Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet

#128 - The Taoist book is amazing and directly points to immortality!

Immortal Xuanyuan gazed deeply at Gu Yuan:

"I know you have doubts, but I can only tell you that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world."

"Having received the opportunity I have given you, you must naturally bear the karma associated with me. Whether it brings you fortune or disaster, life or death, it will all be your own responsibility."

Speaking of this, Immortal Xuanyuan's expression became even more serene, but a hint of melancholy appeared in his eyes:

"So… tell me, what is your choice!"

"Junior is willing to accept Senior's test!"

Gu Yuan bowed respectfully.

He had already accepted the gift; there was no way he would return it. Moreover, such a great opportunity would only be refused by a fool!

As for the karma that Immortal Xuanyuan mentioned, that was a matter for the future.

Things should be prioritized according to their importance and urgency. For Gu Yuan, the True Art of Entering the Dao was currently what he lacked the most. As for other matters, there was no need to overthink them for the time being.

Once he formed his Golden Core, or achieved even greater heights, he would naturally have the ability to resolve these issues.

"Very good."

Immortal Xuanyuan nodded slightly, his body beginning to fade:

"I am but a wisp of remnant soul. Without the nurturing of this Purple-Green Jade Gourd, I would dissipate completely. Therefore, it is inconvenient for me to remain outside for long and I need to enter it to slumber."

"If you need anything, you can awaken me by stimulating the restrictions on the Purple-Green Jade Gourd with your Primordial True Qi after you have cultivated the *Taiyuan True Water Scripture*. However, you can only awaken me three times at most, so it is best not to awaken me unless it is very important."

Gu Yuan seemed to remember something and hurriedly asked:

"Senior Xuanyuan, may I ask if I can still join other immortal cultivation sects after accepting your test?"

The appearance of Immortal Xuanyuan had truly exceeded his expectations. Obtaining a top-tier foundational True Art like the *Taiyuan True Water Scripture* was even more surprising for Gu Yuan.

However, he would soon be undergoing the assessment of Medicine King Mountain.

As such, the two seemed to be somewhat conflicting.

Although he had obtained the *Taiyuan True Water Scripture*, Gu Yuan did not intend to give up the opportunity to join Medicine King Mountain.

The True Art of Entering the Dao was certainly important, but other resources such as elixirs, magical artifacts, and natural treasures were equally important.

If he did not join Medicine King Mountain, even with the *Taiyuan True Water Scripture*, he would probably find it difficult to cultivate to the Golden Core realm even if he cultivated until his death.

Being a rogue cultivator was not easy.

Only by becoming a disciple of Medicine King Mountain, with a legitimate identity, could he enter the circle of the cultivation world.

Only then could he come into contact with more things, and only then could he have channels to obtain elixirs, magical artifacts, and natural treasures for cultivation, as well as certain secret cultivation knowledge.

Moreover, the five little creatures he raised had all become demons and had incredibly large appetites.

Leaving aside Ah Huang, Ah Wu, and the other three, just Little Qing alone needed to devour many spiritual herbs to grow into a Azure Shadow Sword Butterfly.

If Gu Yuan was just a rogue cultivator, even with his Little Treasure Hunting Art talent, he would not be able to afford to raise them.

Only by joining Medicine King Mountain could he afford to raise the five little creatures.

Immortal Xuanyuan's body transformed into a wisp of green smoke and flew into the Purple-Green Jade Gourd.

And his voice echoed in Gu Yuan's ears:

"That is up to you, as long as you mainly cultivate the *Taiyuan True Water Scripture*. This scripture can simulate all water-attribute Dao Books in the world. Even if you cultivate other water-attribute Dao Books, it can simulate and disguise them, and it will not easily expose your own foundation."

"You can even use it to help conceal your own karma if you can join an immortal sect, so there is no need to worry."

After speaking, the Purple-Green Jade Gourd shrank to the size of a finger and flew into Gu Yuan's hand. Its light converged, becoming dim and still.

Gu Yuan blinked his eyes and then carefully placed the Purple-Green Jade Gourd into his storage bag.

