I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 382 Yuan Feiyu, I want you to help me practice!
A colorful dance, gorgeous but not vulgar.

Countless maidens, amidst the misty air and bursts of string music, look like fairies, with melodious and moving singing voices audible throughout. Not only that, the colorful fish swimming on the left and right of the golden palace also keep changing colors and formations, like clouds in the sky or colorful lights, changing endlessly.

The entire hall was suddenly filled with voluptuous and extraordinarily beautiful scenes.

If a mortal were here, he would have been fascinated by it.

However, the cultivators who were able to attend the banquet were at least Jindan or great demons. Facing this scene, although they all had smiles on their faces, and some even shook their heads from time to time, acting as if they were intoxicated, their eyes were bright, and it was obvious that no one was interested in it.

Gu Yuan ate with great relish, picking up the spiritual wine on the jade table and drinking cup after cup.

The spiritual wine on the jade table is even better than the food in the Crystal Palace. It is actually fourth-grade spiritual wine.

Gu Yuan took a few sips and found that the spiritual power in his body had actually increased slightly. He was only one step away from reaching the Daotai realm.

As he glanced around, he noticed that although the "allies" on both sides were sitting upright with no loss of demeanor, their hands were moving very quickly. However, in the blink of an eye, half of the wine in the jug was empty.

In front, the big demon from the 72 palaces was also moving quite fast. Not only was most of the spiritual wine gone, but the spiritual peaches and jade fruits on the table also disappeared one after another.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan chuckled in his heart.

It seems that she is not the only one who entered the Grand View Garden like Granny Liu. The others are almost the same. Even the great monsters in the 72 mansions would not be so extravagant on a normal day.

Only the Demon Palace could put up such a show.

But even so, the banquet is held once every five hundred years.

"Congratulations to the Marquis!"

The colorful dance ended, the string music gradually stopped, and a sharp voice was heard from the golden steps, echoing throughout the hall.

"Congratulations to the Marquis!"

This voice carried a tremendous power, and everyone seemed to be moved. They raised the jade cups in their hands, shouted in unison, and congratulated.

"The road to immortality is difficult. The banquet is held every five hundred years. It is not only to celebrate for me, but also to meet you all. This is to prevent the great demons under my rule and the people with whom I have a predestined relationship from never seeing the elegance of my demon palace until their death."

A mellow and powerful voice sounded from the golden steps. Then Gu Yuan felt as if a line of sight was coming down from the golden steps and looking straight at him.

This scene not only happened to Gu Yuan, but also to everyone below the Gold Rank, except for the Fifth Rank Great Monster, who seemed to be looked at by that gaze.

Not only that, the image of the young man with a star crown and skin as white as jade was also imprinted in everyone's mind, as if he was face to face and looked at everyone.

"Drink this cup!"

The young man smiled, then raised his glass and drank it all.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"

Everyone also raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.

Then the gaze returned to the golden steps, and everything seemed to return to normal.

"The colorful dance is just a change of pace. It's been five hundred years. Let's see if the younger generation has made any progress!"

After finishing the cup, laughter was heard again on the golden steps, and then a huge force rose out of thin air. A green glazed pagoda swelled up in the wind, and in the blink of an eye it became a hundred feet in size and hung in the golden palace.

Only the Golden Palace, which is as magnificent as the sky, can accommodate such a huge object.

"All the golden elixirs and great monsters at the banquet can enter the tower. I have prepared treasures, go and get them!"

A laugh was heard, and then Gu Yuan felt his body being uncontrollably pulled up by a surge of suction. The whole person turned into a stream of light and was sucked into the pagoda.

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The sky is bright and the sun is hanging in the sky.

Gu Yuan felt his body move and he was no longer in the golden palace, but came to a vast mountain range.

The mountains are continuous and the rivers are surging. This is a vast world with complete mountains and rivers. The spiritual energy is floating and the sunlight is warm, which is very pleasant.

"Yuan Daoyou!"

A soft voice came to his ears, Gu Yuan looked back, and saw an oval face and snow-white skin, a classical beauty standing behind him and bowing to him.

It was the female cultivator named Qin Yun from Guanghan Palace, a fifth-tier sect.

"Fellow Daoist Qin!"

Gu Yuan turned around and bowed as well.

Just at this moment, Gu Yuan discovered that above the other person's head, there was a green pagoda shadow floating in the air, flickering slightly, and revealing a strange aura.

As if she had noticed Gu Yuan's gaze, Qin Yun smiled softly, stretched out her jade finger, and pointed at the top of Gu Yuan's head.

As soon as Gu Yuan thought about it, a water curtain mirror appeared in front of him.

Only then did he realize that there was a green tower shadow floating above his head, but with his divine sense, he did not find anything unusual.

"This is the shadow of the Seven Mysterious Pagoda. It is to prevent people from forming cliques in the pagoda and using their power to oppress others."

