"It's an unexpected bonus."
Gu Sheng chuckled, then calmed down and looked deep into the valley.
"It's time to get down to business."
He walked to the entrance of the valley, took Heavenly Demon Vine off his arm, and placed it gently on the ground.
"Stay here, anyone who comes near will be killed without mercy."
Heavenly Demon Vine has no consciousness, but can understand the master's orders through mental fluctuations.
I saw it quickly taking root into the soil, and countless vines spread around like a tide. In the blink of an eye, they covered the entire entrance to the valley, forming an airtight death barrier.
Gu Sheng The moment he stepped into the valley, rich spiritual energy surged in like a tide, making all the pores in his body relax.
He only felt that a cool air flowed down his nose and directly into his Dantian, which was more refreshing than absorbing a mid-grade Spirit Stone.
"What a rich spiritual energy!"
Gu Sheng had a glint in his eyes.
"No wonder that woman wants to monopolize this place. One day of practice here is worth several months of hard work in the outside world."
He looked around, the valley was lush with vegetation, and every leaf was glowing with Spirit Light.
There are waterfalls and springs in the distance, with little Spirit Light in the mist.
But what attracted him most was the vague fluctuation deep in the valley.
"There!"
Gu Sheng With a thought in his mind, his spiritual power spread like a tide.
Since practicing Nine Dragon Qiankun Art, his mental power far exceeds that of warriors of the same level, and he can sense subtle fluctuations that are difficult for ordinary people to detect.
With the exploration of his mental power, he quickly locked the target: a spring in the deepest part of the valley.
The spring is only about ten feet wide, but it exudes astonishing fluctuations of spiritual energy. The spring water shows a light milky white color, and the surface is covered with clouds and mist formed by spiritual energy.
"This is the innate spiritual spring?"
Gu Sheng's pupils shrank, and Innate Spirit Embryo in the sea of consciousness also felt a throb.
"Master, this spiritual spring has the same origin as me. It is a wonder created by heaven and earth!"
The voice of the spirit fetus sounded in Gu Sheng's mind, with unconcealable excitement.
"If I can find the essence nurtured by the spiritual spring, it will be of great benefit to me!"
Gu Sheng's eyes flashed, and he took off his coat without hesitation, revealing his strong body.
After practicing Nine Dragon Qiankun Art, his physical strength far exceeded that of ordinary people, his muscle lines were like knives and axes, and every inch contained explosive power.
"Plop!"
He jumped into the spiritual spring and immediately felt countless pure liquid spiritual energy pouring into his body from all directions.
These spiritual energies do not need to be refined, but are directly integrated into the meridians, nourishing every inch of flesh and blood.
"What pure spiritual energy!"
Gu Sheng was secretly happy and immediately started running Nine Dragon Qiankun Art.
Nine Grotto-Heavens were turned on at the same time in the body, wildly devouring the energy in the spiritual spring like nine-headed gluttons.
With the operation of the technique, a small vortex formed on the surface of the spiritual spring, and countless spiritual energy was pulled into Gu Sheng's body.
His cultivation is growing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the true energy in his meridians is getting thicker and thicker.
"Crack!"
A subtle breaking sound came from the body, Gu Sheng felt his whole body shake, and the true energy rushed out like water bursting from a dam, forming a new cycle in the meridians.
"Earth Martial Realm fifth level!"
Gu Sheng had surprise in his eyes.
"It only took me a stick of incense to soak it in, and I had a breakthrough!"
He calmed down and continued diving.
The liquid spiritual energy in the spiritual spring is much more viscous than ordinary water, and you can feel obvious resistance when diving.
But Gu Sheng's physical strength was so powerful that with one stroke of his arms, he sank quickly like a swimming fish.
The deeper you go, the more dense the spiritual energy becomes, almost condensing into substance.
Gu Sheng's skin began to glow with a faint golden light, which was a sign that Nine Dragon Qiankun Art was operating at its peak.
"Master, go down further!"
The voice of the spirit fetus became more and more urgent.
"I sensed something at the bottom of the spiritual spring!"
Gu Sheng nodded, kicked his legs suddenly, and shot towards the bottom of the spring like an arrow.
As the depth increases, the pressure also increases, but for him who has practiced Nine Dragon Qiankun Art, this pressure is not worth mentioning.
Finally, his feet touched the hard stone wall. The bottom of the spiritual spring was reached.
"There!"
The spirit fetus suddenly shouted.
Gu Sheng looked along the sensor and saw a light red bead floating not far away, about the size of a thumb, with a strange halo flowing on its surface.
Zhuzi seemed to be aware of the danger. He suddenly moved and broke through the spring water to escape.
"Want to run?"
Gu Sheng sneered, the true energy in his body exploded, and he chased after him like lightning.
The bead was extremely fast, drawing a light red trajectory in the spiritual spring.
But Gu Sheng is faster, Nine Grotto-Heavens is running at full strength, and the true energy is rushing like thunder in the meridians.
"Boom!"
During the chase, a muffled sound came from Gu Sheng's body again, and his true energy surged like a volcano erupting.
"Earth Martial Realm Sixth Level!"
