I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 692 Heaven and Earth Reversed, Immortal-Slaying Gourd
"boom!!"

Just as the soul of the Supreme Being Wuyai vanished into the void, a dazzling celestial light suddenly rose from the desolate valley, soaring straight into the sky.

The stars in the sky seemed to sense it as well, and suddenly shone brightly.

Despite the clear, sunny day, the stars shone brightly, visible for almost half the day.

This is an unprecedented celestial light, and anyone who has reached the Mahayana realm can sense it.

"Boom!"

Moreover, the miasma that was already like clouds and mist in the desolate valley became even thicker, like a layer of leaden cloud that had solidified, completely sealing off the valley.

"This is……"

Upon seeing this scene, the ten Xuanhuang Mahayana cultivators who were originally guarding the miasma sky immediately changed their expressions.

"Celestial light soars into the sky, and miasma increases sharply. Is this the birth of a celestial being, and heaven and earth are moved?"

A Mahayana cultivator frowned and said.

"The situation seems to have changed..."

"Shang Yu and Senior Brother Zhong Yu have only been in the miasma for a few breaths, and such a change has already occurred. I wonder if it is good or bad?"

A Mahayana practitioner said with concern.

Although their cultivation level and combat power were inferior to those of the two who entered the miasma realm, they were still supreme beings in the mortal world. They had cultivated for countless years and explored countless secret realms. Now that this strange phenomenon had appeared, they felt inexplicably uneasy.

"The two senior brothers are carrying celestial treasures, so they should be fine. However, to be on the safe side, we should first issue the command sword to inform the two senior brothers so they can make plans in advance, lest these people from the New World reap the benefits..."

An experienced person immediately made a suggestion.

This proposal was quickly implemented.

Xuanhuang's plan for the new realm relied on "numerous forces." Now that the situation has changed and the unusual phenomena are hard to conceal, they must immediately mobilize their forces to prevent others from seizing the initiative.

"call out!"

"puff!"

The instant the strange phenomenon appeared, numerous command swords soared into the air and talismans burned from the surrounding peaks, transmitting information.

Seeing this, Xuanhuang Mahayana did not stop them.

This extraordinary phenomenon was so magnificent that it shone brightly among the stars, and it could not be stopped.

As long as one's cultivation level is sufficient, one will be able to sense something.

"Boom!"

In the blink of an eye, ripples appeared in the void, and the divine thought avatar of a Mahayana cultivator tore through the void and arrived at lightning speed.

The speed of the Mahayana divine thought incarnation is far faster than that of the true body; all who sense it arrive at lightning speed.

"A celestial treasure?!"

"Is there truly something here that can grant immortality?"

Upon seeing this scene, the Mahayana cultivators were immediately surprised and, without hesitation, activated their true forms to rush over.

Even in the far distance, one could already feel the immense aura surging within.

The wind is surging.

The already turbulent valley suddenly became the focus of attention.

……

……

Beneath the desolate valley, Gu Yuan and Venerable Zhong Yu also sensed a surging immortal light emerging from the depths of the cave, soaring straight into the sky, causing the miasma around them to ripple.

"Celestial light soaring into the sky?"

"Is there truly a divine object in this desolate valley? Is there really a secret to becoming an immortal?"

The Venerable Zhongyu was startled and looked at the source of the surging immortal light, revealing an excited expression.

"Be careful, that stone dragon has not shown itself yet."

Seeing this, Gu Yuan frowned and gave a word of advice to Venerable Zhong Yu.

The presence of celestial light was actually a misfortune for him; if he couldn't seize that opportunity quickly, it would inevitably attract many prying eyes.

These prying eyes are one thing, but the most crucial thing is the Venerable Wuya.

Gu Yuan had no idea what this person's intentions were.
Want to pull chestnuts out of the fire? Use yourself as a knife?

Or is it really just about killing the stone dragon and saving this scourge that "devours heaven and earth"?

There was something strange about this, but Gu Yuan felt he couldn't see it clearly; it was as if some kind of fog was obscuring his vision.

Since the Thunder Spirit Immortal Body Seal can suppress all magic, there shouldn't be any magic that can shield his mind.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I understand!"

Faced with Gu Yuan's concern, Venerable Zhongyu nodded slightly, suppressing the turbulent emotions in his heart.

He was not without wisdom; he naturally understood that where there were immortal objects, there would inevitably be a great calamity.

However, when he thought of the robes he was wearing, he felt at peace.

If he were to enter this unfamiliar and dangerous place alone, there might be some danger, but now, with the Great Dream Heavenly Garment on his body, what does he have to fear?

But he still heeded Gu Yuan's warning.

The two of them immediately began to exert their divine senses to explore the surroundings, while following the power of the celestial light, they quickly descended downwards, wanting to see what the celestial light looked like.

"wrong……"

"Something weird..."

But after flying for about ten breaths, Gu Yuan suddenly stopped his escape, a solemn look appearing in his eyes.

Venerable Zhongyu frowned deeply: "Is this immortal light also descending?"

