sharpness but also capable of emitting thunder light, immensely powerful.

The most critical aspect is that if faced with a powerful enemy and damaged, it can slowly be repaired with Wood Spirit Qi.

This is the Sword Pill most compatible with Gu Yuan’s Golden Bamboo Sword.

”Thank you, Dean!”

Gu Yuan was overjoyed, unable to resist thanking once more.

”No need for excessive courtesy!”

”Having achieved the Golden Core, you now have sufficient understanding of the Heaven-Earth Spiritual Mechanism and your root bone. I won’t comment further on your cultivation techniques; in the Transmission Hall, true scriptures and secret techniques are all open to the Golden Core. Feel free to select at your leisure!”

Master Yunyang smiled lightly, then cast an exotic Mana seal onto Gu Yuan’s Golden Core Token, following which he waved his duster, indicating a desire for him to leave.

Having secured the treasure, Gu Yuan naturally did not linger, performed a respectful bow, and slowly departed.

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The Cyan Peak rose tall and majestic, solemn and awe-inspiring.

At its summit sits the Zhengyang Hall, overseeing the entire Nine Rivers Marsh, its vantage point unparalleled, making it the foremost of all halls.

Beneath it, amidst the lush, layered forests, stands a seven-layer high Cyan Jade Treasure Tower.

Surrounding the Treasure Tower, no cultivators stand guard, only several dozen ancient trees, coiled like dragons, stand to the left and right.

The leaves withered, the mountain forest perpetually shrouded in a chilling murderous aura.

Gu Yuan’s Escape Light flashed, and before long, he flew out from the Cyan Heaven Secret Realm, landing before the Cyan Jade Treasure Tower.

Cyan Peak Daoist School, the core secret land, Transmission Hall!

Gu Yuan had visited this place several times, and on his previous visits, it only appeared solemn, with a murderous aura lingering, but its profound mysteries remained indescribable.

However, after breaking through to the Golden Core, Gu Yuan’s perception of everything became significantly sharper.

Those several dozen ancient trees, coiled like dragons, were the Array Hubs.

Countless illusory Array Patterns extended from the crevices of the cliffs, reaching deep into the cliff’s end, seemingly drawing upon the spiritual mechanism of the entire Cyan Peak Mountain.

Any anomaly before the Transmission Hall, the spiritual mechanism would surge, and the Grand Array would activate, forcibly stripping the vitality of all living beings in mere moments.

This appears to be a Tier Four Array attached to the Mountain Protection Array of the Daoist School.

Moreover, the Cyan Jade Treasure Tower of the Transmission Hall itself is an Exotic Treasure, seamless and integral, impossible to enter without the Token, even for Golden Core cultivators.

”Ding!”

This time, Gu Yuan did not bow or salute; instead, a light step made the Golden Core Token at his waist automatically emit a brilliant glow, guiding him into the Transmission Hall.

”Swish!”

Gu Yuan’s form flickered and reappeared within the Cyan Jade Tower.

But unlike the previous time, this time, the seven-layered Jade Tower simultaneously radiated brilliant light, with countless jade scrolls suspended mid-air, akin to swimming dragons, obediently circling before Gu Yuan.

The countless heritages of the Cyan Peak Daoist School were entirely open to him.

As long as one’s comprehension is adequate, all Dharma Gates can be studied.

Gu Yuan sighed softly, then turned his gaze to the upper section of the first layer of the Jade Tower.

There, three jade scrolls emitted vibrant Huaguas, shimmering incessantly, overwhelmingly brighter than any other scriptures in the tower.

”Golden Brilliance Great Sun Sword Scripture!”

Among them, a golden jade scroll radiated dazzling golden light, which would nearly pierce the sky if not for the covering of the Jade Tower.

The Daoist School’s True Inheritance first scripture, Golden Brilliance Great Sun Sword Scripture!

Upon seeing this, Gu Yuan sighed slightly, feeling somewhat helpless.

