East Desolation Commandery, Cangshan Sword Sect.
Following the method Gu Chen had taught her in her previous life, Gu Youwei suspected that the core of the entire barrier lay beneath the bathing tub.
With that thought in mind, Gu Youwei walked straight to the tub and used her inner force to sense the energy fluctuations nearby.
A moment later, Gu Youwei truly discovered the core of the entire barrier beneath the tub!
"Great! As long as I destroy this core, I can escape!"
"Then I'll definitely tell Father and Mother that He Changsong is nothing but a lecherous scoundrel!"
With that thought, Gu Youwei slowly gathered all her inner force into her right palm and blasted it straight at the tub.
Meanwhile, He Changsong was still trying to pull the Spirit Sword from the stone wall.
With the barrier destroyed, He Changsong naturally sensed it.
His brows immediately furrowed, his face filled with deep confusion.
He Changsong could not understand why Gu Youwei, despite having been drugged with Aphrodisiac Powder, had woken up so quickly.
And even if Gu Youwei had awakened, how had she destroyed the barrier he had set up so quickly?
Yet in that brief lapse of concentration, He Changsong was distracted and was forcibly blasted away by the Spirit Sword's Sword Might!
"Ah!"
He Changsong flew straight back several meters.
Seeing this, the disciples around him hurried over and shouted, "Master, are you all right?"
He Changsong's expression at that moment could only be described as furious.
It was not merely because Gu Youwei had escaped the barrier he had set.
It was also because the Spirit Sword still refused to acknowledge him as its master!
In a fit of rage, He Changsong waved his right hand, and a Sealing Array instantly formed above Xuanjian Pond.
The Sealing Array gradually closed over the entire Xuanjian Pond until, in the end, the Spirit Sword was completely suppressed by He Changsong once more.
He Changsong's face was extremely gloomy.
He said coldly, "This old man has now reached the Ninth Level of Foundation Establishment in Cultivation Level."
"Even if I still cannot control you, could I possibly fail to seal you?"
"This old man has no time for you right now. Instead, I must go catch another unruly little thing."
As he spoke, a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of He Changsong's lips.
After resealing Xuanjian Pond, He Changsong immediately rushed back to his residence.
But when he returned, he found that Gu Youwei had long since fled.
The rosewood bathing tub in the room had been shattered by a single palm strike from Gu Youwei. Clearly, she had discovered the core of his barrier.
At that moment, He Changsong narrowed his eyes and muttered, "Good little darling, you do have some skill."
"You actually managed to see through this old man's barrier core?"
But He Changsong was not worried in the slightest, because he never feared that Gu Youwei could escape the Cangshan Sword Sect.
Now that Gu Youwei had run away, he found it even more interesting instead.
Because it added the thrill of hunting!
"Good little darling, run as hard as you can."
"I want to see just where you can run to."
Immediately afterward, He Changsong used the Sound Transmission Technique to issue orders to the Four Great Protectors under his command.
"Guard every entrance and exit of the sect."
"The moment you discover anyone trying to flee, capture them at once and bring them to me!"
The Four Great Protectors did not know why He Changsong had suddenly issued such an order.
But since it was their master's command, they naturally carried it out without hesitation.
At this moment, Gu Youwei was hiding along a tree-lined path within the Cangshan Sword Sect.
She concealed herself in the bushes and secretly observed the movements outside.
She was not foolish enough to run straight for the sect's entrances and exits.
Because Gu Youwei knew that people would definitely be waiting there to capture her.
But remaining hidden here was not a solution either. Sooner or later, He Changsong would find her.
The most urgent matter now was for Gu Youwei to quickly find an entirely new hiding place, then figure out a way to leave the Cangshan Sword Sect.
At the instant the barrier had broken, Gu Youwei had sensed an immense surge of spiritual energy.
Although the Cangshan Sword Sect itself was rich in spiritual energy.
Gu Youwei could tell that this spiritual energy differed from the misty spiritual energy permeating the surroundings of the Cangshan Sword Sect.
If she had to compare it to something, it was like an endlessly gushing fountain of spiritual energy!
"Since I can't escape anyway, I might as well go somewhere rich in spiritual energy and raise my Cultivation Level as much as possible."
"After all, I possess the Heavenly Dao Bone. With the spiritual energy here being so abundant, I might even break through to the Profound Gang Realm in one go."
"As long as my Cultivation Level reaches the Profound Gang Realm, even if I encounter the Four Great Protectors of the Cangshan Sword Sect, I'll be able to face them head-on. My chances of escaping will be much greater."
With that thought, Gu Youwei settled on her next course of action.
Using the bushes and forest as cover, she quietly felt her way toward that "spiritual energy fountain."
At this very moment, the entire Cangshan Sword Sect was searching for Gu Youwei's whereabouts.
He Changsong even released his Spiritual Sense directly, searching every corner of the Cangshan Sword Sect.
But although He Changsong's Cultivation Level had reached the Ninth Level of Foundation Establishment, he was still only within the first four realms of cultivation.
Even though he could project his Spiritual Sense outward, its range was still rather limited.
Thus, after searching one area, He Changsong had no choice but to continue to the next location and release his Spiritual Sense again.
"Good little darling, you really are making your master search hard for you."
"Once your master catches you, I'll make sure to punish you properly!"
He Changsong's face had already taken on an almost crazed, greedy expression.
He believed Gu Youwei would never escape the palm of his hand.
Finding Gu Youwei was merely a matter of time.
Time ticked away second by second, and Gu Youwei was practically terrified to death.
Because every time she had gone only a short distance, she would see a group of Cangshan Sword Sect disciples passing along a side path nearby.
It was not difficult for her to see that everyone in the Cangshan Sword Sect was now searching for her.
If she could not quickly reach that "spiritual energy fountain" and raise her Cultivation Level.
Gu Youwei scarcely dared imagine what consequences awaited her next.
Thinking of this, Gu Youwei once again hated Gu Chen to the marrow of her bones.
"Damn Gu Chen, all of this is because of you!"
"If you hadn't taken away all the inheritance, perhaps I could have cultivated at home using those resources."
"Then I wouldn't have been sent to the Cangshan Sword Sect!"
With burning hatred, Gu Youwei continued toward the "spiritual energy fountain."
But as she drew closer and closer to the spiritual energy fountain, Gu Youwei suddenly felt something very strange.
The feeling was familiar and intimate, as though she had met an old acquaintance.
But Gu Youwei was extremely nervous at the time, and she had no attention to spare for thinking about why she felt such a strange sensation.
After passing through the last stretch of forest, Gu Youwei arrived near Xuanjian Pond.
Merely standing near Xuanjian Pond, Gu Youwei could already feel that spiritual energy, as vast and majestic as the sea.
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