I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 780 New Changes in the Stone Liquid: Gathering Opportunities, Rising from Green to Silver!

Throughout his cultivation, his greatest aid has been the stone liquid.

Without the stone liquid, he wouldn't be where he is today.

He would never deny that.

The world is full of heroes, but without a treasure or a top-notch opportunity, how can one stand out?

He never felt that relying on stone liquid was a shameful thing.

Having treasures to rely on is a fortunate thing.

However, as he has cultivated for so long, his strength has increased, and the opportunities for the Stone Liquid have become increasingly rare, so they are no longer as helpful to him as before. Even without the Stone Liquid, he can still cultivate.

However, Gu Yuan was still very curious about the origin of the stone liquid.

Especially after witnessing that "boundless light" that day, the Longevity Seal appeared and the stone liquid disappeared. Whether the two were coincidences or related, Gu Yuan had always had a question in his mind.

He hadn't seen the stone liquid for twenty years, and he was really not used to it.

Now that he has entered the dojo, the liquid stone is trembling again, which naturally arouses his curiosity.

Why did they disappear?

"And why did it reappear?"

"Is it because of this dojo? Can the Origin Dojo help restore the stone liquid? Or can it shield something?"

Gu Yuan pondered for a moment, then took out the stone bottle.

The stone bottle remained gray and dull, resembling a toy discarded by an ordinary child, devoid of any spiritual light. Yet, in Gu Yuan's perception, a mysterious power flowed within the liquid, its abundance sufficient to perceive the vast universe.

Gu Yuan reached out and gently stroked the stone bottle, trying to find something different, but he found nothing.

The liquid stone was still the same as before, with no change. The only difference was that after he advanced to the Jade Void Realm, the stone bottle became much heavier. It seemed to contain an ancient divine mountain, extremely heavy. If he hadn't reached the ninth level of physical body, he might not have been able to lift it.

This weight is only relative to him. If it were another cultivator, this bottle would be just an ordinary bottle, without weight or divine light.

Gu Yuan did not formally acknowledge the stone bottle as his master, yet he possessed a profound connection that transcended mere acknowledgment.

"Fine, let me take one more look..."

After pondering for a long time without finding an answer, Gu Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he finally decided to take another look.

The reason he couldn't wait to use the stone liquid as soon as he returned to the Heavenly Palace was because he sensed that the stone liquid had undergone new changes after he advanced to the Jade Void Realm.

However, before he could even experiment with these new changes, a strange event occurred that not only altered his cultivation but also changed the entire pattern of the universe.

But now that the stone liquid has been restored, it means that we can continue to look for opportunities.

The liquid level in this bottle was higher than he had imagined, so Gu Yuan decided to trust it one more time.

He activated the Cave Heaven Seal and the Reincarnation Seal to cover himself, and then Gu Yuan dripped the stone liquid into his eyes again without hesitation.

"boom!!"

In an instant, the sky spun, the Milky Way was upside down, and the whole world turned gray again.

Gu Yuan's gaze encompassed the entire Xuanhuang and the heavens and earth; it seemed that the entire world was within his sight.

But this time, there was no boundless light.

Gu Yuan had a vague feeling that there was an extraordinary being in the dark beyond the heavens, but he couldn't see it.

It seems this thing cannot be seen, and it seems this thing is not a matter of chance?

A strange realization arose in Gu Yuan's heart.

But in an instant, he suppressed this realization in his heart.

Since we cannot see that "boundless light," the most urgent task is to experiment with the new capabilities of the liquid stone.

Gu Yuan looked closely and saw streaks of light appearing in the vast expanse of heaven and earth.

These points of light, mostly white, are scattered irregularly across Xuanhuang, and even in the outer starry sky.

In fact, if Xuanhuang hadn't returned to its proper place, Gu Yuan felt he wouldn't have seen these white opportunities within Xuanhuang.

Besides that, there were five light blue or dark blue opportunities flashing around him.

With just a glance, Gu Yuan knew the location of these opportunities.

Dojo!

These light blue or dark blue opportunities are all in lower-grade Daoist temples. They are now shining brightly because the temples have not yet determined a winner, and they are unclaimed.

In addition, there was a very faint cyan opportunity scattered throughout the Xuanhuang, at a great distance.

This should be a "land of opportunity" that was born by chance after the return of the universe to its rightful place.

But Gu Yuan's mind was not on these azure opportunities.

He suddenly looked up and gazed into the distance.

In the far distance, across countless billions of miles, twelve pale silver opportunities flickered.

However, these twelve pale silver opportunities were extremely illusory, seemingly unformed and in a state of chaos.

Mid-grade training ground!

But Gu Yuan only glanced at it before turning his gaze back to what was in front of him.

A blue light flickered, displaying an inexplicable hue, seemingly about to disappear, yet not disappearing.

Xumi Immortal Stone!

This stone was also a matter of chance; it was not unclaimed, but was obtained by Gu Yuan. Therefore, this chance gave it an inexplicable color, which was extremely mysterious.

