Sea-Bottom Abyss, Icebound Ruined City!

Kongling Gorge.

Celestial Star Sect.

Lu Qingfeng, using his public identity, passed through the twenty-seven layers of Formation Mountain left by the Celestial Star Sect 'Patriarch Qin Feng at Lu Mountain, and then returned to the Profound Origin Water Realm. Not long after, he was invited back to the Celestial Star Sect by Wu Jiu, the Primordial Spirit the Celestial Star Sect.

From then on, he became the third Primordial Spirit True One of the Celestial Star Sect.

In just over a decade, he became famous far and wide, hailed as the number one array formation genius in the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers. In just over eight hundred years, he achieved the Primordial Spirit True One, making him the foremost peerless genius among the mountains and rivers.

Ten thousand years ago.

There is absolutely no one else like him.

For a time, they were incredibly popular.

However, after Lu Qingfeng joined the Celestial Star Sect, he remained in seclusion on Yellow Ox Mountain, studying the art of formations and ignoring everything else.

When Lu Qingyu received the inheritance of Thunder Duke Sword Venerable, he went to the Celestial Star Sect.

I only occasionally get to see this newly promoted True One, leading my little sister through Kongling Gorge, and finally I've become a familiar face in the Celestial Star Sect.

Transcendent-Grade Spell are difficult to master.

Lu Qingfeng often gave guidance from the side and occasionally used his Enlightenment techniques, which made Qingyu's understanding of the 'Mind Ape Sword' more and more thorough.

Thunder Duke Sword Venerable left behind his own swordsmanship legacy.

If Qingyu wants to ascend to the next realm and become a disciple for support, she must first achieve proficiency in the 'Mind Ape Sword'. Otherwise, if she is only at the 'Art Illumination' or 'Dharma Mastery' stage, even if she ascends to the upper realm, she may not be able to catch the eye of that Thunder Duke Sword Venerable.

On the contrary.

If one can master the 'Mind Ape Sword' to the fifth level of 'Force Control' before ascending to the Spirit Primordial Spirit when advancing to the Nascent Spirit Domain, it is possible to become its personal disciple once ascended.

Only then can one truly be considered to have found a powerful backer.

Certainly.

All of this depends on how well the 'Thunder Duke Sword Venerable' fares in the Upper Realm.

The fifth level of 'Force Control' is by no means easy.

Fortunately, with Qingyu Lu Qingfeng around, and Qingyu working hard and practicing the Supreme Grade "Luofu Sword Canon," she made rapid progress.

Time passed.

The clouds are light and the breeze is gentle.

Located between Spirit Mountain Shell Grounds, Yunmeng Marsh and Myriad-Blade Mountain, there is a bitterly cold place called 'North Sea'.

This place, along with the Stormwave Valley where the Snow Mountain Ancestor once lived, is located in the Arctic Snow Domain and is one of the five extremely cold places among the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers.

In the Arctic Snow Domain, the Snow Mountain Ancestor Wei Fengniang reigns supreme. Despite being a disgraced disciple of the Six Dust Temple, even the Six Dust Temple cannot subdue her. Having mastered the Snow Mountain Great Method, even the renowned Immortal Aunt Deng in the Arctic Snow Domain must avoid her sharp edge, finding her utterly unmatched.

And in the North Sea.

They were led by the Old Mother of Mount Gui.

However, the world has changed dramatically over the past few centuries.

The Snow Mountain Ancestor, who was once revered in the Arctic Snow Domain, was captured by the East Sea End Mountain Daoist Du Tian, the number one powerhouse recognized by the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers. He is now suppressed in the Six Dust Temple and can no longer show off his power outside.

The Old Mother of Mount Gui in the North Sea was first robbed of her Yuan Gui Divine Sword by the East Sea Daoist Du Tian, the Ghost Immortal Zhu Yang, and the Demon Golden Eyes more than 600 years ago. Later, the Ghost Immortal Old Mother of Mount Gui Zhu Yang came to her door a second time and severely injured her. Although the latter escaped with the help of the arrangements in Mount Gui, his whereabouts are unknown.

However, his injuries were severe, and he remained hidden, falling into silence.

There are many rumors in the world—

Old Mother of Mount Gui is dead.

This immediately drew applause and cheers from many righteous practitioners.

This day.

From the depths of Mount Gui, which had been silent for decades, a strange aura emanated. Following the aura deeper, one found that the deepest part was pitch black, a place where one could not see their own hand in front of their face.

Go deeper.

