A Dao Body figure appeared out of thin air in the center of the hall. The purple and gold python robe moved automatically without wind, and was surrounded by a vague dragon-shaped energy.
Town South King Nangong Tiance stood with his hands behind his hands, his eyes sweeping over everyone like lightning, no one dared to look at him wherever he passed.
Gu Sheng slightly raised his hand.
"Congratulations to the prince for breaking through the shackles and stepping into a new realm."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Everyone then woke up from a dream and congratulated together. The sound made the beams and pillars of the hall buzz.
Town South King raised his hand to help.
"Everyone, please get up."
His eyes stayed on Gu Sheng for a moment.
"Gu Xiaoyou, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
Gu Sheng The corner of his mouth raised slightly.
"It's an honor."
The two of them left the main hall one after another, walked through the corridor, and came to the secluded courtyard.
The old plum tree in the courtyard is still there, but there are a few more fallen leaves on the stone table under the tree.
Town South King With a wave of his sleeves and robe, the fallen leaves rose up without wind and fell aside.
He looked directly into Gu Sheng's eyes.
"Who is my little friend?"
Gu Sheng sat on the stone bench calmly, tapping his fingertips on the table.
"Why do you say this, Your Majesty? I am just an ordinary young man who has traveled far and wide."
"Ordinary young man?"
Town South King chuckled, his eyes twinkling.
"An ordinary young man who can see through the flaws in my martial arts at a glance and help me break through the bottleneck that has lasted for hundreds of years with just a few hints?"
Gu Sheng smiled and did not answer, but took out a celadon teapot from his sleeve and poured himself a cup of tea slowly.
The fragrance of tea lingered between the two of them.
Town South King frowned slightly when he saw this, and then relaxed.
"Forget it. I don't want to say more, and I won't force you. My previous promise still stands, and the palace will send someone to escort my friend out of the city safely."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Gu Sheng raised his glass.
"But."
Town South King The topic changed.
"My little friend has given me some advice. If the palace only does this small thing in return, it will inevitably be criticized by others. I wonder if my little friend has any needs? I will try my best to satisfy them."
Gu Sheng put down the tea cup, his eyes clear.
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. It's just a matter of time and a little effort."
Town South King pondered for a moment and suddenly said.
"I have a little daughter, her name is Yingying, she is twenty-eight years old, and she is very talented. If you don't mind, little friend."
"Your Majesty!"
Gu Sheng interrupted, the smile on his face unchanged.
"I already have someone I like, and I'm afraid I will live up to the prince's good intentions."
There was silence in the courtyard for a while, except for the rustling of plum branches in the wind.
Town South King looked surprised, then smiled.
"My little friend, don't be anxious. I am not forcing you. I just think that my little friend is very talented. If you can get married to my palace, it will be great in the future."
"Your Majesty is worried that I will grow too fast and be out of control in the future, right?"
Gu Sheng looked directly into Town South King's eyes, his tone as calm as if he was discussing today's weather.
Town South King's pupils shrank, and the aura around him suddenly condensed.
The temperature in the courtyard dropped sharply, and fine ice crystals actually condensed on the plum branches.
Gu Sheng seemed unaware and poured another cup of tea on his own.
"My lord, there is no need to be nervous. I am just passing through this place and have no interest in the palace or southern Xinjiang."
"My little friend is quite straightforward."
Town South King calmed down his breath and put a smile on his face again.
"But I am really curious. With my little friend's knowledge and cultivation, what are your plans next?"
Gu Sheng did not answer immediately.
He put down the tea cup, put his right index finger and middle finger together, and lightly drew in the void.
"Zheng"
A Qingyue sword sound sounded, and a three-foot qi sword condensed in the air. The sword body was as transparent as water, but it exuded a heart-stopping sharpness.
Town South King's complexion changed slightly and he subconsciously took half a step back.
Gu Sheng Turning his wrist lightly, the air sword drew a graceful arc and landed silently on the edge of the stone table.
"Click."
There was a soft sound, and a sword mark as thin as hair appeared on the edge of the stone table, about an inch deep.
Town South King didn't take it seriously at first, but when he looked closely at the sword mark, his whole body froze in place as if struck by lightning.
Town South King Nangong Tiance's eyes were fixed on the three-inch sword mark on the table, and the scene of the birth and death of thousands of stars was reflected in his pupils.
His breathing became extremely slow, and every breath seemed to resonate with heaven and earth.
"This is."
In the sword marks, countless golden Dao patterns swim like living creatures, intertwining into a vast star map.
Nangong Tiance In a trance, he saw a new world evolving in front of his eyes. The mountains and rivers were beginning to open, the sun and the moon were rotating, and countless great laws were weaving and forming in the void like silk threads.
The True Essence that had been dormant for many years in his body suddenly began to boil, and the initial bottleneck of the Earth King Realm began to loosen!
"Your Majesty?"
Gu Sheng's voice awakened Nangong Tiance from his state of enlightenment.
Town South King looked up suddenly and realized that his royal robe was soaked with sweat, and the sword marks on the table still gave off a faint golden glow.
