The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

Small Lonely Island

"Damn it! That old man was really troublesome. Even after his death, he still managed to take down one of my deputies. This time, we’ve suffered a huge loss."

The bald man kicked an old corpse on the ground, cursing with an ugly expression on his face.

At this moment, the courtyard was littered with corpses. Blood flowed everywhere, the buildings were shattered, walls were stained with blood, and the air was thick with the stench of death.

On the ground, even the corpses of infants, children, and pregnant women could be seen, all with expressions of terror frozen on their faces before death.

Those still standing in the courtyard were all brawny men dressed in black. Some had tattoos, while others bore scars on their bodies.

Some of them were finishing off the already dead bodies with their weapons, while others were kicking down doors, searching for any remaining survivors. Laughing loudly, they were also looting valuables from every room.

"How much did we lose this time?"

Captain Black Dragon, sitting on a chair inside one of the rooms, asked the bald man in a deep voice.

"Many of our brothers who hadn't yet reached the level of Gu King have died. Everyone is still busy, and we haven’t had time to count how many have fallen."

"However, three Gu Kings died, and one of them was the captain of the 5th squad. He was one of our top ten fighters, and his loss is a significant blow to us."

"This Small Lonely Island turned out to be a tough nut to crack, causing us such heavy losses."

"The Big Lonely Island is much stronger than this small one. If we launch a direct assault on the Big Lonely Island, our losses will be even greater. We might even lose another squad captain." The bald man hesitated as he spoke.

"No matter how tough this bone is to chew, we must take it by force. We have no choice."

"The Big Lonely is too powerful, and it's right behind us, just less than a day's journey away."

"If we leave too few men on the small Island, we won’t be able to defend against a surprise attack from the Big Lonely Island. But if we leave too many people behind, we won’t have enough men to handle the dangers of the Death Sea."

"The Big Lonely Island puts too many constraints on us. If we don’t completely eliminate this threat, we’ll be held back no matter what we do."

"Deaths are inevitable. The lost manpower can always be replenished. This world is full of scoundrels, so you don’t need to worry about the losses."

"The 5th squad captain is dead, so just let his son take his place. We have plenty of people."

Suddenly, Black Dragon seemed to remember something and turned his head, asking, "Have you found the group that wiped out the 19th squad?"

The bald man’s eyes flashed with a fierce light as he shook his head in disappointment, saying, "No, they don’t seem to be on the Island. There's no trace of them at all."

Black Dragon nodded, speculating, "If they’re not on the small Island, then they must be on the Big Island."

"When the Heavenly Wind arrives, they only have two islands to go to, and there’s not enough time for them to reach any other islands. If we can’t find them on the Big Island, then they must have perished under the Heavenly Wind."

The bald man grinned wickedly, confidently saying, "That ship is fast; it’ll definitely reach the Big Island before the Heavenly Wind hits. They must be there now."

"Hmph! They’re the first ones to ever mess with the Black Dragon Pirates and even made the captain lose a foster son. How can we not avenge this?"

"When we attack the Big Island, I’ll personally capture that group and make them die in the most painful way possible. Only then will my hatred be satisfied!"

The bald man licked his lips, his face showing a cruel expression.

Thinking about the death of his foster son, Black Dragon's eyes suddenly flickered with murderous intent, but he quickly suppressed it, his expression returning to calm.

"That group isn’t worth worrying about. When we destroy the Big Island, we’ll deal with them along the way."

"However, I don’t know what they look like. Once we successfully take down the Big Island, you are to immediately initiate a full-scale massacre. Leave no one alive."

"Kill everyone on the island, whether they’re mortals or unrelated to the Big Island forces. I’d rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. I want everyone on that island to be buried with my 19th foster son."

Black Dragon's face suddenly twisted with malice, releasing a strong killing intent.

"However, don’t massacre everyone on the small Island. Just kill all the Gu cultivators. We need to leave behind a large workforce to do the labor."

"Go and make sure our men don’t go too far with the killing..."

...

At this moment, on the Big Lonely island, Long Xuan and his group finally trudged heavily into the Big Lonely City.

Big Lonely City is one of the gathering places for Gu cultivators on the Big Lonely island. All five major clans on the island live here, meaning that the majority of the island's Gu cultivation power is concentrated in this city.

Currently, the city is calm, but only because the wind outside is so strong. To prevent the roofs from being blown away, the city has activated a protective barrier.

Under the protection of this barrier, people inside the city can only hear the shrill sound of the wind but cannot feel it. The barrier is powerful enough to block all external wind.

