The Boundless River
One of the men from the Sanyang Sect scanned the entire room and noticed Zheng Kun, a playful smile appearing on his face.
Zheng Kun felt the gaze and his face darkened.
Gu Yuanqing glanced back, and the man smiled at him again, his eyes holding an unreadable expression.
"Do you have a grudge against him?"
"His name is Zhuang Tianlai. Twelve years ago, I caught a Profound Tier Dao Soul in the Boundless River. He saw it and insisted on buying it by force. However, this Dao Soul was exactly in line with the Dao I had comprehended, so I naturally refused. This led to a feud with him and a great battle."
Nine years ago, he found my trail in the Ancient Realm. He and his fellow disciples surrounded and killed me. Although I managed to escape, my Divine Soul was severely damaged, and I only barely recovered three years ago." A hint of killing intent flashed in Zheng Kun's eyes, but he ultimately suppressed it.
He took a deep breath before saying, "Brother Gu, you'd better stay away from me. This man failed to kill me last time, and he probably still holds a grudge. I'm afraid he'll take his anger out on you."
Gu Yuanqing chuckled and said, "While it's true that a wise man doesn't stand under a crumbling wall, if one were to retreat just because of that, life would be far too boring. Besides, the Sanyang Sect has a history with me."
Zheng Kun asked in surprise, "Brother Gu, you just entered the Ancient Realm and already have a grudge against the Sanyang Sect? Could it be in the Exquisite World?"
Gu Yuanqing shook his head and said, "No, it's in the Ancient Realm, Yu Yunan, True Disciple of the Sanyang Sect."
Zheng Kun's expression hardened slightly. "Yu Yunan? He ranks fourth among the True Disciple, and his cultivation has reached the Void Heaven Peak."
Gu Yuanqing's expression was somewhat strange. "Void Heaven Peak?"
Zheng Kun asked, "That's right, what's wrong, Brother Gu?"
"It's nothing." Gu Yuanqing smiled, but seemed to be deep in thought.
This Void Heaven Peak is rather weak; it's far inferior to the Void Heaven Peak in the Heavenly Ladder, only comparable to Chang Beilong in the Demon Realm.
Just then, Gu Yuanqing suddenly sensed someone approaching; it was Zhuang Tianlai from the Sanyang Sect.
Zheng Kun's expression immediately turned cold.
Zhuang Tianlai three zhang away, hands behind his back, a smile on his face, "Isn't this Brother Zheng? It's been so many years! I thought you'd never enter the Ancient Realm again!"
Zheng Kun's face darkened. "Zhuang Tianlai, don't push your luck!"
"Brother Zheng, why do you say that? I just saw an old friend I haven't seen for many years and came over to say hello. You don't need to be too wary. After all, I still want to buy some Dao Soul from you."
"You're delusional. I'd rather throw away my Dao Soul than sell it to you."
Zhuang Tianlai chuckled and said, "Don't make promises you can't keep."
Zheng Kun clenched his fists, but in the end he only gave a cold laugh and said nothing more. Facing a behemoth like the Sanyang Sect, there was no point in saying anything more.
Zhuang Tianlai then looked at Gu Yuanqing: "This Daoist Friend looks unfamiliar. He seems to have just entered the Ancient Realm. May I ask which world he comes from?"
Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "Do all Sanyang Sect like to pry into other people's backgrounds as soon as they arrive?"
"Not at all, Daoist Friend you don't want to say, that's fine. I just want to offer some advice: there are some people you'd better avoid associating with, lest you bring trouble upon yourself."
Can I interpret this as a warning?
"What you think is your own Daoist Friend; I am merely offering well-intentioned advice."
Then, Zhuang Tianlai cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, smiled with an air of elegance, and turned to leave.
Zheng Kun forced a smile, "Brother Gu, I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused you. It would be best if we parted ways after entering the Boundless River."
Gu Yuanqing looked at Zhuang Tianlai's figure and said, "Are all the people from the Sanyang Sect this arrogant?"
Zheng Kun said, "At least that's true when facing Rogue Cultivator like me who has no foundation."
Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother Zheng, don't overthink it. I'd like to learn from you how to fish for Dao Soul."
Zhuang Tianlai to his fellow disciples. Under the influence of his domain, the three of them chatted and laughed for a while, and then suddenly glanced at Zheng Kun.
Zheng Kun felt his hair stand on end, and his face turned even more pale.
At this moment, the general of the Great Wei Divine Dynasty, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and shouted, "The time has come! Activate the formation!"
As soon as the words fell, several Cultivator surrounding the Formation formed Law Seals, silently chanted True Word, and channeled their True Essence into the Array Base.
At the center of the Formation, black and white energies soared into the sky, intertwined, and finally transformed into a deep Vortex.
The general of the Great Wei Divine Dynasty said in a deep voice, "The Great Teleportation Array will be active for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Those who wish to enter must hurry, or you will be denied entry. Ten Ancient Coin will be awarded daily. Anyone who trespasses will be an enemy of the Great Wei Divine Dynasty!"
As the words were spoken, a ripple spread out from the light screen behind them, transforming into a portal three zhang high.
"Let's go!"
One by one, the Cultivator took out Ancient Coin, threw them into a floating Earthenware Jar, then passed through the portal, leaped into the Vortex, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
The three members of the Sanyang Sect also quickly entered.
Gu Yuanqing said, "Let's go too. I've heard about the Boundless River many times before; finally, we can see it for ourselves."
Zheng Kun glanced at the three members of the Sanyang Sect and lowered his voice, saying, "Why don't we wait a little longer?"
Gu Yuanqing smiled calmly, "That's fine, there's no rush."
After the three members of the Sanyang Sect entered the teleportation Grand Formation, a while later...
Zheng Kun said, "Let's go."
The two High Antiquity and arrived at the Great Teleportation Array. Zheng Kun jumped in first, followed by Gu Yuanqing.
As soon as I entered, I felt tremendous forces coming from all directions, some compressing towards the center, others pulling outwards.
Gu Yuanqing was also prepared. His Void Heaven Domain covered his entire body, easily resisting the attack, and he even had the energy to use his Divine Sense to explore the surroundings.
"This formation also utilizes Spatial Power, but unfortunately, there wasn't enough time to examine it closely."
In the blink of an eye, my eyes lit up, and I found myself in a completely different place.
This place is on the mountaintop, and like Dongyuan City, it is equipped with a huge Formation.
Zheng Kun and the others were ahead. Seeing Gu Yuanqing appear, he called out softly, "Follow me!"
He then used his movement technique to head down the mountain.
Gu Yuan followed behind, taking in the surrounding scenery.
The mountains here are all bare, with dark brown, hard rocks that are as hard as steel.
What caught Gu Yuanqing's attention most was a large river that stretched into an unknown depth a little further away.
This river was incredibly wide. Only by activating his Void Piercing Heavenly Eye could he see the opposite bank, which was probably hundreds of miles away.
It is called a river only because it has a source; looking upstream, one can vaguely see that the river seems to be hanging down from the Horizon!
The river is a pale silver color, occasionally shimmering with iridescent light, as if various Dao Resonance are hidden within it.
The water flowed swiftly and powerfully, giving rise to a sense of grandeur.
When Divine Sense probed into it, it was discovered that this was not water at all, but clearly formed from various Vital Energy, with a great force gathering together primordial Vital Energy of different attributes.
After traveling nearly a hundred miles with Zheng Kun, they stopped and saw several Cultivator fishing on the shore along the way.
"This is the Boundless River!"
Standing on the edge of the Cliff, Gu Yuanqing looked around in amazement. Such a vast gathering of Vital Energy truly deserved the name "immeasurable."