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

"Young Master Situ, there's no need to be so tense. This princess has no interest in you. I only have one question for you—where is Gu Sheng?"

Without waiting for Situ Qingfeng's reply, she continued speaking to herself.

"Don't try to fool me with those servant or staff rhetoric."

His disguise might fool others, but it's a long shot at fooling my nose and the Gu worms. I know he's infiltrated, and he's right next to you. Now, tell me his whereabouts; I have some things I need to 'talk' to him about in person.”

Situ Qingfeng's heart sank! He hadn't expected that the little princess of the Five Poisons Sect would be so certain of Gu Sheng's identity and would come directly to his door! He tried to maintain his composure, pondered for a moment, and shook his head.

"The Five Poisons Princess has probably come to the wrong person."

I do know that 'Mr. Yun,' but we were merely collaborators exploring the secret realm. After entering the main hall area, we split up, and I don't know where he went at the moment."

"Split up?"

The Five Poisons Princess raised her eyebrows slightly, clearly not quite believing it.

“I vaguely heard you talking about him just now.”

They broke up so quickly?

Situ Qingfeng remained expressionless and spoke with certainty.

“Princess, you must have misheard. We agreed long ago that we would each seek our own opportunities after entering the main hall area. I was just lamenting that he had entered the main hall first. Right now, I really don’t know where he is.”

The Five Poisons Princess stared at Situ Qingfeng for a moment, seemingly trying to find a flaw in his expression. In the end, she gently shook her head, her tone carrying an undeniable air of authority.

"Since Young Master Situ refuses to tell the truth, then this princess will have to try another method."

Before she finished speaking, Situ Qingfeng suddenly felt a slight numbness in a certain part of his spine, as if he had been bitten by something tiny. A chilling aura instantly seeped into him. Although it did not cause much pain, it made the circulation of his internal energy slightly sluggish!

"you……!"

Situ Qingfeng's face instantly turned extremely ugly.

The Five Poisons Princess smiled sweetly, as if she had done something insignificant.

"Don't worry, it's just a little 'mark' and a little gadget to make you behave."

From this moment forward, Young Master Situ, you are my captive.

"You'd better stay by my side obediently until I see Gu Sheng. Only when I see him will I free you from this 'mole' and set you free."

Situ Qingfeng's face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water. He suppressed his anger and said coldly.

"Princess of the Five Poisons, do you know what the consequences will be if you treat me like this? You are probably not capable of bearing the wrath of my father, Situ Ting!"

"Giggle..."

The Five Poisons Princess let out a series of light laughs and waved her hand dismissively.

"Young Master Situ, you flatter me. As I said, I will not kill you, nor will I do anything to you. I am simply inviting you to be my 'guest' for a while."

As long as you see Gu Sheng, you'll be safe and sound.

Before that, I hope Young Master Situ... will cooperate a bit and not make things difficult for himself.

Situ Qingfeng remained silent for a moment, his eyes flickering as if he were weighing the pros and cons.

He didn't immediately believe the Five Poisons Sect's little princess's words, but her mention of "someone outside trying to kill him" vaguely matched some of the information he knew.

He tentatively asked.

"Your Highness is so determined to find Gu Sheng, what is the reason? If it is indeed a good thing, perhaps I can pass on your message?"

The woman with ordinary looks curled her lips into a half-smile, looking at Situ Qingfeng with a hint of mockery in her eyes.

"What? Is Young Master Situ worried that I might harm your 'friend'? Don't worry, what I said is good news, and might even save his life. There are quite a few people outside who want to kill him, and they are not insignificant. I will explain the details to him when we meet."

Situ Qingfeng's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not rush to speak or reveal more information.

He knew that this enchantress was cunning and her words were hard to discern as true or false.

He then said...

"Since Your Highness insists on finding him, and I truly do not know his exact location, I intend to enter the main hall ahead to search for a treasure mentioned in my mother's last words."

The main hall is a labyrinth of interconnected paths, and the location of what I'm looking for, according to records, has no other accompanying opportunities; it's quite remote. If Your Highness isn't worried about wasting time, you can wait by my side; perhaps… you might have a chance to meet him.”

His words were half true and half false, both pointing out that the road ahead might be dull and boring, and leaving a vague possibility.

