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Chapter 257 - 154: Twelve True Immortals, Seizing the Heavens and Restoring Spiritual Energy_2

Chapter 257: Chapter 154: Twelve True Immortals, Seizing the Heavens and Restoring Spiritual Energy_2

Martial Arts True Immortal was graced with the character for ’immortal,’ but was not a true immortal. The world’s power level was just so-so, merely ordinary compared to those truly powerful worlds.

Moreover, it was formed by the backfeeding of Mana from Jiu Juez’s Saozi’s Magic Power into the earth. If all of Jiu Juez had died here, Gu Shanhai would have been wary enough to turn and leave immediately. Unfortunately, it was just a small part.

Thus, even the peak power level of this world was no match for the existence of the Iron-blooded Utopia, which was at least a universe, boundless.

"Hehe, do you think killing me solves everything? As long as I die, the Heavenly Spirit Seizing Array will lack one corner. Then, the others will be forced to awaken. Do you think you can defeat one Martial Arts True Immortal and handle the remaining eleven all at once?" The elder burst into loud laughter. At this point, life and death no longer mattered.

"Oh, I see. You yourselves are also part of the balance, and can even serve as monitors and alarms for vital signs." Upon hearing this, Gu Shanhai briefly summarized the situation and then immediately took action.

Seeing his obstinate demeanor, Gu Shanhai knew he would definitely not speak willingly. Thus, he had no choice but to act himself.

Dealing with such old monster level creatures, using psychological tactics was hopeless in breaking their defenses, unless he resorted to the ultimate humiliation, which was unlikely otherwise. But lacking enough manpower for such humiliation, if he could gather four burly men, Gu Shanhai wouldn’t mind the discomfort for three months.

Now, he had to resort to brute force.

"First step, I must destroy your True Qi first. True Qi is just too versatile." Gu Shanhai’s expression remained unchanged as he disabled the elder’s martial arts, causing a massive dispersal of True Qi that filled the area.

Gu Shanhai casually shattered the rootless and drifting True Qi with a shake of his hand.

The elder seemed to realize the danger too late—his first instinct was to kill himself to avoid Gu Shanhai’s humiliation.

Unfortunately, Gu Shanhai anticipated his thoughts first and poured a massive amount of vitality into him. This vitality did not heal the elder but instead acted like a sinister entity entrenched within his body, continuously corroding his organs.

Already weakened by serious injuries, he was now further encumbered by the foreign matter within him.

"Second step is to remove your consciousness." Gu Shanhai knew that as long as the elder retained his self-awareness, he would continually resist.

Willpower was always the obstacle in extracting memories.

To have cultivated to this level and even become one of the top powerhouses in the world, his psychological strength and will were unquestionably formidable.

From the ruthlessness he showed towards himself, it was clear he was not someone who relied on connections or was merely a pig on the wind made from various resources piled up; he was truly a ruthless person.

"Wait, you’re not targeting me?" The elder realized the situation at this time, suspecting he was merely an unintended victim, and that the other party wanted to extract some information from him.

"Right guess, but no reward." Gu Shanhai’s tone remained calm as his Mana surged out, piercing through the elder’s consciousness and spirit.

"You..." The elder’s mind was filled with chaos, a muddled sensation inundated his consciousness, rendering him utterly unable to regain himself.

And Gu Shanhai began to extract his memories.

This elder was named Lv Ruzhu, one of the Twelve True Immortals under Martial Ancestor in the past.

Gu Shanhai instantly locked onto the key figure, the Martial Ancestor who raised the Twelve Martial Arts True Immortals. This Martial Ancestor was naturally not the one who collected Ancestor Talismans but the founder of martial arts in this world.

Martial Ancestor, named Dugu Tiansheng, arose from barbaric times, forged a path through numerous obstacles, and even with his keen insight trained the twelve of them as Martial Arts True Immortals.

Even the Heavenly Spirit Seizing Array was crafted by Martial Ancestor, deserving recognition as the creativity of heaven and earth, and he even anticipated the retreat of the Spiritual Tide, preparing various measures in advance.

"Indeed, the one who acted against Huang Yanshan’s family was none other than this Martial Ancestor, Dugu Tiansheng." Gu Shanhai grinned.

