Chu Jiaohong flipped her hand, and as light shimmered, a stone resembling a heart appeared in her palm. This stone also shimmered with a myriad of colors, chaotic like the primal chaos, within which the chaos evolved and transformed like the fusion of yin and yang, profoundly mysterious.
“What a treasure!”
Gu Qingfeng also had a Fragment Crystal from the Wu Dao Age, one he had picked up from Yun Nishang’s cave abode. Through that Fragment Crystal, one could use divine sense to enter the lost ruins of the Wu Dao Age, but only divine sense could enter, after all—it was just a small Fragment Crystal and could only withstand divine sense.
Gu Qingfeng had originally thought of getting a few Fragment Crystals from Chu Jiaohong to study. He hadn’t expected that this woman not only had Fragment Crystals from the Wu Dao Age but also possessed a Fragment Core from that era.
When it came to the Wu Dao Age, Gu Qingfeng perhaps knew very little.
But he understood that if a world-space were to collapse, not only would countless Fragment Crystals appear, but there would also be a few Fragment Cores. Some of these cores were nurtured over long years from countless Fragment Crystals, while others were split off during the collapse of the world-space itself.
And whether they were Fragment Cores split off innately or nurtured later, they were all extremely rare.
Especially from the Wu Dao Age, hailed as the most mysterious era between heaven and earth.
If a Fragment Crystal from the Wu Dao Age could let your spirit wander the lost ruins of that age...
Then a Fragment Core from the Wu Dao Age could let you truly enter the lost ruins of the Wu Dao Age.
That’s right.
Enter.
Because this thing was like a key that could open the door to the Wu Dao Age for you.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingfeng grew quite excited and asked, “Where did you get these things?”
“When the Wu Dao Mountain emerged back then, This Consort risked her life to pick them up from the mountain.”
“You just said you didn’t know if that was Wu Dao Mountain.”
“That was then, this is now. Not knowing then doesn’t mean not knowing now. That’s what you taught This Consort.”
“Is that so...” Gu Qingfeng drained his cup of wine, his eyes narrowing more and more.
“Do you want this Fragment Core from the Wu Dao Age?”
“Little sister, I’m not a greedy man. Just give me the two Fragment Crystals from the Wu Dao Age you promised me.”
“This Consort said she would give them to you, and she will.”
With a wave of Chu Jiaohong’s hand, two Fragment Crystals from the Wu Dao Age landed at Gu Qingfeng’s feet. But what fell wasn’t just the two Fragment Crystals; simultaneously, a sky full of rainbow light descended. The rainbow light, like a heavenly net, instantly enveloped Gu Qingfeng.
This was a Seal.
And it was a Seal containing millions of restrictions, even more formidable than the one that had sealed Chu Jiaohong earlier.
“I say, big sister, what’s the meaning of this?”
“Meaning?”
Chu Jiaohong snorted coldly, her expression stern. “Gu Qingfeng, back when This Consort was sealed, you took advantage to insult This Consort’s stone statue incarnation. Did you really think This Consort would let you off?”
“Big sister, one should have a conscience. I went through all that trouble to rescue your true body, and this is how you repay me?”
“Apologies, This Consort is not human. She is a demon.”
“Alright then, with that line, this lord really doesn’t know how to reply.”
Gu Qingfeng was left speechless. He picked up the two Fragment Crystals from the ground and smiled. “But, sister, do you really think this little Seal can trap this lord?”
“This Seal is named ‘Thousandfold Metamorphosis.’ It contains ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Luo Heaven restriction transformations. This Consort would like to see how a person with no cultivation, no destiny, and a frail physical body can break This Consort’s Thousandfold Seal and Myriadfold Metamorphosis.”
“Since that’s the case, then open your eyes wide and watch. This lord will broaden your horizons today and teach you a thing or two.”
As he spoke, Gu Qingfeng raised his right arm, fingers spread, palm facing upward, supporting the Thousandfold Seal and Myriadfold Metamorphosis Chu Jiaohong had laid. With a sudden exertion of force, a crack sounded, and the Seal instantly trembled.
