I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 709 Respectfully Sending Off the Immortal to Ascension!
Time flies.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the past decade, Gu Yuan has traveled through the eight realms and traversed the desolate wilderness, seizing every opportunity he could.

However, most things in the world were no longer of much use to him.

It's just a small consolation, a way to build up some foundation. What's truly useful is nurturing Senior Sister and Qingqing, as well as the disciples of Qingcheng and Linchuan.

Over the past decade, he has also traveled through Chenhui and Yuehua New World. Although the aura of calamity was not as clearly visible as that of Xuanhuang, there was still a faint sense of killing intent permeating the air.

While it has no impact on Mahayana cultivators, friction is becoming increasingly serious among lower-level cultivators.

Because both realms are rich and abundant, with all sorts of rare and precious materials emerging, the different lineages of cultivators are ultimately divided by their closeness and distance, and unlike the top cultivators who are more aware of the bigger picture, there are always conflicts.

Gu Yuan saw all of this.

He can suppress all of this, and even make the Linchuan Dao lineage the most powerful in the world.

But he knew that if he interfered with all of this, it would only make the calamity energy grow more intensely, and once he ascended, there would be a strong backlash.

He couldn't even tell whether this was a calamity or an inevitable tribulation that would occur when a person cultivated to this level.

After all, humans live in this world, how can they not face difficulties?
He traveled through the eight realms, eventually returning to the primordial chaos, and decided to take care of those around him.

"My time on earth is running out..."

Inside the Langya Cave, Gu Yuan sat cross-legged on the lake, looking at his senior sister and Qingqing, and sighed softly.

"Junior brother, please go first!"

"I will definitely catch up with them!"

The senior sister, her long hair flowing, spoke solemnly, her pink eyes brimming with youthful energy.

With Gu Yuan's help, she is now in the late stage of the Heavenly Spirit Realm, only one step away from the Great Ascension Realm. In fact, if she wanted, Gu Yuan could directly help her achieve the Great Ascension Realm, but that would be forcing her to grow too fast, which would not be ideal.

But with the many resources Gu Yuan gave her, she was confident that she could glimpse the path to immortality.

"I have complete faith in Senior Sister's boldness."

"Reaching the Mahayana realm will certainly not be a problem. However, to become an immortal, one must open up the path to immortality and condense a unique immortal foundation. Because of my special cultivation method, I can give one person an immortal foundation similar to mine, but only that one person..."

Gu Yuan shook his head slightly, his tone somewhat helpless: "My immortal scripture can only be studied by Senior Sister, but you must not cultivate the same method as me. I have already occupied this path, and all those who have advanced to the later stages will find it difficult to cultivate."

His senior sister was the person he cherished most in his life. He had never hidden anything from her about the immortal scriptures, but the path to immortality was completely different. Only by creating one's own immortal techniques could one ascend to immortality, and he could not help her with that.

"I just lacked a bit of luck. In terms of comprehension and innate talent, I might not be any less gifted than you were back then..."

Sword Fox Senior Sister smiled with her pink eyes, as if recalling the past, her tone carefree.

Having achieved what she has today, she is no longer afraid of any future path, and has no regrets.

"Senior sister is sensible, so there's no need for me to say anything more."

Seeing this, Gu Yuan also gave a wry smile.

Indeed, when I was still insignificant, my senior sister was already a Golden Core cultivator, and her mind had matured long ago. Over the years, her Dao heart has remained unchanged.

"Qingqing, you must also cultivate diligently..."

But when he turned to look at Qingqing, he sighed slightly.

He did not betray the cause and effect of their union, and now this woman is only one step away from advancing to the Heavenly Spirit Realm. Moreover, she has an innate physique and is of immortal nature. However, her temperament is much worse than that of her senior sister, and they are worlds apart.

After all, when my senior sister received my help, she was already over six hundred years old, about to form her Dao embryo, and overlooking the vast Nanshan and Dongshan regions. Her temperament had long been cultivated.

But Qingqing has received too much help from me, and is like a flower in a greenhouse, beautiful but delicate.

“My lord need not worry about me. I am like a vine clinging to a tree, and I will stay with you for as many years as I can.”

"A giant tree reaches the sky, but the higher you climb, the colder it gets. If one day the vines wither and die, it is fate, and we cannot force it."

