Within the Immortal Mountain Trial.
Gu Yuanqing clashed with Jiang Yunchuan.
Both used the Way of Space, their figures appearing and disappearing, seeming ahead one moment and suddenly behind the next. Their movements were truly unpredictable.
Distance seemed to lose all meaning between them.
With a casual sweep of a palm, their force could land anywhere in an instant.
It was as though they could be everywhere their eyes could see and their divine sense could reach.
This battle was harder than Gu Yuanqing had anticipated. In strength and cultivation, Jiang Yunchuan might have been roughly equal to Jinxu, and his offensive methods were inferior.
Yet killing him was exceedingly difficult for Gu Yuanqing.
The ends of the earth could become mere inches, and mere inches could become the ends of the earth.
Advancing, he could cross ten thousand miles in an instant; retreating, he could shrink the earth to inches. If a strike missed, he fled a thousand miles away.
Even when he could not dodge in time, a gap of an inch could stretch directly into millions of miles, naturally giving him time to respond.
At that moment, Gu Yuanqing suddenly understood something of how other cultivators felt when facing him.
Still, fighting such an opponent was an excellent opportunity to test his understanding of the Way of Space and hone his Great Yi Illusionary Sky Steps.
In the Way of Space, he believed he did not fall far behind Jiang Yunchuan;
but in applying it, Jiang Yunchuan's millions of years of experience were far beyond his reach.
Although this imprint had been obtained from an avatar, it retained the original's full strength. Throughout the battle, every moment and every application benefited him immensely.
Thus, Gu Yuanqing was in no hurry to kill him. The battle itself was