Gou's Liver Experience in the World of Demons and Demons

"Let's make a note of today's events."

After saying that, he flashed away and disappeared from the spot like a ghost.

Only after the oppressive feeling completely disappeared did Gu Feng breathe a sigh of relief and look at Gu Sheng in disbelief.

"Young man, when did you become the Third Pavilion Master of the Linglang Pavilion? In just a few months in the Great Wilderness City, you not only obtained the inheritance of the Azure Dragon Venerable, but also..."

"Brother, don't misunderstand."

Gu Sheng interrupted him with a smile.

"This token was just a gift from a friend. I was merely using it to bully others. I had a chance encounter with a high-ranking member of the Linlang Pavilion before, and when we parted, he lent me this token for self-defense. I never expected it to come in so handy."

Gu Feng was skeptical.

"To be able to casually hand out such a token, the people you've befriended at the Linglang Pavilion must be more than just ordinary high-ranking figures, right?"

"Brother is joking."

Gu Sheng spread his hands naturally.

“I am only at the Yellow Martial Realm, how could I possibly become a high-ranking member of the Linglang Pavilion? That man in blue was also fooled. If he had asked a few more questions, he might have been exposed.”

Ye Jianjia stood to the side, silently straightening her collar, which had been torn by the sword energy.

Her clear eyes lingered on Gu Sheng's face for a moment before quickly looking away—she knew perfectly well that Gu Sheng's words were not entirely true.

Back in Xuancheng, she had personally witnessed how respectful Huang Ting, the manager of Linlang Pavilion, was to Gu Sheng—an attitude that was far beyond what one would show to an ordinary customer.

"Jianjia, are you alright?"

Gu Sheng turned to Ye Jianjia, his eyes filled with concern.

"No problem."

Ye Jianjia gently shook her head.

"That man only pressed me for information about Miss Nangong's whereabouts; he didn't hurt me."

Gu Sheng nodded and then asked.

"What is your connection with the Nangong family? Why did that man in blue come looking for you?"

Ye Jianjia remained silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice.

"The Nangong family was originally a powerful clan in Xuancheng, with strength comparable to that of the Dizong clan. Some time ago, a group of mysterious people led hundreds of martial artists in a night raid on the Nangong family. Only Nangong Qingyue and an old matriarch managed to escape."

"An entire family wiped out overnight?"

Gu Feng gasped.

"Who dares to be so bold?"

"I don't know."

Ye Jianjia shook her head.

"But to achieve this level, the other side must have at least one expert at the peak of the Earth Martial Realm."

Gu Sheng's eyes were filled with solemnity. With his current cultivation level, facing a peak Earth Martial Realm cultivator was tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.

He clenched his fist secretly—he had to improve his strength as soon as possible!
"Jianjia, tidy up."

Gu Sheng suddenly said.

"We will return to Great Wilderness City first thing tomorrow morning."

"So fast?"

Gu Feng was stunned.

You've only been back a few days.

"Brother, the main reason for returning home this time is to pass on the legacy of Venerable Azure Dragon."

Gu Sheng explained.

"There are still many matters to be dealt with in Great Wilderness City. And..."

He paused.

"I have a bet with someone that I need to advance to the advanced level of the Xuanwu Realm within three months."

"Three months? From the Yellow Martial Realm to the advanced Black Martial Realm?"

Gu Feng's eyes widened.

"How can this be?"

Gu Sheng smiled but did not answer, only patted Gu Feng on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, I have my own plan."

Looking at his younger brother's confident expression, Gu Feng suddenly felt that this family member he had grown up with had become somewhat unfamiliar. In just a few months, Gu Sheng had become shrouded in too many mysteries. But in the end, he could only sigh heavily.

"No matter what, the Gu family will do everything in its power to support you."

These words warmed Gu Sheng's heart.

He recalled how, whenever he got into trouble as a child, his older brother was always the first to stand up for him.

As soon as Gu Sheng stepped out of the backyard, he heard Gu Feng's voice behind him.

