I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Temporarily setting aside the matters of mana and immortal golden nature, Gu Yuan stood up, glanced at the celestial vault, and his eyes revealed anticipation.

”I hope it won’t disappoint me...”

Mana and immortal golden nature were merely byproducts of the Dragon Essence Golden Core.

The true ability of the Dragon Essence Golden Core allows Gu Yuan to transform into a dragon during the early stage of the Golden Core!

This dragon body is not the fleshy dragon that Gu Yuan transforms into using the tribulation-avoiding dragon talisman, but a manifestation of Dao charm.

Just like in the late stage of the Golden Core, transforming into an anomaly is not truly transforming into a flesh and blood body, but a special form that condenses when one cultivates the technique to an extremely profound level, drawing upon the world, with tremendous power!

”Come forth!”

With a thought, countless golden runes on the Dragon Essence Golden Core suddenly shone brightly, swirling downward like a shower of golden rain, falling onto every inch of Gu Yuan’s body.

In an instant, Gu Yuan’s body was covered with golden rune seals, with strange Dao charm flowing continuously, exuding indescribable profound mysteries.

A faint, peculiar roar sounded, and Gu Yuan’s body transformed from solid to illusory.

In just a brief moment, his body disappeared.

In its place was a dragon form about ten feet in size, with antlers resembling a deer’s, a head like a camel’s, eyes like a rabbit’s, a neck like a snake’s, a belly like a clam’s, scales like a fish’s, claws like an eagle’s, palms like a tiger’s, and ears like a cow’s.

The golden dragon scales layered upon each other, shimmering in the sunlight, emanating majesty and nobility, while in the pupils, golden light shimmered like flowing golden flames, carrying a soul-stirring power.

But this was not a flesh and blood body.

As the dragon body moved, it resembled glazed glass and crystal, like a phantom shadow, appearing and disappearing.

On the golden scale armor, countless tiny runes shone brightly, like small flowing flames, or like flickering golden thunder.

”This is...”

Suddenly, the true dragon spoke, with its golden fire-like pupils showing shock.

”Whoosh!”

Before any action could be taken, countless spiritual qi in the void surged from all directions, rushing desperately into the dragon body.

The illusory dragon body, like a black hole, absorbed all the spiritual qi between heaven and earth.

Earth spirit qi, grass and wood essence qi, cloud mist qi, thunder qi, ice and fire qi... All types of spiritual qi in this secret realm flooded in eagerly, as if impatient.

The vastness of this spiritual qi was indescribable.

It seemed as if the entire secret realm trembled with it, with lightning and thunder in the sky, clouds and mist swirling on the mountain peaks, and essence qi flowing like rivers among the layered forests.

Countless spiritual qi rolled in, like a large cocoon trying to envelop the dragon body.

And the dragon body refused nothing, desperately absorbing everything.

Gu Yuan transformed into the dragon body, but the Golden Core still remained in the abdomen, and in no time, he felt the gold-attribute magical power on the Golden Core seemed to have a trace of condensation signs.

”How formidable is the ability to inhale and exhale spiritual qi!”

Gu Yuan couldn’t help but click his tongue.

This dragon body transformation seems to be a manifestation of Dao principles, with immense attraction to any spiritual qi between heaven and earth.

Gu Yuan speculated that the dragon body’s ability to absorb spiritual qi was at least ten times that of his own body!

”What a pity...”

But after a brief shock, Gu Yuan shook his head again.

The dragon body is born with Dao charm, inhaling spiritual qi like a divine spirit exhaling mist, indeed powerful, but he cannot rely on this ability for cultivation.

Because the dragon body transformation lasts only for the time of a single incense stick!

During this time, no matter how much cultivation is increased by tenfold, it’s just a minor boost.

What Gu Yuan truly wanted to experiment with was another method!

”Go!”

With a thought, Gu Yuan spat out a pile of iron ore flickering with yellow spiritual light.

After transforming into a dragon body, Gu Yuan’s various artifacts, Dharma seals, and storage bags did not disappear but were hidden in the dragon’s abdomen.

With a thought, they could be retrieved.

At this moment, Gu Yuan took out the Tier Three Spirit Ore, the Fire Phoenix Stone.

This was a congratulatory gift given by the sect during his time in the Golden Core Hall.

This stone was a spirit stone born from a Tier Three Fire Vein and is an excellent material for artifact refining and alchemy, with abundant fire power within.

”Gulp!”

As Gu Yuan moved the dragon body, gently opened his mouth, and the Fire Phoenix Stone was swallowed into his abdomen.

