Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1638 832: Blood Demon

"Oh?"

Her red lips parted slightly, her voice tinged with amusement.

"You seem to know… quite a lot?"

Gu Sheng did not avoid her gaze and spoke calmly.

"I happened to overhear a few things, and also happened to… know that the Glazed Heart seems to have some connection with that Nether River Bloodline of Venerable Ming River that was scattered outside."

Tantai Bingtang's eyes turned razor sharp in an instant! An invisible pressure shrouded Gu Sheng!

She fixed her gaze on Gu Sheng and asked, word by word.

"So you really do know!"

Tantai Bingtang's gaze lingered on Gu Sheng's face for a moment, that blade-like stare as if to dissect him thoroughly from inside out.

In the end, she gave a slight nod, her voice still icy and clear.

"Come with me."

She turned around and walked straight toward Linyin Pavilion, her steps steady. The invisible chill around her did not fully recede; wherever she passed, a thin layer of frost still formed on the ground.

"Sister! Where are you two going? I also…"

Tantai Xueling saw this and immediately stepped forward, wanting to follow.

"Xueli."

Tantai Bingtang did not stop walking, cutting her off without so much as turning her head.

"Your injuries are not light. Go to the Alchemy Room on the underground level to recuperate first. The Spiritual Energy there is abundant and will help you restore your spiritual power. I have… proper business to discuss with Gu Sheng."

There was a tone of unquestionable authority in her voice, and she placed faint emphasis on the words "proper business."

Tantai Xueling's steps halted, a trace of doubt and confusion in her cold, clear eyes.

She looked at her sister's back, then at Gu Sheng. Her lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she held it back.

She knew her sister's temperament all too well—once Tantai Bingtang decided on something, she almost never changed it.

Moreover, between her sister and Gu Sheng, there truly seemed to be some things she did not know.

"…Understood."

Tantai Xueling replied softly, her voice carrying a barely perceptible note of disappointment.

She said nothing more, turned, and walked toward the entrance to the underground level of Linyin Pavilion, her figure looking somewhat lonely.

Shadow struggled up from the ruins, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and silently followed Tantai Xueling.

He needed to guard the Pavilion Master's safety, especially when she was injured and weak.

Gu Sheng glanced once in the direction Tantai Xueling had left, then followed in Tantai Bingtang's footsteps.

The two of them, one ahead and one behind, walked in silence through streets laid waste by the aftermath of battle, and stepped into the brightly lit Linyin Pavilion.

The maids and guards on duty inside the Pavilion all bowed respectfully when they saw Tantai Bingtang, their eyes filled with awe.

This young lady from the Central Province main family had just displayed terrifying strength outside the Pavilion, leaving a deep mark in their hearts.

Tantai Bingtang did not look sideways, heading straight for the exclusive passage leading to the top floor.

Gu Sheng followed closely behind.

On the top floor was a Quiet Room furnished with exquisite taste, Spiritual Energy swirling in the air.

This was Tantai Bingtang's temporary residence in Linyin Pavilion of Great Wilderness City.

She pushed the door open and entered, a faint cold fragrance wafting out to greet them.

Tantai Bingtang walked to the jade table at the center of the room and gently set the Ice Blue Longsword in her hand down on the table.

Cold air coiled around the sword body, lowering the temperature in the room by a few more degrees.

She did not sit; instead, she turned and looked at Gu Sheng, who had followed her in.

"Speak."

She went straight to the point, her voice exceptionally clear in the quiet room.

"What do you want to ask?"

Gu Sheng closed the door, shutting out the noise of the outside world.

He walked to the table and stopped, standing a few steps away from Tantai Bingtang.

He did not beat around the bush. Meeting those deep, icy eyes head-on, he asked directly.

"When you killed Ye Hanguang just now, Miss Bingtang, the Secret Technique you used was the 'Thousand Threads Soul-breaking' of the Ancient Divine Silkworm Sect that has long since been lost?"

A faint, imperceptible fluctuation flashed deep within Tantai Bingtang's pupils, so fast it could not be caught.

Her expression did not change; she simply looked at Gu Sheng and asked in return.

"How do you recognize this technique?"

Her tone was calm, but Gu Sheng could feel the scrutiny and… wariness hidden beneath that calm.

"Occasionally mentioned in fragments of old records."

Gu Sheng's answer left no gaps.

"According to the descriptions, the Divine Silkworm Sect's 'Thousand Threads Soul-breaking' uses threads that are formless and intangible to cut through all things, ignoring defenses and killing without a trace. That is quite similar to the method you used just now."

Tantai Bingtang fell silent for a moment. She extended her slender fingers and lightly brushed the body of the Ice Blue Longsword on the table. Wherever her fingertips passed, even the cold seemed to grow more docile.

"Correct."

She finally spoke, her voice still cold and clear.

"It is indeed 'Thousand Threads Soul-breaking.'"

She lifted her head, her gaze returning to Gu Sheng, carrying a probing look.

"I obtained this technique by chance in the ruins of an Ancient Divine Silkworm Sect site in my early years. It is incomplete, with most of its power lost. At best, it is barely sufficient to deal with a Earth King Realm cultivator who forcibly raised his cultivation and whose foundations are hollow."

She paused, then shifted the subject, her tone imbued with deeper meaning.

"It seems Master Gu is quite well-versed in matters of the Ancient era. Not only do you know of the connection between Venerable Ming River's bloodline and the Glazed Heart, you can even recognize secret techniques that have long since been buried in the dust of history."

Gu Sheng's expression did not change as he replied calmly.

"I know a little, that's all."

Tantai Bingtang's lips curved in the faintest arc, more a hint than a smile.

"Since both of us know the other holds certain secrets unknown to the world, why not be a bit more candid?

You tell me everything you know about the Nether River Bloodline and the Glazed Heart, and in exchange, I can tell you something… you may find interesting. For example, the whereabouts of that particular thing, or… other matters."

She cast out the bait, her gaze sharp as she waited for Gu Sheng's response.

Gu Sheng was silent.

He certainly knew what Tantai Bingtang meant by "that particular thing"—the very thing that had turned the two sisters against each other, that Tantai Xueling had left the Central Province main family to pursue at any cost.