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Chapter 253 - 152: Enter the Heavenly Gate, See the Heavenly City_2

Chapter 253: Chapter 152: Enter the Heavenly Gate, See the Heavenly City_2

"These Martial Arts techniques are pretty impressive; it seems like the development of Martial Arts is completely controlled by the Martial Pavilion."

Any one of these secret Martial Arts manuals, if leaked to the mortal world, could cause bloody turmoil, yet here in Heavenly City, they were carelessly arrayed, and there were many of them.

The Book Collection Pavilion had four floors; third-level Heavenly Persons could only view the first and second floors, second-level Heavenly Persons could go up to the third floor, and first-level Heavenly Persons naturally had access to the fourth floor.

"Unfortunately, these cultivation techniques have been phased out." Gu Shanhai knew that even if these techniques were disseminated, martial artists in the mortal world would not be able to practice them because there was no more Spiritual Energy.

Soon, he found a technique from the Heavenly Sect Demon Gate, just sitting on the shelf, and he couldn’t help but smile.

Martial techniques coveted by martial artists in the mortal world, is this it?

After browsing through them, he felt somewhat bored, but for Gu Shanhai, there was still some use.

At least, his "Heavenly Gang Child Skill" could also benefit from these techniques to take advantage of their strengths.

Even if these techniques were about to be phased out due to the energy environment.

Unknowingly, the sky had gradually darkened.

In Heavenly City, there was a cycle of day and night, just without the stars.

Gu Shanhai had also guessed a bit about the origin of Heavenly City; it was likely because when Jiu Juez’s bone had smashed into this world, forming a crack that could not heal over time due to the washing of Spiritual Energy, later found by the Martial Arts True Immortals and further transformed, it became Heavenly City.

It belonged to a type of alternate space, thus had the division of day and night, yet could not perceive the sun, moon, and stars through the alternate space.

"The Martial Pavilion is closing, what are you still doing here? Get out!" A second-tier Heavenly Person came over, looked at Gu Shanhai with disdain, then rebuked him with an annoyed tone.

"Alright." Gu Shanhai put down the book and decisively turned to leave.

He knew that third-tier Heavenly Persons could not stay in the Martial Pavilion, only being allowed to enter during daytime, while second-tier and first-tier Heavenly Persons were different; they had privileges.

So, Gu Shanhai’s plan was to look at the Martial Arts techniques from the first and second floors during the day, and then come to view those from the third and fourth floors at night.

There was no need to worry about being discovered because no one would check identities on the third and fourth floors, and after countless generations of ideological transformation, the Heavenly Persons were quite conscientious in this regard.

After leaving, he circled around and quietly went up to the fourth floor of the Martial Pavilion, where there were only about ten people, not all of whom were reading secrets; some were practicing on the spot.

Compared to the first and second floors, as a place for the superior, the facilities on the fourth floor were very complete, even having a large amount of rare treasures for their use.

Gu Shanhai, however, didn’t even glance at these, casually starting to pick and browse through books.

He also saw the "Nine Extremes Heavenly Star Technique" practiced by Bai Fen.

"Indeed, it’s much more exquisite than the techniques on the first and second floors, but unfortunately, the problems seem even bigger," Gu Shanhai flipped through a copy of "Golden Que Supreme Divine Skill," which was written to be very awesome, directly pointing to Martial Arts True Immortals, but in this world gradually losing Spiritual Energy, it was not much different from boasting.

He put the book back and casually found a place to sit down; by now, he had roughly looked through the cultivation techniques, mainly to explore the differences between Martial Arts techniques in Heavenly City and the mortal world. After finding them, he would use these insights as a resource for strengthening his "Heavenly Gang Child Skill."

Now that he had managed that, it was time to continue his actions.

Now he had two options; the first was to find a good place to set up the Blood Barrier Pill and then just wait for the Blood Barrier to take effect; he favored the main hall’s roof of the Martial Pavilion.

Because the main hall of the Martial Pavilion was the highest and most luxurious building in the entire Heavenly City, and was, after all, the center of power, it couldn’t be too shoddy.