The Twelve Martial Arts True Immortals created their mansions on the borders of Heavenly City, and as the supreme Martial Ancestor, he naturally resided at the center of the Heavenly Spirit Seizing Array.

It was located in the Martial Pavilion.

Of course, Dugu Tiansheng was not in the Martial Pavilion but used it as a node to form a larger cave dwelling for seclusion.

And the one remotely controlling the Martial Pavilion was Dugu Tiansheng.

From Lv Ruzhu’s memories, Gu Shanhai learned that the opponent was actually in hibernation and did not interfere with any power outside the cave dwelling.

Therefore, only Dugu Tiansheng, the Martial Ancestor, had such power.

"Dugu Tiansheng’s strength is unfathomable, but similarly, the more he is constrained."

Dugu Tiansheng, half-asleep, possessed greater flexibility, but accordingly, he required a higher spiritual energy environment.

Thus, unless it was a matter of life and death, the opponent would definitely not come out of seclusion.

"Well, let’s first kill the remaining eleven Martial Arts True Immortals, and then we’ll see about this Martial Ancestor..."

"Wait a minute, why should I confront these minions directly? If we fight, I’ll have to fight them to the death."

At that moment, Gu Shanhai realized something—there was no direct conflict between him and the other Martial Arts True Immortals. As long as Lv Ruzhu didn’t die, the Heavenly Stealing and Spirit Returning Array wouldn’t collapse, so all he needed to do was maintain Lv Ruzhu’s vital signs first and ensure nothing else went wrong; Gu Shanhai could go directly to fight the boss.

He didn’t even need to fight the boss, he could simply take the opponent’s item of rebirth and make a run for it. The opponent couldn’t make a fuss with him.

As for Huang Yanshan, there was also a solution—take him to He Lingyun, whose future-sight ability, combined with his ability to pass exams with 100% certainty, would definitely cure Huang Yanshan’s deteriorating condition.

The process needn’t worry, as the substantial life force collected through the Blood Barrier Pill was enough to sustain his life for now, and if it really came to the worst, the Nine Extremes Outer Pill combined with Gu Shanhai could at least keep Huang Yanshan alive for a year or so after leaving the balanced environment, long enough for Gu Shanhai to find He Lingyun.

So thinking about it this way, many things became clear.

The sensory perception of the Martial Arts True Immortals to the external world wasn’t as strong as he had imagined; instead, they seemed more like tools of Dugu Tiansheng.

Now that he was confident, Gu Shanhai naturally put Lv Ruzhu back and treated him.

A massive amount of life force eroded into his body, the crushed heart regrew, and the throat pierced by the Azure Dragon sprouted new flesh and began to heal.

But because he absorbed a large amount of life force from Gu Shanhai, his body came under Gu Shanhai’s control.

He forcibly stopped most of his bodily functions, causing him to fall into deep hibernation and low consumption mode.

It wasn’t Gu Shanhai doing this on purpose, but because Lv Ruzhu’s martial arts were ruined by Gu Shanhai, and he didn’t have enough True Qi to sustain himself, it was impossible to recreate the original mode.

He would die in no more than five days due to lack of nutrients.

After his martial arts were ruined, Lv Ruzhu’s body was like a large sieve, constantly leaking vitality, spirit, and essence. Moreover, his body’s constitution was too strong, and the daily consumption was preposterously high. Previously, with True Qi, it was possible to transform external Spiritual Energy and sustain by special Martial Arts techniques.

Now all of these were gone, so naturally, he couldn’t maintain himself; you need to go through a process of eating, after all, having a table full of exquisite delicacies in front of you and being satisfied just by the smell and sight is unrealistic.

Five days was Gu Shanhai’s maximum estimated upper limit; the lower limit might be tomorrow. Gu Shanhai couldn’t control such matters.

He didn’t know how much the Martial Arts True Immortals’ consumption was, and it would require sufficient data to calculate. As for using divination to predict and consume his lifespan for his sake, that was impossible. Gu Shanhai didn’t need him for long, one day was enough for him to find Martial Ancestor Dugu Tiansheng or even retrieve the items he needed.

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