Longevity Immortal Fate: Begins with Dao Companion

"Where is this...?"

Gu Changsheng groggily opened his eyes.

"I didn't die from the fall?"

He looked around and saw a pitch-black cave, devoid of any light, extremely dark and eerie.

Gu Changsheng reached out and felt Li Pan'er's body, who was still unconscious.

"Why am I here?" Gu Changsheng looked around, slightly bewildered.

Clearly, he didn't die from the fall or end up at the bottom of a cliff. Instead, during the descent, he was pulled into this place by some unknown force!

"Could it be... my stroke of luck? After all, I'm so handsome that surviving a cliff jump and encountering something extraordinary is normal, right?"

While Gu Changsheng was pondering, the dark cave suddenly brightened.

Blue lights appeared on both sides of the cave, revealing the surroundings completely.

It was a small cave with nothing around. In the innermost part of the cave, there was a skeleton.

The skeleton was pierced by broken swords, spears, and large knives. Even though the flesh had dissipated, the bones were still impaled by weapons, presenting a pitiful sight.

Gu Changsheng found it hard to imagine what kind of fierce battle the skeleton had experienced.

In the next moment, to Gu Changsheng's astonishment, the skeleton...

Moved!

Crack!

The skeleton slightly sat up, making a bone-cracking sound. After taking a few steps, one of its bones broke and fell to the ground.

Gu Changsheng: ...

Suddenly, it wasn't scary anymore...

It was even a bit funny!

The skeleton's body also paused for a moment.

Clearly, it was also feeling awkward.

But since it was already a skeleton, with no flesh on its face, it didn't need to worry about losing face. It acted as if nothing had happened and continued forward.

Soon, following the rhythm of dropping a bone every few steps, the skeleton finally arrived in front of Gu Changsheng.

It stared at Gu Changsheng, although it was indeed dead and could only stare.

The vacant eyes and white bones standing in front of him were still quite terrifying, but when Gu Changsheng thought about the funny situation just now, he wasn't afraid anymore.

Gu Changsheng moved slightly and pushed away the sword that was about to hit him.

"Senior, hello," Gu Changsheng respectfully said to the skeleton in front of him.

"Aren't you afraid of me?" The skeleton opened its mouth, and the bones on its mouth moved up and down, looking quite comical.

It was a somewhat pleasant female voice, but it was as cold as an iceberg. Just listening to it gave people a freezing sensation.

This was a female skeleton.

"I'm definitely afraid, but when I think that Senior is not a bad person, I'm not afraid anymore," Gu Changsheng shook his head.

"Oh? How do you know if I'm a good person or a bad person?" The female skeleton was quite surprised.

"If you had ill intentions, I would have either fallen to the bottom of the cliff or died. How could I still be standing here talking to you?"

"You're quite interesting."

"Senior, why did you summon us here?" Gu Changsheng asked.

"I was bored."

The female skeleton's answer was concise.

Gu Changsheng: ...

"I've been here for nearly eighty years. Aren't you bored?" The female skeleton continued.

Her icy voice combined with these speechless words seemed somewhat out of place.

"Indeed, indeed," Gu Changsheng nodded. "Are you bored now? How about I keep you company?"

Gu Changsheng now knew that he had to make this skeleton in front of him happy, or else he would lose his life.

Although this female skeleton spoke arrogantly, her strength was definitely not simple. At the very least, she was at the Foundation Building stage.

Otherwise, how could I have been dead for so many years and still come up with this set?

"Bored? How do you relieve boredom?" The female skeleton became interested.

"Come, let me teach you a fun game to relieve boredom. It's called Five-in-a-Row." Gu Changsheng squatted down and drew a grid on the ground. "The rules are simple. We take turns placing a piece on the board, and the goal is to connect five pieces in a line to win."

"An interesting way to relieve boredom." The female skeleton nodded slightly. "Come, let's play."

"You go first, senior."

Gu Changsheng nodded.

The female skeleton didn't hesitate and made a move.

Gu Changsheng quickly started to dominate the game.

He won several rounds in a row, completely defeating the female skeleton.

"Your chess skills are not bad," the female skeleton said, nodding at Gu Changsheng.

"It's mainly because you just started playing and aren't familiar with the rules," Gu Changsheng replied.

"I already know how to play now. Let's play another round, and this time, you go first."

Gu Changsheng nodded and made the first move.

After a few minutes, Gu Changsheng shook his head. "I lost. Senior, you're really amazing. Even though we only played a few rounds, you've already mastered the essence. You must be a genius!"

Gu Changsheng knew how to please women.

If he kept winning, it would be impolite.

It was best to let her win a round or two.

Otherwise, if she kept losing and became furious, what would happen if she killed him?

Gu Changsheng was also good at acting, making the female skeleton unaware of anything suspicious.

She truly believed she was amazing.

"Haha." The female skeleton laughed with her mouth wide open. "I'm not as good as you say. It's just that this game is too simple."

Gu Changsheng understood that the female skeleton was quite proud.

"Alright, kid, thanks for the game. It was quite interesting," the female skeleton smiled at Gu Changsheng.

"As for why I summoned you here... I was really bored."

The female skeleton continued, "It has been eighty years since I arrived here, and you are the first ones to pass by me during these eighty years. Of course, I had to summon you. No one came before."

Gu Changsheng twitched his mouth.

This place was a cliff. Who would come here for no reason?

What would they come here for? To experience the joy of jumping off a cliff?

"May I ask, senior, why did you come here?" Gu Changsheng pointed to the weapons on her body.

"From these, you can tell that I was defeated by a Nascent Soul cultivator and ended up here."

"My name is Ji Wenxiang. I was born one hundred and fifty years ago as a mortal. Fortunately, I obtained a chance for immortality and embarked on the path of cultivation. Due to my good aptitude, I was accepted into the Immortal Academy of the Great Ji Immortal Dynasty to cultivate."

"I reached the Qi Refining stage at the age of twelve and the Foundation Building stage at thirty. At the age of seventy, I entered the Gold Core stage. Within the Great Ji Immortal Dynasty, I was considered a talented individual."

At this point, Ji Wenxiang straightened her chest, appearing somewhat proud.

If she had some flesh and blood, Gu Changsheng might have taken a look. But now, with her chest made of bones, it looked strange...

However, Gu Changsheng could tell that Ji Wenxiang was indeed quite confident.

She had the capital to be confident.

At the age of twelve, most cultivators had just discovered their talent, but she was already at the Qi Refining stage. She was undoubtedly a genius. Moreover, reaching the Foundation Building stage at thirty and the Gold Core stage at seventy made her a genius among geniuses!

Proud, she gave off an air of pride!

If Gu Changsheng didn't have the Goldfinger, he would be even prouder than her with her talent!

"Unfortunately, when I had just entered the early stage of the Gold Core, I found an opportunity left behind by a Nascent Soul cultivator. However, for some reason, other cultivators learned about it and attacked me in order to obtain the opportunity. I was only at the early stage of the Gold Core, while some of them were at the mid-stage. It was normal for me to be unable to defeat them."

"I was chased by them from the Great Ji Immortal Dynasty to this affiliated kingdom. In the end, I used a secret technique to temporarily repel them. However, I was already seriously injured at that time. After flying here, I had no strength left and fell into this place. But I thought dying like this was too simple, so during the flight, I broke through a cave, intending to use it as a place to pass on my legacy after death."

Gu Changsheng twitched his mouth.

What a talent! What normal cultivator would put their legacy in a cliff?

Unless they were the protagonist of a cliff-jumping story, who would be able to find it?

Oh, he could find it, so it was fine.