"The mantis' arms are like a chariot!"

The middle-aged man in purple sneered, but his smile quickly froze. The flames on those golden swords were actually burning with the power of his blade!
"What kind of flame is this?"

He watched in horror as his blade's edge was gradually devoured.

At this moment, Gu Sheng was enveloped in dazzling white light, and his figure began to blur.

The middle-aged man in purple had eyes that looked like they were about to burst.

"Everyone, at any cost, save him!"

"Yes!"

All the experts at the Heavenly Martial Realm responded in unison, no longer daring to hold back.

"Heavenly Wolf Howling Moon Palm!"

"Mysterious Yin Finger!"

"Nine Layers of Mountain Seal!"

Dozens of incredibly powerful martial arts techniques simultaneously blasted towards Gu Sheng, who was enveloped in white light, while seven or eight Heavenly Martial clones pounced on him, creating a terrifying spectacle.

Gu Sheng remained calm, and with a flick of his left hand, another jade talisman appeared.

"Activate the escape talisman!"

The jade talisman shattered, and a semi-transparent shield formed instantly from pure spiritual energy took shape, firmly protecting Gu Sheng within it.

"Boom boom boom!"

Deafening explosions rang out one after another, and the armor shield trembled slightly but remained completely still.

"Damn it! It's a magic shield talisman that can block a peak Grandmaster's attack!"

The middle-aged man in purple gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do but watch helplessly as the white light grew stronger.

"Old dog, wash your neck and get ready!"

Gu Sheng's voice came from the white light, carrying a chilling killing intent.

"You little beast! I will kill you!"

The middle-aged man in purple was furious and slashed wildly with his twin swords, but he was ultimately a step too late.

With a flash of white light, Gu Sheng's figure vanished completely.

The white light gradually faded, and Gu Sheng looked around warily, finding himself in an unfamiliar mountain valley.

The surrounding mountain walls are a peculiar purplish-red color, and the air is filled with a rich spiritual energy.

"This should be the edge of the Purple Cloud Cave Heaven."

Gu Sheng muttered to himself, then suddenly his pupils contracted and his gaze locked onto what was in front of him.

In the center of the mountain valley, a pool of water, no more than ten feet in diameter, lay quietly.

The pool water was a dreamlike purple-gold color, with colorful rays of light swirling on the surface. A life force so rich it was almost tangible was palpable. With just one breath, Gu Sheng felt his internal energy circulation speed increase by 30%.

"Could this be...?"

Gu Sheng's heart raced, and his voice trembled slightly.

"The legendary Immortal Pool of Creation?"

He cautiously approached the pool and found that the water was crystal clear and the bottom was covered with sparkling purple crystals, each containing amazing energy.

"Legend has it that the Immortal Pool of Creation is a primordial spiritual object formed at the beginning of time, possessing the power to cleanse the marrow and transform the body."

Gu Sheng recalled the records in the ancient books, and a look of wild joy flashed in his eyes.

"I never expected the teleportation talisman to transport me here. It's truly a godsend!"

"boom!"

The deafening roar of space being torn apart rang in his ears. Gu Sheng felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, as if his body was being torn apart by countless hands and passed through a dark tunnel.

When he opened his eyes again, he was standing in front of a pool of purple-gold water.

"This is... the Immortal Pool of Creation?"

Gu Sheng's pupils contracted slightly, and he immediately released his mental energy to scan his surroundings.

Within a radius of a hundred feet, apart from the swirling spiritual energy, there was no one else; neither Miao Muqing nor anyone from the Southern Emperor's lineage could be seen.

"It seems the Thousand-Mile Teleportation Talisman is even more effective than expected."

Gu Sheng muttered to himself, his fingers unconsciously stroking the Heavenly Demon Vine wrapped around his left arm.

"Those people from the Purple Cloud Cult should have been left behind, but Miao Muqing..."

He frowned slightly, recalling the girl who fought alongside him in the Southern Emperor's Ruins.

Given her strength, she shouldn't be trapped by the Zixia Cult, unless...
"Unless there are problems within the Southern Emperor's lineage."

Gu Sheng's eyes gleamed.

"Let's put all that aside for now. Now that we've arrived at the Immortal Pool of Creation, we can't miss this opportunity."

The purple-gold pool water shimmered with an eerie luster under the sunlight, as if countless tiny runes were flowing across its surface.

Gu Sheng squatted down and gently dipped his palm into the water.

"hiss"

A surge of extremely pure energy flowed into his body through his palm. Gu Sheng shuddered, and the "Mysterious Heaven Skill" within his body automatically began to operate, greedily absorbing this energy.

"Such pure spiritual energy! It's several times stronger than a primordial spiritual spring!"

Gu Sheng immediately released his mental energy to probe the bottom of the pool, only to find that his mental energy was blocked by an invisible force after penetrating only two or three feet.

He raised an eyebrow and increased his mental energy output, but he still couldn't break through that barrier.

"strangeness."

Gu Sheng murmured.

