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

"Did Elder Yuexia send you?"

"Exactly."

The shadowy figure nodded.

Okay, we understand.

Thank you for your help.

Situ Qingfeng responded in a deep voice.

The shadowy figure said nothing more, nodded slightly to Situ Qingfeng, and then disappeared silently as if it had merged into the air. As it left, it even gently closed the door with a soft gust of wind, showing great restraint.

Only after the person completely disappeared did Situ Qingfeng breathe a long sigh of relief, a cold sweat breaking out on his back.

"A Grandmaster Realm expert... definitely a Grandmaster Realm powerhouse! And far beyond just someone who has just entered the Grandmaster Realm!"

Situ Qingfeng was still shaken.

"If I had made a move just now, even if I had immediately activated my Heavenly Demon Transformation, I probably wouldn't have been a match for her... Nangong Yuexia's subordinates are indeed full of talented people."

He composed himself, recalling the message the man had conveyed, a flicker of excitement and understanding crossing his eyes. Nangong Yuexia had told them to go again first thing tomorrow morning; her meaning was quite clear!
He immediately got up and went to Gu Sheng's room next door, wanting to tell Gu Sheng the good news and discuss tomorrow's plans.

However, just as his hand touched Gu Sheng's door—

hum!
An invisible yet incredibly resilient current of air suddenly rebounded from the door, gently but firmly pushing his hand away and preventing him from pushing the door open.

Situ Qingfeng was taken aback. Just as he was wondering what was going on, Gu Sheng's calm voice seemed to ring out directly in his mind, crystal clear.

“Since Nangong Yuexia has agreed to cooperate, come find me again tomorrow morning.”

The sound did not come from inside the room, but acted directly on his sea of ​​consciousness, and it had a unique rhythm, clearly a pre-set mental recording!

Situ Qingfeng instantly understood, and a look of bewilderment appeared on his face.

"This guy... it turns out he had already calculated that Nangong Yuexia would agree to cooperate two hours ago when he left Zixia Residence! He even foresaw that the messenger would come and that I might go to him, and he even set up this mental barrier and recorded the conversation..."

He looked at the tightly closed door, which seemed to isolate him from everything, shook his head helplessly, and muttered to himself.

"Seriously... he figured everything out. I can't compete with him in strength or cunning. Being friends with him is so stressful... Oh well, he would never harm me anyway. Why should I worry about this? Worrying less will allow me to live a few more years."

After making a self-deprecating joke, Situ Qingfeng completely relaxed, returned to his room, and stopped being anxious. He began to calm his mind and regulate his breathing, waiting for the dawn to arrive.

……

Meanwhile, inside a room that Situ Qingfeng could not see.

Gu Sheng was sitting cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed. An invisible current flowed slowly around him, causing his robes to flutter even without wind.

His breathing was long and deep, as if forming a perfect cycle with the surrounding spiritual energy.

Beside him, there was no one. A delicate little girl, as exquisite as a porcelain doll, was also sitting cross-legged.

Her small face was serious, and her hands formed a strange hand seal. Between her small palms, a soft and pure milky white halo was slowly rotating and floating.

This milky-white halo seemed to be formed from the purest spiritual energy of heaven and earth, exuding a refreshing and delightful aura.

Gu Ling'er was carefully guiding the extremely pure spiritual energy she had extracted from the halo into Gu Sheng's body, like a gentle stream, to assist him in regulating his breathing and cultivating.

The entire room was filled with spiritual energy and was completely quiet, with only the invisible air currents and milky white halo quietly flowing between them.

Inside the room, Gu Sheng sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes closed as he regulated his breathing, an invisible energy flowing around him. The exquisitely beautiful Gu Ling'er also sat cross-legged beside him, a milky-white halo floating in front of her. She was transferring strands of pure spiritual energy extracted from the halo to Gu Sheng.

As the purest spiritual energy was continuously poured in, Gu Sheng's originally steady aura began to gradually rise, and the sound of his blood and qi flowing within his body could be faintly heard.

He suddenly smiled slightly, a hint of mockery in his expression, and used telepathy to communicate with the little girl beside him who was completely absorbed.

"Ling'er, your 'little cotton-padded jacket' seems to be leaking a bit lately. The speed at which you refine spiritual energy is slower than before."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ling'er immediately pouted, her bright eyes glaring at Gu Sheng with dissatisfaction. She responded telepathically, her voice carrying the unique clarity of a child and a hint of grievance.

