Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1679: Chapter 852: We Know Now_2

Finally, at the instant when that swelling sensation reached a critical point—

Bang!

It was as if a dam had burst, or spring ice had melted! The bottleneck that had blocked him for some time, seemingly firm, shattered in the face of this accumulation like water breaking through a channel!

A surge of breath, more intense than before by several magnitudes, suddenly erupted from within Gu Sheng’s body! His cultivation, stalled at the early stage of the Heavenly Martial Realm, successfully broke through at this moment, stepping into a new level!

...

One night passed quietly.

The next morning, Situ Qingfeng awoke from a shallow meditation session, feeling refreshed and clear-minded.

He glanced at the slowly brightening sky outside the window, preparing to get up and call Gu Sheng next door to discuss their plans to visit the Purple Mist Residence.

Just as he stood up—

BOOM!!!!

A dull thunder-like roar, as if originating from the depths of the soul, suddenly erupted from Gu Sheng’s room next door!

The entire inn trembled violently with the sound, tables, chairs, cups clattered, and dust fell from the walls.

”What’s happening?!”

”Did the earth dragon turn over?”

”What a terrifying surge of Spiritual Energy!”

Other guests in the inn were startled awake, exclamations and discussions instantly filled the air, creating chaos.

Even more astonishingly, the nature’s Spiritual Energy around the inn seemed to be drawn by some invisible force, surging and turbulent! Visible white Spiritual Energy converged from all directions like tides, forming a resplendent and broad energy arc above the inn, soaring into the sky!

But that arc only lasted for an instant, as if grasped by an invisible giant hand, it suddenly redirected, transforming into an even more condensed and majestic flood of Spiritual Energy, pouring down into Gu Sheng’s room like a reversed Milky Way intending to burst through the room along with the people inside!

”This... this is?!”

Situ Qingfeng’s face changed drastically as he instantly flashed to Gu Sheng’s door.

To his surprise, he found that the invisible energy barrier blocking him yesterday had disappeared.

And this terrifying breakthrough ripple had evidently transmitted without concealment, bound to be noticed by the keen Martial Artists in the city!

”Such an astonishing phenomenon of heaven and earth... Could it be that Gu has managed to break through to the Sect Realm?!”

Situ Qingfeng’s heart surged with waves of shock and anticipation. If Gu Sheng truly could step into the Sect Realm, their safety and the chance to rescue Gu Lie would significantly increase!

As his thoughts raced, the flood of Spiritual Energy had already been completely absorbed. Just then—

With a creak, the door was opened from inside.

Gu Sheng, having retracted all his aura and appearing unchanged from yesterday, albeit with slightly deeper and more restrained eyes, stepped out.

”Gu, you...”

Seeing this, Situ Qingfeng hurried forward, eager to inquire.

”Let’s leave here first.”

Gu Sheng interrupted directly, his tone leaving no room for argument.

”The commotion just now surely caught the attention of the Purple Mist Divine Sect’s Martial Artists, and someone will come to investigate soon.”

Situ Qingfeng immediately understood, suppressed his curiosity and excitement, and nodded.

The two no longer delayed, their figures moved like two wisps of smoke, swiftly and silently leaving the inn and blending into the stream of people already bustling in the morning.

Indeed, not half a cup of tea after their departure, alongside urgent and orderly footsteps and shouts, hundreds of Martial Artists wearing Purple Mist Divine Sect attire, exuding vigorous aura.

Led by a small leader, stormed into the inn, immediately sealing and surrounding Gu Sheng’s former room area thoroughly.

”Search! Search carefully for me!”

The small leader’s face was serious as he ordered sternly.

”The Spiritual Energy phenomena clearly indicate a powerful individual’s breakthrough here! It might be someone achieving the Sect Realm! The order from above is to leave no suspicious person unchecked, especially any traces related to the wanted criminal Gu Sheng, must be thoroughly examined! This person must be found and strictly interrogated!”

