95: Chapter 95: Teleportation

Receiving the command, the one hundred and eighty-one Golden Beetles buzzed their wings excitedly and swarmed toward the dungeon exit.

"Let's head out as well. Once the Golden Beetles have finished devouring everything, we'll return to the Family."

After Gu Jing finished speaking, he took the lead and walked toward the dungeon exit.

Gu Changming and the other three looked at each other, feeling that the current Gu Jing was both familiar and strange.

Moreover, the Liu Family, a regional hegemon that was incomparably overbearing, had actually been easily wiped out just like that???

It was simply unbelievable!!!

The four shocked and dazed men hurriedly followed him.

Liu Ruyan paused in the center of the dungeon, staring at Gu Jing's back, the look of desire in her beautiful eyes growing even stronger.

Such an outstanding and powerful man is not suited to be a male pet!

He is suited to be my, Liu Ruyan's, man...

Only such a powerful man is worthy of me, Liu Ruyan!

Moving with graceful steps, Liu Ruyan also walked out of the dungeon.

At this moment, the Liu Family outside was filled with horror.

Countless Liu Family members were flying and tunneling, trying to escape the Golden Beetles' hunt.

However, without a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator to oversee them, how could they possibly escape the pursuit of the Golden Beetles?

Soon, hundreds and thousands of Liu Family members escaping on flying swords in the sky were instantly turned into skeletons under the Golden Beetles' hunt, falling from the sky.

Meanwhile, on the ground, inside the pavilions, and within the Immortal Caves, this terrifying scene was playing out all across the Liu Family estate.

The four Gu Changming brothers were so stunned they were completely speechless.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, the Liu Family has a sect-protecting secret technique called Shifting Form and Shadow, which is very powerful. I wonder if you are interested?"

Liu Ruyan, standing elegantly beside Gu Jing, suddenly spoke softly.

Originally, she intended to take this secret technique for herself to Cultivate and become stronger, but she suddenly decided to share this secret technique with Gu Jing.

In her heart, she already considered Gu Jing as her man.

If her man could become stronger, she would also be very happy.

"Why are you telling me this?" Gu Jing asked, looking at the sea of clouds in the distance.

If he wasn't mistaken, the reason Liu Ruyan killed the Liu Family members was mostly for this secret technique. Yet now she was telling him—what were her intentions?

Liu Ruyan gave a sweet smile.

She said softly, "Because Fellow Daoist Gu saved my life. Otherwise, even if I had taken Liu Jie hostage, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to smoothly reach the Liu Family's mountain gate when facing two Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators."

Gu Jing looked at Liu Ruyan, originally wanting to see something from her expression, but he was suddenly captivated by her exquisite beauty.

This woman was incredibly soft and beautiful!

With just one glance, one couldn't help but want to pull her into their arms and cherish her fiercely.

Gu Jing looked away and took a deep breath. Even with his Mutated Ice Spiritual Root's innate mind-clearing effect, he felt this way. If an ordinary male Cultivator looked at her, it would be disastrous...

They would probably have already... her in their hearts.

"Where is that secret technique now?" Gu Jing asked.

"Follow me, Fellow Daoist Gu. The specific location has yet to be confirmed, but I can first take you to find the poisoned Liu Mingxiu to inquire."

As soon as she finished speaking, a ray of moonlight appeared beneath Liu Ruyan's feet, and she flew toward the mountain peak.

After Gu Jing told his four cousins to wait here, he turned into a streak of sword light and followed closely behind Liu Ruyan.

He wasn't worried about Liu Ruyan playing tricks at all. With his Kitchen Knife on him and the ability to merge with the Vermilion Bird, he was fearless.

If this Liu Ruyan dared to plot against him, then he wouldn't hesitate to be ruthless!

A short while later, the two of them arrived at the bedroom of Liu Mingxiu's residence at the top of the mountain peak.

However, what awaited them was only a pitch-black humanoid skeleton.

Clearly, Liu Mingxiu's Physical Body had been devoured by the Golden Beetles.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, the poison I gave Liu Mingxiu was a slow-acting Bone-Dissolving Powder. Your golden flying insects won't die from poisoning after eating him, will they?" Liu Ruyan asked worriedly.

Gu Jing shook his head slightly; his Golden Beetles were immune to all poisons and invulnerable to weapons.

He asked directly, "Liu Mingxiu is dead, which means the trail for that secret technique is cold?"

"There are still clues!" Liu Ruyan recounted how Liu Mingxiu had tricked her into going to the Scripture Pavilion.

After listening, the two didn't dawdle and immediately left the pavilion for the Scripture Pavilion.

Upon arrival, the Scripture Pavilion was also littered with skeletons.

With no one to stop them, Gu Jing and Liu Ruyan easily reached the top floor and walked to the shelf at the far north end.

"At that time, I turned the mechanism book clockwise, but I feel it can also be turned counter-clockwise."

While speaking, Liu Ruyan had already crouched down and turned the second mechanism book on the bottom left of the bookshelf counter-clockwise.

Rumble~

The massive bookshelf suddenly began to move backward slowly.

"It worked!" Liu Ruyan stood up happily.

As the bookshelf moved, a hidden compartment appeared before them.

Inside was a simple wooden box with a complexly patterned red talisman stuck on it.

Liu Ruyan took out the wooden box.

"Fortunately, I came prepared~" Saying this, Liu Ruyan took out a small white jade bottle from her sleeve.

Under the surge of her cultivation, the bottle stopper was shaken open, and a drop of bright red blood flew out, landing on the red talisman.

The red talisman flashed with spiritual light and finally vanished into a wisp of blue smoke.

Liu Ruyan impatiently opened the simple wooden box, and a white Jade Slip lay quietly inside.

She didn't look at it first but instead gave it to Gu Jing.

Gu Jing was stunned; this caught him off guard.

This Cultivation Technique that Liu Ruyan risked her life to snatch, she was giving it to him to see first?

This girl couldn't possibly like me, could she?

Damn~ being handsome really is great!

Gu Jing wasn't polite either; he picked it up and began reading the Jade Slip.

The first thing that caught his eye were the four large characters: [Shifting Form and Shadow].

Following that was the technique's introduction and cultivation content, with illustrated guidance at the end.

As he read, Gu Jing developed a strong interest in this technique.

After mastering this law, one could actually swap positions with any living being within a hundred-meter radius instantly!

It had to be said, this technique was truly amazing!

If used in battle, it could create an element of surprise—swapping positions with an enemy to kill them with their own technique, using objects to teleport, or even being effective in saving people!

It was very powerful!

When Gu Jing finished reading the entire content of the Jade Slip, his Max-level Comprehension instantly grasped it.

In a single moment, he had mastered Shifting Form and Shadow and could perform it at will!

But he didn't demonstrate it. After all, Liu Ruyan was still by his side, and he didn't want her to know about his Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability.

This trip to the Liu Family was definitely worth it!

Gu Jing handed the white Jade Slip back to Liu Ruyan.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, aren't you going to make a copy?" Liu Ruyan asked curiously.

"No need, I've already memorized it all."

At this moment, Gu Jing felt that Liu Ruyan was actually quite a decent person~

Liu Ruyan's eyes lit up. As expected of the man I've set my sights on, to be able to easily memorize such a profound secret technique!

She smiled faintly and said nothing.

"I will remember the favor of this secret technique. Fellow Daoist Liu, if you need help in the future, just ask. I shall take my leave now."

After Gu Jing finished speaking, he turned into a streak of sword light and flew away from the Scripture Pavilion.

Liu Ruyan gazed longingly at his departing back.

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