I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

”It’s simply a bottomless pit!”

”If this continues, even the provisions for the sons will be gone!”

In the serene Bamboo Courtyard, a young man dressed in a blue brocade robe, with a strange and handsome appearance, was holding a Jade Register, constantly lamenting to the elder seated at the head.

Behind the young man, several other handsome men and beautiful women with extraordinary auras stood, all in the form of Great Demons, and at this moment they collectively voiced their complaints to the elder.

”Ancestor, with us here, relying on the Grand Array, we can surely protect Lu’Er. Why bother looking for a Guardian, wasting so much resources for nothing!”

”Exactly, with such resources, it would be better to nurture the great brother, who might have already reached the Late Stage of Great Demon!”

The demons all spoke, their tones filled with strong dissatisfaction and resentment.

The elder remained silent, eyes closed, unresponsive, until a Command Sword flew in from outside the Bamboo Courtyard.

Only then did the elder open his eyes, and without doing anything noticeable, the Command Sword automatically flew into his palm.

After a sweep with Divine Thought, the elder leisurely said, ”Clear out a Tier Three Upper-class Cave Mansion, and take twenty Soul Nourishing Jades and ten Gold-Attribute Treasure Pills, and send them into that Cave Mansion.”

This statement caused the faces of the demons to change instantly.

”Ancestor, this is the only resource left in the treasury. If it all goes to that kid, what about our cultivation?!”

The young man in the blue brocade robe, with a strange and handsome face, immediately spoke urgently.

The elder did not answer, but behind him, a phantom fox shadow quietly appeared.

This fox shadow was blurry and unclear, yet its height reached a thousand feet, spanning the heavens and the earth, taller than the Qiuyu Mountain behind the Bamboo Courtyard. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged, seemingly rubbing against each other with such speed that it created anomalies of wind, rain, and thunder.

”Grandson will arrange it right away!”

Seeing this, the young man with a strange and handsome appearance clenched his fists tightly, his nails almost digging into his flesh, but he did not dare to retort further, respectfully saluting and leading the demons to withdraw.

Watching the backs of the leaving demons, the elder couldn’t help but let out a deep sigh.

”Blinded by greed, if I’m no longer here, how could they protect the foundation of Yushan Island...”

In daily life, these grandchildren were all extremely respectful, not daring to be presumptuous. But as he aged, and after declaring the need for a Guardian, the demons’ thoughts began to waver.

They even started considering fighting for inheritance.

Truly foolish!

Not the slightest bit of self-awareness!

”Fortunately, if one gains the Dao, even chickens and dogs rise to heaven. As long as I succeed, Yushan Island can prosper for another millennium...”

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Several days later.

”The old fox is indeed wealthy and keeps his promises...”

Gu Yuan sat cross-legged in the brand new, tranquil Cave Mansion, gazing at the Jade Bottle and Soul Nourishing Jade beside the meditation mat, unable to help but sigh.

The cultivation time in the Eternal Day Secret Realm had ended, and to cultivate again required another hundred years of nurturing.

And with just one Commanding Sword, the old fox directly assigned him to this Tier Three High-grade Cave Mansion with extremely rich Spiritual Qi on Yushan Island, and even prepared various pills and jades without a hint of complaint, supporting him to a degree that left him in awe.

”Extend life by three hundred years...”

Gu Yuan always had the feeling that the old fox had grander schemes that went beyond just extending his life.

However, overthinking was pointless.

Since the contract was established, and the old fox was willing to support him, he should focus on cultivating.

Thousands of words, conspiracies, none are as important as one’s own strength.

Thinking so, Gu Yuan took out a Jade Bottle, took a light sniff, then revealed a satisfied smile and swallowed it in one gulp.

Tier Three Middle-grade Pill, Dragon Tiger Pill!

Despite its name, the pill’s medicinal power is not domineering. Instead, the Dragon and Tiger blend together, the Yin and Yang converge, and it’s the most gentle. One pill can equal several years of hard cultivation.

After taking the pill, Gu Yuan closed his eyes and fell asleep.

At his current realm, one Dragon Tiger Pill did not require his full attention to refine. He only needed to swallow it, and it would naturally be slowly dissolved by the mana within his body.

And his Heart and Spirit sank back into the dream, beginning the Inference Technique.

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...

Time flew by, and just like that, five more years passed.

”Boom!”

Gu Yuan opened his eyes, the void turning white, a brilliant flash of thunderlight flowing from his eyes, illuminating the entire Cave Mansion.

In a trance, it seemed that countless thunderclouds were rolling in Gu Yuan’s eyes, making his gaze deep and filled with an intimidating aura.

