Rebirth of a Quasi-Immortal Spirit

Gu Xinling felt that she had almost certainly encountered a strange person. She had finally managed to get away from most of the people and run to this secluded corner to enjoy a whole fish feast, but then this strange person suddenly appeared, staring intently at the feast in her storage ring.

Indeed, as the owner of the storage ring, Gu Xinling could clearly sense that Gao Zhun's wolfish gaze was fixed on the various flavors of fish she had painstakingly prepared. So, she had met another fish lover.

She felt no joy at finding someone who shared her interests. Rather, as a foodie and a staunch supporter of fish, nothing was more unlucky than encountering another cultivator who might compete with her for food.

However, Gu Xinling was not someone who could be easily manipulated, even though the other party clearly had no intention of negotiating.

Is there anything more unbearable than seeing something you can't have?

Oh, don't get me wrong, Gao Zhun's mind is currently filled with thoughts of the whole fish feast that is safely placed in the other party's storage ring.

"What a waste!" Gao Zhun roared, but no sound came out. Perhaps she thought her anger had already escaped her lips. In any case, after a roar in her heart, she summoned the Biguangzi Sword. Starving and delirious, she drew the sword without thinking and fiercely stabbed at her opponent.

"Meow~" Gu Xinling screamed and dodged Gao Zhun's sword attack with a twisted posture. There was no other way. The distance between her and Gao Zhun was too close and the speed of his sword was extremely fast. She did not expect him to attack without saying a word. She had no choice but to use her body's excessive flexibility to forcefully adopt a posture that even cultivators would find difficult to do in order to avoid the attack.

Who knows if this person's attack is intended to injure or kill her? If it's the latter, not dodging could lead to unpredictable consequences.

"You actually dodged it?" Gao Zhun seemed to have gone mad. Perhaps she was already in a mad state when she drew her sword without thinking. At this moment, her long, flowing black hair fell out of her belt due to the violent movement and floated in the air, swaying with her clothes in the wind. Combined with her expression that looked like she was about to devour someone, Gu Xinling wondered if she had encountered a witch today.

"What, what do you want to do to me? Let me tell you, I am, I am a member of the Gu family of Thorn City, you can't hurt me." Originally, Gu Xinling was very averse to using her family's power to enhance her own prestige, after all, she was not such a high-profile person. However, the current situation did not allow her not to introduce herself. As one of the ten great families of the Immortal Spirit Continent, the Gu family had a certain amount of influence among humans. Unless the other party was, as she sensed, a demon witch, the chances of her backing down were almost ninety percent.

In truth, Gu Xinling, who was only fourteen years old and had just advanced to the Golden Core realm, was not confident that she could defeat the boy in front of her who seemed to have a stronger aura than her.

No, judging from her loose long hair and delicate features, she might be a young girl.

But in a life-or-death situation, who cares whether the person who not only wants to steal her fish but also wants to take her life is a boy or a girl? The key is to seize every opportunity to save your life.

"The Gu family of Thorn City?" As if someone had tapped him on the back of the head, Gao Zhun instantly regained his senses, but his mind became dazed. What exactly happened just now when he lost control? He could clearly sense it, yet he felt as if his body was out of control, and even had the strange thought that killing the other party might be better.

Gao Zhun frowned and looked at Gu Xinling. Hmm, thick eyebrows and big eyes, her face, while not exceptionally delicate, still made her look cute and playful with her slightly chubby oval face. Although she wasn't her type, it didn't make her feel any murderous intent. No, it wasn't that just because she didn't fit her aesthetic, she wanted to eliminate her or purify her eyes—that would be cult-like behavior! Before this, she was a model successor born under the red flag, with impeccable revolutionary credentials, and had absolutely no connection to cults. However, the murderous intent that had inexplicably arisen just now was really strange to her, and she also felt a little scared.

After all, she was certain that after she entered this body, the previous host had left nothing but memories. Moreover, from those memories, it was clear that Gao Zhun was not a bloodthirsty person, but rather more law-abiding than she, a person from a society governed by the rule of law. He was an absolutely good citizen and an excessively kind-hearted person. Therefore, the problem was not in the body or the soul, and there had never been such an anomaly before.

That means there are very few answers left.

First, there's a problem with the alliance. Something has unknowingly influenced her mind and temperament. Or, to put it more bluntly, it has forcibly attached its thoughts to her and driven her body to do what she just did against her will.

Second, due to hunger, she gloriously entered a state known as "going into a trance."

Third, she actually suffers from mental illness, but it has been hidden for many years, and only now is it beginning to show.