"This sword mark."
Nangong Tiance's voice is hoarse.
"It contains at least thirty-six complete true meanings of the Great Dao!"
Gu Sheng sat casually on the Taishi chair, tapping the armrest with his fingertips.
"Your Majesty has a good eye. But compared to this, I wonder how your Majesty has considered the proposal I just made?"
Nangong Tiance looked at this young man who seemed to be in his early twenties with complicated eyes.
Three days ago, when this man broke into the palace alone and broke through eighteen levels of restrictions with one sword, he should have realized that the other party was not simple.
"Apprenticeship."
Town South King His fingers unconsciously rubbed the edge of the sword mark.
"I have been practicing for more than two hundred years, and now I have been promoted to the Earth King Realm. I would like to worship you as my teacher."
Gu Sheng chuckled lightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Your Majesty, do you think it's hard to save face?"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly solidified.
Nangong Baye stood aside, cold sweat dripping from his forehead for many years, but no one has dared to speak like this to his father.
"It's better to try another way."
Gu Sheng put down the tea cup.
"Your Majesty follows me. If you have any questions in practice, I will give you guidance. As for the Daoist rhyme on this sword mark, it is enough for Your Majesty to understand it for half a month."
Nangong Tiance's eyes flashed.
He has been stuck in the early stage of the Earth King Realm for nearly ten years. If he can penetrate this sword mark...
"Okay!"
Town South King suddenly stood up and bowed with his hands clasped in fists.
"Nangong Tiance, I am willing to serve Mr. Gu!"
Everyone in the hall was shocked by this bow.
Nangong Yingying's red lips parted slightly, looking at her always proud father in disbelief.
Gu Sheng nodded with satisfaction, took out a green jade talisman from his sleeve and threw it to Nangong Tiance.
"This thing can be contacted at any time. The sword mark Daoyun can only last for half a month. How much it can be understood depends on the prince Fortune."
"Sir, are you leaving?"
Nangong Tiance took the jade talisman and noticed something keenly.
"Not bad."
Gu Sheng stood up and dusted his sleeves.
"I'm going to leave the city and head to Southern Xinjiang, over there Blazing Sun King's Estate."
"Don't worry, sir!"
Nangong Tiance's eyes flashed coldly.
"Tang Muzhi If you dare to stop him, I will go and meet him personally!"
Gu Sheng smiled.
"There's no need to go to war. Just send two people to escort me out of the city."
A moment later, Nangong Yingying and Nangong Baye stood in front of Gu Sheng with complicated expressions.
Especially Nangong Baye, who was knocked into the wall by Gu Sheng three days ago, but now he has to escort him.
"Mr. Gu."
Nangong Yingying Yingying gives a gift.
"My father ordered me and I to escort you to southern Xinjiang."
Gu Sheng's eyes stayed on Nangong Yingying for a moment.
This woman was dressed in white, with a thin sword hanging from her waist, and her temperament was as cold as frost.
He remembered that when he broke into the palace three days ago, this woman was the first to react and set up a formation to stop him.
"The princess is here for you."
Gu Sheng nodded slightly and looked at Nangong Baye.
"Is the prince's injury okay?"
Nangong Baye's face froze, and he was hard-headed.
"Thank you for your concern, sir."
When the three of them left the palace, the setting sun cast its last rays on the vermilion door.
Gu Sheng looked back at this magnificent mansion, with a meaningful smile on his lips.
At the same time, Blazing Sun City was at the top of the city.
Tang Qingyun punched the crenellations of the city wall, and the bluestone immediately cracked several gaps.
"Father, just let him go like this? Is that kid still carrying this with him?"
"Shut up!"
Tang Muzhi shouted coldly and waved his sleeves to create a soundproof barrier.
"You think Nangong Tiance is a vegetarian? That old man just broke through the Earth King Realm, and now he is worried that he has no place to establish his authority!"
"But the inheritance of Gu Sheng"
Tang Qingyun gritted his teeth unwillingly.
Tang Muzhi squinted his eyes and looked at the figure that had turned into three black dots in the distance.
"Why are you so anxious? People from the Town South King's Mansion won't always follow him."
Tang Qingyun was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.
"What my father means is"
"Southern Xinjiang has not been peaceful recently."
Tang Muzhi smiled coldly.
"If anyone heard there, a young man with an ancient inheritance is wandering alone."
"I understand, kid!"
Tang Qingyun's eyes flashed with ruthlessness.
"I'll make arrangements right away!"
After Tang Qingyun left, Tang Muzhi stood alone at the top of the city, his fingers unconsciously caressing the jade pendant around his waist.
In that battle three days ago, the scene of Gu Sheng breaking through the palace formation with one sword came to mind again.
"A single sword stroke can leave a Daoist charm that Earth King Realm strong men can comprehend."
Tang Muzhi murmured to himself.
"Who is this kid?"
He suddenly remembered a rumor. Three hundred years ago, there was a great sword cultivator named Heavenly Gate Splitting Sword. Before his ascension, he left thirty-six inheritances in the human world.
