Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 948: Chapter 498: Awakening Divine Ability

"The Goblin Source Stone has been brought back, but trouble has also come with it!"

Master Zhang said, his face darkened.

"Trouble?"

Hearing these two words, Gu Sheng and Elder Shi were taken aback.

"Old Zhang, what kind of trouble?"

Elder Shi asked with a slight frown, feeling somewhat anxious.

"I noticed something strange about Er Gou and Shi Lou; their bloodlines seem to have awakened!"

Master Zhang said slowly.

"What!"

Elder Shi suddenly stood up, his emotions quite agitated, as if this statement had struck a nerve in his heart.

"Awakened? How could it be... Is there a mistake?"

Elder Shi began to stutter, thinking he might have misheard.

"No mistake."

Master Zhang let out a slow breath, "From what I’ve observed in Er Gou and Shi Lou’s expressions, they look exactly like the awakened ones; I feel it won’t be long before their appearances change!"

Gu Sheng listened to their conversation, feeling completely bewildered.

What bloodline awakening?

Does it have anything to do with Er Gou and Shi Lou?

Then Gu Sheng asked, "Master Zhang, what are you talking about? How does this relate to Er Gou and Shi Lou?"

Master Zhang glanced at Gu Sheng, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

He knew this news was undoubtedly shocking to Gu Sheng.

"Xiao Sheng, you know, Shi Lou and Er Gou, they aren’t natives of Stone Village."

Master Zhang slowly spoke, his voice heavy.

"Hm? Not natives?"

Gu Sheng was startled, he had never considered this question.

In his understanding, Shi Lou and Er Gou had always been part of Stone Village.

Their existence seemed as natural as the mountains and rivers of the village.

"Yes, they, and our group of young people, actually migrated from other places."

Master Zhang continued, "Their ancestors were cultivators from the Otherworld who possessed divine abilities."

"What! This..."

Gu Sheng’s pupils contracted sharply.

He could hardly believe his ears.

Otherworld cultivators?

Divine abilities?

These terms were too unfamiliar and shocking for him.

He never imagined that a small Stone Village could hide such heart-shaking individuals!

"How is this possible?"

Gu Sheng’s voice trembled slightly.

Elder Shi spoke up then, his voice hoarse and low: "However, these cultivators from the Otherworld possess blood unlike that of humans, containing silver ore, and it was because of their presence that a large amount of source ore gathered nearby."

Gu Sheng’s heart was in turmoil, recalling the source ores around Stone Village, and those stones treasured by the villagers, were they all because of these Otherworld cultivators?

"Then why didn’t their ancestors pass down all the divine abilities?"

Gu Sheng asked urgently.

"Ah!"

Master Zhang sighed, his eyes reflecting sorrow.

"It is said that thousands of years ago, their ancestors grew weary of worldly strife, thus hid their divine abilities, leaving only a trace of divine ability etched in their blood. As time passed, these abilities gradually faded, until today, almost no one remembers their past glory."

"Thousands of years..."

Gu Sheng mumbled softly, then raised his head to ask, "What about the history of Stone Village?"

"The history is hundreds of thousands of years!"

Elder Shi responded directly.

Gu Sheng fell silent, filled with shock and confusion.

He never expected Stone Village to have such a long history.

He suddenly recalled that at the Stone Appreciation Conference, upon seeing those strange source ores, Er Gou exhibited strange reactions.

Could those source ores be the key to activating their divine abilities?

"So today, Er Gou and Shi Lou’s divine abilities were activated because they encountered a substance akin to their Otherworld origin?"

Gu Sheng asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Exactly!"

Master Zhang nodded, "I guess the power within those source ores you saw is the catalyst for their ancestors’ divine ability. When Er Gou and Shi Lou came into contact with these source ores, the dormant divine ability in their blood was awakened, and their appearances will subsequently change."

"Ah?"

Gu Sheng’s heart was filled with vibrance.

He looked at Master Zhang and Elder Shi, a surge of indescribable emotion stirring within him.

He never thought the people familiar to him had such a mysterious past.

"Then how will their appearances change?"

Gu Sheng continued to ask.

"We don’t know either, after all these years, but one thing is certain, their appearances will become closer to their ancestors’ looks, the true appearances of Otherworld cultivators, and their powers will awaken accordingly."

Elder Shi explained.

Gu Sheng’s heart was filled with anticipation, not knowing what Er Gou and Shi Lou would become.

But he knew that all these changes would herald a new opportunity for Stone Village.

So, Gu Sheng smiled and said, "Isn’t that great? Then Stone Village will have someone to protect it."

"Great?"

Master Zhang stood up angrily, "Their ancestors hid away because they were concerned their descendants would be discovered, for their blood can refine exquisite divine artifacts!"

"Uh... Using blood to refine divine artifacts?"

Gu Sheng frowned slightly.

He had never heard of using blood to refine divine artifacts, not even among the Demon Clan.

Thinking of this, Gu Sheng shook his head and said, "Old Zhang, don’t be too nervous, such theories have ceased to exist in the modern world. Instead of hiding away, facing it directly and letting them protect the village isn’t that good? Besides, since the bloodline has been awakened, it’s destiny, don’t you think?"