Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1397 - 722: Secret Realm Collapse (2)

The woman sighed in relief and bowed again.

"Thank you, friend. Qing Feng is fortunate to have a friend like you."

She looked up at Situ Qingfeng, who was enveloped in golden light, her eyes full of affection.

"Next, I will exhaust all the power of my residual soul to complete the Source inheritance for Qing Feng. The Spiritual Energy here will be greatly intensified due to the inheritance, which will be of great benefit for your refining of the Essence Blood. You may cultivate here for a while."

Gu Sheng was moved by her words. The Spiritual Energy emitted during the Source bloodline inheritance of a Transformed Demon was purer by several times than what is gathered by a top-tier Spirit Gathering Array, indeed a rare cultivation opportunity.

"Thank you for your assistance, senior!"

Gu Sheng clasped his fists and bowed deeply to the hazy female shadow. The Spiritual Energy floating in the Void seemed attracted to him, forming small vortices around his body.

The female shadow lightly raised her jade-like hand, her wide sleeve swaying like clouds.

"It is guided by Karma, no need to thank me."

Her voice seemed to come from ancient times, delivering an ethereal echo.

"These three drops of Life Essence Blood are the culmination of my life’s cultivation; I hope you use them well."

Before the words were fully spoken, the female shadow suddenly flicked her sleeve.

The residual soul of Situ Qingfeng was wrapped in a green Spiritual Energy, seemingly guided by an invisible hand, instantly merging into the altar at the center of the hall.

"Boom—"

The entire hall shook violently, and the previously calm Spiritual Energy suddenly became violent.

Gu Sheng only felt a dazzling flash before his eyes, with the concentration of Spiritual Energy around him increasing visibly to the naked eye, astonishingly growing over a thousand times denser than the outside world! The storm of Spiritual Energy rampaged inside the hall, lighting up the ancient runes on the ground one by one.

"This is..."

Gu Sheng’s pupils contracted, feeling every inch of his skin greedily absorbing the extremely pure Spiritual Energy.

"Sit cross-legged and begin refining."

The voice of the female shadow echoed in his mind.

"The first drop is the most overpowering; you must resist it with willpower."

Not daring to be negligent, Gu Sheng immediately sat cross-legged at the center of the storm.

He carefully took out the jade bottle from his arms and poured out a drop of golden-red Essence Blood with great caution.

As soon as the Essence Blood appeared, it emitted an overwhelming pressure, even momentarily stalling the storm of Spiritual Energy around it.

"Gulp—"

At the moment the Essence Blood entered his mouth, Gu Sheng felt a scorching flood rushing straight from his throat to his Dantian, then exploding inside!

"Ah!"

He couldn’t help but let out a cry of pain, as if his meridians were being scorched by fierce flames.

The overbearing energy rampaged throughout his body, inch by inch shattering his meridians, yet instantly being nourished, restructured, and widened by the power of the Essence Blood.

"Endure!"

The voice of the female shadow carried traces of urgency.

"The reshaping of meridians is the beginning of metamorphosis!"

Gritting his teeth, Gu Sheng’s temple veins bulged.

He could clearly feel his meridians being forcibly expanded to more than three times their original size! At the same time, the dense Spiritual Energy within the hall found an outlet, frantically pouring into his body.

"Crack—"

A faint sound came from within, breaking through the shackles of his previous cultivation. The aura of the Yellow Martial Realm peak erupted from Gu Sheng, partially dispelling the storm of Spiritual Energy around him.

"Already breaking through?"

Gu Sheng was deeply shocked.

He could feel his True Qi being several times more refined than before, and its circulation speed was extraordinarily fast. And all this was just the effect of refining the first drop of Essence Blood!

As Gu Sheng was immersed in the joy of his cultivation breakthrough, the entire Secret Realm suddenly began to tremble violently.

"Not good, the Secret Realm is going to collapse!"

The urgency in the voice of the female shadow increased.

"My power is dwindling and can no longer maintain this space..."

Gu Sheng abruptly raised his head.

"Senior! What about Senior Situ—"

"Qing Feng has become one with the hall, his own choice."

The figure of the female shadow began to blur.

"Remember, the day you refine all three drops of Essence Blood will be when..."

Before she finished speaking, the entire hall was suddenly engulfed in a dazzling white light.

Gu Sheng felt himself blacking out, his body seemingly torn into countless fragments.

