Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1075: Chapter 561: Let Me Lend You a Helping Hand (Part 2)

After Gu Sheng finished speaking, the Sect Leader of the Qikong Sect was full of admiration.

”Brother Gu, you’re truly clever. In this way, our chances of victory have increased significantly.”

Seeing his admiring look, Gu Sheng smiled slightly.

”It’s just a spur of the moment idea, nothing particularly smart.”

”How is it not? This is a brilliant move! If it were me, I would never have thought of it. Fortunately, you came to help our Qikong Sect; otherwise, I wouldn’t dare to imagine the consequences.”

”There will be others coming tomorrow. They carry my aura, so just let them in directly when the time comes.”

Upon learning that more people were coming to help, the Qikong Sect Leader immediately agreed.

After he left, Hong Mei pouted and looked at Gu Sheng.

”Why didn’t you tell me this just now? Had you mentioned it, I wouldn’t have disagreed.”

”I wanted to hear your opinion.”

”You didn’t even finish speaking, so my opinion doesn’t count!”

”Why not? Your words were quite logical and sharp.”

Gu Sheng said this with a smile, which made Hong Mei a bit upset.

”Gu Sheng, you’re just deliberately teasing me!”

Hearing this, Gu Sheng didn’t refute at all and instead nodded straightforwardly.

”Yes, that’s exactly it.”

After he finished, Hong Mei’s eyes widened.

”Gu Sheng, are you bored or something?”

”The long night is boring without someone to quarrel with.”

Knowing he did it on purpose, Hong Mei was a bit annoyed and pinched his arm.

Gu Sheng gasped in pain, but when he reached out to grab her, Hong Mei had already dashed out.

”Utterly boring, I’m not talking to you anymore!”

With that, the red figure dashed away into the distance.

Watching her back, Gu Sheng couldn’t help but laugh.

The next morning, Lan Yao and others finally arrived.

The Qikong Sect Leader had sent people to wait outside early, and they were quickly ushered in as soon as they arrived.

Seeing Gu Sheng, they rushed forward with excitement.

”Gu Sheng, good news!”

Seeing their excitement, Gu Sheng lightly raised an eyebrow.

”What good news? Did you destroy the Fan Sect?”

”Not quite. Didn’t you tell us not to act rashly? We didn’t engage them directly. On our way, we saw them from afar, and they are only about half a day behind us.”

”Do they have external reinforcements?”

”No, it’s just the Fan Sect people. But it seems like they used some Elixir Pills because their aura is a bit strange. I suspect they’re going to use poison, so we must be careful.”

Hearing this, Gu Sheng nodded.

”Don’t worry, I’ve been prepared for this. So, what’s the good news you mentioned?”

With Gu Sheng’s reminder, they suddenly remembered and Lan Yao smacked his forehead and took out a package, handing it to him.

”Gu Sheng, open it and see.”

Taking a sniff, Gu Sheng’s eyes brightened.

”Did you bring back the Fan Sect’s herbs?”

”Yes! Didn’t you tell us to destroy these herbs? After overcoming various obstacles, we found that not all the herbs were poisonous. Some were even rare good herbs, and the Fan Sect cultivated them very well. It seemed a pity to waste them, so we decided to bring them all back!”

Gu Sheng opened the package and took a look. There were a variety of herbs inside, most of which were poisonous, but some were indeed valuable, as Bai Yu said. They had been well-cultivated, and it would have been a pity to discard them.

”Gu Sheng, should we divide these herbs?”

After thinking for a moment, Gu Sheng said, ”Let’s not rush. After we deal with this matter, we should first send these to Yunhai. According to what they said, these things are meant to harm Wushuang Taoist. The poison in his body is likely related to these herbs. Let’s study them to see if we can develop an antidote, and then we’ll divide them.”

Knowing he plans to give these to Wushuang Taoist, Bai Yu quickly said, ”Since it’s for Wushuang Taoist, there’s no need to divide them. I only suggested it seeing the abundance of herbs.”

”No problem, your suggestion is reasonable, but let’s hold off for now and take a look at this.”

Gu Sheng then took out the poison and explained it to them.

After everyone understood, Gu Sheng started to arrange related matters, meticulously assigning tasks to each person to avoid any mishaps.

Everyone committed his words to memory, repeating them again and again, which finally allowed Gu Sheng to relax.

As evening approached, people from the Qikong Sect came to inform that the evening banquet was ready.

Gu Sheng led the people but pushed away the alcohol.

”The Fan Sect is already on their way, so we can’t drink. Tonight we need to prepare.”

Hearing this, the Sect Leader of Qikong Sect had a hint of nervousness in his expression.

”We need to start preparing tonight?”

”Yes, my people were only half a day behind them. They arrived at noon, so the Fan Sect should be arriving around now. Given their underhanded tactics, they will likely attempt a sneak attack at night, so tonight we’ll turn off the lights early and set an ambush to see if they make a move.”

Understanding what he meant, the Qikong Sect Leader immediately instructed his people to act.

Originally, he wanted to entertain Gu Sheng and the others with his treasured liquor, but now he was in no mood to drink. He could only look at Gu Sheng with remorse and say, ”Brother Gu, today, I wasn’t thorough in my planning and couldn’t let you enjoy a good drink. Once we drive off the Fan Sect, I will certainly host a grand banquet to entertain you.”

”Never mind, we’re here to help with important matters. Drinking or not doesn’t matter as long as we don’t let these evil sects succeed. Let’s quickly eat, and then we need to get ready.”

As soon as Gu Sheng spoke, everyone quickly started eating.

After a stick of incense, everyone regrouped.

The Qikong Sect’s people had already set their positions, and after Gu Sheng briefed them again, they all went to the positions as instructed.

Once night fell, there were no lights inside the Qikong Sect. It seemed peaceful on the surface, but underneath, there was a hidden tension.

They hid in the shadows, silently watching the front.

Two hours later, everything remained calm outside.

Gu Sheng looked at everyone; no one was impatient. They all diligently stayed in their places without any neglect.

Satisfied, Gu Sheng withdrew his gaze and spun the porcelain bottle with his fingers again.

As soon as the bottle stopped, he heard footsteps in the distance.

Carefully identifying them, he immediately peeked out to take a look.

Sure enough, about a dozen people were quietly approaching from dozens of meters away. Their auras were somewhat restrained, but it was still recognizable. Just as Bai Yu mentioned, their auras were different from last time, which was indeed strange now.

Gu Sheng knew they must intend to use poison, likely having concealed it on or even inside their bodies.

Watching the sneaky shadows approaching from afar, his gaze turned cold.

As the two sides got closer, Gu Sheng released a wisp of spiritual power that hovered around his people.

Feeling the aura he emitted, everyone immediately coordinated their actions.

In the deep night, they moved cautiously, afraid to startle the Fan Sect and prevent Gu Sheng’s most powerful tactic from being put into effect.

Fortunately, the Fan Sect hadn’t noticed and still believed they were sneaking up quietly.

Just as they stepped into the range Gu Sheng could reach, Gu Sheng pushed off the ground, leaped up, and landed atop the tree peaks.

The leaves swayed gently. Someone in the Fan Sect looked up but didn’t see his figure, then turned back to speak with the person behind them.

Seeing them take another small step forward and almost stop moving, Gu Sheng smiled slightly, took out the porcelain bottle, and with a forceful swing of his right arm, white powder scattered across the whole area.

Before they realized it, Gu Sheng immediately released spiritual power, propelling the powder instantly into their noses!