"Gu Sheng, wait a moment."

He paused, and as he turned around, his robes stirred a gentle breeze, causing the jade pendant hanging at his waist to sway softly.

"Is something the matter, brother?"

Gu Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly, sunlight filtering through the leaves and casting dappled shadows on his face.

Gu Feng strode closer, his gaze landing on Gu Sheng's waist.

"Did your father give you the jade pendant that your mother left behind?"

"You mean this?"

Gu Sheng flipped his right hand, and a jade pendant, entirely emerald green with strange patterns engraved on its edges, appeared in his palm.

The jade plaque gleamed in the sunlight, its surface shimmering with a subtle, ethereal quality.

Gu Feng stared at the jade tablet, his eyes filled with a complex expression.

"It's not just a magic weapon, but also a token of trust."

"Token?"

Gu Sheng ran his fingers over the surface of the jade pendant, feeling its cool touch.

He infused his spiritual power, and the patterns on the jade tablet immediately lit up with a faint light, but it quickly dimmed again.

"I've tried it a few times, and apart from being able to store a small amount of spiritual energy, there doesn't seem to be anything special about it."

That's because you haven't found the correct way to use it yet.

Gu Feng smiled mysteriously and lowered his voice.

"This jade token corresponds to a sect in the Great Wilderness City. You can go there if you have the opportunity. As for which specific sect it is..."

He scratched his head.

“My mother was vague about what she said back then, and my memory is also a bit hazy. You might as well ask your father again before you leave.”

A glint flashed in Gu Sheng's eyes as he put the jade pendant back into his storage ring.

"Thank you for informing me, brother."

Seeing that Gu Sheng didn't seem inclined to press the matter, Gu Feng was somewhat surprised.

Don't you want to know more?

"You will know when the time is right."

Gu Sheng's lips curled up slightly.

"Besides, if you were willing to tell me, you wouldn't have kept me in suspense earlier."

Gu Feng laughed heartily and patted Gu Sheng on the shoulder.

"Your temperament is becoming more and more like your father's."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Gu Sheng took his leave and returned to his room.

Pushing open the door, a faint smell of dust wafted out.

Gu Sheng stood at the door, his gaze sweeping over the familiar furnishings—the desk by the window, the weapon rack in the corner, the landscape painting on the wall. Everything was the same as when he left, except that the figure who always secretly tidied the room while he was cultivating was missing.

"Qing'er."

Gu Sheng sighed softly, his fingertips tracing the dusty surface of the table. Thinking of that girl's Vermilion Bird spirit body, he secretly made his calculations.

"The Burning Heaven Holy Land is indeed more suitable for her. When we have the opportunity to go to the Central Continent, we need to find a way to advance the Vermilion Bird's spiritual body."

Shaking his head to clear his mind, Gu Sheng sat cross-legged on the bed, holding a high-grade spirit stone in each hand, and began to circulate the Nine Dragons Universe Technique.

The spiritual energy from the spirit stone surged into his body like a river flowing into the sea, coursing through his meridians.

If outsiders were present, they would be astonished—it would take an ordinary Yellow Martial Realm martial artist one or two days to absorb a high-grade spirit stone, but Gu Sheng only needed the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to turn two spirit stones into dust.

"It's still not enough."

Gu Sheng opened his eyes, frowning as he looked at the remnants of the spirit stone in his palm. Each advancement in the Nine Dragons Universe Technique required a massive amount of spiritual energy; at this rate, it would take at least three more days to break through to the eighth level of the Yellow Martial Realm.

Without hesitation, he took out new spirit stones from his storage ring and continued cultivating. He repeated this process until the fourth spirit stone was drained that day, when dusk had already fallen outside the window.

"call--"

Gu Sheng let out a long sigh of relief, feeling the surging spiritual energy within his body, and nodded in satisfaction.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly frowned. Within his mental perception range, a Qin family martial artist was rushing towards him.

Sure enough, less than three breaths later, a rapid knocking sounded at the door. "Young Master Gu! Something terrible has happened! Master... Master has been in trouble!"

