The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

"Hmph! Compete with me? Do you not know why flowers are so red?"

"You really thought I was just pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger?"

In the distance, Di Xin waved the storage bag she had seized, looking pleased as if she was delighted with her success in fooling them this time.

What Long Xuan and his group didn’t know was that she was heading back to the cave they had just left. Why was she returning?

Di Xin’s eyes gleamed with excitement and pride.

Many might not know that mechanisms and formations go hand in hand, and ancient tombs always combined the two. How could she not understand mechanisms?

Claiming ignorance of mechanisms in the cave was entirely a ruse. Women’s words can deceive, and she could lie without batting an eye.

By pretending not to understand mechanisms in front of everyone, she could return alone to enjoy the treasures herself. She was indeed cunning.

However, no matter how cunning she was, she couldn’t outsmart Long Xuan. Her little schemes were destined to fail.

When she finally returned to the cave and saw the stone door with the combination lock wide open and the interior empty, she couldn’t help but rub her eyes, her smile freezing in disbelief.

"Who did this!!!"

"Who the hell did this?! How dare they provoke me! They've stolen from me! Such audacity, whose hands are so fast?"

"Let me catch this shameless thief!"

A woman's deafening scream echoed throughout the cave, reverberating for a long time...

Meanwhile, Long Xuan had safely returned to his residence without encountering any danger. Who among them could be more cunning than him? Upon returning home, he immediately transplanted the fire dragon fruit tree to the center of his medicinal garden, filled with high-grade spiritual soil. After picking all the fire dragon fruits, he covered the area around the tree with cold fire.

After that, he left it to nature, letting fate decide its survival. If it could live, it would; if not, it was its fate. He was already content with the fruits he had harvested.

The medicinal effects of the fire dragon fruit were limited; one couldn't continuously consume them for unlimited benefits. Therefore, whether the tree lived or died didn't matter to him. Even if it died, he wouldn't feel regret.

Surviving would be a bonus, but he wouldn't dare to sell the fruits. They would just be eaten as regular fruits.

After transplanting the fire dragon fruit tree, he began preparing to refine the water bear Gu. He had collected all the necessary materials during this adventure.

The materials required to refine the water bear Gu were various types of water bears, which was very simple. It took him no time to figure out the refining method since it only required one type of material.

But don't think that the simplicity of the process made the Gu weak. Although the water bear Gu was not suited for combat, its practical value was unparalleled among his collection of Gu.

Look at the Little Strong Gu, which the little medicine boy had developed significantly.

The water bear Gu was much more formidable than the Little Strong Gu, with a much higher potential. Long Xuan was confident in this.

How could he not be confident? You have to know that his water bear Gu recipe uses more than 4,000 kinds of ingredients, all of which are peak-grade spiritual insects. There are more than 4,000 peak-grade spiritual insects in total, a Gu recipe full of peak-grade spiritual insects.

With so many peak-grade spiritual insects, the water bear Gu couldn't possibly be ordinary.

Long Xuan took out several labeled jars from the storage room. Though the labels had names, the jars were all empty.

Without a doubt, the jars contained various types of water bears.

Excitedly, he opened each jar, pouring all the water bears into a large jar. From a distance, it looked like he was pouring air.

After putting over four thousand peak--grade water bears into the jar, he added half a bottle of red liquid.

Using the common starvation method to make them devour each other wouldn't work for refining water bear Gu.

Water bears can survive for 30 years without eating or drinking. Starving them wouldn't be effective. Special methods were needed.

There are many ways to make spiritual insects kill each other: rituals, smoke, poison...

Long Xuan used a liquid called "Rage Liquid," which made spiritual insects go berserk and attack their kind.

This method was suitable for aquatic spiritual insects, avoiding the risk of drowning. Water bears, being nearly immortal, were perfect for this method.

After pouring the Rage Liquid into the large jar, he sealed it and shook it vigorously before setting it down.

When the progress indicator on the jar showed 0%, he stopped, satisfied, and left.

He had no idea how long it would take for the Gu to form, so he would just wait.

During the wait, he wouldn't just sit idly by. He planned to start a new project: creating his own body-refinement technique.

Gu cultivators didn't have to learn body-refinement techniques, but without them, they would be weaker than other Gu cultivators.

In battle, physical strength was crucial. If an enemy used a fast Gu to attack, insufficient physical explosiveness would make evasion difficult.

This weakness was too fatal to ignore.

For Long Xuan, learning body-refinement techniques was essential, even if it slowed his progress.

It's a compulsory course; neglecting it means death.

With the nearly immortal water bear Gu soon to be completed, he didn't have to worry about the dangers of body refinement.

So, the creation of a body-refinement technique was now on his agenda, progressing alongside the water bear Gu.

Excitedly, he sat in the pavilion, taking out a body-refinement manual called "Nine Deaths Divine Art" that he had copied in his cave, and began to read with great interest.

He had already secretly learned many body-refinement techniques from the Qian family's treasure trove, giving him a solid foundation for creating his own technique.

However, compared to those techniques, this "Nine Deaths Divine Art" was far superior, making them seem insignificant.

If he was to borrow from a technique, it had to be the best.

The arrival of "Nine Deaths Divine Art" was timely. It contained advanced knowledge that was highly instructive, potentially enhancing his technique by a significant margin.

The essence of "Nine Deaths Divine Art" was understanding the principle of "not destroying, not standing," growing stronger through near-death experiences.

Long Xuan quickly grasped the core concept and felt inspired.

Three days later, he put away "Nine Deaths Divine Art" and prepared to draft his new technique.

In any world, the more dangerous a technique, the more powerful it is. This is a natural law.

Since the danger level correlates with power, he focused on making the technique as dangerous as possible.

The more dangerous, the better. Ideally, it should be so lethal that only he, with the water bear Gu, could survive it.

With this thought, he drafted:

Level 1: Lava Refinement

Level 2: Cold Qi Tempering

Level 3: Heavenly Fire Forging

Level 4: Thunder Tribulation Reinforcement

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Anyone who saw his plan would be terrified.

Was he crazy? This was suicide!

Jumping into lava for refinement? That was beyond human capability, more like a superman feat.

Using heavenly fire for refinement was even more absurd. Did he know what heavenly fire was?

Even if it existed, getting close to it would turn you to ash.

Alchemy masters with the highest fire resistance rarely survived heavenly fire; using it for body refinement was lunacy.

And using thunder tribulation for refinement? Thunder tribulation is a lethal challenge for high-level cultivators, with a 90% mortality rate. Others would avoid it, but he planned to use it?

This was insane.

But Long Xuan believed in the feasibility of his method. Despite its extreme nature, he hoped the water bear Gu could withstand it.

He was slightly unsure about the Gu's ability to endure these dangers.

A single thunder tribulation might turn him to ash. Could the water bear Gu survive even in such a state?

But he didn't worry much. The body-refinement would be done by his clone, not his main body. If the clone succeeded, he would benefit from its results. If it failed, it wouldn't affect him.

Fire Clone: Thanks a lot.

Long Xuan had cleverly shifted all risks to his clone, reaping the benefits himself. Truly cunning.

"Alright! The technique is set. Let's see who dares to practice it. Whoever tries will die."

After finishing the draft, he slammed the pen on the table, exuding arrogance.

He was confident that only the water bear Gu could survive such a dangerous technique.

How powerful would a technique be if it could only be practiced by him?

On this day, the initial draft of a technique that would shock the world was completed. This heaven-defying martial arts that will inflict great harm to all and shock the entire Gu world in the future will gradually reveal its prowess from this day on.

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