Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1774: Spiritual Unity! Dual Power Transformation

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Gu Ling'er exhausts herself to merge with Gu Sheng, entering a deep sleep while aiding his refinement of Tantai Xuefei's Sea of Consciousness. Meanwhile, Gu Sheng's father, Gu Lie, arrives at Wanling Palace to return items and see his old friend Xuan Ce. He is initially turned away but gains entry after mentioning Gu Sheng's name and presenting valuable offerings, including corpse puppets. Gu Lie is then permitted to enter and meet Xuan Ce, with his guards' true strength baffling the welcoming elder.

After a moment of silence, a female voice, carrying a slight tremor yet clearly more mature and clear than before, responded in his Sea of Consciousness.

“…Okay!”

With this response, the vast spiritual power belonging to the Venerable Realm, which had been forcibly suppressed and sealed deep within Tantai Xuefei’s soul, finally found an outlet, like a flood breaking a dam, and surged into the vast and resilient Sea of Consciousness that had just been forged and strengthened!

“Buzz—!”

The injection of overwhelming spiritual power instantly caused the Sea of Consciousness at the peak of the sixth grade to swell, the barriers emitting groans of unbearable strain, the light flickering violently, but ultimately, it did not explode, stubbornly withstanding this first wave of impact!

Gu Sheng closely observed from the side, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He could see that the spiritual power that Tantai Xuefei was reviving at this moment, in terms of quantity and purity, seemed significantly stronger than that of an ordinary First Transformation Venerable. ‘It seems her original soul foundation was already extremely profound, and these eight years of silence and accumulation have instead caused a qualitative change in her spiritual power.

If fully fused, she might directly step into the seventh grade.’ He judged in his heart. The spiritual power of the seventh grade is already an extremely formidable existence for Martial Artists who do not focus on Alchemy Dao or Soul Path.

Just as he was observing, another change occurred!

“Crack… crack-crack…”

A slight yet clear sound, like the cracking of ice, came from the barrier of Tantai Xuefei’s Sea of Consciousness!

Gu Sheng’s eyes focused, this was not the sound of the Sea of Consciousness about to collapse under unbearable stress, but rather… a sign that the boundary of the Sea of Consciousness was being forcefully expanded and broken by the surging spiritual power! This was the gateway being shattered as spiritual power transitioned from peak sixth grade to officially stepping into the realm of a seventh grade Spirit Spell Master!

Just as this thought rose in his mind, and he was about to fully withdraw his spiritual power from Tantai Xuefei’s Sea of Consciousness to avoid interfering with her crucial breakthrough—

“Puff!”

A faint but indescribably noble and ancient, seemingly stemming from Life Origin and Soul Origin, brilliant golden flame, without warning, quietly ignited again at the very core of Tantai Xuefei’s Sea of Consciousness!

This wisp of flame, of the same source as the brilliant golden flame previously injected by Gu Ling’er, was even more restrained and profound!

At the moment this strange golden firelight appeared, both Gu Sheng and Tantai Xuefei, at the critical moment of breakthrough, were spiritually jolted!

An indescribable mystical state instantly enveloped the two of them!

Gu Sheng only felt that his Sea of Consciousness seemed to connect with another fiery, vigorous, rapidly transforming spiritual world! The spiritual power within him, which had previously been somewhat dormant due to being half-depleted, began to boil and surge uncontrollably!

And from Tantai Xuefei’s side, her spiritual power, having just broken through the barriers and crazily surged into the new realm of the seventh grade, uncontrollably released a supremely pure torrent, spontaneously gushing out of the Sea of Consciousness, crossing the invisible boundary between them, and merging perfectly with Gu Sheng’s surging spiritual power as if water and milk!

The two sources of spiritual power, though of the same root yet of different attributes, at this moment seemed to find their missing halves, merging perfectly, intertwining, resonating!

“Is this… Spiritual Unity?!”

Gu Sheng’s heart trembled violently, instantly comprehending this state!

This was not his first experience! Back in the Great Wilderness City, Tantai Xueling had once performed this Supreme Auxiliary Divine Power of the Tantai Family for him, helping him successfully concoct a highly challenging elixir! Only that time, it was actively guided and controlled by Tantai Xueling.

But this time, it was under the invocation of that mysterious brilliant golden flame, spontaneously completed by the spiritual powers of him and Tantai Xuefei!

In this profoundly mystical state of Spiritual Unity, Gu Sheng could clearly feel that his Sea of Consciousness was undergoing a tremendous transformation!

The spiritual power, which had been condensed once and made pure and strong, now integrated with the spiritual power from Tantai Xuefei, filled with vitality and transformative power, seemed as if thrown into an invisible furnace, beginning a second, more profound condensation and transformation!

This feeling of transformation spread rapidly like a tide throughout his entire Sea of Consciousness!

An indescribable sense of comfort and completeness, akin to returning to Life Origin, filled his soul, almost making him want to be lost in it.

Unknown how much time passed, perhaps just a moment, perhaps an eternity.

Gu Sheng suddenly awoke from that profoundly comfortable state.

He immediately introspected his Sea of Consciousness.

Upon viewing, his complexion instantly became extremely complex, filled with astonishment and disbelief!

His Sea of Consciousness… the scale had actually shrunk! From the expansive level close to the peak of sixth grade, it forcibly contracted back to the state of just entering the sixth grade!

However, although the Sea of Consciousness had “shrunk,” the spiritual power flowing and surging within it was no longer in the relatively “thin” state from before, but had become as heavy as mercury, as torrential and dense as lava! Every strand of spiritual power shimmered with a restrained yet profound light, containing terrifying energy and will!

He slightly mobilized a strand of spiritual power.

“Buzz!”

The air itself seemed to emit a groan of unbearable strain! That seemingly slight strand of spiritual power, in its strength and density, was at least… more than nine times greater than before he had undergone the first mental condensation! Perhaps even more!