The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

An old man immediately rushed to the table, excitedly shouting, "I have three thousand-year-old spiritual herbs that meet the requirements, and I want to exchange them for three Sea Converging Pills."

He hurriedly reached out and grabbed the three pill bottles, pouring the Sea Converging Pills into his palm to check for authenticity.

It wasn’t long before a look of shock appeared on his face, and he exclaimed, "Your master is extraordinary! The quality of these pills is far superior to the ones you previously sold."

"Although the breakthrough rate of the Sea Converging Pill is only around 5%, in the hands of this master, it's already infinitely close to 10%."

"Few people possess such mastery in pill refining. The person who refined these pills is certainly no ordinary individual. Could your master be from the Alchemy God Palace?"

The elder's gaze toward Long Xuan changed, now filled with wariness.

Long Xuan smiled but said nothing—this was exactly the effect he had carefully created.

The pills refined by his clone were intentionally of lower quality compared to those refined by his true body. How could their quality possibly be the same?

With this contrast, he was able to craft the image of a mysterious master with unfathomable strength, a protective charm of sorts for himself.

This way, even though he was offering so many Sea Converging Pills, no one would dare harbor thoughts of killing him to seize his treasures.

As he stood there silently, everyone naturally assumed his silence was a tacit acknowledgment. From that point on, they looked at him differently, many labeling him as someone not to be provoked.

At the same time, upon hearing that the Sea Converging Pills had doubled in potency under the hand of a master, everyone’s eyes gleamed with greed.

People who were originally hesitating between the value of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and the Sea Converging Pills no longer hesitated. They rushed toward Long Xuan, fearing that they might miss their chance if they were too slow.

Even Steward Mo, who had previously remained composed, was now unsettled. Sea Converging Pills with a breakthrough rate approaching 10% were too valuable to pass up. He quickly ordered his servants, "Go to the herb garden immediately and dig up those dozens of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. Exchanging them for these high-quality Sea Converging Pills is definitely worth it. Pills refined by such a high-level alchemist could even be valuable for other alchemists to study and might fetch a great price in trade."

Upon hearing Steward Mo's orders, the servants hurriedly rushed toward the herb garden to gather the spiritual herbs.

Mo Bufan's expression changed. He already had sixty-four Sea Converging Pills in his possession, and now he was about to get even more. With so many pills, it seemed impossible not to break through.

Long Xuan was now extremely busy, and as expected, the Gu Masters attending this transaction were all incredibly wealthy.

Thousand-year-old spiritual herbs were so rare, yet there were so many people who had them. Long Xuan was overjoyed.

Judging by the situation, it seemed likely that he would be able to collect all the materials he needed for the Soul Restoration Pill today.

Long Xuan accepted the thousand-year-old herbs one by one. He didn’t waste much time verifying their authenticity, completing each transaction swiftly.

It wasn’t that he was overly trusting of their integrity; rather, he placed full trust in the Integrity Gu.

In the presence of the Integrity Gu, no one could deceive him.

Even though he was handling many transactions, at this pace, he wouldn’t need to stand here for much longer.

However, seeing him accept the herbs without much inspection, some people’s eyes began to dart around with ill intentions, planning to use fake thousand-year-old herbs to swindle a Sea Converging Pill.

"I have a thousand-year-old Yin-Yang Ginseng here. Take it."

After saying this, a hand reached toward one of the pill bottles, but Long Xuan immediately grabbed the person's wrist, his face darkening.

The moment the voice spoke, the Integrity Gu hidden in his clothes began to stir angrily, ready to crawl out.

Clearly, that statement was a lie, and if the statement was a lie, then the Yin-Yang Ginseng must be fake, despite appearing to be a thousand-year-old spiritual herb. ȓἁƝȎ฿Ёs̩

"What’s the meaning of this?"

Old Sun was taken aback. Could Long Xuan already tell that the herb was fake? How could that be?

Few people knew that there was a spiritual herb called Yang-Yin Ginseng, which looked identical to Yin-Yang Ginseng and had very similar effects.

However, they were not the same. Using Yang-Yin Ginseng in pill refining would cause the furnace to explode.

Most alchemists who failed when using Yang-Yin Ginseng blamed it on the pill's success rate, never suspecting they had used the wrong herb.

Only a third-grade alchemist with powerful soul energy could distinguish between the two. A second-grade alchemist, no matter what, wouldn’t be able to tell them apart. That’s why Old Sun dared to confidently use Yang-Yin Ginseng to deceive people.

There weren’t any third-grade alchemists here, so no one should have been able to see through his trick.

What was supposed to be a foolproof plan had once again encountered a setback at this so-called "Master Ye's" hands. Old Sun's heart sank. Was he about to lose to him again?

Long Xuan glanced at him, recognizing him immediately. This was the same person who had tried to deceive him before. It seemed he hadn’t learned his lesson.

Long Xuan's lips curled into a smirk as he bluntly declared, "The thousand-year-old Yin-Yang Ginseng you brought is fake!"

"What?" The entire room fell silent at this statement, and all eyes turned to Old Sun. Had he been caught red-handed trying to pass off a fake herb? This was going to be an entertaining scene, and everyone was eager to watch the drama unfold.

