37: Chapter 37 Heavenly Secrets Pavilion

Ji Ruxue stood up.

"Xuan Kong, take her to the Bone-Cleansing Pool at the back mountain. Brew this plant and have her soak in it." With a thought, Gu Sheng spent 500,000 exchange points to buy the Nine Heavens Pure Yang Grass.

A Spiritual Plant, entirely crimson and burning with illusory flames, appeared in his hand. The temperature inside the main hall rose abruptly.

Ji Ruxue's originally calm eyes finally flickered with emotion the moment she saw that plant.

Nine Heavens Pure Yang Grass!

This thing was a rare Extreme Yang Spirit Medicine even in the Upper Realm, requiring ten thousand years of gestation by Pure Yang Qi to take form. How could such a divine object exist in the Lower Realm?

Furthermore, this cheap Revered Master at the Fourth Level of Qi Refining had just taken it out so casually?

"This is..." Ji Ruxue suppressed the shock in her heart.

"Nine Heavens Pure Yang Grass. Specifically for treating a Mortal body like yours." Gu Sheng tossed the Spiritual Plant to Xuan Kong, "Soak for three full hours. If you don't die, come see me."

Xuan Kong caught the Spiritual Plant; the flames didn't even singe the corner of his clothes.

"Yes, Young Master." Xuan Kong beckoned to Ji Ruxue, "Little girl, follow me."

Ji Ruxue followed behind Xuan Kong and walked out of the hall. She glanced back at Gu Sheng.

This person was too mysterious. He casually brought out Nine Heavens Pure Yang Grass, was accompanied by an unfathomable old servant, yet his own cultivation was only at the Qi Refinement Stage. What exactly was he after?

Back mountain.

The Bone-Cleansing Pool was a natural hot spring.

Xuan Kong threw the Nine Heavens Pure Yang Grass into the pool. The originally clear spring water boiled instantly, turning into a pool of crimson lava. The terrifyingly high temperature directly scorched the surrounding vegetation dry.

"Go in." Xuan Kong tapped his pipe on the edge of the pool.

Ji Ruxue looked at the churning pool water. With her current Mortal body, if she jumped in, not even a trace of bone would remain.

But she did not shrink back. The Seal of the Nine Netherworld Severed Veins could only be broken by the power of Extreme Yang. This was her only chance to return to her Peak.

She took off her tattered hemp clothes and stepped into the pool water barefoot.

Intense pain flooded her nerves. The power of Pure Yang frantically bored into her body through her pores, clashing violently with the Nine Netherworld Devilish Qi entrenched deep within her Meridians.

Two completely opposite forces slaughtered each other within her body. Her skin cracked inch by inch, only to heal rapidly under the effect of the medicine.

Ji Ruxue bit her lip hard, not letting out a single scream.

The pain of having her tendons pulled and bones stripped by the Nine Netherworld Demon Emperor in her previous life was a hundred times more intense than this. She had even endured that; what was a mere bone-cleansing pain?

Xuan Kong crouched by the pool, puffing on his pipe. Looking at the thin yet resilient figure in the water, a hint of admiration flashed in his cloudy eyes.

This little girl's Heart-Nature was much stronger than that one named Su Qianxue.

Inside the main hall.

Gu Sheng watched Ji Ruxue's vital signs on the System panel, which were constantly fluctuating. One moment they dropped to the bottom, and the next they surged back up.

"This girl is a ruthless one." Gu Sheng leaned back in his chair.

[Nonsense. She's an Empress. Do you think she's like you, howling for ages just because of a prick?] The System stabbed him at the right time.

Gu Sheng couldn't be bothered to pay it any mind. He clicked on the card draw interface.

Thirty million exchange points. It was time to expand his team. Li Yifeng was in seclusion, Xuan Kong needed to stay close to protect him, and Tianxuan Peak didn't even have anyone to do the chores.

"System, open the top-tier card pool for consecutive draws. Let's start with ten sets of ten-pulls to test the waters."

[Deducting one million exchange points. Top-tier card pool consecutive draws opened.]

