Cultivation of immortality by toad starts with cultivating demons

Chapter 1961 The Gu Family's Good Fortune, Quite Daring

Although the Void Ruins is a dangerous place, it is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most cultivators in the Spirit Realm.

Many patriarchs of powerful families spend their entire lives without being able to break through to the Great Saint Realm. Therefore, in the final moments of their lives, they would contemplate the future and venture into forbidden areas to explore, both to find the final method for breaking through and to contribute their last bit of strength to their family before passing away.

Juewuxu is such a place worth exploring.

Two full days have passed since the opening of the Fog Ruins, and there are now far more cultivators in the Fog Ruins than two days ago!

It's no longer limited to Saint Emperor and Saint Venerable realms; many Saint realm cultivators, led by their elders, have also entered this place, hoping to find a fortune.

However, the Void Ruins had become even more terrifying at this time. As the dormant Burning Spirit Devouring Gold Scythes awakened, the entire Void Ruins had almost become a huge hunting ground.

However, this time the cultivators became the prey.

A figure suddenly descended upon the meteorite where Mo Fan was in seclusion.

This is an elderly man with thinning hair, a emaciated body, and a hunched back, as if he were about to die.

His white robe was now soaked in blood, his entire left arm was gone, and there was a bloody hole in his chest, inside which something seemed to be wriggling, causing the old man to show pain.

"I only wanted to strive for one last good fortune for the family before I passed away, but I never expected that it would cause all the elders of the family to suffer the fate of being scattered to the winds."

I have failed my family!

I have failed my ancestors!

The old man's eyes were red and wet with tears, his face filled with self-blame and despair. Perhaps overwhelmed with grief, he involuntarily knelt down on the ground.

However, the sadness on his face was quickly replaced by a pause as he looked at a bead on the ground in front of him.

"This...this is...an ancient treasure?"

Feeling the special pressure emanating from the bead, the old man's eyes widened immediately; this was at least an ancient treasure!

Previously, he had gone with a group of family elders to compete for an ancient treasure, but was ambushed and killed by other cultivators. He managed to escape, but was then targeted by those hateful insects, which led to his tragic fate.

At this moment of utter despair and helplessness, he unexpectedly discovered another ancient treasure. How could he not be excited and thrilled?

Keep in mind that this is just a meteorite belt, and there is no one competing with him for it.

Doesn't that mean this treasure is destined to be his?

"Hahahaha... As expected, there's always a way out!"

"This is destined to be my good fortune, and no one can take it away from me!!"

The old man laughed loudly, then without hesitation, he raised his hand and grabbed the bead from the air, and it disappeared into his palm.

The old man did not rush to examine the bead in his hand. Instead, he released his divine sense and scanned his surroundings. Only after seeing that there were no cultivators around did he feel at ease.

"What a treasure! Let this old man take a good look at you and see what makes you so extraordinary. If you are truly a legendary treasure that can reach the heavens, then my Gu family will prosper!"

The old man's smile grew even brighter, and his fingertips radiated a shimmering white energy as he probed the surface of the ancient bead. At the same time, he activated his divine sense, attempting to penetrate the bead and explore its inner mysteries.

But the next moment, his smile froze on his face. The instant his divine sense collided with the bead, it was bounced back by an invisible barrier, like a stone sinking into the sea, without even a ripple.

"How can it be……"

The old man gasped in shock, his face instantly darkening.

Having lived for thousands of years and seen countless magical treasures, he naturally knew the key to their existence.

Only treasures that have been refined and imprinted with the owner's Yuan Power mark can be isolated from the divine sense probing of other cultivators.

"This bead... has actually been refined by someone?"

The old man frowned, his heart filled with turmoil.

Suddenly, he thought of something, his expression changed slightly, and he looked up sharply. He activated his divine sense to the extreme, like a fine net, carefully examining every corner within a hundred miles. His divine sense swept over meteorite after meteorite, not even letting go of the inside of the meteorite, but in the end, he still found nothing.

There was no one around; in the vast starry sky, only meteorites of varying sizes sped by.

A cold glint flashed in the old man's eyes. His withered fingers gripped the ancient bead tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force. He said in a deep voice, "Having survived countless brushes with death, how can I possibly give up such a tremendous opportunity just because of the mere words 'already owned'?!"

"Hmph, maybe it's just a smokescreen set up by someone else. I'll verify it myself!"

He gritted his teeth, his internal energy surging like a rushing river, flowing down his arm into his palm and forcefully driving it into the ancient bead.

The moment the Yuan Power touched the bead, intricate runes suddenly lit up on its surface. The golden markings seemed to come alive, flowing and swirling around the bead, emanating a faint aura of power.

That was the Yuan Power imprint deeply imprinted on the essence of the artifact when its owner refined it; it was by no means a disguise!

"Damn it!"

The old man roared angrily, his chest heaving violently, nearly vomiting blood from the sudden turn of events.

He instinctively reached out to throw the ancient bead, but the moment he raised his arm, he abruptly stopped.

Reason gradually prevailed over anger. The old man stared at the ancient bead in his hand with uncertain eyes, his eyes slowly narrowing, his gaze filled with struggle and resentment.

"No! We absolutely cannot throw it away!"

He took a deep breath, his hoarse voice trembling slightly: "I only have thirty years left to live. This time, in order to seek an opportunity, I risked entering the Void Ruins. Not only was I seriously injured, but I also caused the deaths of seven elders of my family here..."

If I return empty-handed, how can I face the entire Gu family?

"Now that my cultivation has plummeted and my family's strength has been greatly diminished, if those enemies who have been lying in wait for many years find out, they will surely swarm here. At that time, let alone reviving the family, my entire Gu family will probably be reduced to ashes!"

Thinking of this, the old man's heart sank to the bottom, and the unwillingness on his face was gradually replaced by determination, with a ferocious look creeping onto his deeply wrinkled face.

He stared intently at the runes flowing across the surface of the ancient bead, his voice cold and resolute: "Since you already have an owner, yet you are left all alone here, it seems your owner is either trapped deep within the Void Ruins, unable to survive, or has encountered danger and abandoned you!"

"If that's the case, then it must be the will of Heaven!"

You are truly my blessing!

Intense black-red Yuan energy emanated from the old man's palm, and his aura became violent and sinister. He shouted in a stern voice, "Today, I will forcibly erase your master's mark!"

From this day forward, you will be the guardian treasure of the Gu family, helping us overcome difficulties and restore our prestige!

After saying this, he sat cross-legged, and his inner energy surged forth as he began to forcibly erase the mark on the ancient bead.

"Who are you, cultivator, daring to disturb my peaceful cultivation? Do you want to die?!"

Suddenly, a clear, cold voice rang out from the ancient bead, startling the old man.

Immediately afterwards, he saw the ancient bead flash and disappear instantly, replaced by a young cultivator dressed in a blood-red imperial robe.

"You...who are you!?"

The sudden appearance of Mo Fan startled the old man, who subconsciously took several steps back. At the same time, he summoned a string of jade beads, which circled around his body. The power of the laws within his body was also stirring. He looked at Mo Fan with suspicion and uncertainty.

"Old man, you dare to touch even my treasures? You've got some nerve!"

Mo Fan sneered, but he was also somewhat speechless. He hadn't expected that his brief period of seclusion would almost result in someone mistaking the Void Pearl for a cheat code and picking it up...

He glanced at the other person and, seeing his disheveled appearance, asked instead of answering, "I ask you, how many days has this Void Ruins been open?"

What is the situation among the stars below?

If you can tell me the truth, I will not make things difficult for you.