Chapter 53

Guangren, using some unknown means, released his qi while the volcano hesitantly stood up. He timidly glanced at his master, just about to say something, when Guangren had already turned his head and slowly looked at him. The默契 between this master and apprentice was truly remarkable; with just one glance, the volcano immediately closed his mouth, not daring to speak further, and stood to the side behind Guangren.

Then, Guangren shifted his gaze to Gui Bu Gui. After a faint smile, he said to the old man, "Brother Gui, after we part today, I wonder when we will meet again. If our sect needs your help in the future..."

Before Guangren could finish, Gui Bu Gui interrupted, "Just send a message through any disciple, no matter how far, I will definitely be there within seven days."

After the old man finished speaking, Guangren said nothing more. He made a slight bow and, without paying attention to the other missing disciples, turned and left with his senior disciple.

It was not until Guangren and the volcano's figures had completely disappeared that Gui Bu Gui gave a strange smile and said, "Able to bend and stretch, Xu Fu did not choose the wrong person." As he spoke, something seemed off with the old man. When the last word left his lips, his body suddenly stiffened, his face still maintaining the expression from speaking, and he fell straight to the ground.

Wu Mian promptly reached out to support Gui Bu Gui, lightly patting the old man's face, which was like an orange peel, and said, "Old man, you're not dying, are you? If you're not dead, open your eyes and say something."

Gui Bu Gui's slightly closed eyelids lifted again. He weakly glanced at Wu Mian and slowly said, "Have you never seen someone exhausted? Today you'll see it all."

Wu Mian laid Gui Bu Gui flat on the ground. Seeing that he did not look like he was about to die, his heart finally settled. He said to the old man, who was still panting, "Just now, when you faced Guangren, you were still full of energy. What happened now? Hmm? Isn't your seal already broken? Why does it seem like it's sealed again?"

Gui Bu Gui, having recovered a bit, sighed and said to Wu Mian, "Broken my ass! Just now, I temporarily broke the seal by borrowing a large amount of immortal energy. Once this energy is exhausted, I'll revert to my original form."

He continued, "I thought with a bit of luck, I could hold on until the seal was completely broken. But just as I came out, I met Guangren. If he had been a bit braver, I would have been done for today."

After saying this, Gui Bu Gui looked up at Wu Mian and said, "We can't stay here. Carry me and leave quickly. If Guangren realizes what happened, he might come back to check. This act won't hold up."

Wu Mian did not intend to carry Gui Bu Gui. He grabbed the old man by the collar, casually threw him over his shoulder like a sack, and walked in the opposite direction from where Guangren had left. As he walked, he said to the old man, "What is this 'Poke the Sky'? Just now, when Guangren did that, I couldn't even stand up."

"That's not just you. Even if Guangxiao and the others were unprepared, they would have suffered greatly," the old man said, swaying on Wu Mian's shoulder. "That is a technique Xu Fu created, using one's powerful magic to convert it into Heavenly Qi and instantly spray it out, sweeping away all living beings within a hundred meters. The requirements for the practitioner's skills are extremely high. I was only able to use it by releasing all the accumulated immortal energy. Before I was sealed, I couldn't even use such a technique."

He paused, sighed deeply, and continued, "Xu Fu did not choose the wrong person. Back then, Guangren couldn't even perform 'Poke the Sky.' I didn't expect that after just over a hundred years, he can use it with ease. He can release Heavenly Qi with one hand, and 'Poke the Sky' is already well-formed."

Gui Bu Gui seemed to remember something and said in a panic, "Walk faster. Given Guangren's current abilities, he can't have missed that I was struggling. Once he realizes, he will come back to check. Hurry, run!"

As Gui Bu Gui urged Wu Mian to run, in a deserted alley outside the governor's residence, the volcano was carrying his master Guangren and running non-stop. He heard the current Great Master say almost the same thing as Gui Bu Gui, lying on the volcano's back, muttering, "I didn't expect that after over a hundred years, Gui Bu Gui's skills have advanced to such a degree. Truly worthy of being a contemporary of the Great Master, he can use 'Poke the Sky' with ease."

Hearing the hint of sadness in Guangren's words, the volcano immediately said, "You used 'Poke the Sky' with one hand, no less than that old man."

Guangren fell silent for a moment, then said, "What do you know? I couldn't even use it with both hands... No, with Gui Bu Gui's current skills, he couldn't have missed that I was struggling. Volcano, walk faster. If that old man realizes, it will be too late..."

Due to Gui Bu Gui's constant urging, after grabbing a package of food from Mr. Zhao's shop, Wu Mian carried him out of Liaoxi County. After entering an unknown desolate mountain, and confirming that no one from Guangren's group was following, Wu Mian finally stopped, casually throwing Gui Bu Gui to the ground and extending his hand, saying, "Alright, no need to be polite here. Give me the thing."

Gui Bu Gui seemed not to understand Wu Mian's words. He stared blankly at Wu Mian and said, "The things are all with you. What else do you want from me?"

"All with me?" Wu Mian looked at the old man with a half-smile and continued, "So, the things the Great Master left in the Immortal Tomb are also on me?"

Gui Bu Gui looked at Wu Mian innocently, sighed in distress, and said, "Isn't it just that skin after transformation? You saw it with your own eyes. That skin already belongs to Guangren. Shouldn't you ask him?"

Wu Mian stared at Gui Bu Gui for a long time before slowly saying, "The state you were in after absorbing immortal energy in the governor's residence, was that your state after breaking the seal?"

Gui Bu Gui smiled slightly, and the expression of a transcendent sage appeared on his face. He nodded and said, "When using 'Poke the Sky,' I was a bit stronger because the immortal energy was more abundant than my previous cultivation methods." Seeing Wu Mian's playful expression, Gui Bu Gui suddenly felt uneasy and added, "But not much different..."

Before he could finish, a bolt of lightning accompanied by thunder struck him. Gui Bu Gui had no time to dodge, and he watched helplessly as the lightning hit his face. The old man immediately fell to the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

Wu Mian looked at him and rarely smiled, saying, "So, before breaking the seal, you still can't fight back, right?" As he said this, more bolts of lightning continuously emerged from Wu Mian's body. Gui Bu Gui, trembling, said, "In... my... body, I... will... give... you."

After saying this, the old man's right hand trembled as he reached into his robe, pulled out a small porcelain bottle, and handed it to Wu Mian. Compared to the bottle containing the elixir of immortality, this bottle was smaller and more exquisite.

Wu Mian took the bottle but did not rush to open it. He looked at Gui Bu Gui and said, "What is this? Even you are interested."

At this point, Gui Bu Gui's condition had improved somewhat. Perhaps being struck by lightning multiple times had made his body adapt to the rhythm. He supported himself with his elbow, eyes fixed on the porcelain bottle in Wu Mian's hand, and said, "This is the elixir Xu Fu accumulated while refining the elixir of immortality. Just now, Guangren was after this."