Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu

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In a later conversation, Chen Qing learned the name of that Jiguang Sect woman.

Yao Ji.

Perhaps not a real name, just a code name.

Xiao Yexi and Ruan Qingyi both showed unusual vigilance after hearing this name.

It was evident that this woman was also well-known in the Mystic Gate Realm.

Although the Jiguang Sect was now the least like a Great Sect of the Great Sects, it was still a Great Sect.

As for these things, Chen Qing had always maintained an observer's attitude.

Chen Qing lay within the crevices of horns, using the Fog Gu to conceal his tracks, so he remained undiscovered.

The hiding effect of the Sumeru Gu combined with the Fog Gu was truly effective.

Following the winding tunnels forward, even the Mystic Gate Realm started to resist the strangeness of this place.

Yao Ji was the last one to have tears of blood drip from the corner of her eyes, indicating that even one as noble as the Mystic Gate Realm was beginning to be affected by the King Gu.

Ruan Qingyi was the most impatient, being the only one accidentally swept into this place.

"How much longer until we arrive?"

"If this keeps up, we might be killed by the King Gu before we even get there!"

The Nine Nether Goddess chuckled, "Don't worry, once I contract with the King Gu, you will all be esteemed contributors."

"If the King Gu has accompanying spirit Gu, I will bestow them upon all of you."

She finished speaking, full of arrogance.

Xiao Yexi and Ruan Qingyi instinctively felt a little uncomfortable.

It had been a long time since they were looked down upon by someone at the Foundation Establishment.

But if the Nine Nether Goddess truly bore the Royal Decree, they really couldn't afford to offend her.

Yao Ji merely chuckled softly, not caring at all about the Nine Nether Goddess's attitude.

Another three days passed, and finally, they reached the deepest part of the cavern. Here, the expanse stretched unknown hundreds of miles, and all they could see was hollow darkness.

It was like an immensely vast underground void.

Seeing this scene, Yao Ji said, "We should be close now. We've already arrived at the place closest to the King Gu!"

Chen Qing sat on a horn and looked around, feeling a dense nothingness, desolation, devoid of life.

He didn't like places like this, lacking vitality, making him feel uneasy.

Even if injured, he would not be able to draw vitality from the earth to recover.

The Death Realm should also look like this, right?

It seemed that before entering the Death Realm, he needed to find another method to recover from injuries.

Yao Ji looked at the Nine Nether Goddess beside her and asked, "Do you feel any vitality loss?"

The Nine Nether Goddess sensed carefully, then said joyfully, "No!"

"The King Gu is indeed mine!"

The Nine Nether Goddess was just about to rush forward but was held back by Yao Ji.

"Holy Daughter, do not forget, once you've contracted with the King Gu, go immediately to pledge allegiance to Lord Wen!"

The Nine Nether Goddess waved her hand dismissively, "I remember, I remember!"

Only then did Yao Ji drag the Nine Nether Goddess along, flying toward the center of the bottomless pit.

Watching Yao Ji and the Nine Nether Goddess go off into the distance, Ruan Qingyi looked sideways at Xiao Yexi, "What should we do? Should we go too?"

Xiao Yexi said, "We've come this far, let's at least have a look."

"Though we've transcended life and death, ordinary Life and Death Power is useless to us."

"But if our vitality is entirely depleted and there is no mana left in our bodies, it's very likely we'll fall to our deaths or be buried in this sunless underground."

Xiao Yexi caught hold of Qing Shan and headed deeper into the cave.

Qing Shan waved his hand, "I'm not going, I'm not going."

"I want to visit Lord Wen, I'm not getting involved with the King Gu!"

Xiao Yexi said, "There may still be arriving Evil Cultivators and demons. Seeing you here, they might use an Evil Skill to drain all your vitality."

Ruan Qingyi also said, "Better come with us."

After saying that, Xiao Yexi grabbed Qing Shan and followed them.

Flying here was indeed much faster; within merely an hour, the three of them had crossed hundreds of miles.

Looking forward from afar, they could indeed see a bizarre skeleton in the very center of the bottomless pit.

It resembled a large fish, with black and white scales scattered everywhere.

Chen Qing, thirty miles away, unfortunately, couldn't visually match the Mystic Gate Realm and still couldn't see the bizarre skeleton or the Gu insects on it.

But from afar, Chen Qing could clearly see a fierce battle ahead.

A three-headed giant serpent, transforming to a hundred feet long, rolled up a massive Demon Cloud.

Opposite it, a Taoist stood amid dozens of thunderbolts, wielding dark thunder, striking at the serpent.

Yao Ji said, "They've started battling!"

The Nine Nether Goddess said, "Ignore them, quickly take me to contract the King Gu!"

Yao Ji took out an exquisite plate, the surface like a mirror with water; she grabbed the Nine Nether Goddess's hand, using her fingernail to cut open Nine Nether Goddess's wrist, letting a line of fresh blood fall into the plate.

"This is the Heart Plate, it reflects your current state of mind."

Everyone hastily looked toward the plate and saw the water surface ripple, revealing the scene of the Nine Nether Goddess contracting the King Gu.

Then came the scene where the Nine Nether Goddess agreed to assist Chen Qing.

The scene shifted, the Nine Nether Goddess came to Chen Qing's side, first plotting to kill Xuanping.

Then she married Chen Qing, and after Chen Qing razed the Death Realm.

On the night Chen Qing ascended the throne of the Lord of the Dead World, she poisoned Chen Qing, becoming the new Lord of the Dead World.

The three watched, cold sweat pouring down; this woman truly had a heart of a scorpion and snake!

Chen Qing, on the other hand, felt that the Nine Nether Goddess couldn't outplay Xuanping no matter what.

The Nine Nether Goddess's expression slightly changed, yet she was oblivious to her perilous situation, angrily saying, "Now that you've come this far, aren't you just going to wait here to die!"

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