Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World-Chapter 890 - 469: Slaying the Stone Beast

Chapter 890: Chapter 469: Slaying the Stone Beast
However, it wasn’t long before Gu Sheng gradually sensed something was wrong.
Although his Divine Power was constantly assaulting the bottleneck of the Other Shore Realm, that bottleneck was like a solid barrier, impossible to break through.
He tried again and again, but each attempt ended in failure.
"What’s going on? Where did it go wrong?"
Anxiety rose in Gu Sheng’s heart, realizing he might be caught in a vicious cycle.
Even though his Divine Power was continually increasing, it still seemed far from enough to break through the bottleneck of the Other Shore Realm.
He needed more energy, or rather, a more refined cultivation method to achieve a breakthrough.
"Sigh..."
Gu Sheng took a deep breath, knowing he couldn’t just keep trying endlessly here.
He decided to calm his mind first, reassess his cultivation methods, and look for an opportunity to break through.
Thus, Gu Sheng slowly withdrew his Divine Power, letting his mind return to tranquility.
Gu Sheng closed his eyes and began to review his cultivation journey.
He hoped to find some issues through this recollection.
"Why is it so difficult to go from the Other Shore Realm to the Dao Palace Realm?"
Gu Sheng silently recited in his heart.
At the same time, he began trying to understand the mysteries of the Dao Palace Realm from different perspectives.
He knew that the Dao Palace Realm was the refining of the "Divine," and more so, it was an application of the Dao.
He needed to combine his Divine Power with the Law of the Dao to truly achieve a breakthrough.
Gu Sheng started experimenting with different cultivation methods.
He combined his Divine Power with the natural energy around him, attempting to find a frequency that matched the Dao Palace Realm.
At this moment, he seemed to transform into a vortex of energy, continuously absorbing and releasing the surrounding natural energy.
Especially the hundred-pound refined ore, which was undoubtedly a wellspring of power.
However, despite all his efforts, Gu Sheng was still unable to break through to the Dao Palace Realm.
Countless attempts left Gu Sheng with an unprecedented sense of frustration.
The cultivation path was never smooth, and each failure was a necessary step toward success.
But if the method was wrong, even the smallest error could lead to a huge deviation.
"Looks like I can’t force my way through this one track mind."
Gu Sheng decided to temporarily give up on forcibly breaking through and planned to look for other cultivation resources.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, Gu Sheng suddenly noticed that the color of that hundred-pound refined ore had become much dimmer.
"How could this be?"
Gu Sheng squatted down, examined the refined ore, and felt its energy.
"Pop, pop, pop!"
Suddenly, the refined ore unexpectedly emitted a force of resistance.
"What is this?"
Gu Sheng was puzzled, and with a slight surge of Divine Power, he tried to probe into this energy.
However, when Gu Sheng’s Divine Power entered the refined ore, he found his Divine Power was blocked.
Thus, only one explanation remained.
That was, the power within the refined ore was above his current realm.
In other words, Gu Sheng was not qualified to absorb the remaining power within the refined ore.
"It seems the power in this refined ore can only be absorbed after reaching the Dao Palace Realm. I can’t let others discover this refined ore, or such a good thing would be wasted if given away for free."
Gu Sheng stood in the same place, pondering how to deal with it.
Just then, Gu Sheng’s Divine Sense suddenly caught a hint of an unusual presence.
"Master Wu, what should we do? That’s the life of half the village."
"Yeah, they’re treating us like we’re nothing!"
"If you ask me, we should just fight them!"
The voices of several men came from afar.
"Fight? With what? The lives of the villagers?"
An aged voice came through.
Gu Sheng listened with his Divine Power to the voices coming from afar, sensing that these people seemed to be encountering some trouble.
But he was now in the cave, and he didn’t know them, so there was no need to go out.
Besides, getting involved in other people’s karma was not a good thing.
With this in mind, Gu Sheng leaned against a stone in the cave and relaxed, resting comfortably.
Just then, a series of roars came.
Following this, Gu Sheng’s Divine Sense detected that those villagers seemed to be under attack by beasts.
Hearing the wailing, Gu Sheng could no longer remain calm.
At this moment, all he could think of was the villagers at the mines.
"No, I can’t just stand by!"
With this thought, Gu Sheng dashed out of the cave.
He was startled to find that the attackers were some Stone Beasts he had never seen before.
These Stone Beasts were as large as tigers and moved swiftly.
The villagers could not resist at all and could only scatter to save their lives.
"Swish!"
Gu Sheng couldn’t stand by, surged his Divine Power, and brandished his Fire Spirit Dagger, rushing forward.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"
The fiery dagger flashed streams of fire, striking the vital points of the Stone Beasts.
"Howl!"
One Stone Beast let out a pained wail and fell to the ground.
Upon losing its life signs, the stone body instantly collapsed into a pile of rubble.
Gu Sheng didn’t pause for a moment, his Shadow flickering through the Stone Beast group...
The Fire Spirit Dagger danced up and down, taking one out with each strike.
In less than the time it takes to sip a cup of tea, the group of Stone Beasts was already half slaughtered.
The remaining Stone Beasts, realizing the fear, hurriedly fled away.
The leading Master Zhang and the other villagers watched Gu Sheng with awe, their eyes filled with reverence.
They believed Gu Sheng was an immortal descended to the mortal world, and they all knelt before him.
"Benevolent one, you’ve saved the lives of everyone in the village!"
Master Zhang’s voice carried a tremble.
"There’s no need for this, I merely did what I should have done."