228: Chapter 228 Reunion, Pursuit from Multiple Sides

"You..."

"You?"

As two hesitant voices rang out, the fleeing Gu Qingge and Nangong Shiya met unexpectedly, as if by fate.

They looked behind each other simultaneously, and without needing a closer inspection, they both realized that they were facing unspeakable, immense horrors.

Now was not the time to divert the disaster, nor was it even possible to do so.

Because a rough comparison was enough to clarify the difference in strength between the two pursuing parties.

Obviously, the group of enemies pursuing Gu Qingge was far stronger than Sword Saint Canglan, who was pursuing Nangong Shiya.

"Junior, hand over the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Spirit Dragon Soul Ginseng! Otherwise, this seat will ensure you cannot beg for life, nor can you beg for death."

Sword Saint Canglan, controlling Li He's body, approached step by step.

With a wave of his hand, the clouds surged and rippled, and chaotic wind vortices swirled to destroy everything.

At this moment, he had none of the refined, otherworldly demeanor of a powerful expert; instead, there was only impatient greed and overbearing dominance.

This moment was the true Sword Saint Canglan, who had traversed the various continents and established a resounding reputation!

Walking the path, only slaughtering along the way, just to seek the heart of the Dao!

In a world where the strong are respected, how could one truly treat the Dao as a belief for the sake of the common people? It was nothing but a joke!

At the same time, Sword Saint Canglan was not unaware of the Corpse Maiden and her party, but the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Spirit Dragon Soul Ginseng in Nangong Shiya's hand was simply too important to him, enough for him to risk danger.

"Yo, I didn't expect there to be an unexpected surprise waiting for me!"

"Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Spirit Dragon Soul Ginseng? A Soul at the Peak of the Saint Realm! Hehehe! This trip was worth it, truly worth it!"

"Those two juniors are also natural anomalies, blessed with great Luck. If I refine them into extraordinary quality Yin and Yang Immortal Demon Corpses, my path to enlightenment will surely live up to my ambitions!"

When Venerable Mingkui spoke with such high spirits, the blood-evil aura around his body surged like thick clouds, and the eerie grievances of dead Souls wrapping around him swept through like a gale.

"What are you waiting for? Seal the spatial Domain, use the Spirit-Severing Secret Technique, and never let these easily obtained treasures escape."

"How do we solve this situation?"

Nangong Shiya gripped Gu Qingge's hand tightly, a flash of helplessness and panic flickering in her beautiful eyes.

It could be said that since she started on the path of Cultivation, this was her most powerless moment.

Even though she possessed great Opportunity and great Luck, because she was young and inexperienced, she could not compete with these veteran experts.

Especially since her confrontation with Demon Saint Wuji had already exhausted her strongest trump card.

Even if she still had the strength for a battle, it would require sacrificing her life as the price.

To die is to die; there was absolutely no possibility of resurrection.

"You're asking me? Aren't you quite familiar with this place?" Gu Qingge gave her a meaningful look and then asked in return.

Gu Qingge did not believe that Nangong Shiya was completely unaware of the Four Evils Undead Killing Formation they had encountered earlier.

Otherwise, why would she be carrying treasures and being hunted at this moment?

"What use is familiarity? Can it help us escape the current predicament?"

Knowing she was in the wrong, Nangong Shiya simply swallowed her pride; preserving her life for now was what mattered most.

However, when she saw the item in Gu Qingge's hand, she instantly lost her composure.

"Wait, what exactly are you holding in your hand?"

"I don't know. It suddenly flew into my hand. Perhaps due to my charismatic personality, it seems to have automatically recognized me as its master." Gu Qingge said, shaking the Longevity Scripture in his hand, speaking as if it were nothing.

"This thing... you had better pray for your own Luck."

Nangong Shiya seemed to have seen something extremely terrifying. She only glanced at the Longevity Scripture in Gu Qingge's hand before automatically shifting her gaze away.

It was as if looking at it for one second longer would result in being plagued by misfortune, impossible to escape.

Even the jade hand that had been tightly holding Gu Qingge's was instantly released without a trace.

Vaguely, the glance from the corner of her eye toward Gu Qingge carried a trace of pity.

What was going on?

This turn of events immediately left Gu Qingge dumbfounded.

Acting on his usual good quality of frugality.

He held onto this Longevity Scripture with the mindset of using it if possible, and if not, finding an Opportunity later to trade it for useful resources.

But looking at Nangong Shiya's reaction, this Longevity Scripture did not seem like a good thing.

If not handled properly, it could even pose a threat to his life and endanger himself.

On the other side, Nangong Shiya felt that Gu Qingge had purely and simply stumbled upon this Longevity Scripture by accident.

If he knew the origin of this thing, he would absolutely not have touched it with a single finger.

"The original name of this Cultivation Technique is: Green Lotus Wood Emperor Longevity Scripture."

"But in the Cultivation world, those who know of its existence usually call it: Ten Thousand Demons Devouring Immortal Longevity Scripture. It is known as a legendary forbidden cursed object."

"This Cultivation Technique determines its final outcome from the very beginning of its practice."

"Feeding the demons with one's own body, standing alone against the Immortal path."

"However, the fates of those who practice this technique all end miserably, without exception."

"The highest Realm reached by those who practiced it even includes the peerless expert who once possessed the Quasi-Emperor Nine Revolutions Realm, Di Juetian."

"Furthermore, after practicing this Longevity Scripture to a certain Realm, upon death, one will face a predicament."

"Turning into a corpse-zombie, losing one's original consciousness, dying without decomposing, immortal and indestructible."

Watching Gu Qingge and Nangong Shiya still whispering to each other while on the verge of death, he was instantly furious.

"What, even at a time like this, you still want to be a pair of star-crossed lovers?"

"System, is there any way to escape from here?"

Gu Qingge did not believe that handing over this Green Lotus Wood Emperor Longevity Scripture would make the other party let him go.

After all, the evil cultivator villain from before had explicitly stated he would refine him and Nangong Shiya into demon corpses.

[Host current Realm: Half-step Deity Transformation Stage]

[Encountering strong enemies several major Realms above yourself]

[Situation assessment: Generally speaking, barring any accidents, the Host is dead.]

"But what if I insist on wanting to live?" Gu Qingge asked in return.

He understood that his chance of survival at this moment did not lie in fleeing, but in this "System" in his mind.

[...]

[Hehehe, Host, you are very greedy. Does your family know?]

In an instant, a faint, eerie blood-red light began to emerge from the center of Gu Qingge's brow, and the situation on the field became tumultuous and treacherous once more!