Su Hua had many heartfelt words she wished to say to Gu Qingfeng, and many questions she longed to ask.
But she knew now was not the time.
So many Great Dao figures wanted him dead. Though Su Hua did not understand why, she knew the matter was grave. Otherwise, someone like Xuanyuan Wan, a person from the Sacred Ground, would not have come personally. What terrified Su Hua even more was that she had detected a boundless, innumerable Killing Intent enveloping Gu Qingfeng. Some of this Killing Intent came from above the Great Dao, while others she could not even identify.
At this moment, Gu Qingfeng was already deeply mired in layers upon layers of Killing Intent, with nowhere to flee and nowhere to hide. Even if he was the once-renowned Monarch Chixiao of this world, it would not be enough.
What was to be done?
Su Hua did not know what to do either.
Matters concerning the Three Thousand Great Daos were not something she had the qualification, nor the ability, to interfere with.
"So you truly are that Immortal Dao criminal Gu Tianlang who wreaked havoc in the Upper Ancient Era?"
At that moment.
A handsome man wearing a silver crown stepped forward. It was none other than Yu Zhentian, the Immortal Dao edict envoy.
Opposite him.
Gu Qingfeng sat casually on a rock, one leg crossed over the other. He poured himself a drink while gazing at the Well-Mouth. When Yu Zhentian's voice reached him, he did not even look over, merely responding, "That's right, it's me. What of it?"
"Do you remember this Young Lord?"
Yu Zhentian glared viciously at Gu Qingfeng, his eyes flashing with Killing Intent.
Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng finally withdrew his gaze and glanced over indifferently. He shook his head and replied, "Don't remember."
"Hmph! You may not remember this Young Lord, but this Young Lord remembers you! Several years ago, you ambushed and attacked me in the Four Directions Great Domain! This debt has been etched in my heart, never forgotten!"
"Is that so? Well, my apologies. I've killed too many people in this lifetime, more than I can count. I really don't remember who I ambushed or killed."
Gu Qingfeng filled his cup with wine and asked, "But, what do you plan to do about it?"
"Heaven's road you refuse to walk, yet you charge through the gates of hell! Today, this Young Lord shall act on Heaven's behalf and execute you, this Immortal Dao criminal disciple!"
As his words fell, an angry shout erupted from behind him: "You insignificant edict envoy, truly courting death! Stand down!"
The shout came from Dan Qing, the Great Dao Sovereign of this world.
Yu Zhentian turned and clasped his fists. "Senior Dan Qing, this criminal surnamed Gu slaughtered many of our Immortal Dao's immortal seniors in this world back then and even destroyed the Immortal Dynasty. Since this junior is an Immortal Dao edict envoy, it is only natural that I act on Heaven's behalf and execute this Immortal Dao criminal!"
A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow.
Who was Monarch Chixiao?
There was no one in the world today who did not know.
Though Yu Zhentian was born in the Present-Ancient Era, he had also heard of Monarch Chixiao's formidable reputation.
In his mind, the reason Monarch Chixiao could run rampant in the Upper Ancient Era was simply because he was a lucky upstart, nothing to fear. Moreover, the current Monarch Chixiao's cultivation was merely at the Golden Core stage, making him even less worthy of consideration.
Of course.
He was not a fool.
Nor was he blindly arrogant.
Though he did not understand what an endless number of Taiji Golden Cores signified—he didn't even know what a Taiji Golden Core was—and though he didn't fully grasp the implications of abducting the Wrath Incarnation of Great Sun Tathagata...
One thing was certain: the fact that so many Great Dao figures were waiting here, prepared to annihilate Gu Qingfeng, was enough to prove this fellow was not simple. He was likely even more powerful than imagined.
If Yu Zhentian were here alone, he might not dare to act.
However, the situation was different now.
With so many Great Dao figures present—from the Immortal Dao, the Buddha Dao, and the Heavenly Dao—and with them being either Great Dao guardian enforcers or Great Dao Sovereigns... Not only that, Yu Zhentian could also sense numerous strands of Great Dao Killing Intent enveloping Gu Qingfeng. Yu Zhentian firmly believed that even if he himself was no match, Gu Qingfeng would absolutely not dare to lay a finger on him. Otherwise, the Great Dao figures present would not let him off, and the Killing Intent shrouding Gu Qingfeng would annihilate him in an instant.
This was a good opportunity.
At least, for Yu Zhentian, it was a rare and precious opportunity.
After all, Gu Qingfeng's identity was that of Monarch Chixiao. If he could personally annihilate him, the name Yu Zhentian would resound throughout this world. Most importantly, Yu Zhentian also wanted to put on a show before the mighty figures of the Immortal Dao's Nine Heavens, to let the Immortal Dao take notice of his courage and talent!
"Ignorant fool! You will die!"
Lan Ling, who had descended into this world using the identity of an Immortal Dao edict envoy, angrily shouted.
"If I can eradicate this Immortal Dao criminal surnamed Gu for the Immortal Dao, this Young Lord would not regret dying!"
Yu Zhentian thought Lan Ling was just trying to scare him and paid no heed. He turned back, stared at Gu Qingfeng, and declared arrogantly, "Moreover, this Young Lord has never feared death!"
Whoosh!
In an instant.
A ten-thousand-zhang silvery-white radiance erupted around Yu Zhentian, shining like the sun's rays—the power of his reforged treasure body.
Immediately after, a vast and overwhelmingly majestic Great Sun condensed and manifested—the Great Sun Radiant Dharma Form. He possessed both the Great Sun Radiant Treasure Body and the Great Sun Radiant Dharma Form. Now, unleashing them simultaneously, the effect was truly immense, overwhelmingly majestic, like the sun itself descending in majesty, its aura extremely powerful.
"Criminal disciple! Prepare to die!"
Yu Zhentian transformed into a radiant, ten-thousand-zhang Great Sun and shot straight towards Gu Qingfeng, appearing before him in the blink of an eye.
But he only appeared.
The moment he appeared, he froze in mid-air, like a statue captured in a painting, utterly motionless.
A buzzing explosion sounded!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Yu Zhentian, who had transformed into a Great Sun Radiant sun, bloomed with streams of colorful radiance—they were Nature Colored Spirits.
One after another, nearly two hundred Nature Colored Spirits bloomed!
To say that Yu Zhentian possessed both the Great Sun Radiant Treasure Body and the Great Sun Radiant Dharma Form, along with over two hundred Nature Colored Spirits... even in the genius-filled Divine Land, let alone the Great Northwest, he was a veritable genius.
Was that all?
No!
After Yu Zhentian unleashed over two hundred Nature Colored Spirits, he immediately followed up by unleashing two powerful Fortune powers.
As for what kind of Fortune they were.
No one knew.
No one cared.
No one paid any attention.
Because no matter how much Fortune Yu Zhentian unleashed, and no matter how powerful his Fortune was, it was useless. He remained frozen in mid-air, as did all the Fortune he had unleashed. Nothing changed, not even by a hair's breadth.
And beside him, Gu Qingfeng simply sat there. Throughout, he hadn't even glanced at Yu Zhentian, merely pouring and drinking his wine. After finishing one cup, he poured another, then finally spoke: "With skills like yours, you still try to swagger and intimidate like others."
As his words fell.
A series of crackling, crisp sounds erupted. All the Fortune Yu Zhentian had unleashed vanished into smoke and mist in an instant. The man himself bled from all seven orifices and, with a thud, knelt before Gu Qingfeng.