I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 716 "Using the Pretense of Cultivation to Cross the World," by the Heart Monkey Immortal Stone
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

After Ning Xubai left, Gu Yuan did not rush to the Immortal Salary Hall to ask for the Tai Su Cloud Sprout. Instead, he sat quietly in the hall to cultivate and read various books from the Heavenly Palace.

While Tai Suyunya was important to him, it was not his top priority.

The first priority is the stone liquid.

Gu Yuan wanted to see what this newly evolved liquid stone ability was all about.

Besides these, he had many other important tasks to complete—repairing the Celestial Seal and the Reincarnation Seal.

These are two top-tier immortal seals. Combined with his destiny of "reincarnation body, immortal raft" and "stealing heavenly secrets" obtained in the mortal realm, they will possess incredible power.

Within the Cave Heaven Seal, immortal herbs planted there will grow several times faster than those outside. If there are time-related items, they can even grow ten times faster. Moreover, their spiritual energy is also exceptional, making it the ultimate training ground for immortals.

As for the Reincarnation Seal, it is even more mysterious. If one can repair it even slightly, one can obtain the power of "reincarnation". With a flick of the sleeve, one can directly send someone into reincarnation. Moreover, when combined with the destiny of "stealing heavenly secrets", one can directly take everything that was taken from the other party and bring it into one's own body.

It's even more domineering than the Nascent Soul Fruit from back then.

Not to mention, the Nascent Soul Fruit has been upgraded to the Sacred Infant Fruit, and one can obtain the destiny of an immortal.

In short, the foundation he gained in the mortal realm was extremely powerful, and he possessed extraordinary strength even in the Heavenly Palace.

It just takes time, and repairing the second seal is extremely difficult.

"The time is almost up..."

As Gu Yuan pondered this, the seventh day, Shen Shi (3-5 PM), was about to arrive.

Instead of riding a cloud chariot and carrying celestial officials, he took to the air and soared upwards, heading towards the ninth heaven.

Those who are ranked among the immortals are blessed with a mysterious power when flying in the Heavenly Palace, making them extremely fast even in the vast Heavenly Palace with its thirty layers of heaven.

Before long, Gu Yuan entered the ninth heaven.

In this sky, countless rays of light shone, and as far as the eye could see, countless immortal peaks and spiritual islands floated in the vast sea of ​​clouds, boundless and scattered like stars.

A faint aroma of wine wafted through the air.

The Ninth Heaven has no special celestial positions or palaces, but it does have a [Celestial Brewing Bureau] located there, where all the fine wines of the Heavenly Palace are produced.

However, the fact that there are no powerful celestial palaces in the Ninth Heaven does not mean that there are no powerful figures or high-ranking celestial positions in the Ninth Heaven.

Some of these figures were so powerful that they would obey orders but not summons, their magical abilities were astounding.

In short, the strength of the Heavenly Palace is truly unfathomable.

However, Gu Yuan did not come here to fight. He simply flew slowly along with the clouds and soon arrived at a fairy peak and spiritual cave that was shimmering with seven-colored light and hidden by multi-story buildings.

Langhuan is the Heavenly Emperor's library!

This Langhuan Cave is the repository of scriptures belonging to the Liangyi Sect.

Within the Heavenly Palace, there is the [Immortal Law Hall] which houses various immortal scriptures, which all immortals can peruse. However, in the Ninth Heaven, due to the special status of the immortals, various ancient sects also have their own collections of books, all of which are the essence they brought with them when they ascended to heaven.

Both the [Immortal Dharma Hall] and the [Langhuan Cave] are open to the immortals of the Heavenly Palace, but some of the [Secret Seal Techniques] there are not to be underestimated.

The Heavenly Palace has been advancing relentlessly for tens of thousands of years, not only through constant conquests but also through tireless creation of new laws.

For the Heavenly Palace, reading various immortal scriptures is not a difficult task.

After Gu Yuan was registered with the Immortal Decree, he arrived at Langhuan Tower under the guidance of the immortal official of Langhuan Cave.