Upon hearing this, the Five Poisons Princess chuckled and took a few steps forward, getting closer to Situ Qingfeng. The faint, unusual fragrance became even clearer.

She waved her hand dismissively and said it without a care in the world.

"It's alright, I have plenty of time. Young Master Situ, rest assured, I will never compete for your opportunity."

"As long as you see Gu Sheng and get the information I need, I will immediately set you free and will not make things difficult for you."

Although her words were light, a resolute determination flashed deep within her seemingly ordinary eyes. Clearly, she would not give up easily if she couldn't find Gu Sheng.

……

Inside the main hall, on another side path.

Gu Sheng was completely unaware of the events that had occurred outside the gate. He was following the route that Situ Qingfeng had previously told him, combined with the memories of his mother, moving with lightning speed towards the core area where the remains of the Golden-Winged Roc were hidden. The interior of the main hall was far more spacious than it appeared from the outside, with crisscrossing passages leading in all directions. The walls were carved with ancient patterns of various birds and beasts, as well as the sun, moon, and stars, exuding an aura of antiquity.

However, this seemingly quiet ancient palace harbors countless dangers.

Along the way, Gu Sheng encountered a variety of traps and restrictions.

There were poisoned crossbow bolts suddenly shot from the walls, flip-flops that collapsed without warning underfoot, illusionary formations that could confuse the mind, and bursts of flames and ice in an instant... These mechanisms and restrictions were designed to be extremely ingenious and concealed, and their power was quite considerable, enough to pose a fatal threat to ordinary martial artists at the Grandmaster level.

Even with Gu Sheng's strong mental power and keen senses, he was still caught off guard multiple times, either by triggering mechanisms or by stepping into the restricted area.

boom!
A blazing pillar of fire erupted from the ground and engulfed him.

Click, click, click!
Countless gleaming, sharp metal teeth suddenly closed from both sides of the wall, as if to crush him.

shhhhhh!
Dense energy arrows rained down from above like a storm.

However, facing attacks that would have overwhelmed or even killed martial artists of the same level, Gu Sheng withstood them all thanks to the powerful defense of his Lesser Completion Glazed Golden Body! The pillars of fire scorched him, leaving only slightly charred clothes; his sharp teeth snapped shut with a teeth-grinding "crunch," but couldn't leave a white mark on his skin; the energy arrows that struck him shattered into points of light, unable to penetrate any further!
He was like a humanoid beast, sweeping through everything in the most direct and domineering way!

"These restrictions, though powerful, serve more as a warning and a screening mechanism."

Gu Sheng drove at high speed while calmly analyzing the situation.

"Judging from their arrangement and power, the builders of the main hall, or rather the master of this secret realm, did not intend to exterminate all intruders. Rather, they set up numerous obstacles to deter those who were weak or lacked willpower."

It truly is selecting its 'destined ones'.

Just as his mind was racing, another unexpected event occurred!

Without warning, he suddenly rolled to the side!
Chi Chi Chi -!
Several thin, almost completely transparent silver needles whizzed past where he had just stood and pierced the opposite wall with pinpoint accuracy! The moment the needles pierced the stone wall, wisps of eerie black smoke rose up, and a pungent, fishy odor filled the air, clearly indicating that they were coated with a deadly poison!

Gu Sheng's nostrils twitched slightly as he smelled the scent, and his eyes turned cold.

However, the attacks did not stop!

Boo hoo hoo-!
More transparent silver needles shot out from several extremely hidden holes at the front and back of the passage, forming a deadly net that almost completely sealed off his escape route! Inside the passage, wisps of black smoke rose continuously due to the poisoned needles, affecting his vision.

Gu Sheng moved like a ghost, narrowly avoiding most of the silver needles.

But then, his keen hearing picked up more and denser, subtle sounds of air being cut from different directions!
He frowned, knowing that continuing to dodge would only put him at a disadvantage.

"Humph!"

He snorted coldly, no longer wasting his energy dodging. His inner energy surged, and a powerful mental energy fluctuation spread out from him instantly, sweeping across the surroundings like ripples on water, trying to pinpoint the attacker's exact location.

At the same time, he suddenly waved his sleeve forward, and pure and powerful true energy surged out, instantly condensing into an extremely solid and semi-transparent true energy barrier in front of him!
Ding-ding-ding-ding-!
The subsequent barrage of poison needles struck as if hitting an indestructible iron plate, producing a series of crisp sounds as they were deflected and broken, unable to penetrate the barrier of true energy even slightly!

