To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Gu Fan and Gu Qingyuan walked through the dense jungle.

Passing by the place where the tortoise and snake embraced, Gu Qingyuan hesitated and asked doubtfully, "Fellow Daoist, is this truly a deadly place?"

This was the third time Gu Qingyuan had shown such an expression.

Even though they had signed a spiritual contract, they were still worried that Gu Fan might be hiding something and would send him away before keeping the treasure for himself.

Gu Fan sighed helplessly, "You won't believe me even if I tell you, so why don't you go in and take a look?"

"Is it okay?" Gu Qingyuan immediately perked up.

Gu Fan nodded and looked at the small glass tower floating above Gu Qingyuan's head: "Fellow Daoist, this defensive magic artifact is quite good. You might not die after entering, but you'll probably just be seriously injured."

Gu Qingyuan shuddered and forced a dry laugh, "Then forget it."

Gu Fan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and continued walking forward.

He understood Gu Qingyuan's reaction; anyone who saw the vibrant glow of the sunset would be curious.

Those who are unfamiliar with array formations would likely have to traverse those three dangerous locations one by one if they wish to find the hidden treasure.

If it were a Golden Core cultivator, they would likely be able to escape unscathed. However, for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to attempt to pass through three perilous locations in succession would be a near certain death.

Half a day later, the two finally arrived at the edge of the lake.

The lake is close to the mountains, and the water in the lake flows down from the mountains, gathers here and then flows into the distance, forming a living water formation with endless spiritual energy.

Gu Fan pointed to the lake and said, "The treasure should be hidden in the lake. Fellow Daoist, why don't you go and look for it?"

"Okay." Gu Qingyuan nodded in agreement, patted a water-repelling talisman on his body, and then plunged into the lake.

Gu Fan crossed his arms and leaned against a tree to wait.

Fifteen minutes later.

Suddenly the water began to churn, and a shadow rose from the lake.

With a thunderous roar, a tall stone statue burst forth from the water, and the water flowed down the statue, revealing its true form.

It was a strange beast statue that resembled both a tortoise and a snake. Its body was like a tortoise, but its tail was that of a snake. The snake's head was curled up and held a ball of blue light in its mouth.

Gu Qingyuan stood on the turtle's back.

Gu Fan leaped onto the turtle's back and saw Gu Qingyuan standing in front of the snake's head, staring intently at the blue light, or more precisely, at a jade box wrapped in the blue light.

"Is this the treasure you're looking for, fellow Daoist?" Gu Fan asked softly.

Gu Qingyuan shook his head: "To be honest, fellow Daoist, I only know that every treasure land contains opportunities, but I don't know what they are. The ancestors of the Gu family have found opportunities three times, including a cultivation technique and two secret arts. It was with the first cultivation technique that the Gu family came to be what it is today."

Gu Fan nodded and suggested, "Fellow Daoist, why don't you take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyuan reached out towards the snake's head. Unexpectedly, the moment he touched the azure light, a suction force emanated from the snake's head, and his magical power uncontrollably surged into it.

At the same time, the snake's body lit up one by one, which then spread to the turtle's back, illuminating each piece of the turtle's shell.

Gu Qingyuan looked panicked and quickly withdrew his hand.

The next moment, the lit tortoise shell gradually went out again.

Gu Qingyuan's face was slightly pale. He quickly looked at his hands and saw that his palms were intact.

Gu Fan reminded him, "Fellow Daoist, it seems that you need to infuse enough magic power here to retrieve the treasure and teleport out."

The runes that lit up on the turtle's back were the same as the teleportation array that Gu Fan had seen on the star platform.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyuan realized what was happening and, somewhat annoyed, popped a few pills into his mouth and began to refine them cross-legged.

Gu Fan stood aside, not disturbing them.

Half an hour later, Gu Qingyuan raised his arm again and plunged it into the snake's head, even actively channeling his magic power towards the blue light.

A similar scene occurred again, with the tortoise shell lighting up one after another.

When the entire stone statue was lit up, Gu Qingyuan was already pale and sweating.

The next instant, the clear light shattered, and Gu Qingyuan scooped the jade box into his arms.

At the same time, two beams of light appeared on the tortoise shell, which were actually two teleportation arrays. The difference was that one was still white, while the other was bright red, as if blood was flowing.

Gu Qingyuan put the jade box away, his eyes filled with vigilance.

Seeing this, Gu Fan smiled, stepped aside, and pointed to the white teleportation array, saying, "Fellow Daoist, are you about to leave?"

