I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Yet Gu Yuan never appeared.

This made everyone a bit anxious.

Just then, a bolt of lightning came from afar, instantly landing on the Celestial Net Dharma Boat.

”Buzz buzz!”

It seemed to have enormous energy bolstering it, causing the entire Celestial Net Dharma Boat to tremble, with countless array patterns flickering, exuding a terrifying aura.

”The Ascendant is here!”

Ma Wu exclaimed joyfully.

As the lightning dissipated, Gu Yuan’s figure appeared on the Dharma Boat.

”Greetings, Ascendant!”

All the disciples bowed in salute.

”Rise!”

”Today, we attack Black Water Island. You all must exert yourselves. If we seize the Demon Island, I will certainly reward you generously!”

Gu Yuan’s gaze, sharp as an eagle’s, swept over the crowd, and he spoke calmly.

The success or failure of attacking the Black Water Infant Beast depended wholly on him; the Foundation Establishment cultivators were merely a backdrop.

However, if he couldn’t handle the Black Water Infant Beast, these Foundation Establishment cultivators could maneuver the Dharma Boat to retrieve him, serving as a guarantee.

This was why he had Ma Wu select disciples to fill the Soldier Fighting Hall.

He was still young, full of vigor, and it wasn’t time for him to train disciples.

The Soldier Fighting Hall was merely a tool he commanded for now.

”We shall abide by the Ascendant’s command!”

All the disciples responded in unison.

Gu Yuan nodded in satisfaction, then stepped into the core Quiet Chamber of the Dharma Boat. Suddenly, the entire vessel quivered, transforming into a stream of light, vanishing directly from the Daoist School.

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In the upper reaches of Nine Rivers Marsh, there are nine great rivers, endlessly flowing, with countless waters surging into the marsh.

At this entrance, numerous Demon Race beings stirred up chaos, creating a tremendous spectacle.

But just then, eight enormous Dharma Boats flashed in an instant, directly bypassing the seemingly fierce Demon Cloud, heading straight for the depths of the nine great rivers.

”Not good!”

”The Cyan Peak Daoist School is attacking our Race Island!”

Amidst the boundless Demon Cloud, a loud voice rang out, filled with unease.

Massive palms rose together, trying to block, but the eight Dharma Boats, vast and boundless, surrounded by flashing spiritual light, shattered the grip of the palms and sailed into the depths of the Great River in an instant.

”Hurry back to support!”

The overwhelming momentum of the Demon Cloud paused, hurriedly following behind the eight Dharma Boats in a rush to return.

And the eight Dharma Boats, after bypassing the mass of Demon Cloud, directly split in different directions.

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Gu Yuan controlled the Dharma Boat. Before long, he saw a black island, lying in the center of the Great River.

Unlike the usual Spirit Island, lush with spiritual energy, filled with the peaceful scene of birds singing and flowers fragrance, this Spirit Island was shrouded in poisonous mists, with filthy water flowing in torrents. From a distance, it resembled a toad spewing black smoke, extraordinarily ugly.

Seemingly sensing the ominous aura of the Dharma Boat, an enormous barrier rose from within the island.

Within the barrier, black smoke billowed, echoing with wretched cries, as if conjured by some eerie array, appearing extremely creepy.

In Gu Yuan’s eyes, however, this array was rather crude, lacking the intricacy of a Daoist School Grand Array.

It was merely a middle-grade Tier Three Array.

”Which Golden Core is this? Daring to attack my Black Water Island!”

At this moment, a shadow came swiftly from behind, landing on Black Water Island, leveraging the array’s power to question the Celestial Net Dharma Boat.

The Celestial Net Dharma Boat was a Tier Three superior Dharma Boat crafted by the Daoist School, pouring countless resources into its creation.

On the Dharma Boat, it carried the Tier Three Array ”Spirit-Slaying Evil-Breaking Array,” adept at breaking grand arrays and severing spirit meridians, a formidable weapon for the Daoist School’s campaigns.

When driven at full force, it consumed hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones in an instant.

One could say this Dharma Boat was the pinnacle achievement of artifact refining and array theory by the Daoist School, embodying the wisdom of Human Race cultivation in its entirety.

It was precisely because of this formidable Dharma Boat that the Daoist School had the confidence to raze mountains and extinguish islands.

Otherwise, even though the Demon Race’s inheritance wasn’t as refined as the Daoist School’s, relying on their Spirit Islands and Tier Three Arrays, they could protect themselves without mishap, exhausting the Daoist School into retreating.

At this moment, although the Celestial Net Dharma Boat hadn’t been fully unleashed, a massive halo still enveloped it.

