novelraw Chapter 114
Chapter 114
Chapter 114
On the way back to the sect, Gu Yang and Li Tianming sat on the flying vessel as the scenery blurred past. Elder Li Tianming watched Gu Yang, who sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and felt deep emotion. He had not expected so many events to unfold on this trip. His expression grew complicated; worry gnawed at him.
After all, Gu Yang had now thoroughly provoked White Spirit Sect. With White Spirit’s power, destroying Flowing Cloud Sect would be trivial. Gu Yang’s choice to leave the imperial city and return to the sect was hardly wise. Still, Li Tianming said nothing—Gu Yang’s strength now far exceeded his own.
While he pondered, the flying vessel suddenly began to tremble violently. Li Tianming’s face changed. At that moment he sensed several terrifying auras blocking their path outside.
“Gu Yang! Trouble—we’re ambushed!” Li Tianming shouted.
Gu Yang opened his eyes slowly, showing no surprise.
“Finally,” he said coldly.
He flashed from the vessel and stepped onto the ground. Li Tianming hurried out and retracted the flying vessel. They stood in a dense jungle. Two middle-aged men materialized before them, unfamiliar in appearance and clearly disguised. From their movements and auras, they were unmistakably two Yuanhai Realm powerhouses.
Beyond those two Yuanhai masters, many figures hid nearby—spectators sent by other sects. If the situation turned, they might join the fight. After all, the legend that topping the Purple Moon Trial Tower granted a Life-and-Death Realm inheritance attracted many sects; even if it was only a rumor, they wanted to see for themselves.
When the onlookers focused on the two Yuanhai masters, they showed astonishment.
“It’s White Spirit Sect’s Fifth Elder, Fu Gaoquan!”
“Xia Pingyi didn’t come?”
“With the emperor guaranteeing things, perhaps they dared not clash directly with the royal family.”
“I can understand White Spirit’s presence, but why is Zheng Gongming here? Isn’t he an elder of Sword Spirit Sect?”
“Could he be here for the inheritance?”
The hidden crowd whispered in confusion.
Hiding your identity to ambush me? Foolish, Gu Yang sneered at the two men.
“Gu Yang, it seems you know your place,” Fu Gaoquan said, his face brimming with murderous intent as he fixed his gaze on Gu Yang.
“Then die!”
Fu Gaoquan erupted with terrifying true essence; Yuanhai Realm energy instantly filled the area. Gu Yang casually pushed Li Tianming aside to keep him out of harm’s way. The Yuanhai aura struck Gu Yang but produced no effect.
Fu Gaoquan’s eyes bulged in fury. He flipped his palm and condensed true essence into a razor-sharp blade that, charged with dreadful power, shot toward Gu Yang in an arc.
Along the way, the blade struck a mountain. The blade showed no sign of avoiding it; it pierced and shattered the mountain to fragments.
Li Tianming recoiled in horror. “Is this… the technique of a Yuanhai Realm master? Too terrifying!” He curled up and trembled. The surrounding sect members watched in shock. With such power, how could Gu Yang possibly block it?
Gu Yang stood motionless, a trace of disdain in his eyes. In the next instant, he unleashed a perfectly refined, terrifying true essence that shot skyward. He drew a mid-grade spirit sword from his waist; concentrated true essence wrapped the blade. The sword intent at minor completion erupted.
“Sky-Splitting Strike… Sever the Vast Void!” Gu Yang’s eyes chilled. He brought the sword down. A fierce, peerless sword qi surged upward, forming an unstoppable, skyward blade that slashed into the air.
Boom!
The terrifying blade crashed down and collided with the incoming true-essence knife. The impact leveled the ground within a hundred meters.
When the shock dissipated, the onlookers stared in disbelief. Gu Yang stood where he had been, unchanged and unscathed. He had taken the clash head-on and remained unharmed.
A stunned murmur rose: “How is this possible? A First Stage Baoyuan Realm matching a Yuanhai Realm master?”
“Gah… what kind of freak is Gu Yang!?”
Li Tianming had already retreated to a very safe distance, his face full of dread. Is this Gu Yang’s true strength? he thought. The sword intent just now was unlike any four-tenths sword intent he had known—an utterly terrifying sword intent he had never encountered. How far had Gu Yang advanced?
Across from them, Fu Gaoquan’s eyes widened. Not only had his strike failed to kill Gu Yang—it hadn’t even grazed a hair. This guy… Fu Gaoquan trembled inwardly. He stood at the peak of Yuanhai Realm Fourth Stage, while Gu Yang remained only at First Stage Baoyuan. Yet Gu Yang had easily blocked his attack.
Humiliation and fury flared in Fu Gaoquan’s gaze. Having his move stopped was intolerable. “No wonder Tianhong fell to you! You’ve mastered the Minor Completion sword intent! Since that’s the case… you must not be allowed to live!” Fu Gaoquan’s killing intent exploded.
He unleashed all his true essence. Swish! The dense, terrifying true essence condensed in the air and formed a gigantic hand.
“Buddha Ancient Spirit Palm! Die!” Fu Gaoquan roared.
The true-essence palm glowed with golden light and slammed down toward Gu Yang with crushing force.