Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1704: Chapter 865: This Is Not a Multiple-Choice Question at All

Gu Sheng raised an eyebrow, revealing an intrigued expression.

”My corpse is not merely a relic needing burial; it is also... a ’key’ to unlock a hidden treasure deep within the Beiming Burial Ground.”

The woman spoke slowly, disclosing the crucial point.

”In the deepest part of that burial ground, there’s an... egg that I laid with the last of my Origin Power before my death, sealed with a Secret Technique.”

”An egg?!”

Gu Sheng was shocked! A living egg of a Golden-winged Roc?!

”Indeed.”

The woman confirmed.

”Within that egg is nurtured the last pureblood offspring of my Golden-winged Roc lineage.

By using the unique bloodline aura contained within my corpse, along with three drops of my Life Essence Blood, you can lift the seal and form the most steadfast bloodline contract with the hatchling inside.”

She looked at Gu Sheng, her tone bearing a sense of entrustment.

”In this way, what you will obtain is no longer just a cold material of a corpse, but a living companion with unlimited growth potential, who can soar the skies with you in the future and become your formidable ally!”

Gu Sheng immediately understood the stakes, quickly weighing them in his mind.

The corpse of a Golden-winged Roc is certainly a top-tier material for Artifact Refining and Alchemy, worth a fortune.

But compared to a living, growing pureblood Golden-winged Roc hatchling, capable of forming a contract... the latter undoubtedly holds greater long-term value! Its potential is practically immeasurable!

This is not a choice at all. Taming a living Golden-winged Roc is far more advantageous than greedily seizing a corpse!

”I understand.”

Gu Sheng took a deep breath, his eyes becoming earnest and resolute.

”I, Gu Sheng, accept this! I will safely deliver your corpse to the Beiming Burial Ground and help your descendant hatch!”

Seeing Gu Sheng finally make the wisest choice, the bird-headed woman seemed to reveal a faint, relieved smile.

She took one last deep look at the hovering Starry Sky Coffin, then at Gu Sheng. The last light maintaining her residual spirit flickered like a dying candle in the wind, and then... it completely extinguished.

Maintaining her cool and elegant bird-headed stance, she froze mid-air, completely silent and without any fluctuation, as if she had become a finely crafted sculpture.

The vast demonic power also receded like the tide, leaving only a body filled with immense Qi-Blood and Essence Blood energy.

Gu Sheng raised his hand, and a wave of pure True Qi flowed out, gently enveloping the woman’s corpse and slowly drawing it toward him.

Just as his True Qi touched the corpse—

Buzz!

It was as if a preset restriction within the corpse was triggered! A total of eighteen points of light, resplendent like crimson gold and containing unimaginable Life Essence and terrifying energy, slowly emerged from the crucial points of the corpse, then, as if attracted, transformed into eighteen docile and scorching streams, entering Gu Sheng’s body willingly and without hindrance!

These eighteen drops of Life Essence Blood did not immediately unleash violent energy but settled quietly like obedient spirits, waiting to be refined and absorbed slowly in the future within his meridians and Qi-Blood.

Gu Sheng was initially stunned, then suddenly realized.

”So... she had already planned all this when she self-sealed and left behind this Essence Blood-containing relic. Using Fate’s destined person to send her soul back home, while also finding a worthy ’Protector’ for her descendants... Truly a painstaking scheme.”

He grew a genuine respect for the Golden-winged Roc, who he had never met but who fulfilled her mission until the very last moment.

He found a brand new storage ring of excellent quality and vast internal space, carefully stowing away the bird-headed woman’s corpse separately from the materials he had gathered before, as a sign of respect.

After completing all this, Gu Sheng did not rush to refine the eighteen invaluable drops of Life Essence Blood within him.

His gaze returned to the hovering, starry glimmer-emitting coffin.

As if sensing the arrival of its inheritor and the end of the Guardian’s mission, the Starry Sky Coffin trembled lightly, the starry light around it flowing faster, before slowly and solemnly descending onto the ground.

Then, without needing Gu Sheng to move, the heavy and mysterious coffin lid emitted a slight scraping sound and slowly slid open to the side...

The moment the lid opened, it seemed as if thousands of stars were rekindled inside, and the dazzling starlight burst forth from the coffin, illuminating the strange space like daytime, yet carrying the depth and dreaminess of the starry sky!

Gu Sheng’s gaze involuntarily fell into the coffin.

The next moment, his pupils contracted suddenly, his breath catching!

Inside the coffin, a woman lay quietly.

She possessed hair as white as flowing galaxies, spreading beneath her and forming a breathtaking contrast with her flawless, stunning face.

Her beauty transcended the realm of mundane language, seemingly gathering all the spirit and brilliance of the world, an ultimate beauty untainted by dust and not belonging to the mortal realm.

In Gu Sheng’s mind, the image of Empress Yingluo, the Three Realms’ most beautiful being from a fleeting glimpse in a previous life, even flashed subconsciously, but at this moment, he felt that even the Empress seemed slightly less in color and that unique ethereal charm compared to the woman in the coffin.

Her eyes were closed, long and curled lashes like small fans, quietly casting faint shadows under her eyelids. Her nose was high and graceful, outlining perfect side-profile lines. Her full lips were naturally a vivid red, like the most delicate petals, provoking endless reverie.