I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

It possessed an extraordinary spiritual nature, inherently cunning, and realized that its master insisted on staying in the secret realm because there must be a grand scheme.

Eighteen years of arduous cultivation, today the plan would finally come to light.

However, it was also intensely curious about what kind of scheme could make its master put in so much effort, being so careful and diligently cultivating for eighteen years.

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”Hah!”

After the Heart-devouring Insect left, Gu Yuan slowly got up and took a breath towards the mountaintop.

In an instant, countless spiritual qi in the mountains surged like a dragon whale breathing atop the mountain, with immense suction spread in all directions.

If a Golden Core cultivator cultivates with full effort, it stirs up wind and clouds, creating a significant anomaly.

At this moment, Gu Yuan, with his abnormal technique, took a breath, and it was as if some ancient giant spirit opened its mouth, and countless spiritual qi surged in from all directions, as if the spiritual qi of the entire mountaintop was absorbed at once.

Spiritual qi surged like a turbulent river, constantly being absorbed into Gu Yuan’s dantian.

The originally transparent and illusory Dragon Essence Golden Shell, upon receiving such vast spiritual qi, shone brightly as if countless dragon-shaped characters within circulated resplendently.

The originally illusory golden shell also became much more solidified.

At first glance, it looked like a golden treasure cover, enshrouding Gu Yuan’s Golden Core.

”Success or failure hinges on this moment!”

Gu Yuan closed his eyes, recalling all the details of the Dragon Essence Golden Core Skill. After confirming there were no errors, he suddenly opened his eyes, showing resolve.

”Crack!”

A crisp sound emanated from within Gu Yuan.

This sound was extremely light but carried an indescribable lamentation. In a radius of tens of miles, anyone with a little Dao practice and spiritual wisdom could hear it.

The Heart-devouring Insect flew with outstretched wings high in the sky, and upon hearing this sound, its tiger eyes widened in disbelief!

”The Golden Core shattered?!”

”How is this possible?!!”

The Heart-devouring Insect cried out in disbelief.

In this secret realm, the only remaining two Great Demons have already been slain by Gu Yuan, so where could a formidable enemy capable of shattering its master’s Golden Core come from?!!

If the Golden Core shattered, would the little child Gu Yuan die?

Little master, I don’t want to die!

The shock in the Heart-devouring Insect’s heart was indescribable, filled with disbelief.

And from afar, the powerful aura on the mountaintop that had made it tremble suddenly dwindled, falling to the Foundation Establishment Peak realm.

”It’s over, it’s over!”

The Heart-devouring Insect immediately cried out in despair.

A decrease in cultivation undoubtedly meant the Golden Core had shattered!

This decrease was only the beginning of the decline in cultivation, as a Golden Core cultivator had long refined their Dao Foundation.

Once the Golden Core shattered, the Dao Foundation would also inevitably be lost, leaving the cultivation to disappear, with almost no chance of rebuilding!

It had hoped to cling to a Golden Core thigh to achieve the status of a Great Demon.

Now it seems all hope is lost!

”Hmm?”

However, at this moment, the Heart-devouring Insect surprisingly found that Gu Yuan’s aura stopped abruptly at the Foundation Establishment Peak, showing no further sign of decline.

It stably remained at the Foundation Establishment Peak.

”What is this??”

The Heart-devouring Insect was momentarily bewildered, seemingly hard to understand.

”Boom!”

And at this moment, countless black qi suddenly surged in the celestial vault above the mountain, transforming into heavy lead clouds.

Amidst the lead clouds, lightning flickered, seemingly containing the wrath of the heavens and earth.

”Ce...Celestial Tribulation?!!!”

The Heart-devouring Insect felt its hair stand on end and hurriedly flew away to a safe distance.

Yet with its mouth wide open, its tiger eyes were full of disbelief and shock.

”How is this possible?!!”

”Is this undergoing a second celestial tribulation?”

”How is this possible?”

Although it was not of the Human Race, it knew the common sense of the cultivation realm.

How in the world could one experience a celestial tribulation twice, as a re-cultivating Golden Core?

Is this making a mockery of the celestial tribulation?!

”No!”

Suddenly, the Heart-devouring Insect seemed to recall something, and its tiger eyes showed intense regret.

”My Tribulation-avoiding Dragon Talisman!!!”

A shrill scream resounded in the celestial vault.

The Tribulation-avoiding Dragon Talisman had long been useless to Gu Yuan. The Heart-devouring Insect had always coveted this talisman, hoping to use it to break through the Great Demon Celestial Tribulation, but now it seems, it’s all in vain!

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The cries of the Heart-devouring Insect fell on deaf ears to Gu Yuan.

At this moment, all his heart and spirit were concentrated in his dantian.

Once the Golden Core shattered, the surging mana and gold-attributes immediately spilled out, entirely out of control.

Like rootless duckweed, destined to drift with the wind.

But in Gu Yuan’s dantian, the Dragon Essence Golden Shell shone brightly, like a golden eggshell, enshrouding the spilling mana and gold-attributes completely.

Once the Golden Core shatters, the destruction of the foundation, mana spilling out is unavoidable.

Even the Dragon Essence Golden Shell cannot prevent it.

Yet the glimmers of gold-attributes light and the power of origin from the Golden Core were all absorbed by the Dragon Essence Golden Shell.

On the Dragon Essence Golden Shell, mysterious and peculiar dragon-shaped runes glowed brightly, exuding an indescribable Dao charm.

Moreover, as the gold-attributes and mana were continually absorbed, a round object slowly coalesced inside the Dragon Essence Golden Shell.

A new gold-attribute aura quietly spread out.

”Boom!”

As if sensing this aura, thunder roared in the sky, and the aura of destruction rapidly coalesced.

Although the secret realm was a little world, it cannot escape the celestial tribulation.

However, undergoing tribulation within a secret realm can cloak one’s actions, hiding them from the world.

Undergoing a celestial tribulation twice is too mythical, and must absolutely not be known to outsiders!

”Celestial Tribulation... we meet again!”

Gu Yuan looked up at the heavy tribulation clouds in the sky, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

”Boom!”

As if sensing Gu Yuan’s contempt, the lightning in the heavy tribulation clouds suddenly surged vigorously, and then a bolt of lightning, far more intense than when Gu Yuan first underwent tribulation, struck down mercilessly, carrying an imposing aura of retribution!