Gu Sheng opened the door and saw a guard kneeling on one knee, his face covered in sweat, his chest heaving violently.

"what happened?"

Gu Sheng's calm voice contrasted sharply with the guards' panic.

"Master went to Jinwu City to attend an auction, but was attacked on his way back and was seriously injured. He was just carried back!"

A cold glint flashed in Gu Sheng's eyes.

"Who was the attacker?"

"I don't know. Before he fainted, the master only said 'Beware of the Golden Crow,' Young Master Gu. You should go to the council hall and check!"

"You go first, I'll be there soon."

Gu Sheng waved away the guards, turned around and took out several bottles of pills from his storage ring, and then grabbed a handful of spiritual herbs and stuffed them into his sleeve.

Although his mental energy had detected that Gu Lie's injuries were not fatal, the faint sweet and fishy smell indicated that things were not so simple.

The council hall was brightly lit, and more than ten core members of the Qin family were gathered around a makeshift bed in the center.

Gu Feng was pacing anxiously back and forth when he saw Gu Sheng enter and immediately went to greet him.

"Gu Sheng! My father..."

Gu Sheng raised his hand to signal him to calm down and walked straight to the bedside. Gu Lie lay there with a livid face, the bandage around his chest soaked with blood, and his lips an unnatural purplish-black.

"poisoned."

Gu Sheng bent down and sniffed, and the sweet, fishy smell became even more pronounced.

He turned to ask Gu Feng.

"What exactly happened?"

"My father went to Jinwu City to attend the triennial 'Tianbao Auction' and won a prized item. On his way back, he was attacked in Luoying Gorge, most of his guards were killed or wounded, and the treasure was stolen."

Gu Feng clenched his fists.

"The attackers' weapons were poisoned, and the doctor said they had never seen this poison before and were helpless against it."

Without a word, Gu Sheng pressed down on Gu Lie's pulse point and probed it with his spiritual energy. As the probe deepened, his brows furrowed more and more—the poison had already invaded his heart meridian, and if Gu Lie hadn't possessed profound cultivation, he would probably have already died.

"Prepare the alchemy furnace."

Gu Sheng suddenly spoke.

"Alchemy furnace?"

Gu Feng was taken aback.

"you want."

"Alchemy."

Gu Sheng spoke succinctly, taking out a spirit herb that was entirely crimson and shaped like a phoenix from his storage ring.

"My father was poisoned by 'Blood Pigeon Powder' and needs 'Mysterious Yang Heart-Clearing Pill' to detoxify him."

An uproar immediately erupted in the hall. Alchemists were extremely rare in Crimson Flame City; even the one enshrined in the City Lord's Mansion was only a half-baked alchemist who could barely refine Yellow-grade pills.

"You...you know alchemy?"

Gu Feng stared wide-eyed, as if he were seeing Gu Sheng for the first time.

Gu Sheng didn't explain, he just urged him on.

"The sooner the better, the toxins are eroding the heart."

"I'll get ready right now!"

Gu Feng turned around to give instructions to the servants, but suddenly stopped.

"What kind of medicinal herbs do you need? I'll have someone go and procure them."

"No need."

Gu Sheng shook the storage ring on his finger.

"The spiritual herbs Miss Tantai gave us are enough."

Gu Feng gasped. Who was Tantai Xueli? The spiritual herbs she gave him were probably priceless!
In less than a quarter of an hour, a bronze alchemy furnace, about half the height of a person, was carried into the side hall.

After examining it, Gu Sheng found that although it was only a mid-grade Yellow Rank, it was barely enough to refine the Xuan Yang Qing Xin Pill.

"Everyone, step back three zhang (approximately 10 meters) and do not disturb me."

With a flick of his sleeve, Gu Sheng sent more than ten kinds of spiritual herbs flying out of his storage ring and hovering in the air.

The most eye-catching feature is a small golden flower with naturally formed lightning patterns on its petals.

"Golden Thunder Flower?!"