But it only trembled.
It did not collapse or shatter.
Even so, it truly caused Chu Jiaohong’s expression to shift slightly. She shouted, “This Consort does not believe you can break my Thousandfold Seal and Myriadfold Metamorphosis with just the power of your physical body!”
“Believe it or not, your disbelief doesn’t mean this lord can’t.”
Gu Qingfeng put away his wine cup and shook his neck. “Haven’t moved my limbs in a long time; they’re a bit rusty.”
He took a deep breath, raised his arm again—still just his right arm, fingers spread, palm facing upward, supporting this Thousandfold Seal. Looking at Chu Jiaohong in the air, he grinned and said, “Big sister, don’t blink. Watch closely. For me—break!”
A deafening roar erupted. The Thousandfold Seal and Myriadfold Metamorphosis enveloping Gu Qingfeng exploded in that instant.
That’s right!
Exploded.
Exploded into complete dispersal, blasted into a sky full of rainbow light.
In the air, Chu Jiaohong was greatly shocked, her eyes wide as she stared at Gu Qingfeng below. No matter what, she had never imagined that her Thousandfold Seal and Myriadfold Metamorphosis would just...
Just be broken like that?
And moreover, broken by Gu Qingfeng using just one hand to forcefully hold it open.
If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, Chu Jiaohong would never have believed it. Even now, witnessing it firsthand, she found it hard to accept.
“How could you...
How could you possibly...”
“For this lord, if I want to, there has never been anything in this world that can or cannot be done, nor anything possible or impossible.”
Gu Qingfeng shook out his sleeves, then crooked a finger at Chu Jiaohong above. “Knew you’d try to play dirty with this lord. Come on, let’s spar a bit. This lord can take this chance to stretch his limbs.”
“This Consort does not believe your physical body is truly that strong!”
Whoosh!
Light shimmered around Chu Jiaohong’s body. In an instant, demonic aura surged to the heavens. She lunged forward, raising her hand for a palm strike. This palm strike was layered with countless transformations, infinite divine abilities, like ten thousand colossal mountains pressing down, causing the air to explode.
“Truly worthy of a Tianyao cultivated from a Vermilion Bird. Even after being sealed for so long, your strength remains this formidable. Quite rare.”
Gu Qingfeng remained standing in the desolate ruins. He merely raised his hand nonchalantly and blocked Chu Jiaohong’s palm strike that resembled ten thousand mountain ranges.
Boom!
Crack!
Instantly, the earth shook and mountains trembled.
The desolate ruins were crushed by the powerful shockwave, rolling like raging waves, shaking the entire secret realm violently.
“A pity, today you are truly unfortunate to have run into me.”
Gu Qingfeng swung up a leg and, with a thud, kicked Chu Jiaohong squarely in the chest. Chu Jiaohong grunted, sent flying sideways. Standing in the air once more, she stared at Gu Qingfeng in disbelief, as if realizing something, and angrily said, “When you helped me break the Seal earlier, you clearly couldn’t withstand the Seal’s power... You...
You were faking it on purpose!”
“Obviously. With a cautious little lady like you, if this lord didn’t play some tricks, your true body probably wouldn’t dare come out so easily.”
“You!
You despicable villain!”
Chu Jiaohong gnashed her teeth in fury!
“Big sister, you can’t say that. From the very start, you set a trap for this lord, luring him in. How can you have the nerve to call this lord a despicable villain?”
At this moment, Chu Jiaohong finally realized she had been duped—duped by Gu Qingfeng, tricked by this fellow. Then she remembered during the Seal-breaking, Gu Qingfeng had schemed, deliberately making her lower her guard. What was his purpose?
Could it be...
“You have designs on that Fragment Core from the Wu Dao Age in my hand?”
“What else did you think this lord was putting up with you for all this time? Of course it’s because I took a fancy to those treasures in your hands.”
As he spoke, Gu Qingfeng took a step forward and appeared right in front of Chu Jiaohong.
“Come now, beauty. Hand it over nicely. Otherwise, this time it won’t just be your stone statue that gets insulted.”