Gu Qingyuan nodded and strode towards the teleportation array.

The two brushed past each other.

Just as he was about to step into the teleportation array, he suddenly turned his head and said, "Passing through this array will take you to a place called the Moon Court. That is where the true danger of the Yin-Yang Palace lies. With your talent, it would be a pity if you were to perish here. You might as well reconsider."

Gu Fan remained silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist. I will consider it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a rumbling sound came from the stone statue beneath his feet, as if it were about to sink back into the water.

Seeing this, Gu Qingyuan didn't dare to delay and quickly stepped into the white magic circle, disappearing with a flash of light.

After he left, Gu Fan released Chang Yuan first.

As soon as Chang Yuan stepped out of the spirit beast pouch, he looked up and around in astonishment, saying, "Where is this? Weren't we supposed to be going to the Yin-Yang Palace?"

"It's too late, I'll explain later."

......

Gu Fan steadied himself, and the view before him suddenly opened up.

"It's too late, I'll explain later."

......

Gu Fan steadied himself, and the view before him suddenly opened up.

He found himself back in the pitch-black universe. The sun, high in the sky, suddenly drew closer, and he could even make out the outline of the Liangyi Palace within it, but he did not feel any heat.

Only now did he realize that the so-called dark golden sun was actually an extremely dense Yin-Yang spiritual energy.

The Liangyi Hall, which is enclosed within it, is the source of Yin and Yang spiritual energy.

"Is this the Moon Courtyard?"

Gu Fan looked around and saw that the ground was as smooth as a mirror, with faint moonlight patterns flowing around it. There were no pillars or beams around it, yet it formed its own world.

There were already nearly a hundred cultivators in the Moon Court, and most of them were even Golden Core cultivators!

Gu Fan felt a chill run down his spine and quickly concealed his aura even more thoroughly, afraid of revealing his cultivation level.

Chang Yuan was the same; in fact, his ability to conceal his presence seemed to have become instinctive. Even when he was wrapped around Gu Fan's arm, Gu Fan could not sense his cultivation level.

Looking around carefully, the monks in the square were roughly divided into four groups.

The group of cultivators were mostly dressed in plain robes, and there were five Golden Core cultivators, including an old man with white hair and a youthful face who was in the late Golden Core stage! One of them looked particularly familiar to Gu Fan, and he immediately raised an eyebrow after recognizing him.

That person was none other than Li Chunyang.

Just then, Li Chunyang seemed to sense something, turned his head and met Gu Fan's eyes, then showed a look of surprise.

Afterwards, Li Chunyang spoke a few words to the white-haired, youthful-looking old man, and then walked over to Gu Fan.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, you've actually come to the Liangyi Hall too!" Li Chunyang's tone couldn't hide his surprise.

Gu Fan hesitated for a moment before revealing his deal with Gu Qingyuan.

Li Chunyang nodded slightly and sighed, "Fellow Daoist, you shouldn't have come."

"Why is that?" Gu Fan asked, frowning.

Li Chunyang pursed his lips and asked in return, "Do you know where everyone here comes from?"

Gu Fan shook his head, pretending to listen attentively.

Li Chunyang pointed out the people in turn: "Those over there are all members of my Li family, and those on the left and right sides are the Mo family of Jiangnan and the Huang family of Hantan."

Following the direction pointed out, Gu Fan indeed saw Mo Siliang in the crowd to the left of the Li family.

The Huang family of Hantan has only three Golden Core cultivators, making them the weakest of the three clans. On the contrary, they have an unusually large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators, more than half as many as the Li and Mo families.

Li Chunyang gestured to the last group of people and continued, "The last group consists of people from noble families and those from humble backgrounds who were lucky enough to get a chance. Fellow Daoist, very few of you outsiders can enter the Liangyi Hall. But don't be fooled by the fact that this group is the largest; in reality, I'm afraid very few of you will make it back alive."

Gu Fan squinted and examined them closely. Sure enough, he saw that all of them had solemn expressions, did not smile, did not talk to each other, and sat cross-legged in meditation.

He suddenly realized that he belonged to this last group of people.

"Aren't you worried about yourself, fellow Daoist?" Gu Fan suddenly asked curiously.

Li Chunyang was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, while there were more than ten Golden Core cultivators in this last group. If their fates were uncertain, Li Chunyang should be in even greater danger.

But Li Chunyang smiled and showed no sign of nervousness.

This is completely abnormal.

Li Chunyang smiled upon hearing this and asked in return, "Does fellow Daoist know the difference between the Immortal Clan and the Aristocratic Clan?"