Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1775: Spiritual Unity! Dual Power Transformation (2)

Second refinement! His spiritual power unexpectedly underwent a second unbelievable refinement during this serendipitous spiritual unity!

Just as Gu Sheng was shocked by his own changes, opposite him, Tantai Xuefei slowly opened her eyes.

Her eyes, once purely innocent, now held the depth of a starry night. As she looked around, an inherent dignity flowed, complementing her sixteen or seventeen-year-old youthful beauty, making her appear both beautiful and formidable.

Her Sea of Consciousness had successfully broken through, officially stepping into the realm of a seventh-grade Spirit Spell Master! Moreover, under that strange state of spiritual unity, the borders of her Sea of Consciousness expanded further, allowing her spiritual power realm to advance rapidly, directly leaping past the early, mid, and late stages of seventh-grade, finally solidifying at… the peak level of seventh-grade!

Feeling the vast and abundant spiritual power in her Sea of Consciousness, which operated effortlessly, Tantai Xuefei’s eyes first flashed with immense shock and ecstasy. But soon after, it seemed she sensed something, her gaze complexly turning to look at Gu Sheng, whose expression was equally complicated.

She clearly perceived a remarkably subtle, inextricable deep connection between her and Gu Sheng’s spiritual Source.

This connection originated from that serendipitous and complete spiritual unity.

As someone from the direct lineage of the Tantai Family, she deeply understood the special significance of the Divine Skill of “Spiritual Unity.”

This Divine Skill normally can only be used once in a lifetime on one person, representing absolute trust and soul-level deep bonding.

Although the recent occurrence was not her intentional exertion, but rather spontaneously completed under the mysterious golden flame’s influence, its effect and essence were identical to purposely exerted “Spiritual Unity!”

This meant… that in this lifetime, she would likely never be able to use this most cherished auxiliary Divine Skill of the Tantai family’s direct lineage on a second person.

Thinking of this, Tantai Xuefei’s gaze at Gu Sheng grew more complex and unreadable, holding shock, confusion, a trace of inexplicable stirrings, and a hint of destiny-aligned relief unbeknownst even to herself.

Gu Sheng slowly opened his eyes, consciousness fully returned to reality from the deep transformations in his Sea of Consciousness.

However, the scene that met his eyes immediately startled him, a rare sense of embarrassment flashing across his face.

The sight was of Tantai Xuefei, who was originally sitting cross-legged opposite him, having grown in physical stature due to her recent breakthrough, causing her once fitted fiery red children’s attire to be stretched and torn, hanging in tatters on her body, barely covering vital parts, revealing large patches of snow-white delicate skin already acquiring the graceful contours of young womanhood.

She seemed still immersed in the breakthrough’s insights and the complex emotions of spiritual unity, not immediately noticing her predicament.

Gu Sheng coughed lightly, turning his gaze away somewhat unnaturally, speaking with a tinge of apology.

“Um… Lady Xuefei, the situation earlier was special; I hadn’t anticipated such… drastic changes to your physical form.”

Tantai Xuefei was awakened by his voice, instinctively looked down, then let out a low cry, her charming face instantly flushed with red, spreading all the way to her ears.

Nonetheless, she did not panic as ordinary girls might, instead quickly regaining composure, though the blush remained.

She lifted her gaze, fixedly looking at Gu Sheng, her now deep and bright eyes filled with complex, unreadable emotions.

After several moments of silence, she suddenly sighed softly, a sound carrying an indescribable grievance, yet playful and reproachful, enough to stir pity in any man’s heart.

“Master Gu, you’ve seen my body, and had spiritual unity with me… Now, you must take responsibility.”

At her words, Gu Sheng’s eyebrows raised slightly, looking at her.

“Responsibility?”

Tantai Xuefei blinked, her long lashes fluttering like butterfly wings, speaking with an air of seriousness mixed with a hard-to-distinguish nuance.

“You might not know, this ‘Spiritual Unity’ holds a special significance for Tantai Family’s direct lineage. Its importance, in some aspects, even equates or surpasses a woman’s virgin Primordial Yin. Once completing spiritual unity with someone, one can never use this Divine Skill on a second person. Don’t you think… this warrants you taking responsibility?”

