I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 326: Stone Steps of Integrity, a Magical Weapon for Cheating!
The Taoist priest shouted anxiously, but everyone on the treasure boat was unable to move.

It takes the joint efforts of six people to activate the Duyin Treasure Boat. This is a rare treasure ship built by the Lingbao Sect, and everyone is unable to break this "procedure".

"Jiaolong, where is your Jiaolong?"

"Quickly release it, occupy the spirit pillar, and activate the magic boat!"

Suddenly, the Taoist priest remembered something and hurriedly spoke to Song Yuyang.

Song Yuyang's face was slightly pale, and he was closing his eyes to regulate his breathing, not saying a word. However, a small green dragon with distinct scales swam out from his sleeve, staring at everyone with cold eyes, obviously protecting Song Yuyang.

"Gather some pills, gather some pills for him, so that he can recover his mana as soon as possible. We can't delay any longer!"

"Take out the gold spirit stone as well."

Seeing this, Taoist Gua's eyes flashed and he hurriedly spoke, and hurriedly took out a jade bottle from his sleeve and threw it to Song Yuyang.

The green dragon showed vigilance in its eyes. It stretched out its head and grabbed the jade bottle in its mouth. Then it removed the cork, sniffed it gently, and then showed a look of relaxation.

"Don't be so unnecessarily cautious. A Jindan cultivator wants to recover his mana. Even with the help of elixirs and golden spirit stones, he won't be able to recover to his full potential without an incense stick of time. My precious elixir is called [Jinhuan Liquid]. If you take this liquid, you won't be harmed by the elixir poison. You can swallow ten elixirs in a short period of time to recover your mana very quickly!"

"Swallow it quickly, and after you recover, catch up with that little thief!"

The Taoist priest said hurriedly.

He was really anxious.

All along, he has been calm and composed thanks to his divination skills and the information he gained from understanding secret places.

Even if a very bad omen was detected and divination was unable to deduce it, he still had a trump card to fight back, which was why he stayed in the secret realm.

But now it seems that I was wrong, I was wrong a long time ago!
This omen of great disaster was not caused by the white-haired boy, but by the swordsman!
If it weren’t for that sword cultivator, who else could have defeated Song Yuyang so easily, crossed the Treasure Burial Lake in his physical body, and headed straight toward Lingbao Cliff?
Such a person has already gone to Lingbao Cliff. How can we survive?
Once the spiritual treasure is obtained by him, no matter how powerful your trump card is, it will be useless.

"Boy, did you get any chance when you were on Soul Peak that day? Why were you able to walk out of Soul Peak safely?!"

Song Yuyang opened his eyes, took the [Jinhuan Liquid], then took out a gourd of pills and swallowed them whole. The magic power in his body began to surge like a river with its floodgates opened, recovering rapidly. Taking this opportunity, Taoist Gua turned around and questioned the white-haired young man.

He didn't dare to question him before because he had always regarded this person as his biggest "imaginary enemy", but now that a bigger enemy has appeared, he can naturally ask him freely.

“Taiyin Soul-Rising Fruit!”

"He has to!"

The white-haired young man spoke with a hoarse and harsh voice, and what he said made Gua Daoren so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

"Taiyin Soul-Rising Fruit?! How old is it!"

The Taoist priest asked with red eyes.

"Two thousand years!"

The white-haired young man hesitated for a moment, but still accurately stated the year.

Taoist Gua really wanted to vomit blood, jumping up and down, he said: "A two thousand year old soul-raising fruit, wouldn't that require the soul power of the late Jindan stage? No wonder I can't predict it. This is already a soul power beyond my realm, with a hint of the ability to avoid calculation. You, you, you let this person get such a benefit, why don't you say it? ! ! "

This sword cultivator is already extremely powerful, and after obtaining the Soul-Upgrading Fruit he is even more powerful. How terrifying is he?

This white-haired brat actually managed to hold back and not say anything, and even rode on the boat with us, looking nonchalant. Aren’t you afraid that the swordsman will suddenly attack us with a sword and kill us all?