Gu Sheng was ecstatic, and his speed increased by three points again.
Zhuzi seemed to sense the crisis and ran away desperately, but in the end he was no match for Gu Sheng's pursuit.
Seeing that the distance was getting closer, Gu Sheng suddenly reached out and grabbed it.
"Buzz!"
The beads vibrated violently and tried to break free, but Gu Sheng's hands remained motionless like iron pliers.
He tried to use his mental power to explore and found that the beads only had weak instincts and had not yet given birth to spiritual consciousness.
The hazy light and shadow swayed gently in the depths of the spiritual spring, as if confirming Gu Sheng's determination.
After a while, the spirit fetus spoke again.
"Once you start refining the red beads at the core of the spiritual spring, this spiritual spring will lose its ability to regenerate spiritual energy and become an ordinary spirit gathering pool. Have you thought clearly?"
Gu Sheng The corners of his mouth were raised slightly, with firmness in his eyes.
"It's an unexpected blessing to be able to break through two small realms. On the road to spiritual practice, a solid foundation is more important than being greedy for merit and rushing forward."
"Okay!"
The spiritual fetus said no more, and saw the red bead deep in the spiritual spring suddenly glowing brightly, turning into a stream of light and shining directly between Gu Sheng's eyebrows.
"Buzz"
Gu Sheng felt the sea of consciousness tremble, and a force as gentle as spring spread in his mind.
He did not dare to neglect, and immediately jumped out of the water and took out a storage ring with a large internal space from the storage bag.
"Take it!"
With a low drink from him, the remaining spring water in the spiritual spring was absorbed into the ring like a dragon sucking water.
The spring water is crystal clear, with a faint Spirit Light color. Even if it leaves the core of the spiritual spring, the spiritual energy contained in it far exceeds that of ordinary spiritual stones.
"These Spiritual Spring Water are enough to last me a long time."
Gu Sheng is thinking in his mind.
"Maybe it can help me open the second meridian in advance."
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and immediately sat cross-legged, took out part of Spiritual Spring Water and placed it in the palm of his hand.
The operating route of Thirty-Six Heavenly Caves Divine Art clearly emerged in his mind, and he began to guide the pure spiritual energy in Spiritual Spring Water into his body.
"Hiss"
As soon as the spiritual energy rushed into the second meridian, Gu Sheng couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
It felt like someone was repeatedly puncturing the inner wall of the meridians with a red-hot steel needle, and it felt like a fire was burning in the blood vessels.
Cold sweat instantly soaked his back, and veins popped up on his forehead.
"Hold on"
Gu Sheng gritted his teeth and dug his nails into his palms.
"What is this little pain? Compared to the humiliation of being stepped on, this little pain is just a ladder to strength!"
The spiritual energy in Spiritual Spring Water pours into the body continuously, hitting the barrier of the second meridian like a tide under the guidance of the technique.
Every impact brought heartbreaking pain, but Gu Sheng remained motionless, with a determined flame burning in his eyes.
As time passed by, Gu Sheng's face turned from red to white, and then from white to green.
His body trembled slightly, but he always maintained his training posture.
Gradually, subtle cracks began to appear in the second meridian, and spiritual energy seeped into it like a trickle.
At the same time, the Tianyou Sect headquarters was thousands of miles away.
"Dang Dang. Dang."
Three rapid alarm bells suddenly rang through the sky, alarming Old Ancestor Tianyou who was in retreat.
This powerful and powerful man suddenly opened his eyes, and two frightening rays of light shot out from his eyes.
"What alarmed Soul Lamp Hall?"
He asked in a deep voice, his voice rolling like muffled thunder.
Immediately there were disciples kneeling outside the door in response.
"Reporting to my ancestor, this is the soul lantern of the eldest lady."
"What?!"
Old Ancestor Tianyou appeared outside the hall in a flash.
He ignored his manners and turned into a black light and headed straight for the Soul Lamp Hall.
Inside the Soul Lamp Hall, dozens of soul lamps burned quietly.
The two highest ones have been extinguished. One is engraved with the words "Youyun", and the other is the name First Elder.
"Yun'er!"
Old Ancestor Tianyou His eyes were about to burst, and a terrifying aura erupted uncontrollably. The other soul lamps in the hall shook violently, and several guarding disciples were shocked to the point of vomiting blood.
"Who? Who dares to touch my Old Ancestor Tianyou daughter!"
He looked up to the sky and roared so loudly that the tiles on the roof of the temple fell.
First Elder rushed over, and his expression changed drastically when he saw this.
"Ancestor, calm down! The eldest lady is extremely talented, and she is accompanied by First Elder, how could it be possible?"
"Check! Check it for me immediately!"
Old Ancestor Tianyou's hair and beard were spread out, and he smashed the stone pillar beside him with one palm.
"Pass my order, all the elders in the sect will lead their elites and go to the secret place outside the city immediately! If you want to see people alive, you want to see corpses if you die!"
He turned around suddenly, with murderous intent in his eyes.
"No matter who harmed Yun'er, I want his nine clans to be wiped out and his soul to be scattered!"
