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

Gu Sheng slowly raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. The seriousness in his eyes did not lessen, but his determination remained unwavering.

He looked up at the Bone Demon, his voice eerily calm.

"You are the one who will die today...."

"Insanity!"

Completely enraged, the Bone Demon ceased its attempts to sway Gu Sheng with words. Its black short bow, "Star Erosion," opened and closed continuously, unleashing a barrage of dark red arrows like death warrants, shooting relentlessly towards Gu Sheng!
He made up his mind not to pursue a one-hit kill, but to use the ranged advantage of this sacred weapon to constantly wear down, suppress, and grind down this opponent with a monstrous physique and amazing recovery ability! As long as he exhausted his true energy and blood, or made his injuries accumulate to the point where they could not be recovered quickly, victory would eventually belong to him!

For a moment, the area where Gu Sheng was located was covered by a dense barrage of corrosive blood arrows. He could only focus most of his attention on dodging and defending against these deadly ranged attacks, making it difficult to quickly break through the Bone Demon's blockade and rush towards the main hall. The battle seemed to have fallen into a stalemate that was unfavorable to Gu Sheng.

While Gu Sheng was engaged in fierce battle with the Bone Demon, Yuwen Ruo and Mei Qi, a woman from the Heavenly Demon Holy Land, had already arrived at the source of the pure white golden light—the deepest part of the dilapidated main hall—thanks to their earlier start and faster escape speed.

This was an incredibly empty hall, its dome long since broken, revealing the pale purple sky of the secret realm outside. In the center of the hall, where statues of gods should have been enshrined or important artifacts should have been placed.

At this moment, however, it was occupied by a ball of pure white golden light, about ten feet in diameter, which was constantly contracting and expanding inward, radiating a brilliant and intense light like the sun! Inside the golden light, something could be vaguely seen slowly rotating and floating, exuding an indescribable ancient, sacred, and seemingly boundless aura that could nurture all things!
Just as they approached within ten feet of the golden light, Yuwen Ruo and Mei Qi felt their internal energy become sluggish. An invisible, gentle yet vast pressure enveloped them, as if scrutinizing every life that approached.

In Yuwen Ruo's deep-set eyes, which were originally as calm as an ancient well, an unprecedented, almost greedy, excited light suddenly burst forth! He stared intently at the ball of pure white golden light, his voice trembling with excitement.

"It's it! It really is it! The 'Innate Spiritual Embryo' that was nurtured by the entire core spiritual vein of the ancient 'Void Profound Sacred Land' for millions of years! It contains the purest 'space' and 'creation' origins!"
"With this one item, my Divine Profound Holy Land could create a Holy Son of boundless potential out of thin air, and even... elevate the Holy Lord's cultivation to a higher level! The status of my three great holy lands in the Central Continent will surely be enhanced as a result!"

As he spoke, he took something out of his hand without hesitation.

It was an ancient seal, no bigger than a fist, dark gold in color, and carved with nine coiled dragons! The seal did not exude any particularly astonishing aura the moment it appeared.

But the pure white golden light seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, and suddenly began to tremble violently. Its light flickered and its inward contraction accelerated sharply, as if it wanted to hide or escape!

"town!"

Yuwen Ruo let out a low shout and frantically poured his powerful spiritual energy and true qi into the seal in his hand! This seal was clearly an extraordinary treasure. Although it was not an offensive divine weapon, it had a special suppressive effect on such "spiritual" and "creative" objects!
"Om-!"

The seal flew out of his hand, growing larger with the wind, and instantly transformed into a huge golden seal that covered an area of ​​ten feet in radius, pressing down on the struggling ball of pure white golden light!
Above the light imprint, nine illusory dragons swam, exuding a vast holy aura that suppressed all heavens and established the order of the universe! Although this aura was not as agile and powerful as a true holy incarnation, it was more ancient and pure, as if it originated from the will of an ancient holy emperor!
"Boom!"

The golden light seal and the pure white golden light collided violently! The golden light trembled as if in mourning, and the ancient and sacred aura within it fiercely resisted and neutralized the suppressive power of the golden light seal!
After a stalemate of about three breaths, the pure white golden light was ultimately like a rootless duckweed, unable to resist the power of the ancient Holy Emperor's Seal specifically designed to restrain it. The light dimmed and subsided rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!
As the light dimmed, the true appearance of the "treasure" inside the golden light gradually became clear.

