I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

Shenn Futu carefully took the Six-Aperture Celestial Thunder Stone from Gu Yuan’s hand, observed it closely for a long time, and reluctantly returned it to Gu Yuan.

”This is a rare ore that can only be found in Tier Three Spirit Ores, and it is considered a treasure among Tier Three treasures. Where did you obtain it, Junior Brother?”

Shenn Futu stared at Gu Yuan and asked.

Tier Three treasures are exclusive to Golden Core cultivators, used as embryos for crafting magical artifacts, and are extremely rare. Foundation Establishment cultivators can hardly obtain them.

After all, for Golden Core cultivators, Spirit Stones are just numbers, and daily trades are mostly barter.

”It was merely a fortunate encounter!”

Gu Yuan chuckled softly and then asked Shenn Futu, ”Senior Brother, in your opinion, what kind of spiritual artifact can be crafted from my Six-Aperture Celestial Thunder Stone?”

Shenn Futu immediately pondered.

”This is a Tier Three ore, an artifact embryo, naturally containing Celestial Thunder Power, with immense might, at the very least it can be crafted into a High-grade Spiritual Artifact.”

”I have three High-grade Thunder Element Spiritual Artifact designs for you to choose from, Junior Brother. They are the Ten Thousand Thunder Shuttle, Thundercloud...”

Shenn Futu stopped halfway, meeting Gu Yuan’s half-smiling eyes, and sighed deeply:

”You surely came prepared today, just tell me, what exactly do you want to craft?”

Though unsure of what Gu Yuan intended to craft, Shenn Futu knew a High-grade Spiritual Artifact would hardly catch his eye.

What puzzled him was, if not crafting a High-grade Spiritual Artifact, then what? Was he truly aiming to craft a magical artifact?

He had a vague suspicion but dared not speak, merely looking at Gu Yuan with slight anticipation.

”An artifact embryo, has Senior Brother ever heard of it?”

Gu Yuan inquired softly.

Indeed!

Shenn Futu’s eyes lit up.

As a renowned Artifact Refining Master within the Cyan Peak Daoist School, he had naturally heard of artifact embryos.

However, anything associated with magical artifacts becomes precious.

An artifact embryo can be considered a semi-finished magical artifact, with vast power, enough to crush any High-grade Spiritual Artifact.

The difficulty of crafting it is extremely high.

It requires not only Tier Three embryos but also specific ”Artifact Refining Secret Techniques.”

Only with the corresponding secret technique can Tier Three ores be smelted into the shape of a magical artifact, forming a special embryo capable of containing the power of a Golden Core.

Every artifact embryo is unique.

Without a masterful secret technique, a Foundation Establishment cultivator could hardly accomplish this feat.

Despite his many years of artifact refining and ample wealth, having collected a few rare Tier Three embryos, without the corresponding secret technique, it was akin to lacking a ”blueprint,” rendering him helpless, fearing to act rashly and ruin these hard-to-come-by embryos.

”Do you have the secret technique to refine the Six-Aperture Celestial Thunder Stone?”

Shenn Futu eagerly pursued.

”Without the secret technique, I wouldn’t have set foot in this hall today!”

Gu Yuan replied with a smile.

”Let me see it quickly!”

Shenn Futu urgently requested.

But Gu Yuan merely smiled without answering.

Seeing this, Shenn Futu quickly regained his composure.

”For years of artifact refining, others have sought me out, yet today the roles are reversed, and I’ve become the eager one...”

Shenn Futu couldn’t help but smile wryly.

If he could craft an artifact embryo, it would be a significant advancement in his Path of Artifact Refining!

After all, it is a Tier Three treasure containing the ”Artifact Dao,” surpassing the level of spiritual artifacts.

Perhaps it might even enhance his cultivation realm, allowing him to touch the brink of the Golden Core Realm.

”Why rush, Senior Brother? I came today precisely to share this embryo secret technique with you, Senior Brother!”

Gu Yuan took out a Jade Scroll, smiling at Shenn Futu.

