Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Sheng was awakened by the stinging sensation on his cheek. When he opened his eyes, he saw Ling Xiao using his blood-stained sleeve to wipe the blood off his face.

”Cough cough... Damn, you really hit hard!”

Gu Sheng spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his left cheek burning with pain.

He glared at Ling Xiao, who was standing three steps away, shaking his wrist with a mischievous grin on his face.

Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow.

”Oh, you woke up pretty quickly. I guess I didn’t hit hard enough.”

Just as Gu Sheng was about to lash out, his pupils suddenly contracted.

He finally noticed the surroundings.

The original canyon had transformed into a massive crater with a diameter of a hundred feet, the mountain walls on both sides sheared cleanly, the ground littered with smoldering stones.

In the center of the ruins stood the Ancient Reincarnation Bell, covered in cracks.

”Is this... caused by that Sword Qi?”

Gu Sheng’s voice trembled.

He clearly remembered the terrifying sword light he saw before losing consciousness, which definitely surpassed the power of the Nascent Soul Stage.

Ling Xiao kicked away a charred stone at his feet.

”What else? The old ghosts in the Sword Tomb can’t rest in peace even in death.” He suddenly approached and lowered his voice.

”By the way, where did you get this broken bell? It can actually withstand the Silent Extinction Sword Qi.”

Gu Sheng was alarmed. The Ancient Reincarnation Bell was his biggest secret, even his sect didn’t know the details.

He stepped back half a step without changing his expression.

”Family heirloom. But you...”

His gaze swept over Ling Xiao’s intact robes.

”You withstood the aftermath of the Sword Qi without a scratch?”

”Hehe, I’m just tough.”

Ling Xiao blinked and suddenly pointed into the distance.

”Look over there! The bone of that old monk!”

Following the direction, Gu Sheng saw a golden Buddha Bone half-buried in the soil, emitting a faint golden light.

The soil around the Buddha Bone was cracked in a lotus shape, as if some invisible force was protecting it.

Gu Sheng approached for a closer look and suddenly shuddered.

On the ring finger of the Buddha Bone’s right hand, there was a Qingyu ring, resonating with something in his chest.

He hurriedly pressed his hand to his chest—where lay the bronze key given by his master on his deathbed.

”What are you staring at?”

Ling Xiao’s voice came from behind him.

”Hurry up, the main event is starting!”

A thunderous sword cry echoed from afar, and both of them turned their heads simultaneously.

In the depths of Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge, a brilliant blue pillar of light pierced the sky and earth, within which floated a long sword of ancient design.

The sword’s blade was as clear as ice, and a flowing galaxy could be vaguely seen within.

The hilt was surrounded by phantasms of the sun and moon, each rotation causing ripples in space.

”Sun and moon shine together, Sword Qi soars...”

Ling Xiao rarely showed a serious expression.

”It truly is the legendary ’Taixu Divine Sword’.”

Gu Sheng’s heart raced.

The sharpness emitted by the sword resonated with the Mystic Sky Gang Qi he cultivated.

His True Yuan uncontrollably boiled, and blue patterns, matching the color of the sword’s glow, surfaced on his skin.

”Huh?”

Ling Xiao keenly noticed the anomaly.

”Interesting, the Taixu Sword Qi recognizes you.”

”What do you mean?”

Gu Sheng suppressed the turmoil within his body.

Ling Xiao did not respond, and suddenly chanted a spell.

A golden light flew out from his sleeve, unfolding into a shadowy map in the air.

”Crap, at least thirty presences are approaching, the closest less than a hundred miles away.”

Gu Sheng’s face turned pale.

In his current wounded state, if he encountered an enemy...

”Scared?”

Ling Xiao put away the map, grinning widely.

”Relax, they’re mainly after the Taixu Sword. However...”

He gave Gu Sheng a meaningful glance.

”If a remnant of the Mystic Sky Sect happens to pass by...”

”Shut up!”

Gu Sheng grabbed Ling Xiao by the collar.

”Mention the Mystic Sky Sect again, and I’ll kill you first!”

Ling Xiao calmly brushed his hand away.

”Save your strength, right now you couldn’t kill a chicken.” With that, he tossed a small Jade Bottle at him.

”Three-Turns Replenishing Essence Pill, consider it an investment.”

Gu Sheng caught the Jade Bottle, his heart filled with suspicion.

The Three-Turns Replenishing Essence Pill was a coveted healing Holy Medicine even for those at the Nascent Soul Stage, and this guy just handed it over?

He sniffed it cautiously, confirmed it was non-toxic, and then swallowed one.

The instant the Medicinal Power dispersed, Gu Sheng groaned.

The surging Spiritual Power washed through his meridians, healing his injuries at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even more astonishing, the blue patterns became increasingly distinct, forming a mysterious sword-shaped totem on the surface of his skin.

Ling Xiao observed with folded arms and suddenly spoke.

”You’re cultivating the ’Mystic Sky Sword Body’, aren’t you?”

Gu Sheng’s eyes flew open.

”How did you—”

”Don’t worry about how I know.”

Ling Xiao interrupted him, pointing at the Taixu Divine Sword.

”That thing is the Life Sword of the Ancestor of Mystic Sky, silent for three hundred years and suddenly appearing now, resonating with you...”

”Coincidence? I think not.”

Gu Sheng was deeply shaken.

His master did say before his death that the true legacy of the Mystic Sky Sect was in Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge... Could it really mean this sword?

”Boom!”

A distant explosion suddenly rang out.

Both turned their heads to see several figures already battling around the light pillar where the Taixu Divine Sword was. The lights of various Magical Treasures intertwined, accompanied by occasional screams.

”It’s begun.”

Ling Xiao squinted his eyes.

”The first to arrive are all Nascent Soul old monsters. Soon, those at the Divinity Transformation Stage will also show themselves.”

Gu Sheng clenched his fists.

With his current strength, getting involved in this level of struggle would be suicidal.

Yet the increasingly strong resonance with the Sword Intent inside him made him reluctant to give up.

As if seeing through his thoughts, Ling Xiao suddenly made a decision.

”Let’s go!

.............

”It seems the news spread faster than expected.”

Gu Sheng stood on the edge of a cliff, his gaze sweeping over the streaks of light continually flashing in the distant sky.

Those were the cultivators rushing over after hearing the news, some riding Flying Swords, others on Exotic Beasts, and some even tearing through the Void to arrive.

Ling Xiao stood by his side.

”You’ve gotten yourself into quite a mess this time, Gu Sheng.”

Gu Sheng’s lips curled slightly, though there was no mirth in his eyes.