Seeing the situation below the mountain, Song Gongyuan and the others were all stunned. Yet none dared let their guard down. They tightly controlled the formation's operation and continued pressing Yu Ci, man and sword alike, deep into the earth.
The water mirror could not hold out for long either. After shining upon that area for some time, affected by the magnetic light killing field, its surface became covered in rainbow-hued streaks that warped the image and made people dizzy just looking at it.
Song Gongyuan waved a hand, dispersing the water mirror. As he furrowed his brow in thought, unable to devise a plan for the moment, he suddenly heard someone speak in a clear voice. "Fifth Brother has rendered great merit. Master will surely be pleased."
Song Gongyuan was delighted upon hearing the voice as well. "So Eldest Brother has arrived."
Ancestor Gu Liang had passed through two tribulations in his lifetime and taken more than twenty disciples. Most had failed to attain longevity and need not be mentioned. Two more had become Longevity True Men, only to perish beneath the blows of tribulation. Of those still alive, only three remained. Besides Song Gongyuan, there was the Eldest Brother who had just arrived, Yu Nan, and the youngest disciple, Shao Changping.
Though Ancestor Gu Liang wielded no small influence in the north, he had never founded a sect. Still, his method of nurturing "one school, five Longevity True Men" was enough to earn the world's astonished admiration. Some busybodies even secretly ranked him alongside the Tai Xuan Demon Mother, calling them "Mother of the South, Ancestor of the North."
Naturally, Ancestor Gu Liang had never acknowledged such a title.
As the first disciple, Yu Nan had followed Ancestor Gu Liang for an entire tribulation cycle. For certain reasons,