Corpses strewn across the land

Gu Yuanqing sat quietly, Mountain Observation to nourish his Divine Soul.

The Divine Platform Formation emitted a faint light, and the previously exhausted Divine Soul power slowly recovered.

Time passed little by little.

His exhausted Divine Soul was finally fully restored. When he broke through to the Divine Platform Fifth Level, his Divine Soul reached a height of eighty feet. Now, after the restoration, his Divine Soul was only about sixty feet tall.

However, the power contained within it actually increased by nearly 30%.

Golden light shimmered above his Divine Soul, each ray perfectly round and flawless.

The Divine Sense can extend outwards, covering an area of nearly five hundred miles without the aid of the power of Mountain Observation; if extended in a single direction, it can reach over a thousand miles.

This is truly comparable to the Divine Platform Eighth Level.

At this point, he had a clearer understanding of the changes brought about by the restoration of his Soul Origin.

When Mountain Observation, every detail within Mountain is clearly visible, and the principles of growth and change of all things are right before one's eyes. The Dao Resonance is easier to comprehend, and one resonates more deeply with North Spring Mountain, taking another step towards the Man-Mountain Unity.

Secondly, the rate of growth in Divine Soul nourishment is also three times faster.

It was as if his aptitude and comprehension, which had Empowerment by North Spring Mountain, were now truly and fully manifested.

Although the labels on the System Panel remain unchanged, his comprehension is still unparalleled throughout history, and his aptitude is still exceptionally outstanding.

Whether it's Cultivator, comprehending the Dao, or deducing Cultivation Method, it's all a step ahead of the past.

The Heavenly Dao Zen Heart Art, which I originally thought had been perfected by incorporating the Formless Heart Sutra, now seems to have some areas that could be improved.

The various Cultivation Method he had previously studied flowed through his mind, and one after another, wonderful ideas emerged like wild horses galloping across the sky.

In his spare time, Gu Yuanqing chuckled to himself, as if all the previous Empowerment had been fake.

Of course, he understood that this was because his soul was flawed, with a slight separation between it and his Physical Body and the Heaven and Earth, so even with Empowerment upon him, it was difficult to truly exert their effects.

It's like someone putting a veil over your eyes; even with a high-powered telescope, how clearly can you see?

Gu Yuanqing's cultivation speed has increased even more!

He broke through to the Divine Platform about six months before the Heavenly Ladder descended, and after the Heavenly Ladder descended, he spent another six months breaking through to the Second Divine Platform.

More than a year passed, and he achieved the Divine Platform Third Level, while it took him two and a half years to achieve the Divine Platform Fourth Level.

It took nearly seven years to break through to the Divine Platform Fifth Level.

The time required increases exponentially, and the further you progress, the slower your cultivation speed will become.

Especially after reaching the Divine Platform Seventh Level, each advancement in a minor realm takes countless years, and decades or even centuries are not uncommon.

Therefore, even Gu Yuanqing was not entirely confident that he could break through to the Void Heaven Realm before the World Conflict.

But now, his confidence has greatly increased.

This time, it was a blessing in disguise, but it also served as a wake-up call for him: he should not underestimate any opponent. If the King of the King of the Underworld had truly intended to take his life, he would probably be long gone to the Netherworld by now!

"I was originally just an Ordinary Person, and this place is no longer the rule-of-law society of my previous life. The Cultivator I will face in the future will be more and more powerful, and their methods will become more and more numerous and stronger, making them impossible to guard against. One wrong step and all will be lost."

This was the second time Gu Yuanqing had truly faced Life and Death crisis. The first time was when he had just been bound to Spirit Mountain and faced Cultivator from the Lingxu Sect. At that time, his cultivation was still shallow, and that time was somewhat of an accident.

This time, however, a moment of carelessness turned into Life and Death crisis.

The pressure and impact of this feeling were far greater than what could be experienced during the Spiritual Mountain Trial and Celestial Body battles.

His mindset began to truly change, transforming him from an Ordinary Person had a miraculous encounter into a true Cultivator.

