One Smile, and Life or Death Hung in the Balance

This woman is none other than Xiang Feng'er, a cultivator who First Tribulation of Heavenly Change.

She is the daughter of the City Lord of Wuyi City, and it was she who gave Gu Yuanqing the Consecration Token him.

"Miss Feng'er, it's a pleasure to meet you." Gu Yuanqing smiled and bowed in greeting.

"Compared to last time, your Life Essence has become even more profound and unfathomable. Feng'er is extremely envious." Xiang Feng'er's expression was complicated.

She was Yin Soul Body, Deathlessness and indestructible, but her cultivation had stagnated. Compared to Ordinary Person in the Ancient Realm, she could only retain her memories. However... this might not necessarily be a good thing.

"I've only gained some results from my cultivation by chance. May I ask what brings Miss Feng'er here?" Gu Yuanqing asked.

Xiang Feng'er said, "I just happened to see you enter the city, so I came to pay my respects. However, if you have some free time, you are welcome to visit the City Lord's Mansion. I believe my father will be very pleased with your visit."

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "No, thank you. I was just passing by and stopped to take a look. City Lord is very busy, so I won't disturb you."

Xiang Feng'er said quietly, "Sir, you are truly humorous. What is there for people like us to be busy with? We are just wasting our days in a daze."

"I misspoke." Gu Yuanqing bowed slightly.

Xiang Feng'er chuckled and said, "Then how about I accompany you, Young Lady, on a tour of Wuyi City?"

Gu Yuanqing shook her head and smiled, "Forget it, you're practically a household name here. I don't like being in the spotlight, so I won't trouble you, young lady."

Xiang Feng'er said disappointedly, "In that case, I will not bother you any longer, Young Lady."

"Please go ahead, young lady."

Xiang Feng'er bowed gracefully.

A carriage approached from behind, Xiang Feng'er boarded it before it slowly drove away.

Gu Yuanqing watched him leave, then shook his head and smiled. The city City Lord had sent him Consecration Token as soon as he entered the city, so he probably had something in mind.

The state of the natives of this world is extremely strange. The waters within the Great Wei Divine Dynasty are quite deep, and he has no intention of getting involved. He came here only to seek fortuitous opportunity, not to cause trouble.

Gu Yuanqing wandered around the Ancient City for a while before deciding to leave. He had only come here by chance and had no other business to attend to.

Just then, he suddenly noticed a familiar Courtyard gate. A thought flashed through his mind, and he realized that this was the place where Yu Yunan of the Sanyang Sect was staying.

As luck would have it, just as Gu Yuanqing looked over, Yu Yunan walked out of the door, accompanied by two other people. The first one was an old man in Purple Robe, Celestial Person cultivator, who was clearly Elder of the Sanyang Sect.

Yu Yunan felt the gaze and looked in the direction of it, his eyes meeting Gu Yuanqing's. His expression immediately darkened.

The old man in front sensed something was wrong with Yu Yunan's aura and turned around to ask, "What's wrong?"

Before Yu Yunan could speak, the Green-Skirted Woman beside him said, "Master, this is the same person who had a grudge against Senior Brother ten years ago."

The Purple Robe elder stared intently at Gu Yuanqing and said calmly, "Is this the one who doesn't take my Sanyang Sect seriously?"

Yu Yunan nodded and said, "It was indeed him. I wanted to give him a way out, but he spoke rudely instead."

The three of them spoke without any attempt to hide anything. Gu Yuanqing overheard their conversation and suddenly laughed. It was normal for Yu Yunan to remember him even though they had a grudge against each other, but it was just a minor grudge, not even Life and Death enemy, yet he still told Elder Celestial Person about it.

Upon seeing Gu Yuanqing's smile, the Purple Robe elder's expression darkened. He slowly walked towards Gu Yuanqing and said coldly, "When Yu Xin mentioned this matter that day, I thought she was making a mountain out of a molehill, but seeing you today, I realize how arrogant you are."

"Arrogant?" Gu Yuanqing was taken aback. What did he mean by that? Could it be... just because I smiled a moment ago?

