I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 1: Demon Star Grotto, a boy with no martial ethics
  Ba Kingdom, Demon Star Grotto.

This is a deep, dark, bottomless cave with countless stone steps spiraling down, seemingly extending to the center of the earth, with no end in sight.

The black evil spirit swirled like smoke, pouring out from the depths of the cave, like a black dragon, soaring straight into the sky, teeth and claws.

The air made a hissing cry, as if it was corroded by the black evil spirit. A flying bird passed above the cave, fluttered its wings a few times, and then suddenly fell, falling straight into the depths of the cave.

"Paji!"

Flesh and blood fell, and the sparrow-like bird died on the spot.

Just when the body had just landed on the ground, a pair of pale palms immediately stretched out and held the body tightly.

"Another idiot is dying. It looks like we can have extra food today..."

In the darkness, a low voice sounded, and then a young man wearing a blue robe came out.

The young man was tall, but extremely thin, with dry hair, no blood on his lips, and a face as pale as paper, as if he had not seen the sun for a long time, and his whole body was extremely weak.

The eyes were also cloudy, dull, and seemed to have lost their vitality.

But his steps remained firm, as if he had not lost hope in the dark cave.

Grabbing the bird, the young man skillfully peeled it off and peeled it clean. Then a faint shadow lit up on his palm.

This phantom was the size of a palm, but square, like a seal, shining brightly in the young man's palm. There were strange lines on the bottom, like seal characters. Along with a strange force, a strange force surged out of the young man's body, and the seal suddenly grew bigger. The bright light stirred up the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and it seemed that a hot flame was about to light up.

But at this moment, a black iron ring suddenly buzzed and moved on the young man's wrist, tightly hugging the young man's wrist. The force was so strong that it almost sank into the flesh and blood.

Cold sweat suddenly dripped from the young man's forehead. He seemed to be in great pain, but he endured the pain in his wrists and meridians. Without saying a word, he forcibly activated his magic power and activated the seal.

"Pfft!"

A hot, bright flame suddenly burst out in the darkness.

The sizzling oily aroma of the bird meat in the flames makes people's fingers tantalize.

"Cough cough!"

"Gu Yuan, stop using your magic power. This broken spirit ring scrapes your veins and is bloodthirsty. Even if it doesn't drain your blood and magic power, the pain will still kill you!"

"It's not worth it for a piece of cooked meat!"

In the darkness, an old and weak voice came along with a cough.

"We are already in a devil's cave. If we continue to eat hair and drink blood, we will really be no different from livestock!"

"It's just a little pain, I can bear it!"

Gu Yuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, ignoring the heat of the roasted bird in his hands, tore it open, divided it into two halves, handed one half to the old man who just spoke, and then carefully tore the half in his hand into three small pieces. I divided the portion into three bites and chewed it for a long time until there was no taste left, then I swallowed it carefully.

In fact, the roasted bird without seasoning had no taste at all, but the aroma of cooked meat still made Gu Yuan feel the satisfaction he had not seen for a long time after being in prison for a long time.

Thinking about the past life, a roasted bird was not even salted, and he would not even look at it. At the very least, it required cumin, sesame seeds, and chili powder, brushed with grease, fried and grilled repeatedly, and served with lettuce before it could be eaten.

But in the past six months, he had experienced the deepest and most terrible pain of prison. A piece of cooked meat was enough to satisfy him.

Thinking of everything that had happened in the past six months, he couldn't help but sigh.

Half a year ago, he had just traveled through time, woke up in this world, and became Gu Yuan, an inner disciple of the Qingmu Sect of Ba Kingdom.

With this status, you can enjoy the true secrets of the Aoki Sect, a large amount of practice resources, and have a bright future.

Just when Gu Yuan was beaming with joy, thinking that he was no longer a loser, that he could cultivate well, show off his talents in the new world, and that there was hope for immortality - Mosha Sect opened the gate of Qingmu Sect.

In this battle, the sky was dark, the sun and the moon were dim, and the Qingmu Sect's mountain-protecting formation only lasted for half a day before it shattered.

The sect leader died on the spot, and the remaining elders and stewards were dead and disabled. The great Aoki Sect suddenly became a devil's cave.

The high-end combat power was completely wiped out. How could an inner disciple like Gu Yuan, who was no more than a mere Qi practitioner, escape?

Hundreds of disciples were all kidnapped to the Demon Star Grotto of the Demon Evil Sect, and were given broken spirit rings to become miners in the Demon Star Grotto.

The Demon Star Grotto is a spiritual mine with a long history, which produces spiritual objects, Demon Star Stones.

This stone can expand the monks' Dantian and enhance their practice. It has obvious effects. The Mosha Sect relies on the output of this stone to gradually grow and have a profound foundation.

However, deep in the veins where this stone is produced, there is endless evil spirit, which will corrode human flesh and blood. If a mortal is here, within a few days, the evil spirit will enter the body, and the five internal organs will turn into blood and die.

Only monks can collect this mine.

Gu Yuan and the others were brought into the Broken Spirit Ring, which restricted the release of mana and lost the ability to cast spells. However, the mana was still there and could circulate in the body, dissolve some evil spirits, and collect magic star stones.

This mining lasts for more than May.