Cen Qingqing smiled broadly, appearing extremely carefree.

She had said this to her senior sister back on the Tongtian River.

Having Gu Yuan in this life is enough for her; as for whether she can stay with him for a long time, she doesn't demand it, nor does she need Gu Yuan to demand it.

Everyone has their own destiny; how can everyone live forever?
She was already fortunate enough to advance in her career, and dared not ask for too much.

"You still can't let your guard down..."

Gu Yuan sighed helplessly.

It's true that everyone has their own destiny, and he certainly can't make everyone become an immortal.

At the very least, it's not possible right now.

He has done enough, and naturally he doesn't want to force things.

"Once you ascend, the Xuan Yuan Treasures will be useless to me, and I will bestow them all upon you for protection."

With a flick of his sleeve, Gu Yuan took down all the seventh-tier treasures, including the Small Landscape Map and the Taiyi Dividing Light Array Flag, erased their markings, and gave them to the two women.

However, the two treasures, the Dragon-Slaying Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Sword, were not given to him.

"The cloud whale has a spirit, and after my nurturing, it has become a seventh-tier spirit. Let it serve as your mode of transportation..."

Then Gu Yuan waved his sleeve again, sending the cloud whale to his senior sister.

"hold head high!"

The cloud whale let out a long cry, nuzzling against Gu Yuan's cheek, unwilling to leave.

"Cultivate diligently, and come with your senior sister to the Heavenly Palace to find me!"

Gu Yuan touched the cloud whale's smooth forehead and said with a smile.

The cloud whale reluctantly flew towards Senior Sister Sword Fox.

"A calamity is about to befall the human world. If it is not necessary, it is best to go out less."

"However, in worldly cultivation, if one only seeks to avoid hardship, it is difficult to become an immortal..."

"Once I have survived the Heavenly Tribulation, I will use my immortal magic to mark this map. If I encounter a calamity, I can hide inside this map for refuge, and I believe no one in the mortal realm will be able to harm me..."

Gu Yuan hesitated for a moment, then put the Small Landscape Map away, intending to give it to his senior sister at the last moment.

Senior sister, there's nothing wrong with that.

"How long will it take..."

The senior sister just peeked out and asked reluctantly.

Once the person before me ascends to heaven, there will be no one left to rely on in the mortal world.

"Everything is ready, and we can proceed at any time, but I'm afraid there is still one thing that needs to be done to fulfill the cause and effect..."

Gu Yuanyuan gazed at the northern border and sighed softly.

He had long buried this matter in his heart and was unwilling to mention it again, after all, it was just a fleeting affair where neither party owed the other anything.

But now that calamity is brewing in the human world, a strange unease suddenly rose in his heart. After thinking it over, he decided it would be safer to bring it into the Divine Continent and place it in the Linchuan Mountain Gate.

"Is it the woman's karma?"

Her pink eyes lifted, revealing an inquisitive look.

"It was just a fleeting romance..."

Gu Yuan could only manage a wry smile.

"I will make the arrangements after you arrive in China."

After a brief silence, Senior Sister Sword Fox spoke.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Sister. Just a little help will suffice; otherwise, the karmic entanglement will deepen, which would be counterproductive..."

Gu Yuan sighed.

Sometimes, letting go makes things easier; continuing them only makes things more complicated.

But if one is born into a life of calamity and receives absolutely no protection, then everything will truly vanish like fleeting clouds, disappearing without a trace.

Now that my senior sister is willing to help, things will be much easier.

"After this is done, I will begin the process of ascending to immortality..."

Gu Yuan made up his mind.

I don't want to wait another sixteen years.

A life marked by calamity is an era of great strife; waiting too long will likely only make things worse.

Only through continuous self-cultivation can one achieve transcendence.

Once cultivation begins, the more talented one is, the less able one is to stop.

Upon hearing this, the two women could only remain silent.

……

……

Xiliuhai, Liushazong.

This sea is isolated from the outside world, and its terrain is like a "Shangri-La". It is undisturbed by the outside world, so the sea is calm, and cultivators can cultivate in seclusion without much conflict.

However, in recent years, some disputes have arisen among the disciples of the sect.

