Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu

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"What do my matters with Qingxu have to do with you?"

"And why should our Jiguang Sect care about a Miao God's Divine Favored?"

Yao Ji released the hand of the Nine Nether Goddess, "I'll remain here and give you an hour, taking your blood once every quarter-hour to observe your state of mind at the time."

"If you still cannot let go, then we'll have no choice but to send you on your way."

The Nine Nether Goddess finally grew anxious, looking to Xiao Yexi and Ruan Qingyi, "Help me, and I promise you will rank just below the kings!"

Xiao Yexi said coldly, "I already rank just below the kings, as a disciple of the Daoist Lord!"

Ruan Qingyi said, "Save your efforts, Qingxu was chosen by the Miao God to contend for the Royal Decree against Ji Dang. If you still harbor murderous intent toward him, not only will Yao Ji not let you go, but we won't allow you to contract the King Gu easily either."

Chen Qing sat on an ox horn, finding the scene quite novel.

It seemed the Jiguang Sect was not entirely unprepared.

A woman with such ill intentions would not be allowed to contract the King Gu easily.

Moreover, Chen Qing speculated that if the Nine Nether Goddess could let go even once, the Jiguang Sect certainly had a way to completely alter her mindset.

The Nine Nether Goddess appeared defeated, "I would never harm him; I'm here to help him."

She continued to mumble, so much so that Chen Qing grew somewhat annoyed.

During the first three blood extractions, although there were slight changes, the Nine Nether Goddess still could not relinquish her hatred.

Watching as the battling Mystic Gate Realm individuals drew closer to the King Gu, she realized this was her last chance.

She seemed to make a determined decision, "I swear on my Daoist heart that if I ever wish harm upon Qingxu, may my Daoist heart shatter!"

This time, the scene within the Heart Plate finally changed.

She began assisting Chen Qing in seizing the Death Realm's authority, only to cease following orders once she returned to the human realm after achieving the Mystic Gate Realm.

Yao Ji said, "Changing one's heart isn't something that can happen overnight."

"Even so, it seems barely adequate."

"Let's go, we'll proceed."

Chen Qing was indifferent to all this since he fundamentally didn't believe the Nine Nether Goddess could contract the King Gu.

Ahead, the battle still raged. Everyone was fighting fiercely to gain a position closer to the King Gu.

As the three of them traversed the cloud, flying over the battling Mystic Gate Realm individuals, many unwary ones still gathered around, attempting to block their path.

At this moment, Chen Qing had the chance to observe the King Gu clearly.

The King Gu rested atop a withered tree on the forehead of a colossal fish bone, which hovered in mid-air like a massive mountain range.

[King Grade River Gu·Netherworld] (Already Contracted)

Quality: White Jade Eleventh Floor (Reached the Apex)

Life Span: 863/8000

Effect: Opens a River of Netherworld

Trait:

[Life-hating]: All living beings that approach it take steps toward death.

[Resentful Ghost]: Beings that die here turn into resentful ghosts, yet they are not the same beings that fell into the Netherworld.

[Confusion]: Living beings always wish to escape death, not realizing that as time flows, they step closer to it.

[Netherworld Ferry]: Every ten years, it must ferry deceased souls to the Death Realm, or the host's Lifebound Gu's Life Span will decrease by twenty years.

[River of Death]: Those who fall into the Netherworld will gradually lose their Life Span.

[Forget Worry]: Drinking Netherworld Water alleviates worries.

Growth Requirements: Taiyin Cold Spring

Growth Progress: 100/100

Promotion Requirements: Unable to Advance

After seeing this information, Chen Qing felt as if his death was impending.

This was a trap!

Damn, the King Gu had an owner!

Clearly, some supreme expert was orchestrating things in secret!

Was the King Gu's quality determined by the height of a tower?

Li Chonghuan's King Gu was only at Harmonization, not yet at that level.

Would his Lifebound Gu become King Grade and immediately reach tower quality?

What to do?

Should I crush the Jade Talisman and flee immediately?

Escape before this king discovers anything?

At this moment, Chen Qing was in turmoil, yet others remained oblivious to the looming danger.

Chen Qing was puzzled, what was this king after?

