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

Yun Gucheng was jolted, and slowly lowered his hands that were covering his head. The madness and chaos in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by deep fear, intense doubt, and... a faint hope that even he himself dared not believe.

Gu Sheng watched him regain his senses, his tone still calm, as if the mind-shaking Palm Fate Yin Plate he had just displayed was just a trivial trinket.

"If the guidance of the Destiny Star Chart is not enough to convince you, then this Yin Chart of Destiny should be able to further prove my identity."

Yun Gucheng stared intently at the slowly dissipating illusory image of the compass, his expression changing drastically once again! This time, it was no longer doubt, but a shock and confirmation that came from the depths of his blood and soul!
He suddenly stood up, his movements slightly unsteady from excitement. He strode over to Gu Sheng, then suddenly knelt on one knee with a thud, clasped his hands in a respectful bow, his voice trembling with barely suppressed reverence.

"Yun Gucheng, the 906th generation descendant of the Yun family, who is protected by the Reverse Fate Yang Plate... pays respects to the current Fate Master!"

Gu Sheng glanced at him, his expression showing little surprise, and simply said...

"No gift."

Although he did not know Yun Gucheng's specific identity before, on his way to Sunset Ancient Town, he had already deduced from the anomalies and revelations of the Destiny Star Chart that this matter was mostly related to the cause and effect of the Si Ming lineage.

He never expected that he would encounter a descendant of the Yun family who was said to be guarding another treasure opposite to the "Yin Pan of Fate"—the "Yang Pan of Reversed Fate".

"Get up and speak."

Gu Sheng gestured.

Yun Gucheng then stood up as instructed, but his posture remained extremely respectful, with his head slightly bowed.

Gu Sheng turned his gaze to the tightly closed room and asked.

"Who is the person lying in the room to you?"

Yun Gucheng answered frankly, his voice tinged with pain.

"It's my younger sister, Yunmeng."

He raised his head, his eyes filled with anticipation and a final struggle.

"Lord Siming...you...you just said that you might be able to save her...is that true?"

A confident and composed expression appeared on Gu Sheng's face, as if all the world's problems could be solved by him.

"Since she can resonate with the Destiny Star Chart, it means that her situation is very likely related to the inheritance of the Destiny Master, or in other words, to the power of fate and cause and effect."

With careful investigation, once the root cause is found, it may not be unsolvable.

Upon hearing this, Yun Gucheng frowned slightly, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes. He looked at Gu Sheng and couldn't help but ask.

"Lord Siming, you... seem quite confident about this? Yet you haven't even investigated Meng'er's condition in detail..."

Gu Sheng glanced at him, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable certainty.

"I will not make any rash judgments before things are certain."

But first, we must determine whether her symptoms originate from the realm of the Divine Fate inheritance. If so, I will handle it accordingly. If not…

He paused, his tone casual yet earth-shattering.

"I can cure her within three days."

"Three days?!"

Yun Gucheng gasped in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He spent ten years seeking treatment from renowned doctors who were all helpless against his terminal illness, yet the doctor dared to claim that it could be cured in three days.

"Lord of Fate, what price do you... what price do you require me to pay?"

Yun Gucheng took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and asked in a deep voice.

He knew all too well that there was no such thing as a free lunch, especially when dealing with a legendary being like Si Ming.

Gu Sheng waved his hand and said.

"The conditions need to be determined after I examine her specific situation. It's too early to talk about these things now."

He glanced at Yun Gucheng's tense expression and added.

“You don’t need to keep talking about ‘risking your life’ or ‘giving everything.’ If I wanted your life, I wouldn’t have said a word to you.”

He abruptly changed the subject, a profound glint in his eyes.

"However, if this matter goes smoothly, there is indeed something I need your help with."

"What's the matter?"

Yun Gucheng immediately pressed for more information.

"Help me find the third compass."

Gu Sheng said calmly.

Yun Gucheng was stunned for a moment, then realized that the treasures inherited by the Siming lineage were said to be not singular.

He paused for a moment, then smiled wryly.

"Lord Siming, it's not that I'm overly suspicious, it's just... I really can't believe in something as good as this. You've already done me a huge favor by saving my sister, and now you want to help my Yun clan find its heirloom? This..."

Looking at his cautious yet expectant expression, Gu Sheng felt no displeasure; instead, a subtle hint of satisfaction flickered in his eyes. This young man possessed a resilient character, remained vigilant even in dire straits, and knew how to weigh options—quite to his liking.

