Chapter 458

"Stop chasing! Since this kid didn't attack us again, it means he isn't afraid of us chasing him!"

Zhuge Yuan looked at the Gu Kings who were still standing and reminded them.

"Do you really think I'm stupid? That kid has a Gu worm in his hand that can control lightning tribulations. His combat power is definitely not weaker than ours now that our realms have dropped. Once hit by the lightning tribulation spat out by that Gu worm, we wouldn't even be able to be ghosts here." Cha Shan shook his head and revealed a bitter smile.

The reason he didn't choose to attack just now was because he had once conducted a transaction with this kid and had a pleasant conversation, and he didn't want to fall out with him.

Now it seemed that not attacking him was truly a wise choice.

Otherwise, he would have become one of the corpses lying on the ground. He looked at the group of Gu Kings lying on the ground wailing with lingering fear.

"Who exactly is this kid to be so heaven-defying? Although we Gu Kings have all dropped in realm, two hundred Gu Kings joining forces is definitely not something a normal Spirit Sea stage Gu cultivator can contend with."

"Hehe! How would I know? In any case, no one is to speak of this after we get out; it's simply too shameful..."

Long Xuan carried Zhu Jiuge on his back, no longer caring about any opportunities along the way, and headed straight for the exit of the third pass.

There were many opportunities in the third pass of the River God Secret Realm, and there were many ancient buildings containing heavy treasures. The altar where the Otherworld Flower grew was just one of them, and it was also the most valuable treasure in the third pass.

Since the most valuable treasure was already in hand, Long Xuan didn't waste any more time looking for other opportunities. He prepared to leave the secret realm first and find a way to save Zhu Jiuge as quickly as possible.

Along the way, it was Zhu Jiuge's heaven-defying luck that was at work. Long Xuan didn't encounter any danger at all, as if the Goddess of Luck was helping Zhu Jiuge get out as quickly as possible.

Three days later, Long Xuan walked into a great hall and saw a huge black teleportation gate in the center of the hall.

The River God Secret Realm only had three passes, and this teleportation gate was the exit to leave the River God Secret Realm.

"Hold on! I'm taking you home now!"

Long Xuan looked back at Zhu Jiuge, whose face was pale behind him, and finally didn't hesitate anymore, stepping into the teleportation gate with her on his back...

"Pfft!"

Long Xuan surfaced from the river, spat out a mouthful of water, and looked around, discovering that he was in the Bore River in Wine City, right in the section of the river at the intersection of the Wine Tasting Assembly and the Tea Tasting Assembly.

It was late at night, there was no one around, and in the pitch-black night, even the river water was black.

"Cough, cough!"

Suddenly noticing movement behind him, Long Xuan hurriedly turned back and asked, "Are you awake?"

Zhu Jiuge seemed to have choked on river water. After coughing a few times, she opened her eyes slightly and said weakly, "Take me to the Saint Gu Academy. My master has a way to heal the wounds left by divine artifacts."

As she finished speaking, Zhu Jiuge's head slumped, and she fell into a deep sleep again.

"Saint Gu Academy?"

Long Xuan whispered. He was very familiar with these four words; he had heard them when he was at the Teng family. Zhu Jiuge was a student of the Saint Gu Academy, and that day she had even brought her senior brothers and sisters to attend the Teng family's wedding banquet.

He had never come into contact with an academy-level faction before, so it wouldn't be bad to go and see it.

It was said that the academy didn't have a culture of keeping things to themselves; everyone who entered the academy, regardless of their surname or name, could learn the inheritance within the academy.

The inheritance in the Saint Gu Academy was as vast as the sea, among which the four systems of Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting Gu worms were the strongest. These four systems of Gu worms were very special: the Music system Gu worms used music to refine Gu, the Book system Gu worms used various types of books to refine Gu, and the Painting system Gu worms used paintings to refine Gu...

He was truly curious about how Gu cultivators refined Gu using the four things of Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting. Taking the opportunity to send Zhu Jiuge to the Saint Gu Academy and stealing all the various powerful inheritances in the Saint Gu Academy wouldn't be bad either.

The Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting of his past life were all different from this world; perhaps he could borrow the knowledge of his past life to create a batch of even more imaginative Gu worms.

Long Xuan was full of anticipation. He finally walked onto the shore, prepared to set off for the Saint Gu Academy immediately, and left the city overnight.

Half a month later.

A white boat flew across the sky.

On the white boat, a handsome young man dressed in white stood at the bow with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance. Not knowing what he was thinking, a faint trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

An old man slowly walked over, stood behind the young man in white, and whispered, "Young Master, the informant in Wine City sent word that a youth carrying Zhu Jiuge is heading toward the Saint Gu Academy."

"After Zhu Jiuge came out of the River God Secret Realm, she was clearly seriously injured; otherwise, she would never have let a strange man carry her."

"Are we really going to attack her? According to our clan's deduction, this Zhu Jiuge is very likely to possess the Calamity Gu, one of the top ten innate spirit Gu."

"The Calamity Gu can bring infinite good luck to its host, ensuring they never encounter danger for eternity. All those who harbor killing intent toward this child of fortune will die due to various accidents."

"We have no past grievances or recent grudges with her; why provoke this bad luck!" the old man frowned and said.

"Hmph! Her luck is indeed not bad. I deliberately leaked the news that there was an Otherworld Flower in the River God Secret Realm to her, attempting to use the Otherworld Flower to kill her."

"I didn't expect that by coincidence, the Array Maniac also entered the River God Secret Realm and blocked a fatal tribulation for her."

"Taking advantage of her serious injury this time, I predicted the enemy generously and originally intended to send a Gu King to take action, but I didn't expect that this Gu King would also be unable to come due to an accident."

"Then this time, I, this young master, will take action personally. I want to see how long her heaven-defying luck can save her?"

Hearing this, the old man sighed in his heart. This first genius of the Painting Clan had talent that was unprecedented, but his heart was too narrow, and he valued fame too much. Everyone who could threaten his throne as the first genius of Central Earth had been secretly removed by him using various means, and this Zhu Jiuge was far from the first.

But this Zhu Jiuge was very likely to possess the Calamity Gu. The existence of the Calamity Gu could kill people by relying on luck; how could he not be worried at this moment?

"Young Master! This plan seems foolproof, but the Calamity Gu is best at creating various accidents. If we attack her, we are very likely to be killed by accidents that suddenly appear."

"Why doesn't the Young Master temporarily retreat and leave this matter to someone else to do?"

The old man knew he couldn't dissuade the Young Master, so he suggested.

"No matter. Although the Calamity Gu is terrifying, the luck it has absorbed so far is limited and is far from being fully formed. Otherwise, if her luck were truly that heaven-defying, how could she have been so seriously injured this time?"

Hua An's mouth curled up, and he said confidently, "Her current luck has a limit; there isn't anything she can do, and there isn't any danger she can avoid."

"From what I know, the Calamity Gu needs certain conditions to create accidents, and it is very difficult to be effective against a child of fortune who also possesses great luck, and I am a child of fortune with astonishing luck."

"She can't even move right now, and in the open mountain terrain, there are no conditions for creating accidents. This time, I really want to see how she can rely on her heaven-defying luck to kill me!"

Hua An's gaze turned sharp, and his voice was fierce. (End of chapter)