In the center of the hall, ten pillars of light shot into the sky.

[Thank you for participating.]

[Thank you for participating.]

[Obtained Yellow Rank Low Grade Cultivation Technique "Basic Breathing Technique".]

[Thank you for participating.]

...

A series of junk notification sounds made Gu Sheng's face turn as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Did you secretly change the drop rate? I threw in a million, and not even a purple card came out?"

[This System is honest with all customers, and the probabilities are completely transparent. Drawing cards is a matter of thirty percent fate, seventy percent hard work, and the remaining ninety percent depends on your face. Host's forehead is dark today; I suggest washing your hands before trying again.]

Gu Sheng gnashed his teeth.

Just then, a strong surge of Spiritual Qi suddenly erupted from the direction of the back mountain.

A crimson pillar of light broke through the clouds, dyeing half the sky the color of a sunset.

The anomaly at Tianxuan Peak once again alarmed the entire Piaomiao Holy Land.

On the main Peak, Mo Cangtian had just picked up his teacup when he saw the red light. His hand trembled, and the teacup fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"What's happening again? How many secrets are hidden on Tianxuan Peak?" Mo Cangtian looked toward the red light, his scalp tingling.

Inside the main hall.

Gu Sheng stood up and walked to the door.

[Ding.]

[Ji Ruxue's Seal of the Nine Netherworld Severed Veins has been removed.]

[Physique Awakening: talent.]

[Cultivation restored to: Foundation Establishment Great Circle.]

[Side quest completed. Reward: 50,000 destiny points.]

Gu Sheng looked toward the back mountain.

500,000 exchange points, three hours, and he directly created a Foundation Establishment Great Circle. This return on investment was incredible.

Before long, Xuan Kong brought Ji Ruxue back to the hall.

Ji Ruxue had changed into a clean green Daoist robe. After her mud-stained face was washed clean, it revealed a cold and peerless countenance. At the center of her brow, a crimson flame mark had appeared.

Her aura was no longer that of a Mortal with no fluctuations, but a solid Foundation Establishment Great Circle.

"Thank you, Revered Master, for the medicine." Ji Ruxue walked up to Gu Sheng and bowed.

This time, there was a hint of sincerity in her tone. The medicinal power of the Nine Heavens Pure Yang Grass had not only broken the Seal but also helped her reshape her Meridians. She would remember this kindness.

Gu Sheng looked at her.

"Foundation Establishment Great Circle, barely passable." Gu Sheng's tone was flat. "Tianxuan Peak doesn't support idlers. Since you've recovered your cultivation, go and take first place in the Sect's grand competition in a few days."

Ji Ruxue looked up.

"Yes."

The Sect's grand competition. That was a contest for the younger generation of the entire Piaomiao Holy Land. To her, a former Empress, it was simply child's play.

"Go rest." Gu Sheng waved his hand.

Ji Ruxue withdrew.

Gu Sheng sat back in the grand chair and clicked on the System inventory.

Looking at the destiny points he had earned these past few days, Gu Sheng was very happy.

"System, ten-pull from the destiny card pool." Gu Sheng rubbed his hands.

[Deducting 10,000 destiny points, drawing...]

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining an Emperor-level special building: Ten Thousand Worlds Heavenly Secrets Pavilion (Initial Form).]

[Function Description: Can deduce the heavenly secrets of the ten thousand worlds, intercept Luck, and sell intelligence. Current deduction range: Three Thousand Provinces of the Lower Realm.]

Gu Sheng looked at the miniature pavilion model in the Void Realm, his breathing hitched.

Ten Thousand Worlds Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

This thing was practically a tailor-made intelligence network and money-making machine.

"Interesting." Gu Sheng held the model in his palm. "It seems the waters of this Eastern Wasteland should be stirred up a bit."

Xuan Kong stood in the shadows, smoking his dry tobacco. Ji Ruxue was stabilizing her cultivation in the side hall.

The foundation of the Everlasting Gu Family was beginning to take shape.

Next, it was time for the entire cultivation world to get to know the "Everlasting Gu Family" again.