Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1219 - 633: I Will Protect Her

"Taiyi Immortal King, Qiankun Venerate King, may I ask what occasion brings you two back to my Tianlan Sacred Land?"

Tianlan Saint Master offered cupped hands in salute, his tone steady and neither servile nor overbearing.

A sinister expression twisted Qiankun Venerate King’s face; at these words, he let out a cold sneer.

"Stop feigning ignorance. We’ve come naturally for your treasured disciple, Gu Sheng!"

Tianlan Saint Master felt his heart plummet, yet he compelled himself to maintain composure.

"Gu Sheng is merely a regular disciple. Why would two Immortal Kings bother to come in person? As Golden Simurgh Heavenly Monarch stated last time—"

"Silence!"

Qiankun Venerate King interrupted him brusquely.

"Do you believe name-dropping the Purple Spirit Realm Master still intimidates us? Hear this: the Tianxuan Divine Girl is on the verge of betrothal to the Azure Dragon Realm Master’s son. Your disciple is just worthless garbage now!"

Tianlan Saint Master’s face shifted dramatically, while the Sacred Land’s inhabitants below displayed utter shock and dread.

"Th-this... it can’t be!"

The Great Elder exclaimed in utter disbelief.

"Hahaha!"

Qiankun Venerate King burst into manic laughter, unable to contain himself.

"Did you fools truly imagine you could rest secure by relying on a mere brat? Fail to surrender Gu Sheng today, and I’ll raze your Tianlan Sacred Land completely!"

Beads of cold sweat dripped from Tianlan Saint Master’s brow, though he struggled to keep his poise.

"Is this truly the Venerable King’s claim? The union of Tianxuan Divine Girl and Gu Sheng was ordained directly by the Purple Spirit Realm Master—how could it be altered so casually?"

"Seeking death!"

Qiankun Venerate King bellowed furiously, with purple qi roiling around his form.

"Taiyi, scan for me! Haul that little punk out!"

Taiyi Immortal King had remained quiet until now; at last, he uttered words chilling as frost.

"As commanded."

Instantly, a horrifying Divine Sense barraged the whole of Tianlan Sacred Land.

This force probed every scrap of terrain, every structure, and every disciple present.

Weaker cultivators among the disciples collapsed to their knees outright, blood trickling from their seven apertures.

"Found him yet?"

Shortly after, Qiankun Venerate King demanded with impatience.

Taiyi Immortal King’s eyebrows knitted in a deep frown.

"Odd. That boy’s aura is completely absent."

"What?"

Qiankun Venerate King’s visage altered sharply.

"No way! They’ve surely employed a Secret Technique to conceal him!"

Taiyi Immortal King fixed his frosty stare on Tianlan Saint Master.

"Confess. Where did you stash Gu Sheng?"

A wry smile crossed Tianlan Saint Master’s lips.

"With our meager abilities, how could we conceal anyone from Immortal Kings? Gu Sheng truly departed the Sacred Land earlier. He set out for training."

"When exactly?" Taiyi Immortal King demanded.

"It’s... already been a few days."

Tianlan Saint Master intentionally prolonged his response, silently hoping Gu Sheng had fled far away.

"How convenient. He vanishes right as we show up? You expect me to buy that?"

"Scan everything! Leave no patch of ground unsearched!"

Qiankun Venerate King’s malevolent eyes raked across all of Tianlan Sacred Land.

"Taiyi, take Holy Heaven Peak; I’ll handle Holy Land Peak!"

Taiyi Immortal King gave a blank nod.

His fearsome Divine Sense cascaded forth, infiltrating halls and caverns alike.

A handful of disciples caught in its path hemorrhaged from every orifice and slumped unconscious.

"Immortal King, show mercy!"

The Great Elder rushed ahead hastily, only to rebound from an unseen air barrier, spewing blood.

Tianlan Saint Master gripped his fists until they cracked, yet he barely held back from acting.

At his side, Tianlan Saint Mother transmitted a message via voice.

"Allow their search. Every moment they waste means Gu Sheng escapes further."

Malice sparkled in the Second Elder’s gaze as he shouted aloud.

"Saint Master! Even now, you protect that curse? Surrender Gu Sheng to save the Sacred Land!"

"Be quiet!"

Tianlan Saint Mother rebuked icily, a frosty glint in her phoenix eyes.

"Second Elder, you’ve spoken too much this day."

"Hahaha!"

Far from intimidated, the Second Elder cackled.

"Will Saint Mother doom the whole Sacred Land for some outsider? What disasters has Gu Sheng unleashed on us? How many fell when Supreme Immortal Sect struck before? The betrothal’s broken now—what good is he?"

Upon hearing this, the Qiankun Venerate King paused his search and turned his gaze over with keen curiosity.

"Well said! This Venerable grants you a quarter-hour. Should you fail to deliver Gu Sheng, then all of you—"

He drew his hand sharply across his throat, a savage grin twisting his features.

"Shall perish!"

Those words tolled like a funeral bell, detonating within every heart present.

Legs buckled beneath several young disciples, sending them crumpling straight to their knees.

Seizing the moment, the Seventh Elder advanced boldly.

