The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

Chapter 307: Heaven-Defying Forbidden Technique

"I wouldn't dare deceive you, senior; everything I say is the truth."

Zhu Yue looked at the God of Gambling and smiled, saying, "It’s easy for me to deduce that with your God of Gambling Gu and your exceptional gambling skills, you must have maxed out all your innate talents."

"In that case, only a vessel with maximum talent would meet your standards for possession."

"Creating this relic on Sky Island and releasing vast treasures to attract outside prodigies clearly shows you’re selecting a suitable vessel for yourself."

"The purpose of this Sky Island ruins is to help you find a new vessel, senior."

"It seems you can only leave this place after successfully possessing such a vessel."

"However, senior should understand that a prodigy with maxed-out talent simply doesn't exist in this world. No matter how long you wait here, you won't find such a person."

"If you don’t want to be trapped here until the world’s end, you must take an alternate path instead of obsessing over a perfect prodigy."

The God of Gambling nodded and interjected, "You’re a clever girl to grasp the significance of Sky Island’s ruins so quickly."

"That’s right. I am indeed searching for a vessel; most of my powers can only be performed with a physical form. Only by finding such a vessel can I use my abilities to escape.""I know that a prodigy with maximum talent doesn't exist, and I should indeed take a different path. But saying it is easier than doing it—how exactly should I go about it?"

"Senior, are you familiar with the Ninth Generation Puppet Emperor of the Spirit Realm?" Zhu Yue suddenly asked.

"No, I don’t know him. Is the Puppet Emperor only in his ninth generation? I’m guessing one of the Puppet Emperors discovered a way to achieve Immortality?" the God of Gambling replied.

Looking at this mysterious soul, Zhu Yue’s expression became solemn.

In the Spirit Realm, the most powerful Gu cultivator is called the Gu Emperor, the strongest sword cultivator is the Sword Emperor, and the most prominent ghost cultivator is the Ghost Emperor…

The Ninth Puppet Emperor, however, is an immortal being, which is why there have only been nine Puppet Emperors to date.

This Ninth Puppet Emperor has been alive for tens of millions of years.

And from the God of Gambling’s words, it seemed that this immortal was only a junior in his eyes, implying that he had existed far longer.

How long has this God of Gambling been alive?

Zhu Yue was inwardly shocked but took a deep breath and finally said, "This Puppet Emperor was able to achieve immortality because he abandoned his flesh, which would inevitably decay, and instead possessed a bio-mechanical puppet."

"This bio-mechanical puppet could cultivate and perform all manner of abilities."

"Everything a human can do, this puppet could do as well."

"And I possess this forbidden technique. Don’t ask me how I came to have it—I won’t say."

"Senior, you’re an expert in puppetry, so once you learn this forbidden technique, escaping from here shouldn’t be difficult," Zhu Yue said with a smirk.

The God of Gambling immediately breathed heavily, his gaze fixed intently on her. "Possessing a puppet—that’s an ingenious idea!"

"That Ninth Generation Puppet Emperor truly is a genius! How could I not have thought of such an excellent solution?"

"Advanced puppet techniques can indeed enable a puppet to perform all human actions."

"Possessing such a puppet is no different from possessing a human."

"I have mastered puppet techniques at this level, and over the long years, I’ve crafted countless such puppets."

The God of Gambling's eyes grew brighter, but suddenly his brows furrowed as he muttered:

"But how would one even go about possessing a puppet? Possession doesn’t merely mean attaching a soul to a puppet."

"Many people can attach their souls to a puppet, even that boy could do it."

"But a puppet is an inanimate object, and you can’t possess something without life."

"Is it really possible to possess a puppet?"

"If such a metal puppet could be possessed, then wouldn’t it also be possible to possess plants, rocks, or even water?"

"How bizarre!"

"How exactly did that Puppet Emperor accomplish this?"

At this point, the God of Gambling looked troubled, the confusion on his face growing deeper.

Zhu Yue laughed, "Anyone can come up with ideas, but achieving them is the real challenge."

"Possessing a puppet involves a heaven-defying forbidden technique."

"Everything has a spirit. A flame that endures long enough becomes Heavenly Fire, gradually developing intelligence."

"A wind that lasts long enough will also develop intelligence, becoming Heavenly Wind."

"These beings are immortal."

"All things can develop intelligence, and these non-flesh and blood beings often possess eternal life."

"This heaven-defying forbidden technique allows you to possess these non-human beings and achieve eternal life."

"As long as you desire it, you could even seize the soul of a Heavenly Fire with developed intelligence, and becoming this Heavenly Fire would make you an existence as eternal as the heavens."