Although the two did not break through the void, the escape light of Mahayana cultivators was incredibly swift. In just over ten breaths, they had already traversed hundreds of thousands of miles, but the immortal light seemed to be getting further and further away, as if it were unreachable.

"Is this divine light alive?"

Zhong Yu Shangzun's eyes shone with brilliant divine light as he tried to see through the darkness ahead. However, an endless "suction force" seemed to emerge from this darkness, swallowing his eyesight. He could only see through this immense power; he was powerless to see any further.

"Dive?"

"Although this underground cave is vast, how could it be hundreds of thousands of miles deep?"

"I'm afraid... the world is upside down, chaos reigns everywhere. We may appear to be descending, but we could have already lost our bearings and are nowhere to be found..."

Gu Yuan looked around into the darkness, golden flames burning in his eyes.

The liquid stone will not go wrong.

When an opportunity manifests, it means that the opportunity has not yet been seized by anyone.

Now that the celestial light has descended on its own, just like what the stone liquid showed before, there are only two explanations.

Firstly, this opportunity can be moved on its own to avoid detection and prevent being refined by others.

Secondly, there is... a living thing dragging along an opportunity, which is moving around.

If the map provided by Venerable Wuyai is accurate, there should be a strange beast called the [World-Devouring Stone Dragon] in this desolate valley.

However, despite being in the underground cave for so long, they had not even seen a shadow of this dragon.

Upon hearing Gu Yuan's analysis, Venerable Zhongyu was also startled: "Does Your Majesty mean that this stone dragon is turning the world upside down, defying the heavens and earth, and dragging that immortal light around? Trapping you and me in this underground cave?"

The Jade Master was undoubtedly shocked.

Who are he and Gu Yuan?

He was a top Mahayana cultivator in the human realm, yet he was completely oblivious and being toyed with by a demonic dragon, wandering aimlessly through this cave like a headless fly.
"This stone dragon, which I saw on the map that day, is no ordinary creature; it's probably already halfway to becoming an immortal..."

"Most importantly, this underground cave is its lair, which it has probably been cultivating for thousands of years in this vast darkness..."

Golden flames flickered in Gu Yuan's eyes, his expression solemn: "There's another point: the map of the Supreme Being Wuya may not be reliable..."

"Does Your Majesty mean that there's some kind of scheme going on behind the scenes by that old Taoist priest?"

"He dares to plot against my Xuanhuang Mahayana?"

The Venerable Zhongyu's expression immediately turned cold.

If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but the Lord of the Heavenly Star Palace dares to plot against them? Even if he becomes an immortal, he won't have an easy time!
Although he had previously dissuaded Gu Yuan from entering the desolate valley, it was out of concern that Gu Yuan would suffer losses. After all, even if the Heavenly Palace knew about the power struggle within the Heavenly Star Palace, it would be difficult for them to say anything. But once it involves a life-or-death struggle, it's a different story.

Gu Yuan simply shook his head upon hearing this.

After all, the Heavenly Star Palace is different from the Xuanhuang Dao Clan. Even if it really does, so what?

Are there no immortals behind the Heavenly Star Palace?

One's roots can be used to leverage power, but one cannot rely on them completely. If one truly dies and one's cultivation dissipates, will the Heavenly Palace revive one?
"Go up first!"

But this was not the time to argue about these things. Gu Yuan looked up and activated his escape light.

Twenty breaths have passed, and Senior Brother Jiuchuan and the others should have arrived by now. We'll wait until everyone is assembled before proceeding.

His coming down here was merely to scout things out first.

"boom!!"

Zhongyu Shangzun had no objection and immediately set off with Gu Yuan in a flying beam towards the sky.

Two breaths later, the two stopped their escape.

"The world has truly turned upside down, and we're getting further and further away from the exit!"

The Venerable Zhongyu's face was gloomy.

The desolate valley in the sky was still there, but as the two flew toward it, the distance never seemed to decrease. That thousand miles seemed to have no end, an unreachable distance.

"How brave!"

Zhongyu Shangzun narrowed his eyes, his anger rising.

"It's just a cave, let's see how many immortal seals you can withstand!"

He pointed, and immediately a large, square seal appeared above his head, with golden seal characters imprinted on it.

"Nine-Turn Jade Cauldron Suppresses Heaven!"

This is a renowned immortal seal of the Jade Cauldron Dao lineage, capable of suppressing earth, fire, water, and wind, and solidifying a vast space into metal.

Under this seal, the difficulty of performing any other techniques increases more than tenfold, like fighting in the deep sea, with endless pressure coming at every moment.

Since someone wants to overturn the world, then let him suppress the world and see whose method is superior.

"boom!!"

Accompanied by the roar of the Jade Venerable's magical power, a jade-colored cauldron nine zhang tall materialized from the void and suddenly settled in the endless darkness.

In an instant, space condensed and compressed, suppressing all earth, fire, water, and wind. The entire void trembled violently, seemingly materializing.

The surrounding world immediately changed color, the darkness vanished, and the four directions reset. Only then did Gu Yuan and his companion realize that they had been heading towards the Northern Boundary all along, and had never flown towards the sky above.

