I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Gu Yuan paused slightly.

The Dao Struggle back then was due to Qingyang Temple’s overly aggressive actions. Many of its disciples practiced the methods of the Heterodox Dao, angering the Dean of Cyan Peak Daoist School, leading to a violent conflict.

At that time, Qingyang Temple was labeled as ”Qingyang Demon Sect” by Cyan Peak Daoist School.

Although this claim did not spread widely, it had some basis.

Speaking of the word ’demon,’ these newly risen demon cultivators may not even compare to Qingyang Temple.

”I don’t have the means to kill Golden Core cultivators like you two. This Skull Order originally belonged to one of my temple’s disciples, who realized his own lack of strength and handed the token to me.”

”There’s really no Demon Cultivator Golden Core!”

Xin Ning smiled slightly and explained softly.

At the same time, she waved her jade hand, and a black-gold token hovered above her head, emitting a faint glow.

After twenty years, the three tokens of the White Bone Secret Realm were gathered once more.

However, the original Token Masters had all changed identities.

Which was somewhat ironic.

Although the path of demon cultivation advances quickly, ultimately the time is too short, with two of the three Token Masters perishing directly, and the other likely facing bleak prospects.

In this world, the truly powerful are still the Major Sect Golden Cores.

”With the three tokens gathered, I wonder what plans you two Fellow Daoists have?”

Xin Ning glanced at the two of them, slightly bowed her head, played with the strands of hair on her chest, and tilted her head to ask.

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere became tense.

Gu Yuan felt Xin Ning’s Divine Thought, faintly directed at him.

He sighed slightly, understanding that his previous tracking of her movement with Divine Thought had caught her attention.

But he felt no fear; instead, a hint of fighting spirit emerged.

Zuo Tianlun seemed to be lacking in some way, with shallow thoughts, yet was arrogantly self-confident. The woman before him, from the ”Qingyang Demon Sect,” was certainly not easy to deal with.

Should there be a treasure in the Secret Realm, the scene of Zong Feibai and his son-in-law turning against each other would likely reappear.

Since they’re destined to fight eventually, why not do it now, lest dreaming long brings more complications.

Gu Yuan decisively prepared to turn hostile.

”As I see it, why don’t the three of us join forces to first open the Secret Realm, and then decide?”

”That Secret Realm seems to have three passages, each with opportunities, and each token does not interfere with another, allowing us to rely on our own capabilities!”

But at this moment, Xin Ning suddenly spoke, proposing to the two.

”Fellow Daoist Xin’s plan is feasible, let’s open the Secret Realm first!”

Zuo Tianlun also spoke suddenly.

”Since that’s the case, let’s follow the two Fellow Daoists’ suggestions!”

Gu Yuan pondered lightly and agreed to the proposal.

These two had extraordinary backgrounds, and entering the Secret Realm to act according to circumstances was not impossible.

”Buzz buzz!”

After finishing their discussion, the three of them simultaneously exerted their mana, activating their tokens overhead.

The tokens trembled instantly, with golden Dao Patterns flashing continuously on them, and then black smoke began to gush forth from the tokens.

Gu Yuan’s token smoke billowed, forming a headless phantom without mouth or nose, while Zuo Tianlun’s token smoke billowed forming a body without a navel, and Xin Ning’s token formed ethereal limbs.

The three streams of black smoke swirled and gathered in the air, eventually forming the image of a complete demon head.

This demon head stood ten zhang tall, with black smoke surging around its body, its arms coiled as if made of wrought iron. It let out a shrill cry and then suddenly tore at the void with its arms.

In the air, invisible talisman paper seemed to be torn open, a surge of spiritual light sparkled, and then a transparent portal appeared abruptly at the mountain’s peak.

Behind the portal, one could vaguely see a vast world, with Spiritual Qi surging within, and the sound of waves endlessly smashing against the shore.

”Swish!”

Without any hesitation, Xin Ning’s Escape Light flashed, carrying the token, and directly rushed into the Secret Realm.

The token seemed to have the effect of Void Shifting, and as soon as Xin Ning’s Escape Light entered, she disappeared, her destination unknown.

”Fellow Daoist Gu, there must be a battle between you and me!”

Zuo Tianlun glanced at Gu Yuan, then turned into light and vanished into the Secret Realm.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan lightly touched his palm, sighed, and then took a step forward, entering the Secret Realm directly.

Stone Liquid has not yet condensed, so he cannot inspect the opportunities beforehand, and can only explore personally.

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”Clang!”

”Clang!”

”Clang!”

Gu Yuan felt his body sway slightly and experienced a mild dizziness, then he suddenly found himself standing on a bone bridge.

The bone bridge was only about ten feet wide but stretched endlessly forward, leading to an unknown destination.

