The huge altar was thirty feet high and fifty feet wide. It was built entirely from a huge bluestone. Apart from the countless runes carved in the center of the altar, it seemed that every bluestone that made up the altar had runes flashing on it, and a brilliance flowing on each and every bluestone.
The four altars were emitting a pure and holy aura. Every single bluestone seemed to contain an inexplicable and obscure power, which seemed to be brewing.
It was the righteous qi of the universe. The large formation on the sacrificial altar constantly converged the surrounding spiritual qi of the universe, making the sacrificial altar more extraordinary.
There was a white jade staircase in front of the sacrificial altar. At this moment, Liu Ruhai of Guangcheng Immortal Sect and Ding Yangzi of Shangqing Sect were accompanying an old Daoist in a golden crow robe and a purple-gold star crown up the stairs.
The old Daoist gave out a transcendent qi like an old immortal descending from the heavens. His movements didn't carry any mortal qi at all. This old Daoist was Daoist Chaoyang, the founder of Shaoyang Peak of Taixuan Sect.
When Daoist Chaoyang fought Demon Monarch of Six Realms in Yunmeng Mountain, nobody knew the final outcome of the battle. However, since Daoist Chaoyang fought Demon Monarch of Six Realms in Dragon Emperor City last night and appeared here with Liu Ruhai and Ding Yangzi, it indicated that he wasn't severely wounded in the battle.
After stepping onto the sacrificial altar, Daoist Chaoyang looked around and nodded satisfactorily. Then, he waved his sleeves and told Ding Yangzi who was standing respectfully on his side, "Let's start!"
"Yes, sir!" Ding Yangzi hurriedly took a step forward and slapped the magic treasure pouch on his waist. Whoosh! Whoosh! Dozens of small purple flags flew out of the hundred treasures pouch one after another.
Each flag was less than 30 cm long and less than four fingers wide. They were covered with dense runes as if they were covered with a layer of flowing purple light. Meanwhile, these small flags emitted a vast magical power wave.
The purple flags floated above the altar. There were a total of forty-nine flags, and they were seven by seven.
As Cauldron Yangzi made a series of hand seals, the forty-nine small flags began to emit a hazy purple radiance. The talismans on the flags seemed to have come to life and were about to rush out from the surface of the flags.
The forty-nine small flags formed a mysterious formation in the air. The purple light emitted by the forty-nine small flags merged into one, covering the sky above the altar.
For a time, the sun and moon in this hidden valley lost their light, and the world lost its color.
However, all the strange fluctuations were blocked by an unfathomable power that enveloped the entire valley. Not a single trace of it could be transmitted out!
Clearly, Daoist Chao Yang and the others were prepared and sealed off the entire valley to prevent anyone from sensing anything unusual here. After all, there were crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the southern wilderness. If one didn't make preparations beforehand, then the unusual fluctuation of the essence of heaven and earth would absolutely be unable to escape the senses of those great cultivators.
Liu Ruhai, a sword expert of the Broad Accomplishment Immortal Sect, couldn't help but be moved by Ding Yangzi's marvelous formation. Only Daoist Chaoyang remained unperturbed.
"Go!" Cauldron Yangzi shouted and formed a seal with his hand. Then, he pressed it against the formation flags above him. A stream of pure mana surged out of the seal and entered the purple mist.
At the same time, the forty-nine array flags that were shrouded in purple gas, after absorbing this spiritual power, seemed to be completely aroused the power of the array flags. In an instant, each array flag grew to a hundred feet in size, then turned into forty-nine rays of purple light that blasted in all directions, submerging into the mountains around the valley.
In the blink of an eye, the purple mist disappeared from the sky, and there was no longer any fluctuation of mana. The world was clear and bright. The rising sun in the east shone its rays onto the sacrificial altar.
"This is the Shang Qing Sect's Eight Gates Reversal, Shapeshifting Illusions Formation. With this formation sealing off the valley, I believe that even the big shots of the southern wilderness will not be able to detect anything unusual in the valley," Cauldron Yangzi confidently said to Daoist Chao Yang.
"Yes! Very good! " Daoist Chao Yang nodded as he walked straight to the center of the large formation above the sacrificial altar and sat down with crossed legs.
"You can go now. As long as I'm here, nobody could destroy the sacrificial altar unless a semi-deity-level unparalleled figure takes action," Daoist Chao Yang said calmly.
