Gou Zai Sect Beast Taming Longevity

"This guy is really rich and generous, giving away more than twenty third-tier pills just like that..."

This scene caught the attention of He Bicheng and his two companions, who were immediately taken aback and looked at Yu Changsheng with a mixture of envy and suspicion.

Even for ordinary Golden Core cultivators, third-tier pills are quite valuable. Yu Changsheng's decisive action naturally moved the disciples of the Myriad Manifestations Sect. Some disciples even offered spirit stones to Yu Changsheng, but he refused.

"We are all from the same sect, and we should take care of each other in this abyss. A few pills are nothing to worry about."

Yu Changsheng said with a smile.

Giving him over twenty Rank 3 pills so readily was a bit painful, but not unacceptable, especially since he was now quite adept at refining Rank 3 pills.

Ultimately, the constant address of "Young Master" from everyone planted some bonds in Yu Changsheng's heart, and he unconsciously fulfilled some corresponding responsibilities.

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"Yu Changsheng's wealth and power have nothing to do with us," He Bicheng said quietly, looking at Qiu Xing and Yan Mo, and sighed softly.

"Don't forget, he's also a famous alchemist from the Myriad Manifestations Sect. It's normal for him to be able to produce these pills."

"..."

As soon as He Bicheng finished speaking, Yan Mo and Qiu Xing were speechless for a moment. They looked at each other with complicated thoughts. Of course, they wouldn't shamelessly ask Yu Changsheng to give them pills as well. With their strength, these body-refining pills would be of little use to them.

At Yu Changsheng's request, the disciples did not hesitate and swallowed the pills. Their faces changed immediately, their bodies flushed, and they felt as if they were being burned by fire. Their blood and qi began to surge, and drops of sweat dripped from their foreheads.

"It might be a little painful at first, but just bear with it and we'll move forward slowly."

Yu Changsheng instructed, his divine sense covering everyone to observe their condition, and his pace slowed down.

The Tempering and Body Refining Pill is not particularly potent; in fact, if taken alone, while it does improve the physical body, the effect is not significant.

This is not because the elixir is bad, but because ordinary people find it difficult to bring out the full effect of the medicine; they can only attract a small portion of it.

However, if combined with this environment, the combined effect of internal and external pressures will maximize the medicinal effect, permeating the cultivator's entire body and transforming into tempering power to enhance the physical body. This process is not exactly gentle, but it is not particularly painful either.

As long as one proceeds gradually, there shouldn't be any major problems. Under these circumstances, the bodies of the disciples who swallowed the pills were transformed into furnaces, being frantically tempered, while the external pressure became an external forging hammer, urging the forging of their limbs and bones.

Under these circumstances, the physical strength of almost all disciples was increasing at a visible rate.

The group slowed down as the surrounding spiritual energy began to converge on them, and the air became increasingly hot and humid as they moved forward. Even with Yu Changsheng's physical body, he needed to mobilize some of his magical power to relieve the heat.

"The fire element here is lush and active. My Crimson Hellfire Dragon should have some home-field advantage here. On the contrary, the Black Tortoise might not like it. No wonder it returned to the inner realm so quickly..."

Feeling the heat all around him, Yu Changsheng quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead, muttering to himself.

"However, in this kind of environment, if we don't improve the physical bodies of these disciples, I'm afraid they really won't be able to adapt and will find it difficult to move an inch."

Yu Changsheng shook his head, lost in thought. The Tempering Body Refining Pill, since it contains the word "fire," must naturally enhance immunity to fire elements after consumption.

In this environment, even I felt some discomfort if I didn't deliberately resist, let alone the disciples. With their cultivation level, their spiritual energy circulation would probably be restricted in this situation.

In the cultivation world, the ultimate goal is to maintain a balance of the five elements. In places where the fire element clearly outweighs the other elements, aside from some special needs and physical constitutions, staying here for a long time is not a good thing for ordinary cultivators.

This is also a key reason why Yu Changsheng gave these disciples the Tempering and Body Refining Pills.

Time passed slowly, and the group did not move quickly. In this place, the earth was still an endless expanse of color, with lava and magma flowing in and out, the sky and earth dark red, and occasionally volcanoes stood tall. Even without volcanic eruptions, such scenes were not uncommon.