After entering the city, Long Xuan felt much more at ease and led his group along the streets at a slow pace.

Since he was dressed in the attire of a third-grade alchemist, complete with the third-grade alchemist badge, everyone on the street looked at him with fear, keeping their distance to avoid provoking this esteemed figure.

Thus, despite the city being overcrowded due to the violent winds, everyone kept away from Long Xuan, and he didn’t feel the crowding.

He couldn’t help but feel smug, thinking, "Let's see who dares to mess with me now! Pretending to be a third-grade alchemist was indeed the right move. This disguise works like a charm! Though my Face-Changing Gu can perfectly disguise me as a fourth-grade alchemist, after thinking it over, I decided to go with the third-grade."

The reason for this decision was simple: if he pretended to be a fourth-grade alchemist, no one would dare cause him trouble, but that would likely attract Gu Kings seeking pills from him.

And he certainly didn’t have the ability to refine fourth-grade pills, which would expose his deception.

However, pretending to be a third-grade alchemist avoided this problem because he could genuinely refine third-grade pills. Even if someone became suspicious, he could easily prove his ability by refining a third-grade pill, quelling any doubts.

So, posing as a third-grade alchemist was foolproof, while pretending to be a fourth-grade alchemist would have been much riskier. Out of caution, he decided to lower his rank to something that couldn’t be exposed. After all, even a third-grade alchemist is not someone a Gu King would casually provoke.

At this moment, even the sailors following behind Long Xuan were feeling emboldened by their association with him, enjoying a taste of what it felt like to be above others.

“No need to search. The fierce wind has filled this place with people, and we didn’t arrive early. The inns here must already be full,” Nie Qingcheng suddenly said after a short walk.

Long Xuan looked at the hundred or so people following him and thought that even if they were lucky enough to find a few vacant rooms, it would be impossible to accommodate so many people. Thick-skinned, he turned to Leng Yan and said:

“Aren’t you related to the Leng Clan, one of the five great clans on this island? Maybe your relatives can host our hundred people. Whether we sleep on the street or not depends on you now. Don’t disappoint us.”

Leng Yan was speechless. Taking a hundred people to her relatives' home? That was truly a difficult request. She was amazed he could even say such a thing without feeling embarrassed. He might not care about losing face, but she certainly did!

How was she supposed to ask her relatives for such a favor? She feared that if she opened her mouth, she’d end up being thrown out of her own relatives’ house, which would be beyond embarrassing.

But seeing all the sailors looking at her expectantly, Leng Yan was at her wit's end and reluctantly said:

“I can only promise to try and get ten rooms. A hundred rooms would be impossible unless we kicked some of the Leng Clan members out. Don’t get your hopes up too high.”

“You all are tough enough to survive sleeping on the streets, so don’t hold it against me if I can’t get a hundred rooms!” she added.

“No, no, we definitely won’t! If you can secure just ten rooms, that’s already enough for us. We’ll be satisfied with just that,” Long Xuan quickly replied.

Despite his seemingly considerate demeanor, his true thoughts were entirely different. In his mind, if there were ten rooms, one of them would certainly be his as the captain. As long as he had a place to stay, he couldn’t care less about the rest. Let the hundred sailors sleep on the streets—after all, it wasn’t him doing the sleeping.

If the sailors could hear his thoughts, they’d probably cough up blood in anger.

Leng Yan, unaware of Long Xuan’s scheming, still thought he was genuinely concerned for her.

“Alright! I’ll bite the bullet and ask. In the meantime, you all should explore the city and try to sell off any useless items you got from the sea. Free up some space in your storage bags and prepare for the next stop.”

With that, Leng Yan headed off toward the Leng Clan, while the others followed her advice and dispersed to various parts of the city to sell the unwanted treasures from their storage bags.

During their time at sea, each person had accumulated so much that their storage bags were nearly overflowing. It was time to get rid of the useless items and make room.

They couldn’t forget that their next destination was Heaven Island, where they were sure to acquire more treasures. It would be a disaster to run out of storage space and miss out on valuable items.

Following Leng Yan’s suggestion, the sailors quickly scattered. In no time, Long Xuan was left with only Di Xin by his side.

Surprised, Long Xuan glanced at her and asked, “Why didn’t you go?”

Di Xin glanced back and replied, “I don’t lack anything. I honestly don’t know what I would exchange for. I don’t need to clear out any useless items because my space is large enough to hold everything, no matter how much I acquire.”

Hearing this, Long Xuan’s expression froze. He was completely floored by this subtle display of arrogance.

But, Di Xin really did have the means to say such a thing.