Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1255: Chapter 651: No Escape

Gu Shengsheng resolutely refused.

"Listen to me!"

Ling Xiao urged.

"Their target is me. I’ll lead some of the pursuers east, and you head west..."

A blood-red sword light slashed towards them, forcing the two to separate hastily.

Quan Yangping blocked the path with a sinister smile.

"Trying to escape?"

Gong Xuefeng caught up from behind, fixing his cold gaze on Gu Shengsheng.

"Do you think relying on a broken bell you can..."

"Clang!"

Gu Shengsheng rang the Reincarnation Bell again, but this time Gong Xuefeng was prepared, summoning a Bone Shield to block most of the sound waves.

"Pfft!"

Gu Shengsheng spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, forcibly activating the Reincarnation Bell’s backlash causing intense pain through his meridians.

"Hahaha!"

Gong Xuefeng laughed triumphantly.

"You dare to show off at the end of your strength?"

Seeing this, Ling Xiao suddenly threw three talismans at Gong Xuefeng.

"Gu, take care!"

The talismans exploded, turning into a rain of fire. Gong Xuefeng was momentarily hindered, and Ling Xiao seized the chance to flee east.

"Chase him! Don’t let him escape!"

Quan Yangping was about to pursue but was stopped by Gong Xuefeng.

"Fool!"

Gong Xuefeng sneered coldly.

"Wasting energy on an insignificant small fry? The real prize is right here!"

He looked sinisterly at Gu Shengsheng.

"How does it feel to be abandoned by your companion?"

Gu Shengsheng remained silent, only wiping the bloodstains from his mouth, his gaze growing colder.

"Tsk tsk, this is the kind of person you are, Gu Shengsheng?"

Gong Xuefeng continued to mock.

"Sacrificing your brother just to survive?"

In the distance, Ling Xiao, who had already escaped a significant distance, slowed down upon hearing these words.

Though reason told him it was the best choice, his heart still felt like it had been pierced.

"Forget it..." Ling Xiao smiled bitterly.

"Consider it repaying a favor..."

Just as he was about to accelerate and leave, a world-shattering explosion suddenly erupted behind him!

"Gu Shengsheng, you can’t escape!"

Gong Xuefeng’s voice echoed in the depths of Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge, carrying the certainty of victory.

Gu Shengsheng leaned against a pitch-black strange stone, his chest rising and falling violently.

A deep wound on his right arm bled profusely, staining his robe dark red.

Strange stones jaggedly surrounded him, exuding a suffocating pressure, but to Gu Shengsheng at this moment, they were the only shelter.

"Gong Xuefeng, aren’t you afraid of divine retribution for scheming against me?"

Gu Shengsheng surveyed the surroundings, seeking an opportunity to break through.

Gong Xuefeng laughed upon hearing this.

"Divine retribution? In this Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge, power is justice! Gu Shengsheng, hand over the ’Mystic Sky Technique’, and I’ll give you a swift death."

Gu Shengsheng’s heart sank.

There was no actual ’Mystic Sky Technique’; it was a complete fabrication by Gong Xuefeng, meant to provoke everyone into hunting him down.

His peripheral vision caught Ling Xiao being held by two cultivators, looking pale but subtly shaking his head, signaling not to worry about him.

"Do you think I’d believe you?"

Gu Shengsheng sneered, dashing directly toward a pit full of jagged stones.

The move stunned everyone.

"Is he crazy?"

Quan Pingyang’s eyes widened.

"The pressure from those stones makes it difficult even for Nascent Soul cultivators to endure!"

Gong Xuefeng smirked.

"Who cares what tricks he’s up to, pursue him! Don’t let him escape!"

Gu Shengsheng moved like lightning, every step precisely landing in the gaps between the stones.

It wasn’t a blind escape but a calculated route.

The pressure emitted by these stones was strong, but for someone practicing a special cultivation technique, it could instead form a barrier.

"Ling Xiao, once I’m far enough, run west immediately!"

Gu Shengsheng transmitted secretly.

Ling Xiao felt a shock at this.

He had expected Gu Shengsheng to use this chance to flee deeper into Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge.

There lay the legendary Supreme Treasure Sword, perhaps able to turn the tide.

He hadn’t anticipated Gu Shengsheng was creating an escape opportunity for him!

"Gu! You can’t!"

Ling Xiao responded urgently, but Gu Shengsheng cut him off.

"Stop wasting words! Remember, there’s a Transmission Array three hundred miles west of Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge. Activate it to leave!"

With that said, Gu Shengsheng suddenly sped up, his figure nearly becoming a shadow.

Behind them, Gong Xuefeng and others were hindered by the strange rocks, their speed greatly reduced.

