The footsteps suddenly faded away and soon disappeared.
The two waited for a while and relaxed after confirming that there was no danger.
"Strange, who would come to a place like this at this time?"
Ling Xiao frowned.
Gu Sheng shook his head.
"No matter who it is, we have to be careful. Profound Nether Sacred Mountain is a mixed bag, who knows who we will encounter."
Ling Xiao nodded and suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, why do you think Daoist Yong'an is so good to us? Not only did it accept us as disciples, but it also gave us so many benefits. I always feel like something is wrong."
Gu Sheng was silent for a moment and whispered.
"I have been thinking about this issue. But right now our strength is low, so we can only take one step at a time. Improve our strength first."
Ling Xiao sighed.
"You're right. But..."
He smiled slyly.
"You'd be a fool not to take advantage of it. Since the old man has given you so many good things, let's take them all!"
Gu Sheng shook his head helplessly, but he had to admit that what Ling Xiao said made sense. The two entered the cultivation state again, and the cave quickly returned to calm.
At the same time, Qinghe Holy Land Dragon Subduing Hall is outside.
A young man in ragged clothes stumbled out of the palace door, his face pale.
His exposed skin was covered with hideous scars, some of which were still oozing with blood.
"Gu Sheng."
Ke Yucheng gritted his teeth and spat out the name, every word filled with hatred.
He experienced three days and three nights of inhuman torture at the Dragon Subduing Hall. Those punishments not only destroyed his body, but also tortured his soul. And all this is because of that damn Gu Sheng!
"Brother Ke, are you okay?"
Several disciples waiting outside quickly stepped forward to help him.
Ke Yucheng shook them off roughly.
"Get away!"
He barely suppressed his anger.
"That Gu Sheng, where is it now?"
One disciple answered cautiously.
"I heard that he was accepted as a disciple by Daoist Yong'an and has gone to Profound Nether Sacred Mountain to practice."
"What?!"
Ke Yucheng turned his head suddenly, his eyes bloodshot.
"Why should he?!"
The disciples were as silent as a cicada, not daring to answer the question.
Ke Yucheng's chest rose and fell violently, and it took him a while to calm down, but the hatred in his eyes did not diminish at all.
"Contact me my cousin."
"Just say that I have something important to discuss."
"Profound Nether Sacred Mountain You can't use your mind at night, and there are many dangers. Even if there is an accident, you can still blame it on the dangers on the mountain. Do you understand what I mean?"
Ke Yucheng looked vicious in his eyes.
Ke Yucheng held the jade talisman tightly, with a ferocious smile on his face.
"Gu Sheng. Let's see how you die this time!"
At night, Qinghe Holy Land, Three Days Peak.
The mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist, and the spiritual energy is like threads. Under the guidance of the spirit gathering formation, it gathers into a stream-like spiritual mist, surrounding the practice cave at the top of the mountain.
This is the residence of the inner disciples. Although it is not as rich in spiritual energy as Profound Nether Sacred Mountain where the core disciples are, it is several times stronger than Luoyun Peak where the outer disciples are.
In Tang Zhiyuan's retreat room, two figures sat opposite each other.
"Cousin, I have a plan."
Ke Yucheng lowered his voice, with a cold light in his eyes.
"About Daoist Yong'an's apprentice."
Tang Zhiyuan frowned, and the magic sword he was wiping in his hand paused slightly.
"Are you crazy? That Gu Sheng is the direct disciple of Daoist Yong'an. If you touch him, you are seeking death!"
"Cousin, don't worry."
Ke Yucheng came closer.
"I've found out clearly that Gu Sheng has been practicing at Profound Nether Sacred Mountain recently. It's so dark at night there that you can't even use your mind. It's a good time to take action."
"Profound Nether Sacred Mountain?"
Tang Zhiyuan sneered and slapped the magic sword heavily on the stone table.
"That's the territory of the core disciples. We can't even get in. How can we start?"
Ke Yucheng calmly took out a green jade plaque from his arms, with a circling green dragon engraved on it, which was the identity symbol of the inner disciples - Azure Dragon Token.
"Qinghe Holy Land rules, inner disciples can use points to enter Profound Nether Sacred Mountain."
Ke Yucheng A sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"It just requires ten times the points of the core disciples. I have saved 70 points here, which is enough for us to stay for a whole day."
Tang Zhiyuan squinted his eyes and looked at his cousin suspiciously.
"Seventy points? You have been saving for three years to get these, just to avenge that little revenge in the ring?"
"Not just revenge."
Ke Yucheng has greed in his eyes.
"Cousin, didn't you notice? Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao are both too good and they don't look like ordinary cultivators at all. Especially Gu Sheng, with his mysterious aura in the ring last time, I suspect he has a big secret!"
There was a brief silence in the stone room, with only the subtle hum of Spirit Gathering Array operating.
