Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World novel Chapter 1323

Chapter 1323: Chapter 685: Continuing Deeper (Part 2)

But he couldn’t back down, otherwise where would his dignity be?

Mi Yingzong saw this and burst into laughter.

"Hong Tu, is this all you’ve got? Watch me!"

Saying this, he also stepped down, coming to a level with Hong Yun.

As soon as he stopped, Mi Yingzong’s expression changed but quickly returned to normal.

What Hong Yun didn’t notice was that Mi Yingzong, under the guise of adjusting his robe, secretly slipped an elixir pill into his mouth.

"How is it?"

Mi Yingzong maintained his composure, his voice booming.

"I’m not like some people, all pretentious!"

Hong Yun snorted coldly, saying no more, focusing on battling the turmoil within his Qi-Blood.

The two of them sat cross-legged in a deeper region, appearing as if they possessed high cultivation skills, but in reality, they were secretly suffering.

"Brother Hong and Brother Mi are really strong!"

"This is what a true body refinement expert is!"

"What’s that kid worth? Daring to embarrass himself here with a mere magical treasure!"

The cultivators were commenting one after another, many intentionally raising their voices, seemingly afraid Gu Sheng couldn’t hear.

Gu Sheng did hear, but he remained unmoved. At this moment, he was immersed in a wondrous state.

As his spiritual power circulated under extreme pressure, he was surprised to discover the hidden flaws from his previous rapid breakthrough were emerging—some subtle stagnations in his meridians, disharmonies in the flow of spiritual power within his dantian, and almost imperceptible weak points between his muscles and bones...

"So that’s it."

Gu Sheng realized. No wonder his master often said, cultivation is like building a floor, without a solid foundation, everything would shake violently.

Indeed, his previous breakthrough was too fast, and beneath the seemingly stable foundation, flaws were lurking.

Thinking about this, Gu Sheng was even more determined to temper himself here.

He no longer sought quick success but instead, like a craftsman polishing a jade, meticulously corrected those subtle inadequacies.

Each breath allowed his spiritual power to circulate one more round within his body; each heartbeat made his flesh and bones tighter.

Above them, the situation for Hong Yun and Mi Yingzong became more challenging.

Hong Yun’s face turned from red to white, then from white to blue.

The spiritual power within him was rapidly depleting, while the surrounding pressure hadn’t lessened at all.

"Damn it... if this continues..."

Hong Yun was anxious inside but couldn’t back down in public.

He stole a glance at Mi Yingzong, finding this old rival wasn’t having an easier time—though he was holding on, the bulging veins on his temples showed he was also enduring with difficulty.

Their gazes met, both reading the same thought in each other’s eyes.

Whoever gives in first will lose face!

"Brother Hong truly deserves his reputation!"

"Brother Mi is equally impressive!"

"With both brothers cultivating here, we’re truly enlightened!"

Compliments came, but they only made Hong Yun and Mi Yingzong feel even more bitter inside.

At this moment, these praises sounded like death sentences to them.

Just as the two were in a dilemma, Gu Sheng below suddenly made a new move. He slowly stood up and unbelievably... went another ten meters down!

"What?!"

Hong Yun’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Mi Yingzong gasped suddenly, choked by the scorching lava air, leading to a fit of coughing.

Gu Sheng’s new position was already twenty meters deeper than Hong Yun and Mi Yingzong! The distance seemed short, but in the depths of Heaven-Burning Valley, every additional meter was a world of difference in pressure.

What was more shocking for the two was that Gu Sheng had removed all his spiritual power defenses and was enduring purely with his physical body! His skin began to show faint golden patterns, shining in the dark red lava like a deity.

The whole place fell silent. All mocking words were stuck in their throats, and the cultivators who had just been flattering became like ducks with their necks grabbed, opening their mouths but unable to speak.

Gu Sheng endured the scorching lava air burning his lungs, but his mind grew clearer.

The faint golden patterns on his skin intermittently appeared, transforming the violent energy surrounding him into nourishment for his flesh.

If he hadn’t come to Golden Crow Mountain to cultivate, he wouldn’t have discovered the hidden dangers left by his rapid breakthrough.

The subtle stagnations in his meridians and the slight disharmonies in his dantian’s spiritual power were all ticking time bombs on his future cultivation path.

Thinking of Daoist Yong’an, a wave of guilt washed over Gu Sheng’s heart.

That seemingly strict but actually kind old man had planned the most secure cultivation path for him, but he...

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