To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Chapter 344 Shared Secrets

On Seeking Immortality Peak, spiritual energy swirls, resembling the Milky Way falling from the heavens.

At that moment, golden array patterns lit up one after another on the cliff of Seeking Immortals Peak, absorbing spiritual energy like a whale sucking in water, and then channeling it all into the meditation room.

This arrangement was left by Gu Fan when he built the Seeking Immortal Peak. Firstly, it can gather spiritual energy to prevent a shortage of spiritual energy when cultivators form their core. Secondly, it can isolate the fluctuations of magical power to avoid interfering with other cultivators in seclusion when they break through.

This unusual phenomenon quickly attracted the attention of many disciples.

Seeing Xu Changsheng and Gu Fan standing in mid-air, none of the inner and outer disciples dared to approach and disturb them.

A moment later, a beautiful figure, accompanied by a fragrant breeze, drifted over and stopped beside Gu Fan, revealing a captivating and alluring figure.

It was Lin Qian'er.

Following closely behind, Chen Zhiyan, Long Ying, and other Golden Core elders arrived one after another.

The Golden Core elders of the Lingxiao Sect were aware of the role of the Seeking Immortality Peak, as well as the schemes of Gu Fan and Xu Changsheng.

In response, nearly half of the Golden Core elders were not optimistic about the idea of ​​comprehending a secret technique out of thin air and breaking free from the limitations of the Xuanpin Ancestral Qi. They thought it was not that easy.

The fact that disciples who have entered the Immortal Seeking Peak have died one after another over the past ten years is the best proof of this.

Only acquaintances like Lin Qian'er, Chen Suzhen, and Li Fengyi remained convinced that Gu Fan wouldn't make baseless accusations.

After years of painstaking preparation, we have finally achieved our goal.

The phenomenon of Core Formation lasted for an hour before the surging spiritual energy gradually subsided.

Before long, an old man in a green robe and white hair flew out from Seeking Immortality Peak. He was about to burst into laughter when he suddenly saw the sect leader and a group of elders looking at him. He swallowed the laughter that was on the tip of his tongue.

"Lin Feng greets all the elders."

The white-haired old man, with a dignified expression, stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"No need for formalities." Xu Changsheng raised his hand in greeting, then turned to Lin Qian'er and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Elder Lin, on the Lin family having two Golden Core cultivators is truly a cause for celebration."

The cultivator who successfully formed his core this time came from a branch of the Lin family, and his spiritual root was only of medium grade.

With the help of his family's resources, he barely managed to reach the peak of Foundation Establishment. He had already given up on the idea of ​​forming a core, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and participated in the selection of the Immortal Seeking Peak. Unexpectedly, he actually managed to carve out a path for himself.

Lin Qian'er smiled gently: "Sect Leader, you flatter me. It's all for the sake of the sect."

Xu Changsheng nodded slightly, casually offered a few words of encouragement to Lin Feng, and then arranged the time for the Core Formation Ceremony. The elders then gradually dispersed.

Gu Fan was left alone by Xu Changsheng, and the two went to Lingxiao Palace together.

After the attendants in the hall served tea and left, Xu Changsheng personally poured tea for Gu Fan, and then solemnly cupped his hands and said, "Elder Gu has opened up a new path for the sect, and his contributions are truly great."

Gu Fan quickly returned the greeting, replying solemnly, "It's my duty, Sect Leader, there's no need for you to be so polite."

Xu Changsheng nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then suggested, "The feigned death technique has been proven to be feasible. Elder, do you think it's feasible to implement it fully within the three sects of Wei?"

"Three sects?" Gu Fan paused slightly in his movements.

"Not bad." Xu Changsheng tapped the table lightly and slowly analyzed: "Individually speaking, the three sects of Wei, when united, are not afraid of either Wu or Yan. However, in recent years, Wu and Yan have secretly joined forces, and the three sects have become somewhat short-handed."

"Take Xuan Yin Immortal City for example. In recent years, there have been constant conflicts. The Wu Kingdom once dispatched five Golden Core cultivators at once. If it weren't for the timely response of the city's elders, who activated the mountain-protecting formation to stop them, Xuan Yin Immortal City would have almost fallen."

"Even so, the spiritual veins we had previously seized have been taken back by the Wu Kingdom. I have ordered Xuan Yin Immortal City to strictly guard its defenses and not to probe Wu Kingdom's territory without a clear order."

"Such a thing actually happened." Gu Fan looked surprised.

