The Vanished Ancestor
The Sky Burning Tower ultimately failed to completely seal off North Spring Mountain; the Earth Vein remained connected to the outside Heaven and Earth.
However, due to Gu Yuanqing's own cultivation level, he was unable to observe the Outer Realm Heaven and Earth despite the interference of the various attacks from the Sky Burning Tower.
At this moment, during the battle, he Man-Mountain Unity of North Spring Mountain, his mind became clear and empty, and the Outer Realm Heaven and Earth finally reappeared in his mind. Heavenly Fishing also gained new insights and broke through the most basic techniques.
A Fishing Line tore through the Void and appeared directly beside Ji Qingyun. Dao Resonance and Divine Intent transformed into a hook, which, as Gu Yuanqing raised his hand and pulled the rod, hooked towards Ji Qingyun's Physical Body Divine Soul.
Ji Qingyun couldn't see Within North Spring Mountain. Most of his Divine Intent was on the Sky Burning Tower. Even when his Dao Heart warned him, he only thought that Gu Yuan was going to use a special method to attack the Sky Burning Tower again. He never imagined that the attack would break through the Sky Burning Tower's defense.
So when the fishing hook appeared beside him, he sensed it, and was both surprised and angry. He thought that someone else was attacking from beyond the heavens and Heaven and Earth, but there was no time to do anything else. He could only gather his True Essence to defend himself.
However, this Heavenly Fishing Method is almost Divine Ability, completely different from an attack of Vital Energy. If he were to unleash his full cultivation, he might be able to withstand it with the methods of the Divine Platform Realm, but this pure True Essence would have no effect whatsoever.
The fishing hook pierced directly into the Divine Soul, causing intense pain to spread throughout the body, and all the vital Vital Energy in the body was dissipated.
In an instant, he realized that this was Divine Soul attack, a technique belonging to those at the Divine Platform Realm or above.
But it was too late. Before his divine Divine Soul on the Divine Platform could make a move, an immense force had already pulled him into the Space Rift.
When he regained consciousness, he was already Within North Spring Mountain.
Upon seeing Gu Yuanqing enveloped in raging Yin Fire, he was about to speak in shock and anger, while simultaneously unleashing his own power.
But then, immense pressure arrived in an instant, forcing all True Essence back into the Dao Embryo, and all Divine Sense returned to the Divine Platform Divine Soul. In the blink of an eye, all sensations to the Outer Realm except for the Physical Body were lost.
Gu Yuanqing didn't speak to him at all. He flicked his Fishing Rod rod, pulling Ji Qingyun to the right. Then, using his Object Control Power, Ji Qingyun flew into the Heaven and Earth Pool like a shooting star.
Ji Qingyun lost consciousness for a moment. When she regained consciousness, she found herself transformed into a small fish in a vast ocean.
His Divine Soul was beyond his control; he could only vaguely sense that the Heaven Gate Token was still on his body, but like other Law Treasure, he could not connect to it. It was as if he had truly become an ordinary little fish.
Everything before him left Ji Qingyun's mind blank, almost completely suffocating him.
After a long while, he felt a sense of dread.
"Mighty Figure! Gu Yuanqing is definitely not from this realm. He is either a reincarnation of Mighty Figure or an Avatar of Mighty Figure who entered this realm. I have never heard of anyone in the Cultivation World being able to do such a thing, let alone in this Floating World!"
A large wave crashed in, lifting Ji Qingyun's fish body and slamming it back onto the water's surface.
The intense pain made him afraid to stay on the surface of the water any longer, and he awkwardly swam downstream.
Gu Yuanqing ignored Ji Qingyun in the Heaven and Earth Pool; the Yin Fire on his body had already reached the Dao Embryo.
He did not extinguish the Yin Fire again, but instead sat down cross-legged.
As the Sky Burning Tower lost its master's control and the support of True Essence, the strange noises and vibrations disappeared, the Wind-Fire Grand Formation stopped operating, and the power of the Divergent Flame rapidly weakened, continuing to burn only with the constantly surging Demonic Qi as fuel.
