The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 449: Continuing to Reap Benefits from Zhu Jiuge

Some time later, within a mysterious great hall.

Long Xuan and Zhu Jiuge were seated on the ground, each leaning back against a pillar in the hall, eyes closed, quietly meditating.

There were still at least four days before the second trial would end. However, Long Xuan, fearing that the ginseng might come looking for him, chose to leave the second realm early.

With the “lucky baby” Zhu Jiuge by his side, Long Xuan believed it was impossible for that ginseng to catch up to him.

If that ginseng did catch up, Zhu Jiuge would surely die. Her heaven-defying luck would naturally prevent her from encountering it again. As long as he stuck close to her, his life would be safe and sound.

At that moment, on the main island inside the Heaven-Devouring World’s Toad Body, Long Xuan was looking at a little girl sobbing loudly while clutching her head, feeling a massive headache.

Was it really such a big deal to just cut off her two little braids? Was all this fuss necessary?

After some time studying her, he had already discovered that the little girl’s true form was the Yin-Yang Profound Jade Ginseng, one of the Five Great Spirit Ginsengs, possessing powerful suppressive properties.

For example, if someone were to attempt to devour Heavenly Fire, simply consuming one tendril from the Yin-Yang Profound Jade Ginseng could drastically increase the success rate. The same applied to Heavenly Water.

This ginseng had already gained sentience, and its medicinal potency far surpassed that of ordinary Yin-Yang Profound Jade Ginseng.

Long Xuan was still astonished. What a coincidence—Zhu Jiuge happened to carry a type of Heavenly Water called Taiyi Netherwater, which appeared black and had an anti-heaven ability to corrode all things. It ranked 21st on the Heavenly Water Rankings.

Previously, Zhu Jiuge’s cultivation realm was too low to devour the Taiyi Netherwater. So, she kept the water seed with her all the time.

But after obtaining the ginseng’s braids, she knew the time had come. She swallowed the braids immediately and began refining the Heavenly Water in meditation within the great hall.

This was simply divine providence. Whatever she lacked, heaven immediately provided. When someone’s luck reached this level, truly nothing could go wrong.

Long Xuan took a deep breath and retrieved a crystal from his storage ring. Inside the crystal was a mass of water, wriggling and shifting.

This was the Binary Heavy Water Seed he had taken from Shui Lao's corpse.

In that previous battle, Shui Lao's physical body had already been destroyed by Long Xuan’s radioactive poisons, forcing him to fight using only his soul.

Long Xuan, however, possessed a Tribulation Gu that countered spiritual bodies. Under the power of the Reincarnation Lightning, Shui Lao's soul was soon obliterated. Subduing him took little effort.

After killing him, the Heavenly Water Seed naturally became Long Xuan’s spoils.

Staring at the seed in his hand, Long Xuan appeared thoughtful.

At this moment, the Primary Heavy Water within his body began to stir, eager to consume the Binary Heavy Water outside.

The two waters shared the same origin, and there was a notable chance of fusion. With the medicinal boost from the Yin-Yang Profound Jade Ginseng, the success rate would skyrocket.

“No! It’s still not safe enough,” he thought. “Only by sitting next to Zhu Jiuge while devouring the Heavenly Water can I be absolutely sure.”

“If I fail, even if I don’t blow Zhu Jiuge to bits, it would still cause her to fail in devouring the Taiyi Netherwater.”

“Her heaven-defying luck would never allow her to fail. If I want her to succeed, I must first succeed in devouring the Binary Heavy Water.”

A sinister grin curled on Long Xuan’s lips. He had truly come to realize: Zhu Jiuge was a heaven-defying treasure. With the right use, countless feats could be accomplished, and infinite possibilities opened.

Without further delay, he walked over to the weeping Yin-Yang Profound Jade Ginseng and laid out various teas he had brewed in front of her.

The ginseng sniffed the air, catching the rich aroma of the tea. She finally stopped crying, opened her eyes, and reached out to pick up a cup. She took a light sip, narrowed her eyes in delight, and let out a soft, “Yaya!”

Long Xuan’s roasted teas were far superior to anything she had tasted before. Her eyes sparkled with wonder after finishing the tea, realizing that everything she drank before was basically dishwater. She became fully addicted, drinking cup after cup.

“What a tea-loving spirit herb! With good tea, she forgets everything else.”

Shaking his head, Long Xuan seized the moment while she was distracted. He swiftly plucked a small lock of her hair and tossed it into his mouth.

There was no time to savor the taste. Feeling the massive medicinal power surge through his body, Long Xuan didn’t dare delay. He tossed the Binary Heavy Water Seed into his mouth, then rushed out of the Heaven-Devouring World’s Toad Body and sat down beside Zhu Jiuge at lightning speed.

The distance between the two was now less than a millimeter.

Sensing the heat beside her, Zhu Jiuge furrowed her beautiful brows slightly during her meditation.

How could she not know who had shamelessly sat down next to her again? He was clearly addicted to leeching off her.

Time ticked by, and in the blink of an eye, four more days had passed.

The teleportation gate connecting to the second trial was about to close. Treasure seekers began emerging through it into the hall.

Soon, more and more people entered the great hall, and the noise grew louder and louder.

“Damn it! What the hell was that black ginseng? That thing was terrifying. If it hadn’t been so heavily injured, none of us would have made it out alive!”

Cha Shan stormed in through the portal, his face livid, roaring in anger.

“Just now, a patch of tribulation clouds appeared in the sky. They were gray—the only gray lightning tribulation ranked eighth on the Lightning Tribulation Rankings: the Life-Transformative Lightning.”

“Thinking back, those clouds must have been caused by that sentient ginseng undergoing tribulation. A spirit herb capable of summoning Life-Transformative Lightning… how could we possibly contend with it?”

Jiu Kang gave a bitter smile and sighed:

“We just had bad luck. The ginseng left the herb garden to undergo its tribulation, so the first group to arrive at the garden faced no danger.”

“But when we arrived, the ginseng had just completed its tribulation and mistakenly believed we stole something from it. That’s when it went berserk and chased us down relentlessly.”

“Fortunately, the injuries it sustained during the lightning tribulation were too severe. Otherwise, none of us would’ve survived.”

He Jiong’s face darkened, his voice furious:

“Fortunate? My ass! Sure, the three of us survived, but our clans—Jiu, Cha, and He—brought over half of our Gu Kings into this secret realm. And now, they’re all dead.”

“We’ve lost most of our strongest experts. How will we explain this to our clan elders?”

“With such a massive loss, our clans will drastically decline in strength, lose territory, and maybe even lose our position as one of the Five Great Clans in Wine City.”

Hearing that, the other two also turned pale, realizing just how devastating the consequences were.

“Sigh…”

In the end, the three could only sigh together.