This scripture was quite suitable for him, but unfortunately, he could not practice it.

And on the left and right sides of the Golden Brilliance Great Sun Sword Scripture were naturally the Red Fire Vermilion Cloud Scripture and the Beiming Freedom Scripture.

These are the most precious three true scriptures of the Daoist School’s True Inheritance, pointing straight to the Primordial Image Realm, even beyond.

”Since I’m here...”

Gu Yuan sighed lightly, unceremoniously opened each of these true scriptures, closed his eyes, and comprehended them carefully.

”Golden Brilliance Great Sun, radiant and resplendent...”

”Beiming Freedom, the Kun roam the universe...”

”Red Fire Vermilion Books, the creation of profound mysteries...”

Long after, Gu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, with three differently colored glows seeming to circulate within them before gradually fading away.

”They are indeed true scriptures, remarkably profound. Whether in cultivation methods or anomaly transformations, they are superior selections...”

Gu Yuan couldn’t help but sigh internally, then reached out to grasp, temporarily setting the Beiming Freedom Scripture aside.

The three true scriptures were indeed profound, but the other two didn’t resonate with his attributes; the only one barely compatible was the Beiming Freedom Scripture.

This was because when Gu Yuan was at Foundation Establishment, he practiced the Three Dharma Celestial Human Diagram from the Silver Flood Dragon Celestial Book, casting the Vast Ocean Dao Foundation.

But due to his abundant opportunities and rapid realm-breaking pace, he hadn’t deeply refined the other two techniques before merging his foundation into a core.

This left him not very familiar with the practice of Water Techniques. If he truly wanted to cultivate this scripture, he might have to spend a considerable amount of effort.

But that’s a minor issue.

Having achieved the Golden Core, he has a lifespan of a thousand years and extraordinary comprehension; transitioning cultivation techniques is entirely feasible.

His mind pondered something else.

”On the Silver Flood Dragon Celestial Book, there should be the Golden Dragon Scale Book, seemingly a profound method imparted by a True Dragon... in terms of mystery, it should surpass the Daoist School’s Three True Scriptures.”

Although the other two methods from the Three Dharma Celestial Human Diagram weren’t very useful for his cultivation, just having ”Mana tripling” was already a wondrous method, granting him the pinnacle stance of each realm breakthrough.

To be honest, it’s not that the Three Dharma Celestial Human Diagram isn’t profound enough, but that Gu Yuan had too many opportunities and hadn’t fully developed it before reaching new heights.

If not for the Stone Liquid, he would’ve had to rely on the Three Dharma Celestial Human Diagram, refining the other two Dao Foundations to perfection, to possibly break through to the Golden Core smoothly.

Thus, Gu Yuan was filled with anticipation for the Golden Dragon Scale Book.

Coincidently, the Stone Liquid indicated that within the Red Mist Secret Realm, there was a ”Opportunity of the Dharma” in pure silver, which led him to have some fantasies.

Apart from this, after breaking through to Golden Core, Gu Yuan’s root bone mutated, transforming into a Golden Bone Thunder Aperture, which added some new considerations to his choice of cultivation techniques.

”Profound Yellow Heaven-Suppressing Scripture, Thick Earth Category Technique, can be cultivated to the Daoist Embryo Realm, transforming into a Profound Yellow Cauldron to suppress all things...”

”Cyan Yi Rebirth Scripture, Cyan Wood Category Technique, can be cultivated to the Daoist Embryo Realm, transforming into a Cyan Yi Divine Wheel, life force unending...”

Fortunately, the Daoist School has numerous scripture cultivation techniques; Gu Yuan wasn’t in a rush and took his time perusing them.

And so, several days passed.

”Eh!”

Three days later, a jade scroll, flickering with lightning, caught Gu Yuan’s attention.

”Great Thunder Origin Celestial Scripture!”

”Thunder Skill, can be cultivated to the Daoist Embryo Realm, transforming into Yuandu Thunder Spirit, breaking techniques and slaying evil...”