Kongsang Mountain lay a full three thousand li from the Qingyun Mountain Range.
For cultivators of the Jade Dynasty World, the journey would take several days.
But Gu Yi did not cultivate this world's Dao arts. He cultivated the Nine Heavens Martial Dao.
At his speed, he reached Kongsang Mountain in only half a day.
Kongsang Mountain was steep and towering, stretching across a hundred li. There was no sign of human habitation around it, only desolation.
Gu Yi spread out his Soul Power, covering more than ten li around him. Before long, he found the Myriad Bats Ancient Cave, where a colony of bloodsucking bats dwelled on the shaded side of the mountain.
Gu Yi stepped into the ancient cave and proceeded inward, seeing countless black bloodsucking bats hanging from the ceiling.
Since it was daytime, the bats were all asleep and were not awakened by Gu Yi's movements.
Gu Yi swept them a glance. Too lazy to kill them, he continued deeper inside.
Soon, Gu Yi reached a fork with two branching paths.
At the center of the fork stood a massive stone stele, carved with the blood-red words: "The Heavenly Dao Is Within Me."
Gu Yi pondered for a moment, then headed down the left path.
Under the sweep of Gu Yi's Soul Power, he knew that both paths led to the Dead Spirit Abyss. One was simply shorter, while the other was longer.
To save time, Gu Yi naturally chose the left path.
The instant he emerged from the fork, a bloody light shot out from the darkness ahead and attacked him.
Without even turning his head, Gu Yi flicked a finger. A streak of bloody light likewise appeared, piercing straight through the attacker and killing him beyond doubt.
At the same time, a powerful aura