Old Ancestor Tianyou felt a twinge of pain in his chest when he thought of the hard work he had put into cultivating Youyun, the rare elixirs, natural materials, and treasures, and even the forbidden skills he had obtained through cooperation with Eastern Wasteland warriors.
Youyun is not only his daughter, but also Tianyou Sect's hope for the future!
"Ancestor, the secret realm is vast. Do you want to determine the specific location first?"
an elder asked cautiously.
"Trash!"
Old Ancestor Tianyou yelled angrily.
"Yun'er finally sent word that he was looking for spiritual springs, so he searched for them from all places where there might be spiritual springs!"
Just when Tianyou Sect was in chaos, Gu Sheng's practice also reached a critical moment.
"Click."
There was an imperceptible crisp sound in the body, and the second meridian was finally completely penetrated! In an instant, the true energy in Gu Sheng's body surged out like a flood, and the aura throughout his body rose steadily.
"Boom!"
A powerful wave of air erupted with him as the center, shaking the entire valley violently, and gravel falling from the rock wall.
Gu Sheng opened his eyes suddenly, and his eyes were filled with light, as if they were real.
"Eighteen seats Grotto-Heaven, done!"
He looked inside his body and saw nine more smaller cyclones beside the original nine Grotto-Heaven inside his body.
Although these newly developed Grotto-Heaven are small in size, they are solidifying and expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Gu Sheng stood up, feeling that his whole body was filled with unprecedented power.
With a thought in his mind, he tried to condense the Qi Sword
"Buzz!"
A bright sword energy that was tens of feet long appeared out of thin air. Where the sword pointed, a huge boulder in the distance was silently divided into two halves. The cut was as smooth as a mirror.
The sword energy dissipated and the cracks on the stone wall were bottomless. Gu Sheng stared at his masterpiece with a satisfied smile on his lips.
"The power of this sword has probably reached the level of the Heavenly Martial Realm sixth or seventh level."
He whispered to himself, his fingertips gently touched the cracks on the edge of the stone wall, and the gravel fell down.
The spirit fetus within his body trembled slightly, as if responding to his thoughts.
Gu Sheng looked inside the dantian, and there was a crystal clear bead wrapped in the dense spiritual energy, which was obtained from the depths of the spiritual spring.
There are strange lines flowing on the surface of the beads, and each line seems to contain the truth of heaven and earth.
"If I completely refine this thing, my combat power can reach another level."
Gu Sheng had a glint in his eyes.
"Plus Longevity Divine Cult's secret method."
Thinking of this, his right hand clenched unconsciously.
The concept of the integration of the three avenues became more and more clear in his mind. It was enough power to fight against the strong men of the sect!
Suddenly, a weak mental wave interrupted his thoughts.
This wave was strange and familiar, like a distant echo, but it had the same origin as his own spiritual power.
"This is."
Gu Sheng frowned slightly, and his consciousness spread like a tide.
At this moment, a thunderous roar came from outside the valley.
"Which bastard killed my granddaughter! I will cut him into pieces!"
The sound was so loud that the rock walls of the valley trembled.
Gu Sheng's eyes flashed.
"Tianyou Sect's old guy arrived at a bad time."
He immediately understood the source of the mental fluctuation. It was the Heavenly Demon Vine that absorbed Divine Phoenix Essence Blood! Did it really give birth to spiritual intelligence?
Gu Sheng's figure flashed and turned into an afterimage that swept towards the entrance of the valley.
On the way, he took out the "God Concealing Pendant" that he took from the Tianyou Sect First Elder and hung it on his waist.
The jade pendant shimmered, completely covering up his aura.
At the entrance to the valley, the scene is horrifying.
Dozens of black vines as thick as human arms danced like giant pythons, surrounding an old man in gray robes.
The old man's beard and hair were spread out, and an ancient bronze sword in his hand swung out sword energy to cut off the incoming vines.
But the broken vine took root as soon as it hit the ground and sprouted new branches in the blink of an eye.
"Evil beast!"
The old man roared angrily, and a three-foot-long green sword light condensed on the sword's edge, sweeping across it.
More than a dozen vines broke in response, and dark red juice oozed from the sections, like blood.
Gu Sheng lurked in the shadow of the rock wall, watching with cold eyes.
He recognized that this old man was Tianyou Sect ancestor Mo Tianyou, Heavenly Martial Realm a strong man of the sixth level.
A hundred meters behind Mo Tianyou, more than twenty Tianyou Sect disciples stood in formation, watching the battle vigilantly.
"Ancestor, be careful! There is something weird about this demonic vine!"
A middle-aged monk reminded loudly.
Mo Tianyou snorted coldly.
"A mere monster dares to block my way!"
He made a secret with his left hand, and the ancient bronze sword suddenly split into seven sword shadows, forming a sword formation and strangling Heavenly Demon Vine.
Heavenly Demon Vine seemed to feel the threat, and all the vines quickly retracted, forming a black shield in front of Mo Tianyou.
The sword array hit the shield, bursting out with dazzling light.
Gu Sheng squinted his eyes and noticed that Heavenly Demon Vine's regeneration speed had slowed down significantly.
"It seems that the consumption is not small."
His eyes turned to the group of the Tianyou Sect disciples, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.