The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

Chapter 79: (1): The Weird Little Medicine Boy

After taking a sip of tea, Long Xuan began transcribing a technique called the "Nine Deaths Divine Art." This is a powerful body-refining technique sufficient to complete the body refinement up-to the Soul Projection Stage.

The supernatural ability of this technique lies in breaking through after reaching the brink of death. Each time the practitioner is close to death, their physical body undergoes a qualitative leap. Hence, it is called the Nine Deaths Divine Art.

In ancient times, the number nine symbolized a virtual number, indicating multiple instances rather than the literal number nine. The more times one faces death, the better.

This technique is extremely dangerous. Practitioners must constantly seek death, repeatedly experiencing life-and-death situations, breaking through after survival, challenging their limits, and continuously surpassing themselves.

However, while nearing death can continuously strengthen the supernatural ability, one mistake can lead to true death. Who dares to approach death even once? Nonetheless, the more dangerous the technique, the more powerful it becomes, with the price paid often correlating with the reward.

It is precisely because this technique is exceedingly dangerous that it is also immensely powerful. Once mastered, it grants extraordinary combat power.

The "Nine Deaths Divine Art" is evidently not an ordinary technique, suggesting an extraordinary origin. It might have been a renowned technique from a certain period, possibly one of the top body-refining techniques in the entire Gu world and should not be underestimated.

Since Long Xuan already had the "Ten Absolutes Scripture" for his cultivation technique, he did not compete with others but chose this unremarked body-refining technique.

Long Xuan cherished his life and was extremely timid. Given his fear of death, he naturally had no interest in such a life-threatening Divine ability.

The only reason he immediately transcribed this technique was that he had long planned to create his body-refining technique after refining the Water Bear Gu.

Creating a body-refining technique requires referencing many powerful techniques. With all the formation books taken by Di Xin, he could only transcribe the "Nine Lives Divine Skill" first.

Time passed by quietly, with the cave falling into silence, save for the scratching sound of pen on paper.

Everyone transcribed books with full concentration, forgetting the passage of time, forgetting to eat or drink, only wanting to transcribe the Gu King's cultivation techniques as quickly as possible, as if fearing any delay.

Unbeknownst to them, three days had passed, with the rogue cultivators transcribing for three whole days in the cave.

In these three days, they used countless sheets of paper and broke many pens. Nonetheless, the results were gratifying, with each person binding a good number of new books, reaping substantial gains.

Each person's face was beaming with smiles, cherishing the techniques in their hands.

However, even though his Gu-cultivated body had hand speeds much faster than normal people in his previous life, it was completely impossible to copy all the books here in three days.

They only transcribed the inheritance they most needed.

Long Xuan had also finished transcribing the formation books he wanted.

In these three days, Li Laodao had long divided the treasures, with no one having any objections, and everyone stored their share of the treasures in their storage bags.

The only share of treasures belonging to the little medicine boy was taken by Long Xuan into his storage bag in a brazen manner.

However, the little medicine boy had already come to terms with it. Knowledge inheritance is the most valuable thing. He had obtained the techniques he wanted and had three Spirit Gathering Pills. He had a high chance of breaking through the Marrow Cleansing Stage upon returning.

With such huge gains from this trip, what more could he be dissatisfied with?

"Haha! There are too many books here. Who knows when we’ll finish transcribing them."

"Staying here forever isn't an option. Why don’t we go back first, share the books, and transcribe them slowly?" Li Laodao proposed at this moment.

Long Xuan finally put down his pen, stretched his sore neck, stood up, and stretched lazily, saying, "That makes sense. Why not leave the original manuscripts with Li Laodao? Whoever has time can go to his place to transcribe them."

Li Dashan agreed, "That works. I trust Old Li's character. Everyone knows where Li Village is. Whoever wants to transcribe can find him there. I’ll also be at Li Village, so you can visit me anytime."

Li Laodao laughed heartily, "Haha! You are all welcome to my home anytime. I will treat you well. We won’t leave until we are drunk."

Everyone had transcribed what they wanted. The remaining books were of little importance, so they didn’t need to rush to transcribe them. Thus, everyone agreed to the proposal.

In fact, they had long wanted to leave. Sitting on the ground transcribing techniques had left their legs numb. They had no desks or chairs, making it extremely uncomfortable to transcribe in such an environment.

Unlike Long Xuan, who even brought a desk and chair when traveling. He wouldn’t feel uncomfortable even if he sat for a month. He was comfortable, but others suffered.

As the rogue cultivators packed their things and left the cave, the place fell silent again.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps echoed in the passage again. Even light footsteps sounded heavy in the quiet cave.

The sudden footsteps broke the silence of the secret room again.

Just as the previous group left, another unexpected visitor arrived.

Since the previous group walked together, it was unlikely that one would return suddenly. Who could this person be?

Unsurprisingly, this person was Long Xuan. The fake Long Xuan had left with the group, and the real Long Xuan finally arrived.

The real Long Xuan had been lingering nearby for a long time, collecting heat-resistant water bear insects and observing the situation in the cave.

Using the Eye of Heavenly secret to see that everyone had left, he immediately entered.

He had no time to obtain the memory of the Fire Clone, so he didn't know what had happened in the cave or what was inside.

He sneaked in this time to see if there was a chance to pick up any valuable leftovers. What if everyone missed some important treasure? Or what if everyone overlooked a valuable treasure?

In theory, such assumptions are entirely possible.

Thinking of this, Long Xuan decided to come in and take a look.

The luminous pearls embedded in the cave walls had been taken by the others, leaving the cave in darkness.

Long Xuan used a tiny amount of spiritual power to activate the Blazing flame Palm, condensing a large fireball in his palm, illuminating the cave brightly.

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