Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World novel Chapter 1519

Chapter 1519: Chapter 782: A Moment of Impulse (Part 2)

"Need a hand?"

Qin Yurou asked softly. The Spirit Beast Bag at her waist trembled slightly; it seemed the Treasure Hunting Mouse inside had also sensed the tense atmosphere.

"Depends on whether you’re willing to hire me."

Gu Sheng’s lips curved slightly.

"Just the chance to stretch my muscles."

Shen Qingtan nodded without the slightest hesitation.

"Your combat strength is decent. You can join; you’ll get a share of the reward."

"Hold on."

The richly dressed youth suddenly spoke, his brows tightly knitted.

"This guy’s background is unclear, and his cultivation is only at the Heavenly Martial Realm. Won’t he just drag us down?"

Gu Sheng’s brows furrowed slightly. This youth’s cultivation was only at the Sixth Realm of the Heavenly Martial Realm, one level lower than Qin Yurou’s, yet he was already looking down on him.

"Jiang Feiyu, you and I aren’t close enough for you to call me by name."

Shen Qingtan’s voice turned cold in an instant, a chill leaking out from beneath the bronze faceplate.

"I’m the one leading this mission. If not for saving you, those two wouldn’t have died. If you’re unhappy, you can leave."

Jiang Feiyu’s face stiffened. A gloomy, vicious look flashed in his eyes, but in the end he just gave a cold snort and fell silent.

"Young Master Gu, up ahead is our temporary base."

When Shen Qingtan turned to Gu Sheng, her tone eased quite a bit.

"We’ll go there and go over the mission intel in detail."

Gu Sheng nodded in agreement.

He could easily deal with the Evil Cultivator by using Origin Power, but this time he wanted to fight relying on his own strength, so understanding the information was necessary.

The four of them passed through the dense forest and arrived at an abandoned Daoist temple.

Several Concealing Restrictions had been laid outside the temple; without Shen Qingtan leading the way, ordinary people would be hard-pressed to find it.

"The senior sister who set up the Array has already fallen..."

Qin Yurou lightly brushed a crack on the temple doorframe, her voice choked.

Shen Qingtan was silent for a moment, then said.

"First we figure out how to deal with the Evil Cultivator. Afterwards we’ll seek justice for those who died."

She turned to Gu Sheng, her voice solemn.

"The Evil Cultivator we plan to besiege cultivates a Blood Refining Technique and calls himself ’Blood Refining Child.’ He was originally a Disciple of a small sect in the Northern Territory, but after secretly learning a Forbidden Technique he was expelled and later fell into the demonic path."

"Blood Refining Technique?"

Gu Sheng’s brows knitted, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the hilt of the blade at his waist.

"I did run into a similar Evil Cultivator at the Qin Family in Wuyun City, but that one was at most Third Level Heavenly Martial."

Shen Qingtan was dressed in pure white that outshone snow, yet a worry that wouldn’t disperse was etched between her brows.

"This one is different. He was indeed only at the Heavenly Martial Realm originally, but after absorbing the corpses of two Martial Artists at the Seventh Level of the Heavenly Martial Realm..."

She paused, her voice sinking low.

"He’s already broken through to the Sect Realm."

"Sect Realm?!"

Qin Yurou cried out, her Longsword letting out a sharp "zheng" as it slid half an inch from its sheath.

"Then what are we waiting for? We should hurry and inform the Holy Academy to send elders to eradicate him!"

Gu Sheng lifted a hand, signaling her to calm down, but his gaze never left Shen Qingtan.

"Tell me in detail—what other special traits does this Evil Cultivator have?"

Shen Qingtan’s slender fingers traced through the air, and a pale-blue Light Screen appeared, displaying several images of savage wounds.

"I fought him three days ago and struck him three times."

She pointed to the deepest wound on the Light Screen.

"This strike nearly cut him clean in half at the waist, but..."

"It healed in an instant?"

Gu Sheng narrowed his eyes.

"Correct."

Shen Qingtan dispelled the Light Screen, her expression grave.

"I suspect he’s already cultivated a Blood Core; his fleshly body’s toughness is comparable to the Peak of Nine Heavens of the body refinement path."

Gu Sheng nodded, thoughtful.

"Aside from that?"

"There’s also an Evil Technique that controls blood threads."

Shen Qingtan flipped her right hand over, and several scarlet threads surfaced in her palm, twisting as if alive.

"These blood threads can burrow into a Martial Artist’s body and drain their Life Force. Their effective range is about three hundred feet."

Qin Yurou sucked in a sharp breath.

"Th-this means that as long as you get within three hundred feet of him, you might be silently drained of your Life Force?"

"It’s not that simple."

Gu Sheng suddenly spoke.

"The blood threads need time to invade, and..."

He looked at Shen Qingtan.

"There should be some kind of limitation. Otherwise he’d already be invincible."

Shen Qingtan gave Gu Sheng an approving look.

"Indeed. The blood threads have to break through the target’s Protective True Qi first, and their number is limited. The most I’ve seen him control at once is ten threads."

Light flashed in Gu Sheng’s eyes.

"Do you know where he’s hiding right now?"

"In a border town, mingling among ordinary folk."

Shen Qingtan pointed toward the northwest.

"It’s less than thirty miles from here. If Holy Academy Disciples hadn’t been killed while carrying out a commission, we’d never have realized that there was such a Demon hiding near Great Wilderness City."

Gu Sheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly said,

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