365: Chapter 365 Initial Refinement and Absorption of the Gu God's Power!

Outside the Gu God Space, in the Wugu Tribe Holy Land.

After that terrifying pressure receded like a tide, the Holy Land fell into a brief silence.

Several Elders slumped to the ground, gasping for breath, yet their faces all bore the relief of having survived a disaster.

Pei Shuyun's tense body relaxed slightly, but she soon frowned again.

She stared at the deep fissure, her gaze filled with both confusion and worry.

Since the Gu Gods remains had been successfully suppressed, why hadn't Shengyuan come out yet?

Long Yun walked to her side and lowered her voice: "Sister Shuyun, did Shengyuan... encounter something? Why hasn't he come out after so long?"

Pei Shuyun did not speak, only gently shook her head.

She believed in Li Shengyuan's strength, but the Gu Gods remains were, after all, an ancient anomaly that even the Chancellor was extremely wary of.

Were Shengyuan and that Saintess truly safe inside?

Ye Hangzhou stood with his hands behind his back, his expression remaining cold and indifferent, revealing no emotion.

Coal Ball, on his shoulder, slumped into a ball, its feathers ruffled in a mess, muttering weakly: "Caw... that scared the life out of me... I thought I was going to die here... Ye Hangzhou, you didn't even run, just stood there... When we get back, I'm definitely going to make the old Chancellor give me extra food to calm my nerves..."

The High Priestess leaned on her snake-bone staff, her aged face full of relief, yet also carrying a hint of confusion.

She said in a deep voice: "The Gu God's aura has indeed been suppressed, and the situation inside should be stabilized. As for why Marquis Li has not yet come out... perhaps he has his own considerations. We shall wait here; do not rashly enter and disturb them."

Long Yun heard this and nodded, as if convincing herself: "Shengyuan has always been very confident. Didn't the Chancellor also say before that this might be his Opportunity? Let's just wait."

Pei Shuyun gave a soft "Mm," but her gaze never left the fissure.

...

Inside the Gu God Space.

Su Wanqing stood at the edge of the altar, watching Li Shengyuan walk toward that pitch-black behemoth, her heart, which had just settled, rising again.

"Be careful!" she couldn't help but call out, her voice filled with tension. "Although the Gu Gods remains have been suppressed, the power it radiates is still terrifying. Don't get too close, be careful not to get hurt!"

Li Shengyuan looked back at her, smiled calmly, and waved his hand: "It's fine, I'm just taking a look, researching a bit about what this thing actually is."

Su Wanqing opened her mouth, wanting to persuade him further, but saw that he had already turned decisively and walked straight toward the Gu Gods remains.

She held her breath, staring unblinkingly at Li Shengyuan's back.

Li Shengyuan stopped in front of the remains, looking up at the mountain-like behemoth.

Even though it had been dead for who knows how many years, and even though it was tightly suppressed by chains, it still radiated a suffocating pressure.

From the gaps in those pitch-black scales, grayish-white mist continuously seeped out, carrying the scent of decay and a sweet, fishy odor.

Li Shengyuan reached out his hand toward the remains.

Su Wanqing almost cried out, but swallowed it back forcefully.

She widened her eyes, her heart in her throat, watching Li Shengyuan's fingertips touch those pitch-black scales...

Then, she saw a scene that left her in disbelief!

Those pervasive Gu God powers, when faced with Li Shengyuan's fingers, acted as if they had encountered a natural predator, scattering in retreat!

The grayish-white mist parted on both sides of his fingertips, not daring to get even a fraction closer, let alone invade his body.

Su Wanqing was too shocked to speak.

She had grown up in the Wugu Tribe and knew better than anyone the horror of the Gu Gods remains.

Even for the Saintesses of past generations, one needed to use secret methods to protect themselves when approaching; a moment of carelessness would lead to being eroded by the Gu God powers.

Yet Li Shengyuan had reached out empty-handed just like that, and the Gu God powers had actually actively avoided him?

How did he do it?

No wonder that after absorbing the Gu God powers from her body, he was still like nothing had happened.

Su Wanqing looked deeply at Li Shengyuan, her shock beyond measure.

But at the same time, she also relaxed significantly; it was good that he was alright.

Li Shengyuan was too busy to pay attention to Su Wanqing's gaze at this moment.

His fingers pressed against the scales of the Gu Gods remains, and the Ancient Demon Power within him quietly extended, flowing through his fingertips into the remains.

The moment the Gu God powers encountered the Ancient Demon Power, they were suppressed in terms of power level, like ice meeting fire, melting and scattering.

Li Shengyuan's power drove straight in, easily probing deep into the remains.

A moment later, two gleams of light suddenly burst from Li Shengyuan's eyes.

He discovered that the power contained within this remain was even more vast and dense than he had imagined!

Those powers had accumulated for who knows how many years, yet were still heart-stoppingly dense!

If it could all be refined and absorbed by the Ancient Demon Power, his cultivation would surely advance by leaps and bounds.

This was truly a massive Opportunity!

However, Li Shengyuan quickly calmed down.

He remembered the lesson from last time in the blood sacrifice space; recklessly absorbing a large amount of power had caused an imbalance between the gods and demons within him, requiring a great deal of time to mediate. If not for Long Qingcheng's help, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

This time, he could not repeat the same mistake.

Li Shengyuan needed to find another power opposite to this one to absorb simultaneously in order to maintain balance within his body.

Li Shengyuan withdrew his hand, lost in thought.

Since the old Chancellor said this was his Opportunity, that old man must know where another treasure that could help him balance the power in his body was located.

When he returned to the capital, he would definitely have to find him and ask clearly!

Li Shengyuan looked up, gazing hotly at the Gu Gods remains before him, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.

"Although I can't completely refine you all at once for the time being..." he whispered to himself, "but refining a portion first to keep you quiet for a while is still doable!"

As the words fell, Li Shengyuan circulated his Ancient Demon Power, beginning to draw power from the Gu Gods remains.

The grayish-white mist no longer retreated but was pulled by an invisible force, and after being refined by Li Shengyuan's Ancient Demon Power, it slowly flowed into his body.

His aura climbed at a speed visible to the naked eye, while the Ancient Demon Power leaking from his body, in turn, suppressed the Gu Gods remains, making it even more dormant.

Su Wanqing stood in the distance, watching this scene, her heart churning with massive waves.

He was actually... absorbing the power of the Gu Gods remains?

And he actually looked completely fine?!

Just how many more secrets does this person have that she doesn't know about?