I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 718 Choosing One of Four Fates, Gathering Qi and Condensing a Sprout

"The immortal's destiny is extraordinary, which is why he obtained this lotus. I have no merit in it."

"It is the immortal who has relieved me of this predicament, which is a great favor. Please keep this immortal stone and this [Moonlight Token]."

"If one day you immortals need my help, just come to Taihuang Heaven. I will come immediately upon receiving your order and will not delay."

Fairy Xuanhua's gaze pierced through the vast clouds and mist, revealing the restless and distracted group, and a look of admiration immediately appeared on her face.

She turned slightly, bowed, handed the Heart Monkey Immortal Stone to Gu Yuan, and presented him with an Immortal Token that emitted a faint moonlight.

For Gu Yuan, all of this today was nothing more than a simple matter, and it even helped him condense a golden lotus, giving him an extra opportunity.

But for Fairy Xuanhua, it was a favor that helped her achieve the Great Dao.

Once this ordeal was overcome, the illusion reflected reality, and she finally tamed her wandering thoughts and subdued her restless mind, achieving the duality of spirit and form. Breaking free from shackles, she ascended to the Jade Void Realm with overwhelming power that found a new path.

This is the Jade Void Realm!

It is an existence capable of reversing yin and yang and altering reality.

In the vast Heavenly Palace, there are countless immortals, but most of them are already old.

They can only rely on ascending to the Heavenly Palace and seize the opportunity to achieve immortality.

This is also why the Heavenly Palace has been in sync and of one mind for tens of thousands of years.

True Jade Void Immortals are extremely rare, and their status is vastly different.

Once she gets through this step, the world will truly be her oyster.

After all, below the Great Luo, the Jade Void is supreme, and for many immortals, this is already the end of their immortal journey.

Gu Yuan did not stand on ceremony and immediately accepted the immortal stones and immortal tokens. Then, looking at Fairy Xuanhua's increasingly ethereal aura, he bowed and congratulated her: "Fairy, your wisdom in the Great Dao is like that of a celestial being. You created this scripture and, under the guise of cultivation, you have entered the Jade Void today. This is truly fitting."

"Hahaha!"

"By borrowing from all living beings, one can ultimately become an immortal."

"Ascend to the Jade Void and roam the heavens..."

This time, Fairy Xuanhua showed no humility, but simply murmured softly, a moon rising in her eyes, pure energy flowing around her, as she looked down at the Heavenly Palace one last time.

Beneath the vast sea of ​​clouds, the horse, the monkey, the human, and the soul finally crossed the Mountain of Destiny and arrived at the foot of Penglai.

Their fates had been sealed, and their tribulations were finally over. The horse, the monkey, the human, and the soul suddenly froze, their eyes flashing with a series of images. Finally, they all looked up, their figures transforming into streaks of light that shot straight into the sky and flew into the Heavenly Palace.

"boom!!"

Originally a spirit of the Heavenly Palace, it was unhindered and soared straight into the clouds, falling into Fairy Xuanhua's body.

"boom!!"

In an instant, boundless celestial light surged from Fairy Xuanhua's body, and dark tribulation clouds appeared above the Heavenly Palace, accompanied by thunderous lightning, instantly attracting countless celestial thoughts.

If there is a calamity in the Heavenly Palace, but it is not a calamity of the Great Luo, then there is only one possibility.

Jade Void Immortal!
In the Heavenly Palace, someone is once again undergoing the Jade Void Immortal Tribulation.

"Boom!"

Endless lightning bolts rained down, a force even higher than the Heavenly Palace, unstoppable, striking straight at Fairy Xuanhua.

However, Fairy Xuanhua took a different approach, having already overcome eighty-one tribulations, subdued her restless mind, and stabilized her spirit and form.

At this moment, her physical body was stronger than ever before, and her soul was more resilient than ever before; no calamity could harm her.

Even heavenly tribulations are like this.

