Chapter 948 - 412: Secret of the Gray Matter (2)

Chapter 948: Chapter 412: Secret of the Gray Matter (2)

"The scenery here is notably inferior to that of the Three Elements Valley."

From behind, Gu Xuening’s voice rang out.

Li An did not turn back and said, "Each place has its own beauty. When in the Three Elements Valley, I always wanted to leave, but after being away for too long, I find myself longing to return."

Gu Xuening watched Li An’s back silently, then walked over to stand beside him and said, "I’ve made up my mind."

"What?"

"The pursuit of immortality has nothing to do with me, after all."

She sighed, "The world is tumultuous, with strengths gathered like clouds. Even if luck favors me and I stumble upon a wisp of Longevity White Mist, it is but the moon in the well, flowers in the water, unattainable."

"To fight and scramble would only bury myself."

Li An asked, "So?"

"Xue Sword, I am tired."

She turned her gaze toward Li An, gradually letting go of her defenses until they disappeared completely, leaving only a gentle warmth in her eyes. She extended her delicate hand to grasp Li An’s and said, "Let’s not partake in this battle anymore, and find a place to live out our days peacefully."

"Life is too short; why bitterly seek immortality? To see the world with someone, and to grow old beneath the spring, that too is happiness."

Since acquiring the Longevity White Mist, she had struggled numerous times and had schemed often, but realized that with her abilities and intellect, contending against those top figures was akin to a moth flying into the flames or an egg striking against rock.

In fact, upon carefully reviewing, she realized that obtaining the Longevity White Mist was fortunate enough, as if the goddess of luck had favored her.

Exhausted already, having walked on the edge of life and death, encountering Li An again suddenly filled her with tranquility, as if finding a support, causing significant change within her heart.

Li An’s heart couldn’t help but stir slightly, not due to Gu Xuening, but because he remembered a woman from thousands of years ago...

He nodded and said, "Alright."

Gu Xuening suddenly leaned in and pressed her cherry lips onto him. At that moment, the sunset was just right, casting gold upon the mountaintop, like a golden curtain, and underneath lay the grand brewing and explosion of life.

...

"Xue Lang, let’s return to the Deceit Realm. There are too many battles here; surviving in such chaos is difficult."

In the evening, the exhausted Gu Xuening nestled against Li An, with a sweet smile on her lips.

Li An seemed to be reminiscing about something, replying almost absentmindedly, "The world is in turmoil, where could there be peace?"

"Yunluo Palace."

Gu Xuening said, "Do you still remember Xu Ao?"

Li An hadn’t forgotten. His survival from the realm of the dead had been thanks to Xu Ao going in and leading the way for him.

Later, Xu Ao, having inherited part of the Bone Transformation Array, stood out in a selection at Yunluo Palace and had been accepted into its walls.

"He is now under the tutelage of a Daluo Golden Immortal at Yunluo Palace and is quite favored. I’ve thought it over; currently, the most peaceful place is beneath Yunluo Palace. Seeking shelter there means avoiding the call to battle."

Li An pondered briefly and said, "Alright."

Gu Xuening took his arm and said, "Let’s leave tomorrow, I’m too tired..."

"Tired?" Li An looked down at her.

"You..."

...

After exploring for days, hundreds of times, Li An had gained further understanding of the gray matter within Gu Xuening.

"This gray matter evolved by Evergreen Immortal Venerable can unknowingly parasitize the normal Longevity White Mist!"

In the midst of indulging in dual cultivation and ecstatic flights with Gu Xuening, Li An unknowingly drew the Life Seed energy within Gu Xuening into himself, deliberately allowing her energies to connect with his Longevity White Mist, with astonishing results.

The Life Seed refined by Gu Xuening using Longevity White Mist was practically like a "cancer."

It could directly parasitize and infect normal Longevity White Mist!

Moreover, it was highly secretive. If not for Li An’s life-death millstone, at a higher level of the Great Dao, it would be impossible to detect.

"Plant your own gray giant tree upon the Longevity White Mist!"

Li An was slightly alarmed; he vaguely understood what Evergreen Immortal Venerable aimed to do.

After his death, whether Yunluo Immortal Venerable or anyone else obtained all the Longevity White Mist, they would invariably refine it, yet unbeknownst to them, they were merely weaving attire for Evergreen Immortal Venerable.

Once all Longevity White Mist was gathered, a gray giant tree would inevitably grow upon the mist.

Is Evergreen Immortal Venerable set to be reborn then?

Thus, without effort, the fruits could be plucked, avoiding conflicts along the way completely.

"No, perhaps not only that, Evergreen Immortal Venerable’s Life Seed light spreading across the world suggests he is continuously comprehending the path of life and death..."

Li An trembled.

"My life-death millstone is a balance of life and death; this path supersedes Evergreen Immortal Venerable, but my utilization of Longevity White Mist is inferior to Evergreen Immortal Venerable..."

As he pondered, a bold idea emerged in his mind: "If I could produce some substance, superior to the gray matter of Evergreen Immortal Venerable, then could it perhaps parasitize the gray matter just like a cancer in reverse?"

In reality, Li An’s understanding and talents had never been considered top-notch in this world. Upon returning to the current era, despite holding the highest life and death Great Dao, he hadn’t thought of using this Dao to create some substance.

After all, to him, finding Longevity White Mist and directly refining it sufficed; his life-death millstone was impervious to any corrosive substance!

But looking at it now, if he needed to utilize Evergreen Immortal Venerable’s game, constructing a game within a game, then this became very necessary.