Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1512: Chapter 779: Attempting a Breakthrough

”If it weren’t for your timely intervention, Muqing probably would have...”

Gu Sheng shook his head.

”Miss Miao has been kind to me. It’s what I ought to do.”

In the Southern Emperor’s eyes, a glint appeared.

”I hear you used a special magical treasure? May I have a look at it?”

The atmosphere inside the hall suddenly became tense.

Gu Sheng’s heart was filled with alarms, but he remained calm on the surface.

”Your Majesty, this item is called the ’Xuanming Pearl.’ It is my lifebound magical treasure, connected to my divine soul.”

”A lifebound magical treasure?”

The Southern Emperor’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.

”Could it be temporarily separated? I wish to personally heal Muqing.”

Gu Sheng gritted his teeth inwardly, clearly the Southern Emperor intended to seize the Xuanming Pearl! He shook his head firmly.

”I’m afraid I cannot comply. Once the Xuanming Pearl recognizes a master, it cannot be separated. Forceful removal would not only damage my divine soul, but Miss Miao’s soul would immediately dissipate.”

”Insolence!”

An elder in the hall shouted angrily.

”How dare you speak to His Majesty like that!”

The Southern Emperor raised his hand to stop them, his eyes carrying a complex expression.

”Is it really impossible to separate?”

”Absolutely true.”

Gu Sheng looked directly at the Southern Emperor, secretly transmitting his voice.

”Your Majesty, if you trust me, I am willing to leave the Southern Border with Miss Miao and never return.”

The Southern Emperor’s body slightly shook, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He hadn’t expected Gu Sheng to be able to send voice transmissions freely in front of him without being discovered; such cultivation is far beyond what a typical Earth Martial Realm could possess.

”Father!”

A young girl suddenly knelt and bowed.

”Please let Young Master Gu take sister away! The Seventy-two Divine Sects won’t spare her; only by leaving the Southern Border does she have a chance for survival!”

The Southern Emperor was silent for a long time, finally sighing deeply.

”So be it.”

He turned to Gu Sheng, his voice suddenly becoming low and authoritative.

”Gu Sheng, listen carefully. An hour from now, the Southern Emperor Lineage will pursue you relentlessly, until death or victory. But within this hour, I will do my utmost to help you leave the Southern Border.”

Gu Sheng’s heart shook, immediately understanding the Southern Emperor’s intention...this was an arrangement leaving room for both sides.

If the Southern Emperor Lineage openly protected someone opposed to the Seventy-two Divine Sects, the consequences would be unimaginable.

And such a ”Killing Order” could preserve the Southern Emperor Lineage’s dignity while truly aiding his escape.

”Thank you, Your Majesty, for making it possible.”

Gu Sheng respectfully saluted.

”I shall not disappoint your trust.”

The Southern Emperor looked at him with a complicated expression, suddenly taking out a wholly jade ring from within his robes.

”This item is for you, as a token of gratitude.”

Gu Sheng received the ring, feeling a coolness shoot up his arm and directly impact his spiritual platform, causing his spiritual power to circulate thirty percent faster!

”This is...?”

”The Jade Heart Ring, it can help stabilize your divine soul.”

The Southern Emperor said flatly.

”Muqing...is entrusted to you.”

The young girl also stepped forward, handing a storage ring to Gu Sheng.

”Inside are some of my personal belongings, and...the sword my sister once gave me.”

Her voice was choked.

”Please...protect her well.”

Gu Sheng accepted solemnly, sensing a faint Sword Qi emanating from the storage ring, evidently not an ordinary item.

”Time is tight.”

The Mirage King suddenly spoke.

”Your Majesty, please allow me to escort Gu to the teleportation array.”

The Southern Emperor nodded.

”Go.”

He turned to everyone in the hall, raising his voice.

”Issue my imperial decree: effective immediately, Gu Sheng is listed as the Southern Emperor Lineage’s top pursuit target. Search for his whereabouts within the Southern Border, and upon encounter, kill without mercy!”

Southern Emperor City, Central Square.

The light of the teleportation array gradually faded, Gu Sheng’s figure disappearing into the dazzling white light.

The square was eerily silent, with only the array’s residual energy cracking subtly in the air.

”Father, do we really have to do this?”

The young Holy Daughter clenched her fists, her knuckles white.

Her clear autumn-water-like eyes were filled with dissatisfaction.

”Gu Sheng saved my life! Without him, the Ancestor’s seal couldn’t possibly be lifted!”

The middle-aged man...the contemporary ruler of the Southern Emperor Lineage, Nangong Qingtian, turned around, his black robe fluttering in the wind.

His angular face showed no expression, only the deep pool-like eyes revealed fatigue.

”Ling’er, do you still not understand?”

Nangong Qingtian’s voice was low.

”Although the Seventy-two Divine Sects have been severely hit, their foundation remains. If they unite, the Southern Emperor Lineage would be obliterated instantly.”

Nangong Ling’er bit her lip, stubbornly lifting her face.

”But Gu Sheng...”

”Enough!”

Nangong Qingtian suddenly raised his voice, and all the Southern Emperor Martial Artists around the square bowed their heads.

He controlled his emotions and gently stroked his daughter’s hair.

”As your father, I can only protect one of you. You are my bloodline, the future of the Southern Emperor Lineage.”

Nangong Ling’er’s eyes brimmed with tears, yet she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

She remembered three days ago in the ancient tomb, how the young man wielding the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron shielded her from a deadly strike, then used his Essence Blood to break the seal and rescue the ancestor.

And now, they were about to send him into the lion’s den...

”Master, the hour has arrived.”

An elderly man with white hair stepped forward, it was the Great Elder of Southern Emperor City, Nangong Shuo.

Nangong Qingtian retracted his hand, his gaze returning to hardness.

”Proceed according to plan.”

”Yes!”

Numerous Southern Emperor Martial Artists in the square responded in unison, their voices echoing to the heavens.

Nangong Shuo stepped forward, his True Qi surging, his voice, supported by True Yuan, spreading throughout the city.

”The Holy Daughter, to release the seal on the Southern Emperor’s body, burned her soul and has...vanished! The century-long plan of the Southern Emperor Lineage has failed. Those wishing to depart will not be stopped!”

The message exploded like thunder, causing instant turmoil inside Southern Emperor City.

Countless martial artists rushed out of the buildings, incredulously looking toward the direction of the Central Square.