This is only an avatar. Why won't you believe me?

A Spatial Passage opened, and a hand of True Essence reached out and snatched the jade tablet away.

Boom!

The Wind Blade landed on the open ground, shredding the entire Courtyard to dust.

The power of the Array Formation collapsed at this moment. Without the protection of the Array Formation, the force fell onto the mountain.

Countless rocks and trees were torn into pieces, and the entire mountain peak suddenly became shorter.

Dust filled the air, obscuring visibility.

At this moment, a figure entered the Mountain from a distance. This was naturally another Incense Avatar Incense Avatar, sent by the Heavenly Fishing Method before entering the mountain.

He raised his hand and waved it, and the dust in the sky fell down in a flurry, revealing a devastated mountaintop.

At its center, the Hun Tian Rope had firmly bound the mangled body of Wang Yuchi to prevent his remaining Divine Soul from escaping. His body and Divine Soul were burning, and it was this burning power that prevented him from being killed by the Demon Subduing Sword.

The Demon Subduing Sword remained in its Sword Formation form, hovering in the air, pointing towards Wang Yuchi.

Gu Yuanqing stood three zhang away from Wang Yuchi and sighed softly, "I told you this was just an Avatar, why didn't you believe me?"

Wang Yuchi's consciousness still lingered in this place. He opened his bloodshot eyes wide and stared intently at Gu Yuanqing, who had reappeared. Even with the facts right in front of him, he still couldn't believe that what he had risked his life, Burning Dao Embryo and Divine Soul to kill was really just an Avatar.

Gu Yuanqing added, "You're dying soon too, and I don't want to lie to you. Even this Avatar yours hasn't been killed yet."

As he spoke, the jade tablet suddenly appeared out of thin air, then transformed into the likeness of Gu Yuanqing. Gu Yuanqing, who was standing before him, suddenly vanished, turning back into the jade tablet and disappearing without a trace.

Upon witnessing this scene, Wang Yuchi went completely mad. He cried and laughed at the same time, but could not make a sound due to his broken body. Blood and tears flowed from his eyes, only to be quickly burned away by the Flame.

Then, as his last Divine Soul burned out, he fell backward, the Flame on his body slowly extinguishing, leaving only a charred remains.

Gu Yuanqing watched this scene calmly as a Storage Bag flew into his hand and was quickly pulled back to North Spring Mountain by the Heavenly Angling Technique.

With a wave of his hand, a cloud of earth and stones buried the Corpse corpse underground.

His Divine Sense swept across a radius of a hundred miles, and he fell silent for a moment as he looked at the rows of new graves.

Then, with a soft sigh, the Demon Subduing Sword, the Hun Tian Rope, and the figure all vanished into the Mountain.

On North Spring Mountain.

Gu Yuanqing opened Wang Yuchi's storage.

There were far fewer items inside compared to the previous five, but there were still many usable items.

What caught Gu Yuanqing's attention was an Ancient Mirror about the size of a palm.

Its mirror-like surface is blurred, as if mist is hidden within it, making it ever-changing.

The frame is bronze in color and engraved with various Cloud Pattern arranged according to the Eight Trigrams trigrams. The back features a Circulation of Stars map.

Gu Yuanqing probed the mirror with his Divine Sense, but felt that the mirror was lifeless and devoid of any Spiritual Item or Law Treasure.

"This should be the Mysterious Light Mirror! However, such ancient artifacts require Divine Sense refinement before they can be used. I'll try it out when I have some free time later."

He sorted through all the items he had acquired, putting all the items he no longer needed, Restoration Pill, and low-level weapons and Law Treasure into a Storage Bag.

Some of these items came from the looted Storage Bag, while others were obtained from the Heavenly Ladder.

He stepped over to Li Shi'an's side.

"Young Master Gu." Li Shi'an quickly stood up.

Gu Yuanqing handed over the Storage Bag and said, "Senior, I don't need the things inside, and keeping them is a waste. You can see how to use them, and you can use the Storage Bag for now."

Li Shi'an understood Gu Yuanqing's meaning and was pleasantly surprised. He had long wanted Storage Bag. He took it with both hands and asked, "Is there anything you need, Young Master Gu?"

"You can exchange it for any Exotic Object you obtain from the Exotic Object Heavenly Ladder."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Gu Yuanqing returned to the courtyard. Sensing that Li Chengyi was sitting alone in the Garden, seemingly pondering something, he waved his hand and used the Heavenly Fishing Method to bring him back to North Spring Mountain.

Li Chengyi sensed something was amiss. He was startled at first and wanted to circulate his Cultivation Method to ignite his Dao Fire, but suddenly his heart calmed down. In this world, only his father could do this.

Sure enough, in a flash, I found myself in another familiar place.

He was pleasantly surprised to see her after not seeing her for half a year, but he still respectfully knelt down and bowed first.

"Your son greets his father."

Looking at Li Chengyi, who had grown into a young man, Gu Yuanqing was delighted. After all, seeing him through Divine Ability was different from seeing him in person. He smiled and said, "Get up!"

After Li Chengyi stood up, he said somewhat helplessly, "Father, could you please let me know beforehand when you call me over in the future? I get scared every time."

Gu Yuanqing feigned anger and said, "What? You haven't come back to see me for so long, and now that I've asked you to come back, you're blaming me first."

Li Chengyi quickly bowed. "This is my fault, but there have indeed been too many things to attend to lately. I have just been appointed Heir Apparent, and things are completely different from before. All sorts of complicated matters have come one after another, and I am completely unable to spare any time for them."

Gu Yuanqing waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I don't blame you. Your Imperial Grandpa seems to be a hands-off manager. You're not even sixteen yet, and he's dumping all these responsibilities on you."

"Imperial Grandpa just wants to give me more opportunities to gain experience."

"Forget it, I don't want to get involved in your affairs. Since you've decided to take over the Great Qian, you can handle these things yourself. However, I only have one request: you can't neglect your cultivation. You broke through to the Dao Fire Realm three months ago, but so much time has passed, and you've only just stabilized your initial Dao Fire Realm. This can't go on."

"Father's words are wise; I will certainly spend more time on spiritual practice in the future."

"You know this yourself. In this world, cultivation is fundamental. Don't put the cart Mountain. I called you here because your father has recently made progress in his cultivation and has slightly improved the Cultivation Method you are practicing. You will stay in the mountains for the next few days. I will help you adjust your Cultivation Method and at the same time teach you a Body Refinement method."

"How many days? But I have some urgent matters to attend to at court. If I were to leave suddenly..."

Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "Don't worry, I've already informed your Imperial Grandpa. You can focus on your cultivation these next few days."

Within the Demon Realm.

In Qizhou Prefecture, within a Trading Company controlled by the North Dragon Sword Sect.

An One-Armed Elder, dressed in coarse Hemp Robe and carrying Flying Sword, walked in.

"Sir, what would you like to buy?" The Trading Company assistant had a sharp eye. This One-Armed Elder looked ordinary, but he exuded a Sword Intent and had an extraordinary demeanor.

"Where is your manager? I'm not buying anything, but I do have something to sell," the One-Armed Elder said calmly.

"What is this? May I take a look first?"

"You? I'm afraid you lack the discernment. Please have your manager come over here!"

"Alright, alright, please wait a moment, sir, I'll get the manager right away."

A moment later, a middle-aged man approached and asked with a smile, "What would you like to buy, sir?"

The One-Armed Elder handed over a Sword Manual and a Visualization Diagram.

The shopkeeper glanced at it, his expression hardening, then he smiled broadly and asked, "How much would you like to sell it to, sir?"