This building has nine floors, and each floor contains a vast collection of ancient books and scrolls, encompassing everything and displaying a dazzling array of treasures.

However, there were not many people reading inside, making it seem empty, and most of them were immortals or celestial officials from the Immortal Sea.

After wandering around for a while, Gu Yuan finally arrived at the ninth floor.

On this floor, the number of ancient books and scrolls has decreased significantly, and the floor is completely empty.

Gu Yuan picked up an ancient book from the ancient scrolls, titled "The Origin of Purple Heaven Immortal Thunder," and began to read it. Then he waited quietly.

This "Origin of Purple Cloud Immortal Thunder" is an ancient scripture of thunder magic. Although it does not contain methods of cultivation, it elucidates the great path of thunder magic in a penetrating and profound way. It can be considered to be of some benefit to Gu Yuan's cultivation of thunder magic.

He devoted half his attention to reading the scripture, while the other half was quietly observing the entire Langhuan Cave.

Time slipped by unnoticed, and before long, it was late afternoon.

"coming……"

Gu Yuan's heart stirred, and he saw a fragrant aroma wafting through the air as a beautiful, ethereal woman gracefully appeared.

A pure aura swirled around this woman, her gaze clear and penetrating, seemingly able to see through the dust of the world. In the distance, one could vaguely sense a unique aura.

This is Biyou, a female immortal who has already reached the threshold of Jade Void and is only one step away from stepping into a new realm!
The opportunity that the stone liquid refers to should lie with this woman.

Gu Yuan's heart stirred, and he seemed to be deep in thought.

However, his expression did not remain unchanged; instead, he looked at the female immortal with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, you look unfamiliar. Are you a newly ascended cultivator?"

The female immortal's gaze swept across the room, and she immediately spotted Gu Yuan.

If it were an ordinary person, she wouldn't have spoken, but Gu Yuan was surrounded by a pure aura, and his aura was completely different from that of the immortals who ascended from the Immortal Sea. He was clearly an immortal from the Origin Land who had gone through tribulations in the lower realm before he could ascend.

She had been ascended for countless years, and was already familiar with many immortals in the Heavenly Palace, or at least had an impression of them. Only Gu Yuan was unfamiliar to her, which aroused her curiosity.

Of course, there is another reason besides that.

"Greetings, fairy. I am a newcomer to the Heavenly Palace from the Xuanhuang Linchuan lineage, and my name is Donghua."

Gu Yuan, unaware of the female cultivator's thoughts, simply bowed and replied with a smile.

"There's another person ascending to immortality in Linchuan?"

The female immortal was slightly surprised.

Ascension to immortality is extremely difficult. Only a few decades ago, someone from Linchuan ascended to immortality. How long has it been since then? He has ascended to immortality a second time.
However, she quickly composed herself and asked with a hint of curiosity, "I am from the Ninth Heaven and do not concern myself with worldly affairs. May I ask which palace you currently serve in?"

"By the blessing of the ancestral master, I am now in charge of the Dou Shu Hall."

"So they are immortals from the Dou Shu Palace!"

"I am Xuan Hua Zi of the Liangyi Sect, and I currently govern the [Moonlight Palace]."

The female immortal bowed slightly and gracefully greeted her, thus acknowledging their greeting.

"So it's Fairy Xuanhua!"

Gu Yuan naturally returned the greeting.

"Since you ascended from Linchuan, you must have met my Liangyi Sect. May I ask how our sect is doing now?"

The female immortal exchanged a few pleasantries before inquiring about matters of the mortal realm.

"The Two Forms are an ancient sect, and since they are located within my Tianhe Prefecture, everything is naturally fine. Now, they have even added a Mahayana cultivator."

"To be honest, this Mahayana practitioner and I have a connection."

Gu Yuan answered with a smile and then recounted how he helped Su Xuelian overcome her tribulation back then.

"I never imagined that the immortal would be the benefactor of my Liangyi Sect."

The female immortal immediately smiled and bowed.

"Do not speak of gratitude; the matter of that year has long been settled."

