Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1258: Chapter 653: My Divine Soul

Everyone turned their heads to see a group of people riding towards them through the air. Leading them was a woman in white, her beauty unmatched, her presence ethereal.

"Qinghe Saintess!" someone exclaimed.

Wang Xiu Jie’s expression turned completely somber.

The personal arrival of Qinghe Saintess made things more complicated.

Qinghe Saintess moved gracefully with lotus-like steps, her white attire outshining snow, each step seeming to make lotus flowers bloom.

As she reached the mountaintop, the entire bustling scene fell silent.

"Holy Daughter."

The Man in Green Robe was the first to salute.

The Red-clothed Woman also put away her Fire Whip and slightly bowed.

"Why have you come personally?"

The corners of the Holy Daughter’s lips lifted into a gentle smile.

"I heard there’s been an anomaly at Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge, so I’ve come to see for myself."

Her voice was melodious and pleasing, yet carried an undetectable tremor.

He casually glanced at the shadow that flickered at the center of the Blood River, then quickly looked away.

"Hahaha!"

Wang Xiu Jie suddenly laughed, breaking the brief silence.

"Could it be Holy Daughter has come specifically to see how Gu Sheng dies?"

The Holy Daughter’s expression remained unchanged, only her eyes carrying a chill.

"Mr. Wang is joking."

Gale had somehow come closer, his red hair flamboyant like fire.

"During training on the Holy Road, Gu Sheng really gave the Six Great Holy Lands a hard time. Holy Daughter, you’re not here just as a spectator, are you?"

As he spoke, he also winked at the Holy Daughter, with undisguised admiration in his eyes.

Wang Xiu Jie snorted coldly.

"Gale, that mouth of yours is always asking for trouble."

"Why?"

Gale looked at Wang Xiu Jie provocatively.

"The one who got to the mountaintop first but dared not enter the Blood River, dares to talk back to me?"

Wang Xiu Jie’s face darkened, but soon returned to his usual cavalier expression.

"I’m just letting Gu Sheng live a bit longer. When the time comes, I’ll toy with him to death like a wild dog."

He said, turning to the Holy Daughter.

"What does the Holy Daughter think?"

The Holy Daughter gave him a slight look.

"It’s okay."

The matter-of-fact words froze Wang Xiu Jie’s expression, causing him some annoyance.

Lv Feng couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

"Wang Xiu Jie, you’re all talk. Do you have the guts to go and drag Gu Sheng out now?"

Wang Xiu Jie’s face flushed red, but he was speechless.

The strangeness of the Blood River was something he had witnessed firsthand; even someone as powerful as Lin Batian was trapped in it. How could he easily take risks?

Lv Feng wouldn’t let it go.

"If you don’t dare, then quit talking. If Gu Sheng really dies in the Blood River, your boast of ’toying with a wild dog’ would be a joke."

Gale seized the chance to add fuel to the fire.

"Right! Wang Xiu Jie, if you don’t dare, I’ll go down there."

As he spoke, he intentionally shot a provocative glance at Wang Xiu Jie.

Wang Xiu Jie’s veins bulged, but he still suppressed his anger.

"Please go ahead."

Letting Gale go first to scout suited him perfectly. If the Blood River was indeed dangerous, it would be Gale who’d die.

If there was no danger, he could go down later.

Others held the same thought; the eeriness of the Blood River made them wary, they urgently needed someone to break the deadlock.

Gale looked around, his gaze finally resting on the Holy Daughter.

"Holy Daughter, once I’ve captured Gu Sheng, I’ll return to tell you all about it."

The Holy Daughter inclined her head slightly.

Gale hesitated no more and leapt into the Blood River.

"Splash!"

As water splashed, everyone held their breath and focused their eyes on the river surface.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Gale’s figure directly sank down, unlike Gu Sheng who had resurfaced!

"What’s going on?"

someone exclaimed.

The surface of the Blood River returned to tranquility, as if nothing had happened.

Only the occasional ripples proved that Gale had indeed jumped in.

"Could it be... he’s dead?"

The Man in Black muttered in a low voice.

Wang Xiu Jie’s brows furrowed tightly.

"Can’t be that fast..."

As everyone remained uncertain and suspicious, a muffled roar suddenly emerged from the depths of the Blood River, causing the river’s surface to shake violently.

"Boom!"

A red figure burst out of the water, it was Gale.

He was in an extremely bedraggled state, his entire body wrapped in blood-red liquid, his movements slow and labored.

"This river water... is not normal!"

Gale spoke with difficulty, his voice sounding as if from a distant place.

"Feels like it’s filled with lead... unbearably heavy!"

The same Blood River, yet Gu Sheng moved with ease, while Gale struggled immensely?

Gale exerted all his strength to struggle, only able to move slowly, completely unable to move freely like Gu Sheng.

"That guy Gu Sheng... must also be trapped by this gravity!"

At the mountaintop, Wang Xiu Jie’s eyes gleamed.

"So... Gu Sheng hasn’t escaped danger?"

The Holy Daughter’s fingertips trembled slightly before returning to calm.

"Gale!"

Wang Xiu Jie shouted loudly.

"Can you find Gu Sheng?"

Gale didn’t answer, all his energy focused on resisting the oppressive weight of the Blood River, unable to spare any attention.

Gale’s figure gradually drifted away, disappearing into the depths of the Blood River.

"Looks like he went chasing after Gu Sheng," the Man in Black whispered.

Wang Xiu Jie snorted coldly.

"Let’s wait a bit more. If Gale remains silent, we’ll go down too."

In the Blood River, Gale’s body kept sinking, surrounded by the crimson water squeezing his chest.

Every breath felt like swallowing a mouthful of boiling lava.

Scattered at the riverbed lay broken stone pillars and damaged statues, etched with runes from an era long past.

"Mental powers are completely suppressed..."

Gale gritted his teeth, forced to rely on his eyes to search for Gu Sheng in the blood-colored chaos.

A dark current hit, causing Gale to tumble several times, blood water striking his back.

"Pfft—"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, immediately swallowed by the river water.

In the instant of tumbling, a shadow caught his eye.

"Gu Sheng!"

Gale steadied himself, squinting to look.

Just ahead, Gu Sheng silently floated in the blood water, enveloped by a layer of blackened blood membrane, thicker and more viscous than other areas of the river.