The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

After some time had passed.

On the bed, Long Xuan took out a small jade bottle and looked gently at Long Ziyan in his arms, saying, “Look, this is a gift I’m giving you.”

Long Ziyan, looking a bit fatigued, took it and asked curiously, “A Longevity Gu? Didn’t you give me one last time?”

“The last one was quite effective. My Sou Gu successfully evolved and now has the ability to transport living beings.”

Long Xuan shook his head and smiled, “This Longevity Gu is different from the last one. The previous Longevity Gu was specifically for the Sou Gu and was a low-grade Gu insect, only able to extend life by sixty years.”

“But this Longevity Gu I’ve made this time is specifically for humans. I’ve spent a year and a half developing it.”

“This Longevity Gu is very interesting. With the same materials, there is an 80% chance of refining a 50-year Longevity Gu, a 10% chance of refining a 100-year Longevity Gu.”

“There is a 6% chance of refining a 500-year Longevity Gu.”

“There is a 3% chance of refining an 800-year Longevity Gu.”

“And each person can only consume one Longevity Gu in their lifetime, and the life extension cannot be accumulated. Isn’t this Longevity Gu interesting?”

Hearing this, Long Ziyan’s hands visibly trembled, and she grasped the jade bottle tightly, giving him a moved look.

People with the Nine Yin Severing Veins are born with short lifespans. This short lifespan is the most pressing concern for all who possess the Nine Yin Severing Veins, causing them to cultivate diligently their entire lives, never daring to relax.

Seeking treasures that can extend life is something all Nine Yin Severing Veins Vein holders spend their entire lives pursuing, willing to pay any price for it.

This gift was a tremendous help to her. She could finally put down the burden in her heart and no longer worry about aging.

Heaven knows that she had been having nightmares lately about suddenly aging and Long Xuan abandoning her. She had been anxious for a long time, but now she could finally relax, and the hidden sorrow in her heart was swept away.

“My father spent his whole life trying to develop something like this but never succeeded. I never thought you would accomplish it so easily. If he could see this Longevity Gu, I don’t know how excited he would be.”

“Unfortunately, if this Longevity Gu had appeared sooner, my mother wouldn’t have died.”

Long Ziyan suddenly thought of her mother, showing a hint of sadness on her face. But soon she dismissed the unhappy memory, smiling at Long Xuan again, “You haven’t told me how many years this Longevity Gu will add.”

“I think you wouldn’t bring me a 50-year Longevity Gu.”

Long Xuan smiled and couldn’t help but tap the nose of this Spiritual Sea Realm Gu Master, pampering her, “You’re so smart—or rather, you’re just lucky. You’re the girl with good fortune, so of course, the Longevity Gu I refined for you is the one with only a 1% success rate: the 1,000-year Longevity Gu!”

Just thinking about it made Long Xuan’s heart ache.

Why did he know so precisely the probabilities of refining different Longevity Gu? It’s because he had refined so many of them that he could only come up with these statistics.

There was no other way. The maturation time for all Longevity Gu was the same, and he couldn’t use his golden finger to predict the longevity outcome. He had to use a broad-net approach, frantically refining Longevity Gu.

As long as he refined enough, one day, he was bound to succeed in making the 1,000-year Longevity Gu.

But the consequence of this was that it cost too much money. Even with his wealth, he couldn’t bear it.

Fortunately, the Long Clan of the Western Lands had plenty of resources. Whatever materials he asked for, they obediently provided.

The Long Clan of the Western Lands had made a fortune. If he didn’t take advantage of it, it would be unreasonable.

With the immense wealth of the Long Clan of the Western Lands backing him, he had finally managed to refine the 1,000-year Longevity Gu.

With such a large amount of life extension, given Long Ziyan’s monstrous cultivation speed, she would never have to worry about not having enough life again.

From now on, without the flaw of a short lifespan, a person with the Nine Yin Severing Veins would be unstoppable, her future would be limitless, and only he could keep her under control.

“The girl with good fortune? I’m not worthy. Stop flattering me.”

Hearing that the Longevity Gu in the bottle was a 1,000-year one, Long Ziyan’s smile deepened, and she gripped the jade bottle even tighter.

“Do you really think I’m flattering you? I’m stating facts. You have a Heaven-grade aptitude and a Tenth-grade bloodline, you have the Nine Yin Severing Veins, and you possess the Innate Sword Bone.”

“Such exceptional talents, which appear only once in a thousand years, are all concentrated in you. How is this not fate? And you still say you’re not the girl with good fortune?”

“And that’s not even your greatest luck. Your greatest fortune was meeting me, such a good husband. Your luck is simply unbelievable. You’re definitely the girl with good fortune.”

“But in order to develop the Longevity Gu for you, I, like my master, sold off my assets, completely exhausting my savings. You have to compensate me.”

Saying this, Long Xuan once again pressed this girl with good fortune beneath him...

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After exiting Long Ziyan's boudoir, Long Xuan felt refreshed and briskly walked towards the Long family’s residence.

A year and a half had passed, and he felt it was time to present the research results on the Dragon Blood Battle Gu.

