The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

Chapter 69: (2): Conceiving the Third peak-grade Gu Formula

However, at this moment, Long qilin finally realized the situation. He noticed that he had already recovered to the mid-stage of the marrow cleansing stage, and there was just a small early-stage marrow cleansing cultivator chasing him.

He couldn't help but laugh grinly. A heaven-sent opportunity like this, how could he not seize it? So he immediately stopped, turned around, and swung his fist at Feng San, suddenly launching a surprise counterattack.

Meanwhile, Long Xuan, upon seeing a sinister-faced Gu cultivator of the marrow cleansing stage trailing behind him with his Eye of Heavenly secret, was startled and turned to run towards more complex terrain.

At this moment, he once again realized the importance of speed. His short legs couldn't outrun the marrow cleansing Gu cultivator, so he had to rely on the complicated terrain to shake him off.

Creating his own movement technique had to be put on the agenda. He would do it once he escaped this time.

The mountain road was rugged, full of pits, and covered with fallen branches and leaves, making them hard to notice.

Long Xuan specifically ran towards areas with many pits. His Eye of Heavenly secret had a slight X-ray ability, allowing him to perfectly avoid the pits under the leaves.

But Feng Si, who was behind him, was miserable. He felt the ground softening under his feet from time to time, causing him to almost fall. He had fallen countless times over a short distance, making it impossible for him to catch up with Long Xuan despite being a whole realm higher.

However, relying solely on the pits along the road to shake him off was clearly impossible.

Feng Si was so furious that he completely lost his sanity. All he could see was Long Xuan's back, and he wouldn't stop until one of them was dead.

He pulled out a giant black beetle from his insect bag and rode on its back. Although it wasn't as fast as before, the beetle could move smoothly on this terrain, ignoring the pits and gradually catching up to Long Xuan.

Long Xuan was shocked. The characteristic of insects was their small size. He had never seen such a large Gu insect that could be ridden, It can actually be ridden by people. It has the potential to be a mount.

At this moment, he had the urge to refine a large Gu insect himself. How could he go out without a ride? But now wasn't the time to think about that. If he kept daydreaming, he would be caught by the giant beetle.

It didn't take long for Long Xuan to come up with a way to break the situation. He had Gu insects too, didn't he?

He finally took out the still-sleeping Little White from his insect bag. Little White had drunk too much distilled wine and was sound asleep in the insect bag, snoring sweetly.

Alcohol had delayed things, and it had been no help in the recent fight, completely oblivious.

But now, in a life-or-death situation, he couldn't let it sleep anymore. Was it the reincarnation of the God of Sleep?

Long Xuan shook it awake forcefully.

"Stop sleeping, look at me!"

Little White opened its sleepy eyes, glanced at him, then at the person behind him, and released its slow domain before falling back asleep.

Long Xuan was holding its tail. It hung head down like a rope, swaying in the wind.

Even in this position, it could sleep. Long Xuan was thoroughly impressed. What kind of gu had he raised?

As soon as the slow domain activated, the person and the Gu behind him slowed down significantly.

Feng Si felt an endless resistance preventing any of his movements. Each step required enormous effort.

Not only did his speed decrease significantly, but his energy consumption also multiplied. Despite using all his strength, he couldn't get any closer and was instead falling further behind.

He was completely baffled. What kind of ability was this? It was something he had never seen in this region and had no idea how to counter.

"It's a peak-grade Gu insect!"

Feng Si's pupils shrank in shock.

Peak-grade Gu insects were the highest quality, the rarest existence. Even coming from a large clan, he had seen very few.

He didn't expect a small wandering cultivator to have a peak-grade Gu insect with such a bizarre ability.

In most cases, the abilities of Gu insects had little effect on those a realm higher or were completely ineffective, like the weakening Gu.

But this little white snake was clearly an exception. Its ability could ignore the realm gap, surprising and troubling him.

With his movements slowed, he realized he could no longer catch up to Long Xuan. Continuing the chase was futile.

Feng Si checked Long Xuan's spiritual power again and was stunned.

Full! It was still full!

He couldn't understand how this freak could maintain full spiritual power despite fighting for so long and using a devastating ultimate move.

He had regained his senses. His opponent had endurance, while he consumed energy exponentially in this resistance. He might really be outlasted by this kid.

"Damn it! What kind of freak is this?"