Gu Sheng, noticing her half-serious, half-playful demeanor, felt uncertain, tentative in his inquiry.

“Are you… serious?”

Tantai Xuefei, after locking eyes with him for a moment, suddenly burst into laughter, the moment’s charm mixing youthful innocence and emerging allure piercing hearts.

She waved her now long, fair hand, laughing.

“Just kidding! Look how frightened you are! Experiencing an Emperor Realm soul personally cleansing my body, saving at least ten years of hard cultivation and allowing me to return to the Venerable Realm, engaging in the grand contest of East Desolation and Central Province, what’s this price matter? Moreover, my spiritual power greatly benefited from the earlier spiritual unity, solidifying directly at seventh-grade peak—truthfully, I’ve gained quite the enormous benefit! So this makes us… even!”

Gu Sheng watched her feigned ease, understanding that the matter was by no means as simple and lighthearted as her description, and that the bond of “Spiritual Unity” likely held deeper implications than her account.

Yet he was happy to leave the issue as she’d taken it, replying relievedly, nodding.

“I’m glad you see it this way. However, as the matter ultimately stemmed from me, should you require anything in the future, I will certainly make it up.”

Having spoken, he almost awkwardly immediately stood up, not bothering with further pleasantries, his form flashed as if fleeing, disappearing from the side hall, leaving only a faint ripple in the space.

Watching Gu Sheng’s seemingly escaped back, Tantai Xuefei’s smile gradually faded, replaced by a complex expression somewhere between smile and depth of meaning.

She looked down at her now grown, graceful figure, feeling the vast and immense spiritual power in her Sea of Consciousness, almost at the first refinement threshold of seventh-grade peak.

‘That strange golden flame… although unknown in specific origin, indeed brought unimaginable benefits. Not only stabilizing my foundation but also revealing the threshold for spiritual power refinement.’ In her mind she pondered, ‘Blessings lie within disasters, disasters lie within blessings.

This unexpected spiritual unity, although meaning I’ve lost the possibility of using this Divine Skill on others, has established the deepest soul connection with an individual suspected of Emperor Realm reincarnation with limitless potential… perhaps this is my opportunity, my fate, already interlinked with his?’

She gently gathered the torn clothes around her, her gaze flickering, contemplating unknown thoughts.

…

Returning to his Quiet Room, Gu Sheng found that Gu Yuanyuan and Qidiao Yaoyao were not cultivating.

The two girls were crowded together, holding a Jade Talisman emitting a faint glow, containing some of Gu Sheng’s previously recorded information and conjectures about Lan Liyue’s Holy Gu Spirit Body. Qidiao Yaoyao seemed to have encountered some difficulty, pestering Gu Yuanyuan, pointing to a spot on the Jade Talisman, whispering inquiries.

And Gu Yuanyuan, due to the initial meeting’s “mix-up,” internally felt a bit indebted towards this Junior Sister, now patiently and earnestly explaining.

Hearing the door, both girls paused their actions, turned to the doorway.

Seeing Gu Sheng enter, Gu Yuanyuan immediately stood up, respectfully greeted him.

“Master.”

Qidiao Yaoyao also hurriedly stood, nervously calling.

“Mas… Master.”

Gu Sheng nodded at them, glancing at the Jade Talisman, without asking further.

His mind largely remained immersed in the great changes brought by the second refinement in his Sea of Consciousness, his aura occasionally involuntarily exuding a hint making the surrounding space appear somewhat surreal and distorted, as if separated by a layer of flowing water.

Both Gu Yuanyuan and Qidiao Yaoyao keenly sensed their master’s unusual state, especially Gu Yuanyuan, having opened a second Sea of Consciousness, more sensitive to fluctuations in spiritual power, feeling as if another glance at her master could drown her soul in a wave of dizziness.

“Master, are you…”

Gu Yuanyuan couldn’t help but speak, with concern.

Gu Sheng waved his hand, explained.

“It’s no issue, merely some breakthrough in spiritual power, yet to fully adapt to control. Do not gaze directly at me now, lest your mind be disturbed. By tomorrow, once I adjust, I’ll be back to normal.”