Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1509 - 777: Background Details (Part 2)

The Longevity Ancestor roared hoarsely.

It was already too late.

The Southern Emperor’s body began to glow, and that light grew brighter and brighter, in an instant surpassing the midday sun.

A terrifying energy wave spread out from her center, causing the space around her to shatter like glass.

"No... my millennia of cultivation!"

An ancestor wailed in despair.

The destructive energy ripples swept across, and wherever they passed, whether mountain or cultivator, they were all reduced to dust.

The sky of the Purple Mist Cave Heaven was torn open with pitch-black cracks, violent spatial turbulence poured in, twisting all remnants into nothingness.

The Longevity Ancestor desperately offered up an Ancient Bronze Mirror, only for its surface to shatter from the energy wave as soon as it was deployed.

He spat out a mouthful of essence blood and used the recoil to retreat madly, barely escaping from the center of the explosion at the last moment.

When he looked back, the entire Purple Mist Cave Heaven was gone, leaving only a gigantic spatial vortex slowly rotating in its place.

The valley outside the Grotto Heaven also suffered, with the martial artists stationed there torn to pieces by the aftershock without even a chance to scream.

"Southern Emperor... such ruthless means..."

The Longevity Ancestor’s face was deathly pale, his eyes full of venom.

"But you think this will protect your secret treasures? Too naive!"

When Gu Sheng regained consciousness, he found himself standing in a field of ruins.

Surrounded by fallen stone pillars and broken walls, the air was filled with an ancient and decaying aura.

"Where is this?"

He frowned and asked.

The girl beside him looked pale, clearly not yet fully recovered from the dizziness of spatial transmission.

She leaned on a broken wall and pointed to the center of the ruin.

"There... the Transmission Array left by Sister Muqing..."

Following her finger, Gu Sheng indeed saw an incomplete ancient array.

The array’s patterns had become blurred, with several key nodes damaged, but the core part remained intact.

He approached to inspect it, surprise flashing in his eyes.

"This array... is at least from the Ancient Times."

The girl nodded.

"Sister Muqing said this Transmission Array can be used at most two more times, and then it will completely collapse."

Hearing this, Gu Sheng’s lips curled into a slight smile.

"Brilliant. This way, even if a King Realm expert follows, they cannot activate the Transmission Array again, completely cutting off the possibility of pursuit."

He turned back to look at the girl.

"Where did Senior Sister Miao arrange for us to go?"

The girl took out a Jade Scroll from her bosom, placed it on her forehead to read the information, and then replied.

"The Transmission Array has two possible destinations... Sun City in the East Desolation, or the Imperial City of the Southern Emperor Lineage. Both sides have King Realm experts ready to assist."

Gu Sheng gazed at the gradually fading Purple Mist in the distance, his eyes filled with complexity.

Miao Muqing’s plan was indeed flawless, but fate is unpredictable, and the sudden counterattack of the Southern Emperor’s residual soul disrupted everything.

"To think the determination of Senior Southern Emperor was so strong."

Gu Sheng murmured softly, his fingers unconsciously stroking the Storage Bag at his waist.

The girl beside him... the descendant of the Southern Emperor Lineage, Yun Qingyao, adjusted her hair disheveled by the wind, speaking gently.

"Although the ancestor is left with only a residual soul, he was once a peak King Realm expert. Miao Muqing underestimated the dignity of an Emperor."

Gu Sheng turned to look at her. Despite the pallor of her face, still carrying traces of surviving the disaster, her eyes had regained clarity.

He nodded slightly.

"Miss Yun is right. But this is also good, at least we don’t have to face the pursuit of that mad woman Miao Muqing anymore."

Yun Qingyao pursed her lips into a smile, as gentle as a spring breeze, making Gu Sheng stunned for a moment.

"Young Master Gu, should we head straight back to the East Desolation next?"

Yun Qingyao asked, her eyes carrying inquiry.

Gu Sheng pondered for a moment, shaking his head.

"No, we will go to the Southern Emperor Imperial City first."

"Oh?"

Yun Qingyao was clearly a bit surprised, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"Why not return directly to the East Desolation? The people of the Seventy-two Divine Sects might leave us be for now, but over time..."

"Exactly because of this."

Gu Sheng interrupted her, his eyes shining with a clever gleam.

"After Senior Southern Emperor regains control of his body, he will never allow himself to fall into the hands of the Seventy-two Divine Sects again. I suspect he may choose to self-destruct."

Yun Qingyao’s pupils contracted.

"Self-destruct? That’s a self-destruction of a King Realm expert!"

"Indeed."