For a king, what significance was there in slaying a group of Mystic Gate Realm individuals?

Or perhaps, though this King Gu had an owner, it was in slumber?

So many things were unclear, and he couldn't deduce anything!

No need to panic, I still have the Jade Talisman.

As long as the Netherworld doesn't restrict space, he could still escape!

Chen Qing hastily fetched the Jade Talisman from his storage space, ready to crush it and flee at any moment.

Wiping cold sweat from his forehead, Chen Qing muttered that ascending to King Grade with a Lifebound Gu was indeed no simple task.

Meanwhile, Yao Ji and the others had escorted the Nine Nether Goddess onto the Fish Bone Spine, her excitement growing.

From her eyes, one could see intense desire.

"Hurry, send me over!"

"Hurry, send me over!"

Dozens of Mystic Gate Realm individuals rushed over, prompting Yao Ji to say, "Something's not right. At this range, the King Gu should react!"

As if to affirm her words, thousands of black resentful souls flew out from the fish bone, attacking the nearby Mystic Gate Realm individuals and halting their pursuits.

The Nine Nether Goddess exclaimed with excitement, "It's true, this King Gu is mine!"

Watching this, everyone was delighted, escorting the Nine Nether Goddess swiftly toward the fish bone's forehead.

With the resentful souls blocking the way, their speed increased significantly.

Within just a quarter-hour, they arrived effortlessly before the King Gu.

The King Gu didn't take the conventional butterfly form; it resembled a yellow fish, entirely composed of yellow river water.

Radiant and beautiful.

At a distance of three zhang from the King Gu, everyone halted, letting the Nine Nether Goddess approach on her own.

The Nine Nether Goddess stepped closer to the King Gu, while Chen Qing's palms sweated profusely.

He remained ready to crush the Jade Talisman at any moment.

Just as the Nine Nether Goddess was three steps away from the King Gu, she lost her restraint, rushing toward it eagerly.

As her hand almost reached the King Gu, a black spear pierced her chest.

Everyone gasped in shock and turned to see the person wielding the spear.

Chen Qing had assumed that a hidden king had made a move, but upon closer inspection, he discovered it was Luan Yuzhu!

Luan Yuzhu had pierced the Nine Nether Goddess's chest with a single spear, turning the weapon downward toward the abyss below.

With her smile still frozen on her face, the Nine Nether Goddess slowly slid off the spear, falling into the abyss, her form vanishing.

Luan Yuzhu swung the spear, "To hell with the Royal Decree!"

He then reached for the King Gu, surprised to find that the blood spurting from the nine Nether Goddess had splattered onto the King Gu.

From that pool of blood, the sound of waves suddenly arose.

A yellow river surged forth, sweeping toward all present.

Luan Yuzhu's face changed dramatically, "This is bad."

The Netherworld rose, the yellow great river surging as if it had emerged from the deepest depths of the earth, filled with death energy.

Amidst the tumult, a drop of Netherworld Water splashed near Chen Qing.

Sensing the aura of the Netherworld, it seemed to have little effect on him.

Overcoming his fear, he thought to himself, just take one drop!

Even should his Life Span decrease, given his millennial lifespan, it would scarcely matter.

He reached out and seized a drop of the Netherworld Water in his hand.

His heart began racing wildly, and the butterfly within his chest flapped its wings frantically.

Never before had he felt death so closely.

Yet, it could not reach him.

Indeed, his Lifebound Gu also wielded some authority in this matter, capable of resisting the Netherworld!

If his Lifebound Gu needed to "Observe the Death of All Things" to advance, was this not the perfect opportunity?

After all, the Netherworld represented death!

The Netherworld surged, knocking Xiao Yexi down, tossing Ruan Qingyi aside.

Against the roaring mysterious river, the Mystic Gate Realm had no resistance.

A single wave swallowed Yao Ji, who struggled vehemently to escape the Netherworld, ultimately engulfed by the yellow springs.

Luan Yuzhu, the closest when the Netherworld erupted, was reduced to a set of white bones clutching a black spear beneath the withered tree atop the giant fish bone, still standing afar.

With the next wave, those bones tumbled into the Netherworld.

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