Eternal Pill Emperor

He met a small boat that caught fish. The boatman invited him to board the boat.    

The boatman was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. His name was Xue Tiezhu, and he had bronze skin and explosive muscles. He was very talkative and was close to being a chatterbox.    

From the moment Gu Xuan boarded the boat, he had been talking non-stop.    

Gu Xuan, on the other hand, didn't find it annoying. Out of the ten sentences that Xue Tiezhu rambled on about, he could only listen to one or two.    

Only after listening to ten sentences could he agree with one or two sentences.    

Xue Tiezhu didn't mind.    

He spent most of his time by himself in the river and fished. He would only come home once every three days and it was good enough to have someone to accompany him and listen to his chatter.    

Ever since the Burning Heaven Realm had become chaotic, there were fewer and fewer people who needed to cross the river.    

Even if there were, they would choose some merchant ships, or even flying ships and warships. The more people there were, the safer it would be.    

It had been a long time since he had a ferry business, so he naturally didn't meet anyone to chat with.    

Usually, when he was bored, he would find a fish to talk to.    

But how could a fish understand his words?    

Those who could understand him were all intelligent. If they met him, they would run away immediately, yet they still dared to talk to him?    

Of course, this was just a secondary reason why Xue Tiezhu didn't mind Gu Xuan's indifferent attitude.    

The main reason was that Gu Xuan was an expert in Xue Tiezhu's eyes.    

An expert who could walk on water and go against the current.    

The water in the river was extremely turbulent. Even though he had a boat and strength, he couldn't be as steady as Gu Xuan.    

It was normal for an expert to have a strange temper.    

After all, if an expert wasn't strange, how could they be different and superior?    

Xue Tiezhu was already used to this kind of thing.    

In fact, at first, when he saw Gu Xuan, all he felt was fear. All he wanted to do was get away from him.    

However, when he saw Gu Xuan continue to walk forward, he didn't seem to realize that another five kilometers would be the Three-Headed Serpent's territory.    

Once he entered the territory of the Three-Headed Serpent, no matter how high this expert was, he would probably be killed.    

After all, although Gu Xuan was an expert in Xue Tiezhu's eyes, there was a limit to how high he could go.    

Otherwise, he would have flown over wherever he wanted to go. Why would he walk on water?    

He obviously couldn't fly. He could only rely on the buoyancy of the water to move forward.    

How could a Martial Cultivator who could not fly, even if he was proficient in water-type techniques, be a match for the Three-Headed Serpent who could fly in the sky and burrow underground?    

So, out of kindness, Xue Tiezhu called Gu Xuan to a stop and invited him to board the boat. He told him about the dangers along the way and was willing to take him ashore for free, bypassing the territory of the Three-Headed Serpent by land.    

Gu Xuan was deep in thought, so he casually agreed.    

Thus, he boarded the ship and listened to the chatter along the way.    

At the moment, Gu Xuan was at a loss.    

This was unprecedented and terrifying on his path of cultivation.    

The terrifying thing was that Gu Xuan didn't even know what he was at a loss about.    

His cultivation had always been smooth sailing. No, it should be said that he had advanced smoothly.    

If he wanted to break through a small realm, there was almost no bottleneck. He could break through whenever he wanted to.    

If he wanted to break through to the Large Stage, he would at most need a few days.    

He had never felt this kind of loss before.    

It was like he was standing on the road of martial arts. He was lost. He didn't know where to go or how to go.    

In fact, Gu Xuan had an even more terrifying intuition.    

That was, even if he didn't care about this feeling of loss, if he forcefully broke through, he would probably fail in the end.    

To Gu Xuan, this was simply a fantasy.    

In the past, when he encountered a shackle, even if he didn't solve it, he was confident that he would be able to break through it by force.    

At most, his foundation would be much weaker than before.    

Gu Xuan wasn't even willing to break through imperfectly.    

But now, he couldn't even make an imperfect breakthrough.    

If this kind of situation were to happen when he was breaking through Large Stage, such as Holy Monarch Stage to Profound Saint Stage, Profound Saint Stage to the Great Perfection, or Fourth Tribulation to the Great Perfection, Gu Xuan would feel a little better.    

However, such a situation had occurred between the peak of the third tribulation and the peak of the fourth tribulation, and that made him extremely uncomfortable.    

Gu Xuan really wanted to solve this situation, but until now, he didn't even know where this situation came from, let alone how to solve it.    

