The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

Insect world.

The southern borderlands are wild and desolate.

Within a certain mountain peak, the Five Elements Formation is in place.

The Myriad Stars Disc hovered in mid-air, gleaming brightly, with wisps of shimmering white energy rising and intertwining into a slowly rotating vortex.

Zhu Yu put the 400,000 Life Stones given to him by Hua Ling, as well as the 100,000 Life Stones that Bald Head and Fire Tail, who were selling the spiritual fruits of Silver Acacia, Soapberry, and Southern Jujube, into a spider silk bag and threw it over.

He then picked up the spider silk bag containing the unknown "divine gift".

After a slight hesitation, I put it down anyway.

Compared to the "Immortal Tomb and Spirit Ruins," the "Insect Realm" is more suitable for the growth of the "God-given." If it were sent to the "Immortal Tomb and Spirit Ruins," who knows what kind of mutation might occur.

If the mutation is for the better, that's fine, but if it's for the worse, losing a "divine gift" for nothing is a complete loss.

Furthermore, Xiao Hei has a unique physique and a limited number of life sacs. Rather than nurturing "Insect Realm" life seeds, it would be better to try nurturing precious spiritual seeds from other alien realms...

With a thought in mind, Zhu Yu then threw over six hundred each of the specially reserved Chinese jujube, soapberry, and silver acacia.

It wasn't his physical body that ate it.

Instead, it was to let Xiaoqing, who loves to eat, have a taste, and also to give a gift in return to close friends and the Foundation Establishment subordinates who had previously given gifts.

Since it is not a gift from God, its effect is negligible.

Fortunately, they are rare and precious insect food. However, since they have little value, they are almost never sold on the market. Just consider them something new to eat.

After doing all this.

Zhu Yu looked expectantly at the shimmering white vortex.

If the three thousand divine soul particles could be transmitted over, with their replenishment, he was confident he could definitely advance to the position of Mountain Lord!

With three "divine gifts" in hand, there's no way I can fail.

I don't know how long it has been.

Zhu Yu's mind suddenly stirred, and his gaze fell upon the shimmering white vortex. A pale golden ring, visible only to him, flew out from it, piercing straight into his brow and quickly merging with the ring in his mind.

Under his control.

The six thousand divine soul particles were split and merged into soul lines and soul surfaces, which were connected and merged together.

In no time.

A tomb-like foundation material emerged.

As his cultivation advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm, the condensed divine soul particles, under the influence of the "Native Spirit Ruins," carried some of its imprinted power.

It appeared immediately.

The Dao Foundation, covered with intricate imprints, emitted a faint glow, which enveloped the mind like flowing water, constructing a divine soul space resembling a divine sea.

Zhu Yu felt a sense of calm settle down, as if he had a warm house in the dead of winter, and a strong sense of security rose in his heart.

It has its own protection.

He no longer needs to worry about his thoughts being seen by the insectoid warriors of the "Mountain Lord Realm". He can also draw a trace of power from his "main body" and accelerate his physical transformation under the radiation of the "Dao Foundation", transforming into the Nine-Year Stage earlier.

"Not bad, not bad..."

Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction. With the foundation of his Dao established, he felt more confident. He put away the Myriad Stars Disc and flew to the array where the divinely bestowed fruit, the "White-tailed Pear," was planted.

"Jufeng, you're here."

Shirai-ri greeted him.

Zhu Yufei approached and examined the "White-tailed Pear Blessed by God." Confirming that it was unharmed, he said, "In a couple of days, Giant Peak will be going out. At that time, we will take you into our life pouch. You should first tighten your root system so that it is not damaged."

"Going out?" Shirai asked curiously. "Where is Giant Peak going?"

"The 'Fungal Realm' is a newly integrated alien spiritual realm, inspired by the Mother Realm," Zhu Yu explained, while also telling Cai Ling, who was dozing in her treetop nest.