This personality, this demeanor, this suspicious nature reminded him of the founder of the Enforcement Hall in his previous life in Zhongzhou, who was known for his impartiality and meticulousness...

……

Sunset in the ancient town, outside the small courtyard and side rooms.

The night wind seemed to be getting colder.

Gu Sheng looked at Yun Gucheng, who was still filled with apprehension, and finally said.

"We can discuss the terms after I confirm your sister's situation."

Yun Gucheng gritted his teeth and insisted.

"No matter the conditions, as long as Lord Siming can save Meng'er, I, Gu Cheng, will risk my life! I only beg you... please don't hurt her."

"Let's go."

Gu Sheng said no more and took the lead in walking towards the side room.

Seeing this, Yun Gucheng quickly stepped forward and pushed open the door first, while reminding him, "Lord Siming, this 'Nine Revolutions Resurrection Array' can still be maintained for three days. It is related to Meng'er's life, so please be careful and do not tamper with the core of the array."

Gu Sheng nodded and was about to step inside.

Suddenly, he frowned, stopped in his tracks, looked up at the dark night sky, and whispered.

"Someone is approaching!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Gucheng was taken aback at first, then a look of disbelief appeared on his face as he shook his head.

"Impossible! Lord Siming, I'm not boasting, but this courtyard is surrounded by countless layers of concealment, early warning, defense, and counterattack formations! Let alone a person, even a hostile flying insect entering within ten thousand feet would be immediately detected by me! The formations are not reacting at all, how could this be..."

Before he finished speaking -

"Yun Gucheng!!"

A chilling, bone-chilling roar, brimming with boundless fury, thundered across the night sky! The oppressive force contained within the voice had reached the peak of the Heavenly King Realm!
"You have audacity to steal the 'Blazing Sun Heart Lamp,' a treasure of my Holy Fire Sect! If you do not obediently hand it over today and cripple your cultivation to atone for your sins, I will personally grind you to dust!"

The sound was like a fuse being lit!
Immediately afterwards, from another direction, a resounding sound, like the clanging of metal on metal, rang out, carrying a chilling killing intent.

"Yun Gucheng! Did you steal my Heavenly Array Sect's 'Myriad Array Diagram'? You have three breaths to hand it over, or this place will be your burial ground!"

Then came another soft, eerie voice, seemingly coming from all directions.

"Hehe... Young Master Yun, you stole my 'Drunken Immortal's Elixir' from the Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion, perhaps wanting to spend the night with me? But... I prefer obedient men. If you don't hand it over, I'll have no choice but to turn you into fertilizer myself..."

One after another, powerful auras erupted in the night sky, like beacon fires lit in the darkness, locking onto the inconspicuous little courtyard from all directions!
Shouts, threats, and demands rose and fell, as several powerful figures from well-known forces in the Central Plains, including the Holy Fire Sect, the Heavenly Array Sect, and the Myriad Flower Pavilion, came to their door at the same time!

The color drained from Yun Gucheng's face instantly. He stared at the night sky in disbelief, then looked at Gu Sheng beside him, whose expression remained calm. His heart sank into an icy abyss!
Just as several powerful auras locked onto the courtyard, and shouts and curses rose and fell—

"Buzz!"

A deep, muffled hum echoed through the night sky!

A massive, semi-transparent, eggshell-shaped barrier suddenly appeared from the sky, like an inverted giant bowl, exuding an indestructible and powerful aura. It crashed down, completely enveloping and sealing off the small courtyard where Yun Gucheng was located, along with the surrounding area of ​​several hundred feet! Runes flowed on the barrier's light wall, clearly indicating that it could not be broken by ordinary means!

Yun Gucheng's expression instantly changed from disbelief to a cold and somber look.

He abruptly turned to look at Gu Sheng beside him, his eyes filled with suspicion and anger, his voice sounding as if squeezed out from between his teeth.

"It was you?! You're the one who led them here?!"

Despite the sudden turn of events and Yun Gucheng's questioning, Gu Sheng remained calm. He shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the powerful figures that were faintly visible in the night sky, and said indifferently.

“I am not on their side.”

These people seemed to possess special magical artifacts that concealed their aura; I only sensed them when they approached within ten thousand feet. I wanted to warn you to leave quickly, but alas, it was too late.

His explanation was reasonable. Yun Gucheng stared intently into his eyes for several breaths, but found no trace of lying. His suspicions lessened slightly, but the urgency of the situation left him no time to investigate further.

He paused for a moment, a resolute look flashing across his face, and said in a deep voice.

