I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 672 The Old Demon of Flint and Bone, Speculation on the Nine-Hole Jade Stone
Golden powder flew in a flurry, and terrified screams echoed through the sky.

This scene caused the Venerable Langtian on Fuyuan Peak to change his expression drastically, and a strong sense of panic arose in his heart.

"How can it be?!"

He couldn't help but cry out.

The reason he dared to show off his background was not because the Nine Stones Sect had five Mahayana cultivators, but because the sect had two Mahayana cultivators who held immortal seals.

The difference in combat power between those who possess a Celestial Seal and those who do not is immense.

He knew the strength of the Nine Hells Venerable; he could fight against even a mid-stage Mahayana cultivator, let alone a mid-stage Mahayana cultivator.

Even if we can't defeat a late-stage Mahayana cultivator, we can still ensure our safety, maintain our composure, and engage in meaningful discussions.

But now, the gold dust is flying everywhere, which is a sign that the golden body is shattered!

If that misty hand had exerted any more force, the Supreme Lord of the Nine Hells might never have existed again.

The Venerable Langtian trembled inwardly. He disregarded everything else and the array token at his waist immediately flashed with spiritual light.

He prepared to shut down the great formation and clear Fuyuan Peak.

Senior Brother Jiuyu has already been defeated; there is no point in continuing to hold on.

"boom!"

But at that moment, the black millstone crashed like a mountain, and the last ray of spiritual light of the great formation exploded completely, causing the once impregnable Golden Peak to shake violently.

There's no need to activate the formation; it has already been broken!

"No need for you to trouble yourself, I will take it myself."

Tian Xuanzi smiled slightly, descended from the sky, and headed straight for the Yin-Yang Spring on the trembling Fuyuan Peak.

As Tian Xuanzi moved, a powerful spiritual light fell onto Fuyuan Peak, stabilizing the collapsed mountain range, locking in the spiritual energy, and allowing the Yin-Yang Spring to be preserved intact.

Seeing this, Venerable Langtian dared not have the slightest objection, and stepped aside to let Tianxuanzi do as he pleased.

If he had no background, he would have destroyed the spiritual spring when Tian Xuanzi revealed his immortal seal.

Even if he can't have it, he won't let anyone else have it.

But he believed in the Supreme Being of the Nine Hells, so he persisted until the very end, for this spring was truly precious.

Unexpectedly, Senior Brother Jiuyu was defeated, and so powerless to resist.

Moreover, since Senior Brother Jiuyu has been captured and is essentially a hostage, even if he harbors deep hatred, he wouldn't dare destroy the spiritual spring at this time.

This scene was naturally witnessed by Gu Yuan.

The reason he didn't crush the Nine Hells Supreme Venerable in one blow was because he had this intention in mind.

After all, the mountain-protecting formation was quite sturdy, and if Venerable Langtian were determined to destroy the spiritual spring, it would only take a moment.

But if there are hostages, that's a different story.

This is also why the Supreme Lord of the Nine Hells asked the Supreme Lord of Langtian to move aside from Fuyuan Peak.

"Fellow Daoist, Brother Daoist, it's just a misunderstanding!"

"My Nine Stones Sect also possesses a top-grade immortal spring, which I would like to offer to you, fellow Daoist!"

At this moment, seeing that Gu Yuan did not immediately make a move, the Supreme Lord of the Nine Hells immediately begged for mercy.

He was really scared.

His golden body was his last resort, but now that it is shattered, every wisp of gold dust is his physical body floating in the air. The shadow of death that he hadn't felt for many years rose in his heart, making him feel cold all over.

Really will die!

Seeing this, Gu Yuan simply chuckled.

This person is indeed exceptionally capable.

To be precise, none of the masters of the Immortal Seals are ordinary people.

He had just used the Primordial Qi Capture Seal, but he had not yet managed to crush the man's golden body.

It should be noted that the Primordial Qi Capturing Seal has already been promoted by the Three Absolute Immortal Seals and possesses the supreme power of the Mahayana realm, yet it still cannot crush metal and stone in an instant.

One can imagine how powerful this metal and stone are.

But he also has a killer move, Star Spirit, which connects with the Immortal Fist Seal. This seal can draw upon the power of the mind realm, mobilize Gu Yuan's strength, and unify the power of both physical and magical cultivation.

