I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

The passage of time is relentless, another year has passed.

In the blink of an eye, twenty years have gone by in a flash.

Yushan Island, Qiuyu Mountain.

The Three-headed Infant Fox, looking increasingly aged with a full head of white hair, stood up, eyes glinting.

”Twenty years of nourishment, Gu Yuan, you’d better not disappoint me!”

After speaking, his form flickered and he vanished on the spot.

Not long after, his silhouette appeared before a secluded Cave Mansion.

The Cave Mansion was rich in Spiritual Qi, with spirit flowers blooming abundantly before the rock wall. However, the entrance was tightly shut, even covered in vines, evidently indicating that it had been a long time since anyone emerged.

”Mr. Gu, twenty years have passed, the Celestial Abyss Dharma Assembly is imminent, I ask you to come out and accompany me there!”

The Three-headed Infant Fox spoke, his voice deep and resonant, stirring the heart but not sharp, ensuring not to disturb the one in seclusion, only to awaken them.

The Cave Mansion was silent, no response.

However, the Three-headed Infant Fox was not in a hurry, hands behind his back, waiting quietly.

After roughly a cup of tea’s time, suddenly a great suction force surged from within the Cave Mansion, as if a primordial beast was devouring continuously, causing the remnant Spiritual Qi from heaven and earth around the Cave Mansion to rush in like a tidal wave.

”Boom!”

Following the sound, the stone door of the Cave Mansion opened with a bang, and out walked a young cultivator with an ordinary appearance.

”Eh?!”

The Three-headed Infant Fox was taken aback upon seeing this person, unable to hide his surprise.

”Mr. Gu?!”

The person standing before him had a tall and straight figure but an ordinary face, totally unlike Gu Yuan’s handsome and graceful appearance. Yet, who else could be in this Cave Mansion besides Gu Yuan?

”After twenty years apart, how has Senior been?”

The ordinary-looking youth spoke loudly, his voice slightly hoarse, distinctly different from Gu Yuan’s previously sonorous tone, yet the familiarity in his words was unmistakable.

”Such a profound Transformation Technique!”

Seeing this, the Three-headed Infant Fox couldn’t help but praise.

His Divine Thought surged around, employing his innate divine power for exploration, but he could not see through Gu Yuan’s true form!

If it weren’t for the grand array on the island showing no activity, he would doubt whether the person before him had been replaced.

”It’s just a trivial trick to deceive the eyes, not a big deal!”

Upon hearing the words, Gu Yuan humbly smiled, but inside, he was very satisfied.

Twenty years of cultivation, he had slightly refined the [Mysterious Formless Seal], coupled with his current nearly two thousand strands of mana and the soul power at the Golden Core Peak, almost no one beneath the Daoist Embryo could see through his disguise.

The reason he showed this face just now was to test the seal’s capability using the Three-headed Infant Fox’s hand, and this test certainly did not disappoint him.

This seal can deceive Late Stage Golden Core!

He is aiming for the top three at the Celestial Abyss Dharma Assembly, but if he obtains a treasure in front of everyone, it would be somewhat troublesome. Changing his appearance might reduce some complications.

Thus, Gu Yuan plans to attend the Dharma Assembly with this appearance.

”Twenty years of seclusion, cultivating unceasingly; what is your strength now, do you have confidence?”

The Three-headed Infant Fox originally did not intend to ask this, but Gu Yuan’s method of concealing his appearance not only changed his looks and form, but also obscured his mana aura, leaving him momentarily unable to detect Gu Yuan’s true mana fluctuation.

”Thanks to Senior’s treasured gifts, my cultivation progressed greatly, and I shall strive with all my might, not letting Senior down!”

Gu Yuan chuckled at the words but did not answer directly.

Ten years ago, with the support of Dao Jade and the Three-headed Infant Fox’s pills, he had already cultivated to nineteen hundred strands of mana.

In these ten years, although his heart and spirit were always immersed in the Inference Technique, his physical cultivation hasn’t been neglected, and with the help of pills such as Dragon Tiger Pill, he cultivated ninety-eight strands of Gold-Attribute Magical Power.

Now, his mana has reached the astonishing number of nineteen hundred and ninety-eight strands!

Just one step away from the Late Stage Golden Core.

Even with Gu Yuan’s mana quality, he could already start breaking through his realm.

But the Celestial Abyss Dharma Assembly has long stipulated that only the Mid-Stage Golden Core could participate; thus, he forcibly suppressed the urge to break through.

Strength has advanced greatly, yet this is ultimately due to the Spiritual Treasure’s merit, and Gu Yuan does not wish to fully expose the Daoist Jade Golden Bottle, hence he did not speak directly.

The Three-headed Infant Fox, being shrewd, instantly realized but did not question further, instead solemnly stating, ”Do not doubt someone you’ve chosen to use; since I’ve chosen you, Mr. Gu, I will stick firmly without regrets, just hope you give it your all!”

”The restriction has been set, I’ll certainly give it my all!”

Gu Yuan smiled and bowed, responded.

The Three-headed Infant Fox nodded in satisfaction, then with a wave of his sleeves, he produced a small dull gray beast-skin drum.

”This is the promised high-grade treasure to you, the Kui Thunder Drum. A single strike of this drum calls down a hundred streaks of thunder; two strikes bring forth a thousand strikes, while three strikes render the sky endlessly filled with lightning, all the surrounding terrain becomes a Thunder Country, highly suppressive against all external techniques, and as for those cultivating Thunder Techniques, it’s a favorably conducive environment!”

”It’s considered a half-cultivation, half-magical-combat thunder domain artifact, fitting Mr. Gu’s requirement.”

”Traveling via Dharma Boat to the Yunji Sect will take a month; Mr. Gu can refine this treasure on the boat.”

Gu Yuan accepted the drum, performed preliminary refinement, and nodded slightly, expressing gratitude to the Three-headed Infant Fox: ”Thank you for your efforts, Senior!”

This treasure was within their agreement.

Currently, Gu Yuan lacks deadly combat artifacts, and instead needs one that can summon thunder and change the sky, useful for cultivation.