In the dark devil's cave, there was not enough food to eat. Every day there was only thin porridge and poor side dishes, even some were sour.

Times were extremely difficult.

And you must collect more than three magic star stones every day, otherwise you will be beaten severely!
  The vine whip soaked in blood-thorning evil spirit is whipped on the body, like beating the internal organs, which can hurt people to death.

But this magic star stone mine has been mined for hundreds of years, and star stones are becoming more and more rare. They are not so easy to collect.

Even though Gu Yuan worked hard every day, he still failed half the time and was beaten so hard that he was in agony.

But this also inspired Gu Yuan's tenacity, and he became more and more tolerant of pain, even to the point of being terrifying. Therefore, he could endure the terrible confinement of the broken spirit ring, forcibly activate the "Flame Dragon Seal", stir up the flames, and roast the birds.

After eating the cooked meat and swallowing a few more mouthfuls of saliva, Gu Yuan finally showed a smile on his face, but looking at the motionless old man in the corner, he asked calmly: "Senior Brother Yang, why don't you eat?"

This old man's surname was Yang, and he was also an inner disciple of the Qingmu Sect, but his cultivation was much higher than Gu Yuan's fourth level of Qi Refining, and he was already at the limit of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

But the tree is big and attracts the wind. This cultivation level has been the target of the sect war. Senior Brother Yang was seriously injured in that battle and his cultivation level regressed. He was then sent to the mine and became a miner.

Although the two were not brothers in the same vein, they were inexplicably close. They stayed together in the mine to keep warm. After two months of hardship, their relationship became deeper and deeper, and they would share materials and food with each other.

But at this moment, Senior Brother Yang did not eat meat and just said lightly:
  "Junior brother, I'm going to die!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the cave.

Gu Yuan couldn't help but take two steps forward and take a closer look.

I saw an old man in the corner with gray hair, cloudy eyes, and shriveled skin. He was curled up, showing his old age, and strands of black air were hovering on his skin.

Every cough would bring great pain, making his gray and sparse eyebrows tremble continuously.

"How could this happen?"

Gu Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

Although Senior Brother Yang is over fifty, he does not look older because of his magical power. He looks the same as he is in his thirties on weekdays. Even if he is injured and becomes a miner, he moves swiftly and there is no difference. But at this moment , overnight, he aged so much that he was close to death?

"Before, I was just trying to hold on. My Dantian was damaged, my magic power was not working properly, and I was unable to fight against the evil spirit. Every day when I excavated star stones, a wisp of evil spirit entered my body. The more star stones I dug, the closer my death would be... "

Senior Brother Yang huddled up on the stone wall, curling up into a ball, his tone full of desolation.

"Senior brother..."

"Don't say it anymore, I am already dead, but you are different, you still have a glimmer of hope!"

Gu Yuan wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Senior Brother Yang.

"Come closer!"

Senior Brother Yang waved.

The magic power in Gu Yuan's body flowed gently, and he hid the right hand with the broken spirit ring behind his back without any trace, and then stepped in.

Senior Brother Yang lowered his head so that his eyes could not be seen clearly, but his tone was full of concern.

"Junior brother, look!"

He bent down and struggled to lift a stone next to the stone wall, revealing a pit.

The potholes were covered with hemp and rags. If you push aside these debris, you can see pieces of strange ore the size of a fist, emitting little bits of starlight.

Magic Star Stone!
  Just a rough estimate, there are as many as twenty.

Senior Brother Yang actually secretly hid more than twenty magic star stones!

"This is……"

Gu Yuan was slightly startled.

"Mining the Demon Star Stone is not an easy task, and only monks can do it. However, if you just squeeze it, fishing in the lake is just the last resort. In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the miners, the Mosha Sect has set a law. If you can collect a top-quality Demon Star Stone, , or if you hand over thirty demon star stones of medium quality, you can leave the demon cave, change the mountain gate, and worship the demon evil sect!"

Senior Brother Yang had been coughing constantly before, but now he seemed to be holding back the pain and spoke a long paragraph in one breath.

"I also know about this, but if you want to change the mountain gate, you must have a certificate of surrender..."

Gu Yuan shook his head slightly.

All the miners knew about this, but if they wanted to change the sect, the name of the miners would be "the corpse of a disciple of the Qingmu Sect".

Kill the same sect and carry the Demon Star Stone to change the sect and join the Demonic Sect!
  "On normal days, I wouldn't let you do such heartless and unjust things. Even though the ants are greedy for life, I don't want to take death lightly. But now that I have a demon in my body, there is no way I can save you. You don't have to bear the burden anymore." …”

"Kill me, take the Demon Star Stone, and join the Demon Evil Sect for a chance of survival!"

Senior Brother Yang held Gu Yuan's left hand and said sincerely with tears in his eyes.

"it is good!"

"You don't have to be burdened...eh?"

Senior Brother Yang burst into tears and wanted to persuade him again, but in the middle of his words, he suddenly came to his senses.

Why is this different from what was expected? !

"call!"

But there was already a loud sound of wind in his ears, and a hot breath, vaguely accompanied by the roar of an animal, suddenly arrived.

Gu Yuan took action directly.

Cruel and ruthless.

The right hand hidden behind his back resisted the confinement of the broken spirit ring, roared over, and slapped Senior Brother Yang on the head.

(End of this chapter)