The people gathered at the table for the Sea Converging Pill transaction instinctively glanced at the Yin-Yang Ginseng, displaying puzzled expressions.

No matter how they looked, they couldn’t tell that it was fake. They had no idea how Master Ye had spotted it so easily.

But given Master Ye’s reputation, no one dared to speak up. They figured that it was better for laymen not to challenge experts in their field, to avoid embarrassing themselves.

Even the alchemists present exchanged confused glances but refrained from hastily judging the herb’s authenticity.

Getting involved in such matters brought no benefit, and if they judged incorrectly, their reputations would be ruined.

Old Sun, however, was now in full panic. He slammed the table and roared, "Nonsense! Which of your eyes sees that it’s fake? Don’t speak out of ignorance!"

"This is clearly a genuine thousand-year-old Yin-Yang Ginseng. If you don’t believe me, ask the other alchemists here! You can’t just slander me like that!"

As soon as those words were spoken, before Long Xuan could say anything, the Integrity Gu hidden in his clothes couldn’t hold back any longer.

The little old man had lied repeatedly, making the Integrity Gu extremely furious. It could no longer control itself and jumped out of Long Xuan’s clothes, lunging at the old man who was full of lies.

Long Xuan was startled and quickly grabbed its hind legs, pinning it down.

Long Xuan kept stroking its head, soothing its emotions: "Calm down, calm down!"

"This little one! Why is it so temperamental?"

The sudden appearance of the Integrity Gu made the entire venue fall silent, and everyone was shocked.

Wow, someone had actually brought that thing here.

Everyone looked at the dumbfounded Old Sun with strange expressions. There was no need to argue anymore. Once this thing appeared, the truth was hammered in stone. Old Sun's act of selling fake medicine was thoroughly exposed, nailed down completely.

Old Sun was utterly dumbfounded. How could this person possess the Integrity Gu from the Qian Clan? Why didn’t he mention it earlier? If he had mentioned it earlier, and brought out the Integrity Gu, none of this would’ve happened. Only a fool would dare to sell fake medicine to him.

Now he had completely ruined himself. In front of everyone, his reputation was utterly destroyed.

At this point, he finally understood how this person knew about the shortage of ingredients in his Sea Converging Pill.

He opened his mouth, but in the end, not a word came out. The Integrity Gu was like a lie detector; there was no way for him to overturn this situation.

“Heh! Who would’ve thought that this Thousand-Year Yin-Yang Ginseng was fake? I was deceived by that unscrupulous merchant. I’ll definitely go settle accounts with him tomorrow!”

As Old Sun finished speaking, the eyes of the Integrity Gu flared up again. Daring to lie once more, the Integrity Gu grew even angrier, and Long Xuan almost couldn’t hold it down.

Old Sun’s expression stiffened, and he finally didn’t dare to make any further excuses. He packed away the fake Yin-Yang Ginseng and slinked away, feeling the piercing gazes of everyone on his back, making him feel as though needles were stabbing him.

After this farce, many Gu cultivators quietly put away the spiritual medicine they had in hand.

What a clever lad, bringing an Integrity Gu. Why didn’t he mention it earlier? This kid is truly cunning.

Luckily, Old Sun stepped on the trap first, or else they would have been completely duped today. This young man’s schemes were deadly.

After this little episode, Young Master Mo came over with a pile of thousand-year-old spiritual medicines, trading them for all of Long Xuan’s Sea Converging Pills on the table. The deal was finally concluded.

However, just as everyone thought this Master Ye would leave, he unexpectedly hung up a list full of words in front of the table and proceeded to place another two hundred bottles of Sea Converging Pills on the table.

Everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief, and they nearly went mad. There were more! He actually had more! Another two hundred bottles of Sea Converging Pills! Where did he get so many? Did his clan have an endless supply of Sea Converging Pills?

At this moment, none of the Marrow Cleansing stage Gu cultivators in the crowd could remain calm. Once again, they all stood up...

Long Xuan smiled as he swept his gaze around the room, placing the Integrity Gu on his shoulder. After switching its soul, he laughed and said, “These are the Sea Converging Pills refined by my senior brothers, senior sisters, and my master's wife!”

“They didn’t bother to sell these scraps, so they asked me to handle it for them.”

“The quality of these pills is far inferior to the batch just now. After all, my master’s pill-refining skills are unparalleled, so please don’t be too critical.”

The Integrity Gu blinked its large eyes and nodded. It liked children who told so many lies, ones who could be taught well.

Seeing that the Integrity Gu showed no signs of anger, everyone instinctively believed his nonsense. One by one, they couldn’t help but wonder: Who were his senior brothers and sisters?

How many senior brothers and sisters did he have, and how many master's wives, to produce so many Sea Converging Pills?

Moreover, this kid claimed that his master’s pill-refining skills were unparalleled, and the Integrity Gu didn’t react at all. That meant this statement wasn’t an exaggeration. The praise “unparalleled in pill-refining” was an extremely high evaluation.

Who on earth was his master, whose pill-refining skills were truly unparalleled? This young man's background must be incredibly profound, and he should never be provoked! Otherwise, it would be like stirring up a hornet’s nest.

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