Below the bone bridge was a vast and boundless black lake. The water, even without wind, stirred and surged, emitting a strong sense of corrosive energy that emanated from the lake, hovering around the white bridge.

Ahead, three skeletons wielding long swords, eyes glowing with a faint green spiritual light, were continuously slashing at Gu Yuan.

Yet, for a Golden Core cultivator, external mana constantly formed a protective barrier, preventing the skeletons from making any impact as they were only at the Qi Refining level.

However, these skeletons lacked spiritual wisdom, and even though they couldn’t break the defense, they continued their mechanical slashes without pause.

”So this is the White Bone Bridge and Soul Burial Lake?”

Gu Yuan’s divine thought surged as he surveyed the surroundings, contemplating.

”There truly is something mysterious here...”

Through the Heart-devouring Insect, he had gained some understanding of the Secret Realm.

The entire Secret Realm lacked land, consisting solely of an immense, boundless lake.

This lake was located above a rare Extreme Yin Spiritual Vein and was refined and transformed by someone into the Soul Burial Lake.

This lake cannot tolerate the living; any being that falls into it will have its soul dissolved by the extreme yin power within the lake in a short time, becoming a white bone skeleton buried at the bottom.

The deeper into the lake, the denser the extreme yin power becomes.

The entire Secret Realm was covered by a massive Sky-Sealing Array, preventing any cultivator from flying, forcing them to traverse the white bone bridge to reach the depths of the Secret Realm.

Gu Yuan had just tentatively probed this Sky-Sealing Array and sensed its extraordinarily high level, vaguely glimpsing the shadow of a Tier Four Array.

”Could this truly be a Secret Realm left by a Daoist Embryo Cultivator?”

Gu Yuan’s heart stirred with curiosity.

In the vast South Mountain Domain, although there were many Golden Core cultivators, there were only four publicly known Daoist Embryo cultivators.

If he could obtain the relics of a Daoist Embryo Cultivator, even from a Demon Cultivator Dao Embryo, it would certainly be a significant gain.

”Let’s move deeper first!”

Gu Yuan pondered slightly but kept moving, striding forward with each step covering several dozen feet.

Without any visible action, all the surrounding skeletons were swept away.

Though more skeletons crawled out swiftly from the lake to attack Gu Yuan, they could not obstruct him in the slightest.

This was the outermost area of the Secret Realm; even several Foundation Establishment cultivators could roam freely, let alone Gu Yuan.

”This must be the place where those people fell out with each other...”

Not long after, Gu Yuan saw a white bone palace appear on the White Bone Corridor Bridge.

This palace seemed to be a node on the White Bone Corridor Bridge, connecting the internal and external parts of the Secret Realm.

With skulls forming eaves and spines as pillars, the entire White Bone Hall seemed to have been remade from a giant beast’s remains, faintly retaining a ferocious look.

But now, the hall was in ruins, clearly showing the remnants of magical combat, pocked and uneven.

All items on the tables inside were nowhere to be seen.

Gu Yuan shook his head slightly, sighed lightly, and continued forward on the White Bone Corridor Bridge.

Beyond this White Bone Hall, the atmosphere changed dramatically.

On the White Bone Corridor Bridge, silence reigned; no more strange skeletons leaped from the lake to attack Gu Yuan.

But the lake was deep and seemingly bottomless, surrounded by a white mist that was chilling to the bone, making even Gu Yuan’s cultivation feel a trace of cold.

Through the mist, a larger white bone palace could be faintly seen, shrouded in the sinister mist.

Gu Yuan raised his guard as he slowly ventured deeper into the corridor.

As the distance closed, the mist grew denser, carrying strong extreme yin power, seemingly freezing one’s divine soul, making it difficult for a Golden Core cultivator’s divine thought to penetrate.

”They are connected...”

Yet, Gu Yuan’s divine soul was strong, barely allowing him to see the surroundings through the extreme yin mist.

Amidst the dense fog to the left and right of the palace, two bridges identical to the White Bone Corridor Bridge where Gu Yuan stood stretched sinuously, converging with the palace.

The three White Bone Corridor Bridges ultimately converged at the center point, the palace right before him!

Gu Yuan’s heart stirred; he accelerated his escape light, aiming to enter the palace first.

”Bang!”

At that moment, a dazzling blade light suddenly emerged from the thick fog, aiming straight for his forehead.

The blade light’s power and speed were beyond what a Foundation Establishment cultivator could match.

”Clang!”

Gu Yuan waved his sleeve, and a small golden leaf expanded with the wind, transforming into a slender and broad golden shield in front of him.

The blade light was ferocious, but the golden leaf, being a middle-grade treasure, withstood the strike steadily.

At this moment, Gu Yuan also saw his attacker clearly.

”A Golden Core cultivator?!”