60: The Lotus of Pure Extinction and the Divination Turtle

Returning to his routine.

Gu Changsheng began his daily life of selling paintings, seeing patients at the clinic, eating meat, and Cultivating... The task of finding Incarnation Materials was entirely handed over to the Purple-Striped Hornet swarm.

That's right.

In these ten years, he had already cultivated a Gu mother through the [Gu Cultivation Technique].

Now, the Purple-Striped Hornet swarm numbered over ten thousand, firmly covering the entire Chenping County.

Any slight disturbance could not escape his notice.

A year later.

Jielu Medical Clinic.

Gu Changsheng lay on a wicker chair, reading a medical book.

Out of the corner of his eye, an heroic-looking woman walked in through the door.

However, her face was bruised and battered, looking quite disheveled.

"Hehe, Brother Changsheng..."

Su Yinian grinned foolishly at Gu Changsheng.

Slap—

A medical book landed on her head.

"How many times have I told you... call me Uncle Changsheng."

Gu Changsheng casually opened the medicine cabinet, pulled out a bottle of trauma medicine, and tossed it over.

"For a girl, constantly fighting and killing, what kind of behavior is that?

Here, use this bottle of trauma medicine sparingly.

If you come to me looking like this again, don't blame me for kicking you out."

More than ten years had passed, and the little girl who used to cry behind Widow Wang had now grown into a graceful young woman.

However, unlike Xiao Cui's gentle personality, Su Yinian was lively and active, even joining a local Gang and practicing Mortal martial arts.

Perhaps she had some talent, as she had made quite a name for herself at the Southwest Port's unloading dock.

Su Yinian took the trauma medicine and said with a fawning smile, "Who told Brother Changsheng that you're still so young... More than ten years have passed.

Your hair is still black, and there isn't a single wrinkle on your face.

Your eyes are as bright as the stars in the sky."

Looking at Gu Changsheng, a blush appeared on her face.

"Black sesame and fleeceflower root can blacken hair.

Goji berries and ginseng can strengthen the body and nourish vitality... Your uncle's health-preserving medical skills are unparalleled in Chenping, so how could it be an undeserved reputation?"

Gu Changsheng's face was cold as he sent Su Yinian away.

"With time, it also reminded me... I am already a middle-aged man in his forties."

He, who could increase his Lifespan merely by drawing, would retain his youthful appearance as long as his Lifespan had not dried up.

Gu Changsheng looked at his panel.

[Name: Gu Changsheng]

[Remaining Lifespan: Thirteen thousand five hundred thirty-six years]

[Realm: True Core Realm Early Stage]

"Calculated by the length of Lifespan, being in one's forties is barely considered a newborn baby.

However... although I have medical skills to cover it up, it's best to conceal it somewhat..."

Gu Changsheng's thoughts stirred, and the flow of his Qi and blood changed.

Visibly, a strand of white hair appeared on his head, and fine wrinkles emerged at the corners of his eyes.

From a distance, he not only didn't look old but instead exuded the charm of a handsome middle-aged man.

Suddenly, a Purple-Striped Hornet flew in from outside the house and buzzed in Gu Changsheng's ear.

Immediately, a look of surprise appeared on Gu Changsheng's face.

"netherworld extinguishing lotus... I actually found this item in the wild..."

The netherworld extinguishing lotus, a Earth-grade spiritual plant.

Its lotus root is as white as jade, and when it grows for over a thousand years, it can be used to refine an Incarnation.

The lotus base can be refined into a Dharma platform to increase Cultivation speed.

The lotus stem, lotus flower, and lotus seeds can be used as medicine to refine pills, or they can be refined into wood-attribute offensive Magical Artifacts.

It truly is a treasure from head to toe.

The only thing to note is that harvesting the netherworld extinguishing lotus has extremely strict timing requirements.

It must be harvested within three days after maturity, during the twilight hours.

After three days, the lotus seeds and lotus flowers will wither as scheduled.

"Wild Heaven And Earth Treasures are often guarded by guardian spirits... I wonder how dangerous this trip will be?"

Gu Changsheng did not set off immediately but instead pulled out a cracked turtle shell from his yin toad pouch.