"I must take Meng'er with me! I will risk my life to tear open a gap in this barrier!"

He spoke very quickly as he gave Gu Sheng instructions regarding his final affairs.

"In the secret chamber of my Yun family's old residence, there is a jade talisman of inheritance, which can only be opened with Meng'er's bloodline power! There may be a way to prolong her life inside! I will burn all the remaining lifespan, which should be enough to hold these people off for ten breaths! Lord Siming, I beg you, take Meng'er away!"

As he spoke, he turned and rushed back to the side room.

Gu Sheng stood still, his brows slightly furrowed.

Seeing that he didn't move, Yun Gucheng was extremely anxious and couldn't help but growl.

"Lord of Fate! Hurry! I have no other choice but to take this gamble. I trust you! If we delay any longer, all three of us will die here!"

Without further hesitation, he rushed back to the room, his hands rapidly forming hand seals. The light of the "Nine Revolutions Rebirth Array" enveloping Yunmeng quickly receded, finally transforming into a palm-sized, radiant array plate. Yunmeng's figure floated quietly above the array plate, gently enveloped by a layer of transparent spiritual light, still fast asleep.

Yun Gucheng shoved the array plate into Gu Sheng's hands, his eyes filled with the weight of entrusting everything to him and his pleading.

Gu Sheng took the array plate and looked at Yun Gucheng's body, which was already burning with pale golden flames and whose life force was being consumed like a flood. He finally spoke, his voice still steady.

"Is there really... absolutely no room for compromise?"

Yun Gucheng gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

"Those things... I already exchanged them for spirit stones to buy life-extending elixirs for Meng'er and the crystals for setting up this array... Now that all of them have appeared together, they must have been watching me all along, just waiting for me to show up! Today... there's no way this will end well!"

As if to prove his words—

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Several streams of true energy, each a different color and imbued with terrifying power, crashed down from different directions in the night sky like a cascading Milky Way, striking the eggshell barrier in the courtyard!
The protective barrier trembled violently, groaning under its strain, its light flickering as if it were about to shatter at any moment! The angry shouts and roars coming from outside were deafening, filled with murderous intent!
Gu Sheng's gaze swept across the night sky, his mind racing as he considered a way to break through the impasse. Force a breakout? Or…

Seeing that Gu Sheng still showed no intention of fleeing with his sister, Yun Gucheng felt anxious and angry, but even more so, powerless and desperate.

He gritted his teeth, no longer placing his hopes on Gu Sheng, and the golden flames burning around him suddenly surged! His hair turned gray at a visible speed, and his skin lost its luster, as if he had aged decades in an instant! This was a brief burst of power gained at the cost of burning most of his lifespan!
"Help me protect Meng'er—!"

He let out a roar like a dying beast, pushed the array plate in his hand into Gu Sheng's arms, and transformed into a resolute golden meteor. With an indomitable spirit and a willingness to perish with the enemy, he soared into the sky, actually taking the initiative to meet the barrage of attacks, intending to buy Gu Sheng and his sister a slim chance to escape!

Gu Sheng sensed Yun Gucheng's life force rapidly dissipating like a candle in the wind, and his brows furrowed even more.

However, just as Yun Gucheng was about to collide violently with those several streams of true energy—

Mutations reborn!

A huge, white hand, as if carved from the purest jade, suddenly tore through the void and appeared above the courtyard!

This palm appeared slow, but in reality, it was faster than lightning. The pressure emanating from it was as vast as the starry sea and as heavy as Mount Sumeru! It simply pressed down gently!
"Pop...!"

Those streams of true energy, powerful enough to kill even the peak Heavenly King Realm cultivators, were as fragile as bubbles before this jade palm. They vanished and disappeared without a trace, without even causing a ripple!
At the same time, Yun Gucheng, who burned his lifespan and transformed into a golden meteor soaring into the sky, seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall of copper and iron!
"Oh!"

With a muffled thud, he was slammed back to the ground by that jade palm at an even faster speed than when he left, crashing heavily into the courtyard, the golden flames burning around him instantly extinguished.

The violent aura was extinguished as if doused with ice water. He collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood. He didn't even have the strength to struggle to his feet. The secret technique that burned his lifespan was also forcibly interrupted!

A figure then quietly appeared in mid-air.

He was a young man dressed in a moon-white robe, with a handsome face and a gentle, refined demeanor, who looked to be no more than twenty years old.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze calm, as if he had merely brushed away a speck of dust. (End of Chapter)