The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 415: Meeting Shui Lao

Three months later.

The once thundercloud-covered skies over Thunder Swamp suddenly rumbled with rolling thunder. The boundless dark clouds vanished, replaced by tribulation clouds filled with white lightning.

The original endless dark clouds were completely devoured by the tribulation clouds, allowing sunlight to once again shine upon Thunder Swamp, a place that had been shrouded in darkness for years.

At the center of the tribulation clouds, Long Xuan raised his head, gazing at the vast expanse of white lightning above. There was not the slightest hint of panic on his young face.

He was fully confident in overcoming this tribulation. Before its second transformation, the Tribulation Gu had already survived the first wave of Reincarnation Thunder. Now that the Reincarnation Thunder had descended a second time, it posed no threat to it.

As for the Bone-Regrowing Blood-Merging Pill, he had no idea who had ended up with it. But to trade for Heavenly Water with Shui Lao, he had no choice but to refine another one.

Refining a new Bone-Regrowing Blood-Merging Pill wouldn’t normally take three months. However, since both his clones and the Tribulation Gu were severely injured, they needed time to recover.

Once the clones and the Tribulation Gu had fully healed, Long Xuan wasted no time and immediately began refining the pill.

With the experience from his first attempt, this second refinement went smoothly, and the pill was successfully crafted with ease. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Thunder Swamp was a forbidden zone for humans, so triggering the Reincarnation Thunder here wouldn’t attract the attention of distant Gu Kings.

The first wave of Reincarnation Thunder descended. The Tribulation Gu’s eyes gleamed with excitement as it flew into the sky, charging straight at the incoming thunder.

Unlike last time, this time, when the Tribulation Gu collided with the Reincarnation Thunder, it was not blasted away. Instead, it opened its mouth and swallowed the lightning whole, even letting out a satisfied burp. It no longer had the pitiful look of nearly being struck to death by the lightning like before.

Three months ago, the Tribulation Gu had successfully devoured the Reincarnation Thunder, completing its transformation and gaining the ability to control it.

Now, the Tribulation Gu itself was Reincarnation Thunder, so how could it possibly fear it?

The raging white lightning streaking through the sky was nothing more than a snack for it.

As the first bolt of Reincarnation Thunder was effortlessly consumed, the second bolt soon followed, then the third…

Each lightning strike was stronger than the last, yet none could pose a threat to the Tribulation Gu. Instead, every bolt was absorbed completely.

Watching his Gu feasting in the air, Long Xuan felt a deep sense of security.

Now that the Tribulation Gu could control Reincarnation Thunder, under the same cultivation level, who in the world could be his opponent?

One after another, bolts of Reincarnation Thunder crashed down relentlessly.

Before long, only the final bolt remained. A thunderbolt the size of a well-mouth descended from the heavens, striking the Tribulation Gu heavily.

This last Reincarnation Thunder was finally strong enough to push the Tribulation Gu back a few steps, but that was all.

Once the last tribulation strike fell, the clouds in the sky gradually dissipated.

The deafening thunder ceased, and sunlight once again illuminated the land. The terrifying scene from moments ago vanished as if it had never occurred.

Long Xuan glanced at the Tribulation Gu, seeing that it remained unscathed. He was reassured.

However, despite devouring so much Reincarnation Thunder, the Tribulation Gu had only grown slightly stronger, which left him a little disappointed.

"The Bone-Regrowing Blood-Merging Pill is complete. No time to waste. It’s time to find Shui Lao and trade for Heavenly Water."

Long Xuan smiled faintly as he lifted the lid of the alchemy furnace, retrieving the green-colored pill at its center. As he observed the shifting humanoid figures on its surface, his smile deepened.

Placing the newly refined Bone-Regrowing Blood-Merging Pill into a jade bottle, Long Xuan gripped it firmly and immediately headed toward the center of Thunder Swamp.

Some time later, he arrived at a familiar lake. Bending down, he stretched his neck and peered into the water. After a careful search, he finally spotted Shui Lao’s silhouette.

