Chapter 25: Longevity Immortal Elixir? Come and take it!

Is that the elixir of immortality?

Gu Yuan stood on the carriage, squinting his eyes,

He surveyed the small tree on the lake‑center island and the infant‑shaped fruit on it.

He could clearly feel,

the life energy contained in that fruit,

was vast to an unimaginable degree.

Even more pure and massive than that drop of true immortal essence blood his grandfather gave him!

Even he would probably need to enter the Saint Dao Realm to possess such vitality.

Who knows how long it has been accumulating, how many people's vitality,

has gone into forging this one elixir of immortality!

"We struck it rich! We struck it rich! Yuan'er, we really struck it rich this time!"

Gu Xue Dao rubbed his hands, his face flushed red with excitement, saliva almost dripping.

He stared fixedly at that fruit,

His gaze was like that of a lecher who had lusted for eight hundred years finally seeing a peerless beauty.

"This... this is definitely the legendary humanoid immortal elixir! And it looks fully matured! Its potency—if a supreme being took it, they could probably reach the threshold of the Heavenly Emperor Realm!"

Gu Xue Dao grew more excited the more he spoke,

He wished he could rush over right now,

to pluck that fruit and swallow it whole in one gulp.

It wasn't just him,

the soldiers of the Heavenly Halberd Army behind him, each one breathing rapidly, eyes blazing with fervor.

Elixir of immortality!

This is something that exists only in myth and legend!

They have conquered countless worlds,

seen all manner of heavenly treasures and earthly riches,

but an elixir of this caliber,

is also the first time they've seen one!

Who would have thought,

a world where even supremes lack such a thing,

actually possesses such a tremendous treasure!

"All of you, calm down!"

Gu Xue Dao, after all, is a supreme expert with an extraordinary disposition,

quickly calmed down from his ecstasy.

He shouted at them, causing those slightly over‑excited Heavenly Halberd Army soldiers to shudder.

"The more precious something is, the more formidable the guardians beside it! Don't be careless, old man!"

He solemnly scanned that strange milky‑white lake.

The lake water gave him a feeling of extreme danger.

"Third Uncle was right."

Gu Yuan also spoke, his voice calm, yet it silenced everyone.

"This lake water is problematic."

He pointed at that seemingly harmless milky‑white lake,

"What the lake water contains is not some vital essence at all, but the purest lifespan."

"This Undying Mountain is a giant trap. It lures outsiders in with these seemingly vibrant scenes, then silently steals their lifespan, gathering it all in this lake to irrigate this immortal herb."

Gu Yuan's words made everyone present feel a chill down their spine.

Stealing lifespan!

This is even more terrifying than killing them outright!

What cultivators fear most is:

not death,

but the depletion of their lifespan, turning into a handful of yellow earth amidst endless despair and resentment.

"Damn it! What a vicious method!"

Gu Xue Dao, after hearing that, also wore a look of lingering fear.

He had been so caught up in excitement earlier that he almost fell for the trap.

If he really had just rushed over without a care,

even though he is a supreme expert,

in this lake devoted to stealing lifespan,

he would probably end up skinned alive!

And with his supreme lifespan,

it would probably, in the blink of an eye, fully mature this immortal herb……

Then,

the mastermind behind could then take him and flee……

or even become emperor!

Prove the Dao and become Heavenly Emperor!

Yuan'er, you're still the one who observes most carefully.

Gu Xue Dao said, his heart still trembling,

This immortal body of longevity truly has many intricacies.

He now admires his nephew more and more.

Not only is his fate heaven-defying, his eyesight,

and his eyesight is even more vicious than that old geezer who's lived who knows how many hundreds of thousands of years.

"What should we do now?"

Gu Xue Dao asked,

"How about I just use my magic power to evaporate this lake water?"

"Don't."

Gu Yuan once again stopped this violent third uncle.

"This lake water is a good thing."

Gu Yuan gazed at the milky-white lake, his eyes flashing with excitement.

"This is the purest essence of longevity; although it was stolen, if we can find a way to purge its impurities and resentment, it will become the supreme life-extending divine object."

