Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 289

Gu Shihan held the jade pendant and examined it carefully. The jade pendant was pentagonal, with some mysterious and complex rune patterns engraved on one side, and a green gemstone that shimmered with a faint light inlaid on the back.

"I hope this jade pendant will come in handy and relieve our current worries!" Wen Xin said emotionally.

"Girl, I remember this jade pendant doesn't seem to have anything special about it, right? Besides being pretty... what is its purpose?" Shi Qinghan, unable to contain her curiosity, leaned forward and asked.

Gu Shihan thought for a moment and said, "Big brother, I'm not sure either. Why don't you look around and see if there's any place with this pattern? Senior Lingxu must have had a reason for sending it."

“Yes, this jade tablet looks like a key to somewhere. But what about those things outside? Won’t they break the formation?” Situ Tinglang asked.

Mo Yu went to the edge of the formation to check it out, then looked at several restrictions, and waved his hand, saying, "It's alright, they can't get in. As long as we don't go out, there won't be any problems. Let's see what the jade tablet is for."

The group split up and searched the cave. Before long, Gu Jiahui found a pattern on a cave wall that matched the jade pendant.

Gu Shihan walked to the stone wall and embedded the jade tablet in her hand into a seemingly inconspicuous groove in the stone wall.

In an instant, a beam of light burst forth from the embedded part, traversing the entire stone wall.

As the light gradually dimmed, the previously tightly closed stone walls began to slowly move to both sides, emitting a low and heavy friction sound.

Once the stone wall was fully opened, a huge secret chamber hidden behind it was revealed to Gu Shihan and his companions.

It was more like a large hall than a secret room. There wasn't much in the hall except for a yellowed paper manual placed on a stone platform in the center.

"What is that? A book? It must be something extraordinary to be kept so well hidden!" Duan Siqi asked curiously.

Gu Shihan stepped forward, gently picked up the book, and opened it.

The yellowed pages of the book contained a very rare dual cultivation technique.

This technique is said to allow both practitioners to rapidly improve their cultivation, but it also comes with enormous risks.

If there is even the slightest mistake during cultivation, not only will all previous efforts be wasted, but it may also damage the cultivator's foundation, making it difficult to embark on the path of cultivation again.

Unlike the common practice of dual cultivation between men and women, this method is based on the principle of mutual generation of the five elements.

In other words, only two people with mutually reinforcing spiritual roots can cultivate together by leveraging the mutual reinforcing nature of their spiritual roots.

This technique is not limited to two people of a specific gender or relationship. As long as the two people involved in the cultivation are compatible or of the same type in terms of spiritual power, they are qualified to cultivate this technique.

In this way, its scope of application is quite wide and it has a certain degree of universality.

Such a miraculous dual cultivation technique is not subject to restrictions even when there are no problems.

First, a cultivator must have reached at least the Celestial Immortal realm in order to cultivate this technique;

Secondly, the cultivation process requires a high degree of cooperation and mutual understanding between the two parties, thus demanding a very high level of tacit understanding and trust.

If these conditions cannot be met, attempting cultivation rashly could have disastrous consequences.

This is precisely what makes many people hesitant to try. Building tacit understanding is difficult enough, but establishing trust is even harder. The two practitioners need to trust each other completely; any hesitation from either side will lead to failure and mutual destruction. Gu Shihan frowned and pondered for a long time before saying, "This is a broad-spectrum dual cultivation technique."

"Dual cultivation technique? Isn't that an evil cultivation technique?" Duan Siqi frowned.

“No! This isn’t that kind of technique! You should take a look too, maybe we can give it a try,” Gu Shihan said.

After discussing it for a few days, Gu Nansheng looked at Duan Siqi and asked, "Siqi, our chemistry is pretty good, and our trust is also quite high. Should I give it a try first?"

“Okay! Shi Han, let’s try it first! You guys don’t need to cultivate yet, let’s talk about it after we’ve tried it.” Duan Siqi immediately responded.

The two found a room and began to explore and cultivate. At the beginning, they encountered some difficulties because they were not familiar with the technique and almost suffered a backlash.

However, Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi spent the most time together, practicing swordsmanship together, facing many hardships, and fighting countless enemies together. It has to be said that she has the highest level of tacit understanding.

They can understand each other with just a glance, and as for their level of trust, they consider it to be the highest.

At first, their cultivation speed was extremely slow, and they also encountered some minor discomforts. However, as time went by, they gradually mastered the knack, summarized some techniques, and their cultivation level steadily increased.

Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi felt relieved and tacitly ended their practice before sharing their cultivation experiences and informing everyone of the precautions.

Seeing this, the others followed suit and practiced the technique in pairs.

After a period of cultivation, everyone's cultivation level improved significantly, and they successively broke through to the late stage of the Celestial Immortal realm.

After their cultivation breakthroughs, everyone's confidence soared. Gu Shihan knew that even so, this progress was far from enough to face the Nine Heavens Emperor and the forces behind him.

That day, the jade talisman in Gu Shihan's storage bracelet vibrated. Gu Shihan was surprised, as it turned out to be a message from Venerable Lingxu.

"Shi Han, what does Venerable Lingxu have to say?" Duan Siqi asked.

Gu Shihan smiled and said, "Good news! Venerable Lingxu said that a relic cave has been discovered near the Nanqiu Mountains. Let's go and take a look; perhaps there will be some opportunities."

"Okay! But how do we get there, and where is the Nanqiu Mountains?" Gu Jiahui asked.

"Don't worry, Senior Lingxu said there's a random teleportation array in this cave, in the side room over there. Once you exit the teleportation array, head south for five thousand miles and you'll reach the Nanqiu Mountains," Gu Shihan said with a smile.

Following Gu Shihan's instructions, the group found the random teleportation array in the side room. After activating the array, they experienced a dizzying sensation and found themselves on a desolate hill.

"They're out! Look, someone's passing by over there. They might also be heading towards the Southern Hills. Let's follow them," Gu Shihan said, looking around.

"Alright!" Shi Qinghan and the others followed from a distance. In less than half an hour, more and more cultivators came over, the most impressive of whom were those who traveled by flying boat.

"It seems everyone is heading to the Southern Hills Mountains, but what happened up ahead? Did a fight break out?" Gu Shihan asked, pulling the group back from their advance.

"It seems so. Should we take a detour? Judging from the fighting, their strength is not low. They are not something our little fairy can handle. We don't want to become cannon fodder," Shi Qinghan said in a low voice.

“That’s true, we can’t afford to join in the fun! Let’s go that way!” Gu Shihan took the lead and turned the corner on her sword.

(End of this chapter)