Zhou Li's Heavenly Human Righteous Heart Method Affinity: Inseparable in Life and Death (Continued)

Heavenly Rites Altar.

It was far more plain than Gu Chengming had imagined.

There were no resplendent halls or layers upon layers of formations, only a square altar, barely a zhang tall, built from bluestone. A stone pillar stood at each of its four corners, covered in ancient seal script from the same source as the murals in Zhou Shrine.

At the very center of the altar, a gentle golden light hung silently in the air.

That was the Law Position inheritance of Zhou Guitianli True Monarch.

The old man who played chess hovered in the air to the north of the altar, silently turning a White Piece between his fingers.

Behind him, the Law Position wonder [Longevity Constricting Dao Chessboard], composed of black and white pieces, slowly unfolded. Behind him stood three Great Cultivators of the Fifth Realm.

From a distance, Zhou Qingmu watched the four figures and weighed her odds of facing all four Fifth Realm cultivators alone, given that her injuries had yet to heal.

Her worst-case plan was to worsen her injuries in exchange for unleashing a full-force strike with "Break Night" to tear open a gap and force her way into the altar's core. Whether she could make it out alive... that was a problem for later.

At the same time, an exceptionally deep sword cry suddenly rang out from the south side of the altar.

The sword cry approached from afar, carrying the familiar orthodox Sword Intent of Wenjian Sect. It pierced through layer upon layer of obstructing space and cleaved apart the oppressive aura shrouding the sky above the altar.

A streak of escape light shot out from the depths of Heavenly Que. It abruptly slowed as it neared the altar, transforming into a steady figure.

Shen Qianqiu.

Though the Wenjian Sect Master