"You wicked person! You don't appreciate kindness! This is the purest and most original spiritual energy that Ling'er painstakingly extracted from all that messy spiritual energy and medicinal power for you! It's a rare treasure for your current body and cultivation level! And you still complain that it's too slow!"

Between her and Gu Sheng lies an incredibly profound soul contract, meaning they are bound together by fate, their lives and fortunes inextricably linked. It is precisely for this reason that she spares no effort in helping Gu Sheng improve his strength.

Gu Sheng naturally understood the key point; what he had just said was merely a joke.

He stopped being distracted, focused all his attention, and devoted himself to circulating his cultivation technique, guiding and refining the pure spiritual energy that Gu Ling'er had transferred in.

Time passes in silence.

After an unknown amount of time, the true energy within Gu Sheng's dantian, resembling a lake, had reached its peak. A continuous surging sensation emanated from it, as if something was about to break free from its cocoon. At the center of this lake of true energy, a low, resonant dragon's roar echoed—a phenomenon triggered by the purity and condensation of the true energy to a certain degree!
Finally, at the moment when that feeling of swelling reached a certain critical point—

boom!
Like a dam bursting, or like spring ice melting! The seemingly solid bottleneck that had hindered him for some time shattered with a roar, thanks to the gradual accumulation of this situation!

An aura several times stronger than before suddenly erupted from Gu Sheng's body! His cultivation, which had been stagnant at the early stage of the Heavenly Martial Realm, broke through at this moment and entered a new level!
……

The night passed quietly.

The next morning, Situ Qingfeng awoke from a shallow meditative state, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

He glanced at the faintly bright sky outside the window and was about to get up to go next door to call Gu Sheng to discuss going to Zixia Residence.

Just as he stood up—

Boom! ! ! !
A deep, thunderous roar, seemingly originating from the depths of the soul, suddenly came from Gu Sheng's room next door!

The entire inn shook violently with the loud noise; tables, chairs, cups, and saucers clattered, and dust fell from the walls.

"what happened?!"

"Has the earth dragon turned over?"

"What terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations!"

The other guests in the inn were all awakened, and shouts and chatter instantly filled the air, creating chaos.

Even more terrifying was that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surrounding the inn seemed to be drawn by some invisible force, and began to surge and churn wildly! Visible milky white spiritual energy gathered from all directions like a tide, forming an incredibly thick and dazzling white rainbow of spiritual energy above the inn, soaring straight into the sky!
But the white rainbow lasted only a moment before it was seized by an invisible giant hand, abruptly changing direction and transforming into an even more condensed and powerful torrent of spiritual energy. Like a celestial river pouring down, it crashed down towards the room where Gu Sheng was! The force of the impact seemed to be enough to burst the entire room, along with the people inside!
"This...this is?!" Situ Qingfeng's expression changed drastically, and he instantly appeared in front of Gu Sheng's door.

To his surprise, the invisible barrier of energy that had blocked him yesterday had disappeared.

This terrifying breakthrough fluctuation has obviously been transmitted out without any concealment, and will inevitably be noticed by the keen-sense martial artists in the city!
"Such an astonishing phenomenon... Could it be that Brother Gu... is about to break through to the Sect Realm in one fell swoop?!"

Situ Qingfeng's heart was filled with a turbulent mix of shock and anticipation. If Gu Sheng could truly reach the Sect Realm, their safety and their chances of rescuing Gu Lie would greatly increase!
Just as his mind raced, the torrent of spiritual energy that had poured down was completely absorbed. Then...

With a creak, the door opened from the inside.

Having concealed all his aura, Gu Sheng, who looked no different from yesterday except that his eyes seemed to be more profound and reserved, stepped out.

"Brother Gu, you..."

Upon seeing this, Situ Qingfeng quickly stepped forward, eager to ask.

"Let's get out of here first."

Gu Sheng interrupted him directly, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"The commotion just now was too great and must have already attracted the attention of the Purple Cloud Cult warriors. Someone will come to investigate soon."

Situ Qingfeng immediately understood, suppressed his curiosity and excitement, and nodded.

Without further delay, the two moved swiftly and silently, like two wisps of green smoke, leaving the inn and blending into the bustling crowd that had already begun to stir in the early morning.

Sure enough, less than half a cup of tea's time after they left, accompanied by a series of rapid and orderly footsteps and shouts, hundreds of martial artists dressed in the attire of the Purple Cloud Divine Sect, exuding a powerful aura, appeared.

Led by a minor leader, they stormed into the inn and immediately sealed off and surrounded the room where Gu Sheng had stayed and the surrounding area.