"So this is a celestial being from the Heavenly Palace..."

Gu Yuan witnessed all of this and was filled with emotion.

He had only been in the Heavenly Palace for a few days, but he had already witnessed the birth of a Jade Void Immortal.

It's still a method of feigning cultivation to transcend worldly tribulations—truly mysterious.

Even Gu Yuan had a feeling that the greatest opportunity of the day might not be this [Petitioning Immortal Lotus], but rather getting to know Fairy Xuanhua.

He was filled with mixed emotions, but the tribulation lightning did not stop and continued to rumble.

But everything had already come to fruition; this calamity was merely a formality.

Before long, the lightning dissipated, the immortal energy returned to its place, and Fairy Xuanhua successfully entered the Jade Void Realm.

She nodded slightly to Gu Yuan from the sky, then her figure flashed and disappeared into the first heaven, vanishing without a trace.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan did not linger any longer. With a flash, he flew into the seventh heaven and returned to the Dou Shu Palace.

The world was temporarily at peace.

……

……

Upon returning to the Dou Shu Hall, the Left Shu Envoy immediately came and presented a jade token.

This was the reply from the Left Privy Councilor after he followed Gu Yuan's instructions and sent a second letter to the Immortal Salary Hall, requesting a response from Tai Su Yun Ya.

"Immortal salaries are hard to come by, and the Tai Su Cloud Sprouts are in short supply. We have already done our best to refine them, but it will still take fifty years to complete. Please wait patiently, Immortal."

Above the jade token was the reply from the Immortal Salary Hall.

"Fifty years?"

Gu Yuan frowned immediately.

Although this reply was much more detailed than before, fifty years was still not the answer Gu Yuan wanted.

It should be noted that once the Tai Su Cloud Sprout takes root and sprouts within the Immortal Foundation, it will activate the "Tai Su Immortal Qi" that was created when the Heavenly Palace was established, increasing the cultivation speed several times over.

This is an extremely precious elixir. Once it takes root and sprouts, it can accompany Biyou Realm, making it extremely valuable.

If you are fifty years slower, it is equivalent to losing one hundred and fifty years of spiritual practice.

This is still a conservative estimate.

The strong will remain strong, and the weak will remain weak. The deeper the foundation, the greater the increase in cultivation. Gu Yuan estimated that his immortal body, which he called his immortal embryo, could be activated five times faster.

Fifty years is two hundred and fifty years of cultivation.

Although Gu Yuan is still young, his consistent principle in cultivation is to be as fast as possible.

Moreover, the cultivation of immortals is extremely slow; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it tortoise-paced.

Immortals have not yet transcended the physical realm. To break through to a higher level, they still need to hone their immortal power and gather immortal spiritual energy from the void.

This vapor condensed into liquid and fell into the immortal foundation.

The immortal foundation is like parched soil. Collect this liquid as nourishment. Once the immortal foundation is "fully moistened", and you have passed the heavenly tribulation, you will achieve the Jade Void Realm. A "Dao Tree" will grow in the immortal foundation.

If the wood bears fruit, then it is the realm of the Great Luo.

Collecting immortal spiritual energy is easy, but refining it into liquid to nourish one's immortal foundation is extremely difficult.

A hundred years to form a single liquid, a thousand years to gather a handful.

It is truly the work of water milling.

Even if the immortal Biyou lived for tens of thousands of years, it wouldn't be enough.

Cultivation is like ascending to heaven; the higher you go, the more difficult it becomes. Relying solely on longevity and arduous cultivation is never enough to break through to a higher realm.

Otherwise, wouldn't everyone be a top scholar?
However, this is the most orthodox method of cultivation.

For many immortals, this method is ineffective, and they are simply powerless to break through their current realm.

This is why many immortals of Biyou, like Fairy Xuanhua, have taken a different path and ascended to Yuxu using various "wonderful scriptures and immortal techniques".

