Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1767 - 896: The Holy Realm Barrier Over Countless Cultivator Ages (Part 2)

The East Desolation is on the verge of drastic changes, with two major Holy Lands descending. He needs to plan ahead and place his pieces in this high-level chess game, and Fan Mingli is his first and most crucial piece of investment.

"Has the Alchemy Dao declined to this extent?" Gu Sheng couldn’t help but feel a tinge of emotion in his heart. "A third-grade Divine Pill of six-pattern quality can compel a Venerable Realm to willingly make a significant promise.

If higher quality seven-pattern, eight-pattern, or even the legendary nine-pattern perfect Divine Pill were to appear, what kind of overwhelming waves would they create? Probably even those old monsters hidden from the world would be restless."

However, he did not notice, behind him, Fan Qingcheng’s profound gaze as she left, which contained not only gratitude but also a deep recognition and admiration.

She finally understood why the proud Tantai Bingtang and Tantai Xueling would place such importance on this seemingly ordinary Gu Sheng.

This young man has not only extraordinary talent and unrivaled combat power but more importantly, the foresight, courage, and scope! To use a third-grade Divine Pill that could serve as a sect’s treasure so casually as an investment of goodwill, such boldness is not something that common prodigies possess.

With his thoughts collected, Gu Sheng’s gaze fell upon the remaining treasure racks. The deeper he went, the more precious the items stored there became.

He opened a metal box radiating cold starlight, containing half a box of silver grains resembling miniature stars, twinkling with starlight.

"Star Sand?"

Gu Sheng’s eyes revealed a trace of satisfaction.

"This is one of the core materials for refining Venerable Divine Weapons. Simply adding a little can greatly enhance the weapon’s toughness and ability to conduct spiritual energy, even creating a chance to nurture an Artifact Spirit.

Its value exceeds a finished low-middle rank Venerable Divine Weapon."

Without hesitation, he put the box of Star Sand into his bag. This, whether left for him to reforge the Southern Emperor Sword in the future or for his elder brother Gu Feng to forge a battle blade, is an excellent material.

Next, in a Cold Jade Box covered with intricate sealing runes, he discovered a dark golden bone, about a foot long, with a texture as smooth as jade, yet exuding an intimidating hardness and eternal aura. On the bone, natural Dao Patterns flowed faintly.

"Undissolving Bone!"

Gu Sheng’s expression slightly intensified.

"Judging by the aura and Dao Patterns, its owner was at least a strong Saint Realm practitioner! After such a powerhouse’s fall, their corpse remains uncorrupted for millennia, with several of the hardest bones possibly becoming Undissolving Bones. This item not only serves as excellent material for creating top-tier puppets or defensive divine weapons but may also retain part of the owner’s legacy marks or Origin Power within..."

He carefully put away the Undissolving Bone; this item is incredibly valuable and needs thorough examination.

Soon, his attention was drawn to a Fire Jade Treasure Box emitting a fiery aura. Upon opening the box, a peculiar spirit grass, shaped like a phoenix spreading its wings, entirely red like fire, with golden light flowing along the leaf edges, lay quietly inside, instantaneously raising the surrounding temperature.

"Immortal Burning Grass!"

Gu Sheng’s eyes flashed with joy.

"To fire-attribute cultivators, this is a supreme treasure, greatly enhancing their affinity and control over Fire Element Spiritual Energy.

For the ordinary martial artist, if they can endure its domineering medicinal power and refine it, there is a great chance of condensing high-quality Pill Fire, starting their journey as an Alchemist!"

He carefully stored the Immortal Burning Grass, having formulated a plan in his mind.

"That girl Qing’er possesses a fire-attribute Spiritual Body, and the cultivation technique she practices was passed down by the Vermilion Bird Immortal Emperor. If she can refine this grass, it can not only help her quickly condense her Lifebound Pill Fire and enter the Alchemy Dao but perhaps also awaken the Vermilion Bird bloodline hidden within her, advancing the Spiritual Body and greatly increasing her potential."

Gu Sheng meticulously examined the deepest part of the secret treasury, briefly perceiving most of the treasures within, understanding them intuitively.

Some of them, like certain top-tier King Pills capable of refining the physique or strange crystal stones containing special Law Fragments, offer direct help to him at this stage.

The rest, like Star Sand, Undissolving Bone, and Immortal Burning Grass, are more suitable to be reserved for his relatives and friends around him or serve as strategic reserves.

With the last useful treasure box collected into the Storage Ring, Gu Sheng gazed at the now mostly empty depths of the secret treasury, feeling a sense of wistfulness.

