The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

Long Xuan was stunned, not knowing what the Treasure Seeking Convention was, yet everyone around him seemed to understand, and no one discussed it openly.

Long Xuan looked around and finally found someone who seemed approachable. He walked up to a little girl who was only at the early stage of the Spirit Gathering realm and gently tapped her shoulder.

This little girl looked to be about ten years old, and her combat strength didn’t seem high. Because of her frail appearance, Long Xuan dared to ask her about it.

"Little girl, can I ask, what is this Treasure Seeking Convention? Is it that the Qian Clan Chamber of Commerce is organizing a large group of people to go treasure hunting somewhere?" Long Xuan asked the easy target.

The cute little girl turned her head, furrowing her brows slightly. After carefully sizing him up from head to toe, she said:

"You must be from some remote place if you don’t even know about the Treasure Seeking Conference that the Qian Clan Chamber of Commerce often holds."

"Did you really think the Qian Clan Chamber of Commerce is recruiting people here to hunt for treasure? That’s hilarious."

Suddenly, the little girl extended her hand in front of Long Xuan, not saying another word.

Long Xuan was puzzled and rummaged through his storage bag, finally pulling out three candies and placing them in her hand.

The girl’s lips twitched a few times, and she couldn’t help but roll her eyes. "Who asked you for candy? Do you really think I’m a child? I want money. My information isn’t free."

At this moment, Long Xuan no longer found her cute. Asking for money just to answer a question? If he weren’t so weak right now, he would have taught her a lesson.

Long Xuan could only helplessly take out three Spirit Stones and place them in her hand.

"Alright, now can you talk?"

After happily pocketing the Spirit Stones, the little girl finally spoke: "The merchants of the Qian Clan Chamber of Commerce are incredibly wealthy. Often, some rich show-offs gather all sorts of treasures from around the world."

"Then, they set up arenas and boast, claiming that any kind of treasure can be found in their storage bags."

"Whatever you are missing, you can find it through trade—spiritual herbs, spiritual tools, pills, cultivation techniques, spiritual arts—anything you can think of, they have it in their storage bags."

"You can offer any treasure for trade, but the rule is that what you offer must be worth more than what you’re exchanging for."

"You understand, right? For someone in urgent need of something, even if they’re getting a bad deal, they’ll still make the trade."

"These multi-treasure merchants gradually snowball their wealth by holding Treasure Seeking Convention all over the world. Slowly, they accumulate countless mountains of gold and silver."

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan was no longer calm. This was outrageous! To claim that they could have anything in their storage bags from all over the world—what a bold claim.

Even though Long Xuan was incredibly wealthy himself, he wouldn’t dare make such a claim. The variety of treasures he owned was not even one ten-thousandth of what existed in this world. �

What did it mean to have every kind of treasure? It was beyond exaggeration. Could anyone in this world really be that rich?

A single storage bag containing all kinds of treasures—how wealthy would someone have to be to make such a boast?

Long Xuan was genuinely shocked.

"Are you sure that person isn’t bluffing? Does he have Living Wood? And what about various peak-grade Gu insects—does he dare claim to have those?" Long Xuan pointed to the fat man on the platform, visibly unsettled.

The little girl rolled her eyes at him and said, "Let me finish. The Treasure Seeking Convention is divided into levels."

"A Gu King-level multi-treasure merchant can hold a level-4 Treasure Seeking Convention, claiming to have any treasure below grade 4."

"A Spiritual Sea stage multi-treasure merchant can hold a level-3 Treasure Seeking Convention, only daring to claim they have everything below grade 3."

"A Marrow Cleansing stage multi-treasure merchant can only hold a level-2 Treasure Seeking Convention, claiming only to have treasures below grade 2."

"But no matter what level of Convention, things that are extinct or exclusive to specific clans are always excluded."

"All peak-grade Gu insects in this world are exclusive to various clans. How could he have them?"

"Other than those exceptions, the fat man's storage bag contains everything. Whatever you can name, you’ll find it in his bag."

"That fat man is the third son of the Qian Clan Chamber of Commerce, and he's in charge of all the Qian Clan branches on Earth. So he’s ridiculously wealthy."

"Right now, he's at the peak of the Marrow Cleansing stage. So the Treasure Seeking Convention he’s hosting is a level-2 convention. He has everything below grade 2."

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan's shock didn’t diminish. Although those treasure merchants didn’t possess anything beyond their level, it was still impressive enough, wasn’t it?

How many second-grade treasures exist in this world? There are so many that they can't even be counted. And yet, that third son of the Qian family dares to claim he has any treasure below second grade. That’s just too arrogant, too outrageous.

He’s so arrogant, hosting treasure seeking conventions everywhere, flaunting his wealth. Is he really not afraid of being killed for his treasures?

Seriously, if his storage pouch has everything in it, one kill would set you up for ten lifetimes. If you’re going to kill a rich fool, who else would you kill?

Those treasure merchants must have no fear of death!

Looking at that third son of the Qian family right now, his forehead darkened — bad luck was clearly not far away.

At the same time, Long Xuan couldn’t help but reflect: how much must Qian Jinjin be disliked? Why does this fat guy get to occupy this wealthy Tianyue territory, while she gets banished to that desolate, barren land in the far west?

Isn’t this treatment too unfair? The favoritism towards men is too serious!

I heard the head of the Qian Chamber of commerce assigned each of his children to different regions, and whoever earns the most in their region will become the next head of the guild.

But their starting points differ by tens of thousands of times! Does Qian Jinjin even stand a chance of winning? Look at the storage pouch of the third son now — it’s full of treasures, and he’s already bold enough to flaunt his wealth by hosting treasure hunts everywhere.