But ultimately, there were still specks of light; they never disappeared.

Without hesitation, Gu Yuan looked up again, then suddenly reached out and grabbed at the gray world before him.

"Hoohoo!"

There was no overwhelming power, nor any mysterious phenomena, but Gu Yuan had grasped all the "white opportunities" he had previously witnessed.

Crossing the void, spanning countless miles, and seizing all the "white opportunities" in his hands—this was something Gu Yuan would never have dared to dream of before.

But this is not the end of the story.

Gu Yuan reached out and threw all the "white opportunities" onto the Sumeru Immortal Stone in front of him.

All of this is extremely mysterious and illusory.

Because the "white opportunity" that Gu Yuan reached out to grab was not a physical entity; in his vision, it was merely a series of specks of light representing opportunity.

However, when these "white opportunities" approached the "cyan opportunity" where the Sumeru Immortal Stone was located, they were involuntarily drawn into it.

The already extremely rich azure aura became even more intense at this moment, with the rich azure almost revealing wisps of silver light.

Then Gu Yuan suddenly looked up, reached out again, and grabbed the pale blue opportunity scattered in the Xuanhuang area, then threw it onto the Sumeru Immortal Stone.

"boom!"

As the power of the unseen flowed, the original blue light of opportunity emanating from the Sumeru Immortal Stone suddenly surged forth, transforming directly into a faint silver glow.

"It really works?!"

Gu Yuan was shocked and glanced at the five opportunities on his left and right sides, but he hesitated for a moment when he looked up.

In that instant of hesitation, the effects of the liquid disappeared.

"boom!"

Everything before their eyes exploded and vanished, leaving only the swirling mist within the dojo.

Without a second thought or a moment of regret, Gu Yuan immediately looked up at the "Sumeru Immortal Stone" before him.

The already formed "Sumeru Immortal Stone" was shrouded in a hazy light, like clouds and mist. Within it, the power of chaotic creation and indescribable forces surged and continuously fell into the stone.

This stone is constantly changing, like soft clay, but it is always difficult to take shape.

[This innate, wondrous stone, enveloped by the source of creation, is currently in the process of gestation. In ten years, it will be completed, and upon completion, it will surely have a world-shaking effect.]

The Immortal Seal immediately provided an annotation. This annotation was completely different from the previous one.

A naturally formed, extraordinary stone, still in the process of being conceived.

Gu Yuan gazed at the swirling spiritual light before him, his eyes lost in thought.

The changes in the liquid stone were enormous.

Previously, Shi Ye was merely an "observer," even though he could see the universe and witness countless opportunities, he was still just an observer.

Whether or not Gu Yuan can obtain all the opportunities, and how he can obtain them, depends on his own efforts and methods.

This time, however, the stone liquid was promoted from "observer" to "intervener," and it was able to forcibly gather and unite other uncontrolled opportunities, transforming them from green to silver.

This is simply incredible power.

Because Gu Yuan knew that what he had just "captured" was not a physical object, not the "immortal fruits and immortal stones" that had been nurtured by those white opportunities, but all the creation and cause and effect, the origin of heaven and earth, within the formation of these "white opportunities" and "immortal fruits and immortal stones".

Even the formation of a low-grade immortal tree requires time, the essence of the sun and moon, and a series of coincidences... When Gu Yuan reached out to grasp that opportunity, all the time, the essence of the sun and moon, the destiny of the opportunity, and even the "Dao patterns" contained within the immortal tree transformed into the most primordial existence and were gathered by him.

Gu Yuan couldn't quite explain the feeling; he felt as if he had gathered together a part of the entire universe.

And this aggregate is the most primordial existence, the source of creation, the beginning of creation, capable of nurturing all possibilities.

This is an extremely wondrous experience, one that even the Jade Void Realm cannot fully describe.

Gu Yuan just had a feeling that even in the long river of time, all the "cause" and "seed" of white opportunities, and even those of blue opportunities, had disappeared and been gathered together.

Within that white opportunity, there was a [Celestial Elm Tree]. Its leaves could nurture the Celestial Eye, allowing one to see through illusions. It was born from the return of the Xuanhuang to its rightful place, when the Celestial Spirit Qi permeated the air and fell upon a spiritual tree. However, after Gu Yuan captured it, this Celestial Tree completely disappeared.

Even if we look back on time, it's all in vain.

Without the spirit wood, without the pervasive spiritual energy, without the nourishment of the sun and moon, everything ceases to exist.

"Is this a new ability after the Stone Liquid Jade Void, or is it because of the return of Xuanhuang and my being in the Origin Dojo?"

Gu Yuan fell into deep thought.

Today's convergence of opportunities and promotion from junior to senior level is a great shock to him.

This is not just a simple "silver opportunity," but an unprecedented possibility and authority.

Gu Yuan couldn't say whether all of this was because of the Origin Dojo, since the Dojo was the Origin after Xuanhuang returned to its original position, and it inherently possessed infinite possibilities, nurturing the most precious creations.

