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

"You scoundrels, you've won today, but we'll see..."

The Golden Body Realm martial artist from White Horse Village uttered harsh words, disregarding his subordinates who were being besieged and slaughtered. He bent his knee and stepped forward, his figure suddenly disappearing from the spot, and when he reappeared, he was already in mid-air.

He looked down at the mountain stronghold below, sensing the dense aura of Dao Fruit Realm cultivators. His expression was ashen, and his gaze was unpredictable.

"Qingfeng Village? When did Qingfeng Village get so many young martial artists whose cultivation has already reached the Dao Fruit Realm?"

"Could it be disciples from some major sect coming to Taihu Lake for training?...

As the thought arose, he seemed to realize something, his pupils suddenly shrinking to pinpoints. Without thinking, he fled to the side, wisps of smoke rising above his head, converging into the divine incantation "Overturning Waves Palm," with points of radiance falling down, his speed suddenly increasing by several times.

Seeing that he had left the area of ​​White Horse Island, but before he could even rejoice, he felt an irresistible pressure crash down on him. His vision went black, and he instinctively tried to resist, but the space around him was like an impenetrable wall, pressing him firmly to the spot, unable to move.

"My life is over..."

Knowing he had no chance of survival, the Golden Body Realm martial artist from White Horse Village forced open half of his eyelid, trying to see who was killing him, but what he saw was a long, slender finger with distinct joints.

next moment.

He felt a sharp pain in his head, and his consciousness plunged into boundless darkness.

"Hmm? This is..."

Zhu Yu shattered the mind of the Golden Body Realm martial artist from White Horse Village, extinguishing his life force. Before even checking the spoils, an indescribable joy and happiness suddenly welled up in his heart.

He paused for a moment, his divine sense swept over himself, and finally his mind settled on the Dharma image "Righteous Qi Sword".

Compared to before.

The "Righteous Qi Sword" has become visibly much more solid, but it is still about four-fifths away from being fully manifested.

Just then.

In a daze, he saw two golden auras surging out from the "Righteous Qi Sword," like dragons and snakes, piercing into his eyes.

After a sharp, stabbing pain, a sudden realization dawned on me.

Zhu Yu suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shining like gold, with a winding line in his pupils, like a floating sword. He looked down at the island below.

His eight hundred brothers and the bandits of Baima Village were all within his sight.

But it's different from before.

At this moment, in his eyes, these people were surrounded by black and white auras. His eight hundred brothers were mostly surrounded by white auras, with barely perceptible black auras, while the White Horse Village bandits were mostly surrounded by black auras, with very little white auras.

Whenever a bandit dies, the black and white auras partially cancel each other out, and the remaining black aura dissipates and disappears. Then, from the darkness, wisps of barely perceptible golden aura descend and enter the Dharma form "Righteous Qi Sword".

Upon sensing it for a moment, Zhu Yu smiled and said softly, "The Dharma form is wondrous; 'knowing good and evil' is truly profound and mysterious."

Black energy is evil; slaying it will bring you the favor of righteousness.

White mist signifies good; cutting it will bring back negative effects.

Because the eight hundred brothers were of the same blood and lineage as him, some of their good deeds and evil deeds were attributed to him. Therefore, when he killed the water bandits of Baima Village who were burdened with evil consequences, a sense of righteousness descended upon him.

"With the ability to 'know good from evil,' we no longer need to worry about killing the wrong person..."

Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction, glanced at the several figures brimming with blood and qi, took a step forward with the Golden Body Realm martial artist from White Horse Village, and disappeared in an instant. When he reappeared, he was already on the boat.

The corpse was sealed with Qi and blood, stored properly, and its perception was amplified to protect Yu Fushui and others on the island who were breaking through to the Golden Body Realm.

Not long.

White Horse Island.

"roar…"

With a long roar that echoed in all directions, the next moment, an aura belonging to a Golden Body Realm martial artist suddenly erupted, and scarlet blood surged up to a height of more than ten feet, like a raging pillar of fire, surging endlessly.

Sensing the oppressive aura, everyone on the island turned to look. Those closer saw the figure shrouded in immense blood energy and exclaimed, "That's... Liu Peisan! He's broken through to the Golden Body Realm..."

Before he could even feel envious, he saw another crimson aura, like smoke from a wolf, rising up not far away. He instinctively turned his head to look and was shocked.

"That's... Yu Fushui?... "

Immediately following, several streams of scarlet blood energy surged forth, and the aura of a Golden Body Realm martial artist emanated from them one after another.

"You Mang, Dang Qing, Yuan Guang, Yu Lou, Li Ling... they've all broken through to the Golden Body Realm!..."

The crowd gathered around, their eyes filled with fervor and envy as they watched the seven figures concealing their presence within the collapsed building.

Some cultivators at the peak of the Dao Fruit Realm showed resentment. In the past, before Yu Fushui and others broke through, they could try to replace him in Zhu Yu's heart.

Now that all seven have broken through to the Golden Body Realm, even if I break through to the Golden Body Realm in the future, it will be extremely difficult to replace their positions.

