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Chapter 184 You're so old and still a virgin, you're quite pitiful.
The old man was emaciated, his hair and beard were messy and white as snow, hanging down in a disorderly manner, covering most of his face.

The thin clothes she was wearing were riddled with holes, and the fabric on her legs and arms had turned into strips.

Its limbs and waist were each tightly bound and locked with a chain as thick as an adult's arm, gleaming with a cold, dark light.

The other end of the chain was deeply embedded in the surrounding rock wall, firmly pinning his body to that giant rock.

Less than two zhang away from the man was a pile of stark white bones.

Just as Gu Shaoan walked to the iron monument, the old man's head, which was hanging down like withered branches and fallen leaves, suddenly moved.

Then, it was lifted up extremely slowly.

The movements were as stiff as those of a machine that had been rusted for a thousand years.

Her disheveled hair slid to both sides, revealing her previously hidden eyes.

Gu Shaoan met the old man's gaze.

There was neither the dazzling brilliance one would expect from a peerless master, nor the despair and deathly silence of someone imprisoned for twenty years.

Yes, it is a strange and murky turbidity that is difficult to describe.

His eyes seemed to be shrouded in a hazy gray haze, like a deep pool filled with thick fog.

However, when the old man's gaze fell on Gu Shaoan, a hint of astonishment seemed to appear in his gray eyes.

Soon, a hoarse voice came from the old man's mouth.

"Is this the first day of the Lunar New Year?"

But these words were clearly not directed at Gu Shaoan; they were clearly a question directed at himself.

Who could have imagined.

The old man in front of them was none other than Gu Santong, the Undefeated Prodigy, who had already reached the Nascent Soul stage and was famous for over a decade ago, when he was only in his thirties.

Just as Gu Shaoan's gaze fell on Gu Santong, Gu Santong seemed to realize what was happening.

"No, you don't look injured, nor are you panicked at all. Besides, I remember the last person Zhu Tiedan sent in to test my martial arts died not long ago. Who exactly are you?"

The next moment, Gu Santong suddenly let out a loud shout.

The moment the shout rang out, Gu Shaoan felt an overwhelming, almost terrifying suction force suddenly emerge from in front of him.

Strangely, at the same time as this suction force came, a special force also enveloped Gu Shaoan, giving the feeling that it was drilling into Gu Shaoan's body and sealing and imprisoning all his meridians.

"This is the 'Absorption Technique'?"

Faced with the powerful suction force in front of him, Gu Shaoan forcibly circulated his true essence and moved a step to the side behind the iron monument.

Strangely, with the iron monument blocking his way, the terrifying suction force that had enveloped him showed no signs of weakening; instead, it was increasing at an alarming rate.

Not only that.

Gu Shaoan clearly sensed that these suction forces contained a trace of the power of heaven and earth.

Zhu Wushi was still outside the passage, and Gu Shaoan couldn't reveal too much.

Therefore, the moment he sensed something was wrong, Gu Shaoan used his true energy to transmit his voice secretly and said, "Su Xin is not dead."

These four simple words were like a bucket of water poured directly into the stove, causing the previously frantically gathering suction to suddenly stop.

Even Gu Santong's somewhat manic expression seemed to freeze in time.

A few breaths later, Gu Santong's voice trembled slightly as he said, "You..."

Before Gu Santong could finish speaking, Gu Shaoan once again used the True Essence Transmission Technique to make his voice ring in Gu Santong's ears.

"Zhu Wushi is right outside the passage, please don't speak directly, senior."

Upon hearing this, Gu Santong swallowed back the words he was about to utter.

At the same time, Gu Shaoan glanced at the direction of the passage and then strode towards Gu Santong.

The moment Gu Shaoan approached, Gu Santong's true essence surged out like a tidal wave, enveloping him and Gu Shaoan and preventing their voices from being perceived by others.

At the same time, Zhu Wushi, who was outside the passage, suddenly frowned.

The hands behind his back moved unconsciously, and a sinister look in his eyes grew even stronger.

Inside the cave, after isolating himself from Gu Shaoan with his true essence, Gu Santong finally spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice: "You just said, you just said that Su, Su Xin is not dead?"