Shui Lao seemed to be extremely afraid of thunder, cowering in a corner at the bottom of the lake, trembling uncontrollably. It was clear that he had been badly frightened by the recent Reincarnation Thunder.

"Shui Lao, it’s me. I’ve come to trade for the Heavenly Water. Show yourself at once," Long Xuan called out loudly.

Upon hearing this, Shui Lao’s soul trembled slightly before he immediately emerged from the lakebed and landed not far in front of Long Xuan. He carried himself with extraordinary composure, exuding the demeanor of a reclusive master—completely different from the panicked figure he had just been.

It was as if the trembling figure from moments ago had not been him at all.

"I didn't expect you to complete the task so quickly. Did you bring me Shui Wuqing’s head, or did you find a body suitable for my soul takeover?"

As soon as Shui Lao appeared, his eyes burned with anticipation, and he impatiently asked.

"I did not kill Shui Wuqing, nor did I find a genius with a body that meets your requirements for soul takeover," Long Xuan replied. "Instead, I have brought you something else."

"With this, you can reconstruct your own physical body. You no longer need to seize someone else’s."

"No matter how perfect another person’s body is, it will never truly be your own."

As he finished speaking, Long Xuan confidently took out a Bone-Regrowing Blood-Merging Pill, looking at Shui Lao with certainty. With such a heaven-defying treasure in his hands, he was sure that Shui Lao wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation.

Shui Lao curiously glanced at the pill bottle in Long Xuan’s hand. The bottle was transparent, allowing him to clearly see the ghostly human figures shifting and moving on the surface of the pill inside. His eyes widened in shock.

"A pill that can allow a soul body to reconstruct a physical body? I’ve never even heard of such a thing existing in this world!"

Shui Lao’s gaze flickered. Although he knew that Long Xuan had no reason to deceive him, he still found it hard to believe. A pill with such an effect was simply too incredible—how could he trust it so easily?

However, recalling the Reincarnation Thunder Tribulation that had just descended, and then looking at the still-warm pill, which was clearly freshly refined, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his heartbeat accelerated.

In the Gu world, if there was any pill capable of triggering a Reincarnation Thunder Tribulation, it could only be something as heaven-defying as a pill that allowed a soul body to reconstruct a physical body.

At this moment, he was already eighty percent convinced.

"Who was refining pills here just now? And was it truly this pill that was being refined?"

Shui Lao’s eyes widened in astonishment. The mere existence of a person capable of refining a pill that triggered the Reincarnation Thunder Tribulation was shocking enough. And what kind of terrifying individual would be able to withstand such a tribulation and survive? He dared not even imagine it.

He never once considered that a mere third-grade Alchemist like Long Xuan could possibly refine such a heaven-defying fourth-grade pill. He wouldn’t believe it even if he were beaten to death.

Seeing Shui Lao’s grave expression, Long Xuan smirked inwardly, knowing that his plan to intimidate him had worked.

As long as Shui Lao believed that Long Xuan had a powerful and formidable backer, he would never dare to take advantage of him in their transaction.

"That was my master," Long Xuan said. "After refining the Bone-Regrowing Blood-Merging Pill, he was severely injured by the tribulation lightning and is now in seclusion to heal."

"I swear upon the Integrity Gu that the Bone-Regrowing Blood-Merging Pill can indeed allow a soul body to reconstruct a physical body. If you don’t trust me, surely you trust the Integrity Gu?"

As he spoke, Long Xuan took out the most detested Gu insect once again and placed it on his shoulder.

On the surface, he seemed to be using the Integrity Gu to prove the authenticity of the pill. However, in reality, he was using it to validate his earlier statement—that he indeed had an incredibly powerful master. It was a subtle warning to Shui Lao that he was not someone to be trifled with.

Just as Long Xuan expected, when he mentioned having a master, and the Integrity Gu did not react, Shui Lao instinctively believed him. His gaze toward Long Xuan changed—clearly realizing that this young man’s background was not simple and that he must not be provoked.

With the Integrity Gu as proof, he was now fully convinced of the pill’s effects. Staring at the pill, his breathing became heavy with excitement.