Chapter 1445 - 745: Just What I Wanted (Part 2)
Chapter 1445: Chapter 745: Just What I Wanted (Part 2)
"Silence."
Gu Sheng interrupted him.
"Speak less and make fewer mistakes."
Xie Qingxuan bit her lip and swallowed the words she’d been about to say.
She didn’t understand why those Heavenly Martial Realm powerhouses hadn’t attacked them, but since Gu Sheng said so, there must be a reason.
The night grew deeper, the three parties each occupying a corner, with no one making any rash moves.
On Chi Yan’s side, the bonfire blazed, and his subordinates talked and laughed loudly without any attempt to hide; Xu Hansong’s side was much quieter, the Sun and Moon Sect members sat cross-legged, adjusting their breath and energy, ready to strike; while the three of Gu Sheng leaned against a giant rock, appearing relaxed but actually alert.
"Brother Gu, aren’t you going to rest?"
Xie Qingxuan asked softly.
Gu Sheng shook his head.
"You sleep, I’ll keep watch."
Xie Qingxuan wanted to say something more but simply nodded in the end.
She didn’t know why Gu Sheng was so calm, but along the way, he had never let her down.
In the deep of night, Gu Sheng suddenly opened his eyes.
He sensed two presences approaching—it was people sent to probe by Chi Yan and Xu Hansong.
"Hmph."
Gu Sheng snorted lightly, and his whole body began to emanate a faint aura, an imitation of the Sect Realm peak pressure from "Shadow."
The two presences immediately retreated quickly.
Gu Sheng’s lips curved into a slight smile.
He knew that, on this night, no one would dare act recklessly again.
At dawn, the first rays of sunlight spilled onto the boiling magma pool.
"Rumble—"
The magma churned as an ancient bronze gate rose slowly, inscribed with profound runes, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.
"The Secret Realm has opened!"
Someone exclaimed.
Xu Hansong’s eyes flashed with determination, clenching his fist.
"I must get that treasure this time, or else the position of Young Sect Master..."
Chi Yan licked his lips, his eyes full of greed.
"Brothers, get ready to make a fortune!"
Gu Sheng stood up, patting non-existent dust from his robe.
"Prepare to go in."
Xie Qingxuan and Xie He quickly got up, looking nervously at the bronze gate. The gate had fully emerged, standing ten feet high, covered with marks of the ages.
At this moment, Chi Yan suddenly sneered.
"Hold on!"
He strode step by step across the air, looking down at Gu Sheng’s group of three.
"The Secret Realm has just opened and has never been explored before; it’s full of dangers. What qualifications do two little Xuanwu Realm kids have to enter?"
Xie Qingxuan’s face turned pale, and Xie He even took half a step back.
Upon hearing this, Xu Hansong frowned.
"Chi Yan, what do you mean? I’m also in the Xuanwu Realm; do I have no qualifications either?"
Chi Yan burst into laughter.
"Xu Hansong, you’ve been stuck at the peak of the Xuanwu Realm for years, and you still have the nerve to speak? Without the Elixir Pills and Magical Treasures of the Sun and Moon Sect, you wouldn’t even qualify to stand here!"
"You!"
Xu Hansong erupted in fury, and the people of Sun and Moon Sect immediately surrounded them, bristling with hostility.
Chi Yan’s men were not to be outdone and drew their weapons. The atmosphere became tense, with a volatile sense of impending conflict.
Gu Sheng watched the scene with interest, even stepping back to give the two sides more room.
"Xu Hansong! Your Sun and Moon Sect’s influence has spread too far!"
A bare-chested young man stepped forward, his bronze skin flickering with blood-red patterns, the air within three feet of him distorted by the scorching Qi Blood.
Behind him, more than thirty disciples of the Divine Blood Sect simultaneously unleashed their Qi Blood Power, forming a crimson glow that condensed in mid-air into the fearsome phantom of a blood beast, silently roaring at the members of the Sun and Moon Sect.
Xu Hansong’s white robe rustled, and the folding fan in his hand unfurled with a "swish," as he sneered.
"Chi Yan, this Spirit Flame Mountain Secret Realm was originally discovered by our Sun and Moon Sect; now your Divine Blood Sect comes barging in, are you trying to instigate a war between the sects?"
Before his voice died away, a low humming sound suddenly echoed through the air.
The space rippled like water, and a middle-aged man in a gray robe arrived, treading upon the air, with a sun and moon emblem glowing on his sleeve.
With each step he took, a lotus-shaped spiritual power flame bloomed at his feet, and in the blink of an eye, he stood next to Xu Hansong.
"A Sect Realm powerhouse!"
