The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 448: Falling Out

After admiring it in his hand for a while, Shui Lao carefully used his soul force to manipulate the Heavenly Water Seed, slowly sealing it within a blue crystal, then storing it securely into his storage ring.

The Dual-Yuan Heavy Water was not something he could subdue at his current cultivation realm. He could only seal it temporarily and make plans for it in the future.

Only now did he finally begin checking his own injuries. Though he had successfully killed Shui Wuqing, it was evident he had also suffered greatly and paid a heavy price.

Upon inspecting his physical condition, his heart sank.

His injuries were far more severe than he had imagined. His body was so damaged it could no longer be used. His expression changed drastically—how could this be?

Shui Wuqing shouldn’t have been able to inflict such irreparable damage. So what exactly was going on?

His face grew uglier by the second. The triumphant pride he had shown earlier was completely gone.

This body was one he had waited over a hundred years to obtain. It was hard-won and irreplaceable. If it were destroyed, who knew how long he’d have to wait to find another suitable vessel?

"You! You did something to this body, didn’t you?!"

Shui Lao suddenly turned his gaze toward a certain direction.

Walking toward him at this moment was Long Xuan. Seeing Shui Lao’s gaze, Long Xuan smiled and said, "Apologies, I’m late. I originally intended to team up with you to take down Shui Wuqing, but something came up on the way that delayed me."

Seeing Long Xuan completely unharmed, Shui Lao frowned deeply. He had assumed that Long Xuan must have fought a fierce battle with Shui Wuqing and would at least be injured. But now, there wasn’t even a scratch on him. Clearly, they hadn’t even exchanged blows—he had been completely fooled.

While Long Xuan remained unscathed, he himself had exhausted over half of his power in the battle and was riddled with injuries. There was absolutely no way he could contend with this youth now. A deep sense of dread welled up in his heart.

Shui Lao coldly snorted, "Do you think I’d believe that? Enough pretending. When Shui Wuqing came to you and I didn’t arrive in time, it was only natural that you used his own tactics against him."

"But what I want to know is how you tampered with this body. Shui Wuqing couldn’t have inflicted this kind of irreversible injury. This isn’t even his method of attack."

Since they had already torn off all pretenses, Shui Lao dropped the act and directly confronted him.

Seeing that Shui Lao was being direct, Long Xuan no longer bothered to feign politeness and replied with a cold smirk:

"You were wary of me from beginning to end, yet you still wanted to gain my trust. In the end, your cleverness backfired. You kept coming to borrow pills from me—did you really think you’d be safe as long as you didn’t use them?"

"Naïve. My pills—even if you don’t consume them—just keeping them near you will poison you. Let alone holding them in your hand."

"As long as you harbor no ill intent toward me, I won’t activate the hidden mechanisms. But since you’ve already plotted to kill me, don’t blame me for being ruthless."

"If I could grant you a body, I can naturally take it back at any time."

Long Xuan's gaze turned cold as he slowly withdrew his smile.

The hidden mechanism he had planted in the pills came from his past life—various radioactive toxins such as polonium, plutonium, uranium, and radium…

Even without ingesting them, close proximity alone was enough to cause poisoning.

This kind of poison had never existed in this world before, and strictly speaking, wasn’t even considered a "poison" here.

The cultivators of this world had no concept of radioactive toxins. The danger lay in the unknown. Facing something unfamiliar and incomprehensible, Shui Lao had no way to defend himself.

Hearing this, Shui Lao let out a bitter smile and sighed as he looked at Long Xuan, "Your strange tricks truly never end. You actually managed to create an invisible poison."

"This kind of toxin has never appeared in this world before. If revealed, it would shake the entire realm of poison cultivators. They’d all be enhanced thanks to you. You may even start a whole new school of poison arts. Losing to you… is not unjust."

Suddenly, Shui Lao narrowed his eyes and shouted sharply, "Even if you defeat me today, I’ll make sure you pay the price of losing at least one clone!"

"You must’ve realized there was something wrong with the Heavenly Water I gifted you. Otherwise, why would you always keep it on a clone instead of your main body?"

"Losing a clone might be bearable, but what about the Heavenly Water? Can you afford to lose that?"

"If you give me another one of those pills that can reconstruct a physical body, I’ll remove the trap I placed in the Heavenly Water."

Long Xuan’s lips curled into a smile, "Forget it. I no longer trust you. Only with your death will I feel truly at ease."

"Besides, the Heavenly Water isn’t on my main body. Even if something happens to it, only the clone dies. Your threat is meaningless to me."

Long Xuan’s smile vanished. Without another word, he reached for the Insect Bag at his waist and released his Tribulation Gu.

Staring at the Gu insect, Shui Lao’s pupils contracted in disbelief. "That’s the Reincarnation Lightning! That’s actually a Gu capable of controlling Reincarnation Lightning!"

He let out a sorrowful laugh. "So it was you all along, summoning lightning tribulations in the Thunder Swamp. You not only refined pills that attract lightning tribulations but also possess a heaven-defying Gu to survive every one of them!"

"I underestimated you. The one thing I regret most in this life is provoking you!"

"But even if you want to kill me today, I’ll make sure you at least lose a clone!"

Shui Lao’s gaze turned fierce, and he rapidly formed hand signs in the air...

Meanwhile, far away…

Long Xuan’s Flame Clone suddenly collapsed to the ground in pain.

"What happened to you?"

Zhu Jiuge stopped walking and turned back with a frown to look at Long Xuan lying on the ground.

"I’m fine. The Heavenly Water inside me is acting up. I just need a moment to suppress it."

With that, Long Xuan closed his eyes and began channeling all his strength to suppress the turbulence caused by the Heavenly Water.

"Need my help?" Zhu Jiuge asked.

"You are my cure. Just get a little closer to me."

Long Xuan leaned closer to her, and just as he expected, her presence immediately alleviated the internal chaos.

He was inwardly delighted. Just as he suspected—if the Heavenly Water exploded, it would kill Zhu Jiuge, who stood nearby.

But she was the Heaven’s Favored Daughter, blessed with supreme luck. How could she possibly die? Her overwhelming fate would certainly suppress the explosion, ensuring her safety.

His guess was right. Under the influence of her divine luck, the rebellious Heavenly Water gradually calmed down.

Feeling the swelling pain inside diminish further, Long Xuan subconsciously leaned even closer, brushing against her arm.

As time passed, with the help of her luck, the mutinous Heavenly Water was fully suppressed.

Long Xuan let out a long breath, opened his weary eyes, and smiled faintly.

The final trap left behind by Shui Lao was resolved effortlessly.

"Done? If you’re done, let’s go already!"

Zhu Jiuge glared at him and continued walking forward.