"Don't be nervous, I just started to hurt you. You have the aura of Immortal Seed on your body, and only this blood can activate the teleportation array."
He pointed to the cliff.
"It's really dangerous down here, but there's a way out above."
Gu Sheng was doubtful, but thought that there was really nothing he could do, so he gritted his teeth and nodded.
Using his mental skills, he forced out a drop of bright red blood from his fingertips. Strangely, there was a little golden light flowing in the center of the blood drop.
"What a pure breath of Immortal Seed!"
Ling Xiao carefully took the blood bead and began to recite an obscure ancient mantra.
As the spell sounded, Gu Sheng was surprised to find that Ling Xiao's temperament had undergone earth-shaking changes.
The originally playful and smiling monk now looked solemn, with a faint golden Buddha light glowing all over his body.
But within this holiness, there is a faint and terrifying aura of evil.
"This is."
Gu Sheng subconsciously took two steps back.
A black line suddenly appeared between Ling Xiao's eyebrows. The line was squirming, and countless ferocious demonic figures could be vaguely seen struggling and roaring in it.
He opened his eyes suddenly, and two black and red beams of light shot out of his eyes, piercing the space in front of him!
"Click——"
The void shattered, revealing two rotating black holes, mysterious and deep.
"Quick! Jump to the one on the left!"
Ling Xiao shouted, taking the lead to jump into the black hole on the right, and his figure was instantly swallowed.
Gu Sheng looked at the ever-twisting black hole, and his throat felt dry.
But thinking of the danger of staying in this strange world, I closed my eyes and jumped in.
As soon as I entered, Gu Sheng felt like everything was spinning.
There was endless darkness all around, and even the consciousness could not be unfolded. There were only howling winds and explosions in his ears.
His body was torn apart by invisible forces, and his internal organs were displaced.
"What the hell is this place!"
Gu Sheng roared, but couldn't make any sound.
I don't know how long it took, but just when he could no longer hold on any longer, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in front of him.
The light became brighter and brighter, turning into a huge crack across the void.
"Boom!"
Gu Sheng was thrown out of the crack by a huge force and fell heavily on a piece of soft grass.
Breathing the air greedily, the familiar fluctuations of spiritual energy almost brought tears to his eyes.
It's Xinghong Spirit Domain! He's really back!
Not far away, Ling Xiao is rolling on the grass.
"Hahaha! Lord Buddha, I'm back!"
Gu Sheng stood up quietly and observed this mysterious monk vigilantly.
Everything was too weird today, so he decided to leave quickly while the other party wasn't paying attention.
"Master, take care, I'll take my leave first."
Gu Sheng bowed his hands and turned to leave.
"Hey!"
Ling Xiao suddenly stopped him, with a meaningful smile on his face.
"Just leaving like that? Don't you want to thank Lord Fo for bringing you back?"
Gu Sheng paused in his steps and forced a smile.
"Thank you, Master, for your help. I will be rewarded in the future."
Ling Xiao waved his hand.
"That's all, go ahead. But..."
"I and they will meet again soon."
Gu Sheng said no more and quickly used his body skills to disappear into the woods.
Looking at Gu Sheng's retreating back, Ling Xiao touched the bag on his bald head and murmured to himself.
"Immortal Seed host. Now it's interesting."
He looked at the sky, and the black lines between his eyebrows appeared again.
"Old Bald Donkey and the others, Lord Buddha, I'm back, and your and their nightmare is about to begin!"
Gu Sheng walked alone through the dense forest, with the dead leaves underfoot making a subtle cracking sound.
The rich aura is mixed with the familiar smell of vegetation.
That's right, this is Ancient Forest outside Tianlan Holy Land. It was here that he started practicing three months ago.
"He actually came back"
Gu Sheng touched his chest, and the golden seed was still beating slowly.
I looked back in the direction I came from, and I saw that the weird monk named Ling Xiao was not chasing me.
A pressure as vast as the sea fell from the sky, Gu Sheng's hair stood on end, and his body True Essence instantly solidified.
I saw a cyan figure coming through the air, and every step it took seemed to be stepping on the veins of heaven and earth, causing the surrounding space to tremble slightly.
"First Elder?"
Gu Sheng was surprised.
A cyan figure instantly fell in front of Gu Sheng, an old man with white beard and hair.
Looking Gu Sheng up and down.
"You kid, where have you gone?"
Gu Sheng was about to answer, but heard First Elder continue.
"Ever since you entered this forest, you have lost track of yourself. You have been missing for several months. Everyone in the Holy Land thought something bad happened to you!"
"How many months?"
Gu Sheng was stunned.
"But I obviously only left for three days."
First Elder's eyes narrowed.
"Three days? Did you know it's late autumn now? It was still midsummer when you entered the forest!"
