Unbreakable

"Split up. We'll regroup after getting around the checkpoint."

Nangong Yingying's violet eyes held a trace of confusion, but seeing Gu Sheng's confident expression, she did not ask further.

"Be careful."

The two immediately separated. Gu Sheng slipped into the night like a ghost, while Nangong Yingying turned into a streak of purple light and vanished from where she stood.

However, just as Gu Sheng landed and prepared to sneak forward, an invisible spiritual force suddenly locked onto him.

"Hmph!"

Gu Sheng snorted coldly. Golden ripples surged through his sea of consciousness, knocking that spiritual force away.

"Hm?"

A surprised voice rang out.

The next moment, a middle-aged man dressed in a long purple robe appeared before Gu Sheng.

The man had a stern face and lightning-like eyes, and a powerful aura radiated from his body.

"Fourth level of the Sect Realm."

Gu Sheng's heart tightened, though his expression remained calm.

At the same time, Nangong Yingying was forced to reveal herself and came to Gu Sheng's side.

She sent him a voice transmission.

"Be careful. He is the Sixth Elder of the Purple Cloud Divine Sect. He used to be my sworn sister's confidant. I never expected him to be a pawn of the Purple Cloud Ancestor!"

The Sixth Elder swept his gaze over the two of them and sneered.

"Two juniors dare trespass into the Purple Cloud Forbidden Area? Open your seas of consciousness and let me inspect them, or die!"

As the final word left his mouth, terrifying pressure descended like a mountain. The surrounding trees instantly crumbled into dust.

A cold glint flashed in Gu Sheng's eyes.

The sea of consciousness was a martial artist's most secret place. Once opened, one's life and death would no longer be in one's own hands.

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