Could it be
"No!"
Tang Muzhi's eyes surged with murderous intent.
"Since we have made enemies, this son must die!"
Above the clouds, three streams of light cut through the sky.
Nangong Yingying flies with a sword, and her white clothes flutter like a fairy.
She secretly glanced at Gu Sheng beside her, and found that the other party was just walking in the air without any magic weapon to rely on.
"Sir, don't you use magic weapons?"
she couldn't help but ask.
Gu Sheng smiled.
"With a sword in your heart, everything can be a sword."
Nangong Baye Hearing this from the back, he curled his lips and pretended to be an expert. Isn't it just showing off?
"Ahead is the southern border."
Nangong Yingying's armor shone coldly in the sun, and her high pony tail tied with black hair fluttered in the wind. She turned her head to look at Gu Sheng, with solemnity in her eyes.
"There have been constant wars on the border in recent years. If the enemy blocks the road, we will try our best to ensure the safety of the young master."
Gu Sheng nodded slightly and looked across the undulating mountains ahead.
He knew that the situation in southern Xinjiang was complicated, with frequent battles among major sects and cities, and the living conditions for warriors were harsh.
Town South King's Mansion and the Zhennan Army were built to resist the invasion of southern Xinjiang warriors.
"Thank you both."
Gu Sheng said lightly.
The three of them continued to flee, and the mountains and rivers under their feet quickly receded.
Suddenly, Nangong Baye frowned.
"Not good!"
Two rays of light rose from the ground and chased them like sharp arrows.
A hoarse, cold voice came from afar.
"Eastern Wasteland's bastard, stay alive!"
Nangong Yingying's eyes flashed with cold light. Instead of slowing down, he sped up.
"Follow me!"
"Stop them!"
The pursuers roared angrily, and in an instant, dozens of escaping lights rose from the ground, surrounding the three of them.
Nangong Baye looks ugly.
"We ran into the opponent's army and set out! There are hundreds of the Heavenly Martial Realm, and there are still many masters hidden on the ground. Once they are entangled,"
Gu Sheng glanced around and asked calmly.
"Can you shake it off?"
"Hard to say."
Nangong Yingying gritted his teeth and said.
"When the armies of both sides march, they will set up formations to intercept the air warriors."
As soon as the words fell, the bodies of the three people suddenly sank, and the escape light dissipated like bubbles.
An invisible force pulled them down rapidly.
"The formation is activated!"
Nangong Baye exclaimed.
Gu Sheng adjusted his posture in mid-air with a calm voice.
"After landing, you just run back."
"Young Master"
Nangong Yingying looked worried.
"I have a way to change the Qi mechanism and blend into them."
Gu Sheng interrupted her.
"This is an order."
Nangong Baye pulled her sister's sleeve.
"Military orders are as big as the sky."
The three of them landed heavily in a dense forest.
Brother and sister Nangong looked at each other and ran towards the northwest.
Gu Sheng's figure flashed and flew towards the south.
After a while, Gu Sheng felt that the five qi machines had locked onto him and were approaching quickly.
He stopped, his body Innate Spirit Embryo vibrated slightly, and the aura around him changed instantly, from the clear spirit unique to Eastern Wasteland warriors to the cold and violent force unique to southern Xinjiang.
"Stop!"
Five warriors wearing black leather armor jumped down from the treetops and surrounded Gu Sheng.
The leader had a ferocious scar on his face, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle.
"Have you ever seen three Eastern Wasteland warriors passing by?"
Gu Sheng pretended to be scared and held his fists in the air.
"Several adults, the younger ones are just casual cultivators practicing in the nearby mountains. I have never seen any Eastern Wasteland people."
Scarface looked Gu Sheng up and down, and saw that he was a warrior with a pure aura from Southern Xinjiang, and his clothes were stained with the unique black soil of Southern Xinjiang, so his suspicion was slightly reduced.
"What's your name? Which sect do you belong to?"
"Little Zhao San has no family or sect. He is practicing in Black Tiger Mountain thirty miles ahead."
Gu Sheng lowered his head and answered, secretly adjusting the fluctuations of the spirit fetus to make his aura closer to the southern Xinjiang mainland.
"Go away, don't get in the way."
Scarface waved his hand impatiently and led the four people to continue searching.
When they walked away, Gu Sheng breathed a long sigh of relief, and Innate Spirit Embryo's voice sounded in the sea of consciousness.
"Master, what kind of existence were you in your previous life? How could you simulate his popularity so perfectly?"
Gu Sheng The corner of his mouth raised slightly.
"The way of the previous life was lacking. This Lifetime, I want to take a different path."
He did not explain much and continued to advance towards the hinterland of southern Xinjiang.
Half a day later, a city shrouded in black mist appeared in sight.
The city wall is towering and dark, like a crawling giant beast.
"Blackwater City"
Gu Sheng squinted his eyes and noticed that there were checkpoints on the outside of the city. There was a strange purple poisonous miasma between the checkpoints and the city wall.
"Stop!"
A cold shout came from the checkpoint, Gu Sheng paused slightly and looked up.