Duel at the Mountain's Foot

"Lingxu Sect?"

Gu Yuanqing raised his head and looked down the mountain, where he saw a Blue Robe priest in green standing outside North Spring Mountain.

At this point, Gu Yuanqing's Mountain-Contemplation Method was Mountain Observation, but it was not as free and Ruyi as it was Within North Spring Mountain, nor was the scenery as clear as Mountain.

"They must have come for Yue Hong."

Seeing the Daoist priest standing in front of Yue Hong's grave, Gu Yuanqing understood what was going on. He stood up and headed towards the Front Mountain.

The Daoist priest in Blue Robe robes was surrounded by Imperial Guard with swords drawn. Zhang Zhuo, who had been recalled to this location, shouted in a deep voice, "This is Forbidden Ground of Great Qian. Please leave immediately!"

The Daoist priest merely glanced at them, and an invisible aura spread out, rendering the soldiers unable to move.

A moment later, Gu Yuanqing gracefully descended the mountain and stood thirty feet away from the Daoist priest, frowning slightly. "Daoist Friend, why make things difficult for these Soldiers?"

The Daoist priest in Blue Robe, Kuang Tongyi, smiled and said, "I just don't want to waste my breath."

As the Qi dissipated, the Soldiers staggered back several steps, their faces filled with horror, gasping for breath.

Gu Yuanqing smiled at Zhang Zhuo and said, "General Zhang, you may leave now. I'd like to have a chat with this Daoist Friend."

Knowing he was useless, Zhang Zhuo clasped his hands in a respectful bow and led his troops away. As they walked a distance, a Soldiers, still shaken, whispered, "General, could this Daoist priest also be Beyond Grandmaster? He's so terrifying! Even Grandmaster were rare before, but we've seen several Beyond Grandmaster in the past few months."

"No one will think you're mute if you don't speak." Zhang Zhuo glared at the Soldiers and scolded him, thinking to himself: It's fine if this person is Grandmaster, but if Beyond Grandmaster... There are actually such experts in the Lingxu Sect whose names I've never heard of before. This news needs to be reported to the Imperial Court immediately.

After Gu Yuanqing and the other Imperial Guard had walked a distance, he slowly spoke, "What business do you have with me, Daoist Friend?"

Kuang Tongyi glanced at Yue Hong's tombstone and said calmly, "Did Yue Hong die at your hands?"

Gu Yuanqing did not deny it. The tomb was there, and the Spiritual Qi of the fallen Dao Fire Realm Cultivator had not yet dissipated. There was no point in saying anything, and besides, he had no intention of denying it.

He nodded slightly and said with a hint of regret, "Although it was an accident, it really is."

Kuang Tongyi nodded and said, "Yue Hong was a disciple of my Lingxu Sect. Since he died at your hands, regardless of the Karma, my Lingxu Sect must give him an explanation. So let's have a fight. If you win, this matter will end. If you lose, then come with me to the Lingxu Sect to await your judgment."

Gu Yuanqing smiled slightly. This was the first time he had encountered Cultivator with such a temperament. The Daoist's aura was peaceful and natural, and his words were all straightforward and honest, without any affectation or pretense.

"That's fair, but fists and feet have no eyes. If Daoist Friend 're injured, please don't blame me."

"That's my own fault, I have no one else to blame, Daoist Friend, please leave!"

Kuang Tongyi looked at the young man in front of him. Although he stood there casually, he could blend into everything around him. His Body Cultivation level was not obvious. But judging from this point alone, it was not surprising that Yue Hong died at his hands.

Gu Yuanqing was still standing within the boundaries of North Spring Mountain. Seeing that this person did not suggest he go outside the mountain for a battle, his goodwill towards him increased. He smiled and said, "Please Daoist Friend!"

As soon as they finished speaking, their auras flared up, and as their True Essence circulated, layers of Gale rose around them.

As the invisible Qi clashed, Kuang Tongyi's expression grew serious.

In his perception, Gu Yuanqing stood like a Great Mountain, unmoved no matter what he did.

Gu Yuanqing smiled slightly, took a step, and arrived outside North Spring Mountain.

