Chapter 579: Chapter 578: The Eccentric Elder

At the moment of passing through the portal, Gu Yuan felt the surrounding space transform, and even the pungent scent of the seawater disappeared.

In its place was a faint delicate fragrance.

The two surveyed their surroundings and discovered that they were now in a garden.

The garden was not small, stretching for miles around.

In the garden, there were beautifully constructed pavilions and terraces, as well as hills and ponds, creating a pleasant environment.

Additionally, it was worth mentioning that the garden was also home to many rare and valuable Spirit Medicines and Spirit Flowers. They were not only beautiful but could also be used to refine many Spirit Medicines.

This delicate fragrance was emitted by the exotic plants and flowers surrounding them.

However, neither Gu Yuan nor Ao Kui, a person and a dragon, made any hasty moves.

Gu Yuan himself was wealthy, surpassing ordinary Yin Spirit Giants, and although these Spirit Medicines and Spirit Flowers were precious and rare, they weren’t particularly important to him.

As for Ao Kui... he hailed from the East Sea Dragon Palace and was even wealthier than Gu Yuan; naturally, he was even less interested in these things.

Besides, this place was the territory and Cave Mansion of Primordial Spirit True Immortal Five Spirits, it was also a garden, a place where the bigwig appreciated the scenery. If the two indulged in greed and plucked these exotic plants, should Five Spirits truly have any contingency plan, they might find themselves in trouble.

Gu Yuan and Ao Kui both recognized this point, so they tacitly refrained from taking action.

After all, these exotic plants were not their targets.

Once they obtained their target item, if there was time later, there would be no harm in retrieving some other benefits.

Strolling around the garden for a while, the two found nothing noteworthy, and so they followed a trail out of the garden and continued forward.

Vaguely visible ahead was a grand hall, suspected to be the true cultivation site of Five Spirits.

Soon, they arrived in front of the hall, where above it were characters written in iron strokes reading "Five Spirit Hall", but the entrance was tightly closed.

The two saw faintly flowing five-colored light on the wooden door, stronger than what they had seen on the stone door before.

The two looked at each other briefly, and Ao Kui couldn’t help but say: "Brother Chu, perhaps..."

Gu Yuan smiled and said: "Brother Ao, I can take action, but does this differ from what we agreed on earlier?"

"Indeed, Brother Chu, you have done much; this is obviously improper."

Ao Kui, being a clever dragon, naturally understood Gu Yuan’s intentions. He chuckled, then took out three Jade Bottles from his Storage Pouch and threw them to Gu Yuan.

"These three bottles of Black Gold Dragon Bone Pill are my token of sincerity, I hope Brother Chu will not refuse."

Ao Kui explained with a smile: "Each bottle contains fifty Spirit Pills, totaling one hundred fifty pills, which I borrowed from a few elder brothers and Uncle Wang. Now, I present them to Brother Chu."

One hundred fifty Black Gold Dragon Bone Pills?

Gu Yuan was a bit surprised, then raised his hand to take the three bottles of Black Gold Dragon Bone Pills: "Thank you, Brother Ao."

Gu Yuan accepted without hesitation because this was what he deserved.

If it weren’t for his efforts earlier, they might not have even gotten in.

Now, facing a new issue, Gu Yuan had to resolve it, something Ao Kui couldn’t assist with, which was evidently improper.

Since they were collaborators, not in an employer-employee relationship.

So Gu Yuan’s situation was reasonable and logical.

And regarding the one hundred fifty Black Gold Dragon Bone Pills... It’s undoubtedly good news for Gu Yuan.

With these Black Gold Dragon Bone Pills, once refined, Gu Yuan was confident he could elevate his Physique to another level, reaching the Great Perfection Realm of the Yin Spirit.

Then, as long as it wasn’t a Yang Spirit Mighty or some formidable Yin Spirit Giant, Gu Yuan would fear nothing!

Subsequently, Gu Yuan moved forward to operate as he did outside the stone door before.

Soon enough, a Restriction Spiritual Light emerged on the stone door.

However, compared to the Restriction on the stone door, this one was obviously more profound and esoteric, more complex than the previous Restriction.

Gu Yuan’s eyes showed a hint of delight but his expression didn’t change.

Though the Restriction was very complex, once it was cracked, there would be great benefits.

Then, Gu Yuan started the cracking process.

Time passed slowly, and after roughly three whole hours, Gu Yuan finally broke it open.

When the wooden door opened, the two entered in succession.

The interior of the grand hall was spacious and bright, yet somewhat empty, devoid of special items.

However, one thing alone caught Gu Yuan and Ao Kui’s attention.

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t a thing, but a person.

This person stood motionless in the middle of the hall, eyes tightly closed.

His appearance was that of a tall, slender elderly man, dressed in a gray-white long robe, with long white beard, looking very simple and plain, devoid of any aura.

Like a corpse, a puppet.

However, Gu Yuan’s Spiritual Sense subtly alerted him that this elder was extremely dangerous, possessing enough power to threaten their lives!

Yet, Gu Yuan couldn’t discern whether this elder was a living person or a puppet...

Appearance-wise like a living person, every inch of skin, every strand of hair was meticulous, indistinguishable from a living person.

But in Gu Yuan’s heart, he felt the elder was somewhat bizarre.

Suddenly, the elder opened his eyes, revealing strands of Five-Colored Spiritual Light.

Seeing Gu Yuan and Ao Kui, he wasn’t surprised, he calmly said: "You two must be the friends who entered my Cave Mansion this time."

As he spoke, he cast his eyes on Gu Yuan and Ao Kui.

Under the elder’s ordinary gaze, Gu Yuan and Ao Kui felt as though some of their depths had been seen through. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Gu Yuan was fine, his mana instinctively stimulated, began to operate, promptly blocking the elder’s probing gaze entirely.

The feeling of being seen through vanished, too.

Even the elder sensed something, taking a deep look at Gu Yuan.

As for Ao Kui, he instinctively activated a protective Magical Treasure, isolating the elder’s gaze.

The elder withdrew his gaze, expressionless, without any other moves.

Gu Yuan responded with a smile: "That’s right, I am Chu He, an unknown junior, and this is Ao Kui, the sixth prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace. Our intrusion today is truly regrettable, we beg senior for forgiveness, might we know who you are?"

"Oh?"

The elder spoke blandly: "How amusing... you intrude into my Cave Mansion and yet don’t know who I am?"