It was precisely because of this that he subconsciously accepted Elf Imperial Monarch's suggestion and went out for a walk, hoping to get some inspiration.    

However, after walking for so long, he did not get any inspiration.    

Everything was still stuck at the starting point.    

Gu Xuan really wanted to know, when did his heart of martial arts start to get lost? And what was he getting lost about?    

"Senior, it's time to go ashore."    

Xue Tiezhu's voice sounded in his ears again.    

Gu Xuan nodded and followed Xue Tiezhu ashore.    

Xue Tiezhu was already regretting his decision to take Gu Xuan around the Three-Headed Serpent's territory by land.    

This senior expert was always in a daze. Xue Tiezhu had already asked him ten times before he could hear him.    

Normally, it would take him half a day to get back and forth.    

Who knew how long it would take to walk with this master who loved to be in a daze.    

It was almost dusk. They were sure to walk on this road at night.    

He hadn't caught a single fish today!    

Unfortunately, although Xue Tiezhu was regretful, he was a man who kept his promises. If he had promised someone, he would definitely do it.    

At most, he would just risk going near the Three Headed Serpent Dragon's territory to catch some fish.    

No one dared to go there, so it was easy to catch fish. As long as they returned quickly and didn't alert the Three Headed Serpent Dragon and his subordinates, they would be fine.    

In the past, whenever he was hungry, he would choose to go and take a risk. Every time, he would be scared, but not scared. He believed that going there again wouldn't be an exception.    

Hu ~ Hu ~    

The two had just reached the shore and walked less than ten steps when a strong wind started to blow. A black cloud appeared ten miles upstream and kept expanding.    

Suddenly, the area within a hundred miles became dark.    

Xue Tiezhu's expression changed dramatically.    

"Oh no! It's the Black Flood Dragon patrolling!    

Senior, our luck is really bad. This Black Flood Dragon only appears once every ten or twenty years, but unfortunately, we met it.    

It's impossible to take the land route around the territory of the Three Headed Flood Dragon.    

It's not safe on the way here. If Senior doesn't mind, then go to my house and hide.    

The patrol of the Black Flood Dragon usually only lasts one night. Let's rest for the night, and I'll lead the way for you tomorrow night. "    

Gu Xuan raised his head and looked in the direction of the black clouds.    

Within the clouds, there was indeed a giant black flood dragon leading a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals. They were stirring up trouble and seemed to be insufferably arrogant.    

Of course, Gu Xuan didn't put such a Black Flood Dragon in his eyes.    

It only had the strength of the Two Stars Emperor Level. Its strength was weak, and Gu Xuan could kill it with a single strand of his hair.    

However, such a Vicious Beast was already an unattainable and godlike existence in Xue Tiezhu's eyes.    

In fact, Xue Tiezhu was also a Martial Cultivator.    

He also had the realm of Three-star Spirit Level.    

However, with this kind of strength, he was just an ordinary person in the Burning Heaven Realm, which had undergone a huge change and its overall strength had greatly increased.    

In the mortal world, there were many people who were stronger than him.    

Even if he entered a small sect, he could only be a servant or an Outer Door disciple. There was still a huge gap between him and the Emperor Level.    

"Then I'll be troubling you."    

Gu Xuan said a rare polite word.    

Xue Tiezhu hurried home with Gu Xuan.    

Along the way, not only did Xue Tiezhu keep quiet out of fear, he did not say a word. Even his footsteps were very low, as if he was afraid of being noticed by the Black Flood Dragon ten miles away.    

But how could he know that the Black Flood Dragon had already noticed him?    

However, in the eyes of the Black Flood Dragon, a rough middle-aged man was clearly not his target for this hunt.    

As for Gu Xuan, who was following behind Xue Tiezhu, how could a mere Black Flood Dragon possibly discover him?    

Gu Xuan looked at Xue Tiezhu's back and suddenly became very interested in him.    

He recalled every expression and every sentence that Xue Tiezhu had said ever since he met him.    

Xue Tiezhu seemed to be very determined.    

His expression was firm and his eyes were firm.    

Logically speaking, even ordinary people should be able to feel the danger of the Burning Heaven Realm.    

The end of the world was about to arrive, so why was he still fishing in the river?    

And he was going to fish for three days before going home?    

Logically speaking, when the Black Flood Dragon was patrolling, he should be hiding and not moving. Only then could he reduce the possibility of being discovered.    

But why was he so determined to go home?    

How could he not be confused?