Gu Sheng nodded.

"There probably aren’t many who survived in the Purple Mist Cave Heaven. The Seventy-two Divine Sects’ loss this time is much larger than expected, they can hardly preserve themselves, let alone muster the energy to deal with us."

Yun Qingyao pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded.

"Young Master Gu’s analysis is logical. Once we arrive at the Imperial City, I will send experts from our family to escort you back to East Desolation."

Gu Sheng smiled, not rejecting this goodwill.

He was just about to activate the Teleportation Array when a sudden urgent fluctuation of spiritual power came from his waist.

"Hmm?"

Gu Sheng furrowed his brow and retrieved a Green Jade Talisman from his waist.

The surface of the talisman glowed with spiritual light, revealing a line of small text.

"Ambushed outside Nine Heavens City, trapped in Ancient Ruins, urgent rescue!... Situ Qingfeng"

"Situ brother?"

Gu Sheng’s expression changed slightly.

Yun Qingyao leaned over to take a look.

"That genius from the Situ Family? What’s the matter with him?"

Gu Sheng spoke in a deep voice.

"He is being surrounded and hunted outside Nine Heavens City, taking refuge in an Ancient Ruin for help. Nine Heavens City is the territory of the Nine Heavens Divine Sect, which is one of the Seventy-two Divine Sects."

Yun Qingyao’s eyes showed concern.

"Does Young Master Gu intend to rescue him?"

"Yes."

Gu Sheng nodded.

"Brother Situ and I have a close bond; I cannot just stand by. However..."

He looked at Yun Qingyao.

"Miss Yun, if you’re unwilling to get involved, I can escort you back to the Imperial City first."

Yun Qingyao shook her head, her eyes firm.

"I also have ties with the Situ Family, and besides, the Southern Emperor Lineage owes Young Master Gu a favor. Since you have decided to go, Qingyao is willing to accompany you."

Gu Sheng was somewhat surprised.

"Although the Nine Heavens Divine Sect ranks lower among the Seventy-two Divine Sects, they still have King Realm experts in charge, making this journey extremely perilous."

"That is precisely why I need to accompany you."

Yun Qingyao smiled slightly.

"The Southern Emperor Lineage has hidden connections in Nine Heavens City; with me here, it will be much more convenient to act."

Gu Sheng pondered for a moment and nodded.

"Alright then, thank you, Miss Yun."

He sighed inwardly, acknowledging that his strength was still insufficient.

If he could break through to the Heavenly Martial Realm, he wouldn’t be so passive when facing King Realm experts.

After escaping danger this time, he must break through as soon as possible.

"What is Young Master Gu thinking?"

Yun Qingyao saw him in a trance and asked softly.

Gu Sheng came back to his senses.

"Nothing, just thinking about how to bypass the blockade of the Nine Heavens Divine Sect."

He paused.

"Let’s head to the Imperial City first, and use the Southern Emperor Lineage’s Transmission Array to teleport near Nine Heavens City, which will save a lot of time."

Yun Qingyao nodded in agreement.

"There is a secret Transmission Array directly to the outskirts of Nine Heavens City, which ancestors set up to guard against the Seventy-two Divine Sects. Outsiders don’t know about it."

The two stopped talking, and Gu Sheng quickly activated the Teleportation Array.

As a dazzling white light shone, their figures gradually vanished from the spot.

Moments after they left, dozens of shadows appeared ghost-like around the Teleportation Array.

These individuals were dressed differently, yet without exception, they radiated powerful auras.

Leading them was a middle-aged man dressed in purple robes with a sinister face, surrounded by faint fluctuations of the Law... a strong man at the brink of the King Realm!

"Investigate!"

The purple-robed man ordered coldly.

"Find out where they went."

An old man in grey clothes stepped forward quickly, and after inspecting the Teleportation Array, his expression turned grim.

"Reporting to Lord Purple Cloud, the Array has been completely destroyed, requiring at least a day to repair."

"Useless!"

The purple-robed man shouted angrily, waving his sleeve, causing the grey-clad elder to cough blood and fly backward.

The others were silent, not daring to utter a sound.

The purple-robed man wore an expression of cold fury.

"Contact the forces in East Desolation, I want information on that kid as soon as possible!"

His eyes showed a trace of murderous intent.

"Within three days, we must locate his hiding place!"

As the light from the Teleportation Array gradually faded away, Gu Sheng felt dozens of sharp auras like blades locking onto him.

Each aura contained power enough to crush mountains, the weakest even at Sect Realm Peak, with five King Realm pressures descending like the heavens overwhelming.