"Saint Master, please see reason! Gu Sheng is just a Nascent Soul novice. Why risk our whole Sacred Land for him?"

"You..."

Daoist Xiushan’s beard quivered in rage.

"Cowards who fear death and crave life! Gu Sheng belongs to our Sacred Land as a disciple—how dare we surrender him?"

The Fifth Elder spoke up darkly as well.

"Daoist Xiushan, simple words from one not facing harm. Against the Taiyi Immortal King’s direct assault, how many blows could you withstand?"

Increasing numbers of elders moved to align with the Second Elder, flipping the tide in an instant.

Ashen-faced, the Tianlan Saint Master seethed—not over their intent to abandon Gu Sheng, but their brazen defiance of his command.

"Rebellion, then? Is that your choice?"

A chilling depth laced the Tianlan Saint Master’s tone.

"Hear me once more: Gu Sheng has departed the Holy Land!"

"Why refuse the Immortal King’s search, then?"

The Second Elder challenged him fiercely.

"Unless... the Saint Master speaks falsehoods!"

The Qiankun Venerate King’s eyes gleamed brightly.

"Fascinating. Old fool, you dare mislead this Venerable?"

Abruptly, he surged toward the Tianlan Saint Master. Though his cultivation lagged behind the Taiyi Immortal King’s, the overwhelming pressure from that powerhouse still choked the air.

Rather than yield, the Tianlan Saint Master pressed forward, Spiritual Power roiling about him.

"Should the Venerable King seek battle, this old man stands ready!"

"Saint Master, hold back!"

The Great Elder rushed to intercept him.

"Acting now plays straight into their scheme!"

Discreetly, the Seventh Elder tugged the Second Elder away and murmured softly.

"Second Brother, should Gu Sheng truly evade them, what then for us...?"

A icy, malevolent chuckle escaped the Second Elder.

"Why the panic? I prepared for this long ago."

He bent near the Seventh Elder’s ear.

"Recall your disciple Wang Zhu’s demise?"

The Seventh Elder’s pupils contracted sharply.

"You suggest... Gu Sheng’s younger sister?"

"Precisely!"

Malice flickered in the Second Elder’s gaze.

"She isn’t Gu Sheng, yet she suffices to show our good faith. The Qiankun Venerate King craves an outlet for fury; Gu Sheng needn’t be the sole target."

Conflict twisted the Seventh Elder’s features.

"Yet striking at a mere child..."

"Fool!"

The Second Elder snapped viciously.

"Life or reputation—which matters more? Believe the Taiyi Immortal King spares us if he finds nothing?"

While he uttered this, the Taiyi Immortal King abruptly returned from Holy Heaven Peak, face shadowed in gloom.

"He’s absent."

The Qiankun Venerate King’s visage twisted into utter hideousness.

"Impossible!"

Whipping around, he locked eyes on the Tianlan Saint Master.

"Old wretch, toying with me?"

Internally sighing in relief, the Tianlan Saint Master kept his expression steady.

"As this old man stated, Gu Sheng fled the Holy Land."

"Nonsense!"

Fury exploded from the Qiankun Venerate King as purple qi erupted around him.

"A trifling Nascent Soul—how could he learn of this beforehand and flee? Except—"

"Someone warned him!"

Sensing the moment ripe, the Second Elder approached the Qiankun Venerate King and whispered.

"Venerate King, calm your wrath! Though Gu Sheng hides, his younger sister lingers in the Holy Land!"

"Venerate King, she’s Gu Sheng’s nearest blood. She’ll lure him forth effectively!"

Eyes narrowing, the Qiankun Venerate King pondered.

"Is that so? Her location?"

"Atop Bixia Peak!"

The Seventh Elder advanced too.

"Saint Master, the Qiankun Venerate King heads toward Holy Land Peak."

A disciple dashed up with the report.

The Tianlan Saint Master’s brows knit faintly, his eyes scanning Holy Land Peak.

"What business draws them there?"

Daoist Xiushan snorted coldly.

"Those two scheming fossils’ work, no doubt. Sly as phantoms—nothing wholesome!"

Daoist Tianji merely flicked his hand.

"No worries. Gu Sheng has already left the Holy Land; they won’t cause too much chaos."

After a moment of thought, the Tianlan Saint Master decided against intervening.

He glanced over at Holy Heaven Peak, where the Taiyi Immortal King’s Divine Sense scanned every corner of the terrain.

"I hope things go well for the Holy Mother..."

Atop Holy Heaven Peak, Gongsun Yue gripped her mother the Tianlan Saint Mother’s sleeve firmly, her small face drained of all color.

"Mother, the Taiyi Immortal King’s Divine Sense just passed by Water Spirit Pavilion!"

The Tianlan Saint Mother softly patted her daughter’s shaking hand, though her gaze stayed glued to the horrifying figure in the distance.

"Don’t fear. He found nothing."

Earlier, as the Taiyi Immortal King’s Divine Sense brushed over Water Spirit Pavilion, the mother and daughter’s hearts had nearly burst from their chests.

The Divine Sense paused above Water Spirit Pavilion for an instant, like it detected something unusual, but finally drifted onward.