"Use my shadow to protect the Lord's life!"
Ying Leng scolded, forming a seal with his hands on his chest, and a spear made entirely of shadow appeared out of thin air.
She threw the spear at the second blood dragon, and shadow and blood light collided fiercely in the air. The blood dragon was completely shattered, but Ying was also bleeding from his orifices due to the backlash, and his body was crumbling.
"This is impossible!"
Blood Fiend Twin Venerables looked at the shadow whose aura surged in horror, with a look of fear finally showing on his face.
Ying didn't give them time to react, and appeared in front of them in a flash.
She held a shadow spear in each hand and pierced the chests of the two strong men in the sect without hesitation.
"Explode."
Shadow said softly.
The shadow spear exploded in the enemy's body, and the two blood demons didn't even have time to scream in agony before they were blown to pieces. Ying stood there, the blue flames on her body still burning, but her life breath was rapidly weakening.
"Shadow!"
Gu Sheng forcibly interrupted the treatment and stood up.
He could clearly see that the shadow ignited Origin Fire, which was burning life in exchange for power.
Xiao Mengdie came from a distance and was so shocked that he was speechless when he saw this scene.
Xiao Xuance climbed up with difficulty and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the enemy had been eliminated, but was immediately shocked by the shadow's state.
Ying slowly turned around and looked at Gu Sheng.
Her mask had shattered in the battle, revealing a pale but beautiful face. There was blood hanging from the corner of his mouth, but he showed a satisfied smile.
"Master. It's safe."
Shadow's voice was weak, and his body began to lean forward uncontrollably.
Gu Sheng Regardless of his own injuries, he stepped forward and caught Ying.
He could feel that Ying's life was rapidly passing away under the burning of Origin Fire.
"Silly girl, who asked you to do this!"
Gu Sheng's voice was trembling, and his eyes were full of regret.
Shadow smiled weakly.
"The shadow is the shadow of the master. The shadow should block all dangers for the master."
Gu Sheng hugged Ying tightly, and he could feel the body temperature of the person in his arms dropping rapidly.
Without any hesitation, Soul Power inside Gu Sheng began to surge crazily.
"Nephew Gu Xian! Your injury!"
Xiao Xuance exclaimed.
Gu Sheng ignored it. A huge soul shadow appeared behind him, reaching into the sky and earth, exuding suffocating pressure. Xuying stretched out his hand and gently pressed it on Ying's body.
"Destroy!"
Gu Sheng shouted in a low voice.
Soul Power poured into Kage's body and forcibly extinguished her burning Origin Fire.
Shadow let out a painful groan, but the flow of life slowed down significantly.
After completing all this, Gu Sheng could no longer hold on, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell to his knees.
Gu Sheng's consciousness slowly emerged from the chaos, as if it had passed through endless darkness.
The first thing he felt was a sharp sting from the meridians throughout his body, like thousands of red-hot steel needles piercing into his flesh and blood at the same time.
The nine-seat Grotto-Heaven was spinning wildly in his Dantian, swallowing up the thin spiritual energy around him. Every swallow made his internal organs tremble.
"Uh"
A muffled groan escaped from his chapped lips, and Gu Sheng opened his eyes with difficulty.
The sun shone on the bed through the window lattice, making his vision blurry.
He tried to mobilize the true energy in his body, but found that his meridians were empty and he could not even complete the most basic circulation.
"Fifth Layer of Body Tempering's physical body is still too weak."
Gu Sheng sighed secretly in his heart, recalling the scene three days ago when he forcibly aroused the original power of his previous life.
That body that had been tempered countless times by "Nine Revolutions Profound Art" was so fragile in the face of one thousandth of the original power. If it hadn't been for the shadow's desperate protection, it would have been destroyed long ago.
Suddenly there was the sound of a basin falling to the ground outside the door, followed by the sound of rapid footsteps.
"Senior Brother Gu! You finally woke up!"
Xiao Mengdie's figure appeared at the door. Her eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had not had a good rest for many days.
Seeing Gu Sheng trying to hold herself up, she rushed to the bed in three steps and two steps at a time, but stopped at a loss one step away.
"Don't move! Your meridians have just started to heal!"
Gu Sheng gave a pale smile.
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"Three whole days!"
Xiao Mengdie's voice was trembling, and his fingers were twisting the corners of his clothes unconsciously.
"The flesh and blood all over your body collapsed and regenerated. Even my father said he had never seen such serious injuries."
Gu Sheng glanced across the room, frowning slightly.
"Where's Shadow?"
Xiao Mengdie whispered.
"Pavilion Master Tantai took her back to the Linlang Pavilion. The shadow girl's Origin Fire is almost burned out and requires a special magic circle to recover. Originally Pavilion Master Tantai wanted to take you with her, but your injuries are too serious and you can't withstand the long journey."
Gu Sheng was silent for a moment and said softly.
"Is she okay?"
"My life is not in danger, it's just..."
Xiao Mengdie bit his lip.
"Pavilion Master Tantai said that Shadow Girl's origins need to be re-cultivated, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to return to her peak in the short term."
"I owe her my life."
Gu Sheng's voice is deep.
