"What do you need me to do?"
"If you agree, I will come to you when the time comes."
Shen Qingtian's voice was a little deeper.
"Furthermore, even if you don't take the initiative to deal with Shen Qingyun, with his character, he will find you sooner or later."
Gu Sheng was silent for a moment and shook his head.
"I don't want to get involved in the fight between the Heavenly Martial Realm for the time being."
"You don't need to take action."
Shen Qingtian seemed to have expected that he would say this.
"Just borrow your secret technique of Qi manifestation and help me open a restriction."
Gu Sheng's eyes flashed.
"What's the benefit?"
Shen Qingtian The corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing the sneer under the mask.
"You can make an offer."
The two people's eyes met in the air, as if there were invisible sparks flying.
Gu Sheng suddenly smiled.
"Interesting. But I'm curious. You are brothers and sisters. Why do you have to fight to the death?"
Shen Qingtian's body visibly stiffened for a moment.
She was silent for a long time and finally spoke, with suppressed hatred in her voice.
"He and his mother forced my mother to death."
Gu Sheng did not answer the call and waited quietly for her to continue.
"My mother was originally a servant of the Shen Mansion."
Shen Qingtian's voice became erratic, as if he had returned to the past.
"That year, my father became obsessed with practicing martial arts and took her by force, and later he had me. My father took her as his side wife, and Shen Qingyun's mother was the original wife of the main wife."
She raised her hand and gently stroked the edge of the mask.
"When I was six years old, my mother died.
They said she died of illness, but I saw with my own eyes that she was pinned in a water tank."
Shen Qingtian's voice stopped suddenly, and his fingers clenched unconsciously.
Gu Sheng had a complicated look in his eyes.
He didn't expect that this cold and iron-faced girl would have such a tragic past.
"I promise you."
Gu Sheng said suddenly.
"I will cooperate with you in ten days. As for the reward, let me think about it again and let you know when I think about it."
Shen Qingtian seemed relieved and nodded slightly.
"Remember, the pay must be reasonable."
After saying that, she swayed and disappeared from the spot, leaving only a few fallen leaves that were lifted up by her energy and fell slowly.
Gu Sheng looked at the direction where she disappeared and rubbed her chin thoughtfully.
"Junior Brother Gu! Junior Brother Gu!"
An excited voice came from outside the hospital.
Long Yundao burst in furiously, waving a roll of gilded documents in his hand.
"What a happy event! What a great happy event!"
Gu Sheng recovered his thoughts, turned around and smiled.
"Senior Brother Long is so happy. Could it be that he found a treasure?"
"It's more satisfying than finding a treasure!"
Long Yundao's face was red and he was so excited that he could not speak coherently.
"Imperial Sect. Imperial Sect has returned to the second-class sect! This is the official document just sent by the General Alliance!"
Gu Sheng was overjoyed and took the document and looked at it carefully.
The document is stamped with the gold seal of the Martial Arts Grand Alliance, confirming that Imperial Sect has passed various assessments and has officially restored its status as a second-class sect.
"Congratulations to Senior Brother Long, my long-cherished wish has finally come true."
Gu Sheng said sincerely.
Long Yundao's eyes are slightly red.
"This is all thanks to you, Junior Brother Gu. If it weren't for your performance in the Hundred Sects Competition, how could those old stubborns in the General Alliance relent so quickly?"
Gu Sheng shook his head.
"This is the result of the joint efforts of the Imperial Sect."
He paused.
"And this is just the beginning. In the future, I will help Imperial Sect return to the first-class sect."
Long Yundao was shocked and looked at Gu Sheng in disbelief.
"Junior Brother Gu, are you serious?"
"When have I ever told a lie?"
Gu Sheng had a smile on his face.
Long Yundao suddenly and solemnly saluted Gu Sheng.
"Junior Brother Gu, no, Senior Brother Gu! From now on, I, Long Yundao, will only follow your lead!"
Gu Sheng quickly helped him up.
"Senior Brother Long is serious. We just support each other."
Long Yundao grinned.
"By the way, this time I also brought back three casual cultivators who are willing to join Imperial Sect. They are all good players of the Black Tortoise Realm. With their joining, Imperial Sect's strength will be improved."
"That's a good thing."
Gu Sheng nodded.
"By the way, I'm going to the Linlang Pavilion later. If anything happens to the sect, just send me a message."
Long Yundao patted his chest and assured.
"Don't worry, if there is any trouble, I will notify you as soon as possible."
After bidding farewell to Long Yundao, Gu Sheng went straight to the dungeon.
Great Desolation City's underground city is more prosperous than above ground, with various shops lined up in rows and crowded with people.
He walked through several dark alleys with ease and stopped in front of an inconspicuous small building.
There is a signboard "Curio House" hanging in front of the building, and it looks like an ordinary antique store.
Gu Sheng pushed the door open and entered.
"What do you want to see, sir? The store has a new batch of ancient jade from the past dynasty."
