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

"Yes, yes, I was too talkative, please forgive me, sir."

After saying that, he turned and left dejectedly.

Gu Sheng shook his head and was about to close the door when he suddenly heard a clear voice coming from behind him.

"squeak"

The door was pushed open, and a handsome young man dressed in a brocade robe strode in, the jade pendant at his waist jingling with each step.

"Brother Gu, are you satisfied with the Moon Gazing Pavilion?"

Tang Qingyun smiled broadly, but his gaze lingered on Gu Sheng.

"This is the best place to stay in the city, especially for martial artists."

Gu Sheng didn't turn around, but simply said calmly.

"Young Master Tang, you've gone to so much trouble."

Tang Qingyun didn't take it seriously, walked to Gu Sheng's side, and lowered his voice.

"Wangyue Pavilion is not only the largest inn in the city, but also a place specifically built for martial artists to cultivate both Tao and martial arts."

He smiled meaningfully.

"There are several female cultivators in the pavilion with considerable cultivation levels. If Brother Gu is interested..."

"No need."

Gu Sheng turned around, his gaze calm as still water.

"Gu dislikes such things and prefers to be alone."

Tang Qingyun looked surprised, then smiled.

“Brother Gu is quite different from others. Very well, if you need anything, just let me know.”

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Then I won't bother you any longer."

After Tang Qingyun left, Gu Sheng frowned slightly.

This young master of Sun City appears warm and welcoming, but a certain scheming lurks deep within his eyes.

He walked to the bedside, sat cross-legged, and began to regulate his breathing and cultivate, while remaining vigilant against possible prying eyes around him.

Silent all night.

The next morning, a series of urgent knocks on the door interrupted Gu Sheng's cultivation.

"Come in."

The door was pushed open, and Zhao San, dressed in gray, strode in, his forehead beaded with sweat.

He was a local martial artist secretly hired by Gu Sheng a few days ago to investigate clues about the Jade Capital Gate.

"My lord, we have news."

Zhao San kept his voice very low, his eyes constantly glancing towards the door.

"Regarding the Jade Capital Gate"

Gu Sheng's gaze sharpened.

"explain."

"My investigation has revealed that Yujing Gate is indeed connected to Lie Ri City, but just as I was about to delve deeper into the matter..."

Zhao San's Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice was almost inaudible.

"I was stopped."

"Who?"

Zhao San looked fearful.

"That person... I dare not speak of that person. I can only remind you, sir, that the other party holds an extremely high position in Sun City."

A glint of light flashed in Gu Sheng's eyes.

The most powerful figures in the city of Blazing Sun are none other than King Blazing Sun himself, or a few generals under King Zhennan.

And Tang Qingyun's seemingly casual conversation yesterday.
"Stop the investigation."

Gu Sheng suddenly said.

Zhao San felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

"Thank you for your understanding!"

After his subordinates left, Gu Sheng stood by the window, lost in thought.

Is Yujing Gate related to the Lie Ri King's mansion? Could the Lie Ri King even be a descendant of Yujing Gate? This thought gave him a jolt.

Just then, the door was pushed open again without knocking.

Tang Qingyun entered with his hands behind his back, followed by two black-clad guards with deep auras.

He still had a smile on his face, but the casualness in his eyes was gone.

"Brother Gu, I heard you're investigating the Jade Capital Gate?"

Tang Qingyun got straight to the point.

Gu Sheng's heart tightened, but he remained outwardly calm.

"Why do you say that, Young Master Tang?"

Tang Qingyun chuckled lightly, flipped his right hand, and an ancient bronze token appeared in his palm.

The token is engraved with a powerful "京" character, with intricate patterns along the edges, and a faint flow of spiritual energy.

"Recognize this?"

Tang Qingyun tossed the token to Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng caught the token and felt it was icy cold to the touch, and a strange power emanated from it.

He examined it carefully for a moment, then shook his head.

"Never seen it before."

"Jade Capital Token".

Tang Qingyun suppressed his smile.

"The lineage of the King of Blazing Sun is the descendant of the Jade Capital Gate."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

Gu Sheng could sense that the two guards behind Tang Qingyun had locked onto him and might make a move at any moment.

"I only heard of the name Yujing Gate by chance and inquired about it out of curiosity."

Gu Sheng handed the token back.

"If I have offended your family, I apologize."

Tang Qingyun did not accept the token, but instead looked directly into Gu Sheng's eyes.

Why investigate Yujing Gate?

Gu Sheng remained silent for a moment, then spoke frankly.

"I read in an ancient book that the Jade Capital Sect has a secret technique that can greatly increase the strength of Earth Martial Realm warriors, even making them comparable to Heaven Martial Realm experts."

His gaze was sincere.

"As a martial artist, I am naturally curious about such secret techniques."

Tang Qingyun looked surprised, and then an invisible spiritual force surged toward Gu Sheng like a tide.

This force was domineering and secretive, attempting to penetrate Gu Sheng's surface consciousness and probe the truthfulness of his words.

Gu Sheng did not resist, allowing the other party's mental energy to sweep over him.

He had long concealed his true purpose, and what he outwardly thought was indeed as he said: to find a secret method to enhance his strength.