He endured the severe pain and sat upright. The speed of the nine-seat Grotto-Heaven suddenly accelerated, and the spiritual energy in the room formed a whirlpool visible to the naked eye.
Xiao Mengdie exclaimed when he saw this.
"What are you doing! Stop!"
"It doesn't matter."
Gu Sheng Fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.
"I know my body well. Please ask Miss Mengdie to inform Palace Master Xiao that Gu is awake."
Xiao Mengdie hesitated to speak, and finally stamped his feet and turned around and ran out of the room.
Not long after, a ray of light pierced the sky, and Xiao Xuance stepped into the house with dragon and tiger steps, followed by Xiao Mengdie who looked worried.
"Nephew Gu Xian!"
Xiao Xuance's voice was loud, but his eyes were full of concern.
"You're finally awake! I've been checking your injuries every day for the past three days, and the degree of damage to your meridians is simply appalling!"
Gu Sheng clasped his fists and saluted.
"Thank you for your concern, Uncle Xiao. The injury has begun to recover, and you only need to replenish your energy to return to your peak."
Xiao Xuance stroked his beard and nodded, suddenly stretched out his hand to press on Gu Sheng's shoulder, and a gentle infuriating energy flowed into his body.
Gu Sheng did not resist and allowed the true energy to wander and explore in the meridians.
"Weird!"
Xiao Xuance retracted his palm with a look of surprise on his face.
"If an ordinary person's meridians are damaged to this point, it will take at least half a year to recuperate. But for you, it has only been three days, and new sprouts have sprouted from the broken area!"
Gu Sheng smiled and said nothing.
He knew in his heart that this was the result of the joint action of "Nine Revolutions Profound Art" and the nine-seater Grotto-Heaven, but he couldn't say it clearly.
Xiao Xuance didn't ask any further questions, and instead said seriously.
"Thanks to Gu Xiaoyou for turning the tide this time, otherwise I, Myriad Spirits Palace, would be in danger.
After the outbreak of Origin Fire that day, I have killed all the remaining enemies without leaving a single one behind! "
"Uncle Xiao said something serious."
Gu Sheng shook his head.
"If Ying hadn't sacrificed his life to protect him, Gu would have been wiped out long ago."
Xiao Xuance looked solemn when he mentioned the shadow.
"Shadow Girl is indeed admirable. But..."
He changed the subject.
"Nephew Gu Xian's forced use of power beyond the limits of his physical body will probably cause serious trouble."
Gu Sheng smiled bitterly.
"Uncle Xiao has a keen eye. To be honest, I just want to ask you, is there a place to strengthen the physical body near this Great Desolation City?"
Xiao Xuance's eyes lit up.
"What a coincidence! There is an Spirit Flame Mountain 20,000 miles to the south. The lava pool in the mountain is the place where the ancient True Dragon died. It is called a holy place for Body Cultivator warriors!"
"True Dragon died?"
Gu Sheng's pupils shrank. True Dragon is a divine beast of heaven and earth. Even after death, the remaining essence and blood contains supreme power.
"Not bad."
Xiao Xuance nodded.
"The lava pool erupts with dragon's breath every hundred years, and the bottom of the pool is deposited with 'Dragon Blood Crystal' transformed from the essence and blood of True Dragon. However..."
He looked troubled.
"Spirit Flame Mountain is surrounded by dangers. Not only are there lava beasts, but also powerful people from all major forces are fighting for Dragon Blood Crystal."
Gu Sheng's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.
"Just what I wanted."
"Gu Sheng!"
Xiao Mengdie suddenly made a sound.
"You are still injured, how can you take risks?"
She turned to Xiao Xuance.
"Father, please persuade him quickly!"
Xiao Xuance laughed.
"Mengdie, everyone is equal before True Dragon. Since nephew Gu Xian has this intention, how can I stop him?"
He looked at Gu Sheng.
"But there is really no need to rush. Adjust your breath for a day first, and then set off when you are in the best condition. I will go to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to find the relevant records of Spirit Flame Mountain."
After Xiao Xuance left, Xiao Mengdie stood by the bed biting his lip, his eyes full of reluctance and worry.
"Miss Mengdie, don't worry."
Gu Sheng said warmly.
"When my body breaks through, I will come back to visit."
"So-and-so is pregnant with you!"
Xiao Mengdie's pretty face turned slightly red, and then she said seriously.
"I just think you don't cherish yourself too much! Miss Ying tried her best to save you, but you went on an adventure as soon as you woke up."
Gu Sheng looked dark.
"Because of this, I want to become stronger."
He raised his palm, and a weak ray of true energy flowed through his fingertips.
"If my body wasn't too weak this time, it wouldn't have happened."
Xiao Mengdie suddenly reached out and held down his wrist.
"Promise me that you will come back safely."
The warmth from the girl's palm made Gu Sheng startled, and he nodded solemnly.
"Definitely."
At night, Gu Sheng sat cross-legged, trying to gather second Sea of Consciousness.
The pain of exploding into the sea of consciousness was still fresh in his memory, but he had to regain his mental strength as soon as possible.
