Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1623 - 824: I’d Like to Hear the Details_2

Within the Holy Domain, the Spiritual Energy is rich and the scenery is picturesque.

Pavilions and towers are hidden among the clouds and Spirit Plants, Immortal Cranes and spiritual birds flutter about, presenting an atmosphere of the Immortal family.

However, Gu Sheng had no mind to appreciate it; his steps were steady, but his Divine Sense was like an invisible spider web, silently covering the surroundings.

Just as he stepped out not far, a familiar figure came face to face with him.

Qin Yurou was still in a simple and elegant long dress, her demeanor gentle, but there was an unmistakable worry between her brows.

Seeing Gu Sheng, her eyes showed surprise, and she quickly stepped forward.

"Senior Brother Gu!"

Qin Yurou’s voice was filled with urgency.

"You’ve returned! Great! I was just about to look for you!"

"Junior Sister Qin, what has happened to make you so anxious?"

Gu Sheng stopped his steps.

Qin Yurou cautiously scanned the surroundings, lowered her voice, and said.

"Senior Brother Gu, did you know? Xiao Beixuan... that lunatic! Somehow, he learned that you ruined his Thousand Souls Hall’s plan, and he’s placed a bounty of a million High-grade Spirit Stones in the black market, set on taking your life!

Now, quite a few desperados and Evil Cultivators have set their sights on you! You must be careful!"

A million High-grade Spirit Stones!

This sum is enough to make even those at the King Realm go mad!

Indeed, Xiao Beixuan bears grudges deeply, and what’s more... he’s extravagantly wealthy!

"I understand."

Gu Sheng’s eyes turned slightly cold, and he nodded.

Qin Yurou hesitated slightly, her face showing even more concern.

"And... Senior Brother Shen... has exited seclusion."

"Oh?"

Gu Sheng’s eyes flickered.

"How is he?"

"He... he’s had a breakthrough! Successfully reached the Sect Realm!"

Qin Yurou’s tone was complicated, with both joy and deep worry.

"Moreover, after exiting seclusion, his aura... is very strange. Much stronger than before, significantly so! The elders all say that with his current strength, he has great hope of breaking into the top ten of the True Inheritance List!

But... he’s changed completely! Become so cold, so unfamiliar... barely speaking to us, locking himself in the depths of the Mystic Sect all day. I... I’m very worried about him."

Indeed! Shen Qingyun’s breakthrough is definitely not normal! That so-called "opportunity" is likely the handiwork of Venerable Ming River!

He’s already been targeted!

"I understand."

Gu Sheng’s voice remained calm.

"Thank you, Junior Sister, for informing me. I have matters to attend to, I’ll be leaving first."

Qin Yurou watched the departing figure of Gu Sheng, opened her mouth, but finally turned it into a sigh.

She knew that the matters between Gu Sheng and Shen Qingyun were far beyond her ability to intervene.

Passing through a few serene corridors, bypassing a garden of Spirit Plants filled with Spiritual Energy, Gu Sheng arrived at a secluded courtyard.

A quaint wooden plaque hung on the gate, inscribed with the words "Luomei Small Residence".

The courtyard wall was not high, revealing a few old plum trees with gnarled branches inside. Although it was not the flowering season, it exuded a unique chilly charm.

The courtyard gate was ajar.

Gu Sheng pushed it open and entered.

The courtyard was elegant and tidy, with bluestone paving and several bamboo lodges hidden behind the plum trees.

Elder Bai Yu was standing under an old plum tree, her back to the gate, seemingly lost in thought.

She was still in a simple white long dress, her demeanor as cold as snow.

Upon hearing footsteps, Bai Yu slowly turned around.

Her gaze fell on Gu Sheng, with an almost undetectable fluctuation in her cold eyes.

"You’ve come."

Her voice was like the clash of jade stones, crisp and distant.

"Elder Bai."

Gu Sheng nodded slightly, to the point.

"I have rescued your sister Bai Zhi."

Bai Yu’s cold eyes suddenly lit up, like the sudden appearance of a Cold Star!

She stepped forward, her aura somewhat unstable.

"Zhi’er?! Where is she? How is she?"

"Her injuries are severe, with both meridians and Sea of Consciousness damaged, and her Divine Soul wounded, but her life is not in danger."

Gu Sheng spoke truthfully.

"I have arranged for her to stay at the Linyin Pavilion, with Tantai Xueling taking care of her, and she is recuperating."

Upon hearing the name "Tantai Xueling," there was a flash of surprise in Bai Yu’s eyes, followed by deep gratitude.

She respectfully bowed to Gu Sheng.

"Gu Sheng, such a great favor cannot be adequately thanked with words! This kindness, Bai Yu will forever remember!"

Gu Sheng accepted it calmly, not refusing.