However, I also heard that during the war between the Western Lands and the Great Yin Dynasty, Qian Jinjin, that cunning merchant, made a huge profit from the war. So in the end, who will make the most money? It’s really hard to say.

"Those treasure merchants love to show off their wealth everywhere, so I imagine the number of cases where they’re killed for their treasures must be pretty high, right?" Long Xuan couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked.

The little girl turned her head and said, "How could that not happen? Of course, it happens. But do you know what the strongest unique Gu insect of the Qian Clan is?"

"The strongest Gu insect of the Qian Clan Chamber Of Commerce is the Three-Legged Golden Toad. No contest."

"The Three-Legged Golden Toad is a very interesting Gu insect. It loves wealth, loves collecting treasures, and it follows those who possess many treasures."

"The Three-Legged Golden Toad strengthens itself by absorbing the aura of treasures. Its combat power is directly proportional to how wealthy its owner is."

"The more treasures its owner has, the more treasure aura the Three-Legged Golden Toad absorbs, and the larger it grows when using its gigantification technique. Its combat power becomes stronger as well."

"Conversely, if its owner is dirt poor and doesn’t even have a single Yue Coin, the Three-Legged Golden Toad will starve from the lack of treasure aura, becoming so thin and weak that it might not even be able to beat a low-grade Gu insect."

"Of course, if its owner has a mountain of wealth, the Three-Legged Golden Toad becomes enormous, able to blot out the sky and cover the sun. It can shake mountains and swallow moons, making it terrifyingly powerful — invincible among peak-grade Gu insect, absolutely unmatched."

"Because the strength of the Three-Legged Golden Toad is tied to its owner's wealth, its power has no upper limit."

"If its owner possesses the wealth of the entire world, then the Three-Legged Golden Toad would be strong enough to kill anything."

"It's also worth mentioning that the Three-Legged Golden Toad has a stomach that holds an infinitely growing storage space, the size of which is also directly proportional to the number and quality of treasures stored."

"As long as the owner stores their valuables inside the toad's belly, it can continuously expand its storage space by absorbing the treasures’ aura."

"That's why treasure merchants have enough space to carry so many treasures when they go out. It's safe to say that every Qian clan treasure merchant will refine a Three-Legged Golden Toad."

"In addition to being able to store items and use gigantification, the Three-Legged Golden Toad has another ability called Devouring Heaven. Devouring Heaven allows it to swallow anything and kill anything, with its strength entirely dependent on the amount of treasure it has."

"And since every treasure merchant carries a ridiculous amount of treasures, you can only imagine how powerful their Three-Legged Golden Toads are. Who would dare mess with them?"

"Trying to kill a treasure merchant for their wealth? In front of the sky-blotting Three-Legged Golden Toad, you'd better think twice."

"There have been cases in history where treasure merchants were successfully killed for their wealth, but they are extremely rare."

"Without exceptional skills, no fool would dare to show off their treasures."

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan revealed a contemplative expression, his eyes growing brighter.

Suddenly, inspiration struck him. He now had a breakthrough idea for his next peak-grade Gu Insect.

Seeing the Three-Legged Golden Toad, his imagination soared. What if he completely overhauled the Three-Legged Golden Toad Gu recipe and added the seed of the World Tree?

He realized the small world inside the World Tree seed was still too small for his liking. He wanted something bigger — he wanted to replace the storage space inside the Three-Legged Golden Toad’s belly with the small world inside the World Tree seed.

That way, the more treasures the Three-Legged Golden Toad swallowed, the larger the small world would become, growing infinitely over time, eventually becoming a real world.

That would be terrifying.

Wouldn't that make him a creator god? That’s completely overpowered.

It's important to note that the space inside the World Tree seed is not just a simple storage space; it's a real world, no different from the outside world.

In that world, he could plant spiritual herbs and raise all sorts of living creatures. People could even enter to cultivate.

But the storage space inside the current Three-Legged Golden Toad clearly couldn't support living things.

If the storage space inside the Three-Legged Golden Toad were replaced with a real world, what kind of changes would that bring?

It would mean that, previously, the Three-Legged Golden Toad could only store dead objects and absorb the aura from non-living treasures.

But now, things would be different. The new Three-Legged Golden Toad could not only store dead objects but also living creatures, allowing it to absorb both dead and living treasure auras simultaneously.

He could even grow spiritual herbs inside the Three-Legged Golden Toad, turning it into a mobile herb garden.

The larger the herb garden, the larger the toad’s internal space, and the bigger it would become when using the gigantification technique.

He could also turn the toad’s belly into a pasture, raising spiritual fish and creating an insect chamber. All of these living creatures could contribute to the toad’s growth.

Even his collection of increasingly powerful peak-grade Gu insects, once stored inside the Three-Legged Golden Toad’s belly, would greatly enhance the toad’s power.

Could the original Three-Legged Golden Toad increase its strength by storing living creatures? Obviously not.

A Three-Legged Golden Toad that could store both dead and living treasures would have a far higher potential ceiling than one that could only store dead objects.

The difference between the two is like heaven and earth, as if they were two completely different species.

Long Xuan had already come up with a name for this new species — Heaven-Devouring World Toad.

In the future, the belly of the Heaven-Devouring World Toad would contain a real world, a space no smaller than the Gu world. He could even raise mortals inside, establish a nation, and create unique species, forming new ecosystems and building a complete biosphere.

He would become a creator god!

A god worshiped by all mortals in this new world.

They would erect statues in his honor, build temples and altars, and organize various rituals, all to worship and offer sacrifices to him. Who knows, perhaps he might even gain some sort of power of faith — that would certainly be interesting.

However, this plan could only be implemented once he became a god in the future.

Long Xuan's eyes sparkled with excitement. This gave him plenty to think about regarding the Three-Legged Golden Toad's Gu recipe.