The White-robed Saint King was dead?!
The vast Heavenly Palace fell silent. Everyone stared at the youth standing proudly beneath the heavens in the mirror, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.
This scene had exceeded everyone's expectations.
"That strike had nearly reached the realm of a half-step Supreme. How could a mere great cultivator achieve that?!"
Naturally, everyone was stunned by the Young Heavenly Emperor's terrifying combat strength.
A great cultivator shaking a Saint King was already unimaginable, let alone killing one.
Even with a supreme treasure like the Immortal Root within him, at this moment, everyone still sensed the utterly unreasonable terror emanating from Gu Changqing.
"Even now, it has only been one year since the Heavenly Emperor began cultivating."
"One year... and he killed a Saint King..."
Those words made everyone's hearts sink once more, and only then did they belatedly realize it.
That was right.
Gu Changqing had only cultivated for a single year.
Yet in merely one year, he had reached such heights.
Unprecedented!!
"If he is allowed to continue cultivating..."
Someone murmured, not finishing the sentence. Yet everyone could guess what came next.
If he were allowed to continue cultivating, no one on 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, "Then the Heavenly Emperor's Immortal Root wasn't destroyed! Emperor Ye said before that the Immortal Root can nourish injuries and possesses an exceedingly terrifying healing effect."
"Even if the Heavenly Emperor's Dao foundation is destroyed now, as long as he still has the Immortal Root, he will be able to repair it before long!"
Those words enlightened everyone, and their expressions changed one after another.
That was right. This script was completely different from what they had expected.
They had believed 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.
Gu Youwei had also awakened her Supreme Bone at that time, drawing the attention of an ancient great cultivator, who had accepted her as a disciple.
But now, there was no doubt that this script had gone terribly off course.
The Young Heavenly Emperor had slain the White-robed Saint King by himself. Though his Dao foundation had been destroyed, his Immortal Root remained!
With questioning gazes, everyone turned toward 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 also full of astonishment. He shook his head and said, "I do not know what happened during that time. However, I can be certain that when I saw the Heavenly Emperor again, he no longer had the Immortal Root, and his Dao foundation was shattered as well!"
Everyone withdrew their gazes and pondered in silence.
There were now only two days left before the Young Heavenly Emperor met Emperor Jiang.
It could be inferred that during this period, Gu Youwei disappeared, the Immortal Root awakened, and she entered an ancient sect.
Although Gu Youwei's memories were hazy, this point in time was not difficult to calculate. 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 would also be dug out before Gu Youwei's master appeared. After all, with such a peerless young genius standing before her, if his innate foundation had not been ruined, how could that ancient expert possibly refuse to take 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 booming sounds continuously echoed from within Gu Changqing's body.
It was as though an explosion was taking place inside him.
And in truth, that was exactly what was happening.
Using his Divine Meridians and Dao Palace as stakes, he had forcibly awakened the power of the Immortal Root. At this moment, all twelve of his Divine Meridians had shattered, and his Dao Palace had broken apart.
The powerful force that had once moved through his body as easily as his own limbs now poured away like a flood bursting through a breached dam.
His aura was utterly withered, his realm plummeting madly. Faint blood seeped from his skin.
Gu Changqing staggered over to Gu Youwei.
Using the last of his strength, he gathered that tiny 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 this moment.
His empty gaze lifted toward the sky.
Yet he discovered something strange.
The spatial rift blasted open when he had fought the White-robed Saint King, when their divine might had torn through time and space, had still not been repaired by the world's power.
Purple qi filled it, divine radiance flowing forth.
Vaguely, he could see an incomparably beautiful sacred land.
Had it not been for a white-robed old Daoist sitting there with a smiling face, Gu Changqing would have thought he was seeing the world beyond death.
"Master?"
Outside the mirror, Gu Youwei's body suddenly trembled when she saw that white-haired elder, and she instinctively cried out.
Though she had not seen her master for a long time and should have been delighted at this moment, her face was instead filled with deep bewilderment.
Because—
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 truly so sharp? After he had forged his flames into armor, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he would have been confident in using those methods to restrain her. But Mei Gongzi did not advance, forcing his ability, which had been poised to strike, to dissipate.
The war blade slashed out once more, its surging blade intent even stronger than before. Cao Yuwei moved with his blade, man and blade becoming one as he charged straight at Mei Gongzi.
The Heavenly Secret Plume in Mei Gongzi's hand once again formed a 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 passed over Cao Yuwei's body. Had she not dodged so quickly, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.
A battle of attrition! It seemed she intended to compete with Cao Yuwei in consumption.
Yet no one questioned where this ability came from. After all, the Peacock Demon Race's greatest innate gift was Stellar Transposition. Her technique had the same marvelous effect through a different path as Stellar Transposition.
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 truly so sharp? After he had forged his flames into armor, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he would have been confident in using those methods to restrain her. But Mei Gongzi did not advance, forcing his ability, which had been poised to strike, to dissipate.
The war blade slashed out once more, its surging blade intent even stronger than before. Cao Yuwei moved with his blade, man and blade becoming one as he charged straight at Mei Gongzi.
The Heavenly Secret Plume in Mei Gongzi's hand once again formed a 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 passed over Cao Yuwei's body. Had she not dodged so quickly, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.
A battle of attrition! It seemed she intended to compete with Cao Yuwei in consumption.
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