Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World
Chapter 334 - 188: I Will Dismember You into a Thousand Pieces

The Corrupt Poison Giant Lizard was different from ordinary blood beasts. Its entire body was poisonous—making it a treasure trove for sects like the Thousand Poison Sect that specialized in poison cultivation. However, for most others, only its pure demon blood heart and poison sac were considered valuable.

Gu Sheng extracted the heart and poison sac. Just as he was preparing to leave in search of his next target, he suddenly heard a commotion in the distance. Judging from the cacophony of footsteps, it was clear that a large group was approaching.

Gu Sheng assessed the sound and deduced that there were at least twenty people!

Under normal circumstances, unless it was a coordinated effort to hunt a powerful demon blood beast, such a large group wouldn’t form.

After all, while the outskirts of the Red Cloud Mountain Range were rich in resources, most were ungraded. If too many people worked together, the rewards would be meager when divided. Typically, a team would consist of just three to five members.

Though puzzled, Gu Sheng remained unfazed. His Shadow Concealment Skill had already reached Small Success Realm; once activated, even individuals in the Golden Bone Realm would struggle to detect him.

The Thousand Poison Sect and Holy Pill Sect’s current killing order limited participants to those below the Golden Bone Realm. Gu Sheng wasn’t concerned about encountering Golden Bone Realm cultivators.

Gu Sheng activated the Shadow Concealment Skill and Snake Breath Skill, hiding behind a large tree.

About ten minutes later, Wu Feiyu and his group arrived at the scene.

"Huh? Isn’t this Ou Cheng? Why is he dead here?"

Seeing the completely severed head, Liu Bin’s face revealed a trace of shock.

Ou Cheng’s strength wasn’t weak. While not on par with Wu Feiyu and the others, he ranked well within the Thousand Poison Sect’s inner disciples. How could someone kill him so effortlessly?

Wu Xinyu stepped forward to examine the scene. When he noticed the smooth cuts on Ou Cheng’s longsword and the wound on his neck, his expression suddenly turned excited. "Gu Sheng! It was Gu Sheng!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bin, Kang Xiaofeng, and Ni Chen all furrowed their brows tightly.

Liu Bin questioned, "Junior Brother Wu, didn’t you say he was just a Bronze Bone Realm cultivator? How could he have killed Ou Cheng?"

Wu Xinyu picked up Ou Cheng’s broken sword and showed it to the three. "That guy has the Ink Bamboo Saber in his possession! Ou Cheng’s longsword was already considered top-tier among ungraded weapons. Regular weapons couldn’t have broken it so cleanly! This cut was clearly achieved in one stroke—only a treasure could accomplish that!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bin, Kang Xiaofeng, and Ni Chen’s eyes flickered with envy. Though they had spent years cultivating in the Thousand Poison Sect, earning money hadn’t been an issue; the real challenge was that cultivation consumed massive resources, leaving little to save. After all these years, not one of them had touched a treasure.

Treasures were exceptionally powerful. Although Gu Sheng was just at the Bronze Bone Realm, the presence of a treasure made him a lethal threat to them. The three remained deep in thought, weighing the risks and rewards of this operation.

Wu Xinyu observed their shifting expressions and quickly guessed their concerns. He added with a grin, "True, treasures are formidable. But after all, he’s merely at the Bronze Bone Realm. If we were to face him one-on-one, the risk might be significant. However, we have four Silver Bone Realm cultivators here, not to mention over twenty Bronze Bone Realm brothers backing us. With this lineup, even someone in the Golden Bone Realm would dare face us head-on. Why should we fear him?"

Liu Bin, Kang Xiaofeng, and Ni Chen weren’t fools and weren’t easily persuaded. While they’d never personally held a treasure, they were well aware of its power.

Ou Cheng’s strength might have been somewhat inferior to theirs, but the gap wasn’t substantial.

Gu Sheng, armed with the Ink Bamboo Saber, could kill Ou Cheng effortlessly, which meant he posed a considerable threat to them as well.

Though Wu Xinyu had promised them generous rewards, they wouldn’t act recklessly under a high-risk premise. All three of them had the potential to become core disciples in the future, with promising prospects ahead; they wouldn’t gamble such opportunities over minor gains.

Still, Wu Xinyu maintained his smile outwardly, despite inward frustration toward their hesitancy.

"That Ink Bamboo Saber is a bona fide Yellow Level Low Grade treasure. Don’t you want it? Aside from the Ink Bamboo Saber, he’s also carrying my Soul-snatching Arrow."

The three caught the undertone in Wu Xinyu’s words, their eyes glinting with desire. "If we kill him, we get both treasures?"

Wu Xinyu nodded. "Of course! I only need his life; everything else on him belongs to you! On top of that, I won’t go back on my previous promises!"

The Ink Bamboo Saber and Soul-snatching Arrow were both Yellow Level Low Grade treasures, their combined value exceeding two million. Furthermore, Wu Xinyu had previously agreed to pay each of them twenty thousand coins as a reward. In total, each could walk away with nearly seventy thousand—enough to purchase their own Yellow Level Low Grade treasure with just a little extra.

It was already December, and in six months, the Red Cloud Secret Domain would open. Regardless of whether they broke through to the Golden Bone Realm or not, they would be eligible to participate.

The Red Cloud Secret Domain was nothing like the Red Cloud Mountain Range. There, competition among all forces in the Red Cloud Prefecture would escalate to a fever pitch!

Every time the Red Cloud Secret Domain opened, the death rate of participants exceeded seventy percent. If they could obtain a treasure before then, their survival chances inside the domain would drastically improve.