My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 393 - 73: [Fourth Update]

Gu Qingqing had originally been prepared to get injured; the situation had been so urgent just now. The four-winged Blood Python clearly had a death wish and was self-destructing. Although she didn’t understand why it chose her, she knew it didn’t want her to survive.

Just as she was about to use the Power of Word Spirit, a sudden burst of light erupted from her wrist. A gentle force enveloped her, and none of the energy from the explosion harmed her at all; she was completely protected.

Dazed for a moment, she remembered the treasure given to her by Lou Mingyu and Immortal Venerable Hao Lan. The bracelet on her arm, a protective Immortal Artifact from Immortal Venerable Hao Lan, could withstand a full-force attack below the level of an Immortal Emperor, so it wasn’t an issue to withstand a self-destruction at the Peak of the True Immortal Realm.

Previously, Immortal Venerable Hao Lan had said it needed to be activated by her, but now it seemed the bracelet would automatically activate to protect its owner when she was in great danger. This was likely a function Immortal Venerable Hao Lan had specially set for fear she might encounter a particularly formidable trouble and not activate it in time.

The energy from the explosion collided with the energy of the bracelet, and somehow, it opened a spatial rift that swallowed her. However, in the last moment as she was being swallowed, she seemed to hear Jun Wu’s voice and even saw his face!

She didn’t know how much time had passed when Gu Qingqing woke up from unconsciousness, finding herself lying on someone. Still a bit muddled, she immediately sat up. When she saw that it was Jun Wu beneath her, she was momentarily stunned. Then a scene flashed in her mind—when she was being swallowed by the spatial rift, she saw Jun Wu anxiously bursting in.

Before she passed out, she had thought it was a hallucination borne from missing Jun Wu too much. She never expected that Jun Wu had really appeared and had followed her into the spatial rift!

Jun Wu’s clothes were a bit tattered at this point, with many small wounds on his body, even on his face; he must have been injured inside the spatial rift. Gu Qingqing looked at herself and realized she wasn’t hurt at all, feeling somewhat surprised. Then, seeing Jun Wu, she understood.

It must have been because Jun Wu protected her with his body while in the spatial rift, so she remained unharmed!

Thinking this, Gu Qingqing looked at Jun Wu with a glance full of warmth, feeling her heart soften.

She reached out and held Jun Wu’s hand, then looked around.

It seemed they had been tossed into a place resembling a valley by the spatial rift. However, the scenery in this valley was very beautiful. Not far from where she and Jun Wu were staying, there was a cluster of flowers. Yet, these flowers weren’t the ornamental type but a kind of fourth-grade Immortal Rank flower called Red Smoke Luo.

Red Smoke Luo looked very beautiful. It wasn’t like the palm-sized Bicolor Time颜 Flower but rather smaller, resembling peach blossoms, but its color was a bright red, appearing very vibrant.

Apart from Red Smoke Luo, Gu Qingqing was delighted to discover there were the Red Xuan Rice Fruits they had been searching for a long time, and also the tri-petal lily-of-the-valley, all growing very well and in good quantity.

She looked around again and noticed there were quite a few fourth and fifth-grade Immortal Rank herbs not far off, and she also noticed the Immortal Qi here was very dense, with several areas shrouded in mist nearby.

As she was observing the surroundings, Jun Wu’s eyelashes fluttered beside her, and he then opened his eyes.

"Ah Wu, you’re awake?" Seeing Jun Wu wake up, Gu Qingqing was very happy and eagerly leaned closer to look at him.

"Geng Geng?" Jun Wu seemed to have not fully recovered but soon remembered what happened before he lost consciousness. The confusion in his eyes disappeared as he sat up from the ground, "Geng Geng, are you alright?"

He hadn’t forgotten that when he rushed over, it was right when the four-winged Blood Python was self-destructing, and Gu Qingqing was so close to it, easily getting injured.

Grabbing Gu Qingqing’s hand, he carefully checked to see if she was injured anywhere.

"I’m fine," knowing Jun Wu was worried about her, Gu Qingqing let him examine her with a smile on her face, "Did you forget? I have the protective Immortal Artifact from my brother and master, capable of withstanding a full-force attack below an Immortal Emperor’s cultivation, so even if the four-winged Blood Python self-destructs, it can’t be stronger than an Immortal Emperor!"

She shook her bracelet at Jun Wu with a somewhat smug expression.

Jun Wu had finished checking by then, indeed not finding anything wrong with her. Remembering her words, he recalled that before entering the Secret Realm, Immortal Venerable Hao Lan and Lou Mingyu did give her quite a few things, finally relaxing and smiling.

"It’s good that you’re alright." Holding Gu Qingqing’s hand, Jun Wu’s tone was very gentle.

Here, it was only Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu, so she didn’t have to worry about anything else and directly threw herself into Jun Wu’s arms, nuzzling her head against his chest.