After a long time, this aura slowly dissipated.

”It’s a pity, just a bit short, but it’s already the limit of what I can infer right now...”

Gu Yuan felt regret, but his hands continued to move, taking out a brand new Jade Scroll, his Heart and Spirit merging into it, drawing out the Jade Essence within and inscribing one word after another that resembled Thunder Patterns, the leading words shimmering brightly:

”Grand Thunder Origin Jade Pivot Myriad Phenomena Celestial Scripture!”

After engraving these words, Gu Yuan paused slightly, then wrote a line of small words to the side: ”High Above Celestial Jade Pivot Celestial Thunder!”

However, these words were tiny, flickering constantly, as if they could vanish at any moment, but Gu Yuan’s mouth corners curved into a slight smile. Then, with a flow of intent, a large section of Seal Text immediately poured out from the Jade Scroll, each word a treasure, like myriad thunderbolts bursting forth.

After a long time, he stopped the flow of his intent, satisfaction gleaming in his eyes.

Five years of inference, tirelessly day and night, resting his Heart and Spirit by performing alchemy and cultivating when tired, continuing inference after recovery, supplemented occasionally with Soul Nourishing Jade, it could be said that Gu Yuan barely opened his eyes for five years, always submerged in cultivation.

Ultimately, there was some achievement!

He slightly improved the cultivation methods of the Great Thunder Origin Celestial Scripture at the Golden Core Realm.

Though it was just a slight improvement, it integrated the strengths of many schools, amplifying many profound mysteries.

But this wasn’t the most crucial part. The most crucial part was that Gu Yuan felt he had found the continuation of this scripture.

The small words he inscribed on the Grand Thunder Origin Jade Pivot Myriad Phenomena Celestial Scripture were the greatest gain from this endeavor.

The Great Thunder Origin Celestial Scripture is the crystallization of the wisdom of previous Dao sages, high and insightful, deeply grasping the essence of the Thunder Technique, far beyond what Gu Yuan’s current level could modify. He merely relied on the Great Dream Inference Golden Seal’s profound mysteries to slightly improve it, essentially keeping the shell of the Great Thunder Origin Celestial Scripture.

But the scripture is incomplete, lacking a continuation, which was Gu Yuan’s greatest concern.

However, this inference gave him a glimmer of hope.

It’s just that for now, his current realm is low, and he hasn’t perused enough classics, so he is incapable of inferring more. Yet, if given time, Gu Yuan is confident he can propel this scripture further!

He has already determined this scripture as his Lifebound True Scripture, so seeing the path forward naturally brings him joy.

”The Dao Scripture Inference Technique is complete, it’s time to test the Dharma Seal...”

After a brief breath to restore his Heart and Spirit, Gu Yuan closed his eyes again and let his intent sink into the dream.

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Spring passed and autumn came, and four years swiftly flew by.

In the Cave Mansion, Gu Yuan’s physical body sat cross-legged, immovable, seemingly asleep.

Yet his consciousness, in the dream, was filled with laughter.

The mountain peak stood high, peach blossoms were in full bloom, petals fluttering in the air, and one Cloud Register after another rolled unceasingly, one Seal Character after another taking shape, flowing continuously. Among them, a blue-gray Cloud Register shone, dazzling and bright:

On that Cloud Register, there were a few small words:

”Mountain-moving Spirit Seal!”

At this moment, accompanied by a mysterious Dao Charm descending from heaven and earth, within the Cloud Register, a blue Cloud Register suddenly flew, numerous Seal Characters flowing and merging into it.

On this blue Cloud Register, Spiritual Light flickered slightly, and there were a few large characters: ”Whale-Subduing Dragon-Binding Seal!”

And at this moment, like flowing water, this scroll abruptly plunged into the Mountain-moving Spirit Seal’s Cloud Register, fusing together.

And this was merely the beginning.

Amidst swirling mist, another Cloud Register suddenly flew out.

”Dragon-Binding Truth-Sealing Seal!”

With the Cloud Register flipping and Dao Charm flowing, another volume, like mist, merged into it.

”Qi Capturing Seal!”

Amidst the rustling sound, two more Cloud Registers abruptly flew out, landing upon the ”Mountain-moving Spirit Seal” Cloud Register.

The collections of registers, Dao Charm circulating non-stop.

The Cloud Register of the ”Mountain-moving Spirit Seal” trembled incessantly, the inscriptions upon it melting and flowing, ultimately transforming into a few entirely new large characters:

”Little Innate Essence Qi Seizing Seal!”