Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World novel Chapter 1003

Chapter 1003: Chapter 525: Pearls in the Clam Shell_2

After washing off the bloodstains with the stream water, he reached into the water again and suddenly sensed something unusual.

As Er Gou was about to scoop up some water to drink, Gu Sheng hastily stopped him.

"Wait, don’t drink!"

Hearing this, Er Gou was stunned, and the water slipped away from his fingers.

"Brother Sheng, what’s wrong?"

"Something’s off with the water."

"What? How come I haven’t noticed anything?"

"There’s a fluctuation of spiritual power in the water. It’s very faint, but it’s there."

Er Gou shook his hand vigorously, then wiped his hand forcefully on his clothes, as if he had touched something dirty.

Seeing him like this, Gu Sheng couldn’t help but chuckle.

"I said there’s spiritual power in the water, not dirt. What’s with the fuss?"

Er Gou scratched his head awkwardly: "I’m just afraid of extra trouble..."

Gu Sheng smiled and reached into the water again. After carefully sensing it, he suddenly bent down, paddling through the water as he headed toward the mountain.

After walking for quite a while, he finally stopped.

"There’s something in the water, right here."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked into the water but couldn’t see anything.

"Brother Sheng, where’s the thing?"

"Yeah, the water is so clear, I can see the bottom at a glance. Why can’t I see anything?"

Actually, Gu Sheng couldn’t see anything either, but he felt it. He knew his senses wouldn’t be wrong.

After pondering for a moment, he directly took off his outer robe.

Seeing him like this, Huang Shan nervously held him back.

"Brother Sheng, there are countless dangers in South Mountain, and this water may seem clear, but it’s not as simple as it looks. You better not go down."

"There’s definitely a fluctuation of spiritual power in the water. I must investigate. Wait for me here, I won’t be long."

Having said that, Gu Sheng leaped into the water.

Everyone watched as his figure submerged into the water, then witnessed his silhouette vanish before their eyes.

At the moment Gu Sheng’s silhouette disappeared, everyone couldn’t believe their eyes and rubbed them.

They had been watching him closely; how did he disappear?

For a moment, everyone’s heart was in their throats.

Underwater, Gu Sheng was diving down toward the source of the spiritual power.

After an unknown amount of time, he flipped over block after block of stone, finally spotting a huge clam.

He reached out to confirm the spiritual power was emanating from there and immediately swam toward it.

To be safe, he released divine power around himself and then slowly approached.

Unexpectedly, it seemed the clam had no attack power. Until his hand touched the clam shell, it remained motionless.

Surprised, Gu Sheng tried various ways to open the clam shell, but none succeeded.

As the oxygen in his abdomen began to deplete, necessitating his return to the surface, he reluctantly retracted his divine power, withdrew all defenses, and turned around to leave, when suddenly there was a booming sound from behind.

A string of bubbles raced toward him, and astonished, Gu Sheng turned his head.

He glanced back just in time to see the clam shell open!

For a moment, he was indescribably excited.

To prevent the clam shell from closing again, Gu Sheng released his divine power.

However, as soon as his divine power reached the shell, the clam closed again.

After a brief pause, Gu Sheng seemed to have figured something out and promptly withdrew his divine power.

Sure enough, without the aggression, the clam shell opened once more.

Realizing what was happening, Gu Sheng dared not use divine power again and swiftly moved forward, collecting all the pearls inside the clam shell into his storage ring.

Feeling waves of spiritual energy flooding into his body, Gu Sheng only dared to open his Dantian and absorb all the spiritual energy.

In an instant, the spiritual energy in the stream vanished as if it had never existed.

Gu Sheng’s lungs compressed to their limit, and as the clam shell slowly disappeared, he swiftly swam back to the surface.

At this moment, the people on the shore were sweating bullets, tense from not seeing his figure for so long, their hearts sinking steadily, and their minds filled with troubling thoughts.

Just as they were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, Gu Sheng burst out from the water and grabbed hold of the bank, panting heavily.

Seeing him, Shi Lou and the others’ eyes lit up.

"Brother Sheng, you finally returned!"

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