The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 417: Long Xuan’s Plan

"I have nothing to prepare. Assist me in subduing the Heavenly Water now."

With those words, Long Xuan turned and left, leaving his Water Clone standing in place.

He reasoned that using the Water Clone would have a higher success rate in devouring the Heavenly Water. For once, he did not use his Flame Clone.

Seeing Long Xuan’s actions, Shui Lao couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Good heavens! This kid is afraid of death, so he sends his clone into danger instead? Could it be that the cultivation gains of his clones could be transferred back to his main body?

Shui Lao suddenly revealed a serious expression. This kind of ability was truly beyond comprehension. This boy had five clones—counting his main body, that meant he had six chances to subdue the Heavenly Water? Shui Lao could no longer stay calm.

…

Long Xuan did not stay behind to watch the process of his Water Clone devouring the Heavenly Water. Since Shui Lao was confident that he, a Spiritual Sea-stage Gu cultivator, could subdue it, he was willing to wait patiently.

He entered the space within the Heaven-Devouring World Toad, landing on a floating island covered in glaciers and snow.

This Ice Floating Island was the result of his efforts over the past three months.

As fate would have it, Iceheart Tea Trees could only grow in icy environments and would die elsewhere.

Just when he needed an ice-attribute floating island, the Ice Fruit on the World Tree had coincidentally ripened, granting him an Ice Floating Island.

At the center of this island, the Iceheart Tea Tree had been successfully planted, thriving under the meticulous care of Medicinal Gu.

Long Xuan gazed at the tree in the middle of the island, taking in its refreshing fragrance with a look of intoxicated satisfaction. He nodded approvingly.

If he roasted the Iceheart Tea Leaves using proper tea-making techniques, he was confident that he could dominate the Tea Tasting Conference in a year’s time, securing first place with ease.

At that point, he could trade tea for tea with other tea enthusiasts, gathering a sample of all the famous teas presented at the event.

Long Xuan smiled confidently but suddenly thought of something. He retrieved a transparent crystal box from his storage ring and looked at the icy blue fruit pulp inside, his eyes filled with contemplation.

This icy blue fruit pulp came from the Ice Fruit of the World Tree. He had carefully preserved it in this high-quality medicinal box with a long shelf life.

In addition to the Ice Fruit pulp, he had also collected the Fire Fruit and Wood Fruit from the World Tree, but he had yet to determine their specific uses.

However, recalling that there was a Wine Tasting Conference alongside the Tea Tasting Conference, he suddenly had an idea.

Previously, he had studied the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle in hopes of using it to attract the Reincarnation Thunder, which could help his Tribulation Gu evolve. But later, during the Alchemy Competition, the Bone-Regrowing Blood-Merging Pill he refined unexpectedly attracted the Reincarnation Thunder instead.

Since he had already obtained the Reincarnation Thunder, the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle was no longer essential.

Using it to trade for Ten-Thousand-Year Monkey Wine was no longer necessary. Instead of wasting time on that, why not create his own top-tier wine recipe?

Of course, that didn’t mean he was giving up on studying the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle entirely. It was an incredibly powerful divine artifact, and he was determined to unlock its secrets.

However, he now planned to use even more expensive materials to attract an even higher-ranked Thunder Tribulation than the Reincarnation Thunder.

As for the top-grade spirit wine needed to evolve his Wine Gu, he could just create one himself—and right now, he had the inspiration for it.

Why not use the fruit pulp from the World Tree to craft a divine fruit wine?

A wine brewed from the fruits of the World Tree—no need to think too hard; it was destined to be the greatest heavenly brew in existence.

And what if he then distilled this divine wine using advanced distillation techniques? And what if he roasted the Enlightenment Tea leaves to perfection with tea-processing techniques?

Then, he would offer both as a sacrifice to the River God. What would happen?

Long Xuan's eyes sparkled with excitement.

According to Shui Lao, the higher the quality of the sacrificial wine and tea, the more treasures would appear in the secret realm.

He eagerly anticipated what kinds of treasures might emerge when his world’s greatest wine and tea were poured into the river.

At that moment, he was once again courting death…

…

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

At the center of the Thunder Swamp, Shui Lao sat cross-legged on the ground, his face filled with exhaustion.

Opposite him, his Water Clone was covered in blood, clearly suffering from severe injuries. At this moment, it was sitting cross-legged with its eyes closed, focusing on healing.

Not far away, Long Xuan’s true body was grinning as he manipulated the liquid in his hands, shaping it into various forms, enjoying himself immensely.

The Heavenly Water, which had nearly cost the Clone half its life to subdue, had now fallen into Long Xuan’s hands without him lifting a finger. It was simply outrageous.

"I've heard that as long as there is enough energy, the Heavenly Water can grow indefinitely. It’s truly miraculous."

"If my cultivation reaches a high enough level, does that mean I could create a vast lake out of thin air? I could flood mountains, submerge entire cities... That kind of power could truly destroy everything," Long Xuan exclaimed in awe.

"Hmph! More than just a city," Shui Lao scoffed. "If you ascend to godhood while mastering the Heavenly Water, you could drown an entire region with a mere thought. The lives of billions would be at your mercy."

Shui Lao opened his eyes, looking up at Long Xuan before continuing, "Since you’ve successfully tamed the Heavenly Water, can you give me the Bone-Regrowing Blood-Merging Pill now?"

Long Xuan retrieved a jade bottle from his storage ring and tossed it to Shui Lao. "Do you need to rest first?"

"No need. I can’t wait to have a real body again. After enduring countless years of solitude, I don’t want to wait even a second longer."

Shui Lao caught the bottle, poured the pill into his palm, and stared at it intensely for a moment. Finally, he could no longer resist—he swallowed it in one gulp.

As soon as the Bone-Regrowing Blood-Merging Pill entered his mouth, it melted instantly, transforming into pure medicinal energy that surged through his body at an incredible speed.

Under Long Xuan’s shocked gaze, crimson blood vessels began to grow within Shui Lao’s body, as if they had a will of their own, intertwining and connecting seamlessly.

His white skeleton also began forming, extending from top to bottom, starting with the skull and spreading down to the feet.

Before long, a complete skeletal structure had taken shape, forming the framework of a human body. Following that, the heart, liver, kidneys, and all other internal organs rapidly developed.

Once the internal organs were fully formed, flesh and skin finally began to grow over them.

Soon, hair sprouted from the skin as well.

At this moment, the newly formed body perfectly resembled Shui Lao’s soul form—it was identical, as if molded from the same template.

Long Xuan stood there in utter shock, unable to recover from the sight before him. Creating a body from nothing… this was nothing short of a divine miracle!

What kind of monstrous alchemist had created such a heaven-defying pill?!

"Hahaha!" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Hahahahaha!"

"This pill can truly restore a physical body! It’s absolutely miraculous!"

"This is what it feels like to have a body again? I haven't felt this sensation in so long! I never thought I would get a second chance at life! The heavens have not forsaken me!"

"Shui Wuqing! Your old friend has returned with a new body! Keep your head safe—I will come for it myself!"

"Hahaha!"

Shui Lao clenched his fists in exhilaration, laughing wildly with tears nearly forming in his eyes, his joy bordering on madness.