The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

He had already made up his mind: with the two World Tree seeds, he would plant one and refine a Gu with the other.

Just as he was thinking this, the plump man on the platform surveyed the crowd. Seeing that a sufficient number of people had gathered, he finally stood up and spoke.

“Hehe, it’s an honor that all of you have graced us with your presence at my treasure seeking event.”

“I am the Third Young Master of the Qian Clan Chamber Of Commerce. You can just call me ‘Third Young Master’. Now, I can arrogantly tell you that I have everything under the second grade in this world!”

“Whatever you’re missing, you can ask me. No matter what you lack, I guarantee I’ll have it!”

“If you don’t believe me, come and fight! The treasure seeking event officially begins now. If anyone doubts me, come up, and I’ll take you all on!”

The Third Young Master’s domineering voice boomed across the crowd, and his tone was as arrogant as it could be.

The crowd immediately erupted into chaos. Arrogant—he was truly too arrogant! He dared to boast that he had anything below the second grade. His wealth was so immense that everyone was utterly shocked.

Even Long Xuan was stunned. Was he really not afraid of being beaten to death with such arrogance?

Suddenly, someone in the crowd couldn’t hold back and shouted, “I want a pill that can help me break through to the Spiritual Sea stage. Do you have it?”

The Third Young Master glanced at him indifferently, his face expressionless as he said, “I have 137 types of second-grade breakthrough pills. Which one would you like?”

“Hiss…” As soon as he said this, the entire crowd gasped.

“So arrogant! I want a peak-grade spiritual weapon. Do you dare say you have that?” Another dissatisfied voice echoed from the crowd.

The Third Young Master gave him a cold look and said calmly, “There are too many types of peak-grade spiritual weapons. Excluding those with secret techniques, I currently have 2,608 peak-grade spiritual weapons. How many do you want?”

“Hiss…” Once again, the crowd collectively sucked in their breath.

“I want beauties! I refuse to believe you have those too!” someone shouted boldly.

The Third Young Master yawned lazily, shot him a condescending glance, and said, “I have tens of thousands of contracts for women. Do you prefer the cute type, the fiery type, or the cold and aloof type?”

“Hiss!” At this point, everyone felt a chill in their gums. He really had everything! Could anyone stop this arrogant Third Young Master? Everyone was completely in awe of him.

Who could come forward and knock down his arrogance? He had completely overshadowed everyone.

At the same time, the wealth of this Third Young Master once again left everyone astounded. How rich did he have to be to claim he had everything? The Third Young Master was just too wealthy.

His fortune made everyone green with envy.

At this point, people had already started rushing onto the platform to trade for the materials they needed.

The rule of the treasure seeking was that no matter what the trader wanted, they had to offer something of higher value in return. It was an unequal trade—anyone who traded would be at a loss.

But even so, people were still flocking to trade with the Third Young Master, eager to do business with him.

Even Long Xuan was tempted. He wasn’t afraid of spending more; he was only worried about not being able to gather what he needed.

Now, with the Third Young Master around, collecting any material was incredibly convenient. Long Xuan’s Heaven Mending Pill required 10,000 different ingredients, and it seemed like the Third Young Master might have them all. It was simply terrifying.

Long Xuan’s eyes gleamed, and he didn’t hesitate any longer. He immediately handed his storage bag to Fire clone, instructing him to cover his face and go trade with the Third Young Master. Meanwhile, his real body quietly retreated and hid in the crowd.

He didn’t want to wait. Even though the Third Young Master claimed to have everything, each item must have a limited quantity. Once it was traded away, it would be gone.

So, while the Third Young Master’s treasure collection was at its fullest, he needed to hurry and make the trade. Whoever delayed would suffer a loss.

Thus, when the first trader finished and walked off the platform with a smile, Fire clone rushed up as the second.

With his Star-Stepping speed, no one could be faster than him.

Seeing him appear before the Third Young Master in a near-teleportation manner, the others, who had barely taken a step, could only pull their feet back in frustration.

The Third Young Master glanced up at him lazily and asked, “What do you want?”

Long Xuan’s clone immediately produced a thick list of materials and said, “All the materials on this list, plus one peak-grade fire-attribute spiritual stone, and two portions of high-quality spiritual soil equivalent to two Spirit Trees. Do you have these?”

Long Xuan looked at him. The last two items were beyond the second grade, and he wasn’t sure if the Third Young Master would have them.

“Naturally, I do. The question is, can you offer something more valuable than these in return?”

Upon seeing the second trader asking for so many expensive items, the Third Young Master gave a devilish smile.

He took Long Xuan’s list of materials, scanning it with his soul force, and in a very short time calculated the total value of the items.

Seeing no change in his expression, Long Xuan was even more astonished. Many of the materials needed to refine the Heaven Mending Pill were extremely rare, nearing extinction. Many people wouldn't encounter them in a lifetime, but this Third Young Master actually had all of them?

