"Get lost!"
The middle-aged man was horrified and swung his long blade frantically, slashing out fierce blade auras, trying to force the vines back.
However, he forgot about the nine Divine Flame Qi Swords that had been waiting for an opportunity.
"Phew!"
A golden Qi Sword seized the gap and pierced through his chest instantly.
The golden flames rapidly spread across the wound, burning his flesh.
"Ah..."
The middle-aged man let out a mournful scream, the energy within his body instantly became chaotic, and the emitted blade aura shattered mid-air on its own.
"No... I am unwilling..."
He looked down at the blood hole in his chest, the golden flames had already spread all over his body.
"I clearly... am already in the Heavenly Martial Realm..."
Gu Sheng approached slowly, his eyes cold as ice.
"A forcibly elevated realm is ultimately false."
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Numerous thick vines seized the moment to wrap around the middle-aged man’s limbs and body, sharp barbs piercing into the flesh, starting to crazily drain his blood and vitality.
"No... spare me..."
The middle-aged man’s struggles weakened further, his voice growing hoarse.
"I’m willing... to offer all my treasures..."
Gu Sheng watched him with a blank expression.
"Too late."
In just a few breaths, the middle-aged man’s body visibly shrank down, finally turning into a lifeless dried corpse.
The vines of the Heavenly Demon Vine then glowed with a dazzling blood light, appearing even more sinister.
Gu Sheng gazed at the Heavenly Demon Vine in front of him, the golden-red intricate patterns gleaming with a strange luster under the sunlight.
The blood color was visibly fading, replaced by a radiant golden hue, like molten gold flowing across the vine’s surface.
"Interesting."
Gu Sheng’s lips slightly curved, his fingertips touching the surface of the vine lightly.
He could feel the surging life force within, far beyond ordinary Heavenly Demon Vines.
"Absorbing the Ancient Divine Phoenix Essence Blood, indeed extraordinary."
The Heavenly Demon Vine seemed to respond to his words, gently quivering, a vine intimately wrapping around his wrist.
Gu Sheng could clearly sense that this mutated Heavenly Demon Vine’s intelligence was much higher than its ordinary counterparts.
"Resilience increased by thirty percent, devouring speed accelerated by fifty percent..."
Gu Sheng closed his eyes, sensing the information transmitted by the vine.
"If it fully advances, it might withstand attacks from a Heavenly Martial Realm master."
After a quarter of an hour, the advancement of the Heavenly Demon Vine was complete.
On the surface, it seemed to have merely grown larger, but Gu Sheng, through spiritual power perception, found its internal structure had undergone a qualitative transformation.
At the core of the vine, a golden crystal the size of a grain of rice had formed, exuding a faint Divine Phoenix aura.
"Good!"
Gu Sheng nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and withdrew the Heavenly Demon Vine back into his body.
He could feel that this Spirit Plant could at least hold off one or two Early Stage Heavenly Martial Realm masters.
"In Heavenly Ghost City, there is only one known Heavenly Martial Realm master, at most one or two more in secret. Now I have the power to protect myself."


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