"Don't add unnecessary complications, let's go around."
"Come here, let's take a look!"
Ling Xiao couldn't help but grabbed Gu Sheng's arm and dragged him towards the crowd.
"Maybe it's a good thing!"
Gu Sheng had no choice but to be pulled by him and squeezed into the crowd.
The disciples around him were talking a lot, with excitement on their faces.
"I heard that Saintess is passing through here!"
"Really? Senior Sister Su hasn't appeared in Profound Nether Sacred Mountain for half a year!"
"It is said that she is looking for some kind of elixir this time."
Gu Sheng Hearing the word Saintess, his heart skipped a beat.
He subconsciously wanted to retreat, but was blocked by the crowd.
At this moment, the crowd suddenly fell silent. In the distance, a white figure came slowly.
It was a woman, dressed in white as snow, with black hair like a waterfall, held up only by a simple hosta.
Her features are picturesque, but there is a coldness that cannot be blasphemed, like the mysterious goddess from the Nine Heavens descending to the earth and not eating the fireworks of the world.
"Senior Sister Su!"
"Saintess Master!"
The surrounding disciples saluted one after another, their eyes full of admiration.
Gu Sheng froze in place as if struck by lightning.
He recognized this face - Qinghe Holy Land Saintess Su Muxue, the woman who had an encounter with him in the Northern Region wasteland three years ago.
"It's over."
Gu Sheng secretly thought something was wrong and lowered his head subconsciously, hoping not to be recognized.
Ling Xiao was also stunned and murmured.
"Is this Saintess of Qinghe Holy Land? It really deserves its name."
Su Muxue walked slowly, and wherever he passed, the disciples automatically gave way to a path.
She looked intently, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.
Just when Gu Sheng was secretly rejoicing, Su Muxue suddenly stopped in front of him.
Time seems to have frozen.
Gu Sheng could feel a cold gaze falling on him, sending shivers down his spine.
"Have we met this junior brother?"
Su Muxue spoke, his voice was like a clear spring hitting a stone, sweet but alienated.
Gu Sheng was shocked. He raised his head calmly and forced a smile.
"Saintess, did you admit the wrong person? I am just an ordinary disciple, how could I be lucky enough to meet Saintess?"
All eyes were focused on Gu Sheng, some were surprised, some were jealous, and most of them were confused.
Why would the aloof Saintess take the initiative to talk to an unknown disciple?
Su Muxue frowned slightly, looking directly at Gu Sheng with those eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
"What's your name?"
Gu Sheng's heart beat like a drum, and his mind was rapidly thinking of countermeasures.
He couldn't tell his real name, but he made up one on the spur of the moment for fear of revealing any flaws.
"Download. Qing Feng."
"Qing Feng."
Su Muxue repeated softly, as if searching for this name in his memory.
Gu Sheng could feel sweat dripping from his palms, but he didn't dare to show any strange behavior.
"Saintess, any advice?"
He spoke again, trying to break the suffocating silence.
Su Muxue did not answer, but gave him a deep look, which seemed to penetrate his disguise and reach deep into his soul.
The surrounding disciples began to whisper.
"Who is this kid? Why have I never seen him before?"
"How dare you talk to Saintess like that!"
"Saintess Why are you paying so much attention to him?"
Gu Sheng felt countless hostile glances coming at him, like a ray of light on his back.
He knew that he had unintentionally become the target of public criticism.
"Hey! Boy!"
A tall disciple suddenly took a step forward with an evil look on his face.
"Saintess asked you, what is your attitude?"
"That's right!"
Another disciple echoed.
"A mere outer disciple, is he worthy of letting Saintess stop?"
Gu Sheng secretly screamed in his heart, but his face remained calm.
"I mean no offense, I'm just curious as to why Saintess stopped."
"How dare you talk back?"
Gao Head Disciple stared angrily.
"Do you know who is standing in front of you? Qinghe Holy Land Saintess Su Muxue! How many core disciples have a hard time talking to Saintess. Who do you think you are?"
Ling Xiao saw this and quickly stood in front of Gu Sheng.
"Brothers, please calm down. My friend is new here and doesn't understand the rules. Please forgive me."
"Get away!"
Gao Head Disciple pushed Ling Xiao away.
"You have no place to speak here!"
Gu Sheng had anger in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
He held the kneeling Ling Xiao and whispered.
"Let's go."
"Want to leave?"
Several disciples have already gathered around.
"You've offended Saintess and you still want to get away?"
Su Muxue still stood there, watching this scene quietly, neither saying anything to stop him nor having any intention of leaving.
Gu Sheng I know it may be difficult to be kind today.
He quietly circulated the spiritual power in his body, ready to deal with possible conflicts at any time.
Su Muxue withdrew his gaze and looked at Gu Sheng again.
"Qing Feng. I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer next time we meet."