Gu Shaoan nodded and said, "In response to your question, Senior, Miss Suxin did not die. After Miss Suxin's meridians were severed, Zhu Wushi gave her a Tianxiang cardamom to stabilize her injuries. Then he placed her in the Tianshan Mountains and preserved her in the ten-thousand-year-old ice."

"She's not dead, she's not dead. It turns out Su Xin is still alive, still alive."

Gu Santong murmured a few words, but then suddenly looked up at Gu Shaoan.

"Why should I believe you? And why should I believe you weren't someone Zhu Tiedan planted?"

Seemingly anticipating that Gu Santong wouldn't believe him so easily, Gu Shaoan said calmly, "Then I'll tell you something that even Zhu Wushi and the senior don't know."

After a brief pause, Gu Shaoan said, "Miss Suxin gave birth to a child for you, a boy, who is now exactly twenty-two years old. According to the timeline, this should have been before your decisive battle with Zhu Wushi on Mount Tian."

"You can figure out the specific time yourself, senior."

As soon as Gu Shaoan spoke, Gu Santong was taken aback at first, and then seemed to realize something.

After a moment of surprise, realization, and astonishment, a burst of laughter came from Gu Santong's mouth.

He laughed maniacally.

He laughed hysterically.

He laughed so hard he cried.

After a short while, once things had calmed down, Gu Santong asked, "Where is my son now?"

Gu Shaoan said, "He's currently a street thug in the capital, making a living by swindling and cheating."

Upon hearing this, Gu Santong's expression suddenly changed, and anger began to surge in his eyes.

But before his anger could reach its peak, all his fury dissipated as quickly as it had leaked out, leaving only guilt on his face.

"Is this retribution?"

At this moment, Gu Shaoan had no time to wait for Gu Santong to continue indulging in his melancholy mood, and quickly said, "This junior has come in this time to make two deals with senior."

Gu Santong calmly looked at Gu Shaoan in front of him.

"You want the Invincible Vajra Divine Skill?"

Gu Shaoan nodded and said, "That's right! We are currently lacking an external martial art, and the most suitable one at present is Senior's 'Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill'."

"Okay! I agree."

Gu Santong's decisive reaction made Gu Shaoan glance at him slightly.

"Senior, don't you want to hear the conditions I'm offering?"

Gu Santong said, "Since you were able to bring in the news that Su Xin and I have a son, it is worth it for me to teach you the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill."

After a pause, Gu Santong continued, "Besides, I didn't create the Invincible Vajra Divine Skill. I obtained it from the corpse of the Strange Hero of Tianchi when I was young. I won't feel bad giving it to you."

Finally, Gu Santong asked, "However, this 'Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill' requires a virgin body to cultivate, and one cannot lose one's virginity before reaching the highest level, the ninth level. Judging from your age, you must be in your thirties, right? Can you cultivate it?"

Gu Shaoan was almost speechless at Gu Santong's words.

Even after being imprisoned on the nineteenth floor of this heavenly prison for twenty-two years, Gu Santong still managed to use the claim that the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill" required a virgin body to cultivate to fool him.

Furthermore, they spread the lie that one cannot break free of one's physical body without cultivating to the highest level.

If that were the case, could Su Xin's child really be Zhu Wushi's?
However, time was short.

Zhu could arrange for people to ambush him at any time.

Half an hour is the longest Gu Shaoan can stay in this prison, but the sooner he leaves, the safer he will be.

Without further explanation to Gu Santong, Gu Shaoan stated directly, "I am still a virgin."

Upon hearing this, Gu Santong first showed a look of surprise.

Then, when she looked at Gu Shaoan, her eyes showed a hint of pity.

"You're so old and still a virgin, you're quite pitiful."

Gu Shaoan: "." Fortunately, Gu Santong didn't continue rambling and began to slowly explain the cultivation method and internal energy cultivation technique of the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill".

After reading it aloud once, Gu Santong asked, "How much of it did you memorize?"

Gu Shaoan said, "I've noted it all down."

Gu Santong looked at Gu Shaoan with a deep look, his face full of distrust: "Then recite it once."

Gu Shaoan opened his mouth and recited the contents of the "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill" word for word.

By the time Gu Shaoan had recited the last word, Gu Santong's eyes were wide open.