"Congratulations to Second Brother, Third Sister, Fourth Brother...Seventh Brother, on breaking through to the Golden Body Realm, bringing glory to Qingfeng Village and making it famous throughout Taihu Lake."

It's unclear who spoke up, but they rearranged the seven people's positions based on the order in which they broke through to the Golden Body Realm.

Upon hearing this, the others' eyes lit up with interest, and they all cupped their hands and greeted, "Congratulations, Second Brother, Third Sister, Fourth Brother...Seventh Brother, on breaking through to the Golden Body Realm! You have brought glory to Qingfeng Village and made your name known throughout Taihu Lake!"

Each shout was louder than the last, the rolling sound waves reaching the ears of the seven people who had managed to control their breathing. Some were pleased, while others were annoyed.

Liu Peisan neither confirmed nor denied that he had gone from being the third son to the second son.

Yu Fushui was overjoyed to have jumped from the thirteenth sister to the second sister, but she showed no sign of it on her face.

You Mang received the biggest boost, jumping from the 799th brother to the third brother. He was clearly very happy, with a smile playing on his lips.

Dang Qing doesn't care about the rankings; he's happy about the breakthrough.

Yuan Guang and Li Ling were both very satisfied.

Only Yu Lou's joy at breaking through to the Golden Body Realm vanished without a trace. He dropped from second to sixth place. Although he wasn't at the bottom, being second place was no ordinary position for him...

He forced a smile, turned to look at Yuan Guang and Li Ling, shrugged, and spread his hands, saying, "The brothers got too excited and mixed up the titles. Don't you think it's Fifth Brother, Eighty-Eighth Brother?...

Li Ling frowned almost imperceptibly and said calmly, "I think the brothers are right. Seventh Brother... well, very good."

Yuan Guang, the fifth brother, remained in the same position and didn't care about that. Instead, he said directly, "Let the brothers gather the spoils of war. We'll go and give our eldest brother the good news first."

He paused, then said with absolute certainty:

"My brother said he wouldn't help, but we know he's soft-hearted. How could he really abandon us? If you don't believe me, go back and see for yourselves. That Golden Body Realm martial artist from White Horse Village is definitely not out of the question."

Yu Fushui smiled and said, "Yes, I'll tell my elder brother the good news first."

Liu Peisan, You Mang, and the others nodded in agreement, ignoring Yu Lou's unpleasant expression. They called on their brothers to clean up the spoils of war, and then they stepped into the air and walked towards the boat, chatting and laughing.

Yu Lou's expression shifted between light and dark. He stomped his foot suddenly, causing the half-collapsed mountain stronghold to crumble. He snorted coldly and leaped into the air to chase after it.

Seeing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Oh…"

Suddenly, a sneer rang out. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man in white robes carrying a sword sneer disdainfully, "A guy who only knows how to grovel and still dares to act tough? If it weren't for meeting you, brother..."

Who knows where he's hanging out now...

He wanted to say something more, but his companion pulled him back.

The crowd's eyes flickered, but they didn't comment on his words. Instead, they began to sort through the spoils one by one.

As requested by Zhu Yu.

All martial artists who have entered the Dao and whose bodies are intact are preserved by sealing them with their vital energy and true qi, and then a large coffin is made to hold them.

Then came all the spoils of war.

When large boxes of gold, silver, jade, and precious medicinal herbs were unloaded and piled up on the shore, the crowd's conversation became noticeably lighter and more lively.

Based on their understanding of Zhu Yu, they believed that most of the gold, silver, jade, and precious medicinal herbs would still be distributed to them. In other words, the more they cleared out, the greater their gains would be.

While everyone was chatting and laughing as they searched for their spoils.

The outermost merchant ships and small boats also saw the boxes stacked on the shore and exchanged glances.

Someone looked up at the sky and hesitated, "Has it been an hour?...?"

"At most half an hour..." a man from a merchant ship replied.

"Let's go, let's go. The world here might change in the future. 'Qingfeng Village'... I'll go burn incense there another day, hopefully it'll be a law-abiding place..."

Before long, the dozen or so merchant ships and small boats that had come to investigate disappeared into the nearby waters.

at this time.

On the "Qingfeng" ship.

Led by Liu Peisan, Yu Fushui and others entered the cabin one after another, and said to Zhu Yu, who was sitting at the head of the table, with joy on their faces:

"As expected of our elder brother, we have successfully broken through to the Golden Body Realm."

Zhu Yu smiled and nodded, waving his hand and saying, "We brothers don't need so many formalities. Let's sit down and talk."

His gaze swept over the group, and after thinking for a moment, he said:

"Tell me what weapons you are good at. To celebrate your breakthrough to the Golden Body Realm, I will provide each of you with a powerful weapon."

Of the seven, only Liu Peisan and Dang Qing possessed a powerful weapon; the others used ordinary weapons. Upon hearing this, their eyes lit up.

Yu Fushui spoke first: "Brother, I want a knife, a scimitar."

