I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 723 Crossing Time, Battle Against Ancestor Mingquan!
"Gu Yuan, do you think you're worthy?"

These words, spoken with a chilling tone, were the most severe question Gu Yuan had heard from his ancestors since entering Linchuan to cultivate.

Over the years, with the protection of the ancestral master and the blessing of the lineage master, Gu Yuanzhen rarely heard such questions.

But he was not angry.

After reaching the realm of immortals, his mindset had become extremely detached.

But he fell into deep thought.

What does Master Mingquan mean by this? Master Xunfeng asked him to come and cultivate the Immortal Seal of Yesterday. How exactly does one cultivate it?
But all the thinking ultimately came down to this question.

Only those who have ascended to the Jade Void and aspire to the Great Luo realm are worthy of receiving this immortal seal.
Am I worthy of practicing this seal?
Gu Yuan bowed his head and replied, "Just as the Patriarch said, in terms of cause and effect, I am the first immortal of Qingcheng Cave Heaven, and I should cultivate this seal."

"As for ascending to the Jade Void realm, there is hope of reaching the Great Luo realm—Since I began my cultivation in the lower realm, I have overcome numerous obstacles, slaying dragons and demons, and ascended to the Nine Realms. I am invincible among mortals and am only a little over five hundred years old. Although I am not yet at the Jade Void realm, I have already condensed the Primordial Cloud Wood and have hope of reaching the Jade Void realm. With a high-grade Immortal Foundation and the ability to stabilize the world, I am not necessarily unable to take a look at the realm of Dao Fruit."

Upon hearing this, Master Mingquan burst into laughter: "You're quite ambitious, daring to speak frankly about your achievements and boast about your talent."

"Leaving aside cause and effect, are they invincible among mortals? In my Heavenly Palace, which immortal is not invincible among mortals? Otherwise, how could we be where we are today?"

"Though young, it's just a matter of wasting more time. Do you really think you can glimpse the Great Luo Dao Fruit?"

Ancestor Mingquan's words were truly impolite. Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan raised his head, looked at the fourth ancestor, and said in a deep voice, "Ancestor, it seems you are not one to enjoy debating the Dao. Since you question whether your disciple is virtuous and incompetent, unworthy of cultivating the Immortal Seal, I humbly request that you bestow upon me the method, so that I may give you a try!"

He bluntly invited me to test myself and end the debate, wanting to see if I was qualified.

Upon hearing this frank remark, Master Mingquan raised an eyebrow, a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "Truly a person of tenacious character, bravely striking out to obtain what one desires!"

"However, what you said is correct. Whether one is worthy or not cannot be determined by words. Although you were recommended by Uncle Xunfeng, if one's virtue does not match one's position, one should not even think about obtaining yesterday's Immortal Seal on one's own."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan immediately smiled and said, "Please enlighten me, Master!"

"Since you wish to cultivate the Immortal Seal of Yesterday, you naturally need to understand the Way of Time and Space. If you can surpass me when I entered the Heavenly Palace back then, you will naturally be qualified to cultivate this seal. If not, you should leave the palace as soon as possible..."

Master Mingquan put his hands behind his back and said calmly.

Gu Yuan immediately agreed.

"Time is inherently illusory, and all things of the past cannot be considered real. However, if one condenses a celestial seal, the past can be retrieved..."

Master Mingquan looked up at the sky and spoke slowly.

"boom!!"

Just then, an indescribable, immense force suddenly enveloped Gu Yuan.

"call!"

Then Gu Yuan felt a sudden gust of wind sweep around him. The speed of the wind was indescribable, seemingly faster than light. He felt everything around him was rushing backward. In the blink of an eye, he saw countless fairy maidens and heavenly soldiers turn into fleeting shadows and disappear around him.

Then everything stopped, and the bubble-like power that had enveloped him suddenly dissipated, and he reappeared in the same spot.

The spot remains a misty hot spring.

But no living creatures were to be seen.

"Who are you?"

But just then, a soft shout suddenly came from behind the shimmering hot spring.

Gu Yuan turned his head and saw that a young man in white was walking towards him from outside the hall.

