A white stream hung down from the cliff and fell into the deep pool below. The water rumbled and splashed, and the surface of the pool was shrouded in a layer of faint mist.
Under the midday sun, the layer of mist that shrouded the pool reflected a colorful glow. Vaguely, one could see a faintly discernible rainbow spanning across the sky above the pool.
Other than the sound of water, the surroundings were very quiet, without any other noise. The pool was surrounded by crushed stones, and on both sides were lush flowers and trees.
Perhaps because it was close to a water source, the surrounding vegetation grew vigorously. However, it should be strange that in such a place full of vitality and vitality, there was no sign of any other animals.
This … was very abnormal, and it made Gu Fei feel alarmed. He did not dare to rashly go forward to examine the plant behind the waterfall that emitted bursts of refreshing fragrance. He did not know what it was.
However, one thing was certain, that thing was definitely a kind of spiritual essence, because Gu Fei sensed a trace of spiritual energy coming from behind the waterfall.
"Why is there a smell of blood here?" What really made Gu Fei feel a sense of danger was an extremely faint smell of blood floating in the air.
Gu Fei cultivated the martial way and walked the path of martial arts. It was particular about tempering one's own body, so that one could control all the minute details of one's body.
Starting from refining one's Qi and blood to produce spiritual energy, one would gradually refine the meridians, tendons, bones, muscles, skin and hair, and then from the outside to the inside, the spiritual energy would permeate into the internal organs and even the bone marrow, causing it to gradually transform.
The inside and outside of the body would be transparent, and the tendons, bones, flesh, and spirit would be integrated into one, so that one could control the body's skin, pores, muscles, meridians, tendons, and bones, without missing anything.
Gu Fei, who was at the peak of the Ninth Heaven of the Awakening Realm, had already refined his tendons, bones, flesh, and internal organs. His body had produced the five elements and five qi, refining his body to an incomparably powerful level.
The transformation of his body caused Gu Fei's five senses and six senses to become extremely sharp. Every part of his body was constantly sensing the situation in the outside world and making accurate judgments.
This was the terror of a cultivator. They could see in all directions and listen in all directions. Even the pores on their skin could sense the strange movements in their surroundings. Even if someone showed hostility towards Gu Fei from a distance, he would be able to sense it at the same time.
Of course, unless the person who was hostile to Gu Fei had a much higher cultivation level than Gu Fei and hid very well, he wouldn't be able to escape Gu Fei's detection.
Gu Fei scanned his surroundings. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with his surroundings. However, with his sharp eyesight, he still noticed that there were a few black spots on the pebbles beside the pool.
Bloodstains, dried bloodstains. Gu Fei could tell at a glance that the dark brown spots on the cobblestone were blood splattered on it.
Cautiously and cautiously, he walked to the edge of the pool and swept his eyes over it. Suddenly, Gu Fei saw a pale face appear in the pool. This face was submerged in the water. If he hadn't come close, he would never have noticed it.
Gu Fei was taken aback. A chill ran down his spine, and all the pores on his body opened up. Goosebumps immediately appeared on his skin.
Gu Fei stretched out his right hand and made a grabbing motion with his five fingers. Peng! A head was immediately sucked out of the water and fell onto the gravel beside the pool.
In fact, this head that was submerged in the water only had a face left intact. There was a big hole on the top of the skull, as if something had pierced through it and sucked out the brain matter inside. It looked very horrible.
"A Taoist?" Gu Fei couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this person's face. He had met this person once before. This person was one of the high-ranking disciples who had entered the Ruin Sky Realm.
In addition to Gu Fei and the thirty-three people from the Three Great Taoist Sects who had entered the Ruin Sky Realm, there were more than ten high-ranking disciples in the Transcending Mortality Realm who had entered the Ruin Sky Realm.
"Why did he die here?" Gu Fei was shocked. It seemed that this picturesque place was not a good place. It was inexplicably dangerous.
Peng! Gu Fei didn't dare to be careless. His Gang Qi came out of his body, as if he was wearing a layer of colorful divine armor. A powerful aura also burst out of his body without any concealment.
Just then, the deep pool under the waterfall suddenly exploded with a bang. A pillar of water shot up high into the sky. Amidst the splashing of water, a black shadow rushed out of the pool.
Whoosh! Without thinking, Gu Fei moved his legs and quickly retreated, leaving an afterimage that hadn't dissipated in time.
Bam! The ground shook with a bang. The monster that had suddenly rushed out of the pool without any warning jumped onto the shore.
At this time, Gu Fei had already retreated to a big tree twenty zhang away. After he steadied his body, he looked at the monster, and his pupils immediately shrank.
It was a ferocious beast that looked like a pangolin. It was as big as a tiger, and covered with pitch-black scales that flickered with black light. It had a snake tail that was thirty to forty zhang long, like a divine whip. It had four thick, powerful, and incomparably sharp claws under its abdomen.
There was no doubt that the sharp claws of this ferocious beast had the terrifying power to pierce through stone and metal. And the most peculiar thing was that this pangolin-like ferocious beast had a sharp mouth that looked like a spear.
