157: When Song Rentou mastered the method of borrowing life

The external situation did not affect the progress of the Disciples within the inner realm.

Soon, they had conquered the fourth city.

The City Lord this time was stronger than the previous ones, a Demonic Lord comparable to Soul Transformation.

After the previous siege battles, a tacit understanding had developed between the Disciples and Elders, and they smoothly took down this city with little effort.

Gu Liangyuan also gained another two-tenths of the Legacy because of this.

By now, Forget-Love Peak had recovered eight-tenths of its Legacy!

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for comprehending the Spiritual Insect Rearing Method."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for comprehending the Spiritual Pet Nurturing Method."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for comprehending the Grand Alchemy Art."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for comprehending the Grand Formation Dao Scripture."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for comprehending the Grand Sword Intent."

...

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for recovering eight-tenths of the Legacy. The Killing Origin reward has been issued."

A continuous stream of System prompts sounded in Gu Liangyuan’s Sea of Consciousness, and the corners of his mouth curved upward even more.

Due to obtaining the Killing Origin, Gu Liangyuan’s Sea of Consciousness underwent another change.

Above the endless golden ocean, the spiritual platform hung high.

On the spiritual platform, the six-zhang Primordial Spirit sat cross-legged.

The Primordial Spirit was six zhang tall because Gu Liangyuan’s Cultivation Base had grown further after reaching Soul Transformation Third Heaven.

Gu Liangyuan was already accustomed to this; he let it grow as it pleased, as it brought him no harm.

And that Killing Origin transformed into a fiery red great sun, suspended above the sea level.

It cast a faint red glow upon the golden surface of the sea.

Origin, something many Great Ascension Realm Experts sought but could not obtain.

Law is the root of Spiritual Qi circulation, and Origin is the fundamental root of Law.

Having mastered the Killing Origin, Gu Liangyuan would no longer need to use the Spiritual Qi stored in his Dantian to fight when using Killing Divine Abilities in the future.

Instead, with a single thought, he could gather Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to condense Divine Abilities.

It was just that Gu Liangyuan currently had few Killing Divine Abilities, only the Slaughter Domain.

"It seems that to maximize the effect of the Killing Origin, I still need to find some Killing Divine Abilities."

"However, there’s no rush for this; the current Slaughter Domain is enough for me."

Moving his Divine Sense away from the Killing Origin, Gu Liangyuan’s mind immersed itself in the Legacies he had obtained.

These two-tenths of the Legacy contained no Divine Abilities or Cultivation Techniques; they were merely methods for various cultivation arts.

They encompassed everything from Formations, divination, beast taming, Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Sword Dao.

These were not of great use to Gu Liangyuan.

Because he had the System, he could freely return treasures and Medicinal Pills, unlike other Cultivators who had to do everything themselves when lacking something.

However, they could be placed in the Enlightenment Tower to increase the Disciples' foundation.

Just as Gu Liangyuan was pondering, Song Rentou suddenly knocked and entered:

"Peak Master, we rescued a group of Cultivators from the South Sea. How do you wish to handle them?"

Gu Liangyuan came back to his senses upon hearing this, looking at Song Rentou. He seemed to have thought of something and his eyes suddenly lit up.

He scrutinized Song Rentou from head to toe, as if observing some peerless treasure.

Song Rentou felt a chill run down his spine from Gu Liangyuan’s gaze:

"Junior Martial Uncle, I’m already quite old, so this might not be appropriate."

Gu Liangyuan’s expression darkened: "What are you thinking?!"

As he spoke, he pointed a finger, and a stream of light entered Song Rentou’s Sea of Consciousness.

"Celestial Dipper Steps?"

Song Rentou murmured, perceiving the content within. He was excited but also puzzled.

He wondered why Gu Liangyuan would suddenly impart such a life-saving technique to him.

Gu Liangyuan looked at Song Rentou: "Old Song, have you noticed that every time you Breakthrough, it’s when your Lifespan is nearing its end?"

They say an old person becomes a spirit. Song Rentou had, after all, lived for over a thousand years. Combining this with Gu Liangyuan’s previous failed attempt to help him Breakthrough and the forbidden technique in his mind, his face showed excitement:

"Does Junior Martial Uncle mean..."

Gu Liangyuan nodded: "Exactly!"

With his guess confirmed, Song Rentou’s beard trembled with excitement!

No wonder my talent isn't bad, yet my cultivation is slow.