New disciples compete with each other, with those who entered earlier looking down on those who entered later, and those with higher cultivation levels ordering those with lower cultivation levels around. It seems that people's hearts have changed, with less affection and more mercenary and self-interest.

As a result, some unsavory things started to happen within their respective sects, and factions gradually emerged within the small sects.

Fortunately, Sect Master Mengyun Zhenren possessed extraordinary cultivation and was able to suppress the situation.

Master Mengyun never took "trivial matters" to heart.

There are no factions within the sect, and all sorts of strange and wonderful things happen. Where there is conflict, there is vitality. She simply sits quietly in her meditation room, focusing on her cultivation.

However, Xiliuhai is not a particularly fertile land, and it is already very difficult for her to improve her cultivation level.

Whenever the night was still and quiet, she would stand in the pavilion, gazing at the sea, not knowing what she was looking at.

But today, she discovered that the moon was exceptionally bright, seemingly about to plunge into the ocean, and within it, there were graceful figures, like celestial beings. "Wow!"

A gentle breeze stirred, and moonlight streamed down. This was not her imagination; someone truly came stepping on the moon, traversing the boundless void above the sea, and arriving before her in an instant.

"haven't seen you for a long time……"

For a moment, Fairy Mengyun felt dazed, as if her memories had returned to those absurd days.

……

……

"Boom!"

The heavens and earth trembled, and an unprecedentedly terrifying aura of calamity suddenly condensed and appeared above the Linchuan Mountain Gate.

The world instantly plunged into darkness, so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face. All the brilliance of the sun was completely obscured, and only candlelight illuminated the Linchuan Mountain Gate. All the natural light of heaven and earth was extinguished.

"This is……"

In an instant, countless figures suddenly stood up, rushed out of the cave, and looked up at the sky.

"boom!!"

The tribulation lightning was as black as ink, as if the entire sky had changed color, and the endless tribulation energy made one's scalp tingle just by looking at it.

“Immortal Tribulation!”

"Someone wants to... become an immortal!!"

Countless cultivators felt their hearts pounding, their throats dry, and they struggled to speak.

The Daoist lineage of Linchuan is indeed a top power in China, but the word "immortal" in Linchuan is also full of majesty and fantasy.

The highest level of Mahayana Buddhism is already beyond reach, let alone the realm of immortals.

That is an existence that has completely transcended the human realm.

"It's finally starting..."

At the very moment the tribulation lightning appeared, the shadows of Mahayana cultivators suddenly materialized in the void.

The fact that the immortal from Linchuan was about to undergo tribulation had long been known to many Mahayana practitioners.

This is a tradition that has existed since ancient times. Unless there is absolutely no other way, it is necessary to invite everyone to witness the calamity.

Witnessing the tribulations of immortals allows one to gain a clearer understanding of the difficulties on the path to immortality, and no Mahayana cultivator would miss this opportunity.

Therefore, even the Mahayana cultivators in Chenhui rushed back.

Seeing that the light covered an unknown distance, turning the entire sky pitch black, like a lightning strike in the dead of night, all the Mahayana practitioners were filled with horror and fear.

How many mortal cultivators could withstand such tribulation lightning?

"boom!"

Just as everyone was filled with fear, a terrifying bolt of lightning, as dazzling as a giant python, crashed down.

As dawn broke, everything was illuminated by the lightning tribulation as bright as day, yet everything trembled in fear.

Who can withstand such a tribulation lightning?
Even Mahayana cultivators felt a chill run down their spines.

"Only when calamity strikes do we realize that even the heavens are lowly."

"Wan Lei bowed his head and worshipped my clothes."

But at that moment, in the void, a tall and handsome young Taoist stood with his hands behind his back, walking through the air towards the tribulation lightning, chanting incessantly.

"boom!!"

The tribulation lightning struck down, hitting the Taoist with perfect accuracy. However, it was as if there was an invisible barrier around the Taoist. This tribulation lightning, which was enough to kill a Mahayana cultivator, did not even break through within three zhang of the Taoist before it dissipated with a roar.

"boom!!"

Before anyone could react, another bolt of lightning struck down from the sky.

This lightning was even more powerful than before, its majestic divine might shattering everything in its path.

The Taoist simply chuckled and raised his head, and the tribulation lightning slowly dissipated just ten feet away from him.

Two bolts of lightning struck in succession, yet the Taoist could not even penetrate within a few feet.