"The pool water clearly only contains basic spiritual energy, so why is there such a strong barrier?"

He suddenly realized something, and his eyes lit up with understanding.

"That's it, the Southern Emperor's corpse! Legend has it that the Creation Immortal Pool seals the Southern Emperor's corpse, and this barrier must be the power of the seal."

Gu Sheng stood up, quickly took off his outer clothes, leaving only a close-fitting black outfit.

He leaped into the pool.

"Wow."

The purplish-gold pool water instantly enveloped him, and pure spiritual energy surged into his body like a tide.

Gu Sheng felt as if every pore on his body opened up, and every cell was cheering with joy.

"This effect is incredible!"

Gu Sheng was deeply shocked.

"One day of cultivation here is equivalent to one month outside!"

To his surprise, there were also some broken fragments of Daoist essence mixed in with the pool water.

These profound and unfathomable Daoist principles bear some resemblance to the "Nanhuang Longevity Scripture" that he obtained from the ruins of the Southern Emperor.

"It's the Daoist essence of the Southern Emperor's Longevity Path!"

Gu Sheng suddenly realized.

"These fragments of Daoist essence must have originated from the corpse of the Southern Emperor."

He sank into the water, closed his eyes, and felt the flow of Daoist energy.

Soon, he discovered that the Daoist energy fluctuations were most intense in the lower right corner of the pool, almost forming a visible purple band of light.

"Is that where the Southern Emperor's body lies?"

Gu Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to swim over to investigate when a sharp pain suddenly shot through his left arm.

"Ok?"

Gu Sheng looked down and saw that the Heavenly Demon Vine wrapped around his left arm had awakened at some point. The fine vines trembled slightly, conveying a strong sense of longing.

"You want to devour those Daoist essences?"

Gu Sheng frowned and asked through mental connection.

The Heavenly Demon Vine responded positively, its thorns standing up slightly, appearing unusually excited.

Gu Sheng weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

If the Heavenly Demon Vine could absorb the Southern Emperor's Daoist essence, its strength would undoubtedly increase significantly, but
"no!"

Gu Sheng decisively suppressed the throbbing of the Heavenly Demon Vine.

"If I were to disturb the Southern Emperor's corpse now, the Southern Emperor's lineage and all the major religious sects would immediately turn against me. Moreover, who knows what dangers lie beneath that seal?"

The Heavenly Demon Vine writhed a few times in resentment, but under Gu Sheng's strong suppression, it eventually quieted down.

Just as Gu Sheng was about to continue his investigation, a series of rapid rumbling sounds suddenly came from afar.

"somebody is coming!"

Gu Sheng quickly rushed out of the water, wiped the water droplets off his face, and looked warily toward the source of the sound.

In the distance, dust billowed as a girl in white rode a giant white beast galloping toward them.

The monster resembled a white tiger, but had six legs. When it ran, its feet created a gust of wind, and its speed was astonishing.

Behind them, there were more than twenty martial artists in hot pursuit.

Those people were dressed in various styles, but without exception, they all exuded a powerful aura. "They're all at the Grandmaster Realm!"

Gu Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted.

"And they are all at least at the mid-stage of the Grandmaster Realm!"

He immediately held his breath, his body sank slightly, and only the part above his eyes was visible above the water.

Faced with so many experts at the Grandmaster level, even he dared not make a rash move.

The girl in white seemed to notice Gu Sheng's presence and turned to look at him.

That one glance sent a jolt through Gu Sheng's heart.

"It's not Miao Muqing!"

Although they looked seven or eight parts alike, the girl in front of me had sharper eyes and less gentleness in her brows, with more of a murderous aura.

"Mu Xue?"

Gu Sheng suddenly understood when he recalled the other "she" that Miao Muqing had mentioned.

"It seems that Miao Muqing's condition is more serious than we thought, and Muxue has actually taken control of her body."

The girl in white suddenly raised her hand and cast a spell towards Gu Sheng, while simultaneously transmitting her voice.

"They've hidden in the Immortal Pool! They dare not go in!"

Her voice was crisp yet carried an unquestionable tone of command, a stark contrast to Miao Muqing's gentleness.

Gu Sheng hesitated for a moment, but seeing the pursuers getting closer and closer, he decided to believe the girl's words.

He submerged back into the water.

The moment he entered the water, the girl in white slapped the demonic beast beneath her, and the six-legged white tiger let out a deafening roar, its speed increasing dramatically once again.

The girl leaped off the monster's back and quickly formed hand seals.

"Southern Emperor's Immortal Technique - Soul-Destroying and Bone-Corroding Array!"

With her shout, the ground suddenly shook violently.

Countless dark cracks spread outwards from her center, and thick, inky poisonous smoke billowed out from the cracks, instantly covering an area of ​​hundreds of feet in radius.

"Seal off this area! Do not enter the area affected by the toxic fumes!"

The white-robed elder's stern shout echoed through the valley, causing dozens of powerful cultivators at the Grandmaster level to halt in their tracks, their faces grave as they gazed down at the valley shrouded in thick black smoke.