The Heart Realm was created from the Golden Crow Immortal Bone; it's not an Immortal Seal, but it's still quite good.

Even a body made of metal and stone cannot withstand the combined effects of these two methods.

But... it's probably too late to beg for mercy now.

If we don't take action, wouldn't we be making enemies for no reason?!
"boom!"

Seeing that Tian Xuanzi had obtained the spiritual spring, Gu Yuan immediately reached out and squeezed it without hesitation.

"No!"

A shrill scream rang out from the sky, and the Venerable Langtian turned pale, looking incredulously in Gu Yuan's direction.

"call!"

Countless gold dust fluttered and flew, scattering in the air.

The golden and stone Dharma body turned to ashes in an instant.

The physical body of the Nine Hells Supreme also dissipated.

However, the Supreme Lord of the Nine Hells did not perish.

A thousand feet away from the misty giant hand, a phantom soul quietly appeared, its face filled with extreme terror and lingering fear.

But this scene was not unexpected for Gu Yuan.

He simply looked up, his gaze fixed on the northern sky.

Ripples appeared in the sky, the void seemed to be on fire, and a circular doorway emerged.

Through the door, one can clearly see a craggy, suspended island. On the island is a round stone with nine holes, and on the stone sits an old man with graying temples but bright, piercing eyes.

The old man exuded a profound aura, and the clouds in the sky moved according to his will, stirring up layers of cloud waves above the floating island.

"metropolitan!!"

Upon seeing the old man, Venerable Langtian immediately let out a joyful cry, his pale face slightly easing.

The old man merely glanced at the Venerable Langtian before turning his gaze to Gu Yuan, his tone tinged with coldness. The clouds in the sky surged and churned, like a dragon turning over.

"Your Excellency is far too arrogant. It's one thing to rob the spiritual spring, but you even dare to kill a Mahayana cultivator from my Nine Stones Sect."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan simply smiled faintly: "What do you intend to do?"

The old man narrowed his eyes, and the clouds surged, causing the entire floating island to resonate. Then, a long sword made of cloud energy suddenly flew out from the circular doorway, slashing straight at Gu Yuan's head.

This cloud-like longsword, though lacking in imposing power, caused the entire world to suddenly darken, as if the sun itself had been severed.

"boom!"

But behind Gu Yuan, a large, misty hand suddenly grabbed the cloud-like longsword and held it in its palm.

The misty hand was formed from condensed clouds, as was the cloud-like longsword. When the two collided, it was as if the clouds were merging, creating countless waves, which was quite a sight to behold.

But the Venerable Langtian's expression changed drastically, and a tremor rose in his heart.

This was an extremely restrained "force," one sharp and the other domineering. The aftershocks of the collision of the two forces swept across the sky, making even a Mahayana cultivator like him feel a chill.

He didn't even dare to imagine what would happen if that sword or palm strike landed on him.

However, the collision between the sword and the palm was not violent. After the clouds surged and exploded into thousands of waves, the misty hand and the cloud sword completely disappeared without a trace, as if they had never appeared at all.

"Chenhui is a new realm, and also under the rule of the Heavenly Palace. It is too rigid and easily broken."

The old man sat cross-legged on the floating island, talking to Gu Yuan through a circular door. His tone was indifferent, but he did not make another move.

Gu Yuan also withdrew his Heaven and Earth Transformation technique and returned to human form, but his expression was indifferent. Upon hearing the old man's words, he simply smiled faintly:
"If it can be broken, it only means that the sword is not sharp enough."

Where is the treasure furnace?

The old man didn't say much, but a golden round stone appeared in his eyes as he looked at Gu Yuan's waist.

Gu Yuan did not answer.

“A bandit's way cannot last.”

The old man lowered his eyes and spoke softly.

"Unorthodox methods and heretical approaches cannot last long!"

Gu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back and responded calmly.

The old man said no more, but on the floating island, a strange stone emitting golden light suddenly flew up, passing through the round door and flying towards Gu Yuan.

The strange stone revealed its sharp edge; although it was not powered by any magic, it emitted boundless cold light and rang out with a clear, ringing sound.

Upon seeing this, the Venerable Langtian was secretly alarmed.

"Sharpening Stone Mother Stone!"

This is a rare stone from the Nine Stones Sect. It contains sword light and has natural sword patterns. With just a little polishing, it can become the embryo of a seventh-grade high-quality sword pellet.

