After Saving the Immortal Sect, I Became a Heartthrob - Chapter 21

Slim, cool sensations bound him tightly, gliding across the curves of his knees and intertwining as they moved upward, bit by bit.

In the absolute darkness, Gu Congxing’s vision was stripped away, making the sense of touch throughout his entire body increasingly vivid.

One of the things from his upper body had successfully explored its way inside his garments, wantonly rubbing against the skin beneath his collarbone.

Exploring further downward, it excitedly found a place to wrap itself around. It touched it cautiously, as if finding it interesting, and then pressed down heavily.

“Nng…!”

The area beneath his collarbone, which had never been touched by anyone before, was teased in such a way that a low moan escaped from Gu Congxing’s throat.

Those two things became even more unbridled; they actually wrapped around it in a circle and slowly tightened their grip.

“…Mm?!”

A wave of electric numbness surged through Gu Congxing’s whole body. His skin broke out in a thin layer of sweat, allowing those slippery things to cling to him even more smoothly.

What exactly were they? Tails? Vines?

They seemed to be exploring this territory called “stranger” with pure curiosity, filled with zest.

Even though he knew he was in a dream, Gu Congxing only felt himself falling into a pool of strange sensations…

No, this won’t do!

The clarity in his mind seemed to be gradually swallowed up. He pressed his lips together tightly, forcing himself not to make any more strange sounds.

But then, another thing, carrying a chill, brushed gently against the corner of his mouth, as if to soothe him, and patted his lips.

Gu Congxing felt the sensation on his face, opened his mouth abruptly, and bit down hard!

That thing trembled violently, and as if feeling the pain, it retracted rapidly.

Gu Congxing closed his lips, tasting a different flavor—like plant sap.

Surprisingly, it was somewhat sweet and refreshing?

His bite allowed him to break free. Those things released him, but as they departed, they(clung stickily) and rubbed against him once more, quite reluctantly.

Gu Congxing let out a sigh of relief, his breathing becoming steady again…

By the time Gu Congxing woke up again, dawn had already broken.

He blinked, feeling quite weary when he got up.

What a strange dream.

Knowing it wasn’t real, he still had the lingering illusion that his whole body felt sticky, so he headed straight to the bathhouse.

After he bathed and changed his clothes, a spirited call came from outside.

“Senior Brother!”

Gu Congxing raised his head and saw Zhong Ming beneath the morning light. His eyes were sparkling, and he was full of vitality.

He looked completely different from his own state.

Gu Congxing stepped forward to ruffle his hair and asked, “Why didn’t you come looking for me yesterday?”

Hearing this question, Zhong Ming’s eyes flickered, and he cast his gaze aside.

“Actually, I did come. But you were sleeping so soundly, and I didn’t want to wake you, so I went back.”

Gu Congxing’s eyelid twitched—sleeping soundly?

The strange dream from last night surfaced in his mind again, and Gu Congxing shook his head slightly, casting it to the back of his mind.

“Let’s go. Don’t be careless in today’s final match.”

“Yes!” A lighthearted smile appeared on Zhong Ming’s face again.

Wen Dao Peak, Martial Arts Arena.

Under the bright spring sunshine, young disciples dressed in cyan-blue robes stood in groups, enthusiastically speculating about the outcome of the sect’s grand competition today.

“Come to think of it, I really didn’t expect that little junior brother from Zhuoguang Peak to be so good at fighting. He’s only been in the sect for a year and has already won two matches in a row!”

“Wood-element spiritual roots are supposed to be the gentle type, but he uses vicious techniques. It’s actually somewhat like Gu Congxing.”

“Ugh, that one is an even bigger fiend. What a waste of a good-looking face…”

He was about to continue, but was interrupted by a voice.

“Weak and pathetic, and you love to wag your tongue behind others’ backs. No wonder you can’t advance.”

The disciples turned to look at the source of the voice in shock and anger—it was Mei Ci, the son of the Peak Master of Muze Peak.

“Mei Ci?!”

“None of your business… Hey, why are you pulling me?!” One disciple was about to retort but was held back by the person next to him.

“If you offend the Peak Master of Muze Peak, where will you get your medicinal pills in the future?”

“But…”

Mei Ci looked coldly at their bickering, gave a scornful snort, and walked away.

He hadn’t walked many steps when another person sidled up beside him, smiling cheekily.

“Yo, I thought you hated Senior Brother Gu before? How come you’ve had a change of heart?”

Mei Ci glanced at the grinning Ruan Wei: “None of your business.”

“Hahahaha! You’ve learned to use that on the spot, little Mei Ci!” Ruan Wei’s smile widened, and he reached out an arm to drape it over Mei Ci’s shoulder.