"Why do you say that?"

The white-haired young man asked back.

The Taoist Gua was going crazy: "You, how did you become a golden elixir? You actually concealed the truth about such a person. Don't you understand the principle of forming alliances? If you tell us, we can join forces to deal with this person and gain the upper hand. Why did we end up in the current situation?"

“I can’t get it!”

"Never mind!"

Facing the Taoist's madness, the white-haired young man simply uttered two words indifferently, with a hint of giving up.

Seeing this, Taoist Gua couldn't help but grab his hair tightly. He wanted to curse, but he held it back.

calm! calm!
Facing a powerful enemy, we must not lose our composure.

However, he couldn't help cursing in his heart, "The great way is only about contention." How did this person manage to practice until now with such a lazy and meaningless attitude?
I actually regarded this person as a bad omen. How stupid! How stupid!

Is this person worthy?!
How did this bastard get out of Soul Peak unscathed? It would have been better to let the swordsman kill him with one strike, so as to save myself from making wild guesses.

But as he was cursing, the Taoist suddenly calmed down.

Perhaps, it was precisely because of this person's character that he was able to walk out of Soul Peak safely?
If I had entered the Soul Peak that day and fought for the Soul-Upgrading Fruit, what would have been the outcome?

This is a bad omen, is this the reason?

The Taoist was startled and then began to understand.

"go!"

At this moment, Song Yuyang suddenly looked up and said something in a cold voice.

With the help of Gua Daoren's [Jinhuan Liquid], he swallowed more than ten pills in one breath. At this moment, his magic power has recovered to 80% to 90%, and he can fully drive the treasure boat.

As he spoke, the green dragon in front of him swam in the void and hovered on the spirit pillar left by Gu Yuan, with surging magic power pouring into it.

The big man with curly beard and the big man with thunder dragon pondered for a moment, then summoned their magic power and sat down cross-legged.

Only the white-haired young man seemed to be a little hesitant.

"Let's start the treasure boat first. I have a way to catch up with him. Even if I can't get the magic treasure, I can't go back empty-handed like this, right?"

Seeing this, Song Yuyang turned around and said something.

The white-haired young man thought for a moment, then without hesitation, he sat down cross-legged, and worked together with everyone to drive the treasure boat across the evil eye and head towards Lingbao Cliff.

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Evil spirits permeate the air, and invisible magical forces corrode all living things inside at all times.

The Treasure Burial Lake has been nurtured for who knows how many years, and it is a real "forbidden evil lake". Any method of relocation or magic weapon that wants to cross the lake will encounter tremendous resistance, as if there are countless cold hands in the lake, grabbing and dragging, trying to drag all the creatures on the lake into the lake.

Gu Yuan's soul power is vast, and his eyes are as bright as the moon. He can resist the boundless illusionary power, but when he activates the Water Moon Sky-Escape Seal to cross the lake, he still encounters tremendous resistance.

If it were in the outside world, a place of several miles would be a piece of cake and one could reach it with just a thought, but this time it took Gu Yuan a whole cup of tea.

Even with his powerful magic, he felt it was too much to bear.

But he was not panicked, because he could feel that he was getting closer and closer to the golden opportunity.

"clang!!"

At this moment, a dazzling golden light shot in from a distance, dispersing the evil in the sky. The scene suddenly became clear, and a towering cliff appeared in Gu Yuan's sight.

This cliff is an isolated peak, with no other peaks connecting it to the left and right. It just lies alone in front of the lake.

But the width of the cliff and the height of the terrain are beyond words. It is like a huge index finger of a god, rising from the distance and reaching into the sky. The top of the mountain is completely submerged in the clouds and is difficult to see with the naked eye.

"finally reached!"

Gu Yuan was delighted and took a step forward. His figure disappeared above the lake and when he reappeared, he was already under the cliff.

The entire cliff, starting from the bottom, is carved with countless golden array patterns, densely packed, rising up like a golden dragon, surrounding the entire mountain, sparkling with spiritual light, giving people a huge sense of oppression.

The air is forbidden here, and the art of flying is suppressed by an invisible pressure.

