Xu Taiping smiled at those words and said:
"You jest, Fellow Daoist Changming."
With that, he bade Ye Lingxu farewell and swept toward Gu Changming like wind and thunder.
Of the three people in this secret realm at present, the one he trusted most was actually Gu Changming.
So, since Gu Changming had asked, he naturally would not refuse.
But before he could land, a ringing clang sounded, and another rainbow of sword qi, over a thousand zhang long, appeared across the western sky canopy.
A vast, surging pressure of sword qi once again came roaring from that sword rainbow like a raging torrent.
"Bang!"
The pressure slammed into Xu Taiping, smashing him heavily into the ground.
Almost simultaneously, Blade Ghost's voice rang out in his mind:
"Xu Taiping, I am absorbing the soul power within this soulfire stone vein. Hold on a little longer. Once I am done, even if that wretch really catches up, I can fight our way out with you."
Xu Taiping immediately answered inwardly:
"Rest assured, Senior. There is no problem on my end for now. Just focus on recovering your fighting strength."
Just as he sent his voice transmission to Blade Ghost, Gu Changming suddenly shouted to him:
"Brother Taiping, over here!"
Xu Taiping looked toward the voice and saw that Gu Changming had merged his body with Stone Mountain, leaving only his face exposed at its summit.
"Boom!"
Xu Taiping immediately used the Wind-Thunder Step, sweeping to the foot of Gu Changming's rocky mountain in the blink of an eye.
Looking at Stone Mountain before him, Xu Taiping frowned.
"Brother Changming, what act are you putting on here?"
Gu Changming explained somewhat sheepishly:
"Brother Taiping, after merging with Stone Mountain, I can sense its weakest point."
"You only need to attack that weak