The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 439: Mutual Scheming

Shui Juanyun's eyes flickered slightly. The reason he followed Long Xuan into the Metal Path instead of following Shui Lao into the Fire Path was entirely because he wanted to take action himself. This way, the Heavenly Water would end up in his own hands.

Even he coveted the power of the Heavenly Water.

If he had joined forces with Shui Lao to deal with Long Xuan, then how would they divide the Heavenly Water? Such a treasure could not be evenly split, and in the end, a conflict might arise due to an unfair division.

With this in mind, he chose to follow Long Xuan into the Metal Path.

However, it seemed that Long Xuan was far too unfathomable. Even in a situation where he had the advantage of ambushing him, Shui Juanyun wasn’t confident in securing a definite victory.

Suppressing his urge to make a move, he altered his original plan and decided to wait until he reunited with Shui Lao before taking action.

Meanwhile, Long Xuan, who was running ahead, glanced back and frowned slightly upon seeing that Shui Juanyun was still keeping up with him.

He didn’t trust Shui Juanyun.

First, Shui Juanyun specialized in water-based techniques, making the Fire Path his optimal choice. Yet, he insisted on following Long Xuan into the Metal Path, which naturally raised suspicions.

If he wanted to form a team, wouldn’t it have been better to team up with Shui Lao from his own clan?

Long Xuan was inherently cautious. As long as there was a single suspicious point, it was enough to put him on high alert.

There’s a saying—"A thief can steal for a thousand days, but a person cannot guard against a thief for a thousand days." Since the enmity between them had already escalated to a life-or-death feud, Long Xuan decided it would be best to find an opportunity to eliminate this threat.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he accelerated toward the Gravity Mountain.

The closer he got, the stronger the gravitational force became. Gradually, even Long Xuan's movements slowed down. He was no longer as swift as before.

Although the Gravity Mountain wasn’t far ahead, he moved at a snail’s pace, taking a long time before he finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.

An uncontainable excitement flickered in Long Xuan’s eyes.

After such a long journey, he had finally arrived. Among all the treasures in this first trial, the most valuable one had to be this Gravity Mountain!

Long Xuan raised his head to gaze at the mountain peak, a slight smile appearing on his lips. Soon, this Gravity Mountain would belong to him.

“Heh… what a massive Gravity Mountain. If we could move this mountain and sell it, we’d never have to worry about cultivation resources for the rest of our lives.”

Shui Juanyun walked to Long Xuan’s right side, standing shoulder to shoulder with him. His eyes burned with desire as he looked at the towering mountain.

“Oh? It seems Brother Shui is confident in moving this entire mountain?”

“The power to shift a mountain isn’t something just anyone can achieve. Brother Shui, do you actually possess such an extraordinary ability?”

Long Xuan smiled and tested the waters, observing Shui Juanyun's reaction.

If Shui Juanyun was this excited, it was certain that he wasn’t just after a few pieces of Gravity Stones. There was a high chance that he had a way to move the entire mountain.

“Hahaha… moving a mountain? That’s hardly a problem.” Shui Juanyun laughed arrogantly and confidently said, “You know that I hail from the Shui Clan. In our clan, we have a unique technique called the ‘Sea Embraces All Rivers’ technique.”

“This technique grants a heaven-defying divine ability—it allows one to absorb all things in the world into the Spiritual Sea, even objects of extraordinary size. That’s why it is named ‘Sea Embraces All Rivers.’”

“I, too, have cultivated this technique. My Spiritual Sea is as vast as an ocean, so accommodating this Gravity Mountain is nothing to me.”

Shui Juanyun withdrew his gaze from the mountain peak and looked at Long Xuan again, speaking with enthusiasm:

“A shared discovery means shared fortune. Since we found this Gravity Mountain together, why don’t we split it equally?”

“For now, I’ll store the mountain inside my body. Once we leave, we can sell it and divide the profits equally.” Shui Juanyun suggested.

Long Xuan’s gaze darkened slightly as he stared at Shui Juanyun’s Spiritual Sea.

Impressive. A small Spiritual Sea could contain something of such enormous volume?

How was this possible? What principle allowed this technique to work?

A divine ability that could hold anything in existence was truly terrifying. This technique was undoubtedly far more than just a storage method—it had to possess an overwhelming power.

Long Xuan withdrew his curiosity and finally said, “That won’t be necessary. Let me handle it. I, too, have the ability to move mountains. How about I store the Gravity Mountain for now?”

“Once we leave, I’ll personally sell the mountain, and we can divide the profits evenly—if you trust me, that is.” Long Xuan smiled.

Shui Juanyun was slightly startled.

Long Xuan could also move mountains?

Such an ability was extremely rare. Even among all the Gu Kings, only a handful possessed such an extraordinary skill.

Hearing Long Xuan say that he wanted to store the mountain himself, Shui Juanyun became curious.

He wanted to see how Long Xuan would accomplish such a feat.

At the same time, this gave him another opportunity to observe one of Long Xuan’s hidden cards.

After all, Long Xuan was someone he planned to kill. Whether the Gravity Mountain was stored in Long Xuan’s possession or not didn’t matter—eventually, it would end up in his hands.

Shui Juanyun smiled warmly and said, “Brother, what are you saying? Of course, I trust you.”

“I have full confidence in you. You can store the Gravity Mountain now, so we don’t delay any longer.”

“Good! Since you trust me so much, I won’t be polite. Step back, and I’ll begin the process.”

Long Xuan smiled at Shui Juanyun, but inwardly, he sneered.

If he had any doubts about Shui Juanyun’s intentions before, now he was 100% certain that Shui Juanyun wanted to kill him.

Because Shui Juanyun agreed too easily—without any hesitation.

Who would casually entrust an invaluable treasure to someone else? Was he not afraid that Long Xuan would run off with it?

Especially when their relationship was far from close.

Even the most carefree person would hesitate in such a situation. But Shui Juanyun didn’t even pause to think before agreeing.

Unless… Shui Juanyun was certain that the Gravity Mountain would end up in his hands.

Regardless of whether Long Xuan intended to honor their agreement or not, Shui Juanyun was convinced that he would ultimately obtain the mountain.

After all, a dead man couldn’t argue over ownership.

A cold glint flickered in Long Xuan’s eyes. Whether his guess was entirely correct or not, he would make the first move.

Since Shui Juanyun planned to kill him, he had no intention of passively waiting for an attack.

But first, he needed to secure the Gravity Mountain.

Keeping a calm expression that betrayed none of his thoughts, Long Xuan subtly reached for his Insect Bag and retrieved the Heaven-Devouring World Toad from within.

The moment the Heaven-Devouring World Toad landed on the ground, its eyes gleamed as it gazed at the towering Gravity Mountain.

Its throat twitched, and with a gulp, it swallowed heavily.