A moment later, Tang Qingyun withdrew his mental energy, his expression softening slightly.

"I see."

He took the token, his tone turning stern.

"Brother Gu, let me make this clear today. The matter of Yujing Gate is a taboo in Lie Ri City, and I do not wish to see anyone investigating it in the city again."

He paused, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"Otherwise, I wouldn't be so polite next time."

Before he finished speaking, a powerful aura erupted from Tang Qingyun.

The pressure from the sixth level of the Heavenly Martial Realm was like Mount Tai pressing down, and the air in the entire room seemed to freeze.

The tea set on the table trembled slightly, and the window frame creaked under the strain.

Gu Sheng's expression remained unchanged, and his internal energy flowed naturally, resisting the oppressive force.

He nodded slightly.

"I have taken note of what Young Master Tang said."

Tang Qingyun gave Gu Sheng a deep look, seemingly surprised by his calmness.

After a moment, he calmed his breathing, turned around, and walked towards the door.

As the last breath dissipated into the air, Gu Sheng's back was soaked with cold sweat.

He stood by the window on the third floor of Wangyue Pavilion, his fingers unconsciously stroking the carvings on the window frame, but his gaze pierced through the window paper, as if trying to see the undercurrents hidden beneath the city.

"That mental force just now almost shook me out of your sea of ​​consciousness."

The voice of the innate spiritual fetus echoed in Gu Sheng's mind, carrying an unusual solemnity.

"At least at the mid-stage of the King Realm."

Gu Sheng forced a bitter smile and transmitted his voice.

"King Tang Muzhi, the master of this city. I should have realized that inquiring about the Jade Capital Gate on his territory was too conspicuous."

"He noticed my presence."

The spirit fetus's voice trembled slightly.

"The perception of spiritual objects in heaven and earth by a King Realm expert far surpasses that of ordinary people."

Gu Sheng's eyes sharpened, and he quickly took out a cyan jade talisman from his storage ring and crushed it.

An invisible barrier instantly enveloped his entire body, preventing outside detection.

He strode towards the stairs, transmitting his voice as he went.

"If the King of Blazing Sun knew you were a born spirit, he would never let such an opportunity slip by. We must leave immediately."

"Aren't you going to look for clues about the Jade Capital Gate?" the spirit fetus asked.

"If you're dead, what's the point of looking for clues?"

Gu Sheng didn't stop walking, and in the blink of an eye, he had arrived at the lobby on the first floor.

He casually tossed a mid-grade spirit stone to the shopkeeper.

"thanks for treatment."

Stepping out of the Moon Gazing Pavilion, the bustling street scene of Lie Ri City comes into view.

Vendors hawked their wares, and pedestrians thronged the streets, creating a peaceful and harmonious scene.

Gu Sheng felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He could clearly feel several gazes locking onto him from different angles.

"Someone is following."

The spirit embryo reminded him.

Gu Sheng turned into a small alley without making a sound, and at the same time took out an ancient bronze mirror from his pocket.

Ripples spread across the mirror, and his face contorted and changed accordingly, transforming in the blink of an eye from a handsome young man into a rugged, bearded giant.

His aura also changed, falling from the peak of the Earth Martial Realm to the early stage of the Human Martial Realm.

"The Thousand Illusion Mirror can fool ordinary martial artists, but it cannot fool the marks left by a King Realm expert."

The fetus was filled with worry.

Gu Sheng put away the Thousand Illusion Mirror and said in a deep voice.

"I know. But at least we can shake off those small fry."

He quickened his pace, turning and twisting through three streets, his figure weaving through the crowd like a fish.

However, that feeling of being locked in never left his side.

"Still."

The spirit fetus's voice was taut like a string.

With a ruthless glint in his eyes, Gu Sheng suddenly turned and sped toward the teleportation array in the west of the city.

Since we can't shake them off, let's break through them head-on!

Meanwhile, inside the Prince's Mansion.

Tang Qingyun knelt on one knee and respectfully reported.

"Father, Gu Sheng has already changed his appearance three times and is now moving towards the teleportation array."

Tang Muzhi stood with his hands behind his back by the window, the sunlight gilding him with a golden edge, but it could not dispel the gloom in his eyes.

"He's quite a clever lad."

he sneered.

"Unfortunately, no matter how much disguise you put on, you can't escape the 'scorching sun mark' that I planted."

"Do you want to start now?"

Tang Qingyun asked for instructions.

Tang Muzhi shook his head.

"There are many informants in the city, especially those of the Prince of Zhennan. We'll make our move when he leaves the city."

He turned around, his gaze sharp as a knife.

"Remember, the innate spiritual embryo is of utmost importance and must be captured alive. As for that kid, deal with him cleanly."

"My son understands."

A glint of greed flashed in Tang Qingyun's eyes.

It is said that a congenital spiritual fetus can help one break through the barrier of the King Realm.

"Hmph, does a mere Earth Martial Realm cultivator deserve to possess such a divine artifact?"

Tang Muzhi waved his sleeve.

"Go, take a few good men with you. That kid can kill my Blazing Sun Guards, he must be extraordinary."

