Meanwhile,
Deep within Qian Du Mountain,
Yang Qingyun, who had been protecting Confucian Mountain Duke beside his seclusion chamber, slowly rose to his feet.
He slowly withdrew his palm, the residual power dissipating from his fingertips as anger flickered in his eyes.
The instant the enemy attacked,
he had sensed it in advance.
But he had not immediately intercepted them. Instead, he had first used his Blade Path will to draw a barrier resembling a boundary formation around Confucian Mountain Duke's seclusion chamber.
This barrier completely severed the secret chamber from the surrounding space, silently forming an indestructible defense that ultimately withstood the vast, crushing, heaven-shaking pressure.
Fortunately, he had been there,
and had reacted in time, laying down defensive measures in time.
Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
One had to know that Confucian Mountain Duke was currently at the critical moment of his breakthrough,
and at such a time, the transformation of the Great Dao qi mechanism within his body required absolute concentration and extreme mental focus.
Without Yang Qingyun's timely protection, if that formidable Cave-Heaven aura had been allowed to sweep over him, disrupting all of Confucian Mountain Duke's focused mind and qi mechanism, his breakthrough would inevitably have failed!
He might even have suffered a backlash and died!
Although Yang Qingyun had successfully withstood the impact of the enemy's overwhelming aura and avoided such grave consequences,
there was not much excitement on his face at this moment,
but rather, a fury visible to the naked eye.
He had come within a hair's breadth of failure,
just a little more!
If his soul had not been far more substantial than that of an ordinary Cave-Heaven Realm martial artist, with a broader range of perception as well,
Confucian Mountain Duke might have been disturbed by the opponent's