Undying Life

Chapter 724: Chapter 724: Zhong Shan's Miraculous Turnaround

In the mortal realm, within the Heavenly Court of Lingxiao, lay the Great Zhen's prison, specifically the first cell of Heaven.

The first cell of Heaven held a particularly significant prisoner—Nu Qinghui, a Heavenly Extreme Realm powerhouse and the strongest among all prisoners. However, at this moment, Nu Qinghui's cultivation had been sealed by Di Xuansha using a secret technique, rendering her no different from an ordinary human. Nu Qinghui, the most beautiful woman in the world, was so enchanting that a single glance from her could stir the deepest desires, even in those whose hearts were as firm as stone among the Heavenly Extreme Realm cultivators.

Currently, she was imprisoned within the celestial prison.

Despite Nu Qinghui's cultivation being completely suppressed, Zhong Shan remained extremely cautious. The first cell of Heaven was under strict surveillance, with no one allowed within a hundred zhang (approximately 330 meters) radius, to prevent anyone from falling under her spell. This restriction showcased the overwhelming power of her beauty.

On this particular day, Nu Qinghui was seated cross-legged in the corner of her cell, as usual.

Suddenly, her eyebrows twitched as she looked in a specific direction. A complex expression flashed in her eyes. Then, Nu Qinghui closed her eyes, and a faint purple mist began to emanate from her body.

Under normal circumstances, with her cultivation sealed, Nu Qinghui shouldn't be able to use any spells, making her as vulnerable as an ordinary person. Yet, at this moment, faint ripples of magical power were fluctuating around her body, though they remained within three inches of her form. Clearly, Nu Qinghui had her own secret techniques.

Unfortunately, due to Zhong Shan's orders, no jailers were allowed near the first cell of Heaven, so no one noticed this anomaly.

Inside the secret chamber of Zhong Shan.

"You even anticipated me?" Zhong Shan's consciousness revealed a hint of astonishment.

"The final moments are approaching. I wanted you to understand why. Six people. Without thoroughly investigating each one, how could I have entrusted this remnant of consciousness to Nu Qinghui?" The remnant of Gu Shentong's consciousness said coldly.

"Why did you include me?" Zhong Shan asked sternly.

"Because you are like me!"

"Like you?" Zhong Shan sneered.

"The only difference between you and Gu Zhengyi is that one is too flamboyant and the other too reserved. In all other aspects, you are very much like me," Gu Shentong's remnant said gravely.

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"Hahaha, just because I'm like you, you chose me?" Zhong Shan said furiously.

"Exactly!"

Zhong Shan was now very angry, but reason made him suppress his anger and converse calmly with Gu Shentong. At this moment, Zhong Shan couldn't move, and there was no time to call for help.

The most frustrating part was that both Ni Pusa and Tian Lao were in the mortal realm, and those outside had no idea he was in trouble. Only his shadow body knew, but it couldn't convey the message to the mortal realm.

Thus, he could only rely on himself now.

Calmness. Only calmness could help him find a way to resolve this. Gu Shentong's remnant? Indeed, anything not belonging to oneself within the body is always trouble.

"Do you think, by maintaining this stalemate, who will be the first to crumble? Will you hold out for a month? Or a year? By then, my subordinates will come in, and there will be plenty to deal with you. You are merely a remnant consciousness," Zhong Shan threatened.

"A month? Unnecessary. At most, two days, and I will have devoured you!" Gu Shentong said gravely.

"Ridiculous. Do you think your current remnant can devour me? With just this remnant? It will be me devouring you, not the other way around," Zhong Shan sneered.

"Devouring me?" Gu Shentong sighed lightly.

"I have already overestimated you, yet you still surprise me. Your root consciousness is actually a living entity? Unprecedented! You have guts! Do you know, my previous thought was eight-tenths dedicated to severing your connection with your root consciousness? Otherwise, I would have devoured you by now!" Gu Shentong said resentfully.

"Then let's see who falters first!" "I won't falter!" Gu Shentong chuckled. "If you don't falter, how will you gain more strength to devour me? If you don't falter, you'll never be able to deal with me!" Zhong Shan said confidently. "Someone will help me," Gu Shentong replied. "Help you? Hahaha, ridiculous. Even though you're holding me back within my own body, you can't control it. You can't even touch my senses. You're isolated from the world, unable to perceive anything from the outside! How will you notify anyone to help you?" Zhong Shan sneered. "I don't need to perceive the outside world," Gu Shentong said confidently.

Zhong Shan probed for a long time, extracting many pieces of information, though none of it was good news. It didn't matter who would help Gu Shentong; what mattered was how to get through the current crisis.

Zhong Shan fell into a deep silence for a while. Gu Shentong also stopped talking. "Could it be that someone will enter my body again with their consciousness?" Zhong Shan took a deep breath and asked. "No, Nu Qinghui must have told you before, right?" "What?" "As you grow, I grow. When you reach the Heavenly Extreme Realm, my consciousness will grow strong enough to devour you. At that time, I can completely consume you, devouring everything about you!" Gu Shentong said. "Impossible. Me breakthrough? Hahaha, who can make me breakthrough? My root bone, no one can make me breakthrough. You should know why my root bone is special," Zhong Shan laughed mockingly. "Your root bone? Hahaha, your root bone is indeed interesting. As long as, at the moment of great perfection, a woman with the Nine Cauldrons physique dual cultivates with you, you'll break through. Am I right?" Gu Shentong laughed.

