"Brother Liu..." Shang Xin Ci's delicate brows furrowed, her beautiful eyes filled with worry as she looked at her father, Shang Yanfei, fearing the Killer Move just now might have harmed him.
However, facing his daughter's concerned gaze, Shang Yanfei appeared calm and composed. He smiled slightly and comforted her, "Ci'er, do not worry. With Lord Liu Chen's strength, if he truly wanted my life, why would he go to such great lengths? Rest assured, I know what I'm doing. After I've given it deep thought, I will definitely provide an answer, but the premise is that it must not harm our Shang Clan's interests."
Having said that, Shang Yanfei turned to look at Liu Chen, a hint of shrewdness and caution flashing in his eyes.
Clearly, he was well aware of the gap between a Gu Immortal and a Gu Master.
Liu Chen's lips curled slightly as he gently waved his sleeve.
In an instant, the suffocating Infinite Sword Works space that had enveloped the surroundings dissipated like smoke, vanishing without a trace.
"Young Miss?"
Seeing the three appear unharmed, Xiao Die, who was standing aside, hurriedly came forward to greet them.
Meanwhile, Tian Lan quickly walked to Shang Yanfei's side and asked in a low voice, "Clan Leader, are you alright?"
At this moment, the gaze Xiao Die and Tian Lan directed toward Liu Chen held a bit more wariness.
"Do not be rude! No one is to speak a word of today's events to anyone! In the future, if anyone dares to be disrespectful to Young Master Liu Chen, they will be making an enemy of me, Shang Yanfei!" Shang Yanfei looked at Xiao Die and Tian Lan with a serious expression, a trace of majesty flashing in his eyes. He knew this incident was of no small consequence; if not handled properly, it might bring trouble to the entire Shang Clan.
Only after Xiao Die and Tian Lan nodded repeatedly in agreement did Shang Yanfei breathe a slight sigh of relief.
Then, he turned to face Liu Chen and bowed slightly in apology, "Young Master Liu Chen, I have offended you much today; I hope you can be magnanimous. I will surely host a banquet to apologize another day. Please excuse me for taking my leave first."
Before his voice had even faded, Shang Yanfei's figure flickered and instantly transformed into a dazzling blood-red light, streaking away like a bolt of lightning and vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Watching Shang Yanfei's departing back, Xiao Die and Tian Lan hurriedly responded respectfully, "As you command! Your subordinates will certainly follow the Clan Leader's teachings."
Afterward, Liu Chen followed Shang Xin Ci back into the courtyard.
Along the way, Shang Xin Ci spoke incessantly about the various things she had experienced over the years. Those once-familiar scenes and people surfaced one by one before his eyes, making Liu Chen feel as if a lifetime had passed. Liu Chen listened quietly, occasionally interjecting a few words, reminiscing about the bits and pieces of the past.
Unknowingly, night fell and the lights began to glow. Liu Chen sat on a stone bench in the courtyard in a pleasant mood, looking up at the starry sky, filled with many emotions.
However, while enjoying this rare moment of tranquility, he did not forget the distant Yi Tian Mountain where a fierce battle was taking place. After all, a shocking battle concerning the survival of righteous and Demonic Paths was unfolding there.
At this thought, Liu Chen's mind moved, and his hands quickly formed Seals, unleashing an Information Path Killer Move.
In an instant, countless invisible and illusory paper kites flew out from his hands, like a swarm of dancing butterflies, drifting lightly toward Yi Tian Mountain. Each of these paper kites was equivalent to his eyes and ears; moreover, these paper kites had an extremely strong concealment effect. Without a special investigative Immortal Path Killer Move, it was impossible to see them. Furthermore, the flight speed of these paper kites was extremely fast, such that an ordinary Gu Immortal could absolutely not destroy them.
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The Great Battle of Righteous and Demonic Paths at Yi Tian Mountain
Fang Yuan used a Transformation Path Killer Move to turn into a burly Rank Three Gu Master. At the same time, he used a Seal on his own immortal aperture to successfully disguise himself as a Mortal and enter Yi Tian Mountain.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he engaged in a thrilling battle with a Demonic Path Gu Master and eventually returned heavily wounded. However, the superficial defeat was merely a ruse; in reality, the burly man had been secretly refining the Battle Intent within the Immortal Gu House, jinghong brawl stage, located beneath Yi Tian Mountain.
Relying on his precious experience after Rebirth, Fang Yuan knew that as long as he successfully seized that Immortal Gu House, he would be able to roam freely across the entire Five Regions.
Ever since he obtained those two immortal gu that could be used in combination, his luck had remained at its peak.
Not long ago, Fang Yuan had even experienced a terrifying beast calamity Heavenly Tribulation—an Ancient Desolate Beast, Indigo Universe Catfish!
Even more astonishingly, from this incredibly ferocious desolate beast, there was actually this rank seven immortal gu that could achieve the exchange of souls! Moreover, that Ancient Desolate Beast actually activated the soul exchange immortal gu. Fang Yuan's own soul strength far exceeded that of the desolate beast, and after the soul exchange, the desolate beast controlled his body, its combat power decreasing instead of increasing, which gave him an Opportunity. He used this chance to kill the Ancient Desolate Beast and thus obtained this rank seven immortal gu.
Ever since that mysterious Star Constellation dream, melodious and rhythmically beautiful poems would occasionally emerge from the depths of his mind. It was as if an invisible hand was plucking his heartstrings, immersing him in this wonderful poetic realm from which he could not extricate himself.
What was even more startling was that as time passed, these poems actually began to convey some obscure and difficult-to-understand yet thought-provoking information and hints to him! After a period of bitter pondering and searching, hard work finally paid off—relying on his keen insight into the poetic metaphors and his unremitting efforts, he successfully discovered and arrived at an extremely hidden place filled with coincidences: it was actually a Rank Seven Gu Immortal blessed land of the Transformation Path!
Stepping into this mysterious Domain, he obtained a priceless Reckless Savage true inheritance as if he had found a treasure. This true inheritance not only contained the long-yearned-for essence of the Transformation Path but also held a peerless Immortal Path Killer Move Dharma Gate called "Myriad Beast Totem"! This Killer Move was extraordinarily profound; it could use the consumption of desolate beast flesh and blood to integrate their power into one's own body and carve the corresponding desolate beast totem marks within the body. When the time was ripe, with just a thought, one could change forms at will, transforming into various powerful and fierce desolate beast forms to go out and kill enemies!
However, what truly made him ecstatic was far more than this... It turned out that in this rare true inheritance blessed land, there was actually an Ancient Desolate Beast with endless transformation abilities residing within—the Thousand Face Demonic Ape! This miraculous creature was famous in the world for its skill in transformation and imitation; it was said that it could easily imitate even a Gu Immortal to the point of being indistinguishable from the real thing.
And the "Familiar Face" Killer Move created by the legendary Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable was precisely inspired by this desolate beast's unique innate talent!
After obtaining this totem Killer Move, it was as if a brilliant light illuminated the path ahead for Fang Yuan. The previously incomplete Familiar Face Killer Move could now finally be presented in its entirety! Not only that, after being perfected by the light of wisdom, the power of this Killer Move was not at all inferior to the Familiar Face Killer Move.
Due to the limitations of this Killer Move's core immortal gu, it could at most deceive those Rank Seven Gu Immortals who did not possess specific investigative Killer Moves. But even so, for Fang Yuan, it was already enough; being able to successfully deceive these strong enemies was sufficient.
With such a divine skill at his side, Fang Yuan could hide deep within Yi Tian Mountain like a fish in water, silently refining that jinghong brawl stage right under the noses of the Southern Border Gu Immortals.