Within the Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant formation, it was as if a world of ice and fire had manifested. It resembled fiercely burning flames, yet also churning deep seas like a tsunami. The flames condensed and derived layers of Profound Mystery, while the deep seas also condensed and derived various principles of law. Ice and fire intertwined, Profound Mystery and law intersected, accompanied by the rolling roars of dragons and trumpeting of elephants.
"Die!"
Wu Xingyao's furious roar echoed. Suddenly, the Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant formation began to operate wildly. Then, a colossal entity condensed and manifested. Its entire body shimmered with crimson radiance, standing a full nine meters tall. It resembled both a dragon and an elephant, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, fierce and terrifying, a truly horrifying sight.
Witnessing this scene, everyone within the mountain villa couldn't help but show fear on their faces. They all knew this was the Dragon-Elephant Profound Mystery condensed from layers of Profound Mystery, its power terrifyingly immense.
Roar!— This Dragon-Elephant was so lifelike, as if it were a true azure dragon or furious elephant, striking fear into people's hearts. Especially when the successive roars of dragons and trumpets of elephants reached their ears, it shook their souls, making them tremble involuntarily.
Between heaven and earth, there existed countless Profound Mysteries.
The Dragon-Elephant Profound Mystery was neither the most profound among them, nor the most wondrous, nor the most powerful. However, it was one of the most difficult Profound Mysteries to control. Many with unparalleled comprehension, or even those blessed with great fortune, might be able to comprehend the Dragon-Elephant Profound Mystery. But those capable of controlling this Profound Mystery were few. Similarly, those who could unleash the true power of the Dragon-Elephant Profound Mystery were even fewer. In this world, only the Chixiao Sovereign of yesteryear possessed such skill.
Roar!— That Dragon-Elephant fixed its furious eyes on Gu Qingfeng, opened its bloody maw, and let out an earth-shattering roar, wanting to devour him whole.
At this moment.
That white-robed man, that Gu Qingfeng, did not move. He still stood quietly in place, hands clasped behind his back. His white robes fluttered majestically in the fierce wind, his black hair dancing wildly across his cold, stern face. His expression was indifferent, serene like a solitary peak reaching for the heavens, yet deathly still like darkness blotting out the sky. His pair of deep, dark eyes watched calmly.
Just watched.
His gaze was somewhat complex, as if reminiscing about something.
Roar!— The fierce and terrifying Dragon-Elephant charged at him. He remained standing there calmly, hands still behind his back. Strangely, that mighty and ferocious Dragon-Elephant only roared at him, nothing more. Aside from roaring, it did nothing else.
Could it be that the Dragon-Elephant Profound Mystery only knew how to roar?
Almost every Crimson-Letter mountain villa possessed such a Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant formation, precisely to prevent troublemakers. Over the years, countless experts had died within the Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant formation, without exception devoured to death by the Dragon-Elephant Profound Mystery.
Why was it that today, facing Gu Qingfeng, the Dragon-Elephant remained unmoved?
"Kill him for me!"
— Wu Xingyao, hidden within the formation's eye of the Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant formation, frantically activated the formation. The formation shifted unpredictably, the Dragon-Elephant growing even more ferocious. Yet bizarrely, the Dragon-Elephant still only roared.
How could this be?
Unclear.
No one knew.
Even more bizarre was that the white-robed man simply stood there. He did nothing, just watched.
"Kill! Kill him for me!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Over ten people rushed out from the Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant formation. As these people appeared, they all circulated their Spiritual Power, formed hand seals, and unleashed Immortal Arts.
Swoosh!
Brilliant light flashed around Gu Qingfeng, like turbid flames wantonly burning, mixed with terrifying lightning and thunderclaps. When the over ten Immortal Arts struck, upon touching this lightning flame, without exception, they instantly disintegrated.
Those ten-plus people unleashed Immortal Arts again, but it was useless. Their Immortal Arts, upon touching the lightning flame surrounding Gu Qingfeng, disintegrated instantly once more.
"Attack!"
At this moment, Murong Zhan, who had been waiting for an opportunity from afar, waved his hand and led dozens from the Murong Clan to attack as well.