Mei Ci frowned, about to swat his arm away, when he saw Ruan Wei lift his chin and say, “Look over there! Senior Brother Gu and his little junior brother really do have a close relationship!”

Mei Ci was drawn by his words, his gaze falling upon the slender silver figure.

Beside the ring, Gu Congxing straightened Zhong Ming’s collar and urged, “Remember to protect yourself during the match. Don’t let someone with bad intentions hurt you.”

He still couldn’t forget the scene when he first saw Zhong Ming after his rebirth—the boy who had been besieged was truly pathetic.

Zhong Ming smiled and cradled Gu Congxing’s hand, rubbing it against his cheek: “Don’t worry, Senior Brother. I will be careful.”

The disciples nearby heard their conversation, their expressions turning bizarre: Who? Who needs to protect themselves? It should clearly be Zhong Ming’s opponent who needs to protect himself!

What harm could come to him!

Just then, several spiritual talismans descended from the air. One flew into Zhong Ming’s hand, and the order of his match and the name of his opponent gradually appeared on it.

—Order seven, Chen Wang.

Zhong Ming’s pupils shrank, sparking with excitement.

Seeing him remain silent, Gu Congxing asked, “You don’t want to face him?”

Zhong Ming shook his head, revealing a pure smile.

“No, Senior Brother. This draw is exactly to my liking.”

The bell of the Wen Dao Peak main hall tolled. Sect Master Li Yizhi arrived on the wind, with Elder He and Elder Duan standing on his left and right.

Li Yizhi was imposing and dignified. He stood high on the platform, overlooking the disciples in the arena. Elder He beside him shouted loudly: “The final match of the sect grand competition, begin!”

Two disciples with the number one order took the stage, their long swords raised, and the competition officially commenced!

The first few matches didn’t last long, and soon it was the seventh match.

Zhong Ming stood on the ring; the obedient smile he wore in front of Gu Congxing was gone without a trace. His eyes were cold, staring straight at the person opposite him.

Chen Wang looked at him with a sinister expression.

He had been discovered for severely wounding Zhong Ming previously, was punished with eighty whip lashes, and thrown into the Cave of Repentance, suffering quite a bit.

But because Elder Chen had many spiritual pills and medicines, he had not only recovered recently but was even able to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.

“You damned bastard, you actually managed to hold on until the final match.” He sneered, “Today, with Gu Congxing not here to back you up, if you kneel down and beg for mercy now, I might consider letting you off.”

“Otherwise, you’ll be rolling off this ring in pieces!”

There was a sealing barrier on the ring, isolating the fluctuations of spiritual power from the outside world. People outside could only see their lips moving, but couldn’t hear their voices.

Zhong Ming manifested his long sword, his lips curling upward, and the excitement in his dark golden eyes growing even more intense.

“What a pity…”

Chen Wang frowned and cursed: “Are you deaf, you bastard?”

As spiritual power surged, a heavy sword intent was launched ferociously!

“—The pity is that killing is forbidden in this match!”

Zhong Ming’s loud shout erupted along with his spiritual sword, instantly closing in on Chen Wang!

“Damn it!”

He immediately threw out a protective talisman. The talisman collided with the tip of the sword, unleashing a violent shockwave of spiritual power!

Chen Wang’s eyes widened in horror: How is this possible! This is a talisman that even a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator could hardly resist!

He pulled out two more talismans, one carrying fierce flames and the other chilling intent, striking directly at Zhong Ming’s pulse point!

But Zhong Ming’s footwork was like a ghost; he dodged the fire talisman with a side step, then flicked his sword, batting the fire talisman toward the ice talisman in the middle of his turn!

“Swish”

The two talismans collided in the air, turning into wisps of white smoke.

Gu Congxing stood outside the ring, watching Zhong Ming’s every move, his heart trembling.

Each of his moves and stances was clearly the sword technique he had used to save him back then!

“Damn it!” Chen Wang roared, throwing out a boulder talisman.

Zhong Ming struck with his sword, clashing with the boulder, and split it in two!

He didn’t stop his feet, and in the blink of an eye, he was already closing in on Chen Wang!

Chen Wang retreated with a horrified expression, but was still stabbed in the left shoulder by the long sword!

However, no crimson blood spilled out; instead, wisps of white smoke emerged. The figure in front of him also blurred in the increasingly thick smoke.

It was a high-grade substitute talisman!

Zhong Ming suddenly retracted his sword, but as he was about to retreat, he felt the glow of a formation beneath his feet—it was actually a Chaos Formation!

Trapped in this formation, a cultivator’s qi and blood would surge, their mind would become chaotic, and if it lasted long enough, they might even end up killing themselves!