Fairy Xuanhua pretended to cultivate immortality, stripped away her restless mind, and overcame tribulations. Once the tribulations were completed, she could instantly gather everything from the darkness, equivalent to overcoming eighty-one tribulations herself, and ascend to heaven in one step.

Although Gu Yuan had just entered the Heavenly Palace, he had already gained a clear understanding of cultivation in various realms after becoming a Biyou Immortal.

It could even be said that on the day the immortal foundation was determined, not only Gu Yuan, but all immortals knew in their hearts what their future cultivation would entail.

This is the enlightenment of the Great Dao.

Therefore, even the immortal Biyou needs to seize every second in his cultivation.

Two hundred and fifty years of cultivation is neither a long nor a short time. Moreover, magical power is also the key to magical combat.

Although the immortals of Biyou are competing in magic, they are vying for control of the world through various means, using their [Immortal Foundation], [Immortal Seal], and various [Immortal Treasures]. Whoever can control the world will be superior.

The significance of magic power is no longer as important as it was in the human world.

A powerful immortal foundation can even ensure that one's magical power never dries up.

However, in a battle between cultivators of the same realm, having an extra wisp of immortal power will inevitably increase one's chances of victory.

In the face of life and death, it is always these small, incremental efforts that matter most.

However… since Gu Yuan was new to the place, and the Immortal Salary Hall was “following the rules,” he didn’t have a better solution for the time being.

He couldn't just go to their door and demand it by force.

This is why he previously felt things were tricky.

The veteran immortals, who have been in charge of the Immortal Palace for many years, subtly trip up others using immortal rules and laws, making them the most troublesome, yet never fatal.

But after becoming an immortal, Gu Yuan felt much more detached and less impatient.

He planned to find a time to personally visit the Immortal Palace, to find out the reason for the Immortal Palace's actions, and then to determine the Immortal Palace's "mistakes and weaknesses" before making a decision.

It will also be a good opportunity to see how the various palaces and lineages of the Heavenly Palace coexist and cultivate together.

If he truly needs to blend in with the world, then this is the only way he can do it.

……

……

Putting aside the matter of Tai Su Yun Ya for the time being, Gu Yuan leisurely walked into the Dou Shu Hall's dojo, sat down on the futon in the suspended hall, and took out the [Summoning Immortal Lotus].

This is the blue-green opportunity revealed by the stone liquid.

Although the cyan opportunity did not significantly change Gu Yuan's fate.

But he has now reached the realm of immortals.

Even a small change is quite remarkable.

Therefore, he still had high expectations for this lotus.

This is a "celestial medicine" hidden in the illusory river of time, a golden lotus of destiny that can summon a "destiny" from the dark void to aid in cultivation.

That Destiny Mountain must have been the immortal mountain of Xuanhuang back then. After experiencing a great calamity, it was moved to heaven by the Supreme Being. Now, by chance, it was condensed by Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan had never seen such an ability before: to summon destiny from the illusory river of time and space to aid in cultivation.

Although the destiny of "Remnant Heart Sword" was also formed from the "River of Time," it was based on a remnant soul, which is fundamentally different from that of "Summoning Immortal Lotus."

However, the rarer it was, the more curious Gu Yuan became.

With a flick of his sleeve, he summoned the golden lotus to hang in the hall, though its form remained ethereal, its rooted place and source of growth unseen.

"boom!"

But when Gu Yuan reached out and made a gesture, a handful of golden flames rose from his palm.

The Fire of Destiny!

This is the power carried by the Sacred Infant Fruit.

This Immortal Lotus of Destiny can only be refined by the Fire of Fate.

"boom!"

A crackling sound, like burning firewood, rang out, and a petal on the Lotus of Desire suddenly fell.

"Crash!"

At the same time, a phantom river suddenly appeared in the previously empty palace.

Amidst the surging river, the power of time permeates endlessly.

This is the river of time and space.

