Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 45 Mission: Rescue
Without further hesitation, Gu Shihan charged towards the energy beings, her two swords working in perfect coordination, each strike hitting its mark. In less than a quarter of an hour, more than a dozen energy beings were transformed into glittering crystals.

Xingbai quickly cleaned up the battlefield and fled into the distance.

After several battles, Gu Shihan became more and more proficient with the Seven Star Silk Sound Sword, and her footwork combined with the Wind-Riding Boots made her faster and faster.

Before those energy beings could even reach her, they would turn into crystals of various colors and fall into her and Xingbai's hands.

She is still quite safe as long as she doesn't encounter a large number of powerful individuals.

Further ahead was a lake. Xingbai happily pointed the way, "Hanhan, that's the legendary Biqing Lake! There are plenty of tourmaline stones there, which are excellent materials for refining water-based magic weapons. They're practically top-grade in the Immortal Realm; you can't even buy them if you want to. They're only produced in Lost Valley. Let's go find some!"

Before the man and the fox could even get close, they heard the sounds of fighting, the roars of beasts, and the clash of swords.

"Hanhan, a large number of powerful beings are attacking three cultivators. Should we go and rescue them?"

"Ah! Go around..." Gu Shihan was about to say go around, but with so many energy beings, she would probably just be a sitting duck if she went over there.

"Ding dong! Mission objective: save lives. Saving one person will earn you +10 Fate-Changing Points, abandoning the mission will result in a -100 Fate-Changing Points."

"No way?! There are mandatory missions? God, aren't you afraid I'll die?" Gu Shihan was speechless and resignedly ran towards the direction from which the sound came.

Gu Shihan saw three cultivators back to back, surrounded by thousands of energy beings, with the corpses of several spirit beasts nearby, and colorful crystals scattered on the ground, gleaming with an alluring light.

The three men didn't look too disheveled; their attire was of high quality, suggesting they were scions of major sects or prominent families.

As one of the men wielded his sword, the energy being torn to pieces, with crystals falling to the ground.

The other two were equally formidable, wielding their twin swords with impressive skill, while the only female cultivator, wielding a golden sword and using talismans, was equally formidable.

Soon a large space cleared up around them. The female cultivator's fingers flew, and spirit stones fell into the jade box. The three of them moved in a blur and rushed forward. With a series of shrill screams, the three of them were quickly swallowed up by the energy beings again.

"Lu Cheng, it seems we won't be able to get out of here unless we destroy that noisy thing!" the female cultivator said worriedly.

"Okay, Wang Dan, keep an eye on the search. Once we've identified a target, we'll make our move," Lu Cheng said, his hands still busy.

"Lu Cheng, Wang Dan, someone's coming over there. Maybe they can hold back some of the energy people for us!" the male cultivator wielding twin swords said as he saw Gu Shihan rushing over.

Gu Shihan laughed when she heard their conversation. There was no need to look anymore; the leader of the energy people was right on the outermost right side.

It won't be easy for them to deal with high-level energy beings, because the distance is too great, but they can do it themselves!
Without hesitation, Gu Shihhan moved quickly, her speed so fast that Lu Cheng and the other two almost popped their eyes out. They desperately rushed towards Gu Shihhan's location, hoping to see her kill the energy man.

After this period of fighting, Gu Shihan can now unleash all seven swords simultaneously, striking with deadly accuracy. Xingbai weaves through them, and the light from the crystal enters the jade box as soon as it appears.

The coordination was flawless. "Hanhan, amethyst, we have amethyst!"

Gu Shihan smiled happily and unleashed the Seven Swords again, seeing more and more energy beings surrounding them.

With a slap of his left hand, he scattered a handful of talismans, causing purple, red, yellow, and orange crystals to fall in a flurry.

Lu Cheng and the others only saw a blue figure flash by, and then a dozen crystals appeared in her hand.

The three of them drew closer to Gu Shihhan, and the number of energy beings increased. Gu Shihhan unleashed several more powerful attacks, then turned and moved away, shouting as she ran, "Aren't you going to run?! Are you waiting to be made into dumplings?!"

The three of them then realized what was happening and quickly followed behind Gu Shihan, breaking out of the energy beings' encirclement.

"What's going on? Have we stumbled into the lair of the energy beings?" Wang Dan asked breathlessly.

"You're right! There must be tens of thousands of them!"

Gu Shihan led the group to avoid the large group of energy beings. Just as they were about to leave, the female cultivator called out loudly, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist! Wang Dan of the Green Wood Sect!" "Lu Cheng of the Ancient Sword Sect!"

"Xu Kai from the Xu family!"

"Thank you. May I ask your name, friend?"

"You're welcome, Gu Shihhan of the Five Flowers Sect! Farewell!" After saying that, Gu Shihhan disappeared in a few leaps.

“Gu Shih-han from the Five Flowers Sect, I think I’ve heard of her. She doesn’t seem like an ordinary person!” Lu Cheng said thoughtfully.

"Hmm, it would be strange if the closed-door disciple of Venerable Danhua were ordinary!" Wang Dan said thoughtfully.

"Gentlemen, shall we team up or split up?" Xu Kai asked, looking in the direction Gu Shihan had left.

"Let's separate. Contact me with a message talisman if anything happens!" Lu Cheng said, glancing around.

After taking the pills and resting for a while, the group heard the shrieking sound again. The three of them separated and left in three different directions.

That's true. Everyone enters the secret realm to seek opportunities, so splitting up is the best course of action.

Gu Shihan turned to Biqing Lake. The lake water was blue, and there were a few pieces of tourmaline scattered on the lakeside. It seemed that no one had come here yet.

Gu Shihan picked up the stone and examined it; it was indeed a valuable item.

"Hanhan, there, there is tourmaline!" Xingbai said, pointing to a stone.

"Understood!" Gu Shihan took out a long sword and slashed it down, sparks flying everywhere, and the stone shattered into pieces.

Xingbai happily put away the tourmaline stone, followed Gu Shihan around the lake, and collected several kinds of aquatic spiritual herbs before leaving.

"Xingbai, look, isn't that bamboo over there? What's it called?" Gu Shihan asked, frowning.

"Hanhan, don't you know? Silk Bamboo is a high-grade refining material that can bewitch people's minds. It's a good choice whether you use it yourself or sell it!"

"Silk Sound Bamboo? Is my Seven Star Silk Sound Sword made from Silk Sound Bamboo?"

"Hmm! Hanhan, would you like some silk bamboo flutes?"

"Yes, of course I want some, but I don't know if it's possible to transplant some into the space!"

"It should work, Hanhan. Can you hear the music? Turn off your hearing. You'll be the only one affected here; the energy beings won't be affected."

Gu Shihan dared not be careless and quickly moved towards the direction of Siyinzhu. He could hit any energy person with a single blow, not giving them a chance to call their friends.

Gu Shihan arrived at the bamboo forest and drew her Silk Sound Sword. With a series of clanging sounds, she slashed at the roots of the bamboo. This thing was not easy to cut, but luckily the Silk Sound Sword was a magic weapon of the spiritual treasure level.

It took Gu Shihan half an hour to cut down a stalk of ancient silk bamboo. The bamboo leaves fell down in a rustling sound, golden yellow, which was quite beautiful.

Xingbai didn't care whether it was useful or not, and collected it along with the bamboo leaves.

Gu Shihan cut down two more ancient trees and collected three younger ones.

He dug up a piece of bamboo root, sent it into his spatial dimension, and gave it to the puppet to find a place to plant. Only then did he leave the bamboo forest, satisfied.

(End of this chapter)