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Chapter 357 It seems things have gone a bit too far!
Gu Shaoan's regrets can be seen in his achievements, but more so in his relationship with Meng Chixing and Pang Ban.

If it weren't for the injuries Meng Chixing had sustained, he would have had several decades more to live.

In the next few decades, Meng Chixing might be able to break through his internal energy cultivation level again and reach a level above the Celestial Realm.

However, due to his impending death and the machinations of Gongzi Yu, this top expert of the Great Yuan Kingdom ultimately died on the side of the Great Wei Kingdom.

As for Pang Ban, because of what happened today, even if he has mastered the "Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique", he can only stop before reaching the Celestial Realm.

This is why Gu Shaoan was so eager to improve his strength before.

The dangers of the martial world are never temporary; they have always been so.

"Now, let's get to the main event."

Thinking about it, Gu Shaoan seemed to sense something and secretly glanced into the woods to the southeast. With a thought, some of the prepared medicine powder appeared in Gu Shaoan's palm from his system inventory.

As Gu Shaoan gathered his inner energy in his palm, the medicinal powder instantly turned into wisps of smoke upon contact with it.

However, the smoke was too faint, and all of this was done within Gu Shaoan's wide sleeves.

Even Gu Santong, who was closest to Gu Shaoan, did not notice anything unusual, let alone Gongzi Yu and the others on the side.

In an instant, wisps of delicate orchid fragrance drifted on the mountain breeze towards the southeastern forest.

A few breaths later, Gu Shaoan's internal energy calmed down, and he focused his attention on Zhu Wushi, who was currently trying his best to digest Meng Chixing's internal energy and spirit with his eyes closed.

A moment later, Gu Shaoan suddenly asked via telepathy, "Uncle Gu, do you know why Gongzi Yu insisted on having Zhu Wushi absorb Meng Chixing's power and essence to reach the Celestial Realm first? Could it be that after Zhu Wushi refines Meng Chixing's power and essence using the 'Power Absorption Technique,' Gongzi Yu can further refine and purify these powers by absorbing them?"

Based on current information, Zhu Wushi has accumulated over two hundred years of internal energy through the "Absorption Technique," and his essence, energy, and spirit have reached an extremely high level.

Gongzi Yu's accumulated internal strength and spiritual energy are not necessarily less than Zhu Wushi's.

If he only wanted to reach the Celestial Realm, Gongzi Yu could have simply absorbed Meng Chixing's power himself. There was no need to go through the trouble of letting Zhu Wushi have a taste first.

Their current actions are tantamount to gilding the lily.

When asked by Gu Shaoan, Gu Santong pondered for a moment and then shook his head, saying, "There is no record of this in the 'Absorption Technique'."

After thinking for a moment, Gu Santong added, "However, we can't rule that out. After all, I've been researching the 'Absorption Technique' on my own over the years, and I rarely use it to absorb other people's power. The situation you described could also exist."

After all, Gongzi Yu is a member of the royal family.

It was not difficult to arrange for other people in the court to practice the "Absorption Technique" over the years, thereby analyzing the abilities of the "Absorption Technique".

Half an hour later, gusts of strong wind began to emanate from Zhu Wushi's body.

At first, it felt like a gentle breeze, but as time went on, these strong winds began to grow thick and powerful, like air currents.

Just then, Gu Shaoan suddenly felt strands of special energy gathering from the air and then entering Zhu Wushi's body.

It is the power of heaven and earth.

"So fast?"

According to Gu Santong, because of the "Absorption Technique", even though Zhu Wushi's internal power and essence are now so rich that they are astonishing to others, his essence is impure and mixed, so he has not been able to condense the three elements of essence, essence, and spirit.

Not to mention the three elements condensing into a flower, and then uniting the three elements to enter the realm of celestial beings.

Gu Shaoan estimated that it would take Zhu Wushi at least several hours to successfully achieve the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and enter the Celestial Realm.

In just over half an hour, Zhu Wushi had already completed the Three Elements Integration and entered the Celestial Realm by gathering his Three Flowers at the Top.

This speed truly surprised Gu Shaoan.

After much thought, Gu Shaoan could only attribute this efficiency to the unique nature of the "Absorption Technique".

A moment later, Zhu Wushi opened his eyes, and a surge of powerful energy burst forth from his body.

Through the three flowers within his body connected by essence, energy, and spirit, Zhu Wushi looked up at the sky and felt as if the entire world had changed.

The feeling was like someone who had been trapped in a cage for a long time suddenly being freed and standing on a towering mountain, looking out at the world. It was as if the whole world had changed.