Zhong Ming’s eyes were gloomy. He stabbed down with his sword, spiritual power surging, and tore through a corner of the formation.

However, right at this moment, amidst the white smoke, a lethal lava talisman struck directly at Zhong Ming’s heart!

“Die!”

“Little Junior Brother!” Although Gu Congxing couldn’t see the details from outside the ring, he could glimpse a flash of crimson lava fire!

A high-grade lava talisman! How could Chen Wang, with only Foundation Establishment cultivation, possess such a spiritual talisman! This was clearly something only a Golden Core cultivator could draw!

“Congxing.”

Lan Jue appeared at the arena at some point. He grabbed Gu Congxing, who was about to stand up, and said, “Once the ring barrier is activated, it can only close on its own after one side has lost. I have informed the elders about Chen Wang’s cheating, but they also need time to break the barrier.”

“But Little Junior Brother…”

Lan Jue pressed one hand on his shoulder, his eyes deep: “Congxing, believe in Little Junior Brother.”

Gu Congxing frowned, looking at the arena, a bead of cold sweat running down his forehead.

And inside the arena, several drops of blood had already dripped onto the ground.

“Drip, drip”

Crimson traces bloomed. Chen Wang looked ahead in disbelief.

Zhong Ming, dressed in black, stood before him unscathed, but his aura felt like a completely different person, carrying a violent murderous intent.

Just moments ago, Chen Wang had launched the lava talisman at Zhong Ming’s heart, but Zhong Ming seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, instantly retreating and bending over to evade the talisman.

Not only that, several extremely thick vines had emerged from the ground at some unknown moment, binding Chen Wang tightly in place!

Just as he was about to struggle and break free, the long sword, brimming with murderous intent, had already pierced through his left shoulder!

“Ahhh!”

Chen Wang screamed, but another sword had already stabbed his right arm!

Not only that, Zhong Ming even lightly rotated his wrist, making the wounds bleed even more profusely.

“So painful, it hurts so much, ahhh!”

Chen Wang shrieked, cursing in agony, but he hadn’t even managed to say two words before a vine wrapped around his neck, slowly strangling him!

The other vines wrapping around his limbs were also pulling in different directions, as if they wanted to tear him apart right here!

A sense of impending death arrived. Chen Wang looked at Zhong Ming before him, who wore a bloodthirsty smile, and finally realized that he really wanted to kill him!

“I… I surrender! Please, let me go!”

The feeling of suffocation intensified. Chen Wang was covered in tears and snot, and gasped: “Smoke! The smoke is about to disperse! Do you want everyone to see you killing me?”

As soon as these words were out, the Zhong Ming in front of him frowned, his eyes flickering.

Seeing this, Chen Wang hurriedly said: “Gu Congxing! Think about Gu Congxing, he didn’t kill me, do you really want to, cough cough…”

His throat had been wrapped so tightly that it was difficult to speak. Just at the moment he thought he was truly going to die, all the restraints suddenly fell away.

Zhong Ming’s expression returned to complete clarity. He blinked, coldly sizing up the dying Chen Wang before him.

“…How weak. I can’t let Senior Brother see you in this state.”

He cast a healing spell to heal the exposed wounds on Chen Wang’s body.

Chen Wang looked at the pure, green youth before him, a wild wolf of fear surging in his heart.

Zhong Ming smiled and held a finger to his lips.

“Shh.”

Right at this moment, the smoke completely dissipated, and the ring barrier shattered with a bang!

Those present finally saw the figures in the arena clearly. Chen Wang was crawling on the ground, shaking all over, and standing proudly was Zhong Ming, holding his long sword!

The air fell into a deep silence, and then suddenly erupted into a wave of cheers!

Zhong Ming had actually managed to win in the face of his opponent’s cheating and sneak attack!

“Little Junior Brother!” Gu Congxing couldn’t help but let out a shout.

The youth in the center of the arena turned his head at the sound, and Gu Congxing’s face was reflected in his dark golden eyes.

His smile remained as pure and brilliant as ever, making several female cultivators in the audience blush.

“Senior Brother, I won.”

Gu Congxing also smiled, striding quickly toward the arena.

However, right at this moment, a cold voice appeared in his mind:

【Ding! Emergency mission activated! Emergency mission activated!】

【Host, please complete the main mission: Ensure Zhong Ming successfully passes through the bloodline awakening period!】

【Ding! After detection, Zhong Ming’s bloodline awakening is abnormally advanced. Host, please choose carefully to avoid a failed ending!】

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Scum Author: The little white flower also has multiple forms…

Zhong Ming: (Shy smile)