"This forbidden art can seize anything in the world, naturally including puppets."

"But the prerequisite is to endow this puppet with intelligence, giving it a soul as eternal as the heavens."

"The fundamental condition for soul seizure is naturally that the target must possess a soul; without a soul, there's no point in talking about soul seizure."

"One chapter in this forbidden art explains how to bring forth intelligence in a spirit."

"I wonder if this forbidden technique is valuable enough to barter with you?" Zhu Yue said confidently as he looked at him.

"What do you want? Speak plainly!" The Gambling God’s gaze was intense.

"I want three hundred sets of materials to refine Shadow Eye; do you have them?" Zhu Yue asked immediately.

"Haha, quite a big appetite! The Shadow Eye is in no way inferior to the God of Gambling Gu, and the materials needed to refine it reach up to 70 million."

"Each material is rarer than the last, with countless peak-grade spirit insects required. And here you are, little girl, asking for three hundred sets right off the bat!"

"Quite a high demand."

"As far as I know, most of the materials needed to refine Shadow Eye have already gone extinct in your era."

"If you want to find these materials, your only option is to seek me out."

"I'm well aware of your impressive collection, so do you have three hundred sets of Shadow Eye materials?" Zhu Yue continued to inquire.

The Gambling God showed a bitter smile and sighed, "If I truly had that many Shadow Eye materials, I’d have refined it myself."

"Such a terrifying Gu insect… if conditions allowed, how could I not want to refine one myself?"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you. My collection is indeed impressive, but the Shadow Eye materials are so rare that even I can only manage a single set."

"Refining a heaven-defying Gu of this level, even with my maxed-out luck, I couldn’t guarantee success in a single attempt—probably not even in ten."

"I know the chances of success in one attempt are slim, which is why I haven't wasted these materials."

"Truly, I only have one set of materials for refining Shadow Eye. Would one set be enough to trade for your forbidden art?"

The God of Gambling asked her with a hint of probing.

"Impossible! You should understand the value of my forbidden art!"

"One set of materials for refining Shadow Eye could never equate to my forbidden art!" Zhu Yue rejected outright.

"You should realize that only I have Shadow Eye materials."

"If I only possess a single set of materials, it means that the entire Gu world only has that one set as well."

"No matter what, I can't provide more Shadow Eye materials. I can only make up the difference with other treasures."

"Of all the treasures I possess, take your pick—how does that sound?" The God of Gambling looked at her earnestly.

Zhu Yue frowned, thought for a moment, and then, after a long silence, slowly nodded.

The God of Gambling smiled…

…

A month passed in a flash. The ruins of Sky Island were about to close, and those who had been gambling in the palace began to leave one by one.

However, many people who entered the inner city looking youthful emerged with gray hair, drained of vitality.

Gambling was indeed destructive; these people, unable to restrain their greed, ultimately paid a painful price for it.

At this moment, nine out of ten leaving the palace had expressions of regret.

They lost countless irreplaceable things, remorseful for having gambled, but alas, no medicine exists to cure regret.

In this gambling gathering, the only winner was the God of Gambling, who made a fortune while everyone else was left with losses.

Only Long Xuan wore a look of satisfaction.

Besides the God of Gambling, he was probably the only other winner here.

He won twice against the God of Gambling and directly acquired two priceless treasures, making this a perfect journey for him.

As he and over a dozen crew members exited the inner city, the eighty-plus crew members waiting outside immediately came to greet them.

Both groups exchanged laughs and pleasantries, reassured that neither had suffered any casualties.

"Nothing major happened outside over the past month, I hope?" Long Xuan asked casually.

Leng Yan responded, "We were fine, but others encountered no small amount of trouble."

"Many of the ships belonging to various factions were pushed off the island, so now a lot of people here have no boats to leave on, and it’s causing quite a commotion."

"Many suspect it was the work of the Red Demon Pirate Crew."

"Some bold souls noticed that most members of the Red Demon Pirate Crew were in the inner city, so they mustered their courage and gathered a group to push the Red Demon’s ship off the island as well."

"When the Red Demon Pirate Crew members return from the inner city, there’s sure to be a good show—a brawl is almost certain."

Hearing this, Long Xuan’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Who on earth would be so bold as to push nearly every faction’s ship off the island? Have they gone mad?

Aren't they afraid of inciting public outrage?

Fortunately, he was cautious and always kept his treasure ship with him out of fear that someone would steal it.

Otherwise, his ship would have surely been pushed off too, with unimaginable consequences.

When the time comes for Sky Island to sink, everyone would be doomed here.