But why did the sect leader give it to this little thief?

Is it possible?
Unable to catch the petty thief, they had to offer him a ransom.

The Venerable Langtian immediately clenched his fists.

"The Nine Stones Sect's eye for selecting stones is truly extraordinary."

Gu Yuan possessed the ability to read minds and was able to sense the thoughts of the Supreme Lord Langtian, but he didn't care. He merely glanced at the stone, exclaimed in admiration, and then with a wave of his sleeve, the figure of the Supreme Lord of the Treasure Furnace appeared before the illusory soul of the Supreme Lord of the Nine Hells.

Although Venerable Baolu was pale, he was unharmed, with both his physical body and soul intact. The old man gave Gu Yuan a deep look, said nothing, and with a wave of his sleeve, an immense force surged from the circular door, pulling Venerable Langtian and the others into the suspended island. Even the half-collapsed Fuyuan Peak turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the circular door.

Then the door vanished, and the void returned to calm, as if nothing had ever happened.

Tian Xuanzi had already finished collecting the Yin-Yang Spring from Fuyuan Peak. Seeing that Fuyuan Peak had been taken away and disappeared by the old man, he did not linger any longer and flew into the sky to come to Gu Yuan's side.

As he gazed at the vanished circular doorway, a solemn expression appeared in his eyes.

“This is the Old Demon of Suigu from the Nine Stones Sect. He should be in seclusion, yet he still has the strength to come out of the mountain.”

He then quickly asked Gu Yuan, "You two just fought, how was it? Did the old demon use any underhanded tricks on you?"

Although he was collecting spring water, he had witnessed the fight between Gu Yuan and the old demon. Although he was a little anxious, he still decided to trust Gu Yuan.

After all, the Venerable Zhelong has already perished.

Knowing this, he asked Gu Yuan to back him up.

Gu Yuan shook his head: "Although the old demon is strong, he's still not strong enough to launch a sneak attack on me..."

"However, the old demon is almost finished refining the second immortal seal."

Gu Yuan gazed at the northern border, a look of emotion on his face.

The heroes of the world are truly as numerous as carp crossing a river.

The reason he didn't kill the Supreme Lord of the Nine Hells was because he sensed the intent that spanned countless miles.

This was an aura completely different from that of the Nine Hells Supreme, even surpassing that of the Hidden Dragon Supreme.

Even he wasn't entirely confident he could defeat such a being.

Seizing the spiritual spring and crushing the Mahayana body was indeed a slap in the face to the Nine Stones Sect, but as long as the Mahayana cultivator didn't die, it wouldn't be a serious injury, and it wouldn't warrant a sect leader chasing them for a million miles and fighting to the death.

But if the Supreme Lord of the Nine Hells were to die here, the situation would be different.

Gu Yuan had already considered this when he agreed to support his master.

Therefore, when the Supreme Lord of the Nine Hells was captured, the Supreme Lord of the Treasure Furnace was also captured into the Small Landscape Painting.

He did not want to kill anyone unless absolutely necessary.

But he was not afraid.

Therefore, he crushed the physical body of the Nine Hells Supreme and used the Treasure Furnace Supreme as a bargaining chip to exchange for a rare stone.

It can be said that they took banditry to its extreme.

Furthermore, if the old demon of the Flint Bone had acted today and his strength had been weak, the situation might have been different.

But there are no "what ifs" in life.

The old demon was by no means weak; in fact, he was extremely cautious. He never came here in his true form, but instead opened up the void and crossed space to communicate and save people.

They were afraid that Gu Yuan and his companion might have an ambush.

"A second immortal seal?"

Tian Xuanzi was aware of Gu Yuan's considerations, but he was still surprised to hear that the old demon was refining the second immortal seal.

Immortal seals are extremely rare; obtaining even one can create a significant gap between one and an ordinary Mahayana cultivator.

Two pieces—that's incredibly rare.

Such a person, as long as he doesn't die, almost certainly has the potential to become an immortal.

And now... they have already incurred a considerable grudge with the old demon.

"It seems we need to urge Senior Brother Jin Guang to hurry up..."

Tian Xuanzi sighed inwardly.

He has the confidence to act so domineeringly.

Otherwise, wouldn't that be foolish?
Gu Yuan nodded slightly, agreeing with his master's words.

If one cannot flaunt their background, it will naturally be extremely difficult to obtain treasures from Chenhui.

