34: Chapter 34 Shocks All Sides

Li Yifeng slammed onto the red sandalwood floor.

Blood seeped from his severed arm, pooling into a dark red puddle on the floor.

Gu Sheng walked over and crouched down.

His chest was caved in, seventy percent of his Meridians were severed, and his internal organs were crushed into pulp. Only the sharp Sword Intent within him protected his last bit of heart pulse.

A top-tier thug that cost four hundred thousand exchange points couldn't be wasted like this.

Gu Sheng flipped his hand and took out a jade bottle—the nine-turn soul-returning pill that Jun Wudao had just given as compensation.

He poured out one pill; nine pill patterns swirled on the surface of the golden Medicinal Pill. A rich medicinal fragrance instantly filled the entire hall.

He pried open Li Yifeng's jaw and stuffed it in.

[Ding. The host is truly a spendthrift. A Creation-grade healing holy medicine for a Soul Transformation Stage? The medicinal effect could blow him apart.]

The System's mechanical voice carried obvious mockery.

"Shut up. It's called 'buying the horse's bones for a thousand gold pieces.' He took a hit from a Void Refining stage for me, so I'll save his life. This is called an investment."

[Warning to host: The medicinal power is too intense. It is recommended to assist in guiding it. Otherwise, this card will be directly destroyed.]

Gu Sheng pressed down on Li Yifeng's shoulder, mobilizing the faint Qi Refinement Stage Spiritual Qi in his body, trying to guide the medicinal power.

It was useless. The Creation-grade medicinal power was like a flood breaking a dam, rampaging through Li Yifeng's ruined Meridians.

Li Yifeng's eyes snapped open. His whole body convulsed, and fine beads of blood seeped from the surface of his skin.

This Medicinal Pill was too potent; his weakened body couldn't take the nourishment.

"System, is there a way to suppress the medicinal power?"

[Deducting one thousand exchange points. Activating Spiritual Qi micro-manipulation mode.]

The account balance ticked down. A gentle force surged from Gu Sheng's palm, enveloping Li Yifeng's entire body.

The violent medicinal power was forcibly calmed, turning into wisps of vitality that repaired the severed Meridians and shattered organs.

Broken bones emitted a series of crackling pops, and dislocated joints automatically reset.

The severed right arm did not grow back. A thick layer of blood scab formed over the wound.

But the aura within Li Yifeng's body was climbing steadily.

Rebirth through destruction. Having walked the edge of life and death, his comprehension of Sword Intent had deepened by another level.

The Bottleneck of the Soul Transformation Great Perfection showed a hint of loosening.

Li Yifeng supported himself with one hand and flipped over to kneel before Gu Sheng.

"This subordinate is incompetent."

Gu Sheng withdrew his hand and stood up.

"Go into seclusion under the Enlightenment Tea Tree in the back mountain. Don't come out and embarrass me until you've had a Breakthrough to the Void Refining stage."

Li Yifeng kowtowed heavily, grabbed the broken sword from the ground, and stood up to walk toward the depths of the hall. His back was straight, and his steps were steady.

Gu Sheng sat back in his grand armchair and pulled up the System panel.

[Host: Gu Sheng]

[Cultivation: Fourth Level of Qi Refining]

[exchange points: 199,000]

[destiny points: 45,000]

[Special Items: Creation Realm Experience Card (15 minutes) x1, Xuanming Hall Secret Realm Access Token x1, nine-turn soul-returning pill x2.]

Gu Sheng tapped the red sandalwood tabletop.

He had spent four hundred thousand exchange points to get these things.

The Creation Realm Experience Card was an absolute life-saving trump card. As long as he didn't encounter those old monsters who had lived for several epochs, this card could turn the tide at a critical moment.

[Friendly reminder: The host's original cultivation is too low. It is recommended to improve it as soon as possible. Otherwise, in an emergency, you might be insta-killed before you even have time to activate the experience card.]

The System popped up again.

Gu Sheng ignored the System's complaints. His original cultivation was indeed a major problem. The Clone of the Lunar MysteriousChar Body had been returned to its original owner. Now he could only rely on himself.

He took out the storage ring Jun Wudao had given him.

His Divine Sense probed inside. Thirty thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones were piled up like a mountain, emitting intoxicating fluctuations of Spiritual Qi.