Gu Yuan waved his hand. He hadn't come here today to repay a debt of gratitude; he was only bringing up the matter to try and get closer to the person in question.

"The Liangyi Sect has a long history and profound foundation. I imagine that even without me, they can overcome the tribulation, and even ascension would not be difficult." Gu Yuan smiled and flattered him again.

"It's not that simple. As long as Xiao Zong is safe and sound, ascension will be extremely difficult..."

The female immortal sighed softly.

Even ascension to immortality is difficult for those with a Dao lineage, let alone for the Liangyi Sect.
The main immortals feared the calamity and dared not easily enter the mortal realm. These patriarchs could not provide any assistance to the Liangyi Sect, so they could only sigh.

However, it is precisely because of this that she has been planning all these years.

"I observe that the immortal's qi and blood are abundant and full, and his inner body contains ten thousand elements. He does not seem to be an ordinary immortal body. Could it be that he has some kind of destiny or power?"

After a moment's hesitation, the female immortal finally spoke up and asked.

"Indeed, there was a karmic connection that led me to obtain a flawed immortal embryo that was born and nurtured by heaven and earth, which is how I was able to refine this immortal body."

Gu Yuan smiled with his hands behind his back, making no attempt to hide anything.

Which immortal in the Heavenly Palace didn't have a stroke of luck? In any case, they were just incomplete immortal embryos.

"It's actually a celestial body forged from a celestial embryo, no wonder it possesses such an aura..."

The female immortal immediately sighed, her tone tinged with envy.

All those who become immortals possess immortal bodies, but immortal bodies are also divided into superior and inferior grades. Ordinary cultivators who achieve immortal bodies are only of the inferior grade. Although they can withstand all laws and traverse the void, they are ultimately only of the inferior grade and cannot withstand immortal treasures or resist immortal seals.

However, a superior immortal body is equivalent to an eighth-order physical body. It can withstand immortal treasures and form immortal seals with its hands. Even without using any immortal seal techniques, it can fight against Biyou Immortal.

Moreover, the physical body formed by the immortal embryo will always possess a "power," and if this "power" is properly nurtured, it may even be no less than a top-tier ancient immortal seal.

Although Gu Yuan is only a fragmented immortal embryo, and his "power" is not extremely strong, it is by no means to be underestimated.

Most importantly, this "power" was of great importance to her.

"The immortal embryo is incomplete and not worth boasting about..."

Gu Yuan smiled upon hearing this, but felt a little strange inside.

He could sense that this Celestial Xuanhua was extremely interested in his life force authority, and even vaguely knew some information about his "authority".

You must know that the "power" formed by the immortal embryo is hidden within oneself. If it is not used, almost no one can detect it. How could the female immortal in front of you know this?

But Gu Yuan didn't ask any more questions. He vaguely felt that this matter might be related to today's "opportunity".

At that moment, after a moment of contemplation, the female immortal asked in a low voice, "This may be somewhat offensive, but I dare to ask, is the power of an immortal related to fate?"

really!

Gu Yuan understood, but a look of surprise appeared on his face: "How did you know, fellow Daoist? Are you also familiar with the Dao of Destiny? Or do you also have a celestial embryo within you?"

The female immortal immediately shook her head: "How precious is an immortal embryo? When I became an immortal, although the Xuanhuang realm was still a place where humans and immortals lived together and there were countless immortal peaks, there was no such divine object."

"The reason I ask this question is because I have encountered a difficult problem in my cultivation, and I urgently need a fellow practitioner who is well-versed in the laws of destiny to help me solve it."

The female immortal spoke softly.

"Oh? What kind of difficult problem is it that even a fairy is stumped?"

Gu Yuan asked curiously.

"Please take a look, Immortal."

Upon hearing this, the female immortal did not hide anything. She immediately waved her sleeve, and a shimmering moonlight appeared in front of the two of them, condensing into a moon disc in the air.

Within the moon-shaped disc, flowing water creates a picturesque scene.

In the secluded valley, beneath ancient trees, four shadows stood.