Next was infiltrating the herbal garden to search for heavenly and finely cultivated ingredients. They may not compare to those uniquely blessed exotic flowers and herbs, but still, they were grown in an environment rich in spiritual energy and were much better than common herbs.

Huang Yanshan could not obtain the necessary ingredients due to an accident, and this was the perfect opportunity to replenish them.

"Only children make choices; adults take everything they can," Gu Shanhai thought to himself. This could certainly be done in an orderly manner.

First, he would go to the Martial Pavilion’s main hall to place the Blood Barrier Pill and activate it; then, Gu Shanhai would find a way to openly infiltrate the herbal garden.

A task like this, distant from the Martial Pavilion, was typically done by third-tier heavenly persons; Gu Shanhai figured it would be quite easy for him to apply for such a position.

"The effect of the Blood Barrier Pill needs at least a month, given the vast size of Heavenly City and also requires natural circulation of air and human intervention for its activation."

"Additionally, the martial artists, being strong and stout, would be more resilient to diseases caused by a decrease in spiritual energy concentration than ordinary people."

Gu Shanhai wasn’t too worried about the Blood Barrier Pill being discovered. Whether they were heavenly persons or Martial Arts True Immortals, they faced issues more severe than those caused by the Blood Barrier Pill. The dormant Martial Arts True Immortals might possibly detect the decline in spiritual energy.

They might all be concealing something from each other, truly uniting only when significant issues that demand their collective attention arose.

Leaving the Book Collection Pavilion, Gu Shanhai swaggered towards the main hall and noticed that the closer he got to the main hall of the Martial Pavilion, the more extravagant and lavish the buildings became, all brightly lit.

And the areas farther from the Martial Pavilion were naturally poorer.

"What a show of extravagance," Gu Shanhai couldn’t help commenting. First-tier heavenly persons naturally lived within the Martial Pavilion, the more prestigious the heavenly person, the larger and nicer their residences.

"But they seem a bit too overconfident, don’t they? Or is it because everyone is a martial artist, so there really are no patrolling guards or soldiers?"

"Oh, could it be a simple rejection of the imperial system, favoring more of a martial sect model?"

"At first glance, it seems a bit like a Frankenstein creation; it has the appearance of a martial sect, but its governance and authority more resemble that of imperial court officials."

The stewards and elders of the Martial Pavilion were like those imperial court officials, while the Martial Arts True Immortals were essentially the emperors. However, unlike the imperial court which usually had only one emperor, the true rulers of Heavenly City were more than just one person.

Gu Shanhai passed through the hustle and bustle, quickly arriving at the main hall of the Martial Pavilion. The first thought that came to him was its enormity, followed by how wealthy and troublesome it must be.

Such a massive structure would not only require meticulous craftsmanship but also massive investment, and he wondered how many third-tier heavenly persons had died in its construction.

These matters were of no concern to Gu Shanhai. He lightly leaped onto the roof of the main hall, his form gradually disappearing, then silently replaced a decorative ruby with the Blood Barrier Pill.

The Blood Barrier Pill, being red, naturally served as the perfect disguise.

He then quickly activated the Blood Barrier Pill, emanating a strange fragrance that dissolved and mingled with the circulating air, spreading throughout Heavenly City.

The fragrance soon disappeared, becoming colorless and odorless, yet it invigorated those who inhaled it. Even those heavenly persons suffering from diseases caused by the drop in spiritual energy showed signs of recovery after breathing in the air containing the essence of the Blood Barrier Pill, though this was actually a forced revitalization mimicking a last burst of energy.

"Done!" Gu Shanhai leapt up, gradually disappearing into the night.

As he left, Gu Shanhai was pondering one thing—where did those Martial Arts True Immortals reside?

The Martial Pavilion was occupied by first-tier heavenly persons; the Martial Arts True Immortals certainly couldn’t be living out in the wilderness. Thus, it was more likely that they were hibernating in some special fissures within this alternate space to mitigate the harm of insufficient spiritual energy.

If they weren’t hibernating, the daily expenditures would be unacceptable even to them. Even Huang Yanshan, suspected of possessing a rebirth item among the Martial Arts True Immortals, was probably half-asleep, half-awake.

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