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Chapter 537 Gu Vein 2
The two disguised themselves as disciples of the Grand Elder's lineage and arrived smoothly at the Grand Elder's Shuoyue Palace.

"The mission was completed well." The one in charge of retrieving the Heart-Stealing Gu was Lan Hui, the eldest disciple of the Grand Elder. He looked at Song Tanxi and Qing Luo, who were following behind the two, and showed a satisfied expression. "These two blood packs are also very good! As a reward, you will be allowed to personally carry the blood packs to the Holy Palace. However, how much you can learn depends on your abilities."

"Thank you, Senior Brother!" Lan Suyu, disguised as Lan Yi, quickly pulled "Lan Jiefeng" beside her to express her gratitude. Qing Sang, disguised as Lan Jiefeng, was a quiet and unassuming person, so she didn't need to speak; she just needed to quietly follow behind Lan Suyu the whole time.

"Go!" Lan Hui gestured to the disciple beside him to lead the way for the two of them.

As Lan Suyu turned around, she raised an eyebrow at Qing Sang. It was like a godsend; they hadn't expected to get to the Holy Palace so easily. They also didn't miss the enigmatic smile on Lan Hui's face. They knew this trip might not be as simple as the "reward" he'd mentioned, but their purpose in coming here was to stir up trouble!

The disciple led them into a side hall and handed each of them a black ribbon, blindfolding them. After walking a winding path for a while, they stopped. A moment later, they felt a sense of weightlessness, presumably being teleported to the Holy Palace via a teleportation array.

The feeling of weightlessness lasted for a while. After landing, they walked for a distance and made several turns before stopping. When they took off their blindfolds, they found themselves in a large hall. There were already more than a dozen Gu disciples like themselves standing in the hall, and behind them were people who had been afflicted with the Heart-Stealing Gu. Presumably, they had also completed their mission and obtained the Heart-Stealing Gu.

Qing Sang's gaze swept across the faces of those afflicted with the Mind-Bending Gu, pausing when he saw a familiar-looking man. The man looked disheveled, his hair disheveled, his beard unkempt, and his clothes stained with several dried bloodstains. Qing Sang subtly averted his gaze, thinking carefully. He recognized the man as Yan Wangshan, whom he had met briefly in Thousand Crane Valley. He must have come to the Hundred Miasma Forest in search of his junior brother, Luo Ziqin, only to be captured.

After waiting for a while, no one else came in, and the whole hall gradually quieted down until the Holy Maiden Lan Ying walked in with her two attendants, Luo and Shan.

"Greetings, Holy Maiden." Everyone bowed in unison as she entered, and Qing Sang and the others followed suit. Strangely, however, no one dared to raise their heads after bowing; some even lowered their heads so much they were practically burying them in the ground.

They bowed deeply, and behind them, the "blood packs" of those afflicted by the Mind-Stealing Gu were revealed.

Lan Ying didn't speak. Qing Sang noticed her walking towards them and stopped beside her.

"Is this your prey?"

She was speaking to Qing Sang, but her eyes were fixed on Qing Luo behind her, and she even raised her hand as if she wanted to touch her.

Qing Sang quickly lowered her voice and imitated Lan Jiefeng's reply: "Yes, Your Majesty. That kid is really stupid. He chased a Crimson Flame Beast deep into the area and we caught him red-handed."

Lan Ying touched Qing Luo's abdomen but didn't feel any surging power. "Tsk, I thought he was a master, but he's just a fool. What a waste of such a handsome face." She then stood on tiptoe and touched Qing Luo's face again. "Holy Maiden, the Grand Elder wants you to take them all over." A disciple reported this.

"Okay. Come with me!" she said, turning and walking away.

Qing Sang breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that if Lan Ying continued to touch her, Qing Luo would lose control and remove the Mind-Bending Gu, then suddenly attack and kill Lan Ying. Even so, if a fight broke out later, Lan Ying's hand would probably be seriously injured as well.

Following Lan Ying, they walked through a long corridor, ending in a wall carved with a giant snake. Lan Ying raised her hand and dripped a drop of her blood onto the wall. The snake's closed eyes suddenly opened, revealing a pair of bloodthirsty, eerie red eyes. Then, the giant snake coiled up, and the entire wall split open in the middle, revealing a passage.

Lan Ying didn't go in; instead, she stood to the side. "Alright, let these 'blood packs' go in!"

Although everyone was curious and couldn't help but look inside, they dared not make a sound, only giving instructions to the people behind them.

Qing Sang and Lan Suyu pretended to give instructions to Qing Luo and Song Tanxi, who were following behind them. As the two walked past them, Qing Sang subtly brushed his hand across their sleeves.

After everyone had gone inside, Lan Ying led the remaining Gu Clan disciples back into the passageway, then turned a corner and headed in another direction. This time, it was another long passageway, ending at a wall similarly carved with a giant snake. This time, however, when Lan Ying dripped her blood onto it, two beams of red light shot from the giant snake's open red eyes, enveloping Lan Ying completely. A moment later, the red light disappeared, and the giant snake coiled up, revealing the door behind it.

They followed her through the door, and the instant she stepped inside, Qing Sang felt a force pass through her body. Fortunately, she was cautious enough to conceal all her power and disguise herself as a human when she saw the red light enveloping the door. Behind the door was not a grand hall, but a teleportation array.

The conditions for entering were already strict enough, but what he didn't expect was that there was another teleportation array inside. Without the incantation, he would probably be trapped here to die. So there must be a huge secret behind this, which only made Qing Sang more and more excited.

Emerging from the teleportation array, Qing Sang first sensed a dense spiritual energy, then stepped outside to find himself in a small room. However, stepping out of the room led to a magnificent palace. Looking up, he could see that the building was interconnected, with floor after floor ascending upwards, seemingly without end. This internal structure immediately reminded Qing Sang of a towering pagoda.

"Welcome to the Holy Palace." A female disciple stepped forward, bowed to Lan Ying, and then smiled as she handed each person a small tag. "The tag indicates your room number and will guide you to your assigned room for cultivation. You can help yourself to food and consult the books in the library. Please focus on your cultivation and avoid wandering around unless absolutely necessary. If needed, you can infuse your spiritual energy into the tag, and someone will come to your room."

These words were tantamount to a disguised form of house arrest. However, for the disciples of the Gu Clan, it was truly a tremendous opportunity. The Gu Clan had been located deep within the Hundred Miasma Forest for many years, with no spiritual veins around them, resulting in scarce spiritual energy and making daily cultivation difficult. If it weren't for this, who would risk learning Gu techniques? Therefore, everyone's faces showed obvious excitement upon hearing this, and they couldn't wait to follow the signs to their assigned rooms.

Qing Sang glanced at her own number, 253. Then, feigning excitement, she went over to look at Lan Suyu's number, 254. Following the signs, she headed towards her room, assuming that since her number was next to Lan Suyu's, their rooms would be next to each other. Unexpectedly, Lan Suyu's room was on the 2nd floor, while hers was on the 5th.