Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1566: Chapter 806: Stand Up and Speak

”Reward, name your price.”

”Thousand Souls Hall?”

Gu Yuan’s smile instantly froze, replaced by obvious fear and reluctance. He instinctively lowered his voice.

”Brother, are you... aren’t you joking? That place is deep in the relic site, near the ’Soul Burial Valley’!

On the way, not only are there massive numbers of Sect Realm demon beasts, but it’s said that the Thousand Souls Hall itself is quite sinister, a place where you enter but never leave! Even regular teams of Sect Realm experts wouldn’t dare venture into that area lightly!”

His reaction was quite dramatic, his voice trembling, clearly terrified of the Thousand Souls Hall.

Gu Sheng didn’t speak but flipped his palm, revealing a Spirit Stone in his hand, its spiritual energy swirling and its luster gleaming—a High-grade Spirit Stone!

The value of a High-grade Spirit Stone far surpasses that of a Low Grade Spirit Jade; its pure spiritual energy is highly useful for Sect Realm martial artists and those at even higher levels.

The moment this stone appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of many martial artists around, with eyes casting over, either greedy or astonished.

”Thousand Souls Hall! I know the way! I’ll take you there!”

”Mate! Pick me! I frequent the depths, with Third Level Cultivation in the Sect Realm, guaranteed more reliable than that kid!”

”Brother! I’ll do it for half price! And I know various paths to avoid the demon beasts!”

Immediately, several rough-looking martial artists, evidently long-time guides or adventurers in this area, crowded over, all eager to speak, their eyes burning as they fixed on that High-grade Spirit Stone.

In the face of huge profits, the danger of the Thousand Souls Hall seemed temporarily forgotten.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan’s expression changed instantly; ignoring his fear, he hurried forward a step, blocking Gu Sheng, and sternly shouted at the martial artists.

”What are you doing! Do you not understand the rules of the camp? This brother came to me first! This deal is mine! You want to snatch it?”

The martial artists obviously recognized Gu Yuan, and although their cultivation was higher, they seemed to heed certain unwritten rules here. Their actions paused at his words, displaying a disgruntled expression on their faces, yet their gaze remained greedily fixed on the Spirit Stone in Gu Sheng’s hand.

Gu Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly turned to Gu Sheng, and spoke rapidly.

”Brother! I’ll go to the Thousand Souls Hall! I’ll take this job! The reward... you can decide!”

He gritted his teeth.

”But brother, let me say this upfront: that path is extremely dangerous, demon beasts are everywhere, and we might even encounter big ones in mid to late Sect Realm! Once we enter the depths, you must follow my command, avoid battles whenever possible, can’t force your way through, otherwise...”

”Don’t worry about the demon beasts, I’ll handle them myself.”

Gu Sheng interrupted him, his tone still calm yet exuding an inexplicably persuasive strong confidence.

”You just need to lead the way, getting us to the Thousand Souls Hall as quickly as possible.”

Gu Yuan was stalled by these words; solving it? Are Sect Realm demon beasts so easily dealt with?

He looked at Gu Sheng’s calm and unperturbed face, unable to fathom the depths of him, but thinking of that High-grade Spirit Stone and the other’s unfathomable aura, he swallowed his words of doubt.

”Since brother is confident, I’ll not say more.”

Gu Yuan.

”However, it’s already late now; the relic site is several times more dangerous at night than during the day, many powerful demon beasts and strange entities become active, and there might even be wandering Undying Souls remnants from ancient battlefields, mindless, hunting every living thing they encounter.

We’d best set off tomorrow morning for greater safety.”

Gu Sheng looked up at the setting sun, indeed sensing a thicker gloomy chill and faint beast roars beginning to pervade the depths of the relic site, nodded.

”Alright.”

He tossed the High-grade Spirit Stone in his hand to Gu Yuan.

”Make the arrangements for tomorrow’s journey; consider the rest as a deposit.”

Gu Yuan hastily caught the stone emitting pure spiritual energy, feeling the powerful energy contained within, his heart pounding, his face flushed with excitement.

He carefully put away the Spirit Stone and patted his chest.

”Brother, rest assured! I’ll handle it! Absolutely arranged properly for you!”

”Now, take me to the workshop here to have a look.”

Gu Sheng instructed.

”Sure thing! This way, brother!”

Gu Yuan, full of enthusiasm, hurriedly led the way.

”The camp workshop is just ahead; right now is the perfect time when many teams return from exploration, making trades most bustling, often yielding great finds.”

The two passed through the noisy camp and entered a more expansive area.

Here, people were jostling about, shouts, bargaining voices filling the air. Many martial artists directly placed beast skins or coarse cloth on the ground, displaying various items acquired from the relic site.

Incomplete weapons, unknown ores, herbs exuding strange energy, fragments of ancient scrolls, even demon beast pelts, claws, and inner cores.

The air mixed with various smells—sweat, blood, herbal scents, metallic rust—creating a distinctly rugged atmosphere unique to an adventurer’s camp.

The martial artists mostly wore tired yet excited expressions, loudly boasting about their hauls or diligently searching for resources they needed.

”Brother, what kind of items are you interested in? Elixir pills, weapons, materials, or map intel?”

Gu Yuan diligently introduced.

”These few stalls often have good ores, that side mostly sells herbs, and there are those who specialize in processing demon beast materials. But you have to judge the authenticity and quality yourself; this place is a mix of all kinds, getting deceived is common.”

Gu Sheng slowly scanned each stall, his divine sense meticulously perceiving the energy fluctuations emanating from those items.