Quietly Retreating Behind the Crowd

"Imperial Mother, this Old Demon Gu is bullying me intolerably. Your child implores you to let me go to war and execute this vile creature!" Yuwen Wuyou volunteered proactively.

Immortal Empress Xihe raised her right hand, white and tender as jade, and spoke calmly, "Wuyou, having such intention is enough. Protector Lie and two other Quasi-Immortal Kings have already suffered defeat at his hands. The current you is not yet his match."

Yuwen Wuyou was startled. His impression of Gu Qingfeng was still stuck at the previous level. He had originally thought that since his strength had increased greatly during this period, and he had learned many secret techniques of the Chongming Immortal Clan, even if he couldn't defeat him, he could at least last a few rounds and earn some reputation.

But who would have thought that after not seeing him for a short time, his former adoptive father could actually kill a Quasi-Immortal King with his own hands!?

Too scary, too scary. I can't mess with him, I really can't.

So, after thinking for a moment, Yuwen Wuyou immediately put on a distressed and heartbroken expression, fiercely striking his own chest: "It is all because your child's strength is too meager to share Imperial Mother's burdens. Your child is useless! Imperial Mother, rest assured, your child will definitely intensify cultivation in the future and strive to share your burdens as soon as possible."

Immortal Empress Xihe nodded with gratification.

Seeing that he had finished garnered enough attention, Yuwen Wuyou withdrew.

"Elders, this demon is suspected to possess an Undying Body, and his strength is not beneath that of a Quasi-Immortal King. I wonder which Elder is willing to go forth and execute this villain?" Immortal Empress Xihe asked faintly.

In truth, she wanted to act herself. After all, Gu Qingfeng had spoken some obscene words that made her furious. However, due to her status, it was inconvenient for her to make a move.

After all, as the Immortal Empress, with such a status, how could she easily step onto the field personally? Wouldn't that be degrading?

As for the "undying and indestructible" nature Protector Lie mentioned, that was just one person's claim. As a superior, she naturally couldn't believe it entirely; she had to test it no matter what.

Moreover, since the enemy had come knocking at their door, if the entire Chongming Immortal Clan dared not accept the challenge and turtle up inside the Mountain Protection Formation, wouldn't it make them a laughingstock if word got out? Who would revere the Chongming Clan in the future?

Therefore, Immortal Empress Xihe sent someone to fight, firstly to test if Gu Qingfeng was truly undying and indestructible, and secondly to maintain their dignity.

Actually, in Immortal Empress Xihe's heart, she did not believe there was any absolute "undying and indestructible" existence in this world.

It was just like how a Loose Immortal appeared undying and indestructible to a mortal, yet when a Loose Immortal faced a higher-level True Immortal, there was still the possibility of being killed. The so-called "undying and indestructible" was merely relative.

If Protector Lie couldn't kill Gu Qingfeng, it was surely because his strength wasn't enough.

"I will do it."

A gentle voice rang out. From the crowd walked a fat old man wearing a silver robe and a golden crown. The old man was draped in gold and silver, looking quite affluent, with a round belly. He didn't look like an immortal, but more like a wealthy squire from the secular world.

He walked out slowly, the immortal light in his hand condensing into a long blade. He stood before the millions of clansmen, holding his blade horizontally facing the abyss, his gaze sharp as a knife looking toward Gu Qingfeng, who was surrounded by monstrous demonic flames.

Suddenly, his aura changed. Boiling silver immortal light erupted from his body, his might shaking the heavens and the earth.

"It's the Great Elder!" someone exclaimed.

"The Great Elder has been in seclusion for a million years. I didn't expect to have the honor of seeing the Great Elder take action today. My life has no regrets!"

"With the Great Elder stepping out, this demon is bound to lose!"

"Be careful," Immortal Empress Xihe reminded.

The Great Elder smiled gently, "Empress, rest assured. A lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit, let alone facing a demon suspected of being undying and indestructible. I will naturally go all out. I must trouble the Empress to observe from the side, find this demon's weak point, and strive to break his Undying Body!"

As he spoke, he stepped into the air. With every step he took, the void beneath his feet shattered like a mirror; the void actually could not withstand his footsteps.

That aura, belonging to a Quasi-Immortal King, made everyone present feel heart palpitations just by looking from afar.

Soon, the Great Elder walked out beyond the Mountain Protection Formation and stood far away, facing Gu Qingfeng.

He did not speak. Facing such an arrogant and fierce demon, any word was a waste.

The Great Elder simply raised his hand and slashed out.

A streak of silver blade energy rose across the sky, flowing with immortal light, peerlessly sharp. It easily sliced through the void, hacking towards Gu Qingfeng.

In that instant, the Chongming clansmen present had the illusion that the world was being split apart by this blade, the brilliant silver light stinging their eyes.

Facing this blade, Gu Qingfeng looked on with disdain, feeling bored. Yawning, he swatted casually as if shooing away a fly, easily dispersing the blade attack.

At the same time, a system notification sounded. This Great Elder had provided him with quite a bit of cultivation growth.

The Great Elder's pupils shrank instantly. He stared solemnly at Gu Qingfeng, seeming to want to see through his reality.

He hadn't used his full power in that slash just now; it was merely a probe. But even for a probe, Gu Qingfeng's reaction was truly beyond his expectations.

In his mind, Gu Qingfeng's reaction would be one of two scenarios: either be split in half by the blade and then revive, or resist it head-on.

If he resisted head-on, based on the strength Gu Qingfeng displayed according to Protector Lie, taking this blade would surely cost him some price.

But now, this blade was dispersed by a casual wave of his hand. Was this strength... really as Protector Lie had described?

The Chongming clansmen below all turned pale with fright. To break the Great Elder's blade with a casual wave—what terrifying strength was this?

Yuwen Wuyou, hiding in the crowd, frowned upon seeing this and quietly retreated behind everyone else.

"Old thing, is your Chongming Clan out of people? Actually sending an old guy like you out to die?" Gu Qingfeng's arrogant and disdainful voice resounded through the firmament.

Hearing this, the Great Elder frowned.

"Gu Qingfeng, the battle has only just begun!"

Before his voice had even faded.

The Great Elder gripped the blade with his right hand, his thumb pressing against the base of the hilt. The moment the blade hummed, his figure vanished from the spot.

Swish!

In an instant!

Under the dark firmament, billions of cracks suddenly split open. From every crack, silver blade energy poured down, crisscrossing like a spiderweb.

It was like a storm of blade energy; the moment it appeared, it shattered the endless void, and a terrifyingly boundless blade intent erupted.

Seeing this blade technique, the distant Chongming clansmen all clapped and cheered, calling it breathtaking.

They hailed the Great Elder as the number one blade master of the Sixth Star Ruins.

As soon as an expert makes a move, one knows if the skill is real.

The profundity of this blade could only be barely glimpsed by those at the Daluo level. Others only knew to cheer but couldn't articulate exactly what was so good about it.

"God-Slaying Blade!"

This was the peerless blade technique realized by the Great Elder during a million years of seclusion. Even within the Chongming Immortal Clan, where inheritances were as common as rain, this self-realized blade technique was enough to rival those ancient inheritances.

If placed in the outside world, it would be a supreme blade path inheritance that people would fight to the death over.

Undoubtedly, after witnessing Gu Qingfeng's strength, the Great Elder had no more thoughts of probing. He attacked with a killing move right away, intending to use his trump card directly to behead Gu Qingfeng with the force of a thunderbolt.