"Damn it! These rocks are strange!"

Quan Pingyang’s forehead was dotted with cold sweat, each step forward felt like a heavy burden.

Gong Xuefeng appeared somewhat sinister.

"Slow down, let him go in. When he reaches his most desperate moment, we’ll strike!"

Deep in the pit, the strange rocks became denser and more sinister in shape.

Gu Sheng could feel the Evil Qi within these rocks eroding his meridians.

"Must hold on a bit longer..."

Gu Sheng gritted his teeth and continued deeper.

Ahead was an open area, with a giant blood-red rock in the center, emitting suffocating pressure.

At that moment, the world suddenly fell silent.

Gu Shengsheng’s heart was filled with alarm, and he suddenly turned back.

He saw three figures standing in the air, their aura so strong that the surrounding rocks trembled slightly.

"Not good!"

Gu Sheng’s pupils contracted suddenly, the cultivation of these three far exceeded his imagination.

Seeing this, Gong Xuefeng was overjoyed and quickly bowed in salute.

"Three seniors, this junior Gong Xuefeng is here to welcome you!"

Leading them was a man in gray.

He glanced at Gong Xuefeng and spoke indifferently.

"Was it you who spread the news of the Exotic Treasure appearing?"

"Yes, senior, it was us."

Gong Xuefeng replied respectfully.

"This junior discovered Gu Sheng’s whereabouts and used this method to lure the seniors here."

The gray-clad man’s gaze sharpened.

"Gu Sheng? Does he have the ’Mystic Sky Technique’?"

"Absolutely true!"

Gong Xuefeng pointed to the depths of the pit.

"He’s right inside at the moment!"

The one-armed man beside the gray-clad man frowned and said.

"Big brother, there’s something strange about this pit..."

"Mere strange rocks, nothing to worry about."

The gray-clad man sneered and drew a rusty Iron Saber from his back.

The blade appeared ordinary, but with a gentle swing, it emitted a piercing hum.

Dozens of sharp Sword Qi sliced towards the strange rocks in the pit.

"Boom!"

Where the Sword Qi passed, the rocks that could stop a Nascent Soul cultivator shattered.

Gu Sheng hurriedly retreated, but was still grazed on the shoulder by a wave.

"Is this the power of the Divinity Transformation Stage?"

Gu Sheng’s mind was horrified.

He had thought the rocks could block the pursuers, but in the face of absolute power, these barriers were so vulnerable.

The second blow from the gray-clad man had already been delivered, this time, the Sword Qi was even more violent, almost sweeping away all the rocks in the pit.

The rocks shattered, and the once dense Evil Qi quickly dissipated.

"Gu Sheng, you can’t escape!"

The gray-clad man’s voice was icy, dragging the Iron Saber as he walked forward.

Gu Sheng knew there was no escape route, he suddenly bit his tongue, spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood, and quickly began Sealing with both hands.

"Void Crossing!"

With a low shout, the space in front of Gu Sheng rippled, his figure started to blur.

"Trying to leave?"

The gray-clad man snorted coldly, the third strike cleaved out, the Sword Qi tore directly through the Void, but most of Gu Sheng’s figure had already disappeared.

"Chase! He won’t get far!"

The gray-clad man commanded and pursued.

The two companions followed closely, as did Gong Xuefeng and others, eager to witness Gu Sheng’s fate.

At the edge of the pit, Ling Xiao finally broke free from the bindings.

He looked in the direction where Gu Sheng disappeared, tears in his eyes, but knew that acting on impulse now would waste Gu Sheng’s sacrifice.

"Gu, deep in the Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge there is a Blood River, once you reach there..."

Ling Xiao used secret transmission, not knowing if Gu Sheng could receive it.

He took one last look in the direction the pursuers left, then turned and sprinted westward.

With every step he took, his heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife—he knew the hope for Gu Sheng’s survival was slim.

After escaping the pit, Gu Sheng ran towards the deepest part of the Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge.

Ling Xiao had told him that as long as he could escape into the Blood River, he would be safe.

"Blood River... must reach the Blood River!"

Gu Sheng kept repeating these words, it was the only belief driving him forward.

His legs were already numb, propelled only by willpower.

The pressure behind him, vast as an abyss or ocean, grew closer, and in the distance, countless streaks of light converged in this direction.

"Gu Sheng, today you cannot escape even with wings!"

The gray-clad man’s voice penetrated through the dense forest layers.

Gu Sheng turned a deaf ear, his eyes fixed on the faintly visible blood-red in the sky.

The eerie blood light reflecting from behind that great mountain was particularly conspicuous in the gloomy Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge.