Return what you borrow

There was Grand Formation in North Spring Mountain, Qin Wuya dared not go to, but he had naturally set up Array Formation for Soul Falling Abyss as well.

This formation was built upon the foundation of the Grandmaster Secret Artifact and rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures he collected in the Great Zhou Kingdom. It used Demonic Qi as the source for the Array Formation's operation. Although the Grandmaster Secret Artifact were somewhat inferior, they were made usable only after being tempered by his Dao Fire.

However, with this Array Formation in place, relying on his Heavenly Human Divine Sense, even if Gu Yuanqing is a reincarnation of Mighty Figure, he is ultimately only at the Divine Platform level. If he comes here, he will definitely be able to capture him.

"Master, what right does he, a mere Avatar, have to speak to you? I think we should destroy this Avatar and let his true self come over first." Qi Daojie's words were filled with hostility, and his eyes were filled with killing intent. Even though he tried hard to suppress it, the Demonic Thought in his heart were still difficult to completely dissipate.

Gu Yuanqing glanced at Qi Daojie. He didn't recognize the man, but he could detect a hint of hatred in his words. However, he didn't want to know who this man was, nor did he have any interest in talking to Qin Wuya anymore.

It was clear from those few words that unless he handed over the Demon Subduing Sword and the half-scroll of scripture, this person would not give up.

With a thought, North Spring Mountain's true form had already activated the Heavenly Fishing Empowerment. Gu Yuanqing had become increasingly proficient in this blessing, and Empowerment with his already comprehended understanding of the Way of Space, Gu Yuanqing could directly bypass the limitations of North Spring Mountain's domain. When fighting others, all he needed was a wisp of Divine Sense to guide and locate him.

A fair palm tore through space and pressed down from afar, creating a huge Palm Seal that appeared out of thin air atop the small mountain, with Green Mountain Phantom emerging as it pressed down.

Below the Divine Platform Realm, this palm strike covered an area of a hundred feet. Qi Daojie, who was standing on the mountaintop, changed his expression. He felt his aura stagnate and his True Qi was forced back into his Dantian, making him unable to move.

Qin Wuya watched this scene with surprise still flashing in his eyes. It was not surprising that space could be broken in this world, but to do it so casually, as naturally as breaking through flowing water, was something even his own body could hardly do. This showed that the other party had a very deep grasp of the Way of Space.

However, judging from the Divine Sense and Vital Energy sensed, his cultivation level was only at the Divine Platform Realm.

Qin Wuya remained calm. He stomped his foot, activating the Array Formation. He rose with the Empowerment Demonic Qi, and a surge of Sword Qi shot into the sky.

This Sword Qi was generated by the Heavenly Human Divine Sense. Faced with the Suppression Intent, it only paused slightly, and a small portion of the Sword Qi dissipated, but most of it still collided with the descending palm force.

It burst forth with blinding light, and an invisible current swept in all directions, causing Space Rift to appear and endless Demonic Qi to surge out.

Qin Wuya sneered, "If you're not afraid that our battle will plunge this world into the Demon Realm, then feel free to fight me like this!"

Gu Yuanqing's eyes sharpened. No wonder he didn't leave even though he knew Gu Yuanqing had seen him, but instead waited for Gu Yuanqing to come to him. So that's what he was planning!

If overwhelming power were to suppress it in one fell swoop, the entire area would be completely invaded and devoured by Demonic Qi during the fierce battle. If the Space Rift were too large, it might even drag this realm into the Demon Realm.

Gu Yuanqing slowly said, "No wonder you didn't destroy my Avatar immediately; you were betting that I wouldn't dare fight you here."

Qin Wuya smiled and asked, "Then do you dare?"

Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "I really wouldn't dare, but..."

As he spoke, a small, Exquisite Seven-Story Pagoda suddenly appeared, then quickly flew into the air, covering the entire area within a thousand feet.

"Since I came to you, how could I not have considered these things?"

