The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

Actually, the person was still there, but had been hidden by the illusion. Long Ziyan's consciousness was also drawn into a vast illusory world.

This illusion was only visible to her and no one else, much like Long Xuan's Origin World.

The biggest feature of the Origin Realm is its realism—an extraordinary level of realism that makes it impossible to detect any flaws indicating it’s an illusion.

Seeing the familiar Long Clan complex in front of her, Long Ziyan was stunned.

The illusion was incredibly lifelike. It was the first time she had encountered such a realistic environment.

If she didn’t know she had walked into an illusion, she might never have realized it was fake and could have been trapped in it forever.

What kind of illusion technique is this, and how could it be so terrifying?

Long Ziyan's face showed a deep sense of caution, and her earlier contempt was gone.

She understood that in a 100% realistic illusion, if something like Sword Intent were to manifest, it would also be 100% real.

If it were an ordinary illusion manifesting Sword Intent, one could not comprehend Sword Intent through understanding the illusion.

But if the Sword Intent illusion is completely real, exactly the same as real Sword Intent, including the realm and will within it being perfectly simulated, could one comprehend Sword Intent by perceiving such an illusion?

Long Ziyan's eyes grew brighter, and she became increasingly excited, eager to find the Sword Intent within the illusion.

Even though she didn't believe Long Xuan could manifest Sword Intent, she couldn't help but harbor a sliver of expectation.

After flying for a while, her expression became more and more serious.

Was this vast illusion replicated by Long Xuan at a 1:1 ratio?

Not only had he perfectly recreated the grand Long Clan complex, but after flying out of it for a long time, she found that the surrounding mountains and rivers were exactly the same as in the real world, with no differences at all.

This could completely be described as a parallel world to the Gu Realm. How on earth did he achieve this?

Long Ziyan was shocked. As far as she could see, even with the Long Emperor's eyes, she couldn’t see the end of this world, which was exactly like the real world.

The only difference was that the further away from the Long Clan one went, the more the Intents appeared.

In the distance, not only was there Sword Intent but also Saber Intent, Staff Intent, Hammer Intent…all kinds of Intents. Whatever you could imagine, it was here.

Moreover, the further one went, the denser the Intents became, and their power grew stronger.

These Intents behaved like living creatures. Once they saw a person, they would chase them relentlessly, not stopping until they had killed them.

This means that the further one goes, the more dangerous it becomes, and the stronger the Intents are.

The Long Clan’s location in the center of the illusion was the only safe house; no matter what, the Intents would never enter the Long Clan.

If she were to be overwhelmed, she could hide in the safe house to catch her breath.

What an interesting design. Long Ziyan's lips curved upwards, her interest growing.

"I want to see if this illusion can make me comprehend Sword Intent. If it’s possible, I will comprehend every type of Sword Intent in this world."

Long Ziyan clenched her fists excitedly, her eyes filled with ambition. Then she suddenly accelerated and, recklessly, flew towards the deepest part of the illusion. R

One must know that the deeper one goes, the stronger the Sword Intent becomes. Long Xuan feared that if she started with something too difficult, she wouldn’t be able to handle it. Thus, he designed this illusion for her to progress step-by-step, with the Sword Intent growing gradually from simple to complex.

Who would have thought that Long Ziyan would ignore his plan and head straight for the more terrifying Sword Intent in the depths?

Of course, Long Ziyan wasn’t being reckless. It was just that Long Xuan claimed she could be resurrected infinitely in this illusion, and trusting him, she was naturally curious to see what the strongest Sword Intent looked like in the depths.

Curiosity killed the cat, and curiosity is in the nature of every human being.

Long Ziyan flew forward at high speed, with countless Sword Intents trailing her, madly pursuing her.

Before long, she saw in front of her a region exuding terrifying Sword Intent with a chilling aura.

Wherever the Sword Intent passed, all the grass and trees below were frozen. Even before the Sword Intent approached, Long Ziyan felt as though her consciousness was about to freeze.

Her face changed dramatically. Was this Ice Sword Intent that perfectly matched her own attributes?

Sword Intent that could freeze even one's consciousness—how terrifying!

She slowly closed her eyes.

At this moment, she was surrounded by Sword Intents on all sides, with no room to dodge.

What’s more, the speed of the Ice Sword Intent was far faster than hers, and the powerful chill slowed her movements. Under such terrifying Sword Intent, she couldn’t escape and could only close her eyes and wait for death.

In an instant, Long Ziyan was pierced by ten thousand swords.

If Long Xuan had seen this, he would have been heartbroken.

You have to know, this illusory world is a perfect 1:1 replication of the real world, including the pain.

That means the pain someone would feel being killed by countless Sword Intents in the real world would be exactly the same in this illusion.

Sword Intent attacks a person's consciousness, and the pain it causes is far greater than any physical injury.

Moments later, Long Ziyan suddenly awoke at the starting point, gasping for breath with her back drenched in sweat.

Clearly, even someone as strong-willed as her found it unbearable. She had just experienced death firsthand—and a truly realistic one. She still had lingering fear in her heart.

She looked around at the familiar Long Clan buildings with a confused expression, took a deep breath, and her eyes began to show excitement.

