Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1261 - 654: Rotating Vortex (Part 2)

Her slender fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes, revealing her inner turmoil.

"A Holy Master level aura has appeared at the bottom of the river."

The Dragon Palace stood with his hands behind his back, his tone heavy.

"Not just one."

The Holy Daughter’s delicate body trembled slightly.

"If that’s really the case... then all those who jumped in..."

"One in ten thousand chance of survival."

The Dragon Palace interrupted her directly.

"We should go now."

But the Holy Daughter shook her head.

"Let’s wait a bit longer."

The Dragon Palace gave her a meaningful look.

"Wait for what? For Gu Sheng’s corpse to float up?"

The Holy Daughter didn’t answer, she just gazed deeper into the Blood River.

At this moment, Gale, in the Blood River, was covered in blood, fleeing madly like a demon.

His originally vibrant red hair was soaked in blood, sticking to his pale face, looking extremely disheveled.

"Gu Sheng! Damn your ancestors!"

Gale cursed while escaping for his life.

"If it weren’t for chasing you, how would I..."

Before he could finish, a monster resembling a crocodile but with human hands lunged forward.

Gale hastily summoned a copper mirror, and the mirror surface burst with blinding red light.

"Bang!"

The red light hit the monster, but it only shook its head, then swallowed the copper mirror whole!

Gale’s face changed drastically, that copper mirror was his most prized Spiritual Artifact!

"Detonate!"

Gale gritted his teeth and formed a seal, intending to trigger the restriction inside the copper mirror.

However, only a muffled sound came from the monster’s belly, then it fell silent.

Gale’s face turned ashen, and he turned to flee, only to be blocked by another monster.

"Get out of the way!"

Gale roared, and twelve flying knives flew out from his sleeve, lightning crackling with blood-colored arcs.

The flying knives pierced into the monster, but it was like a clay ox entering the sea.

The monster sneered and slapped, sending Gale flying backward to crash heavily into the riverbed rocks.

"Pff——"

Gale spat out a mouthful of blood, his vitality instantly waning.

In the distance, Wang Xiu Jie watched coldly, a sneer on his lips.

"Trash."

He no longer paid attention to Gale’s fate, instead controlling the battle array to advance.

By this time, they had already broken out from the circle of monsters, ahead were the most terrifying creatures and Gu Sheng.

"Wang Xiu Jie!"

Lv Feng suddenly shouted harshly.

"Where exactly are you taking us?"

Wang Xiu Jie didn’t even turn his head.

"To snatch Gu Sheng’s body."

"What?"

Lv Feng’s eyes widened.

"Are you crazy? Those monsters..."

"If you want to follow, then follow, if not, then get lost."

Wang Xiu Jie’s tone was icy, a stark contrast to his previous enthusiastic demeanor.

It was only at this moment that Lv Feng and the others realized—they’d been used!

Wang Xiu Jie didn’t care about their lives, he just wanted to use the battle array as cover to pursue Gu Sheng!

"Wang Xiu Jie! You despicable villain!" one cultivator cursed.

"Using us as cannon fodder, how malicious your heart is!" another gritted their teeth.

Wang Xiu Jie turned a deaf ear, merely increasing the pace of the battle array.

His few trusted followers stayed close, leaving Lv Feng and the others thoroughly behind.

"Bastard!"

Lv Feng trembled with anger, yet was helpless.

Without the protection of the battle array, they dared not advance further.

Even worse, once they realized Wang Xiu Jie had broken away, the surrounding monsters closed in again!

"Stay close to Wang Xiu Jie!"

Lv Feng commanded through gritted teeth, as a fiery arc from her lash sent a monster flying.

"This is our only way out!"

Behind her, the dozen or so remaining cultivators chased the distant battle array’s golden glow in disarray.

Everyone wore faces of reluctance, yet they had to admit Lv Feng’s judgment.

Without Wang Xiu Jie’s battle array’s protection, they’d be overwhelmed by the wave of monsters instantly.

"Senior Sister Lv, do we really..."

A female cultivator’s voice trembled.

"Shut up!"

Lv Feng sharply interrupted.

"If you want to live, then keep running!"

Wang Xiu Jie didn’t care whether they lived or died.

But now, that bastard’s battle array was their only hope. Even knowing what lay ahead would be a path of no return, they had to leap!

In the distance, Ling Xiao hid within the Buddha Light of the Golden Alms Bowl, watching the scene in shock.

"Mad... they’re all mad..."

He muttered softly, his gaze sweeping over those cultivators fearlessly pursuing Gu Sheng.

"Dare to chase after the Holy Master-level monster?"

Wang Xiu Jie and his group’s frantic resistance unexpectedly created an opportunity for him.

The monsters’ focus was diverted, enabling him to keep a safe distance while trailing them.

"As long as Gu safely reaches the Blood River, my mission will be more than halfway accomplished," Ling Xiao let out a soft sigh.

"Whether you can depart alive... that will depend on your destiny."