Kuang Tongyi intended to settle the karmic Karma between the Lingxu Sect and Yue Hong in one battle. Gu Yuanqing also wanted to try out the techniques he had learned in recent days. If they were Within North Spring Mountain, this battle would be meaningless, because once these techniques were inside, they could be resolved with a thought.

A strange light flashed in Kuang Tongyi's eyes. He laughed loudly, "Very well, even if Daoist Friend is defeated today, I will do my best to mediate for you within the Lingxu Sect. As long as it is not your fault, I guarantee that the Lingxu Sect will not make things difficult for you."

"Daoist Friend, you should defeat me first." Gu Yuanqing chuckled. In fact, as his connection with North Spring Mountain North Spring Mountain, he could still borrow the power of the Mountain as long as he was around it, but he could not do so as Ruyi as he did Mountain.

"Young man, you're quite confident, aren't you? But I like that. Watch out!"

As he spoke, Kuang Tongyi reached out and struck out with his palm from afar.

The Void Great Hand Seal, the signature Cultivation Method of the Lingxu Sect.

Gu Yuanqing also gathered his True Essence and struck out with his palm. A Green Mountain several meters high appeared to press down from afar.

The Void Great Hand Seal was no match for it; it shattered and broke apart upon the slightest contact.

Kuang Tongyi's eyes lit up. The Vital Energy contained in this palm strike was clearly less than his own, yet it could easily break through the Void Great Hand Seal, indicating that the Dao Resonance within it was still superior to his own.

He then channeled his True Essence, extending his hand to form a giant palm, grasping the Green Mountain in his palm. It was still Void Great Hand Seal, but the method within it had changed.

Within the giant palm, light flowed and transformed into Array Formation, like a dragon coiling around the Green Mountain. A dragon's Dragon Roar seemed to be heard as its body tightened, attempting to tear the Green Mountain apart.

Gu Yuanqing felt a sudden tightening in his mind, as if the dragon's intent was penetrating through the Green Mountain into his brain.

This contest, seemingly a contact in the Void, is in reality a battle of the two individuals 'Dao Resonance and consciousness.

His mind settled, and the majestic mountain within his Dao Embryo trembled slightly. All his insights were amplified by his True Essence Empowerment manifested on the Green Mountain.

Suddenly, the Green Mountain emitted a ghostly light, its size increased by three times, and the coiled dragon crumbled inch by inch. The Green Mountain pressed down on Kuang Tongyi.

Kuang Tongyi's expression turned solemn. Dao Fire ignited on his body, transforming his palm into a finger, and he pointed upwards.

When the force of the finger landed on the ground of the Green Mountain, cracks appeared, clearly indicating that the level of power had exceeded the limit of this realm!

With a deafening roar, the Great Mountain shattered, a blinding flash of light erupted, Gale swept through, rocks flew everywhere, and trees fell. Yet, all the force that surged into Within North Spring Mountain was reduced to Qingfeng.

"This is the Void Breaking Finger, Daoist Friend, be careful!"

Kuang Tongyi pointed at Gu Yuanqing from afar. In an instant, Gu Yuanqing felt the surrounding Void freeze, locking him firmly in the middle, leaving him no choice but to take the blow head-on.

Gu Yuanqing took a deep breath, his Dao Embryo pulsated, and he visualized North Spring Mountain, where the inner illusory image of the Dao Embryo appeared.

The moment the majestic Great Mountain appeared, the entire Heaven and Earth seemed to Void Breaking Finger at the illusory image, and ripples spread out before finally dissipating into nothingness.

He raised his hand and pressed down again, an invisible force binding Kuang Tongyi.

Kuang Tongyi's expression changed slightly. He raised his hands, and the Dao Fire rose up, transforming into a giant palm to lift it up.

But suddenly, he felt his True Essence stagnate slightly, and the palm strike broke through his defenses and crashed down.

In an instant, the entire earth trembled.

Kuang Tongyi's voice rang out from ten feet away.

"Daoist Friend, there's no need to hold back. If I'm injured, it's Outmatched."

Gu Yuanqing smiled slightly and didn't say anything. At the last moment, he stopped, not because he was afraid of hurting him, but because he was worried that he would be killed with a single palm strike like Yue Hong.

However, Kuang Tongyi was clearly not comparable to Yue Hong. Just now, he used another Secret Method, as if he had instantly teleported ten feet away.

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