The whole scene resembled purgatory.

"However, the spiritual energy here is indeed much denser than above, and although the bloodthirsty energy here may seem absent, it is actually extremely concentrated..."

Yu Changsheng lowered his head, bent down and placed his palm on the dark red earth to feel it. A warm sensation came from Yu Changsheng's palm. A glint flashed in Yu Changsheng's eyes, and he seemed to be deep in thought.

"The terrain here is not right. I originally thought that the bloodthirsty energy should be gone here, and indeed I did not subjectively feel it. But the activity of the heavenly energy... tells me that it is not simple."

Yu Changsheng pondered for a moment, then gently pursed his lips, his eyes bright. He grabbed a handful of soil and gently rubbed it in his palm. The soil was dark red, as if stained with blood.

"This place is not devoid of bloodthirsty energy, but rather its bloodthirsty energy is so concentrated that it has taken on various forms and merged into all things in this world... which is why I didn't notice it at first."

Yu Changsheng frowned, took a deep breath, and continued to speculate in his mind, a solemn expression slowly appearing on his face.

"The earth, the sky, the omnipresent lava—all are part of this bloodthirsty energy, inseparable, fused into the very source. This place can truly be called a purgatory; countless people have died here over the years… until it has become this scene…"

Bloodlust can be innate or acquired, but generally, only an astonishing number of killings and deaths can create a dark and dense bloodlust field.

The blood-fiend field here had reached a point where Yu Changsheng was terrified and completely unprepared.

"Forget it. I don't want to think about these things anymore." After a long while, Yu Changsheng shook his head, suppressing his guesses, his expression returned to calm, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Putting everything else aside, the current situation isn't necessarily a bad thing for me. Thanks to the power of the Heavenly Dao, this environment is perfect for me, while others will be suppressed to some extent..."

"But I am different. I can even control this bloodthirsty energy for my own use. The enhancement of my cultivation by such a dense amount of bloodthirsty energy has reached its peak..."

Feeling the unusually active Heavenly Dao Qi within his body, and his cultivation being further enhanced to the late Golden Core stage or even the peak, Yu Changsheng smiled and turned to look at the other disciples around him who were still refining pills, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

Qiu Xing glanced at Yu Changsheng suspiciously, muttering to himself, "This guy... why does he seem even more terrifying to me now..."

The abyss is five thousand meters deep. Although it is a scene of purgatory, it is not a barren wasteland. Some plants and trees exist there. The spiritual herbs that can grow freely in this environment are all special things and can be regarded as rare spiritual medicines.

In addition, the spirit beasts that can survive here are all third-tier spirit beasts, and the level of danger is indeed exponentially higher than above. Fortunately, the group was not moving fast, and with their carefulness, they did not encounter any danger for the time being.

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Meanwhile, somewhere a thousand miles away from Yu Changsheng and the others.

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

A river of crimson lava flowed around a charred island at its center, the rising heat distorting the air and blurring the island's existence, adding to its hazy atmosphere.

The island is not large, and it is pitch black, composed of black stones. The rocks are jagged and the ground is engraved with eerie dark red patterns, exuding an ominous aura. In the distance, there is an astonishing bloodthirsty aura that blurs perception and obscures the secrets of heaven.

At this moment, in the very center of the island, a group of scattered figures stood densely packed together, silent as cicadas in winter, the atmosphere solemn. They could see Qingzhou cultivators standing guard, their cold eyes looking down at them, each holding a Wuzhou cultivator hostage.

These Wuzhou cultivators varied in strength and gender, and came from various sects. At a rough glance, their numbers numbered nearly forty. Each of them was a prominent figure in their own sect, arrogant and haughty. Therefore, after entering the abyss, they did not choose to follow their own group, but instead chose to travel alone.

The result was that they were now disheveled, their eyes bloodshot, their figures in a sorry state, their faces pale and somewhat numb, their bodies bound by layers of special magical chains, kneeling on the ground, their eyes filled with terror and despair.

