Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1541: Chapter 793: Irrefutable Evidence_2

”Please.”

Bai Yu invited once again.

Gu Sheng hesitated no longer and stepped into the transmission array.

With a flash of dazzling white light, the surrounding scenery changed instantly.

”This is...”

Gu Sheng’s pupils contracted slightly, and the scene before him left him stunned.

Clouds and mist enveloped the surroundings, and the spiritual energy was so dense it almost became tangible, condensing in the air into tiny droplets of spiritual liquid that fell.

In the distance, peaks towered, each emitting astonishing spiritual pressure, several times stronger than the secret realm of Heavenly Ghost City.

”Such dense spiritual energy!”

Gu Sheng immediately felt the speed of true qi circulation within his body increase by no less than thirty percent.

Bai Yu smiled slightly.

”These are three top-grade spirit veins dug up from the Northern Territory by the previous dean. The super sects from the Northern Territory have sent people multiple times to seize them, but the dean drove them back single-handedly with a sword.”

Though he spoke calmly, his words sent a shiver through Gu Sheng’s heart.

To combat the entire Northern Territory’s super sects alone? What terrifying strength!

”Let’s go, Luomei Small Residence is just ahead.”

Bai Yu led Gu Sheng through a grove of plum trees.

Petals fell profusely in the plum grove, each petal containing pure spiritual power.

Gu Sheng noticed that although the plum trees seemed to be arranged randomly, they secretly conformed to some mysterious array. Rushing in recklessly, even a True Essence Realm expert might meet a regrettable end.

Before long, a delicate small residence appeared before them.

Wind chimes hung under the eaves, ringing crisply in the breeze, having the effect of calming the mind.

”Please sit down.”

Bai Yu pushed open the bamboo door, indicating for Gu Sheng to sit on the mat.

The interior was simple yet elegant.

A low table, two mats, and a landscape painting hung on the wall, the clouds and mist in the painting moving, seemingly alive.

Bai Yu took out a tea set and began preparing tea with smooth, flowing movements.

He gently tapped his fingertips, and a wisp of blue flame appeared from nowhere, enveloping the bottom of the teapot.

”Is this... Green Lotus Spirit Fire?”

Gu Sheng asked in surprise.

Bai Yu nodded.

”Junior Brother Gu has good eyes. I acquired this spirit fire from an ancient ruin, and it’s most suitable for tea brewing.”

The fragrance of tea soon spread, and just by inhaling it, Gu Sheng felt the true qi within him stirring restlessly.

This tea was definitely no ordinary item!

Bai Yu poured a cup and handed it to Gu Sheng.

”Have a taste.”

Gu Sheng accepted the teacup, finding the tea soup crystal clear, with a faint layer of spiritual mist floating on the surface.

He took a light sip, and a stream of exceedingly pure spiritual power descended down his throat, which hardly needed refining before transforming directly into true qi, flooding into his dantian.

”Good tea!”

Gu Sheng couldn’t help but praise.

”The purity of this spiritual power probably surpasses even high-grade spirit stones.”

Bai Yu chuckled.

”This is Thousand-year-old Snow Spirit Tea, produced from the peak of a snowy mountain in the Northern Territory, with an annual yield of less than one pound. I obtained a small amount by chance.”

Gu Sheng put down the teacup and looked directly at Bai Yu.

”Senior Brother Bai treats me so generously, I wonder what advice you have?”

Bai Yu did not answer immediately but instead took out an ancient jade pendant from his storage ring and pushed it on the low table towards Gu Sheng.

”Why don’t you probe it with spiritual power, Junior Brother Gu?”

Gu Sheng took the jade pendant and infused it with spiritual power.

In an instant, two scenes appeared in his mind.

The first was the image of a woman.

She bore a sevenfold resemblance to Bai Yu, yet exhibited more gentleness, with features like a painting and a smile at the corners of her mouth.

She stood amidst a sea of flowers, her white clothes fluttering, like an immortal.

The second was a blurry map, marked with several red dots, but their precise locations were indistinguishable.

Gu Sheng withdrew his spiritual power and looked at Bai Yu with curiosity.

”This is my sister, Bai Yuyao.”

Bai Yu’s voice suddenly turned solemn.

”She was also a true disciple and went missing three months ago during a training mission.”

Gu Sheng frowned.

”With the influence of the Great Wilderness Holy Academy, finding one person shouldn’t be difficult, right?”

Bai Yu smiled wryly.

”The academy indeed scoured a thousand miles around and even sent three elders to search personally, but found nothing.”

”Then why did Senior Brother Bai seek me out? Even if the Holy Academy couldn’t find her, I’m afraid...”

Before Gu Sheng finished speaking, Bai Yu interrupted him.

”No, I already have a definite clue.”

Bai Yu’s eyes carried a glint of cold light.

”It’s just... this matter involves someone from the Holy Academy, and it’s impossible for the Holy Academy to send out a powerful figure to rescue my sister.”

Gu Sheng’s heart stirred.

”Who is it?”

Bai Yu’s expression suddenly turned complex, and his fingers gently tapped the tabletop, creating a rhythmic sound.

In the private room of the teahouse, sandalwood smoke curled in the air, unable to mask the pervasive tension.

”Does Gu know that Gu Sheng once had connections with the Wanling Palace?”

Bai Yu suddenly spoke, his voice lowered as if fearing someone might overhear.

Gu Sheng’s brows furrowed slightly, and the hand holding the teacup paused in midair.

”Wanling Palace?”

He pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

”I, Gu Sheng, act with integrity and have never had any dealings with the Great Wilderness Holy Academy, let alone any contact with a True Disciple.”

Bai Yu’s lips curved into a meaningful smile, and he retrieved a Jade Scroll from his sleeve, gently pushing it in front of Gu Sheng.

”And this? Does Gu still remember?”

The Jade Scroll was engraved with a strange symbol... three eyes arranged in a triangle, with pupils tinged with blood-red.

Gu Sheng’s pupils suddenly contracted, and a chill ran up his spine.

He indeed had seen this symbol before, in the underground chamber of the Wanliu Sect, where it covered the entire wall.

”Blood Refining Evil Cultivator...”

Gu Sheng’s voice was low.

”What exactly are you trying to say?”

Bai Yu put away the Jade Scroll, his eyes turning sharp.

”Wanling Palace, Blood Refining Evil Cultivators, Wanliu Sect; seemingly unrelated forces, but they all originate from the same source.”

He paused.

”They all serve the same mysterious organization.”

Gu Sheng’s heart trembled, and his fingers unconsciously rubbed the edge of the teacup.

Wanliu Sect... the name reminded him of that bloody battle.

At that time, only the Tantai Sisters and Xie Qingxuan were present, and outsiders could not possibly know his identity.

”Two hours ago, Wanliu Sect was annihilated.”

Bai Yu suddenly stated, his voice disturbingly calm.

”What?”

Gu Sheng jerked his head up, eyes filled with shock.

Bai Yu took out a Memory Stone from his Storage Ring, and upon activation, it projected the scene of the Wanliu Sect’s mountain gate... the entire sect reduced to scorched earth, corpses strewn everywhere, not a soul spared.

”The Holy Academy just received news; the entire Wanliu Sect was practicing an Evil Technique, with conclusive evidence.”

Gu Sheng stared at the projection, a storm raging in his heart.

He clearly remembered the grin on the face of the Wanliu Sect’s Sect Master just before he died.

”You’ve killed me, but so what? That one won’t spare you...”

”What has Gu thought of?”

Bai Yu keenly caught the change in Gu Sheng’s expression.

Gu Sheng regained his composure and said calmly.

”Just recalling that I’ve heard of this sect. Bai Yu, your information is remarkably accurate, to have such precise news in such a short time.”

Bai Yu chuckled lightly, not responding, but instead shifted the topic.

”These Evil Cultivators, and the organization behind Wanling Palace’s Great Elder, are the same group. They controlled Wanliu Sect right under the Holy Academy’s nose for many years, hinting at the strength of their backing.”

Gu Sheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked.

”Why does Bai Yu tell me all this, what exactly is your purpose?”

Bai Yu looked at him appreciatively, then spoke earnestly.

”I need Gu’s help to rescue someone.”

”Who?”

”My sister.”

Bai Yu’s voice suddenly turned somber.

”She was taken by that organization.”

Gu Sheng frowned deeply.

”Bai Yu, you overestimate me. An organization that even the Holy Academy can’t handle, how could I, Gu Sheng, possibly be capable?”

Bai Yu did not immediately answer, but took out a delicate sachet from his Storage Ring and slowly opened it.

A brilliant rainbow light instantly illuminated the entire room, the dense Spiritual Energy almost solidifying.

”This is...?”

Gu Sheng’s pupils narrowed slightly, feeling the Spiritual Power within him inadvertently agitating.

”Glazed Heart.”

Bai Yu said softly.

”Formed by the Vajra Glazed Tree of the West Desert Secret Sect, a Heaven and Earth Treasure that forms once every thirty thousand years.”

Gu Sheng held his breath slightly.

He had once read in an ancient text about the Glazed Heart... this item could help cultivate breakthrough bottlenecks, even rebuild one’s foundation, a rare treasure the Holy Academy longed for but couldn’t obtain.