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

Especially Tantai Mingjing, when talking about the inheritance of the art of crafts, his eyes were clear, showing only a thirst for knowledge and respect for his predecessors, without the slightest greed or evil thoughts.

"Perhaps... we can observe him first. If the time is right and his character can withstand the test, it wouldn't be unreasonable to pass on to him the more profound scattered manuscripts and insights about Heavenly Forging and Divine Forging left by Little Hammer."

Gu Sheng pondered to himself and made a preliminary plan.

……

The morning sunlight streamed through the window lattice, bathing the quiet room in warmth.

Tantai Mingjing did not leave immediately, but spoke to Gu Sheng as if it were a casual remark.

"By the way, there will be a monthly auction on the fourth floor of the Wanbao Hall tonight, and the grand finale item is an access token to the Tianyuan Treasure Pool. Your physical body has just broken through, and it is the time when you need to consolidate and absorb a huge amount of energy. If you can enter the Tianyuan Treasure Pool, it should be of great benefit to you."

Upon hearing this, Gu Sheng's heart stirred, and he asked.

"Uncle Mingjing, what is the main cultivation direction of this Tianyuan Holy Land?"

"Tactics and the physical body."

Tantai Mingjing answered decisively.

"The sacred land they occupy is said to contain a wisp of innate life force from the beginning of creation, which has an incredible effect on tempering the body and strengthening life force."

The Heavenly Origin Treasure Pool is the core essence of that treasure land. It opens only a limited number of times each year, and the spots are extremely precious. Even the core disciples of the Heavenly Origin Holy Land themselves must compete fiercely to obtain one.

Gu Sheng nodded, indicating that he understood.

This is indeed the opportunity he desperately needs right now.

Seeing that he had taken her words to heart, Tantai Mingjing said no more. Her figure slowly faded away, as if merging into the sunlight, and she quietly departed.

Not long after he left, there was a gentle knock on the door of the quiet room.

"Come in."

Gu Sheng spoke up.

The door opened, and Yun Gucheng entered, his face still pale.

His eyes were filled with undisguised anxiety. He even skipped the basic pleasantries and went straight to the point, bowing deeply to Gu Sheng.

"Lord Siming, I apologize for disturbing you! Regarding the matter of rescuing my younger sister Yunmeng, when would you be able to begin? Meng'er... I'm afraid she can't wait much longer!"

Gu Sheng pointed to the seat next to him.

"Brother Yun, there's no need for such formalities. Please sit down and tell me the details. What are the specifics?"

Yun Gucheng sat down as instructed, his hands clenching slightly with nervousness, and his speech involuntarily quickening.

"Meng'er's condition is extremely critical. The 'Nine Revolutions Resurrection Array' that is maintaining her life force will need its core Soul-Nourishing Crystal replaced in less than three days at most, otherwise the array's effectiveness will be greatly reduced, and the rate at which she loses her life force will accelerate dramatically! And the resources I currently have, even if pieced together, are only enough to maintain the array's operation for one more time..."

"When exactly did her condition begin to deteriorate?"

Gu Sheng asked.

"Meng'er was born with a deficiency and a special constitution. Her life force would be lost more slowly than that of ordinary people. However, in the past, she was able to barely maintain a normal life and cultivation by relying on some rare and precious materials that could nourish her soul and replenish her life force."

A look of pain appeared on Yun Gucheng's face.

"But just over ten days ago, without any warning, her condition suddenly deteriorated drastically! The rate at which her life force was draining away accelerated by more than ten times! Now, even with the life-giving array constantly replenishing her life force, it is only enough to keep her alive, like a drop in the ocean."

Moreover... to this day, we still haven't been able to determine the root cause of her rapidly declining health!

He raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, with a resolute air of desperation.

"In order to gather enough rare and precious materials to maintain the formation, I... I had no choice but to steal and rob those precious treasures from various forces, and then try to resell them for spirit stones... I know this is despicable and contemptible, but as long as there is a glimmer of hope to save Meng'er, I, Yun Gucheng, am willing to bear all the infamy!"

Gu Sheng listened quietly, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

“If I need to examine her, I need her to leave that life-giving array temporarily.”

"What? No way!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Gucheng's expression changed drastically, and he abruptly stood up.

"Lord Siming! Meng'er is currently only clinging to life by that formation! Once she leaves the formation, her physical body will decay and collapse at a visible speed! If the formation is interrupted for more than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, she... she'll probably..."

He choked on his words, unable to speak, his face filled with fear.

Gu Sheng's expression remained unchanged, his tone calm yet carrying a convincing power.

"I have my own way of stabilizing her life force during the short time she leaves the formation, so that she won't end up like you are worried about."

Yun Gucheng stared intently at Gu Sheng, his eyes filled with struggle and doubt. His sister's life was at stake, and he dared not take the slightest risk.

But the person before them was the only one who seemed to see the root of her sister's problem and claimed that he might be able to solve it; he was also the legendary contemporary diviner of fate...

