I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

The jade scrolls in the storage bag of the Ape Demon are mostly techniques of the Demon Race’s cultivation or various Sword Scriptures, which do not interest Gu Yuan.

Only these two jade scrolls piqued his curiosity.

The Soul Refining and Demon Heart Technique is a Demonic Dao method for cultivating the Divine Soul.

This technique requires gathering a large number of Life Souls, then using a Secret Technique to refine them into a bowl of ”Soul-Refining and Spirit-Vibrating Soup.” This soup, once ingested, feels like being cut by a thousand blades. The Soul is sliced by countless sharp edges, causing extreme pain, but if one endures it, the Power of the Soul will greatly increase.

If one can endure seven bowls, they can forge a ”Soul-Devouring Demon Light,” with formidable power. If the Divine Soul Power of a cultivator is slightly weak, their soul can be directly pulled out and torn into pieces with a single strike.

The method is bizarre, quite cruel, and requires a large number of Life Souls for the preparation of ”Soul-Refining and Spirit-Vibrating Soup.” However, during cultivation, there is no bizarre aspect at all. Instead, it is an open and aboveboard soul refining method. The Divine Soul cultivated through this Dharma Gate is not only free of side effects and weaknesses but extremely resilient, comparable to the Profound Sect True Technique.

”No wonder it made me dazed for a fleeting moment; the method indeed has profound mysteries...”

Gu Yuan carefully reviewed it and couldn’t help but marvel.

Even with his Divine Soul Power nearly at the Late Stage Golden Core, he barely could withstand that single Demon Light. The power of this method is readily apparent.

”Life Soul...”

Gu Yuan murmured to himself, then put away the jade scroll and turned to the other one.

Tribulation-Crossing Puppet!

This jade scroll records the method the Ape Demon used to forcibly change the lock of the Five Thunders Punishment Heaven Seal.

This method requires finding a peculiar Spirit Stone known as ”Tribulation-Crossing Stone.” Grind this stone into powder, and then, using unique spiritual materials of the Five Elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—along with a Secret Technique, forge a puppet’s body. Mix Essence Blood with ”Tribulation-Crossing Stone Powder” and apply it onto the puppet, finally place it within three feet and nourish it with Mana for forty-nine days, and it will be successfully refined.

Once this puppet is perfected, it possesses the incredible ability of Substitute Tribulation, profound and mysterious.

Any technique sent by an Enemy Cultivator can be directed towards the Tribulation-Crossing Puppet.

Even Celestial Tribulation Power can be directed towards the Tribulation-Crossing Puppet.

If the puppet does not die, no technique can invade.

Moreover, this Tribulation-Crossing Puppet does not have only one Substitute Tribulation ability; its body is immensely durable, Primordial Unity, with iron tendons and steel bones. As long as it is not reduced to dust by some extraordinary power, it can continuously resist various technique attacks.

The higher the quality of the puppet, the more techniques it can withstand.

A Tier Three Tribulation-Crossing Stone combined with Tier Three Five Elements spiritual materials can make a Tier Three puppet resist techniques of the Golden Core Stage.

If it is a Tier Four Tribulation-Crossing Stone, and Tier Four Five Elements spiritual materials are used, the Tier Four puppet can even resist attacks from the Daoist Embryo Realm.

The puppet’s body is not affected by the realm, as long as the resources are sufficient, it can even make a Tier Five Tribulation-Crossing Puppet during the Golden Core Stage, resisting attacks from the Primordial Image Realm.

It can be said to be an excellent Substitute Tribulation Puppet Technique!

”It seems the Tribulation-Crossing Stone used by the Ape Demon’s puppet was of low grade, otherwise the outcome might have been uncertain...”

Gu Yuan did not expect this puppet technique to have such origins.

If resources are sufficient, wouldn’t it be possible to be invulnerable to all techniques during Qi Refining?

However, he also understood that the gap in realms is too vast, and a puppet alone cannot guarantee one’s safety, but the cleverness of this method is evident.

”Tribulation-Crossing Stone...”

However, in his cultivation journey, Gu Yuan has never seen this stone, only glimpsed a brief description in the Daoist School and Thousand Waves Sect’s texts.

Heaven-Earth Marvel Stone, born only through fortunate encounters.

”What a pity...”

Gu Yuan rubbed the jade scroll, sighing softly in his heart.

A clever housewife cannot cook without rice; despite the brilliance of this method, without the Tribulation-Crossing Stone, everything is just dreams.

After putting away the jade scroll, Gu Yuan regained his calm, then with a thought, he moved the blood-colored Soul Light covered in Mana at the place of the Dantian Golden Core.

This blood-colored Soul Light, about the size of a dragon’s eye, is surrounded by blood energy, where a vague silhouette of a six-winged small insect can be seen inside, representing the Demon Soul Spiritual Light of the Heart-devouring Insect.

This Spiritual Light is the original Spiritual Light of the Heart-devouring Insect; mastering this soul is equivalent to mastering the life of the Heart-devouring Insect. With just a thought, unleashing his Mana, the Heart-devouring Insect’s soul would be instantly scattered, without any capacity for resistance.

Through this Soul Light, within a certain distance, he can also freely communicate with the Heart-devouring Insect.

Soon, the Heart-devouring Insect, with a flattering smile, nodding and bowing, entered from outside the hall to greet, ”Master!”

”How goes your cultivation, residing within this body?”

Gu Yuan, sitting cross-legged on the meditation cushion, remained immobile, merely asking casually.

The Heart-devouring Insect, not knowing Gu Yuan’s deeper intentions, could only honestly reply: ”Returning to Master, this Golden Frog’s talents are quite good, but in order to cultivate a path of Soul-Burning Demon Flame hastily, I performed a Blood Sacrifice Technique, harming my Root Bone and bloodline, so my cultivation aptitude is only average.”

Its cultivation mostly relies on the Root Bone bloodline of the residing body. The stronger the talents of the residing body, the faster it can cultivate.

”If your own Root Bone bloodline improves, could you reside within a stronger body?”

Gu Yuan asked.

The Heart-devouring Insect’s heart stirred upon hearing this, but remembering Gu Yuan’s usual methods, it scratched its head, somewhat uncertainly replying: ”This little insect is not entirely sure, as its cultivation method differs from ordinary Demon Race methods. However, if the bloodline improves, it might provide some help.”

”You have been following me the longest, and are somewhat useful. I have a Technique for you as a reward. Take the required spiritual materials from outside the hall yourself, as for the Ancient Demon Spirit Qi, it depends on your Fate Technique.”