Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1372 - 710: What, You Don’t Believe Me?

"Who is this?"

Gu Feng noticed Ye Jianjia standing beside him, a flicker of admiration in his eyes.

Gu Sheng coughed lightly.

"This is my sect’s junior sister, Ye Jianjia."

Ye Jianjia’s cheeks turned slightly red as she gracefully bowed.

"I’ve seen Senior Brother Qin."

Gu Feng’s eyes glinted with mischief as he patted Gu Sheng’s shoulder.

"Since my brother’s awakening, he has been quite popular with the ladies."

Gu Sheng shook his head helplessly, changing the subject.

"Is Father at home?"

"Unfortunately, Father just set off for Golden Crow City yesterday to attend an auction, and he should be back in two days."

Gu Feng replied.

Gu Sheng’s expression turned odd.

"We just came from Golden Crow City..."

"What a coincidence."

Gu Feng chuckled.

"Let’s go inside, standing at the door doesn’t seem right."

Gu Sheng nodded, following Gu Feng into the residence. After passing through several courtyards, Gu Feng ordered the servants to prepare tea and snacks.

"Prepare a good guest room for Junior Sister Ye."

Gu Sheng instructed a maid, then turned to Ye Jianjia.

"You should go rest first; I have some family matters to discuss with my brother."

Ye Jianjia nodded obediently, following the maid away.

Gu Feng watched Ye Jianjia’s departing figure, giving Gu Sheng a meaningful look.

"Sending the junior sister away, is there something important?"

Gu Sheng remained noncommittal.

"Let’s discuss it in the council room."

The two entered the Qin Family’s council hall, where Gu Feng waved his hand, forming an invisible barrier that isolated outside sounds.

"Can you speak now?"

Gu Feng settled into a Taishi chair, sipping tea.

Gu Sheng met his brother’s gaze directly.

"I applied to the Great Wilderness Holy Academy."

Gu Feng set down his tea cup, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"What was the result?"

"I failed."

Gu Sheng calmly replied.

"The secret realm in the second assessment had issues, and I was eliminated."

Gu Feng frowned deeply.

"With your current cultivation... wait, what realm are you in now?"

He realized that he couldn’t see through his brother’s cultivation level.

"Spirit Martial Realm."

Gu Sheng said flatly.

"What?"

Gu Feng stood up abruptly, knocking over his tea cup, spilling tea everywhere.

"You were only at the Postnatal Realm First Level when you left home! In just a few months..."

"There were many experts in the assessment."

Gu Sheng explained simply, without mentioning his fortunate encounter.

"But I’ve already joined the Emperor Sect."

Gu Feng took a deep breath to calm himself, sitting back down.

"The Emperor Sect is also a top tier sect, nothing inferior. You can try again for the Great Wilderness Holy Academy next year. With your talent, I’m sure you’ll succeed."

Gu Sheng did not respond, instead asking.

"Brother, have you heard of Venerable Azure Dragon?"

Gu Feng was taken aback.

"A former formidable force of Great Wilderness City, a Venerable Realm powerhouse, renowned in the Great Wilderness Holy Academy, second only to the dean of that era. Why do you suddenly bring him up?"

Gu Sheng’s eyes blazed.

"Because the Martial Arts you cultivate are very similar to those of Venerable Azure Dragon."

Gu Feng’s pupils shrank, then relaxed.

"You actually saw through it... but it’s not surprising, I did evolve martial arts for you many times in the past, so you know my style."

"Not just that."

Gu Sheng shook his head.

"I encountered the residual soul of Venerable Azure Dragon in the secret realm during the assessment."

"What?"

Gu Feng was shocked once again.

"Did you obtain his martial technique inheritance?"

Gu Sheng shook his head once more.

"I did not receive any martial technique inheritance, but I brought his residual soul out from the secret realm’s seal."

Gu Feng’s breathing quickened.

"Venerable Realm residual soul... this..."

"I promised to help him find an inheritor."

Gu Sheng looked his brother directly in the eyes.

"Among those I know, your martial arts are the closest to his. I want to leave this opportunity for you."

After speaking, Gu Sheng closed his eyes, a golden glow flickering between his brows. When he opened them again, a phantom figure was already hovering in the center of the council hall.

It was an elderly man with white hair. Despite being just a residual soul, he exuded a suffocating pressure. His eyes flashed like lightning as he scanned the room.

Gu Feng’s body trembled involuntarily, an instinctive reverence that low-level martial artists felt before a supreme force.

"Brother, this is Venerable Azure Dragon."

Gu Sheng introduced him, then turned to the old man.

"Venerable, this is my brother Gu Feng, at the peak of the Yellow Martial Realm, his martial arts share the same source with yours."

Venerable Azure Dragon’s sharp gaze landed on Gu Feng, scrutinizing him.

Gu Feng felt as though a thousand needles were probing every inch of his skin, even his soul was being seen through.

Moments later, Venerable Azure Dragon frowned.

"Mediocre aptitude, reaching the peak of Yellow Martial Realm at over thirty, unsuitable for great responsibility."

In the council hall, the flickering candlelight illuminated Gu Sheng’s face, calm as water.

He stood with hands behind his back, seeming to watch Gu Feng, but in reality, his soul power quietly expanded, condensing in the void into an invisible transmission.

"Venerable Azure Dragon, do you find my brother unqualified to be your inheritor?"

This voice pierced through space, echoing deep within Venerable Azure Dragon’s residual soul, mild yet carrying undeniable authority, like an invisible blade at his throat.

Within the residual soul space, Venerable Azure Dragon’s phantom figure shuddered fiercely.

During his lifetime, he was a strong figure, yet now he felt an overwhelming pressure that made his soul tremble.

That pressure was like an abyss, making him mistakenly believe he faced an ancient great power.

"This... this young friend..."

Venerable Azure Dragon’s voice quivered, his residual soul rippling violently.

"I never meant any disrespect..."

Gu Sheng’s soul transmission echoed again, this time with coldness.

"If you refuse, I don’t mind letting your residual soul completely dissipate."

Before the words were finished, an even more terrifying soul pressure descended, nearly crushing Venerable Azure Dragon’s residual soul.

He was horrified to discover that within this seemingly ordinary young man, there was such fearsome power hidden.