In the Great Void, five-colored light streaked onward without daring to pause for an instant.
At one point, Gu Lingxiao sensed that the trace of power he had deliberately left behind had been completely erased, and he revealed his true form.
"What keen senses. They found it so quickly. But was that person really Xuan Qiong?"
Thinking back carefully, Gu Lingxiao could not shake his doubts. He had noticed nothing wrong before, but the more he thought about it now, the less it added up.
Should I go back and look?
The thought stirred an impulse in Gu Lingxiao, but he soon suppressed it. He had only suspicions, not certainty. If that person really was Xuan Qiong, going back now would be walking straight to his death.
More importantly, now that the power he had left behind had been erased, the Immortal Thunder Pool would soon vanish again. By the time he returned, it would be too late.
"I'm afraid I've missed my chance at the Immortal Thunder Pool. I could try using the Five-Elements Heavenly Scripture to locate it again, but the risk is too great, and so is the cost."
As his thoughts turned, Gu Lingxiao finally suppressed his longing for the Immortal Thunder Pool.
"Once when I crossed the barrier, and now again. Something always goes wrong at the crucial moment. This can't be mere coincidence. Someone may have planted some unknown means on me."
Turning his attention back to himself, Gu Lingxiao grew grave. More than losing his chance at the Immortal Thunder Pool, he cared about the hidden danger that might lurk within him. Until he removed it, he would neither eat nor sleep in peace.
"I've examined my true form several times and found nothing. Either my cultivation isn't high enough, or their means