Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 84 - 74: Finally Becoming a Guardian_2

Chapter 84: Chapter 74: Finally Becoming a Guardian_2

"Isn’t it necessary to refine the Jade Pendant?"

Gu Wen reached out and grabbed it, his movements free of hesitation and awkwardness, given this wasn’t his first time.

He always held it gently with measure, while she always gripped it back slightly forward, closer than before. Despite being more gentle than a woman and smaller than a man by a fraction, she unexpectedly took a strong, proactive stance.

"The Jade Pendant is merely an external object, having it or not does not affect your becoming my Guardian. I didn’t choose you for the Guardian because of your family name, but because it is you."

Yu Hua slightly tilted her head, her face breaking into a smile that outshined the bright moon, her voice soft but unyielding in pride.

"I’m already the top of the Heavenly List, a Guardian should naturally be the best of this world, unparalleled."

Gu Wen was stunned, then a fine chill penetrated his Qi Sea, a soft light spread out, numerous thoughts carrying a flood of messages.

In just an instant, he understood the Immortal fate Yu Hua was seeking and why all the sects in the world were her enemies.

She was seeking the great opportunity in the Immortal Land, an Immortality Pill, a miraculous medicine that could bring someone back to life and extend one’s life for tens of thousands of years. Yu Hua intended to use it to resurrect an Immortal, the ancestor of the Yuqing Sect, Qingcang Daoist. It was for this reason that all the sects were pursuing and blocking her.

Meanwhile, the involvement of the Gu family and the Zhao family’s karma was also disclosed to Gu Wen.

He didn’t have much of a real sense for this previously unmet family; moreover, his original body belonged to a distant branch of the Gu family, just middle-class farmers with nothing more than a few acres of land. One could say they had enough to eat but were far from wealthy.

But one piece of information caught Gu Wen’s attention—the Sanqing Taoist Sect promised to provide the Lord Emperor with the root of the Immortality Pill. Now that the Guardian was back in my hands, doesn’t that mean I could also obtain it?

The items that extended life were always the highest caliber treasures, and Gu Wen had already stepped halfway out of "blind cultivation." He knew that any spiritual medicine that had the effects of extending life would rise several levels in quality, let alone ones that could resurrect the dead.

Even if it was just a root, the Immortality Pill might contain thousands of Heavenly Marrow and Gu Wen needed it to gather tens of thousands of Heavenly Marrow.

The key to finding the Immortality Pill was Yu Hua; she possessed a nine-level fulfilled Yuqing Daoji, powerful enough to perform the Peeping Heaven and Earth Qi Mechanism, essentially a super radar. However, using it excessively could shorten her life, hence the need for a Guardian and a protector.

Normally, these two would accompany and protect Yu Hua throughout, but unexpectedly, Yu Hua was able to control Qingcang’s Power.

Currently, there wasn’t a precise location for the Immortality Pill, but it can be concluded that in seeking the Five Elements Extreme, the place could be speculated.

Bianjing was the Water Extreme, Heavenly Spring Mountain was the Gold Extreme, Lin Chuan was the Wood Extreme, each of these places has nurtured countless treasures.

Gu Wen suddenly realized that his path completely coincided with Yu Hua’s, and it might even be said to be the best choice for his quest for immortality.

She needed to find the Immortality Pill, the places where the Immortality Pill lingered harbored numerous treasures. Gu Wen, unmatched among his peers yet no match for a True Monarch, Yu Hua could kill True Monarchs as if slaughtering dogs, but it would damage her foundation, and she couldn’t act carelessly.

He was pursued by the dynasty; she was besieged by all the sects in the world.

From a sheer self-interest perspective, they were a match made in heaven!

"This is the cause and consequence."

Yu Hua’s voice pulled him back to reality.

Gu Wen came to his senses, opened his eyes and said, "The source of your problems isn’t your issue, nor is the grudge of your master. The vast majority are just for the Immortality Pill."

No one could resist the temptation of extending life for tens of thousands of years and bringing the dead back to life. Even if he didn’t have this connection with Yu Hua, Gu Wen would not be able to resist seizing the Immortality Pill.

Because he needed to become an Immortal, and the Immortality Pill was his best way.

"Perhaps, but it’s all the same."

Yu Hua, indifferently, continued, "And you, as the Guardian, upon finding the Immortality Pill will also receive a portion. Let me introduce to you this is the Three Pure Guardian, a True Dragon, Ao Tang."

She pointed to a donkey standing nearby.

Ao Tang grinned, his donkey face quite sly, "Just call me Tang."

