Certain formidable Mirage Dragons can even exhale Mirage Qi to create a massive city on the sea. Often, some fishermen or cultivators inadvertently wander into it, marrying and having children inside, shutting themselves in for cultivation, and many unknowingly live out their whole lives there.

When the Mirage Dragon departs, often some people feel as if they've just awoken from a long dream, realizing their previous experiences were nothing but an illusion.

Of course, to reach such a stage, one must at least be at the Yang Spirit or even Primordial Spirit level of the Mirage Tower.

Yet, even the most ordinary Mirage Dragon possesses the existence of a Golden Core Level.

Hence, obtaining the Mirage Dragon Pearl is naturally not easy.

Therefore, Gu Yuan plans to slowly collect Mirage Dragon Pearls in the future.

What he intends to cultivate now is an Upper Grade Divine Technique called the "Primordial Water Treasure Bottle Seal".

This Divine Technique is based on Primordial True Water and is one of the rare techniques that can be mastered without needing Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

It has effects of attack, defense, and entrapment, requiring only sufficient enlightenment and understanding of its essence to master.

With Gu Yuan's enlightenment, he had previously contemplated for quite some time and has already grasped a trace of its essence.

Now that he has ascended to the Celestial Human Realm, his foundation is extremely solid, making the cultivation of this Divine Technique a natural progression.

Gu Yuan formed a seal with his hands, and strands of clear Water Spirit Light emanated from his body, quickly coalescing into a Treasure Bottle.

This Treasure Bottle was jade-white, transparent, crystal clear, and radiated an aura of completeness and perfection, without blemishes.

It somewhat resembled the Jade Purification Bottle in the hands of the Bodhisattva Guanyin.

After Gu Yuan formed the Treasure Bottle Seal, water vapor between heaven and earth surged in, rapidly converging and transforming into a glow of spiritual light that blossomed above Gu Yuan's head.

...

On the hovering Dragon Boat.

"Huh?"

Having just finished his seclusion, Gu Yuan stepped out of the training room. Sensing something, he looked up into the distance.

Then, a faint mist surrounded him, and his whole person transformed into an Escape Light, shooting toward a valley ten miles away.

The speed of the Escape Light wasn't particularly fast, but it carried a special charm, like a stream of watery light streaking across the sky.

As his cultivation grew ever deeper, some ordinary spells recorded in the "Primordial True Water Scripture" Gu Yuan could nearly grasp instinctively, able to directly perform them based on the foundation of Primordial True Water.

What Gu Yuan performed now was a type of Water Escape Technique.

This escape technique, though not exceptionally fast, was quite suitable for traveling. Not only was it convenient, but it also consumed little True Qi, making it an essential Divine Technique for home and travel.

Before long, he landed in the valley.

At this moment, two people were sparring in a magical battle in the valley.

One wielded a grim white long saber, its light filled with killing intent, capable of annihilating all tangible and intangible things, imbued with an air of absolute destruction.

The other formed a Thunder Seal with his hand, unleashing fierce and domineering power, enough to split mountains and seas.

As they exchanged blows, even the aftermath alone altered the course of the rivers in the valley, turning vegetation to ash.

Gu Yuan also remembered the identity of these two; they were both Inner Sect Disciples of aristocratic affiliations.

The one employing the Yang Thunder Divine Techniques was named Lu Qi, dressed in a Purple Gold Robe, robust physique, square face, his eyebrows tinged heavily with purple, exuding an aura as intense as fire.

However, the Thunder Light he wielded was gentle as water, extremely soft in his hands.

Sometimes transforming into a series of thunderous sword lights, ripping through the void, sometimes becoming birds and small beasts that seemed lively and real, yet emitted an eerily terrifying aura.

Even the air was filled with tiny traces of Thunder Light, silently drying and withering the nearby foliage to ash without a sound.

The stones and soil on the ground also melted, turning fiery red and viscous, becoming lava-like substances.