As his internal energy slowly circulated, sensing the power of heaven and earth drawn from the sky, a glint of light flashed in Zhu Wushi's eyes.

"Is this what it feels like to be in the Celestial Realm?"

However, before Zhu Wushi could immerse himself in the wonderful state of entering the Celestial Realm, Gongzi Yu suddenly raised his hand and threw a brown pill bottle at Zhu Wushi.

As the vital energy surged, the elixir bottle mysteriously hovered in the air when it was still a zhang away from Zhu Wushi.

Gongzi Yu said, "As agreed, after you take the Heart-Drying Pill, we will help you sit on the dragon throne in the palace."

"Promise?"

Upon hearing what Gongzi Yu said, Zhu Wushi curled up a cold smile.

"boom!"

The next instant, the pill bottle that had just been hovering a zhang away from Zhu Wushi exploded without warning, and was then crushed into powder by the invisible force and scattered with the wind.

Seeing this, Gu Santong's expression hardened slightly, and he secretly transmitted his voice, "Kid, it seems like things have gotten a bit out of hand!"

Gu Shaoan responded using telepathy, "Don't worry! Master Zhang has come along too."

Upon learning that Zhang Sanfeng had also secretly followed, Gu Santong felt a sense of relief and immediately straightened his back.

Gongzi Yu's eyes narrowed slightly beneath his mask, his gaze turning icy.

"You want to regret it?"

Zhu Wushi lightly flicked his sleeves and said in an icy tone, "In the past, I was forced to feign compliance with you. Now that I have entered the Celestial Realm, do you think I still need to accommodate you?"

Gongzi Yu sneered, "Don't forget, there are three Celestial Realm warriors by the Emperor's side. Without our help, even if you reach the Celestial Realm, you alone cannot ascend to that position."

Zhu Wushi sneered, "If you die, the Azure Dragon Society will be completely under my control. Even without you, I still have ways to obtain that position."

"is it?"

A cold smile curved at the corner of Gongzi Yu's lips, and then he gently raised his right hand.

The moment Gongzi Yu raised his hand, Gu Shaoan shifted his gaze and saw a figure rush out from the depths of the dense forest in the southeast, like a phantom. In the blink of an eye, the figure had already crossed more than ten zhang and rushed to Zhu Wushi's front.

By the moonlight, Gu Shaoan and his companions could clearly see who had arrived. He was dressed in a black brocade robe, holding an embroidered spring knife in his left hand. His temples were already gray, and although his face was unremarkable, his entire being exuded a chilling killing intent.

Zhu Wushi was inherently suspicious.

Their vigilance remains constant year after year.

As soon as he saw Gongzi Yu raise his hand, he had already secretly become wary. Now, facing the figure that suddenly rushed in front of him, Zhu Wushi was surprised but not flustered.

Faced with this sudden attack, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and his right palm struck out.

Golden light flowed in his palm, and the power of heaven and earth was drawn and gathered by Zhu Wushi's palm at this moment.

The palm strike was incredibly powerful, accompanied by a faint chanting. Even before the palm print arrived, a heavy, mountain-like pressure had already locked down the space several feet around the man in black, causing the dust on the ground to scatter and fly everywhere, as if the air itself had solidified.

Gu Santong narrowed his eyes and said, "The Prajna Palm, one of the Seventy-Two Shaolin Arts."

Faced with Zhu Wushi's incredibly powerful palm strike after he entered the Celestial Realm, the black-clad man's eyes behind his mask remained unmoved, only his left hand holding the knife lightly pushed the hilt with his thumb.

"Qiang——!"

A clear, melodious sound, like a dragon's roar, rang out, and the bright blade light instantly tore through the last vestiges of darkness before dawn.

The moment the man drew his sword, the blade flashed like a line of ice, but in the next instant it transformed into a bolt of silk, streaking through the air.

At the same time, some of the power of heaven and earth that was originally gathering towards Zhu Wushi turned around and entered the man's blade the moment he drew it.

With the support of these forces of heaven and earth, the flash of sword light in the air instantly turned from snow-white to blood-red.

Wherever the blood-red light passed, it seemed to be swallowed up and distorted.

It gave people a chilling, menacing aura and killing intent.

The surrounding air seemed to be eroded by the intent of this slash, turning into a chilling aura of blade energy.

When everyone's gaze fell upon the blade's light, they felt as if they were standing amidst a mountain of knives.

Moreover, Gu Shaoan, standing to the side, clearly sensed the aura of sword intent from the man's strike.

