Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu-Chapter 53: I Follow the Guidance of Light to Save Your Life

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The group rushed along, and even the lowest cultivation among them was at the seventh level of Qi Refinement, so their traveling speed was naturally fast.

When they arrived ten miles outside Sword Abyss, the surrounding area was already covered in snake skins.

Almost every few steps, there was a snake skin.

Xiang Baiyu reached out and picked up a piece of snake skin, kneading it for a moment, "This snake skin has been shed for over a month. It seems that the Gu has been awake for more than a month now."

As they approached within three miles of Sword Abyss, there was the entrance of a giant canyon ahead.

Before Xiang Baiyu and the others could get close, a disciple from Wutong Mountain wearing a red Daoist robe came forward from the valley, "What is your Taiping Sect doing here?"

Xiang Baiyu laughed softly, gesturing toward Chen Qing, who was beside her.

But just as she was about to speak, she discovered that there was no one where Chen Qing should have been!

She glanced around her team but couldn’t find Chen Qing’s figure anywhere.

Where did that guy go?

She turned her head, swaying as she spoke, "By the order of the Jiguang Sect, we’re here to search for the Gu."

In no time, a male disciple of Wutong Mountain dressed in white strode out and waved them away, "You all go back, I’ll negotiate with her."

This person looked no older than thirty, with a cultivation level already at the ninth level of Qi Refinement, a jade-white face, and an impressive appearance, quite heroic.

His surname was Huang, with the given name Shengluan, and he was a leading figure among the young generation of Wutong Mountain.

Huang Shengluan frowned, demanding, "Haven’t I sent you any news yet?"

"Why are you here now? If Lotus Cave gets alerted, wouldn’t that ruin everything?"

Xiang Baiyu stepped forward two steps, her fingers playing with the scarf around her waist, "I have no desire to, but unfortunately, these people of the Taiping Sect are all prisoners of the Jiguang Sect, and have no choice but to follow orders."

Huang Shengluan’s brows formed a deep "川," clearly increasingly disgruntled, "Jiguang Sect’s people are involved too?"

Xiang Baiyu nodded, "Yes, over fifty of us, and not one could withstand even a single move against him; all were captured."

Huang Shengluan said, "According to you, isn’t this person comparable to an ascetic who has practiced for thirty years?"

Xiang Baiyu chuckled, "Thirty years of spring breeze and morning dew, among them Daoist Collection, how could it be casually shared with outsiders?"

Huang Shengluan glanced at Xiang Baiyu’s team, becoming more alert, "Where is he now?"

Xiang Baiyu spread her hands, "How would I know?"

Huang Shengluan said resignedly, "All right, since you traveled a long way, come and rest in the valley for a while."

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Xiang Baiyu immediately led her people forward, "All right, thank you very much then."

After only three steps, Huang Shengluan added, "Never mind, you’d better not get too close to me; exposure would be unfavorable."

"As an ambush force, that would be wiser. You should enter the valley from elsewhere."

Xiang Baiyu didn’t mind much, turning and leading her people away.

Watching Xiang Baiyu and her group depart, Huang Shengluan’s expression grew increasingly gloomy.

After Xiang Baiyu led her people to settle down in another valley of Sword Abyss, Chen Qing finally leaped down from a nearby cliff, stepping smoothly onto the ground.

"You really sold me out decisively."

Xiang Baiyu said, "I didn’t want to, but Huang Shengluan invited us into the valley, clearly intending to ambush us, so I had to use your reputation to scare them."

"When he invited me into the valley just now, if I even hesitated for a moment, he might have immediately acted."

"Then you would never get to see an understanding beauty like me again."

Chen Qing was too lazy to argue with this woman who was already starting to give up hope. He leaped up the cliff face, "Settle down here first, I’ll go scout around."

Entering this martial world, these bastards he encountered never spoke a word of truth.

Standing atop a cliff, Chen Qing looked around. The terrain of Sword Abyss increasingly resembled an enormous sword mark cleaved by someone.

Sword Abyss was right in the center, unfathomably deep.

The surrounding valleys which granted access to Sword Abyss were the rifts caused by this massive sword mark.

Concealing his form, now and then transforming into fog to obscure his tracks.

After scouting the area, Chen Qing roughly figured out the locations of the Lotus Cave, Wutong Mountain, and Wuyou Mountain encampments.

With the addition of the newly arrived Taiping Sect, things seemed calm for the moment.

No one wished to suffer losses first under these circumstances with the spirit Gu appearing.

He touched his chin, originally intending to hide here and wait for the right time, but unfortunately, Xiang Baiyu had already sold him out.

Since he was already exposed, he might as well expose himself more thoroughly.

No one would have any peace!

He shouted for a while, adjusting his voice to sound older and hoarser, then immediately leaped toward Wutong Mountain’s camp.

Arriving outside the Wutong Mountain valley, Chen Qing kicked a head-sized stone, sending it flying toward the Wutong Mountain camp.

Huang Shengluan, with a sword at his waist, accompanied by an elder, saw the bronze ghost mask on Chen Qing’s face and laughed, "I’ve heard about you from Xiang Baiyu. What’s your purpose in visiting?"

Chen Qing lowered his voice, pretending to be hoarse and aged as he laughed, "You and I both understand the current situation, so why discuss irrelevant matters?"

"After the spirit Gu appears, you and I will join forces to kill everyone from Wuyou Mountain and Lotus Cave, then I will assist you in exterminating the Taiping Sect."

Huang Shengluan asked, "What is it that Fellow Daoist wants?"

Chen Qing said, "The spirit Gu is mine; I don’t want anything else."

Huang Shengluan shouted angrily, "Isn’t Fellow Daoist asking too much?"

Chen Qing laughed heartily, "The sword is in my hand, when is it your turn to call the shots?"

"Allowing you to keep your lives is already my biggest concession!"

Huang Shengluan angrily said, "Do you mean to say that without you we can’t even protect our lives?"

Chen Qing turned as if to leave, "Since we can’t agree, I’ll go find the people from Lotus Cave."

After only a couple of steps, Huang Shengluan’s voice came from behind, "Fine, it’s settled then!"

"When do you plan to make your move, Fellow Daoist?"

Chen Qing did not turn back, "I’ll act at the most opportune moment."

After Chen Qing left, Huang Shengluan asked the elder beside him, "Uncle-Master, do you think what this rogue from the Jiguang Sect is saying can be trusted?"

The elder said, "It should be true."

"His demands are too harsh. If he were bluffing, he wouldn’t make such exorbitant demands."

Huang Shengluan said, "Fine, after we have completely wiped out Lotus Cave, Wuyou Mountain, and the Taiping Sect, we’ll kill him too, but let him be arrogant for a while longer!"

A moment later, outside the Lotus Cave encampment, Chen Qing kicked a floating piece of wood that flew out, and soon a woman appeared with four Lotus Cave disciples to investigate.

The woman dressed very seductively, ignoring the cold weather.

"Jiguang Sect?"

"Are you the one who captured the Taiping Sect?"

Chen Qing walked confidently within three steps of the woman, "Lotus Fairy, you’re quite charming."

Lotus Fairy said, "Arriving here at night, might you have some matters?"

Chen Qing laughed, "Your life won’t last much longer."

"I followed the guiding light to come and save your life."

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