"Are you sure you can succeed at Profound Nether Sacred Mountain?"
Tang Zhiyuan finally spoke, his voice low.
"There are elders patrolling there."
"Profound Nether Sacred Mountain Even the elders don't want to stay long at night."
Ke Yucheng is confident.
"We went in during the day to lock down the location of Gu Sheng, and we took action when it got dark. No one knew it, and even if we found out afterwards, Profound Nether Sacred Mountain is so big, who knows who did it?"
Tang Zhiyuan stood up and paced back and forth in the stone room, the magic sword glowing coldly in his hand.
After a while, he stopped.
"Okay, let me help you."
Tang Zhiyuan's eyes were fierce.
"But if I succeed, I want to take the big part."
Ke Yucheng smiled even more on his face.
"This is natural. My cousin is the strongest and deserves more."
"Specific plan?"
"Tomorrow, we will meet at the entrance of Profound Nether Sacred Mountain."
Ke Yucheng Hold Azure Dragon Token.
"I will inquire about Gu Sheng's training area in advance. Remember, no matter what you see, don't act rashly. Wait until dark before taking action."
Tang Zhiyuan nodded and suddenly asked again.
"What about Ling Xiao? You don't want to solve it together?"
Ke Yucheng shook his head.
"Ling Xiao is in seclusion recently, and I always feel that he is more dangerous than Gu Sheng. Let's deal with one first."
Just as the two were plotting, in another cave of Three Days Peak, Wang Yuchen was sitting cross-legged in the center of Spirit Gathering Array, with spiritual power surging around his body.
Since losing to Ling Xiao last time, he has been practicing hard behind closed doors, vowing to avenge his previous humiliation.
"Ling Xiao. Gu Sheng"
Wang Yuchen gritted his teeth, changed the magic formula in his hand, and the spiritual power circulated violently in his meridians.
Suddenly, a slight knock on the door interrupted his practice.
"Who?!"
Wang Yuchen opened his eyes suddenly, bloodshot eyes.
The anger that his practice was interrupted almost burst out.
"Senior Brother Wang, my new disciple Liang Yu has something important to report."
A respectful but anxious voice came from outside the door.
"New disciple?"
Wang Yuchen sneered, waved his sleeves, and the stone door suddenly opened, and an invisible force pulled the people outside the door directly in.
Liang Yu felt his eyes flash, and he fell heavily to the ground of the stone room.
He hurriedly climbed up, suppressing the pain and saluting.
"Senior Brother Wang, calm down, I really have something important to do."
"What important things can a new disciple who has just started do?"
Wang Yuchen looked down at Liang Yu, and the spiritual pressure was released without any disguise.
Liang Yu Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he still insisted.
"It concerns the true identities of Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao."
Deep in the cave of Profound Nether Sacred Mountain.
Gu Sheng sat cross-legged, his naked upper body covered with fine beads of sweat, glowing with a bronze sheen in the dim light.
The fragments of clothing scattered around silently told the violent scene during the practice just now.
"Drink!"
With a low cry, dozens of sharp sword energy suddenly burst out from Gu Sheng's body, leaving sword marks of varying depths on the stone wall.
Rubbles were flying, dust was filling the air, and the entire cave was trembling slightly.
Gu Sheng suddenly opened his eyes, and two substantial sword intentions shot out from his eyes, instantly piercing through the thick mountain wall.
With a loud bang, two bottomless pits were blown out of the cave, and smoke and dust rose into the sky.
"Ahem. Gu Sheng! Can you fucking pay attention!"
Not far away, Ling Xiao was choked by the thick smoke and coughed repeatedly, and had to quit his practice state.
He waved his sleeves to disperse the smoke, revealing a handsome but somewhat helpless face.
Gu Sheng then noticed his embarrassed appearance and touched his nose awkwardly.
"Sorry, I couldn't control it at the moment."
Ling Xiao looked at his naked upper body up and down, and the corners of his mouth curved in a teasing way.
"I said, is this the third time this month for you? Do you really have any special hobbies?"
"Get out!"
Gu Sheng laughed and cursed, took out a brand new black outfit from the storage ring and put on it.
"When practicing Heavenly Sorrow Sword, the sword energy leaks out and it's normal for clothes to be unable to withstand it."
Ling Xiao curled his lips and tossed a pot of spiritual wine.
"Come on, you are the most dangerous person in practice."
Gu Sheng took the wine bottle and took a sip. The spicy liquid slid down his throat, dispelling the remaining chill of the sword energy in his body.
He wiped the corners of his mouth with a sparkle in his eyes.
"What about you? How are you doing with your heaven-level martial arts?"
"The first major success."
Ling Xiao shook the wine bottle proudly.
"Although he's not as good as a pervert like you, he's still the best among his peers."
Gu Sheng chuckled upon hearing this and stretched out a finger.
"The first level of heaven-level martial arts is perfect."
