The entire battle came to an abrupt halt.
The aura of life and death dissipated from the sky, leaving only Gu Yuanqing standing in midair.
"His Majesty lost!"
"Gu Yuanqing actually managed to defeat Wei Wuji!"
"That old bastard Wei can only throw his weight around at home. He couldn't even deal with a cultivator from the outside."
"I heard he wanted to use Gu Yuanqing to put an end to the threat of the Demon Lord. Perhaps that was why he held back his killing moves."
"Still, this time really does seem a little different from before."
In the distance, cultivators at the Heavenly Change stage and above watched from afar. Seeing the battle end, they hurriedly retreated even farther away.
Some cultivators in the Ancient Realm sought death with all their hearts, but others did not want to die so soon. However dull this world might be, however many times the same sights cycled through Reincarnation, many still found living more interesting than dying.
Besides, the sudden changes of recent years were unlike anything seen in millions of years. They were a refreshing sight, and quite a few people wanted to see what would happen next.
There were also many cultivators whose soul fragments had begun to awaken because of the Blood Moon's appearance and the disturbance in the Demon Lord Soul. They wanted to pursue the so-called truth.
Gu Yuanqing merely gave these cultivators a calm glance, paying them no further attention.
The next instant, he appeared above another city several thousand li away.
This city was much smaller than Tiansheng City. Yin energy filled it, and wandering souls roamed unchecked, yet only a handful of Heavenly Change cultivators guarded it.
Gu Yuanqing merely raised his hand, and a phantom of the North Spring Realm unfolded, enveloping