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

She watched as the withered hand that had almost pierced her neck fell limply before her eyes, and watched her senior brother Chen turn into a dried corpse in front of her. Her heart pounded wildly, almost as if it would jump out of her chest!

The shadow of death has never been so close!

After devouring three peak Heavenly Martial Realm disciples, the four ferocious vines slowly retracted their barbs, without harming Gu Yuanyuan, who was standing nearby, in the slightest.

One of the vines even gently brushed against her arm, as if to soothe her.

Gu Yuanyuan suddenly remembered the drop of golden blood her master had made her drink! It was that drop of blood that made the Heavenly Demon Vine consider her one of its own!
The immense shock of surviving the ordeal left her legs weak and almost unable to stand.

At that moment, Gu Sheng appeared beside her and gently supported her.

"Master..."

Gu Yuanyuan raised her head and looked at Gu Sheng's calm face. Tears welled up in her eyes and could no longer be held back.

"I'm sorry... Master... This disciple... This disciple is so useless... I've become a burden to you..."

She was filled with self-blame and regret.

If she had listened to her master and hidden in the Divine Craftsmanship Labyrinth, she wouldn't have been caught, her master wouldn't have been threatened, and they wouldn't have fallen into such a passive situation.

Gu Sheng looked at his disciple, who was in tears, with a calm expression.

"There's no need to blame yourself. Since I asked you to stay, I was prepared to deal with everything. You haven't been a burden to me."

He paused, his tone carrying an unquestionable authority.

"The path of martial arts is fraught with thorns. Today's danger is also a test. Remember this feeling of powerlessness, and turn it into motivation to become stronger."

Gu Yuanyuan wiped away her tears forcefully, her eyes regaining their resolve, and nodded vigorously.

"Disciple understands! Disciple will definitely cultivate diligently and never again cause Master any distraction! Disciple will become stronger! Strong enough to fight alongside Master!"

"very good."

Gu Sheng nodded slightly.

"We should not linger here. The people of the Boundless Sect will soon notice something is amiss."

His gaze swept over the chaotic scene and the several mummified corpses. With a thought, the Heavenly Demon Vine instantly retracted into the ground and disappeared without a trace.

He pulled Gu Yuanyuan up.

"Let's go! Let's find a safe place to stay first. Your teacher... still has things to do."

The two did not linger; their figures transformed into two blurry streaks of light and quickly disappeared into the depths of the ruins.

Meanwhile, deep within the Thousand Souls Palace's secret realm.

Xiao Beixuan stood beneath the Burial Soul Tower with a gloomy expression, listening to his subordinates' report.

The team he sent out to search for Bai Zhi and the "suspicious individuals" searched almost the entire secret realm, but still found nothing!
Angelica dahurica seems to have vanished into thin air!

"Trash! A bunch of trash!"

Xiao Beixuan slammed his palm down on a boulder beside him! The boulder shattered with a deafening roar! Shards of rock flew everywhere!

"Young Master, calm down!"

An elder at the mid-stage of the Human King realm with a profound aura quickly bowed and said.

"The secret realm is unstable; perhaps... Bai Zhi has already perished in the spatial rift..."

"impossible!"

Xiao Beixuan interrupted sharply.

"The evil spirit's shackles have been broken! She must still be alive! And... someone saved her! Keep searching! Dig three feet into the ground to find her!"

"Yes!"

Everyone fell silent, trembling with fear, and quickly agreed.

Just then, a figure rushed over; it was "Blood Jade" (black snake) controlled by Gu Sheng.

"Blood Jade" walked up to Xiao Beixuan, his head slightly lowered, his voice respectful but tinged with weariness.

"Young Master, the outer area has been thoroughly searched, but no trace of Angelica dahurica has been found."

However… my subordinates discovered some signs of a battle near the border. It seems… some outside martial artists intruded and clashed with our patrol team, but they were quite strong and escaped.”

"Foreign martial artist?"

Xiao Beixuan's eyes turned cold.

"Not weak? How strong?"

"Blood Jade" shook its head.

"The traces are very blurry, making it difficult to determine the specific cultivation level. But being able to break through the outer blockade and escape from the patrol's attack means that... they are at least at the Human King Realm."

Xiao Beixuan frowned, his eyes filled with doubt. Human King Realm? Could they be reinforcements sent by the Holy Academy? Or...people from another force?
Beside him, the shadow guard (a disciple of the Styx Venerable) who had been silent all along stepped forward and whispered.

“Young Master, the most urgent task is to gather the offerings as soon as possible and activate the great formation. Although Bai Zhi’s disappearance is a major threat, once the formation is activated, everything will be under control. As for the outsider… as long as he is still in the secret realm, he will not escape our grasp.”

Xiao Beixuan suppressed his irritation and nodded.

"you're right."

He glanced at everyone and said coldly.