He meticulously guided the Golden Alms Bowl, remaining far behind the ongoing conflict.

Unexpectedly, a disturbance erupted ahead, prompting Ling Xiao to squint and peer forward, his heart instantly seizing with apprehension.

The most formidable monsters had already managed to intercept Gu Sheng!

"They've got him!"

One of Wang Xiu Jie’s most trusted subordinates cried out jubilantly.

They witnessed a monster, cloaked in crimson fur and resembling a colossal ape, extend its razor-sharp talons and envelop the unconscious Gu Sheng within its grasp.

The dark blood surrounding Gu Sheng churned furiously, yet he remained unable to break free from the monster’s vise-like hold.

"No!"

Wang Xiu Jie bellowed, his eyes practically streaming, as he struck the protective barrier of their formation.

"That’s my quarry!"

"Fear not, Senior Brother Wang,"

The robed figure beside him remarked with a sinister undertone.

"Perhaps the beast merely intends to slay him. Once Gu Sheng is dismembered, it will surely abandon the remains..."

"That sounds plausible! Maintain pursuit!"

The battle formation surged forward with increased velocity, disregarding the peril faced by Lv Feng and the others trailing behind.

Lv Feng and her contingent were thrust into the monstrous onslaught, their escape achieved each time amidst the agonizing cries of their fellow cultivators.

"Ah!"

A cultivator was simultaneously rent asunder by multiple monsters, torn apart in an instant.

"Help me! Help..."

Another had only begun to plead for aid when a monster consumed him entirely.

Lv Feng’s long tresses became disheveled, her attire tattered, yet she dared not halt even for a fleeting moment.

She could hear the death throes of the unaffiliated cultivators behind her.

"You will meet the same fate! None of you shall escape this place alive!"

Those words pierced Lv Feng’s heart like a sharpened blade.

How could she be oblivious to this grim reality? But in their current desperate straits, they had no alternative but to press onward.

Meanwhile, Ling Xiao held his breath, his gaze fixed intently upon the red-furred behemoth that had apprehended Gu Sheng.

He experienced a sudden, inexplicable sense of foreboding.

"Gu..."

Ling Xiao’s grip on the Golden Alms Bowl unconsciously tightened.

"If you perish, my mission..."

Abruptly, a dramatic turn of events unfolded!

A beam of dark light erupted from Gu Sheng’s chest—it was an entirely black Spirit Stone!

The surface of this Spirit Stone swirled with a scarlet liquid, akin to that originating from the Blood River, emanating a terrifying, malevolent Qi.

"That is..."

Ling Xiao’s eyes widened in astonishment.

The black Spirit Stone launched forward, embedding itself directly into Gu Sheng’s forehead!

"Boom——"

The very fabric of heaven and earth convulsed!

Gu Sheng’s form convulsed violently, and countless rays of black and red light burst forth from within him, severing the Blood River’s surface and soaring straight toward the heavens!

"Ah!"

The red-furred monster clutching Gu Sheng emitted a piercing shriek as its massive palm disintegrated instantly upon contact with the luminous beams!

An even more horrifying spectacle then commenced.

The surrounding monsters, all of Holy Master caliber, simultaneously let out agonizing wails as their colossal bodies detonated!

"Bang bang bang!"

In a cascade of explosions, the entirety of the Blood River was violently upended.

Towering waves of blood surged upward, propelling all beings—both cultivators and monsters—into the sky!

From their vantage point on the mountaintop, Qinghe Saintess and Dragon Palace’s expressions shifted dramatically.

"That is..."

The Holy Daughter trembled slightly, her exquisite eyes mirroring the pillars of black and red light piercing the celestial expanse.

Dragon Palace adopted an exceedingly grave demeanor.

"A Blood River anomaly... someone has activated the core confinement of Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge!"

Within the tumultuous Blood River, Wang Xiu Jie’s battle formation was violently tossed aloft by the colossal waves before crashing down with immense force.

The formation’s luminous barrier shivered precariously, nearing collapse.

"Hold the line!"

Wang Xiu Jie commanded sternly, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

"Everyone, unleash your Spiritual Power to its fullest extent!"

Lv Feng and the others endured a far worse fate; deprived of the battle formation's sanctuary, they were careened back and forth by the surging currents. Numerous individuals were directly slammed against the rocks lining the riverbed, their bones shattering and muscles tearing.

Ling Xiao’s Golden Alms Bowl, emanating Buddha Light, also flickered erratically under the immense pressure; he had to exert his complete mental fortitude to barely maintain his stability.

"Gu Sheng... just who are you?"

Ling Xiao fixed his gaze upon the epicenter of the blinding light beams, questioning himself aloud.

At that precise moment, Gu Sheng, who had remained enveloped in dark blood throughout, abruptly opened his eyes!

What extraordinary eyes they were.

His left eye was as black as the deepest ink, while his right eye burned scarlet like fresh blood, each pupil swirling with captivating vortexes!

"Buzz——"