Chapter 1720 - 873: Gu Sheng Instantly Communicates Through the Child Mark in His Palm

Chapter 1720: Chapter 873: Gu Sheng Instantly Communicates Through the Child Mark in His Palm

"Thud!"

Apart from Gu Sheng, the martial artists around him, under this suddenly intensified pressure, were struck as if by a giant hammer. Their Protective Gang Qi shattered instantly, their faces turned pale, and blood uncontrollably seeped from their mouths and noses. Their bodies trembled violently, almost kneeling, with eyes full of fear and despair!

However, Gu Sheng, who was at the core of the pressure, stood like a reef in a storm, unyielding.

His spiritual power, tempered by the Fate Inheritance and now reaching the seventh grade, along with the dual Sea of Consciousness hidden deep within his soul, played a crucial role at this moment.

The terrifying pressure, enough to break the spirit of ordinary Sect Realm martial artists, fell upon him like a stream into the ocean. It could stir some waves but couldn’t shake his foundation.

He maintained a similar expression to the other martial artists, slightly panicked and struggling to support himself, blending perfectly into the crowd without the slightest flaw.

But at this moment, his mind was swiftly turning over thoughts.

"Is this old guy trying to trick me into showing myself? Or has he actually somehow locked onto my approximate location but cannot pinpoint the individual, using this pressure and mental deception to force me into a mistake?"

This unusual action by the Longevity Ancestor raised a hint of doubt in his heart. Logically, with his cultivation and previously displayed ruthlessness, if he suspected him of hiding here, he would simply conduct a detailed search. Why waste time with threats and temptations?

There must be an unknown reason behind this. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Gu Sheng focused his mind, resisting the tide-like terrifying pressure while calmly observing the surroundings.

He keenly noticed that those deliberately left unchecked by the Longevity Ancestor were mostly disciples and elders of the Purple Mist Divine Sect. His own area was also conveniently included in this batch.

After issuing such threatening and tempting words, the Longevity Ancestor did not, as before, immediately perform a mental scan of this area one by one.

On the contrary, he maintained the suffocating pressure, seemingly just to intimidate everyone and force the "possibly hiding" Gu Sheng to reveal himself.

But Gu Sheng, with his spiritual perception refined by the Fate Inheritance and partially infused with the mysteries of the Path of Fate, detected a very subtle anomaly.

The vast pressure filling the space seemed to perfectly shield another, more subtle and penetrating spiritual force fluctuation to some extent!

"No... he’s not just exerting pressure..."

Gu Sheng was alarmed internally.

He quietly operated a high-level spiritual martial technique from his past life—the Heaven Peeping Skill!

This technique was not for attack but for extreme insight and analysis.

Supported by his dual Sea of Consciousness, his spiritual power turned into intangible, immaterial faint light, like a highly magnified microscope, instantly focusing on a nearby Purple Mist Divine Sect disciple who was painfully sustaining himself.

"Heaven Peeping Skill, activate!"

In his "vision," the originally calm Sea of Consciousness of that disciple was now silently infiltrated, entangled by a foreign, pale gold spiritual power with the unique aura of the Longevity Ancestor, weaving like a web and attempting to form a complex and stable imprint!

Once this imprint fully formed, it might affect or even control the disciple’s mind and behavior to some extent!

"So that’s it!"

Gu Sheng instantly understood.

"His main target might not have been me from the start, or at least not entirely! He intends to use the pretext of searching for me, utilizing this pressure as cover, to secretly implant spiritual imprints into the Sea of Consciousness of these Purple Mist Divine Sect members, thereby gaining control without shedding a drop of blood!"

Upon realizing this point, Gu Sheng’s heart sank.

He supported the Purple Mist Divine Sect to plant his own chess piece in the Southern Border. If the Longevity Ancestor were to usurp it this way, his previous plots would be nothing more than making a wedding dress for someone else!

With sharp eyes, he once again used the Heaven Peeping Skill to quickly scan the nearby Sea of Consciousness of several Purple Mist Divine Sect elders and Core Disciples. Sure enough, without exception, they were all silently eroded by that pale gold spiritual power, only varying in degree.

With their spiritual power cultivation generally not exceeding the sixth grade, they were unable to detect, let alone resist it!

"I must stop him!"

As soon as this thought arose, Gu Sheng immediately connected with Qidiao Yaoyao through the sub-gu mark on his palm.

This time, he didn’t just convey his thoughts but used a more direct approach—he sent a strand of pure Soul Power, like a fine needle, across the space, gently stimulating Qidiao Yaoyao’s Sea of Consciousness!

"Buzz!"

Qidiao Yaoyao, who was fully operating her cultivation technique and struggling to resist the pressure and mental erosion, felt her Sea of Consciousness shake slightly. A cool sensation instantly dispelled some drowsiness, bringing her to full alertness.

"Gu Sheng?"

She instantly realized, sending an anxious message through the sub-mother gu.

"This old monster is not right! He’s not just releasing pressure but also secretly using some secret technique, trying to implant imprints into our Sea of Consciousness! Even though my Lifebound Gu allows me to barely sense something amiss, I can only barely slow down the formation of the imprint, let alone fully resist!"

"I know."

Gu Sheng’s response was concise and calm.