"Pass down the order! Speed ​​up the hunt! Drive all the Grandmaster-level warriors who have entered the secret realm to the Thousand Souls Palace area! Three days later, regardless of whether the offerings have been gathered, activate the sacrificial array on time!"

"Yes!"

Everyone agreed in unison.

"Blood Jade" bowed and accepted the order, but his eyes held a barely perceptible cold light.

Xiao Beixuan didn't notice the strangeness of the "Blood Jade". He turned to look at the shadow guard beside him, his tone full of meaning.

"I hope... I won't need you."

The shadow guard stiffened almost imperceptibly and lowered his head.

"Your subordinate... is ready to serve you at any time, young master."

On the other side, Gu Sheng led Gu Yuanyuan through the ruins for about half an hour before finally stopping at a relatively secluded abandoned palace ruin surrounded by huge broken walls.

The palace had long since collapsed, with only a few thick stone pillars supporting part of the dome, forming a relatively hidden space.

Huge stones and rotten wood were scattered all around, and the air was filled with dust and a musty smell.

"We'll stay here for now."

Gu Sheng looked around and scanned the surroundings with his divine sense, confirming that there was no dangerous aura nearby.

"Yes, Master."

Gu Yuanyuan quickly agreed, looking at the dilapidated surroundings, yet feeling a sense of relief. At least for now, she was safe.

Gu Sheng walked to a broken stone pillar, sat down cross-legged, and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing.

Although the battle was brief, controlling the Heavenly Demon Vine to kill three peak Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators from a distance, and then carrying Gu Yuanyuan at high speed, had taken a toll.

Gu Yuanyuan didn't dare to disturb them, so she silently walked to the side and sat down cross-legged like Gu Sheng, trying to circulate her cultivation technique. She soon discovered that the hidden dangers brought by the contaminated spirit stones she had absorbed made her true essence circulation sluggish and her meridians faintly painful.

Remembering her master's words, she became even more determined to change her faith and start anew.

A moment later, Gu Sheng opened his eyes and looked at Gu Yuanyuan.

"Yuan Yuan".

"Master!"

Gu Yuanyuan quickly got up.

"This place is safe for now. I need to investigate something here."

Gu Sheng's gaze swept over the palace ruins.

"Stay here and do not leave. If there is any danger, call upon your master immediately."

"Yes! Disciple understands!"

Gu Yuanyuan nodded vigorously.

Gu Sheng said no more and got up to slowly walk through the ruins.

His gaze was like the most precise scanner, sweeping over every brick, every remaining array pattern, and every inconspicuous corner.

A powerful divine sense permeated out, carefully sensing every energy fluctuation and spatial trace remaining in this ruin.

He did not choose this place to settle down randomly. Upon entering this ruin, he keenly sensed that the layout of this palace and the remaining array patterns faintly echoed certain structures in the core area of ​​the Thousand Souls Palace, seemingly... a kind of peripheral auxiliary node.

Perhaps, there are some clues hidden here about the Boundless Holy Land or the Thousand Soul Sacrifice Array.

Gu Yuanyuan looked at her master's focused figure and was filled with admiration.

She dared not make a sound to disturb her, but silently observed her master's movements, trying to learn something from them.

Suddenly, Gu Sheng stopped in front of a relatively intact wall covered with blurry reliefs.

His gaze fell on an inconspicuous, dust-covered emblem in the corner of the relief—a broken, winged ancient sword emblem! Exactly the same as the badges worn by the disciples of the Boundless Sect!
Gu Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly as he reached out a finger and gently brushed away the dust from the emblem.

The instant his fingertips touched the emblem—

At the center of the emblem, where the sword blade was broken, a faint, eerie light suddenly shone!
At the same time, a very slight, almost imperceptible tremor came from the ground beneath Gu Sheng's feet! It was as if some mechanism had been triggered!
A glint of light flashed in Gu Sheng's eyes!
Gu Sheng sat cross-legged amidst the ruins of the abandoned palace surrounded by broken walls, his eyes closed, seemingly meditating, but in reality, most of his mind was already immersed in the depths of his consciousness.

Through a mysterious connection, transcending space, he firmly controls the evil cultivator puppet named "Blood Jade" located deep within the secret realm!
"Blood Jade" is currently mingling among the disciples of the Boundless Sect, following Xiao Beixuan's orders to search for Bai Zhi's whereabouts in the chaotic secret realm, while secretly observing the Boundless Sect's movements in hunting down other martial artists.

"Xiao Beixuan... Sacrifice Array..."

Gu Sheng sneered inwardly.

"You want to use a thousand martial artists at the Grandmaster level as sacrifices to achieve your or Venerable Styx's ambitions? Dream on!"

He manipulated the "Blood Jade" and subtly guided several disciples of the Boundless Sect around him toward an area in the secret realm where energy fluctuations were unusually chaotic.

According to the memories of "Blood Jade" and Gu Sheng's divine sense, a fierce battle is breaking out there!