Unless he became a great Artifact Refiner himself, the ”Vortex Wind Thunder Pearl” secret technique would inevitably have to be shared.

Currently, he was advancing rapidly in his cultivation, with no need to divert his focus to studying Artifact Refining.

If his cultivation were to stagnate in the future, he might attempt it.

He had the Three-Heart Gold Seal, with exceptional comprehension, which would greatly augment his mastery of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation!

”Junior Brother, please speak directly. How would you like me to proceed?”

Shenn Futu said, his eyes burning as he looked at the Jade Scroll in Gu Yuan’s palm.

”The refining fee?”

”Waived!”

”Good, Senior Brother is generous, I won’t be stingy either. I’ll provide all the required spiritual materials, and afterwards, I’ll offer Senior Brother fifty thousand Spirit Stones as compensation, with one request I hope you’ll oblige!”

”Junior Brother, please say it!”

”I hope Senior Brother can keep this matter confidential, not publicizing that I possess this treasure, and not revealing this method until the True Inheritance Battle concludes.”

If the Vortex Wind Thunder Pearl were successfully crafted, it would be an even more formidable treasure than the Seven-Phase Exquisite Tower, intended as Gu Yuan’s trump card.

If everyone knew of it, it would lose its effectiveness as a trump card.

That’s why he chose not to collaborate with an Artifact Refiner from the Seven Vein Disciples.

Hearing this, Shenn Futu pondered briefly and then said, ”Junior Brother, I also have a request, if I may?”

”Please speak, Senior Brother.”

”For the remaining needed spiritual materials for crafting this treasure, I’ll provide them, and upon successful crafting, I won’t take a single cent.”

”But I hope Junior Brother can accompany me to the Red Moon Mountain Range, to help me hunt a Thunder Gold Deer!”

”Thunder Gold Deer?”

Gu Yuan was slightly surprised and couldn’t help but look up at Shenn Futu.

He had heard of the Thunder Gold Deer, an exotic beast with Thunder-Fire attributes, naturally at the Earth Demon Realm, and upon slight growth, reaching the Earth Demon Peak Realm, with formidable combat prowess, which ordinary Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators dared not provoke.

The key point is, these beasts live in herds.

As few as three to five, as many as dozens, far from what ordinary people could provoke.

However, the antlers of this beast possess the effect of countering Thunderfire, allowing one to avoid tribulations, prompting many Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators to take the risk of hunting them.

Gu Yuan sensed Shenn Futu’s impending Foundation Establishment Perfection aura and pondered.

After a long while, he nodded and said, ”In that case, let it be as Senior Brother says!”

”Good!”

Upon hearing this, Shenn Futu was overjoyed, unable to stop himself from exclaiming.

Afterwards, Gu Yuan handed the Jade Scroll and Six-Aperture Celestial Thunder Stone to Shenn Futu, and the two signed a Magical Contract, thus confirming the matter.

”Crafting this item won’t be easy, requiring at least ten years. Junior Brother, continue your cultivation for now; I’ll invite you to observe when the furnace is opened!”

Shenn Futu carefully examined the Jade Scroll, then spoke to Gu Yuan with a somewhat solemn tone.

”No matter, there’s no rush for this item!”

”Also, I have one more matter to ask Senior Brother’s assistance!”

Gu Yuan took out the Golden Bamboo Sword, handed it to Shenn Futu, and said, ”This sword has followed me for quite some time, with extraordinary spiritual nature. I wonder if it can be refined into a High-grade Spiritual Sword?”

”The Golden Bamboo Sword?”

Shenn Futu initially frowned, but seeing the structure of the Golden Bamboo Sword, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

”This sword only needs a thousand-year-old Golden Yi Spirit Bamboo to enhance its quality, without needing a complete reforging. Your choice of this sword as the Sword Seal back then was truly wise.”

Shenn Futu couldn’t help but praise, but then added, ”However, a thousand-year-old Golden Yi Spirit Bamboo is not ordinary, and I don’t have any here.”

”But there is one place that can meet your requirements, Junior Brother.”

”Where might that be?”

”The Bian Family!”