Fourth, her Eye of Truth has unknown side effects. Perhaps it is related to the fact that she does not have the surname Xuanyuan, which makes her subject to the suppression of the laws, leading to emotional instability. Or perhaps, the Eye of Truth itself is maddening.

Currently, Gao Zhun can only think of a few guesses that he cannot find reasons to refute. Of course, the second and third points seem a bit far-fetched, but who knows if they are the truth?

There's a saying that goes, "When you've eliminated all the impossibilities, whatever's left, even if it's impossible, must be the truth."

In short, Gao Zhun knew he had a problem, but now was not the time to solve it. After all, the other party had brought him back to his senses with just one sentence, so the problem must not be too serious. After solving the major physiological problem of hunger, he would go back and ask Wu Yaqiubai to at least find out if the first and fourth points were true.

Seeing that Gao Zhun had calmed down from his berserk state because of her words, Gu Xinling breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this person was also a human cultivator. She had encountered quite a few demons in the alliance these days. Her fellow clansmen and some people from outside the clans had warned her not to get too close to them, saying that demons were all evil and tyrannical beings, and that someone as simple and powerful as her was most likely to be favored by some demons who liked to eat people.

"Which family are you from? I haven't seen you in all these days in the Alliance, meow~"

In the end, Gu Xinling is really just a simple girl, compared to Gao Zhun, she's nowhere near as cunning.

Recalling his conversation with Wuya Qiubai about how to explain his past conflict with the Alliance in Akomo if someone recognized him, Gao Zhun immediately repeated the prepared explanation Wuya Qiubai had given him: "I am Gao Zhun, a member of the Gao family. I was previously deceived into joining Akomo's camp, but fortunately, Miss Wuya gave me guidance, leading me to abandon the darkness and embrace the light. Miss Wuya should have mentioned me at the Alliance meeting this morning. Did Sister Gu not notice?"

"Huh?" Gao Zhun's question immediately stumped the simple-minded Gu Xinling. A faint blush instantly spread across her innocent face, and she stammered in self-defense, "Well, I accidentally stayed up late last night to complete a mechanism, so I slept through the Alliance meeting this morning, meow~"

As she spoke, Gu Xinling's voice grew louder and louder. Finally, she realized something was wrong, put her hands on her hips, and glared at Gao Zhun: "So you're saying everyone was sleeping during the conference? Who knows if what you're saying is true? And the person you're talking about is Wu Yaqiubai, right? That arrogant person wouldn't even give you a second glance, not even someone as cute as me. And who are you calling 'Sister Gu'? I'm only fourteen years old, meow~"

"Pfft~ Hahahaha..." Gao Zhun was completely charmed by Gu Xinling's reaction. So how could someone like this exist? Is a girl like this really a cultivator that the Immortal Spirit Continent could produce? No, rather, it's a miracle that this girl has cultivated to the Golden Core stage and hasn't been sold off.

However, I never expected this little girl to be such a tech geek, skilled in mechanical arts. Although the Gu family of Thorn City is indeed famous throughout the Immortal Spirit Continent for their mechanical arts, the Gu family's mechanical arts are different from others. They require bloodline compatibility and unparalleled mental calculation ability. Only by possessing both can one create powerful mechanisms. Hmm, Gu Xinling doesn't seem to have the latter ability at all. Moreover, she was actually fooled by her to the point of forgetting the real key point—she had attacked her without any explanation earlier. However, Gu Xinling's mistake in focusing on the wrong thing was a godsend for her. After all, if the other party really asked, how would she, the still confused party involved, answer? No, I have to think about how I should answer if someone really asks.

“It’s perfectly fine for me to call you Sister Gu, because I just turned thirteen this year.” Gao Zhun pretended to be very confident, looking down at Gu Xinling, who was seven or eight centimeters shorter than him, with an utterly unconvincing look.

"I think you should explain why you attacked Xinling just now."

Reality seemed unwilling to let Gao Zhun get away with it. A third person appeared and instantly pulled Gu Xinling, who had been lured into the strange circle of "Sister Gu" by Gao Zhun, back on track.

Facing Gu Xinling, who looked at him with a blank expression and then indignation, and the girl whom he had previously discovered secretly eating something on the other side but who was now standing in front of him, Gao Zhun not only did not show any trouble, but was also eager to try. He had just thought of a way to trick her into giving him the food and was worried about how to start the conversation when the person who called for action appeared.

Gao Zhun was so happy he wanted to burst into song: "You appeared without any warning..."