The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

Chapter 211: Innate Spiritual Treasure

What else could Long Xuan say? He could only nod in agreement.

At this moment, his heart was filled with frustration. He had planned to take things easy, but unexpectedly, he was assigned the most troublesome task right away, along with a mandatory order—he had no choice but to fight.

It's worth noting that in large-scale wars within the Gu world, there exists an unspoken rule: high-realm cultivators cannot attack lower-realm cultivators unless it's in self-defense or for a justified reason.

In other words, a Gu King or a cultivator at the Spiritual Sea stage cannot lower themselves to slaughter the enemy's geniuses. However, the gap between the Marrow Cleansing stage and the Spirit Gathering stage is not insurmountable, so they are not subject to this restriction.

This is an unwritten rule that has existed since ancient times, and no one dares to break it. Otherwise, it would open Pandora's box, and the side that breaks the rule would inevitably suffer a severe backlash.

If a Gu King were to attack and kill a genius, there would be no reason for failure. Once this precedent is set, no genius from any clan would survive. In the end, it would lead to mutual destruction, as the death of a generation's genius could cause a clan to decline, possibly never to rise again.

No one can bear the consequences of such actions. Thus, in the Gu world, every war is fought between generals against generals, kings against kings, and cannon fodder against cannon fodder.

While there have been those who broke the rules, their outcomes were always tragic. Not only were their geniuses killed, but all their clan members, including mortals with even the faintest blood ties, were massacred by the Gu King, leaving only a shell of their former clan.

Therefore, Long Qian could not personally fight Ye Xiu, who was the target. He could only send Long Xuan, a genius of equal rank, to counterbalance him. That was the reason Long Xuan was brought along for this mission.

However, unless absolutely necessary, Long Xuan was reluctant to reveal himself. Even though the rules prevented Gu Kings from attacking geniuses, throughout history, there had always been exceptions, albeit rare.

Some Gu Kings had secretly assassinated geniuses without anyone knowing, and since they left no trace, it remained undetected.

Such incidents were not impossible. Long Xuan, being naturally cautious, was always on guard against such possibilities.

That’s why, in every battle, he sent a clone to keep a low profile, never daring to fully reveal himself. But this time, he had no choice; he had been specifically named.

Afterward, Long Qian briefly explained the mission plan to everyone, emphasizing how to break the protective formation around the Mithril Mine. He then took out a Suo Gu Hut and announced their departure.

At this point, the method by which the Suo Gu could evolve to transport living beings had long been spread throughout the clan. Since outsiders already knew this secret, the Long Clan saw no reason to hide it any longer.

Now, any Long Clan Gu cultivator carried a Suo Gu capable of teleporting living beings.

Moreover, the Long Clan had already hidden a hundred Suo Gu Houses in a concealed location near the Mithril Mine. As long as they knew the coordinates of these houses, the entire group could be teleported directly.

It was like a surprise army descending from the sky. With this method, they could launch surprise attacks anywhere, making it nearly impossible for the enemy to defend against.

The Long Clan had been using this tactic all year, continuously harassing the Great Yin Dynasty’s weaker forces. Each time they attacked unexpectedly and fled using the Suo Gu Houses when reinforcements arrived, enraging the Gu cultivators of the Great Yin Dynasty to no end.

The Great Yin Dynasty was powerless to defend against an enemy that could appear anywhere at any time, and for the moment, they were stuck in an exhausting stalemate.

This had also sped up the Great Yin Dynasty's research into methods to counter the Suo Gu.

Before long, a hundred peculiar small houses in a concealed cave near the Mithril Mine began to shake, and one by one, black-clad Long Clan Gu cultivators emerged from them.

In no time, the cave was packed with Long Clan Gu cultivators.

A massive force of Gu cultivators had thus suddenly appeared next to the Mithril Mine, but the Gu cultivators guarding the mine for the Great Yin Dynasty remained completely unaware. Who wouldn’t have a headache facing such a sneaky opponent?

The Great Yin Dynasty had already suffered countless losses at the hands of the Long Clan. Until they discovered a way to counter the Suo Gu, this tactic seemed unbeatable.

Inside the cave, all the Long Clan Gu cultivators wore solemn expressions. No one dared to speak, and the silence was almost suffocating, with only the sound of rapid breathing hinting at their nervousness. ?