Hearing Gu Shentong's words, Zhong Shan's hair stood on end. How did Gu Shentong know this? "What do you mean?" Zhong Shan asked coldly.

Just as Zhong Shan was questioning Gu Shentong, he suddenly felt someone outside grabbing him and undressing him. From the fragrance, he could tell it was a woman. The woman continued undressing Zhong Shan, and soon he felt himself completely naked.

Zhong Shan's heart was in turmoil. He finally understood what Gu Shentong meant. He had found a woman with the Nine Cauldrons physique to help Zhong Shan breakthrough to the Heavenly Extreme Realm.

And now, he could only let the woman have her way with him, unable to move. The air became increasingly charged with a sensual atmosphere, but Zhong Shan had no thoughts of enjoyment.

Because once he broke through, it would mean his demise. For the first time, Zhong Shan desperately did not want to breakthrough. For the first time, this proud man found himself being forced into intimacy by a woman. It was a profound humiliation, yet he had no way to resist.

Anxious and helpless, Zhong Shan felt every touch on his skin sending alarming signals to his brain. His body, controlled by Gu Shentong's consciousness, responded instinctively.

Don't breakthrough, don't breakthrough! Zhong Shan kept praying silently.

Unfortunately, with a painful gasp, the lustful atmosphere filled the hall.

Zhong Shan, utterly powerless, was manipulated as he felt a mix of physical pleasure and mental anguish. Never had he imagined such conflicting emotions would befall him. "Why have you gone silent?" Gu Shentong suddenly asked.

As physical ecstasy and spiritual torment intertwined, Zhong Shan found himself entangled in a situation he had never anticipated. "I know what's happening. It's starting! It's starting! Hahaha, the Heavenly Extreme Realm, you're about to reach the Heavenly Extreme Realm!" Gu Shentong shouted excitedly.

Zhong Shan had lost all hope in the external woman's help, because he could feel a slight loosening in his realm's barrier. He was really on the verge of a breakthrough!

"Heavenly Extreme Realm? So what if I reach it? Do you really think you can devour me? Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Zhong Shan shouted in a fit of rage.

"Impossible? For me, Gu Shentong, nothing is impossible!" Gu Shentong sneered.

"You want to grow stronger? Won't I also become stronger? At the Heavenly Extreme Realm, I'll be ten times more powerful! The outcome is still uncertain!" Zhong Shan retorted stubbornly.

"Hahaha, I admit, you will indeed become very powerful, extremely powerful. But so what? In the end, you will still be mine. I will become even stronger than you!" Gu Shentong laughed coldly.

"Impossible, you are merely residing in my body. How could you possibly be stronger?" Zhong Shan refused to believe it.

"Because I am residing in your Shen Ting Acupoint!" Gu Shentong said confidently.

"So what?"

"The Heavenly Extreme Realm? When one reaches the Heavenly Extreme Realm, the heavens bestow boundless merit upon them, and this merit enters the body through the Shen Ting Acupoint. With that boundless merit to absorb, do you think you can still be my match?" Gu Shentong laughed confidently.

Boundless merit? Zhong Shan's heart sank as he suddenly remembered the scene on Phoenix Island when Xuan Yuan reached the Heavenly Extreme Realm. The heavens had bestowed infinite merit, which Xuan Yuan later transferred to Zhong Shan, causing his cultivation to skyrocket.

Boundless merit? Merit? Zhong Shan's heart was filled with rage. But the next moment, his rage was replaced by a peculiar calm.

"Are you saying that when one reaches the Heavenly Extreme Realm, the heavens bestow boundless merit upon them?" Zhong Shan asked again.

"Didn't you absorb it before? On Phoenix Island, Xuan Yuan transferred it to you," Gu Shentong sneered.

"You even know about that?" Zhong Shan was astonished.

"I have investigated everything about you!" Gu Shentong said confidently.

"But why do the heavens bestow boundless merit upon people of this realm?" Zhong Shan probed further.

"This is the gift of the Lesser Thousand World. As long as you are from the Lesser Thousand World, boundless merit will descend upon you at the Heavenly Extreme Realm. Why?" Gu Shentong seemed to sense something off in Zhong Shan's tone.

"Are you sure only people from this Lesser Thousand World receive boundless merit from the heavens?" Zhong Shan asked again.

"Yes! Why?" Gu Shentong was becoming increasingly suspicious of Zhong Shan's tone.

Hearing Gu Shentong's affirmation, Zhong Shan's heart lightened, and an inexplicable happiness enveloped him.

"What is going on?" Gu Shentong asked anxiously.

"Gu Shentong, you were a legendary figure, but unfortunately, you missed one crucial detail, the most fatal one," Zhong Shan declared confidently.

"What did I miss?"

"You missed my origin!" Zhong Shan said resolutely.

"Origin?"

"Let me ask you, you investigated me thoroughly. Do you know the names of my parents?"

Hearing Zhong Shan's words, Gu Shentong's consciousness trembled.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! You were just a mortal back then, just a mere mortal, living a mundane life. You only had a chance to encounter the Immortal Dao at the age of eighty. It's impossible!" Gu Shentong's voice carried a hint of panic.

"Nothing is impossible. So what if I was a mortal? Can't a mortal enter from the outside? Can't a mortal start cultivating immortality at the age of eighty? Hahaha, Gu Shentong, despite all your calculations, you never considered that before the age of twenty-five, I wasn't even from this world! Hahaha!"