"You have a photographic memory?"

Gu Shaoan nodded slightly.

Gu Santong muttered, "He's not good-looking, yet he has this ability. I don't even have that."

Gu Shaoan: "."

At this moment, Gu Shaoan truly understood why there were so many people in the world.

It was precisely because of Gu Santong's actions that more than twenty years ago, the eight major sects wanted to unite their experts to challenge Gu Santong to a duel.

The fact that he wasn't killed back then only proves that Gu Santong was indeed very strong.

At this moment, Gu Santong spoke up: "Boy, I've taught you the Invincible Vajra Divine Skill, but you must remember that excessive use of skill will inevitably lead to self-destruction."

"This 'Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill' is extremely taxing. After you master it, every time you use it, a mark will appear on your left hand."

"After five uses, these marks will condense into the character '功' (gong), which means you can no longer use this martial art on your own. Otherwise, you will lose your power and die."

Looking at Gu Santong's serious and earnest face in front of him, Gu Shaoan was genuinely amused by his own anger.

Gu Shaoan suppressed the urge to curse and gritted his teeth, saying, "The first deal between this junior and senior is that senior will teach this junior the 'Invincible Vajra Divine Skill,' and this junior will help senior leave this prison."

However, upon hearing Gu Shaoan's words, Gu Santong suddenly fell silent and stared at the iron monument at the entrance of the passage.

Gu Shaoan followed Gu Santong's gaze to the iron tablet at the entrance of the passage.

From this angle of Gu Santong, one can see that the iron stele has been inscribed with seven large characters in cinnabar: “Iron-Blooded Marquis Zhu Wushi”.

After a few breaths, Gu Santong sighed and said, "More than twenty years ago, when I dueled with Zhu Tiedan, we made a bet. If I lost, he would imprison me in the Heavenly Prison for the rest of my life. If I won, Zhu Tiedan would avoid me whenever he saw me, 'Gu Santong'."

"Zhu Tiedan outmaneuvered me by half a move with his strategy, so I can't get out of this prison, and I won't get out."

Looking at Gu Santong, who was chained up, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but feel a sense of respect.

In this life, how many people can truly be like Gu Santong, who, simply because of a bet, bound himself to the nineteenth level of the Heavenly Prison for over twenty years?

After a moment's thought, Gu Shaoan said, "Before I discuss the second deal, senior, you might want to hear me out of a few words."

"Twenty-five years ago, on the shores of Taihu Lake, one hundred and eight masters from the eight major sects, along with the four great constables dispatched by the imperial court, were all killed by the current Iron-Blooded Marquis Zhu Wushi."

"Their purpose, besides using the 'Absorption Technique' to drain the power of these 108 masters and increase their strength, is also to frame you for their deaths, making you a pariah and leaving you no time to care about Miss Suxin, so as to completely eliminate the possibility of Miss Suxin being with you."

These words struck Gu Santong like a thunderbolt.

A moment later, Gu Shaoan could clearly feel the surge of true energy around him.

"No wonder, no wonder he was able to reach the Qi Condensation stage in just a few years, even though he was still a late-stage Innate Realm cultivator. No wonder he was able to fight me to a standstill even though his Absorption Technique was not as advanced as mine."

As he finished speaking, Gu Santong's face suddenly turned red, filled with intense and unyielding anger.

Gu Shaoan continued, "Zhu Wushi has been searching for the whereabouts of Tianxiang Bean all these years. The reason I was able to enter the nineteenth level of the Heavenly Prison today is because I agreed to use a Tianxiang Bean as a condition for the transaction."

"Based on my investigation, Zhu Wushi has already obtained a clue about the third Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom."

"In other words, Zhu Wushi will soon be able to successfully revive Su Xin, and then Zhu Wushi will be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel."

"And perhaps Miss Suxin will ask Zhu Wushi to help her find the child she had with her senior."

"I think there's no need for me to elaborate on Zhu Wushi's character."

"Once Miss Suxin finds her child with the senior, how will Zhu Wushi treat her?"

"At that time, Zhu Wushi will be able to use his senior's reputation to marry his senior's wife and beat his senior's children."

The more Gu Shaoan spoke, the darker Gu Santong's face became.

Later on, his face had almost turned a deep purplish-red.