Those who detained them were cultivators from Qingzhou. However, these Qingzhou cultivators were not like ordinary people. They all had solemn expressions, and their cultivation level was at least Golden Core. Their bodies were filled with a strong aura of blood and qi, and their killing intent was obvious. Their posture was powerful, and a strong baleful aura was faintly emanating from them. They were obviously people who had fought on the battlefield for many years.

These people, their auras intertwined, continuously converged into a phantom blood-red mythical bird shadow, enveloping the heavens and earth, suppressing all directions, and uniformly guarding in one direction, their fervent worship in their eyes self-evident.

Of the three people they were looking at, one was familiar to Yu Changsheng; it was Huangpu Dongming, whose Dharma body had been severed by Yu Changsheng.

The other person was dressed in a white robe that fluttered in the wind, with long hair falling casually over his shoulders. He gently fanned himself with a folding fan, on which the words "Peerless" were written in a flamboyant style.

The fan folded shut, and looking upwards, the young man's refined face was revealed. A faint smile played at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were gentle as water, sparkling with wisdom. He was like a gentle breeze, with soft eyebrows and jade-like lips. Unlike other princes who were domineering, he was like a graceful gentleman who had stepped out of a book, with an unparalleled elegant temperament.

This person was none other than the Seventh Prince, Huangpu Wushuang, whom Yu Changsheng had never met before and who was known for his low profile within the Qingzhou royal family.

The Seventh Prince, Huangpu Wushuang, is the youngest son of the Azure Emperor. There is not much information about him outside the world. Even during this trip to the Abyss, the only introduction about him was that he was proficient in the art of formations. As for his combat strength, there was no detailed description.

However, at this moment, both Huangpu Dongming and Huangpu Wushuang consciously stepped back a step, looking at the last person in the center of the two with a hint of awe in their eyes.

This person was also a young man, tall and slender, dressed in a purple-gold robe, on which dragons and phoenixes were carved lifelike, highlighting his noble and sacred status. His face was fair, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. His eyes were like an ancient well, calm and unwavering, revealing no emotion. In their depths, it seemed as if countless stars were fading away. His expression was indifferent. Just by standing here, he naturally became the focus of attention in the crowd, and his noble aura was hard to conceal.

He is none other than the eldest prince of the Qingzhou royal family, who is also the current crown prince, Huangpu Yuanji!

"According to Father, this abyss was once one of the fragments of the Enlightenment Tower that accidentally fell into it. Every three hundred years thereafter, nourished by the spiritual energy of the two states' ley lines, a shadow of the Enlightenment Tower would appear, revealing its true form for people to comprehend. And according to the timeline, the Enlightenment Tower should reappear in three days."

Huangpu Wushuang chuckled softly, whispering between the two, then turned to look at the empty void behind him, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

"Three days is neither a long nor a short time. Just in case, the group of Wuzhou disciples we captured along the way can be put to good use. Sacrificing their lives should allow the Enlightenment Tower to appear sooner."

Huangpu Wushuang chuckled lightly, glancing casually at the group of Wuzhou disciples being held captive behind him. His tone was slightly amused, but the meaning behind his words sent chills down their spines. The words struck the ears of the captive Wuzhou cultivators, instantly turning their already despairing faces even paler, their expressions filled with obvious terror.

"Sacrifice? So they captured us to sacrifice us alive?"

Some people, their faces filled with despair, muttered to themselves in a near-dazed state.

"No, this can't be! I am the pride of the Crimson Fire Sect. If you sacrifice me, the Crimson Fire Sect will not let you go. They will surely tear you apart and make you wish you were dead..."

Some people acted like madmen, their hair disheveled, their eyes bloodshot as they roared, completely losing their minds.

"Waaah, I was wrong. I shouldn't have come here to join in the fun. Just let me go, I'll do anything for you, I'll be your slave, just please spare my life..."

Some people, their voices trembling with sobs and tears streaming down their faces, knelt on the ground begging for mercy, their yellow urine staining the floor.

Others, though terrified, roared defiantly, struggling fiercely, their eyes filled with resentment as they looked at the three. In this moment, the full spectrum of human nature was on display, vividly revealed in the face of life and death. (End of Chapter)