Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1546: Chapter 796: I’d Like to Hear the Details

Gu Sheng’s brows furrowed slightly.

"Recently, I don’t have time to guide her."

"Why not let her follow me?"

Tantai Xueling suggested.

"Although I’m not skilled at teaching, Linyin Pavilion is rich in resources, which will greatly benefit her cultivation. And..."

She smiled slightly.

"The pavilion is quite desolate, having her company would be pleasant."

Gu Sheng pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"Alright. Qingxuan is simple-minded, with you looking after her, I’m more at ease."

"Then it’s settled."

Tantai Xueling had a mischievous glint in her eyes.

"Oh, there’s one more thing. My sister plans to personally meet with the high authorities of the Great Wilderness Holy Academy."

Gu Sheng’s expression froze.

"Miss Bingtang wants to get involved?"

Tantai Xueling sighed gently.

"The internal factions of the Great Wilderness Holy Academy are complicated, only my sister’s presence can stabilize the situation."

She watched Gu Sheng’s expression.

"Someone might come looking for you, you... be prepared."

Gu Sheng showed concern in his eyes.

"I didn’t intend to draw attention, especially not from such a giant as the Holy Academy."

"It’s unavoidable."

Tantai Xueling shook her head.

"Your display of alchemy was too astonishing for the Holy Academy to ignore."

She lowered her voice.

"But don’t worry, the Holy Academy isn’t monolithic; there are factions close to our Linyin Pavilion."

In the Alchemy Room, sandalwood incense curled in the air.

Tantai Xueling was dressed in white, as pristine as snow, her fingertips lightly tapping a tea cup, her deep eyes reflected on the water’s surface like a cold pool.

"Young Master Gu, the Great Wilderness Holy Academy seems calm on the surface, but in truth, it’s a whirlpool of hidden currents."

Her voice was icy.

"Three days ago, you annihilated the Wanliu Sect, which already infringed on certain interests."

Gu Sheng’s brows slightly raised, his knuckles gently tapped on the table.

"Oh? I would like to hear more."

"The factions within the Holy Academy are many."

Tantai Xueling’s fingertip gathered a wisp of cold air, sketching a complex pattern on the table’s surface.

"The Great Elder’s faction is in close contact with the city’s ’Shadow Alliance,’ and Wanliu Sect was one of their supported forces."

A night breeze suddenly blew in, the candlelight flickered, casting Tantai Xueling’s face in alternating light and shadow.

Gu Sheng noticed the eerie blue light emanating from the Ice Crystal Ring on her left ring finger... a warning Magic Artifact possessed only by Linyin Pavilion’s high-level members.

"It seems the situation is more serious than I imagined."

Gu Sheng laughed softly, though his eyes showed no trace of fear.

"Miss Xueling came personally to warn me, I’ll remember this favor, indeed."

Tantai Xueling shook her head.

"There’s no need to say thanks. You helped me obtain the ’Profound Yin Ice Soul,’ so Linyin Pavilion naturally reciprocates."

She suddenly lowered her voice.

"Three days later at midnight, the Shadow Alliance will meet at the abandoned medicine workshop in the southern part of the city. At least two Golden Core cultivators will be present then."

Gu Sheng’s eyes briefly gleamed with a flash of clarity.

He picked up the tea cup and drank it in one go, the scalding tea transformed into a stream of heat down his throat.

"Good tea!"

"You..."

Tantai Xueling frowned.

"I suggest you evade the confrontation for now. Linyin Pavilion has secret chambers that can isolate Divine Sense investigation, or..."

"Or leave the Great Wilderness City?"

Gu Sheng put down the tea cup, the porcelain clattering against the wooden table with a crisp sound.

"Unfortunately, I never liked being a turtle hiding in its shell."

Tantai Xueling gazed at him for a moment, then sighed lightly.

"I knew you wouldn’t heed advice."

She took out a Jade Scroll from her sleeve.

"This contains information on known members of the Shadow Alliance, it might be useful to you."

The Jade Scroll felt cold to the touch; Gu Sheng swept it with his Divine Sense, noting it recorded dozens of names, some even marked with titles of the Great Wilderness Holy Academy’s Deacons and Elders.

His pupils narrowed... the situation was more complex than he had anticipated.

"Thank you."

This time, Gu Sheng’s tone was much more sincere.

Tantai Xueling stood up, her dress trailing in the air.

"If you see a pillar of purple smoke rise from the east of the city in three days, it’s a signal that Linyin Pavilion is in danger."

She moved towards the door, then paused.

"Gu Sheng, only by living can there be a future."

As her white-clad figure disappeared into the night, the smile on Gu Sheng’s face gradually faded.

His fingers clenched and the Jade Scroll in his palm crumbled to powder.

"Shadow Alliance... Great Wilderness Holy Academy..."

He murmured to himself.

"Seems I must strike first."

Just as he was about to get up, a stinging pain suddenly emanated from his brow.

Gu Sheng’s expression changed instantly; he sat cross-legged at once, his spiritual power diving into his Sea of Consciousness.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, the previously calm golden ocean was now surging with waves.

In the center, a Spiritual Embryo encircled by nine Grotto Heavens was trembling violently, its surface showing cracks like a spider’s web, with hints of red and blue light flashing alternately from within.

"Elder Yue!"

Gu Sheng called with his Divine Sense.

The gray-robed old man’s phantom appeared beside the Spiritual Embryo, his expression grave.

"Boy, the fusion of the Spiritual Embryo with the residual soul of the Southern Emperor’s Holy Daughter has reached a critical stage, requiring massive energy supply!"

Gu Sheng’s heart trembled.

Three years ago, when he obtained this mysterious Spiritual Embryo on the Ancient Battlefield, Yue Shen Gong already told him it was a Supreme Treasure nurtured by an Ancient Secret Technique, and now its synergy with the Southern Emperor’s Holy Daughter’s residual soul made it even more miraculous.

But at this moment, the hunger emanating from the Spiritual Embryo was so intense that it caused a stabbing pain in his Divine Sense.

"What kind of energy is needed?"

"Spiritual Energy, spiritual power, Soul Power, anything would suffice, the more the better!"

Yue Shen Gong’s words flew swiftly.

"If energy is insufficient, the Spiritual Embryo might backfire on the host!"

Gu Sheng dared not slack; he immediately infused a wisp of Soul Power into the Spiritual Embryo.

The silver thread of spiritual power met the surface of the Spiritual Embryo and was instantly absorbed, the speed was startling.

"Hiss..."

Gu Sheng sucked in a cold breath.

This single wisp of Soul Power was enough to support an ordinary cultivator in casting three High-level Spells, yet it was devoured by the Spiritual Embryo without even causing a ripple.

He gritted his teeth, retrieved a hundred pieces of Top-grade Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring, and extracted Spiritual Energy from them using the Nine Dragon Heaven and Earth Technique.

The nine Grotto Heavens blazed brightly in the Sea of Consciousness, converting the pure Spiritual Energy into a nine-colored torrent pouring into the Spiritual Embryo.

The Spirit Stones dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into gray-white powder within just a few breaths.