The onlookers were all horrified.

"boom!!"

The heavenly tribulation seemed even angrier, unleashing six bolts of lightning in quick succession, giving the Taoist no chance to catch his breath.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Amidst the terrified gazes of the crowd, the "invisible force field" surrounding the Taoist's body grew from ten feet to two feet, then one foot, until it vanished. Finally, a thunderbolt crashed down, striking the Taoist's physical body.

But the Taoist simply flicked his sleeve, and the tribulation lightning scattered with a roar.

"boom!!"

The final lightning bolt, accompanied by a roar that shook the heavens, crashed down, turning the entire world into a silvery white, with all living beings seeing only the dazzling lightning.

"It's nothing more than that..."

But the Taoist simply flicked his sleeve, brushing away the slightly dirty corner of his clothes and a wisp of charcoal-black hair.

And so they safely passed through the tribulation lightning.

With a celestial body, top-tier dual seals of the Cave Heaven and Reincarnation, and a half-complete Immortal Foundation, if even someone with such a foundation cannot transcend tribulation, who else in the world can?

"boom!!"

As the tribulation lightning dissipated, the tribulation fire arrived immediately. The terrifying high temperature instantly swept over the Taoist's body, internal organs, and sea of ​​consciousness, threatening to burn his immortal foundation and magical power to ashes.

However, within that immortal foundation, there was already a wisp of power that "standardized heaven and earth," so no matter how fierce the tribulation fire was, the Daoist remained unharmed.

"Is this it?"

Among the onlookers, some gave incredulous, bitter smiles.

But it is what it is.

This terrifying tribulation, which countless cultivators avoided like the plague, appeared before the Taoist like a "thunderous fireworks show."

This was not a calamity, but rather the final extraordinary phenomenon of his ascension to heaven, a moment that shook the very heavens and earth.

This calamity was meant to let the world know that someone had become an immortal.

It is not about destroying the Taoist.

All the thunderbolts bowed their heads and worshipped his robes.

As dawn broke, the clouds of calamity dispersed.

A mysterious aura, accompanied by celestial power, surged into the Taoist's body.

He opened his arms, feeling the whistling power, and a sense of peace settled in his heart.

After more than four hundred years of cultivation, countless opportunities have been obtained, and countless cultivators have been defeated and killed, finally reaching this day.

He deserves all of this.

"bring it on……"

He whispered to himself, and within the gates of Linchuan Mountain, the phantom image of a majestic jade platform appeared.

Ascension platform.

"boom!"

As soon as this platform appeared, a jade pillar shot straight into the sky, connecting with that mysterious entity.

In an instant, countless auspicious clouds and mists descended from the sky and landed on the Ascension Platform.

Standing there, Gu Yuan felt completely comfortable, and the immortal power within his body increased at an extremely rapid rate, far exceeding the rewards he would receive after a normal tribulation.

This is the power of the Ascension Platform.

Immortal clouds spontaneously formed and gathered beneath Gu Yuan's feet.

The foundation for immortality has been established, the immortal body is stable, and the pillars of heaven have emerged.

He is now a true immortal of the Azure Journey!
You can ascend!

However, he suppressed the urge to ascend, and with a thought, he took out the Small Mountain and River Map and used the power of his immortal foundation to measure this treasure.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, the image trembled, becoming "anchored" to its current state, and no method in the human world could break its state.

"Senior sister, cultivate diligently, see you at the Heavenly Palace..."

With a flick of his sleeve, Gu Yuan tossed the treasure toward his senior sister, Sword Fox, who was observing the calamity, and transmitted it to her through divine sense.

Sword Fox's pink eyes darted around as she looked at Gu Yuan's ethereal figure, her gaze filled with both pride and reluctance.

But in the end, everything remained unspoken.

"Respectfully sending off the immortal to his ascension!"

Those who witnessed Mahayana all bowed their heads and paid homage to Gu Yuan.

"Respectfully sending off the immortal to his ascension!"

Throughout Linchuan, a thunderous roar of congratulations erupted as everyone congratulated Gu Yuan.

Goodbye, mortal world!

Gu Yuan took one last look at the mortal realm where he had cultivated for hundreds of years, then turned away without looking back. His figure transformed into a stream of light and disappeared from this world in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)