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, Ye Jianjia fell heavily onto the hard ground.

Ignoring the pain in her body, she immediately turned over and stood up, warily scanning her surroundings.

"This is... the village at the entrance of the Secret Realm?"

Dozens of Martial Artists lay scattered around, each with a bewildered expression. Further away, the entrance to the Secret Realm had disappeared, replaced by a distorted space fluctuation.

"True Qi is restored!"

Someone exclaimed with delight.

Ye Jianjia hurriedly activated her mental method, and indeed found that the True Qi, which had been suppressed, was now flowing through her meridians again. But she had no time to be happy; her eyes were anxiously searching the crowd for that familiar figure.

"Gu Sheng... Gu Sheng!"

She called softly, her voice trembling uncontrollably.

No response.

Ye Jianjia’s heart sank little by little.

She forced herself to remain calm and released her spiritual power, meticulously scanning the area within a few hundred meters. However, no matter how she searched, she could not sense that familiar aura.

"How could..."

She murmured to herself, her face growing pale.

"Have you heard? That hall in the Extreme North erupted with remarkable power fluctuation!"

Not far away, a few Martial Artists were conversing in low voices.

"I saw it with my own eyes: a beam of golden light shot into the sky, and then the entire Secret Realm began to collapse!"

"Surely someone has obtained a legendary chance!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jianjia’s eyes lit up with hope.

She quickly approached them.

"Excuse me, have you seen a young man in blue clothing carrying a heavy sword?"

The few looked at each other before finally shaking their heads.

"Miss, when the Secret Realm collapsed, it was too chaotic; no one paid attention to others."

An older Martial Artist sighed.

"But those near the hall either gained a great chance or..."

He didn’t continue, but the implication was clear.

Ye Jianjia’s eyes instantly reddened.

She bit her lip hard until she tasted blood, then released it. No, Gu Sheng wouldn’t be so easily... She forced herself to calm down. Maybe he was just transported somewhere else?

At that moment, an overwhelming pressure suddenly enveloped the entire scene!

"It’s a Heavenly Martial Realm powerhouse!"

Someone exclaimed.

Everyone instinctively turned their heads, only to see a figure slowly walk out from the distorted space.

The person wore a white robe but lacked a right arm; the empty sleeve fluttered in the wind.

"Shen Qingyun?!"

Ye Jianjia’s pupils constricted, and she instinctively retreated a few steps, hiding in the crowd.

Silence fell over the scene. Everyone was intimidated by Shen Qingyun’s presence, not even daring to breathe. The shocking part was that this prodigy from the Great Wilderness Holy Academy had lost an arm!

"Gu! Sheng!"

Shen Qingyun’s eyes were blood-red as he squeezed out these two words through gritted teeth, his voice filled with overwhelming rage.

"I, Shen Qingyun, swear to the heavens, I will avenge this severed arm!"

His spiritual power swept through the entire scene, yet he also failed to find the hated figure.

"Impossible..."

Shen Qingyun frowned tightly.

"The Destruction Origin is destroyed; how could he possibly die like that?"

Thinking of the anomaly in the Extreme North Hall, an even more infuriating suspicion arose—Gu Sheng might still be alive and have obtained an unimaginable opportunity!

This thought drove Shen Qingyun nearly insane.

He, a Heavenly Martial Realm powerhouse, a prodigy of the Great Wilderness Holy Academy, had an arm severed by a mere Yellow Martial Realm youngster, who might even turn misfortune into fortune!

"Ah!"

Shen Qingyun roared at the sky, the Heavenly Martial Realm pressure exploding without reservation. The Martial Artists within a hundred meters were all forced to kneel by the power, with some weaker ones even spitting blood.

"Get out! All of you, get out!"

He shouted angrily.

The crowd, as if pardoned, quickly scattered in escape.

Ye Jianjia was mingled among the crowd; upon hearing Shen Qingyun’s words, her heart slightly eased—at the very least, Gu Sheng likely was still alive!

She took one last look in the direction of the vanished Secret Realm, bit her lip, and turned towards the direction of the Emperor Sect at speed.

"Saint Heir! You..."

A few disciples in Great Wilderness Holy Academy attire hurriedly approached, shocked by Shen Qingyun’s severed arm.

Shen Qingyun’s face was so dark it seemed water could drip from it.