"Ah Wu, I missed you so much." With her arms around Jun Wu’s waist, her nose was filled with the faint scent of his presence. Gu Qingqing closed her eyes, her expression full of dependence on Jun Wu.

Jun Wu held her, resting his chin on Gu Qingqing’s head, his expression very tender, "I missed you too."

Heaven knows how he managed to get by during the time without Gu Qingqing.

Ever since getting married, he wished he could become an accessory on Gu Qingqing’s body, staying by her side every moment. Especially after ascending, he didn’t want to leave her for even a moment. Who would have thought that after entering the Secret Realm, he would be separated from her again, which was truly tormenting for Jun Wu.

During this period, he seemed calm on the surface, but in his heart, he was extremely irritable. Now finally seeing Gu Qingqing, he felt alive again!

The two embraced each other, feeling each other’s warmth, and their hearts were more at peace than ever. The atmosphere between them was intimate, giving off a sense that no one could come between them.

Gu Qingqing stayed in Jun Wu’s embrace, recounting everything that happened after entering the Secret Realm, and Jun Wu listened quietly.

"The two of us suddenly disappeared, Senior Brother and the others must be very worried. We should find a way out of here and leave as soon as possible." Speaking of which, Gu Qingqing finally remembered that they had disappeared because of the self-explosion of the Four-winged Blood Python. Rong Ye and the others outside must be very worried about them.

"Okay." Although Jun Wu wanted to stay with Gu Qingqing for a while longer, he also knew that Gu Qingqing was actually quite worried about Rong Ye and Mu Chen, so he nodded.

The two stood up and first picked some of the herbs they saw, then walked toward the areas obscured by mist.

"The Immortal Qi here is very dense, and the atmosphere is quite strange, which is why so many different herbs are growing. But what kind of place is this?" Gu Qingqing glanced around and said to Jun Wu.

"Let’s take a look first; maybe it’s a place within a temporal rift. After all, we were just swallowed into a spatial crack, and such spatial cracks are still unexplained by anyone." Jun Wu scrutinized the surroundings and said with a frown.

Gu Qingqing nodded. By this time, they had already arrived at the area obscured by the mist.

"This mist is actually formed by Immortal Qi?" Gu Qingqing’s surprised voice echoed in the mist.

Earlier, she and Jun Wu wondered how the mist here formed, but upon getting closer, they realized the Immortal Qi was excessively dense. As soon as they approached, the Immortal Qi surged madly into their bodies, causing the Immortal Power within them to circulate wildly.

Jun Wu was equally astonished, especially when he felt that, just standing there for a short while, his Immortal Power had increased, which surprised him even more.

The two did not stop but continued to walk deeper.

The deeper they went, the thicker the mist became, and the denser the Immortal Qi grew, almost condensing into a liquid.

After taking several dozen steps, they reached a pool where the Immortal Qi was even denser than around them and had truly turned into a liquid.

"Is this, Ten Thousand Years Immortal Liquid?" Jun Wu rarely spoke with surprise, his voice slightly higher, indicating his genuine shock.

"No wonder the Immortal Qi here is so dense; it’s because of this pool of Ten Thousand Years Immortal Liquid!" Gu Qingqing also recognized the liquid in the pool and instantly understood the reason for such abnormalities here.

"This is truly a treasure; if we can absorb the liquid here, our cultivation should significantly improve!" Jun Wu said to Gu Qingqing as he looked at the Ten Thousand Years Immortal Liquid in the pool.

Gu Qingqing nodded, equally delighted, "Just don’t know how much Ten Thousand Years Immortal Liquid there actually is here?"

She thought of Si Lin and the others; if they could bring some Ten Thousand Years Immortal Liquid back for Si Lin and the others, their cultivation could also quickly improve!

"Let’s first collect some and put it away; we can give it to Senior Brother and the others when we get out." Jun Wu immediately suggested, having seen through Gu Qingqing’s thoughts.

Gu Qingqing nodded. Fortunately, her storage space was quite cluttered but included some large containers. Together with Jun Wu, they collected a significant amount of Ten Thousand Years Immortal Liquid, filling the containers, and found that it had decreased by almost half, prompting them to stop and store the collected liquid away.

"Next, let’s cultivate here. We should be able to improve significantly before leaving." Jun Wu said to Gu Qingqing, looking around.

"Mm." Gu Qingqing nodded in agreement.

Together with Jun Wu, they shed their outer garments, sat in the pool, and began to cultivate.

As soon as the two closed their eyes to cultivate, the surrounding Immortal Qi frantically poured into their bodies, with their cultivation techniques running wildly, continuously refining the absorbed Immortal Qi into their own Immortal Power, enhancing their cultivation.

With the presence of Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu slightly invigorating the space, it fell silent again, with only their dim figures faintly visible sitting in the pool through the dense mist.