"Yes, sir!" Liu Ruhai and Cauldron Yangzi bowed towards Daoist Chao Yang before turning around and leaving.
"Wait!" Daoist Chao Yang suddenly stopped them.
"In a few days, Daoist Li Shang should send a message to us. When you go back, you should restrain your disciples. Don't make any trouble in Dragon Emperor City anymore. If those old b * stards of the southern wilderness come out, it would be very troublesome."
After hearing Daoist Chao Yang's words, Liu Ruhai and Cauldron Yangzi exchanged a glance with each other before agreeing in unison. After that, they moved back a few steps before turning around and leaving.
The two of them walked out of the valley and looked back. They saw that the valley was lush and green. Waterfalls and fountains dotted the valley. It was a scene of prosperity. What altar, what formation, and what human figure could there be?
"Daoist Brother Cauldron Yangzi, your Shangqing Sect's knowledge of formations is really marvelous!" When Liu Ruhai saw this, he could not help but sigh in admiration. This formation that reversed the Eight Gates and Shifting Shadows actually concealed everything in the valley. No one could tell that what they saw was an illusion.
"I'm flattered!" Cauldron Yangzi said with a smile.
After talking for a short while, the two people left the valley for Dragon Emperor City together.
…
Gu Fei was taking a rest with his eyes closed in his room on the top floor of the pavilion while an extremely obscure vital qi wave was surging over his body, which was the power of the source of life.
On the path of cultivation, all the power originated from the body. The body was a huge treasure. The more profound one's cultivation base was, the greater the power would be.
After last night's battle, Zhang Tie's Ninth Heavenly Layer's power had been much purer. He could control the new power more skillfully.
However, Gu Fei felt that the new energy that he had guided out from breaking through the bottleneck of his cultivation was not completely compatible with his body. There was a process for the new energy to be compatible with his body, and this was something that no one could avoid.
Gu Fei's body was undergoing subtle changes to adapt to the new power. The power in his flesh, blood, tendons, and bones was gradually increasing.
Gu Fei's body was advancing towards a Treasure Body. When the power in his flesh reached the bottleneck, it would be the day he would break through to the Transcending Mortality Realm.
It could be said that Gu Fei's power was not in his dantian, but in his body. Although there was a ball of natal essence in his dantian, it was not the center of his power.
The function of natal essence was to transform the vitality of the world and communicate with the internal and external heavens and earth. The internal heavens and earth were the heavens and earth inside one's body, while the external heavens and earth were the natural heavens and earth outside.
The path of cultivation focused on cultivating one's body, but comprehending the heavens and earth was also indispensable. Powerful power required a corresponding state of mind to control and manipulate.
Gu Fei was in a semi-conscious state. His whole body was relaxed, and his thoughts wandered above the Nine Heavens, wandering between the heavens and earth.
He seemed to have become a bystander, indifferently feeling the pulse of the new power in his body. His flesh, blood, tendons, and bones trembled slightly, absorbing the power bit by bit.
No sadness, no joy, this was Gu Fei's current state of mind. Watching the flowers bloom and wither in front of the courtyard; there was no intention to stay or go; watching the clouds in the sky, unmoved by favour or disgrace.
After an unknown period of time, there was a sudden sound of light footsteps outside the pavilion. Then, very quickly, that person walked into the pavilion and came to Gu Fei's door.
Gu Fei naturally woke up from that mysterious state.
"Distinguished guest, this servant has prepared lunch for you. May I ask if you would like to eat now?" Then, a gentle voice came from outside the door.
"Come in!" He stood up from the bed, turned around the screen in the bedroom, and walked to the front hall.
At this time, the girl outside the door also pushed open the door and walked in. In her hands, there was a purple tray. On the tray, there were a few dishes and a pot of wine.
Gu Fei glanced at this girl. He saw that this girl was not old, and should be called a young girl. The young girl was wearing an emerald green dress. Her appearance was charming, and her skin was delicate and white. She was a beautiful girl.
Of course, this young girl's appearance, compared to Zhao Zirou and Ling Luoyan, was much inferior. At least, this young girl in front of him did not have Zhao Zirou's otherworldly temperament, nor did she have Ling Luoyan's noble aura.
Gu Fei sensed the movements in the surroundings. He discovered that on the other pavilions in the courtyard, there were also figures of emerald green girls holding trays.
The young girl placed the trays on the table, and then carefully placed the wine and dishes in front of Gu Fei.