Yet, in the darkness, wisps of Radiance shone, their cold gleam penetrating. Breaking through the darkness, they revealed a deep abyss beneath the sea.

In the abyss.

There stood a cold, dilapidated city.

The city walls on three sides had collapsed, and one side was in ruins. Everywhere there were ruins and broken walls, as if it had suffered unimaginable destruction and ravages.

But within the city walls, the earth still remained.

A few scattered buildings remain, among which the mostly collapsed mansion in the center is bathed in a faint light, creating a harmonious interplay with the remaining buildings and half-collapsed city wall.

It isolated it from the outside seawater.

At the foot of the half-collapsed city wall, an unknown entity spewed seawater, and tiny, icy figures emerged. These icy figures were about three feet tall, extremely petite. They walked at the foot of the wall, grasping at the deep-sea water that seemed to have flowed in intentionally, extracting its essence with each wave of their tiny hands.

Open your mouth again and exhale softly.

White smoke billowed.

The cold air was intense.

The essence of seawater in his hand solidified instantly against the half-section of the city wall, turning into icy bricks. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the remaining half of the city wall was dilapidated, a result of being damaged by a heavy blow and subjected to various forms of erosion.

But you can still vaguely see that this half of the city wall was also cast in the same way.

Each brick and stone in the room is formed from the essence of seawater.

Inside.

It also features intricate array patterns, making the bricks and stones exceptionally sturdy and indestructible for millennia. Furthermore, the combination of these elements creates a harmonious and powerful array, gradually giving it a formidable presence.

The city wall was a full eighteen zhang high.

Those tiny ice and snow figures were only about three feet tall, hopping in and out, and numbered no more than five hundred. Their breath froze into ice, making the repair of the city wall extremely slow.

It might take three to five days to cultivate a ten-foot length.

The only advantage is that they enjoy it immensely and never stop. If this continues, one day they will be able to repair and perfect all the city walls and even the buildings within the city.

In the dilapidated city.

The little ice and snow figures were working enthusiastically, showing a bit of life in the deep sea abyss.

At this moment.

In the central half of the building, which resembles a mansion.

An old woman dressed in a black robe, holding a bronze mirror, slowly walked out. The old woman's back was somewhat hunched, and her face was covered with wrinkles.

If Lu Qingfeng were here, he would definitely recognize this as the powerful figure of the North Sea Demon Dao who had been severely injured by Zhu Yang and was thought to be dead by cultivators of the world.

Old Mother of Mount Gui!

No one could have imagined that the vanished Old Mother of Mount Gui was hiding in the deepest abyss of the sea.

"The Ghost Immortal Zhu Yang".

"End Mountain Du Tian!"

A hint of hatred flickered in the murky eyes of the Old Mother of Mount Gui. A sinister smile played on her lips as she sneered, "Zhu Yang stole my fortuitous opportunity, but who would have thought that there was an even greater fortuitous opportunity deep within the North Sea? The 'Seven-Star Tower' he seized was merely one of the forty-two Seven-Star Tower that had fallen from the walls of 'Yuan Gui City'."

As the Old Mother of Mount Gui walked through the city, she came to a seven-story building that was icy cold and had seven stars gathered on its top.

He was smiling.

With his hands forming a mudra, he instantly seemed to merge with the city.

Not long after.

Then one by one, a hundred alluring beauties dressed in thin veils emerged. They filed out one after another.

Arranged in front of the 'Seven-Star Tower,' they were a dazzling array of beautiful figures, yet they bowed deeply to the Old Mother of Mount Gui before her, softly proclaiming, 'Greetings Dao Lord!'

Neat and orderly, with a restrained and inward-looking energy.

They were Dao Soldiers!

Besides the Seven-Star Tower in front of them, there was another Seven-Star Tower standing tall in the city, and two more Seven-Star Tower that were in ruins. Ethereal beauties emerged from among them.

It reached the number 214.

"Hehehe!"

"Yuan Gui City Fourth-Tier Dao Soldiers: Seven-Star Beauty Serpent".

The Old Mother of Mount Gui looked at the Dao Soldiers before her, letting out a strange, cackling laugh. She looked up and declared, " With Yuan Gui City in my hands, I am invincible from the Innate. And with over two hundred fourth-tier Dao Soldiers, standing firm amidst the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers, who can stand against me?!"

In the past, there were as many as forty-two Seven Seven-Star Tower in Yuan Gui City, but most of them have fallen into ruin. Some, like the Seven-Star Tower that the Ghost Immortal Zhu Yang snatched from the Old Mother of Mount Gui, fell out and were lost in the deep sea or the void.

