The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 430: Brewing Tea with Heavenly Water

Time swiftly passed, and half a day was gone.

After collecting most of the famous teas that appeared at the Tea Tasting Gathering, Long Xuan finally packed up his tea stall and began exploring the other tea stalls.

By now, he had gathered around 80% of the finest teas available at the event, even managing to acquire tea seeds for some of the rarer varieties.

With this, he would soon be able to establish a sizable tea plantation on Wood Island.

Since there was still some time before the convention ended, he decided to continue exploring the other stalls in search of any overlooked treasures.

Not long after, he approached a tea stall that seemed to have few visitors.

The owner of the stall was an exceptionally beautiful young girl, no older than eighteen.

She looked very familiar. He had seen her once at the Teng Clan's wedding banquet and again on the day he fought against the Golden Monkey. This was their third encounter.

If she wasn’t Zhu Jiuge, the famous genius of the Zhu Clan, then who else could she be?

Long Xuan felt that fate had truly brought him and this talented girl together.

However, just as he was about to approach the stall, a hand suddenly pressed down on his shoulder.

"Trust me! Stay away from her. Whoever gets close to her will suffer misfortune!"

A familiar voice whispered in his ear.

Long Xuan turned his head to see Shui Juanyun, whose expression was incredibly serious. The way he looked at Zhu Jiuge was as if he were staring at some kind of calamity.

Long Xuan was instantly intrigued and smiled. "When we first met, you were standing right next to her. So why is it that you can approach her, but I can't?"

Shui Juanyun shook his head solemnly. "I'm not joking. This girl is a walking disaster—she brings misfortune to the heavens, the earth, and even her own parents. Whoever stays near her is bound to suffer."

"Honestly, I do feel bad for her. I heard that the first Gu insect she refined was a Guardian Gu. On her birthday, she made a wish to use the Guardian Gu to protect all her loved ones."

"But fate seemed to oppose her. Soon after, her siblings, parents, and grandparents all died one after another in various accidents."

"Her dream was to protect everything, but in the end, she couldn't save a single person. She's been living in pain ever since."

"She joined this Tea Tasting Gathering to gain access to the River God's Secret Realm in search of the legendary 'Other Shore Flower,' which is said to bring the dead back to life."

"I used to think all those tragedies were just coincidences and had nothing to do with her. I never believed in superstitions."

"But after spending some time with her, I started experiencing one misfortune after another. Everyone around her soon perished—except for me, who barely escaped with my life."

"Now, I have no choice but to believe it. This girl is truly cursed. Whoever stays near her is doomed." Shui Juanyun gave Zhu Jiuge a fearful glance.

"That bad?"

Long Xuan frowned deeply, recalling the battle against the Golden Monkey a month ago.

That day, a fourth-grade Spirit Monkey had suddenly appeared and slaughtered all the spectators.

Was that incident really just a coincidence?

Long Xuan hesitated. Being naturally cautious, he decided against approaching her.

Better safe than sorry. There was no need to invite misfortune.

Still, he raised his hand from a safe distance and asked, "Hey! Do you have any tea seeds for your Shadow Tea? I'm willing to trade for them with my Iceheart Tea."

This Tea Tasting Gathering had gathered the finest teas in the world.

His Iceheart Tea wasn’t the most famous here—not even in the top ten.

However, thanks to his exceptional tea-roasting skills, he had managed to elevate its quality, causing quite a stir earlier.

The Shadow Tea from Zhu Jiuge’s stall was a much more renowned tea, and if he applied his roasting techniques to it, the taste would surpass Iceheart Tea by far.

So when he saw the Shadow Tea, he immediately set his sights on it.

If it had been any other tea, he would have already walked away, fearing Zhu Jiuge’s rumored bad luck.

But this tea was simply too valuable to pass up.

As Long Xuan took out his Iceheart Tea from his storage ring, an incredibly rich fragrance filled the air.

Shui Juanyun sniffed the aroma and turned his gaze toward it with a look of longing.

His original plan was to trade low-quality tea repeatedly until he gradually acquired the most precious tea at the convention.

But reality hit him hard—most people were too shrewd to make such an unfair exchange. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

His plan had failed spectacularly.

At his current level, there was no way he could obtain high-grade Spirit Tea.

Zhu Jiuge turned to look at them. Seeing that they stood a full ten meters away as if afraid of her, she revealed a bitter smile.

"The Shadow Tea Tree is our clan’s sacred tree. It has protected our family for millions of years and holds great significance. The seeds of our sacred tree can never be shared with outsiders."

"You can only exchange for brewed Shadow Tea or dried tea leaves."

Long Xuan showed a disappointed expression. "That’s a shame. But fine, I’ll take the tea leaves."

"I’ll trade two pots of Iceheart Tea for an equivalent amount of Shadow Tea leaves. How about that?"

"Deal!"

Zhu Jiuge nodded, and two packets of tea leaves floated toward Long Xuan under her control.

Long Xuan carefully examined them with his soul energy to verify their authenticity.

Satisfied, he sent two steaming pots of tea flying toward Zhu Jiuge using the same technique.

She caught the tea and immediately poured herself a cup.

After taking a sip, her eyes brightened. She quickly poured herself another.

Long Xuan, meanwhile, swiftly stored away the tea leaves and left as fast as he could, fearing he might get caught up in her misfortune.

However, in a hidden dimension where no one could see, his clone had already begun roasting the Shadow Tea leaves he had just acquired.

At the same time, three tea leaves appeared in the hands of his Medicinal Gu.

It was attempting to use the cutting technique Long Xuan had taught it to cultivate a Shadow Tea Tree.

The tea leaves had been stored for a long time, and Long Xuan wasn’t sure if they could still grow.

It was merely an experiment—if it failed, he wouldn't lose much.

After roasting the Shadow Tea, Long Xuan had his clone brew a pot of it.

He also brewed a pot of Enlightenment Tea, which had been roasted beforehand.

However, this time, he had a wild idea.

Brewing tea was a profound art that required high-quality water.

What would happen if he used Heavenly Water to brew tea?

His curiosity was piqued.

And so, he recklessly brewed two pots—one of Shadow Tea and one of Enlightenment Tea—using One-Yuan Heavy Water.

What kind of effect would this produce? He was extremely eager to find out.

Without a doubt, these two teas were the highest-quality teas in the entire Tea Tasting Gathering.

No third tea could compare—not even the Iceheart Tea, which had caused a stir earlier.

These were his true trump cards.