Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 791 - 512: A Man with Ambitions Knows No Bounds_3

No matter the outcome, she wanted to give it her all.

At the very least, she wished to watch Xiao Cao leave.

She was well aware that some people, once missed, would mean a complete farewell for life.

The mountain mornings were always damp and cold. Yet, Gu Hui'er felt not a hint of chill. Instead, a strange courage welled up in her heart.

"Xiao Cao, have you already left?!" Gu Hui'er's bright eyes became vacant as she stared blankly at the wide-open door of the thatched cottage.

Disbelieving, she frantically ran into the cottage, searching for Xiao Cao.

But her old friend had departed, without a trace left behind.

It turned out that Hong Yuan had sensed Gu Hui'er's feelings and had left early, avoiding further entanglement.

Empty.

Desolate.

Utterly desolate.

Before she knew it, Gu Hui'er's Clan Leader father stood beside her. "Alas, Hui'er," he said, consoling her gently, "great men aspire to travel far, and Xiao Cao wouldn't want to see you upset..."

"Father, I... SOB SOB SOB..."

"It's alright, it's alright. There are plenty of good men out there. Xiao Cao is just one boy, isn't he? Daddy will find you a 'big tree'!"

"No, it's not like that... It's not..."

The old Clan Leader embraced his daughter gently, comforting her softly.

The Falling Cloud Mountain Range was vast, yet it felt so small. Any man with ambition would choose to leave. Years ago, he too had nearly set out from the Falling Cloud Mountain Range, venturing beyond the mountains to see more of the world.

True men, with aspirations that span the four corners of the earth... 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

「Meanwhile.」

Hong Yuan was entering the inner depths of the Falling Cloud Mountain Range.

He was aware of Gu Hui'er's affection, but he had long since become indifferent to such feelings.

Saints could become immortals. Although he took each journey as it came, without much care for the future, his only wish was for a life without regrets. But the gap between Saints and common folk was as vast as that between immortals and mortals.

To catch his eye, one would need to be at least in the Saint Realm.

Besides, youthful infatuation was bound to fade with time. Hong Yuan didn't take it too seriously.

「At this moment.」

He needed to collect the products of his experiments and tie up loose ends.

During his time in seclusion, his Power Body had not been idle; he had conducted a series of experiments. Such as the Fusion of Blood and Power! Exotic Beasts of Blood and Strength, Exotic Plants of Blood and Strength...

Unlike the well-developed Heaven and Earth Grand Power Flow and Beast Strength Illusion Flow, the Human Strength Equilibrium Flow was just starting and couldn't be considered mature yet. If he was to become an unmatched Power Tao master, he still had to explore the path ahead on his own. As for why he had to cultivate in the wider world instead of only in the Power Dao Blessed Land, it was because he needed a control group to seek out even the slightest variations.

Even though I always like to seek shortcuts to Tao Achievement by obtaining the True Transmissions of the Human Clan Sky Palace and the Demon Clan's Demon Court, it doesn't mean my talents are insufficient. With a talent score of 99, I stand unrivaled through the ages. Give me a seedling, and I'll give you a forest! Hong Yuan thought, his expression unchanging.

With light steps, he quickly entered the depths of the Falling Cloud Mountain Range, arriving at his experimental site.

This was a forest enshrouded in black mist. Upon entering, one would find pairs of ghastly green eyes, gleaming with an oily lustre, instilling fear in anyone who saw them. The stench-filled, fierce winds howling overhead only added to the terror. And just when you thought of leaning against an ancient, gnarled tree to face an approaching foe, you would discover that the greatest danger came from the tree itself!

This patch of black-misted forest was truly filled with lethal traps, bones piled upon bones.

Mountain Robbers? Feral Blood Wolves? Hong Yuan mused. Heh. My experimental products are not so easy to handle.

He glanced to his left and narrowed his eyes.

Nearly a hundred li from the black-misted forest, on a river stream, groups of burly bandits boarded various large boats. They were preparing to charge downstream and ransack a town. It was worth mentioning that these Mountain Robbers were actually holding a group of Feral Blood Wolves captive. Feral Blood Wolves, one of Hong Yuan's experimental products, would not stop until death once they tasted blood.

Just then, a heaven-shattering Great Power descended, instantly wiping out the bandits and the Feral Blood Wolves.

They're arriving so quickly? Being on war-footing really makes a difference, Hong Yuan thought.

Divine Power—Green Dragon Change!

With a mere glance having annihilated the group of bandits, Hong Yuan smiled faintly, transformed into a Green Dragon, and gracefully departed.

Dragons can grow large or shrink small, can ascend or conceal themselves;

When large, they stir clouds and exhale mist; when small, they hide their forms;

Ascending, they soar through the cosmos; hidden, they lurk within the waves.

Although Hong Yuan's Power Body was just a step away from the seventh rank, ordinary seventh-rank Saints would be fumbling in the dark if they tried to find him!

The one guarding the safety of this land was Baixiang Xuanjiang, a sixth-rank Saint. When Baixiang Xuanjiang sensed the surge of Saint Power, he rushed over swiftly.

But what could he find?

Hong Yuan had truly come without a trace and left without a shadow...