The Script Is Overturned

The White-robed Saint King was dead?!

The vast Heavenly Palace was deathly silent. Everyone stared at the youth standing proudly between heaven and earth within the mirror, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

This scene had surpassed everyone's expectations.

"That strike nearly reached the realm of a half-step Supreme. How could a Mighty One like him possibly achieve that?!"

Naturally, everyone was stunned by the Young Heavenly Emperor's terrifying battle prowess.

For a Mighty One to shake a Saint King was already inconceivable, let alone to slay one.

Even with a treasure as supreme as an Immortal Root within him, at this moment, everyone could still sense the utterly unreasonable terror that was Gu Changqing.

"Up until now, the Heavenly Emperor has cultivated for only a single year since embarking upon the path of cultivation."

"One year... and he slew a Saint King..."

Those words made everyone's hearts sink once more. Only then did they belatedly realize it.

That was right.

Gu Changqing had cultivated for only one year.

Yet in that single year, he had reached such heights.

Without precedent in all of history!!

"If he is allowed to continue cultivating..."

Someone murmured, not finishing the rest of the sentence. Yet everyone could guess what was left unsaid.

If he were allowed to continue cultivating, no one in the Northern Profound Continent would be able to compare with him.

At that moment, several cultivators outside the mirror suddenly thought of something.

"No, that's not right, that's not right."

Someone cried out, "By that logic, the Heavenly Emperor's Immortal Root was never destroyed! Emperor Ye said before that an Immortal Root could nourish injuries and possessed an incredibly terrifying healing effect."

"Even if the Heavenly Emperor's Dao foundation has been destroyed now, as long as he still has his Immortal Root, he will be able to repair it before long!"

Those words brought sudden realization to the crowd, and their expressions changed one after another.

That was right. This script was completely different from what they had imagined.

They had thought that this White-robed Saint King had dug out the Heavenly Emperor's Immortal Root, and that when he was on the brink of death, Gu Youwei's master had appeared and saved the Young Heavenly Emperor.

And at that time, Gu Youwei had awakened her Supreme Bone, caught the eye of an ancient Mighty One, and been accepted as a disciple.

But now, this script had clearly deviated enormously.

The Young Heavenly Emperor had slain the White-robed Saint King by his own strength. Though his Dao foundation had been destroyed, his Immortal Root remained!

With questioning gazes, everyone turned to Jiang Minghuang.

After all, it was Jiang Minghuang who had told them that the Heavenly Emperor's Dao foundation had been destroyed.

Jiang Minghuang's face was similarly filled with astonishment. Shaking his head, he said, "I do not know what happened during that time either. But I can confirm that when I saw the Heavenly Emperor again, there was no Immortal Root within him, and his Dao foundation was shattered as well!"

Everyone withdrew their gazes and fell into their own thoughts.

There were now only two days left until the Young Heavenly Emperor met Emperor Jiang.

It could be inferred that during this period, Gu Youwei had disappeared, her Immortal Root had awakened, and she had entered an ancient sect.

Although Gu Youwei's memories were vague, this point in time was not difficult to calculate. After all, when Emperor Jiang met Gu Changqing, Gu Youwei was already no longer by his side.

In other words, Gu Youwei's master would appear within these two days and take Gu Youwei away.

And the Young Heavenly Emperor's Immortal Root must also have been dug out before Gu Youwei's master appeared. After all, with such a stunningly gifted youth before them, if his innate foundation had not been ruined, how could that ancient expert have been willing not to accept the Young Heavenly Emperor as a disciple?

"What exactly happened during these two days?"

Everyone's hearts tightened as they stared unblinkingly into the mirror.

Dull sounds continuously rang out from within Gu Changqing's body.

It was as though an explosion were taking place inside him.

And in truth, that was exactly what was happening.

Using his Divine Meridians and Dao Palace as stakes to forcibly awaken the Immortal Root's power, all twelve of his Divine Meridians had now snapped, and his Dao Palace had shattered.

The powerful force that had once moved through his body as easily as his own limbs now poured away like a flood.

His aura was utterly listless, his realm plummeting madly. Faint traces of blood seeped from his skin.

Gu Changqing staggered over to Gu Youwei.

With the last of his strength, he gathered that small body into his arms.

His eyelids grew heavier and heavier. At that moment, he collapsed to the ground.

For no reason at all, Gu Changqing actually felt a sense of release at that moment.

With vacant eyes, he raised his head and looked at the vault of heaven.

Yet he discovered something strange.

The spatial rifts blasted open when he had fought the White-robed Saint King, their divine might piercing through time and space, had still not been repaired by the world's power.

Purple qi filled the gaps, divine radiance flowing forth.

Vaguely, he could make out an exceptionally beautiful sacred land.

If not for the Old Daoist in White sitting smilingly within that pure land, Gu Changqing would have thought he was looking upon the world after death.

"Master?"

Outside the mirror, the moment Gu Youwei saw that white-robed elder, her body jolted violently, and she cried out instinctively.

Though she had not seen her master for a long time and should have been overjoyed, her face was instead filled with profound astonishment.

Because of this.

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After dissolving Cao Yuwei's attack this time, Mei Gongzi did not rush to counterattack. She merely stood where she was.

Cao Yuwei frowned slightly. Was this little girl's perception really so keen? After he had forged flames into armor, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he was confident he could have used those methods to restrain her. But Mei Gongzi had not advanced, forcing the ability he had poised to unleash to be interrupted.

His battle saber slashed out once more, its potent saber intent even stronger than before. Cao Yuwei moved with the blade, man and saber becoming one as he charged straight at Mei Gongzi.

The Heavenly Secret Plume in Mei Gongzi's hand once again unleashed the Heavenly Mysterious Circle, and with an instant shift, she changed her position. While dissolving her opponent's attack, she also broke his lock-on. In the next instant, she was already on the other side. A flash of golden-red light flickered over Cao Yuwei's body. Had she not evaded so quickly, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.

A battle of attrition! She seemed intent on fighting Cao Yuwei in a contest of endurance.

Yet no one questioned where this ability came from. After all, the Peacock Demon Race's greatest innate gift was Stellar Transposition. Her technique and Stellar Transposition shared the same wondrous essence through different paths.

After dissolving Cao Yuwei's attack this time, Mei Gongzi did not rush to counterattack. She merely stood where she was.

Cao Yuwei frowned slightly. Was this little girl's perception really so keen? After he had forged flames into armor, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he was confident he could have used those methods to restrain her. But Mei Gongzi had not advanced, forcing the ability he had poised to unleash to be interrupted.

His battle saber slashed out once more, its potent saber intent even stronger than before. Cao Yuwei moved with the blade, man and saber becoming one as he charged straight at Mei Gongzi.

The Heavenly Secret Plume in Mei Gongzi's hand once again unleashed the Heavenly Mysterious Circle, and with an instant shift, she changed her position. While dissolving her opponent's attack, she also broke his lock-on. In the next instant, she was already on the other side. A flash of golden-red light flickered over Cao Yuwei's body. Had she not evaded so quickly, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.

A battle of attrition! She seemed intent on fighting Cao Yuwei in a contest of endurance.