Soon, a scene of devastation appeared in "Blood Jade's" field of vision.

Zhao Boyang, Jin'er, the burly man, and the tall, thin formation master were seen back to back in a defensive formation, struggling to hold on!
Dozens of disciples from the Boundless Sect surrounded them and launched a frenzied attack!
Even more chilling was the presence of three sinister cultivators dressed in black robes, their auras chilling, who roamed the periphery of the battle, launching insidious and cunning attacks from time to time!

These three evil cultivators were all at the early stage of the Human King Realm!
Zhao Boyang was covered in blood and his breathing was somewhat disordered, clearly indicating that he had suffered serious internal injuries.

Jin'er's face was pale, and she kept making hand seals, creating black light screens to protect everyone. However, the light screens fluctuated violently under the intense attacks and could shatter at any moment.

The burly man roared repeatedly, swinging his giant axe to cleave through the incoming attacks, but he also sustained several deep, bone-revealing wounds. The tall, thin array master was even more disheveled, the array plate in his hand dimmed, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, clearly indicating that setting up the array had taken a heavy toll.

"Boss! I can't hold on any longer!"

The burly man roared and chopped a Wuyai Sect disciple who was rushing up with an axe, but immediately more attacks came!
"Damn it! Fight them!"

With a resolute look in his eyes, Zhao Boyang gritted his teeth and roared at Jin'er and the tall, thin array master.

"Cover me! Buy me three breaths!"

"Brother Zhao!"

Jin'er's expression changed, as if she had guessed what Zhao Boyang was going to do.

"Boss! No!"

The tall, thin formation master also urgently tried to dissuade him.

"Stop talking nonsense! Do as I say!"

Zhao Boyang roared, and his true energy surged wildly within him! A violent and destructive aura began to gather around him!
He was about to use some kind of secret technique with a very high cost to forcibly kill an evil cultivator, risking his life for his own!

"Cover the boss!"

Upon seeing this, the burly man's eyes turned bloodshot. He roared and bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood onto the giant axe!
The giant axe instantly erupted with blinding blood-red light!
His aura surged, and he charged towards the enemy ranks!

"Blood Explosion Technique!"

The tall, thin formation master gritted his teeth and also used a secret technique to unleash potential!

The array plate in his hand shone brightly, and several sharp array blades shot out, attempting to tear apart the opponent's encirclement!

"Hmph! A death throes!"

A black-robed evil cultivator, who was leading the group, sneered, his eyes filled with disdain.

With a flick of his bone staff, a ghastly green ghost fire shot towards Zhao Boyang!

The other two evil cultivators also attacked simultaneously, their chilling claw winds and poisonous black mist striking the burly man and the tall, thin array master respectively!

Jin'er's face turned deathly pale as she activated her protective light barrier with all her might, trying to block the ghastly green ghost fire!
At this critical moment——

"stop!"

A cold shout rang out!
A figure appeared at the edge of the battlefield; it was none other than "Blood Jade"!
"Lord Xuejue!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, the Wuyai Sect disciples who were besieging the area immediately showed expressions of awe, and their offensive slowed down!
When Zhao Boyang and the others saw the "Blood Jade," and especially felt the aura of a core disciple of the Boundless Sect and the pressure of an early-stage Human King Realm expert emanating from him, their hearts sank to the bottom!
One Zhao Boyang was already difficult for them to handle, let alone another evil cultivator at the Human King Realm?
This was simply adding insult to injury! A feeling of despair instantly enveloped the four of them!
"Lord Xuejue! You've come at the perfect time!"

The evil cultivator who controlled the ghost fire smiled when he saw the "Blood Jade".

“These guys from the Holy Academy are tough, but they're almost at their limit! My lord…”

Before he finished speaking, something strange happened!

The figure of "Blood Jade" moved without warning! Its speed was extreme! It appeared beside the evil cultivator who was controlling the ghost fire!
"you……?"

The evil cultivator's smile froze instantly, his eyes filled with astonishment!

"Blood Jade" remained expressionless, his right hand clenched tightly, and he threw a punch!
Blood-red light surged from the fist, coalescing into a ferocious, blood-red fist shadow!
With a terrifying shriek that seemed to tear space apart, it slammed into the evil cultivator's chest!

"Do not--!"

The evil cultivator's pupils suddenly contracted, and he let out a horrified scream!
He never expected that "Blood Jade" would suddenly attack him!
In his haste, he could only barely muster the protective true essence, while simultaneously holding the bone staff in front of his chest to block!

The crimson fist slammed violently into the bone staff!
The seemingly sturdy bone staff shattered instantly! The crimson fist shadow continued its momentum, slamming fiercely into the evil cultivator's chest!

A sickening thud! The evil cultivator's protective true essence shattered!
His chest was instantly pierced, leaving a gaping hole the size of a bowl! It was completely exposed, front and back! (End of Chapter)