The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

The Ten Thousand Great Mountains are not close to the market. Walking slowly would not do; they could only infuse spiritual power into their legs to speed up.

However, this was a primitive method, and their speed was still limited. It was impossible to outrun spirit beasts.

Long Xuan liked to plan ahead, identifying his own shortcomings and addressing them in a timely manner.

After today’s run, he realized that speed was his weakness. If he encountered a speed-type opponent, it would be troublesome.

Not only spirit beasts with incredible speed but also the speed of Gu far surpasses that of humans.

If he were to face an opponent with a particularly fast Gu, bypassing little white to attack him directly, it would be a big problem.

With this in mind, Long Xuan immediately included the creation of his own movement technique in his plan.

As the group ran, half a day quickly passed.

At this point, apart from Long Qilin, the rogue cultivators were all sweating profusely and panting heavily.

The situation of the young medicine boy seemed much better; he was only slightly out of breath. Seeing the elderly Li Laodao beside him drenched in sweat, he smirked with a hint of sarcasm, his expression showing disdain.

He subtly mocked Li Laodao for not being imaginative enough. Cultivating the body could cause harm, and others dared not overdo it, fearing hidden injuries or even damage to their foundation.

But why didn’t he think of using his own Little Strong Gu? The Little Strong Gu could eliminate all conventional damage, making the harm from body cultivation a trivial matter.

Cultivators with the Little Strong Gu could increase their training volume tenfold without causing any harm to their bodies. They could over-train and severely damage their bodies to achieve rapid progress in body cultivation.

This was a shortcut, a path to leave peers far behind.

The fact that Long Xuan could think of this so easily, while Li Laodao had not considered it until now, showed how little he had achieved despite his age. The lack of intellect was evident.

The young medicine boy looked at Li Laodao’s head with a look of sympathy.

These rogue cultivators were all at the Spirit Gathering stage, how could they keep up with Long Qilin’s speed? Long Qilin was not only at the early stage of marrow washing but also specialized in body cultivation, thus excelling in long-distance running.

Long Qilin was deliberately slowing down to accommodate the group, otherwise, they would have been left far behind, and they wouldn’t even see a trace of him.

No one wanted to be a drag, so they gritted their teeth and persevered, but their spiritual power was limited. No matter how much willpower they had, it was of no use.

Except for the remarkably enduring young medicine boy, there was an outlier, which was naturally Long Xuan. His condition was even better than the young medicine boy’s.

While everyone was exhausted and drenched in sweat, he remained expressionless, not a drop of sweat on him.

He appeared as if he was untroubled, even leisurely admiring the scenery. Those who did not know might think he was on a sightseeing tour.

Everyone was greatly astonished. All the rogue cultivators were at the peak of the Spirit Gathering stage, yet he was at the later stage of Spirit Gathering with the least spiritual power.

Logically, he should have been the first to collapse and be the one holding back.

How could he endure so well?

It simply didn’t make sense.

Everyone puzzled over this, their eyes filled with astonishment as they looked at Long Xuan.

They had no idea that Long Xuan normally had five clones continuously feeding back the results of body cultivation, equivalent to five times the results. Therefore, his physical strength was not only adequate but far superior to ordinary people.

As for his spiritual power, it was even more impressive. The Ten Absolute Bodies were powerful due to their immense spiritual power, excellent endurance, and far superior to others of the same rank.

Though he was only a late-stage Spirit Gathering cultivator, his spiritual power was actually more terrifying than that of peak-stage cultivators.

Moreover, his mutated spiritual power was of high quality and of five types. How could these rogue cultivators possibly outlast him? It was beyond imagination.

He might even be able to compete with Long Qilin in an arm wrestling match.

Suddenly seeing everyone looking at him with suspicion, each of them exhausted to the point of near collapse, Long Xuan finally realized and hurriedly put on a breathless appearance, panting heavily.

However, he hadn’t broken a sweat, so who could believe his poor acting?

Who is he trying to fool? The crowd rolled their eyes collectively.

Long Qilin suddenly turned around, knowing from the looks of the crowd that they had reached their limit, and immediately ordered a rest.

The rogue cultivators were instantly relieved, collapsing onto the ground, panting heavily, and drinking water like crazy.

At this moment, their legs felt like they were filled with lead, making any movement difficult.

“You guys are not up to par. You can’t even last as long as the one with the lowest realm!”

“Indeed, it seems that the Long family members are the most enduring.”

Long Qilin glanced disdainfully at the rogue cultivators lying on the ground, then turned to Long Xuan, who was still gasping for air, with a look of interest.

“Enough! Stop pretending! There isn’t even a drop of sweat on your face. Don’t insult their intelligence.”

“What body cultivation technique are you practicing? It doesn’t seem weak! I haven’t heard of such a powerful body cultivation technique from Elder Long.” Long Qilin asked Long Xuan with curiosity.

“I haven’t practiced any body cultivation technique; it’s just innate strength,” Long Xuan replied evasively.

His strength was purely due to the result of his five clones working together.

He had not yet practiced any body cultivation techniques. His endurance was entirely due to his physical attributes and the Ten Absolute Bodies.

He was certainly going to practice body cultivation techniques, and due to the uniqueness of the Ten Absolute Bodies, he might even create his own. However, this was not in his current plan.

Using five clones for basic training was fine, but using techniques for body cultivation was risky. If one didn’t understand body cultivation and trained recklessly, it could lead to problems.

He had figured out that the golden finger would only tell him if the researched method was feasible, but would never inform him if it was dangerous.

Even if he developed a technique with a 90% chance of death upon practice, the progress would still show 100% without any warning of the technique’s drawbacks.

So, he planned to create his own body cultivation technique only after developing the Water Bear Gu.

With the Water Bear Gu, he would have an immortal body, completely ignoring the damage caused by body cultivation.

That would be the time to research body cultivation techniques. At that point, he could endure any danger from the techniques.

“I don’t know if you’ve practiced body cultivation techniques, but you definitely have practiced techniques for spiritual power, and they are quite formidable, not inferior to our Long family’s ‘Yellow Emperor's Dragon technique,’ and your mutated spiritual power is also not inferior to our Long family’s Dragon Power.”

Long Qilin looked at Long Xuan with a serious expression.

“Brother Long, you have a good eye. However, my situation is special. Elder Long has instructed me not to disclose it to others, so I apologize.”

Long Xuan presented the excuse he had long prepared. Although Elder Long’s name did not carry much weight outside, he had no choice but to use it now.

He truly could not hide the fact that he had mutated spiritual power. Any use of spiritual techniques would reveal it, and even if he hid it now, he couldn’t do so during battle.

Thus, Long Xuan had already prepared himself.

Long Qilin nodded, acknowledging his explanation, and continued, “It seems that it is indeed Elder Long who passed it on to you. The Long family’s secret techniques are never passed on. Even if that person is a heavenly genius, they would not be trained by the Long family.”

“It seems you really have the Long family’s bloodline. Otherwise, Elder Long would never have done this.”

Li Laodao beside them showed an astonished expression. He knew that Long Xuan’s techniques were powerful, but he hadn’t expected them to be this strong, even comparable to the Long Clan's Martial arts techniques.

The Long family’s ‘Yellow Emperor's Dragon technique’ was one of the strongest techniques in the Far western regions. Its divine ability enhances the power of the dragon and, when perfected, allows one to cultivate the strength of a dragon. Every Long Clan cultivator is a close-combat powerhouse.

The fact that Long Xuan's cultivation method can be compared with the "Yellow Emperor's Dragon technique" is truly an extremely high praise.

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