The Black Water Infant Beast, merely in the early stage of a Great Demon, couldn’t penetrate into the Dharma Boat’s situation.

Therefore, it also didn’t know who was presiding inside this Celestial Net Dharma Boat.

But hearing this, Gu Yuan didn’t respond, merely quietly taking out a stone vial in the core Quiet Chamber of the Dharma Boat.

After many years, he finally made his reappearance.

He wondered if the Stone Liquid would bring him a surprise.

”Boom!”

As Stone Liquid entered his line of sight, heaven and earth transformed mightily, and the entire world shifted once more to a hazy mosaic of lines.

Every opportunity the world could offer to Gu Yuan revealed itself before him.

However, as Gu Yuan’s cultivation improved, the number of things that could influence his destiny diminished greatly.

The once ubiquitous white opportunities at lower realms became exceedingly rare, nearly unseen.

On Black Water Island, there were a mere ten or so scattered white opportunities, weakly present.

”Oh...”

What pleasantly surprised Gu Yuan was that there was even an opportunity faintly glowing silver on Black Water Island.

But this silver light felt blurry, distant, somewhat ethereal.

”Gourd...”

”Mature...”

When his thoughts touched it, vague messages appeared once more.

However, this time, the precision of the information greatly increased.

Upon advancing to the Golden Core stage, Gu Yuan realized that the Stone Liquid’s detection capabilities had strengthened again, yet such clear information was still unprecedented.

Could it be the proximity to Black Water Island causing this?

Advancing to Golden Core, this was his second discovery of a new opportunity, leading to uncertainty.

Nevertheless, he wasn’t concerned; the Stone Liquid becoming stronger was a fortuitous event.

”A gourd treasure nearing maturity?”

”It seems to be a rare artifact within Black Water Island?”

”The Black Water Infant Beast must have guarded it well, as there’s been no word of it...”

Gu Yuan mused with a slight sigh.

Master Xuan Guang’s active push against the Swaying Demoness, coupled with the various Golden Cores of the Daoist School, led Gu Yuan to understand that this so-called Eight Rivers Alliance was something the Daoist School had long viewed with intent to destroy. They had even decided on how to divide the spoils.

Every type of treasure on the islands had been thoroughly investigated.

Barring the unforeseen, these were well within reach.

Among them, the Swaying Demoness’s Swaying Golden Lotus was the most enticing, thus sparking contention between Master Xuan Guang and Master Biyun.

The other demon islands harbored average treasures, hence the lack of enthusiasm.

But Black Water Island, perhaps due to its potent miasma, had no news of the gourd treasure.

”Which Human Race Golden Core is this? Why hide your face!”

”If you have the ability, come out and fight!”

On Black Water Island, a massive shadow poked its head out, speaking in a hum.

”If you wish to fight, so be it!”

Hearing these words, Gu Yuan chuckled lightly and no longer concealed himself. With a flash, he revealed his true form, standing above the Celestial Net Dharma Boat.

”Haha, I wondered who it might be!”

”Turns out it’s the newly advanced Golden Core of the Cyan Peak Daoist School!”

”A mere fifteen-year-old lad dare to trespass my Black Water Island?!”

On Black Water Island, the massive shadow rejoiced.

Initially, he was a bit anxious.

Since the Cyan Peak Daoist School’s strength exceeded that of the Eight Rivers Demon Race, the Eight Rivers had to band together.

Even so, it was the Ink Flood Dragon clan’s backing that bolstered their courage, otherwise, none would dare to provoke the Cyan Peak Daoist School lightly.

Thus, once the Cyan Peak Daoist School took serious action, trepidation rose within him.

But upon seeing Gu Yuan, his lingering unease vanished completely.

A Golden Core merely fifteen years in the making, no matter how impressive, how many Dharma Seals could he wield?

Having cultivated for hundreds of years, could he not handle a mere lad?

”I heard at your Golden Core Ceremony, the Sunset Glow Sect challenged you and you didn’t dare to make a peep?”

”Why come now to my Black Water Island?”

Amidst the dense black smoke, a huge shadow coiled out, laughing loudly as it revealed its true form.

It was an enormous exotic beast with a snake’s tail and a humanoid head, towering several dozen yards, its skin covered entirely with black scale armor.

As the scale armors opened and closed, countless black fumes billowed, rolling forth, releasing a dreadful poison.

”Words are pointless, let actions speak for themselves!”

Hearing this, Gu Yuan didn’t lose his temper, but instead waved his large sleeve, releasing the Vortex Wind Thunder Pearl, hurling it toward the Black Water Infant Beast.