The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

The crowd could no longer restrain themselves and madly rushed out of the barrier, swimming together towards the ship’s pavilion.

In the blink of an eye, everyone on the ship had left, leaving only Long Xuan standing there, watching the ship.

However, he had already sent out all of his clones. Since all the crew members had to turn in half of their findings, even if he went out and gained something, it would only be a minor addition. So, he simply stayed behind to guard the ship.

Long Xuan retrieved a chair from his storage ring, placed it on the deck, sat down, crossed his legs, and quietly watched the crew as they worked.

At that moment, the crew members were like ants, swiftly moving through each cabin, joyfully bringing the items back to the deck without showing any signs of exhaustion.

By now, their storage bags were completely full, so they had to stockpile the wealth on the ship.

Seeing that no one was fighting over treasures inside the pavilion, Long Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

At this moment, the importance of having a crew made up of decent people was evident. Even if someone discovered an extraordinary treasure in one of the cabins, they wouldn’t fight for it, nor would there be disputes over how to divide the spoils.

No matter how valuable the treasure they found, they were always willing to give half to the captain, never hiding anything, which made his role as captain incredibly easy.

This harmonious atmosphere also made all the crew members feel at ease. There was no need to worry about being stabbed in the back by a teammate, making their daily lives relaxed. This sense of ease wasn’t something one could find on other ships.

As such, every crew member obediently handed over half of their wealth once they boarded, causing Long Xuan’s assets to skyrocket, and his smile never faded.

Unfortunately, this ship had been around for countless years, and the Gu cultivators on board had long since fed the fish, with their bodies completely devoured, and even the storage bags on the corpses had vanished without a trace.

The crew could only scavenge a few items from the cabins, but the main value lay in the ship’s construction materials.

The materials used to build a Nine-Floor Treasure Ship weren’t ordinary. Though many of them had corroded over countless years, they could still find usable ones.

These materials would be enough to upgrade the performance of the Shenlong to another level, even expanding its size by several times.

However, dismantling this massive ship was no small task and couldn’t be completed in a short time. At the very least, it would take a month.

Moreover, the Nine-Floor Treasure Ship was so enormous that even after dismantling the materials, the crew's storage bags couldn’t hold everything, and even the Shenlong would be unable to contain them all.

Although the World Tree Seed could store the materials, he didn’t want to reveal this divine item in front of the crew. For a moment, he felt a bit troubled.

As the deck of the Shenlong was about to be piled up with treasures, Di Xin finally swam back to the ship and began to hand over half of her wealth.

Seeing Di Xin approach, Long Xuan’s eyes lit up. He had a hunch that the treasure Di Xin found would be extraordinary, and she must have found a world-defying treasure.

When it came to the ability to scavenge for treasures, who on the ship could compare to her?

She was practically the ancestor of treasure hunting. The combined efforts of everyone on board wouldn’t compare to even one of her fingers.

Long Xuan was confident that the most valuable treasure on the Nine-Floor Treasure Ship must have been taken by Di Xin. There was no doubt about it.

He was now curious about what the ultimate treasure of this ship was.

Long Xuan immediately placed the Integrity Gu on his shoulder, and then looked at her with anticipation.

Upon seeing the Integrity Gu on his shoulder, Di Xin’s face darkened.

Her expression revealed a hint of pain, as if the hard-earned treasure she had just acquired was about to be stripped away by this relentless captain.

“Here! This is the greatest treasure I found on the Nine-Floor Treasure Ship, and it’s enough to count as half of my entire haul!”

As she spoke, Di Xin tossed a massive blue orb towards the captain.

Long Xuan hurriedly caught it, cradling the blue orb that was slightly larger than a basketball. He showed a hint of surprise.

“What is this?” He had never seen anything like it before. What kind of object could possibly match half of Di Xin’s haul?

Seeing that the Integrity Gu on his shoulder didn’t react, which indicated that Di Xin wasn’t lying, Long Xuan became even more intrigued.

“What is this…” Long Xuan looked at Di Xin, waiting for her explanation.

Before she could answer, Young Master Mo came running over with excitement, his eyes fixed on the blue orb in Long Xuan’s hands, his expression filled with elation.

“It’s the Heart of the Ocean! This is the Ocean's Heart! There’s actually a legendary Ocean's Heart on this Nine-Floor Treasure Ship!”

“The Ocean's Heart is the most valuable shipbuilding material, bar none. Every ship dreams of possessing a Ocean's Heart, but it’s something no one can find, no matter how hard they search. Our Mo Clan has been searching for it for ten thousand years without success. Who would’ve thought that you’d find it on your first voyage? You must be favored by destiny!”

“We’ve struck it rich! Our Shenlong is going to become a divine ship!” Young Master Mo was so excited that he could hardly contain himself.

He was a young master from a wealthy family, rich beyond imagination, and had seen all kinds of treasures. For something to excite him so much, one could only imagine its incredible value.

Long Xuan was startled in his heart. Seeing the Great Young Master Mo so thrilled, he knew that he must have truly acquired some extraordinary, heaven-defying treasure.