In recent years, he has mostly secluded himself to cultivate, refine elixirs to accumulate magical power, or sit in Wendao Peak to teach and impart skills, or comprehend the secret method of refining golden elixir obtained from the Chu Kingdom, while also taking care of the disciples in Qiuxian Peak, and has paid little attention to the situation outside.

"Then... what about the Yan Kingdom?" Gu Fan asked, frowning.

"The situation in Yan is equally dire." Xu Changsheng's tone turned somber: "After Master's passing, all the plans made back then have come to a standstill. Half of Senior's lifespan is gradually dwindling, and at most, he only has sixty years left."

"Previously, Wu Chengdao... oh, now he should be called Divine Martial True Lord."

Xu Changsheng paused briefly before continuing, "When he formed his Nascent Soul, he deliberately concealed all unusual phenomena, and the outside world remains completely unaware of this, still regarding him as a Golden Core cultivator."

"Several years ago, I made a special trip to the Hundred Refinements Sect to visit him and beg him to suppress his cultivation and occasionally appear in the form of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator in order to deliberately deceive the demonic cultivators of the Yan Kingdom."

"Now, the Silent Extinction Sect and the Dark Night Palace are gradually encroaching on our defenses and constantly testing the strength of the Hundred Refinements Sect. The Divine Martial True Monarch, despite possessing the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator, cannot go all out and has been harboring resentment for a long time."

Gu Fan lowered his eyes, quietly processing this information, when a thought suddenly struck him: "Does the Sect Leader still intend to continue the scheme from back then?"

The plan he mentioned was precisely the strategy devised by Qi Zongyuan before his death, a plan to exchange pieces against the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Wu and Yan kingdoms.

Xu Changsheng sighed, "Master's plan itself was not wrong, it's just that things are unpredictable."

"If we allow Wu Yan to join forces to oppress us, Shenwu Zhenjun will eventually find it difficult to endure. But today, with the completion of the secret technique of Qiuxian Peak, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the three sects have a chance to break free from the shackles of the Xuanpin Ancestral Qi, and I can finally see a turning point again."

Xu Changsheng looked up and stared at Gu Fan with a solemn expression: "If the 'Life and Death Creation Technique' is passed on to the Hundred Refinements Sect and the Spirit Transformation Sect, even if less than 10% of them eventually form a Core, it will greatly alleviate the pressure on the border."

"With the continuous supply of spiritual materials from the Wilderness Mountain and the Sea of ​​Clouds and Mist, the three sects will only grow stronger. Even if Wu Yan wants to fight to the death, we have enough confidence to deal with it calmly."

After a moment's thought, Gu Fan instantly saw through Xu Changsheng's intentions.

The Wu and Yan kingdoms together have a total of six Nascent Soul cultivators, while the three sects of the Wei kingdom only have four, and the half-dead old monster is nearing the end of his life.

If a full-scale war breaks out, the State of Wei will not gain any advantage.

However, the foundation of the three sects is steadily rising. As long as they can withstand the pressure in the early stages, the longer they can hold on, the more favorable the situation will become.

If another Nascent Soul cultivator were to emerge, whether it be him, Xu Changsheng, or Lin Qian'er, they could restart the killing scheme left behind by Qi Zongyuan.

"I understand." Gu Fan nodded slowly, then reminded him, "But... Senior Half might not be able to hold on until then."

Xu Changsheng suddenly smiled faintly: "Whether we can succeed or not depends on Elder Gu."

He pointed to Seeking Immortality Peak and asked, "I've heard that your master, True Person Xuanji, once used an array to seal one's lifespan. Since Elder, you can use Seeking Immortality Peak to put someone in a state of being half-dead, I wonder if you could extend Senior Banbian's lifespan?"

Gu Fan gasped, raised his hand to touch his chin, and fell into deep thought.

Xu Changsheng did not urge him, but quietly waited with his teacup in hand.

Gu Fan narrowed his eyes, and countless array patterns and runes rapidly circulated and deduced in his mind, only to dissipate one after another.

The situation of the half-old monster is not as simple as the passing of lifespan.

The wounds from his early years have never fully healed, and his vitality is constantly fading. He can only suppress them with his magic power on a daily basis, which prevents him from going all out.

The lifespan of sixty years mentioned by Xu Changsheng is only an estimate under ideal conditions.

As his time draws near, his injuries become increasingly difficult to control, and his actual lifespan will only be shorter.

In other words, if we can maintain the life force that the old monster is losing...

After a long while, when the spiritual tea in the cup had completely cooled down, Gu Fan slowly raised his head: "If the conditions are right, this matter is not without a solution."

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"However, this move will likely cause some trouble for the monsters in the Wilderness Mountain and the Cloud Mist Sea."