The ferocious beast's blood-red eyes were staring fiercely at Gu Fei.
"What kind of monster is this!" Gu Fei hadn't seen any description of this ferocious beast from the books. In his opinion, this was an unknown ferocious beast.
Gu Fei had no idea what kind of terrifying ability this ferocious beast had.
Obviously, the unlucky guy from before had his body torn apart by this ferocious beast, and died tragically in the pool after his brain was sucked dry. He ended up with a tragic ending without a corpse left.
The ferocious beast suddenly made a hissing sound. Then, a layer of black light was emitted from the ferocious beast's body. An extremely tragic aura immediately spread from the ferocious beast.
"Demonic aura?" Gu Fei's expression changed. This monster didn't seem to be a ferocious beast, but a demonic beast. Although there was only a word difference between ferocious beast and demonic beast, the difference in strength between the two was like heaven and earth.
The fact that it could emit demonic aura proved that the ferocious beast's crystal core in this monster's body had been transformed into a demonic pill, and it had embarked on the demonic path to gradually get rid of its bestial nature.
The strength of this kind of demonic beast was comparable to a cultivator in the Transcending Mortality Realm, and Gu Fei's cultivation was only at the peak of the Awakening Mortality Ninth Heaven. This made Gu Fei's expression change.
"Hiss!"
The beast that looked like a pangolin but had a snake's tail and a sharp mouth like a spear, let out a roar, and the four short but thick legs under its abdomen slammed on the ground.
"Peng!" The incomparably hard gravel ground suddenly exploded, and the gravel on the ground under the beast's feet was immediately blown away, shooting in all directions.
At the same time, the beast seemed to have turned into a black lightning, directly rushing towards Gu Fei. The distance of more than ten feet was crossed in an instant, and the jet-black mouth, like a big spear, directly pierced towards Gu Fei's chest and abdomen.
"Whoosh!" The demonic beast had not yet pounced, and a strong gust of wind with a fierce aura had already hit him.
"So fast!" Gu Fei was shocked, the demonic beast's speed had already exceeded his imagination. He quickly used the Desolate Steps, showing the extreme speed of eight steps, and dodged to the side.
Then, Gu Fei used his palm like a blade, and a bright blade light surged out from the edge of his palm, sweeping towards the demonic beast. The blade's aura was vast, and the blade light was like a rainbow, like a passing shadow.
Gu Fei did not hold back, and attacked with all his strength. This was a martial artist, although there was no blade in their hands, but the blade was in their heart, and every move was a blade.
The path of martial arts also emphasized "intent", and the more profound the cultivation, the more inclined it was towards martial intent. Blade intent, sword intent, fist intent … when used to the extreme, they would return to the same destination, returning to the Great Way.
Therefore, on the path of martial arts, there was a saying that the skill is close to the Great Way.
Of course, Gu Fei did not have the terrifying cultivation of the skill is close to the Great Way, he had only just started on the path of martial arts. However, when used in his hands, the power of martial arts was also unparalleled.
"Boom!" Without any suspense, Gu Fei's blade fiercely struck the demonic beast's body, causing it to fall to the side. However, Gu Fei did not feel happy at all.
Because he realized that the unparalleled blade's aura could not break the layer of pitch-black scales on the demonic beast's body, and instead, his palm was shaken to the point of numbness.
"Such a strong defense!" Gu Fei was secretly surprised.
"Whoosh!" When the demonic beast was struck down, the snake tail behind it, like a divine whip, turned into a black shadow, tearing through the void, and lashed at Gu Fei's waist.
"Hmph!" With a cold laugh, Gu Fei pushed his feet off the ground and shot up into the sky like a sharp arrow, dodging the whip's attack, and then took a step toward the demonic beast below.
This time, it was not the Eight Steps Extreme Speed, but the Eight Steps Eight Kill, the Eight Desolation Eight Kill Steps. With the first step, the void under Gu Fei's feet immediately trembled, and the vast power caused the space to tremble.
As he exerted the cultivation technique with all his strength, Gu Fei once again felt a strong sense of oppression in his heart, which came from heaven and earth.
It must be said that Gu Fei's strength was already infinitely close to the Transcending Mortality Realm. Moreover, he was a martial artist, and his cultivation base was at the peak of the Ninth Heaven, which was comparable to a cultivator who had just entered the Transcending Mortality Realm.
Therefore, even though Gu Fei's cultivation base was still in the range of the Transcending Mortality Realm, he could still feel the oppressive power from the Ruin Heaven Realm.
The demonic beast seemed to have sensed the danger, and before Gu Fei could take the step, it turned into a black light and dodged at the critical moment.
"Rumble …" The ground shook, and then collapsed. When Gu Fei's step landed, the terrifying power immediately created a huge pit in the ground within a radius of ten zhang under his feet.
While Gu Fei was fighting the demonic beast, a blue figure stood silently under a tree in the forest in the distance, looking coldly at the scene.
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