Leng Yan, a scholar well-versed in knowledge, undoubtedly knew about the Ocean's Heart Seeing that many of the crew were confused, she smiled and explained:

“The Ocean's Heart is an extremely rare innate spiritual treasure, naturally formed by the forces of nature. It can appear anywhere in the ocean, but it will never show up on land.”

“Among all innate spiritual treasures, the Ocean's Heart ranks very highly, although not within the top ten.”

“As for its abilities, they are absolutely terrifying. The Ocean's Heart can harness the power of the entire sea and serve as the energy core for a spirit ship, providing it with an immense amount of energy.”

“The power of the ocean is fierce and boundless, constantly replenishing. The energy level of this treasure is equivalent to a peak-grade spiritual vein.”

“As long as the Ocean's Heart is the core of the formation, the spirit ship will never run out of energy.”

“You could say the Ocean's Heart is like a perpetual motion machine for a ship, and its value is unimaginable.”

“But that’s not all. Its most terrifying ability is the vast space inside the Ocean's Heart, filled with seawater. This space can store living beings.”

“Humans can enter this space to live. They can even reclaim land by filling the sea and grow crops or raise endless amounts of spirit fish.”

“Thus, a spirit ship that normally could only hold a hundred people can hold up to a hundred thousand, or even more, once the Ocean's Heart is installed. If pirates dared to attack such a ship, they’d be poking a hornet’s nest.”

“And these tens of thousands of people could achieve self-sufficiency by farming within the Heart of the Ocean, allowing the ship to drift on the sea indefinitely.”

“However, every treasure has its drawbacks. The Ocean's Heart limitation is that its powers only work at sea; they are useless on land.”

“If the Ocean's Heart comes ashore, its color will turn to a dull brown, and all of its abilities, including that vast internal space, will cease. Anyone trapped inside would never be able to escape.”

“Only by returning to the sea can this space be reopened.”

“Yet, even with this drawback, the value of the Heart of the Ocean is astonishing. To put it bluntly, even the seven-story treasure ship owned by the Ninth Young Master of the Qian clan cannot compare in value to the Ocean's Heart.”

After speaking, Leng Yan glanced at Di Xin, deeply shocked. The Ocean's Heart was already unimaginably valuable, yet it was only half of what Di Xin had gained.

What on earth had she found on that nine-story treasure ship? How many treasures had she acquired for them to be comparable in value to the Ocean's Heart? How had she acted so swiftly?

Long Xuan, too, wondered the same, curiously glancing at Di Xin. What other treasures did she have that could match the value of the Ocean's Heart? This girl had truly struck it rich.

As expected, he knew Di Xin had the fastest hands, and she did not disappoint him.

Noticing Long Xuan’s gaze, Di Xin smirked and said, “Don’t even think about the other treasures. I found many skeletons inside the Ocean's Heart, and all of these treasures were scavenged from them.”

“You don’t need to know what treasures were on those skeletons. Just know that they are all on par with the Ocean's Heart. Your Integrity Gu can vouch for me.”

Di Xin looked at the Integrity Gu resting on Long Xuan’s shoulder, which widened its eyes and stared back at her. The two locked eyes.

Seeing that the Integrity Gu did not react, Long Xuan smiled and said, “I’m already content with just having the Ocean's Heart. I was worried about not having enough space on the Shenlong to store all these materials, but now I don’t need to worry anymore.”

“The Ocean's Heart truly came at the perfect time. I needed exactly this!”

“Now, not only is the storage problem solved, but the energy core of the ship has also been taken care of. The Ocean's Heart is the perfect core for the formation on my ship.”

“Once my Shenlong is equipped with the Ocean's Heart, the immense power it can draw from the entire sea will be more than enough to withstand the attacks of the Gu King. My ship will undergo a major upgrade.”

Long Xuan was visibly excited. He suddenly glanced at Miao Peipei, who was equally excited, and smiled devilishly, “Well now, weren’t you always complaining that there wasn’t enough space for farming? Now you have plenty of space.”

“Aren’t you happy? Aren’t you thrilled?”

“From now on, you’re going to spend your days farming inside the Ocean's Heart. Fill it up!”

Hearing this, Miao Peipei’s expression stiffened, and she nearly collapsed to the ground. She looked at Long Xuan in disbelief.

What? Fill it up? He must be a demon! Did he even know how large the space inside the Ocean's Heart was? Was he trying to work her to death?

She was crying internally. Now she had more work than she could handle.

Why did Di Xin have to find the Ocean's Heart? Wasn’t this going to kill her?

She felt that the Ocean's Heart had been found just for her.

Ignoring Miao Peipei’s collapsed expression, Long Xuan held the Ocean's Heart and quickly ran into the cabin to find a place to install it.

With this treasure, the original energy core, the World Tree seed, could finally be replaced.

After all, the World Tree seed was something he carried with him and couldn’t be left behind on the ship. Using it as the energy core had always been inconvenient.

Now, with the Ocean's Heart, the World Tree seed could finally be freed.

With the Ocean's Heart and the countless precious materials salvaged from the nine-story treasure ship, Long Xuan was confident he could upgrade the Shenlong into a divine ship.