An older steward behind Gu Feng exclaimed in surprise.

"This is a key ingredient for refining Xuan-grade pills!"

Gu Sheng ignored him, flicked his finger, and a wisp of blue flame fell into the alchemy furnace. The flame grew rapidly upon exposure to the wind, and in the blink of an eye, the furnace was a raging inferno.

He skillfully placed the medicinal herbs one by one into the container, his movements fluid and graceful, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

"This...this is at least the technique of a Xuan-level alchemist!"

The old steward was so excited that his beard trembled.

Gu Feng stared intently at Gu Sheng's retreating figure, his heart churning with turmoil. What had he experienced in just six months? Not only had his cultivation level skyrocketed, but he had also become an alchemist.
Just as everyone was in shock, Gu Sheng suddenly exclaimed "Eh!" and frowned.

He withdrew his spiritual power from probing Gu Lie's injuries, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

"what happened?"

Gu Feng's heart tightened.

Gu Sheng said in a deep voice.

"The situation is more complicated than I imagined. The poison in my father's body is not simply Blood Poison."

"What do you mean?"

"Another poison was mixed into the Blood Pigeon Powder, and..."

Gu Sheng said.

"It's 'Frost Marrow Inducer' specifically designed for fire-attribute martial artists."

Gu Feng, who was standing to the side, was shocked when he heard this, and almost dropped the alchemy furnace in his arms.

He strode forward and placed the alchemy furnace on a stone platform three zhang away. The furnace made a dull thud when it touched the ground.

"Second brother, Father..."

Gu Feng's voice trembled slightly.

Gu Sheng didn't turn around, but simply raised his hand and made a gesture.

"First, infuse your father with your inner energy to stabilize his injuries. I'll deal with the poison."

Gu Feng dared not delay and immediately sat cross-legged on the other side of the bed, placing his hands against Gu Lie's back. Pale blue true energy surged from his palms and slowly flowed into Gu Lie's body.

Just then, an old voice rang in Gu Feng's mind.

“Boy, your father was poisoned by the Five Poisons Heart-Eating Powder.”

Gu Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he responded in his mind.

"Does Your Excellency recognize this poison?"

"Hmph, I've lived for hundreds of years, what kind of poison haven't I seen?"

The Azure Dragon Venerable's voice carried a hint of arrogance.

"This is the Five Poisons Sect's signature poison, made from five extremely poisonous substances. Thirty years ago, the Five Poisons Sect used this poison to wipe out three small sects in one night. Those poisoned died after seven days of festering sores all over their bodies, their deaths were extremely gruesome."

Gu Feng turned pale and quickly relayed the information to Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng paused slightly as he inspected the alchemy furnace, his eyes flashing with even colder light.

"The Five Poisons Sect?"

He sneered.

"Keep Father calm, I'll prepare the medicine."

With a flick of his sleeve, Gu Sheng caused the lid of the alchemy furnace to open.

With a flick of his finger, a wisp of crimson flame leaped into the bottom of the furnace, instantly illuminating the entire furnace in a fiery red glow.

Gu Feng stared in disbelief—the flames had taken on the shape of a lotus flower, with each petal clearly visible.

"Red Lotus Karmic Fire?"

The Azure Dragon Venerable exclaimed in surprise within Gu Feng's sea of ​​consciousness.

"Where did this kid get that rare and extraordinary fire from?"

Gu Sheng continued working, taking out one spiritual herb after another from his storage ring.

His movements were astonishingly fast; the medicinal herbs streaked through the air before landing precisely in the alchemy furnace. With each herb added, the flames inside the furnace changed color, and the aroma of the herbs gradually intensified.

"Purple Ganoderma lucidum, thousand-year-old snow ginseng, and seven-leaf soul grass."

The Azure Dragon Venerable identified the medicinal herbs one by one, his voice growing increasingly shocked.

"These are all materials for fourth-grade pills, does he really want them?"

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Gu Feng's forehead as he maintained the flow of his inner energy, and he couldn't help but ask. (End of Chapter)