After saying that, she floated away, her white clothes fluttering lightly in the wind, and quickly disappeared into the mist.
Profound Nether Sacred Mountain The clouds and mist halfway up the mountain were suddenly pushed aside by a gust of breeze, revealing the white figure that was drifting away in the distance.
In the direction where Su Muxue left, dozens of core disciples were still standing there, looking obsessively at the direction in which she disappeared.
"Master Saintess actually took the initiative to talk to someone."
One disciple muttered to himself, with disbelief written on his face.
"What is the origin of that boy named Qing Feng?"
Another man gritted his teeth.
"I have been practicing in the Holy Land for five years, and I have never even seen the face of Saintess!"
Discussions arose one after another, and everyone's attention was focused on Gu Sheng, who had already left.
No one noticed that at the edge of the crowd, a disciple with a sinister face quietly crushed the Communication Jade Slip in his hand.
"Let's go!"
Gu Sheng pulled Ling Xiao into a remote mountain road, walking quickly.
The spiritual grass on both sides of the mountain road was swayed by the wind they brought, exuding a faint fragrance.
"Why are you running?"
Ling Xiao followed up panting.
"Those disciples didn't come after me."
Gu Sheng kept walking and said without looking back.
"It will be too late when they come to their senses. Su Muxue's influence on Qinghe Holy Land is far beyond your imagination. Her actions today are enough to make me a public enemy of the entire Holy Land."
"Is it that exaggerated?"
Ling Xiao eyes widened.
"Didn't I just say a few words?"
Gu Sheng suddenly stopped and turned around to look directly at Ling Xiao.
"Three years ago in the Northern Region wasteland, I saw with my own eyes that a core disciple had her legs broken by her suitor and thrown into the monster's lair because she took one more look at Su Muxue."
Ling Xiao took a deep breath.
"This"
"This is not the time for explanations."
Gu Sheng looked around and pointed to a cave covered by vines not far away.
"There, quick!"
The two quickened their pace and soon arrived in front of the cave.
The entrance to the cave is obscured by dense vines, making it difficult to spot without careful inspection.
Gu Sheng cautiously explored the surroundings, and after confirming that no one was following him, he pushed aside the vines and entered the cave.
The space inside the cave is not large, but it is enough for two people to sit cross-legged and practice.
There are several cracks in the roof of the cave, letting in weak skylight. There was a thin layer of dust on the ground, obviously no one had used it for a long time.
"This is it."
Gu Sheng took out a few formation flags from the storage bag and began to arrange an isolation formation at the entrance of the cave.
His technique was skillful, and the formation flags were inserted into the ground according to specific directions, quickly forming a complex formation pattern.
Ling Xiao looked on in shock.
"This is the Xuanjie isolation formation? When did you learn it?"
Gu Sheng did not answer, but concentrated on completing the last few formation patterns.
When the last formation flag fell, the entire formation buzzed into action, and an invisible barrier completely sealed the entrance of the cave.
"Now we can practice with peace of mind."
Gu Sheng then breathed a sigh of relief and took out from his arms a spiritual grass that was all crystal white and had leaves like a baby's palm.
Gu Sheng took out Taiji Seven Stars Sword and hung it three feet above the head.
The sword body exuded a faint silver light, which complemented the skylight from the top of the cave.
Ling Xiao knew that Gu Sheng didn't want to say more, so he stopped asking questions and found a corner to sit cross-legged on his own and began to run his exercises to absorb spiritual energy.
Gu Sheng formed a seal with both hands, and [Nine Dragon Qiankun Art] began to operate in the body.
As the technique was running, nine faint dragon-shaped shadows gradually appeared around him, swimming slowly around him.
Saint Infant Grass was held by Gu Sheng in his left hand, and violent energy poured into his meridians.
At the same time, the silver light shed by Taiji Seven Stars Sword acted like a catalyst, attracting the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth to form a small spiritual energy vortex.
"The way of Yin is mysterious and mysterious."
Gu Sheng recited the mantra silently in his heart, and the Yin-type spiritual power in his body began to circulate along a specific route.
His breath gradually became colder, and the temperature in the cave seemed to drop a bit.
Ling Xiao was awakened by the sudden chill. When he opened his eyes and saw the state of Gu Sheng, he couldn't help but take a breath.
I saw that Gu Sheng's whole body was covered by a thin layer of frost, but the nine dragon shadows became clearer and clearer, with each dragon scale carrying a faint blue light.
"What kind of skills does this guy practice?"
Ling Xiao was shocked and felt a sense of urgency.
He gritted his teeth, took out a long-cherished elixir from his arms, swallowed it, and began to attack his bottleneck with all his strength.
Outside the cave, the strange movement of spiritual energy has attracted the attention of several monks in the distance.
"Profound Nether Sacred Mountain There is an abnormal gathering of spiritual energy in the middle of the waist. Go and have a look."
A monk wearing a green robe said.