The source of the Daoist temple is merely a mysterious place; it's impossible for it to gather all the other opportunities from the Xuanhuang realm.
Or is it because these opportunities arose after the return of Xuanhuang to its proper place, unlike ordinary opportunities in the past?
But all of this is destined to remain unanswered for the time being.

Gu Yuan glanced at the Sumeru Immortal Stone, which was still in the process of being conceived, and then at the stone bottle that had fallen into silence.

In the past, no matter how many opportunities he witnessed or how much his cultivation increased, the stone bottle was only explored once a month, and that never changed.

But this time is different.

This time, it's not "observation," but "intervention."

Gu Yuan felt that the liquid stone had become lighter, unlike the weight of the ancient divine mountain, and that it took much longer to cool down than before.

Twenty years!
It will be a full twenty years before the stone liquid can be used again.

And this time coincides with the period when the molten stone had been dormant.

Gu Yuan couldn't figure out for a moment whether the stone liquid was silent because of the past twenty years or because he had seen that "boundless light".
After pondering for a moment, Gu Yuan temporarily put aside his thoughts on the liquid stone and looked up at the vast expanse of black and yellow.

"A mid-grade training ground..."

In the vast, dark, and distant land, there are twelve sacred sites still in the process of being conceived.

That's a mid-grade training ground.

Although it is not yet fully formed, Gu Yuan has already seen the nascent opportunity within the liquid stone.

Twelve silver opportunities!
The Origin Dojo truly lives up to its reputation as a place that nurtures the most precious things; all twelve dojos are silver-level opportunities.

You must know that Gu Yuan is now at the Jade Void Realm!

In the past, even knowing all twelve opportunities would have been useless, because he could only obtain one of them.

These are the rules of the Heavenly Palace, and they cannot be changed.

But now, another possibility has emerged.

How can one or two dozen silver opportunities be gathered together from the molten stone and transformed into gold?

Gu Yuan wasn't sure if he could be promoted from Silver to Gold, but Shi Ye's performance today made it possible.

"To possess all the treasures of the universe, the opportunities of heaven and earth, to seize the opportunities of all living beings, and to nurture one person?"

Gu Yuan muttered to himself.

I obtained it by chance, without any ulterior motive, and I am at peace with myself.

When opportunity knocks in the world, everyone uses their own methods to annihilate fellow immortals, and they have no regrets.

Otherwise, the Heavenly Palace would not have bestowed the [Divine Court Ranking].

But... sitting upright in the temple, receiving all the opportunities of the twelve immortals, is that the right path?

The twelve immortals fought desperately, only to find themselves in an empty dojo.
If the Dragon Court were to contend with him, Gu Yuan would calmly gather everything, elevate silver to gold, without any guilt, and would make the Dragon Court know what true immortal techniques and supreme methods are!

But now that Xuanhuang is a battle between the Heavenly Palaces, can this method still be used?

This is not in line with his personality.

This is also why he hesitated just now, at the last moment of the stone liquid's effect, looking at the unclaimed blue opportunities in the surrounding low-grade Daoist field.

The way of Heaven is to take from what is insufficient and give to what is excessive.

To fully grasp the secrets of heaven and attain the Great Luo?
Gu Yuan fell into deep thought.

"ten years……"

But after a long while, he seemed to have made up his mind, looked at the "immortal stone" shrouded in mist, and sighed softly.

Hopefully, this "silver opportunity" won't disappoint him.

The silver opportunities in the Jade Void Realm can slightly alter one's destiny; if one is powerful enough, they can give one a significant advantage.

"You vile worm, come out now!"

Standing cross-legged in place, Gu Yuan stopped thinking and prepared to protect the strange stone from taking shape. But before that, he waved his sleeve and released a small insect with twenty-four golden wings.

It's the Heart-Eating Worm!
"Boom!"

As soon as this insect appeared, the heavens and earth roared incessantly, and thunderclouds began to form.

Heavenly Tribulation!

With his help, the Heart-Eating Worm is now able to transcend tribulation and become an immortal.

"Sir, please lend me a hand!"

The Heart-Eating Worm closed its legs, bowed to Gu Yuan, and pleaded.

"With such profound knowledge, do you still need my help to become an immortal?"

"Quickly undergo the tribulation. After you have completed it, I have important matters to discuss with you!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Gu Yuan threw the Heart-Eating Worm out of the dojo.

The struggle for the new position is not to be taken lightly and requires all available assistance.

Although the Heart-Eating Worm has only just broken through to the eighth rank, it is a naturally unique species that can inhabit all kinds of beings.

Gu Yuan needs him to break through his limits before cultivating the alien insects.

The path of insects may seem minor, but when combined with the path of formations, it becomes the path of greatness.

After throwing out the Heart-Eating Worm, Gu Yuan pondered for a moment, then his body swayed, and a magical avatar emerged, flying towards the Linchuan Mountain Gate.

Plans can't keep up with changes, but the "Great Fortune Across the Heavens" seal remains the world's top immortal seal.

(End of this chapter)