Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

The big black dog brought the black bear demon to Gu Chi, saying that this was his new little brother.

"Well done, Old Black!" Gu Chi gave him a thumbs-up and praised him generously. He then looked at the Black Bear Demon and chuckled, "You should be thankful you met the two of us. If it were anyone else, they would have skinned you alive and chopped your bones."

"Woo woo--" The black bear demon lay on the ground and whimpered weakly. Thank you so much!

"Brother, I have something to ask you." Gu Chi squatted down beside the Black Bear Demon and asked, "Does this area we are in have a name? And where is this area located in the Beiyin Mountain Secret Realm?"

The Black Bear Demon scratched the ground with his claws as he spoke in animal language, "There are many areas within the Beiyin Mountain Secret Realm, but only a few dozen have names. They were named by outsiders like you, so we followed suit for convenience. The area we're in is called Dazeye, and it's located on the outskirts of the third ring..."

There are countless areas within the secret realm of Beiyin Mountain, and each area is equivalent to a country. The Black Bear Demon cannot tell the exact number of areas, but only knows that there are dozens of areas around.

After listening to the black bear demon's description, Gu Chi drew a simple map on a piece of white paper.

The Beiyin Mountain Secret Realm can be roughly divided into three rings, and their current location is at the outermost edge of the third ring.

"You two, Little Bear has told you everything he knows. Can you let him go?" the black bear said timidly.

"I originally wanted to have a taste of the bear's paw, but since you are so cunning, I have no reason to take action." Gu Chi put the map away and smiled harmlessly.

The black bear demon watched the man and the dog go away, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they completely disappeared from his sight. He immediately ran back to the cave and hid there, not daring to come out.

Three days later, Gu Chi and the big black dog entered a banyan forest. Every banyan tree here had lush branches and leaves, and the old vines were as thick as snakes and pythons, with tangled roots.

Here, every direction looks the same, east, south, west and north, and it is impossible to tell them apart. They don't know if they are going in circles. In short, they have been walking for several hours and still haven't gotten out.

"A plum blossom in white clothes, a reflection beside a mountain and water, tired of the world, only pitying the red eyebrows ~ looking back, no one is foolish and angry, that love and that thing touched the soul..."

"How can time not pass through a lifetime? I have been floating up and down for half of my life. A pot of muddy wine is about to follow the wind. A step and a glance are like a startled wild goose. How can I ask about the word of love? For whom do I hold back the orchid with a finger~"

Gu Chi walked in front and sang a song. The big black dog grabbed a handful of dry grass to stuff his ears and followed behind with his head hung down.

A bamboo green snake appeared quietly, its tongue spitting out, its eyes flashing with ferocity.

Gu Chi seemed unaware of it, but when the bamboo green snake opened its mouth wide, she moved as fast as the wind and pulled the bamboo green snake off the branch.

She grabbed the snake's tail and threw it to the ground, then quickly tied a knot with her hands and pulled it hard, and the bamboo snake died instantly.

"Hey, spicy noodles delivered to your door!"

Gu Chi activated his magic power and a small ball of flame appeared on his palm. The big black dog hurried to the nearby area to collect dry branches.

When the bonfire was lit, Gu Chi had already cleaned the bamboo leaf green snake, skewered it with a branch, and was just about to put it on the bonfire to roast it when he heard a fight.

The man and the dog looked at each other, immediately put out the bonfire, jumped onto the branch of a tall banyan tree nearby, and looked forward towards the sound.

In an open space ahead, four men surrounded three women. Judging from their clothes, they seemed to be from the same sect.

"Haha, sisters, you'd better not run away." A young man sneered, looking back and forth at the three women.

"Brothers, we are willing to hand over the elixir, and please spare our lives."

The three young women were all injured and ragged, and had been chased all the way here.

"If we spare your lives, you will definitely report today's events to the steward when you return to the sect. Wouldn't that harm us?" Another young man also had a wicked smile on his face.

Hearing this, the three young women felt a chill in their hearts. One of them took a step forward, shielding the other two behind her. Holding an injured arm, she gritted her teeth and said coldly, "We are fellow disciples. We are willing to hand over all the spiritual medicines we have. Do you, senior brothers, have to kill us all?!"

"Haha, what are you talking about, Junior Sister Miaoyun? Come here quickly, let the senior brothers heal you." The man in the lead licked his dry lips, and his thoughts were obvious.

"There's someone nearby!" The youngest man, standing at the back with a silent expression, suddenly spoke at this moment, his eyes like swords, scanning the surroundings.

He was the youngest, but he had the highest realm among all those present. He had already reached perfection in the tenth stage of Qi training and was only one step away from entering the threshold of foundation building.

The other young men naturally did not doubt his intuition. They quickly assumed combat stances and looked around vigilantly.

When the three young women saw their strange behavior, they all looked happy and cried out in their hearts that they were saved!

"I wonder which fellow Taoist is stopping here? Why don't you come out and see me?"

"Is hiding in plain sight shameful? Come out if you can!"

"Come out, we've found you!"

The three men shouted in various directions, and it was impossible to tell where anyone was.

The taciturn young man suddenly pointed in a direction and said, "The person is over there!"

Gu Chi frowned. She and the big black dog were at least a hundred meters away from the group of people, but she didn't expect to be discovered anyway.

"Stop playing tricks on me! Get out here!" a man shouted, and the long sword in his hand turned over, slashing out a sharp sword light like a crescent moon. Wherever it passed, the thick and tall banyan trees were cut in half and collapsed.

Two figures floated down in front of them, one tall and one short.

The tall one was dressed in white, wearing a light gauze hat, and had two long straight swords more than four feet long on her waist. She had a slender and straight figure, and was a woman.

The shorter one was wearing black clothes and standing on all fours. He was definitely not a human, but it was impossible to tell what species he was.

Both of them wore masks with green faces and fangs, like ferocious monsters.

"Humph! You're only at the seventh level of Qi training, yet you dare to act like a ghost here? Who are you?!"

Several young men raised their swords and pointed them at Gu Chi and the big black dog.

Gu Chi grasped the handle of Cuo Yuqie's knife with one hand and said, "Everyone, we just happened to pass by and had no intention of getting involved in your affairs. Do you think you are going to kill us to silence us?"

"Only the dead can keep secrets."

"Oh." Gu Chi nodded in response, and when he looked at the person who spoke, murderous intent flashed in his clear eyes.

Without any nonsense, she flashed and appeared in front of the man in an instant. She drew her sword and slashed him. A head flew into the sky and rolled to the ground. Blood splattered on the green ghost mask on her face, adding a bit of ferocity.