When everyone had assembled, Long Qian finally broke the tense atmosphere in the cave. He shouted, "Alright! Follow me and kill! Let's do this!"

With that, Long Qian roared, tearing through his clothes as he transformed into a half-dragon humanoid form. With one powerful kick, he smashed through the rock blocking the cave entrance and led the charge.

The Long Clan Gu cultivators immediately felt their morale surge. With a collective shout, they rushed out of the cave, heading straight for the Mithril Mine not far away.

"Charge with me!"

"Kill!"

"Forward!"

…

With each battle cry, the protective formation around the mine collapsed almost instantly, and a large wave of Long Clan Gu cultivators flooded the Mithril Mine, killing everyone they encountered.

This Mithril Mine had been held by the Bai Clan for a year. Despite their efforts, after suffering heavy losses, the Bai Clan’s forces had been overtaken by the Gu cultivators of the Great Yin Dynasty just a few days ago.

The Great Yin Dynasty hadn't had time to set up a strong formation, and with Long Qian, a master of formations, on the Long Clan's side, the protective formation was as fragile as paper.

Under Long Qian's guidance, the Long Clan Gu cultivators relentlessly attacked the weak points of the formation, causing it to collapse almost instantly.

The speed of the formation’s destruction was shocking, and the sudden appearance of the Long Clan cultivators left the Great Yin Dynasty’s forces completely unprepared.

Many of them were still asleep when they were torn apart by the invading Long Clan Gu cultivators, dying in utter frustration.

In the blink of an eye, the forces guarding the mine suffered heavy losses.

"You seek death!"

Soon, an enraged voice echoed from the camp, followed by the explosive release of Spiritual Sea-stage Gu cultivators’ auras. Figures from the Spiritual Sea stage quickly emerged from the depths of the camp.

They didn’t even have time to dress properly, grabbing their insect rearing bags and storage bags as they rushed out.

There was no time for talk. The Spiritual Sea-stage Gu cultivators of both sides immediately clashed, engaging in a fierce battle.

The chaos generated by the Spiritual Sea-stage Gu cultivators was immense. Both sides fought with everything they had, unleashing their full power. The aftershocks of their battle collapsed many buildings.

Lower-realm Gu cultivators nearby paled in fear, quickly retreating to a safe distance.

On the outskirts of the Spiritual Sea-stage battlefield, Marrow Cleansing-stage Gu cultivators were also locked in combat. Some were fighting one-on-two, others three-on-one, creating a scene of utter chaos.

Further out, the largest battlefield was among the Spirit Gathering-stage Gu cultivators. Their numbers were overwhelming, and the fight was a chaotic melee, resembling chickens pecking at each other.

The Spirit Gathering-stage battlefield surrounded the Marrow Cleansing-stage and Spiritual Sea-stage battlefields, with battle cries echoing from all directions.

For a moment, the battle was locked in a stalemate, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

Although the Long Clan had the advantage of a surprise attack, catching the Great Yin Dynasty off guard and inflicting heavy losses before the battle had even started, the fight quickly turned into a fierce struggle.

However, the number of body refiners in the Great Yin Dynasty was simply too vast, and the dynasty was planning to use a large number of these body refiners for mining.

Thus, including the miners who were going to extract Mithril, the Great Yin Dynasty had more than two thousand people stationed at this mine.

If it weren't for the fact that body refiners had low combat strength, if all these people were Gu cultivators, even if the Long Clan had the courage of 800 warriors, they wouldn’t dare attack this mine.

"Damn it! Which bunch of bastards dared to disturb my beautiful dream! I see you’ve all grown tired of living!"

At that moment, a fat man with bloodshot eyes stormed out of a house, angrily glaring with murderous eyes at the Gu cultivators fighting near his residence.

"All of you, go to hell!"

He took out a green bead from his storage ring, and immediately, a cloud of toxic mist was released. The poison was extremely potent, killing anyone it touched instantly. Those affected fell to the ground in the blink of an eye, not even having time to scream in pain.

In an instant, swathes of Gu cultivators from the Long Clan dropped dead. However, the poison mist was an area attack, and since the Long Clan's Gu cultivators were entangled with people from the Great Yin Dynasty, it also caused collateral damage, killing many from the Great Yin Dynasty as well.

"Die! All of you, just die!"

