Chapter 70

Gu Yue Na, please help me pick that white plant; just use a sharp tool to cut off the eight-corner white flower on top.

"As for that red plant, it needs to be dug out with white jade." Bai Yuan took out the prepared knife and square jade and said.

Gu Yue Na remained silent, but the knife and square jade that Bai Yuan took out flew up on their own, easily following his method to pick the Eight-corner Profound Ice Grass and the Blazing Fire Apricot Herb.

Afterwards, the two plants flew up under the influence of mental power, flying to a point not far in front of Bai Yuan and Bai Yu.

At this moment, they simultaneously felt half their body plunged into extreme cold while the other half felt extreme heat, a state of ice and fire double heaven.

However, fortunately when the two objects came within a certain distance, Bai Yuan and Bai Yu's sensations returned to normal, and the cold and hot auras both disappeared at once.

A layer of faint red light enveloped the Eight-cornered Profound Ice Grass, while the Blazing Fire Apricot Herb was enveloped by a layer of faint white vapor.

When the two immortal grasses meet, their opposing auras will restrain each other, but after ten breaths their efficacy will also completely disappear.

"Xiao Yu, eat them together, but afterward it will be very painful, and there will be a certain degree of danger to your life." Bai Yuan said.

Bai Yu did not answer; she reached out and grabbed the Eight-cornered Profound Ice Grass and the Blazing Fire Apricot Herb, then began to eat them in big mouthfuls.

The two immortal grasses melted as soon as they entered her mouth, turning into fluid that slid down her throat; Bai Yu felt fluid welling up under her tongue, and a fresh fragrance filled her mouth.

Before she had finished a few big mouthfuls, just as Bai Yu was about to ask if there was more, a layer of icy blue suddenly rose from beneath her feet, and her whole body turned completely blue.

Bai Yuan only felt that Bai Yu's body seemed to have turned into an ice sculpture; even with his Foundation Establishment cultivation, he could barely withstand it.

Immediately after, a layer of red rose on Bai Yu's body; as red and blue alternated, her magical equipment and clothing shattered, making her look like a freshly cooked shrimp.

Bai Yuan also felt an extremely hot aura trying to surge into his body, but he did not instinctively throw Bai Yu away; instead, after finding a good angle, he threw her into the boundary line of the red-and-white 'hot spring' below.

Bai Yuan did not wait after ingesting the two immortal-grade herbs; he immediately threw her into the water because he wanted to wait for the medicinal effects to take effect.

Otherwise, if Bai Yu had fallen into the water just a moment earlier, she would have been completely annihilated under the clash of extreme ice and extreme fire.

With a plop, Bai Yu's whole body sank into the spring water, instantly disappearing from Bai Yuan and Gu Yue Na's sight.

At that moment, as red and blue alternated, Bai Yu felt the impact of the two extreme auras, and she sensed that her spirit was on the verge of collapse.

Nevertheless, Bai Yu gritted her teeth and persisted, because she believed Bai Yuan would never harm her, and she was certain she could endure!

Bai Yuan looked at his own somewhat scorched arm, then turned his head toward the direction where Bai Yu had fallen, and muttered: "Bai Yu, among my three disciples, Wang Qiu'er has great fortune and excellent talent; Mu Jun lacks the Five Elements Formation to aid his cultivation; you have the worst aptitude, and I can only help you this far."

Bai Yuan flew to the ground on his sword.

Gu Yue Na followed up and said: "What are we doing now?"

Bai Yuan said: "I plan to concoct pills here; if you're bored, you may return to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Gu Yue Na glanced at Bai Yuan and said lightly: "It's not that I'm bored; compared to being in seclusion for who knows how long, this period is more comfortable, and besides, I can help you keep watch here to prevent any accidents."

Bai Yuan glanced at Gu Yue Na in surprise, then the corner of his mouth curled up with a playful smile as he said: "Are you worried that I might encounter an accident?"

Gu Yue Na's stunning face showed no change in expression, and her gorgeous perfect purple eyes held no flicker.

She said: "I have already agreed to let you turn the Soul Beast race into the demon race; if you die midway, would I not be in a dilemma?"

Bai Yuan smiled and said: "Then do you want to become the demon queen?"

Gu Yue Na glanced at Bai Yuan, her eyes flickering; she lowered her head and remained silent, neither answering nor refusing—she completely looked like a fickle woman.

However, the Silver Dragon King, who had been severely injured since birth and forced into seclusion, how could she be a fickle woman?

Her demeanor was entirely her pondering whether to agree with Bai Yuan; but this decision of utmost importance was destined to take a very long time.

If short, it could be decades; if long, hundreds or even thousands of years, or even longer, after all, an existence like the Silver Dragon King basically has no concept of time.

Bai Yuan turned his head, preparing to gather the ingredients for pill concoction.

But Gu Yue Na's voice suddenly came: "Wait until you can be like me, immortal and undying, then we'll talk."

Bai Yuan turned back with a bitter face and said: "I remember telling you this year that cultivation as a Soul Master differs from immortal cultivation; a Soul Master's immortality comes from losing the fleshly body, becoming a divine soul that resides in the divine realm, whereas an immortal cultivator seeking immortality must attain manifestation, transcending the three realms and no longer being within the Five Elements."

Gu Yue Na raised her delicate brows slightly and asked: "Is the gap that large?"

Bai Yuan replied helplessly: "The gap is certainly large; in the divine realm, divine officials correspond to early Nascent Soul, third-rank gods to mid-stage, second-rank gods to late-stage, first-rank gods to perfection, and ordinary god kings correspond to early Spirit Severing; even an invincible god like the Dragon God is only at mid Spirit Severing."

"But in immortal cultivation, after the Spirit Severing stage comes the Tribulation Crossing stage; only after surviving nine heavenly tribulations can one attain the Dao and become an immortal, transcending the three realms and no longer being within the Five Elements."

This is the information Bai Yuan received from the system after reaching Foundation Establishment; however, thereafter there is also the Star God Lord, who, compared to late Spirit Severing, has the Cosmic Enforcer as perfection.

As for the Five Elements Formation, in fact, once one possesses four and a half formation bases, one can envelop the entire Dou Luo Star and transform it into a true miniature immortal cultivation world.

Bai Yuan will also gain power comparable to a half-step God King.

Gu Yue Na listened, somewhat dumbfounded?

Is it really that hard for immortal cultivators to achieve immortality?

Bai Yuan saw what Gu Yue Na was thinking, and he explained: "Attaining immortality means true deathlessness; it is fundamentally not like the gods, whose pseudo-immortality can be killed by humans, and thus cannot be compared."

This true immortal is completely different from the killable true immortal in Bai Yuan's past-life novel; the so-called leap beyond the three realms is actually a leap out of the universe.

Not being within the Five Elements means not being among the things of heaven and earth, since all things in the universe are composed of the Five Elements; in plain terms, it means not being within what humans can perceive.

That is a transcendent existence that mortals cannot imagine.

As for a great cultivator at the Tribulation Crossing stage, a mere raise of the hand can obliterate a star, and each time they survive a heavenly tribulation, their cultivation increases exponentially.

Gu Yue Na listened to Bai Yuan's explanation and retorted: "Seeking immortality through cultivation is indeed difficult, but you cannot expect me to agree and then one day start living as a widow."

Bai Yuan listened and was stunned.

Gu Yue Na, after speaking, also couldn't help but be stunned.

(End of chapter)