A battle at an impasse
Gu Yuanqing dared not let the Flame enter, so he quickly used his Object Control Method to dissipate all the Flame as soon as they entered the area of North Spring Mountain.
Then he realized that the tower did not completely enclose North Spring Mountain. The part that had fallen into the Demon Abyss was still continuously providing Spiritual Qi to the Mountain, and the connection with the Earth Vein had not been severed. There was also Spirit Spring slowly gushing out.
This gave him a slight sense of relief; at least for the time being, his life was not in danger!
Aunt Feng hid inside the house and secretly peeked out the window at the scene outside, which terrified her.
Outside the Sky Burning Tower.
Boom!
Ji Qingyun crashed to the ground, causing the entire foot of the mountain to tremble twice, sending rocks flying and creating a huge crater.
"Ancestor!"
Kuang Tongyi rushed over, not so much because he was worried about Ji Qingyun getting hurt, but because he was afraid that the aura of the Ancestor's Divine Platform Realm would be leaked, which would be troublesome.
Ji Qingyun flew out of the pit, covered in dust and with a somewhat gloomy expression. He had been caught off guard and almost got injured.
Fortunately, he had already activated the Sky Burning Tower; otherwise, if Gu Yuanqing had pressed his advantage, he might have been caught off guard and suffered a crushing defeat. That palm strike was too strange; it actually suppressed his entire aura.
Without speaking to Kuang Tongyi, he arrived at the Sky Burning Tower in one step, sat down cross-legged, and merged his Divine Sense with the tower's body, sensing the situation inside.
This realization caused his brow to furrow.
The Sky Burning Tower failed to completely isolate North Spring Mountain. The sealing Barrier at its base was blocked by an invisible force and could not be closed, thus reducing the power of the Sky Burning Tower by three-tenths.
The inner Array Formation of North Spring Mountain was indeed miraculous; no matter how the Divergent Flame burned, it could not harm the trees in the Mountain in the slightest.
Ji Qingyun snorted coldly, made a hand Spirit Seal, chanted True Word, and poured his True Essence into it, causing the Divergent Flame Sky Burning Tower to blaze brightly!
He refused to believe that, with the Sky Burning Tower, it couldn't possibly be effective against a Mountain Array Formation in this realm.
Gu Yuanqing looked up at the increasingly intense blue Flame. There were obvious Space Rift around the Flame, and Demonic Qi poured out from the rifts, turning into fuel, making the Flame even more intense. The cycle continued until the entire North Spring Mountain was shrouded in flames.
The temperature in the Mountain began to rise slowly, and the animals in the Mountain scattered in panic.
Gu Yuanqing sat down cross-legged, his body becoming one with the mountain, commanding all things.
With a thought, the temperature of the entire North Spring Mountain stopped rising, and the heat coming from all directions was blocked.
At this moment, Gu Yuanqing's understanding of Object Control deepened, and he felt as if all things could follow his thoughts.
"Object Control is not about controlling the physical forms of things, but about controlling the Dao Resonance and changes of all things. If one day I can do this outside of North Spring Mountain, perhaps then I can be considered to have barely mastered the ability to Object Control!"
The more Gu Yuanqing Empowerment these abilities, the more he understood their profound meaning.
As time passed, Gu Yuanqing became more familiar with the tower and no longer needed to devote himself fully to it. He could then free up his hands to continuously use the power of North Spring Mountain to strike the tower.
The enormous sound echoed, causing North Spring Mountain to tremble and vibrate. Gu Yuan quickly used his Object Control Power to isolate himself from the external sound.
This Law Treasure is clearly extraordinary. Its material is indestructible, its Formation separates the inside from the outside, it uses the power of the Demonic Qi of the Demon Realm to increase its power, and it also forms its own space so that internal changes will not affect the Outer Realm. It was clearly forged specifically for this world.
Gu Yuanqing frowned slightly. The situation was at a stalemate. This treasure was useless against North Spring Mountain, and he had no way to break it.
