As one of the Heads of Yunxia Sect's Twelve Courts, Huang Yao's cultivation strength was naturally formidable.
Indeed, relying on his Triple-Colored Spiritual Root, he had already reached the sixth level of Foundation Establishment at a young age. Combined with his innate intelligence and decent comprehension, his martial arts attainments were quite impressive.
Perhaps his cultivation path had been too smooth, with both his family and sect treating him as a treasure, so Huang Yao had been extremely arrogant since childhood. After securing his position as a Head of the Twelve Courts, he reached the point of looking down on everyone, acting exceptionally presumptuous both within Yunxia Sect and outside.
Now, seeing the other party ignore him, Huang Yao snorted coldly, exerted force with both feet, and shot forward like an arrow, intending to teach this reckless fool a lesson.
Just as his palm was about to strike Gu Qingfeng's shoulder, Gu Qingfeng suddenly turned around. Raising his hand, he seized Huang Yao's wrist, a playful smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
“Kid, why such a bad temper? When you're out and about, you should know how to act cautiously. Otherwise, you'll have regrets later. I don't have time to deal with you right now, go cool off somewhere!”
With a casual toss, Gu Qingfeng sent Huang Yao flying. Huang Yao only felt a numbness in his wrist and stumbled back uncontrollably.
Witnessing this scene, Li Qiandong, standing not far away, was greatly shocked and suspicious. He asked in a heavy voice, “Just who are you?”
Earlier outside, he had found this person suspicious because he couldn't sense any spiritual aura. Now, seeing Gu Qingfeng casually toss Huang Yao so far, he was very puzzled by how the other's physical strength could be so formidable!
Huang Yao climbed up from the ground. Perhaps not expecting the other's physical body to possess such great power, he looked at his own wrist. Not only could he not muster any strength in it, it was trembling uncontrollably. His anger surged.
“You dare lay hands on me!
Seeking death!”
Huang Yao roared in fury, circulating the spiritual power within his body. He took a great stride forward, his arms flailing wildly as dazzling light flashed frantically, pressing forward like a rushing thunderbolt. This was the Benlei Palm, also a martial art of Yunxia Sect. The Benlei Palm Huang Yao unleashed was at the peak of the Six-Nine realm, containing a full fifty-four layers of Benlei force.
“You little whelp!
Think you're something special, do you?”
Gu Qingfeng turned around, his expression somewhat impatient, a flash of anger passing through his deep, dark eyes. Seeing Huang Yao charging with the Benlei Palm, he lifted his foot and kicked. *Bang!* Instantly, the fifty-four layers of Benlei force Huang Yao had unleashed were kicked apart and dispersed.
This single kick landed squarely on Huang Yao's chest, tearing his clothes, causing him to grunt, blood spurting from his mouth and nose as he was sent flying sideways, crashing hard against the distant wall.
“Junior Brother!”
Seeing Huang Yao injured from afar, Li Qiandong couldn't help but turn pale with fright. He immediately ran over to check. By now, Huang Yao was slumped on the ground, his face deathly pale, clutching his chest, blood trickling from his mouth. He opened his mouth but couldn't even speak.
“Just who are you!”
Li Qiandong shouted angrily, glaringfixedly at Gu Qingfeng, his face filled with shock and fury. Seeing the other ignore him, he summoned his flying sword but dared not make a move.
Yes!
He dared not!
Because he had just witnessed with his own eyes Gu Qingfeng kick apart Huang Yao's Benlei Palm with a single foot.
Huang Yao's cultivation was at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, and he had unleashed a Benlei Palm at the peak Six-Nine realm—its power was extremely great. Yet it had been dispersed by the other's kick. Although Li Qiandong's cultivation and strength were higher than Huang Yao's, it was only by a small margin. Facing this stranger of unknown origin with an abnormally powerful physical body, he had no choice but to be cautious.
Gu Qingfeng paid him no heed, continuing to observe the mechanism on the wall. Perhaps having discerned its intricacies, he raised his hand, formed a spiritual seal, and struck it against the wall. With a *hum*, a stone gate inexplicably appeared on the wall.
Without hesitation, he walked straight in.
Passing through two stone gates, he entered another hall.
In the center of this hall was a cylindrical high platform. Below the platform was a strange pattern, and scattered on the platform were some purple-gold fragments.
This was an array eye.
Moreover, it was a broken array eye.
But it wasn't broken due to depletion; it had been destroyed.
Gu Qingfeng examined the pattern beneath the array eye, his frown deepening the more he looked, his heart growing more puzzled. When he recognized the pattern, even his expression couldn't help but change slightly.
This pattern was a Seal, and a profoundly mysterious one at that, called the Great Bright King Six-Harmony Seal.
In his memory, this thing wasn't something just anyone could set up. However, that wasn't what surprised him. What truly puzzled him was that this kind of Great Bright King Six-Harmony Seal was typically used to Seal and suppress terrifying monsters.
Demons and ghosts?
No!
Using the Great Bright King Six-Harmony Seal to Seal demons and ghosts would be overkill.
Gu Qingfeng didn't know who the master of this cave dwelling was, nor what monster was sealed within this Great Bright King Six-Harmony Seal.
However, one thing was certain: no matter what was sealed, that thing had already broken out of the Seal.
Otherwise, the array eye wouldn't have been forcibly destroyed.
Gu Qingfeng pondered for a moment, then collected the fragments on the high platform.
These were good things.