The leader was a radiant figure with a pointed face and monkey-like cheeks; he was clearly a monkey spirit who had taken human form.

The monkey spirit held a white steed in its hand. This horse had a majestic appearance and resembled a dragon.

Immediately, a graceful and refined female cultivator appeared, whose face was exactly the same as that of Fairy Xuanhua.

In the female cultivator's hand was an oiled paper umbrella, within which a ghost could be vaguely seen. The ghost's face was indistinct, but it possessed a familiar aura.

"This is……"

Gu Yuan was immediately startled and showed a look of surprise.

"This is my restless mind, my dual nature."

The female immortal gazed at her reflection in the mirror, her eyes deep and unfathomable.

"A restless mind and wandering thoughts, a dual body of spirit and form?"

Gu Yuan pondered these four words, feeling a Daoist charm flowing through him, a sense of profound mystery that he couldn't quite grasp.

"The immortal scripture I cultivate is called the 'Scripture of Using the Pretend to Cultivate Truth to Cross the World.' This method can reflect and strip away my restless mind, physical body, and soul, allowing me to be reborn as a living being."

"The mind becomes a monkey, the will becomes a horse, the body becomes a human, and the soul becomes a ghost. Then, in the Heavenly Palace, I will control these four beings to overcome the eighty-one tribulations. Once the tribulations are over, the mind and will will be calmed, and the body and soul will ascend. I can then immediately take the false form into reality, reverse yin and yang, and become a Jade Void Immortal."

The fairy's gaze remained fixed on the mirror, but her tone became increasingly ethereal, as if she were about to ascend to heaven.

"There really is such a divine scripture?"

"Is this a technique created by the fairy herself?"

Gu Yuan was shocked and couldn't help but ask.

Under the guise of cultivation, there are even immortal scriptures in the world that claim to strip away one's own mind and spirit to transform into human form in order to overcome tribulations and ascend to immortality.

What an ingenious idea!
"The immortal foundation I have condensed is called [Cultivation]. To be honest, this scripture is indeed something I discovered while exploring the path of my sect's predecessors..."

The female cultivator was not modest and immediately nodded.

"The fairy is truly a genius."

Gu Yuan couldn't help but clap his hands in praise.

He had heard of the "mind-restoring" method in his previous life, but he had never even considered practicing it.

"Cultivation for immortals is arduous, and achieving the Jade Void realm is even more difficult. Many seek alternative paths, but mine is merely a foolish one..."

The female immortal turned her head and smiled slightly, then said, "Now I have passed through eighty tribulations, and I am only one step away from the final one, the Mountain of Fate. It has trapped me for a long time and I need the help of the outside world."

Gu Yuan seemed to be deep in thought, but he couldn't help but ask, "Can this kind of tribulation-crossing method be done with the help of others?"

"We cultivators, by consuming elixirs and swallowing the moon, gathering the essence of the sun and moon, and refining the Five Elements Immortal Artifacts, aren't we all making good use of external resources?"

"The method for overcoming tribulation can naturally be sought with their help."

"However, there are rules for asking for help. Immortal Yuxu should not interfere, nor should those whose karmic connections have not yet arrived. Otherwise, if they cannot overcome the tribulation, they may lose their composure and suffer more losses than gains."

The female immortal shook her head slightly, then looked at Gu Yuan with a mysterious expression in her eyes: "I don't know if meeting an immortal today is a coincidence or the will of my immortal scriptures, but if I can get your help, fellow Daoist, I'm afraid this final trial today will be successful..."

Gu Yuan's heart stirred upon hearing this.

The stone liquid indicates that the time is Shen (3-5 PM), is it so that he can see this woman?
Is it my own destiny that led this woman through her ordeal?
But... what should we say about the elixir returning to its rightful place?
Could it be that this woman will give me a magical herb as compensation?

Gu Yuan was puzzled and did not agree immediately, but Fairy Xuanhua immediately added: "If this matter can be accomplished, I can give you a [Heart Monkey Immortal Stone]."

Heart Monkey Immortal Stone?

It's not a magic elixir?

(End of this chapter)