These effects on North Spring Mountain are negligible; they can be resisted almost entirely by instinct.
Gu Yuanqing could finally focus all his attention on breaking through his cultivation level.
With his Heart Demon long gone, he felt an unprecedented clarity of mind. After experiencing a further fusion with North Spring Mountain, his mental strength also increased and became purer.
In an instant, the Dao Embryo trembled, and all kinds of Dao Resonance were stimulated and resonated, with the formless Qi flowing through the Dao Embryo.
His acupoints shimmered with light as he circulated his Cultivation Method. Amidst the raging Yin Fire, that single point of Pure Yang Dao Mechanism became even more distinct.
All thoughts returned to the Dao Embryo, and the wisp of fear that had just been born in the heart was extinguished by the mind.
The Pure Yang Dao Mechanism burst forth, and a spark of Yang Fire ignited at the very core of the Dao Embryo.
These things require almost no deliberate effort; everything happens naturally.
The moment the Dao Fire ignited, it rapidly grew stronger, expanding beyond the Dao Embryo and spreading throughout the entire body in the blink of an eye.
The Yin Fire vanished almost instantly.
This Life and Death- or-death crisis for an ordinary Cultivator was thus silently overcome.
Gu Yuanqing felt his Divine Sense and True Essence begin to rapidly Transformation.
Impurities were burned and refined, and strands of True Essence began to become crystal clear, like Heavenly Silkworm Silk silk.
The Divine Intent gradually became more solid from its illusory state, and the acupoints throughout the body began to change under the tempering of the Dao Fire. The space began to expand and become more stable.
The impurities in the Physical Body are also tempered by the Dao Fire, and the muscles, fascia, and bones are gradually becoming stronger.
Spiritual Qi continuously surged from the Mountain Shadow in the Sea of Consciousness, some of which transformed into True Essence, and some flowed into the muscles and bones to replenish the body's origin.
These changes will continue for a long time, until this body is completely transformed into a transcendent being.
Even without the Empowerment of True Essence, Zuo Qiu was still unharmed by ordinary swords and blades; this was due to the tempering effect of the Dao Fire.
The Dao Embryo Realm represents a leap in the spiritual level of the human body, while the Dao Fire Realm is more of Transformation in the Physical Body.
Only when both of these reach a state of Perfection can one truly complete a leap in the level of life.
Gu Yuanqing meditated, sensing the changes brought about by his improved cultivation level, while those outside the Sky Burning Tower finally noticed Ji Qingyun's disappearance.
Kuang Tongyi leaped to the top of the tower, his face grave. He had no idea what had happened, but he could sense that the Sky Burning Tower had gone out of control.
The aura of the Dao Fire Realm erupted, and his Divine Intent swept across, attempting to trace the source of Ji Qingyun's Qi, but to no avail.
Gong Daoxian Lingxu Sect, also ascended to the top of the tower.
"Uncle-Master Kuang, where is the Ancestor?"
Kuang Tongyi said in a heavy tone, "It's gone!"
Gong Daoxian was taken aback. "Gone? What do you mean?"
"Our ancestor suddenly disappeared from the top of the tower, and I don't know where he went. What happened? Logically speaking, our ancestor wouldn't abandon the Sky Burning Tower, but who in this world could take our ancestor away silently? Perhaps... there's only one possibility." Kuang Tongyi lowered his voice as he spoke.
What's possible?
Kuang Tongyi remained silent for a moment, then said, "I dare not tell you this matter without my permission. Perhaps the Ancestor has only left temporarily, and we will discuss it further once a conclusion is reached."
Gong Daoxian knew that even as the sect leader of the Lingxu Sect, he still had no right to know many things. Since Kuang Tongyi had said so, he couldn't press further. So he asked, "Then what should we do now? What should we do with the Sky Burning Tower and the North Spring Mountain within it?"
Kuang Tongyi sat down cross-legged in Ji Qingyun's original spot and said, "I will wait here to see if the Ancestor will return. As for this tower... let's leave it as it is for now. The Ancestor can't do anything to North Spring Mountain for the time being, and I certainly can't. I just hope nothing unexpected happens."
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