However, neither of them showed any joy.

"What a vast territory..."

Gu Yuan looked up at the sky and saw that the vast sky was dark, as if a curtain of heaven was covering the jade cauldron.

The Immortal Seal of the Jade Venerable did not fail; it truly suppressed the earth, fire, water, and wind, breaking the upside-down space. However, the entire world was like a gaping maw, swallowing them whole. The vast space suppressed by the Nine-Turn Jade Cauldron Immortal Seal was like a small boat sailing on the sea in this boundless realm.

Thousands of miles away, all was still darkness, and everything was upside down.

"Though heaven and earth are vast, how can they possibly block my Immortal Seal?!"

The Venerable Zhongyu's expression hardened, and his magical power surged forth, entering the seal. Then, the great cauldron in the void suddenly rose, changed its position, and ascended into the sky.

He intends to use the vast expanse of space to gradually suppress the entire world and shatter this upside-down world.

"boom!"

The Immortal Seal was indeed domineering. Under the control of the Jade Venerable, the vast darkness was gradually broken through, and the correct directions between heaven and earth were gradually revealed.

However, Venerable Zhongyu's face grew increasingly pale.

The world was upside down, vast and boundless, with countless spaces. Although he controlled the Immortal Seal to break through it, the higher he went, the more difficult it became, as if an endless "suction force" was emerging, gradually devouring the power of his Immortal Seal.

"Let's stop here."

"Unless you can suppress the entire forbidden valley, it's impossible to break this boundary..."

After observing for a few breaths, Gu Yuan called a halt to the Jade Planting Venerable.

This realm, whether man-made or naturally formed, has become one with the entire forbidden zone, including the miasma.

Unless Venerable Zhongyu can suppress this vast region of tens of millions of miles in one go, there is no way to break through it, and sooner or later he will be exhausted to death.

The entire restricted area has become one.

When we were outside the world, all of this was still unclear, but now we can truly feel it.

The entire underground cave was like a natural array, trapping the two of them inside.

"What should we do?"

Zhongyu Shangzun also knew that this matter was difficult, so he immediately stopped insisting. However, his expression was solemn as he looked at Gu Yuan.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Gu Yuan understood what the other party meant.

Should we use the magical treasure?
"If this was that person's scheme, was Xianbao also involved?"

Gu Yuan pondered for a moment.

On that day, in order to subdue Wuyai Shangzun and seize the position of Tianxing Palace Master, and also because of his trust in Tianxing Palace, he displayed his immortal treasure.

If all of this is truly related to Venerable Wuya, can the Immortal Treasure really break the deadlock?
Since the Heavenly Star Palace allows one to pray to the Heavenly Palace, has it secretly been used to forge celestial treasures?
"Judging by the time, Senior Brother Jiuchuan and the others should have arrived by now..."

After a moment's thought, Gu Yuan looked up at the sky again.

He had already given instructions before entering the valley.

At this moment, more than forty Mahayana cultivators are all outside. If they join forces to attack, they might be able to break through this forbidden zone. Even if they fail, they will definitely greatly weaken the power of the forbidden zone. If the two of them then make their move, they will surely have a greater chance of success.

"boom!!"

Just as Gu Yuan had this thought, a huge roar resounded from the sky.

An unimaginable, dazzling light rang out from above, causing the entire underground space to tremble violently, as if the space itself were about to crack like glass.

"coming!"

Gu Yuan's spirits lifted.

The Burning Scale Demon Kingdom is closest to this desolate valley, and since I made arrangements in advance, the Xuanhuang Mahayana cultivator will surely be the first to arrive.

More than forty Mahayana practitioners—even the strongest forbidden zones would tremble before them.

"hold head high!!"

But at that moment, a deep roar resounded from the vast darkness, and then the entire dark space seemed to come alive, with a mysterious immortal power spreading and enveloping everything.

The space, which was originally fragmented and seemed about to crack, suddenly stabilized.

But Gu Yuan suddenly turned his head and looked at the source of the roar, his eyes filled with a dazzling golden light.

"bass!"

A purple-gold gourd suddenly leaped out of his body, hovering above his head. The gourd's mouth opened automatically without any wind, and a wisp of golden-purple sword light flew out swiftly, slashing downwards with unparalleled speed.

The sword light struck not from the source of the roar, but from another direction in the darkness.

The sky and earth were just beginning to brighten.

The void was divided in two, neatly separated.

"puff!"

A dull thud sounded, as if something enormous was rolling down in the darkness.

"it's over?"

Gu Yuan clearly knew that the Immortal-Slaying Gourd had struck the stone dragon's head, splitting it in two.

This is the power of a celestial treasure, a true eighth-tier celestial artifact, capable of slaying even immortals—a supreme being.

Even if Gu Yuan cannot unleash its full power and cannot slay immortals, nothing in the mortal realm can escape the sword.

But the darkness did not dissipate, and Gu Yuan felt no joy, but rather a sense of solemnity.

He felt as if he had done something wrong.

(End of this chapter)