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

"Who dares to trespass on the imperial city's most important territory?"

The leader, a powerful Earth King Realm expert, spoke with a voice as loud as thunder, causing the runes around the teleportation array to tremble slightly.

Gu Sheng's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his internal energy almost froze.

Any one of these powerful individuals could easily take his life, let alone all five of them working together.

Just as he was about to explain, the girl beside him took a small step forward.

"presumptuous."

The girl's voice wasn't loud, but it flowed like a clear spring through a mountain stream, instantly dispelling all the oppressive aura.

She raised her hand and removed her veil, revealing a face as exquisite as a painting yet as cold as ice.

Gu Sheng noticed that the powerful figures all showed a look of shock the moment they saw the girl's face.

"This young master Gu helped me break the seal and is a meritorious official of the Southern Imperial City."

The girl's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable authority.

"Why haven't you all retreated?"

"See Your Highness the Princess!"

Dozens of powerful figures knelt down on one knee in unison, even the Earth King Realm expert lowered his proud head.

Gu Sheng's pupils contracted slightly.

He knew the girl was no ordinary person, but he never expected her to be the daughter of the Southern Emperor.

No wonder she could move freely in and out of the forbidden area, no wonder those ferocious beasts dared not approach.
"No gift."

The girl raised her hand to signal everyone to stand up, her gaze sweeping over the leading Earth King Realm expert.

"Commander Lin, immediately arrange for five experts at the King Realm to accompany me to Nine Heavens City."

Commander Lin hesitated.

"Your Highness has just escaped danger; shouldn't you first pay an audience with His Majesty?"

"It's important to save people."

The girl interrupted him, her tone leaving no room for argument.

"Prepare the teleportation array immediately."

Commander Lin hesitated for a moment, then finally clasped his hands in response.

"As ordered."

Gu Sheng looked at the girl's decisive manner and sighed inwardly.

This princess may seem delicate, but she acts with such decisiveness that even powerful beings at the Earth King Realm dare not disobey her orders.

When the teleportation array lit up again, five more King Realm experts appeared beside Gu Sheng.

Although they concealed their presence, the overwhelming power they exuded still made Gu Sheng feel suffocated.

The girl stood in the center of the formation, her clothes fluttering without wind, her eyes holding a light that Gu Sheng couldn't understand.

"Nine Heavens City"

The girl murmured softly, her voice carrying a coldness that Gu Sheng had never heard before.

A flash of light, and the scene before my eyes suddenly changed.

When Gu Sheng could see his surroundings again, they were already standing on a teleportation platform in a magnificent city.

However, the expected guards and checks were nowhere to be seen, and the entire teleportation area was deserted.

"Something's wrong."

A powerful expert at the King Realm frowned.

"The Nine Heavens City teleportation zone has always been heavily guarded."

Gu Sheng looked around and found the city eerily quiet.

There were no martial artists coming and going, no vendors hawking their wares, and not even a patrolling guard could be seen.

An eerie stillness permeated the air, as if the entire city had been drained of its life force.

"Investigate."

The girl ordered.

The five King Realm experts immediately dispersed, their divine senses covering the entire city like a tidal wave.

A moment later, they returned to report.

"Your Highness, there are almost no martial artists above the Heavenly Martial Realm in the city."

"A powerful expert at the King Realm said in a deep voice."

"The core strength of the Nine Heavens Divine Sect is not within the city."

Gu Sheng's heart skipped a beat.

"Did Situ Qingfeng do something?"

The girl looked at him.

"Contact your friend."

Gu Sheng quickly took out his communication magic item and activated it by injecting his true energy.

Situ Qingfeng's urgent voice appeared on the magic weapon.

"Brother Gu! I'm being chased by seven people in the Nine Heavens Divine Cult's cemetery! One of them is an old monster at the half-step King Realm! Come quickly!"

The sound stopped abruptly, clearly indicating an emergency.

Gu Sheng looked up at the girl.

"Situ Qingfeng encountered danger in the cemetery."

Before the girl could speak, a powerful expert from the Sect Realm who had gone out to investigate hurriedly returned.

"Your Highness! A large secret realm has opened up thirty miles outside the city, with a spiritual energy density comparable to a blessed land! Almost all the experts from the Nine Heavens Divine Sect have gone there!"

Gu Sheng's eyes lit up.

The secret realm meant opportunity, and he was willing to enter and explore it, but the girl's reaction was beyond his expectations.

"Send a message back to the capital to inform my father of this matter."

The girl said to Commander Lin.

"We have another purpose for this trip."

Commander Lin hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Your Highness, that secret realm..."

"No need to say more."

The girl interrupted him.

"Let's go to the cemetery."

Gu Sheng suppressed his regret and followed the girl and five King Realm experts flying westward into the city.

As he approached the cemetery, he felt an increasingly chilling aura.

It wasn't just ordinary chill; it carried a scent of decay and death.

When they flew over the cemetery, the sight before them made Gu Sheng gasp.

The once solemn and dignified cemetery is now in a mess, with tombstones leaning to one side, grave mounds blown open, and the ground as if it had been scrambled by the claws of a giant beast, revealing the dark soil beneath.