"Oh, can we let Shiroi out to take a look when we get there?... Shiroi Rin is curious about everything."

"Okay." Zhu Yu nodded, flapped his wings and flew to Cai Ling's side, and said happily, "Cai Ling, Ju Feng bought a 'Divinely Gifted Spirit Seed' from the 'Fungus Domain' treasures sold by the Black-faced Warriors." As he spoke, he grabbed the bag and waved it at Cai Ling, who had opened her eyes.

"It is still adapting to the rules of the mother world; it will be able to reveal its true form in a few more days."

"Jufeng wants to go to the 'Fungus Realm' to see if there are any more 'divine gifts.' Do you want to go with Jufeng?"

Having said that, I looked at it expectantly.

Cai Ling's crimson pupils lingered on the spider silk bag for a moment, a clear look of surprise and doubt flashing across her eyes. Sensing Zhu Yu's expectant gaze, she nodded proudly.

A slightly high-pitched voice rang out.

"Cai Ling also wants to go see... 'The Bacterial Domain'."

Zhu Yu looked at his younger brother with eyes full of relief and said, "Cai Ling, once this 'Divinely Gifted Spirit Seed' is planted, all the fruit it bears will be yours to eat until your injuries heal and you no longer need it."

As if remembering something, he quickly added:

"Once the 'Xifu Begonia' bears fruit, I'll give you some, and the rest to Hua Ling. It's reached nine years old now, and Jufeng is worried it won't survive its transformation into a 'Mountain Lord,' so it needs to earn more Life Stones."

Cai Ling was clearly taken aback by Zhu Yu's words, her crimson pupils staring straight at him, while Zhu Yu continued:

"Hua Ling is the best Zerg warrior that Ju Feng has encountered since its birth, and I don't want it to remain dormant and never wake up."

"Hmm, Giant Peak knows its nature. Even with the 'God-given Fruit,' it probably won't earn too many Life Stones, right?"

"Hmm... how about we lend it the 'White Tail' results for now?"

"Cailing, how are you feeling?"

Cai Ling's aloof crimson pupils were filled with a complex and incomprehensible color, which Zhu Yu then perceived as aloof, and she simply nodded without saying a word.

"Cai Ling, you are a good spirit beast, just like Hua Ling..."

Zhu Yu said joyfully, flapping his wings and flying to Cai Ling's side. He nuzzled Cai Ling's head against it, and Cai Ling didn't dodge, but just looked at him.

"Cai Ling, you tidy up the nest too. Ju Feng, go ask Baldy and Firetail if they want to come too..."

I left behind a single sentence and took flight.

Watching his retreating figure, Cai Ling snorted, her high-pitched voice ringing out, "Cai Ling is better than Hua Ling."

Just as it was strutting around with its head held high, Baiweili's divine voice suddenly rang out, "Really? Cailing can give Baiweili a feather?"

Cai Ling didn't speak, she just closed her eyes.

"Cai Ling, I can trade you leaves for Bai Wei. You have feathers, and Bai Wei has leaves. How about you give me Bai Wei's leaves and feathers?"

"Cailing, if you don't say something, Baiwei is going to get angry..."

"Shiroo is very angry!..."

"Cai Ling is stupid too. If Ju Feng makes friends with people like that, won't he become stupid too? If Ju Feng becomes stupid, will Bai Wei become stupid too?... "

White-tailed Pear God-given, it kept muttering to itself.

Cai Ling was enveloped in a fiery red aura, which she chose to conceal.

Leave the formation.

Zhu Yu found the descendant of "Bald Head" and had it bring Bald Head to him. When Bald Head went up the mountain, he had Bald Head inform Fire Tail and White Hair.

soon.

His good neighbors all gathered on the mountaintop.

Zhu Yu was not stingy and took out the mountain lord-level spiritual food he had bought, giving one of each of the spirit beasts: "horse tooth," "horse mane," and "horse tail."