Although he didn't know what problem had occurred with the Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant formation, why that Dragon-Elephant Profound Mystery hadn't made a move.
Yes.
He didn't know.
But that wasn't important.
What was important was that Gu Qingfeng, for some unknown reason, hadn't moved either.
Murong Zhan felt this was an opportunity, a chance to slay Gu Qingfeng and avenge his son!
Just as the dozens from the Murong Clan moved to attack, True Person Yubing of the Bingxuan Sect, gripping her cane, shouted fiercely, "Attack! This old woman wants to see him die today! Attack!"
With that, she took the lead, her hands forming seals as she unleashed a thunder technique.
The dozens from the Murong Clan, the hundreds from the Bingxuan Sect, plus the over twenty hidden within the formation—all at this moment locked onto Gu Qingfeng with their divine sense and unleashed Immortal Arts. For a time, the sky was filled with all manner of martial skills, spells, sword techniques, formations, and Profound Mysteries—everything one could imagine, dazzling the eyes, stupefying the mind, sending shivers down the spine, and inspiring awe.
This scene was utterly insane!
However.
Even more insane was that the white-robed man, whether frightened out of his wits or for some other reason, still stood there with his hands clasped behind his back.
When the myriad Immortal Arts struck, an unbelievable scene occurred. All the Immortal Arts, upon touching the lightning flame surrounding him, immediately crackled like firecrackers, and then...
Then there was no 'then'...
All the Immortal Arts actually...
Actually all disintegrated.
This scene, this sight, was like moths flying into a flame, incinerated cleanly in an instant!
How could this be!
Everyone knew powerful Spiritual Power could resist Immortal Arts, but the prerequisite was that the Spiritual Power was strong enough, deep enough, vast enough.
Like the Spiritual Power of a Colored Spirit genius, containing the power of the Great Colored Spirit. Once unleashed, ordinary Immortal Arts couldn't harm their physical bodies.
Even without Colored Spirit, if one had reached the First or Second Rotation of the Golden Core, their Spiritual Power would contain the power of Dan Gang. Relying on Dan Gang power to resist ordinary Immortal Arts wasn't a problem either.
Generally speaking, during combat, unless absolutely necessary, few would do this because it consumed too much Spiritual Power. Even if one could resist one or two Immortal Arts, once their Spiritual Power was exhausted, only death awaited.
But look at this man.
Was his Spiritual Power powerful?
It contained neither Colored Spirit power nor Dan Gang power.
It didn't even have Violet Palace power, let alone True Body power.
His Spiritual Power was merely Foundation Establishment Spiritual Power, very ordinary Foundation Establishment Spiritual Power.
How could Foundation Establishment Spiritual Power resist so many Immortal Arts?
Moreover, everyone knew the purer the Spiritual Power, the stronger it was. Yet his Spiritual Power was turbid and murky. And what were those lightning sparks within his Spiritual Power?
They didn't know. No one knew what was going on.
This scene completely exceeded everyone's understanding. It simply didn't conform to cultivation common sense and completely violated cultivation principles.
Murong Zhan didn't know what was happening. True Person Yubing was also unclear. Not to mention them, even the likes of Liu Piaopiao and Wei Qing were utterly bewildered facing this scene.
Liu Piaopiao stood in the distance, her willow-leaf eyebrows deeply furrowed, her beautiful eyes fixed intently on the white-robed man here. She didn't know what was up with Gu Qingfeng's Spiritual Power, only feeling it was profoundly bizarre. What puzzled her even more was why the Dragon-Elephant Profound Mystery of the Great Hidden Dragon-Elephant formation only roared at Gu Qingfeng.
And Gu Qingfeng himself, what was wrong with him?
Why was he just standing there?
Was he afraid?
No!
He definitely wasn't afraid.
Was he intimidated?
No!
He definitely wasn't intimidated either.
But if not, why was he unmoved?
And his gaze...
How...
Liu Piaopiao had been observing Gu Qingfeng all along. She discovered that Gu Qingfeng, from beginning to end, had been watching that Dragon-Elephant Profound Mystery. Just watching. His gaze was very complex, like encountering an old friend, seeming to reminisce, even more seeming to cherish the memory.