Bai Yu straightened up, flipped her wrist, and in her palm appeared two pigeon egg-sized, completely transparent, glazed crystals emitting a warm glow and rich life aura.

"These are ’Glazed Hearts,’ refined from the essence of Ten Thousand Years Jade Marrow, supplemented with a hundred kinds of spiritual medicine, with miraculous effects of fortifying the foundation, nourishing the divine soul, and repairing hidden injuries."

Bai Yu handed the two Glazed Hearts to Gu Sheng.

"Just a small token, a gesture of gratitude, I sincerely hope you will accept it."

Glazed Hearts! These are priceless, extremely beneficial for healing and cultivation.

Gu Sheng did not stand on ceremony, reaching out to take them.

"Thank you, Elder Bai."

Putting away the Glazed Hearts, Gu Sheng looked at Bai Yu and said gravely.

"Elder Bai, do you know why your sister was abducted?"

Bai Yu’s gaze sharpened.

"I am eager to hear the details."

"Xiao Beixuan is an evil cultivator and a dark agent planted by the Nether River Venerable in the Wuya Sect!"

Gu Sheng’s revelation was shocking.

"He abducted your sister, not for personal grievances, but to use her as the core pivot for starting the ’Thousand Souls Sacrifice Array’! The array requires a thousand Sect Realm martial artists as sacrifices to condense a soulless shell, to impact the Ancient Forbidden Technique, and assist the Nether River Venerable in breaking free! Your sister’s Spirit Queen’s Descendant bloodline is the optimal choice for the array’s main pivot!"

"Nether River Venerable?! Thousand Souls Sacrifice Array?!"

Bai Yu’s face instantly turned deathly pale! Even with her steadfast resolve, this terrifying news shook her to the core!

She would never have imagined that her sister’s disappearance was tied to such a horrifying conspiracy!

Nor did she expect Xiao Beixuan’s true identity!

"So that’s how it is... so that’s how it is!"

Bai Yu’s eyes flashed cold, filled with murderous intent.

"Xiao Beixuan! Nether River old ghost! Fine! Very well!"

She forcibly suppressed the surging anger and murderous intent, bowing deeply to Gu Sheng again.

"Gu Sheng, if not for you revealing such a secret, I would be unaware. This debt of gratitude, Bai Yu thanks you again!"

Gu Sheng slightly shifted, dodging the bow.

His gaze sharp as lightning suddenly turned towards a corner of the courtyard, the seemingly empty shadow, his voice icy.

"You’ve listened for so long, isn’t it time to come out? Last time outside the Linyin Pavilion, it was also you, right? The dark agent planted by the Wuya Sect in the Holy Academy, ranked third on the True Inheritance List... Xia Fuqu!"

These words were like sudden thunder!

Bai Yu sharply raised her head, looking at the shadow in disbelief!

She had not detected anyone lurking there!

And that shadow began to ripple!

A graceful figure seemed to walk out from the void, slowly appearing before the two!

A woman in a water-blue gown, with an astonishingly beautiful face and ethereal temperament, as if untouched by worldly cares like an immortal.

She wore an appropriate amount of surprise, as if she’d just arrived, but deep within her eyes, there was an unmistakable hint of shock and... killing intent!

It was Xia Fuqu, the Immortal of the Great Wilderness Holy Academy known for the Water Moon Sword Technique, ranked third on the True Inheritance List!

"Junior Brother Gu, you can eat randomly, but you can’t speak carelessly."

Xia Fuqu’s voice flowed like a clear spring, captivating yet chilly.

"What Wuya Sect dark agent? Fuqu doesn’t understand what you’re saying. I just happened to pass by, heard you mentioning Zhi’er sister’s news, and concernedly lingered for a moment."

Bai Yu looked at the suddenly appearing Xia Fuqu, then at the cold-faced Gu Sheng, her heart instantly engulfed in turmoil!

Xia Fuqu... Wuya Sect’s dark agent?! How is this possible?!

She is the Academy’s pride and joy, ranked third on the True Inheritance List!

Gu Sheng looked at Xia Fuqu’s flawless face filled with innocence and mild defiance, his lips forming a cold arc.

"Passing by? Lingering? Senior Sister Xia’s concealing technique truly is extraordinary. Last time outside the Linyin Pavilion, you concealed yourself nearby, if not for my keen perception, I might have been fooled.

Why? The task given by Xiao Beixuan is to monitor Elder Bai, or... to act when the opportunity arises?"

His gaze like a knife, piercing directly into Xia Fuqu.

"The faint Nether River death qi on you, of the same source as Xiao Beixuan, might fool others, but not me! Wuya Sect... or maybe the Nether River Venerable, such skill! Turning even talents like you into their dark agents!"

Xia Fuqu’s face froze, her surprise and mild defiance vanishing!