Unfinished.

Even so, 214 fourth-order Dao Soldiers comparable to Primordial Spirit cultivators were enough for the Old Mother of Mount Gui to sweep across the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers!

She raised an eyebrow, her eyes revealing a chilling killing intent—

"Zhu Yang!"

"Du Tian!"

"And there's the Golden Eyes Demon Monkey!"

"None of you will escape."

From the deepest abyss, a chilling sound reverberated, disrupting the stillness, unheard by anyone. Yet, undercurrents surged, and icy, ethereal Radiance flickered as it rose.

If anyone were here right now, they would surely witness a wondrous scene—

Deep beneath the sea, in the pitch-black abyss where nothing is visible, a city forged of ice and cold, emitting a faint Radiance, rises steadily. Stretching out, it spans twenty or thirty miles in circumference.

It stirs up billions of tons of seawater.

The scale of the operation was terrifying!

More than ten days later.

Yellow Ox Mountain.

A streak of light flew over and landed outside the mountain, revealing the figure of a Daoist priest who called out loudly into the mountain, "Junior Brother Lu."

Lu Qingfeng emerged from the cave abode.

Qingyu followed closely behind.

"Senior Brother Wu Jiu."

Lu Qingfeng came out of the cave abode and saw Wu Jiu, the Primordial Spirit of the Celestial Star Sect, standing outside the mountain. He smiled, but he didn't know what his senior brother had come for.

"There is an unusual event in the North Sea. It is suspected that the Old Mother of Mount Gui is still alive. She killed all seven True Person of our sect who were cultivating in Mount Gui in the North Sea. In addition, four Core Formation True Person from Goddess Peak were also killed."

"I wish to go with the Heavenly Dragon Goddess the Goddess Peak to investigate. I wonder if you, junior brother, would be interested?"

Wu Jiu did not enter the cave abode, but his opening remarks were earth-shattering, getting straight to the point.

Decades ago.

Old Mother of Mount Gui was severely injured and fled without a trace.

The Celestial Star Sect and Goddess Peak Nearwater, being geographically close, joined forces to occupy the unclaimed Mount Gui, allowing their disciples who practiced the art of ice to enter and cultivate there, achieving twice the results with half the effort. It was considered a remarkable place for cultivation.

For decades, they lived in peace.

I never expected that such a terrible disaster would happen to me the day before yesterday!

The deaths of seven True Person were far from a crippling blow to the Celestial Star Sect, but since they were True Person within the sect and their deaths were related to the movements of the Old Mother of Mount Gui, the Celestial Star Sect had no choice but to take action.

"Old Mother of Mount Gui?"

Lu Qingfeng frowned upon hearing this. He had already learned from Zhu Yang that the Old Mother of Mount Gui was not dead, but he also knew that she had been severely injured. Given Zhu Yang's methods, it was a miracle that the Old Mother of Mount Gui of Turtle Mountain was not seriously injured and on the verge of death. How could she dare to make another move, let alone kill the True Person the Celestial Star Sect and the Goddess Peak, and provoke these two major forces again?!

Confused, he quickly asked.

However, since the sect 'True Person had died, no useful information had been sent back, and Wu Jiu knew little about it. The specifics would only be known after further investigation.

"It seems so."

"I still have to go to Mount Gui in person."

Thinking to himself, Lu Qingfeng said to Wu Jiu, "Junior brother is at a critical juncture in his cultivation, and he also has to guide my sister's cultivation. He really can't spare the time. Please forgive him, senior brother."

We're going to Mount Gui.

However, he was not with Wu Jiu and the Heavenly Dragon Goddess. With these two by his side, it would be difficult for him to act freely and confidently as 'Lu Qingfeng'.

Lu Qingfeng wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for himself by restricting his actions.

"..."

Wu Jiu paused, feeling slightly embarrassed. He hadn't expected his junior brother to refuse so bluntly. However, seeing Lu Qingfeng's sincere expression and bitter look, he couldn't tell if he was truly at a crucial juncture in his cultivation or if he was afraid of the intimidating reputation of the Old Mother of Mount Gui and dared not go.

But he knew that this young man had a limitless future and did not want to offend him, so he just smiled and said, "Junior brother's cultivation is of utmost importance."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, he turned and left.

They joined forces with the Heavenly Dragon Goddess and headed towards Mount Gui in the North Sea.

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