The young man had a face as beautiful as jade, black hair that was not yet tied, and a black leather belt around his waist. He had an extraordinary bearing and a majestic appearance.

It was none other than the Ancestor Mingquan.

However, his eyebrows and eyes carried a compelling spirit, like the light of a sword breaking at dawn. His gaze was full of youthful vigor and less lazy.

"You are……"

At this moment, Master Mingquan also sensed something amiss, and looked at the heavens with a surprised expression.

"I've met the ancestor!"

Gu Yuan smiled slightly and bowed.

"The founder?"

"Who the hell are you?"

Master Mingquan looked even more surprised, his brows furrowing.

He had only recently ascended to heaven and was the third-generation immortal of Linchuan. Although he could indeed be called the patriarch in the mortal world, how could those low-ranking disciples meet in the Heavenly Palace?
The person before me, with pure energy flowing around him, was none other than the real and unerring Immortal Biyou.

Judging from his appearance, he was about the same age as me.

How could he have such a large number of disciples and followers?

Seeing his surprised expression, Gu Yuan immediately exclaimed, "The patriarch's methods are truly profound; no wonder he asked such a question."

He originally thought that what Ancestor Mingquan meant by fighting against him when he first entered the Heavenly Palace was using illusion techniques or time manipulation to fight against the projection from back then.

But to his utter surprise, as time passed, he seemed to have truly returned to a thousand years ago.

Perhaps the time here is not a thousand years or ten thousand years, but the Ancestor Mingquan before us is truly him when he first entered the Heavenly Palace.

To reverse the flow of time to this extent, what kind of method is this?

How could Gu Yuan not be moved?

"You come from the river of time?"

Just then, Ancestor Mingquan did some calculations and seemed to have gained some insight. He immediately looked at Gu Yuan with great shock.

"When and what era are you from, that you possess such abilities?"

"Have I ever ascended to heaven?"

While shocked, Master Mingquan was also excited and asked urgently.

Gu Yuan chuckled, wanting to offer an explanation, but the sky suddenly darkened, and a sudden realization dawned on him. He simply smiled and said, "This is all the work of the Ancestral Master and has nothing to do with me. I have come here today only to seek a qualification."

"qualifications?"

"What qualifications?"

Master Mingquan was slightly taken aback.

Gu Yuan didn't answer, but a strange light appeared in his eyes, and then, in his field of vision, a line of small golden characters appeared:

"Immortal Biyou, top-grade immortal foundation, immortal power value of 96 (Grade A)..."

With his celestial foundation measuring the heavens, Gu Yuan saw through the current level of celestial power of Ancestor Mingquan in an instant.

The eight characters "碧游仙人，上品仙基" were all gray, except for the "仙力值甲字九六" which showed a faint golden hue.

"Certainly!"

Gu Yuan immediately activated his Celestial Foundation and fixed the three words "ninety-six".

Anchoring the divine power.

In an instant, Gu Yuan froze the immortal power of Ancestor Mingquan. After that, no matter what methods he used, he could not break through the limit of "ninety-six" immortal power.

Moreover, this anchoring ability will continue to increase as Ancestor Mingquan's magical power is consumed. If Ancestor Mingquan consumes three immortal powers and his immortal power value is only "ninety-three", then the anchoring limit will be ninety-three.

No matter what kind of elixir one consumes or what kind of supernatural power one uses, one's immortal power only decreases and never increases.

Moreover, when Gu Yuanyuan looked around at the heavens, all the celestial energy of the heavens fell into his eyes.

"A superior immortal vein, with a spiritual vein value of 129,600 (甲字), a fire spiritual vein value of 36,000, and a thunder spiritual vein value of 36,000..."

This is the concentration of celestial energy in the hot spring courtyard, where various types of celestial energy from the five elements are mixed and fluctuating.

With a mere thought, Gu Yuan set the concentration of Thunder Spirit Value to its highest level and reduced the concentration of the rest of the Immortal Spirit Energy.

Measuring the heavens and earth, anchoring everything—that is the power of his immortal foundation.

