342: Chapter 340: Finally found Xuantian's biological son, the one above the ruler

Seven Mysteries, seeing Gu Shengge seemingly searching for something, volunteered.

"Fellow Daoist, what are you looking for? Could you tell me? I can help you search."

Gu Shengge smiled upon hearing this, "Alright! Then I thank you."

Gu Shengge tossed the compass given by Master of Xuantian Pavilion into Seven Mysteries's hand: "This is the remains of a child a deceased acquaintance asked me to find. Your System is always sensitive to bloodlines and familial ties, so help me look for it!"

Seven Mysteries's expression stiffened. He had only spoken casually, not expecting Gu Shengge to actually ask him for help.

Though he was reluctant, he still acted, analyzing the fetal hair in the compass and sensing it carefully.

"Seventeen thousand li ahead, the skeleton is buried underground."

Gu Shengge raised an eyebrow. Indeed, professional matters required professionals. This Seven Mysteries fellow still had a few tricks up his sleeve.

One person and one System quickly traveled, stepping over dense piles of bones, arriving at a coordinate point seventeen thousand li away. According to Seven Mysteries's perception, the remains of Master of Xuantian Pavilion's child were located there.

At their current location, the uppermost layer consisted of enormous white skeletons, belonging to some unknown, incredibly vast beings, like mountains, piled one upon another, forming a sea of stark white bones in this area.

Through the compass's detection, Gu Shengge felt that this coordinate point was indeed roughly correct, so he jumped down through a gap between the skeletons.

Within the skeletons, Gu Shengge didn't know how long he had fallen before finally seeing the ground. He reached out and grabbed a nearby skeleton, slowly dissipating his momentum, and landed smoothly on the ground.

The space beneath the skeletons was vast. This underground area was like a labyrinth. Between the skeletons, residual energy still emitted a faint glow, illuminating this underground world.

Soon after, Seven Mysteries also followed. He emitted a faint glow. Seeing Gu Shengge stopped there, he smiled and said, "It should be not far ahead."

Gu Shengge then stepped forward. Seven Mysteries was quite puzzled. Earlier, when they were outside, Gu Shengge seemed to intentionally avoid him, but now that they were underground, he seemed to intentionally stop and wait for him.

Was he so sure that he would follow him?

This made Seven Mysteries quite displeased, but given the current situation, he could only follow.

Gu Shengge walked ahead. In the dim underground, there was no sound, only their faint footsteps.

As they turned a corner, the compass in Gu Shengge's hand flashed with a dazzling red light.

A warm energy flowed from the compass, landing on a skeleton not far away, swirling around it and forming a faint phantom.

It was a handsome young man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, but his expression was bewildered, as if he didn't know what had happened.

Seeing this, Gu Shengge called out, "I was entrusted by Master of Xuantian Pavilion to bring you home!"

The bewildered Divine Soul was awakened by Gu Shengge's voice. Upon learning that his father had entrusted someone to retrieve his remains, a feeling of sorrow arose.

"Enough. The power of the remnant soul is weak. Save it to say a few last words to your father!"

Gu Shengge directly Sealed the faint remnant soul on the skeleton and collected the remains.

Seeing this, Seven Mysteries let out a long sigh, "You've finished what you needed to do. So, now, can we consider leaving here?"

Gu Shengge nodded. This trip was originally an insult to Sky Burial Underworld. After staying for so long, he still couldn't glimpse the terror hidden here, so it was best to leave as soon as possible!

He didn't think his current Void Refining realm could act recklessly in front of the Peak beings of a world in decline.

Gu Shengge saw Seven Mysteries's nervous demeanor and smiled, "Seeing you so nervous, why don't you bind with me? That way, we can cooperate deeply and escape together."

Seven Mysteries's face immediately darkened, and he said testily, "Then you first bring Xie Shan and Jialan back to life. As long as they are alive, I will believe you."

Gu Shengge chuckled, "They were never dead to begin with."

Gu Shengge removed the Seal of Dijiang and Zhurong on the two Systems, allowing Seven Mysteries to perceive their aura.

Seven Mysteries's face was ashen, "They're definitely not dead, but their aura is so weak they're barely clinging to life, and they've fallen into your hands. What's the difference from being dead?"

Gu Shengge rubbed his nose, "They really aren't dead! And you're different from them. You helped me find the remains of Master of Xuantian Pavilion's child. As long as you cooperate obediently and don't play any tricks, I will definitely spare your life."

Seven Mysteries said in a deep voice, "So, you don't intend to spare Jialan and Xie Shan's lives?"

He quickly found a loophole in Gu Shengge's words and stared at Gu Shengge.

"Heh heh, they are my enemies, constantly trying to kill me. Why should I spare their lives?"

Gu Shengge stopped pretending. It was only because Seven Mysteries was still here that he didn't want to expose his trump card, otherwise he would have long used the jade disc of creation to refine Jialan and Xie Shan.

Seven Mysteries's expression was extremely complex. After a long time, he said, "You fellow, you are truly cunning and shameless!"

Gu Shengge smiled, said nothing, and looked for an exit, preparing to leave.

Seven Mysteries also stopped talking, following behind Gu Shengge, slowly moving forward.

Two hours passed. Gu Shengge and Seven Mysteries once again arrived at the area where they discovered the remains of Master of Xuantian Pavilion's child. There were still traces left on the ground after the remains were taken away.

Both Gu Shengge and Seven Mysteries's expressions became somber. Whether they walked on the ground or climbed through the skeletons, the end result was always returning here.

At this moment, both Gu Shengge and Seven Mysteries clearly realized that they had fallen into an illusion Formation.

Gu Shengge used his heavy pupils to clear the way, but it was still useless. These paths were not illusory; they were an incredibly precise Formation structure, the crystallization of the Peak Formation of an entire era.

Even the top Formation Master ability obtained from Jialan could not break it in a short time; it might require decades or even a hundred years of comprehension.

"Seven Mysteries, you are a System! Do you really have no solution at all?"

Seven Mysteries said bitterly, "I am only a Supreme Ruler. Above me are System Kings, System Venerables, and Sequences. The information I can retrieve is limited. I am truly powerless regarding the situation here!"

They landed in an open area to prevent being ambushed by unknown entities, resting and contemplating a countermeasure.

Getting in was easy; now, getting out was truly impossible.

Seven Mysteries suggested, "Jialan is an infinite elixir Formation System. Perhaps he has some research on the Formations here. Releasing him might solve the trouble here."

Gu Shengge suddenly looked up, Killing Intent hidden in his eyes. He had only with great difficulty managed to half-kill Jialan and Xie Shan. How could he let them recover and have another chance to deal with him?

Seven Mysteries was intimidated by Gu Shengge's gaze and said bitterly, "This is the last resort. If you are unwilling to try, then so be it."

Gu Shengge reined in the Killing Intent on his body, closed his eyes in thought, his mind already immersed in his Dantian, arriving at the area where the Zhurong, the Ancestral God of Fire, who was sealing Jialan, was located. (End of chapter)