It turned out that the Ancient Saint Chao was only in the early stage of the Yuanshen Realm. After the damage to his Dantian was repaired by Lu Chuan, he started over from the Qi Training Realm and reached the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. At this moment, the true energy is flowing continuously in the meridians of the whole body, directly crossing the Yuanshen realm and reaching the Nirvana realm. Various parts of his body were stretched and deformed under the action of the true energy, reorganizing the body structure, becoming softer but tougher, and the meridians were unusually smooth.
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky above Mengyou Villa, colliding and rolling, roaring and making loud thunderous noises, and nothing could be seen in the darkness between the sky and the earth. A streak of lightning struck down, and the sky and earth were dazzlingly bright for an instant, and then fell into darkness again in the blink of an eye.
The ancient sage came to the realm of transcending tribulation unknowingly.
To practice to the realm of transcending tribulations is to go against the will of heaven. It is rare for ordinary people to reach this realm. Those who succeed are only one in ten thousand. Most of them are either seriously injured or killed. Many practitioners hold back after reaching the state of nirvana, fearing that their efforts will fall short when they reach the state of transcending tribulation. Only a fool like Gu Shengchao is fearless and goes ahead regardless of the consequences because of his ignorance.
The owner of Mengyou Villa, Meng Peilong, didn't take it seriously at first. He regarded it as an ordinary thunderstorm. After observing it for a long time, he suddenly noticed something fishy. He felt uneasy for no reason and hurriedly summoned everyone to rush to where Gu Shengchao was. cell.
Inside the cell.
The arrogant-looking guy actually laughed when he saw that Gu Shengchao didn't wail and beg for mercy. He became even more angry and raised his hoe and hit Gu Shengchao's head viciously. The hoe was still an inch away from Gu Shengchao's head, and suddenly stopped, as if it was tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and could no longer go down even half an inch. He pulled back, but the hoe still didn't move. He was in shock when he saw Gu Shengchao let out a long roar, waved his arms and kicked out with two feet, and the thick chain broke at the sound.
The hoe flew backwards, and the man grunted. The hoe passed through his chest, taking him back and nailing him to the wall of the dungeon.
Gu Shengchao opened his eyes, and his eyes seemed to spit out fire. He wanted to repay double the inhuman torture he had suffered these days.
The tribulation was successful!
Peace returned to heaven and earth.
He rushed out of the dungeon and was met by a dozen people blocking the road with swords. They must have heard the noise and came to support him. Gu Shengchao waved his fist and pushed forward. In an instant, corpses were left on the ground. He was like a crazy beast, roaring and biting every prey that dared to stand in its way.
The owner of the village, Meng Peilong, led his son Meng Liyan, master Meng Song and others to rush over. They were all frightened when they saw Gu Shengchao's demonized appearance. Meng Peilong pulled his son back a step, pushed Meng Song forward and commanded: "There is nothing to be afraid of if this man is crazy. Let's just go forward and kill him together."
Mengsong was a little scared. He looked around and found that there were many people, so he felt relieved. He shouted "Come together" and rushed over first.
The enemy was extremely jealous when they met him. Ancient Sage Chao faced him with his bare hands, and his murderous aura enveloped the world. When Meng Song was about to come to Gu Sheng Chao, he first released a few sleeve arrows, and then swung his sword towards Gu Sheng Chao's head. The sleeve arrow shot out, Gu Shengchao dodged and grabbed the sword. Mengsong was so happy that he turned the blade over and tried to cut off the finger of the ancient sage. Gu Shengchao punched the back of the sword with his left fist, and the sword vibrated and made a buzzing sound. Mengsong couldn't hold the sword and immediately let go. He was stunned when Gu Shengchao's right fist came to his face. As soon as his vision went dark, his head was crushed by Gu Shengchao's fist, and he fell to the ground dying.
Meng Peilong shouted loudly: "No one is allowed to retreat. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed. Kill this madman and each person will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold."
Everyone saw the master lying on the ground and was about to run away, but after hearing the owner's order, they had no choice but to rely on the large number of people and attack him. However, Gu Shengchao was like a lion, unstoppable and no one could do anything to him. Seeing that the situation was not good, Meng Peilong grabbed his son and ran to the backyard.
Gu Shengchao saw that there were too many people around him who needed to be dealt with and he couldn't kill them all at once. The "Five Soul Array" in his Dantian continued to activate, and he just thought silently in his heart, it would be great if the sword could fly out. As he thought, the "Five Soul Array" wrapped the sword in it and flew out of the body. The size of the needle became more than five feet long, and it intercepted Meng Peilong and his son. Meng Peilong was horrified, and he and Meng Liyan drew their swords to defend back to back.
The six swords came and went like flying, and Meng Peilong and his son were dazzled and could not keep an eye on them. Within a few moments of meeting each other, Meng Liyan's head was cut off from his neck and flew up. When Meng Peilong saw this, his mind was in confusion. He pierced his chest with a sword and was killed instantly. Everyone who besieged Gu Shengchao panicked and tried to escape. The "Five Soul Array" hung in mid-air, with flying swords flying like shuttles. Where could one escape? In the blink of an eye, only broken arms and limbs were left on the ground. Each one was completely dead and could no longer make any sound.
Gu Shengchao took the "Five Soul Array" back to his dantian. He felt as if he was in a dream. What just happened made him unbelievable. Lu Chuan had warned him about the importance of the formation that day, but he didn't take it seriously. Today, when the "Five Soul Formation" showed off its skills, he truly understood the meaning of Lu Chuan's words.
