176: Chapter 176: Senior Sister Indeed Had a Change of Heart 176: Chapter 176: Senior Sister Indeed Had a Change of Heart Observing his status, Gu An, although puzzled, found that his poisoned status was not that severe.
Of course, his Qi-Blood had indeed collapsed.
Moreover, he saw some blood-red patterns appearing on his body.
All of them were due to the collapse of Qi-Blood.
These blood-red patterns began to grow around his chest.
If they reached the heart, it could even be life-threatening.
All the Magic he knew couldn’t deal with this.
Instead, the poison in his body continued to merge.
He didn’t know why.
For now, it seemed to extend his logging time.
But about ten days was nearly the limit.
He needed to wait for recovery.
Otherwise, it really would be life-threatening.
Besides, it seemed that people from Qingcheng Sect would arrive in a few days.
And the people from the second team were also looking for a time to let an elder make a decision.
After so many days, they seemed not to give up at all.
Determined to make him pay the price.
If it weren’t for a recent task, he might have gone to find that elder.
While logging, Gu An suddenly noticed that the Ring of Destiny reacted.
He checked immediately.
“Yesterday noon, Tao Qinlian and others failed to negotiate with other Sects, and were scolded by the Main Court.
They asked them to provide reasons, write a report, and if there weren’t sufficient reasons, the number of trees they needed to log would increase, and if they failed to meet the target, half of their Spirit Stones would be docked.
Furious, they came up with an idea; they were short one person, and that person was injured by you, so ultimately this failure was because of your sudden attack.
However, Tao Qinlian is going on a new coordination task these days, so she decided to have her fellow brother accuse you later.
For everything to go smoothly, she decided to leave a day earlier after the task is assigned, then secretly return at night to make you feel what it’s like to be bullied.
First cripple your legs to know what it’s like to be a cripple, then accuse you of sabotaging the task.
Coerce you into compensating.
Next logging, cripple your hands.
After that, make you immobile, just like a cripple.
Your arrogance during the initial questioning incited public anger.”
Looking at the feedback, Gu An remained silent.
“Leave a day earlier?
And alone?”
Gu An decided to observe for the next few days to see exactly which day she would leave.
Afterward, he continued logging.
Soon after, Gu An received one last value.
Thus, he picked up his ax and walked back to his dwelling.
As soon as he returned to his room, he released nine Red Armor Soldiers.
Then he began to adjust his status and also took some Elixir Pills.
To recover as quickly as possible.
That day, in the afternoon.
Gu An slowly opened his eyes.
He looked at himself and found the patterns were fading bit by bit.
His poisoned status had improved a lot.
Then he began to extract values.
First, he enhanced his cultivation.
Afterward, Gu An fell into a dream.
He began to cultivate the Innate Longevity Technique.
Cultivation of this technique was rather monotonous.
Feeling the Innate Qi, condensing the Innate Qi.
Transforming it into power.
Again and again.
Day after day, year after year.
Time mixed in.
Stable, settled.
Until one day, having accumulated enough, Gu An in the dream began to break through the realm.
The force was gentle and continuous.
Then, with a crack.
The bottleneck of the Golden Core Middle Stage quietly shattered.
Thus, a flood-like force began to surge.
Gu An also opened his eyes at this moment, and the power within him burst forth.
Gu An felt the flow of time surrounding him, as if he had experienced long years.
His eyes reflected a depth of vicissitude and calmness.
Innate Longevity Technique, bearing the marks of years, stabilizing the Mental State.
Taking a deep breath, Gu An began to experience his current realm.
Afterward, he referenced the Qi Breathing Chapter, to better familiarize himself with his current power.
To prevent the inability to utilize his power effectively.
After briefly getting familiar, Gu An noticed it was still dark outside, so he began to extract values again.
This time he planned to learn Prison Cage.
Then Gu An fell into a dream state again.
In the dream, he began to comprehend Prison Cage.
Since Prison Cage was an incomplete volume, comprehending it was quite difficult.
It took ten years to roughly understand the operation of Prison Cage.
Thirty years later, he felt he could learn it.
But the more he learned, the more uncomfortable his body felt.
In the fiftieth year, it was confirmed that it wasn’t that Prison Cage was difficult to cultivate, but that the method of cultivation was completely wrong.
Then in the dream, Gu An saw himself beginning to comprehend Prison Cage bit by bit.
In the seventieth year, he began learning the existing parts.