After a pause, he extended a second finger.
"Adding another earth-level martial skill is also the first level of perfection."
"What?!"
Ling Xiao almost choked on his wine and his eyes widened.
"When did you practice another earth-level martial arts?"
"Just when you were addicted to that Phantom Step."
Gu Sheng has a cunning look in his eyes.
"How about it, do you want to make some gestures?"
Ling Xiao waved his hands repeatedly.
"No, no, I'm just trying to challenge you, a monster."
He sighed, a hint of envy in his tone.
"I really don't know how you practice, we obviously started at the same time."
Gu Sheng smiled and said nothing, but took another sip of wine. only
He himself knows that those hours of training alone late at night, those moments of wandering on the edge of life and death, have led to his current achievements.
"Right."
Ling Xiao suddenly lowered his voice.
"Would you like to go out for a walk tonight? Your bones are getting rusty from practicing in this cave all the time."
Gu Sheng had fighting intent in his eyes.
"That's exactly what I mean. Actual combat is the best way to test your strength."
The two looked at each other, smiled, and clinked the wine bottles in tacit understanding.
"But be careful."
Ling Xiao's expression became serious.
"Profound Nether Sacred Mountain is no better than the training ground within the sect. The monsters here are truly ferocious. I heard that three more core disciples died on the mountainside last month."
Gu Sheng nodded, looking towards the gradually darkening sky outside the cave.
"Qinghe Holy Land's training method is inherently cruel. Those who can survive in this environment are the real strong ones."
"Speaking of which."
Ling Xiao Lower your voice.
"Have you heard? There has been something strange happening on the top of the mountain recently. It is said that traces of Profound Nether True Water have appeared."
Gu Sheng's pupils shrank.
Profound Nether True Water, the legendary wonder of heaven and earth, one drop can wash away marrow and cut hair. It is a treasure coveted by countless monks.
"Is the news reliable?"
"Eighty percent of it is true."
Ling Xiao licked his lips.
"But it's too dangerous to go to the top of the mountain now. It's said that there are Level 4 monsters infested."
Gu Sheng thought for a moment.
"To be on the safe side, let's stay active on the mountainside for a few days, and then consider going up the mountain after we get a clearer picture of the situation."
While the two were discussing, behind a boulder a few hundred meters away from them, two pairs of cold eyes were staring in the direction of the cave.
"These two lunatics actually dare to go out at night."
Tang Zhiyuan shrank his neck, with a hint of fear in his voice.
"Profound Nether Sacred Mountain The night is more than ten times more dangerous than the day."
Ke Yucheng beside him sneered.
"It's better to let them die in the mouth of the monster, saving us from taking action."
Tang Zhiyuan turned to look at his companion.
"Speaking of which, how can you get so many points to exchange for Stealth Talisman? This one costs fifty points!"
Ke Yucheng's eyes were filled with pain.
"Originally, I saved up to exchange for Barrier-Breaking Pill. If I save another fifty, I can break through."
He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white.
"But that bastard Gu Sheng humiliated me on the competition stage. If I don't take revenge, I, Ke Yucheng, swear not to be a human being!"
"Just to vent your anger?"
Tang Zhiyuan eyes widened in disbelief.
"That's the elixir that can help you break through to the Spirit Sea Realm!"
Ke Yucheng smiled sinisterly.
"It's not just revenge. I got the news that Gu Sheng has a valuable treasure on him. Otherwise, how could he progress so quickly?"
"As long as you succeed, it's all worth it."
Tang Zhiyuan swallowed. Although he felt uneasy, greed finally defeated reason.
"Then we will follow from a distance and act according to the situation?"
"Hmph, coward."
Ke Yucheng glanced at him disdainfully.
"If you're scared, you can leave now."
Tang Zhiyuan's face turned blue and white, and finally gritted his teeth and said.
"Who said I'm scared? Just do it!"
At this moment, a biting wind suddenly swept across the entire Profound Nether Sacred Mountain.
The originally bright sky was instantly shrouded in dark clouds, and darkness fell upon the earth.
"What's going on?"
Tang Zhiyuan grabbed Ke Yucheng's sleeves in horror.
Ke Yucheng also changed his expression.
"Something's wrong, this yin energy"
Before he finished speaking, a deafening roar came from the top of the mountain. The sound was so strong that it made the mountain tremble slightly.
A green sword energy shot up into the sky and slashed at the churning black demonic energy on the top of the mountain.
"Boom——"
Amidst the earth-shattering explosion, the dazzling light illuminated half of the sky.
Even though they were far apart, the four of them could still feel the suffocating pressure.
At the entrance of the cave, Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao changed color at the same time.
"Is that sword energy?"
Ling Xiao's voice trembled.
"Who can wield such a terrifying sword energy at a place like the top of a mountain?"
Gu Sheng narrowed his eyes, and the sword energy in his body resonated unconsciously.