Gu Yuan estimated that if he wanted to fly into the air, he would need boundless strength to carry the unknown height of the cliff in front of him on his back. Only in this way could he fly into the air.

At the foot of the mountain, from left to right, there are six stone steps, each winding and extending all the way to the floating clouds.

The upper part is completely submerged in floating clouds, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Six passages?!"

Seeing this, Gu Yuan frowned slightly.

He had too little information about Lingbao Cliff, and these six passages were completely beyond his expectations.

But what is certain is that the opportunity is at the top of the mountain.

“There shouldn’t be any dead ends!”

Gu Yuan thought for a moment, then without hesitation, he chose the middle stone staircase that looked the straightest, and stepped up. Although he had seized the initiative, the people on the treasure boat must have noticed something was wrong and must be trying to catch up. He could not delay, and it would be better to get the treasure as soon as possible.

As long as you get the magic treasure, the life and death of everyone in the secret realm depends on your own thoughts.

The secret realm of Lingbao Sect cannot be returned on one's own. Only after half a month, the token will automatically activate the power of the void and eject everyone from the secret realm, randomly scattering them in the land thousands of miles away from Dongqiao Mountain.

There are still seven days left until the half-month deadline, which is enough.

The prerequisite is to obtain the spiritual treasure safely.

Gu Yuan took a step forward and walked directly onto the stone steps.

"boom!"

In an instant, a series of vague voices emerged from my ears.

"Junior brother, come and practice dual cultivation with me!"

"Gu Yuan, I am going to die soon. After I die, the Daotai Golden Seal will be handed over to you!"

"The Qianlang Sect is corrupt and decayed. You, as the Sect Master, will cleanse the world and revive it!"

Countless vague voices and images echoed in Gu Yuan's mind, as if luring him.

"It's just a passing cloud!"

But Gu Yuan chuckled, and all the sounds and distracting thoughts slowly dissipated.

The illusion trial and the stone steps of conscience, although they cannot be resisted solely by the power of the soul, some illusions will spread from the bottom of the heart and will not be affected by the state.

But it is always restricted by the realm. If a Taoist monk were here, not even a sound would be heard from the stone steps of this illusory world.

However, Gu Yuan's spiritual power has reached the peak of the Golden Elixir, and the impact of the illusion on him is greatly reduced.

In addition, with the character he had cultivated so far, he did not take the mere stone steps of self-examination seriously.

Striding forward, Gu Yuan was almost unhindered.

On the way to the top, he took out a jade bottle and the golden spirit stone he had looted and began to recover his magic power.

He looked relaxed, with spiritual energy surging around him, and with wind and clouds following him, he headed towards the top of the mountain at an extremely fast speed.

What Gu Yuan didn't know was that the moment he stepped onto the stone steps, above the floating clouds on the top of the mountain, in a magnificent hall, a blurry and illusory soul suddenly opened its eyes with a look of ecstasy in its eyes.

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"Hurry, hurry, hurry. Don't be stingy with your magic power. Faster, faster!"

At this time, on the Treasure Burial Lake, Taoist Gua looked at the slowly moving Duyin Treasure Ship, an anxious look appeared on his face, and he kept urging it.

However, the Duyin treasure ship was still swaying, neither fast nor slow, moving at a constant speed.

This boat is based on a "procedure" and will not speed up just because the fortune teller is impatient.

"Don't be impatient!"

Seeing this, Song Yuyang said coldly.

But looking at the thick and dark evil that was still lingering around him, the Taoist couldn't calm down at all.

Before obtaining the Soul-Ascension Fruit, the sword cultivator was a sign of great misfortune for him. After obtaining the Soul-Ascension Fruit, all divination techniques became ineffective. If the other party also obtained the magic treasure, would he and his companions still have a chance to survive?

It takes fifteen days in the secret realm to return to the Xuanhuang World, and now there are still seven or eight days!

At this time, if the other party gets the spiritual treasure, we will be like fish on the chopping board, and can only be slaughtered at will.

This feeling of powerlessness is the most worrying thing.

