Gu Sheng The figure sitting cross-legged was shrouded in a layer of pale golden halo, and the whole body's true energy was rising and falling.
Suddenly, his closed eyes suddenly opened, and two substantial golden lights burst out from his pupils, drawing a dazzling trajectory in the dim hall.
"Boom——"
The solid energy fluctuations formed a tornado visible to the naked eye centered on Gu Sheng. The violent zhenqi tore through the air, making a sharp explosion. The ancient runes on the four walls of the hall lit up one after another, barely resisting the impact of this force.
"Black Tortoise Realm seventh level, done!"
Gu Sheng shouted lowly, with unconcealable excitement in his voice.
He formed a seal with his hands, and the raging tornado of true energy seemed to be pulled by invisible hands, slowly converging into his body. Every ray of true energy returned made his aura more solid.
Three months of hard work finally yielded results.
In the first two and a half months, he spent all his energy refining those three drops of the venerable's natal essence and blood, and abruptly pushed his cultivation level from the fifth level Black Tortoise Realm to the peak of the sixth level.
In the second half of the month, while stabilizing his realm, he understood the Imperial Sect secret method "Myriad Dao Returning to One Art". When I broke through the barrier today, not only did the secret technique first come into being, but my cultivation level also naturally broke through to the seventh level.
"Is this the power of Myriad Dao Returning to One Art?"
Gu Sheng murmured to himself, the golden light in his eyes gradually dimmed.
He raised his right hand, spread his fingers and slowly made a fist. In an instant, the invisible body-protecting Qi around him suddenly condensed, turning into an almost transparent Qi sword above his palm.
The sword was three feet and three inches long, as clear as crystal, but it exuded a heart-stopping sharpness.
Gu Sheng waved his hand casually, and wherever the air sword passed, tiny black cracks were torn in the air.
"Tsk——"
There was a soft sound, and a sword mark several feet deep appeared on the wall of the hall, with a smooth cut surface.
What's even more astonishing is that there are traces of golden lines spreading along the edge of the sword mark, as if even the internal structure of the wall has been completely destroyed by this sword.
"What a Myriad Dao Returning to One Art! It is indeed known as Black Tortoise Realm's number one offensive secret technique!"
Gu Sheng secretly praised it in his heart. The most magical thing about this secret method is that it can transform the warrior's strongest defense - the body-protecting aura, into the most powerful attack method.
When ordinary warriors use body-protecting Gangqi, they must maintain it with all their strength and cannot attack distractedly. But this Myriad Dao Returning to One Art breaks this iron law.
What's even better is that the divine weapon of Gang Qi condensed by this method is not limited by the quality of the magic weapon, and its power depends entirely on the strength of the caster's own Gang Qi.
Gu Sheng practices "Nine Dragon Qiankun Art", and his true energy is several times stronger than that of warriors of the same level. Now he has reached Black Tortoise Realm seventh level, and his true energy and gang energy are as rich as those of ordinary Earth Martial Realm second and third level warriors.
This means that the Qi sword he has condensed at this moment is as powerful as a Earth-grade magical artifact!
"And"
Gu Sheng With a thought in his mind, the air sword in his hand suddenly exploded and turned into countless air needles as thin as cow hair.
The next moment, these Qi needles reorganized instantly and turned into a Nine-Ring Saber in his palm. The nine golden rings on the back of the knife jingled, making a sound like a solid metal collision.
"The Qi weapons change according to the thoughts, and the destruction is instantaneous. It can be said to be endless."
Gu Sheng The corner of his mouth raised slightly. Ordinary warriors use magical weapons, but once they are damaged, their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced. Even if his Gangqi Divine Weapon is shattered by the enemy, it can re-condensate instantly, which is equivalent to carrying countless magical weapons of the same level with him.
Just as he was immersed in the joy of his newfound strength, he suddenly felt a stinging pain between his eyebrows.
Gu Sheng frowned and immediately calmed down. It turns out that excessive stimulation of Myriad Dao Returning to One Art consumes a lot of mental energy. If he hadn't had a solid foundation, he might have exhausted himself.
"Fortunately, I have the secret technique of double sea of consciousness."
Gu Sheng was secretly glad. When I was at the Yellow Martial Realm, I was taught the secret technique of the Double Consciousness Sea by Ye Qinglan, which is now of great use.
His mind moved slightly, and one sea of consciousness controlled the divine weapons of Gang Qi to attack the enemy, while the other sea of consciousness maintained the body-protecting Gang Qi, and a pale golden light shield immediately appeared around his body.
Both offensive and defensive, no flaws!
"I'm afraid even senior Ling Qingyan, who created this method, never thought that someone could use Myriad Dao Returning to One Art so perfectly, right?"
Gu Sheng sighed in his heart. When ordinary warriors practice this method, they either attack with all their strength and give up defense, or they retain the body-protecting aura but find it difficult to exert the power of the secret method. And his sea of dual consciousness just made up for this shortcoming.
Just when Gu Sheng was about to further test the power of the secret technique, a violent energy fluctuation suddenly came from deep in the hall.