There were corpses everywhere, which made the ancient saint's overheated heart slowly calm down. He was a little scared, so he took off the clothes from several people and put them on. He didn't care about the blood on them. He covered his body first and rolled out any scattered silver. Pack it up and stride outside. Passing by a courtyard, a tempting aroma wafted from it, and a man and a woman walked out carrying a basket. They were all shocked when they saw the blood-stained Gu Shengchao. The woman even let go of the basket accidentally, causing the basket to tilt sideways and several round buns rolling down.
Gu Shengchao hadn't eaten properly for many days, so when he saw the buns, he rushed towards them and randomly grabbed them and stuffed them into his mouth.
The man and the woman looked like a couple. The man protected the woman and retreated to the corner. He grabbed a pickaxe used for farm work and blocked it in front of him.
Gu Shengchao wolfed down the food without caring about anything else. Only after he was full did he realize that many of them were meat buns.
The man clenched his pickaxe tightly and said in fear: "Don't come over here. I'll call someone if you come over. There are experts everywhere in Mengyou Villa."
Gu Shengchao smiled and said: "Don't be afraid. The owner of the village has been killed by me. I don't know how many people are left. I only want something from you."
"What, what?" The man was frightened and began to speak awkwardly.
Gu Shengchao pointed to himself, "I only need a pair of clean clothes."
The two people looked at each other for a moment, and the woman said, "Hero, show mercy, I'll go find him right away." After a while, she ran out and brought two pairs of clean clothes. She put the clothes in front of Gu Shengchao and said, " Forgive me, good man, but these are the only men in my family left, and I really can’t find any extra ones.”
Gu Shengchao grabbed his clothes and settled them down and said: "Too many people have died here. You two should leave as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble." Seeing the man nodding, he asked again: "Which direction is the nearest town from here? suitable?"
The man pointed to the west and said: "Across two mountains is Baishan Town. The town is built near the water and has a dock. However, the mountains are high and the road is dangerous and difficult to navigate."
"Thank you!" Gu Shengchao expressed his thanks with clasped fists. He wrapped some buns in his clean robe and ran away with his legs.
He was running a little anxiously and unknowingly felt something was wrong. When he lowered his head and looked down, he was startled that he had ended up on the top of the tree. He was frightened and slightly discouraged, and immediately fell from the tree, almost falling into the mud. He breathed slowly and calmed down, then realized that he had undergone earth-shaking changes and needed time to adapt.
As the sun sets, Gu Shengchao has arrived at Baishan Town. From a distance, he can see the pink sparkling water of the river under the setting sun. He has so much inner strength now that these mountain roads are as smooth as walking on the ground and cannot stop him at all. It was already dusk when he arrived at the river. He found a deserted place on the bank, took off his clothes, jumped in and took a comfortable bath. He rubbed off the thick dirt on his body, put on his clothes and walked towards the town.
Gu Shengchao walked leisurely to the center of Baishan Town. It was just when the lanterns were first lit, and all kinds of restaurants were full and very lively. Gu Shengchao walked straight along the street and soon came to the river. The boat in the river was brightly lit, and the dignitaries were enjoying the moon and the singer's performance in a leisurely manner.
Continuing along the river bank, a huge ship was about to set sail. The men on board pulled up the sails and the tall ship slowly left the river bank.
Gu Shengchao was responsible for many murder cases. Although he did not do it intentionally, he killed someone after all, and he was also afraid of the government's investigation. Large ships usually go on long voyages, which is suitable for his desire to seek refuge. He found the right moment and jumped up, then disappeared into the cabin.
One of the waiters was in a daze and asked the waiter next to him: "I thought I saw a big civet cat running up just now. Do you need to check it out?"
The man smiled and said: "I think you are trying to be lazy again. How can a civet cat get up on the side of such a high ship? Work quickly, don't think about useless things."
There is a gangway in the cabin. Gu Shengchao walked down the ladder. The cabin is divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower. The upper floor is gorgeously decorated, with maids waiting outside every single room. They are obviously from official families; the middle floor is a little worse, but also solemn and elegant, with tables and chairs arranged neatly, and people drinking tea and whispering. Watching them dress up, most of them are from well-off families. Either rich or noble; when you get down to the ground floor, there are no decorations, not even the most ordinary tables, chairs, and benches. People in simple clothes sit on the floor in silence.
Ancient Sage Chao dressed up as a country boy and found a random place to sit down. Next to him was a young boy, about seven or eight years old. He was lively and active. He kept running among the crowd and was full of curiosity about everything around him. The boy was accompanied by his father, who was already wrinkled and taciturn even before he got old.
After running for a while, the boy felt hungry and asked his father for food. The boy's father said that he didn't bring much dry food and could only wait until tomorrow to eat. The young man was unhappy and sat down to sulk. Gu Shengchao happened to have the remaining steamed buns in his arms, so he took out two meat buns and handed them to the young man. The boy's father declined at first, but later he couldn't stand the meaty smell of the buns, so the boy took the buns and ate them hungrily, almost choking.
The big ship sailed smoothly through wind and waves for more than ten days, stopping at several docks to supply supplies and facilitate passengers to get on and off the ship. All the buns brought by Gu Shengchao were eaten the next day, mainly because the boy had a big appetite and ate a lot for Gu Shengchao. Fortunately, meals were provided on the ship, and Gu Shengchao bought them and shared them with the boy. The boy's father was shy and ate the dry food he had brought with him.