However, he has only just become a Biyou Immortal, and his immortal foundation abilities are not particularly strong. Although he can freeze the Zhou Tian and freeze Ancestor Mingquan, these are not considered very powerful abilities.

True skill lies within oneself.

His thoughts flowed and entered his own body; in an instant, the same golden characters appeared before his eyes.

"The Immortal Biyou has a Celestial Power value of 106 (Grade A)..."

This is his own immortal power value.

Perhaps because of Tai Su Yun Ya, his immortal power was even stronger than that of Ancestor Ming Quan at this moment. "Freeze!"

Gu Yuan silently shouted again, and the power of the underworld instantly fell upon the number "one hundred and six".

"clang!"

A strange sound came from within him, like a golden lock falling, freezing everything in place.

His mana value instantly froze at "106", and did not move at all.

This is his greatest ability at present: to anchor himself and stabilize himself.

As long as his immortal foundation remains intact and his great power continues, his magical power will remain constant at 106, without any change. In other words, no matter how many immortal seals he uses or how many supernatural powers he releases, his magical power will not increase or decrease, and will not change in the slightest.

This ability violates the principle of conservation of the universe.

But it really did happen.

His magical power is inexhaustible, allowing him to fight endlessly day and night.

In truth, nothing in this world comes out of thin air. It's just that the foundation of immortality is truly mysterious. The forging of "Dao Principles" must involve a higher-dimensional power that stabilized everything, which is why Gu Yuan's magical power never dries up.

This is why he was able to develop the Great Luo Dao by deduce immortal techniques in the mortal realm.

All immortals in the world are like this: once their immortal foundation is solidified, their path is set. As long as they succeed, they all have a chance to reach the Great Luo realm.

The foundation of immortality is no joke.

The first battle among immortals is a contest of immortal foundations.

"Boom!"

All of this may seem slow to explain, but it can happen in the blink of an eye.

In the courtyard of the hot spring, thunder roared in an instant, and the celestial energy of the heavens seemed to be imbued with lightning, filling the whole world with a faint, hazy cinematic atmosphere.

Master Mingquan also sensed the changes within himself and realized that his magical power was anchored and difficult to increase.

He didn't know why the person in front of him attacked him, but he could sense that it wasn't malicious, but more like a sparring match that transcended time and space.

For a moment, a competitive spirit arose in his heart.

"A calamity has arrived!"

He slightly raised his head to look at Gu Yuan, and silently exclaimed in his heart.

"boom!"

In an instant, a myriad of worldly energies exploded before Gu Yuan's eyes.

"My lord, calamities are raging in the mortal realm! Please save me!"

The senior sister, her hair disheveled, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth, and her face deathly pale, suddenly appeared in front of Gu Yuan, pleading for his help.

Behind her senior sister, other lineage leaders and Mahayana cultivators were also pursuing her.

"Gu Yuan, Qingfeng is about to be destroyed! Descend to the mortal realm immediately!"

The abbot's voice echoed from afar, and a gigantic hand blotted out the sky, threatening to reduce Qingfeng Dao Academy to dust in one fell swoop.

"My lord, I am pregnant with your child!"

The fairy maiden Mengyun, who had only enjoyed a fleeting moment of pleasure, suddenly appeared before Gu Yuan, stroking her belly.

Superior Immortal Foundation, in the Mortal World!
The power of the Mortal Immortal Foundation to reshape and anchor the world may not be as great as that of the Celestial Immortal Foundation, but this foundation contains tribulations. Anyone who wants to fight against the master of this foundation must undergo a mortal tribulation.

Only if you can get past him can you fight him.

If one cannot overcome this obstacle, one will directly fall into the mortal world, without the need for the Immortal Foundation Master to intervene, and will simply become addicted to it until death.

Most importantly, when he is undergoing his tribulation in the mortal world, Master Mingquan can intervene.

If two people who are originally of the same realm suddenly undergo tribulation during a battle, is there any point in continuing the battle?
"boom!"

Ancestor Mingquan chuckled, a dreamlike flame in his palm, which crossed the void and was sent straight toward Gu Yuan's heart.

