As that sigh, uniquely belonging to a woman, resounded.
The space on Songhe Mountain rippled like water, and a figure in plain robes appeared in front of Gu Baihong without warning!
It was Su Mingyue!
Her expression remained blank, and her sickly pale fingers pointed at the heavily injured Gu Baihong.
In an instant, a warm yet strangely powerful milky-white aura flew away and entered Gu Baihong's body, gradually stabilizing her collapsing Dao Heart and physical body.
Su Mingyue is cold by nature.
She prefers to do the preliminary work first and then observe how things develop.
Therefore, she had not actually valued the life of her only disciple very much before.
The reason why Gu Baihong, who had been rejected by the academy, was accepted as a disciple was simply to see what would happen if someone with a wicked heart cultivated Vast Righteous Qi.
In retrospect, there have indeed been results.
Gu Baihong not only emerged as a dark horse from within the academy, but also broke through to the Cosmic Birth Realm at a faster pace than those Gentleman from the academy who had passed the initial test of character.
Today, fueled by jealousy, he was able to unleash such astonishing fighting power, which surprised even her.
Although he was still easily defeated by Ye Li, who displayed incredible power.
However, considering that he was at the first level of the Cosmic Birth Realm, achieving this level was already quite remarkable.
Therefore, Gu Baihong is a very important experimental subject for Su Mingyue right now.
"Who gave her permission to leave the field?!"
Li Yingluo on the Guanlan Platform couldn't sit still any longer.
She rushed straight to the fence, her eyes filled with obvious dissatisfaction, her brows furrowed as she looked at the woman in plain clothes blocking Gu Baihong's way.
During the pilgrimage to the mountain, no one else is allowed to interfere.
Even the person's master is the same!
Otherwise, if the victory is not complete and it leaves room for gossip, and if that immortal learns of what happened, there's no guarantee he won't question the outcome!
Moreover, the wishes of the person involved are always consulted before the ceremony of visiting the grave is initiated.
If even the mountain guardian himself disagrees, then there will be no subsequent steps.
Gu Baihong had clearly agreed to the visit.
However, Su Mingyue's current actions have undoubtedly broken the established rules.
Amidst countless questioning gazes.
Su Mingyue remained remarkably calm.
She wants to pursue the unattainable Immortal Realm in the future, so naturally, the more data she collects, the better.
Therefore, she needed to save the life of this cheap disciple.
If Ye Li hadn't strode towards Gu Baihong with overwhelming Killing Intent, she wouldn't have bothered showing herself today.
But now that they've shown themselves, there's nothing more to say.
"I'm taking this person with me."
She looked at the Boy in Black ahead, her voice calm and composed, carrying a sense of calm that comes from having weathered many storms.
Just as Ye Li didn't take Gu Baihong seriously, she also didn't take Ye Li seriously.
"Master!"
After coughing violently, Gu Baihong looked at her master, who usually disliked showing his face, with a face full of surprise.
After sensing Ye Li's Killing Intent, he thought he was doomed!
Unexpectedly, his master intervened at this moment, firmly protecting him!
This was tantamount to a miraculous escape from a desperate situation.
Although he had only seen Su Mingyue make a few moves.
But just from the faint, heavy pressure that usually emanates from him, one can tell that their master's strength is absolutely terrifying!
In terms of sheer dominance, among all the Great Scholar in the entire Shiguang Academy, few could rival him!
Gu Baihong turned to look at the demonic figure in the distance, and couldn't help but burst into laughter, completely disregarding her own injuries:
"Ye Li! You can't kill me!!"
However!
The instant his voice rang out—
A golden light seemed to surpass the limits of speed, suddenly slicing through the sky!
Supreme Evasion Art, Golden Firmament Rainbow Transformation!
Ye Li's figure seemed to have never moved, yet after a slight sway, he instantly appeared in front of Su Mingyue!
His five fingers suddenly clenched into a fist, and Black storm roared and gathered!
In Su Mingyue's sight.
The boy's dark eyes were icy cold, and his surging, unrestrained Killing Intent seemed to rush towards him!
A slight chill ran through her.
But behind him lay Gu Baihong, critically injured and on the verge of death.