"Danger should be nipped in the bud!"

Gu Yuanqing's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

On the North Sea, more than a dozen ships landed on the Island.

Hao Deyang packed up the items he had obtained from Fengtian City, carried them on his back, and disembarked from the ship.

"Second Uncle, something terrible has happened."

A middle-aged man, disheveled and haggard, stumbled forward, his eyes filled with grief.

Hao Deyang frowned and asked, "Jizhou, what's wrong? Why are you in such a panic?"

"My Hao Family, the Hao Family is finished!" The middle-aged man, Hao Jizhou, wept bitterly, overwhelmed with grief.

Hao Deyang reached out and grabbed He Jizhou, shouting sternly, "The Hao Family is finished? Explain yourself, what happened?"

Hao Jizhou wiped away his tears, choking back sobs as he spoke haltingly, "Overnight, everyone within hundreds of miles of Qi Yi Mountain was killed, their corpses littering the ground. Of the He family's direct descendants, apart from Qing'er and me who went to Dragon Return Island on business, not a single one survived."

Beside him, a young man in his early twenties knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly. "Great-grandmother, father, mother, my wife, and my child who is not even three years old—the entire He family—not a single one of them has a complete body. It was my Grandfather and I who pieced them together piece by piece so that they could be buried. They... they all died so tragically!"

"Who is it? Tell me, who is the murderer?" Hao Deyang trembled all over, his mind went blank for a moment, and he could hardly believe it. Then, the aura of the Dao Embryo Realm was uncontrollably released, and his hair and clothes fluttered.

"Yes, yes..." Hao Jizhou felt a sense of fear, but he couldn't utter those words.

"Who else could it be? Who on my Antler Island could kill people for hundreds of miles in one night? Only Qi Yi Mountain!" The young man's eyes were filled with hatred and killing intent.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Hao Deyang's aura suddenly vanished. Yes, apart from the one on Qi Yi Mountain, who else could do such a thing? He looked up in the direction of Qi Yi Mountain, his eyes filled with deathly stillness.

"My lord, my lord, you must avenge us! My Zhou Family will die with our eyes wide open in grievance!"

Several people stumbled over and knelt down. They were all people who had gone to sea with Hao Deyang, and their relatives were all near Qi Yi Mountain.

Many people nearby were also weeping bitterly.

Hao Deyang took a deep breath and said with a gloomy expression, "You all go back and wait. I'm going up the mountain now."

He used his movement technique, becoming faster and faster, as if to release all the anger in his heart.

A moment later, he arrived at a Courtyard on Qi Yi Mountain. Without announcing his arrival, he walked straight in.

In the courtyard, an elderly man with white hair and beard, looking frail and old, sat drinking tea. He could vaguely make out the appearance of Wang Yuchi, and the aura emanating from him told Hao Deyang who the man before him was.

He was stunned, not expecting this person to have become like this. However, even so, he couldn't suppress his grief and anger. He walked over and asked coldly, "Why? Why did you do this?"

Wang Yuchi remained indifferent, took a sip of tea, and then said calmly, "Who gave you the audacity to question me? Do I need to explain myself to you for killing someone? Besides, there are still two people alive in your family. Do you really want your whole family to die?"

Hao Deyang froze, feeling an overwhelming killing intent envelop him. It was as if if he said the wrong thing, this person would really kill him, and then kill the other two juniors. A sense of powerlessness rose up, and even though he was filled with anger, he dared not vent it.

"Bring the things here," Wang Yuchi said calmly.

Hao Deyang clenched his fists and remained motionless for a long time.

I don't want to say it a second time.

Hede Yang's chest heaved, but in the end, his arms trembled as he took the item off his shoulder, preparing to hand it over.

A smile appeared on Wang Yuchi's face. He enjoyed the feeling of having others obey him even when they were angry; this was one of the benefits of cultivation.

Suddenly, the package vanished without a trace, and a young figure appeared in the spot.

Wang Yuchi was startled and abruptly stood up, but quickly regained his composure. "Gu Yuanqing, he really isn't dead. I knew you were following him!"