"Take it back and distribute it to the ancestors in the family whose longevity is nearly exhausted—one sip each, and they could live at least tens of thousands of years longer!"

This thing is useless to Gu Yuan himself, but his family is huge and prosperous!

The Gu Family's ancient monsters sleeping in the forbidden land,

none of whom are not nearing the end of their longevity,

can only rely on slumber to slow the loss of vitality?

If we had this lake's essence of longevity, wouldn't the Gu Family's foundation surge even further?

Exactly!

Gu Xue Dao's eyes lit up upon hearing that.

This thing... is practically tailor-made for our Gu Family!

Maybe the Gu character is written inside the lake.

Gu Yuan nodded, "Third Uncle, let's first get hold of that immortal herb."

Leave this to me!

Gu Xue Dao slapped his chest, volunteering eagerly.

I'd like to see what's pretending to be mystical!

He stepped forward, arriving at the lakeside,

releasing his terrifying supreme pressure without reservation,

crushing toward the island in the lake's center!

"Get out here, old man!"

Boom!

The entire lake, under Gu Xue Dao's pressure, instantly churned into towering waves!

However, the island at the lake's center remained completely calm.

That small tree and that fruit seemed utterly unaffected.

"Huh? Still not coming out?"

Gu Xue Dao furrowed his brow,

feeling his dignity challenged.

He snorted coldly, raised his hand, and slapped his palm toward the lake surface!

This palm,

although he did not use his full strength,

was still enough to shatter a star!

Yet a strange scene occurred!

That palm, capable of destroying heaven and earth, silently dissolved upon touching the milky lake water!

Like a mud ox entering the sea, it caused not a ripple!

"What?!"

Gu Xue Dao was stunned.

His palm was actually neutralized?

There's something fishy!

His face darkened as he prepared to unleash greater power.

At that moment, the previously tranquil island at the lake's center finally showed movement.

The entirely jade-green small tree began to move without wind, its leaves rustling.

Next, an ancient, weary voice, yet carrying the vicissitudes of having seen through worldly affairs, echoed from the island.

Alas...

How many years has it been? Someone again disturbs my tranquility.

Outsider, begone.

This is not a place for you to come. Longevity is a forbidden realm you cannot probe.

That voice was not loud, yet it rang clearly in the depths of every person's soul.

Gu Xue Dao heard the sound, and rather than retreating, their fighting spirit grew even more intense.

"You skulking rat! Get out here and die for me!"

He bellowed and was about to strike again.

"Third Uncle, wait."

Gu Yuan, however, blocked him again.

Gu Yuan stared toward the island at the heart of the lake, a teasing smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Come out and talk."

"Perhaps we could strike a deal."

He said aloud.

On the island at the lake's heart, silence lingered for a moment.

"Deal?"

That hoarse old voice bore a trace of doubt and… contempt.

"What could you possibly possess that I require?"

"I can give you… true everlasting life."

Gu Yuan said it word for word.

His words froze not only the presence on the island but also Gu Xue Dao and the dark kirin.

Give the other true immortality?

"Yuan'er... is he perhaps getting a bit carried away?"

"Immortality—that is the ultimate path even true saints strive for!"

"He's merely a minor blood‑realm cultivator; how can he dare make such lofty claims?"

Yet Gu Yuan wore a look of confidence.

Because he knew that the other, surviving by barely clinging to life force,

pilfering lifespan to sustain existence, hardly qualifies as true immortality.

It is merely a pitiful method of extending life.

But his Gu Family, the power behind him, holds the hope of revealing the true road to immortality!

Sure enough, after his words left his mouth, the presence on the island fell silent even longer.

It seemed to be contemplating, and also weighing the veracity of Gu Yuan's words.

After a long while.

"Hehe…"

A light laugh rang out.

"Interesting little fellow."

"You, come in."

"I am right here waiting for you."

As the words faded, that milky‑white lake,

suddenly split apart from its center on its own,

clearing a direct passage to the island at the lake's heart.