It was a "spiritual embryo" that was only the size of a palm, with a warm and lustrous white jade color, lifelike, and curled up like a baby in the womb! The spiritual embryo had clear facial features, with its eyebrows and eyes tightly closed, as if it had fallen into the deepest sleep. A misty white fog flowed around it, and within the fog, there were faint spatial ripples and the flow of life force.

Just one glance is enough to bring peace to the mind, as if one can glimpse the mysterious scene of the beginning of heaven and earth and the birth of all things.

"A congenital spiritual embryo! It really is a congenital spiritual embryo!"

Mei Qi also lost her usual languidness and allure at this moment, her beautiful eyes filled with excitement and longing.

"Obtaining this spiritual embryo, whether I use it to refine an external avatar or directly refine and absorb the 'space' and 'creation' essence contained within, will be enough to bring about a qualitative leap in my 'Heavenly Demon Dao Body'! At that time, my status in the Heavenly Demon Holy Land will be unmatched!"

"Act! While it's suppressed and its spiritual energy is dormant, quickly seize it!"

Yuwen Ruo gave an urgent order while simultaneously maintaining the suppression of the golden light seal with all his might.

Upon hearing this, Mei Qi's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Without hesitation, she stretched out her slender hand, and a layer of pink light with an alluring pull emanated from her palm as she reached out to grab the jade-white spiritual embryo that had revealed its true form!
However, just as her fingers were about to touch the spiritual embryo—

A slender and graceful figure, like a ghost or something that appeared out of thin air, silently appeared on the path between her and the spirit fetus, blocking her way.

She was a little girl who looked to be only a little over ten years old.

She wore a simple white dress, barefoot, and floated quietly in the air, about a foot off the ground. The girl's face was incredibly exquisite. Although she was still quite young, she already possessed a beauty that could topple kingdoms, especially her pair of clear, bottomless eyes that seemed to reflect the true nature of people's hearts, pure and without the slightest impurity.

Her beauty was not the kind of alluring and seductive charm that Mei Qi deliberately cultivated, but rather a natural, ethereal, and otherworldly purity and stunning beauty that made even Mei Qi, who was used to seeing beautiful women, feel a sense of inferiority for a moment.

The girl's gaze did not fall on Mei Qi, who was standing close by, nor did it even look at Yuwen Ruo, whose expression had suddenly changed.

She simply gazed quietly, with an indescribable complex emotion, at the jade-white spiritual embryo that was suppressed by the golden light seal and whose radiance had dimmed.

After a long while, she sighed softly, her voice ethereal and melodious, yet carrying a hint of vicissitude and regret that did not match her appearance.

"So they were 'the same kind'... What a pity."

She stretched out her small, almost transparent, white hand, her fingertips gently brushing the air around the spirit embryo, as if touching something invisible, and murmured softly.

"The soul was completely erased at birth, leaving only the purest 'space' and 'creation' primordial body... If undisturbed, you could slumber here at this spiritual vein node for millions of years, perhaps... there would be a faint glimmer of hope to nurture a trace of nascent spirituality, embark on the path of cultivation, and become a true 'spirit race.' Unfortunately... now suppressed by this seal containing the Holy Emperor's will, the last remaining chance for revival within your primordial essence has been completely extinguished."

Her tone was filled with a faint sadness, a sense of loss for one's own kind.

Only then did she slowly turn her head and cast her gaze at Yuwen Ruo and Mei Qi, who looked on with surprise and uncertainty.

Her eyes remained clear and calm, without hostility or fear, as if she were looking at two unrelated strangers.

"My name is Qin Ling'er."

The girl spoke softly, her voice echoing in the empty hall.

"This item...is useful to me. Could you...please step aside?"

Yuwen Ruo and Mei Qi were both stunned, almost doubting that they had misheard.

This little girl, who suddenly appeared with a strange aura and seemed to have no cultivation fluctuations, actually asked these two holy land prodigies to give up the "innate spiritual embryo" that was about to be obtained, in an almost "request" and matter-of-fact tone.

After a brief moment of surprise, Yuwen Ruo was the first to react. His face instantly turned ashen, and a cold light flashed in his deep-set eyes!
"Where did this wild girl come from, daring to covet what our three holy lands are determined to obtain?! You're courting death!"

From between his brows, his spiritual power surged forth like a tidal wave, instantly condensing into three invisible and intangible spiritual spears that exuded a chilling killing intent. With a soul-tearing shriek, they fiercely stabbed towards Qin Ling'er!
The Divine Profound Holy Land is known for its spiritual power techniques. As a candidate for Holy Son, Yuwen Ruo's spiritual power cultivation far surpasses that of his peers. This attack is enough to severely injure or even kill an ordinary early-stage Venerable Realm cultivator!
However, what happened next caused Yuwen Ruo and Mei Qi's pupils to suddenly contract!

