Chapter 24: This Mountain Has a Problem! Immortal Longevity Elixir?!

"Stealing life force?"

Gu Yuan heard Third Uncle Gu Xue Dao's analysis,

his brows furrowed even tighter.

His own longevity immortal body,

perceived the breath of life far beyond ordinary people.

Since stepping onto this Undying Mountain,

he has felt an extreme discomfort.

It's as if someone beside you holds a straw,

though it hasn't pierced you yet,

but that intent already makes your whole body break out in gooseflesh.

This Undying Mountain,

gives him exactly that feeling.

It constantly exudes a greed and yearning for life.

"Yuan'er, this place is too bizarre; we can't let the soldiers keep wasting themselves here!"

Gu Xue Dao looked at the battle formation ahead; although the soldiers' qi and blood remained vigorous,

they wouldn't have trouble for ten or eight years.

but the life essence in their bodies was indeed draining at an imperceptibly slow rate.

The soldiers of the Heavenly Spear Army,

they are all Gu Family's prized nuggets,

each a war machine built with massive resources,

If they get damaged here,

he would be skinned by his elder brother when he returns.

"These damn things can't be killed, they even siphon people's yang energy, like a nest of blood‑sucking mosquitoes—so annoying!"

Gu Xue Dao grew increasingly furious as he spoke,

his whole body erupted with uncontrolled Supreme aura.

"Yuan'er, step back. Watch Third Uncle flatten this damned mountain with a single punch! I want to see—if the mountain's gone, can those damn things still live?"

Saying that, he prepared to manifest a ten‑thousand‑zhang Dharma Body,

ready to solve the problem in his favorite way.

In his view, no problem can't be solved with one punch,

if there is, then two punches.

"Wait, Third Uncle!"

Gu Yuan hurriedly raised his voice to stop him.

Even annoying mosquitoes can't set the house on fire!

And what if the beings inside are waiting for him to strike?

"Yuan'er, what's wrong? Rest assured, Third Uncle has his limits and guarantees it won't affect your carriage!"

Gu Xue Dao still thought Gu Yuan was afraid of being accidentally hurt.

"I'm not meaning that."

Gu Yuan looked speechlessly at his Third Uncle, whose brain seemed filled with muscle.

"I mean, since this mountain is called Undying Mountain, it must have its method. To smash it with a single punch would be such a waste."

He crossed his arms, walked to the front of the carriage, and watched the distant fearless,

ever‑reborn monster army,

his gaze held not fear,

but rather curiosity and scrutiny.

"A self‑circulating ecosystem that can steal life force... If we fully understand this thing, it might be more valuable than simply blasting it apart."

Gu Yuan stroked his chin,

the little abacus in his mind clacked noisily.

The operating mode of this Undying Mountain,

is essentially an alternative perpetual motion machine.

Although its path went astray into a raiding mode,

its core law surely has merits.

If we could parse these laws,

and integrate them into the family's Mountain‑guard Great Array,

then Gu Family's defense would surely reach another level.

That is far more interesting than simply finding a longevity immortal elixir.

"Yuan'er, you mean..."

Gu Xue Dao didn't quite grasp his nephew's thought.

In his view, such heretical, crooked things,

should just be destroyed; why study them?

"What I mean is, capture the thief by first capturing the king, strike the snake at its seven‑inch point."

Gu Yuan pointed toward the depths of the mountain range and said:

"These little monsters can't be killed all; their source must be inside the mountain. If we go straight in and take out their lair, wouldn't that solve everything?"

"That way we both solve the problem and maximize the mountain's value, and we can get the treasure inside in one piece."

Gu Xue Dao listened, froze for a moment, then slapped his thigh.

"Right! How did I not think of that!"

"You're the sharp‑witted one, Yuan'er! I'm just all about fighting."

He scratched his head a bit, feeling embarrassed,

then his face showed excited battle intent.

"Alright! Then we'll charge straight in! I want to see what kind of monsters and demons this mountain hides!"

Gu Xue Dao turned around and let out a booming shout toward the Heaven Spear Legion.

"All soldiers, obey!"

"Form Profound Heaven Battle Array! Crush everything in our path! Target: Undying Mountain Core!"

"Yes, sir!"

Thousands of Heaven Spear Legion soldiers roared in unison,

their auras instantly merged into one.

They no longer fought individually,

but became a massive golden arrowhead,

with a Commander‑in‑Chief who had reached the 17th realm, Saint Realm as the tip,

driving hard toward the depths of the Undying Mountain!

Boom!

Wherever the formation passed,

whether the indestructible stone statues,

or the bizarre, unfathomable vines,

all were instantly crushed into powder!

The torrent of golden Qi and blood power,

purified all evil spirits completely!

Those crushed monsters,

still tried to absorb life essence to rebirth,

but their rebirth speed,

was far slower than the formation's advance!

A broad road paved with destruction and purification,

was bluntly carved out inside the Undying Mountain.

The Nine‑Dragon Agarwood Carriage,

trailed the formation at a leisurely pace.

Gu Yuan leisurely returned to the carriage and reclined again on his ten‑thousand‑year warm jade couch.

The maidens Qing'er and Zhu'er,

hurriedly handed him peeled spiritual fruit.

"Young master, try this. It's a Longevity Fruit freshly picked from the Undying Mountain; I heard it can extend life by six hundred years," Qing'er said softly.

Gu Yuan picked up the crystal‑clear fruit emitting an alluring fragrance, glanced at it, and tossed it aside.

"Stolen second‑hand life force—how could it possibly taste good?"

He curled his lip, looking disgusted.

Possessing an immortal celestial body, he had an instinctive aversion to this plundered "life."

The Dark Kirin beside him couldn't help its eyelids twitch at the scene.

"Longevity Fruit!"

That's one of the top divine artifacts in the Undying Mountain,

and it was eaten back then.

It works wonders even for saints!

If I hadn't been lucky enough to pick up ten of them back then,

they'd extend life by six thousand years,

I might not have made it to today.

But now, this little ancestor actually complains about its taste?

And calls it second‑hand life force?

As long as you can live, isn't that enough?

While the Dark Kirin was questioning its existence, the Nine‑Dragon Agarwood Carriage jolted violently and halted.

"Hm? Why did it stop?"

Gu Yuan sat up and looked outward.

He saw the Heaven Spear Legion's battle formation ahead also forced to stop.

In front of them,

a vast lake appeared.

The lake water was not clear,

but showed a strange milky white hue.

A thin veil of light mist floated over the lake's surface,

exuding a life aura a hundred times richer than before.

In the middle of the lake,

there was a tiny island no larger than a hundred meters across,

on which grew a small tree entirely jade‑green, shimmering with flowing light, as if carved from emerald.

Upon the tree hung a fruit the size of a clenched fist, shaped like a baby.

The fruit was still breathing faintly; with each breath the lake's water rose and fell in response.

A surge of life aura that made Gu Yuan's heart race was emanating from that fruit!

"Immortal Elixir!"

Gu Xue Dao's voice, filled with shock and ecstatic joy, rang out from outside!