At the gorge's exit, upon seeing the figure standing there with a spear in hand.
The Iron-Bone General, Tie Shan, abruptly narrowed his intimidating silver-gray eyes, yet his expression remained composed.
"So it's Mr. Chen. I'm pursuing that Half-Saint from Heavenly Saint City. Please let me through."
Gu Chenfeng's lips curved upward. He turned the spear he had reforged in Mountain-Slaying City, aiming its keen tip at Tie Shan's throat.
"Fellow Daoist Tie Shan, there's no need to pursue him. Just stay here quietly."
Tie Shan's expression finally changed. "Mr. Chen, what do you mean by this? Don't think you can be so disrespectful just because you've gained the king's favor.
"I've followed the king and served him for over a thousand years."
Gu Chenfeng chuckled.
"Oh... so you've been lying low for that long. Thank you for all your hard work passing information about the king to Heavenly Saint City."
"You..."
Hearing this, Tie Shan turned pale with shock, and a tremendous aura immediately erupted from his body.
His seemingly cumbersome, massive body actually turned into a silver phantom, darting around Gu Chenfeng at an astonishing speed as he tried to flee the gorge.
"Trying to run?"
Gu Chenfeng sneered, then moved his feet. His figure drifted like a ghost, abruptly blocking Tie Shan's path at an even more astonishing speed.
Tie Shan's eyes suddenly widened.
"Hm... the Ghostly Shadow Step!
"The person who spoke with the king in secret that day wasn't the Shadow Blade General. It was you in disguise."
"Heh... isn't it a little late to realize that now?"
Whoosh...!
Golden light surged through the spear in Gu Chenfeng's hand as he swept it out, swift as lightning.
Unable to dodge in time, Tie Shan could only pour all his strength into the Nine-Ring Broadsword in