"This"

A powerful expert at the King Realm frowned.

"What exactly did Situ Qingfeng do?"

Gu Sheng was also filled with doubts.

Although Situ Qingfeng acts unconventionally, he wouldn't be so crazy as to destroy someone else's ancestral grave.

Unless he discovered something.

Just as everyone was preparing to land, a beam of light shot up from the depths of the cemetery and blocked their way.

It was a middle-aged man dressed in the attire of the Nine Heavens Divine Sect, with a gloomy face and wary, hostile eyes.

"Who dares to fly through the air in the sacred land of the Nine Heavens Divine Sect?"

The man shouted sharply, exuding the aura of a peak Heavenly Martial Realm expert.

"Trespassers will be killed!"

With a thunderous roar, the eighth-level martial artist of the Nine Heavens Divine Sect stood in mid-air, his true energy burning like flames.

He was about to reprimand everyone for trespassing in the cemetery, but when his gaze swept over the boulders torn apart by sword energy and the scorched earth, he swallowed the word "cemetery" back.

Gu Sheng narrowed his eyes, his right hand already quietly resting on the hilt of his sword at his waist.

The warrior was dressed in the iconic purple-gold robe of the Nine Heavens Divine Sect, with nine auspicious clouds embroidered on his chest. His face was sinister, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"Retreat immediately! Otherwise, the Nine Heavens Divine Sect will make you wish you were dead!"

The martial artist shouted sharply, his voice filled with the vibrations of true energy, causing the surrounding rocks to tumble down.

"Ah."

The Mirage King beside Gu Sheng let out a disdainful sneer. His black robes fluttered without wind, and an aura even more powerful than his opponent suddenly erupted.

"You mere cultivator at the sect level dare to be so insolent before me?"

Before he finished speaking, the true energy around the Mirage King surged out like a raging tide, instantly shattering the oppressive aura laid down by the martial artist at the Grandmaster Realm.

The martial artist was struck dumb, his face instantly turning deathly pale. He spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered back several steps.

"You...you're a King Realm expert?" The martial artist stared at the Mirage King in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The Mirage King stood with his hands behind his back, his voice as cold as iron.

"I am a prince directly under the Southern Emperor's lineage, and I have been ordered to take Situ Qingfeng away. If you know what's good for you, get out of my way!"

Gu Sheng noticed that the girl beside him, Miao Muxue, frowned slightly, her slender fingers already gripping the jade flute at her waist.

Although she did not speak, the determination in her eyes showed that she would not back down.

The martial artist at the Grandmaster Realm wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face ashen.

"Situ Qingfeng infiltrated our sect's secret realm and stole the supreme treasure, the 'Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda,' further triggering the restrictions that trapped the sect leader and three elders. The Nine Heavens Divine Sect has issued a death order: we demand his return, alive or dead! Anyone who dares to protect him will become the Nine Heavens Divine Sect's mortal enemy!"

"joke!"

A cold glint flashed in the Mirage King's eyes.

"You, the Nine Heavens Divine Sect, dare to be enemies with the Southern Emperor's lineage?"

The atmosphere was tense, and Gu Sheng felt his internal energy involuntarily accelerating.

He quietly observed his surroundings and found signs of a fierce fight on the ground, but Situ Qingfeng was nowhere to be seen.

Just as the Mirage King was about to make his move, an extremely ancient voice suddenly rang out between heaven and earth.

"enough."

These two simple words seem to carry the power of the laws of heaven and earth.

Gu Sheng felt a sudden heaviness all over his body, as if he were carrying a mountain on his back, and he could hardly move even his fingers.

He was terrified; this was the oppressive aura of a Venerable Realm expert!

The Mirage King's expression changed drastically, and his true energy fluctuated violently, but he was still unable to break free from this invisible restraint.

The martial artist at the Grandmaster Realm knelt down, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"Youngsters, have you had enough?"

The sounds came from all directions, making it impossible to discern their source.

Gu Sheng suppressed the pressure and secretly held the Thousand-Mile Teleportation Talisman in his palm, ready to activate it at any time.

“Situ Qingfeng has already hidden in the ancient broken array. The power of the broken array was triggered, and it is unknown where he was teleported.”

The aged voice continued.

"Your fighting here is pointless."

Gu Sheng's heart stirred, and he tried to contact Situ Qingfeng using the communication jade slip, but found that it was like throwing a stone into the sea, with no response.

He looked at the Mirage King, who nodded slightly, indicating that what the Venerable One said was true.

"senior."

The Mirage King spoke in a deep voice, his tone becoming much more respectful.

"I am under orders to find someone, please do me a favor."

"Hmph, the remnants of the Southern Emperor dare to bargain?"

The voice suddenly turned cold, and the oppressive aura intensified.

"The news of Zixia Cave has spread throughout the Seventy-Two Divine Sects, and soon a large number of powerful figures will come to surround and kill you. Qin Tian and Miao Muxue have been listed as the number one targets. If you don't want to die, leave immediately!"

Gu Sheng was startled and looked at Miao Muxue.

The girl's face was pale, but the stubbornness in her eyes remained undiminished.