He took out a "horse tooth" fruit, took a bite, and said to his good neighbors who were staring blankly at the mountain lord-level spiritual food: "Sincerity and the Great-Nosed Weevil (Please subscribe for the full novel, click here)."

"Eat up, everyone. This is a mountain lord-level spiritual food that Giant Peak Flower Ling bought from the 'Leaf Lotus' mountain lord. It tastes great and is very effective."

Firetail, having seen some of the world, was the first to recover. It swallowed hard, looked at Zhu Yu who seemed completely unconcerned, and said:

"Jufeng, is there something you need from us?... "

The bald head and the white hair all looked at it.

Zhu Yu nodded and said directly, "Jufeng wants to visit the 'Fungus Domain' that Heilian mentioned, but he's worried about safety on the way and would like to invite you to come along."

He paused, then quickly added:

"Giant Peak isn't using these fruits to hire you. This is a token of our gratitude for your prompt arrival. You can choose to go to the 'Fungus Realm' if you wish, but if you don't want to go, please look after Giant Peak's home."

The words had barely left his mouth.

The taciturn white-haired creature immediately raised its wings. "White-haired can take Giant Peak with it."

Immediately afterwards, Blackie and Whiteie said in unison, "Blackie and Whiteie can also carry Giant Peak to the 'Fungal Domain'."

The bald man scratched his head and said happily, "I bought a lot of spiritual food, so the little grass mice won't go hungry. I'm going too."

"Firetail is going too." Seeing that its companion had beaten it to it, Firetail flicked its tail and said, "We can bring Blackie along; it knows about the 'Fungal Domain'."

Of all the birds, only the hummingbird couple did not agree. It wasn't that they didn't want to go, but because of Zhu Yu, their lives were gradually becoming more prosperous, and they had offspring. However, their offspring had not yet grown up and developed their intelligence, and they could not live without birds.

"You've had a child?... "

Zhu Yu exclaimed with delight, then flew into the tree hole of the banyan tree. A moment later, he emerged dragging a jade pendant no bigger than a thumb, which he handed to the hummingbird couple, saying:

"This is an extraterrestrial object that Jufeng obtained by chance. It has the effect of gathering spiritual energy, which is good for the little hummingbirds. I'm giving it to you."

Upon hearing this...

The bald-headed, fire-tailed, and other spirit beasts all looked in that direction.

Gathering spiritual energy?

Isn't that just a jade coin?

"Kyoho is such a generous bug..."

The bald-headed, fire-tailed, and other spirit beasts looked at the hummingbird couple with envy. They had no thoughts of unequal distribution of resources, but their understanding of Zhu Yu's generosity deepened considerably.

If it were them, they definitely wouldn't be willing to give it up.

When Zhu Yu saw the looks in Bald Head and Fire Tail's eyes, he immediately felt that the "Insect Realm" was really quite hostile towards spirit beasts, but extremely kind to the insect race.

The hummingbird couple touched the jade tablet engraved with spirit-gathering array patterns and instantly understood its effects. Overjoyed, they said, somewhat insincerely:

"Giant Peak...this is too precious...Cuihua and Cuizhu can't accept it..."

"For the children."

Zhu Yu waved his paw, turned to look at Bald Head and Fire Tail, and said, "There's a market established by the Red Fire Ant tribe outside the 'Fungus Domain.' If you come across one of these for sale, Giant Peak will buy one for each of your spirit beasts."

He currently has spirit stones in his possession. He will cut off a few small pieces later, engrave "Spirit Gathering" array patterns on them, and give them to them as a reward when he returns.

"Kufeng, you're such a generous bug..."

Zhu Yu was quite pleased with the neighbors' simple and sincere praise. He waved his hand and said:

"Go back and pack your things. We'll be leaving in two days."

"it is good."

"Jufeng, let's go back."

Baldhead, Firetail, and other neighbors happily left with the "mountain lord-level spiritual food," convinced that with Giant Peak, this generous Zerg warrior, their lives would only get better and better.

