Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

Gu Chi tried it and found that the breathing method could indeed capture some of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but because there were no spiritual beings around, the spiritual energy was already thin. In addition, the meridians in their bodies had been sealed and could not operate normally, so the spiritual energy that could be refined was even less.

At the same time, Gu Chi also realized that something was wrong. According to the normal way of refining Qi, one should use the method of breathing to draw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body, circulate it in the body, and in the process refine it into magic power that can be used for oneself.

However, the internal circulation in their bodies has been blocked by the "Soul Locking Powder" and cannot function normally. Even if they try to draw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their bodies for refining, their magic power will only accumulate in the Purple Palace and they cannot use it to repair themselves.

"It seems that the method of using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to heal injuries is no longer effective. What should I do?" Gu Chi frowned.

It was not until this moment that Gu Chi deeply realized how important magic power was to a cultivator.

Without magic power, they are just mortals with greater strength. They cannot use any magical powers or control any spiritual weapons. They cannot even open the most ordinary storage bag.

"Lao Hei, you stay here first. I'll go out and look for other elixirs that can heal your wounds." Gu Chi gave a warning and walked out of the cave leaning on a thick branch.

Although the spiritual energy in these deep mountains and old forests is thin, it is at least better than nothing. Logically speaking, it should be able to breed some low-grade spiritual medicines.

She wanted to try her luck and see if she could find one or two plants and then use the [Origin of Tao] to cultivate them, increase their age, and purify their efficacy.

The forest was dense, and the roars of wild beasts could be heard from afar from time to time. Gu Chi walked very carefully, and when she passed a quiet rocky forest, she actually found five or six spiritual herbs.

They are all low-grade spiritual medicines, less than a year old and not yet mature, but for Gu Chi, these are not problems.

They possess the [Origin of Tao], which can increase the age of these healing elixirs in a short period of time, increasing their efficacy by dozens or even hundreds of times, reaching a level comparable to mid-grade elixirs.

Gu Chi carefully dug out five or six spiritual herbs from the soil and put them into a sack. Just as she turned around and was about to leave, she heard a slight "hissing" sound.

Glancing sideways, I saw a huge python coiled on a rock about four or five meters away.

This giant python was estimated to be more than four meters long, with a body as thick as a bucket, covered with tiny dark red scales. It was hissing and spitting out its tongue, staring at her coldly.

Being targeted by such a dangerous beast, anyone else would have been scared to death, but Gu Chi grinned and said, "It's just right to take it back and make snake soup to nourish me and Lao Hei."

With a clang, Gu Chi pulled out the jade sword hanging from his waist, hooked his finger provocatively at the red-spotted python, and shouted, "You! Come here!"

"brush"

A bloody mouth suddenly attacked, its fangs like steel knives. Gu Chi did not dodge or evade, but took a bow stance and chopped down with the long knife in his hand.

Blood splattered, and a python skull as big as a bucket rolled to her feet.

"Hmph! How dare you, a little beast, act so arrogantly in front of me? I may have lost my magical powers, but I still have this strength!"

Gu Chi put the Cuoyuqie back into the sheath, dragged the python's body and walked back leisurely towards the cave, thinking that he would take this big snake back to make snake soup, and Lao Hei would definitely like it.

After returning to the cave, Gu Chi and Big Black Dog planted the healing herbs immediately. Using the divine essence of [The Origin of Tao], they increased the age of the herbs to three hundred years in one go.

Afterwards, the man and the dog sat around a big iron pot and wolfed down the fragrant snake soup.

"Old Black, although these are only low-grade spiritual medicines, they are three hundred years old. Let's each take one first. I think it should be able to stabilize our injuries and prevent them from getting worse. We can continue to cultivate the remaining ones with the origin of Tao."

They each took a magical medicine. After refining the medicinal effects, although their injuries were not completely healed immediately, they at least stabilized the injuries and there was no possibility of them getting worse.

In the days that followed, Gu Chi and the big black dog went out from time to time, looking for elixirs that could heal wounds in the mountains and forests, and then brought them back to the cave and purified them with the divine essence of the origin of Tao.

Spring went and autumn came, and ten years passed in the blink of an eye. They added all the longevity points of these ten years to the [Strength] attribute, and with the help of purified spiritual medicines, their injuries were finally recovered.

"The injuries have basically recovered. After a period of recuperation, I should be almost fully recovered. But I still can't use my magic power. Lao Hei, can you solve this problem?" In the cave, Gu Chi turned his head and looked at the big black dog.

The big black dog shook his head and said distressedly: "She didn't use a forbidden seal, I don't know what to do."

If it is a forbidden seal, it can be tried to see if it can be broken, but the Soul-Locking Powder used by Saint Xuanyuan is a medicine, and it should be possible to restore magic power only by getting the antidote.

"If we don't get the antidote, doesn't that mean we won't be able to use our magic power forever?"

Gu Chi frowned and whispered, "Come to think of it, I wonder if the Saint Lady of Xuanyuan Immortal Palace is still alive."

At that time, the void collapsed and the destructive force raged in all directions. Gu Chi and the others were only in the outermost area and were affected by a little of the residual power, but they were still severely damaged.

Gu Chi remembered that the Holy Lady Xuanyuan was one step behind them at that time and failed to escape from the danger range in time. He didn't know whether she died on the spot.

Xuanyuan Immortal Palace is an ancient Taoist sect like the ten major immortal sects, with unfathomable background. As their saint, she must have an extraordinary protective trump card. Gu Chi doesn't believe that she will die so easily.

"Old Black, get ready. We'll go down the mountain tomorrow and gather some information in the nearest city. Maybe we can meet a kind soul who can help us remove the Soul Locking Powder."

Hearing Gu Chi say that he wanted to go down the mountain, Big Black Dog felt a little worried. They couldn't even mobilize a trace of magic power now. Wouldn't it be too dangerous to go down the mountain rashly?

As if he could see the worry in its heart, Gu Chi patted its back and said, "Old Black, don't forget, even if we have no magic power, our physical bodies are as valuable as treasures. Ordinary cultivators can't deal with us."

The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, a man and a dog came out of the mountains and came to a small town dozens of miles away.

Gu Chi's physical appearance had not changed much. He still looked like a teenager of only seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a tattered Taoist robe.