The bare-chested youth, Chi Yan, narrowed his eyes, and the blood-colored patterns on his face suddenly lit up threefold.
The middle-aged man in the gray robe glanced over the members of the Divine Blood Sect.
"I am the Third Elder of the Sun and Moon Sect. Today, the opportunity of this Secret Realm belongs to my sect. Young ones of the Divine Blood Sect, it’s not too late to retreat now."
Chi Yan suddenly burst into laughter, a hint of madness in his voice.
"Old thing, do you think only your Sun and Moon Sect has a Sect Realm?"
He suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of Essence Blood.
"Elder, please descend!"
That Essence Blood transformed into strange runes in the air. In an instant, three blood-colored beams of light descended from the sky.
As the ground trembled, three elders in blood-colored robes appeared, each surrounded by suffocating pressure.
Even more shocking were the four figures that followed, though slightly weaker in aura, they had also reached the peak of the Heavenly Martial Realm.
"Three against one, now who should retreat?"
Chi Yan grinned, revealing sharp white teeth.
The members of the Divine Blood Sect united their aura, forming a blood cloud in mid-air, forcing the spiritual power of the Sun and Moon Sect’s azure lotus to retreat step by step.
Xu Hansong’s expression changed slightly, just about to speak when an elder with white hair walked out from the Sun and Moon Sect’s camp. Although the elder appeared feeble, with each step, a neat round pit silently melted underfoot.
"Great Elder!"
Xu Hansong hurriedly saluted.
The white-haired elder waved his hand, his cloudy eyes looking towards the Divine Blood Sect.
"The Spirit Flame Mountain Secret Realm is extremely dangerous. How about this, our two sects join forces, let the young ones explore, and as for the opportunities, let them be based on individual ability?"
In the Divine Blood Sect camp, the elder in the blood robe standing in the center pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked towards the distant mountain rock.
"Fine. But before that..."
He raised a hand and pointed.
"Shouldn’t those little mice be dealt with first?"
Following the direction of his finger, everyone saw Gu Sheng and his companions hiding behind a giant rock. With dozens of powerful gazes locking onto them, Gu Sheng felt as if his blood was about to freeze, cold sweat soaking his back.
"Gu Sheng!"
The eyes of the Sun and Moon Sect’s Great Elder shone brightly.
"You have opposed my Sun and Moon Sect many times. Today, it’s time to settle the score!"
Gu Sheng suppressed his apprehension and spoke in a deep voice.
"Has the Great Elder forgotten Shadow’s warning?"
"Shadow?"
The Great Elder sneered.
"Half a month ago, our sect’s disciple saw him at Qingnang Sect. This place is ten thousand miles away from Qingnang Sect, could he possibly instant teleport here?"
Gu Sheng furrowed his brows. Qingnang Sect... Why would Shadow go there? There must be something strange going on.
The Sun and Moon Sect’s Great Elder turned to the members of the Divine Blood Sect, his voice filled with temptation.
"Everyone, there is no peak of the Sect Realm to back this one. Why not join forces to eliminate them, ensuring that the opportunity of the Secret Realm falls only into our two sects’ hands, how about it?"
The elder in the blood robe of the Divine Blood Sect nodded with a sinister smile.
"That’s exactly what I had in mind!"
Gu Sheng’s mind raced.
He was only at the Earth Martial Realm cultivation now, facing four Sect Realm powerhouses, even with the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron in hand, he stood no chance.
If he forcibly activated the Origin Power sealed within the cauldron, he might self-destruct before even harming the enemy...
At this critical moment, a voice as cold as if it came from the Nine Nether suddenly sounded in everyone’s ears.
"The Shadow is not here, but whoever touches Gu Sheng, will die."
This voice seemed both close at hand and far away. The face of the Sun and Moon Sect’s Great Elder changed dramatically, and he spread his spiritual power in all directions, but could not capture a trace of the speaker.
"Ghost tricks!"
Xu Hansong shouted fiercely, waving his folding fan and sending out three cyan lights.
The cyan lights suddenly froze mid-air and then shattered into fragments with a "crack."
A vague female silhouette slowly took form in front of Gu Sheng. She wore an ice-blue long dress, her face indistinct, but the imposing aura she exuded caused everyone present to feel breathless.
"Tantai Bingtang!"
The elder in the blood robe of the Divine Blood Sect exclaimed in surprise, subconsciously stepping back half a step.
The silhouette spoke coldly.
"Gu Sheng is the Third Pavilion Master of my Linyin Pavilion. If he dies, I will ensure that both the Divine Blood and Sun and Moon Sects will be completely annihilated!"
Xu Hansong’s face turned ashen.
"You..."
"Shut up!"
The Great Elder shouted sternly, sweat beading on his forehead.