However, it is not complete. It is merely a coincidence that the origin of a certain period of time in the long river of time fell and reflected in the Destiny Mountain, leaving a piece of "nourishment" to nurture an illusory Destiny Lotus.

"call out!"

The lotus petals fell into the river of time, and in an instant, the river rippled. The lotus petals melted, and an even smaller golden lotus grew out of the river, with four illusory characters on its pedestal.

"Exquisite Elixir Fire!"

"call out!"

After the tiny golden lotus grew, the second petal on the Immortal Lotus suddenly fell off, just like the first petal, and fell into the long river, where it grew into another tiny golden lotus, with four illusory characters on its base.

"All herbs possess spiritual properties!"

Each petal represents a golden lotus, and each lotus represents a destiny.

Gu Yuan also had an epiphany, realizing the power of the Requesting Immortal Lotus.

In this vast river of time and space, there are four destinies. The Golden Lotus draws upon these four destinies to survive.

However, for a low-grade immortal lotus, only one life can be obtained. If one chooses one life, the other three lotuses will become nutrients to help the life take shape and fall into the main body of the lotus.

In other words, one out of four lives is chosen.

"call out!"

At that moment, the last two petals of the Requesting Immortal Lotus slowly fell into the long river, where they sprouted into two small golden lotuses.

"Kun Yuan Star Body!"

"Gathering Qi and Condensing Sprouts!"

"what!"

Four destinies appeared before Gu Yuan's eyes. Although the first three were all extraordinary, Gu Yuan only glanced at them. But when the fourth destiny appeared, his eyes suddenly lit up.

However, he did not act rashly. Instead, he focused his thoughts and gently landed on the four golden lotuses.

"Exquisite Elixir Fire, able to control the fire of immortal elixirs at will, a naturally born seed of fire..."

"All herbs are interconnected, revealing the secrets of all immortal herbs; at a glance, their uses are fully understood; a natural seed for gathering herbs..."

"The Kunyuan Star Body refines starlight into the earth, naturally nurturing people from spiritual soil..."

"Gathering Qi to condense a sprout, condensing all kinds of immortal Qi, creating an immortal sprout, a person born to condense Qi into treasure..."

With a thought, Gu Yuan fully grasped the four destinies, and sighed softly, "I never imagined there were such destinies. It's truly heaven's help..."

These four destinies can all assist in cultivation, but none of them are the ultimate destiny. The Dan Fire can only burn fire, but may not be able to refine pills; the Hundred Herbs Connection can be achieved, but may not be able to see immortal herbs; the Kun Yuan Star Body is wonderful, but Gu Yuan is unwilling to be the one who nurtures spirits and cultivates soil.

Even the gathering of qi and condensation of buds was not a destiny that moved Gu Yuan.

But given the circumstances, this fourth destiny comes into play.

Who knows, there might be even more benefits to be gained.

Without hesitation, he chose the last golden lotus.

"boom!"

In an instant, all three golden lotuses were enveloped by the illusory life fire and burned to ashes in a flash, while the last golden lotus shone brightly and grew vigorously, growing to the same size as the previous [Summoning Immortal Lotus] in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, its form was no longer illusory, but directly became a physical entity, landing in Gu Yuan's palm.

"boom!"

However, Gu Yuan did not swallow it. Instead, immortal fire surged in his palm, covering the golden lotus. In an instant, the golden lotus transformed into thousands of streams of light, which fell into his body.

As countless thoughts swirled within him, Gu Yuan felt as if a new "being" had appeared inside him.

This being is formless and has no intelligence; it is merely a condensation of the purest "fate."

This was a request for destiny to possess him; in just a moment, Gu Yuan grasped everything in his fate.

He rose leisurely, summoned the fairy maidens, ordered the celestial officials to prepare a carriage, and led the entire Dou Shu Palace in a grand procession toward the Celestial Palace.

(End of this chapter)