But the technique of Prison Cage was mysterious, and he couldn’t continue to cultivate further for a while.
One hundred years.
It could be used simply, but without any power, the cultivation was still incorrect.
In the one hundred and fiftieth year, Gu An in the dream felt disheartened.
This technique was completely unlearnable.
It seemed learnable, but it was too severely incomplete.
In the one hundred and eightieth year, Gu An saw himself in the dream regaining confidence and continuing to learn Prison Cage.
In the 250th year, he could only repeat the parts he already knew.
In the 300th year, Gu An saw himself beginning to comprehend and create.
Only by truly completing this magic could he learn Prison Cage.
In the 400th year, Gu An saw himself studying his palm for decades, seemingly enlightened.
In the 500th year, Gu An continued to cast, and in the void, his palm appeared, revealing a binding force.
In the 550th year, Gu An felt he was about to master Prison Cage.
In the 600th year, Gu An was finally able to use it, only one step away from mastery.
The 607th year.
The dream ended.
Gu An realized that in the dream, his lifespan…
had run out.
Instantly, Gu An’s eyes snapped open.
He took a deep breath, somewhat astonished.
At this moment, he had absorbed the understanding of Prison Cage.
But he just couldn’t release it.
However, he discovered one thing…
That was, the numerical representation of cultivation, the limit was his lifespan…
This was the first time he encountered such a thing.
Besides, what magic takes 600 years to grasp?
Is this Prison Cage that powerful?
Unable to grasp the basics in 600 years?
Flipping through the books, Gu An sighed in resignation; an important part was missing.
Saying it was learning, in reality, it was about contemplating creation.
With his own talent, not learning in 600 years wasn’t impossible.
But, what a waste of a session.
Thinking so, Gu An took out the Elixir Pills given by Chu Meng.
Eating it would extend his life by fifty years.
The item given by Hua Jiyang could also be used now.
Fortunately, he hadn’t sold it.
His Golden Core still had 600 years of lifespan left; he could be considered as having a long life.
Normally a Golden Core has about 400 years of lifespan.
Afterwards, Gu An did not go logging, but instead kept an eye on Senior Sister Tao.
While restoring his status.
Regretting the failed comprehension could wait for later.
Three days later.
Gu An finally saw Senior Sister Tao leaving Outer Peak.
Thus, Gu An followed.
Outside Outer Peak.
Tao Qinlian moved by Sword Control, she wasn’t planning to go too far, later that night she intended to return to the back court.
She wanted Gu An to experience what despair felt like.
“In the face of absolute power, let’s see how much arrogance you still have.”
She murmured to herself, with a hint of disdain.
Gu An, such a person, if not taught a lesson, will never know what respect is.
She had already made her grievances known to him, yet he didn’t immediately kneel to apologize.
Utterly unreasonable.
“Tonight you will regret.”
At the moment her words finished, she suddenly felt a punch.
Immediately, she concentrated her magic, and turned her head to look.
However, what she saw was a fist coming straight at her.
Bang!
The fist directly hit Senior Sister Tao’s face.
The wild wind howled, Senior Sister Tao was instantly sent flying.
Tumbling in the air.
She was shocked, and angrily yelled: “Who dares to lay a hand on me?”
Her power erupted forth, but then a foot came down from the sky.
Heavily stomping on her abdomen.
Bang!
Crack!
“Ah!”
A scream came.
“You’re courting death!”
Senior Sister Tao was furious.
Her entire person then fell from the sky.
At this moment, her hands conjured thunder, launching it out.
But suddenly, a long sword came from the heavens.
Boom!
The sword broke through the thunder, then with a whoosh.
Pierced through Senior Sister Tao’s heart.
Blood spilled.
“Ah~”
A wail came out.
The fear of death instantly spread throughout her body.
She didn’t even see who had attacked.
“Fellow daoist, spare me, I’m willing to be at your beck and call.”
At the same time, a hand had already grabbed Senior Sister Tao’s neck, an indifferent voice followed:
“Indeed, the harder one tries, the luckier one gets, Senior Sister finally had a change of heart, decided not to make things difficult for me.”
“It’s, it’s you…” Senior Sister Tao, seeing the person, was utterly terrified.
Then a crack.
Blood spilled onto the ground.
The life of Tao Qinlian, who was neck crushed, gradually faded away.
She never imagined that the person who would kill her was the one she intended to cripple tonight.
How could he dare?
And wasn’t he just at the Golden Core Early Stage?
How could she be utterly defenseless?
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