Originally, he planned to delay for a few more years, but considering that Blackstone City was under siege by the Plague Corpses and could fall at any moment, he decided that the matter of the Dragon Blood Battle Gu couldn't be postponed any longer.

Once the Western Long Clan begins mass-producing the Dragon Blood Battle Gu, with its exaggerated defensive capabilities combined with the dual defense effect of the Spiritual Armor, they would be able to withstand the damage from mutated microorganisms, significantly improving their survival rate.

Therefore, without further hesitation, Long Xuan quickly headed towards the patriarch's residence.

That small spatial house/hut was the only link to the Western Long Clan, and using it required the patriarch's consent; no one could use it privately.

So, Long Xuan had no choice but to head to Long Wanli's pavilion and knock on the door.

"Come in!" Long Wanli's voice quickly came from inside.

Long Xuan pushed the door open and got straight to the point: "Patriarch, the recipe for the Dragon Blood Battle Gu, which the Western Long Clan entrusted me to research, has been successfully developed. I need to use the spatial house to send the recipe over."

Upon hearing this, Long Wanli, who was about to sip his tea, trembled, spilling quite a bit of tea from his cup.

His eyes instantly lit up with excitement, and he quickly said, "You really succeeded?"

"Indeed, place the formula on the table, and I'll send it over for you, so you don’t have to make the trip."

Long Wanli, pretending to be calm, put down his teacup and said in a composed manner.

"Alright then, I’ll trouble you, Patriarch."

Long Xuan was not keen on making the dangerous trip to Blackstone City, so he was more than happy to have someone else handle it.

He quickly placed the insect bag on the table, then turned and left, closing the door behind him.

After ensuring Long Xuan was far away, Long Wanli could no longer contain himself and rushed over to grab the insect bag on the table, laughing maniacally: "Hahahahahaha..."

His wild laughter echoed through the skies, startling countless birds into flight.

Soon, in the council hall, all the senior members of the Western Long Clan gathered together, each with a beaming smile, unable to contain their joy.

"Long Lin, hurry up with the copying! And don't make any mistakes!" The second elder urged anxiously.

The fourth elder, Long Lin, couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. "You want me to hurry up and not make mistakes? Why don't you come and do it?"

The second elder smiled awkwardly. "You better do it. Your handwriting is the best in the clan. My poor handwriting would only embarrass us."

The fourth elder rolled her eyes again and continued copying excitedly. Her hand moved rapidly, filling one sheet of paper, then quickly grabbed another blank sheet to continue.

The Dragon Blood Battle Gu formula required an astronomical amount of ten thousand materials. Even though Gu cultivators had much faster writing speeds than ordinary people, copying it still took a considerable amount of time.

At this moment, all the Gu cultivators present were extremely excited. While Long Lin was frantically copying the Dragon Blood Battle Gu formula, the other elders were studying the Dragon Blood Battle Gu that had been taken out from the insect bag.

This was the finished product of the Dragon Blood Battle Gu, something Long Xuan had taken the time to refine.

The Dragon Blood Battle Gu belonged to the internal Gu type, with a very tiny size, resembling a small dragon without legs. It was currently curled up in a ball, sound asleep.

All the elders stared at the little creature on the table with wide eyes, their breaths quickening, and their eyes shining with excitement.

"Is this really the long-lost Dragon Blood Battle Gu of our clan? It does look powerful and imposing." The third elder said with a smile.

However, as an internal Gu, the Dragon Blood Battle Gu was very small, just like a tiny worm, making it hard to see where its imposing and powerful appearance was.

The first elder stroked his beard and laughed: "It is said that our Long Clan once had eight supreme exclusive Gu recipes, but due to the lack of heavenly materials, almost all of them have been lost. The Dragon Blood Battle Gu is one of our clan's eight supreme exclusive Gu recipes."

"Tsk tsk, a recipe requiring ten thousand materials. I have never seen such an extravagant formula before, nor have I ever refined such a massive Gu."

"I really can't imagine how powerful a Gu requiring ten thousand materials would be. I wish I could try refining the Dragon Blood Battle Gu right now."

Long Yuanshan also laughed: "Who wouldn't want to refine a Dragon Blood Battle Gu? I would too. Tsk tsk, this is a formidable Gu recipe requiring ten thousand materials. This Dragon Blood Battle Gu might very well become our clan's strongest exclusive Gu insect."

"With this we recipe, our clan's overall strength will rise to another level."

"Enough talk. The Dragon Blood Battle Gu is right here. Who wants to experience its strength?"

Upon hearing this, all the elders' eyes lit up, staring intently at the Dragon Blood Battle Gu on the table, itching to rush forward and seize it, eager to personally experience its power.

After all, this was a legendary Gu insect requiring ten thousand materials; who wouldn't want it?

Long Yuanshan, with a smile on his face, looked at the expressions of the elders one by one and dropped another bombshell: "Long Xuan stated at the end of the recipe that he did not blood contract with this Dragon Blood Battle Gu, and he does not intend to claim it."

"So, this is an uncontracted Gu insect. Anyone can form a blood contract with it. Who would like to be the one to do so?"

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