The Mantis Stalks the Cicada
The Sanyang Sect's techniques for Shape Concealment and Qi Concealment are also quite remarkable, and extremely fast.
To avoid startling the Demon Beast, they had been waiting at the very edge of the Valley, but in the blink of an eye, they had advanced to within about fifty feet.
At this moment, the last bit of green on the tip of the grass disappeared, and the whole grass suddenly burst into red light, with the faint phantom of a Phoenix flying around.
The Demon Beast stared intently, and seeing the joy in its eyes, it opened its mouth to swallow.
"Ban!"
Zhu Qingyu suddenly formed Hand Seal and uttered True Word.
An invisible force instantly imprisoned the Demon Beast.
The Sanyang Sect discovered this herb a long time ago, and naturally, they had also studied this beast long ago.
The Spirit Phoenix Grass grows alongside this Demon Beast, and the demonic Fire Dao Yao Qi on the Demon Beast's body promotes the growth of the Spirit Phoenix Grass.
The Hand Seal that Zhu Qingyu used were precisely the Method Formula to subdue this demon.
"A swift victory is needed; the Spirit Phoenix Grass will Nirvana and transform into a seed in at most ten breaths," Zhu Qingyu uttered in a low voice.
The Dragon-Shaped Demon Beast seemed to only then notice the people around it. It turned its head, let out a roar, and with a twitch of its coiled body, broke the binding True Word.
However, in that instant, the Sanyang Sect had already formed an encirclement. The six of them simultaneously formed hand seals, creating the Six Harmonies Formation, which once again imprisoned the Demon Beast.
Zhu Qingyu replaced his own body with a magical Law Artifact and leaped forward to get close to the Demon Beast's form.
The Dragon-Shaped Demon Beast roared furiously, its eyes filled with rage, its Yao Qi surging as it tried to break through the Restrictive Seal and seals.
However, he was completely immobilized by several beings of the same level as him, and by the Array Formation specifically designed to counter him.
In the blink of an eye, Zhu Qingyu passed through its body and was about to reach the Spirit Phoenix Grass. He transformed a strand of True Essence into a palm, broke through its Yao Qi protection, and was about to pluck the Spirit Phoenix Grass.
Suddenly, Gu Yuanqing appeared beside Zhu Qingyu, raised his hand and pointed at Zhu Qingyu with the Formless Calamity Finger) finger, while at the same time grabbing the Divine Soul Great Medicine, roots and leaves, into his hand with his other hand.
Zhu Qingyu seemed completely unsurprised by Gu Yuanqing's appearance. He quickly retreated dozens of feet, then opened his Heavenly Human Realm and struck out with a palm, dissolving the power of the Formless Calamity Finger.
"So you really are here!" Zhu Qingyu said.
The Dragon-Shaped Demon Beast that had been suppressed beneath their feet suddenly raised its head, its Yao Qi restored, and a ball of deep red flames spewed from its mouth.
Gu Yuanqing swung his palm down, and the Heavenly Human Realm opened, with a majestic Great Mountain pressing down.
As the flames subsided, the Dragon-Shaped Demon Beast's entire head was sunk deep into the lakebed.
It roared and activated its Demon Core, its dragon tail sweeping across.
But Gu Yuanqing's figure had already disappeared from the spot.
However, his body, which was originally going to retreat directly out of the Valley, suddenly appeared to be about ten feet in size.
The Restrictive Seal that had originally imprisoned the Demon Beast suddenly transformed into Cage, locking him inside.
Gu Yuanqing glanced at Restrictive Seal barrier three feet away and chuckled, "So your target has always been me."
Zhu Qingyu scoffed, "You've been with us for several days, do you really think we're all fools?"
Gu Yuanqing nodded and said, "That's true, it doesn't make sense. But you guys are quite willing to part with it, this Spirit Phoenix Grass is considered a Heavenly Grade Divine Soul Great Medicine."
Zhu Qingyu sneered, "If it weren't for that, why would you have taken the bait?"