This journey to Fallen Moon City yielded far beyond expectations.

And surprisingly, the entire source of these gains was his casual promise in the Eastern Emperor Secret Realm to free the residual soul of Venerable Azure Dragon and ultimately hand it to his elder brother Gu Feng.

"Who would have thought that a small act of goodwill back then would bring such a substantial return today?" Gu Sheng pondered silently. "Venerable Azure Dragon turned out to be a man of his word. Not only did he leave his life’s most important legacy, the ’Nine Techniques of Azure Dragon,’ to his elder brother, who earned recognition of his residual soul but also revealed this secret treasure without reservation."

He looked at the resources he had taken, which would make any King Realm or even Venerable Realm cultivator envious and crazy, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

"But this trusted Venerable, probably doesn’t lack contingency plans. Collecting so many high-level materials, especially extraordinary items like Star Sand and Undissolving Bone that can serve as vessels for Body Seizing or as core ingredients for rebirthing a physical body...

If not for his final state of having only a residual soul, making Body Seizing rebirth impossible, these materials were probably prepared as his contingency plan for rising again and exacting revenge."

The uncertainties of life, and the unfathomable web of cause and effect. Venerable Azure Dragon’s preparation was undeniably sufficient; unfortunately, fate was not in his favor, inadvertently paving the way for others.

And Gu Sheng became this fortunate "other."

Returning from Canglong Secret Collection to Fallen Moon City, Fan Qingcheng appeared somewhat distracted.

She was eager to return and wanted to ensure Gu Sheng’s safe arrival at Linyin Pavilion, before immediately departing, rushing back to Great Wilderness City through the Teleportation Array.

The third-grade Heart-Clearing Divine Pill was kept close to her, feeling like a weight of a thousand catties.

In her mind, Gu Sheng’s words echoed repeatedly—"Sixty to seventy percent chance of restoring to the peak."

Miss Fan Mingli, hampered by old injuries, had been trapped in the Eighth Transformation of the Venerable Realm for a long time. If this pill can help her restore to the Ninth Transformation peak strength, not only can her path of the Dao continue, but she might also gain a significant advantage in the upcoming East Desolation upheaval, perhaps capturing a heaven-sent opportunity to break through the barrier of the Holy Realm that has troubled East Desolation cultivators for countless ages!

After all, the current Great Wilderness Holy Academy does not have a genuine Holy Realm figure sitting in power; even the brilliant Venerable Azure Dragon of his time was unable to prove and become a Saint in the end.

Just as she left the range of the Secret Valley, away from the sight of those martial artists from Linyin Pavilion, Fan Qingcheng could no longer hold back.

Without time to speak further, she grabbed Gu Sheng’s shoulder, saying firmly.

"Young Master Gu, pardon me!"

With those words, her pure and vast True Qi of the Venerable Realm exploded, transforming into a brilliant silver rainbow, enveloping Gu Sheng, soaring at speeds several times faster than when they arrived, tearing through the air, rushing towards Fallen Moon City like a meteor chasing the moon!

The intense wind pressure caused Gu Sheng’s robes to adhere closely to him, yet he remained calm and did not resist.

Mere moments later, the silver rainbow landed outside the gates of Linyin Pavilion in Fallen Moon City. Fan Qingcheng released Gu Sheng, speaking rapidly.

"Young Master Gu, you have arrived safely. Qingcheng must immediately return to Great Wilderness City, farewell!"

Not waiting for Gu Sheng’s response, she once again became a stream of light, directly entering the core Teleportation Array within Linyin Pavilion leading to Great Wilderness City. With a flash of brilliance, she was gone.

Gu Sheng watched the fading glow of the Teleportation Array, slightly shaking his head, then turned to head to his Quiet Room.

Within the Quiet Room, Gu Yuanyuan was cultivating with closed eyes. Sensing Gu Sheng’s return, she immediately opened her eyes, stood up, and reported.

"Master, you have returned. That Miss Tantai visited once while you were away."

"Oh? What did she say?"

Gu Sheng asked casually.

Gu Yuanyuan recalled and recounted.

"She said that if Master found something in the Secret Collection useful to her current situation, she is willing to buy it at the highest price, ensuring you do not incur any loss."

Gu Sheng nodded, saying no more.

He sat down by the tea table, thoughts swirling in his mind. The condition of Tantai Xuefei is indeed unique, with her physical body breaking down and her soul reborn into a new body through the ’Spiritual Embryo Reformation’ Secret Technique.