"System, top up everything."

[Counting... Counting complete. Thirty thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones. Exchange ratio 1:1,000.]

[Top-up successful. Exchange point balance: 30,199,000.]

[The host is generous! Would you like to activate the top-tier card pool multi-draw service? This System offers a guaranteed gold drop service!]

Thirty million exchange points.

Gu Sheng leaned back in his chair and let out a long breath.

Rags to riches overnight. With this huge sum of money, the subsequent planning could be much more relaxed.

A ten-draw only costs one hundred thousand points. Now he could do three hundred ten-draws.

But he wasn't in a hurry to draw cards. Blind consumption was a major taboo. Good steel should be used for the blade's edge.

Central Province. Ziyang Holy Land. Soul Tablet Hall.

Three crisp explosions shattered the long-standing silence.

Three main soul tablets representing Nirvana Realm experts cracked down the middle and shattered into a floor full of powder.

The deacon guarding the soul tablets collapsed to the ground, his crotch soaked. He scrambled out of the hall on all fours.

"The Old Ancestor has fallen!"

A shrill scream pierced the sky above the Holy Land.

The news spread across the entire cultivation world as if it had grown wings.

In the battle of the Far North Icefield, the Nirvana Realm Old Ancestors of three immortal forces—Ziyang Holy Land, Wan Jian Holy Land, and the Tianmo Sect—had fallen simultaneously.

Xuanming Hall, which had been destroyed for three hundred years, saw the light of day once again.

Various forces were shaken. Countless spies swarmed toward the Far North Icefield through teleportation arrays.

The news brought back was pitifully sparse.

All that was known was that the remnants of Xuanming Hall had resurfaced. Two Half-step Creation Realm experts had appeared and forcefully suppressed and killed the three Old Ancestors.

As for the "Everlasting Gu Family" that had casually suppressed a Half-step Creation Realm, no word of them had leaked out.

Deep within Xuanming Hall.

Jun Wudao sat on the main seat made of obsidian. Below him stood Xiao Wuji and Ye Lan.

"Pass down the order," Jun Wudao spoke, his voice echoing in the empty hall.

"Regarding what happened in the Far North Icefield, especially any details about that Young Master Gu, no one is to reveal a single word to the outside world. Those who disobey will have their Souls extracted and refined."

Xiao Wuji lowered his head and accepted the order.

He was well aware of the Hall Revered Master's concerns.

A taboo existence like the Everlasting Gu Family—once they were embroiled in the disputes of the Central Province, the entire Xuanming Hall would become cannon fodder.

Since the other party hadn't taken the initiative to publicize it, they clearly didn't want to expose their identity.

If Xuanming Hall were to blabber everywhere and annoy that existence, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Making a fortune in silence and using the prestige of killing three Nirvana Realm experts to regain a foothold in the Beiming Land was the right path.

The underground square of the Far North Icefield.

Su Qianxue leaned against the ice wall.

The dark red blood drop on her forehead was melting. A massive amount of vitality washed through her parched Meridians.

Danqingzi's Soul body floated in mid-air, his hands forming seals to guide this power.

"Girl, steady your mind. This is Lunar Source Essence Blood. Even if a pig ate it, it could undergo Core Formation on the spot."

Su Qianxue gritted her teeth tightly. Intense pain tore at every nerve in her body. Sweat had just seeped from her skin before being frozen into ice shards.

She didn't let out a single cry of pain.

Senior Gu Han's departure, Xuanming Hall's dominance, and that mysterious "Everlasting Gu Family"...

All these things weighed heavily on her heart.

The Qi Refinement Stage was too weak. So weak that she didn't even have the qualification to be glanced at by those big shots.

In front of the Creation Realm, she felt that even breathing was a form of transgression.

Meridians were reshaped, and Spiritual Qi poured back in.

Su Qianxue's cultivation began to climb frantically.

Foundation Establishment Early Stage, Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

It surged all the way to the Foundation Establishment Great Circle before this violent vitality gradually subsided, lying dormant deep within her Dantian.

She opened her eyes and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air tinged with blood.

"Revered Master." Su Qianxue stood up and bowed to Danqingzi.

"Where are we going next?"

Danqingzi stroked his illusory beard.

"To the Central Province."