Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

At the same time, when Gu Chi was urging her Qingmu Dao Seal, she could clearly feel a repulsive force.

The nine-tailed white fox grumbled, "Others are kings appointed by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, but you are self-proclaimed king. How can there be no difference?"

Gu Chi said, "Their Qingmu Daoyin is stronger than mine because the Great Dao of this world still exists. When the Great Dao of this world declines, they are destined to perish along with it. As for my path to becoming a king, although it will be slow at the beginning, I will definitely surpass them one by one in the later stages."

"This island is about to enter the void turbulence, which will happen in two or three days at the latest. You'd better help us break the restrictions here as soon as possible." said the nine-tailed white fox.

"So fast?"

Gu Chi was surprised. She had originally wanted to enter the Three Emperors Palace again and continue to temper herself with the Three Thousand Dao Fires. With the last few remaining lives, she wanted to see if she could condense another wisp of Qingmu Dao Seal. But now it seemed that there was no chance.

"Come on, you've been in there for almost a year, how can that be fast?" The nine-tailed white fox was speechless.

Gu Chi couldn't feel the passage of time in the Three Emperors Palace, so naturally she didn't know that so much time had passed outside. If it weren't for the big black dog's testimony, she wouldn't believe it at all.

"If I help you break the restrictions here, can you leave Kunlun Ruins? Will you be affected by the curse?" Gu Chi asked.

Because according to her understanding, there is a powerful curse force in Kunlun Ruins that can take root in people's bodies without them realizing it.

For outsiders like them, the power of the curse they have been infected with is not too deep. After leaving Kunlun Ruins, the curse remaining in their bodies will slowly dissipate over time and will not have any impact on their subsequent practice.

However, for the indigenous tribes who have lived here for generations, and the foreign monks who have stayed here for various reasons to reproduce, the curse has long been deeply rooted in their bodies and they cannot leave Kunlun Ruins.

There was once an indigenous person who left Kunlun Ruins with outsiders, but he died suddenly within a day. The cause of death was the curse in his body.

"The power of the curse here is only aimed at humans and animals, but we are medicine, and the curse is useless to us." said the nine-tailed white fox.

"I see." Gu Chi nodded slightly, then looked at the nine-tailed white fox again, grinning and saying, "If I help you break the restrictions on this island, how will you repay me?"

"What are you talking about! I have already given you so many treasures, such as Fengyun Red Gold, two bottles of holy medicine, and the opportunity to enter the Three Emperors Palace to condense the Qingmu Dao Seal. Isn't this enough?!" The nine-tailed white fox glared.

Gu Chi glanced at it and said, "You have to understand one thing. The Phoenix Cloud Red Gold is my reward for helping you break the shackles on your body. At least half of the two bottles of holy medicine liquid are your saliva. How dare you say that? It's hard to swallow even thinking about it! And as for the Three Emperors Palace, you only showed me the way. I fought my way in by myself."

The nine-tailed white fox said righteously, "Just tell me whether I gave you the things or not. You should be more pragmatic and not be so greedy."

"How about you give me the black magic medicine and the flowing magic tree. Don't worry, I will definitely not use them to refine the magic medicine. At most, I will pluck a few leaves from them occasionally." Gu Chi looked like he had made a big concession.

"They are my right-hand men. How could I possibly let them go with you? At most... I'll let them give you a few leaves."

The magical medicinal plant in the distance, its entire body as translucent as black jade, felt like crying after hearing their conversation. It only had nine leaves on it. If it gave away a few, it would be ugly just thinking about being bare. Wouldn't it be a laughing stock when it walked around the herb garden in the future?

Finally, Gu Chi plucked four leaves that looked like phoenix feathers from the magical medicine.

"Where is that old tree?" Gu Chi looked around, looking for the trace of the flowing divine tree.

"Don't even think about that old tree. It's been badly damaged, and now it's only blooming some flowers, but no fruit yet." said the nine-tailed white fox.

"Then give me a few more leaves." Gu Chi said without thinking.

"You little girl, don't go too far. You haven't even done anything yet, but you're already asking for this and that. Is there anyone like you? What if you can't get it done? Will you come back?" The nine-tailed white fox sounded a little displeased.

Gu Chi said, "Didn't you say that my family's Lao Hei and I have a very high affinity and that we can definitely break the restrictions here? If that's true, then wouldn't it be easy?"

The nine-tailed white fox said, "You guys go get the job done first. After it's done, you'll definitely get some of the benefits."

"Okay, okay, then we'll go over and show you."

Gu Chi curled his lips, beckoned the big black dog to walk out together, and secretly asked with his spiritual sense: "Old Black, are you sure about this vote?"

The big black dog shook his head and said honestly, "No, these Dao patterns and restrictions are all the work of ancient saints. They are too complicated and difficult to sort out clearly."

After a pause, it added, "After so much time, the Dao pattern restrictions here are basically broken and incomplete. If we can find the weakest point among them, we may be able to break it."

Hearing this, Gu Chi released his spiritual sense and carefully sensed the surroundings. Finally, he pointed to a direction and said, "The fluctuations there are the weakest. We can go there first to take a look."

In the next two days, Gu Chi and the big black dog wandered around the island and found more than a dozen places where the Dao pattern restrictions were the weakest.

It was not until the third night that the man and the dog came back covered in dust and with fatigue in their eyes.

Seeing them come back, the nine-tailed white fox couldn't wait to ask, "How is it? Did it succeed?"

Gu Chi sat down on the ground, untied the wine gourd hanging from his waist, gulped down several big gulps, and said, "That's about right."

The nine-tailed white fox looked puzzled: "Almost the same? What does it mean?"

If it succeeds, it succeeds; if it doesn't, it doesn't succeed. But what do these three words "almost" mean? Is it a success or a failure?

"It worked, but not completely." Gu Chi said: "Old Black only broke a few of the Dao pattern restrictions, and the rest can only be slowly worn away by time."

"Isn't that a failure?" The nine-tailed white fox was speechless.

Gu Chi shook his head: "It's not a failure. According to our speculation, in about two hundred years, the Dao pattern restrictions in that area will be completely erased. We can only wait a little longer."

Two hundred years is a long time for medicinal herbs.

The Nine-Tailed White Fox personally went to the scene! After investigating, he confirmed that what Gu Chi said was true. The Dao pattern restrictions in that area were severely damaged and were indeed about to be completely erased. At the latest, it would only take one or two hundred years.