"Rumble--"
The entire hall began to tremble, and an ancient and violent breath spurted out from the ground.
Gu Sheng's expression condensed, and he turned to look at the source of the fluctuation - that was the direction of Situ Qingfeng's retreat.
"Are you leaving seclusion?"
Gu Sheng put away his energy and flashed to the center of the hall. I saw a blood-colored light pillar rising from the ground to the sky. In the light pillar, I could vaguely see the shadow of a golden roc spreading its wings and making a cry that pierced the gold and cracked the stone.
Amid the screams, a tyrannical pressure of blood swept through the entire hall.
Gu Sheng had to use his true energy to resist, feeling secretly shocked.
"What a powerful bloodline! It seems that Brother Situ has gained a lot."
The bloody beam of light lasted for about half a quarter of an hour before gradually converging. When the last light sank into the ground, a Dao Body shadow slowly walked out from the source of the light pillar.
It is Situ Qingfeng!
But compared with three months ago, Situ Qingfeng is completely different now.
His already tall body had grown a bit taller. Faint golden lines appeared on his exposed skin. His pupils turned into sharp vertical pupils, with golden light flowing between opening and closing.
The most eye-catching thing was the looming pair of golden light wings behind him. Although they were not fully unfolded, they already gave off a suffocating sense of oppression.
"Brother Gu!"
When Situ Qingfeng saw Gu Sheng, his eyes were filled with golden light and he stepped forward quickly.
With every step he took, the ground shook slightly, as if it couldn't bear his weight.
Gu Sheng smiled and handed over his hand.
"Congratulations to Brother Situ for completing the bloodline inheritance! Look at this momentum, the harvest is not small."
Situ Qingfeng couldn't hide his excitement.
"It's all thanks to Brother Gu! If you hadn't taken the risk to help me, how could I have received the complete inheritance from my mother's legacy?"
After saying that, he knelt down on one knee and made a big salute.
Gu Sheng quickly supported him.
"Brother Situ, what are you doing? You and I live and die together, why should we be so indifferent?"
Situ Qingfeng insisted on finishing the salute before standing up and said seriously.
"Brother Gu doesn't know something. This Heavenly Demon Spirit Body awakening is of great significance to me. The Golden Winged Great Peng blood in my body was originally very thin, and it was difficult for me to achieve great achievements in my life. Now not only is my spirit body fully awakened, but my cultivation is also..."
As he spoke, he released his breath, and suddenly there was a strong wind in the hall, which was even more shocking than the movement when Gu Sheng broke through.
"Earth Martial Realm Peak?!"
Gu Sheng's pupils shrank.
"Break more than ten levels in a row?"
Situ Qingfeng nodded and explained.
"The aura contained in my mother's remains is beyond imagination, and with the feedback from Heavenly Demon Spirit Body's bloodline when she awakened, it's only expected that her cultivation level will skyrocket. However..."
His expression suddenly became solemn.
"As Brother Gu once warned me, it is not necessarily a good thing to improve your cultivation too quickly. Although I have reached the peak of the Earth Martial Realm, I feel that my foundation is weak and my control of power is far less solid than if I work steadily."
Gu Shen thought so.
"It is rare for Brother Situ to have such an awakening. In my opinion, you should not rush to break through the Heavenly Martial Realm in the future, but focus on consolidating the foundation."
"That's exactly what I meant."
Situ Qingfeng nodded.
"I plan to go to the ancestral land of the Golden Winged Great Peng lineage for training. There are trial roads left by our ancestors there, which is the best place for polishing the foundation."
As he spoke, he took out a green jade talisman from his arms and handed it to Gu Sheng.
"This is Communication Jade Talisman. No matter how far apart we are, we can sense each other's position. If Brother Gu is in need, just crush the jade talisman and I will come to help as soon as possible."
Gu Sheng took the jade talisman and held it warmly, vaguely feeling the blood connection contained in it.
He put it away solemnly and smiled.
"Then I'm not polite. Speaking of which, I'm still thinking about the remains of the Dapeng promised by Brother Situ."
Situ Qingfeng laughed.
"Don't worry! When I return from my ancestral land, I will take Brother Gu to the burial place.
There are not only the remains of our ancestors, but also a wonder of heaven and earth, which is of great benefit to cultivation. "
The two looked at each other and smiled, understanding each other tacitly.
After a moment of silence, Situ Qingfeng suddenly asked.
"Brother Gu, what are your next plans?"
Gu Sheng looked toward the exit of the hall.
"I am ready to return to Great Desolation City. This retreat has been fruitful and will take time to digest. And"
There was a cold glint in his eyes.
"It's time to settle some accounts."
Situ Qingfeng understood and didn't ask any more questions.
He patted Gu Sheng on the shoulder.
"In that case, let's say goodbye. Take care!"
"Take care!"
The farewell is brief and powerful.
The light wings behind Situ Qingfeng spread out and turned into a golden light that broke through the top of the hall and disappeared into the sky in an instant.
Gu Sheng watched him leave, and did not look back until the golden light completely disappeared from sight.
He felt the surging power in his body and was full of expectations for the upcoming trip to Great Desolation City.
"It's time to go back."
