A Simple and Brutal Approach

"Mortal flesh holds an unimaginable allure for ferocious beasts. If the baby keeps crying, the Heavenly Emperor may well die in that cave."

Gazing at the scene emerging in the ancient mirror, quite a few people were intrigued.

They wanted to see how Gu Changqing would deal with the imminent danger.

Although the Heavenly Emperor now grasped the True Meaning of Swordsmanship, he did not know how to wield it. He did not even know that the sword aura he released possessed offensive power.

Let alone facing a ferocious beast—even against an ordinary adult, he likely would not have the slightest ability to fight back.

If Gu Changqing were clever, the best course would be to abandon the infant in his arms and flee while the beast devoured the child.

If he were foolish, he could only wait for death.

"How wonderful it would be if he died in that cave."

Someone could not help sighing.

Yet everyone understood that the Heavenly Emperor would not die, nor would Gu Youwei. Otherwise, how could there be the great demon who now shook heaven and earth?!

Within the scene.

Though Gu Changqing was only five years old, he understood that the infant in his arms was probably hungry.

He searched himself over. Aside from the ancient book the old Daoist had given him, he had nothing else.

On the cover of that ancient book were two characters written in an exceedingly complex script.

Heavenly Book!

Gu Changqing could vaguely make out the meaning of those two characters.

"Heavenly Book?"

The eyes of the onlookers lit up, their gazes turning fiery.

But that heat lasted only a moment before their expressions dimmed again.

Gu Changqing opened the book, only to find that its pages were completely blank—not even a single character could be seen.

"How could this be?"

Everyone was utterly stunned.

"The inheritance the old Daoist gave his disciple before his death—why does this cultivation art look like this?"

"Could the old Daoist have taken the wrong one?"

"This was an inheritance meant for his disciple. How could he have taken the wrong one?!"

"Then how do you explain it?"

The cultivators argued endlessly. Having failed to witness the secret cultivation art behind the Heavenly Emperor's rise, they felt deeply disappointed.

Gu Changqing was disappointed as well.

But while the others were disappointed because the cultivation art contained no characters, he was disappointed because he had no food on him.

"Roar!"

The beast outside the cave seemed to have run out of patience.

It actually crawled into the cave.

It was a leopard. Its enormous head emitted a low growl heavy with warning, while its bared teeth gleamed with cold light.

"This is actually a ferocious beast that has gained intelligence."

Outside the mirror, everyone was staggered.

No one had expected the Young Heavenly Emperor's luck to be so poor that he would directly draw the attention of an intelligent beast.

One had to know—

Such beasts were entirely different from ordinary ferocious beasts.

Gaining intelligence meant developing spiritual awareness. Though it did not count as entering the path of cultivation, its strength still surpassed that of ordinary ferocious beasts by far more than a single level.

"The Heavenly Emperor does not even know the purpose of sword aura. Even if he knows how to fend off an enemy, with his current attainment in swordsmanship, he likely cannot harm it in the slightest."

"Then how did they survive?"

Someone questioned.

The other powerful cultivators wore equally astonished expressions. How could a five-year-old child and an infant still in swaddling clothes escape alive from the jaws of an intelligent ferocious beast?

Inconceivable!

Yet no one answered that cultivator. Everyone focused intently on the Young Heavenly Emperor's reaction.

"Get lost!!"

Abruptly, Gu Changqing's furious roar rang out from within the cave.

No one had expected this.

No one would have dared imagine that a five-year-old child, facing a ferocious beast, would have the courage to fly into a rage.

Shouldn't it have been: Help! Is anyone there? The leopard is so scary...

Or: Father, Mother, where are you...

That was how a normal person should react!

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They could not help but sigh inwardly. "As expected of the Heavenly Emperor. This courage alone is already unmatched beneath the heavens!"

Yet what came next was even more astonishing.

Along with that full-throated roar, the Young Heavenly Emperor actually used his palm as a sword and slashed out a sword aura as thick as a bowl!

Bang!

A dull crash rang out as the Giant Leopard was sent tumbling away by that sword aura.

Blood sprayed in waves!

After all, it was a ferocious beast that had developed intelligence. Having suffered a taste of pain, it chose to flee at once.

Even as it fled, it did not forget to turn back and look at the boy in the cave.

Its eyes were plainly filled with utter terror.

Forget the leopard.

Even the powerful experts present, including Great Emperors and those below them, wore expressions of shock at this moment!

Was this even fucking human?!

Faced with such peril, everyone had racked their brains trying to figure out how the Young Heavenly Emperor could escape the leopard's jaws while keeping both of them safe.

No one had dared imagine that, in the face of such danger, the Young Heavenly Emperor's response would be so simple and brutal!

"Having only just entered the path of the sword, he can already skillfully control sword aura—and unleash such power with it."

"He may be the greatest swordsmanship prodigy Northern Profound Continent has seen in all eternity!"

Everyone was shaken.

At the same time, they could not help growing even more curious.

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

Cao Yuwei's brows furrowed slightly. Was this little girl's perception truly so sharp? After he had formed armor from flames, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he was confident he could use that method to restrain her. Please download the app for the latest chapter content and free reading. But Mei Gongzi had not stepped forward, forcing the ability he had been poised to unleash to be interrupted.

His battle saber slashed out once more, its powerful saber intent several degrees 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 teleportation, she switched positions. While neutralizing her opponent's attack, she also broke his lock-on. In the next instant, she was already elsewhere. A flash of golden-red light passed over Cao Yuwei's body; had she not dodged quickly enough, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.

A battle of attrition! She seemed determined to wear Cao Yuwei down.

Yet no one questioned the origin of this ability. After all, the Peacock Demon Race's greatest innate gift was Stellar Transposition. Her technique shared the same marvelous principle through a different path as Stellar Transposition.

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

Cao Yuwei's brows furrowed slightly. Was this little girl's perception truly so sharp? After he had formed armor from flames, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he was confident he could use that method to restrain her. But Mei Gongzi had not stepped forward, forcing the ability he had been poised to unleash to be interrupted.

His battle saber slashed out once more, its powerful saber intent several degrees 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 teleportation, she switched positions. While neutralizing her opponent's attack, she also broke his lock-on. In the next instant, she was already elsewhere. A flash of golden-red light passed over Cao Yuwei's body; had she not dodged quickly enough, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.

A battle of attrition! She seemed determined to wear Cao Yuwei down.