It was the one he had obtained from the Hunchbacked Turtle back then.

"Although I have broken through to the True Core Realm, and I Cultivate the secret arts of Buddhism, Daoism, and demonic paths, and have even refined two Golden Cores... even if I encounter an old monster at True Core Perfection, I am not afraid.

But it's always good to be careful..."

These days, his divination skills had already advanced to the seventh tier.

The accuracy of his divinations was extremely high.

The only problem was that the quality requirements for the turtle shells were also getting higher and higher.

Moreover, after each use, it would be rendered useless.

On ordinary days, when he occasionally felt a sudden impulse, Gu Changsheng would use ordinary turtle shells for divination.

This time, the netherworld extinguishing lotus was clearly different.

Gu Changsheng formed hand seals, his fingers conjuring purple heart fire to scorch the turtle shell in his palm.

A moment later.

Pfft—

The turtle shell was covered in cracks.

Gu Changsheng observed the direction of its patterns.

"This trip... is very auspicious!

From the hexagram, not only is there no danger, but there seems to be an unexpected gain..."

A hint of joy appeared on Gu Changsheng's face.

Immediately, a streak of light appeared under his feet, transforming into a flowing light and disappearing from the spot.

Half a day later.

Dusk.

In a cave on a desolate mountain.

In the center of a lotus pond hundreds of feet wide, a netherworld extinguishing lotus slowly bloomed, shimmering with alternating black and white flowing lights.

Hiss—

A streak of emerald green wood-attribute Sword Qi swept past, and the lotus stem of the netherworld extinguishing lotus broke off as expected.

Gu Changsheng's palm sucked, and the lotus flower fell into his palm.

He immediately saw the nine lotus seeds emitting a green halo in the center of the lotus pod.

"Very good.

These nine lotus seeds are full of wood-attribute essence, and together with the lotus flower and lotus stem, they can be refined into a wood-attribute Magic Treasure."

Gu Changsheng took out a jade-like wooden box and placed them inside.

This wooden box was crafted from a branch of the five qi gathering tree, containing wood-attribute Qi, which could preserve the medicinal properties for a long time.

His gaze shifted to the white jade-like lotus root beneath the pond water.

This was the most important item of this trip.

His Golden Core rotated within his body, and black Qi surged, forming a giant hand that covered the sky, beginning to harvest the white jade lotus root.

At this moment.

A palm-sized gray turtle emerged from Gu Changsheng's shoulder.

Its appearance was no different from an ordinary turtle.

However, there were mysterious Bagua patterns on its shell.

And the black Qi fluctuations it emitted indicated that this was actually a Foundation Building Realm demon Cultivator.

This turtle was named Divining Turtle.

It was a rare and unusual species of turtle in the world.

It grew slowly, had weak combat power, and was almost at the bottom tier among its peers.

However, it was naturally proficient in the Dao of divination, capable of seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster.

Upon seeing Gu Changsheng, it immediately rushed forward to hug his leg, begging to be adopted.

For a moment, Gu Changsheng was also stunned.

It turned out that the unexpected surprise in the hexagram was this... Considering that the Divining Turtle could be used for divination and to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, Gu Changsheng still accepted this demon.

Soon, a pond full of pure white lotus roots was pulled out.

In the vast pond, only a small section of the root remained.

Wild Heaven And Earth Treasures are difficult to grow.

When harvesting, Cultivators often do not exhaust the resources.

Leaving roots or seeds is common practice.

The white jade-like lotus roots were as tender as a baby's arm.

Upon closer inspection, one would find that many of the lotus roots had rows of tiny tooth marks.

These were the masterpieces left by the Divining Turtle, which had squatted there for hundreds of years.

"Woo woo..."

Seeing the lotus roots, the Divining Turtle stretched its neck, conveying the thought of eating.

"No, this is the Material for refining my Incarnation.

You cannot eat it!"

Seemingly sensing the Divining Turtle's emotions, Gu Changsheng comforted him, "Don't worry, after you follow me, I guarantee you'll have delicious food and drinks every day."

Looking at the netherworld extinguishing lotus roots in front of him, a hint of joy appeared in Gu Changsheng's eyes.

"The Materials for refining the lotus root Incarnation are finally complete."