Called Purple-Gold Heavenly Radiance Crystals, they were an extremely rare and precious resource, containing pure Sun Spirit within. Not to mention in this mundane world, even within the heavens and earth they were uncommon. Although now broken into fragments, they were absolutely priceless. Coincidentally, Gu Qingfeng could use them for his cultivation.
“Great Bright King Six-Harmony Seal, Purple-Gold Heavenly Radiance Crystals…
Just who was the master of this cave dwelling?”
Gu Qingfeng shook his head, not continuing to dwell on it.
He knew the Great Bright King Six-Harmony Seal required six array eyes, and this was only one of them. He considered going to check the other five array eyes, planning to get his hands on those Purple-Gold Heavenly Radiance Crystals first.
“I wonder if the monster that broke the Seal is still in the cave dwelling…” This cave dwelling was huge, beyond imagination.
The moment Gu Qingfeng entered, he had used his divine sense to meticulouslyscanned once. However, there was one place he had notprobe.
That place was somewhat peculiar.
He had cultivated for five hundred years, had ascended to the peerless thrones of both Immortal and Demon, had slain Immortals, slaughtered Demons, and even defied the Heavens. He clearly knew that the heavens and earth were filled with all sorts of unknowns. For unknown matters, one should never rashly test them.
This cave dwelling was already bizarre and full of mysteries. Not to mention ordinary cultivators, even a Great Immortal might not be able to create it. Faced with such an unknown situation, after Gu Qingfeng discovered that peculiar place, he did not continue toprobe, thinking he'd assess it when the time came.
Continuing on his way, Gu Qingfeng successively found three more array eyes of the Great Bright King Six-Harmony Seal, collecting all the broken Purple-Gold Heavenly Radiance Crystals within them into his pocket.
He opened a stone gate, revealing another hall.
When Gu Qingfeng entered this hall, he suddenly discovered two people—a woman and a man.
They were precisely the one previously known as True Being Qingning from the Nine-Hua Alliance, and Mu Zibai, hailed as the top Head among Yunxia Sect's Twelve Courts.
The two seemed to be arguing about something. Seeing Gu Qingfeng suddenly walk in from a stone gate, they were both taken aback.
Somewhatsurprised,and also somewhat astonished.
“Fellow Daoist, you…
how did you get here…” True Being Qingning asked puzzledly.
“Why can't I come?”
“I didn't mean it that way. I was asking if you encountered any dangers on the way?”
“Not really. What about you?”
“We didn't either…” True Being Qingning shook her head. Along the way, although there were many puzzles, they hadn't encountered any dangers.
“No danger now doesn't mean there won't be later. You should hurry and leave.”
Seeing that this woman seemed decent enough, Gu Qingfeng kindly reminded her. Of course, whether she listened or not was a problem he couldn't be bothered to worry about.
True Being Qingning wanted to ask what he meant by that when Mu Zibai beside her spoke up, “Qingning, why bother with him? Let's hurry inside.”
“I always feel this stone gate is dangerous.”
True Being Qingning looked at a stone gate opposite, slightly furrowing her brows as she replied, “We should still be cautious.”
“The mechanism on the stone gate has long beendeactivated. What danger could there be? You should have confidence in me.”
“But…” True Being Qingning had already lingered here for a long time. She could see there was a mechanism on this stone gate, and she also knew the mechanism had long beendeactivated. Yet she always felt something was off. As for what exactly was off, she couldn't say herself. Anyway, she just felt there was danger.
Seeing True Being Qingning still hesitating, Mu Zibai shook his head and was about to step forward to directly open the stone gate. But the moment he took a step forward, Qingning stopped him.
“Let's wait a bit longer.”
“Wait for what?”
True Being Qingning looked towards the distant Gu Qingfeng and said, “Why don't we ask him.”
“Him?”
True Being Qingning nodded: “Although I don't know who he is, earlier outside he could spot a hidden array eye. I imagine his divine sense must be quite remarkable. Perhaps he can detect something.”
“Him?”
Mu Zibai shook his head, seeming somewhat disdainful.
True Being Qingning walked over and asked, “Fellow Daoist, could you help usprobe whether this stone gate has any dangers?”
Gu Qingfeng glanced at it and replied, “The stone gate still conceals a mechanism. I advise you not to go in.”
“What mechanism does it conceal?”
“It's a type of Cloud-Sea Devouring mechanism. Once you open the stone gate, it will trigger.”
Mechanism arts were also a type of immortal skill, but they didn't fall within thecategory of the Ten Immortal Arts. They could only be considered a kind of unorthodox path. Similar ones included puppet arts, spirit communication arts, and so on.
Mu Zibai smiled and asked, “Heh…
You understand mechanism arts too?”
“I know a little.”
Mu Zibai didn't continue asking. Looking at True Being Qingning, he said, “Qingning, you're not going to believe what he says, are you?
If the stone gate really had such a mechanism, would I not be able to see it?
I've studied mechanism arts for many years and have never heard of any Cloud-Sea Devouring mechanism.”
“Young man, there are plenty of things you haven't heard of.”
There were many mechanisms inside the cave dwelling. At this moment, Gu Qingfeng was also standing before a stone gate, observing a mechanism. He said, “Once the Cloud-Sea Devouring mechanism triggers, you'll be like falling into a deep-sea quagmire. Getting out will be difficult. So, better stay put leave.”
“Nonsense! Pretentious mystification!”
Mu Zibai was a very confident person and also very arrogant. However, his arrogance wasn't as outwardly displayed as Huang Yao's; it was a more restrained kind of arrogance. Now, hearing Gu Qingfeng advising in the tone of a transcendent expert greatly displeased him. Snorting coldly, he went to push the stone gate.