"Guarding something..."
Gu Sheng’s gaze was deep, as if piercing through the Void.
"Could it be... related to the Ancient Forbidden Technique? To the place where Venerable Ming River is suppressed?"
Bai Yu’s expression changed slightly, eyes filled with shock, and then she fell silent.
Her silence was undoubtedly a tacit acknowledgment.
Gu Sheng understood.
With a flick of his wrist, a mysterious seed emitting a faint spiritual light and shaped like a star appeared in his palm, it was the Beichen Flower Seed!
As soon as it emerged, an ancient and mysterious aura quietly spread.
The eyes of Bai Yu and Xia Fuqu were instantly drawn to it! Bai Yu’s eyes exploded with disbelief.
"This is...?!"
"It seems Elder Bai recognizes this item."
Gu Sheng put away the seed, speaking in a calm tone.
"The thing that Spirit Emperor predecessors guard, I have roughly guessed a bit. Rest assured, I have no covetous intent for that thing. However... if something should happen to it, I fear the entire East Desolation will find no peace."
Bai Yu looked at Gu Sheng, her gaze extremely complex.
She didn’t expect that Gu Sheng, not only possessing astonishing strength and a meticulous mind, would even know a bit about such core secrets!
Just how many secrets does he harbor?
At this moment, Xia Fuqu, who had been observing, suddenly let out a light laugh and broke the heavy atmosphere.
"Junior Brother Gu, now that our cooperation is settled, Fuqu here has a small matter that might interest you."
Gu Sheng looked at her.
Xia Fuqu’s gaze was playful and enigmatic.
"It’s about... your newly accepted little disciple, Gu Yuanyuan."
Gu Sheng’s eyes suddenly sharpened!
Inside Luomei Small Residence, the atmosphere was subtle.
Xia Fuqu threw out the proposal to join forces to slay Xiao Beixuan, Gu Sheng agreed, and devised the plan of the Life and Death Arena.
Elder Bai Yu remained silent due to the secret of the Spirit Emperor.
In this brief silence, Xia Fuqu changed the subject, her gaze falling on Gu Sheng, carrying subtle meanings.
"Junior Brother Gu, now that our cooperation is settled, Fuqu here has a small matter that might interest you."
Her voice was ethereal, like a pebble cast into a still lake.
Gu Sheng’s eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at her.
"What matter?"
"It’s about... your friend, Situ Qingfeng."
Xia Fuqu slightly parted her red lips and uttered the name.
Gu Sheng’s pupils suddenly contracted! Situ Qingfeng!
How did he fall into Xia Fuqu’s sights?! A wave of coldness instantly surged from his heart!
"What have you done to him?"
Gu Sheng’s voice lowered, tinged with undisguised killing intent.
Xia Fuqu seemed pleased with Gu Sheng’s reaction and chuckled lightly.
"Why the anger, Junior Brother Gu? I haven’t done anything to him. It’s just... by chance, I learned that he is currently trapped in a secret realm controlled by the Wuya Sect.
Deep within that secret realm, lies an exceedingly strong Ancient Forbidden Technique, trapping him within, unable to advance or retreat."
She paused, observing Gu Sheng’s expression, before continuing.
"That restriction is quite tricky; forcing it open might endanger his life. However... I happen to know a relatively safe path, as well as the weak points of that restriction.
If I personally lead a team there, there’s a seventy percent chance he can be safely brought out."
"Terms."
Gu Sheng’s voice was icy, without any superfluous words. Xia Fuqu would never offer help without expecting something in return.
"Junior Brother Gu is indeed straightforward."
Xia Fuqu smiled radiantly, like ice melting into spring.
"The terms are simple. I need your help to refine an elixir. A sixth-grade elixir — the Nine-Colored Pox-Breaking Pill. I’ve prepared the main ingredients, only lacking an Alchemy Master to refine it."
"Nine-Colored Pox-Breaking Pill?"
Gu Sheng’s gaze flickered.
This elixir is a top-tier remedy specifically to counter various toxic miasmas in the deep mountains of the Southern Border, exceedingly rare.
Does Xia Fuqu want this elixir...
"Are you going to the Southern Border?"
"Exactly."
Xia Fuqu frankly admitted.



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