The toxic smoke billowed like a living thing, with a faint purple light flashing within, sending chills down one's spine.

"The poison array of the Southern Emperor lineage is indeed as good as its reputation."

A middle-aged man carrying a long sword said in a deep voice. His protective aura tentatively touched the edge of the poisonous smoke and immediately emitted a hissing corrosion sound.

The old man in white robes snorted coldly.

"Anyone below the King Realm who touches it will die instantly. This poison array was set up at least a year in advance; the Southern Emperor lineage's planning started earlier than we imagined."

"What should we do then? Are we just going to wait here?"

A burly man with a face full of scars angrily brandished a giant axe in his hand.

"That little brat jumped down carrying the Southern Emperor's legacy!"

"No hurries!"

The white-robed old man waved his sleeve, and a beam of white light forced the burly man back several steps.

"The Southern Princess's soul is too weak to break the seal. Once the King Realm ancestors deal with the remnants of the Southern Princess's lineage, the things in this valley will be ours sooner or later!"

Upon hearing this, everyone, though unwilling, could only suppress their resentment.

After all, no one wants to risk their life to test the terrifying poisonous smoke.

Meanwhile, deep within the Immortal Pool of Creation.

The pool water was crystal clear, yet its depth was unfathomable.

Gu Sheng was enveloped in a light golden light shield, which kept the water of the Immortal Pool out of reach.

The girl beside him had her eyes closed, her long, ink-black hair flowing freely in the pool.

"Where is your sister?"

Gu Sheng transmitted his voice using his mental power, and his voice rang out directly in the girl's mind.

The girl's eyelashes trembled slightly, but she did not open her eyes.

"I don't know. We were being hunted, and my sister's soul was damaged while protecting me."

Gu Sheng frowned slightly.

He had long sensed that there were two soul fluctuations within this body, one strong yet immature, and the other weak yet profound.

Now it seems that the weakened one is the soul of Miao Muqing, the Southern Princess.

"She won't last much longer."

Gu Sheng spoke frankly.

"The Southern Emperor's body is sealed in the lower right of the Immortal Pool. Let's go there first."

The girl finally opened her eyes and nodded.

The two of them swam like fish and dived into the depths of the fairy pool.

As the diving depth increased, the pool water gradually changed from clear to light green, and finally turned into a strange purplish-gold color.

Gu Sheng suddenly stopped, his right hand began to tremble uncontrollably; more accurately, the Heavenly Demon Vine parasitizing his right arm was stirring.

The ancient, ferocious plant seemed to have smelled an unparalleled delicacy and frantically tried to break free from its restraints.

"It's right in front."

The girl transmitted her voice, which suddenly became calm and composed, completely different from before.

Gu Sheng glanced to the side and saw that the girl's eyes had changed from innocent and naive to calm and profound.

He knew that Miao Muqing had woken up.

"I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly."

Miao Muqing manipulated her sister's body, a bitter smile playing on her lips.

"The enemies in Zixia Cave are more numerous than I imagined."

"Without further ado."

Gu Sheng went straight to the point.

"How do we break the seal? What's behind it?"

Miao Muqing gave Gu Sheng a deep look.

"Besides the body of the Southern Emperor, there are some trinkets and the Southern Emperor's sword. He sealed them all himself before he fell."

"The Seventy-Two Gods Cult must have been eyeing these things for a while now, right?"

"of course."

Miao Muqing sneered.

"But they can't break the seal. How could those clowns possibly break the restrictions left by the Southern Emperor?"

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

"Once the seal is broken, the treasure will be mine."

"can."

Miao Muqing readily agreed.

"I only want the body of the Southern Emperor. With that body, all the troubles of the Southern Emperor lineage will be resolved."

After a moment of eye contact, Gu Sheng nodded, confirming that Miao Muqing was not lying.

He closed his eyes and began to mobilize the long-dormant soul power within his sea of ​​consciousness.

That was his greatest trump card: the powerful soul unique to time travelers.

Having cultivated in this world for many years, his soul power has far surpassed that of cultivators of the same level, and is even comparable to some old monsters in the King Realm.

"Are you ready?"

Miao Muqing asked, her hands forming a hand seal, and a faint purple light emanated from her body.

"The seal has three layers: the first layer rejects the physical body, the second layer rejects true qi, and the third layer rejects spiritual power. Only pure soul power can penetrate all obstacles."

Gu Sheng did not answer. A golden line gradually appeared between his eyebrows, like a third eye slowly opening.

A vast amount of spiritual power rippled around him, stirring the surrounding pool water.

Miao Muqing's eyes were filled with surprise, clearly not expecting Gu Sheng's soul power to be so strong.

But she quickly composed herself and changed her hand seals.

"follow me!"

The two of them shot off like arrows, heading towards the deepest part of the Immortal Pool.

As they approached, an invisible resistance grew stronger and stronger, as if the entire pool of water had turned into a viscous gel, requiring immense effort to advance even an inch.

"The first seal!"

Miao Muqing shouted. (End of Chapter)

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