The three spiritual spears, powerful enough to pierce through metal and stone and destroy souls, passed right through Qin Ling'er's body as if they were piercing the most ethereal air, without any resistance!

Qin Ling'er's figure didn't even ripple, remaining quietly suspended there, as if the terrifying mental attack was nothing more than a gentle breeze to her!
Qin Ling'er tilted her head slightly and looked at Yuwen Ruo, her ethereal voice carrying a hint of helplessness.

“I am not a living being, and I have no consciousness. Your spiritual attacks that target the soul are useless against me.”

She paused, then spoke in the same calm tone.

"Leave now. If you do, I can pretend nothing happened and spare your lives."

"Spare our lives? Hahaha!"

Yuwen Ruo laughed in extreme anger, his stiff facial muscles contorting with rage, making him appear even more ferocious.

"No matter what you are! Anyone who dares to obstruct our three holy lands from obtaining this treasure is doomed! I am determined to have this item! Whoever stands in my way will die!"

He stopped trying to attack the strange "spirit" with his mental power, and with a sudden flick of his right hand, another object appeared in his palm amidst a flash of golden light.

It was a bell, the size of a walnut, with a dark bronze hue and countless fine insect patterns carved on its surface! The bell moved automatically without wind, emitting an extremely faint "ding-a-ling" sound, but this sound, once it reached the ears, made one's soul feel a strange restlessness and tremor!
The bell was also wreathed in a clear aura of the Holy Realm, originating from the same source as the previous seal but even colder and more eerie! It was clearly yet another special divine weapon related to the Holy Realm!
Yuwen Ruo's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he stared intently at Qin Ling'er, uttering a cold curse.

"Spirit Gu, break!"

Faced with Yuwen Ruo's murderous words "Spirit Gu" and the eerie sound of the bell in his hand, Qin Ling'er's clear and pure eyes remained completely calm.

She didn't even look at the ancient bronze bell that exuded a cold, holy aura. She simply raised her seemingly delicate, boneless, fair and translucent little hand and casually waved it in the direction where Yuwen Ruo and Mei Qi were.

The movement was as light as brushing dust off a sleeve.

However, the moment she waved her little hand, something unexpected happened!
Inside the main hall, the air, which was already turbulent with spiritual energy due to the confrontation between the innate spiritual embryo and the Holy Emperor's seal, suddenly gathered crystalline light spots, several times smaller than the finest dust particles visible to the human eye and almost integrated with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, as if summoned by the supreme monarch.

These light spots were so numerous that they were immeasurable. They ignored the distance, the protective aura and mental barriers around Yuwen Ruo and Mei Qi. Like spirits with life and will, they silently and swiftly burrowed into every pore, mouth and nose, and even the tiny gaps in their eyes!

"what?!"

Yuwen Ruo and Mei Qi were both stunned, their faces instantly filled with disbelief and shock! As the pride of the Holy Land, they had witnessed countless extraordinary skills, secret techniques, and offensive methods.

But this kind of bizarre method, which seems to be devoid of any human touch and even without the slightest energy fluctuation, can directly draw upon the most primordial spiritual energy in the world and use it for its own purposes, and invade the body of a Venerable Realm expert in such an inconceivable way, is simply unheard of and unseen!

This completely exceeded their conventional understanding of "martial arts" or "magic"!

The next moment, the countless crystalline light spots that had invaded the body suddenly "came to life"! They did not rampage through the meridians, nor did they devour the true energy.

Instead, it was like the finest ice crystals, instantly releasing an extreme chill that seemed capable of freezing the very essence of the soul! This chill did not affect the physical body, but rather acted directly on their "perception" and "consciousness"!
Yuwen Ruo felt an indescribable chill instantly sweep over his entire consciousness, as if even his thoughts were frozen! His mental power, which far surpassed that of his peers and was adept at calculation, was completely unusable at this moment, like a river frozen in ice!

He wanted to roar, to activate the "Spirit Gu Bell" in his hand, and to mobilize his true energy to fight back, but all his thoughts were frozen and paralyzed the moment they arose by that bone-chilling cold!
He could only watch helplessly as he remained frozen in place, still in the posture of activating the bell, unable to move even a finger or an eye! The dignified candidate for Holy Son of the Divine Profound Holy Land, a second-level Venerable Realm expert, had been transformed into a helpless ice sculpture in an instant! (End of Chapter)