After closing her eyes and feeling the sensation she just experienced, the joy on her face grew even more intense.

It really worked. Dying under the Sword Intent indeed brings more insight into it. She had just gained quite a bit of understanding.

She believed that as long as she died a few more times, she would eventually comprehend the Sword Intent.

Just as Long Xuan had said, if you die a thousand or eight hundred times under the Sword Intent, even a pig would be able to comprehend it.

Long Ziyan’s eyes grew brighter. After digesting her recent insights, she couldn’t wait to raise her sword and charge out of the safe house again, showing a tendency to become more resilient with every setback. She was already starting to go a bit mad.

However, learning from her past mistake, this time she was careful not to venture too deep and challenge the strongest Sword Intent right away.

Instead, following Long Xuan's arrangement, she began by challenging the weakest Sword Intent near the edge of the safe house. Then, she would proceed step-by-step, slowly progressing and accumulating enough before challenging the strongest Sword Intent. By then, she would be ready for a breakthrough.

Moreover, she was ambitious. She had long stated that she wanted to comprehend all the Sword Intents here, not sparing even the weakest ones. When the time came and she fused all the Sword Intents together, she would be able to split the heavens with a single sword strike and be invincible under the heavens.

In the past, such an idea would have been considered utterly insane and impossible to achieve.

For a normal person, comprehending just one type of Sword Intent would take a lifetime of effort, let alone understanding hundreds of them. Even the most talented individuals would find it impossible.

This kind of thinking was simply delusional. If all the sword cultivators in the Sword Realm knew about this, they would laugh their heads off.

But now, with this cheat, comprehending Sword Intent only required her to die crazily. Understanding hundreds of Sword Intents might not be just a pipe dream.

Such a terrifying thought could really become a reality for her.

However, even with such a shortcut, comprehending hundreds of Sword Intents would still not be something that could be accomplished overnight. It would definitely take a considerable amount of time. This would be tough on Long Xuan, who was waiting outside.

“Why isn’t she coming out yet? Why isn’t she coming out yet?”

Long Xuan was anxiously pacing back and forth outside with his hands behind his back. He had been waiting for her to fulfill her promise of a reward. Who would have thought that after going in, she wouldn’t come out? It was really driving him mad...

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In the blink of an eye, three months had passed, and Long Xuan had been waiting here for the entire three months.

You may escape the monk, but you can't escape the temple. He simply couldn’t believe that Long Ziyan would stay hidden inside forever without coming out.

A lot had happened in these three months. First of all, Little moon had mastered the Ten Absolute Blade Technique that he had created.

Each Blade Gu was inherently a prodigy in the way of the Blade, with a natural and profound understanding of it. It was not surprising that it could quickly master the Ten Absolute Blade Technique. This was within Long Xuan's expectations, so it didn’t need much elaboration.

The second thing was that the Far West Long Clan suddenly dispatched troops to the West Sea, which had already become a major event in the Far West, sparking discussions among various races.

The Far West was a peninsula, adjacent to the sea, and surrounded by countless islands. Each large island also had its own Gu cultivation powers.

The sea area bordering the Far West was called the West Sea. The West Sea was vast, more than a hundred times larger than the Far West, with many islands.

The West Sea Long Clan was located in the West Sea Archipelago within the West Sea. Their resources were relatively abundant, and their strength was comparable to the Far West Long Clan. In fact, due to their maritime technology, deep-sea fishing for Spirit Fish, and exploring the depths of the ocean, they were even more affluent than the Far West Long Clan.

Of course, this was only in the past. Now, the West Sea Long Clan was certainly not as wealthy as the Far West Long Clan.

Long Xuan didn't know the origins of the West Sea Long Clan, only that they shared some unique Gu insects with the Far West Long Clan, and even had a sacred tree called the Divine Dragon Tree, possibly indicating a common ancestry.

He didn’t know why the Far West Long Clan went to war with the West Sea Long Clan or what the current battle situation was.

After all, both he and Long Ziyan were supposed to be in Blackstone City, classified as missing persons, so it was inconvenient for them to appear in public. Therefore, they were not brought along in this expedition as a couple.

The third major event was about the Western Lands.

After two and a half years of desperate struggle, Blackstone City had finally held on long enough for reinforcements to arrive.

It was said that after the news of the emergence of the Plague Demon Gu reached Gu Emperor City, the city issued an extermination order and gathered powerful experts from all directions. They used various large teleportation formations and besieged Shi Haoyun as quickly as possible.

But even the first batch of reinforcements, who moved at the fastest speed, took two and a half years to arrive.

The first batch of reinforcements consisted of experts from the regions surrounding the Western Lands. In fact, they should have arrived long ago. However, the battle in front of Blackstone City's gate had scared all the surrounding Gu Kings out of their wits, and they didn’t dare to confront this evil star.

So when the news of the Plague Demon Gu’s emergence first reached the nearby regions, all the forces pretended not to hear it and didn’t send a single soldier. They didn’t even organize a single demon-extermination mission.

It wasn’t until the Gu Emperor City issued the extermination order to all major regions that the various forces had no choice but to dispatch a large number of Gu Kings to participate in the extermination mission.

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