"Let's not talk about the demon tribe. As for us humans, there are only five of us. If the demon tribe attacks us, won't we get nothing?"

“But with this Seven Mysterious Pagoda Shadow, you can’t fight more than one. If a dispute arises during the treasure hunting process, you can apply for a duel. The two of you will be absorbed into the Pagoda Shadow space. After the winner is determined, the treasure will belong to that person.”

"In addition, we can also fight as a team, but the maximum number of people is seven."

Qin Yun explained with a soft voice and a smile.

"I see!"

Gu Yuan suddenly realized.

In this way, it is fair and worthy of the words "destined one".

“This Qixuan Pagoda is a sixth-level spiritual treasure, a cave heaven vessel, and its interior is vast and boundless. Although there are many golden elixir monsters in the Dragon Banquet, if they fall into this place, it is like a raindrop falling into a lake, and it is not easy to find them.”

"It is fate that you and I can be together."

Qin Yun narrowed her eyes and smiled, seeming somewhat happy.

"This tower is so vast, where can I find the 'exotic treasure'?"

Gu Yuan heard this and asked in confusion.

Although the spiritual note roughly described the origin of the tower, the specific method of combat was not explained in detail.

The Jiuyi Sect had not participated in a war for many years, so Gu Yuan was a little confused about the specific rules for a while.

"Don't worry, fellow Taoist."

"The Qixuan Pagoda has five levels inside. The final 'exotic treasure' will definitely appear in Xuantian Lake."

Although Qin Yun came from a fifth-level sect, she had a really good temperament, without the slightest bit of arrogance, and she took the time to explain things to Gu Yuan.

"Five levels?"

Gu Yuan was grateful in his heart, but he still had to ask.

"After passing through the five checkpoints of Xingtian Gangfeng, Zizhu Forest Sea, Tianjian Sword Tomb, Feixing Valley, and Guanghan Moon Mist, you will reach Xuantian Lake."

Qin Yun explained softly again.

After hearing these five checkpoints, Gu Yuan frowned and couldn't help asking, "Why do these five checkpoints seem so familiar?"

Xingtian, Zizhulin, Tianjianzhong, Feixing Valley, Guanghan Sect, aren’t these the names of several sects and their guardian seals?

"The construction of this Seven Mysterious Pagoda relied on the power of several sects to create the ability to make the sky round and the earth square, and to swallow and spit out the secret realm. It is also because of this that we are destined to participate in the feast that happens once every five hundred years. Otherwise, why would you call us here?"

"Don't you know, fellow Daoist?"

Qin Yun was slightly confused.

"I haven't been to a banquet for a long time. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, fellow Taoist."

Gu Yuan shook his head helplessly. "It's okay, if you don't know anything, just tell me, I will tell you everything I know."

Qin Yun smiled slightly, her face soft and charming.

"This demon palace has such a profound foundation. The Seven Mysterious Pagoda is even a sixth-level spiritual treasure. How could it be built with the power of our sect and specially used as the fifth checkpoint?"

Gu Yuan was indeed a little confused.

"Although the Demon Palace has a profound foundation, the treasure of this cave is not a treasure from the sea, but a land spiritual vein cave. Naturally, it is necessary to comprehend the spiritual power of the land. As for how to use the power of our sects, I don't know. Anyway, this is the explanation of the sect."

"And the lack of water veins in this cave is a good thing for us. We have some hope of getting that rare treasure."

Qin Yun answered softly.

Gu Yuan suddenly understood, nodded, and didn't ask any more questions.

But Qin Yun took the initiative to ask: "Do you have anything else you want to know? Qin Yun can answer it all."

"Thank you, fellow Taoist. There is no more for now."

Gu Yuan shook his head slightly.

But he also felt a little strange. The music of the piano was so passionate, not like that of someone from a fifth-level sect.

Could it be that the human cultivators in this demon palace really need to unite wholeheartedly?
"Then my answer can be regarded as helping you a little?"

At this moment, Qin Yun suddenly tilted her head, squinted her eyes and smiled at Gu Yuan, and asked softly.

This act of seeking credit is very feminine and charming, but also reveals a hint of weirdness.

But the fact is that this woman did help Gu Yuan a little. He did not shy away from it and nodded in response, "Of course it is so. Thank you, fellow Taoist."

"Shh!"

At the moment Gu Yuan agreed, a faint and hidden spiritual light flowed from his body and suddenly fell on Qin Yun, who captured it.

The inspiration came so strangely that Gu Yuan had no way of noticing it. It was captured by Qin Yun in a flash.

He immediately calmed down and checked himself, but found that there was no change in himself and everything was normal.

"What does this mean, fellow Taoist?"

But he immediately became alert, pinched the sword ball with his fingers, and asked in a deep voice.

Qin Yun suddenly blinked and smiled playfully, changing her previous delicate tone and speaking in a voice like a silver bell: "Don't worry, Daoist friend, I am just repaying a favor. Daoist friend, you have done me a small favor, so you should remember to return the favor."

