Ling Yuan Realm Falls

Over the past few days in the Spiritual Mountain Trial, after fighting the imprints of three Chaos Immortal Realm cultivators in succession, Gu Yuanqing had gained a deeper understanding of the Chaos Immortal Realm.

Looking back now, he realized that although the Immortal Realm and the Shattering Heaven Realm both belonged to the Chaos Realm, there were still differences when it came to battle.

Aside from being stronger in every respect, their ability to perceive and predict was far beyond anything a Shattering Heaven Realm cultivator could match.

Revisiting his battle with Mu Tianheng, he gained fresh insight. In terms of power alone, Gu Yuanqing, wielding the combined strength of North Spring Grotto-Heaven, had naturally far surpassed Mu Tianheng, who had seemingly arrived with only an avatar. When their powers clashed, Gu Yuanqing could easily have defeated him. Yet the actual outcome was that, without the empowerment and protection of North Spring Grotto-Heaven, Gu Yuanqing would have had no chance of survival.

At the time, he had thought it was because Mu Tianheng had borrowed the Rule Divine Artifact, the Heavenly Law Mirror. But upon careful reflection, was it not also because Mu Tianheng's mental will surpassed his own, allowing him to effortlessly drag Gu Yuanqing into a clash of spiritual wills?

"That battle truly was perilous!"

A lingering fear suddenly rose within Gu Yuanqing.

To outsiders, Gu Yuanqing had undoubtedly won a resounding victory. Mu Tianheng himself likely believed the same. Even Gu Yuanqing only now truly understood the essence of that battle.

"Though I had remained wary all along, deep down, I still underestimated Mu Tianheng. He had prepared for years, seeking to kill with a single strike. In that brief exchange, he pushed the power of the Chaos Immortal Realm and the Heavenly Law to their utmost