This is the fire of the mortal world.

Once it enters one's heart, even with extraordinary cultivation, one must endure countless tribulations in the mortal world to break free.

It can be said that once this fire enters his heart, Gu Yuan will surely lose this battle.

But just as Ancestor Mingquan stepped within three feet of Gu Yuan, countless bolts of lightning suddenly appeared between heaven and earth. These lightning bolts, reaching to the heavens and the earth, were a deep purple and transformed into a cage, trapping Ancestor Mingquan within them.

Purple Cloud Immortal Prison.

After Gu Yuan achieved the Immortal Seal of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Immortal Prison, he chose the second transformation.

This seal is the method of the Heavenly Prison, which can isolate heaven and earth, yin and yang, and the five elements, rendering all escape techniques useless.

The moment this seal appeared, it immediately separated Gu Yuan from Patriarch Mingquan.

And he opened his eyes at that moment.

"So fast?"

Master Mingquan was immediately surprised.

Although the Tribulation of the Mortal World was his foundational technique, it was also an extremely powerful offensive method. Yet the person before him was able to break free in an instant, which was simply unbelievable. Could it be that he had already undergone a hundred tribulations?

"The patriarch truly has remarkable skills..."

Gu Yuan looked at Ancestor Mingquan and was filled with emotion.

When a celestial being makes a move, it triggers a great calamity in the mortal world. In the midst of this calamity, even immortals are hard to move; a mere instant can bring about a life-or-death situation.

He never expected that a battle between immortals could be decided in an instant.

Fortunately, he is destined to be a "reincarnation body" and possesses the "reincarnation seal," allowing him to reincarnate a hundred times in an instant, equivalent to experiencing the mortal world a hundred times. This enables him to break through all mental tribulations and not be bound by the mortal world.

Otherwise, he would have been defeated in the blink of an eye.

"Please enlighten me, Master!"

Having broken free from the tribulations of the mortal world, Gu Yuan did not hesitate. With a soft shout, a burst of misty energy erupted behind him, transforming into a giant misty hand that carried the power to change the color of heaven and earth, and suddenly attacked Ancestor Mingquan.

"boom!"

Moreover, behind Gu Yuan, a phantom with three heads and six arms appeared, and then rolling crimson flames swirled around the sky, burning towards Thunder Prison.

Use the Primordial Qi to capture the Immortal Seal!
Eighth-Rank Star Spirit, Jin Hai!
In an instant, crimson flames filled the Thunder Prison, scorching all the immortal energy and turning the Thunder Prison into a desolate and barren land.

Above the sky, a vast, misty hand blotted out the sun and sky, so expansive that it seemed to want to crush all living beings to death.

This giant hand contained the power of Gu Yuan's immortal body, which was extremely terrifying. Even an eighth-grade immortal body would probably not be able to withstand this grip.

"I am an immortal in the mortal world, possessing countless forms!"

Master Mingquan stood calmly in the Thunder Prison, only chanting softly.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

In an instant, the aura of the mortal world swirled around him, and three blurry figures appeared.

One of them wore a Zhen trigram-shaped crown and a purple-lightning-sleeved Taoist robe, seemingly a Taoist practicing thunder magic.

As soon as the Taoist appeared, he immediately looked up at Lei Yu.

"boom!"

In an instant, the originally unified Purple Heaven Thunder Prison suddenly exploded with faint gaps.

This Taoist priest seems to be the Lord of Thunder, as he actually possesses the power to command the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder.

Moreover, amidst the pervasive atmosphere of the mortal world, two more blurry figures appeared.

One of them was tall and strong, with his upper body bare, and seemed to be a strongman.

One of them was dressed in a crimson robe and wore a crown of ashes, and seemed to be a Taoist who practiced fire magic.

But now, with the blessing of the power of the mortal world, both of them have gained amazing power, seemingly becoming the Lord of Warriors and the Lord of Crimson Flames. With just a light shout, they actually disturbed Gu Yuan's Immortal Seal Star Spirit.

(End of this chapter)