Feng Si gritted his teeth and cursed and finally stopped. He remembered Long Qilin had not been dealt with yet, and Feng San hadn't caught up.

The main task was important. Since he couldn't catch up in a short time, he decisively gave up the chase and turned back.

Seeing Feng Si riding the giant beetle away, Long Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, patting his frightened heart, feeling a lingering fear.

This trip was really perilous, but he was lucky to have endless trump cards. Otherwise, missing any link could have led to disaster.

He couldn't help but wonder if Li Laodao was cursed, constantly encountering bad luck. Without Long Xuan's rescue, he wouldn't have survived despite his Little Stong Gu.

Feng Si returned to the scene after some time, but there was no sign of Long Qilin.

Looking at the large pit and the scattered fragments around it, his heart sank as he quickly searched for Feng San.

Finally, at a distance from the pit, he found a headless corpse.

The area around the corpse showed signs of a fierce battle.

The clothing on the corpse was unmistakably Feng San's.

"Brother!"

He roared, rushing over and holding the headless body, screaming in rage. He lost his sanity again.

"Long Qilin! And that boy with the Ten Absolute Body physique! I won't rest until I kill you!"

His furious shouts echoed through the mountains, reaching far and wide.

Long Xuan didn't know that Long Qilin had already killed Feng San. but despite being so well prepared, he still died in the end. It was really unfair.

It was also Feng Si's fault for letting anger cloud his judgment, failing to distinguish priorities and losing his rationality. If he hadn't been so fixated on chasing Long Xuan, his brother wouldn't have died.

Long Xuan, having narrowly escaped, dared not wander aimlessly. With teammates either dead or escaped, he was unfamiliar with everything around and couldn't risk roaming.

He thought of using his Eye of Heavenly secret to find a cave but realized that spiritual beasts also liked caves and treated them as homes.

If he entered an occupied cave and was trapped by a returning spiritual beast, he'd be a sitting duck.

So he quickly abandoned that idea and climbed a giant tree to hide until his wounds healed.

Despite being injured by the recent explosion, it was much lighter compared to others.

His Little Stong Gu had strong defense and self-healing abilities, so he didn't need much time to recover.

While sitting idle in the tree, he took out paper and pen, thinking about creating his third Gu formula, while his clones kept watch.

He had unexpectedly found a peak-grade spirit insect, providing a key ingredient for a peak-grade Gu formula, igniting his enthusiasm.

He had done extensive homework before coming, knowing that spirit insects from spiritual beasts were often used to refine animal Gu.

Animal Gu was common. He had seen it firsthand on Long Lie.

Animal Gu inherited certain characteristics of spiritual beasts, including similar shapes and abilities.

For example, Long Lie's dog Gu perfectly inherited the dog's sense of smell, even surpassing it, making it easy to detect the alcohol on Long Xuan.

Animal bodies were far more magical than humans, possessing various strange abilities. Gu insects inheriting these traits were often formidable.

Animal Gu included both external Gu, which were physically strong, and internal Gu, which could transform a Gu cultivator, giving them a beast-like transformation and greatly enhancing their combat power.

Animal Gu's abilities were complex and highly potential, making Long Xuan very interested.

Since most spirit insects from spiritual beasts were used to refine animal Gu, he decided his third peak-grade Gu insect would be an animal Gu.

He began brainstorming, his mind racing with numerous amazing ideas, which he carefully filtered.

He aimed to create a unique animal Gu, different from others, perhaps even pioneering a new system, deviating from tradition.

Otherwise, he might as well use existing Gu formulas. Spending a long time creating a formula without advantages would be pointless.

Creating a Gu formula consumed massive time, and he needed to ensure it was worth the effort.

With this mindset, his requirements were extremely high, and even with his extraordinary imagination, it wasn't something he could figure out quickly.

He soon frowned, encountering a significant issue.

Animal Gu not only had abilities similar to spiritual beasts but often resembled them in form.

For instance, Long Lie's dog Gu looked like a miniature dog, people who don’t know much about it can’t tell that it is a Gu.

So, if he refined a Gu insect from a rabbit, wouldn't it resemble a rabbit?

This was unacceptable. Rabbits were too weak and unimpressive in this world.

What could a rabbit's form do? Could it harm others by being cute?

Long Xuan shook his head in dissatisfaction. His animal Gu couldn't look like a rabbit. Form was crucial for a species, determining its combat suitability.