At the moment when his consciousness sank into the depths of the sea of consciousness, he was surprised to find that second Sea of Consciousness, which should have been in a state of dilapidation, was actually wider than before it exploded!
"This is."
Gu Sheng looked inside the sea and saw a silver ocean with rough waves, and the edges continued to expand outward.
The mental strength has reached the peak of the fourth level, and is only one step away from the fifth level.
"Unity of Spirit secret method of Miss Tantai"
Gu Sheng suddenly realized.
At that time, Miss Tantai used his eighth-level spirit to forcibly resonate with his sea of consciousness, inadvertently broadening his spiritual upper limit. Just like when a river is washed away by a flood, it will naturally become wider.
"Misfortune is where blessings depend."
Gu Sheng The corner of his mouth raised slightly.
He gathered his mind and began to repair the last cracks in the sea of consciousness.
The silver mental power is woven into a web under the control of consciousness, filling up the minor damages one by one.
When the first ray of morning light penetrated the window screen, Gu Sheng suddenly opened his eyes, and the silver light in his eyes suddenly disappeared.
He stood up and felt refreshed, and even the stinging pain in his meridians was reduced by most.
"It's time to go."
He straightened his clothes.
Gu Sheng When Myriad Spirits Palace stepped out of the main hall, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the broken palace walls, coating the broken stone pillars and collapsed temples with a layer of blood.
The air is filled with a faint smell of scorched earth, which is in sharp contrast to the memory of the Myriad Spirits Palace's scene of dense aura and circling cranes.
"Senior Gu!"
A young disciple hurried past holding a few broken stone bricks. When he saw Gu Sheng, he immediately stopped and bowed deeply.
There was still a bandage on his forehead and his sleeves were stained with dust, but his eyes shone with gratitude.
Gu Sheng nodded slightly.
"How's the injury?"
"Thanks to seniors, everything is fine."
The young disciple's voice was choked up.
"If senior hadn't taken action, I would have been afraid."
Gu Sheng patted his shoulder.
"Myriad Spirits Palace has a profound foundation, and reconstruction is only a matter of time. Go ahead, don't keep the elders waiting."
The young disciple nodded solemnly, hugged the stone bricks and left quickly.
Gu Sheng looked at his back and glanced at the busy figures around him - dozens of disciples were clearing the ruins and carrying building materials, while several elders were giving instructions from a distance.
Although it is devastated, life has sprouted again among the ruins.
"Nephew Gu Xian."
A gentle voice came from behind.
Gu Sheng turned around and saw Xiao Xuance standing at the door of the main hall, wearing a green robe fluttering in the wind.
The face of the Myriad Spirits Palace Master is still a little pale, but his demeanor is still calm and calm.
"Uncle Xiao."
Gu Sheng bowed his hands.
"Is the injury getting better?"
Xiao Xuance smiled bitterly.
"It can't be compared to Nephew Gu Xian's rapid recovery. He returned to his peak in just one day, and even improved his mental strength. This kind of talent is really enviable."
Gu Sheng The corner of his mouth raised slightly.
"It's just luck.
The mental impact of the blood demon's dying counterattack actually helped me break through a blockage in the sea of consciousness. "
"Are there really no hidden dangers?"
Xiao Xuance frowned slightly, with worry in his eyes.
"The power of the blood demon is treacherous and unpredictable. If you feel any discomfort, Myriad Spirits Palace will do your best to help."
Gu Sheng has a cunning look in his eyes.
"Uncle Xiao is hoping that I will leave behind hidden dangers. There are so many blackmails. Myriad Spirits Palace How many bottles of elixirs will it take?"
"Hahaha—ahem!"
Xiao Xuance's laughter caused internal injuries. He quickly pressed his chest, but still couldn't hide his smile.
"Nephew Gu Xian's mouth is sharper than your sword. That's all, since you're fine, I'm relieved."
The two walked side by side on the gravel path.
In the distance, several disciples were repairing a collapsed pavilion. When they saw the two passing by, they all stopped their work and saluted.
Xiao Xuance suddenly stopped and took out a roll of yellowed leather paper from the storage ring.
"This is what I promised you."
Gu Sheng took the leather paper and slowly unfolded it. The paper has turned yellow and cracked, and the ink on it has become blurry due to age. Only the outline of the mountains and a few marks can be barely made out.
"Spirit Flame Mountain secret realm map?"
Gu Sheng Fingertips caressed those blurry lines.
"It looks like it's been there for a while."
"An antique from three hundred years ago."
Xiao Xuance sighed.
"My master once explored that secret realm back then and drew this map after returning. Unfortunately, due to the erosion of time and the fact that the entrance to the secret realm seems to move on its own, its exact location cannot be determined now."
Gu Sheng looked carefully at the vague marks on the map, his eyes lingering on a certain place for a moment.
"It doesn't matter, I have a way to find the entrance."
Xiao Xuance hesitated to speak, and finally just sighed.
"Spirit Flame Mountain The secret realm is extremely dangerous. Even a strong Earth Martial Realm person will escape death if he enters. Do you really have to go?"
Gu Sheng put away the map and looked at the darkening sky in the distance.