She bit her lower lip lightly and transmitted her voice.

"Brother Gu, I promised you I would rescue Brother Situ."

Suddenly, the Mirage King unleashed all his true energy, broke free from some of the restraints, and clasped his hands in a fist salute towards the source of the sound.

"Since you know our identities, why don't you take action yourself? Are you perhaps bound by some rules?"

A moment of silence fell over the air, followed by a voice tinged with helplessness.

“Clever youngsters. Indeed, it is inconvenient for this old man to take direct action. But if you insist on staying, once the people of the Seventy-Two Gods Sect arrive, this old man will not be able to protect you.”

Gu Sheng's mind raced. This Venerable One clearly had a close relationship with the Nine Heavens Divine Sect, but due to some restriction, he could not directly deal with them.

He looked at the Mirage King.

"Your Highness, may we examine that ancient remnant formation?"

After obtaining Miao Muxue's consent, the Mirage King braved the oppressive aura and walked deep into the cemetery.

He returned a moment later, his expression grave.

“There are indeed residual spatial fluctuations. Situ Qingfeng has indeed been teleported away, but the direction is hard to determine.”

"time is limited."

The aged voice rang out again, and the oppressive aura suddenly dissipated.

"I have said all I have to say. You are all in the best of luck."

As the sound disappeared, everyone felt a lightness in their bodies and regained their ability to move.

The martial artist at the Grandmaster Realm glared at them hatefully, but dared not make another move, and quickly turned and left.

Miao Muxue walked quickly to Gu Sheng's side, her expression complicated.

"Brother Gu, what should we do?"

Gu Sheng looked around and saw several streaks of light rushing toward them from the distant horizon.

He said decisively.

"Let's go! There's no reason for that Venerable One to lie to us. If we wait for the Seventy-Two Gods Sect to arrive, it will be difficult to leave."

"The pursuers from the Seventy-Two Gods Cult will arrive in three hours at most."

The Mirage King's voice sounded particularly solemn in the wind, his wide sleeves fluttering as he glanced at the crowd behind him.

"I, a mere King Realm cultivator, cannot protect all of you."

Gu Sheng stood at the front of the flying boat, his hand tightly gripping the communication jade talisman, his knuckles turning white from the force.

For three consecutive days, Situ Qingfeng's jade talisman has remained unresponsive.

He put the jade talisman back into his pocket and turned to look at the girl beside him.

"We must return to the Southern Imperial City first."

With a resolute look in her eyes, the girl drew a rune in the air with her slender fingers, and the speed of the flying boat suddenly increased.

"Father will protect us."

Gu Sheng nodded, but his gaze unconsciously fell on the jade bottle at his waist that emitted a faint light.

There, Miao Muqing's soul was being possessed by his natal magic weapon.
The "Mysterious Pearl" is being nurtured.

Ever since he rescued her in the Purple Cloud Cave, this bead has been closely connected to his soul.

"Young Master Gu, there's no need to worry, my sister..."

The girl seemed to sense Gu Sheng's worry. Her voice was soft, but she suddenly stopped, her eyes filled with a complicated expression.

The flying boat pierced through the clouds, and the majestic outline of the Southern Imperial City came into view in the distance.

Just then, hundreds of streaks of light shot into the sky from the city, flying towards them like a meteor shower.

"It's the Southern Imperial Guard!"

The Mirage King relaxed for a moment, but then became serious again.

"It seems His Majesty the Southern Emperor has already received the news."

The leading beam of light arrived in front of the flying boat in the blink of an eye. When the light faded, it revealed a middle-aged man wearing a purple-gold dragon robe.

His face was imposing, his eyes were like lightning, and he exuded a suffocating aura.

"Father!"

The girl immediately bowed in greeting.

Gu Sheng's heart trembled. This was the current Southern Emperor! A true Venerable Realm expert! He suppressed the surging blood and qi within him, straightened his back, and met the Southern Emperor's gaze without any hesitation.

The Southern Emperor looked surprised.

How could a mere junior at the Earth Martial Realm remain calm under his oppressive aura? What surprised him even more was that something in Gu Sheng's eyes reminded him of an old friend he had met many years ago.
"Gu Sheng?"

When the Southern Emperor spoke, his voice was like a resounding bell, causing the surrounding clouds to ripple.

"It's down."

Gu Sheng clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, but his demeanor was neither humble nor arrogant.

The Southern Emperor's gaze swept over the crowd, finally landing on the jade bottle at Gu Sheng's waist, his eyes filled with pain.

"Mu Qing, she"

"The Miao girl's soul has been temporarily preserved by my natal magic weapon."

Gu Sheng said frankly.

"But the situation is not optimistic."

After a moment of silence, the Southern Emperor suddenly raised his hand and waved it, enveloping everyone in a golden light.

"Let's discuss this further upon returning to the palace."

The next moment, the world spun around them, and they found themselves in a magnificent golden palace.

The Southern Emperor sat high on the dragon throne, his gaze fixed intently on Gu Sheng.

"Many thanks to my young friend for your help with the matter of Zixia Cave."

The Southern Emperor spoke slowly. (End of Chapter)