"The Lingxu Sect's heritage must also originate from Outer Heavens, just like that Hun Tian Rope, which is definitely not from this world. Fortunately, I didn't go out today, otherwise, once this treasure was taken out, I'm afraid I really wouldn't be able to come back. I underestimated them before."
"Fine, then let's see who can hold out the longest."
Gu Yuanqing smiled, withdrew his gaze, and stepped into the side courtyard.
When Aunt Feng saw Gu Yuanqing, she hurriedly ran out of the house.
"Young master, what happened to the weather? Why is there fire everywhere?" She gestured rapidly, her eyes filled with panic.
Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "Don't panic, Auntie. It's just an enemy coming. We'll fight them. Don't worry, the fire in the sky won't affect the mountains. We can continue living as usual."
The voice echoed in Feng Tao's heart. With Gu Yuanqing's reassurance, she gradually calmed down, but she still felt a little uneasy when she looked at the sky.
Afterwards, Gu Yuanqing used his mind to calm the panicked animals in the Mountain, and North Spring Mountain gradually returned to normal.
Outside the Sky Burning Tower.
Kuang Tongyi leaped onto the Sky Burning Tower, hesitated for a long time, then bowed and said, "Ancestor, if Gu Yuanqing has not endangered the safety of this realm, could you spare his life? He is too young, and it is only natural that he is arrogant because of his talent. I hope that the Ancestor will have mercy on the fact that talented people are hard to come by in our Floating World."
Ji Qingyun opened his eyes and said calmly, "I know what you're thinking, but it's too early for you to plead with me. The Array Formation in his Mountain must have a different lineage than those in this world. Even the Sky Burning Tower might not be able to take them down."
"What?" Kuang Tongyi was stunned upon hearing this. Even though Ji Qingyun had been knocked down by a single palm strike, he did not believe that Gu Yuanqing could be his opponent. It was just that the ancestor had been careless. Moreover, he did not believe that Gu Yuanqing could withstand the Sky Burning Tower. Hearing this now, he was truly surprised.
Ji Qingyun closed his eyes again. "You should wait down here. This battle may not end in a short while."
The current situation was also beyond Ji Qingyun's expectations.
In the short time just now, he repeatedly activated the Burning Sky Burning Tower, but no matter what he did, he could only keep North Spring Mountain firmly under the tower, but he could not take North Spring Mountain into the tower, nor could he sever the connection between North Spring Mountain and the Earth Vein.
In this way, the power of the Sky Burning Tower cannot be fully utilized.
He kept urging the Divergent Flame inside the tower to increase Sky Burning Tower power, but he still couldn't shake the Array Formation of North Spring Mountain or harm a single blade of grass or tree on the mountain.
But he was unwilling to stop there. He still vividly remembered that palm strike. Although the power did not exceed the limits of this realm, it still managed to shatter the Qi around him.
If the Sky Burning Tower is truly taken back, unless he disregards the safety of this realm and unleashes his full power at the Divine Platform Realm, he has no confidence in dealing with it.
Kuang Tongyi fell back to the bottom of the mountain, looked up at the Sky Burning Tower, and felt complicated emotions.
A short distance away, a falcon took flight and flew straight into the imperial city.
Two hours later, Li Shi'an arrived at the foot of North Spring Mountain and was shocked to see the towering Seven-Story Tower. He knew that there was Secret Treasure at the Lingxu Sect, but he never expected that the Secret Treasure would be so extraordinary.
"Senior Kuang." Li Shi'an strode up to Kuang Tongyi.
"Kuang Tongyi Daoist Li has arrived." Kuang Tongyi was not surprised. The aura of the Dao Fire Realm could travel dozens of miles away, and with the Imperial Guard nearby, it was natural that the information would be relayed back to the capital.
Li Shi'an smiled wryly and said, "I rushed here immediately after receiving the message from the Imperial Guard. Senior Kuang, what is the situation now? Could you please beg Senior Ji to spare Gu Yuanqing's life?"