Gu Fei felt that the trays used to hold the wine and dishes seemed to be made of a whole piece of purple jade. He couldn't help but be a little surprised. It seemed that this Canvass Lunar Pavilion was not simple.
Purple jade, even in the world of cultivation, was a rare material. The jade talismans that cultivators wore on their bodies were refined from purple jade.
But the people of the Canvass Lunar Pavilion actually used purple jade trays to hold the wine and dishes. This made Gu Fei feel that it was a waste of a heavenly treasure.
"Customer, please enjoy!" The young girl bowed to Gu Fei, and then left.
"Junior brother Gu, are you going out?" At the entrance of the Canvass Lunar Pavilion, Gu Fei was stopped by a person. There seemed to be only two people in the sect who could call him junior brother. The one who called out to Gu Fei was one of them.
"Oh, it's you! What's the matter? "Gu Fei asked calmly after taking a look at that person.
It was a young man in white who didn't look outstanding. This young man in white was the eldest senior brother of the younger generation of the Taixuan Sect, Li Lingfeng.
"Hehe, I also want to go out for a walk. Let's go together!" Li Lingfeng was very friendly. Although he didn't have a deep relationship with Gu Fei, he had always been very warm to Gu Fei. Those who didn't know might think that they had been close friends for many years!
Gu Fei took a deep look at Li Lingfeng. After quite a while, he nodded.
… …
The streets of Dragon Emperor City were very spacious and prosperous. There were many shops and restaurants on both sides of the street, and people came and went. Moreover, from time to time, one could see people from other regions whose skin color and hair were different from those of the Central Plains.
As Gu Fei and Li Lingfeng walked on the street, Gu Fei found that some of the shops on the street were actually selling items from the world of cultivation.
There were magic treasures of cultivators, Taoist talismans, jade talismans, various kinds of immortal weapons that had been refined by Taoist methods.
There were also old ginseng, glossy ganoderma, black, and other spiritual medicines.
Gu Fei was not interested in these things at all. He was not a cultivator, so he didn't need magic treasures and Taoist talismans. As for those so-called immortal weapons that had been refined by Taoist methods, he didn't care about them at all.
As for ginseng and glossy ganoderma, he didn't care about them at all. The oldest ginseng was only over 300 years old, which couldn't arouse Gu Fei's interest at all.
Gu Fei and Li Lingfeng chatted as they walked through the crowd.
All of a sudden, a man in cyan came from the front and stopped them.
"Excuse me, is that Gu Fei? My master wants to see you!" The man in cyan bowed towards the two people; however, he directly called Gu Fei's name in an arrogant manner.
After exchanging a glance with each other, Gu Fei and Li Lingfeng both felt a bit confused. As they were just passers-by in Dragon Emperor City, they didn't know anyone. Who would know about their existence?
"I'm Gu Fei. Who's your master?" Gu Fei couldn't be bothered to say anything to this fellow. His eyes shot out two rays of light that were as sharp as blades, shining on the man's face. At the same time, a great pressure was emitted from Gu Fei's body.
The azure clothed man felt his eyes light up as Gu Fei's eyes suddenly became dazzling and resplendent like the stars in the sky, and he couldn't help but be shocked. He hurriedly lowered his head and didn't dare look directly at Gu Fei.
At the same time, the man in cyan sensed the mountain-like pressure from Gu Fei, which filled him with fear. He felt as small as an ant in front of Gu Fei.
There were some dog slaves who, when treated nicely, would become extremely arrogant and look down on everyone. Their tails were practically about to reach the heavens. However, if they were to be slapped twice, causing them to lose their bearings, they would obediently scram to the side.
This man in cyan was the one who deserved to be slapped. However, the master behind this guy should have a great background; otherwise, this guy would not dare assume the majesty of a tiger.
"Please, please follow me. My master is in Drunken Immortals Residence in front of us!" Under the fierce pressure of Gu Fei, the man in cyan's voice quivered. At the same time, he hurriedly lowered his head and led the way.
"Let's take a look!" Gu Fei didn't think too much about it. No matter what, he couldn't guess who the master of this man in cyan was. If he wanted to know who that master was, the most direct way was to meet that master.
At the sight of this, Li Lingfeng couldn't help but frown as he recalled Dan Chenzi's words in the morning. Dan Chenzi told him to restrain his fellow disciples; however, he couldn't restrain Gu Fei.
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