Although the hummingbird couple couldn't go to the "fungus domain" with him, they promised to take turns guarding his house to prevent insects and animals from invading it.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhu Yu put all the life seeds into his life pouch, and with Cai Ling, Bald Head, Fire Tail and other spirit beasts, he hurried towards the mountains where the "Black-faced Warrior" Hei Tu lived.

It has to be called Black Soil.

The main problem is that Zhu Yu doesn't know the way to "the Bacterial Domain".

When the group of insects and beasts arrived at the mountains where Black Soil lived, they really startled it, thinking that they had come to return the Life Stone, and immediately wanted to run away.

When it learned from Zhu Yu that they had come to invite it to the "Fungus Domain", it immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as it was about to refuse, it suddenly remembered something. Several insects and beasts had come to remind it that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Instead of slowly accumulating jade coins, it's better to exchange them for "Life Dew" and send it back to your original body.

That's how it is.

Black Earth, carrying several spider silk bags, led Zhu Yu and his group of insects and beasts toward the "Fungus Domain".

The wild borderlands are mostly mountains and ravines, undulating and stretching as far as the eye can see.

Fortunately, all the insects and beasts possessed cultivation, so even the most treacherous terrain could not hinder them.

The sun rises and sets.

Seven days later.

A light drizzle was falling.

Zhu Yufei landed on the canopy of an ancient tree, gazing at the familiar, dimly visible peaks ahead. After a few moments of silence, he flapped his wings and flew down to the Black-Clad Warriors washing their filth by the water pit.

"Black Soil, are you sure we haven't taken the wrong path?...

"Wrong way?... "

Heitu stiffened, then said firmly, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! When I was a traveling merchant, I traversed the entire southern wilderness and never once went astray!..."

"Just now..." Zhu Yu was about to say something when Cai Ling quietly appeared beside him, her crimson pupils looking towards a corner of the mountain forest, her aura slightly rising.

"Um?…"

Seeing Cai Ling's reaction, Zhu Yu immediately felt on high alert. He called out to Bald Head and Fire Tail, who were taking shelter from the rain, and followed Cai Ling's gaze.

The mist made it difficult to see the insects clearly.

After a while.

Zhu Yu then saw something that alerted Cai Ling. Its body resembled a beetle, with a carapace as red as jade. It had three pairs of segmented limbs, a slightly small head, but a huge, shell-like trunk and tusks like an elephant.

Recalling memories in my mind.

They quickly matched the information with a certain piece of information.

One of the ten major tribes in southern China, the "Bamboo Weevil".

According to Hanabi, the "Great Bamboo Weevil" is kind-hearted and not aggressive, but it is extremely powerful and belongs to the upper echelon among the ten tribes.

Although the "big-nosed weevils" do not engage in itinerant trading, every year a mountain lord-level "big-nosed weevils" leads a smaller group of "big-nosed weevils" on a journey.

While broadening their horizons, they also wanted to communicate with other members of their kind, and incidentally gather newly emerging spirit seeds to enrich the clan's resources.

Even knowing that the "big-nosed weevil" is gentle and rarely causes trouble, who could remain calm in the face of a "big-nosed weevil" that is as big as a small mountain?

Zhu Yu, at least, didn't want to take any risks, so he led Cai Ling and the other spirit beasts to the side and watched the "big-nosed weevils" leave unhurriedly.

Until the last "big-nosed weevil," no bigger than a foal, disappeared into the depths of the forest,

Zhu Yu and the bald-headed, fire-tailed, and other spirit beasts looked at each other in bewilderment.

At this time.

Suddenly, Heitu exclaimed excitedly, "I know how to get to the 'Fungus Realm'!" Before Zhu Yu could ask, he pointed to the bumpy path and said excitedly, "Following the 'Big-Nosed Weasel Beetle' will definitely get us to the 'Fungus Realm'!"

"Um?…"

"Go!... Keep up."