Wang Yuchen beside him narrowed his eyes.
"That direction... is probably the person we are looking for."
"Gu Sheng?"
The third monk Liang Yu asked.
Wang Yuchen nodded and turned to the leading man.
"Senior Brother Long, I'll leave it to you this time."
Long Teng, the leader among the core disciples of Qinghe Holy Land, Half-step Primordial Realm's cultivation makes him a rare opponent among his peers.
His face was stern, and he just said a faint "hmm" when he heard the words.
"Let's go, let's make a quick decision."
Long Teng stepped forward, his steps seemed slow, but each step counted several feet, and he quickly left the two of them behind.
Wang Yuchen and Liang Yu quickly followed, and the three of them galloped towards the direction of the abnormal movement of spiritual energy.
In the cave, Gu Sheng's cultivation has reached a critical moment.
Saint Infant Grass's energy was completely absorbed by him, and Nine Dragon Qiankun Art's first-level attainments became more and more solid.
He could feel that he was only one step away from breaking through.
"Hold on a little longer."
Gu Sheng thought silently in his heart and increased the speed of spiritual energy absorption.
The spiritual energy outside the cave was drawn and poured into the cave like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea. It even formed a small spiritual energy storm around the cave.
Ling Xiao was awakened again by the movement. Seeing the state of Gu Sheng, he felt both envious and anxious.
The gap between the two is widening at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Don't leave too much behind."
Ling Xiao gritted his teeth and began to absorb spiritual energy crazily.
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his meridians ached due to excessive spiritual power, but he did not dare to relax.
Just as the two were practicing with all their strength, Gu Sheng suddenly opened his eyes, and the nine dragon shadows let out a silent roar at the same time, and then sank into his body.
"Someone is coming."
Gu Sheng said in a deep voice, with a chill in his voice.
"Found it!"
Liang Yu's eyes were filled with excitement, and the spiritual energy condensed on his fingertips trembled slightly, pointing to the entrance of the cave not far away, which was covered by vines.
Originally, his cultivation was shallow and he could not capture the two almost dissipated breaths in the flowing mountain wind, but now with the help of Long Teng, the two breaths were clearly distinguishable.
Wang Yuchen squinted his eyes and stared at the seemingly ordinary cave.
He thought of the drama Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao performed in front of him a few days ago - the two pretended to be strangers to each other and even deliberately kept their distance.
Looking back now, that poor performance is almost laughable.
"They are indeed birds of a feather."
Wang Yuchen sneered, with a sinister look in his eyes.
Long Teng stands at the front.
He had already thought of a countermeasure, and he raised his palm without hesitation at this moment. A ball of dark red spiritual energy condensed in his palm, and he slapped the transparent barrier at the entrance of the cave that was almost invisible to the naked eye.
"Boom!"
The dull sound of impact echoed in the valley. Long Teng was forced back a few steps by the force of the earthquake, and two deep pits were made in the ground by him.
And almost at the same moment, a muffled groan came from deep in the cave.
Gu Sheng is sitting cross-legged on the stone platform in the cave, surrounded by a whirlpool of light blue spiritual energy.
Long Teng Although that palm did not directly hurt him, the shock from the damage to the formation hit his chest.
His tiger body trembled, blood oozed from the corners of his mouth, and he forced to swallow the blood that surged into his throat.
"Damn."
Gu Sheng cursed in his heart. He was at the critical moment of breakthrough. The spiritual energy in his body was rushing through his meridians. If he was not careful, he would go crazy.
Ling Xiao was originally on the other side of the cave adjusting his breath, but when he heard the movement, he immediately opened his eyes.
Seeing Gu Sheng's pale face, he rushed towards the cave entrance without saying a word.
"Who's out there?"
Ling Xiao was puzzled, but his movements did not stop at all.
He must drive away those uninvited guests and buy time for Gu Sheng.
Outside the cave, Wang Yuchen frowned and looked at Long Teng.
"Senior Brother Long, what are you"
Long Teng shook his arm that was numb from the shock, and sneered at the corner of his mouth.
"I just fell in love with this cave. Who knows who is practicing inside?"
He turned to look at Wang Yuchen with a cunning light in his eyes.
"Profound Nether Sacred Mountain's rule is that strong people can occupy the occupied training place, isn't it?"
Wang Yuchen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.
This move can be used to attack or retreat to defend. It will not directly violate Qinghe Holy Land's rules prohibiting private fights between disciples, but it can legitimately interfere with Gu Sheng's cultivation.
He couldn't help but admire Long Teng's calculations.
"Senior Brother Long is brilliant."
Wang Yuchen smiled sinisterly and held his hand.
Long Teng said no more, clenched his right fist tightly, and his arm muscles bulged like steel bars.
This time, he no longer held back, and the spiritual energy condensed on his fist almost turned into substance, blasting towards the already fluctuating formation barrier with the sound of howling wind.