In the instant his mental energy swept across the area, Gu Sheng detected an extremely subtle energy fluctuation in a shadowy spot at the end of the passage!
"Got you!"

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he no longer hesitated. He slammed his feet off the ground, and like an arrow released from a bow, relying on the powerful physical strength brought by his Lesser Completion Glazed Golden Body, he ignored any other traps that might exist along the way, and charged directly towards the end of the passage with an incomparably ruthless manner!
He was so fast that he left a series of afterimages in the passage!
In the blink of an eye, he rushed to the shadow! His right hand shot out like lightning, his five fingers forming a claw, carrying a sharp gust of wind, and fiercely grabbed at the seemingly empty shadow!

"Uh!"

A muffled groan rang out!
Gu Sheng's hand seemed to have grasped something tangible! He exerted force in his arm and pulled back sharply, forcefully slamming a figure that was trying to blend into the shadows and was about to disappear into the ground, onto the hard ground!
boom!
dusty.

Gu Sheng looked closely and saw that the person he had thrown to the ground was not the martial artist he had imagined, but a figure that was completely black, with an indistinct shape, as if it were formed from shadows!
This thing has no facial features, no obvious life force, and even its spiritual energy fluctuations are so weak as to be almost non-existent. It is like a pure puppet or creation made of secret realm energy.

"Items from a secret realm?"

This thought flashed through Gu Sheng's mind.

The dark figure was struck hard and seemed a little dizzy from the fall, but it quickly struggled to get up, twisting its body and trying to blend back into the shadows.

Gu Sheng snorted coldly, stepping on the dark figure as if a mountain were pressing down on him.

The dark figure struggled a few times, but found that it could not break free from Gu Sheng's foot, which contained terrifying power.

Gu Sheng raised his fist and, without the slightest hesitation, used half his strength to smash down on the head of the dark figure!
Boom!
A muffled thud, like the beating of a drum!
The shadowy figure's head was visibly deformed and dented from the impact; if it were a normal creature, its brains would have already splattered out.

But the shadowy figure only stiffened for a moment, shook its deformed head, and seemed not to have suffered fatal injuries, but its struggles weakened considerably, and it became "docile," as if it had been beaten into submission.

However, just as Gu Sheng's attention was drawn to the dark shadow at his feet—

Behind them, a sharp, piercing sound, like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, suddenly rang out!
A fierce and incomparable killing intent instantly locked onto his back!
A uniquely shaped spear, gleaming with a chilling blue light, seemed to tear through space, hurtling towards Gu Sheng's vital point in the back with astonishing speed! Even before the spear tip arrived, the concentrated sharpness already made his back feel an icy chill!
The attacker timed it perfectly, just as he was exhausted and had not yet gained new strength, and his attention was diverted by the dark shadow at his feet!

Gu Sheng didn't even turn around!

With a thought, the true energy within his body rapidly circulated along a mysterious trajectory—it was the Transformation Dao he had obtained from Ling Qingyan!

hum!
The protective aura around him responded instantly, not evenly distributed, but as if it had a life of its own, rapidly gathering, compressing, and solidifying precisely at the back of his heart!
In the blink of an eye, a palm-sized, yet incredibly solid, shield of qi, shimmering with a faint cyan-gold light, appeared out of thin air and blocked the path of the dark blue spear tip!

clang--! ! !
A deafening roar, like the sound of a great bell, exploded within the passage!

The azure spear light collided violently with the cyan-gold qi shield, unleashing a dazzling light and violent energy ripples that distorted the surrounding air! The qi shield trembled violently, its light flickering, yet it stubbornly blocked this fatal blow without shattering!

At the very moment of the collision, Gu Sheng, still holding the shadowy figure he had initially subdued in his left hand, turned around with his right hand like a thunderbolt and threw a punch!
This punch was devoid of any fancy moves; it was purely a combination of physical strength and refined internal energy. Wherever the punch passed, the air exploded!

boom! ! !
Click!

The fist slammed solidly into the attacker's chest!

With a sickening cracking sound, the figure wielding the spear was struck as if by a charging beast. (End of Chapter)