Half a month later, Wu Ruo and Yu Lin, covered in dust, returned from Heavenly River Water Mansion.

    In the Xinyou District, inside Lu Ku''s residence.

    "Yin Sha Dust," Wu Ruo handed a fist-sized clay jar to Lu Ku.

    Yu Lin followed closely behind, his gray-white robe still stained with dots of black and red blood.

    Clearly, spending a great deal of money to buy Yin Sha Dust had attracted some trouble.

    "You two have worked hard," Lu Ku said solemnly.

    Both nodded slightly and took their seats.

    The other few also looked at the clay jar with delight in their eyes.

    "Gongsun Sheng can only use the United Heart Rope to connect to one person at a time. His control over it is still very shallow."

    "If we use only half of these Yin Sha Dust, the off-control target might just be achievable."

    "The pain of bone-eroding heart-drilling in this cultivation is inevitable. But all we need to do is endure this period."

    "The scales of victory have already tilted towards our side," Lu Ku said confidently.

    "That''s great!" Ai Ji slapped the armrest of his chair and couldn''t help but burst into laughter.

    "If Gongsun Sheng knew we slipped from his control and even brought Lin Su before him, his expression would be very interesting to see," Wu Ruo said.

    "Haha..."

    The others also eased their expressions.

    Hum!

    A sound similar to a buzzing of a bee''s wings suddenly resonated in the room.

    The few looked towards the door simultaneously, where a cold and expressionless girl sat.

    Ai Ji''s eyes bulged in surprise: "Shi Xian, you..."

    The indifferent girl with a bun suddenly spoke, "Ah, I seem to have seen a black rope."

    "Is it the United Heart Rope?"

    "Quite suitable for tying hair."

    The faces of the people in the room turned ugly at once.

    "Gongsun Sheng has become more proficient with the United Heart Curse!" Xu Rao''s face was gloomy.

    "He can now connect two people at the same time!"

    "We need to work faster," Lu Ku''s eyes flashed with a sharp glint.

    "From now on, put aside all other matters.

    "For eating, take the Fasting Pill, and for sleeping, you may only sleep for two hours max."

    "Go all out to cultivate the United Heart Gu!"

    ...

    Ten days later, six haggard-looking people once again gathered in Lu Ku''s residence.

    "My United Heart Gu has grown one chi three inches," Ai Ji reported loudly, barely able to contain himself.

    "One chi one inch," Shi Xian said without expression.

    "One chi six inches," Xu Rao said, his face still gloomy.

    "One chi five inches," Yu Lin murmured.

    "One chi nine inches," Wu Ruo said calmly.

    ...

    Another ten days passed.

    It was still the living room of Lu Ku''s residence.

    The six people sat expressionlessly in the hall, the atmosphere somewhat stiff.

    Hum!

    The vibrating sound would come earlier or later, slow but sure.

    "Forget it, resign to fate..." Ai Ji finally couldn''t keep his composure and collapsed.

    Lu Ku also had a moment of a blank look.

    He had used the United Heart Gu with great determination to accelerate his cultivation.

    Even though he knew he might be controlled, he wasn''t afraid because he believed in his Secret Technique that could counteract it.

    But now...

    "Gongsun is cold, ruthless, and unpredictable. Our days ahead might be tough," Wu Ruo said softly.

    "Better adjust our mindsets sooner rather than later," Yu Lin sighed.

    "Worst comes to worst, we''ll go down together!" Xu Rao had a look of cold irritation.

    Thinking of a life that would definitely be dominated by others, their faces immediately turned extremely unsightly.

    ...

    At this moment, Gongsun Sheng, who was cold, ruthless, and moved in unpredictable ways, was carefully scratching at the soil, his butt poked up in the air.

    After four and a half months, the Gua-Qie Ye Grass was ripe!

    He carefully applied the Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles to clean the soil around the roots bit by bit.

    The Gua-Qie Ye Grass was peculiar; it required the leaves and roots to be crushed and integrated together to fully exert its power.

    If even a little of the roots or leaves were missing, it would affect the quality.

    After busy work for a long while, he finally finished harvesting nineteen plants.

    "This is enough to make Calming Pills for half a year," Chen Mu said with a face full of joy.

    After placing each one on the wooden rack to dry in the air, he lay down comfortably in the rocking chair.

    With a thought, a gray wall appeared in front of him.

    United Heart Curse: 6/10000/Seventh Rank;

    "It''s not that hard..." Chen Mu chuckled.

    He had originally planned to cultivate just the First Rank.

    But for some reason, the Proficiency of the United Heart Curse was especially easy to increase.

    It would give him forty or fifty experience points per hour.

    Chen Mu''s desire to gain experience immediately stirred.

    He became like a gaming addict, cultivating without sleep, night and day.

    "Maybe I should just give it up."

    "After cultivating to the Sixth Rank, I still haven''t seen any special abilities."

    "I might as well work on my Void Cloak Technique, maybe then I''ll be able to fly sooner."

    "Hmm... just one more Rank, just one more Rank then," he thought.

    "Regardless of whether there are special abilities, I must stop here!"