Dantian Limit, First-Rate Expert

"This is what the feeling of reaching the Dantian Limit is like!"

Gu Sheng opened his eyes, quietly stood up after exiting his meditative state, glanced at Chu Xin and Qing Ling who were still cultivating, and walked to the side to squeeze a stone.

"Crack~"

The hard stone in his hand was like a clod of earth, easily crushed into pieces with a gentle squeeze.

"This is a First-Rate Expert, with ten thousand pounds of strength!"

Gu Sheng's eyes lit up, and a hint of a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Although this was the result of him subconsciously using Inner Force, his overall strength had indeed more than doubled, making him slightly stronger than a newly advanced First-Rate Expert.

"What's holding me back now is Inner Force cultivation techniques!"

Gu Sheng shook his hand, throwing away the crushed stone powder, and thought about the issue of cultivation techniques again. His current cultivation is mainly divided into two aspects: Internal Fist, which represents physical cultivation, and Inner Force, which refines essence into Qi.

In terms of Internal Fist, he obtained Teng Qingshan's entire inheritance. Even after cultivating to the Grandmaster realm, there is still the 'Tiger Form Spirit Art', which can continue to develop the human body's power to the extreme in The Nine Cauldrons world—eight hundred thousand pounds of strength.

However, in terms of Inner Force, he has fallen behind. He is currently mainly cultivating the incomplete Heaven-Grade Manual 'Meteor Blade' snatched from Lang Ge, a guard at Li Manor. This incomplete manual ends at the Second-Rate realm, and he was only able to use it to reach the First-Rate realm after Gu Sheng used Chu Xin's Human-Grade Manual as a reference and used the system to deduce it.

However, at the First-Rate realm, the deduction function is useless. Without relevant secret manual knowledge to deduce from, deducing and completing the cultivation technique out of thin air... it's not that the system can't do it, but the cost... Gu Sheng chuckled. If he had so many Luck Points, why would he need to work so hard?

"Sigh! I still need to think of a way. Inner Force manuals... it seems Salt City doesn't have any good techniques either. The most suitable for me should be saber techniques.

The Gui Yuan Sect's Meteor Blade is good. With my current strength, I'm qualified for them to cultivate me as a core disciple, but gaining their trust will take time, and what I lack is time..."

Gu Sheng was a little worried. Without a follow-up cultivation technique, his Inner Force realm wouldn't necessarily stagnate, but progress would definitely be at a snail's pace, which is unacceptable to a guy like him who pursues strength.

"Ugh! So smelly!"

Gu Sheng was thinking about the problem when Chu Xin suddenly exclaimed, covering her nose with a look of disgust. In fact, the smell was coming from her own body. A martial artist breaking through the Dantian Limit is a small sublimation of the human body, and will autonomously discharge some impurities.

"Haha! Little Xin'er, you've become a stinky little mud pig this time."

Gu Sheng bent down and squeezed in front of Chu Xin, his smiling face swaying in front of her little face. Her hateful face made Chu Xin's teeth itch. The little girl opened her mouth and bit him directly.

"Is the little mud pig preparing to be a little dog?"

Gu Sheng dodged Chu Xin's sudden attack, and then spun to her side, making a face and continuing to provoke, "Come on! Come on! Come and chase me! Little Xin'er! Little mud pig! Little doggy!"

Chu Xin was so angry! This girl risked venturing deep into the Wildlands for you, this bastard, and suffered so much, and...

"Go to hell!"

Chu Xin seemed to be possessed by 'Shi Miao', and kicked towards the mischievous Gu Sheng with a high kick.

"Hey! Little beauty, throwing herself into my arms!"

Gu Sheng was not the low-combat 'Shi Fen'. After retreating, he flicked his hand and held Chu Xin in his arms in a princess carry, looking down at the little beauty with an angry face. Gu Sheng slowly lowered his head and gave her a light kiss on her fair forehead, "Thank you! Little Xin'er! Thank you for always being with me!"

"Eh~"

Chu Xin was a little dazed and hadn't recovered yet, looking very cute with a blank expression.

Gu Sheng gently held Chu Xin in his arms, constantly telling her his innermost thoughts. He seemed calm during this time, but he was actually very suppressed.

His plan had been in the works for a long time, and although it seemed seamless, he was actually walking a tightrope. As long as one step went wrong, it could lead to a fatal disaster. Because of this, he couldn't even confide in anyone, because even he didn't know what to do!

The Wildlands are vast and uninhabited, and it's difficult to find two people in a thousand miles. Staying in this environment for a long time can easily lead to various problems. In addition, Gu Sheng strives for perfection and constantly calculates and plans, which invisibly puts more pressure on himself.

His mental pressure has been really great these days. If Chu Xin hadn't come with him and often talked to him to relieve his worries, letting him know that there was someone waiting for him to come back safely every night, perhaps he would have already collapsed.

"Thank you! Thank you, my good Xin'er!"

Gu Sheng held Chu Xin tightly in his arms, closed his eyes, and lowered his head to whisper sweet nothings in her ear. Chu Xin was flustered by his sudden actions, and didn't even think of resisting for a moment. Her small hands were on his chest, not knowing whether to push him away or not.

"Okay!"

After a while, Chu Xin's brain, which had crashed, recovered. She gently pushed Gu Sheng with her small hands, turning her head away from his aggressive gaze. "Don't, don't look at me like that! I, I, I'm afraid you..."

Chu Xin said hesitantly, her beautiful eyes shrinking back and not daring to look Gu Sheng in the eye. Her delicate little ears had already turned a rosy color, making her look even more alluring.

"Afraid of what? Afraid I'll eat you?"

Gu Sheng smiled and deliberately lowered his head to Chu Xin's ear, nibbling on her earlobe and blowing hot air, "Little Xin'er, will you let me look at you for a lifetime?"

"Ah! Ah! Ah~~"

Chu Xin screamed three times in a row before realizing what Gu Sheng had just said, "Was that, was that a confession! It's too sudden! I haven't even..." Chu Xin began to let her thoughts run wild.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as you've agreed!"

Gu Sheng smiled triumphantly, pressing his advantage and not giving the little beauty a chance to consider. He was in a great mood now, so naturally he would 'pursue the defeated enemy with the remaining courage' and take down Chu Xin at this opportunity.

Although this kind of sudden 'attack' seems a bit 'despicable', he had long regarded Chu Xin as his possession, so naturally he wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity. When he decided to list Chu Xin as a teammate, he was already preparing to bring this little beauty into his bag. The best teammate, of course, is 'one of us'!

"No~"

Chu Xin subconsciously retorted, not that she didn't have feelings for Gu Sheng, but everything came too suddenly, and she wanted to slow down.

"Mmm~"

Gu Sheng wouldn't give the little beauty a chance to slow down. Chu Xin was about to open her mouth when he blocked her cherry lips. Chu Xin struggled slightly, but eventually succumbed to Gu Sheng's 'tyranny'.

"This is, kissing..."

Chu Xin's brain continued to crash. Looking at the face so close at hand, her heart flowed with the peaceful life she had lived these past few days, as if they were husband and wife. A voice emerged in her heart, "Promise him..."

After a long time, their lips parted.

Chu Xin quietly lay in Gu Sheng's arms, closed her eyes, and buried her head like an ostrich, refusing to look at his smug and hateful 'face'.

"Little Xin'er!"

Gu Sheng lowered his head and called out. After a while, he finally understood the situation, laughed heartily, and carried Chu Xin towards the stream.