Qin Wuya raised an eyebrow and unleashed a series of Sword Qi. However, just as Gu Yuanqing was unable to break through the tower even with the help of North Spring Mountain, Qin Wuya, despite possessing Heavenly Human Divine Soul and the power of the Array Formation, could rival the Divine Platform but still could not shake the Sky Burning Tower.

Even back then, Gu Yuanqing only managed to blast the Sky Burning Tower away after using the Heavenly Fishing Method to pull Ji Qingyun into North Spring Mountain and suppress him.

Boom!

The giant tower crashed down, shaking the entire Soul Falling Valley, and countless rocks fell from the Cliff above.

Gu Yuanqing was still able to sense the Motion and Stillness inside the tower with his Divine Sense. His clone Avatar up the tower and sat cross-legged at the top, using his True Essence to remotely Heavenly Fishing Method inside.

Divergent Flame flame blazed up.

Qin Wuya roared, fully activating the Array Formation to resist the attack of the Sky Burning Tower and prevent it from completely sealing off and severing the foundation of the Array Formation.

He was both shocked and furious. This tower was clearly Heavenly Human Treasure; how could it appear in this Floating World? And how dare they use it here? Weren't they afraid of accidentally sinking this entire Boundary Domain?

Gu Yuanqing silently activated the power of the Sky Burning Tower, the Divergent Flame burning the space, the Demonic Qi seeping in, and the wind and fire energies stimulating each other.

It transformed into Wind-Fire Grand Formation, relentlessly attacking Qin Wuya.

Qin Wuya's Split Soul, worthy of being Celestial Person, displayed an exceptionally profound Array Formation that managed to withstand the attack.

As Qi Daojie watched the towering pagoda fall, with Divergent Flame flames raging across the sky, he seemed to be terrified, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Waste!"

Qin Wuya cursed, his face grim. He had been careless this time. If he had known this would happen, he should have destroyed that Avatar immediately.

"He was still influenced by Demonic Qi; otherwise, I wouldn't have given him the chance to use this treasure."

He looked up at the raging Divergent Flame around him, and the Wind Blade constantly shook the Array Formation, growing more and more powerful. The Grandmaster Secret Artifact in the Array Base began to show some cracks, their quality being far too poor for such Grand Formation.

I'm afraid this formation will collapse soon.

"What a pity. I finally had this chance to be Split Soul, but it was ruined by a moment of carelessness. This body is still too weak; there wasn't enough time to cultivate other Evasion Technique, otherwise I would have had a chance to escape."

"Now, Gu Yuanqing's Divine Sense is firmly sealed off by this treasure. Even if I abandon this body, the risk of my Divine Sense escaping is too great. Only by fleeing into the Demon Realm can I have a chance of survival."

A faint red light flickered in Qin Wuya's eyes, but the Heavenly Human Split Soul attached to it was unaware that its own will had been affected by Demonic Qi.

In the past, he would have first chosen to risk his life to escape to the Floating World and then seek an opportunity; even if he couldn't escape, he could still send the information from the Floating World back to his true self by extinguishing his own Divine Sense.

He would never choose to escape into the Demon Realm for safety. This Split Soul, under the influence of Demonic Qi, had unknowingly become afraid of Life and Death, and even had the faint thought of not wanting to return to his original body, but he was unaware of this thought.

He suddenly activated the Dao Fire on his body, and a drop of Dao Embryo Essence Blood erupted, injecting True Essence to fully activate the formation.

The power of each Grandmaster Secret Artifact was released in that instant, forcing the Divergent Flame in the sky to retreat ten feet.

Taking advantage of this brief respite, this Heavenly Human Divine Sense detached from Qin Wuya's body and escaped into the Demon Realm through the Spatial Passage opened by the Array Formation.

Qin Wuya fell backward with a thud.

Qi Daojie, who was standing nearby, shuddered and suddenly woke up, scrambling over to get there.

"Master, Master!"

Qin Wuya did not respond.