Ultimately, the desire for his sister to live overwhelmed everything else.

He gritted his teeth and forced a sound out of his throat.

"Alright! I...I'll trust Lord Si Ming this once!"

His gaze was fixed on Gu Sheng, his tone carrying an almost threatening plea.

"But please, Lord Siming, you must... no matter what, protect Meng'er's life! Otherwise... otherwise, even if I, Yun Gucheng, have to give my all and become a vengeful ghost, I will never..."

Just then—

"Buzz!!!" An indescribable, terrifying pressure, like the Milky Way pouring down from the heavens, suddenly descended from the sky! The entire quiet room area where the upper echelons of the Wanbao Hall were located trembled slightly!
A dazzling golden light, imbued with supreme majesty and ancient aura, ignored the layers upon layers of protective arrays outside the Wanbao Hall, which were strong enough to withstand attacks from Venerable Realm experts. It pierced through the array with ease, like a red-hot iron cutting into butter!

Compared to the tiny gap in the formation that Yun Gucheng barely managed to tear open last night by burning his lifespan, this golden light was simply overwhelming, treating those powerful formations as nothing!

The golden light suddenly stopped above the Wanbao Hall, revealing its true form—a command arrow no bigger than the palm of your hand, made entirely of gold, with countless mysterious runes and patterns of the sun, moon, and stars engraved on its surface!

At the same time, on the top floor of the Wanbao Hall, a vast aura, as boundless as the starry sea, suddenly erupted! Tantai Mingjing's figure instantly appeared above the hall's roof, and grew taller in the wind, transforming into a colossal statue thousands of feet high, surrounded by chaotic energy!
The colossus held an ancient inkstone, seemingly bearing the weight of mountains and rivers, in one hand, while its other hand pointed towards the direction from which the golden light shone—the very location of the Myriad Manifestations Imperial City! The colossus's face was icy, its eyes filled with overwhelming killing intent, as if it were about to unleash a thunderous attack at the slightest provocation!
A voice, ancient and serene yet carrying an undeniable authority, slowly emanated from the golden command arrow, echoing between heaven and earth.

"Fellow Daoist Tantai, please calm down."

"I have come here not with the intention of provoking the authority of the Tantai family."

He paused slightly before continuing.

"It's because yesterday in the Myriad Manifestations Imperial City, your daughter, together with a martial artist from the Eastern Wilderness, crippled the grandson of one of my Myriad Manifestations Holy Land elders! This matter concerns the Holy Land's reputation and sect rules, so I had no choice but to intervene. This time, I've come specifically for that Eastern Wilderness martial artist—Gu Sheng!"

The moment that aged voice uttered the name "Gu Sheng," an incomparably powerful and condensed spiritual force, like an invisible shackle, instantly pierced through layers of space and descended with unparalleled precision, firmly locking onto Gu Sheng in the quiet room!
A cold glint flashed in Gu Sheng's eyes, and he let out a cold snort.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the immense spiritual power, which had been refined twice and was nearly materialized, suddenly trembled, like a sleeping dragon awakening, carrying an indomitable arrogance and sharpness, and struggled violently!
"Buzz!"

He actually managed to break free from the mental lock imposed remotely by the Holy Lord of Myriad Manifestations! Although it was only for a brief moment, and Gu Sheng's face paled slightly, clearly not without difficulty, this action already demonstrated his extraordinary mental strength.

"what?"

A soft sound of surprise came from within the golden arrow, as if someone hadn't expected a martial artist at the Grandmaster level to break free of his mental lock.

That weathered voice rang out again, carrying a hint of scrutiny.

"So you are Gu Sheng? You do have some skill; no wonder you were able to injure someone from my Holy Land."

Gu Sheng looked up, his gaze calm as he looked at the floating golden command arrow outside the window, his tone neither humble nor arrogant.

"Eastern Wilderness, Gu Sheng."

"Humph!"

The voice from the token was slightly angry, carrying the boundless majesty of a Saint Realm expert.

"I am the Holy Lord of the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land! Gu Sheng, you are merely a sect master. You should kneel and greet me, as that is the proper etiquette!"

Before he finished speaking, the golden arrow shone even brighter, and a pressure far more terrifying and heavy than the previous mental lock, like a towering mountain or a vast star field, crashed down on Gu Sheng!
This time, it wasn't just mental pressure, but the might of heaven and earth containing the laws of the sacred realm!

Gu Sheng's expression suddenly changed. He felt as if the space around him had been frozen, and endless pressure was pressing down from all directions, trying to crush every inch of his bones and every bit of his flesh into dust!

The blood and qi that had been surging like a river within his body nearly boiled and surged violently under this pressure, as if they were about to burst through his blood vessels and meridians! His knees bent slightly, his whole body trembled violently and uncontrollably, his bones creaked under the strain, and a trickle of scarlet blood even seeped from the corner of his mouth!