Although Chenhui still has a large part of the wilderness with many treasures, searching for them is no easy task.
It's much easier when there's an owner.

However, this was not the time to ponder such matters. With a wave of his sleeve, Tian Xuanzi summoned a magic boat, ready to carry the two back to the Tianxing Palace.

Gu Yuan naturally did not refute this and immediately got up and boarded the Dharma Boat.

"what……"

But at that moment, his gaze sharpened as he looked at the eastern sky, his brows furrowing slightly.

Upon seeing this, Tian Xuanzi's expression immediately turned solemn, revealing a look of great alarm.

Whatever can make his apprentice frown must be extraordinary.

Fortunately, Gu Yuan only glanced at the east before turning his gaze away and boarding the magic boat.

Facing Tian Xuanzi's probing gaze, he simply smiled faintly: "Someone who might ruin their own future..."

……

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Demon-Subduing Peak is a spiritual peak located a million miles east of the border.

Yu Hanyan transformed into a six-eared, golden-eyed ape, sitting cross-legged, gazing into the distance, her earlobes trembling incessantly.

This is not some supernatural power or secret technique, nor is it any magical seal or wonder. It is simply the physical power of the six-eyed golden ape.

With six ears, one can hear all the affairs of the world; with golden eyes, one can see the person on the moon.

Sitting atop the sacred peak, without ever leaving the mountain gate, one can know the secrets of heaven and earth.

This is an extremely rare true spirit in the Chenhui Realm.

But at this moment, Yu Hanyan transformed and saw through everything millions of miles away.

But the man's final pause and glance made her heart tremble.

"The six-eyed golden ape can see for millions of miles, as easily as a gentle breeze and drizzle, blending seamlessly with the heavens and earth. It should be undetectable to anyone, so why did it discover it?"

Yu Hanyan's expression was solemn, even revealing her irritability.

She had a strange feeling that just now, the other party not only knew that someone was spying on them, but also knew the identity of the spy.

But how is this possible?

She transformed into a true spirit, her original form changed, and she did not use any magic seals. How did that person know this?

But this ape was clever and quick-witted, and her thoughts turned very fast.

"I've been spying on him for quite some time now, and he didn't even notice until the very last moment?"

"Is it because my heart raced and I had murderous thoughts?"

"What kind of method can produce such perception?"

"A sudden whim, or telepathy?"

Countless images flowed through Yu Hanyan's golden eyes, finally settling on the scene of Gu Yuan transforming into a thousand-foot giant with a crimson heart.

"He has magical powers!"

"He sensed my thoughts?"

"Because I saw that even the Old Demon of Flint Bone dared not attack him, my thoughts were in disarray, I couldn't calm my mind, and I had murderous intent, which is why he sensed me?"

Tracing back to the source of her wisdom, various guesses surfaced in Yu Hanyan's mind, and she finally arrived at an answer that she was 90% convinced of.

"Damn it!"

She cursed under her breath.

This wasn't a curse issued today, but rather a reminder of the murderous intent he felt that day in his cave. He must have sensed it; otherwise, even if he sensed a trace of his own murderous intent today, he wouldn't know that the killing intent originated from him.

Only thoughts arising from the same body, bearing a mark, can be perceived even at such a distance.

It's already been exposed, what should we do?

"What should we do?!"

She asked the question to the ground beneath her.

"This person's strength is beyond imagination; you cannot kill him now."

"Uniting with the Nine Stones Sect is only a last resort."

"Waiting for the right time is perhaps the best strategy."

The nine-holed jade stone, shaped like a heart, was brought out of the cave by her. Upon hearing this, it pondered and spoke.

"Is there no other way?"

Yu Hanyan clenched her fists tightly.

She has already obtained the true spirit of the Xi Serpent and commands the seven spirits. She will soon reach the late stage of the Mahayana realm, yet she cannot defeat a mid-stage Mahayana cultivator.

"Not at this moment."

“I even suspect that the reason this person didn’t kill you just now was because he was certain that he would become stronger and stronger, so he spared you for a while.”

The nine-hole jade stone spoke calmly.

"Impossible! I have merged my seven spirits and am about to enter the late stage of Mahayana cultivation. No matter how fast this person cultivates, can he be faster than me?"

Yu Hanyan immediately retorted.

But the jade stone just gave a cold laugh and then fell silent.

(End of this chapter)