Some forms were inherently suited for combat, while others weren't. Otherwise, there wouldn't be five poisonous species among insects in this world, and they would be divided into different levels based on their innate qualities.

If the Gu he refined ended up resembling a rabbit, it would be essentially useless, and he couldn't allow that to happen.

Long Xuan's brain started operating at high speed again, killing countless brain cells, until his brain's CPU started smoking. Then, he had a sudden inspiration, and his eyes flashed.

He was a man who liked to break the rules and go against convention. Why stick to the norm when he could create something entirely unique? While others refined their Gu insects to resemble specific animals, he would refine a hybrid, a creature with features of various animals, creating a monster that looked like nothing else.

With this open-minded approach, inspiration quickly struck him.

He soon recalled a hybrid monster from his past life.

This creature had the horns of a deer, the head of a camel, the eyes of a rabbit, the neck of a snake, the belly of a clam, the scales of a fish, the claws of an eagle, the paws of a tiger, and the ears of an ox.

This creature was none other than the famous Eastern dragon from his previous life.

Since the Gu he was refining with this peak-grade spiritual insect was destined to have characteristic of a rabbit, he would just make it look so it looks like a rabbit's eyes, so that it would match the eyes of the Eastern Dragon.

Then he would find spirit insects corresponding to the remaining eight spirit beasts and combine them so each part would resemble one of the spirit beasts. By piecing them all together, he would create a living Eastern dragon.

Long Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up with a fiery glow, and his heart began to race.

To verify this idea, he quickly wrote "Dragon Gu" on paper, considering it a proposal.

He then rapidly jotted down the nine types of spirit insects for the nine spirit beasts.

After writing them all down in one go, he eagerly looked at the progress bar at the top of the paper, showing an excited expression.

There was progress! Since there was progress, it meant that theoretically, his idea was entirely feasible. He could indeed create a Gu that resembled an eastern dragon.

Regardless of whether the Gu insect he created was truly a dragon, as long as it looked like one, that was enough for him. It would be worth spending a significant amount of time researching it.

Imagine, while others used giant beetles as their mounts, he would be riding an eastern dragon through the skies. How cool would that be?

He had just been thinking about refining a mount while escaping, and now he had the idea.

Long Xuan's eyes brightened, and a slow smile spread across his face.

However, he soon stopped smiling, his smile freezing on his face.

He had been too excited to consider everything, and now he realized a terrifying fact.

To complete this Gu recipe, he would undoubtedly need the peak-grade spirit insects of nine different spirit beasts.

These were nine peak-grade spirit insects! Where could he possibly find them?

These were not common peak-grade spirit insects, which could be easily found. peak-grade spirit insects were extremely rare. Even if you had lots of spirit stones, you wouldn't know where to buy them.

As for replacing the remaining eight spirit insects with high-grade ones, Long Xuan didn't even need to think about it. It definitely wouldn't work.

If he did so, the rabbit insect would become the main ingredient, and the entire refining process would revolve around it. If the final Gu insect didn't end up looking like a rabbit, it would be a miracle.

Therefore, the remaining eight spirit insects must be peak-grade, equal to the rabbit insect.

Only in this way would the power of the nine parts be balanced. After refining, each part would take on the characteristics of a different spirit beast, rather than being completely overwhelmed by the strongest one.

This meant that Long Xuan's Gu recipe would require nine peak-grade spirit insects, no matter what. Not to mention the other materials needed. Could there be a small number of such terrifying Gu insect materials? If there were, it would be a miracle.

Long Xuan had already foreseen that the cost of this Gu formula would far exceed that of the Wine Gu little white.

The prerequisite was that he could even find the corresponding peak-grade spirit insects, which required specific breeds. No matter how many connections he had, he might not be able to find them.

This troubled him greatly. Who knew if he could find the remaining eight peak-grade spirit insects? How long would it take to find so many peak-grade spirit insects?

What if he spent a huge amount of time creating the Dragon Gu recipe, only to find that gathering the materials would take ten years or even a lifetime? That would be truly tragic.

Ultimately, he gritted his teeth and decided to go for it! Who could resist the temptation of a cool mount?

Moreover, he was the protagonist. He didn't believe that with his protagonist's luck, he wouldn't be able to gather those materials.

Like a gambler, he began working on the Gu formula without considering the consequences.

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