He also had his own secrets.

Although Immortal Xuanyuan said that he only had a wisp of remnant soul left and needed to enter the gourd to slumber, it was safer to put it in the storage bag out of caution.

Then, Gu Yuan eagerly immersed his mind in the *Taiyuan True Water Scripture* passed down by Immortal Xuanyuan.

After studying it carefully, Gu Yuan had to admit that this Dao Book was indeed obscure and difficult to understand, but it could also be described as incredibly profound.

At least, the *Rakshasa Sutra* he had obtained before was far inferior to this *Taiyuan True Water Scripture*.

The *Rakshasa Sutra* covered everything from the Xuan Yin Capturing Hand for a Martial Master to refine skin, sinews, and bones, the Rakshasa Visualization Chart for a Connate Martial Master to refine organs, cleanse marrow, and exchange blood, to the records of building a Dao Foundation and cultivating divine powers and spells in the Heaven-Human Realm, from low to high, in great detail.

However, this book was incomplete, lacking the most essential part of condensing the Golden Core. Moreover, it was a Demonic Dao technique, with a tendency towards Yin-cold and bizarre, and could not be considered too profound, and even had considerable hidden dangers.

Even in perfect condition, this scripture could at most allow one to form a middle-grade Golden Core.

Wanting to rely on this scripture to form a high-grade Golden Core could be said to be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

However, the *Taiyuan True Water Scripture* was different.

This book was also from low to high, with detailed cultivation methods for Martial Masters, Connate Martial Masters, Heaven-Human Realm, and Golden Core Realm.

But this Dao Book was extremely profound.

From the very beginning, one needed to visualize forty-nine Taiyuan True Water Diagrams, comprehend a trace of True Water essence, and absorb the water vapor and Gui Water essence between heaven and earth through breathing exercises, meditation, and mind cultivation to cleanse oneself.

It could be said that this Dao Book, from the very beginning, was a small "Connate Martial Master", able to directly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish the body.

As long as one accumulated enough, one would naturally become a Connate Martial Master.

Moreover, the Taiyuan True Qi cultivated by this book was extremely Yin and gentle, but also contained a vitality that nourished all things, which had countless benefits for the stages of refining skin and flesh, refining tendons and bones, refining organs, cleansing marrow, and exchanging blood in the Martial Master and Connate Martial Master stages.

In the Heaven-Human Realm, one could directly condense Taiyuan True Water.

The nature of Taiyuan True Water was Yin-gentle and pure, full of vitality. It could be transformed into True Qi to nourish the body and soul, and it could also extinguish True Fire and Spiritual Fire, with all kinds of mysteries.

The more one accumulated, the more majestic and profound one's True Qi cultivation would become.

Moreover, the book also recorded more than a dozen methods of cultivating low-grade, middle-grade, and high-grade divine powers, and even two top-tier divine powers!

As long as Gu Yuan had enough comprehension, cultivating a few high-grade divine powers would definitely not be a problem to form a middle-grade Golden Core.

If he was lucky enough to cultivate a top-tier divine power, forming a second or third-grade Golden Core would not be too difficult.

As for forming a first-grade Golden Core… this was not just a matter of divine powers, but also involved luck, fate, and other factors.

In any case, this *Taiyuan True Water Scripture* pointed directly to the Great Dao of Longevity. As long as one cultivated a high-grade Golden Core, there would be a glimmer of hope for longevity.

This alone was already countless times stronger than the *Rakshasa Sutra*!

Not to mention that the former recorded many middle-grade, high-grade, and top-tier divine powers, while the *Rakshasa Sutra* mostly contained low-grade and middle-grade divine powers, with only a few high-grade divine powers.

Moreover, the *Taiyuan True Water Scripture* was a water-attribute Dao Book, and its attributes were compatible with Gu Yuan's physique and talent. It was definitely one of the Dao Books in the world most suitable for him to cultivate!

Gu Yuan pondered for a while, memorized the first twelve visualization diagrams, and simply sat cross-legged, trying to visualize the first diagram of the Taiyuan True Water Diagram.