He has practiced for hundreds of years and never wants to put his life and death in the hands of the other party and test the other party's kindness and morality.

The human heart is the least worth testing.

In the secret realm, the Tianxin Sect could not save him. Even if they took revenge afterwards, so what? He was already dead!
But looking at the thick and undispersed evil spirit, he could only force himself to calm down.

"clang!"

After walking like this for about an incense stick, suddenly a golden light shot out from the sky, the evil spirits dissipated, the sky and the earth suddenly became bright, and a towering mountain stood in front of the lake.

"Lingbao Cliff, we've finally arrived, get off the boat quickly!"

Seeing this, the Taoist priest was overjoyed and immediately asked everyone to get off the boat.

Without hesitation, everyone activated their escape lights, and in a flash, they arrived under the cliff.

Seeing the six stone steps, Song Yuyang breathed a sigh of relief.

"The stone steps of conscience, that person took this one!"

The six stone steps were all shrouded in clouds and mist, and the scene was peaceful. Only the path that Gu Yuan was walking on was emitting a faint spiritual light. Faintly, in the clouds and mist, a figure in a wide robe with big sleeves could be seen climbing the steps.

The fog was thick and hazy, and the man's back was getting farther and farther away, almost sinking into the top of the mountain and could not be seen clearly.

"What a fast speed! The way of self-examination seems to have no effect on him at all!"

The Taoist Gua looked extremely solemn, and immediately urged Song Yuyang: "Is there any way to catch up with that person?"

Song Yuyang did not waste any time and immediately took out a compass from his arms. On the compass, there were Taoist characters, a gold background and silver patterns, revealing a strong spiritual charm.

"All major sects have a way of examining the conscience to test their disciples. My Divine Will Sect is the same."

"When the way to ask the truth was created, the way to deal with it was naturally left behind."

"My compass is called the Concentric Overcoming Disasters Compass. It was made by an elder of the sect. It can help cultivators overcome adversities and pass the Heart-Searching Stone Steps. It is a cheating device."

"Afterwards, the sect discovered us and raided our clan, and this compass fell into my hands."

"Fellow Daoists, please leave a trace of your spiritual power on the compass, and then climb up the Stone Steps of Inquiry. With the strength of the five of us, we can climb up the Stone Steps of Inquiry together, and we can climb ten steps at a time. It's extremely fast, and we should be able to catch up with this person!"

Song Yuyang pointed at the compass and said.

Leaving behind a trace of spiritual power?
Everyone was stunned. If it was an evil nightmare weapon, this ray of spiritual power could cost everyone's life.

"Don't hesitate. If that person gets the spiritual treasure, we will all be chopping blocks!"

The Taoist hexagram did not hesitate and immediately left behind a trace of spiritual power.

Hearing this, the bearded man and Lei Jiao looked at each other and also left their spiritual power.

Indeed, the most urgent task is to keep that person.

Only the white-haired young man remained silent.

"We can make plans after we reach the top of the mountain. I'm not asking you to surround and kill that man. He abandoned his boat and crossed the river. He was not a gentleman at first. We were just chasing him a little bit!"

Upon seeing this, Song Yuyang immediately spoke in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the white-haired young man sighed, and then left behind a wisp of spiritual power.

Seeing this, the Taoist priest was overjoyed and immediately asked several people to climb up a stone staircase each.

"boom!"

In an instant, the sounds of illusions rose up.

But when several people used the cheating device, it was equivalent to five people moving a stone together. They had almost no pressure and could catch up with the stone by leaps and bounds.

There are twenty to thirty steps in one step.

Upon seeing this, Gua Dao and the others were delighted, secretly thinking that it was worthy of being a cheating tool of a big sect, it was really powerful.

Only Song Yuyang was slightly surprised.

Logically speaking, even with a compass to overcome difficulties, it shouldn't have been so fast. It was almost like reaching heaven in one step.

But when he thought of the combined efforts of five people, he relaxed a little.

After cheating like this, the few people actually gradually saw Gu Yuan's back clearly.

(End of this chapter)