"If you, senior, feel that the bet you made because of being framed is more important than killing your enemies, taking care of your loved ones, and being with your children, then there is nothing I can do."

"In consideration of your kindness in passing on your skills today, I will secretly leave a sum of money for your son after I leave, and I will also leave you the first three levels of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill."

"As for what the elder's son will be like in the future, we can only leave it to fate."

After speaking, Gu Shaoan paused for a moment, then changed the subject, saying, "My second condition is that I help you find Miss Suxin, heal her, and also heal the hidden injuries in your body."

"In exchange for your presence, senior, you must go to my sect and take charge. If we encounter a powerful enemy in the future, senior will be required to protect my sect."

As a once-renowned top-tier martial artist, Gu Santong was undoubtedly a prodigy in terms of both talent and strength.

Under normal circumstances, even if Gu Santong had not yet reached the Celestial Realm, he would still be considered one of the top martial artists in the Qi Condensation Realm.

Having such a person as an ally would be a huge help, whether dealing with the Demon Master's Palace two years from now or other events that might occur.

Therefore, Gu Shaoan's purpose in coming to the capital this time was not only to obtain the "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill," but also to acquire Gu Santong.

"You have a hundred breaths to decide, senior."

After saying the last sentence, Gu Shaoan closed his eyes and began to ponder the "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill" he had just obtained.

The cave returned to its previous tranquility.

Only Gu Santong's expression kept changing, sometimes looking at the iron tablet to the side, sometimes lowering his eyes, his face full of struggle.

And time, too, passed quickly amidst this entanglement.

With only half of the hundred breaths remaining, Gu Santong seemed to have made a decision, and he said in a low voice, "Boy, are you sure you can save Su Xin?"

Gu Shaoan spoke up, "Senior, do you think it's necessary for me to lie about something like this?"

"That's true. You can fool people for a while, but not forever."

After muttering this, Gu Santong let out a long breath and then asked, "My injuries are getting worse every day. If Zhu Tiedan tries to stop me, I am not in a position to break out of this prison in my current condition."

Without saying a word, Gu Shaoan reached out and placed his hand on Gu Santong's wrist.

After a dozen or so breaths, he put the pill in his bosom, took out a pill bottle, poured out a pill, and handed it to Gu Santong.

"This medicine was specially prepared by me. It is enough to temporarily suppress your injuries for three days. Although your strength cannot be fully restored, you should have no problem breaking out of this prison with your Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill."

Perhaps he truly trusts Gu Shaoan now, or perhaps the two are now in the same boat, or perhaps Gu Santong really hasn't eaten much over the years.

Upon learning the effect of the pill, Gu Santong immediately opened his mouth and sucked it in.

A moment later, as the medicinal power spread throughout his body with the help of his true essence, Gu Santong immediately felt the discomfort in his body gradually subside at an extremely fast pace.

Even Gu Santong's complexion was much better than before.

Seeing that Gu Santong's complexion had improved, Gu Shaoan continued, "As for Zhu Wushi, I will lure him away in a moment, and then you can take the opportunity to break out of the prison."

Upon hearing this, Gu Santong looked Gu Shaoan up and down a few times.

"It's not that I look down on you, but with your level of internal energy cultivation, Zhu Tiedan could drain you nine times over in one breath. Are you trying to use your own power to prevent Zhu Tiedan from chasing us?"

After listening to what Gu Santong said, Gu Shaoan quietly glanced at Gu Santong and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air!
Without saying a word, he reached into his pocket, pulled out another bottle of medicine, uncorked it, poured out one pill, and placed it in his palm.

Oh! There's more?

Gu Santong's eyes lit up, and before Gu Shaoan could put the medicine bottle away, Gu Santong opened his mouth and took a sip.

The medicine wasn't exactly palatable, yet it somehow made Gu Santong squint his eyes in comfort.

"Kid, what's the effect of this medicine? Give me more, ahhhhhh—ah? Ah? Ah ba ba ah?"

However, halfway through his sentence, Gu Santong suddenly felt as if something was stuck in his throat.

His expression changed drastically. He pointed at Gu Shaoan, then at his own mouth, and said "Aba aba".

　The next chapter will be around 1:30!
　　
　
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