"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cubs, can you?" Gu Yuanqing chuckled, then said, "Since you've come prepared, I'm afraid the few of you can't do anything to me. Let the others come out too."
"The wind is strong, aren't you afraid of biting your tongue? Now that you're trapped in our Formation, you're still so arrogant!" said another Cultivator at the Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change.
"You mean this?" Gu Yuanqing smiled slightly, stretched out his palm, and the Dao Resonance changed, with the Intent of Annihilation appearing. This time, he directly mixed the Spatial Dao Charm into it, and even this space showed countless cracks.
The original barrier suddenly developed a slight flaw.
Gu Yuanqing's figure flashed and disappeared from the center of the Restrictive Seal, reappearing outside.
Zhu Qingyu and the others' pupils constricted slightly as they thought to themselves, "This kind of Spatial Art clearly surpasses the Heavenly Change level. No wonder the Medicine Valley's Grand Formation couldn't stop him. Our Sanyang Sect's many experts searched almost half of the Misty Forest but still couldn't find his trace. With this technique alone, even if one's strength surpasses his, it would be difficult to stop him."
Gu Yuanqing stood leisurely on a treetop, examining the Spirit Phoenix Grass in his hand, and said with a smile, "Then I must thank your esteemed sect. I will gladly accept this Heavenly Grade Divine Soul Great Medicine."
A voice suddenly rang out from not far away. "Can you take away the things of my Sanyang Sect?"
Gu Yuanqing looked up and saw Pei Yutang standing on a long spear with an expressionless face, his clothes fluttering in the wind.
"So it's Daoist Friend. It's been a while." Gu Yuanqing smiled.
Pei Yutang felt utterly disgusted by the other's smile. He had waited by the Boundless River for many days before he learned that his opponent had come to the Sect's Residence and killed many of the Sect's Celestial Person.
This makes his recent feat of traveling thousands of miles to kill Gu Yuanqing seem like a complete joke.
"You can't escape today!" Pei Yutang said coldly.
Gu Yuanqing's gaze suddenly fell to the left, where Baili Jinghong stood on the mountaintop, hands behind his back, his expression indifferent.
Looking to the right, there was an unfamiliar cultivator at the Peak of Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change Great Cultivator. This person was an old man, wearing Great Cloak and riding Flying Sword.
The three people occupied the Three Powers positions of Heaven, Earth, and Man, surrounding Gu Yuanqing in the middle.
At the same time, the sky-covering barrier transformed into a great prison, firmly securing the area within a hundred miles.
Gu Yuanqing chuckled lightly, "Such a grand gesture! Three experts surrounding you, and you've even set up a Grand Formation here."
Baili Jinghong slowly spoke, "A Great Cultivator at the Peak of Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change who is proficient in Spatial Art and has mastered the True Meaning of Yin-Yang is worthy of my Sanyang Sect making these preparations. In the past five hundred years, you are the first person to make my Sanyang Sect do this. You should feel honored."
"Don't try to escape. Under this Grand Formation, no one can leave this area. Even if you wanted to leave the Ancient Realm, it would be impossible! Therefore, your best option is to surrender. However..."
A fierce fighting spirit surged from Pei Yutang's body. The spear circled his body once before landing in his hand. He gripped the spear with one hand, pointing it at Gu Yuanqing, his eyes gleaming. "I can give you a chance to live, and that is to defeat me. As long as you defeat me, I will let you go."
Gu Yuanqing secretly sensed the existence of his Physical Body and indeed felt that the connection between him and his Physical Body had become faint, making it difficult to break free from the Ancient Realm. His expression became slightly solemn as he looked at Pei Yutang.
After a long pause, he suddenly laughed again, "You still want to use me to touch the Yin-Yang, huh? What a clever scheme."
Pei Yutang said loudly, "This is your only chance. Even if you only entered the Ancient Realm as Split Soul cultivator, you will still suffer a great loss of cultivation if you are killed. Fighting me will give you a sliver of hope. You can rest assured that the Sect Master and Senior Brother Qi will not interfere!"