Chapter 33 ·Longevity Residence!

After ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Gu Yan broke through to the Second Layer of the Golden Core, another nine years passed in the blink of an eye.

During ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍these nine years, the entry 《Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord》 continued to grant the same three kinds of rewards each year.

Some ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍magic treasures, several spiritual plants, and a few minor spells.

Those ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍spiritual plants were all carefully planted by Gu Yan in a medicinal field he had opened within the cave dwelling.

As ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍for the magic treasures, their types were varied. Among them, a low-grade luminous pearl named Yinghui, after being refined by Gu Yan, could automatically adjust its brightness according to his will.

Using ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍it as a light source in the cave dwelling was indeed convenient and practical.

In these years, Gu Yan’s life had been extremely regular.

Aside from dual cultivation with his Senior Sister and his own cultivation, he spent his time refining pills.

Pills refined with his spiritual energy did not provide much help to his own cultivation.

But for the sect’s disciples and elders, their effects were nothing short of heaven-defying.

With the aid of these pills, the Taiyi Dao Sect had actually produced two more elders who broke through to the Sixth Revolution, stepping into the Martial Immortal realm.

At this point, the sect now had five Sixth Revolution Martial Immortals on the surface.

What was unknown to outsiders was that Supreme Elder Yunchenzi, with the help of Gu Yan’s pills—

combined with cultivating the complete Seventh Revolution technique 《True Explanation of the Mysterious Origin Martial Soul》, had already quietly broken through to the Seventh Revolution.

This matter was not publicized by the sect and was kept hidden as a trump card.

From time to time, Lin Wei would invite Gu Yan to the Teaching Hall at Evergreen Market to give public lectures.

However, Gu Yan was naturally low-key and disliked drawing attention, so he rarely appeared before disciples.

Over time, most disciples in the sect only vaguely knew that there was an extremely skilled alchemist elder, mysterious and unfathomable—the Daoist Longevity.

In recent years, the frequent emergence of Martial Immortals within the sect had all relied on this elder’s handiwork.

Thus, although no one had ever seen Gu Yan’s true appearance, his Daoist title “Longevity” was known by everyone in the inner sect.

This was because, in the hearts of the inner sect elders, his status was extraordinarily high—almost to the point of reverence.

Gu Yan only learned of this later from Lin Wei and felt somewhat helpless.

He even specifically went to find Sect Master Daoist Xuanchen and asked him not to continue promoting his reputation.

To him, outward fame was entirely unnecessary.

Daoist Xuanchen naturally agreed respectfully.

On this day, Lin Wei once again visited the cave dwelling where Gu Yan resided.

Ever since Gu Yan had settled here, this originally obscure and secluded small mountain behind Cloud-Mist Peak had been casually named by him—Longevity Peak.

The cave dwelling at its summit naturally became the Longevity Residence.

Over time, this name spread throughout the entire Taiyi Dao Sect.

Everyone knew that this was the secluded cultivation place of that mysterious Elder Longevity.

However, the sect had designated this peak as a forbidden area. Ordinary disciples and elders were not allowed to approach it without permission.

Lin Wei’s visit this time was specifically to help Gu Yan tend to his medicinal field.

She knew that this Junior Brother of hers liked to grow all kinds of strange spiritual plants.

She had also often seen him take out peculiar objects she had never seen before.

But she was intelligent and had never asked about their origins.

She understood well how extraordinary her Junior Brother was.

Deep down, she often felt quite proud of her own judgment.

After tending to the medicinal field, the two chatted idly within the residence.

Most of the time, Lin Wei did the talking, recounting interesting events within the sect in recent years.

She mentioned that several disciples within the sect had outstanding talent.

Because they had made significant contributions to the sect, they were fortunate enough to be granted pills refined by Gu Yan.

As a result, their cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and they had now reached the Fourth or even Fifth Revolution of the Martial Dao.

The younger generation of the Taiyi Dao Sect was surging with momentum, almost catching up to some of the older generation of elders.

Among them, Ye Chen, Xu Gang, Xu Yue, and Ji Yingying were the most outstanding.

Hearing these names, Gu Yan found them somewhat familiar.

After thinking carefully, he realized they were all acquaintances he had met several times many years ago.

After chatting for a while, Lin Wei went directly to the natural hot spring deep within the cave dwelling to bathe, even inviting Gu Yan to join her.

Gu Yan smiled helplessly and could only comply.

After the two played and lingered together in the hot spring, Gu Yan spoke softly:

“Senior Sister, you’ve been stuck at the peak of the Sixth Revolution for nine years. You should put in more effort and break through to the Seventh Revolution sooner.

At the Seventh Revolution, one’s lifespan reaches a thousand years. After that, there will be plenty of time to take things easy.”

Lin Wei shot him a playful glare and said, “Junior Brother, are you saying this because you find me a nuisance?”

Gu Yan shook his head and said seriously, “How could I find Senior Sister a nuisance? I only hope that on the path of cultivation, you can walk farther with me… and for longer.”

Gu Yan knew well that his path of immortal cultivation held hope—longevity was within reach.

But years ago, he had tested Lin Wei and found that she had no spiritual root, unable to sense spiritual energy or step onto the path of Qi Refining cultivation.

At present, he himself was only at the Golden Core realm and did not yet possess the miraculous means to grant those around him direct longevity.

He could only do his best to support Lin Wei in going further along the martial path.

So that in the future, when his own realm rose higher, he could seek other methods to uplift those close to him.

Seeing his serious expression, no longer joking, Lin Wei also put away her playful demeanor and said softly:

“Alright, Senior Sister understands.”

“As for cultivation, I will take it seriously… and do my best to catch up to you.”

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