The shopkeeper came forward with a smile on his face.
Gu Sheng took out a purple jade token from his arms and flashed it in front of the shopkeeper's eyes.
The shopkeeper's expression suddenly changed and he quickly bowed and saluted.
"It turns out that a distinguished guest has arrived. Please come with me."
The shopkeeper led Gu Sheng through the front hall and opened a secret door.
Behind the door is a stone staircase leading downward, with glowing fluorite inlaid on the walls on both sides.
When we reached the end, our eyes suddenly opened up - a spacious underground hall appeared in front of us, where dozens of waiters in uniforms were busy.
This is the real Linlang Pavilion dungeon branch.
"Gu worship, I have long admired your great name!"
A cheerful voice came from the front.
Gu Sheng looked up and saw a middle-aged man in a dark blue robe walking quickly with a warm but measured smile on his face.
"Shopkeeper Xiao."
Gu Sheng nodded slightly and recognized this man who was seventy-nine similar to Xiao Yun.
Xiao Cheng laughed and made a please gesture.
"Gu Zongfeng has come all the way, and Xiao is disappointed. Second Pavilion Mistress has already given instructions. When you come, just go to her exclusive alchemy room."
The two walked side by side through the main hall of the Linlang Pavilion. The waiters along the way stopped what they were doing and looked at Gu Sheng in awe.
As Linlang Pavilion's youngest Great Enshrined, Gu Sheng's reputation has already spread throughout Great Desolation City.
"Gu worship."
Xiao Cheng suddenly lowered his voice and slowed down his steps a bit.
"I have something to remind you. Someone at the Great Desolation Sacred Academy has been secretly investigating you recently. Although you are Great Enshrined and have a reputation as Grand Pavilion Mistress, this is Great Desolation Sacred Academy's home court after all."
Gu Sheng A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Thank you Shopkeeper Xiao for reminding me. Gu knows what's going on."
Xiao Cheng saw this and said no more, just nodded secretly.
This young Great Enshrined is indeed as unfathomable as the rumors say.
After passing through several secret doors, the two came to a downward spiral staircase.
Both sides of the stairs are inlaid with luminous pearls, emitting soft light.
"This is the underground floor of the Linlang Pavilion."
Xiao Cheng explained.
"On weekdays, it is the place where Grand Pavilion Mistress practices and Second Pavilion Mistress makes alchemy. It is not open to the public. Xiao is not allowed to enter without permission."
Gu Sheng followed Xiao Cheng down the stairs and felt that the spiritual energy around him was getting stronger and stronger.
At the end of the stairs is a bronze door. The door is engraved with complex runes, and there is a faint flow of spiritual power.
"Second Pavilion Mistress ordered someone to build a special room here for you a few days ago."
Xiao Cheng pointed to a passage on the right.
"There are Spirit Gathering Array and various things needed for martial arts practice. You can come and stay here at any time."
Gu Sheng looked surprised, Miss Tantai had thought so thoughtfully for him.
He nodded to Xiao Cheng.
"Shopkeeper Xiao acted safely, Gu took note of it."
Xiao Cheng showed a satisfied smile on his face and continued to lead the way. The two came to a stone door carved with flame patterns, and Xiao Cheng stopped.
"Second Pavilion Mistress is waiting inside, Xiao will be sent here."
Xiao Cheng surrendered and stepped back.
Gu Sheng pushed open the stone door.
What hit me was a wave of heat mixed with the aroma of medicine.
Gu Sheng glanced around and saw ten alchemy furnaces of different shapes placed in the spacious alchemy room.
Each one exudes an extraordinary atmosphere - there is the red "Sky Burning Furnace", the green-like jade "Azure Spirit Cauldron", and the pitch-black "Profound Yin Furnace". All of them are the best that the alchemy world dreams of.
However, in stark contrast to these priceless alchemy furnaces, was the messy scene in the room - clothes were draped randomly on the backs of chairs, various medicinal materials were scattered on the table, and several ancient books were even spread out directly on the floor.
"Coming?"
A cold voice came from deep in the alchemy room.
Gu Sheng followed the sound and saw Miss Tantai standing in front of an alchemy furnace with his back to him, his slender fingers constantly changing techniques to control the flames in the furnace.
She was wearing a plain white dress today, and her black hair was simply pulled up with a hosta, revealing her slender neck.
"Yeah."
Gu Sheng responded, but his eyes were unconsciously attracted to a pair of white trousers on the chair - the thin fabric was embroidered with delicate snowflake patterns.
Miss Tantai seemed to notice Gu Sheng's gaze and turned around. When she followed Gu Sheng's gaze and saw the pair of obscene pants, her fair cheeks instantly turned red.
"Wait, wait a minute!"
She waved her hands in a panic, and rolled up her underpants and other scattered clothing with a burst of energy, and quickly put them into the storage ring.
At the same time, he kneaded the secrets with his other hand, and a breeze suddenly blew in the room, putting all the debris back into place.