Once again, Long Xuan realized how incredible this man's wealth was. When he said he had everything, it turned out to be true.

However, because these nearly extinct spiritual herbs were incredibly valuable—on top of the high-grade spirit stones and superior spirit soil he also requested—it left Long Xuan in a difficult spot, wondering what treasure he could offer to surpass their value.

His space was limited, and he only brought so many things with him. Most of his treasures were at home, and the most heaven-defying items couldn't be brought out in public. So, for a moment, he truly didn’t know what to exchange for the materials.

But then he remembered that the rules of the Treasure Seeking were that any type of treasure could be exchanged, and it seemed like the value of all junk treasures could be added together.

With that thought in mind, he quickly came up with a plan. He filled a storage bag with items he didn’t need and handed it to the Third Young Master.

Long Xuan had many unused treasures. He had just packed up the Li Laodao's belongings. Although the value of those treasures was incredible, there were few he could actually use.

There was also the storage bag from Jun Zaitian and the one from that Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator. Both of them had impressive backgrounds, and their storage bags contained no shortage of good items.

He picked out what he didn’t need and tossed them all into the storage bag, then handed it to the Third Young Master.

After receiving the storage bag, the Third Young Master scanned it quickly with his soul force. Despite the large number of treasures inside, he estimated the value in a very short time.

"This will do. The value of all the treasures in this bag is about ten percent higher than the materials I asked for. We can proceed with the trade."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three-legged golden toad beside him suddenly opened its eyes and opened its mouth wide. One after another, treasures flew out from its mouth.

Before long, a mountain of materials was piled up.

Each spiritual herb was packed in a medicine box to prevent the medicinal properties from dispersing. With thousands of boxes piled together, the sight was truly impressive.

Among them, Long Xuan quickly sensed the box containing the peak-grade fire-attribute spirit stone and dozens of large bags of superior high-grade spirit soil.

Long Xuan felt somewhat dazed. Had he really just gathered everything he needed in an instant? Was this a dream? Previously, he had grown white hair worrying about how to quickly collect all these materials. Who would’ve thought that, when push came to shove, everything would go so smoothly? What seemed like an impossible task was now effortlessly accomplished. Truly, fate was unpredictable.

Today, he could plant the two divine trees into the World Tree seed and begin refining the Heaven Mending Pill.

Without delay, he quickly swept all the boxes on the ground into his storage bag and hurried off the stage.

The Third Young Master picked up the storage bag Long Xuan had left behind, dumped all the treasures into the mouth of the three-legged golden toad, and said with a smile, "Apologies, that man traded for so many rare items that at least four hundred types of treasures are now available again."

"But, he did leave behind a lot of new items, so my treasures won’t be exhausted anytime soon. Who else wants to trade?"

Upon hearing that four hundred treasures were now available again, the crowd below panicked.

By now, they had realized that although the Third Young Master’s treasures were increasing with each trade, the rarer items were growing scarcer. The later they traded, the worse off they would be.

Worried that the items they needed might be traded away by those ahead of them, the crowd surged forward in a rush, creating chaos.

As for Long Xuan, after trading for a large number of materials, he feared someone might follow him. He first ordered his Fire Clone to leave the city, and after confirming no one was tailing it, he confidently left the city himself.

However, entering and exiting the city twice had cost him a whopping sixteen hundred low-grade spirit stones. The fee was truly outrageous.

Tianyue City could make a fortune just from collecting entrance and exit fees without doing anything else.

After leaving Tianyue City, Long Xuan immediately found a secluded place in a remote area. Using the Earth Master's ability, he quickly dug out a cave, then rushed inside to begin refining the Heaven Mending Pill. He could no longer wait.

The reason he had chosen this remote location to refine the pill rather than staying in Tianyue City was simple: in this world, refining a heaven-defying pill would inevitably attract strange phenomena or even a lightning tribulation.

He was certain that a pill capable of mending one's aptitude would definitely be classified as a heaven-defying pill, and once it was completed, it would surely attract a phenomenon from the heavens.

The commotion caused by such a phenomenon was too great and could attract people from far away. If he refined the Heaven Mending Pill inside the city, the outcome would be obvious. The moment the phenomenon occurred, it would draw the attention of everyone in the city, and he’d be in deep trouble. Whether or not he could keep the pill would be questionable.

It’s worth mentioning that in this world, the birth of any heaven-defying object would either draw a phenomenon or a lightning tribulation.

This applied to spirit pills, spiritual artifacts, Gu insects, cultivation techniques... even people.

However, only items of fourth grade and above would attract a lightning tribulation. Second-grade treasures could only summon a phenomenon at best.

So, he wasn’t worried about the Heaven Mending Pill attracting a lightning tribulation. Otherwise, there would be no point in refining it at all. Given his current strength, if the pill did summon a lightning tribulation, it would surely kill him before the pill was even completed.