"Brother, I want the red-tasseled spear."

"I want a mountain-splitting axe."

"I want a thin sword."

"I want the Judge's Pen..."

You Mang, Yuan Guang, Yu Lou, and Li Ling successively stated their demands.

Zhu Yu glanced at the effeminate-looking You Mang with surprise, not expecting him to be so skilled with a gun. Appearances can be deceiving. Without giving it much thought, he turned to Liu Peisan and Dang Qing, who remained silent, and said:

"Do you two want weapons, or money?"

Liu Peisan scratched his head and hesitated, then asked, "Brother, can we have the armor?"

These words were spoken.

Others couldn't help but glance at him, their eyes filled with disbelief that such a handsome man with thick eyebrows could be so greedy.

It should be noted that armor of the sharpest quality is several times more valuable than weapons, and is often priceless and unavailable.

Zhu Yu raised her hand and tapped him, then turned to look at Dang Qing and smiled, "And you? What do you want?"

Dang Qing blew on his bangs, thought for a moment, and said, "Brother, do you have a hidden blade?"

Zhu Yu was taken aback, thought for a moment, and nodded, saying, "Yes." Then he glanced at the group and said, "I will be away for a while. The Fishermen's Gang and the Zhao Family will be in your hands."

He paused, then added:

"If anything goes wrong, don't act rashly. Wait for me to come back before we talk about anything else."

"Yes, brother."

The group stood up and bowed in response.

Zhu Yu nodded slightly, his palm clenched, and strands of crystal-like true qi and blood surged out, condensing into a round bead. He casually tossed it to Liu Peisan, and his figure slowly disappeared, leaving only the lingering echo of his voice.

"I'll be back in half a month to a month at most..."

Wait until he leaves.

Yu Fushui and the others all focused their gazes on the blood-red bead in Liu Peisan's hand, sensing the terrifying power it contained. After a few moments of silence, Yuan Guang spoke up:

"Brother Liu, what do you think we should do next?"

Yu Fushui, You Mang, Dang Qing, and Li Ling all looked at him, adopting an attitude of "you are the leader," which made Yu Lou's expression even more unpleasant.

Liu Pei carefully put away the blood-red bead, pondered for a moment, and said, "Isn't Brother Ma Cheng in charge at the dock? Let's contact Brother Ma Cheng first, find out about the fishing gang and the Zhao family, and then it won't be too late to take action."

As he spoke, his gaze swept over the group, finally settling on Li Ling and Yu Lou, and he said:

"I'll leave this matter to my fifth and seventh brothers. Remember, it must be done quickly..."

"it is good."

Li Ling readily agreed.

Although Yu Lou was dissatisfied, he knew that there was no use in being dissatisfied, so he had to suppress his anger and nod in agreement.

After saying this, the two immediately set off, not by boat, but by stepping into the air and leaving.

Liu Peisan then led a few men to count the spoils of war, register them, and begin to move them one by one onto the boats.

The sky.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction. Without lingering, he took a step forward, his figure appearing a hundred feet away like a ghost, heading straight for the southwest.

At this time.

Glen County, a certain city.

Upon learning that a Golden Body Realm martial artist had appeared outside the city, Zhu Yu felt a blur before his eyes, and a face like that of a demon appeared before him. Before he could react, he felt a chill run down his chest.

Looking down, he saw a thick arm covered in indigo scales pierce through his chest, pulling out a still-beating, vibrant heart.

A sound like metal scraping against metal rang out.

"This is the troublesome outsider you mentioned? Ha... he's nothing special..."

"It's been a long time. Brother Wanyan's strength has grown even more formidable. He's probably not far from reaching the 'Immortal' realm..."

A hoarse voice rang out, and a strangely handsome young man in a green robe with narrow, elongated eyes silently appeared beside him. His pale gold, vertical pupils, like those of a snake, scrutinized Zhu Yu, and he suddenly laughed:

"Still alive even after having your heart ripped out, interesting..."

Zhu Yu raised his foot to kick the ghost-like face, but it was blocked by the face. He broke free from the face and retreated a hundred meters away. His internal organs grew back and his flesh healed. In just a moment, his terrifying injuries were healed.

He looked at the two people in front of him with a solemn expression.

"Wanyan Hong, the 'Green-Eyed Demon,' and Yang Jiu, the 'Black Serpent'..."

Sensing that he was being locked onto by two powerful wills, he frowned deeply. "This is troublesome..."

Without hesitation, he used his trump card, "Mass Burial Mound," to summon the projection of his "Natal Spirit Ruins."

As soon as he thought about it, the gray-black halo hanging behind his head emitted a shimmering glow, like ink dripping into clear water, quickly spreading in all directions.

"Huh..."

"Green-eyed Demon" Wanyan Hong and "Black Serpent" Yang Jiu looked surprised as the gray-black shadows surged towards them like a tide.

"Such a bizarre power..."

In their perception, this power was extremely corrosive and filled with sinister auras such as decay, decay, corpse energy, and malevolent energy...