At the entrance to the secret realm, the white light on Gu Sheng gradually dissipated, and he looked around cautiously.
There was a chilling atmosphere in the air.
"Who's there?"
Gu Sheng asked coldly, his fingers already pressed on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
A black shadow slowly walked out from behind the rock, its whole body covered in a dark cloak, only a pair of sharp eyes exposed.
"Master Gu, my Excellency, Tantai Ying, has been ordered by Second Young Lady to wait for you here for more than three months."
"Miss Tantai?"
Gu Sheng frowned slightly, and the cold woman in his memory appeared in front of his eyes.
He had been in seclusion for nearly three months, but he didn't expect that she would send someone to guard him here.
"Where are the people from the Imperial Sect?"
Gu Sheng asked suddenly, with an ominous premonition rising in his heart.
Tantai Ying's voice was cold.
"They left yesterday. The people sent by the Sun Moon Sect and Great Desolation Alliance to intercept and kill them have been dealt with by their subordinates. The three Imperial Sect were forced to retreat due to the siege of the Xuanxu Sect."
Gu Sheng's pupils suddenly shrank, and a chill ran from his back to the top of his head.
"Send me to the Imperial Sect immediately!"
Tantai Ying nodded slightly, took out a jade slip from his arms and crushed it. In an instant, the space was distorted, and a portal opened in front of the two of them.
Imperial Sect In the main hall, the smell of blood was so strong that it almost solidified. Long Yundao was leaning on the throne of the sect leader, his chest and skirt soaked with blood.
His eyes swept across the various disciples in the hall, and finally landed on the dying Jiang Yuan.
"The master and the disciples are incompetent"
Every time Jiang Yuan said a word, a stream of blood poured out of the corner of his mouth.
His chest was dented, apparently from a fatal blow.
Ye Jianjia knelt beside Jiang Yuan, and his slender fingers trembled to deliver Qi to him.
Her left arm hung unnaturally, and her sleeve was stained red with blood.
"Stop talking and save your energy."
There was a deafening bombardment outside the hall, and the light curtain of the sect-protecting formation trembled violently, as if it would break at any time. Xuanxu Sect The cold voice of the sect master penetrated the formation.
"Long Yundao, give you one last chance! Either hand over Gu Sheng, or let that girl come out and die!"
Long Yundao coughed violently, and a mouthful of blood spurted onto the ground.
Not long after he broke through the Heavenly Martial Realm, he almost exhausted all his energy in the battle with the Xuanxu Sect yesterday.
"Master."
Ye Jianjia raised his head.
"Let me go."
"Nonsense!"
Long Yundao yelled angrily, but his face became even paler due to his injuries.
Ye Jianjia gently put down Jiang Yuan's hand and stood up.
Her voice was soft.
"If the sect hadn't taken me in three years ago, I would have died in the wilderness. Ye Family regards me as a shame, and only Imperial Sect gave me a place to stay."
She looked at the shadowy enemy outside the hall, and a smile appeared on her lips.
"I believe in Senior Brother Gu. He will definitely avenge us."
Long Yundao's hands gripped the armrest of the throne tightly, his knuckles turned white. As the leader of a sect, he understands the principle of sacrificing one person to preserve the entire sect; but as a master, how can he bear to watch his disciples die?
"That's all."
Long Yundao sighed, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
"Imperial Sect. Your sacrifice will be remembered."
Ye Jianjia bowed deeply, turned around and walked outside the formation.
Her back was as straight as a sword about to be unsheathed.
Outside the formation, Master Xuanxu Sect showed a cruel smile on his face.
There were dozens of elite disciples standing behind him, and one of them sneered.
"Master, that girl is out. I heard that she is Gu Sheng's closest junior sister, just in time to let Gu Sheng also experience the feeling of losing an important person!"
"No rush."
Xuanxu Sect said in a negative tone.
"First let her watch Imperial Sect be destroyed, and then slowly torture her to death. My son's revenge must be paid to with all the blood of the Imperial Sect!"
Ye Jianjia has reached the edge of the formation and can step out in just one step.
She was about to take a step——
"Stop."
A cold voice suddenly sounded in the hall. The sound was not loud, but it was like thunder exploding in everyone's ears.
Ye Jianjia trembled all over and turned around in disbelief. I saw a slender figure appearing in the center of the hall at some point. The black outfit still carried the dust from the secret realm.
"Senior Brother Gu Gu?"
Her voice trembled so much that it was almost inaudible.
Gu Sheng walked slowly, every step seemed to be stepping on everyone's heartbeat.
His eyes swept over the seriously injured Jiang Yuan, across the hall of wounded people, and finally landed on Ye Jianjia.
"With the leader of the sect here, it's not your turn to be in the limelight."
Gu Sheng's voice was terrifyingly calm.
"Go back and heal."
The appearance of Gu Sheng and the woman in black Tantai Ying is like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake, causing thousands of waves.
The coercion emanating from Tantai Ying made everyone present feel breathless, especially the Xuanxu Sect leader, who was lying on the ground in a state of embarrassment, with veins popping out on his forehead, but he couldn't even move a finger.