Yu Yunan snorted coldly and bowed, saying, "Master, please hold my place. I'll deal with him later!"

The old man in Purple Robe stopped and nodded slightly.

Gu Yuanqing sighed, "That day you attacked me simply because I glanced at you; today you attacked me because I smiled. I have truly witnessed the tyranny of the Sanyang Sect today."

"You're courting death! How dare you slander the name of the Sanyang Sect?"

Yu Yunan roared and attacked fiercely, unleashing a killing move as he opened his Void Heaven Domain and struck Gu Yuanqing with the Yangming Deliverance Hand.

Gu Yuanqing chuckled, "No wonder you have some confidence; it turns out your cultivation has improved over the years. However, meeting me is just your bad luck!"

As he spoke, Gu Yuanqing flicked his finger with an utterly Formless Calamity Finger technique.

Upon hearing this, the Purple Robe elder's expression changed drastically. He struck out with a palm towards Yu Yunan, attempting to block Gu Yuanqing's Spell Art.

But he was too late.

The Formless Calamity Finger Spatial Art, struck directly in front of Yu Yunan upon its release.

Yu Yunan sensed something was wrong, but he only had time to retreat before he was overwhelmed by the power of the Formless Calamity Finger.

In the blink of an eye, the Void Heaven Domain collapsed, leaving no trace of the corpses.

The difference in cultivation level was too great, so great that Yu Yunan couldn't even escape with his Divine Soul; his Soul Imprint was completely erased in the Ancient Realm.

On the other side, Yangming Deliverance Hand strike landed in front of Gu Yuanqing and then vanished without a trace. The Void Heaven Peak Realm was simply unable to break through the Heavenly Human Realm.

"Senior Brother Yu!" The Green-Skirted Woman turned pale with fear, and at the same time, a Jade Hairpin flew out and stabbed towards Gu Yuanqing.

"How dare you kill a disciple of my Sanyang Sect!" The Purple Robe elder's eyes widened in fury as he roared. At the same time, his Heavenly Human Realm enveloped Gu Yuanqing, and a Jian Fei, transforming into Fire Phoenix mid-flight. Amidst the raging Flame, it extended its claws and reached out to grab Gu Yuanqing.

"Does it mean that only officials are allowed to set fires while ordinary people are forbidden to light lamps? What a joke!" Gu Yuanqing snorted and flicked his fingers a few more times.

At this moment, the Purple Robe elder finally realized what kind of being his opponent was. The power he unleashed contained Pure Yang Aura. This was no mere Void Heaven being; he was clearly a Celestial Person Being, and definitely not First-Tribulation Heavenly Human.

But by the time he realized it, it was too late!

The vast difference in cultivation level, coupled with a misjudgment of strength, is a fatal thing in a battle between experts.

His Heavenly Human Realm only lasted a moment before it was torn apart. Even though he retreated quickly, half of his body had already been torn apart, and then another power of the Formless Calamity Finger erupted.

The Purple Robe elder was immediately enveloped by the vortex formed by the collapse of the Dao Resonance. A Heavenly Human Realm attempted to expand, but then vanished into a phantom.

The Heavenly Human of the Ancient Realm is, after all, formed from the Rules and power of this realm, and cannot be manifested in the Present World like the Outer Realm, nor can any celestial phenomena be displayed.

Gu Yuanqing raised his hand, made a pinch in the Void, and the flying Fire Phoenix instantly transformed back into Flying Sword and fell into his hand. With a flick of his finger, the Jade Hairpin broke on the spot.

"In the Ancient Realm, Celestial Person are indeed not so easy to kill. Under these circumstances, a wisp of Divine Soul actually managed to escape."

Gu Yuanqing shook his head and smiled, but he didn't care too much. What use was a mere First-Tribulation Heavenly Human? He couldn't even withstand a single move. Besides, most of his Heavenly Human Divine Soul had been obliterated. Even if he escaped, it was another matter whether he could maintain his Heavenly Human Realm.

On the other side, the Green-Skirted Woman also perished. Since she dared to attack him, Gu Yuanqing would not hold back just because she was a woman.