In that weird world, the speed of time is actually different from here? he explained.
"First Elder, I entered a strange world inexplicably and encountered many unexplainable things... It was a Ling Xiao who brought me out."
"Ling Xiao?"
First Elder thoughtfully.
"Could it be the legendary 'One Flower Lifetime Realm' secret realm? No wonder. No wonder."
He shook his head, suddenly serious.
"Let's not talk about this for now. Gu Sheng, you must end the training immediately and return to Tianlan Holy Land."
Gu Sheng frowned.
"What happened?"
First Elder sighed.
"Supreme Immortal Sect's people are here again, taking the Immortal King with them."
"Venerable King Qiankun?!"
Gu Sheng's pupils shrank suddenly and his fists clenched unconsciously.
"How dare he come again? Didn't Golden Phoenix Heavenly Monarch warn him?"
"These days are different."
First Elder has a complex expression.
"Heavenly Profound Goddess is about to marry Azure Dragon Realm's son, so I want to break off the engagement with you."
These words struck Gu Sheng like a thunderbolt.
"Break off the engagement?"
Although this engagement was originally a political marriage, Gu Sheng felt humiliated when it was suddenly called off. What made him even more angry was
"Did that bastard Immortal King target my sister again?"
Gu Sheng's eyes were filled with anger, and his voice became hoarse.
First Elder nodded.
"Gongsun Yue took your sister and ran away. Although there was danger in the process,"
"Heavenly Profound Goddess's brother Azure Dragon Immortal King showed up, suppressed Venerable King Qiankun, and even beat him up."
Gu Sheng was stunned.
"Azure Dragon Immortal King? Why is he."
"As compensation for breaking off the engagement."
First Elder took out a cyan jade pendant from his sleeve and handed it to Gu Sheng.
"Azure Dragon Immortal King left this and said that as long as you crush it, he will show up and do you a favor."
Gu Sheng took the jade pendant. It felt as warm as jade, and it contained a heart-stopping power.
Staring at the jade pendant, there was a war between heaven and man in his heart.
Crush it and call Azure Dragon Immortal King out now to find out? Still.
"I advise you to keep it."
First Elder saw through his thoughts.
"This jade pendant can save your life at a critical moment."
Gu Sheng suppressed the boiling anger in his chest and put the jade pendant into his arms.
"Where are Gongsun Yue and my sister now?"
"It's safe."
First Elder comforted.
"Azure Dragon Immortal King personally escorted her and the others to a safe place. However."
The way he hesitated to speak made Gu Sheng feel nervous.
"But what?"
"Although Venerable King Qiankun has been suppressed, Supreme Immortal Sect will not give up. If you return to Tianlan Holy Land now, it will be more dangerous."
Gu Sheng Silence.
"I won't go back."
"What?"
First Elder frowned.
"There are people looking for you everywhere now!"
"That's why I can't go back."
"If I return to the Holy Land, I will only bring disaster to our sect. And"
Gu Sheng touched his chest, and there were golden seeds beating there.
"I have a reason to continue practicing."
First Elder stared at Gu Sheng for a long time.
"That's all, you have had your own opinions since you were a child. But then you must remain anonymous."
He took out a Black Mask from Void Ring.
"This is 'Night Shadow Veil'. It can change your appearance and breath after wearing it. Even True Immortal is hard to see through."
Gu Sheng took the mask, his tentacles were cold.
The mask is completely black, with only two long and narrow holes Gu Sheng at the eyes, and dark golden lines flowing around the edges.
"Remember.
"First Elder gives serious advice.
"Unless absolutely necessary, don't expose your strength, let alone use your most signature magic weapon."
Gu Sheng nodded and put the mask on his face.
Black Mask is close to the face, and Gu Sheng can feel it completely changing his breath.
He tried to release a ray of spiritual consciousness to explore himself, and was surprised to find that even his own thoughts could not penetrate the disguise of this mask.
"Good stuff!"
Gu Sheng admired softly.
With this "Night Shadow Veil", walking in Xinghong Spirit Domain is indeed much safer.
He looked up to the west, which was the direction of Qinghe Holy Land.
Ten Thousand Ghosts Ridge——The rumored gathering place of ghost cultivators and evil cultivators was exactly the goal of his trip.
Only by practicing in such dangerous places can we break through to the Dao Palace Realm in the shortest possible time.
Saying goodbye to First Elder, Gu Sheng sped towards the west.
The spiritual beasts he encountered along the way, whether it was the three-eyed Demon Wolf or the iron-backed gray bear, were all killed by him with one punch, and they were not even qualified to slow down his pace.
The land beneath our feet gradually changed from lush forest to vast yellow sand.
The desert heat wave was scorching under the scorching sun, but Gu Sheng was walking on flat ground, each step accurately stepping on the most solid part of the sand dune.