Visibly, this stone in the dragon’s abdomen turned into a rich ball of firelight and was annihilated, with a red spiritual light absorbed by the dragon body.

”Uh!!”

And then Gu Yuan burped, spitting out a wisp of black smoke, and the Fire Phoenix Stone disappeared entirely.

Simultaneously, the dragon body’s aura seemed to grow slightly.

”Indeed so!”

Gu Yuan’s eyes filled with joy.

The Golden Yuan Dragon Pill Skill is a cultivation method whose greatest benefit is cultivation!

Cultivation is the most crucial aspect!

All magical combat techniques are born for cultivation.

The core of the Dragon Essence Golden Core Skill is ”What does the dragon feed on?”

The dragon feeds on everything under heaven!

Among all things, the most abundant in spiritual qi are various exotic treasures and Spirit Vein Ores.

The dragon body is not picky, any ore, spiritual soil, or spirit wood enter the dragon’s abdomen, and in an instant can be refined, merged into spiritual light, and absorbed into the Golden Core.

Refining all, achieving magical power, is the fastest way to cultivate.

As long as the resources are sufficient!

Moreover, in Gu Yuan’s eyes, golden divine light flashed, and all spiritual objects of heaven and earth seemed to appear in his view.

”Swish!”

With a thought, Gu Yuan spat out Purple Ling Grass, Profound Heart Stone, Cold Heart Water, and many other Tier Three spirit materials, then opened the dragon’s mouth, swallowing all the spiritual materials into his abdomen.

”Gulp!”

Visibly, several spiritual materials melted in the dragon’s abdomen in no time, and then under a mysterious force, transformed into a round scarlet object.

A faint fragrance quietly pervaded.

Tier Three Spirit Pill, Cold Heart Demon-Extinguishing Pill!

The dragon can feed on all things under heaven and also has a subtle and profound insight into all things under heaven.

All the spiritual materials, entering the dragon’s abdomen, melt into spiritual liquid in an instant, and then in a perfect ratio, are crafted into pills!

This is a mysterious alchemy method.

Gu Yuan did not know the pill recipe, or the steps of alchemy, but after transforming into the dragon body, merely took one look at the spiritual materials and naturally understood, brilliantly!

”Go!”

Though Gu Yuan was astounded, the wonders of the Dragon Essence Golden Core were far from over!

With a word, Gu Yuan spat out the Boundless Sword Seal, Five Thunders Punishment Heaven Seal, and Ten Thousand Roar Spirit Sound Seal, which then swirled out, flickering with fluorescent light.

Unlike when Gu Yuan cast spells in his human form, at this moment, the bases of these few Dharma seals had Dao seals flowing, seemingly transforming into golden swimming dragons, with an exceptionally powerful aura quietly pervading.

The dragon body wields magic, doubling the power!

Especially the Five Thunders Punishment Heaven Seal, which shone with thunder and light, seemed to have received unimaginable enhancement.

Wind, rain, and thunder were especially compatible with the dragon body!

Yet Gu Yuan’s focus was not on wielding magic!

The Dragon Essence Golden Core has another most mysterious ability!

With a thought, the Great Thunder Origin Celestial Scripture began to circulate along an intricate trajectory inside the dragon body.

The dragon body is illusory, not a real flesh and blood body, there’s no restriction on the flow of techniques, all within a thought.

In an instant, thunder light spawned, the Great Thunder Origin Celestial Scripture circulating within Gu Yuan’s body.

But suddenly, with a shift of thought, the trajectory of the Great Thunder Origin Celestial Scripture dissipated.

On the dragon body, golden lines flashed, and all transformations followed the heart.

Then, Gu Yuan recalled in his mind the insights gained in the Transmission Hall, as a completely new trajectory quietly circulated within him.

In the celestial dome above, the Great Sun flickered, as if golden fire fell, landing on the dragon body.

Sharp and resplendent light shone incessantly.

Scarlet gold flames, permeated on the dragon body.

One of the Daoist Academy’s Three True Classics, the Golden Brilliance Great Sun Sword Scripture!

”Swish!”

At this moment, the time for the dragon body transformation had reached its limit, and with a flash of golden light, Gu Yuan changed back to his human form.

At the first moment, he introspected within himself, then suddenly raised his head, eyes filled with joy!

Within the meridians of his dantian, streams of scarlet gold flames flowed, seemingly drawing upon the great sun in the mysterious sky, wisps of hardly perceivable firelight fell from the celestial vault, being continuously absorbed by Gu Yuan, merging into his body.

At this moment, the cultivation technique circulating in his body had truly transformed into the Golden Brilliance Great Sun Sword Scripture!