It turns out I can only Breakthrough when my Lifespan is almost depleted!

Good, good, good!

With this forbidden technique, I can use it without restraint.

Every time my Lifespan is near its end, I can successfully Breakthrough!

At this rate, I'll become an Immortal instantly!

As if guessing Song Rentou’s thoughts, Gu Liangyuan’s words drifted over:

"Don't forget about Heavenly Tribulation."

Gu Liangyuan's words poured a bucket of cold water over Song Rentou.

Yes.

There's also Heavenly Tribulation.

If my Lifespan doesn't run out, I can't attract Heavenly Tribulation.

If my Lifespan runs out, I can't use the forbidden technique to Undergo Tribulation.

To advance, I must first have the ability to overcome Heavenly Tribulation.

But this is enough. For example, with my current Peak Nascent Soul Cultivation Base, even without the forbidden technique, I can overcome it with my own ability.

Once I reach Peak Soul Transformation and am confident in Undergoing Tribulation, I can then use the forbidden technique to consume Lifespan and successfully reach Void Refining.

This is equivalent to indirectly eliminating all my Bottlenecks, and my Cultivation Base will advance by leaps and bounds!

Becoming an Immortal and an Ancestor will be effortless!

Thinking of this, Song Rentou bowed respectfully to Gu Liangyuan:

"Song Rentou will never forget Junior Martial Uncle's guidance."

Seeing Song Rentou’s loyalty value rise to one hundred, Gu Liangyuan helped him up:

"Saying that is too formal. Developing Forget-Love Peak well in the future is the greatest reward to me."

Song Rentou looked up, his face filled with emotion:

"Junior Martial Uncle~"

"Rentou~"

"What were you just saying?"

"Oh, right, those Cultivators from the South Sea below."

"Let’s go, come with me to see them."

Gu Liangyuan and Song Rentou descended from the flying boat and saw, amidst the ruined city, a group of Forget-Love Peak Disciples pointing and gesturing around a group of Cultivators.

Seeing Gu Liangyuan arrive, the Disciples automatically made way, shouting in unison:

"Greetings, Peak Master."

Gu Liangyuan nodded slightly, which was his response.

He moved past the crowd and saw the group of South Sea Cultivators.

Using his Observation Skill in conjunction with his Innate Divine Eyes, all their information came into view.

There were two hundred Cultivators present, both male and female, and a few bald ones, who were clearly Buddhist Disciples.

The highest Cultivation Base was Void Refining, and the lowest was Core Formation.

However, these individuals seemed to have been affected by some secret art, their Cultivation Base sealed and unable to be used.

These Cultivators, seeing Gu Liangyuan, who resembled a banished immortal, were more or less surprised.

There was actually such an extraordinary man with such a temperament in this world.

Observing the Disciples' behavior, they roughly guessed that this person should be the leader of the Disciples.

So, an older Cultivator stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said:

"Fellow Daoist, I am an Elder of the White Cloud Sect from the South Sea, named Wang Bu'er."

As he spoke, he extended his hand to introduce several people beside him:

"This is Elder Zhi Gen from the Vajra Gate of the West Desert, this is Daoist Huan from the Water-Suppressing Sect of the South Sea, and this is Sensing Fairy from the Purple Bamboo Holy Land..."

After introducing five people in a row, Wang Bu'er explained to Gu Liangyuan:

"We came to the Demonic Domain together to search for treasure, but we encountered the Devil Emperor Luo Mo on his way. He sealed our Cultivation Base and imprisoned us here."

"Please, Fellow Daoist, for the sake of us being of the same Human Race, rescue us from the Demonic Domain. Once we return to the South Sea, we will surely offer you a heavy reward."

Gu Liangyuan listened in silence, not replying, but pondering the truthfulness of the man's words.

The incident of encountering Luo Mo should be true, as Gu Liangyuan himself had led Luo Mo out.

But their purpose in coming to the Demonic Domain should not be so simple.

It could be inferred from Luo Mo not killing them, but merely sealing their Cultivation Base.

They should have some information or item that Luo Mo needed.

Moreover, this item was of great importance, so great that Luo Mo was not confident in keeping it safe.

That’s why he hid these people in this small city, thinking that he could hide them from other Devil Emperors.

However, he didn't expect to run into Gu Liangyuan.

Wang Bu'er still wore a fawning smile on his face, unaware that Gu Liangyuan had already guessed most of their true purpose.