A strong smell of blood floated in the wind.
Gu Sheng frowned, the smell was so fresh and nauseating, there must be a large-scale killing ahead.
Before he could think about it, a huge yellow wall suddenly appeared on the distant skyline - a sandstorm was coming!
Gu Sheng Instead of retreating, he accelerated and rushed forward.
The muscles all over the body are tense, and True Essence circulates in the body, forming a thin protective shield on the body surface.
"Bang!"
A sandstorm engulfed him.
In an instant, the sky and the earth turned pale, and flying sand and rocks hit the shield, making dense crackling sounds.
Gu Sheng closed his eyes and concentrated, relying only on his spiritual consciousness to sense the direction, and trudged forward in the violent sand and dust.
Three hours later, when Gu Sheng finally broke out of the sandstorm, the sight in front of him stunned him.
An ancient city stood in the hinterland of the desert. The mottled city walls glowed with a strange dark red color, and the strong smell of blood wafted from the city.
What's even more strange is that there is no grass growing outside the city and Death Qi is heavy, but the city is full of people and lively.
"Interesting."
Gu Sheng decided to go to the city to find out.
As he approached the city gate, two guards in black armor stopped him.
One of them looked Gu Sheng up and down and asked coldly.
"Name? Master?".
"My surname is Mo, a casual cultivator with no family or sect."
Gu Sheng casually made up a pseudonym, and his voice became hoarse and deep under the disguise of the mask.
The attitude of the two guards suddenly became respectful.
"It turns out to be Senior Mo, please come in! The casual cultivators like me Blood Sand City are the most popular!"
This reaction is wrong. Usually, casual cultivators with no roots or sect are the most looked down upon. How come they are so popular here?
The smell of blood was like an invisible poisonous snake, wrapping around the tip of Gu Sheng's nose.
Following the two guards through the tall city gate, the city turned out to be a bustling scene.
"Candied haws on a stick! Fresh candied haws on a stick!"
"The best spiritual grass, don't miss it when you pass by!"
The sounds of hawking came and went, and the streets were packed with people.
Gu Sheng slightly glanced at the boys walking among the crowd.
They were laughing and chasing each other.
The strange thing is that there is not a girl in the whole street.
"This young master, is this your first time to visit me and Lin Yuan City?"
The guard on the left grinned.
Gu Sheng nodded calmly.
"Exactly. I wonder if there is a place for cultivators to trade in this city?"
The man on the right side of the guard had a strange look in his eyes.
"Young Master is a cultivator?"
"Just scratching the surface."
Gu Sheng said modestly, but in fact he was secretly observing their reactions.
He noticed that when he mentioned the word "cultivator", the muscles of the two guards obviously tensed up.
The smell of blood is getting stronger.
Gu Sheng Looking in the direction from which the smell came, a majestic mansion stood in the center of the city in the distance.
The vermilion door glowed strangely in the sunlight.
"Is that City Lord's Mansion?"
Gu Sheng asked pretending to be casual.
"Exactly."
The guard's voice suddenly became stiff.
"City Lord Nie has good governance, so we and Lin Yuan City can be so prosperous."
Gu Sheng pretended not to notice the sinister smile flashing across the face of the guard behind him.
Decided not to rush to explore City Lord's Mansion, but turned to another street.
"I wonder if there is an inn nearby? I want to settle down first."
"There's a 'Drunken Immortal Tower' on the corner in front. It's the best inn in the city."
The guard showed the way diligently.
Gu Sheng As soon as he stepped into the door of the inn, a boy about ten years old came bounding over.
"Brother, are you not a local?"
The boy has dark skin and a pair of big eyes that move around, making him look particularly smart.
Gu Sheng squatted down, smiled and touched his head.
"How do you know?"
"Because the clothes you wear are different from mine and the others!"
The boy replied innocently.
"And you smell good, like a clear spring in the mountains!"
Gu Sheng felt something in his heart.
"Kid, do you know where there is a place in this city where cultivators trade treasures? I want to find out about a place called Ten Thousand Ghosts Ridge."
"Cultivator?"
The boy tilted his head and thought for a moment.
"Daddy said"
A middle-aged man suddenly rushed out of the inn and picked up the boy with a pale face.
"Little bastard, who told you to talk nonsense!"
He glanced at Gu Sheng in horror and saw something like a ferocious beast. He turned around and ran towards the inn with the child in his arms.
"Wait."
Gu Sheng was about to ask, but heard the rapid sound of horse hooves coming from behind.
"Get away! Get away from me!"
Arrogant shouting accompanied by the sound of horse hooves came from far to near.
Gu Sheng turned around and saw a man in black riding a dark horse, rampaging on the street.
Pedestrians gave way one after another, and some who couldn't dodge were directly knocked away.
"It's Master Nie! Get out of the way!"