Although the Thunder Light in Lu Qi's hands was gentle as water, once unleashed, its inherent nature activated, unleashing tremendous power.

Rumble!

The Thunder Light shone, with such power that even Refined Gold Iron Mother would melt under its fiery brilliance, rendering Gu Yuan quite alarmed.

Thunder Skills are claimed to be the foremost of all techniques, born of the Five Elements and the Two Qi of Yin and Yang!

Thunder and Lightning, they are the pivotal energies of the universe!

Indeed, extraordinary by nature.

The one demonstrating the Sword Skill was named Liu Xinjun, his sword technique fierce and ruthless, with an authoritative presence no less than Gu Yuan's Flying Sword Technique.

The saber light flickered, like a wanton flash of lightning or a howling tiger, the contained enmity fiercely compelling!

Viewing it with the naked eye even caused slight stinging pain.

Even though separated by several hundred meters, spectators felt their skin sting, as if the sharp and cold Sword Intent was cutting into their skin.

In Gu Yuan's eyes, the Divine Communication Techniques of these two have reached a masterful level; although merely sparring, one could see their deep, solid foundations.

For such figures, even a being like the old monster Xuan You might not withstand a single encounter.

Old fellows like the surnamed Wu would struggle against three or five; likely they'd end up at a disadvantage, or at most, draw evenly.

"This is the caliber of elite disciples from distinguished sects…"

Gu Yuan sighed inwardly.

Compared to the disciples of major sects, the standard Loose Cultivators usually obtained Daoist Scriptures of lower grade, non-systematic, with a lack of guidance, fumbling their way through cultivation.

These cultivators had to find their own ways to acquire cultivation resources, often risking their lives to gather, trade, or exchange them, thereby wasting much precious time.

As for Magical Artifacts, they also had to search for Spiritual Materials everywhere, painstakingly refining them, and the same applied to Spirit Pills.

Major sect disciples, especially elite among them, often devoted themselves entirely to cultivation, or cultivated through a collective effort.

Sects like Medicine King Mountain, significant Immortal Dao factions, seized vast territories across a state; over the Qinzhou domain, all cultivation sects, cultivation families, trading markets, and so on had to regularly pay tribute to Medicine King Mountain.

Thus, resources within were abundant, and Inner Sect Disciples often received enough cultivation resources annually, if not monthly.

With various advantageous conditions and resource supply, coupled with elite disciples being selected from the best, naturally, they achieved remarkable accomplishments.

Furthermore, Liu Xinjun and Lu Qi before him were only Inner Sect Disciples of Medicine King Mountain.

If they were True Disciples, how formidable would they be?

At this moment, Gu Yuan had a newfound understanding of Medicine King Mountain.

Liu Xinjun and Lu Qi, exchanging blows back and forth, finally concluded the magical battle as Liu Xinjun slashed away the Thunder Light with his saber.

"Senior Brother Lu's Red Sun Divine Thunder has reached an extraordinary stage; I'm impressed!"

Appearances suave, exuding a scholarly air, Liu Xinjun raised his hand to retrieve the grim white saber light back into his sleeve.

"Haha... Junior Brother Liu, no need for modesty. Your Seven Kills White Tiger Saber is matchlessly fierce!"

Lu Qi laughed heartily, pointing his finger, causing the Thunder Light in the air to silently extinguish.

The two exchanged jokes, ending their sparring session.

People around murmured among themselves, shouting praise for the spectacle.

Gu Yuan observed that Niu Youde, Xia Xiuxue, and even Li Changqing and his servant were present too.

At this moment, Liu Xinjun's gaze shifted, landing on Gu Yuan, his eyes carrying a hint of curiosity as he smiled and said, "I heard Junior Brother Gu's swordsmanship is exceptional and that you possess the talent of Sword Heart. If you don't mind, how about a spar with me?"

Upon these words, the surroundings immediately quieted.

Some people's expressions shifted, their gazes toward Liu Xinjun and Gu Yuan carrying an odd sense of curiosity.

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