Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

Moreover, after really approaching the Yuqing Immortal Pool, no one knew whether it was a strange phenomenon or for some other reason, but from time to time there were sudden thunders in the sky, and the thunder was deafening, as if thousands of troops were charging, making people's blood boil.

Gu Chi discovered that golden juice flowed out from the edge of the fairy pool from time to time, flowing into the big lake outside, bringing out rich life essence.

Although she could not enter the fairy pond directly, she could get close to the edge and harvest the golden juice.

After arriving here, Gu Chi immediately felt the changes in his body, and his bones were crackling.

She silently regulated her breathing, allowing all aspects of her body to reach their peak state. Her blood and energy surged throughout her body, and she continuously absorbed the golden juice flowing from the fairy pool.

Her physical body was already strong enough, but now it was like a bottomless pit. It was basically unrealistic to want to achieve a complete transformation directly, so she did not waste time thinking about refining it, but temporarily sealed it in the purple palace between her chest and abdomen.

At this moment, if other people passed by, they would definitely curse loudly. She was wasting God's gift by directly absorbing the golden juice into her body!

The golden juices condensed the rich life energy and divine essence of the Jade Purity Divine Lotus, and were directly absorbed into the body. Even those peerless masters would not be able to withstand it. If they were not careful, they might suffer backlash and explode to death on the spot.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before Gu Chi felt tremendous pressure. His whole body was emitting dazzling golden light, and his blood was surging.

The majestic life essence surged in her body like a raging flood, impacting her limbs and bones, and even her soul was greatly affected. It was simply overbearing!

"puff!"

Gu Chi couldn't control her domineering strength and coughed up a mouthful of blood on the spot. Many bones and tendons were broken in her body. She grimaced in pain and almost screamed.

"The limbs and bones forged with the golden silk of autumn silkworms were directly broken like this?" Gu Chi was shocked. The golden juice not only concentrated the majestic life force and divine essence of the Jade Purity Divine Lotus, but also contained the terrifying power of the Great Dao. It easily caused multiple damages to her limbs and bones.

But this is exactly what Gu Chi wants to see. Just like when he refined the golden silk of the autumn silkworm, only by breaking and crushing all the bones in the body can he temper stronger and more solid tendons and bones.

She voluntarily gave up resistance and allowed the power of the Jade Purity Divine Lotus to wreak havoc in her body, crushing every bone.

This is a long and extremely agonizing process, the pain is beyond words.

During this period, her body exploded several times. The most tragic one was almost like disintegration. Every inch of flesh and bones was shattered. It took a lot of effort to rebuild a new body.

"Oh!"

With a groan of pain, her right shoulder exploded again, spreading to her chest. Blood gushed out, and almost half of her body became a bloody mess.

She endured the severe pain and used her mysterious magic to madly absorb the life energy and divine essence around her to repair her injured body.

She had no idea how many times this had happened. She had to reshape her body over and over again, and it had been torn apart by the tyrant over and over again, with blood staining the area where she was.

If it were somewhere else, even Gu Chi would not be able to bear it. Having his physical body destroyed over and over again would be a considerable loss to his original Taoist foundation.

Fortunately, there is enough life energy, divine essence and the power of the Tao here to continuously replenish her lost original power.

"call!"

Gu Chi took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, adjusting his state.

The golden juice in the Yuqing Immortal Pool quickly gathered under her attraction and sank into her broken body.

Broken bones regenerated, flesh and blood reshaped, and the previous serious injuries were healing. There was a loud and vague sound of the great way of heaven resounding, pulling Gu Chi into a mysterious state.

It took a long time before she opened her eyes. As she opened and closed them, it seemed as if a brilliant starry sky was being nurtured in her eyes, giving her new life from the desolation.

On the shimmering water, there are balls of light that are as brilliant as stars and as scorching as the sun, circling and floating. They are independent little worlds, which at this moment obscure the secrets of heaven and make it impossible to explore what is happening here.