In the blink of an eye, the originally messy alchemy room became spotless.
"I'm not usually like this."
Miss Tantai explained with a red face, his voice getting quieter and quieter.
"It's just that I've been busy preparing secret techniques recently and don't have time."
Gu Sheng coughed slightly, interrupting her words.
"Second Pavilion Mistress There is no need to explain, this matter has not happened."
Miss Tantai After hearing this, his complexion improved slightly, but the tips of his ears were still glowing with a faint pink color.
She returned to her usual cool appearance.
"Since you're here, let's get started. I'll first set up a formation to protect my spiritual power."
She walked to the center of the alchemy room, took out eight small flags from the storage ring, and planted them on the ground according to the Bagua directions.
As she muttered words, the eight small flags gradually lit up, forming an formation about three feet in diameter.
"This is 'Eight Desolations God Protection Array', which can protect our mental power from outside interference."
Miss Tantai explained, motioning Gu Sheng to stand in the center of the formation.
Gu Sheng walked into the formation as instructed and felt a warm power wrap around his body.
Miss Tantai also walked in and stood opposite him.
"Before we begin, there is something I must tell you."
Miss Tantai's expression became extremely serious.
"Tantai Family This secret method is called 'Spiritually Connected Divine Art', and Unity of Spirit needs to be performed before it can be used. And"
She paused.
"This is a secret technique that can only be used on one person in a lifetime. Once I Unity of Spirit you, I can no longer use it on other people in the future."
Gu Sheng stared into Miss Tantai's cold eyes, frowning slightly.
"Are you sure you want to use the Unity of Spirit secret method? As far as I know, once you use it, you can no longer marry as a Tantai Family woman."
The candlelight in the alchemy room flickered, illuminating Miss Tantai's delicate profile in flickering light.
She was silent for a moment, her slender fingers caressing the jade pendant at her waist unconsciously.
"If there is no Mystic Violet Golden Pill within three days, my sister will die."
Her voice was very soft, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting Gu Sheng's heart.
Gu Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted.
"In just three months, Bing Tang's condition has deteriorated to this point?"
"Bone Marrow Cold Poison has invaded the heart."
Miss Tantai raised his eyes, showing pain in his eyes.
"I would never use this secret method unless I was desperate."
Gu Sheng The rich aroma of spiritual grass in the alchemy room poured into the nose.
He looked around. Ten bronze alchemy furnaces stood quietly, and the ancient runes on the furnaces glowed dimly in the candlelight.
"Now that you've made up your mind, let's get started."
Gu Sheng said in a deep voice, sitting cross-legged on the futon in the center.
Miss Tantai nodded slightly and sat down opposite him.
She was wearing a moon-white dress today, with the Tantai Family's unique ice-blue silk ribbon tied around her waist. At this moment, her body was straightened due to nervousness.
"Relax your mind."
She reminded softly, forming a complicated mudra with her hands.
In an instant, an almost substantial spiritual power surged out of her body and flowed between the two of them.
Gu Sheng felt the sea of consciousness tremble slightly, and then a soft but turbulent spiritual power slowly seeped in.
The feeling was extremely strange - like cold water flowing into a warm lake, neither repelling nor blending together, but intertwined in a mysterious rhythm.
Gu Sheng can clearly perceive every mental fluctuation of Miss Tantai, and can even capture the worry for her sister deep in her heart.
"Don't resist."
Miss Tantai's voice sounded directly in Gu Sheng's sea of consciousness, with an imperceptible tremor.
Gu Sheng Relax your mind and let the external spiritual power spread in the sea of consciousness.
A wonderful change happened - his sea of consciousness was like a dry river bed ushering in spring floods, expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The range of mental power that could only cover a hundred feet now actually exceeds a thousand feet, and is still extending.
"This is."
Gu Sheng looked inside the sea of consciousness and was shocked to find that the two seas of consciousness were transforming like nirvana and rebirth at the same time.
The total amount of spiritual power has increased more than dozens of times, and every strand is condensed into substance.
Miss Tantai's voice sounded again, this time with obvious fatigue.
"Unity of Spirit can only last for three hours. If it lasts for a long time, it will damage the source."
Gu Sheng felt the surging spiritual power in his body and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"That's enough."
He opened his eyes and the world was completely different in his eyes.
The flow of spiritual energy in the air is clearly visible, and the veins of every spiritual grass in the alchemy room are clearly visible.
With a thought in his mind, the majestic spiritual power swept out, and the spiritual herbs prepared in advance rose into the air and were arranged in a precise sequence in the air.
"Get up!"
Gu Sheng gave a light drink, and the red elixir fire ignited in the central elixir furnace.
With the blessing of Unity of Spirit, he can accurately control every minute of the heat and raise the furnace temperature to the optimal state in the blink of an eye.
Miss Tantai felt Gu Sheng's technique through the spiritual link, and was shocked.