In other words, the person who suddenly appeared in front of them was actually a master swordsman who had entered the second realm of swordsmanship.

Amidst the chilling, blood-red blade light, Zhu Wushi's seemingly grand and powerful golden palm print, imbued with suppressive force, was sliced ​​open like a hot knife through oil, easily breaking through Zhu Wushi's attack. This forced Zhu Wushi to use the "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" technique to redirect the remaining force of the strike.

After successfully deflecting the opponent's attack, a look of horror suddenly appeared on Zhu Wushi's face.

"A martial artist capable of manipulating the power of heaven and earth, a Celestial Realm cultivator?"

Having discovered the opponent's cultivation level, Zhu Wushi rapidly circulated the internal energy within his body according to the cultivation path of the "Absorption Technique," and his right hand formed a claw with its five fingers.

It was clear that they were preparing to use the "Absorption Technique" directly.

However, just as the suction power of the "Absorption Technique" had just penetrated his body and had not yet touched the black-clad man holding the knife, Zhu Wushi suddenly felt a sharp pain, as if pierced by a thousand needles or being tormented by ice and fire, erupting from his Tanzhong acupoint in his chest.

"Uh!"

Amidst this excruciating pain, Zhu Wushi shuddered violently, the color draining from his face instantly, replaced by a painful bluish-white.

Even the energy circulating wildly within his body froze for a moment.

Seeing Zhu's indifference, the black-clad man with the knife's eyes grew even colder.

The blade moved with him, slashing down at Zhu Wushi. A crimson blade light, ten feet wide, appeared like a startled swan and instantly struck Zhu Wushi's chest.

"Chi~"

A dull thud of flesh being pierced was heard.

"puff!"

Zhu Wushi felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His body was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string in the midst of this blade of light.

The blade energy was extremely strange. After leaving a narrow blade mark half a foot long and an inch deep on Zhu Wushi's chest, it did not directly split Zhu Wushi in two. The remaining icy and bone-chilling blade energy burrowed into Zhu Wushi's body like living things, traveling along his disordered meridians, and instantly sealing several of his meridians.

The man in black followed Zhu Wushi closely, almost instantly appearing as if he were a ghost the moment Zhu Wushi stood up after landing.

His left hand held the Embroidered Spring Blade, which was already sheathed. His right hand held the index and middle fingers together, the tips of which were still shrouded in the gray-white energy. He then struck Zhu Wushi several times with lightning speed.

Zhu Wushi was horrified to discover that the places the other party pointed to were clearly the major acupoints that he had to pass through when practicing his "Absorption Technique".

With all the acupoints on his body being pressed, Zhu Wushi was told that he had used his internal energy, and his body was completely unable to move.

After scanning the black-clad man in front of him, who had sheathed his sword, with a clearly frightened gaze, Zhu Wushi looked at Gongzi Yu to the side.

Meeting Zhu Wushi's gaze, Gongzi Yu said softly, "Does the Divine Marquis really think that I would let you enter the Celestial Realm without any preparation?"

Despite the excruciating pain, Zhu Wushi asked, "When did you poison me?"

Gongzi Yu said calmly, "That is, the last time the Divine Marquis received a letter."

Zhu Wushi narrowed his eyes and said, "You poisoned it on the letter?"

Gongzi Yu shook his head.

"The original plan was to poison the letter, but a few years ago a guy broke into the Dragon Guard Manor and poisoned the Marquis by putting poison on Miss Haitang's letter."

"Given the Marquis's character, having been fooled once, he will surely be more cautious when dealing with letters in the future. The same method will no longer be effective."

As Gongzi Yu finished speaking, a look of realization appeared on Gu Santong's face.

Gu Santong was well aware of Zhu Wushi's strength.

Among top-tier masters, perhaps only Gu Shaoan can reliably defeat him.

Now that Zhu Wushi has entered the Celestial Realm, even though he has just entered, he is still a Celestial Realm martial artist. Even if he forcibly entered the Celestial Realm by means of the "Absorption Technique", in theory he should not be defeated by this Celestial Realm martial artist in just one move.

It turns out that Gongzi Yu had planned this all along and secretly poisoned the target.

However, upon hearing what Gongzi Yu said next, Gu Santong couldn't help but glance at Gu Shaoan.

Gu Shaoan couldn't help but chuckle, not expecting to be pointed at so unexpectedly.

　I originally wanted to practice a new writing style! But everyone thought it was too weak, so I'll stick to my old style and try to minimize descriptions of the environment and other areas! Keep it concise!
　
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