Qi Daojie was completely terrified, and the Demonic Qi quickly affected his mental state.

"No, I can't die! I'm the Sword Saint's disciple, the dignified Qi Family! Gu Yuanqing, you can't kill me... Who dares to kill me? Gu Yuanqing, I'll kill you! How dare you, a mere illegitimate son, touch Princess Miaoxuan? She's mine! I'll make you die..."

The red light in Qi Daojie's eyes grew brighter and brighter, finally overwhelming his reason.

The Profound Martial Phenomenon unfolded, his entire body shrouded in Demonic Qi. He looked at the raging Divergent Flame as if he saw Gu Yuanqing, and charged forward with a roar.

At that very instant, the last glimmer of light from the Array Formation dissipated, all the Array Base elements shattered, and the Demon Realm Passage slowly closed.

A volcanic eruption of Divergent Flame and wind blades swept in.

Qi Daojie crashed head-on into the fire, becoming a human torch. Amidst screams and roars of rage, he was reduced to ashes in an instant.

The Flame continued to engulf the unconscious Qin Wuya, but stopped at the last second.

A Fishing Line appeared, and with a single stroke, Qin Wuya was brought back to North Spring Mountain.

The aura of North Spring Mountain pressed down, forcing all of its energy back into the Dao Embryo.

Seeing that he was still unconscious, Gu Yuanqing sent a wisp of Divine Sense into his mind and pierced his Sea of Consciousness.

Qin Wuya slowly opened his eyes, but as soon as he woke up, his expression quickly turned ferocious. He let out a low, beast-like roar and charged towards Gu Yuanqing.

Gu Yuanqing frowned, raised his hand and waved, and Qin Wuya fell into the Heaven and Earth Pool, turning into a small fish and disappearing into the vast ocean. However, he was still unaware of it and used all his strength to travel around in the ocean.

Gu Yuanqing once again activated the Sky Burning Tower, burning everything in the Soul Falling Abyss, and his Divine Sense scanned it inch by inch multiple times.

Finally, he shook his head and sighed.

"He still managed to escape; he must have fled into the Demon Realm."

With the Heavenly Fishing Empowerment, Gu Yuanqing firmly sealed off the surrounding area with his Divine Sense to prevent that wisp of Heavenly Human Divine Sense from escaping. However, he did not detect anything from beginning to end, so he could naturally determine the direction in which the person had escaped.

"Very well, although we didn't capture or kill him, we've at least resolved this danger. As for the rest, we'll wait until Qin Wuya's Demonic Qi is washed away by the Heaven and Earth Pool and he regains his senses before we can talk to him in detail."

He raised his hand and retrieved the Sky Burning Tower, but he did not retrieve that wisp of his Avatar. This Avatar could still hold on for a few more days, so he could travel around and see the scenery of other places in the Great Qian Divine Platform Realm Divine Sense. He could also use this Divine Sense as a guide to see if he could find some heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

As he became more familiar with the clone, he no longer needed to use his entire being to control Avatar, unlike at the beginning.

For him, being distracted and multitasking had long been the norm.

Gu Yuanqing looked at the Sky Burning Tower in his hand and suddenly felt reluctant to return it. Outside North Spring Mountain, such a treasure was indeed too useful.

The further away the power of North Spring Mountain is, the more it is weakened. Moreover, this treasure is quite convenient for trapping enemies, especially within this Floating World. It can be used to exert power that is almost beyond the Divine Platform Realm without affecting the dangers of the Floating World.

"Forget it, a person should keep their word. If you borrow and repay, it won't be difficult to borrow again!"

He walked straight to the Repentance Cliff the back mountain and stood smiling in front of Zhang Xuanlin.

"Senior, I'm returning the item to its original owner. Thank you for lending it to me."

Then, very politely, he opened the Storage Bag for him, put the contents inside, and closed the Storage Bag.

Zhang Xuanlin watched this scene coldly, his eyes twitching slightly involuntarily!