"Search! Search carefully!"

The squad leader's face was grave as he gave the order in a stern voice.

"That strange phenomenon of spiritual energy just now clearly indicates that a powerful expert has broken through here! It's very likely that someone has reached the Sect Realm here! The order is that any suspicious person, especially any clues that may be related to the wanted criminal Gu Sheng, must not be overlooked! This person must be found and thoroughly investigated!"

The guests, innkeeper, and staff were immediately terrified by the group of ferocious martial artists from the Divine Cult, falling silent and trembling with fear.

……

A moment later, Gu Sheng and Situ Qingfeng appeared in front of Nangong Yuexia's elegant residence.

After standing still, Situ Qingfeng could no longer contain himself. He leaned closer to Gu Sheng, lowered his voice, and his face was full of curiosity and inquiry.

"Brother Gu, did you just... break through to the Sect Realm? The commotion was terrifying!"

Gu Sheng shook his head slightly, his tone calm.

"The Sect Realm is not so easy to achieve. The bottleneck of a major realm is like an insurmountable chasm. Breaking through it is countless times more difficult than cultivating from the first level of the Heavenly Martial Realm to the ninth level. I am still far from that threshold."

"Not at the Sect Realm?"

Situ Qingfeng was taken aback, and became even more puzzled.

"Then what was that astonishing phenomenon of spiritual energy soaring into the sky and pouring down just now...?"

"It's just a breakthrough from the eighth level of the Heavenly Martial Realm to the ninth level."

Gu Sheng said calmly.

"Eighth to ninth level of Tianwu Realm?!"

Upon hearing this, Situ Qingfeng's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief, and his voice unconsciously rose a little.

"How is this possible?! I... I sensed your aura just two days ago, and you were only around the first level of the Heavenly Martial Realm! In just one night, you... you jumped directly from the initial stage to the peak?!"
This...this is absolutely outrageous! Even the core disciples of those holy sects, consuming top-tier elixirs, could not possibly achieve such rapid results!

He looked Gu Sheng up and down as if he were a monster, his eyes filled with a mixture of suspicion and surprise. He couldn't help but lower his voice and ask tentatively.

"Brother Gu, you...you wouldn't have used some kind of unspeakable...unorthodox method to overdraw your potential or lifespan, would you? This...this is absolutely unacceptable!"

He couldn't help but be suspicious. This speed of cultivation improvement was completely beyond reason. Apart from those evil arts and techniques that harm others for personal gain and have endless consequences, he really couldn't think of any other explanation.

Seeing the complex expression on Situ Qingfeng's face, which was full of surprise, doubt, and a hint of desire for power, Gu Sheng knew that if he didn't explain, it would probably leave a bad impression on him.

He glanced at Situ Qingfeng, his tone remaining calm.

"It's not some kind of unorthodox method; you don't need to make wild guesses."

He paused for a moment, seemingly deciding that he could reveal some information, and then continued.

"Do you remember the Soul Sealing Secret Realm of the Boundless Sect? Deep within that secret realm, I once accidentally entered a 'Heavenly Essence Spirit Liquid Pool'."

He only said this one sentence, and then stopped explaining in detail what was so special about the spirit liquid pool, or how he used it. He simply changed the subject.

"This is a long story, and I will discuss the details with you when we return to Great Wilderness City."

"The Heavenly Marrow Spirit Liquid Pool?"

Situ Qingfeng murmured the name repeatedly. Although he had never heard of it before, just hearing the name and thinking about the powerful foundation of the Wuya Sect, he knew it must be an extraordinary opportunity. His doubts immediately diminished, replaced by deep envy and a sense of relief.

"So that's how it is... Such is the fortune..."

Situ Qingfeng clicked his tongue. Although he was curious about the details, seeing that Gu Sheng was unwilling to talk about it, he wisely stopped asking and just sighed.

"Brother Gu, your fortune is truly enviable."

Seeing that Gu Sheng was unwilling to discuss the details of his cultivation improvement, Situ Qingfeng, though itching to get more information, wisely stopped dwelling on the matter.

He turned the conversation back to the important matter at hand and asked via telepathy.

"Brother Gu, what should we do when we see Nangong Yuexia later? Her attitude was inconsistent yesterday, and she has a powerful expert under her command. What if she suddenly attacks us..."

Gu Sheng calmly stared at the tightly closed courtyard gate, responding telepathically with a hint of barely perceptible arrogance in his voice. (End of Chapter)