"Nice to meet you, Senior Ao."

Gu Wen slightly bowed, well-versed in how to conduct himself, the honorific ’senior’ putting the old donkey quite at ease.

Feeling the respect due to an elder for the first time in a long while, he pulled a Pill from his belly fur and handed it to Gu Wen, saying, "This is a little greeting gift from me, it will help you in your cultivation."

Gu Wen directly stuffed it into his mouth, swallowed it, and obtained Heavenly Marrow for five years.

[Heavenly Marrow for Six Years]

Hiss!

He then said, "Senior, this pill is truly useful. I have never had such a good pill in my entire life."

"Ha ha ha ha! My pills are naturally good, as they are all made with top-quality Spiritual Medicine."

"Senior, can you also make pills?"

Gu Wen remembered that he still had a batch of Spiritual Medicine with Lu Chan, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit heartbroken; he hadn’t even tasted any of it.

Turning Spiritual Medicine into Pills was undoubtedly the best use of them.

Ao Tang said proudly, "Naturally, this old one has a True Flame growing inside me; any Spiritual Medicine I swallow can be refined into a pill."

"....." Gu Wen suddenly felt uneasy and asked, "I wonder how senior takes the pills out?"

The old donkey then demonstrated to Gu Wen; inside its abdomen was a pouch similar to that of a kangaroo. Once the pills formed, they would emerge from there for storage. The Spiritual Medicine he swallowed also didn’t enter his stomach, but a place called the ’meat furnace.’

Simply put, it was clean and sanitary.

Gu Wen was amazed and felt the name was perfectly fit, Ao Tang, simmering broth.

After obtaining Ao Tang’s permission, he reached inside and felt as if there was a universe inside, larger even than his own Qiankun Bag.

This Divine Beast had the ability to make pills, could escape, and store items; it was perfect for home, travel, and even smuggling!

"Alright, enough chit-chat. Come here, and I’ll teach you a new cultivation technique."

Yu Hua pulled Gu Wen back to his side.

The old donkey yet wanted to show off a couple more tricks to Gu Wen, being quite willing to form a good relationship with him, after all, he was a second-generation Three Pure Daoist. However, Yu Hua gave it a look and it had no choice but to lay back down.

It didn’t dare to compete with this little ancestor for favor.

Under Yu Hua’s urging, Gu Wen entered meditation; with a peerless genius persona in place, Yu Hua didn’t start with one technique at a time but swapped them all at once because of the martial arts.

Besides the mental method, the movement technique "Moon Stepping," the healing skill "Soft Breathe Skill," the body-protecting "Xuanling Tri-Element Qi," and the spear technique "Heavenly Gang Spear."

Almost all were the top second-realm techniques. Although not the top-notch techniques, they were undoubtedly the most suitable for Gu Wen and far more practical than any supreme Divine Skills.

For example, for the Flame Spear Divine Ability, Gu Wen would need to spend hundreds of Heavenly Marrow to master it; it was better to wait and comprehend it slowly. Besides, with so much Heavenly Marrow, it was better to aim for the Fourth Level Dao Foundation Perfection.

Yu Hua’s gentle voice came through, suggesting, "I advise you to refine the Heavenly Gang Spear first; this spear technique isn’t as good as the ones you’ve comprehended, but you can integrate and master its moves."

[Heavenly Gang Spear First Move, Breaking Skill]

[Gang Condensing Skill, Piercing Clouds and Splitting Stones]

This could strengthen the armor-breaking properties of the spear’s Gang Qi, a more refined method of condensing Gang Qi. It was not as profound as the Flame Spear intent, but the techniques were superior because Gu Wen’s Flame Spear had no techniques.

[Needs Heavenly Marrow for Three Years, Integration with Flame Spear Requires Five Years]

Gu Wen sat cross-legged on the ground, refining the extraordinary Heavenly Gang Spear technique without needing to wield weapons physically; the focus was on condensing Gang Qi.

As the Heavenly Marrow melted like fire into the Heavenly Gang Spear, merging with the True Dragon, insights emerged spontaneously, and the spear techniques formed in an instant.

In the outside world, in the eyes of both Yu Hua and Ao Tang, a dragon and a man, a red dragon circled around his body. The Heavenly Gang Qi didn’t appear instantly but grew visibly.

It was as if a normal person’s understanding of the cultivation technique had accelerated by a hundred times, but for Gu Wen, slowing it down a hundred times was just normal.

Most geniuses were like this, but Gu Wen was above other geniuses.