The power of the Saint Realm is terrifying! Even a mere pressure from a distance is something that ordinary martial artists cannot withstand!
"Wanxiang! You've gone too far!"

Just as Gu Sheng was about to be completely crushed by this oppressive force, the colossal statue a thousand feet tall above the Wanbao Hall let out a deafening roar! It was none other than Tantai Mingjing!
He held the ancient inkstone and suddenly pressed it down in the direction of the golden command arrow!
"boom--!!!"

There was no direct energy collision, but the rules of the entire world seemed to be stirred and altered! An invisible and vast power arose out of thin air, like an invisible barrier, and crashed into the pressure that the Holy Lord of Myriad Phenomena had imposed on Gu Sheng!

Two powerful Saint Realm experts engaged in an invisible battle across countless miles of void!

Humlong——!
The entire magnificent and vast Tianyuan Imperial City trembled slightly at this moment, and countless martial artists looked up in horror, feeling the soul-shaking fluctuations of the laws.

Gu Sheng felt the mountain-like pressure on his body suddenly lighten. Although he could still feel the lingering, heart-pounding power, at least he no longer felt like he was about to be crushed.

He took the opportunity to circulate his internal energy, forcibly suppressing his surging blood and qi, and steadied himself.

Almost simultaneously, from the core area of ​​Tianyuan Imperial City, a monstrous surge of blood energy shot into the sky like a raging storm, stirring up the winds and clouds! The masculine and intense nature of that blood energy resembled a human-shaped sun!
As his blood and qi surged, a towering figure, thousands of feet tall, materialized! It was a burly man dressed in black, with bulging muscles and explosive power!

His face was rugged, his eyes were like those of a hawk, and he exuded a domineering and tyrannical aura. He stared at the golden command arrow with hostility, and his voice was as loud as a bell, shaking the surrounding area.

"You old bastard, Wanxiang! How dare you run wild in my Tianyuan Imperial City? Do you really think my Tianyuan Holy Land is made of mud? If you don't get back to your Wanxiang Imperial City, believe me, I'll gather my men right now and raze your Wanxiang Holy Land's gates to the ground!"

This was none other than a Saint Lord-level expert from the Heavenly Origin Holy Land!
The voice of the Myriad Manifestations Saint Lord within the golden command arrow paused slightly due to the successive defeats of Tantai Mingjing and the Saint Lord of Tianyuan Holy Land, revealing a hint of surprise.

He clearly did not expect that a mere junior from the Eastern Wilderness could simultaneously attract the attention of two powerful Saint Realm experts from the Tantai family and the Tianyuan Holy Land, who would step forward to protect him without hesitation, even threatening to start a war!

For a moment, he found himself in a difficult predicament.

The colossal statue, transformed from the mirror of Tantai Mingjing, held an ancient inkstone that spun rapidly, emanating a terrifying aura that suppressed the eight directions and six realms, and was aimed at the golden command arrow from afar.

He did not act immediately; his voice was cold and carried an undeniable force.

"Wanxiang, speak plainly! What exactly do you intend to do? If you can't give me a clear answer, I, the 'Mountain and River Inkstone,' might just have to make a trip to the gates of your Wanxiang Holy Land today!"

The Holy Lord of Myriad Manifestations remained silent for a moment, clearly weighing the pros and cons rapidly. A direct confrontation would be utterly disadvantageous and could even trigger a full-scale war between the two holy lands and the Tantai family, the consequences of which were far beyond his capacity to bear.

He snorted coldly, which was a way of backing down, but his tone remained tough.

"Tantai Mingjing, Yuan Batian! I am not afraid of you! This matter is a private grudge between my Myriad Manifestations Holy Land and those warriors from the Eastern Wilderness!"

He then changed the subject, turning his attention back to Gu Sheng.

"This lad, in the Myriad Elephants Imperial City, brazenly attacked and severely injured Lu Chensong, the grandson of Elder Lu of my Holy Land, leaving him nearly crippled! Such behavior is tantamount to slapping the face of my Myriad Elephants Holy Land! If we do not give an explanation, what will become of the prestige of my Holy Land?"

His voice suddenly rose, carrying a sense of declaration.

"This time, I am here on behalf of the younger generation of my Myriad Manifestations Holy Land to formally issue a challenge to Gu Sheng, a warrior from the Eastern Wilderness!"

"Tomorrow at noon, the Holy Son of my Myriad Manifestations Holy Land will set up an arena outside Tianyuan Imperial City for a fair battle with Gu Sheng! This battle will determine only the victor, and no one else is allowed to interfere! Gu Sheng, do you dare to accept the challenge?!"

Upon hearing this, the giant statue that Tantai Mingjing had transformed into frowned and rebuked him.

"Bullshit! Your Holy Son of the Myriad Manifestations Holy Land is already over a hundred years old, and his cultivation has reached the peak of the Earth King Realm. How dare you call yourself a member of the younger generation? Issuing a challenge to a junior like me who is only at the Sect Realm? Myriad Manifestations, have you no shame?" (End of Chapter)