Therefore, she did not retreat. Suddenly, an astonishingly Vast Righteous Qi surged from her body, as wondrous as Sea of Clouds, protecting her and Gu Baihong within it!
Boom!!--
The Black storm crashed violently against the Sea of Clouds, its immense force causing the earth to tremble violently!
The Vast Righteous Qi, like Sea of Clouds, swayed wildly in the storm, but it never truly collapsed; it merely moved backward under the impact of the storm.
But this was enough to astonish everyone on the Guanlan Platform!
No one expected that Ye Li could actually force a Great Scholar from the academy to retreat! His direct combat strength was in no way inferior to those High-ranking Venerable whose physical bodies had been tempered to the extreme!
But those High-ranking Venerable were all renowned figures within the Great Sheng Kingdom.
Ye Li at the moment is merely a Retainer General who has just come from the Xianjing Continent!
"..."
At the eye of the storm, Su Mingyue's eyes flickered, but she was not overly panicked.
Due to her Cultivation Method, her observational skills far surpassed those of her colleagues.
She knew from the moment she met Ye Li that this seemingly young academy freshman possessed a surging, boundless blood energy within him!
His true strength is definitely more than just a lower-level Venerable in the early stage of the Cosmic Birth Realm!
Although it's very different from the High-ranking Venerable she's currently portraying, it's still within her control.
At this point, all that's needed is to objectively negotiate a settlement.
Su Mingyue knew very well that no one would want to fight a cultivator of similar strength with all their might, and Ye Li was no exception!
"Master! Master!" Gu Baihong's smile had long since turned into astonishment.
He discovered that things were not as simple as he had imagined; Ye Li seemed to pose a threat even to his own master!
"Shut up!"
Su Mingyue frowned slightly, feeling quite irritated inside.
Just then, she suddenly saw an extremely white light shining brightly and rapidly approaching from within the pure Black storm ahead!
A sudden, extremely dangerous feeling washed over her!
It was an ancient and elegant jade sword pendant, now shining brightly in a fair palm, with a vast Sword Qi aura carrying the charm of the Immortal Realm erupting from it!
Su Mingyue's pupils suddenly contracted--
Boom!!!
Under that earth-shattering, mighty sword light, the Vast Righteous Qi that she had nurtured for thousands of years was brutally cleaved in two!
Her figure also retreated a great distance!
In one hand, he held Gu Baihong, whose life hung by a thread; in the other hand, which he had raised to block, all five fingers were severed—a horrifying sight!
Treasured Artifacts from the Immortal Realm?!
Su Mingyue's breathing became slightly rapid, and the lingering gust of wind swept over her. She began to regret her actions!
Ye Li hung the Taiyuan Sword pendant back on his waist.
Even the Vast Righteous Qi of the Great Scholar of the academy could not withstand the full power of the Taiyuan Sword.
It's definitely a good product.
He looked ahead, his pupils flowing with lava-like gold, his black hair dancing in the gale, his aura so violent that even the Venerables present felt fear, every wisp of blood energy as heavy and vast as if it could crush planets!
Then his figure disappeared from the spot again.
Quick!
His speed was beyond the perception of everyone present!
It happened so fast that for the first time, a look of astonishment appeared in Su Mingyue's usually calm and collected eyes!
"I..." she began, her words trailing off.
A cloud-patterned boot, carrying terrifying force, slammed into her seemingly slender chest without any resistance!
Click--!!
A crystal-clear sound of ribs shattering, accompanied by a teeth-grinding sound of muscles tearing apart, suddenly resounded through the sky!
The sound traveled clearly throughout the silent Songhe Mountain, striking the hearts of everyone at Guanlan Platform, thousands of miles away, like a heavy hammer blow!
"Puff!!"
Su Mingyu felt as if she had been hit head-on by a shockwave even more powerful than Supernova explosion. Her soul was almost blown out of her body, and the protective aura that automatically appeared around her shattered like bamboo pieces!
Her face turned deathly pale instantly. A large mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of internal organs, gushed out like a fountain, leaving a blinding streak of blood in the air! Her slender figure flew backward faster and more violently than Gu Baihong!
Amidst countless horrified gazes, her figure streaked across the sky like a meteorite, smashing into several distant mountain peaks!
In an instant, smoke and dust filled the air!
Earth shook and mountains trembled!!