The inn’s guests and shopkeepers were frightened into silence by this group of fierce Divine Sect Martial Artists, trembling with fear.

...

Moments later, the figures of Gu Sheng and Situ Qingfeng appeared in front of Nangong Yuexia’s elegant courtyard.

After stopping, Situ Qingfeng could no longer hold back, approached Gu Sheng, lowered his voice, his face full of curiosity and inquiry.

”Gu, did you just... break through to the Sect Realm? That commotion was just too frightening!”

Gu Sheng shook his head slightly, his tone calm.

”How could the Sect Realm be achieved so easily? The bottleneck of a major realm is like a chasm, the difficulty of breaking through is countless times harder than cultivating from the First Level to the Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Martial Realm. I’m still far from that threshold.”

”Not the Sect Realm?”

Situ Qingfeng was stunned, even more puzzled.

”Then that astonishing phenomenon of Spiritual Energy shooting to the sky and pouring down was...”

”Merely breaking through from the Eighth Level to the Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Martial Realm.”

Gu Sheng said indifferently.

”From the Eighth Level to the Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Martial Realm?!”

Situ Qingfeng heard this, his eyes widened instantly, his face full of disbelief, his voice unconsciously raising a notch.

”How is that possible?! Just a couple of days ago I sensed your aura, and it was clearly only around the First Level of the Heavenly Martial Realm! In just one night, you... you jumped directly from the early stage to the peak?! This... this is simply shocking! Even the Core True Inheritance from the Holy Land Great Sects, consuming top-grade Spirit Pills, couldn’t possibly be so swift!”

He looked Gu Sheng up and down like a monster, his eyes filled with suspicion and wonder, couldn’t help but lower his voice and tentatively asked.

”Gu, you... You didn’t resort to some unspeakable... unorthodox methods, draining your potential or lifespan, did you? That’s absolutely forbidden!”

He couldn’t help being suspicious, such a speed of cultivation improvement completely defied logic, apart from those harmful and ultimately destructive Demon Skills and Evil Techniques, he couldn’t think of any other explanation.

Seeing that expression on Situ Qingfeng’s face, full of surprise, suspicion, and a faint hint of desire for strength, Gu Sheng knew he needed to offer some explanation, or it might leave a thorn in his mind.

He glanced at Situ Qingfeng and spoke in a flat tone.

”It’s not any unorthodox method, you don’t need to guess wildly.”

After a brief pause considering revealing part of the truth, he continued.

”Remember the Sealing Soul Secret Realm of the Wuya Sect? I once stumbled into a ’Heavenly Marrow Spirit Liquid Pool’ deep inside that Secret Realm.”

He only provided this single line without elaborating on the miraculous nature of the Spirit Liquid Pool or how he made use of it, yet shifted his direction in conversation.

”This is a long story, and the intricacies will be discussed in detail once we return to the Great Wilderness City.”

”Heavenly Marrow Spirit Liquid Pool?”

Situ Qingfeng repeated the name, though unfamiliar with it, just by hearing it and associating it with the Wuya Sect’s background, he knew it must be an extraordinary opportunity. His suspicion dwindled significantly, replaced by intense envy and a touch of relief.

”So, it was such an extraordinary creation...”

Situ Qingfeng clicked his tongue; although curious about the details, seeing Gu Sheng unwilling to elaborate further, he sensibly did not press with more queries, merely sighed.

”Gu, your fortune truly is enviable.”

Seeing that Gu Sheng was not willing to divulge more about the details of his cultivation breakthrough, even though his curiosity was piqued, Situ Qingfeng wisely refrained from dwelling on the issue.

Shifting the focus back to the current matter at hand, he transmitted his voice and asked.

”Gu, when we meet Nangong Yuexia later, how should we respond? Her attitude was fickle yesterday, and she has Sect Realm experts under her. If she suddenly turns hostile...”

Gu Sheng gazed calmly at the tightly shut courtyard door, transmitting his response with a slight undertone of indiscernible pride in his voice.