"Please speak frankly!"

Gu Yuan raised his head, golden light surged in his eyes, and an indescribable sharp sword energy quietly surged.

"clang!"

As his murderous intent solidified, the shadow of the Seven Profound Pagoda above his head began to tremble and make sounds, and an inexplicable force surged, trying to drag Qin Yun into it.

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist!"

"It's just a [Return of Favor Seal], no need to be nervous!"

Seeing Gu Yuan so decisive, he attacked directly without saying a word, and the sharpness of his sword made her heart tremble slightly. She knew that something was wrong, so she immediately took out a magic seal and showed it to Gu Yuan.

This is a round seal the size of a longan, with flowing Taoist characters and a small "En" character on it.

"Returning the seal of grace?"

Gu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Yes, this is the seal of oath that was passed down secretly in my Guanghan Palace. As long as you agree to accept my favor, you will have fulfilled your oath. If I ask for something in return in the future, you must repay the favor, otherwise you will be judged by this seal."

Qin Yun raised the [Seal of Returning Gratitude], showed the Taoist seal to Gu Yuan, and explained.

"There is such a seal? What if I don't want to repay the favor?"

Gu Yuan asked.

"The Seal of Oath is a thing of judgment that has its own anchor in the dark. My Seal of Returning Favor is related to your life span. If you are unwilling to return the favor, your life span will be forcibly taken away as a way of repaying the favor."

"But don't worry, fellow Daoist. That was just a small favor. It will only increase your lifespan by half a month at most. It's no big deal."

Qin Yun said quickly.

"There is actually such a seal?"

Gu Yuan believed it mostly in his heart, but at the same time he was also surprised by the power of this seal. It could actually deprive the other person of his lifespan by force. This seal was truly powerful.

"Yuan will repay a favor and avenge a grudge. Why did you secretly take the seal and cause displeasure for no reason?"

Gu Yuan put away the sword ball and sighed.

"Most people in the world are ungrateful. I, Guanghan Palace, have never believed in human nature. Anyone with strength in my palace must refine this seal before they can walk in the world."

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist, the [Returning Gratitude Seal] is the most fair and will never let you suffer any loss."

Qin Yun put away her seal, and her expression became gentle again, as if she was harmless and extremely enthusiastic.

But Gu Yuan didn't dare to underestimate this woman anymore.

The golden elixir that came out of the fifth-level sect was indeed not easy to deal with.

"Without further delay, let's go through the five levels and search for treasures!"

But Gu Yuan really knew very little about this tower, and the human race was really weak, so he did not turn hostile immediately, but invited Qin Yun to set off together.

With this woman by my side, perhaps I can better keep an eye on the [Seal of Repaying Gratitude].

"Fellow Taoist, please!"

"If I remember correctly, the mountain ahead should be the Dream Mountain. In this mountain, there should be a mature fourth-level Divine Dream Fruit. This fruit is a treasure. If you swallow it when you break through the Dao Embryo, you can attract the power of heaven and earth to nourish it again, and your soul will grow again. It is possible to directly change from the early stage of the Dao Embryo to the soul power of the middle stage of the Dao Embryo."

Qin Yun made some hand gestures, as if trying to deduce the distance, and then said to Gu Yuan in surprise.

"Not only that, this mountain is very close to the Xingtian Gangfeng. After obtaining this fruit, we can directly pass the first level."

Qin Yun kept making hand gestures, and the joy on her face became more and more intense.

"How many of these [Divine Dream Fruits] are there?"

Gu Yuan asked in a serious tone.

"Of course there is only one treasure like this!"

“How should it be distributed?”

"You can take it, my friend. I don't need it. However, if I don't take it, would you be willing to do me a favor?"

Qin Yun smiled slightly and asked Gu Yuan.

"Do you want me to be grateful to you like this?"

Gu Yuan frowned.

This woman is tolerant in everything and is not even tempted by the fourth-level spiritual fruit. What is she trying to do?
"It is fate that I can share the same place with you, so naturally I should let you take it first."

Qin Yun smiled, and there seemed to be a deep meaning flashing in her eyes.

"I'll take this fruit myself, but I don't have to accept your kindness. If you want it, let's fight. If you win, you can take the fruit yourself, and you don't have to give it to me!"

Gu Yuan shook his head, and without waiting for Qin Yun to answer, he set up a light of escape and flew towards the sacred peak in front.

He didn't need to give in, and naturally he didn't need to accept the favor of this woman.

The power of the [Seal of Return of Favor] is unpredictable, so it is better not to get involved with it.

Looking at Gu Yuan's flying back, Qin Yun's beautiful eyes moved, and she smiled gently in her heart: "Once you enter the pagoda, you can trigger the vibration of my [Golden Bottleneck Seal]. Yuan Feiyu, don't even think about escaping. I must have you help me practice!"

(End of this chapter)