Tang Qingyun accepted the order and withdrew. Soon, five figures silently left the palace and stealthily moved westward like cheetahs.

Gu Sheng had already arrived at the edge of the teleportation array plaza.

He slowed his pace, pretending to casually look around.

The square was bustling with people, and more than a dozen teleportation arrays, each emitting different colored lights, saw martial artists coming and going from time to time.

“At least three Heavenly Martial Realm experts and one Sect Realm expert are watching you.”

The spirit fetus warned.

"King Lie Ri has quite the grand scheme."

Gu Sheng's heart sank slightly.

With his current strength, he can manage to hold his own against a Heavenly Martial Realm expert, but a Sect Realm expert is far beyond his ability to contend with.

Not to mention there might be even more ambushes lurking in the shadows.

"The teleportation array to the Southern Frontier is over there."

Gu Sheng's gaze swept across the northeast corner of the square, where there was a black stone array carved with savage beast patterns.

"But going directly there would be like walking into a trap."

He suddenly turned around and walked towards the restaurant in the opposite direction.

"Fill their stomachs first, and let them wait a little longer."

On the second floor of the restaurant, Gu Sheng chose a seat by the window.

From this angle, he could clearly see the activity in the teleportation array area.

Sure enough, several figures became noticeably restless after he changed direction.

"They're getting anxious."

Gu Sheng took a sip of wine, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"What are you going to do?"

The spirit embryo asked the question.

"The power of origin can only be used once. What if the opponent sends out multiple experts?"

Gu Sheng put down his wine glass, his eyes gleaming.

"The fact that the King of Blazing Sun dares not make a move within the city shows that he has something to fear. There is only one person in this city that he can truly be wary of."

Gu Sheng walked through the streets and alleys of Lie Ri City, his steps seemingly unhurried, but in fact, each step secretly conformed to some mysterious rhythm.

When he passed by Zuixianlou in the south of the city for the third time, fine beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.

"Can't shake them off"

Gu Sheng felt a chill run down his spine, as the persistent mental energy lock remained within three feet of him.

The opponent must be at least a Grandmaster-level expert, and specializes in the spiritual path; otherwise, it would be impossible to maintain such a precise lock-on at such a distance.

He calmly wiped the sweat from his brow, flicked his fingers from his sleeve, and a copper coin rolled silently into the beggar's broken bowl on the street.

With this action, he glanced at the bustling crowd behind him and saw three seemingly unrelated passersby simultaneously turn slightly to the side.

"Three Talents Soul-Locking Array"

Gu Sheng's pupils contracted slightly.

This is a common combined attack technique used by the outer disciples of the Burning Heaven Holy Land. It seems that the opponent not only has profound cultivation, but also has helpers with him.

He suddenly turned north.

Since we can't shake them off, we can only take advantage of their momentum.

The vermilion gates of the Prince of Zhennan's mansion were already in sight, and the ever-present spiritual force indeed began to fluctuate, gradually weakening as if blocked by an invisible barrier.

"So they really don't dare to spy on the Prince's residence?"

Gu Sheng's lips curled into a cold smile.

Just when he was a hundred paces away from the main gate of the Prince's Mansion, a silver light suddenly swept across the long street!
"Stop!"

A cold female voice rushed towards us, accompanied by the sharp gust of wind from a gunshot.

Gu Sheng stopped abruptly. Just three inches in front of him, the tip of a bright silver spear was trembling slightly, and the tassel was still stained with undried blood.

The person holding the gun was a woman clad in black armor.

Her eyebrows were like sharp swords, her eyes like cold stars, and the dense knife marks on her armor silently told of countless life-and-death battles.

Most striking is the hideous scar on her left cheek, which extends from her cheekbone to her jawline, resembling a centipede crawling across her face.

"This is a royal residence, a place where idlers should stay away."

The woman's voice was cold and hard as iron, and the spear remained completely still.

Gu Sheng took half a step back and bowed calmly.

"I am Gu Sheng, a steward of the Yellow Pavilion of the Burning Heaven Holy Land, and I have come to pay my respects to the Prince of Zhennan."

"The Burning Heaven Holy Land?"

A cold glint flashed in the woman's eyes, and the tip of her spear moved forward another half inch.

"Do you have proof?"

Gu Sheng calmly took out a red jade token from his pocket.

The front of the token is engraved with a raging fire, while the back features an image of a drawn sword. This is a special token of cooperation between the Burning Heaven Holy Land and the military.

The woman was visibly startled when she saw the token, and her expression immediately turned even colder.

"Where did you learn that His Highness needs a method to break through realms and prolong his life?"

“All the major pharmacies in Sun City have been buying up Soul-Sustaining Grass and Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng recently.”

Gu Sheng smiled slightly.

"Who else but the Prince of Zhennan's mansion could pull off such a feat?"

The spear remained motionless, but Gu Sheng keenly noticed that the woman's fingers holding the spear were slightly white.

After a brief standoff, the woman suddenly put away her gun and turned around.

"Wait."

She strode towards the side gate of the Prince's mansion, her black armor gleaming coldly in the sunlight. (End of Chapter)