The fat man, clearly having a bad temper after being woken up, began a killing spree, madly slaughtering even his own people.

Under his rampage, both Spirit Gathering stage and Marrow Cleansing stage Gu cultivators were killed in large numbers, leaving everyone in shock and terror. They quickly distanced themselves from the battlefield.

"It's Ye Xiu! Run!"

"He's going on another killing spree! Get away from him!"

"Shit! Is he insane? The forces are in a mixed battle, and he still dares to use the Ten Thousand Poison Bead!"

...

Hearing the chaotic shouts, Long Xuan's ears twitched. So, this was Ye Xiu? And the bead in his hand was the legendary Ten Thousand Poison Bead. Long Xuan showed a look of surprise.

His clone had read extensively and indeed came across records about the Ten Thousand Poison Bead.

In this world, artifact refiners could use various materials to craft powerful spiritual artifacts, with the most powerful being peak-grade spiritual artifacts.

However, some spiritual artifacts in this world weren’t crafted by artifact refiners; they were naturally born from the heavens and earth, extremely rare and impossible to replicate.

These naturally born spiritual artifacts are called Innate Spiritual Treasures. They are extraordinarily powerful, far surpassing even the strongest peak-grade spiritual artifacts.

Each Innate Spiritual Treasure has a heaven-defying ability, and obtaining one makes one invincible within the same realm.

The most powerful Innate Spiritual Treasures even possess the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, unique in the world, capable of conquering entire realms.

Although the Ten Thousand Poison Bead wasn’t the strongest of the Innate Spiritual Treasures, it was still ranked in the middle among them.

The ability of the Ten Thousand Poison Bead is to absorb and release all kinds of poison.

No matter what kind of poison a Gu cultivator is afflicted with, the Ten Thousand Poison Bead can absorb it, while it can also collect countless other types of poison and release them in battle.

The toxic mist that the Ten Thousand Poison Bead just released was a fusion of countless poisons, making it extremely lethal.

The fat man’s Ten Thousand Poison Bead had likely absorbed at least ten thousand types of poisons. The toxicity produced by the fusion of so many poisons was unimaginable. Anyone who touched it was doomed to die, with no cure.

That’s why the Ten Thousand Poison Bead was a devastating weapon on the battlefield. A single sweep of its poison mist could decimate an entire army.

It was said that whenever this fat man appeared on the battlefield, the forces of the Western Land suffered massive losses. It was thanks to the Ten Thousand Poison Bead that he gained such a formidable reputation during this war, striking fear into the hearts of the Western Land's Gu cultivators.

But if anyone thought that all his combat strength came from the Ten Thousand Poison Bead, they would be gravely mistaken.

His personal combat power was equally terrifying. Otherwise, the Ten Thousand Poison Bead would have long been taken by others, and he wouldn't have earned the title of one of the Great Yin Dynasty’s Ten Heavenly Talents.

Ye Xiu had cultivated a powerful poison technique. This technique was extremely overbearing, requiring him to devour various toxins for cultivation, making it extremely dangerous.

His poison cultivation technique and the Ten Thousand Poison Bead were a perfect match, complementing each other. By absorbing the heaven-defying poisons within the Ten Thousand Poison Bead, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.

He had become a "poisoned person." Even without the Ten Thousand Poison Bead, he could release poison on his own, wiping out swathes of enemies. Once on the battlefield, he was a one-man army annihilator, capable of destroying entire armies by himself.

However, it was precisely because the poison within the Ten Thousand Poison Bead was so strong that it caused a backlash. Ye Xiu seemed to have damaged his mind from absorbing too much poison, which made his mental state extremely unstable.

He acted like a madman, violent and bloodthirsty, prone to launching mass killings at the slightest provocation. Once he lost control, he would even kill his own people.

Long Xuan’s expression grew serious as he watched the fat man’s cruel demeanor. Seeing him about to release the poison mist for another massacre, Long Xuan finally rushed forward.

He couldn't allow him to continue the slaughter. He had to find a way to get him away from the battlefield. Otherwise, the Long Clan would surely lose this battle.

Long Xuan’s mission this time was to counterbalance this person named Ye Xiu. Now wasn’t the time to hold back. Even though he came for the Mithril inside, he decided to go all out and use all his strength in this fight.

(End of Chapter)