Gu Chi's whole body was glowing, and every inch of his skin was as crystal clear as glass jade, floating in the water like a beautiful star.

This time, her body was not destroyed. It had basically completely merged with the power of the Great Dao contained in the Jade Purity Divine Lotus. They were indistinguishable from each other and were no longer affected.

Following the last time he refined the golden silk of the autumn silkworm, this time Gu Chi underwent a comprehensive transformation, and he could clearly feel the changes in every part of his body.

After a brief breath adjustment, Gu Chi swam out and soon found the big black dog playing in the water by the lake.

Just now she tried to send a message to the big black dog's consciousness, but the power of the consciousness was suppressed by the Jade Purity Divine Lotus and could not get far.

When they returned to the Hongmeng Dojo, Lingxiaoke was sitting cross-legged on a large flat bluestone next to the dilapidated mountain gate.

"You're back?" Ling Xiaoke glanced at Gu Chi, nodded, and said, "You are light in body and spirit, close to immortals and Taoism. It seems that you have gained a lot from this trip."

"I've suffered a lot too." Gu Chi curled his lips, sat down next to the large bluestone, and said, "I want to ask you a question."

"what is the problem?"

"Do you believe in reincarnation in this world?" Gu Chi asked this for no reason.

"Who among those who practice Taoism would believe that?" Ling Xiaoke said directly, without even raising his eyelids. After a pause, he added, "Why are you asking this suddenly?"

"I once saw three tombstones in one place, and the first thing that came to mind was the Buddhist concept of the three lives: past life, present life, and future life. Later, while practicing, I would occasionally hear the sound of the Great Dao Heavenly Sound resonating within me. The book said it was my past self chanting for my present self. Others said it was my Dao body, my Dao nature capturing the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, thus inducing the Great Dao Heavenly Sound."

After saying this, Gu Chi looked up at Ling Xiaoke and said, "Just when I was reborn with the help of the Jade Purity Divine Lotus, I heard that hazy sound of Taoism within me again. Do you think that sound was my 'past self' reciting scriptures, or my 'Tao self' realizing the Tao?"

"Wait, what did you just say?" Ling Xiaoke omitted Gu Chi's last words and said, "You said you saw three tombstones in one place? What kind of tombstones were they? Where did you see them?"

"In the underground palace of a ruin in Jingzhou, the three tombstones were very tall and large, like mountains, with a metallic texture. At the time, I felt like I was facing three ancient gods."

Gu Chi recalled that they were looking for the Nine Secrets of Tianyuan at the Jingzhou ruins. When they went deep into the underground palace, they saw the three tombstones with suppressed aura from afar. Unfortunately, they did not have the opportunity to go over and investigate carefully.

Ling Xiaoke stood up suddenly, unable to remain calm, and muttered, "Jingzhou, so that's where he's hiding!"

His wide robe sleeves rustled in the wind, his expression was serious, and in his cloudy old eyes the sun, moon, and stars seemed to be extinguished, and there were wisps of chaotic energy lingering around him.

"What's wrong?" Gu Chi's heart skipped a beat. She actually sensed an extremely strong and cold murderous intent from the old man, but it was not directed at her. It seemed to be because of the three tombstones she mentioned.

The old man reacted so strongly, obviously he knew some hidden secrets.

"I once heard someone mention it by chance..." Gu Chi stretched out his tone.

"What was mentioned?" Ling Xiaoke asked.

"It's said that some people, unwilling to live a lonely life, place their hopes on reincarnation. Before they die, they create three tombstones for themselves, one each representing their past life, present life, and future life. They hope to gather the power of past and future lives to help them transcend. Do you think the three tombstones in the Jingzhou Underground Palace represent this?"

Lingxiaoke looked at her for a long time without saying a word.

Gu Chi felt a little uneasy when he was looked at, and asked in a low voice: "Master, what's wrong with you?"